References Tupac multiple times in the movie, in one reference the lead quotes the Tupac song 'Rather Be Ya N' and uses the expression 'Thugged Out' throughout the movie which was first coined in another Tupac song 'Can't C Me'. And while this movie takes place in 1995 neither of those songs were released until 1996.
This is the second movie that Shareeka Epps plays a young pregnant teen. The other film is Mother and Child.
The scenes including subway trains were shot on the Washington, D.C. area Metro, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
The basketball poster hanging above Jolie's basement couch is actually a Paul Pfiffer piece.