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Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

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

Genres

RomanceComedy

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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.

Others

Budget

$8000000

Revenue

$27362712

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

05 October 2002

Country

United States of America

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

Reggi Wyns

Ten

Melissa Martínez

Melissa Martínez

Meghan

Aaliyyah Hill

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

Keith Tisdell

Richard Lawson

Venida Evans

Venida Evans

Older Woman

Breece Wilson

Breece Wilson

Woman

Brette Taylor

Brette Taylor

Woman 2

Donna DuPlantier

Donna DuPlantier

Woman 3

Robin T. Kirksey

Robin T. Kirksey

Bartender 1

Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. Brown

Co-Worker

Kofi Boakye

Kofi Boakye

Host

Dena Atlantic

Dena Atlantic

Hot 97 Assistant

Gerry Pinzon

Gerry Pinzon

Instructor

Sam McPherson

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

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

Pete Rock

Self

David Jolicoeur

David Jolicoeur

Self - Trugoy the Dove [De La Soul]

Kelvin Mercer

Kelvin Mercer

Self - Posdnuos [De La Soul]

Vincent Mason

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

Hadley Martin Fisher

Backstage Bartender

Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

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

Erica Ise

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden

Spencer Kayden

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Chyna

Chyna

Woman at Party (uncredited)

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