Beats(2019)
Rise above the noise
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
Movie: Beats
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Romelo Reese
August Monroe
Carla Monroe
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Laz
Niyah
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