a black Ford Mustang pulls up outside the aging, bungalow-style house where we’re meeting. The windows roll down and the two women inside the car inquire about the houses from Boyz N the Hood.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Singleton received Oscar nominations in 1992 for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director for "Boyz N the Hood," which he wrote, directed and produced in his early 20s, just out of the ...

Thirty years ago, young director John Singleton changed the face of cinema with the release of his groundbreaking first film, Boyz n the Hood. New York City had Do the Right Thing, care of Spike Lee.

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 ...

With the debut of his “Boyz N the Hood” on July 12, 1991, writer-director John Singleton helped usher in a new phase of cinema depicting African American life. Twenty-seven years later ...

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.