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)

Ernest R. Dickerson

Screenplay

Ernest R. Dickerson

Director

Gerard Brown

Screenplay

Ralph McDaniels

Associate Producer

Hank Shocklee

Original Music Composer

Preston L. Holmes

Co-Producer

Walter Blake

Carpenter

Kim Meinelt

Scenic Artist

Addison Pettit

Construction Coordinator

Jennifer M. Savoie

Art Department Coordinator

Michael J. Cerone

ADR Recordist

David S. Lomax

Stunts

James McMillan

Key Grip

Shari L. Carpenter

Script Supervisor

Kevin Ladson

Property Master

Rick Dior

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Beriau Picard

Sound Editor

Lamont Crawford

Grip

Crystal Griffith

First Assistant Camera

Joe Cuervo

Makeup Artist

John Fundus

Boom Operator

Linda Russo

Foley Artist

Elloise Dover

Extras Casting

The Bomb Squad

Original Music Composer

Debra D. Jeffreys

Assistant Production Manager

Diann Duthie

Draughtsman

Michael J. Cerone

Foley Recordist

Floyd A.B. Rance III

Second Assistant Camera

Randy Fletcher

First Assistant Director

Dale Pierce-Johnson

Second Second Assistant Director

Lisa J. Levine

ADR Supervisor

Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith

ADR Editor

Nate Ranger

Assistant Camera

Dale Watkins

Location Manager

James Bigwood

Associate Producer

Dale M. Nielsen

Second Second Assistant Director

Timothy Main

Carpenter

Keith Wall

Set Dresser

Wendy Hedin

Supervising Sound Editor

Rosa Howell-Thornhill

Playback Coordinator

Frank Stettner

Production Sound Mixer

Paul Zydel

ADR Mixer

Larry Banks

Director of Photography

Larry M. Cherry

Hairstylist

Elizabeth DeLuna

Set Dresser

Bill Anagnos

Stunts

Michael Russo

Stunts

Gregg Smrz

Stunts

Michael Barry

Additional Camera

James P. Nichols

Score Engineer

Kerry Orent

Post Production Supervisor

H.H. Cooper

Second Assistant Director

Gus Papadopoulos

Leadman

Peter Sillen

Second Assistant Camera

Ernest R. Dickerson

Story

Nancy Cabrera

Foley Artist

Wendy Hedin

Sound Effects Editor

Chuck Jeffreys

Stunts

Gerard Brown

Associate Producer

Matiki Anoff

Makeup Artist

Teresa Mastropierro

Charge Scenic Artist

Yvonne Smith

Scenic Artist

James Flatto

Music Editor

Edward Ioffreda

Graphic Designer

Edward Drohan III

Special Effects

Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell

Additional Hairstylist

Anthony Baldasare

Props

Andre Banks

Gaffer

Brent Owens

Production Manager

Fred Styles

Production Manager

Kia Puriefoy

Second Second Assistant Director

Mitch Towse

Set Dresser

Harriet Fidlow

ADR Editor

Edward Drohan IV

Special Effects

Eric Leigh

Electrician

Phil Oetiker

Camera Operator

Lance E. Phox

Gaffer

Marcus Turner

Grip

Patrick Hogan

Driver

Julia Morgan

Production Assistant

Paul Zydel

Foley Mixer

John Pirozzi

Dolly Grip

John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin

Stunts

Joseph Trammell

Video Assist Operator

Winsome Sinclair

Extras Casting

Kathy Nelson

Music Supervisor

Sarah Gyllenstierna

Production Assistant

Robby Baumgartner

Best Boy Electric

Adger W. Cowans

Still Photographer

Paige Thomas

Camera Trainee

Sharon D. King

Location Casting

Rick Washburn

Weapons Master

Joel Barkow

Set Dresser

William Butler

Assistant Property Master

Daniel Talpers

Draughtsman

Raymond Karpicki

Sound Editor

Norman Douglass

Stunts

Jery Hewitt

Stunts

Jeff Ward

Stunt Coordinator

Sandra Hernandez

Assistant Costume Designer

John E. Ferraro

Production Executive

David Heyman

Producer

Jaki Brown

Casting

Alyssa Winter

Set Decoration

Neal H. Moritz

Producer

Peter Frankfurt

Producer

Brunilda Torres

Editor

Sam Pollard

Editor

Lester Cohen

Production Design

Donna Berwick

Costume Design