The streets of Compton shape the mindset of most men. Best friends R.B. and T.G. tackle daily obstacles striving for something better. As luck usually has it, an opportunistic Home Invasion presents itself. With street fame came a new struggle. Especially in the hood, where loyalty and deceit are blurred and the only rule is survival. Can T.G. and R.B. succeed? Or will they fall victim like so many others before them?

Darryl 'Whitey' Johnson is a high school basketball star with dreams of playing in the NBA and moving his family out of the ghetto. However, his reality is bad luck and a shaky relationship with his father, Darryl Sr., whom he wants nothing more than to impress. After a series of traumatic events, Whitey finds himself struggling to overcome and threatening his ultimate goal of success.