Miniature Dwyer is named after her mother, who was making miniature doll houses when Minnie was born. Minnie, too, has built doll houses for years, and when she learns that she is terminally ill, she and her husband Teddy begin planning their joint suicide. She makes sure that her dolls are placed with people who will appreciate and cherish them. The couple refuse to allow their grief-stricken daughter or the solicitous social worker or anyone else to forestall the death they are determined is right for them.

Miniature Dwyer is named after her mother, who was making miniature doll houses when Minnie was born. Minnie, too, has built doll houses for years, and when she learns that she is terminally ill, she and her husband Teddy begin planning their joint suicide. She makes sure that her dolls are placed with people who will appreciate and cherish them. The couple refuse to allow their grief-stricken daughter or the solicitous social worker or anyone else to forestall the death they are determined is right for them.

迪杰（泰伦斯•霍华德 Terrence Dashon Howard 饰）是一个皮条客， 每天和妓女诺拉（塔恩•曼宁 Taryn Manning 饰）在汽车上接客，日子极为无聊，深感中年危机。在一次黑市交易中，迪杰买到了一个卡通电子钢琴，唤起了自己关于唱诗班的回忆。他得知嘻哈巨星凯尼布莱克（卢达•克里斯 Ludacris 饰）将在7月4日开演唱会。他希望能够录自己的demo小样，寄给这位嘻哈界的大腕。于是，迪杰开始重新组建乐队，找到昔日唱诗班的老友凯（安东尼•安德森 Anthony Anderson 饰），白人钢琴师布莱尔，孕妇莎戈（塔拉吉•P•汉森 Taraji P. Henson 饰）等人帮忙，一步一步实现着自己的理想。他把自己底层生活的经验变成了歌词，用激情荡漾的演绎，征服了媒体和乐迷，然而正当他即将大红时，却因为一次莫名其妙的官司锒铛入狱……

影片讲述一个皮条客进军嘻哈乐界的“传奇”故事。克雷格·布鲁尔身兼影片的导演和编剧双职，对影片的意义有着深刻的理解。这是一部没有大明星的低成…