Taylor Marshall comes from the slums where her mother is on drugs and father is an alcoholic. At 17 years old she is responsible for taking care of her twelve year old sister Taj all while grinding in the streets. Braxton Marshall is the cousin of Taylor. They come from two different places, Braxton being from the suburbs and Taylor from the ghetto. Braxton and Taylor don't have the closest relationship in fact they both have a strong dislike for each other. But they do have one common interest, and that's Aaliyah Penn. Aaliyah finds herself torn between the two. Who will she choose?