| Rick Famuyiwa |
| 奎恩·拉提法 | Francine | |
| 泰·迪格斯 | Andre Romulus 'Dre' EllisDre | |
| Jermaine Dupri | Himself | |
| 桑娜·莱瑟 | Sidney 'Syd' Shaw | |
| Russell Simmons | Himself | |
| Opal Alladin | Crafts Vendor | |
| Dena Atlantic | Hot 97 Assistant | |
| 茅斯·达夫 | Christopher 'Chris' Shawn | |
| Rosalyn Coleman | Trish Hofmann | |
| Helmar Augustus Cooper | Reverend | |
| Venida Evans | Older Woman | |
| Doug E. Fresh | Himself | |
| Brette Taylor | Woman 2 | |
| Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard | (uncredited) | |
| Marc John Jefferies | Young Dre | |
| Wyking Jones | Bartender | |
| Big Daddy Kane | Himself | |
| Boris Kodjoe | Kelby Dawson | |
| Liza Lapira | Hot 97 Receptionist | |
| Kimora Lee | Herself | |
| Pasemaster Mace | Himself/De La Soul | |
| 曼斯德·曼 | Himself | |
| Angie Martinez | Herself | |
| Melissa Martinez | Meghan | |
| 尼科尔·阿里·帕克 | Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis | |
| 维德尔·皮尔斯 | Simon | |
| Posdnous | Himself/De La Soul | |
| Slick Rick | Himself | |
| Pete Rock | Himself | |
| Beanie Sigel | Himself | |
| Trugoy The Dove | Himself/De La Soul | |
| Ahmir-Khalib Thompson | Himself/The Roots | |
| Ralph E. Tresvant | Royale (uncredited) | |
| Tariq Trotter | Himself/The Roots | |
| Erik Weiner | Ren | |
| Common | Himself | |
| Malik Abdul-Basit | (uncredited) | |
| Reggi Wyns | Ten | |
| Kool G. Rap | Himself | |
| Kofi Boakye | Host | |
| Sterling K. Brown | Co-Worker | |
| Dana Dane | Himself | |
| Donna DuPlantier | Woman 3 | |
| Hadley Martin Fisher | Backstage Bartender | |
| Aaliyyah Hill | Young Sidney | |
| D.J. Jus | Kid in the Park | |
| Robin T. Kirksey | Bartender 1 | |
| Talib Kweli | Himself | |
| Toks Olagundoye | Sidney's L.A. Assistant | |
| Gerry Pinzon | Instructor | |
| Keith Tisdell | Richard Lawson | |
| Breece Wilson | Woman | |
| Sam McPherson | Iridium Waiter | |
| De La Soul | Themselves | |
| Brother Douglas | Park ChessPlayer #1 (uncredited) | |
| Vinny DeGennaro | The Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Michael Elliot | (screenplay) and | |
| Rick Famuyiwa | (screenplay) |
| Peter Heller | producer | |
| Magic Johnson | executive producer | |
| Trish Hofmann | co-producer |
| Bronislau Kaper | (song "Brown Sugar {Fine}") | |
| Doug E. Fresh | (songs "Battle in the Bronx" and "Human Beat Box") | |
| Robert Hurst | ||
| Guy Moon | (song "The Ho Is Mine") | |
| Rahsaan Patterson | (song "You Make Life So Good") | |
| Slick Rick | (song "Battle in the Bronx") | |
| Jill Scott | (song "Easy Conversation") | |
| Paul Francis Webster | (song "Brown Sugar {Fine}") | |
| Angie Stone | (song "Bring Your Heart") | |
| Cody Chestnutt | (song ) | |
| Dana Dane | (song "Battle in the Bronx") | |
| Talib Kweli | (song "Brown Sugar {Raw}") | |
| Angie Stone | (song "Bring Your Heart") | |
| Dominick Durham | (song "Brown Sugar {Super Fine}") | |
| Delvin Geralds | (song "No One Knows Her Name") | |
| Hi-Tek | (song "No One Knows Her Name") | |
| Davel Bo McKenzie | (song "You Make Life So Good") | |
| Lamar Mitchell | (song "Brown Sugar {Super Fine}") | |
| Hersholt Polk | (song "Bring Your Heart") | |
| C. Sholar | (songs "Bounce" and "The Breeze") | |
| The Soul Project | (song "I See Ya") | |
| Homer Talbert | (song "Bring Your Heart") | |
| Douglas Wimbish | (song "Brown Sugar {Super Fine}") | |
| Vidal Davis | (song "Easy Conversation") | |
| T. Avery | (songs "Bounce" and "The Breeze") | |
| Jean-Jacques Cadet | (song "The Day I Fell Off") | |
| Andre Harris | (song "Easy Conversation") | |
| David Standford Jr. | (song "No One Knows Her Name") | |
| Herscholt Polk | (song "Bring Your Heart") |
