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The Hughes Brothers is the collective named for twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes (b. April 1, 1972), born in Detroit, MI to an African-American father and to an Armenian mother. At age 2 their parents divorced at which time their mother moved the family and raised the two boys in Pomona, CA where she put herself through school and started her own business. When the boys were 12 she gave them a video camera to occupy themselves with and to keep them out of trouble. As a result, the boys spent all their free time making short films. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...
// Overview African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or blacks, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West Africa. ...
The boys turned into successful film directors who made their mark on the film industry with Menace II Society (made when they were just 21 on only a 3 million dollar budget) and, later, From Hell, about Jack the Ripper. Menace II Society is a 1993 film starring Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate and Jada Pinkett Smith. ...
From Hell is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. ...
Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London, England in the second half of 1888. ...
In addition to making their mark on film, the two brothers also directed music videos for musicians such as Tupac Shakur, Digital Underground, Tone-Loc and KRS-One. They own both a production company for film as well as a record company that represents rap and hip-hop recording artists. Years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. ...
Digital Underground is an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California, known for outrageous costumes and live shows, their musics humorous tone and an endless parade of identities for member Shock G, whose Humpty Hump proved especially memorable after the hit 1990 (see 1990 in music) The Humpty Dance...
Tone Loc (born Anthony Terrell Smith on March 3, 1966) is an American hip hop artist turned actor, most well-known for his 1989 hit singles Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina. He is also known for his deep, gravelly, almost hoarse voice. ...
KRS-ONE Lawrence Krisna Parker (born August 20, 1965), known throughout his career by several monikers including Kris Parker, KRS One, The Blastmaster and The Teacha, is an emcee born in Park Slope, Brooklyn. ...
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