''State Property 2'' is a 2005 American

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by

Damon Dash Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive. Dash is best known as co-founder of Roc-A-Fella along with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke. Early life Born in New York City, Dash swept the floors of a local ba ...

and produced and distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment. A

sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the sam ...

to 2002's '' State Property'', the film stars rap artists and other musicians such as Cam'ron,

The Diplomats The Diplomats (also known as Dipset) is an American hip hop collective formed in 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones in Harlem, New York. The group was originally composed of Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey, all of whom gre ...

, Beanie Sigel, N.O.R.E.,

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the ...

and others. Championship boxers

Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight cla ...

and Winky Wright appear in cameo roles. Dash directed the film and co-created its story with Adam Moreno, who wrote the screenplay. The film marks the final appearance of

Ol' Dirty Bastard Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), better known by his stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper. He was one of the founding members of the Wu-Tang Clan, a rap group primarily fr ...

. At the very end the closing credits of the film, ''"R.I.P. Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968-2004)"'' appears on the screen. This is a dedication to Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died the previous year of a drug overdose.

Cast

* Beanie Sigel - Beans * N.O.R.E. - El Pollo Loco *

- Dame * Michael Bentt - Biggis * Omillio Sparks - Baby Boy * Oschino - D-Nice *

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- Free * Young Gunz - Chris & Neef * Cam'ron - Cam'ron (himself) *

Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is best known for his appearances on Cam'ron's 2002 s ...

- Juelz Suarez *

Jim Jones James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. In what he called "revolutionary suicide", ...

- Jimmy Jones * Duan Grant - P-Nut * Sundy Carter - Aisha *

Nicole Wray Nicole Monique Wray (born May 2, 1979), also known as Lady Wray, is an American singer and songwriter. Her 1998 debut single "Make It Hot" was certified gold. Early life Nicole Monique Wray was born on May 2, 1979, in Salinas, California, to ...

- Nicole Wray (herself) *

- Kanye West (himself) *

- Claudia * 'Fame' Jamal Grinnage MOP - Fame * 'Billy' MOP - Billy Danz *

- Rudy * 'Fox' MOP - Fox * Loon - El Pollo Loco's father *

Angie Martinez Angela Martinez (born January 9, 1971) is an American radio personality, rapper, singer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Voice of New York" during her two-decade tenure at New York City station HOT 97 (WQHT), she left that position in 2014 to jo ...

- Tuesday * Omahyra Mota - El Pollo Loco's mother * Roselyn Sánchez - District Attorney *

- O.G.

Reception

''State Property 2'' received negative reviews from critics but was an improvement to its prequel generating only 14% from rotten tomatoes from 14 reviews. It also received 33% from

metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ...

based on 10 reviews.

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* * 2005 films 2000s crime films Films set in Philadelphia Hood films Films shot in New Jersey Films shot in New York (state) Lionsgate films American independent films 2005 independent films 2000s hip hop films Films directed by Damon Dash 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-crime-film-stub

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