| 奎恩·拉提法 | (song "The Unit") | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | (song "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring") | |
| Richard Wagner | (song "Wedding March") | |
| 埃里克·巴杜 | (song "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}") | |
| Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | (from "The Wedding March") (uncredited) | |
| Eric B. | (song "Paid in Full {7 Minutes of Madness Remix}") | |
| Arthur Baker | (song "Play At Your Own Risk") | |
| 茅斯·达夫 | (songs "Brown Sugar {Super Fine}", "Breakdown", "Brown Sugar {Fine} | |
| Duncan | (song "Make You Feel That Way") | |
| Freddie Hubbard | (song "Red Clay") | |
| Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard | (song "Act Too {Love of My Life}") | |
| Cyndi Lauper | (song "Time After Time") | |
| Michael Price | (song "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City") | |
| Rakim | (song "Paid in Full {7 Minutes of Madness Remix}") | |
| John Robie | (song "Play At Your Own Risk") | |
| Ahmir-Khalib Thompson | (song "Act Too {Love of My Life}") | |
| Michael Walker | (song "I Found Lovin'") | |
| Daniel Walsh | (song "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City") | |
| Common | (songs "Act Too {Love of My Life}", "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}" | |
| Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott | (song "Never Been") | |
| India.Arie | (song "Get It Together") | |
| Laurence Griffen | (song "Harlem Hendoo") | |
| Gene McFadden | (songs "Never Been" and "Why Oh Why") | |
| Robert C. Ozuna | (song "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}") | |
| Raphael Saadiq | (song "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}") | |
| Glenn Standridge | (song "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}") | |
| Labi Siffre | (song "I Got the") | |
| James Poyser | (song "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}") | |
| Quran Pender | (song "The Unit") | |
| Kanye West | (songs "Brown Sugar [Super Fine], " "Breakdown, " "Brown Sugar [Fine], | |
| Jerry Cohen | (songs "Never Been" and "Why Oh Why") | |
| Andrew Ramsey | (song "Get It Together") | |
| Corey Roberts | (song "Underground Up") | |
| John Whitehead | (songs "Never Been" and "Why Oh Why") | |
| Vincent Williams | (song "Underground Up") | |
| Bahamadia | (song "Commonwealth {Cheap Chicks}") | |
| Milo Berger | (song "Moment I Feared") | |
| Henri Charlemagne | (song "Never Been") | |
| Madukwa Chinwah | (song "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}") | |
| Brian Digby Jr. | (song "Family Stand") | |
| R.L. Estill | (song "Commonwealth {Cheap Chicks}") | |
| Johnny Flippen | (song "I Found Lovin'") | |
| Gift of Gab | (songs "Nowhere Fast", "Make You Feel That Way", "It's Going Down" | |
| Gerard Grinnage | (song "Ante Up {Robbing Hoodz Theory}") | |
| Rob Hyman | (song "Time After Time") | |
| D. Ogbourne | (song "Beyond Real") | |
| Yolando Parterno | (song "Harlem Hendoo") | |
| D. Pitman | (song "The Unit") | |
| Darryl Pittman | (song "Ante Up {Robbing Hoodz Theory}") | |
| Darryl Toler-Shabazz | (song "Brown Sugar {Super Fine}") | |
| Jaguar Wright | (song "Serve This Royalty") | |
| Chief Xcel | (songs "Nowhere Fast", "Make You Feel That Way", "It's Going Down" | |
| R. Brinson | (song "The Unit") | |
| Donnie | (song "Cloud 9") | |
| F. Ferraro | (song "The Unit") | |
| M. Hagler | (song "The Unit") | |
| Jonnell | (song "It's Going Down") | |
| S. Jung | (song "Grand Right Now") | |
| Eric Murry | (song "Ante Up {Robbing Hoodz Theory}") | |
| Shannon Sanders | (song "Get It Together") | |
| R. Scalere | (song "The Unit") | |
| T. Spence | (song "The Unit") | |
