John Singleton
Director
Bruce Cannon
Editor
Steve Nicolaides
Producer
James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III
Original Music Composer
Janet Jackson
Original Music Composer
Terry Lewis
Original Music Composer
Peter Lyons Collister
Director of Photography
Stanley Clarke
Original Music Composer
John Singleton
Producer
John Singleton
Writer
Dwight Williams
Associate Producer
John Lemons
Wardrobe Assistant
James Brown
Transportation Captain
Bob Minor
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Eber
Sound Mixer
Darryle Johnson
Costume Design
Steven Ticknor
Sound Editor
George Baetz
Boom Operator
Keith Brian Burns
Production Design
Christopher S. Aud
Sound Editor
Susan A. Cabral
Makeup Artist
Alvechia Ewing
Makeup Artist
Eric Rylander
Special Effects
Pauletta O. Lewis
Hair Designer
Willy Allen
Sound Editor
Janet Jackson
Justice
Tupac Shakur
Lucky
Regina King
Iesha
Joe Torry
Chicago
Tyra Ferrell
Jessie
Roger Guenveur Smith
Heywood
Maya Angelou
Aunt June
Dina D.
Dina
Rose Weaver
Aunt Audrey
Khandi Alexander
Simone
Ché J. Avery
Thug #2
Lloyd Avery II
Thug #1
Rico Bueno
Ticket Taker
Maia Campbell
Shante
Michael Colyar
Panhandler
Kina Cosper
Female Cousin
John Cothran
Uncle Earl
James Deeth
Helicopter Pilot
Norma Donaldson
Aunt May
Kelly Joe Dugan
Truck Driver
Judd Dunning
Policeman #1
Suliamen El Hadi
Last Poets
Rene Elizondo
E.J.
Clifton Collins Jr.
Mailroom Supervisor
Ricky Harris
Gangsta
Omar Ben Hassan
Last Poets
Miki Howard
Maxine
Baha Jackson
Baha
Kirk Kinder
Cop
Jennifer Leigh-Scott
Beauty College Instructor
Jenifer Lewis
Annie
Tone Loc
J Bone
Special K. McCray
Cousin Pete
Sarena Mobley
Rita
Kahlil Nelson
Antonio
Jalal Nuriddin
Last Poets
Lori Petty
Penelope
Denney Pierce
Cashier
Renato Powell
Woman with Baby
Q-Tip
Markell
Michael Rapaport
Dockworker
Robi Reed
Woman on Couch
Daoud Spencer
Member, Last Poets
Mikki Val
Gena
Dion B. Vines
Cousin Dion
Keith Washington
Dexter
Yvette Wilson
Colette
Billy Zane
Brad
Kimberly Brooks
Kim
