Boyz n the Hood is now a classic urban drama set in Singleton’s hometown of South Central Los Angeles was written and directed by him and earned acclaim for Best Screenplay from the Academy.
The filmmaker was certainly impacting Hollywood at the time of his recent passing.
On Monday, some of his past collaborators including Ice Cube from Boyz n the Hood, Ludacris from the Fast and Furious films and Taraji P. Henson from Baby Boy attended his funeral, per NY Daily News.