John Singleton, the famous Boyz N the Hood director who became the first African American and the youngest-ever film-maker to be nominated for the best director Oscar, is dead aged 51.The family of John Singleton who confirmed he was dead in its statement, said he suffered a major stroke after experiencing weakness in his legs and was admitted to the hospital on April 17. He died after he was taken off life support, few hours later at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.

“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today,” a spokesperson for the family said in a statement to Deadline. “This was an agonising decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.”

Born in Los Angeles in 1968, Singleton released the incendiary Boyz n the Hood in 1991 and its portrayal of gang violence and the drug epidemic made an immediate impact. It was a commercial success, made stars out of lead actors Cuba Gooding Jr and Ice Cube (who was already well-known for being a member of hip-hop group NWA), and installed Singleton as the leader of a new generation of African American film-makers aiming for mainstream influence.

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