query: what gang was doughboy in boyz n the hood

pos: Boyz n the Hood arrested in Hyde Park for shoplifting (Doughboy had said earlier on that they were going to the store, but had no money), while Ricky and Tre look on. At a barbecue, Doughboy is now a Crip gang member and is celebrating his recent release from jail, along with most of his friends, including Chris, who is now paralyzed and uses a wheelchair as a result of a gun wound, and new friends Dooky and Monster, also Crip members. Ricky, now a star running back for Crenshaw High School, lives with his single mother Brenda, girlfriend Shanice, and their infant son.

pos: Boyz n the Hood arrested in Hyde Park for shoplifting (Doughboy had said earlier on that they were going to the store, but had no money), while Ricky and Tre look on. At a barbecue, Doughboy is now a Crip gang member and is celebrating his recent release from jail, along with most of his friends, including Chris, who is now paralyzed and uses a wheelchair as a result of a gun wound, and new friends Dooky and Monster, also Crip members. Ricky, now a star running back for Crenshaw High School, lives with his single mother Brenda, girlfriend Shanice, and their infant son.

neg: Boyz n the Hood into an endless cycle of violence. When Tre gets home, Furious is waiting for him. They both look at each other without saying a word, and Furious retreats into his bedroom. Meanwhile, Doughboy finds Ferris' gang at a local fast-food outlet, and Monster opens fire on them with an AK-47, killing one and wounding the other two. Doughboy gets out and kills the other wounded gang member and executes Ferris. The next day, Doughboy visits Tre, now understanding Tre's reasons for leaving the gang. Doughboy knows that he will soon face retaliation for Ferris' death, and accepts the consequences of

neg: Boyz n the Hood back alleyways and split up. As Tre turns back to Ricky, Ferris' car pulls up. Ricky turns to run but one of Ferris' men shoots Ricky in the leg with a shotgun. A second shot hits Ricky in the back through the chest, killing him. Doughboy and his gang, who had sensed that Tre and Ricky were in trouble, catch up with them, but are too late. Devastated and helpless, the boys carry Ricky's lifeless body back home. When Brenda and Shanice see Ricky's corpse, they break down in tears and blame Doughboy, who unsuccessfully tries to comfort them and

neg: Dedrick D. Gobert On May 12, Enraca was sentenced to death. Dedrick D. Gobert Dedrick D. Gobert (November 25, 1971 – November 19, 1994) was an American film actor best known for his supporting role as Dooky in the 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood". Born Dedrick Dwayne Fontenot in Louisiana, Gobert made his film debut in the 1991 John Singleton film "Boyz n the Hood". In the film, he portrayed the role of "Dooky", a friend of Darrin "Doughboy" Baker (Ice Cube). Gobert's character was noted for his ever-present pacifier. The character's pacifier has been cited as the origin for the pacifier

neg: Dedrick D. Gobert Dedrick D. Gobert Dedrick D. Gobert (November 25, 1971 – November 19, 1994) was an American film actor best known for his supporting role as Dooky in the 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood". Born Dedrick Dwayne Fontenot in Louisiana, Gobert made his film debut in the 1991 John Singleton film "Boyz n the Hood". In the film, he portrayed the role of "Dooky", a friend of Darrin "Doughboy" Baker (Ice Cube). Gobert's character was noted for his ever-present pacifier. The character's pacifier has been cited as the origin for the pacifier trend that was popular among teenagers and young

neg: Boyz n the Hood happened to him, or people he knew. When applying for film school, one of the questions on the application form was to describe "three ideas for films". One of the ideas Singleton wrote was a movie to be titled "Summer of 84", which would later evolve into "Boyz n the Hood". Singleton was protective of his script, insisting that he be the one to direct the project, later explaining at a retrospective screening of the film, "I wasn’t going to have somebody from Idaho or Encino direct this movie." The role of Doughboy was specifically written for Ice Cube whom

neg: Boyz n the Hood Angeles, he and Ricky are pulled over by the police. The cop is exactly the same one who was disrespectful towards his father seven years earlier; he intimidates and threatens Tre with his gun, knowing he can't do anything. Distraught, Tre goes to Brandi's house, where he finally breaks down. After she consoles him, they have sex for the first time. The following day, Ricky has a fight with Doughboy. While Ricky and Tre walk to a nearby store, they see Ferris and his gang driving around the neighborhood and in an attempt to avoid them, the pair cut through

neg: Boyz n the Hood explain the truth. That night, a distraught Brenda reads Ricky's SAT results, discovering he scored a 710, enough to qualify for the scholarship he wanted. The remaining boys vow vengeance on Ferris and his crew. Furious finds Tre preparing to take his .357 Magnum, but convinces Tre to abandon his plans for revenge. However, Brandi and Furious catch Tre sneaking out of his bedroom window to join Doughboy. That night, as the gang drives across the city, Tre asks to be let out of the car and returns home, realizing that his father was right to keep him from falling

neg: Boyz n the Hood his crime-ridden lifestyle. He plaintively questions why America doesn't care about the life in the ghetto. He sorrowfully says that he has no family left now after Ricky's death and Brenda's disownment of him, but is embraced by Tre, who says to Doughboy that he has a brother in him. The epilogue reveals that Doughboy saw Ricky buried the next day and was murdered himself two weeks later. Tre and Brandi resume their relationship, and go on to attend Morehouse and Spelman colleges in Atlanta, respectively. Singleton wrote the film based around his life growing up and events that either

neg: Boyz n the Hood Doughboy tries to retrieve it, but is defeated. While the older boys walk away, one of them gives Ricky his ball back. Later in the day, Furious spends father/son bonding time with Tre, taking him fishing by the seaside and tells the boy more about his life prior to having him, including his military experience in the Vietnam War, in hopes of making his son proud of him. He concludes his story by advising Tre to never join the army, stating that a black man has no place in the army. When returning home, they see Doughboy and Chris being

neg: Boyz n da Hood (album) Boyz n da Hood (album) Boyz N Da Hood is the debut album by hip hop group Boyz N Da Hood released on June 21, 2005. The Boyz n da Hood rap group consists on Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Big Duke, and Big Gee. This group was put together Russell "Block" Spencer. Boyz N da Hood is an American southern rap group from Atlanta, Georgia. The group was signed by P. Diddy's Bad Boy label and released this self-titled album in the summer of 2005. They generated a significant amount of interest with their first recordings. Although Diddy was not

neg: Boyz n da Hood (album) apparently not looking to sign anyone was eventually won over by them and then sought them out. The first single from the album was "Dem Boyz", featuring solo verses from Jeezy, Jody Breeze and Duke. It is also the most popular; peaking at #13 on the US Rap charts, the group's only single to chart on any Billboard chart. The album has sold about 400,000 copies. Boyz n da Hood (album) Boyz N Da Hood is the debut album by hip hop group Boyz N Da Hood released on June 21, 2005. The Boyz n da Hood rap group consists

