EnglishRobert Townsend as Jefferson Reed
Marla Gibbs as Mrs Reed Jeff's Mother
Eddie Griffin as Michael
Robert Guillaume as Ted Reed Jeff's Father
James Earl Jones as Earnest Moses
Roy Fegan as Simon Golden Lord Chief
Cynthia Belgrave as Mrs Harris
Marilyn Coleman as Mrs Walker Reed's Landlady
Don Cheadle as Goldilocks
Bobby McGee as Uzi Golden Lord Gunman
Bill Cosby as Marvin
Big Daddy Kane as Pirate
Frank Gorshin as Byers the Mobster
Sinbad as Malik Stacy's Boyfriend
Nancy Wilson as Mrs Laws the Principal
Luther Vandross as Jamison
Romelle 'Ro Ro' Chapman as Jr Lords
Demetrius 'Red' Pugh as Jr Lords
Christopher Sellers as Jr Lords
David 'Lil Dave' Shelton as Jr Lords
Adrian 'GA' Witcher as Jr Lords
Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr as Digit
Jenifer Lewis as Mrs Williams Lewis' Mother
Stephanie Williams as Stacy a Teacher
Vincent 'Vinny' Brown as Bloods
Anthony 'Treach' Criss as Bloods
Kaygee as Bloods
Louis Freese as Crips
Larry Muggerud as Crips
Senen Reyes as Crips
Beverly Johnson as Woman Doctor
LaWanda Page as Old Nurse
Lela Rochon as Vanessa the Pretty Nurse
Wallace Shawn as Mr Little
John Witherspoon as Clarence James Carter III
Charlayne Woodard as Janice Farrell Ch 3 News
Tommy Redmond Hicks as Officer Patterson
Asia Dosreis as Squirrel Golden Lord Tryout
Sam Jackson as Dre
Barbara Montgomery as Dre's Mother
Turean Butler as Baby Lords
Reginald Davis as Baby Lords
Raynard Holman as Baby Lords
Darren Overton as Baby Lords
Bryan Young as Baby Lords
Jason Young as Baby Lords
George S Allen III as Man
Janice Garcia as Screaming Woman in Underware
Deborah Lacey as TV Housewife
Faizon Love as Maurice Screaming Woman's Husband
Stu Gilliam as Dr Jones the Head Physician
Gregory Littman as Doctor
Angela Robinson as Nurse
Joel Weiss as Orderly
Larry A Wiggs II as Larry the Karate Kid
Shirley Jenkins as Bystander
Don Reed as Drug Worker
Clayton LeBouef as Junkie
Dierk Torsek as TV Newscaster
Another Bad Creation as Themselves
Naughty By Nature as Themselves
Cypress Hill as Themselves
Biz Markie as Himself