In 1986, John Singleton crafted the idea for the coming-of-age drama Boyz n the Hood as part of his application for film school. Four years later upon graduation, he sold the script to Columbia ...

While Boyz n the Hood may not have said anything new about the odds stacked against blacks youths’ survival, Singleton managed to say the necessary in a more emphatic, affective fashion.

Boyz n the Hood was writer/director John Singleton’s first film, and to say that the young artist nailed it would be an understatement. The story takes place in an all black neighborhood plagued ...

Even 20 years later, the first minute of Boyz n the Hood, the near-iconic movie about young black men struggling to survive the concrete jungle of South Central Los Angeles, can be a jarring ...

When Morris Chestnut landed a lead role in "Boyz n the Hood," his excitement was more for practical reasons than any notion that he was about to be part of a classic film that still resonates ...

Twenty-five years ago, Boyz n the Hood, John Singleton’s movie about life in South Central Los Angeles, revolutionized black film and launched the big-screen careers of its stars, including Ice ...

But did you know that the show shares DNA with 1991’s “Boyz n the Hood?” That’s a pretty big “but.” Let’s talk about the big but. In the late ’80s, a University of Southern ...

The film was Boyz n the Hood. Press coverage of violence attributed to its opening made it controversial, while rave reviews made it one of the most critically acclaimed of the year. Later ...

It’s been nearly 30 years since Boyz n the Hood hit the big screen, yet the film’s portrayal of racial inequality in America still remains culturally impactful today. By exploring themes of ...

A lot of the nostalgia around the 20 th anniversary of writer/director John Singleton's "Boyz N The Hood" misses something: namely that, above everything else, its appeal lay in the fact that its ...

"Boyz n the Hood" director John Singleton has died after suffering a stroke earlier this month, his family said Monday. He was 51. "We are sad to relay that John Singleton has died. John passed ...

By Lawrence Ware When John Singleton’s first film, “Boyz N the Hood,” was released on July 12, 1991, it immediately made him a household name in many Black communities across the country.