"A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top."
Nick Cannon
as Devon Miles
Zoe Saldaña
as Laila
Orlando Jones
as Dr. Lee
Leonard Roberts
as Sean Taylor
Earl Poitier
as Charles
Jason Weaver
as Ernest
Candace Carey
as Diedre
Shay Roundtree
as Big Rob
Miguel A. Gaetan
as Trey
J. Anthony Brown
as Mr. Wade
Afemo Omilami
as President Wagner
Tyreese Burnett
as Henry
Brandon Hirsch
as Buck Wild
Angela Elayne Gibbs
as Dorothy Miles
GQ
as Jayson
Jody Gerson
Producer
Dallas Austin
Executive Producer
Timothy M. Bourne
Greg Mooradian
Charles Stone III
Director
Shawn Schepps
Screenplay
Tina Gordon
Wendy Finerman
John Powell
Original Music Composer