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Let It Shine

Let It Shine

The truth is in the music.

20126.91h 44m

Overview

A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, trust and agreement while his religious parents have strictly dislike his interests.

Directed by Paul Hoen
Written by Don D. Scott, Eric Daniel
Produced by Amy Gibbons, David Nelson
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Top Cast

Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams

Cyrus

Coco Jones

Coco Jones

Roxxie

Trevor Jackson

Trevor Jackson

Kris

Brandon Mychal Smith

Brandon Mychal Smith

Lord of Da Bling

Dawnn Lewis

Dawnn Lewis

Gail

Alex Désert

Alex Désert

Levi

Nicole Sullivan

Nicole Sullivan

Lyla

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Jacob

Jasmine Burke

Jasmine Burke

Eb

Tamara Arias

Tamara Arias

Flo

Themes & Keywords

hip-hoprappermusical

About Let It Shine

Let It Shine is a family, music, tv movie film released in 2012 exploring themes of hip-hop, rapper, musical. Directed by Paul Hoen, it stars Tyler James Williams, Coco Jones, Trevor Jackson. A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, trust and agreement while his religious parents have strictly dislike his interests.

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