A rap artist is betrayed by the CEO of his record label when he lies and refuses to pay him a million dollars in back royalty money that is due to him. Instead the CEO used the money to make drug deals with the Russian Mafia, which left the struggling artist with loads of debt and nowhere to turn.

Two young friends struggle to survive after losing their jobs at the Statue of Liberty tourist site due to 9/11. Derrick, courted by Army recruiters, seeks a life outside of their Brooklyn neighborhood, while Tico leads him on a detour into the street-hustling life.