Boyz N the Hood

:The film title, "Boyz-N-The Hood", is taken from the name of a classic hip-hop song performed by Eazy-E as a member of the group N.W.A.

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Hip-hop - Eazy-E - N.W.A.

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:For the Southern rap quartet, see Boyz N Da Hood.

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Southern rap - Boyz N Da Hood

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Boyz N the Hood is a 1991 film directed by African American director John Singleton. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long and Morris Chestnut, the film depicts life in crime-ridden South Central (now South) Los Angeles, California. It is the story of a young man navigating his way through the pitfalls of being young and black in an American ghetto ('hood', abbreviation of neighborhood). It is notable for de-sensationalizing, exploring the roots of violence in urban America and the cinema. It was nominated for both Best Director and Original Screenplay during the 1991 Academy Awards. This made John Singleton the youngest person ever nominated for Best Director and the first African-American to be nominated for the award.

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1991 - Film - Directed - African American - John Singleton - Cuba Gooding Jr. - Ice Cube - Laurence Fishburne - Nia Long - Morris Chestnut - Crime - South - Los Angeles, California - American - Ghetto - Neighborhood - Violence - Urban - Best Director - Original Screenplay - Academy Award

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In 2002 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

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2002 - Library of Congress - National Film Registry

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