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A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, Metacritic 58/100. Every source lands within 8 points of the others. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes66%
Metacritic58/100
130 audience votes
Key crew
- Rick FamuyiwaDirector
- Michael ElliotScreenplay
- Rick FamuyiwaScreenplay
- Robert HurstOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sanaa LathanSidney 'Sid' Shaw
- Taye DiggsAndre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
- Yasiin BeyChris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
- Nicole Ari ParkerReese Marie Wiggam Ellis
- Boris KodjoeKelby Dawson
- Queen LatifahFrancine
- Wendell PierceSimon
- Erik WeinerRen
- Reggi WynsTen
- Melissa MartínezMeghan
- Aaliyyah HillYoung Sidney
- Marc John JefferiesYoung Dre
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Themes
jealousyhip-hopmarried couplerapperrecording contractromcomrelationship problemsrecord labeltalent scoutcab driverlos angeles, californiawedding