Synopsis: D-Jay is a pimp and a drug dealer. A famous rapper's impending visit to the town where D-Jay lives motivates him to start composing, like he used to do when he was young. He works hard with a few friends to come up with a demo tape so he can give it to the famous rapper in the hope he will listen to it.
Appraisal: Arguably it conveys the energy and angst of these individuals in the brink of society; of course it bothers me that a pimp is depicted in a frankly unrealistic and mostly sympathetic way (see American Pimp for the real thing), but this is probably not the main problem with the film; I don't see a whole lot of relevance in what is ultimately no more than a cheering machine, carefully crafted to that purpose, yet not always effective in its manipulative devices.
Rating: 35
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