My barber just said "Baby Boy" is the best black coming of age movie? Whats yours?

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He said becuase its real. Mama a rat getting cracked over a jail ngga. Baby mama drama. Domestic violence. But whats your favorite Black coming of age.
 

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I'm here for any discussion about Baby Boy, but I never viewed it as some deep coming of age movie. To me it was a serious movie that ended up being one of the all time hood comedies.

And the quotables :banderas:

"That's right.... Call fo ya mama...." :russ:

"Get off the phone so I can drop it off in ya draws" :russ:

"I hate you...." :birdman: "I hate you too, lil niigga; you ain't my son" :childplease:

"Chuck that chin up, lil niigga... Don't move or I'ma hit you with two" :lolbron:
 

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I'm thinking Fresh 1994 film with Giancarlo Esposito.
Hmm . . . love the movie but does this count as Coming of Age? I took it to mean a kid comes in somewhat innocent and learns some sober life lessons making him less innocent. Maybe I'm wrong.
In Fresh dude was moving H from jump.
 

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Hmm . . . love the movie but does this count as Coming of Age? I took it to mean a kid comes in somewhat innocent and learns some sober life lessons making him less innocent. Maybe I'm wrong.
Kind of fits the bill. He wasn't all the way innocent but at the end of the movie he sure saw some shyt.
 
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