

How you gonna win?
Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father appears after an absence of 12 years and wants a relationship, and his girlfriend Kia tells him she's pregnant, asking him if he's ready to be a father. Gage steals $100,000 in a multiple-felony robbery so that Diamond can record a full album, not knowing it's Mr. B's money he's taken. B wants his money, Diamond wants his music, Tia wants an answer.

Pras Michel
Denzel / Diamond

Ja Rule
David 'Gage' Williams

Jason Statham
Mr. B

Vondie Curtis-Hall
Cliff

Tamala Jones
Kia

John Ralston
Mr. White

Chris Messina
Baz

Eugene Clark
Marshall

Derwin Jordan
Seamus

Patrice Goodman
Jane

Chang Tseng
Mr. Chang
Harry-O
Master Mix

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