Overview

A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

Genres

Cast

Azealia Banks

Coco

Common

Coltrane

Jill Scott

Professor Dixon

Lorraine Toussaint

Nichelle

Hana Mae Lee

Julie

Lucien Laviscount

Derek

John David Washington

Mahlik

Mary Christina Brown

Sapphire

Nancy Cejari

Party guest

Esperanza Spalding

Herself

Jin Au-Yeung

Jin

Jeremie Harris

Matt