Omar Epps
Role: Quincy 'Q' Powell
Tupac Shakur
Role: Roland Bishop
Khalil Kain
Role: Raheem Porter
Jermaine Hopkins
Role: Steel
Cindy Herron
Role: Yolanda
Samuel L. Jackson
Role: Trip
Queen Latifah
Role: Ruffhouse M.C.
Vincent Laresca
Role: Radames
Michael Badalucco
Role: Detective Kelly
Donald Faison
Role: Student
Bruklin Harris
Role: Keesha
Bokeem Woodbine
Role: Patron
Grace Garland
Role: Q's Mother
John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin
Role: Cop #1
Norman Douglass
Role: Cop #2
John Di Benedetto
Role: Cop #3
George O. Gore II
Role: Brian
Victor Campos
Role: Quiles
Sharon Cook
Role: Record Store Clerk
Darien Berry
Role: Blizzard
Flex Alexander
Role: Contest Auditioner
Rony Clanton
Role: Detective Markham
Jacqui Dickerson
Role: Sweets
Pablo Guzman
Role: TV Reporter
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Role: Steel's Mother
Randy Frazier
Role: Steel's Father
Oran "Juice" Jones
Role: Snappy Nappy Dugout
Mitch Marchand
Role: Kid at Trip's
Lauren Jones
Role: Raheem's Mother
Birdie M. Hale
Role: Bishop's Grandma
L.B. Williams
Role: Bishop's Father
Christopher Rubin
Role: Doctor
Ed Lover
Role: Contest Judge
Doctor Dré
Role: Contest Judge
Erick Sermon
Role: Bar Patron
Parrish "PMD" Smith
Role: Bar Patron
Juanita Troy-Keitt
Role: Homeless Woman
Treach
Role: Radame’s Homie (uncredited)
Moses Edinborough
Role: MTV Producer (uncredited)
Ed "Special Ed" Archer
Role: Keesha's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Stretch
Role: Tall Man in Club (uncredited)
T-Money
Role: T-Money (uncredited)
Millicent Terraine
Role: Woman (uncredited)
George Letrell
Role: Radames' Gang (uncredited)
Al Shaw Ki Moore
Role: Dancer (uncredited)
Kool DJ Red Alert
Role: Concert Judge (uncredited)
Yolanda Whitaker
Role: Girl At Party