However, his victory didn't change anything with Roxie still upset with him. The two battle for the trophy, which Cyrus wins by rapping to the audience that Bling is not in fact rich, but a normal person, which he found out by seeing Bling work his day job as a taxi driver. At a hip hop battle contest, Cyrus calls out the winner, an arrogant rapper named Lord of Da Bling ( Brandon Mychal Smith). Cyrus apologizes and confesses his true feelings, but Roxie storms from the stage and wants nothing to do with either of them. The two mend their friendship and during a duet with Roxie, Cyrus takes Kris' place on the stage to sing "Me and You", revealing through the lyrics that he was Truth all along. Levi ( Alex Désert), the club owner, convinces the two not to let their friendship die. The conflict between Cyrus and Kris comes to a head when they have a physical altercation at the club. Although furious at first, Pastor Jacob comes to realize his son's raps carry positive messages and rescinds his initial disapproval. At the urging of his wife, Gail ( Dawnn Lewis), Pastor Jacob goes to the club to apologize to Roxie, where he catches his son working at the club, and learns that Cyrus writes rap lyrics. Right after their rousing performance, Pastor Jacob humiliates Roxie in front of the congregation by calling out people who are living in "hip-hop-crisy". Cyrus invites Roxie to perform with the choir at his church. As Kris uses Cyrus' verses to get closer to both Roxie's heart and his newfound fame, Cyrus begins to resent his best friend.Ĭyrus and Roxie get to know each other and Roxie says she can talk to him better than she can talk to Kris. Kris convinces Cyrus to let him take credit for the song because he has feelings for Roxie. Roxie chooses Truth's heartfelt song "Don't Run Away" as the winning entry but misidentifies Kris as Truth because the photo Cyrus submitted was of them both. Cyrus also secretly works as a busboy at a club, Off the Street, where the music label of their childhood friend, teenage singing sensation Roxanne "Roxie" Andrews ( Coco Jones), is sponsoring a songwriting contest. Vance) disapproval of rap music and his shy demeanor compared to his more outgoing best friend Kris Howard ( Trevor Jackson). In Atlanta, Georgia, 15–year-old Cyrus DeBarge ( Tyler James Williams) is a musically talented choir director who writes rap lyrics under the pseudonym "Truth" because of his father Pastor Jacob's ( Courtney B.
The Disney Channel Original Movie premiered on Jin the United States and Canada, and Jin the United Kingdom and Ireland. The film was directed by Paul Hoen and written by Eric Daniel and Don D. The film follows a shy, talented rapper and musician who pens romantic hip-hop verses only to stand idly by as they're delivered to the girl of his dreams by a proxy, his best friend, in a retelling of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. It features an ensemble cast of Tyler James Williams, Coco Jones, Trevor Jackson and Brandon Mychal Smith. It topped the US Rap Albums on June 29, 2012.Let It Shine is a 2012 musical television film that premiered on Disney Channel. It has also charted at number 22 on the US Digital Albums chart 3 on the US Rap Albums chart, number 2 on the US Top Soundtracks chart and topped the US Kid Albums chart. The soundtrack debuted at number 29 then peak at number 12 on the US Billboard 200. Elsewhere, there are a few passionate, gospel-tinged ballads, including Jones' "Good to Be Home" and the uplifting title track." Commercial performance On the pop end, these are bright, slickly produced tracks that bring to mind a mix of the dance-club sound of Mike Posner, Lupe Fiasco, and Usher. The film is conceived as a modern hip-hop version of the Cyrano de Bergerac story, and the soundtrack includes cuts by stars Tyler James Williams as Cyrus DeBarge and Coco Jones as Roxanne "Roxie" Andrews, along with others. Matt Collar of AllMusic gave a review: "The soundtrack to the 2012 Disney musical, Let It Shine features a mix of pop R&B, dance-oriented hip-hop, and contemporary gospel numbers.
It was written by Lambert "Stereo" Waldrip, Justin Mobley, Anya Vasilenko, Tocarra Phillips and Steven Jones, produced by Lambert "Stereo" WaldripĬritical reception Professional ratings Review scores