During the climactic scene, Danny Glover's character says, "I'm getting too old for this shit", which was his character's catchphrase in the Lethal Weapon franchise.
When Malachi shows up to take Rachel to the prom, he has a boombox sitting atop the limousine playing an old school mix tape. This is a reference to the classic 80s film Say Anything.
Though she played her aunt, in real life, Monique is a months younger than Kimberly Elise.
All of Young Fly's tattoos were edited out of the movie.
This is not the first time Omar Epps and Gabrielle Union "went to prom together". They were also prom dates in Love & Basketball (2000).