Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
Cast
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
Crew
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director, Screenplay, Story
Gerard Brown
Screenplay, Associate Producer
Sam Pollard
Editor
Brunilda Torres
Editor
Larry Banks
Director of Photography
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director
Dale M. Nielsen
Second Second Assistant Director
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Second Second Assistant Director
Kia Puriefoy
Second Second Assistant Director
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
David Heyman
Producer
Peter Frankfurt
Producer
Ralph McDaniels
Associate Producer
James Bigwood
Associate Producer
Preston L. Holmes
Co-Producer
Sarah Gyllenstierna
Production Assistant
Julia Morgan
Production Assistant
Lester Cohen
Production Design
Phil Oetiker
Camera Operator
Nate Ranger
Assistant Camera
C.A. Griffith
First Assistant Camera
Floyd A.B. Rance III
Second Assistant Camera
Peter Sillen
Second Assistant Camera
John Pirozzi
Dolly Grip
Michael Barry
Additional Camera
Paige Thomas
Camera Trainee
Kerry Orent
Post Production Supervisor
Jaki Brown
Casting
Sharon D. King
Location Casting
Elloise Dover
Extras Casting
Winsome Sinclair
Extras Casting
Sandra Hernandez
Assistant Costume Designer
Donna Berwick
Costume Design
Larry M. Cherry
Hairstylist
Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell
Additional Hairstylist
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
Joe Cuervo
Makeup Artist
Jennifer M. Savoie
Art Department Coordinator
Kim Meinelt
Scenic Artist
Yvonne Smith
Scenic Artist
Wendy Hedin
Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor
Raymond Karpicki
Sound Editor
Beriau Picard
Sound Editor
Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Stettner
Production Sound Mixer
James P. Nichols
Score Engineer
John Fundus
Boom Operator
Nancy Cabrera
Foley Artist
Linda Russo
Foley Artist
Paul Zydel
Foley Mixer, ADR Mixer
Michael J. Cerone
Foley Recordist, ADR Recordist
Lisa J. Levine
ADR Supervisor
Harriet Fidlow
ADR Editor
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
ADR Editor
Edward Drohan III
Special Effects
Edward Drohan IV
Special Effects
The Bomb Squad
Original Music Composer
Hank Shocklee
Original Music Composer
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
James Flatto
Music Editor
Alyssa Winter
Set Decoration
Joel Barkow
Set Dresser
Elizabeth DeLuna
Set Dresser
Mitch Towse
Set Dresser
Keith Wall
Set Dresser
Addison Pettit
Construction Coordinator
Anthony Baldasare
Props
Adger W. Cowans
Still Photographer
Shari L. Carpenter
Script Supervisor
Eric Leigh
Electrician
Robby Baumgartner
Best Boy Electric
Walter Blake
Carpenter
Timothy Main
Carpenter
Patrick Hogan
Driver
Dale Watkins
Location Manager
Rosa Howell-Thornhill
Playback Coordinator
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
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
William Butler
Assistant Property Master
Teresa Mastropierro
Charge Scenic Artist
Rick Washburn
Weapons Master
Joseph Trammell
Video Assist Operator
Diann Duthie
Draughtsman
Daniel Talpers
Draughtsman
James McMillan
Key Grip
Lamont Crawford
Grip
Marcus Turner
Grip
Andre Banks
Gaffer
Lance E. Phox
Gaffer
Brent Owens
Production Manager
Fred Styles
Production Manager
John E. Ferraro
Production Executive
Debra D. Jeffreys
Assistant Production Manager
Gus Papadopoulos
Leadman
Edward Ioffreda
Graphic Designer
