 | Laurence Fishburne als Smoke |
 | Derek Luke als Kid |
 | Orlando Jones als Soul Train |
 | Djimon Hounsou als Motherland |
 | Meagan Good als Tina |
 | Lisa Bonet als Queenie |
 | Kid Rock als Dogg |
 | Salli Richardson-Whitfield als Half & Half |
 | Vanessa Bell Calloway als Anita |
 | Brendan Fehr als Stuntman |
 | Larenz Tate als Wood |
 | Terrence Howard als Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard) |
 | David Boyd als Prospect #2 |
 | Rick Gonzalez als Primo |
 | Dante Basco als Philly |
 | Titus Welliver als Max |
 | Eriq La Salle als Tariq "Slick Will" (uncredited) |
 | Kadeem Hardison als T.J. |
| Dionysio Basco als Flip |
 | Tyson Beckford als Donny |
| Don Kurt | Executive Producer |
| Caroline Ross | Editor |
| Stephanie Allain | Producer |
| Terilyn A. Shropshire | Editor |
| Erwin Stoff | Producer |
| Craig Fernandez | Screenplay |
| Greg Gardiner | Director of Photography |
| Reggie Rock Bythewood | Director |
| Reggie Rock Bythewood | Screenplay |
| Gina Prince-Bythewood | Producer |
| Camara Kambon | Original Music Composer |
| Rita McGhee | Costume Design |
| Chemin Sylvia Bernard | Casting |
| Cecilia Montiel | Production Design |
| Lori L. Eschler | Music Editor |
| Gary Hymes | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jon Danniells | Set Decoration |
| Michael Atwell | Art Direction |
| Rebecca DeHerrera | Makeup Department Head |
| Erma Kent | Key Hair Stylist |
| John Houlihan | Music Supervisor |
| Adam Kay | Music Editor |
| Kimberly Hardin | Casting |
| Camille Friend | Hairstylist |
| Amy Vincent | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| RayVeness | Production Assistant |
| Clay Cullen | Stunts |
| Danny Wynands | Stunts |
| Michael Gougis | Book |
| Henry Kingi Jr. | Stunts |
