South Central, troubled section of Los Angeles, served as an inspiration for John Singleton for his celebrated 1991 directorial debut *Boyz N the Hood*. Ten years later Singleton returned to the same setting with his drama *Baby Boy*. The protagonist, played by Tyrese Gibson, is Joseph “Jody” Summers is 20-year African American man, who like so many of his peers, has a lot of free time he uses it in not always the m…







