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
Crew
Gerard Brown
Screenplay
(Writing)
Ernest R. Dickerson
Screenplay
(Writing)
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director
(Directing)
Ralph McDaniels
Associate Producer
(Production)
James Bigwood
Associate Producer
(Production)
Hank Shocklee
Original Music Composer
(Sound)
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Preston L. Holmes
Co-Producer
(Production)
Larry Banks
Director of Photography
(Camera)
Ernest R. Dickerson
Story
(Writing)
H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
ADR Editor
(Sound)
Michael Barry
Additional Camera
(Camera)
Elloise Dover
Extras Casting
(Production)
Kia Puriefoy
Second Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
Edward Drohan III
Special Effects
(Crew)
Peter Sillen
Second Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Joe Cuervo
Makeup Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Joel Barkow
Set Dresser
(Art)
John Fundus
Boom Operator
(Sound)
Wendy Hedin
Sound Effects Editor
(Sound)
Rosa Howell-Thornhill
Playback Coordinator
(Crew)
Michael Russo
Stunts
(Crew)
Jeff Ward
Stunt Coordinator
(Crew)
James P. Nichols
Score Engineer
(Crew)
Larry M. Cherry
Hairstylist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Timothy Main
Carpenter
(Crew)
Teresa Mastropierro
Charge Scenic Artist
(Crew)
Chuck Jeffreys
Stunts
(Crew)
John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin
Stunts
(Crew)
C.A. Griffith
First Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Kim Meinelt
Scenic Artist
(Crew)
Addison Pettit
Construction Coordinator
(Art)
Paul Zydel
Foley Mixer
(Sound)
Lamont Crawford
Grip
(Camera)
Phil Oetiker
Camera Operator
(Camera)
John Pirozzi
Dolly Grip
(Camera)
James Flatto
Music Editor
(Sound)
Walter Blake
Carpenter
(Crew)
Frank Stettner
Production Sound Mixer
(Sound)
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
(Directing)
Daniel Talpers
Draughtsman
(Art)
Andre Banks
Gaffer
(Lighting)
Joseph Trammell
Video Assist Operator
(Crew)
Gerard Brown
Associate Producer
(Production)
Edward Ioffreda
Graphic Designer
(Art)
Nancy Cabrera
Foley Artist
(Sound)
Lisa J. Levine
ADR Supervisor
(Sound)
Nate Ranger
Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Paige Thomas
Camera Trainee
(Camera)
Sarah Gyllenstierna
Production Assistant
(Production)
William Butler
Assistant Property Master
(Art)
Yvonne Smith
Scenic Artist
(Crew)
Jery Hewitt
Stunts
(Crew)
Eric Leigh
Electrician
(Lighting)
Sandra Hernandez
Assistant Costume Designer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Julia Morgan
Production Assistant
(Production)
Fred Styles
Production Manager
(Production)
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
(Art)
Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(Sound)
Raymond Karpicki
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Beriau Picard
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Edward Drohan IV
Special Effects
(Crew)
Norman Douglass
Stunts
(Crew)
Lance E. Phox
Gaffer
(Lighting)
Patrick Hogan
Driver
(Crew)
The Bomb Squad
Original Music Composer
(Sound)
Gus Papadopoulos
Leadman
(Art)
Jennifer M. Savoie
Art Department Coordinator
(Art)
Debra D. Jeffreys
Assistant Production Manager
(Production)
Brent Owens
Production Manager
(Production)
Michael J. Cerone
Foley Recordist
(Sound)
Harriet Fidlow
ADR Editor
(Sound)
Paul Zydel
ADR Mixer
(Sound)
Gregg Smrz
Stunts
(Crew)
Floyd A.B. Rance III
Second Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Second Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
Elizabeth DeLuna
Set Dresser
(Art)
Diann Duthie
Draughtsman
(Art)
Bill Anagnos
Stunts
(Crew)
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
(Sound)
John E. Ferraro
Production Executive
(Production)
Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell
Additional Hairstylist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Linda Russo
Foley Artist
(Sound)
James McMillan
Key Grip
(Camera)
Dale Watkins
Location Manager
(Production)
Shari L. Carpenter
Script Supervisor
(Directing)
Kerry Orent
Post Production Supervisor
(Crew)
Anthony Baldasare
Props
(Art)
Michael J. Cerone
ADR Recordist
(Sound)
David S. Lomax
Stunts
(Crew)
Robby Baumgartner
Best Boy Electric
(Lighting)
Adger W. Cowans
Still Photographer
(Camera)
Sharon D. King
Location Casting
(Production)
Rick Washburn
Weapons Master
(Crew)
Dale M. Nielsen
Second Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
Mitch Towse
Set Dresser
(Art)
Keith Wall
Set Dresser
(Art)
Wendy Hedin
Supervising Sound Editor
(Sound)
Marcus Turner
Grip
(Camera)
Winsome Sinclair
Extras Casting
(Production)
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
(Production)
Jaki Brown
Casting
(Production)
Peter Frankfurt
Producer
(Production)
Brunilda Torres
Editor
(Editing)
Donna Berwick
Costume Design
(Costume & Make-Up)
Lester Cohen
Production Design
(Art)
Alyssa Winter
Set Decoration
(Art)
Sam Pollard
Editor
(Editing)
David Heyman
Producer
(Production)