Cast 45

1. 

   Omar Epps

   Quincy 'Q' Powell

2. 

   Tupac Shakur

   Roland Bishop

3. 

   Khalil Kain

   Raheem Porter

4. Jermaine Hopkins

   Steel

5. 

   Samuel L. Jackson

   Trip

6. 

   Queen Latifah

   Ruffhouse M.C.

7. 

   Vincent Laresca

   Radames

8. 

   Michael Badalucco

   Detective Kelly

9. 

   Donald Faison

   Student

10. 

    Maggie Rush

    Myra

11. 

    Bruklin Harris

    Keesha

12. 

    Bokeem Woodbine

    Patron

13. 

    Treach

    Radame’s Homie

14. John Patrick McLaughlin

    Cop #1

15. Norman Douglass

    Cop #2

16. John Di Benedetto

    Cop #3

17. 

    George O. Gore II

    Brian (as George O. Gore)

18. 

    Victor Campos

    Quiles

19. 

    Eric Payne

    Frank

20. Sharon Cook

    Record Store Clerk

21. Darien Berry

    Blizzard

22. 

    Flex Alexander

    Contest Auditioner (as Mark 'Flex' Knox)

23. Rony Clanton

    Detective Markham

24. Jacqui Dickerson

    Sweets

25. Pablo Guzman

    TV Reporter

26. 

    LaTanya Richardson Jackson

    Steel's Mother

27. Randy Frazier

    Steel's Father

28. Oran "Juice" Jones

    Snappy Nappy Dugout

29. 

    Mitchell Marchand

    Kid at Trip's

30. Corwin Moore

    Sam

31. 

    Lauren Jones

    Raheem's Mother

32. Birdie M. Hale

    Bishop's Grandma

33. L.B. Williams

    Bishop's Father

34. Eddie Joe

    Bartender

35. Christopher Rubin

    Doctor

36. 

    Ed Lover

    Contest Judge

37. 

    Doctor Dré

    Contest Judge

38. 

    Fab 5 Freddy

    Self

39. Erick Sermon

    Bar Patron

40. Parrish "PMD" Smith

    Bar Patron

41. Moses Edinborough

    MTV Producer (uncredited)

42. Ed "Special Ed" Archer

    Keesha's Boyfriend (uncredited)

43. Stretch

    Tall Man in Club (uncredited)

44. T-Money

    T-Money (uncredited)

45. Millicent Terraine

    Woman (uncredited)

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