

"In the Ghettos of Harlem you don't buy respect... you earn it."
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.
Quincy 'Q' Powell

Roland Bishop

Raheem Porter

Steel

Yolanda

Trip

Ruffhouse M.C.

Radames

Detective Kelly

Student

Myra

Keesha

Patron

Q's Mother
Cop #1
Cop #2
Cop #3

Brian

Quiles
Frank

Record Store Clerk
Blizzard
Contest Auditioner

Detective Markham

Sweets
TV Reporter
Steel's Mother

Steel's Father
Snappy Nappy Dugout
Kid at Trip's
Sam
Raheem's Mother

Bishop's Grandma
Bishop's Father
Bartender
Doctor
Contest Judge

Contest Judge

Self

Bar Patron
Bar Patron
Homeless Woman
Radame’s Homie (uncredited)

MTV Producer (uncredited)
Keesha's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Tall Man in Club (uncredited)
T-Money (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Radames' Gang (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Concert Judge (uncredited)
Girl At Party
