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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
Cast
- Nas
- Self
- Cornel West
- Self - Professor and Political Activist
- Pharrell Williams
- Self
- Swizz Beatz
- Self
- Busta Rhymes
- Self
- Alicia Keys
- Self
- Olu Dara
- Self - Nas' Father
- Roxanne Shanté
- Self
- Jabari Jones
- Self - Nas' Brother
- Angela Braconi
- Self - Nas' Elementary School Teacher
- Marley Marl
- Self - Music Producer
- Large Professor
- Self - Hip Hop Rapper and Record Producer
- Wiz
- Self
- M.C. Serch
- Self - Hip Hop MC
- Faith Newman
- Self - Columbia Records
- DJ Premier
- Self - Music Producer
- Fab 5 Freddy
- Self
- Leshan Lewis
- Self - Music Producer
- Anthony Cruz
- Self - Rapper
- Q-Tip
- Self
- Pete Rock
- Self
- Knight Jones
- Self - Nas' Son
- Marcyliena Morgan
- Self - Director of the Hiphop Archive
- Destiny Jones
- Self - Nas' Daughter
Produced By
- Tuma Basa
- consulting producer
- Ann Bennett
- consulting producer
- Allan Bey
- producer
- Martha Diaz
- associate producer
- One9
- executive producer / producer
- Erik Parker
- executive producer / producer
- Eric Rigaud
- consulting producer
- Charles Roberson
- consulting producer
- Anthony Saleh
- producer
Music
Cinematography
- David Joseph
- Cinematographer
Sound
- Steve Borne
- supervising sound editor
- Francis X. Coakley
- sound mixer
- Matt Decker
- music & sound editor
- Ryan Haffey
- sound mixer
- Fiona McBain
- sound mixer
- Daniel Nidel
- sound mixer
- Eric Perez
- sound mixer
- Daniel Powell
- sound mixer
- Emmett Smith
- assistant sound editor
- Donny Tam
- audio supervisor
- Peter Waggoner
- re-recording mixer
Editing
- One9
- co-editor
Production Management
- Robert Warmflash
- post-production supervisor
Editorial
- John Kane
- additional editor
- Don Wyllie
- digital intermediate colorist
Other
- Matthew Akers
- thanks
- Mark Ankner
- thanks
- Orlando Bagwell
- thanks
- Reed Baker
- thanks
- Harry Belafonte
- thanks
- Ben Braun
- thanks
- Dan Braun
- thanks
- Josh Braun
- thanks
- Vee Bravo
- thanks
- Anna Brennan
- thanks
- Mike Brinkley
- thanks
- Dorothy Clinch
- thanks
- Liesl Copland
- thanks
- Lisa Cortes
- thanks
- Tanya Du'Shay
- thanks
- Michael Eric Dyson
- thanks
- Samtubia Edwards
- thanks
- Phat Gary
- thanks
- Geoff Gilmore
- thanks
- Sol Guy
- thanks
- Andreas Hale
- thanks
- Jermaine Hall
- thanks
- Alexandra Hanibal
- thanks
- Ryan Harrington
- special thanks / thanks
- Lilly Hartley
- special thanks
- Barbara Jackson
- thanks
- Sacha Jenkins
- thanks
- Betsy Jones
- thanks
- Jarvis Jones
- thanks
- David Karp
- thanks
- Rob Kenner
- thanks
- Alan Ket
- thanks
- David Koh
- thanks
- Sharon La Cruise
- thanks
- Josh Levine
- thanks
- Sheila Lynch
- thanks
- David Mack
- thanks
- Jim McDonnell
- thanks
- Cara Mertes
- thanks
- 'Lite' Khalil Moses
- thanks
- Kia Muhammad
- thanks
- Tamir Muhammad
- thanks
- Edward Nahem
- thanks
- Pedro Noguera
- thanks
- Rohan Rambukpotha
- thanks
- Andre Robinson
- thanks
- Carlos Rodriguez
- thanks
- Jose Rodriguez
- thanks
- Leslie Rosales
- thanks
- Franc Rosario
- thanks
- Tammie Rosen
- thanks
- Jane Rosenthal
- thanks
- Lily Rougeot
- thanks
- Nick Savva
- thanks
- Rashid Shabazz
- thanks
- Keith Shapiro
- thanks
- Jae Supreme
- thanks
- Genna Terranova
- thanks
- Terenia Thomas
- thanks
- Montana Triplett
- thanks
- Roberta Uno
- thanks
- Mimi Valdes
- thanks
- Darren Walker
- thanks
- Kelly Walton
- thanks
- Paula Weinstein
- thanks
- Al White
- thanks
- Rodney Williams
- thanks
- Melanie Winns
- thanks
- Bradford Young
- thanks
- Jennifer Yu
- thanks
- Gabe Zardes
- thanks
Music Department
- Wynne Bennett
- piano
- Matt Decker
- music editor
- Michael Furjanic
- additional composition
- Gerry Gershman
- music clearances
- Jonathan Powell
- trumpet
- Tarrah Reynolds
- violin: viola
- Brian Satz
- composer: theme music / musical director
- Mark Tewarson
- additional composition
- Robin Urdang
- music clearances
- Scott Vener
- music supervisor
- Ethan White
- additional composition
Camera Department
- Kevin Akers
- first assistant camera / first assistant camera: Los Angeles
- Romain Alary
- camera operator
- Akeel L. Ali
- additional cinematography
- Paul Arton
- camera operator
- Jonathan Beattie
- steadicam operator
- Nicola Benizzi
- camera operator
- Malik K. Buie
- camera operator
- Paul Callahan
- aerial photography
- Dori Cohen
- camera operator
- Kevin Couliau
- camera operator
- K.D. Davison
- camera operator
- Thibaut de Longeville
- addditional cinematography
- John David Devirgiliis
- camera operator
- Jackson Glasgow
- camera operator
- Nicalena Iovino
- first assistant camera
- Ari Issler
- additional cinematography
- Earl Jordan
- camera operator
- David Joseph
- additional cinematography
- Noelle Kandigian
- first assistant camera
- Cornelia Klapper
- first assistant camera
- Ben Kutchins
- additional cinematography
- Petrushka Bazin Larsen
- still photography
- Adam Lukens
- gaffer: New York
- Antoine Lyons
- camera operator
- Eddie Ojeda
- additional cinematography
- One9
- additional cinematography
- Brian Outland
- camera operator
- Hamza Salmi
- camera operator
- George Tur
- first assistant camera
- Bryan Wachtel
- gaffer
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