A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Cast
Tyrin Turner
Caine 'Kaydee' Lawson
Larenz Tate
Kevin 'O-Dog'
Glenn Plummer
Pernell
Jada Pinkett Smith
Ronnie
Samuel L. Jackson
Tat Lawson
June Kyoto Lu
Grocery Store Woman
Toshi Toda
Grocery Store Man
Reginald Ballard
Clyde
Khandi Alexander
Karen Lawson
Jullian Roy Doster
Anthony
Brandon Hammond
Five Year Old Caine
Eugene Lee
Man #1
James Pickens Jr.
Man #2
Nancy Cheryll Davis
Teacher
Marilyn Coleman
Grandmama
Arnold Johnson
Grandpapa
Saafir
Harold Lawson
Pooh Man
Doc
MC Eiht
A-Wax
Vonte Sweet
Sharif
Ryan Williams
Stacy
Cynthia Calhoun
Jackee
Garen Holman
Junior
Joy Matthews
Nurse #1
Clifton Powell
Chauncy
Too $hort
Lew-Loc
Christopher M. Brown
Lloyd
Stacy Arnell
Deena
Dwayne L. Barnes
Basehead
Ian Davids
Insurance Man
Alvin Mears
K-9 Police Officer
Bill Duke
Detective
Robert Gonzales
Car Dealer
Martin Davis
Car-Jack Victim
Erin Wiley Sands
Ilena
Charles S. Dutton
Mr. Butler
Charles J. Grube
Officer Fassel
Mike Kelly
Officer Gadd
Rolando Molina
Vato #1
Clifton Collins Jr.
Vato #2
Samuel Monroe Jr.
Ilena's Cousin
Daniel Villarreal
Vato #4
Yolanda Whitaker
Girl at Party
Anthony Johnson
Tony
Tony Valentino
Vato #3
Crew
Albert Hughes
Director, Story
Allen Hughes
Director, Story
Tyger Williams
Screenplay
Christopher Koefoed
Editor
Lisa Rinzler
Director of Photography
Kevin Moreton
Executive Producer
Darin Scott
Producer
Penny Barrett
Production Design
David Emmerichs
Steadicam Operator
Tony Lee
Casting
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez
Costume Design
David Farmer
Sound Effects Editor
Tim Gedemer
Sound Effects Editor
Lance Brown
Sound Effects Editor
Ken Teaney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Ganary
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Sereno
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Quincy Jones III
Original Music Composer
Adel A. Mazen
Set Decoration
Lisa Boutillier
Set Dresser
Henry Kingi Jr.
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
