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The 5 Best Songs From the ‘Boyz N the Hood’ Soundtrack

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, plot and ...
Dallas Observer

The Story of N.W.A.’s “Boyz-n-the-Hood” and The First Time It Ever Earned Radio Airplay

Today marks the 20th anniversary of John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood, the film that, in many ways, put the tragic world of Los Angeles street culture into our nation’s collective consciousness. Really ...
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How ‘Boyz n the Hood’ and the Explosion of Black Cinema Became a Double-Edged Sword for Black Creatives

In Episode 3 of Justin Simien’s film history docuseries “Hollywood Black,” the director looked back at the 1990s. It’s a decade in which Hollywood’s eyes were opened to the financial possibilities of ...
WGHP

John Singleton, ‘Boyz n the Hood’ director, is dead at 51

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES — John Singleton, a versatile ...
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The Controversy Surrounding Boyz N The Hood's Release In 1992 Made Me Want To See It, But When I Did, It Wasn't What I Expected

When John Singleton’s Boyz N The Hood hit theaters in the summer of 1992, there was a huge amount of controversy surrounding the movie, which today can be streamed with a Netflix subscription. Looking ...