Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs

Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs

Jennifer Hudson as Naima

Tyrese Gibson as Loot / Tyson

Jacob Latimore as Langston

Mary J. Blige as Platinum Fro

Nas as Street Prophet (Isaiah)

Vondie Curtis-Hall as Pawnbroker

Grace Gibson as Maria / Mary

J. Mallory McCree as Kyle

Rotimi as Officer Butch McDaniels

Michael Dale as Innkeeper

Doug Willen as Chic Man

Henry Hunter Hall as Snoopy

Marija Abney as Nativity Dancer

Jevon McFerrin as Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)

Amyrh Harris as Church Goer (uncredited)

Paugh Shadow as Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)