JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friends untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJs youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlems heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJs own FBI analysts badge may clash with his dads trademark leather coat, theres no denying family. Besides, Shafts got an agenda of his own, and a score to settle thats professional and personal.