They are known for visceral and often violent films, including Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), From Hell (2001), and The Book of Eli (2010).

At the age of nine, the brothers moved with their mother to Claremont, California, where she raised them alone while putting herself through school and starting her own vocational center.

[3] Allen and singer Stevvi Alexander had a son together at the age of 18, prompting the twins to drop out of high school and begin working on music videos.

[10] In a departure from their previous material, the Hughes brothers co-directed From Hell, the 2001 film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name about the Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian England, starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham.

[1] Allen directed a few episodes of the American version of the TV series Touching Evil (for which his brother was an executive producer) as well as the 2005 television feature Knights of the South Bronx.

In 2009, Allen directed a segment of New York, I Love You, starring Drea De Matteo and Bradley Cooper.

[16] Allen Hughes directed the 2013 film Broken City, a crime thriller starring Mark Wahlberg[17] and Russell Crowe.

[18] He directed the four-part 2017 HBO documentary miniseries The Defiant Ones, about music producers Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre.

In 2005, it was announced that Albert would direct a feature film called Art Con, although no further news was reported on its development.

[20] Shakur had originally been slated to star in Menace II Society, but was replaced after the incident, which apparently stemmed from him disliking the role they had chosen for him.

[10] Allen and singer Stevvi Alexander have a son together named Eric, who was born while the two were in high school.