A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
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Film Cast:

• Caine ‘Kaydee’ Lawson: Tyrin Turner
• Kevin ‘O-Dog’: Larenz Tate
• Pernell: Glenn Plummer
• Ronnie: Jada Pinkett Smith
• Tat Lawson: Samuel L. Jackson
• Grocery Store Woman: June Kyoto Lu
• Grocery Store Man: Toshi Toda
• Clyde: Reginald Ballard
• Karen Lawson: Khandi Alexander
• Anthony: Jullian Roy Doster
• Five Year Old Caine: Brandon Hammond
• Man #1: Eugene Lee
• Man #2: James Pickens Jr.
• Teacher: Nancy Cheryll Davis
• Grandmama: Marilyn Coleman
• Grandpapa: Arnold Johnson
• Harold Lawson: Saafir
• Doc: Pooh Man
• A-Wax: MC Eiht
• Sharif: Vonte Sweet
• Stacy: Ryan Williams
• Jackee: Cynthia Calhoun
• Junior: Garen Holman
• Nurse #1: Joy Matthews
• Chauncy: Clifton Powell
• Lew-Loc: Too $hort
• Lloyd: Christopher M. Brown
• Deena: Stacy Arnell
• Basehead: Dwayne L. Barnes
• Insurance Man (as Dave Kirsch): Ian Davids
• K-9 Police Officer: Alvin Mears
• Detective: Bill Duke
• Car Dealer: Robert Gonzales
• Car-Jack Victim: Martin Davis
• Ilena: Erin Wiley Sands
• Mr. Butler: Charles S. Dutton
• Officer Fassel: Charles J. Grube
• Officer Gadd: Mike Kelly
• Vato #1: Rolando Molina
• Vato #2: Clifton Collins Jr.
• Vato #3: Tony Valentino
• Ilena’s Cousin: Samuel Monroe Jr.
• Vato #4: Daniel Villarreal
• Girl at Party: Yolanda Whittaker
• Tony: Anthony Johnson

Film Crew:

• Sound Effects Editor: Lance Brown
• Sound Effects Editor: David Farmer
• Director of Photography: Lisa Rinzler
• Story: Albert Hughes
• Story: Allen Hughes
• Screenplay: Tyger Williams
• Executive Producer: Kevin Moreton
• Producer: Darin Scott
• Original Music Composer: Quincy Jones III
• Editor: Christopher Koefoed
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Sereno
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Ken Teaney
• Costume Design: Sylvia Vega-Vasquez
• Sound Effects Editor: Tim Gedemer
• Production Design: Penny Barrett
• Set Dresser: Lisa Boutillier
• Set Decoration: Adel A. Mazen
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Scott Ganary

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