| Jared Taylor | (song "Grand Right Now") | |
| Tarik L. Collins | (song "Act Too {Love of My Life}") | |
| Jason Rawls | (song "Family Stand") | |
| V. Williams | (song "Beyond Real") | |
| Ernest D. Wilson | (song "I Used to Love H.E.R.") |
| Enrique Chediak | (director of photography) |
| Dirk Westervelt |
| Alexa L. Fogel |
| Kalina Ivanov |
| David Stein |
| Roberta J. Holinko |
| Darryle Johnson |
| Kate Best | makeup artist: Ms. Lathan | |
| Joseph A. Campayno | makeup artist | |
| Roxanna Floyd | makeup artist: Queen Latifah | |
| Anita Gibson | key makeup artist | |
| Quentin Harris | hair stylist: Ms. Lathan and Ms. Parker | |
| Julie Taylor | hair stylist: Queen Latifah | |
| Cici Campbell | key hair stylist | |
| Sandra Murphy | key hair stylist |
| Sean Garrett Fogel | production supervisor | |
| Trish Hofmann | unit production manager |
| Louis Guerra | second second assistant director | |
| Mark C. Hutchinson | additional second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Jono Oliver | first assistant director | |
| Rebecca Strickland | second assistant director |
| Shirley Belwood | set dresser | |
| Suzanne E. Cestare | set dresser | |
| Thomas Costabile | construction consultant | |
| Peter Gelfman | property master | |
| Nora Kasarda | art department coordinator | |
| Monique Mitchell | key construction grip | |
| Gregory Morell | assistant property master | |
| Gus Papadopoulos | leadman | |
| Addison Pettit | graphic designer | |
| Greg Sullivan | charge scenic | |
| Alyssa Winter | buyer | |
| Kate Yatsko | buyer | |
| Harriet Zucker | buyer | |
| Ruth Deleon | on-set dresser | |
| Michael Herlihy | carpenter | |
| Bryan Tonkin | construction grip | |
| Tim Grimes | assistant property master | |
| Lyvan A. Munlyn | camera scenic artist | |
| Coburn Boyd | set dresser |
| Michael Hertlein | adr editor | |
| Gary Gegan | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Steve Bartkowicz | engineer | |
| John Bires | sound engineer (uncredited) | |
| Anne Black | foley editor | |
| Kerry Ann Carmean | sound effects editor (uncredited) | |
| Matt Colleran | recordist | |
| Victor Ray Ennis | first assistant sound editor | |
| Robert Fernandez | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Stephanie Flack | dialogue editor | |
| Paul Flinchbaugh | sound assistant | |
| Alan Freedman | foley mixer | |
| Greg Hedgepath | supervising sound editor | |
| Daniel S. Irwin | dialogue editor | |
| David Kudell | sound assistant | |
| Tommy Louie | boom operator | |
| Diane Marshall | foley assistant | |
| Michael Mullane | background sound editor | |
| Schavaria Reeves | cable person | |
| Brian Richards | music editor | |
| William Sarokin | sound mixer | |
| Anne Slack | foley editor | |
| Roland N. Thai | sound effects editor | |
| Josh Campbell | music editor: temp music | |
| Alec St. John | foley editor | |
| Mark Skillingberg | assistant music editor | |
| Bernie Kirsch | score mixer |
| Mark Dornfeld | visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects | |
| Dan Walker | trailer conforming editor (uncredited) | |
| Steve Caldwell | digital artist: Custom Film Effects | |
| Shaina Holmes | digital artist: Custom Film Effects | |
| Laurie Powers | lead artist: Custom Film Effects | |
| Susan Shin George | producer: visual effects, Custom Film Effects | |
| Adam Gass | production manager: Custom Film Effects | |
| David Smithson | I/O technician: Custom Film Effects |
| Douglas Crosby | stunt coordinator | |
| Stephen A. Pope | stunts | |
| Derrick Simmons | stunts | |
| G.A. Aguilar | stunts | |
| Jeff Blatnick | stunts | |
| Sean P. Anderson | stunts | |
