Jim Brown Praises John Singleton, 'Never Forgot About the Community'

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NFL legend Jim Brown tells TMZ Sports he had tremendous respect for John Singleton — not only because he was incredibly talented, but he used his talents to bring communities together. 

“One of a kind,” Brown said on the way out of Singleton’s funeral in L.A. on Monday … “Loved his people. No negatives.”

We couldn’t find any evidence that Brown and Singleton ever worked on a project together — seems the Hall of Famer just admired him for everything he accomplished. 

In fact, when we brought up Singleton’s resume — and his most famous film “Boyz n the Hood” — Brown talked about the impact he had on America. 

“That was a tremendous breakthrough and one of a kind,” Brown said. 

You can tell from the clip, Brown appreciated everything Singleton accomplished and stood for. 

Singleton passed away on April 28 after complications from a stroke. He was 51.