John Singleton, whose powerful debut film, “Boyz N the Hood,” earned him an Oscar nomination for best director, the first for an African-American, died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 51. His ...

On July 12, 1991, Columbia brought John Singleton's R-rated drama Boyz n the Hood to theaters, with Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr.

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 ...

And today, Boyz n the Hood sits on several lists of top films you must see in your lifetime. ... This fall he will enter the second season of Rosewood on Fox, where he plays Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr.

D-Hack weren’t even the first rock band to cover “Boyz-N-The-Hood.” The Red Hot Chili Peppers made a very abridged, decidedly non-acoustic version a live staple during their 1989-90 tour.

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 ...

After Boyz n the Hood, Long made her mark in television with her memorable role on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as Will Smith’s fiancé, Lisa.Over the years, Long has also popped up in long-term ...

But 1991’s Boyz n the Hood was something special. The movie – which follows a group of young Black men living in South Central Los Angeles – became one of the year’s most acclaimed films.

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.