The 51-year-old, known for movies including Boyz N The Hood , Shaft and 2 Fast 2 Furious, became unwell on Wednesday, his family said. The filmmaker is "under great medical care", they said.

Ferrell played Brenda, mother of the year to Ricky ... in Boyz n the Hood. His character didn’t even get a real name in the film; according to IMDb, he played “knucklehead #2.” ...

18-year-old Cleveland, Ohio native, Doe Boy, collaborates with two of the hottest young producers in the game to drop his new mixtape, Boyz In Da Hood ... N***a [Prod. By Lex Luger] (2:07) ...

In 1986, John Singleton crafted the idea for the coming-of-age drama Boyz n the Hood as part of his application ... to Columbia Pictures, and on July 2, 1991, the movie, which would later be ...

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ice Cube in “Boyz N the Hood.” (Columbia Picture) Well, Ricky gets shot (see the whole zig-zag thing or lack thereof), and as Ricky’s mother deals with the realization ...

Morris Chestnut discusses auditioning and landing the role of Ricky in Boyz n the Hood. 'I just wanted to be a part of a project that people would see me and recognize me for. John Singleton gave ...

But one interesting dynamic in Boyz n the Hood is the juxtaposition of Ricky Baker's friendship with Tre, as opposed to his elder brother, Doughboy, whom Ricky is often at odds with throughout the ...

Last summer, my little sister shared with me that she watched “Boyz n the Hood” for ... depictions of “’hood mentalities” within Doughboy and Ricky. The tandem scenes where the football ...

By Lawrence Ware When John Singleton’s first film, “Boyz N the Hood,” was released on July ... Ostensibly the story of three friends, Tre, Ricky and Doughboy, growing up in South-Central ...

Ricky Baker, from “Boyz N the Hood.” Ricky Baker was hand-crafted and cultivated with meticulous attention to detail with the best possible mix of terpenes to create a well-rounded strain ...

Born January 2, 1968, American actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is the son of late The Main Ingredient soul singer, Cuba Gooding Sr., and singer Shirley Sullivan. Cuba Gooding Jr. Boyz n the Hood Big Break ...

In 1986, John Singleton crafted the idea for the coming-of-age drama Boyz n the Hood as part of his application ... to Columbia Pictures, and on July 2, 1991, the movie, which would later be ...