As explored in “Hollywood Black,” a key difference between the mainstream explosion of hip-hop and so-called Hood films in the ‘90s is that the popularity of hip-hop was not confined to ...

John Singleton was just 23 years old when he wrote and directed "Boyz n the Hood," becoming the first African American -- and the youngest person ever -- to receive an Oscar nomination for best ...

Morris Chestnut recently spoke with Drew Barrymore about filming and the effect of 'Boyz N The Hood' 35 years later.

A look back at John Singleton's "Boyz n the Hood" as the late filmmaker's groundbreaking film celebrates its 30th anniversary.

The John Singleton drama Boyz in the Hood showed the world what was really happening in the streets of South Central, Los Angeles.

'Boyz n the Hood' director John Singleton met Laurence Fishburne and composer Stanley Clarke while working on Paul Reubens' 'Pee-wee's Playhouse.

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 ...

You probably won't guess which '90s movie JD Vance says was 'extremely influential' to his 'entire political worldview': 'I watched that movie a ton when I was like 8, 9 years old.' ...

JD Vance talks about watching the movie "Boyz n the Hood" (streaming now on Netflix) when he was nine years old and the great influence it has had on his political philosophy during an interview ...