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They are best known for their cover of "Boyz-n-the-Hood", an acoustic re-imagining of the rap single by Eazy-E. The song was the first single from their 2000 album Superfast and peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"Boyz-n-the-Hood" is the debut single by Eazy-E, then leader of a new rap group, N.W.A. Released in March 1987, the single was a local hit, reissued, by year's end on the unauthorized compilation album N.W.A. and the Posse .
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., Ice Cube (in his film debut), Morris Chestnut, and Laurence Fishburne (credited as Larry Fishburne), with Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, Regina King, and Angela Bassett in supporting roles.
The actor, who played doomed football star Ricky Baker, shared how the classic film about growing up in South Central Los Angeles has "crossed generations."
The Village Voice chose the band's cover of "Boyz-N-The-Hood" as the 46th worst song of the 2000s. [14] Track listing
Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap is a rap rock compilation album that includes cover versions of well-known hip hop songs by several rock musicians, such as Bloodhound Gang, Dope, Driver, Dynamite Hack, Factory 81, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Mindless Self Indulgence, Nonpoint, Sevendust, Staind, and others.
"Boyz N Motion" was the best fake boyband in the history of fake boy bands, and we can thank "That's So Raven." SEE ALSO: Here is what the little girl from 'Smart House' and 'Au Pair' looks like ...
Boyz N the Hood: Music From the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 1991 film Boyz n the Hood.It was released on July 9, 1991, through Qwest Records with distribution via Warner Bros. Records, and contains mostly hip hop music.