How underground Hip Hop has influenced today’s young MCs. Uninspired with commercial rap that dominates the radio, this new guard of hip hop enthusiasts are seeking the purity of early hip hop – intimate storytelling. The proliferation of girls, guns and cash in mainstream rap is part of a commercial enterprise, and Kirk and CJ from the rap duo ‘Underachievers’ are desperate to break out. Mykki Blanco and Angel Haze, both recently signed and on the verge of their big break, speak about how NYC shaped their sensibilities as artists. Creating an intimate portrait of Brooklyn, NY where the city provides its own soundtrack in its constant traffic, crowds and street noise a character as integral to the documentary as the rappers themselves.