neg: Boyz n the Hood Boyz n the Hood Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American teen hood drama film written and directed by John Singleton in his directorial debut, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King and Angela Bassett. This film was the acting debut for both Ice Cube and Morris Chestnut. "Boyz n the Hood" was filmed in (the-then district of) South Central Los Angeles, California from October 1 to November 28, 1990 and was released cinematically in the United States on July 12, 1991. It was nominated for both Best Director and Best

neg: O'Shea Jackson Jr. is also a rapper under the name Doughboy, which is the nickname of the character his father portrayed in his first film, "Boyz n the Hood". Jackson attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, from which he graduated in 2009. His father also attended Taft High School, but unlike his father, Jackson was not bused nearly 40 miles home after classes. Jackson graduated from the University of Southern California, where he studied screenwriting. In June 2014, it was announced that Jackson had been cast to portray his father, Ice Cube, in "Straight Outta Compton", a biographical film

neg: Ice Cube role as Doughboy in John Singleton's violent crime drama, "Boyz n the Hood". In the same year as "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted", Ice Cube released the acclaimed EP, "Kill At Will" which sold well, becoming the first hip hop EP to go Platinum. His second album "Death Certificate" was released in 1991. The album was regarded as more focused, yet even more controversial, and critics accused him again of being anti-white, misogynist, and antisemitic. The album is thematically divided into two sides: the 'Death Side' ("a vision of where we are today") and the 'Life Side' ("a vision of where we

neg: Dem Boyz (Boyz n da Hood song) Dem Boyz (Boyz n da Hood song) "Dem Boyz" is the first single from the Boyz n da Hood's debut album "Boyz n da Hood". The official remix features verses by rappers T.I. & The Game, an intro by Young Jeezy (sampled from his verse of the original version), Jody Breeze's chorus, a new verse by group member Big Gee, background vocals by Diddy, & an outro by Big Block. An unfinished version of the remix didn't have Diddy's vocals & Big Block's outro was leaked on mixtapes & online prior to the final version's release. The song reached number

neg: Boyz n the Hood was shot in sequence, with Singleton later noting that, as the film goes on, the camera work gets better as Singleton was finding his foothold as a director. Among the influences on the film was the 1986 Rob Reiner film Stand by Me which inspired both an early scene where four young boys take a trip to see a dead body, and the closing fade-out of main character Doughboy. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 96% based on 69 reviews and an average score of 8.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Well-acted and thematically

neg: Ice Cube 22, 2014 Ice Cube released the video to his "Club Banger" Drop Girl featuring Redfoo and 2 Chainz. During an interview with "Hallway Productionz" Ice Cube stated that "Everythang's Corrupt" would be pushed back again, because he was focused on completing "Straight Outta Compton". In October 2016, "Billboard" reported that the album would be released in 2017. Following his role as Doughboy in "Boyz n the Hood" in 1991, he then starred alongside Ice-T and Bill Paxton in Walter Hill's action film, "Trespass", and then in "The Glass Shield". Ice Cube was offered a co-star role with Janet Jackson for

neg: Boyz-n-the-Hood by Mike Jones (featuring Bun B, Snoop Dogg and Lil' Eazy-E), "Pojat On Huudeilla" by Eurocrack, "Them Boys Down South" by Big Chance. Track 8 (Disc 2) on DJ Screw's album "The Legend" has the same song style as Boyz-n-the-Hood. Yelawolf made a song called "Boyz-n-the-Woodz" for his 2008 mixtape, "Ball of Flames: the Ballad of Slick Rick E. Bobby". The song interpolates the original chorus but is made to have a "white trash" feel. Boyz-n-the-Hood "Boyz-n-the-Hood" is the debut single by Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. The song is the lead single from "N.W.A. and the Posse". The

neg: Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack) Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack) Boyz N the Hood (Music From the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood". It was released on July 9, 1991 through Qwest Records with distribution via Warner Bros. Records, and contains mostly hip hop music. The album consists of fourteen songs performed by the likes of 2 Live Crew, Compton's Most Wanted, Hi-Five, Ice Cube, Kam, Main Source, Monie Love, Too $hort, Yo-Yo and more. Audio production was handled by several record producers, including DJ Pooh, Al B. Sure!, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Slip, Raphael Saadiq, Sir

neg: Boyz n the Hood years earlier. Fumbling for a story, he describes the final scene of "Boyz n the Hood", passing it off as his own experience to Will Ferrell's character. Academy Awards: 1992 BMI Film Music Award: 1992 Image Award: 1993 MTV Movie Award: 1992 National Film Preservation Board, USA: 2002 New York Film Critics Circle Award: 1991 Political Film Society, USA: 1992 Writers Guild of America, USA: 1992 Young Artist Awards: 1992 In 2007, "Boyz n the Hood" was selected as one of the 50 Films To See in your lifetime by Channel 4. American Film Institute Lists Boyz n the Hood

neg: Check Yo Self to L.A. County jail where he spends the majority of the video experiencing the conflict described in the lyrics, such as disputes between cellmates and breaking up with his girlfriend. Cube also references his role in "Boyz n the Hood" "Oh boy, I make dough, but don't call me Doughboy, this ain't no fucking motion picture". After six months pass, Ice Cube is able to win over the female guard watching him. She helps him break out by dressing him up in a uniform. The two make their way outside to a police cruiser and drive off into the night.

neg: Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack) Jinx and The Unknown DJ. The soundtrack made it to number 12 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart in the United States. The album also spawned two singles: Tevin Campbell's "Just Ask Me To", which peaked at number 88 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Tony! Toni! Toné!'s "Just Me and You". Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack) Boyz N the Hood (Music From the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood". It was released on July 9, 1991 through Qwest Records with distribution via

neg: Dem Boyz (Boyz n da Hood song) 56 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number 13 on the Rap Songs chart. Dem Boyz (Boyz n da Hood song) "Dem Boyz" is the first single from the Boyz n da Hood's debut album "Boyz n da Hood". The official remix features verses by rappers T.I. & The Game, an intro by Young Jeezy (sampled from his verse of the original version), Jody Breeze's chorus, a new verse by group member Big Gee, background vocals by Diddy, & an outro by Big Block. An unfinished version of the remix didn't have Diddy's

neg: Boyz n the Hood Tre take the test on the same day. Afterwards, they go to see Furious at his office to unwind. Furious takes Tre and Ricky to Compton, California to talk about the dangers of decreasing property values in the black community. That night, during a local street racing gathering, Ricky is provoked by Ferris, a member of the Crenshaw Mafia Gangsters. In response, Doughboy brandishes his handgun, leading to a brief argument between the two gangs. When the two gangs are finished arguing, Ferris fires his own gun in the air causing everyone to leave. While Tre talks about leaving Los

