Ep. 215: Boyz n the Hood

Zo went on a journey to one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of the 1990’s – the South Central Los Angeles Crenshaw district. Though Zo wouldn’t say that the place where he grew up was exactly safe, Crenshaw would make his hometown look like Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Police helicopters seemed to be whirring above constantly. The sounds of police and ambulance sirens where stubbornly persistent. In this place the friends who Zo came to visit must find a way to survive: a young man bound for college, an aspiring professional football player, and a young man who just got out of prison whose highest aspiration is to see the next day and avoid of incarceration. Zo wonders if they will be able to achieve their goals or will they be eaten by the streets. These are the questions, trials and tribulations faced by the Boyz n the Hood.  

Episode Chapters

00:04:12 Opening Credits for Boyz n the Hood Starring Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Nia Long

00:16:48 Favorite Parts of the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood

01:19:10 Trivia from the coming of age urban drama – Boyz n the Hood

01:25:04  Critics’ Thoughts on John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood

John Singleton, 1991 on “Boyz n the Hood” – Out of the Archives

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