Prison Song

Q-Tip

Elijah Dixon

Mary J. Blige

Mom

Harold Perrineau

Uncle Cee

Fat Joe

Big Pete

Ian 'Blaze' Kelly

Inmate

Eric McCollum

Thomas Wilson

Denee Rivera

Jolie Martinez

Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

Young Elijah

Javier Nunez

Eugene

Elvis Costello

Public Defender / Teacher

Fisher Stevens

Prosecutor

Snow

Officer McIntyre

Joe Paradise

Chief Berry

Danny Hoch

Harris

Bobbito Garcia

Brown

Hassan Johnson

Jay

Clay Da Raider

KT

Casper Martinez

C.O. Villar

Jamie Hector

Phone Kid

Mateo Gómez

Mr. Gonzalez

Ryan Toby

Teacher's Assistant

Peggy A. Kirkpatrick

Group Home Counselor

N.O.R.E.

Big Ski

Dominique Walters

Young Thomas (as Dominique 'Lil Nique' Walters)