Robert Townsend Director Beyoncé Carmen Brown Actor Mekhi Phifer Hill Actor Yasiin Bey Lt. Miller Actor Troy Winbush Sgt. Tony Porter Actor Sam Sarpong Nathaniel Actor Reagan Gomez Caela Actor Da Brat Narrator Shad "Bow Wow" Moss Jalil Actor Jermaine Dupri Pockets Actor Casey Lee Blaze Actor Rah Digga Rasheeda Actor Joe Bryant Actor Michael Elliot Executive Producer Loretha Jones Executive Producer Graig Hutchison Producer Geary McLeod Cinematographer Jonathan P. Shaw Film Editing David Sackeroff Production Design Tracey White Costume Design Robi Reed Casting Aisha Coley Casting