Credits
Cast
Omar Epps
Quincy 'Q' Powell
Tupac Shakur
Roland Bishop
Khalil Kain
Raheem Porter
Jermaine Hopkins
Steel
Cindy Herron
Yolanda
Samuel L. Jackson
Trip
Queen Latifah
Ruffhouse M.C.
Vincent Laresca
Radames
Michael Badalucco
Detective Kelly
Donald Faison
Student
Maggie Rush
Myra
Bruklin Harris
Keesha
Bokeem Woodbine
Patron
Grace Garland
Q's Mother
John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin
Cop #1
Norman Douglass
Cop #2
John Di Benedetto
Cop #3
George O. Gore II
Brian
Victor Campos
Quiles
Eric Payne
Frank
Sharon Cook
Record Store Clerk
Darien Berry
Blizzard
Flex Alexander
Contest Auditioner
Rony Clanton
Detective Markham
Jacqui Dickerson
Sweets
Pablo Guzman
TV Reporter
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Steel's Mother
Randy Frazier
Steel's Father
Oran "Juice" Jones
Snappy Nappy Dugout
Mitch Marchand
Kid at Trip's
Corwin Moore
Sam
Lauren Jones
Raheem's Mother
Birdie M. Hale
Bishop's Grandma
L.B. Williams
Bishop's Father
Eddie Joe
Bartender
Christopher Rubin
Doctor
Ed Lover
Contest Judge
Doctor Dré
Contest Judge
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Erick Sermon
Bar Patron
Parrish "PMD" Smith
Bar Patron
Juanita Troy-Keitt
Homeless Woman
Treach
Radame’s Homie (uncredited)
Moses Edinborough
MTV Producer (uncredited)
Ed "Special Ed" Archer
Keesha's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Stretch
Tall Man in Club (uncredited)
T-Money
T-Money (uncredited)
Millicent Terraine
Woman (uncredited)
George Letrell
Radames' Gang (uncredited)
Al Shaw Ki Moore
Dancer (uncredited)
Kool DJ Red Alert
Concert Judge (uncredited)
Yolanda Whitaker
Girl At Party
Art
Jennifer M. Savoie
Art Department Coordinator
William Butler
Assistant Property Master
Addison Pettit
Construction Coordinator
Daniel Talpers
Draughtsman
Diann Duthie
Draughtsman
Edward Ioffreda
Graphic Designer
Gus Papadopoulos
Leadman
Lester Cohen
Production Design
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
Anthony Baldasare
Props
Alyssa Winter
Set Decoration
Mitch Towse
Set Dresser
Keith Wall
Set Dresser
Elizabeth DeLuna
Set Dresser
Joel Barkow
Set Dresser
Camera
Michael Barry
Additional Camera
Nate Ranger
Assistant Camera
Phil Oetiker
Camera Operator
Paige Thomas
Camera Trainee
Larry Banks
Director of Photography
John Pirozzi
Dolly Grip
Crystal Griffith
First Assistant Camera
Lamont Crawford
Grip
Marcus Turner
Grip
James McMillan
Key Grip
Peter Sillen
Second Assistant Camera
Floyd A.B. Rance III
Second Assistant Camera
Adger W. Cowans
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up
Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell
Additional Hairstylist
Sandra Hernandez
Assistant Costume Designer
Donna Berwick
Costume Design
Larry M. Cherry
Hairstylist
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
Joe Cuervo
Makeup Artist
Crew
Timothy Main
Carpenter
Walter Blake
Carpenter
Teresa Mastropierro
Charge Scenic Artist
Patrick Hogan
Driver
Rosa Howell-Thornhill
Playback Coordinator
Kerry Orent
Post Production Supervisor
Kim Meinelt
Scenic Artist
Yvonne Smith
Scenic Artist
James P. Nichols
Score Engineer
Edward Drohan IV
Special Effects
Edward Drohan III
Special Effects
Jeff Ward
Stunt Coordinator
Bill Anagnos
Stunts
Michael Russo
Stunts
Chuck Jeffreys
Stunts
David S. Lomax
Stunts
Jery Hewitt
Stunts
Gregg Smrz
Stunts
John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin
Stunts
Norman Douglass
Stunts
Joseph Trammell
Video Assist Operator
Rick Washburn
Weapons Master
Directing
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
Shari L. Carpenter
Script Supervisor
H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director
Dale M. Nielsen
Second Second Assistant Director
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Second Second Assistant Director
Kia Puriefoy
Second Second Assistant Director
Editing
Sam Pollard
Editor
Brunilda Torres
Editor
Lighting
Robby Baumgartner
Best Boy Electric
Eric Leigh
Electrician
Lance E. Phox
Gaffer
Andre Banks
Gaffer
Production
Debra D. Jeffreys
Assistant Production Manager
Ralph McDaniels
Associate Producer
James Bigwood
Associate Producer
Jaki Brown
Casting
Preston L. Holmes
Co-Producer
Winsome Sinclair
Extras Casting
Elloise Dover
Extras Casting
Sharon D. King
Location Casting
Dale Watkins
Location Manager
Peter Frankfurt
Producer
David Heyman
Producer
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
Sarah Gyllenstierna
Production Assistant
Julia Morgan
Production Assistant
John E. Ferraro
Production Executive
Brent Owens
Production Manager
Fred Styles
Production Manager
Sound
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
ADR Editor
Harriet Fidlow
ADR Editor
Lisa J. Levine
ADR Supervisor
John Fundus
Boom Operator
Nancy Cabrera
Foley Artist
Linda Russo
Foley Artist
Paul Zydel
Foley Mixer, ADR Mixer
Michael J. Cerone
Foley Recordist, ADR Recordist
James Flatto
Music Editor
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
Hank Shocklee
Original Music Composer
The Bomb Squad
Original Music Composer
Frank Stettner
Production Sound Mixer
Beriau Picard
Sound Editor
Raymond Karpicki
Sound Editor
Wendy Hedin
Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor
Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Writing
Gerard Brown
Screenplay, Associate Producer
Ernest R. Dickerson
Screenplay, Director, Story