Overrated and Bland.

Rating: 2/10 (23 December 2015)

I should first clarify that while I'm no fan of rap music, I can appreciate any solid movie about a musical group.
That all said, the movie was horribly flawed. Movies in which the antiheros can be liked are indicators that a movie may be quality. This was no such film. The main characters were simply not likable, yet we're supposed to sympathize with their supposed "peril and hardship." Once they achieve the fame they were oh so desperate for, they become aggressive and egotistical.
However, I can excuse that, since there are far worse problems with the film. The plot has no direction whatsoever. It's a series of mild hardships, followed by some success, followed by an "authority figure out to get them." Then you just rinse and repeat. An hour into the movie, I was wondering if my hair was graying. This was my largest problem with the movie, along with a distinct lack of chemistry between any of the main leads.
The movie had a weak plot, weak characters, among much else. Granted, I laughed a few times in the film, and found Easy-E tolerable. For those few good things in the movie, I'll give it a 2 out of 10. It's overrated, don't bother.