Ed Lover as Ed Lover

Doctor Dré as Doctor Dre

Badja Djola as Lionel Douglas

Denis Leary as Sgt. Cooper

Cheryl 'Salt' James as Teesha Braxton

Jim Moody as Nick Crawford

Ice-T as Chauncey "Nighttrain" Jackson

Richard Bright as Demetrius

Rozwill Young as Sgt. Bo Griles

Colin Quinn as Frankie Flynn

Bernie Mac as G-George

Bill Bellamy as K.K.

Andre B. Blake as Lamar

Bowlegged Lou as Forty

T-Money as Bubba

Kim Chan as Fuji

Vincent Pastore as Tony 'Clams' Como

Kurt Loder as Hitman

Joe Lisi as Captain Reilly

Tony Lip as Vito Pasquale

George T. Odom as Albert

Hugh Hurd as Mushmouth

Roger Robinson as Charlie

Maggie Rush as Brenda

Kris Kross as Micah / Karim

Phife Dawg as Gerald

Busta Rhymes as Jawaan

John Scurti as John Boothby

Flavor Flav as Flavor Flav

Sandra 'Pepa' Denton as Serise

Queen Latifah as Queen Latifah

Heavy D as Heavy D

Fab 5 Freddy as Fab 5 Freddy

Terrence Howard as Customer

Yolanda Whitaker as Woman

Apache as Bubba Worker #1

Darryl Barnes as Bubba Worker #2 (as Smooth B)

Dennis Vestunis as Gustave

KRS-One as Rashid

Stretch as Benny

James Cavanagh Burke as Officer Barnes

Karen Duffy as Officer Day

Big Bub as Roscoe

Curtis Carrott as Boogie

Art Garfield as Customer in Chair

Little Daddy Shane as Homeboy

Caron Bernstein as Kelly

Ken Ober as Bernstein

Ashanti as Kid No. 4

Ralph McDaniels as T.V. Reporter

Kool G Rap as Guy in barbershop chair (uncredited)

Shock G as Club Doorman

Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell as Detective

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels as Detective

Joseph Simmons as Detective

Bushwick Bill as Bar Vagrant

D-Nice as Male Nurse

Melle Mel as Delroy

B-Real as Jose Gomez

Eric B. as Robber #5

Pete Rock as Robber #1

C.L. Smooth as Robber #2

Kid Capri as Self

Kristen Wilson as Maria

Del the Funky Homosapien as Kid #1

Guru as Lorenzo

Robert McWilliams as Barbershop customer (uncredited)