https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 https://www.spin.com/featured/boyz-n-the-hood-john-singleton-interview/ https://www.spin.com/featured/boyz-n-the-hood-john-singleton-interview/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:36:07 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?post_type=featured&p=334156 This article originally appeared in the August 1991 issue of SPIN. John Singleton's like a kid in a candy store. The neophyte auteur is stalking a Los Angeles mall with a sense of purpose. "I got to have that," he mutters at frequent intervals, filling his shopping cart with copies of Jaws, Annie… ]]> https://www.spin.com/featured/boyz-n-the-hood-john-singleton-interview/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2019/04/john-singleton-tribute-ice-cube-janet-jackson/ https://www.spin.com/2019/04/john-singleton-tribute-ice-cube-janet-jackson/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2019 01:06:57 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=325869 died today in his hometown of Los Angeles. He was 51. Dozens of artists have paid tribute to the writer and director behind Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, and the Oscar-nominated debut Boyz n the Hood, not the least the many musicians who earned their first acting roles in Singleton's films. "I was discovered by a master… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2019/04/john-singleton-tribute-ice-cube-janet-jackson/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2019/04/john-singleton-writer-director-of-boyz-n-the-hood-dies-at-51/ https://www.spin.com/2019/04/john-singleton-writer-director-of-boyz-n-the-hood-dies-at-51/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2019 20:50:42 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=325840 Boyz N the Hood who traveled a short distance but sure came a long way as he blazed a trail from South Central to Hollywood, died Monday, ICM announced. He was 51. "John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends. We want to thank the amazing doctors at… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2019/04/john-singleton-writer-director-of-boyz-n-the-hood-dies-at-51/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/05/la-riots-documentaries-review-la-burning-let-it-fall/ https://www.spin.com/2017/05/la-riots-documentaries-review-la-burning-let-it-fall/#comments Mon, 01 May 2017 21:08:38 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=238124 "This is happening every day. They just caught it on videotape," says Michael Winters, a resident of South Central Los Angeles, early in the A&E documentary L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later. He’s talking about the footage that helped spark an uprising in his neighborhood, one that left more than 60 people… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/05/la-riots-documentaries-review-la-burning-let-it-fall/feed/ 1