Boyz n the Hood

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film_production_company
gptkb:album
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nia_Long
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Ice_Cube
gptkb:2_Pac
gptkb:Eazy-E
gptkb:MC_Ren
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:Cypress_Hill
gptkb:Snoop_Dogg
gptkb:Dr._Dre
gptkb:N._W._A
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:Independent_Spirit_Award_for_Best_First_Feature
gptkb:NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Motion_Picture
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay
gptkbp:box_office $57 million
$57.5 million
57 million USD
gptkbp:budget $6.5 million
6.5 million USD
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Regina_King
gptkb:Bokeem_Woodbine
gptkb:Tiny_Lister
gptkb:Drew_Sidora
gptkb:Nia_Long
gptkb:Cuba_Gooding_Jr.
gptkb:Angela_Bassett
gptkb:John_Singleton
gptkb:Laurence_Fishburne
gptkb:Ice_Cube
gptkb:Morris_Chestnut
gptkbp:character gptkb:Furious_Styles
gptkb:Officer_Coffey
gptkb:Doughboy
gptkb:Ricky_Baker
gptkb:Javon
gptkb:Brenda
gptkb:Chris
gptkb:Alicia
Ricky's Mother
Ricky's Friends
Tre Styles
Brenda's Crew
Brenda's Friends
Doughboy's Crew
Doughboy's Father
Doughboy's Friends
Doughboy's Mother
Furious' Crew
Furious' Friends
Officer's Crew
Officer's Friends
Ricky's Crew
Shalika
Shalika's Crew
Shalika's Friends
Tre's Crew
Tre's Father
Tre's Friends
Tre's Mother
gptkbp:chart_performance gptkb:Billboard_200
Top R& B/ Hip-Hop Albums
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Seymour_Stein
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Marc_Anthony_Thompson
gptkb:Mark_Isham
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:John_Singleton
gptkbp:critical_reception cult classic
positive reviews
considered a classic
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired other films
Referenced in various media
influential in hip hop culture
Influenced music videos
depicts urban violence
influenced hip hop culture
addresses systemic racism
recognized for its portrayal of urban life
Influenced films about urban life
Inspired documentaries about hip hop culture
influenced urban cinema
depicts life in South Central Los Angeles
gptkbp:cultural_significance considered a classic of African American cinema
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:John_Singleton
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Singleton
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by Bruce Cannon
gptkbp:editor Bruce Cannon
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:follows three childhood friends
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:High_School
Hip hop
gptkbp:home_media_release VHS, DVD, Blu-ray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boyz n the Hood
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Wire
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:Training_Day
gptkb:Friday
gptkb:Menace_II_Society
gptkb:product
gptkb:Gangsta_rap
gptkb:musical_group
gptkb:Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin'
Street art
music videos
Social movements
West Coast hip hop
Graffiti culture
Hip hop fashion
television series about crime
later films about urban life
subsequent films about urban life
music videos in the 1990s
gptkbp:influenced_by American Gangster films
social issues in America
African American culture in the 1990s
The Boyz n the Hood (1991) novel
gang culture in Los Angeles
real-life events in Los Angeles
gptkbp:inspired television series and documentaries
gptkbp:inspired_by real-life events
gptkbp:label gptkb:Epic_Records
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy influenced filmmakers
Considered a classic album
considered a classic of American cinema
Influenced future hip hop artists
recognized for its storytelling
Cited in music history classes
cited in discussions of race in film
inspired academic studies on film and society
Part of hip hop canon
gptkbp:length 60:00
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Doughboy
gptkb:Ricky_Baker
Tre Styles
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:George_S._Clinton
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:Dr._Dre
gptkb:Ice_Cube
gptkb:Eazy-E
gptkb:DJ_Yella
gptkbp:notable_quote “ You can’t be a man if you don’t take care of your family.”
“ You gotta understand, I’m not a gangbanger.”
“ Either they don’t know, don’t show, or don’t care about what’s going on in the hood.”
“ It’s all about the money.”
“ I’m gonna be somebody.”
“ You can’t be a man if you don’t take care of your responsibilities.”
“ You gotta understand, I’m not a bad person.”
“ It’s all about the choices you make.”
“ We’re not just a statistic.”
“ You gotta understand, I’m not a bad guy.”
gptkbp:notable_tracks gptkb:Straight_Outta_Compton
gptkb:Boyz-n-the-Hood
gptkb:Gangsta_Gangsta
F*** tha Police
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:John_Singleton
gptkbp:producer Various Producers
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:recording_location gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:release_date 1991-07-12
July 12, 1991
gptkbp:release_format gptkb:Vinyl
CD
Digital
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1991
gptkbp:released gptkb:1991
July 12, 1991
gptkbp:remake gptkb:Boyz_n_the_Hood:_The_Musical
gptkbp:remastered 2020 edition
2015 edition
gptkbp:sales gptkb:Platinum_certification
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:John_Singleton
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Straight_Outta_Compton
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:South_Central_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:setting gptkb:South_Central_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:Boyz_n_the_Hood:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Regina_King
gptkb:Nia_Long
gptkb:Cuba_Gooding_Jr.
gptkb:Angela_Bassett
gptkb:Laurence_Fishburne
gptkb:Ice_Cube
gptkb:Morris_Chestnut
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:family
violence
family dynamics
race relations
gptkbp:writer gptkb:John_Singleton
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:John_Singleton