Brown Sugar
When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?
6.7 / 10
English / 109 min. / 2002-10-05
Storyline:
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.
Cast:
Sanaa Lathan
as Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
Taye Diggs
as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Yasiin Bey
as Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
Nicole Ari Parker
as Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
Boris Kodjoe
as Kelby Dawson
Queen Latifah
as Francine
Wendell Pierce
as Simon
Erik Weiner
as Ren
Reggi Wyns
as Ten
Melissa MartÃnez
as Meghan
Aaliyyah Hill
as Young Sidney
Marc John Jefferies
as Young Dre
Angie Martinez
as Self (Radio DJ)
Rosalyn Coleman
as Trish Hofmann
Keith Tisdell
as Richard Lawson
Venida Evans
as Older Woman
Breece Wilson
as Woman
Brette Taylor
as Woman 2
Donna DuPlantier
as Woman 3
Robin T. Kirksey
as Bartender 1
Sterling K. Brown
as Co-Worker
Kofi Boakye
as Host
Dena Atlantic
as Hot 97 Assistant
Gerry Pinzon
as Instructor
Sam McPherson
as Iridium Waiter
Big Daddy Kane
as Self
Tariq Trotter
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Questlove
as Self
Kool G Rap
as Self
Helmar Augustus Cooper
as Reverend
Wyking Jones
as Bartender
Toks Olagundoye
as Sidney's LA Assistant
Opal Alladin
as Crafts Vendor
Dana Dane
as Self
Doug E. Fresh
as Self
Slick Rick
as Self
Jermaine Dupri
as Self
Pete Rock
as Self
David Jolicoeur
as Self - Trugoy the Dove [De La Soul]
Kelvin Mercer
as Self - Posdnuos [De La Soul]
Vincent Mason
as Self - Maseo [De La Soul]
Kimora Lee Simmons
as Self
Russell Simmons
as Self
Beanie Sigel
as Self
Talib Kweli
as Self
Common
as Self
Method Man
as Self
Hadley Martin Fisher
as Backstage Bartender
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
as Kid in the Park
Liza Lapira
as Hot 97 Receptionist
Ralph E. Tresvant
as Royale (uncredited)
Kevin Watson
as Record Label Executive (uncredited)
Vinny DeGennaro
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Lamman Rucker
as Man on Couch at Radio Station (uncredited)
Erica Ise
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Chyna
as Woman at Party (uncredited)