Following Wanda Bell and Leon Simmons in '90s Los Angeles as West Coast rap rises from the fallout of the crack epidemic; ambition, loyalty and survival collide as everyone risks everything to build something lasting.
In hopes of ending Lamar's music dreams, Gerty and Big Daddy call a meeting and reveal a shocking family secret that changes everything.
Complications with the label inspire the music family to gamble with their new record. James' plan to get through to Big Daddy and Gerty opens deep family wounds.
Wanda struggles to navigate loyalty to family and her ambitions; Lamar's new song grows beyond the label's plans; James and Leon are forced to rethink their futures.
Wanda gets a new job, but street violence threatens to unravel her music dreams; Leon's forced to settle a street conflict.
Wanda wants to break into L.A.'s booming rap scene; she stakes her future on her cousin, Lamar, and a rising rapper, Artillery; Leon warns Wanda of the danger of the music business.
