Story :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 EppsQuincy 'Q' Powell
Tupac ShakurRoland Bishop
Khalil KainRaheem Porter
Jermaine HopkinsSteel
Cindy HerronYolanda
Samuel L. JacksonTrip
Queen LatifahRuffhouse M.C.
Vincent LarescaRadames
Michael BadaluccoDetective Kelly
Donald FaisonStudent
Maggie RushMyra
Bruklin HarrisKeesha
Bokeem WoodbinePatron
Grace GarlandQ's Mother
John P. 'Jack' McLaughlinCop #1
Norman DouglassCop #2
John Di BenedettoCop #3
George O. Gore IIBrian
Victor CamposQuiles
Eric PayneFrank
Sharon CookRecord Store Clerk
Darien BerryBlizzard
Flex AlexanderContest Auditioner
Rony ClantonDetective Markham
Jacqui DickersonSweets
Pablo GuzmanTV Reporter
LaTanya Richardson JacksonSteel's Mother
Randy FrazierSteel's Father
Oran "Juice" JonesSnappy Nappy Dugout
Mitch MarchandKid at Trip's
Corwin MooreSam
Lauren JonesRaheem's Mother
Birdie M. HaleBishop's Grandma
L.B. WilliamsBishop's Father
Eddie JoeBartender
Christopher RubinDoctor
Ed LoverContest Judge
Doctor DréContest Judge
Fab 5 FreddySelf
Erick SermonBar Patron
Parrish "PMD" SmithBar Patron
Juanita Troy-KeittHomeless Woman
TreachRadame’s Homie (uncredited)
Moses EdinboroughMTV Producer (uncredited)
Ed "Special Ed" ArcherKeesha's Boyfriend (uncredited)