| Starring | Omar Epps (as Q), Tupac Shakur (as Bishop), Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins (as Steel), Khalil Kain (as Raheem), Cindy Herron (as Yolanda), Vincent Laresca (as Radames), Samuel L. Jackson (as Trip), George O. Gore II (as Brian), Grace Garland (as Q's Mother), Queen Latifah (as Ruffhouse M.C.), Bruklin Harris (as Keesha), Victor Campos (as Quiles), Eric Payne (as Frank), Sharon Cook (as Record Store Clerk), Darien Berry (as Blizzard), Maggie Rush (as Myra), Flex Alexander (as Contest Auditioner), Rony Clanton (as Detective Markham), Michael Badalucco (as Detective Kelly), Jacqui Dickerson (as Sweets), Pablo Guzmán (as TV Reporter), Randy Frazier (as Steel's Father), LaTanya Richardson Jackson (as Steel's Mother), Oran 'Juice' Jones (as Snappy Nappy Dugout), Mitchell Marchand (as Kid at Trip's), Corwin Moore (as Sam), Lauren Jones (as Raheem's Mother), Birdie M. Hale (as Bishop's Grandmother), L.B. Williams (as Bishop's Father), Donald Faison (as Student), Ed Lover (as Contest Judge), Doctor Dré (as Contest Judge), Fab 5 Freddy (as Himself), EPMD (as Bar Patron), Erick Sermon (as Bar Patron), Parrish Smith (as Bar Patron), Anthony 'Treach' Criss (as Radames' homie (uncredited)), Moses Edinborough (as MTV Producer (uncredited)), George Letrell (as Radames' gang (uncredited)), Al Shaw Ki Moore (as Dancer (uncredited)), Kool DJ Red Alert (as Concert judge (uncredited)), Special Ed (as Keesha's Boyfriend (uncredited)), Stretch (as Tall Man in Club (uncredited)), Millicent Terraine (as Woman (uncredited)) |
