
Brown Sugar
When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Budget: $8,000,000 | Revenue : $27,362,712
Runtime: 109 minutes

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Played Sidney 'Sid' Shaw

Taye Diggs
Played Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis

Yasiin Bey
Played Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon

Nicole Ari Parker
Played Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis

Boris Kodjoe
Played Kelby Dawson

Queen Latifah
Played Francine

Wendell Pierce
Played Simon

Erik Weiner
Played Ren
Reggi Wyns
Played Ten
Melissa Martínez
Played Meghan
Aaliyyah Hill
Played Young Sidney

Marc John Jefferies
Played Young Dre

Angie Martinez
Played Self (Radio DJ)

Rosalyn Coleman
Played Trish Hofmann
Keith Tisdell
Played Richard Lawson

Venida Evans
Played Older Woman
Breece Wilson
Played Woman

Brette Taylor
Played Woman 2

Donna DuPlantier
Played Woman 3
Robin T. Kirksey
Played Bartender 1

Sterling K. Brown
Played Co-Worker
Kofi Boakye
Played Host
Dena Atlantic
Played Hot 97 Assistant
Gerry Pinzon
Played Instructor
Sam McPherson
Played Iridium Waiter

Big Daddy Kane
Played Self

Tariq Trotter
Played Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

Questlove
Played Self

Kool G Rap
Played Self

Helmar Augustus Cooper
Played Reverend
Wyking Jones
Played Bartender

Toks Olagundoye
Played Sidney's LA Assistant

Opal Alladin
Played Crafts Vendor

Dana Dane
Played Self

Doug E. Fresh
Played Self

Slick Rick
Played Self

Jermaine Dupri
Played Self
Pete Rock
Played Self
David Jolicoeur
Played Self - Trugoy the Dove [De La Soul]
Kelvin Mercer
Played Self - Posdnuos [De La Soul]
Vincent Mason
Played Self - Maseo [De La Soul]

Kimora Lee Simmons
Played Self

Russell Simmons
Played Self

Beanie Sigel
Played Self

Talib Kweli
Played Self

Common
Played Self

Method Man
Played Self
Hadley Martin Fisher
Played Backstage Bartender
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Played Kid in the Park

Liza Lapira
Played Hot 97 Receptionist

Ralph E. Tresvant
Played Royale (uncredited)

Kevin Watson
Played Record Label Executive (uncredited)

Vinny DeGennaro
Played Bouncer (uncredited)

Lamman Rucker
Played Man on Couch at Radio Station (uncredited)
Erica Ise
Played Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden
Played Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Chyna
Played Woman at Party (uncredited)
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