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

Gerard Brown

Screenplay

Ernest R. Dickerson

Screenplay

Ernest R. Dickerson

Director

Ralph McDaniels

Associate Producer

James Bigwood

Associate Producer

Hank Shocklee

Original Music Composer

Matiki Anoff

Makeup Artist

Preston L. Holmes

Co-Producer

Larry Banks

Director of Photography

Ernest R. Dickerson

Story

H.H. Cooper

Second Assistant Director

Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith

ADR Editor

Michael Barry

Additional Camera

Elloise Dover

Extras Casting

Kia Puriefoy

Second Second Assistant Director

Edward Drohan III

Special Effects

Peter Sillen

Second Assistant Camera

Joe Cuervo

Makeup Artist

Joel Barkow

Set Dresser

John Fundus

Boom Operator

Wendy Hedin

Sound Effects Editor

Rosa Howell-Thornhill

Playback Coordinator

Michael Russo

Stunts

Jeff Ward

Stunt Coordinator

James P. Nichols

Score Engineer

Larry M. Cherry

Hairstylist

Timothy Main

Carpenter

Teresa Mastropierro

Charge Scenic Artist

Chuck Jeffreys

Stunts

John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin

Stunts

Crystal Griffith

First Assistant Camera

Kim Meinelt

Scenic Artist

Addison Pettit

Construction Coordinator

Paul Zydel

Foley Mixer

Lamont Crawford

Grip

Phil Oetiker

Camera Operator

John Pirozzi

Dolly Grip

James Flatto

Music Editor

Walter Blake

Carpenter

Frank Stettner

Production Sound Mixer

Randy Fletcher

First Assistant Director

Daniel Talpers

Draughtsman

Andre Banks

Gaffer

Joseph Trammell

Video Assist Operator

Gerard Brown

Associate Producer

Edward Ioffreda

Graphic Designer

Nancy Cabrera

Foley Artist

Lisa J. Levine

ADR Supervisor

Nate Ranger

Assistant Camera

Paige Thomas

Camera Trainee

Sarah Gyllenstierna

Production Assistant

William Butler

Assistant Property Master

Yvonne Smith

Scenic Artist

Jery Hewitt

Stunts

Eric Leigh

Electrician

Sandra Hernandez

Assistant Costume Designer

Julia Morgan

Production Assistant

Fred Styles

Production Manager

Kevin Ladson

Property Master

Rick Dior

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Raymond Karpicki

Sound Editor

Beriau Picard

Sound Editor

Edward Drohan IV

Special Effects

Norman Douglass

Stunts

Lance E. Phox

Gaffer

Patrick Hogan

Driver

The Bomb Squad

Original Music Composer

Gus Papadopoulos

Leadman

Jennifer M. Savoie

Art Department Coordinator

Debra D. Jeffreys

Assistant Production Manager

Brent Owens

Production Manager

Michael J. Cerone

Foley Recordist

Harriet Fidlow

ADR Editor

Paul Zydel

ADR Mixer

Gregg Smrz

Stunts

Floyd A.B. Rance III

Second Assistant Camera

Dale Pierce-Johnson

Second Second Assistant Director

Elizabeth DeLuna

Set Dresser

Diann Duthie

Draughtsman

Bill Anagnos

Stunts

Kathy Nelson

Music Supervisor

John E. Ferraro

Production Executive

Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell

Additional Hairstylist

Linda Russo

Foley Artist

James McMillan

Key Grip

Dale Watkins

Location Manager

Shari L. Carpenter

Script Supervisor

Kerry Orent

Post Production Supervisor

Anthony Baldasare

Props

Michael J. Cerone

ADR Recordist

David S. Lomax

Stunts

Robby Baumgartner

Best Boy Electric

Adger W. Cowans

Still Photographer

Sharon D. King

Location Casting

Rick Washburn

Weapons Master

Dale M. Nielsen

Second Second Assistant Director

Mitch Towse

Set Dresser

Keith Wall

Set Dresser

Wendy Hedin

Supervising Sound Editor

Marcus Turner

Grip

Winsome Sinclair

Extras Casting

Neal H. Moritz

Producer

Jaki Brown

Casting

Peter Frankfurt

Producer

Brunilda Torres

Editor

Donna Berwick

Costume Design

Lester Cohen

Production Design

Alyssa Winter

Set Decoration

Sam Pollard

Editor

David Heyman

Producer