<Li> Jacqui Dickerson as Sweets </Li> <Li> Pablo Guzmán as TV Reporter </Li> <P> The movie was filmed in 1991 . Daryl Mitchell, Treach, Money - B, and Donald Faison had auditioned for the role of Roland Bishop, but none were right for the role . Tupac Shakur accompanied Money - B to the audition and asked producer Neal H. Moritz to read . He was given 15 minutes to rehearse before his audition, and he came back and nailed the role of Roland Bishop . Treach and Faison landed cameo roles as a rival gang member and a high school student, respectively . </P> <P> The film received generally favorable reviews . Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an 83% approval rating based on 18 reviews . Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, praising the film as "one of those stories with the quality of a nightmare, in which foolish young men try to out - macho one another until they get trapped in a violent situation which will forever alter their lives .". Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B +" grading, based on how it depicts four young characters who try to gain complete self - control over their surroundings . </P>

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