Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorErnest R. Dickerson
WriterErnest R. Dickerson, Gerard Brown
Cast
Omar Epps
Quincy 'Q' Powell
Tupac Shakur
Roland Bishop
Khalil Kain
Raheem Porter
Jermaine Hopkins
Steel
Cindy Herron
Yolanda
Samuel L. Jackson
Trip
Queen Latifah
Ruffhouse M.C.
Vincent Laresca
Radames
Michael Badalucco
Detective Kelly
Donald Faison
Student
Maggie Rush
Myra
Bruklin Harris
Keesha
Bokeem Woodbine
Patron
Grace Garland
Q's Mother
John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin
Cop #1
Norman Douglass
Cop #2
John Di Benedetto
Cop #3
George O. Gore II
Brian
Victor Campos
Quiles
Eric Payne
Frank
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Keywords
rap musichip-hopstreet gang
Details
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$20M
TMDb Votes
452
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026