Boyz N the Hood is part of my life. I saw it in a movie theater in Opelika, Ala., when it was released in July 1991 and in the nearly 32 years since then, I’ve shed tears for Ricky Baker (Morris ...

which include Ricky’s brother Darrin “Doughboy” Baker (Ice Cube) and Tre Styles (Cuba Gooding Jr.). “Boyz n the Hood” was the rare movie at the time that showed what it was like to grow ...

California takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together in the "hood". Half-brothers Doughboy (Ice Cube) and Ricky Baker (Morris Chestnut) are foils for each other's personality ...

Even still, Boyz n the Hood spends much of its nearly two hours assaulting the senses with wanton violence that punctuates the streets of South Central. Ricky Baker’s tragic death and the ...

Ricky Baker is destined for football stardom. But his dreams are cut short because of ’90s violence in South Central L.A. Boyz n the Hood was Chestnut’s feature-film debut. If you watched the ...

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 ...

Why didn’t Ricky zig and zag? Who the hell runs in a straight line trying to outrun a 12-gauge shotgun? And why was my man such a good aim? Fuck that dude, by the way. Boyz N The Hood has ...

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 ...

With the debut of his “Boyz N the Hood” on July 12 ... and his two best friends, the brothers Ricky and Doughboy. The picture’s first half hour focuses on the boys as preteens, getting ...

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 ...

which include Ricky’s brother Darrin “Doughboy” Baker (Ice Cube) and Tre Styles (Cuba Gooding Jr.). “Boyz n the Hood” was the rare movie at the time that showed what it was like to grow ...