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16th Nov 2022

Boyz n the Hood

Your HHMCs review the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Laurence Fishburne. This episode of Hip Hop Movie Club answers the question: Which of the boyz can survive and which can thrive in the mean streets of South Central L.A.?  

Boyz n the Hood on IMDb

Where to Watch: STARZ (on Amazon Prime)

'Boyz n the Hood' 30 Years Later: The Cast Then and Now (Essence Magazine)

‘Boyz N the Hood’ at 30: A Vivid Examination of Racism at Work (New York Times)

Cowboy Curtis

Revisiting the Boyz n the Hood Soundtrack (Rock the Bells)

Apple IIc / Leonardo DiCaprio "Pointing Rick Dalton meme"

Rewatchables: ‘Boyz n the Hood’ (The Ringer)

Credits

Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMC's: Boogie, JB and DynoWright! Theme music by Boogie.   

Special thanks to Susan, Towanda, and Alice.   

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On the next episode of the Hip Hop Movie Club podcast, your HHMCs will discuss Juice. Subscribe today in your favorite podcast app and you won't miss it!  

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About the Podcast

Hip Hop Movie Club
Harmonizing the rhythm of hip hop with the magic of movies
HHMC is brought to you by a trio of longtime hip hop fans: JB, an 80s and 90s nostalgia junkie, Boogie, a veteran DJ and graffiti artist, and DynoWright, podcaster and filmmaker.

Upcoming Hip Hop Movie Club events:

Mar 20 - Let's Hear It for the Girls: Women, Hip Hop and Film, Rider University
This event will feature a discussion of memorable performances by women in hip hop-themed films, as well as the challenges faced by Black women hip hop artists domestically and abroad. Organized by the Hip Hop Movie Club, the panel will feature experts from Rider, Princeton and more!
https://www.rider.edu/about/events/womxns-history-month

Mar 27 - Krush Groove screening and talkback, SteelStacks, Bethlehem PA
https://www.steelstacks.org/event/15656/krush-groove/

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