The original title of the movie was going to be "Jellybean," which is the nickname of the character Ant and was also the name of the skating rink in Southwest Atlanta back in the 1980s. For legal reasons, the title ended up being scrapped.
Outside the skating ring when Ant (Evan Ross) is about to meet Marcus (Big Boi), of the two boys Marcus is talking to, the one wearing a black baseball cap is actually Big Boi's biological brother in real life.
Principal photography shot & film in 2005 in Atlanta for 45 days.
In the scene where Big Boi Picks Ant up from jail, you can see two camera men in the reflection of Big Boi's sunglasses.
Dallas Austin, who was one of the producers of the film, is also played by Evan Ross, who stars in this film, in the 2013 TLC movie.