In 1986, John Singleton crafted the idea for the coming-of-age drama Boyz n the Hood as part of his application ... and on July 2, 1991, the movie, which would later be chosen by the United ...

By Duane Byrge On July 12, 1991, Columbia brought John Singleton’s R-rated drama Boyz n the Hood to theaters ... of black voices in mainstream movies, should embrace this furiously gentle ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. 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 ...

Films are portals into worlds; hood movies are no different ... memes and other jokes considered. While Boyz n the Hood may not have said anything new about the odds stacked against blacks ...

Singleton eventually made his own movie, "Boyz N the Hood," a searing coming-of-age story set in a neighborhood overrun with gangs, drugs and automatic weapons. Originally released 25 years ago ...

Speaking on Singleton’s vision at the time, Ice Cube shared with ET that Boyz n the Hood is “a movie about who we are … especially by John, who lived in South Central Los Angeles while he ...

“Boyz N the Hood,” was released on July 12, 1991, it immediately made him a household name in many Black communities across the country. The movie was so well received that my mother decided ...

Here’s our original review of “Boyz N the Hood,” by Times film critic Kenneth Turan, published the day the movie debuted: It’s an oddly disturbing sound, a persistent noise rattling around ...

In 1991, John Singleton’s coming-of-age tale, Boyz N the Hood, emerged right as Los Angeles ... your favorite rap album come to life. And the movie changed the lives and careers of all involved ...

A lot of the nostalgia around the 20 th anniversary of writer/director John Singleton's "Boyz N ... "Da Hood". Twenty years later, I think we can safely say he was right. More remarkable than the ...

and Boyz n the Hood was one of 19 movies by black filmmakers that would be released in 1991, more than any other year in the past decade. “It got motherfuckers in the theater,” he said.

Boyz n the Hood is one of the most iconic films of the 1990s, a coming of age movie that tells the story of three friends growing up in early 90s South Central L.A. And while the characters ...