During the 1980s a family of soldiers emerge in the city of Compton. As a family they gain a reputation as riders for their set. Raised as second generation Crips each of the five brothers emerge in their own way to street fame. Through wars, feuds, police raids and scandalous women they fight through it all. As each boy approaches manhood they face the dilemma of finding themselves in the cold streets. At every turn they find that the journey to manhood is not an easy task when the concrete is your home.