Drie vrienden, de halfbroers Doughboy en Ricky Baker, en Tre Styles, groeien op in de achterbuurten van Los Angeles. Tre wordt opgevoed door z'n vader, Furious Styles, die hem normen en waarden bijbrengt.
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| Directing | John Singleton | Director |
| Art | Bruce Bellamy | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marietta Carter-Narcisse | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Kathryn Peters | Set Decoration |
| Production | Steve Nicolaides | Unit Production Manager |
| Editing | Bruce Cannon | Editor |
| Sound | Stanley Clarke | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Chantal Feghali | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Production | Steve Nicolaides | Producer |
| Camera | Charles Mills | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bob Newlan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Writing | John Singleton | Writer |
| Crew | James Brown | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Bob Minor | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Dawn Gilliam | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | D. Stevens | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Wayne Griffin | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Paul Massey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lucy Coldsnow-Smith | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Patrick Drummond | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