neg: Boyz n the Hood a volatile temper and lacks respect. Worried about Tre's future, Reva sends him to live in the Crenshaw neighborhood of Hyde Park (which is located in South Central Los Angeles) with his father, Jason "Furious" Styles, from whom she hopes Tre will learn valuable life lessons and to be able to mature, but assures him he will be permitted to return to her one day. In Hyde Park, Tre reunites with his friends, Darrin "Doughboy" Baker, Doughboy's maternal half-brother Ricky, and Chris, their mutual friend. After chatting for a bit, Furious immediately has Tre rake the leaves off the front

neg: Boyz-n-the-Hood "It was a day-in-the-life record that was less concerned with commentary or critique than simply conveying a lifestyle." Also writing for "Rolling Stone", Brian Hiatt compares the subject matter in "Boyz-n-the-Hood" to "6 in the Mornin'" by Ice-T and "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" by Schoolly D. Red Hot Chili Peppers often covered the song live as an intro jam to their own song, "Special Secret Song Inside" on their 1989-90 Mother's Milk tour. In 2004, the song was re-imagined and sampled by rapper Jim Jones on his debut album "On My Way to Church". His version was called "Certified

neg: P.S.K. What Does It Mean? New York" in 1983). It would be critical to the rise of West Coast gangsta rap when the street hustler, gang member and upcoming rapper by the name of Ice-T released his hardcore anthem "6 in the Mornin'" that he has admitted in interviews was written after he heard Schoolly D's "P.S.K." Eazy-E's first song "Boyz-N-The-Hood is also heavily influenced by "P.S.K." Another fan of the song is musician Moby and Danny Diablo, who covered it with the Lordz of Brooklyn. The influential beat was performed by a Roland TR-909 drum machine. It would later be the basis of Siouxsie

neg: Boyz-n-the-Hood (1993) under the name "Boyz N Tha Hood (G-Mix)". In 2015, "Boyz-n-the-Hood" debuted at number 50 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on the issue dated September 5, 2015, as a result of the recent releases of the "Straight Outta Compton" film and Dr. Dre's "Compton"; it was the third-highest debut on the chart that week, behind "Straight Outta Compton", another song from the album and the N.W.A era, and "Hit the Quan". Like the LP, "Straight Outta Compton", the song never charted in the 1980s, largely due to "Billboard" charting regulations and lack of airplay, as N.W.A was banned from

neg: Boyz-n-the-Hood Boyz-n-the-Hood "Boyz-n-the-Hood" is the debut single by Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. The song is the lead single from "N.W.A. and the Posse". The song samples "I'm a Ho" by Whodini and vocal samples from, "Hold It, Now Hit It" by Beastie Boys as well as "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight and, near the end, the opening of "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers. It was remixed and featured on Eazy's debut album "Eazy-Duz-It", which was released in 1988. It was remixed again and was featured on Eazy-E's third album, "It's On (Dr. Dre) 187 Killa"

neg: Boyz-n-the-Hood song, which was released on 1987's "N.W.A. and the Posse" contained only the five verses, starting with the line 'Cruisin down the street in my six-fo'. Slight lyric changes are also present in the album version. The remix version contains a prologue that has Eazy-E describing playing the track "Gangsta Gangsta" from his group's N.W.A. 1988 album, then announcing he will be playing his own song, which is in fact the rest of the song "Boyz-n-the-Hood", and the song continues. Both the original version and the remix versions of "Boyz-n-the-Hood" appear on the 1989 12" maxi-single. They are featured on

neg: Crime in Los Angeles "Poetic Justice", "Tales from the Hood", "Friday", "Thicker Than Water", "Training Day" and in particular, South Central native John Singleton's "Boyz n the Hood". Even more recent films such as "Baby Boy", "Harsh Times", "Dirty", "Gridiron Gang", "Waist Deep", "", "Street Kings" and "End of Watch", including drama series such as "Southland", "" and "The Closer" had continued the poor image. Those images of South Central; along with Long Beach, Compton, and even Watts; had been portrayed in West Coast Gangsta Rap and G-Funk songs, as well as in video games such as "" and Grand Theft Auto V .

neg: Get Hard the anus). Darnell simulates a prison raid with help from James' domestic staff. In the chaos, James gets a shiv stuck in his head, so Darnell takes James to his home for Rita to treat it. He has dinner and listens to Darnell make up a story of how he went to prison, which is just a retelling of "Boyz n the Hood". James and Darnell resolve for James to join a local gang called the Crenshaw Kings to gain protection in prison. However, Darnell's cousin Russell, the gang leader, rebuffs James and redirects him to the Alliance of Whites

neg: Jazze Pha production discography Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz - "Crunk Juice" Fantasia - "Free Yourself" Ciara - "Goodies" T.I. - "Urban Legend" Various artists - "NBA Live 2005 soundtrack" Various artists - "GAP: Favorite Songs" Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter" Nelly - "Sweat" Nelly - "Suit" Jacki-O - "Poe Little Rich Girl" Trick Trick - "The People vs." Trina - "Glamorest Life" Jody Breeze - "A Day in the Life of Jody Breeze" Twista - "Kamikaze" David Banner - "Certified" Boyz N Da Hood - "Boyz N Da Hood" Mariah Carey - "Emancipation of Mimi" Bun B - "Trill" Young Jeezy

neg: Hood film Jack City", "Boyz n the Hood", "Juice" and "Menace II Society". With the plethora of films both dramas and comedies, hood films of the 90s are in a sense neo-Blaxploitation films and Mexploitation films . Colors (1988) Stand And Deliver (1988) Lean On Me (1989) Do the Right Thing (1989) Boyz N The Hood (1991) New Jack City (1991) Juice (1992) South Central (1992) American Me (1992) Blood In Blood Out (1993) Menace II Society (1993) Poetic Justice (1993) Fresh (1994) Jason's Lyric (1994) Clockers (1995) Dangerous Minds (1995) Friday (1995) Set It Off (1996) One Eight Seven (1997) Turn

neg: Baby (2007 film) Baby (2007 film) Baby is a 2007 independent film, considered part of the hood film genre. The film tells the story of an Asian-American youth's gang life in East Los Angeles, set during the mid '80s to the early '90s. Directed by Juwan Chung and starring David Huynh, Tzi Ma, Feodor Chin, Ron Yuan and Kenneth Choi. It has been called "the Asian American Boyz n the Hood" by the San Francisco Chronicle. The film won Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and a Special Jury Award for "Outstanding Newcomer" for star David Huynh

neg: Brownside rap group founded in 1994 by the late Eazy-E. Eazy signed the group to his Ruthless records label seeking to create a Chicano version of the critically acclaimed rap group N.W.A. Brownside consisted of rappers Toker (Gilbert Izquierdo), Wicked (Pierre Lamas) and Danger (Carlos Martinez). Hit singles "Gang related" and "Eastside drama" garnered Brownside mainstream success making them pioneers of the Chicano gangster rap genre. Toker died in October 2018. Their debut album, "Eastside Drama", released early 1997, was recorded at the G-Spot Studio and featured a Chicano version of Eazy-E's Boyz n the Hood called Vatos 'N The Varrio.

