Mario Van Peebles Jesse Lee Director, Actor Stephen Baldwin Jimmy J. 'Little J' Teeters Actor Charles Lane Weezie Actor Tommy Tiny Lister Obobo Actor Big Daddy Kane Father Time Actor Billy Zane Colonel Graham Actor Blair Underwood Carver Actor Melvin Van Peebles Papa Joe Actor Salli Richardson-Whitfield Lana Actor Tone Loc Angel Actor Pam Grier Phoebe Actor Vesta Williams Vera Actor Isaac Hayes Cable Actor Robert Hooks King David Actor Paul Bartel Mayor Bigwood Actor Lawrence Cook Cook Actor Richard Gant Doubletree Actor Stephen J. Cannell Jimmy Love Actor Nipsey Russell Snopes Actor Reginald VelJohnson Preston Actor Woody Strode Storyteller Actor Sy Richardson Screenwriter Dario Scardapane Screenwriter Preston L. Holmes Producer Jim Steele Producer Tim Bevan Executive Producer Eric Fellner Executive Producer Peter Menzies Jr. Cinematographer Mark Conte Film Editing Seth Flaum Film Editing Michel Colombier Original Music Catherine Hardwicke Production Design Kim Hix Art Director Tessa Posnansky Set Decoration Paul A. Simmons Jr. Costume Design Pat Golden Casting