Brown Sugar
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
Sanaa Lathan
Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
Taye Diggs
Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Yasiin Bey
Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
Nicole Ari Parker
Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
Boris Kodjoe
Kelby Dawson
Queen Latifah
Francine
Wendell Pierce
Simon
Erik Weiner
Ren
Reggi Wyns
Ten
Melissa Martínez
Meghan
Aaliyyah Hill
Young Sidney
Marc John Jefferies
Young Dre
Angie Martinez
Self (Radio DJ)
Rosalyn Coleman
Trish Hofmann
Keith Tisdell
Richard Lawson
Venida Evans
Older Woman
Breece Wilson
Woman
Brette Taylor
Woman 2
Donna DuPlantier
Woman 3
Robin T. Kirksey
Bartender 1
Sterling K. Brown
Co-Worker
Kofi Boakye
Host
Dena Atlantic
Hot 97 Assistant
Gerry Pinzon
Instructor
Sam McPherson
Iridium Waiter
Big Daddy Kane
Self
Tariq Trotter
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Questlove
Self
Kool G Rap
Self
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Reverend
Wyking Jones
Bartender
Toks Olagundoye
Sidney's LA Assistant
Opal Alladin
Crafts Vendor
Dana Dane
Self
Doug E. Fresh
Self
Slick Rick
Self
Jermaine Dupri
Self
Pete Rock
Self
David Jolicoeur
Self - Trugoy the Dove [De La Soul]
Kelvin Mercer
Self - Posdnuos [De La Soul]
Vincent Mason
Self - Maseo [De La Soul]
Kimora Lee Simmons
Self
Russell Simmons
Self
Beanie Sigel
Self
Talib Kweli
Self
Common
Self
Method Man
Self
Hadley Martin Fisher
Backstage Bartender
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Kid in the Park
Liza Lapira
Hot 97 Receptionist
Ralph E. Tresvant
Royale (uncredited)
Kevin Watson
Record Label Executive (uncredited)
Vinny DeGennaro
Bouncer (uncredited)
Lamman Rucker
Man on Couch at Radio Station (uncredited)
Erica Ise
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Chyna
Woman at Party (uncredited)