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.
Omar Epps
as Quincy 'Q' Powell
Tupac Shakur
as Roland Bishop
Khalil Kain
as Raheem Porter
Jermaine Hopkins
as Steel
Cindy Herron
as Yolanda
Samuel L. Jackson
as Trip
Queen Latifah
as Ruffhouse M.C.
Vincent Laresca
as Radames
Michael Badalucco
as Detective Kelly
Donald Faison
as Student
Maggie Rush
as Myra
Bruklin Harris
as Keesha
