| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Doctor Dré | Crew | Writing | Author |
 Ed Lover | Crew | Writing | Author |
 Seth Greenland | Crew | Writing | Author |
 Ted Demme | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Andre B. Blake | Cast | Actor | Lamar |
 B-Real | Cast | Actor | Jose Gomez |
 Badja Djola | Cast | Actor | Lionel Douglas |
 Bernie Mac | Cast | Actor | G-George |
 Bill Bellamy | Cast | Actor | K.K. |
 Bushwick Bill | Cast | Bar Vagrant | |
 Busta Rhymes | Cast | Actor | Jawaan |
Caron Bernstein | Cast | Actress | Kelly |
 Cheryl 'Salt' James | Cast | Actress | Teesha Braxton |
 Colin Quinn | Cast | Actor | Frankie Flynn |
 D-Nice | Cast | Actor | Male Nurse |
 Darryl McDaniels | Cast | Actor | Detective (as DMC) |
 Denis Leary | Cast | Actor | Sgt. Cooper |
Doctor Dré | Cast | Actor | Doctor Dre |
Ed Lover | Cast | Actor | Ed Lover |
 Flavor Flav | Cast | Actor | Himself |
 Heavy D | Cast | Actor | Himself |
 Hugh Hurd | Cast | Mushmouth (as Hugh L. Hurd) | |
 Ice-T | Cast | Actor | Chauncey "Nighttrain" Jackson |
 Jim Moody | Cast | Actor | Nick Crawford |
 Joe Lisi | Cast | Actor | Captain Reilly |
 John Scurti | Cast | Actor | John Boothby |
 Joseph Simmons | Cast | Actor | Detective (as Run) |
 KRS-One | Cast | Actor | Rashid |
 Karen Duffy | Cast | Actress | Officer Day (as Karen T. Duffy) |
 Ken Ober | Cast | Actor | Bernstein |
Kid Capri | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Kim Chan | Cast | Actor | Fuji |
Kris Kross | Cast | Micah / Karim | |
 Kristen Wilson | Cast | Actress | Maria |
 Kurt Loder | Cast | Actor | Hitman |
 Maggie Rush | Cast | Actress | Brenda |
 Pepa | Cast | Actress | Serise |
Pete Rock | Cast | Robber #1 | |
 Phife Dawg | Cast | Gerald | |
 Queen Latifah | Cast | Actress | Herself |
 Richard Bright | Cast | Actor | Demetrius |
 Roger Robinson | Cast | Actor | Charlie |
 Shock G | Cast | Actor | Club Doorman (as Humpty Hump) |
 Terrence Howard | Cast | Actor | Customer |
 Tony Lip | Cast | Actor | Vito Pasquale |
 Vincent Pastore | Cast | Actor | Tony 'Clams' Como (as Vinny Pastore) |
 Yolanda Whittaker | Cast | Actress | Woman |
 Kool G Rap | Cast | Actor | Guy in barbershop chair (uncredited) |
 Fab 5 Freddy | Cast | Actor | Himself |
 Melle Mel | Cast | Actor | Delroy |
 Ashanti | Cast | Actress | Kid No. 4 |
Rozwill Young | Cast | Actor | Sgt. Bo Griles |
Apache | Cast | Bubba Worker #1 | |
Eric B. | Cast | Actor | Robber #5 |
James Cavanagh Burke | Cast | Actor | Officer Barnes |
 Bowlegged Lou | Cast | Actor | Forty |
T-Money | Cast | Bubba | |
Big Bub | Cast | Roscoe | |
Darryl Barnes | Cast | Bubba Worker #2 (as Smooth B) | |
Dennis Vestunis | Cast | Gustave | |
Stretch | Cast | Benny | |
Curtis Carrott | Cast | Boogie | |
Art Garfield | Cast | Customer in Chair (as Garfield!) | |
Little Daddy Shane | Cast | Homeboy | |
 George T. Odom | Cast | Actor | Albert |
 Ralph McDaniels | Cast | Actress | T.V. Reporter |
Jam Master Jay | Cast | Detective (as Jay) | |
C.L. Smooth | Cast | Robber #2 | |
Guru | Cast | Lorenzo | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