neg: Boyz-n-the-Hood The Barrio". The instrumental of the original is remade, and the lyrics are slightly different but keep the main structure of the Eazy-E version. Underground Memphis rapper Koopsta Knicca of Three 6 Mafia made his own version called "Back In Da Hood". Shwayze uses one of the lines from "Boyz N The Hood" in his song "Lost My Mind" on his album Shwayze; the line he uses is "Woke up at about noon just thought that I had to be in Compton Soon." It is sampled in "Front Back" by UGK (as well as its remix by T.I.), "My 64"

neg: Lloyd Avery II Lloyd Avery II Lloyd Avery II (June 21, 1974 – September 4, 2005) was an American actor. He was best known for his character in John Singleton's Oscar-nominated film "Boyz n the Hood" (1991), as the triggerman who murdered high school football star Ricky Baker and was later killed in retaliation. Born in Los Angeles, California, Avery grew up in View Park where he attended Beverly Hills High School. Shortly after his film debut in "Boyz n the Hood", he landed a short stint on the hit television series "Doogie Howser, M.D.". Singleton would cast Avery once again in his

neg: Lakehurst Cinemas seats; boasting the record for "Most Movie Screens in America", although theaters with more screens did already exist at that time. The theatre received heavy local press in March 1991 after a large gang-related brawl occurred in the theater's parking lot at the opening of New Jack City. The melee resulted in the pulling of all showtimes for the film at the theater. Later that year the theatre was one of four to pull the film Boyz n the Hood, after a Chicagoan was murdered at the movie's opening day at a nearby theatre. In 1995 the theatre also refused

neg: Certified Gangstas Eazy-E's single "Boyz-n-the-Hood" The song also samples Boyz-n-the-Hood. Two remixes were released. The first remix Lil Flip replaces Cam'ron. The second and more popular remix scraps off Jay Bezel and replaces it with a verse from The Game and Lil Eazy-E. The second remix was used for the music video. A sequel to Certified Gangstas was released in January 2010 entitled "Certified Gangstas Pt. 2". It features Game, Mel Matrix (of Diplomat) and Sen City. It is currently unknown if it will appear on Jones' next album. The music video was released in 2004. The video was directed by Jim

neg: Eazy-Duz-It of gangsta rap, including gunshots, and references to several drugs. "Boyz n the Hood" was written by Ice Cube, with some contribution by Eazy-E. The song is about growing up in Compton, California, and describes the gangster lifestyle. It conceives the "ghetto landscape as a generalized abstract construct… [and] also introduces a localized nuance that conveys a certain proximity, effectively capturing a narrowed sense of place through which young thugs and their potential crime victims move in tandem," as put by cultural historian Murray Forman. "No More ?'s" is similar to "Boyz n the Hood" in its theme. The piece

neg: Panic Zone is waited on hand and foot by frequent clients whose lives have been ruined as a result of their consumption of his products. This track was also the B-side of a split single release with Eazy-E's "Boyz-n-the-Hood", which was released in 1989, following the commercial success of Eazy-E's solo debut "Eazy-Duz-It" and the group's first album proper, "Straight Outta Compton", on which a remix of "Dope Man" was included. Both the original version and remix version of "Dopeman" appear on side B of the split, while the original version and the remix version of "Boyz-n-the-Hood" appear on side A. The

neg: Gorilla Zoe Gorilla Zoe Alonzo Mathis, better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe () is an American rapper best known for being a member of the rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album "Welcome to the Zoo" came out in 2007. His next two albums, "Don't Feed Da Animals" and "King Kong", were released in 2009 and 2011. In 2015, he released two mix tapes: Recovery and Raised in the Jungle. As of 2018 he is an independent artist. In 2006 he replaced Young Jeezy as a member of Boyz n da Hood. He first saw success in

neg: Kam (rapper) single "Peace Treaty," a song about the 1992 Watts gang treaty. The song reached #2 on the Hot Rap Singles chart in 1993. His first appearance on record was with the song "Every Single Weekend" from the 1991 "Boyz n the Hood" soundtrack. Since then, he has collaborated with artists including Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Coolio, E-40, Erick Sermon, MC Ren, C-Bo, K9Compton, DJ Quik, DJ Pooh, Tha Eastsidaz, Method Man, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Dogg Pound, Xzibit, Tyrese, Tank, George Clinton, Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out, Yukmouth, and Glasses Malone among many others. He has released music

neg: Boyz-n-the-Hood side A, while the original and remixed versions of "Dopeman" appear on side B. The song was played on the Up In Smoke Tour. Dr. Dre played this song as a tribute to Eazy-E, with the crowd singing the chorus. Jeff Chang describes "Boyz-n-the-Hood" as "an anthem for the fatherless, brotherless, state-assaulted, heavily armed West Coast urban youth" and Eazy-E's rap style as "a deadpan singsong...perhaps as much a result of self-conscious nervousness as hardcore fronting." "Rolling Stone" ranks the song as among the 20 greatest West Coast rap songs that preceded N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton". Critic David Drake commented:

neg: Boyz n the Hood Cube's song, "Check Yo Self", also references the film. On the July 12, 2011 episode of her self-titled talk show, Mo'Nique celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of "Boyz n the Hood" with director John Singleton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Yo-Yo, and Regina King. In Vince Staple's hit song 'Norf Norf' (2016), Staples references the scene where Ricky gets shot in the back, letting the listener know how much of an impact the movie had on his upbringing. In the 2015 American comedy film "Get Hard", Kevin Hart's character is asked to talk about the reason for his fabricated incarceration

neg: Boyz n the Hood rich, "Boyz N the Hood" observes urban America with far more depth and compassion than many of the like-minded films its success inspired." At Metacritic, the film received an average score of 73 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". The film has been referenced many times in other works, including works by Lupe Fiasco, Game, and Ice Cube himself. In 1994, British jungle DJ duo Remarc and Lewi produced a song titled "Ricky". The song itself is built up of various sound bites from the movie, particularly the scene where Ricky is murdered. Ice

neg: Under Pressure (album) team The Frontrunners and producers S1 and M-Phazes contributed to the song's instrumental. Upon hearing the mastered version of the album, Logic reportedly cried, as it proved to him that he had succeeded despite his troubled upbringing. "Under Pressure" details Logic's life story beginning with his childhood in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and he has described its content as "extremely, extremely dark". Logic conceived "Gang Related" after watching "Boyz n the Hood". Logic considered it to be "a gangster record" that subverts the glorification of violence common in hip hop by describing the criminal activities and corresponding violence that had surrounded him

neg: Boyz-n-the-Hood analyzes the plot of "Boyz-n-the-Hood" and two supporting characters: car thief Kilo G and crack addict JD. In the second and third verses, Eazy-E raps about killing JD for trying to steal his car stereo right before a sexual encounter with a woman that ends with Eazy "reach[ing] back like a pimp and slap[ping] the hoe." In the fourth verse, Kilo G is arrested and held without bail, and he incites a prison riot. Chang writes that this plot twist is "a sly interpolation of Jonathan Jackson's real-life drama...in a 1970 Marin County courthouse shootout." The original version of the

