In addition to Ice Cube, the film stars Bernie Mac, Monica Calhoun, Jamie Foxx, John Amos, A. J. Johnson, Alex Thomas, Charlie Murphy, Terrence Howard, Faizon Love and LisaRaye McCoy in her first starring role.

She begins reminiscing about the time she moved out of her parents' home with hopes of attending college.

On her own, Diana finds a job at a shoe store, where she meets Ronnie and Tricks, who work for Dollar Bill at the Players Club.

Ebony is soon out of control, drinking excessively, staying out all night, and stripping at private house parties.

Several scenes depict episodes in the life of the club: A visit from a famous rapper ends in a fistfight as the bodyguard punches Clyde in the back of the head.

While Ronnie is outside smoking, one of St. Louis's henchmen, named Reggie, tricks Junior into raping Ebony.

A furious Diamond then arrives at the Players Club and beats Ronnie up as punishment, avenging Ebony.

Diamond then punches Tricks in the face and quits in front of Dollar Bill before she leaves with Blue.

[4] Roger Ebert awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and said, "Ice Cube makes 'The Players Club' observant and insightful; beneath its melodrama lurks unsentimental information about why young women do lap dances for a living, and what they think about themselves and their customers.

There's the documentary stuff, the crime story, Diana's shaky romance with a new boyfriend, Ebony's problems, and comic relief from the stylized dialogue of Dollar Bill and his doorman, L'il Man...And then a strong underpinning of economic reality".