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 ...

Like most folks who spent their teen years in the ’90s, Boyz N the Hood is part of my life. I saw it in a movie theater in Opelika, Ala., when it was released in July 1991 and in the nearly 32 y ...

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 ...

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 ...

He proved that a movie with no white faces as major characters, about the dicey topic of black-on-black crime, could win over critics and audiences of all colors. The film was Boyz n the Hood.

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 ...

The question that’s on everyone’s tongue is: How did Boyz N Da Hood, an Atlanta-based act, get a veteran power player in the industry like Puffy Combs to sign them to Bad Boy South?

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 ...

Writer and Director John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles, California takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together in the "hood". Half-brothers ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...