![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/000/025/25709_03d8bf.jpg)
Directed by:
Robert TownsendScreenplay:
Michael ElliotCinematography:
Geary McLeodCast:
Beyoncé, Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Joy Bryant, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Troy Winbush, Fred Williamson, Shad Moss, Andray Johnson (more)Plots(1)
Carmen, a seduceful aspiring actress seems to lead trouble everywhere she goes. But when a hard-nosed cop, Hill, falls in love with her, trouble is always around the corner, especially with a tough criminal investigator who's also after Carmen. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Beyoncé](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748090_b0e2c5.jpg)
Beyoncé
USA
Best movies:
Beyonce's I Am... World Tour (2010) (concert)
Beyoncé: I Am... Yours (2009) (concert)
Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta (2006) (concert)
![Mekhi Phifer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269465_925bc3.jpg)
Mekhi Phifer
USA
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Brian's Song (2001) (TV movie)
![Mos Def](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272205_254d10.jpg)
Mos Def
USA
Best movies:
Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV movie)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Rah Digga
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV movie)
Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
![Joy Bryant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/071/160071382_0d24a2.jpg)
Joy Bryant
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Bobby (2006)
The Skeleton Key (2005)
![Wyclef Jean](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/926/160926283_44f95c.jpg)
Wyclef Jean
Haiti
Best movies:
One Last Thing... (2005)
Dirty (2005)
Shottas (2002)
Da Brat
USA
Best movies:
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV movie)
Kazaam (1996)
Glitter (2001)
![Reagan Gomez-Preston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275045_805483.jpg)
Reagan Gomez-Preston
USA
Best movies:
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Never Die Alone (2004)
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV movie)
![Troy Winbush](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/127/184/127184026_ee3dd2.jpg)
Troy Winbush
USA
Best movies:
The United States of Leland (2003)
The Replacements (2000)
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
![Fred Williamson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273154_2e6a6e.jpg)
Fred Williamson
USA
Best movies:
Black Eye (1974)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
![Shad Moss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275348_137b50.jpg)
Shad Moss
USA
Best movies:
Hurricane Season (2009)
Furious 7 (2015)
Entourage (2015)
![Andray Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886110_90afac.jpg)
Andray Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man (2002)
Blade (1998)
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
![Eric St. John](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/500/158500296_4b5964.jpg)
Eric St. John
Best movies:
War Stories (2003) (TV movie)
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV movie)
Bullet (2014)
Sam Sarpong
UK
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Sucker Free City (2004) (TV movie)
David L. Crowley
Best movies:
First Blood (1982)
Out of the Blue (1980)
Donor (1990) (TV movie)
Maurice G. Smith
Best movies:
Double Whammy (2001)
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV movie)
Kelly Konno
Canada
Best movies:
Stay Tuned (1992)
Descendants (2015) (TV movie)
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV movie)
Yuri Brown
USA
Best movies:
Your Lucky Day (2023)
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV movie)
Deliver Us from Eva (2003)