neg: Boyz n the Hood lawn. That night, Furious tells Tre that he has him work to teach him how to be responsible. That night, Tre hears his father shooting at a burglar who tries to rob the house. Two policemen arrive an hour later, and while the white officer is civil and courteous, the black one is disrespectful towards Furious. The next day, Tre and his friends go out with Chris to the railroad tracks behind Hyde Park Boulevard where he shows them a dead body. While there, a group of older boys in a Rollin 60's Neighborhood Crips gang steal Ricky's football and

neg: Straight Outta Compton (film) Dr. Dre is an aspiring disc jockey, and Ice Cube is a rapper. Intrigued by Cube's "reality raps" reflecting on the crime, gang violence, and police harassment that they and other African Americans encounter daily, Dre convinces Eazy to fund a startup record label, Ruthless Records, with Dre as record producer. When their song "Boyz-n-the-Hood" is rejected by a New York rap group, Dre convinces Eazy to instead perform it himself. It becomes a local hit, so Eazy, Cube, Dre, along with DJ Yella and MC Ren, form the group N.W.A ("Niggaz Wit Attitudes"). Eazy accepts Jerry Heller's offer to

neg: George Tillman Jr. fifty takes and knew from his research that he looks to the director to possess all the answers. "I remember I called him one day and I said, 'Bob, I wanna know how you like to work on a set because I wanna make it easy for you.' And he told me, 'I like what you did with "Soul Food", you won't have any problems with me,'" according to Tillman. In regard to Gooding, he knew that he always had to know the back-story to his character. Tillman enjoyed what Gooding presented in his first film, "Boyz n the Hood",

neg: Night 'n' Gales Night 'n' Gales Night 'n' Gales is a 1937 "Our Gang" short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 156th "Our Gang" short (157th episode, 68th talking short, and 69th talking episode that was released. Though he would rather spend his evening in peace and quiet, Mr. Hood (Johnny Arthur) is forced to endure the offkey harmonizing of "The Four Nightengales", a junior singing aggregation composed of Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat and Porky. After interminable choruses of "Home! Sweet Home!", the four boys are finally ready to leave, but are forced to stay in the Hood home due to

neg: Gangsta rap gangsta albums for the remainder of the 1980s: "Rhyme Pays" in 1987, "Power" in 1988, and "The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say" in 1989. Ice-T's lyrics also contained strong political commentary, and often played the line between glorifying the gangsta lifestyle and criticizing it as a no-win situation. Schoolly D's debut album, "Schoolly D", and especially the song "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?", would heavily influence not only Ice-T, but also Eazy-E and N.W.A (most notably in the song "Boyz-n-the-Hood") as well as the Beastie Boys on their seminal hardcore hip hop-influenced album "Licensed to Ill" (1986). Boogie

neg: Fullerton Boys Fullerton Boys Fullerton Boys, commonly spelled Fullerton Boyz, is a group of gang members mostly composed of Korean-American delinquents that lived in the city of Fullerton, California. Most of its members belonged to the LVM Gang, SZA gang (Sarzana) gang and some from the Wah Ching gang. These gang-members were known to also claim Fullerton Boyz against their rivals and as the gangs disbanded in Fullerton, most of them started to claim Fullerton Boyz as a gang. Fullerton Boyz was founded in 1996 by a group of Korean teens living in Fullerton, CA. Fullerton Boyz were not considering themselves as

neg: Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood the episode as himself. He recorded his lines at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles. The episode makes cultural references to the films "My Dinner with Andre", "The Terminator", "On the Town", ""Crocodile" Dundee", "Deliverance", "Friday the 13th", and "Boyz n the Hood" (in the title) as well as the song "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 13.0, and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired. After being forced to leave the video arcade when they ran

neg: Compton's Most Wanted Hood", "Driveby Miss Daisy", "Compton's Lynchin'", and the first version of the "Def Wish" series.. "Growin' Up In The Hood" was also released on Warner Bros for the John Singleton block buster movie "Boyz n the Hood" starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long and Morris Chestnut. During the recording of this album Tha Chill once again was arrested and this time sent to prison. This altercation had happen some months before the album was released and Tha Chill did not have the chance to participate on any of the other songs recordings, except for the original

neg: Tony! Toni! Toné! the band recorded several songs for film soundtracks, including "Me and You" for "Boyz n the Hood" (1991), "House Party (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)" for "House Party 2" (1991), and "Waiting on You" for "Poetic Justice" (1993). Having fulfilled their creative intentions with "The Revival", Tony! Toni! Toné! wanted to pay homage to their musical influences with "Sons of Soul". In a 1993 interview for "The New York Times", Wiggins elaborated on their direction for the album, stating "We're paying homage to a lot of older artists who paved the way for us artists like the

neg: 13th Youth in Film Awards Light" (CBS) ★ Joshua Wiener - "" (CBS) ★ Taran Noah Smith - "Home Improvement" (ABC) ★ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - "Full House" (ABC) ★ "Boyz n the Hood" (Columbia) - Desi Arnez Hines II, and ★ "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX) ★ "Wild and Crazy Kids" (Nickelodeon) - Omar Gooding, and Donnie Jeffcoat ★ "Brooklyn Bridge" (CBS) ★ "Harry and the Hendersons" (FOX) ★ "" (CBS) ★ "What About Bob?" (Buena Vista) ★ "" (Warner Bros) ★ Gregory Scott, Director ★ Lisa Marie Nelson, Composer ★ Michael Landon, Producer (Posthumous) – Accepted by Christopher Landon ★ Brandon Cruz &

neg: Cinema Research Corporation 1991, What About Bob? 1991, Boyz n The Hood 1991, Madonna: Truth or Dare 1991, Mannequin: On The Move 1991, Talent for The Game 1991, Committed 1991, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 1991, The Pit and the Pendulum 1991 The Doors 1991, Scenes from a Mall 1991, Fourth Story 1991 TV, Eve of Destruction 1991, Grand Canyon 1991, The Prince of Tides 1991, Strays 1991 TV, Bugsy 1991, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991, The Addams Family 1991, All I Want for Christmass 1991, Pyrates 1991, Preminger Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991 Cool Ice 1991, Frankie and Johnny

neg: Straight Checkn 'Em Gafflin'". Its lead single, "Growin' Up in the Hood", made it to #1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and was featured in 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood" and the film's soundtrack. The second single, a title track "Straight Checkn 'Em", peaked at #16 on the same "Billboard" chart. Along with the singles, music videos were directed for the songs "Growin' Up in the Hood" and "Straight Checkn 'Em". The album peaked at number 92 on the "Billboard" 200 and at number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Tha Chill was unable to appear

