Shooting the breeze with his boys. Tightening his D on the court. Making sure nobody's wearing blue or red, which some of the Crip or Piru would see as disrespect. Then back to Auntie's, hoping she isn't passed out from whiskey at the end of the day. Now that Shawn is headed for high school, he wonders if he'd be better off at the school in Mama's neighborhood, free of Compton's hassles. But then he wouldn't be with his fellas, or Marisol, who's been making star appearances in his dreams. With an eye to the realities of inner-city life, Chameleon takes on a teenager's shifting moods, set to the beat of an urban summer.