Movie·2002·1h 49m
Brown Sugar
When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Peter Heller, Magic Johnson
Cinematography
Enrique Chediak
Music
Robert Hurst
Editor
Dirk Westervelt
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
129 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Sanaa Lathan
Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
Taye Diggs
Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Yasiin Bey
Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
Nicole Ari Parker
Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
Boris Kodjoe
Kelby Dawson
Queen Latifah
Francine
Wendell Pierce
Simon
Erik Weiner
Ren
Reggi Wyns
Ten
Melissa Martínez
Meghan
Aaliyyah Hill
Young Sidney
Marc John Jefferies
Young Dre
Angie Martinez
Self (Radio DJ)
Rosalyn Coleman
Trish Hofmann
Keith Tisdell
Richard Lawson
Venida Evans
Older Woman
Breece Wilson
Woman
Brette Taylor
Woman 2
// crew
Crew
Michael Elliot
Screenplay, Story
Rick Famuyiwa
Director, Screenplay
Peter Heller
Producer
Magic Johnson
Executive Producer
Enrique Chediak
Director of Photography
Dirk Westervelt
Editor
Robert Hurst
Original Music Composer
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