neg: Hood (comics) King that Doctor Jonas Harrow and the rest of the gang have found about his deal with Norman Osborn and made their own. Already, the Hood finds out that his gang has surrendered themselves to Osborn. Hood and Madame Masque make a call to Norman Osborn, who asks why Hood did not keep his gang in line. Hood responds by telling Norman Osborn that Loki is helping him regain his powers, and asks what to do about Jonas Harrow. Some minutes later on the Helicopter, the Hood's gang is waiting for Harrow to arrive. The reason why is for the

neg: French hip hop "Juice", "Boyz n the Hood", "Belly" and "New Jack City" among other movies considered pivotal to gangsta rap culture. The obvious parallels seen in the glorification of the banlieue and that of one's "hood" is not one to overlook. The commonalities in the two cultures are indicative of the fact that a.) almost every hip hop movement was bred from necessity and from rebellion. The guns, drugs and money of the hood are typically not the aftermath of an easy life but the result of a struggle whether it is as a hustler or as a gangbanger. Hip-hop provides an

neg: Hood film It Up (2000) Gang Tapes (2001) Training Day (2001) Baby Boy (2001) Paid In Full (2002) 8 Mile (2002) City Of God (2002) State Property (2002) Paper Soldiers (2002) Ride Or Die (2004) Bullet Boy (2004) Back In The Day (2004) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2005) Hustle & Flow (2005) State Property 2 (2005) Harsh Times (2005) Tsots (2005) Waist Deep (2006) Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz...(2006) Kidulthood (2006) Hood Of Horror (2006) I Tried (2007) The American Dream (2007) City Of Men (2007) Adulthood (2008) A Day In The Life (2009) Before I Self Destruct (2009) Notorious (2009) Straight

neg: Skid Row (James Ferraro album) with online shopping commercials, which is a take on the culture of Silicon Valley according to "God is in the TV". In the tradition of making most of Ferraro's records where he imagined an album as being a stage play, film or opera, what would later be an album named after the crime-and-poverty-heavy Los Angeles area of Skid Row began as a series of poems named after "The Terminator" (1984), a film set in Los Angeles. The movies "Colors" (1988) and "Boyz n the Hood" (1991) were influences throughout the whole writing process when he the turned the poems into

neg: Sons of Soul bassist Raphael Wiggins expressed his dissatisfaction with the music industry, saying that "every record company wants to get a group and put 'em in a Benz with a car phone and a beeper, show them dressing in three different outfits, put them in a video shot on a beach with lots of swinging bikinis. You won't ever see us on a beach. We're just down-to-earth, funky, like-to-play guys." Before considering a follow-up album, the band recorded several songs for film soundtracks, including "Me and You" for "Boyz n the Hood" (1991), "House Party (I Don't Know What You Come to

neg: Back Up n da Chevy of 24,000 copies. Back Up n da Chevy Back Up n da Chevy is the second and final album from Southern hip hop group Boyz n da Hood. It was released on October 2, 2007 under Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records. The album's first single is "Everybody Know Me", which was released on iTunes on April 10, 2007. The second single was confirmed to be "Table Dance" featuring T-Pain, but it was never released. The album debuted at #51 on the "Billboard" 200 selling 15,700 units. The album fell to #100 on its second week, selling 8,300 copies, with

neg: Back Up n da Chevy Back Up n da Chevy Back Up n da Chevy is the second and final album from Southern hip hop group Boyz n da Hood. It was released on October 2, 2007 under Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records. The album's first single is "Everybody Know Me", which was released on iTunes on April 10, 2007. The second single was confirmed to be "Table Dance" featuring T-Pain, but it was never released. The album debuted at #51 on the "Billboard" 200 selling 15,700 units. The album fell to #100 on its second week, selling 8,300 copies, with a total sale

neg: Boyz in the Sink parodies of "boy-bands" including Boyz n the Hood and the Backstreet Boys. "Belly Button", their first song, is Lunt's musical lament that he lacks a navel depicted through his visit to a medical clinic. Tim Hodge voices Khalil the Caterpillar, who appears dressed as a physician who informs Lunt that his stem serves the purpose as a belly button. While originally included as the Silly Song for "The Ballad of Little Joe", the video was released separately and won the Children's Jury Award for Animated Short Film or Video at the 2004 Chicago International Children's Film Festival. The song has

neg: 102 JAMZ SuperJam Yang Twins, Chingy, Petey Pablo, J-Kwon, Trillville, Elephant Man and Crime Family T. I., Ying Yang Twins, Trillville, Boyz n da Hood and Young Jeezy SuperJam X took place Friday night, June 30, 2006, featuring T. I., Three 6 Mafia, Dem Franchize Boyz, Remy Ma, T-Pain, Yung Joc and Paul Wall. Celebrating 102 JAMZ' tenth anniversary, $10,000 was given away to a single winner. On stage activity included air personality/audience interaction, Mix Squad sets and the 102 JAMZ Dancers. The 11th annual show took place Friday night, June 29, 2007, with Young Jeezy, Yung Joc, Crime Mob, Ricky Ruckus, Lloyd,

neg: Bad Boy South label's first Platinum release. In 2007, the label debuted Boyz n da Hood artist Gorilla Zoe, who became one of the more popular acts on the label. His hit single, "Hood Nigga", would propel his album to a Gold certification. He and Yung Joc both became the label's main two artists. 2007's other release was Joc's "Hustlenomics", with his hit "Coffee Shop" with Gorilla Zoe. The label's first act 8 Ball & MJG released their second album for the label, "Ridin High." Yung Joc was recently released from Bad Boy Records. Bad Boy South Bad Boy South is a southern

neg: Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood of African-American, coming-of-age, hood films such as "Juice", "Jungle Fever", "South Central", "Higher Learning", "Do the Right Thing", "Poetic Justice", "New Jack City", "Dead Presidents", "Friday", and most prominently "Boyz n the Hood", "Menace II Society" and "Above the Rim". The film's title borrows phrases from some of those films, and some of the actors who starred in those movies appear in the film, in some cases appearing in similar roles or scenes as the films being parodied. Ashtray, Tray for short, is sent to the inner city to live with his father. Tray gets an education about life on

neg: Streiht Up Menace Streiht Up Menace "Streiht Up Menace" is a 1993 single by MC Eiht off the soundtrack of 1993 movie "Menace II Society". The lyrics of the song focus on the life of the main character in the movie, Kaydee "Caine" Lawson (Tyrin Turner), acting as a sort of plot summary for the film. Compton's Most Wanted also did this with another song from a soundtrack with the song "Growin' Up In The Hood" from the "Boyz n the Hood" soundtrack. The track was later released on the 2001 Compton's Most Wanted compilation album "When We Wuz Bangin" and on the

neg: Hood (comics) Hood to blast off his head. He then berates his gang for spurning his generosity. The Wrecker snaps back by telling the Hood that he did not tell them that they were working for Osborn. The Hood corrects him that he did not want his gang to be under Norman Osborn's thumb, so they are in fact his freelance agents. Now, they have to work with Norman Osborn and do what he says. They have to kill everyone who was involved in Luke Cage's escape including the New Avengers. However, Norman Osborn wants Spider-Man alive. The Hood is present at

