"A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s."
Carl Hart
as Self – Neuroscientist
Koe Rodriguez
as Self
Nelson George
Corey Pegues
Samson Styles
Felipe Luciano
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Nancy Reagan
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
James Traficant
Walter Cronkite
John Kerry
Dan Rather
Geraldo Rivera
Chuck Schumer
Mike Tyson
Maxine Waters
Jesse Jackson
David Stern
Paul Reubens
Don Rogers
Michael Jordan
Michael Douglas
as Gordon Gekko (archive footage)
John Deutch
as Self – CIA Director (archive footage)
Wendell Foster
as Self – Reverend (archive footage)
'Freeway' Ricky Ross
Cameo George
Producer
Keith Brown
Nicole London
Marcia Smith
Executive Producer
Naimah Jabali-Nash
Stanley Nelson
Director
Jeremy Phillips
Editor
Charnelle “Cha” Quallis
Mike Long
Brittany Huckabee