It was a really depressing film about a guy who's had a really hard bitten life and his manager, who doesn't really understand him. It focuses largely on his rise and his battles to get into the business. It speaks most strongly (I'd think) to the African-American community (it pitches the stereotypical "African American from the hood" against an "African American who works the system more"), but I think most people would enjoy it.
Don't expect an uplifting film though, as I said, it's depressing.