neg: Asian Boyz pool hall. An Asian Boyz gang member, Lea Mek, was killed by Wah Ching gang member Chieu Luong Yang. Another shootout between the two gangs occurred in San Marino that led to the deaths of two youths at a San Marino High School graduation party in June. After an investigation by the authorities, police claimed that when the Asian Boyz gang members arrived at the party, they noticed that Wah Ching gang members were there, prompting them to leave and return with weapons. At least nine gang members were arrested, and police seized five weapons from homes searched in conjunction

neg: The Bitch in Yoo rap. In particular, the line "I wasn't salty: she was with the boys in the hood" alluded to the film "Boyz n the Hood" (set in South Central, Los Angeles), a movie starring Ice Cube. This caused Ice Cube and his group to release the song "Westside Slaughterhouse", throwing jabs at Common, amongst other rappers from the East Coast. In turn, Common responded with "The Bitch in Yoo." Over a beat produced by Pete Rock, Common responds to verbal attacks by Westside Connection and its lead rapper Ice Cube. He claims that Ice Cube has not released a "dope" album

neg: Johnny Doughboy as an organization for once famous child stars. The 'members' (all of whom portrayed themselves) really were Hollywood 'has-beens', and this was among the last films many of these performers appeared in. Members include actor/singer Bobby Breen, four-year-old "Baby Sandy" (Universal Pictures' answer to Shirley Temple), former "Our Gang" stars Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and George "Spanky" McFarland (reunited on film for the final time), musicians "Butch" and "Buddy" (Kenneth Brown and Billy Lenhart), actress Cora Sue Collins, actor Robert Coogan, dancer Grace Costello, drummer Karl Kiffe and the Faulkner Orchestra. Johnny Doughboy Johnny Doughboy is a 1942 film directed by

neg: Friday (1995 film) to meet up the following day and Craig breaks up with Joi over the phone. Later, Smokey settles with Big Worm, and ends the feud. He announces that he is giving up drug dealing and going to drug rehabilitation. After hanging up, Smokey looks up, lights a joint and ends the film, saying to the audience, "I was just bullshittin'! And you know this, man!" The film also contains a cameo appearance from F. Gary Gray. Prior to "Friday"s release, movies such as "Boyz n the Hood" (also starring Ice Cube) and "Colors" portrayed life in the hood as violent

neg: Night 'n' Gales that he played Darla's father once again in "Feed 'em and Weep". Night 'n' Gales Night 'n' Gales is a 1937 "Our Gang" short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 156th "Our Gang" short (157th episode, 68th talking short, and 69th talking episode that was released. Though he would rather spend his evening in peace and quiet, Mr. Hood (Johnny Arthur) is forced to endure the offkey harmonizing of "The Four Nightengales", a junior singing aggregation composed of Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat and Porky. After interminable choruses of "Home! Sweet Home!", the four boys are finally ready to

neg: 311 Boyz 311 Boyz The 311 Boyz was a teen gang in Las Vegas, Nevada, estimated at 140 members, who beginning in the summer of 2003 committed or were suspected of a number of violent acts. In 2003, the gang consisted mostly of young males who attended Centennial High School and lived in affluent neighborhoods in northwest Las Vegas. Many members were considered to be "underground". The current status and membership of the gang is unknown, but gang signs and threats are still occasionally reported to Las Vegas police. The group gained notoriety following an incident in July 2003. It was originally

neg: Boyz 4 Now mind. Bouchard explained that the choice of using a non-specific type of parody was not brought about by fears that the episode would become dated, but rather because the staff all had different boy bands that "made them chuckle." He did, however, specifically research the English-Irish boy band One Direction for the episode because he "wanted to see what the state of the art was" and "hadn't been that interested in Boyz II Men or Backstreet Boys or 'N Sync." The staff had differing opinions on what Boyz 4 Now's clothes and hair would look like, choices which Bouchard ultimately

neg: 64th Academy Awards Beast" (6th), "Cape Fear" (10th), "The Prince of Tides" (18th), "JFK" (21st), "Boyz n the Hood" (22nd), "Thelma and Louise" (27th), "The Fisher King" (30th), and "Bugsy" (32nd) were nominated for Best Picture, directing, acting, or screenwriting. The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1st), "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (2nd), "Hook" (5th), "The Addams Family" (7th), "Backdraft" (12th), and "Star Trek VI: the Undiscovery Country" (13th). Several days before the ceremony, LGBT activist groups such as Queer Nation and Out in Film announced plans to stage a protest outside the Dorothy

neg: Fullerton Boys by their main rivals, the Hankook Boyz. Over the years Fullerton Boys slowly died out, as of 2016 Fullerton Boys has become active again in the orangethorpe area. Fullerton Boys Fullerton Boys, commonly spelled Fullerton Boyz, is a group of gang members mostly composed of Korean-American delinquents that lived in the city of Fullerton, California. Most of its members belonged to the LVM Gang, SZA gang (Sarzana) gang and some from the Wah Ching gang. These gang-members were known to also claim Fullerton Boyz against their rivals and as the gangs disbanded in Fullerton, most of them started to claim

neg: Boyz N Girlz United to make it to the top 24. He was eliminated in the top 20 after just two weeks. During his time in the competition, Simon Cowell questioned Carrico's authenticity as a rock singer. Boyz N Girlz United Boyz N Girlz United, also known for Boyz n Girlz, was an American pop group consisting of members (two male, two female) Robbie Carrico (born November 13, 1981), Daniel Dix (born May 11, 1980), Rina Mayo (born April 25, 1981) and Criss Ruiz (born April 15, 1979). The group was signed to Johnny Wright's record label, Wire Records in 1999. Boyz N Girlz

neg: Boyz N Girlz United Boyz N Girlz United Boyz N Girlz United, also known for Boyz n Girlz, was an American pop group consisting of members (two male, two female) Robbie Carrico (born November 13, 1981), Daniel Dix (born May 11, 1980), Rina Mayo (born April 25, 1981) and Criss Ruiz (born April 15, 1979). The group was signed to Johnny Wright's record label, Wire Records in 1999. Boyz N Girlz United had a minor hit in 2000 with "Messed Around", a single that was written by former *NSYNC member JC Chasez, and released a full-length album that same year. From 1999 to 2001,

neg: Ruthless Records Ruthless Records Ruthless Records is an American record label, founded by the late Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and the late Jerry Heller. The record label was founded in Compton, California in 1986. The label's acts over the years have earned RIAA certifications of Platinum or higher on 15 of its released albums, including releases by N.W.A, Eazy-E, MC Ren, The D.O.C., Michel'le, J.J.Fad, Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony, and Above the Law. Ruthless was formed as a vehicle for releases by N.W.A, as well as member and cofounder Eric "Eazy-E" Wright; its first successful single was Eazy's "Boyz-n-the-Hood", followed by N.W.A's "Dopeman", "8-Ball" and "Panic

