State Property 2
| State Property 2 | |
|---|---|
 Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Damon Dash |
| Produced by | Damon Dash |
| Written by |
Adam Moreno Damon Dash |
| Based on |
Characters created by Abdul Malik Abbott and Ernest "Tron" Anderson |
| Starring |
Beanie Sigel N.O.R.E Damon Dash |
| Music by |
Kerry Muzzey Beanie Sigel |
| Cinematography | Tom Houghton |
| Edited by | Gary Levy |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 Minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Box office | $1,691,706 |
State Property 2 is a 2005 American crime film directed by Damon Dash and produced and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. A sequel to 2002's State Property, the film stars rap artists and other musicians such as Cam'ron, The Diplomats, Beanie Sigel, N.O.R.E., Kanye West, Mariah Carey 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.
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
- Damon Dash - Dame
- Michael Bentt - Biggis
- Omillio Sparks - Baby Boy
- Oschino - D-Nice
- Freeway - Free
- Young Gunz - Chris & Neef
- Cam'ron - Cam'ron (himself)
- Juelz Santana - Juelz Santana (himself)
- Jim Jones - Jimmy Jones
- Duan Grant - P-Nut
- Sundy Carter - Aisha
- Nicole Wray - Nicole Wray (herself)
- Kanye West - Kanye West (himself)
- Mariah Carey - Dame's Wife
- 'Fame' Jamal Grinnage MOP - Fame
- 'Billy' MOP - Billy Danz
- Ol' Dirty Bastard - Dirt McGirt
- 'Fox' MOP - Fox
- Loon - El Pollo Loco's father
- Angie Martinez - Tuesday
- Omahyra Mota - El Pollo Loco's mother
- Roselyn Sánchez - District Attorney
- Bernard Hopkins- 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.[1] It also received 33% from metacritic based on 10 reviews.[2]