Cast 51
Omar Epps
Quincy 'Q' Powell
Tupac Shakur
Roland Bishop
Khalil Kain
Raheem Porter
Jermaine Hopkins
Steel
Cindy Herron
Yolanda
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
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
Lauren Jones
Raheem's Mother
Birdie M. Hale
Bishop's Grandma
L.B. Williams
Bishop's Father
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)
Millicent Terraine
Woman (uncredited)
George Letrell
Radames' Gang (uncredited)
Al Shaw Ki Moore
Dancer (uncredited)
Kool DJ Red Alert
Concert Judge (uncredited)
Writing 3
Directing 7
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director
Shari L. Carpenter
Script Supervisor
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Second Second Assistant Director
Dale M. Nielsen
Second Second Assistant Director
H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director
Kia Puriefoy
Second Second Assistant Director
Production 18
Ralph McDaniels
Associate Producer
Preston L. Holmes
Co-Producer
Elloise Dover
Extras Casting
Debra D. Jeffreys
Assistant Production Manager
Dale Watkins
Location Manager
James Bigwood
Associate Producer
Gerard Brown
Associate Producer
Brent Owens
Production Manager
Fred Styles
Production Manager
Julia Morgan
Production Assistant
Winsome Sinclair
Extras Casting
Sarah Gyllenstierna
Production Assistant
Sharon D. King
Location Casting
John E. Ferraro
Production Executive
David Heyman
Producer
Jaki Brown
Casting
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
Peter Frankfurt
Producer
Sound 20
Hank Shocklee
Original Music Composer
Michael J. Cerone
ADR Recordist
Beriau Picard
Sound Editor
John Fundus
Boom Operator
Linda Russo
Foley Artist
The Bomb Squad
Original Music Composer
Michael J. Cerone
Foley Recordist
Lisa J. Levine
ADR Supervisor
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
ADR Editor
Wendy Hedin
Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Stettner
Production Sound Mixer
Paul Zydel
ADR Mixer
Nancy Cabrera
Foley Artist
Wendy Hedin
Sound Effects Editor
James Flatto
Music Editor
Harriet Fidlow
ADR Editor
Paul Zydel
Foley Mixer
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
Raymond Karpicki
Sound Editor
Crew 22
Walter Blake
Carpenter
Kim Meinelt
Scenic Artist
David S. Lomax
Stunts
Timothy Main
Carpenter
Rosa Howell-Thornhill
Playback Coordinator
Bill Anagnos
Stunts
Michael Russo
Stunts
Gregg Smrz
Stunts
James P. Nichols
Score Engineer
Kerry Orent
Post Production Supervisor
Chuck Jeffreys
Stunts
Teresa Mastropierro
Charge Scenic Artist
Yvonne Smith
Scenic Artist
Edward Drohan III
Special Effects
Edward Drohan IV
Special Effects
Patrick Hogan
Driver
Joseph Trammell
Video Assist Operator
Rick Washburn
Weapons Master
Norman Douglass
Stunts
Jery Hewitt
Stunts
Jeff Ward
Stunt Coordinator
Art 15
Addison Pettit
Construction Coordinator
Jennifer M. Savoie
Art Department Coordinator
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
Diann Duthie
Draughtsman
Keith Wall
Set Dresser
Elizabeth DeLuna
Set Dresser
Gus Papadopoulos
Leadman
Edward Ioffreda
Graphic Designer
Anthony Baldasare
Props
Mitch Towse
Set Dresser
Joel Barkow
Set Dresser
William Butler
Assistant Property Master
Daniel Talpers
Draughtsman
Alyssa Winter
Set Decoration
Lester Cohen
Production Design
Camera 13
James McMillan
Key Grip
Crystal Griffith
First Assistant Camera
Floyd A.B. Rance III
Second Assistant Camera
Nate Ranger
Assistant Camera
Larry Banks
Director of Photography
Michael Barry
Additional Camera
Peter Sillen
Second Assistant Camera
Phil Oetiker
Camera Operator
Marcus Turner
Grip
John Pirozzi
Dolly Grip
Adger W. Cowans
Still Photographer
Paige Thomas
Camera Trainee
Costume & Make-Up 6
Joe Cuervo
Makeup Artist
Larry M. Cherry
Hairstylist
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell
Additional Hairstylist
Sandra Hernandez
Assistant Costume Designer
Donna Berwick
Costume Design
Lighting 4
Andre Banks
Gaffer
Eric Leigh
Electrician
Lance E. Phox
Gaffer
Robby Baumgartner
Best Boy Electric
Editing 2
Brunilda Torres
Editor
Sam Pollard
Editor