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1* {{Anvilicious}}: "One out of every twenty-one Black American males will be murdered in their lifetime", followed by "Most will die at the hands of another Black male." All this is played over the sounds of arguing, gunshots, children screaming, and one child crying, "They shot my brother!" Cue the opening shot of a '''STOP''' sign. All of this as a note on how the WretchedHive neighborhoods of UsefulNotes/LosAngeles have adverse effects on the impoverished African-American habitants. %%** Furious' lecture on the dynamics of property value.
2* AwardSnub: Creator/JohnSingleton garnered UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, but the film wasn't up for Best Picture. Creator/LaurenceFishburne also wasn't nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
3* HarsherInHindsight:
4** Lloyd Avery II and Dedrick D. Gobert, who played [[spoiler:the Triggerman]] and Dooky, a Crips member, were both brutally murdered in 2005 and 1994, respectively. Worse, both of the circumstances of their deaths mirror that of their characters; while the former was imprisoned for a double homicide when he was killed, the latter was killed by a gang member.
5** This wouldn't be the [[Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993 last time]] Creator/AngelaBassett and Creator/LaurenceFishburne would have a rocky marriage.
6** In-universe: Brenda is saddened by Ricky's death; she [[MisplacedRetribution misblames]] and practically ''[[IHaveNoSon disowns]]'' Doughboy thinking it was his fault. By the end of the film, Brenda would lose ''both'' of her sons.
7* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler: Ricky is killed in a drive-by.]]
8* JerkassWoobie: While Doughboy isn't exactly the nicest guy, he is neglected by his mother and has to deal with [[spoiler:Ricky's demise]]. His mother even ''[[IHaveNoSon disowns]]'' him for it, [[MisplacedRetribution even though it wasn't actually his fault]]. [[spoiler:And two weeks later, Doughboy himself is murdered by gangbangers.]]
9* MemeticMutation:
10** "Shut up, bitch!"
11** The term "punching the air" comes from Tre's breakdown in the living room.
12** "[[spoiler:RICKY!]]"
13* MoralEventHorizon: Ferris crosses it when he has [[spoiler:Ricky]] murdered simply for calling him out for being a dick.
14* RetroactiveRecognition: In the scene where Ricky confronts Ferris at the car dealership, a young Creator/TyreseGibson can be seen among the onlookers.
15* SignatureScene: [[spoiler: Ricky's death.]]
16* ToughActToFollow: The film wound up being this for Creator/JohnSingleton. While he wrote and directed several projects well into UsefulNotes/TheNewTens, none of his works ever reached the same level of success. When he died in 2019, he was eulogized as the director of ''Boyz n the Hood''.

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