I agree with cookcounty that Larenz Tate stole the show from the lead character in Menace 2 Society, it's amazing how he didn't have a bigger career after it.

It really is an underrated film from that time period, Boyz in the Hood tends to be the main piece that people still talk about. It's also interesting to note that the Hughes Brothers were only 21 when they wrote and directed Menance.