Boyz N Da Hood Reunion: July 12
The Boyz N Da Hood twentieth anniversary reunion.
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Tre Styles Returns - Mo'Nique welcomes Cuba Gooding Jr. to the Penthouse! (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Shadowboxing With Mo'\r - Gooding Jr. and Mo'Nique worked together on the Lee Daniels film Shadowboxer. Gooding Jr. and Mo'Nique reminisce their time working with Daniels. Mo'Nique would later work with Daniels on the movie Precious, for which she would win an Oscar.\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Impact N Da Hood - Gooding Jr. admits that he was uncertain of the Boyz N Da Hood's impact and wasn't quite sure that it would be well received amongst movie goers. "It really took that time in American life and exposed it to people who didn't know how it went down in South Central," states Gooding Jr.\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Actor/Director - Regina King makes her way on to the couch. Most recently King has directed music videos for the likes of Jaheim and Kelly Price. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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From 227 to 187\r - After 227, King had difficulty finding new roles, which led to her interest in being cast in Boyz N Da Hood. After auditioning for Singleton, the director notified her that she got the part of Shalika in the movie.\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Show Me The Movie Role\r - Little known fact: Cuba Gooding Jr. accidentally told Regina King that she had landed the role of Marcee in the movie Jerry Maguire.\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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The Originator\r - Acclaimed director John Singleton graces the Penthouse with his presence. For over 20 years, Singleton has produced blockbuster hits with his first movie being Boyz N Da Hood.\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Born for the Job\r - Singleton explained that when he entered the meeting with an executive willing to fund the movie he was asked how he would feel if they bought the script and had someone else direct it. His response: "I was born to do this movie. Me and my friends sat up on the porch talking about this is the movie we want to see made.... I just talked about how I would put it together."\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Comedian With Attitude\r - On working with Ice Cube: "Even when he was doing street records, he was a funny guy. Where we're from, the hardest dudes were really funny."\r \r(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Meet Yo-Yo - Rapper Yo-Yo joins the cast on the couch. Yo-Yo made a brief appearance in Boyz N Da Hood, as well as contributed to the soundtrack.(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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