Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar(2002)

"When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?"

6.6/10
122 votes
109 minOctober 5, 2002

Overview

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.

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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

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Reggi Wyns

Ten

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Melissa Martínez

Meghan

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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

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Keith Tisdell

Richard Lawson

Venida Evans

Venida Evans

Older Woman

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Breece Wilson

Woman

Brette Taylor

Brette Taylor

Woman 2

Donna DuPlantier

Donna DuPlantier

Woman 3

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Robin T. Kirksey

Bartender 1

Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. Brown

Co-Worker

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Kofi Boakye

Host

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Dena Atlantic

Hot 97 Assistant

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Gerry Pinzon

Instructor

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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

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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

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Pete Rock

Self

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David Jolicoeur

Self - Trugoy the Dove [De La Soul]

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Kelvin Mercer

Self - Posdnuos [De La Soul]

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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

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Hadley Martin Fisher

Backstage Bartender

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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)

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Erica Ise

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden

Spencer Kayden

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Chyna

Chyna

Woman at Party (uncredited)

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