 Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) is a long way from the Barbershop - she s moved from Chicago to Atlanta so her daughter can attend a prestigious music school, and she s made a name for herself at a posh salon with her cutting edge hairstyles. But when her egotistical boss, Jorge (Kevin Bacon), takes credit for her work, she leaves the salon with shampoo girl Lynn (Alicia Silverstone) in tow to open a shop of her own. Gina buys a rundown salon and inherits a motley group of headstrong stylists, a colorful clientele, and and a sexy piano-playing electrician, Joe (Djimon Hounsou). It s a rocky road to fulfilling her dreams, but you can t keep a good woman down.