After graduation from Brown University, this group of young friends and their successes are thrown into a world of reality and tragedy upon returning to their hometown of Chicago. Shaun and his NFL career are taking off, and his obligation to family and friends are the least of his worries. Jackie, Vasha, and Rondelle all have grand aspirations of their own, while Vic and Juan search to find their niche in their friends' lives. On the other hand, the plague of mental illness in the black home breathes life and death into their pursuit of fame and happiness.