What happens when you get hip hop legend Nas to executive produce the soundtrack to an indie movie? You get some very serious results. “The Land,” the feature debut of writer/director Steven Caple Jr., will hit theaters this summer boasting new music from Kanye West, French Montana, Pusha T, Jeremih, and Nas himself. Not too shabby. And the first trailer for the movie makes it look like a good home for those jams.
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Starring Ezri Walker, Moises Arias, Rafi Gavron, Erykah Badu, Machine Gun Kelly and Michael K. Williams (Badu and MGK are also contributing new tunes), the film follows teenage friends and skateboarders, who fall into slinging drugs in Cleveland. And of course, trouble isn’t too far behind. Here’s the official synopsis:
Teenage buddies Cisco, Boobie, Junior, and Patty Cake skateboard the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, dreaming of getting discovered by a sponsor and skating their way out of poverty. That is until the boys discover a bag full of pills in the back of a stolen car. Cisco’s entrepreneurial instincts take over, and in a flash their lives get better. But no one counted on having to come face to face with the cold, calculating, and notorious drug queenpin, “Momma,” who runs the toughest gang in town.
“The Land” opens in limited release and on VOD on July 29th. Watch the trailer above.