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

Ernest R. Dickerson

Director

Ernest R. Dickerson

Screenplay

Gerard Brown

Screenplay

Ralph McDaniels

Associate Producer

Ernest R. Dickerson

Story

James Bigwood

Associate Producer

Gerard Brown

Associate Producer

Preston L. Holmes

Co-Producer

The Bomb Squad

Original Music Composer

Hank Shocklee

Original Music Composer

Larry Banks

Director of Photography

Matiki Anoff

Makeup Artist

Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell

Additional Hairstylist

Larry M. Cherry

Hairstylist

Joe Cuervo

Makeup Artist

Debra D. Jeffreys

Assistant Production Manager

Kerry Orent

Post Production Supervisor

Brent Owens

Production Manager

Fred Styles

Production Manager

H.H. Cooper

Second Assistant Director

Randy Fletcher

First Assistant Director

Dale M. Nielsen

Second Second Assistant Director

Dale Pierce-Johnson

Second Second Assistant Director

Kia Puriefoy

Second Second Assistant Director

Anthony Baldasare

Props

Joel Barkow

Set Dresser

Walter Blake

Carpenter

William Butler

Assistant Property Master

Elizabeth DeLuna

Set Dresser

Diann Duthie

Draughtsman

Edward Ioffreda

Graphic Designer

Kevin Ladson

Property Master

Timothy Main

Carpenter

Teresa Mastropierro

Charge Scenic Artist

Kim Meinelt

Scenic Artist

Gus Papadopoulos

Leadman

Addison Pettit

Construction Coordinator

Jennifer M. Savoie

Art Department Coordinator

Yvonne Smith

Scenic Artist

Daniel Talpers

Draughtsman

Mitch Towse

Set Dresser

Keith Wall

Set Dresser

Nancy Cabrera

Foley Artist

Michael J. Cerone

ADR Recordist

Michael J. Cerone

Foley Recordist

Rick Dior

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Harriet Fidlow

ADR Editor

John Fundus

Boom Operator

Wendy Hedin

Sound Effects Editor

Wendy Hedin

Supervising Sound Editor

Rosa Howell-Thornhill

Playback Coordinator

Raymond Karpicki

Sound Editor

Lisa J. Levine

ADR Supervisor

Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith

ADR Editor

Beriau Picard

Sound Editor

Linda Russo

Foley Artist

Frank Stettner

Production Sound Mixer

Paul Zydel

ADR Mixer

Paul Zydel

Foley Mixer

Edward Drohan III

Special Effects

Edward Drohan IV

Special Effects

Bill Anagnos

Stunts

Norman Douglass

Stunts

Jery Hewitt

Stunts

Chuck Jeffreys

Stunts

David S. Lomax

Stunts

John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin

Stunts

Michael Russo

Stunts

Gregg Smrz

Stunts

Jeff Ward

Stunt Coordinator

Andre Banks

Gaffer

Michael Barry

Additional Camera

Robby Baumgartner

Best Boy Electric

Adger W. Cowans

Still Photographer

Lamont Crawford

Grip

C.A. Griffith

First Assistant Camera

Eric Leigh

Electrician

James McMillan

Key Grip

Phil Oetiker

Camera Operator

Lance E. Phox

Gaffer

John Pirozzi

Dolly Grip

Floyd A.B. Rance III

Second Assistant Camera

Nate Ranger

Assistant Camera

Peter Sillen

Second Assistant Camera

Paige Thomas

Camera Trainee

Joseph Trammell

Video Assist Operator

Marcus Turner

Grip

Elloise Dover

Extras Casting

Sharon D. King

Location Casting

Winsome Sinclair

Extras Casting

Sandra Hernandez

Assistant Costume Designer

Dale Watkins

Location Manager

James Flatto

Music Editor

Kathy Nelson

Music Supervisor

James P. Nichols

Score Engineer

Shari L. Carpenter

Script Supervisor

Patrick Hogan

Driver

John E. Ferraro

Production Executive

Sarah Gyllenstierna

Production Assistant

Julia Morgan

Production Assistant

Rick Washburn

Weapons Master

Neal H. Moritz

Producer

David Heyman

Producer

Peter Frankfurt

Producer

Sam Pollard

Editor

Brunilda Torres

Editor

Jaki Brown

Casting

Lester Cohen

Production Design

Alyssa Winter

Set Decoration

Donna Berwick

Costume Design