Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Townsend.

Cast

• Mekhi Phifer as Hill
• Beyoncé as Carmen Brown
• Yasiin Bey as Lt. Miller
• Rah Digga as Rasheeda
• Joy Bryant as Nikki
• Wyclef Jean as Fortune Teller
• Da Brat as Narrator
• Jermaine Dupri as Pockets
• Shad Moss as Jalil
• Casey Lee as Blaze
• Reagan Gomez-Preston as Caela
• Yuri Brown as Nori
• Jane Yamamoto as Reporter
• Patrice Fisher as Jealous Woman
• Fred Williamson as Lou
• Sam Sarpong as Nathaniel
• Maurice G. Smith as Bigg Mo
• Karen Lynn Scott as Casting Agent
• Richard Yniguez as Dick
• David L. Crowley as I.A. Agent
• Andray Johnson as Boyfriend
• K.K. Holiday as Self
• Audra M Berger as Patron goer
• Lena Bickle as Blaze Dancer
• Erica Duff as Blaze Dancer
• Kelly Konno as Blaze Dancer (as Andrea Kelly Konno)
• Michele Martinez as Blaze Dancer
• Erin Yvonne as Blaze Dancer (as Erin Hernandez)
• Ladae Bond as Flirty Bar Girl (uncredited)
• Brandon J. Muhammad as Prison Guard (uncredited)
• Eric St. John as Bouncer (uncredited)

Crew

• Robert Townsend — Director
• Kip Collins — Original Music Composer
• Geary McLeod — Director of Photography
• Michael Elliot — Screenplay

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