Remembering John Singleton

By Okla Jones ·Updated January 6, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… In 1997’s Love Jones, Larenz Tate’s Darius Lovehall tells Nina Mosley (Nia Long) the classic line: “The true goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.” It’s a quote that has stuck with me for years, because it speaks to ambition, and just how rare the feat of perfection really is. For most artists, greatness is something chased across a l