Blair Underwood borrows from the loan sharks to fund his rap music recording company. He surfs the wave of the movement, but success brings its own problems.
It's one of those movies made in the 1980s that offers a survey of the hot music of the moment, tied to a standard plot of the rise and fall of a mini-mogul. It's a standard story, and it's hard to mess up, and director Michael Schultz does a good job. It's not my music, but there's some good variety within the styles, ranging from club to beatbox, and some good acts from the period.
It's one of those movies made in the 1980s that offers a survey of the hot music of the moment, tied to a standard plot of the rise and fall of a mini-mogul. It's a standard story, and it's hard to mess up, and director Michael Schultz does a good job. It's not my music, but there's some good variety within the styles, ranging from club to beatbox, and some good acts from the period.