Mason ZyíAire Tyndall has big dreams. Dreams of sick beats, epic mic-drops, sold out stadiums. Masonís going to be a rap staróand you donít become a rap star by hitting up BLM protests with your mom or sitting at a desk. Mason wants to get out there and make a name for himself, but heíll have to graduate high school first. And he canít do that if he fails his senior year. Convinced his poetry class is a waste of time, Masonís teacher helps him see just how valuable a couplet and a rhyme can be. But when an unarmed Black man is killed by the police in his city, tensions start to riseóamong the cops, the community, and even Masonís peers. Caught in the middle of increasingly violent conflicts, Mason will have to find a way to use his voice for changeÖand fast.