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

In the midst of that came Boyz N the Hood. It was easy for the local and national news to issue urgent dispatches about the fear of gang violence at the movie’s screenings. Black directors and Black ...
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Ice Cube Reflects On “Denial Letters” He Received On “Boyz N The Hood” Script And Overcoming Rejection

Ice Cube revealed that producers weren’t exactly jumping on his Boyz N The Hood script when he pitched it around. The 55-year-old rapper sat down with Complex to discuss his experience trying to get ...
Los Angeles Magazine

How ‘Boyz N the Hood’ Shined a Spotlight on This South L.A. Street 30 Years Ago

Cuba Gooding Jr. in 'Boyz N the Hood' (Courtesy Columbia Pictures) Before I can even pose my first question to Kojo Lewis, a black Ford Mustang pulls up outside the aging, bungalow-style house where ...
Entertainment Weekly

You'll never guess which '90s movie was 'extremely influential' to JD Vance's 'entire political worldview'

JD Vance claims that he was profoundly influenced by one particular movie as a kid — and it's probably not a film you'd expect him to love. Donald Trump's running mate recently sat down for a ...