| John W. Moyler | stunts |
| Christopher Covert | music supervisor | |
| 埃里克·巴杜 | musician: "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}" | |
| Mary J. Blige | singer: "Never Been" | |
| Eden Miller | costume design assistant (uncredited) | |
| Leon Adair Jr. | parking coordinator | |
| Will Arnot | steadicam operator | |
| Eric B. | musician: "Paid in Full {7 Minutes of Madness Remix}" | |
| K.C. Bailey | still photographer | |
| Heather Baird | casting associate | |
| David E. Baron | first assistant camera: "b" camera | |
| 茅斯·达夫 | musician: "Brown Sugar {Super Fine}", "Breakdown", "Brown Sugar {Fine} | |
| Hugo Bonilla | company electrician | |
| Dalia Burde | production assistant | |
| Gary Burritt | negative cutter | |
| Cassandra Butcher | unit publicist | |
| Jerry Butler | singer: "Ain't Understand-ing Mellow" | |
| Andrew Casey | camera operator: "b" camera | |
| Robert Cavalluzzo | location assistant | |
| Nicolas L. Charuet | company grip | |
| Peter Clores | transportation co-captain | |
| Barry Cole | music supervisor | |
| William Coleman | camera operator: "b" camera | |
| Jeffrey A. Danielson | best boy electric | |
| Howard Davidson | company grip | |
| Keith Devlin | company electrician | |
| Glen Engels | best boy grip | |
| Doug E. Fresh | musician: "Battle in the Bronx" and "Human Beat Box" | |
| Laurie Gershon | product placement | |
| Eliot Gerstel | assistant: Mr. Heller | |
| Dennis Green | 24 frame video operator | |
| Michael Green | camera operator | |
| Richard Guinness Jr. | key grip | |
| Steven R. Hammond | transportation captain | |
| Barbara Harris | voice casting | |
| Marc Hirschfeld | steadicam assistant | |
| Al Hirt | musician: "Harlem Hendoo" | |
| Deirdre Horgan | script supervisor | |
| Jacqui Howell | camera loader | |
| Robert Hurst | score contractor | |
| Nils Johnson | video playback operator | |
| Arif S. Kinchen | voice-over (uncredited) | |
| Rachel Leek | set costumer | |
| Patrick McGrath | dolly grip | |
| Dennis McNeill | color timer | |
| Jill Merritt | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Guy Moon | music producer: "The Ho Is Mine" | |
| Sandra Nash | second assistant editor | |
| Rahsaan Patterson | singer: "You Make Life So Good" | |
| Chris Peterson | production assistant | |
| DeNon Porter | first assistant editor | |
| Andrew Priestley | first assistant camera: "b" camera | |
| Tuffy Questell | extras casting (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Quirk | gaffer | |
| Rakim | musician: "Paid in Full {7 Minutes of Madness Remix}" | |
| Rick Raphael | steadicam operator | |
| Slick Rick | singer: "Battle in the Bronx" | |
| J. Max Ruschak | first assistant accountant | |
| Kathi Scharer | production accountant | |
| Jill Scott | singer: "Easy Conversation" | |
| James Scutakes | company grip | |
| Amy Silverman | second assistant camera | |
| Darryl A. Smith | payroll accountant | |
| Mark Summers | company electrician | |
| Steve Tavaglione | musician: woodwinds | |
| Joel Tishcoff | company electrician | |
| Tony Touch | photo | |
| Joe Violante | dailies advisor | |
| Reid Warman | assistant production coordinator | |
| Erik Weiner | singer: "The Ho Is Mine" | |
| Kim Wilcox | assistant costume designer | |
| Cassandra Wilson | singer: "Time After Time" | |
| Aurelia Winborn | first assistant camera | |
| Tom Yeager | location manager | |
| Jim Black | music clearance | |
| LaWanda Black | assistant: Queen Latifah | |
| Sherree Ford Payne | singer | |
| Common | singer: "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}" | |
| Sam Chase | company electrician | |
| Leo Driver | assistant parking coordinator | |
