This well-directed film has the rap music scene as its lure with an excellent soundtrack to be sure, but it's more about the pitfalls and stumbling blocks paving the path to success in small town America that all aspiring artists can easily relate to. Sometimes brutally intimate, this is one movie fully deserving of its awards and nominations.

I'm not into the rap scene, yet this film managed to grab my interest and keep it. Good acting, very human elements and some very interesting angles - all contribute to make this a good film to watch.