neg: Asian Boyz with the arrests. The shootouts between the two gangs were called "Summer Madness" by the Asian Boyz gang. Asian Boyz The Asian Boyz, also known as ABZ or AB-26, are a street gang based in Southern California. They were founded in the 1970s as part of efforts of protection for Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees from the more numerous American gangs in their localities. According to the FBI, the gang is predominantly Southeast Asian-American, of which Cambodians account for their majority, while Filipinos, Vietnamese and other Southeast Asians comprise sizable numbers. With approximately 2,000 members, many are known to have

neg: Asian Boyz Penh, Cambodia and extradited to the United States after fleeing the country in the preceding January. He was wanted for committing five gang-related murders in the San Fernando Valley in 1995. In September 1998, Asian Boyz members were charged with three murders and five attempted murders. On August 12, 2006, a fight broke out between Asian Bloods and ABZ gang members at a house in Lowell, Massachusetts, where a birthday party was being held. Asian Boyz members left the party and allegedly started throwing bottles and other objects. Billeoum Phan, 14, began firing at the Asian Boyz members. One of

neg: Wah Ching this is that it is the "Chinese Youth" gang, and that the members working or fighting for the gang do not have to be of Chinese ethnicity. The Wah Ching Gang may also be seen in black and grey clothing and also red clothing. The Wah Ching has been in a long conflict with the Asian Boyz gang. One of the first shootouts between the two the gangs occurred in the 1990s. The shooting occurred in El Monte at a pool hall. An Asian Boyz gang member, Lea Mek, was killed by Wah Ching gang member Chieu Luong Yang. Another

neg: Night 'n' Gales a sudden thunderstorm. Both Darla and her mother are delighted, but Mr. Hood is dismayed, especially when he is told that he must share his bed with the Four Nightengales. Driven crazy by the boys' unintentionally disruptive shenanigans, Mr. Hood escapes to the living room and tries to sleep on the couch, covering himself with a bear rug to keep warm. Naturally, the gang mistake him for a real bear, and comic chaos ensues. Comedian Johnny Arthur, who played Spanky McFarland's absent-minded father in "Anniversary Trouble", returns as Darla's father in "Night 'n' Gales". He was so popular with audiences

neg: New jack swing Color" are other television programs of the era which exhibit influences from the new jack swing style. "Video Soul", "Soul Train", "Showtime at the Apollo" as well as the late night talk show "The Arsenio Hall Show" also helped to promote these acts. "House Party" with Kid 'n Play, "Boyz n the Hood", "Juice", "New Jack City", "Boomerang", "Above the Rim", "Poetic Justice", "Blankman" and "Bebe's Kids" used New Jack Swing songs in their soundtracks. Dance-oriented pop artists such as Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Sheena Easton, Debbie Gibson, Laura Branigan, Jane Child, Joey Lawrence, Paula Abdul, Kylie Minogue and Bell

neg: Murder of Lea Mek Murder of Lea Mek Lea Mek ( – December 3, 1993) was a Cambodian refugee living in the United States who was a member of the Asian Boyz street gang. On December 3, 1993, Mek was murdered in a gang shooting by the Wah Ching gang, at a pool hall in El Monte, California. The murder was caught on camera by four surveillance cameras installed within the hall. After the murder, the Asian Boyz declared war on the Wah Ching. As a result, it influenced a number of other gang murders and shootings in the LA area, and created a

neg: Murder of Lea Mek of gunshots were added to the footage. Murder of Lea Mek Lea Mek ( – December 3, 1993) was a Cambodian refugee living in the United States who was a member of the Asian Boyz street gang. On December 3, 1993, Mek was murdered in a gang shooting by the Wah Ching gang, at a pool hall in El Monte, California. The murder was caught on camera by four surveillance cameras installed within the hall. After the murder, the Asian Boyz declared war on the Wah Ching. As a result, it influenced a number of other gang murders and shootings

neg: Boyz-n-Blue number 78 during the week of May 8, 2004. Boyz-n-Blue Boyz-n-Blue is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Boss Hogg Outlawz. It was released independently on April 20, 2004 through their own Boss Hogg Outlawz record label. The album was released as a 2-disc set with one side featuring the original mix and the other featuring the songs chopped and screwed. Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams produced all the songs on the album while DJ Yellaboy provided the chopped and screwed mix on disc two. Though more of a local success than a commercial hit, "Boyz-n-Blue" spent one

neg: Hot Boyz (film) the van he is driving, killing him. After being double crossed by a crooked cop and having his girlfriend wrongfully accused of murder and jailed, he begins to find difficulty in ignoring the lure of urban gang-life, and Kool vows revenge. Kool is eventually pushed over the edge by a pair of racist cops and decides to start his own gang called "Hot Boyz," who turn out to be the toughest new gang in the city. As the Hot Boyz continue their rise to dominance, they are all at a club when Tyrel comes and sits at the bar with

neg: Boyz-n-Blue Boyz-n-Blue Boyz-n-Blue is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Boss Hogg Outlawz. It was released independently on April 20, 2004 through their own Boss Hogg Outlawz record label. The album was released as a 2-disc set with one side featuring the original mix and the other featuring the songs chopped and screwed. Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams produced all the songs on the album while DJ Yellaboy provided the chopped and screwed mix on disc two. Though more of a local success than a commercial hit, "Boyz-n-Blue" spent one week on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, peaking at

neg: Wah Ching "Ah Pai" Wong, the leader of Wah Ching, was shot and killed by Wo Hop To (WHT) hitmen. The Wah Ching Gang has an ongoing conflict with another rival Asian gang in Los Angeles, the Asian Boyz (ABZ) who also aligned themselves with the Vietnamese Boyz (VBZ) in opposition to Wah Ching. Wah Ching's move from its original home in the Bay Area to the southern California region is probably one of the sources of the disputes over gang turf. Over the decades, the Wah Ching has evolved from a street gang to an organized crime group. There is law

neg: Rosewood (film) as a sympathetic white store owner who lives in a village near Rosewood. The three characters become entangled in an attempt to save people from racist whites attacking the blacks of Rosewood. The film was favorably reviewed by many critics, more than any John Singleton film since "Boyz n the Hood". The film was not a commercial success, and it was unable to recoup its $30 million budget at the box office. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. Mann is a mysterious World War I veteran who is scouting out land to buy. He comes

neg: Wolfgang Bodison was hired as a file clerk at Columbia Pictures. From there, he was hired for a job in 1989 at the mail room at Castle Rock Entertainment. Rob Reiner made Bodison his personal assistant on the set of "Misery" (1990). At the time, Bodison had an aspiration on becoming a screenwriter and film director and would take notes on Reiner's direction. Bodison was also credited as being the picture-car coordinator for John Singleton's film, "Boyz n the Hood" (1991). "My job was to go into South Central and get some of the car clubs interested in the movie," Bodison said.