In cities around the country men and women go to war each night without bloodshed through slam poetry contests. Jake Thompson thinks this is his ticket off the streets. But he soon finds himself entangled in a violent tug-of-war between his new love, the streets, and his arch rival. This all-star cast includes C. Thomas Howell (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN), Fred Willard (ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY FRANCHISE),Val Lauren (THE SALTON SEA, THE SOUND AND FURY), Michael Parks (DJANGO, KILL BILL FRANCHISE), Amir Talai (WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN EXPECTING), and Fred Williamson (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN).