Mesto je Detroit leta 1995. Mesto je razdeljeno na 8 milj, cesto, ki mesto razdeli na polovico po rasnih poteh. Mladi beli raper Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. pokliče moči v sebi, da prestopi te samovoljne meje, da izpolni svoje sanje o uspehu v hip hopu. S palico Prihodnost in tremi tretjinami na mestu je samo, da se ne zaduši.

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

A group of friends launching a groundbreaking hip-hop showcase in their city rise to popularity, but their unity is tested by diverging ambition