| Careen Fowles | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Kija Brooks | production assistant | |
| Beth Avery | location assistant | |
| Reggi Wyns | musician: "The Ho Is Mine" | |
| Heather Neeld | production coordinator | |
| Josh Campbell | associate editor | |
| Kim Noble | assistant location manager | |
| Angie Stone | singer: "Bring Your Heart" | |
| Dawn Bridgewater | production assistant | |
| India.Arie | singer: "Get It Together" | |
| Tony Phillippe | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Danielle Franco | assistant: Mr. Famuyiwa | |
| Cody Chestnutt | singer: "Serve This Royalty" | |
| Marcus Woods | production assistant | |
| Gene McFadden | musician: "Why Oh Why" | |
| Michael Fucci | assistant location manager (uncredited) | |
| Lisa Varley | production assistant | |
| Keke Wyatt | singer: "It's Going Down" | |
| Dana Dane | singer: "Battle in the Bronx" | |
| Mike Reilly | production assistant | |
| M.O.P. | music performers: "Ante Up {Robbing Hoodz Theory}" | |
| Raphael Saadiq | music producer: "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}" | |
| Angie Stone | singer: "Bring Your Heart" | |
| Amy R. Gorin | location assistant | |
| Labi Siffre | singer: "I Got the" | |
| Kimberly A. Noble | assistant location manager | |
| Nick Smith | musician: keyboards and piano | |
| Jake and The Phatman | song co-producer: "Love of My Life {An Ode to Hip Hop}" | |
| The Roots | music performers: "Act Too {Love of My Life}" | |
| Joshua C. Hersko | production assistant | |
| Meegan Neeb | production assistant | |
| Bobby Blue | singer: "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | |
| Kanye West | music producer: "Brown Sugar {Super Fine}", "Breakdown", "Brown Sugar | |
| Josh Michael | craft service | |
| David Acampora | additional title designer | |
| D.J. Jes Grew | musician: turntabe | |
| Alma Victoria LeMarr | second assistant accountant | |
| Damion Reed | musician: drums | |
| Sharisse Rogers | music preparation | |
| Eugene Stamos | craft service | |
| Terrell John | production assistant | |
| John Whitehead | musician: "Why Oh Why" | |
| Bahamadia | musician: "Commonwealth {Cheap Chicks}" | |
| Brian Digby Jr. | singer: "Family Stand" | |
| Hi-Tek | music performers: "No One Knows Her Name" | |
| The Soul Project | music performers: "I See Ya" | |
| Jaguar Wright | singer: "Self Love" | |
| Grand Agents | music performers: "Grand Right Now" | |
| Blackalicious | music performers: "Nowhere Fast", "Make You Feel That Way", "It's Goin | |
| Blackstar | music performers: "Brown Sugar {Raw}" | |
| Mr. Complex | singer: "Underground Up" | |
| Norman Connors | singer: "Invitation" | |
| Vidal Davis | music producer: "Easy Conversation" | |
| Lateef Dumont | singer: "It's Going Down" | |
| The Fatback Band | music performers: "I Found Lovin'" | |
| The High & Mighty | music performers: "Moment I Feared" | |
| Jigmastas | music performers: "Beyond Real" | |
| J-Live | music performers: "The Day I Fell Off" | |
| Planet Patrol | music performers: "Play At Your Own Risk" | |
| Piakhan | singer: "No One Knows Her Name" | |
| The Professionals | music performers: "Bounce" and "The Breeze" | |
| Donnie | singer: "Cloud 9" | |
| Andre Harris | music producer: "Easy Conversation" | |
| Big D. | singer: "No One Knows Her Name" | |
| Brenda Lee Eager | singer: "Ain't Understand-ing Mellow" | |
| Scott Kinsey | musician: keyboards and piano | |
| Bennie Maupin | musician: woodwinds | |
| Michael Sherman | apprentice editor | |
| The Unit | music performers: "The Unit" | |
| Common Sense | music performers: "I Used to Love H.E.R." | |
| Christine Bergren | music legal (uncredited) |