1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 John Singleton Nominated for Academy Award: &quot;A Day in the Life&quot; for February 20 It was on this day in 1992 that Boyz in the hood director John Singleton was nominated for a Best Director Academy Award.&amp;nbsp;At age 24 he would be the youngest to ever receive such recognition and also the first African American. On today's &quot;A Day in the Life&quot;, we explore the&amp;nbsp;integration of the sounds and stories of rap music into the cinematic landscape. A Day in the Life http://adayinthelife.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5101225/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/14257008