Filmmaker James Toback ("Two Girls and a Guy") wrote and directed this absorbing ensemble drama about the intersection of black and white cultures in the New York hip hop scene. A documentary filmmaker (Brooke Shields) is following the exploits of a legendary rap music producer (Power), while a talented basketball player who hangs out in the same circles becomes involved in a detective's point-shaving scheme. Robert Downey Jr., Elijah Wood, Claudia Schiffer, Allan Houston, Ben Stiller, Mike Tyson, Jared Leto and Bijou Phillips costar.
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