Jordan Peele, Ice Cube, Q-Tip & More Respond to the Death of John Singleton


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“You changed a culture with your art… and impacted the world with your vision.”
Legendary filmmaker John Singleton died on Monday (April 29th.) On April 17th, Singleton had a stroke, which led to the director being in a coma for 12 days.
Singleton’s health wasn’t getting better; his family decided to take him off of life support.
READ: Legendary Filmmaker John Singleton Has Died at the Age of 51
Singleton was a legend. At 23, he wrote and directed Boyz N the Hood one of the greatest movies of all time. Singleton would get a Best Director and Best Original Screenplay Academy Award nomination, becoming the youngest person to ever get an Oscar nomination.
He would go on to have a versatile career, directing cult favorites like Poetic Justice and Higher Learning, as well as big box office hits, like The Fast and the Furious and Four Brothers. In modern days, he’s best known for being the showrunner on FX’ Snowfall. (He also directed Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Times” video.)
READ: John Singleton Recalls Telling Tupac to Quit Rap and Pivot to Acting
As soon as the news was confirmed, the entertainment community came out in full force to honor the director. Scroll down to see how Chris Rock, Chance The Rapper, Nas, and more responded to the death of John Singleton.
Larry Wilmore
This is really sad news. Rest in peace John Singleton https://t.co/RVZEzn6tEX
— Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) April 29, 2019
Janelle Monáe
JOHN SINGLETON . A GENIUS .
Thank you for capturing US like no other . 😭🙏🏽🖤— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) April 29, 2019
Spike Lee
Nas
Lena Waithe
This one cuts deep. You’ll never be forgotten. Cause your work will live on. pic.twitter.com/bqCV8RTyc8
— Lena Waithe (@LenaWaithe) April 29, 2019
Chance The Rapper
Rest up John Singleton. We never met, but Remember The Time literally changed my life. Thank you so much. God Bless you
— Chance The Rapper Owbum 📅 (@chancetherapper) April 29, 2019
Wu-Tang Clan
Sending out Love To John Singleton and his Family. We Pray with you in the Struggle for our Brother. Peace
— Wu Tang Clan (@WuTangClan) April 29, 2019
Michael Rapaport
Cuba Gooding
Ice Cube
Regina King
Morris Chestnut
Taraji
Lawrence Fishburne
And so on.#JohnSingleton helped launch so many actors careers, not to mention crew members & Producers.— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) April 29, 2019
Flying Lotus
JOHN SINGLETON!
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) April 29, 2019
Larry Wilmore
This is really sad news. Rest in peace John Singleton https://t.co/RVZEzn6tEX
— Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) April 29, 2019
Taraji P. Henson
Pete Rock
Warren G
Juicy J
This is me & john Singleton on text in 2017 talking about doing a three six mafia biopic If this would had happened we would have won another Oscar for Best Picture John Singleton is a genius he knew the culture he helped us all I love you bro pic.twitter.com/yYo62kOSdv
— juicy j (@therealjuicyj) April 29, 2019
Jordan Peele
RIP John Singleton. So sad to hear. John was a brave artist and a true inspiration. His vision changed everything.
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) April 29, 2019
Robert Townsend
My prayers go out today to John Singleton and his family. May God bless the young cinematic king who gave us images that will stay with us forever.🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/tohsQTUPbj
— Robert Townsend (@Robert_Townsend) April 29, 2019
Will Packer
Chris Rock
Jamie Foxx
Martin Lawrence
Janet Jackson
Q-Tip
Busta Rhymes
John Singleton was one of my big brothers in this fraternity of the entertainment industry. Gave me guidance, believed in me, and when it came to film he saw greater potential in me that… https://t.co/oX6bWtlNg1
— Busta Rhymes (@BustaRhymes) April 30, 2019
Common
Not only did John make movies for us and our culture, he made one of the most iconic videos ever! It showed the world what Egyptians really looked like! Again I say, THANK YOU! May God bless the soul of John Singleton. pic.twitter.com/RAEm61vw0a
— COMMON (@common) April 29, 2019
Chris Tucker
Sad to hear of the loss of John Singleton. One of the great directors of our time. RIP John..🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Prayers for your family
— Chris Tucker (@christuckerreal) April 30, 2019
Ice Cube
I was discovered by a master filmmaker by the name of John Singleton. He not only made me a movie star but made me a filmmaker. There are no words to express how sad I am to lose my brother, friend & mentor. He loved bring the black experience to the world. ..Us at Cannes ‘90 pic.twitter.com/CaRKjZtjgB
— Ice Cube (@icecube) April 29, 2019
Ava DuVernay
There aren’t many of us out here doing this. It’s a small tribe in the grand scheme of things. He was a giant among us. Kind. Committed. And immensely talented. His films broke ground. His films mattered. He will be missed. And long remembered. Thank you, John. #RunIntoHisArms pic.twitter.com/wKfOaCGFuA
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 29, 2019