Cast
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Desi Arnez Hines II, young) as Tre Styles, son of Furious and Crenshaw High School senior.
- Morris Chestnut (Donovan McCrary, young) as Ricky Baker, maternal half-brother of Doughboy and all-star football player at Crenshaw High School, Tré's best friend.
- Ice Cube (Baha Jackson, young) as Darrin "Doughboy" Baker, maternal half-brother of Ricky.
- Laurence Fishburne as Jason "Furious" Styles, father of Tre.
- Nia Long as Brandi, Tre's girlfriend.
- Tyra Ferrell as Brenda Baker, mother of Doughboy and Ricky.
- Angela Bassett as Reva Devereaux-Styles, mother of Tre.
- Redge Green (Kenneth A. Brown, young) as Chris.
- Dedrick D. Gobert as Dookie.
- Baldwin C. Sykes as Monster.
- Tracey Lewis-Sinclair as Shaniqua.
- Alysia Rogers as Shanice, Ricky's girlfriend and the mother of his son.
- Regina King as Shalika.
- Lexie Bigham as Mad Dog.
- Raymond Turner as Ferris.
- Lloyd Avery II as Thug #2, Ricky's shooter
- Mia Bell as female gang member.
- Duncan Ferris as furious drug dealer.
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