[10] Ice Cube has also had an active film career since the early 1990s. [11][12] His first acting role was in the hood film Boyz n the Hood (1991), named after a 1987 N.W.A. song he wrote. [4][11] He also co-wrote and starred in the 1995 comedy film Friday, [13] which spawned a franchise and reshaped his public image into an actor. [12]. Boyz n the Hood: Directed by John Singleton. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II. Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
A high school student living with his stern, loving father in South Central Los Angeles finds himself drawn into the gang world.. Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American coming-of-age hood crime drama film, written and directed by John Singleton in his feature directorial debut. [3] It stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Laurence Fishburne, with Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell and Angela Bassett in supporting roles, and also marks the film debuts of Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, and Regina King.