Jordan Peele, Nas, Chris Rock & More Respond to the Death of John Singleton
Jordan Peele, Ice Cube, Q-Tip & More Respond to the Death of John Singleton
"You changed a culture with your art... and impacted the world with your vision."
Legendary filmmaker John Singletondied 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 Jacksons "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
\u201cThis is really sad news. Rest in peace John Singleton\u201d— Larry Wilmore (@Larry Wilmore) 1556561143
Janelle Mone
\u201cJOHN SINGLETON . A GENIUS . \nThank you for capturing US like no other . \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udda4\u201d— Janelle Mon\u00e1e\ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\ude86\ud83e\udd16\ud83d\ude80\ud83e\ude90 (@Janelle Mon\u00e1e\ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\ude86\ud83e\udd16\ud83d\ude80\ud83e\ude90) 1556568545
Spike Lee
Nas
Lena Waithe
Chance The Rapper
\u201cRest up John Singleton. We never met, but Remember The Time literally changed my life. Thank you so much. God Bless you\u201d— Chance The Rapper (@Chance The Rapper) 1556563569
Wu-Tang Clan
\u201cSending out Love To John Singleton and his Family. We Pray with you in the Struggle for our Brother. Peace\u201d— Wu Tang Clan (@Wu Tang Clan) 1556552264
Michael Rapaport
Flying Lotus
\u201cJOHN SINGLETON!\u201d— FLYLO (@FLYLO) 1556561382
Larry Wilmore
\u201cThis is really sad news. Rest in peace John Singleton\u201d— Larry Wilmore (@Larry Wilmore) 1556561143
Taraji P. Henson
Pete Rock
Warren G
Juicy J
\u201cThis 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\u201d— juicy j (@juicy j) 1556564781
Jordan Peele
\u201cRIP John Singleton. So sad to hear. John was a brave artist and a true inspiration. His vision changed everything.\u201d— Jordan Peele (@Jordan Peele) 1556560638
Robert Townsend
Will Packer
Chris Rock
Jamie Foxx
Martin Lawrence
Janet Jackson
Q-Tip
Busta Rhymes
\u201cJohn 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\u2026 https://t.co/oX6bWtlNg1\u201d— Busta Rhymes (@Busta Rhymes) 1556584237
Common
\u201cNot 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.\u201d— COMMON (@COMMON) 1556580825
Chris Tucker
\u201cSad to hear of the loss of John Singleton. One of the great directors of our time. RIP John..\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffdPrayers for your family\u201d— Chris Tucker (@Chris Tucker) 1556583317
