Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

2002
1h 49min

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.

Brown Sugar

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.
    Released
    October 2002
    Runtime
    1h 49min
    Director
    Budget
    $8,000,000
    Revenue
    $27,362,712
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Fox Searchlight Pictures, Evergreen Productions, Heller Highwater Productions, Magic Johnson Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Cast
Sanaa Lathan
Sanaa Lathan
Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs
Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey
Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
Nicole Ari Parker
Nicole Ari Parker
Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
Boris Kodjoe
Boris Kodjoe
Kelby Dawson
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Francine
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce
Simon
Erik Weiner
Erik Weiner
Ren
Reggi Wyns
Ten
Melissa Martínez
Meghan
Aaliyyah Hill
Young Sidney
Marc John Jefferies
Marc John Jefferies
Young Dre
Angie Martinez
Angie Martinez
Self (Radio DJ)
Rosalyn Coleman
Rosalyn Coleman
Trish Hofmann
Keith Tisdell
Richard Lawson
Venida Evans
Venida Evans
Older Woman
Breece Wilson
Woman
Brette Taylor
Brette Taylor
Woman 2
Donna DuPlantier
Donna DuPlantier
Woman 3
Robin T. Kirksey
Bartender 1
Sterling K. Brown
Sterling K. Brown
Co-Worker
Kofi Boakye
Host
Dena Atlantic
Hot 97 Assistant
Gerry Pinzon
Instructor
Sam McPherson
Iridium Waiter
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Self
Tariq Trotter
Tariq Trotter
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Questlove
Questlove
Self
Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap
Self
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Reverend
Wyking Jones
Bartender
Toks Olagundoye
Toks Olagundoye
Sidney's LA Assistant
Opal Alladin
Opal Alladin
Crafts Vendor
Dana Dane
Dana Dane
Self
Doug E. Fresh
Doug E. Fresh
Self
Slick Rick
Slick Rick
Self
Jermaine Dupri
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
Kimora Lee Simmons
Self
Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
Self
Beanie Sigel
Beanie Sigel
Self
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Self
Common
Common
Self
Method Man
Method Man
Self
Hadley Martin Fisher
Backstage Bartender
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Kid in the Park
Liza Lapira
Liza Lapira
Hot 97 Receptionist
Ralph E. Tresvant
Ralph E. Tresvant
Royale (uncredited)
Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson
Record Label Executive (uncredited)
Vinny DeGennaro
Vinny DeGennaro
Bouncer (uncredited)
Lamman Rucker
Lamman Rucker
Man on Couch at Radio Station (uncredited)
Erica Ise
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
Spencer Kayden
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Joanie Laurer
Joanie Laurer
Woman at Party (uncredited)
Brother Eden Douglas
Park Chess Player #1 (uncredited)
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