Drama Music
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
Directed by
Curtis Hanson
Written by
Scott Silver
Anthony Mackie
Papa Doc
Michael Shannon
Greg Buehl
Mekhi Phifer
Future
Kim Basinger
Stephanie
Eminem
Jimmy
Brittany Murphy
Alex
Taryn Manning
Janeane
Xzibit
Male Lunch Truck Rapper
Paul Bates
Manny
Evan Jones
Cheddar Bob
Omar Benson Miller
Sol George
Eugene Byrd
Wink
Brandon T. Jackson
Chin Tiki Club Goer (uncredited)
Joshua Bitton
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Joe Lee Patton
Chloe Greenfield
Lily
De'Angelo Wilson
DJ IZ
Proof
Lil'Tic
Obie Trice
Second Parking Lot Rapper
Malik Barnhardt
Moochie
Nashawn 'Ox' Breedlove
Lotto
Larry Hudson
Bouncer
Mike Bell
Shorty Mike
DJ Head
Battle DJ
Mary Hannigan
Mrs. Helgeland
Strike
Lyckety-Splyt
Na'Keya Snoddy
Papa Doc's Girl
Day Golfin
Day
Allen Adams
Omar
Hom
First Parking Lot Rapper
Njeri Earth
Third Parking Lot Rapper
Jennifer Kitchen
Willing Girl
Kyla Womack
Alex's Friend
Melissa Zaglanikzny
Christine
Rockey Black
Rocky
Craig Chandler
Paul
Miz-Korona
Female Lunch Truck Rapper
Steven Monroe
Plant Worker
John Smith Jr.
Lobby Security Guard
Venicia Foreman
WJLB Receptionist
Waverly W. Alford II
Big O
Bushman
WJLB Disc Jockey
Adam Brook
Roy Darucher
John Moore

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