''State Property 2'' is a 2005 American

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by

Damon Dash Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke in 1994, and co-founded the fashion retailer Rocawear with the former in 1999. Early life ...

and produced and distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment. A

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

Cam'ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), known Mononym, mononymously as Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed with Lance Rivera, Lance "Un" Rivera's Lance Rivera, Untertainment, a ...

, The Diplomats, Beanie Sigel,

N.O.R.E. Victor James Santiago Jr. (born September 6, 1977), better known by his stage name, stage names N.O.R.E. (an acronym for Nigga On the Run Eating) and Noreaga, is an American rapper, singer and podcaster. Santiago first rose to prominence as one ...

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...

and others. Championship boxers Bernard Hopkins 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), known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper. He was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, which forme ...

and the only film appearance of 'Fox' from M.O.P., who died in 2024. At the very end of the closing credits of the film, A dedication to Ol' Dirty Bastard appears on screen.

Cast

* Beanie Sigel - Beans *

- El Pollo Loco *

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

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- Free (himself) * Young Gunz - Chris & Neef *

- himself *

Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James Sr. (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of now-defunct hip-hop group, the Diplomats (also known as Dipset). He is best known for his appearances on group coho ...

- Juelz Suarez * Jimmy Jones - himself * Duan Grant - P-Nut * Sundy Carter - Aisha * Nicole Wray - herself *

- himself *

- Claudia (Professionally Dressed Woman) * 'Fame' Jamal Grinnage MOP - himself * 'Billy' MOP - himself *

- Rudy (Dirt McGirt) * 'Fox' MOP - herself *

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- El Pollo Loco's father *

Angie Martinez Angela "Angie" Martinez (born January 9, 1971) is an American radio personality, podcaster, singer, former rapper and actress. Dubbed "The Voice of New York", Martinez is widely known for her 28-year run at New York City station WQHT, Hot 97 ( ...

- Missy (Tuesday Night) * Omahyra Mota - El Pollo Loco's mother *

Roselyn Sánchez Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez (born April 2, 1973) is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural ''Without ...

- District Attorney (D.A.) * Bernard Hopkins - O.G.

Production

The movie was filmed in 2004.

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

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based on 10 reviews.

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* * 2005 films 2005 crime drama films Films set in Philadelphia 2000s 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 American crime drama films English-language independent films English-language crime drama films English-language musical films 2005 musical films {{2000s-US-film-stub

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