When beloved Detroit rapper Blade Icewood is shot and paralyzed in 2004, he launches a war of words against his attackers. The salvo of revenge lyrics only heats up the rivalry, leaving Blade dead in a barrage of bullets just 7-months later.

Beloved Wilkes-Barre DJ Mike Onley uses his celebrity status to encourage peace among the masses. When he's killed in a seemingly random crime, his murder sends shockwaves throughout the city and ignites a decadeslong fight to find justice.