She's hot. She's hot.
Ooh, man.
Hey, now, look.
506 Castle Drive.
That's definitely the jackpot, man.
So look, we need to set this up quick
and just melt in.
Don't we need an invite to get up in here, man?
Ooh, thickness. Thickness.
Look, man, this is our invite.
This.
Come on, man.
I don't want to get no damn barbecue.
I want to get a thickness.
See you in a minute.
I gotta go.
Vince, man, where you going? I need help with this.
Vince!
Trey.
Trey, I just came from the hot tub.
There's girls in there, man.
They naked.
Titty city. It's the real thing.
Yeah, right.
No, no, no. Trey, Trey.
Put the food down. Put the ribs down, man.
Come with me, man.
I got two first-class tickets to Titty City.
No, look, look, man.
I got this food delivery man.
The food?
I'm telling you about some titties,
and you talking about ribs.
Do you see this?
I'm going to the Titty City.
Gonna make you clap.
Make you clap.
Gonna make you clap.
Make you clap.
Yeah, yeah.
Girl, shake.
Pop left, right, with it.
Hell yeah, boy.
This is what I'm talking about.
Fantastic.
What are you doing?
Well, I noticed that you lovely young ladies
are missing one key thing in this hot tub.
That's a man. It's me.
Uh, hold up.
Hey.
I promise you,
if these kids tear up my house, I'm gonna-
You gonna what?
You ain't gonna do nothing.
Katherine, you need to stop living vicariously
through your sorors.
Shut up, Candace.
Look, all I'm saying is,
this is the last year I'm giving these kids my house to do this.
I'll promise you, D.
Keily does not know what to do with that man of hers.
Okay, you need to stop looking at my niece's man.
Ooh, but look at him.
Hey, baby.
Hey, hey, hey, shh, shh.
Both of you,
will you please stop flirting with these college boys?
And, "Why?" would be my question.
Uh, number one, because they're young.
Number two, you both have men.
Separated.
Divorcing.
You haven't even filed yet.
And, oh, my God.
Wow, I would buy him an Xbox.
I might as well file.
My husband has a different woman in every city he plays in.
That's hearsay.
I told you not to marry a pro athlete.
They're all whores.
I just thought baseball players were different, you know?
But he's gonna slip up,
and when he do, I'm gonna catch him.
I'm going to go pay this caterer.
I'll be right back.
Ooh, and I'm going to go see
if he has the new Madden.
Hey!
Are you, um, from Southside Barbecue and...
And Check Cashing, African Artifacts, and Laundroland.
Oh, thanks for finishing that up for me.
I'm Katherine.
How you doing? I'm Trey.
Hey, your food is right over there.
Oh, thanks.
Looks like it's all there.
I thought you were one of the college kids.
Huh?
I thought you were one of the college kids.
No, no, I'm just one of the regular old delivery guys.
Yeah, you know, it's so loud in here, I can barely hear you.
I'm sorry.
This is for you.
Okay.
Well, thank you, and I hope you enjoy your food.
And thank you for your business.
Wait a minute.
Seem like you the only one that's trippin'.
I don't care. You're not getting in here with us.
Oh, it's like that?
What are you, stupid or something?
Wait a minute, shorty.
You ain't even seen what I got to offer yet.
Let me show you...
what's really going on.
What, I miss the joke or something?
What happened?
- Is my thing out? What's happening? - Rubber duckies?
Quack.
You know his mama picked them out for him.
You ain't gotta like my rubber duckies.
Quack, quack.
Forget y'all!
Excuse me.
Could you get me that towel over there, please?
There you go.
Thank you.
Sure. No problem.
Hey, I'm Trey.
Oh, nice to meet you.
Honey, we have a problem?
No, there is no problem.
Is your name Honey?
Carlton, he was just giving me a towel, okay?
I'm right over here.
Look, you can't be talking to dudes-
You are always embarrassing me.
I'm embarrassing you?
Excuse me. I'm so sorry about this.
That's okay.
Why are you apologizing to him?
He's the help.
Stop being rude, Carlton.
You are always doing this.
All right, look, look.
Trey, is it?
Yeah, Trey it is.
Do me a favor.
Why don't you get me and my girl a plate of ribs, some chicken-
Carlton.
He brought them.
He's the rib dude.
He's supposed to serve it too, ain't he?
Hey, yo, Trey, no potato salad for me, man.
Bad on the indigestion.
What? What did I say?
I'm gonna tell your mama.
I know. Did you see those?
His mommy pick them out for him this morning.
Gotta love your mama.
I thought he was about to dive in.
Baby, he works at that ghetto spot
where they got, like, eight businesses in one.
So?
That gives you no right to be rude.
I think it does.
Excuse me.
Here's my business card/menu.
Oops.
Excuse me, big man.
Hey, Trey, we got to go, man.
We got a problem.
What is you doing?
Man, come on!
All right.
Oh!
That's right.
You better run.
It's your ass when I see you next time!
What happened to the roses
and the little phone calls we made throughout the day?
And the silly little games we played?
Somehow things have changed
How I miss the old.
Got my feelings thrown.
We barely holding on
Why can't we, you and me, be happy?
Why can't we just be so happy?
Why can't we just chill and be happy?
Why can't we just be so happy?
The arguing seems to win over lovin'.
Use to be huggin',
kissin', and rubbin'.
Now every day is something new
separating me and you.
I thought that we could get through anything.
Why can't we, you and me, be happy?
Why can't we just be so happy?
So happy, baby.
Why can't we just chill and be happy?
Why can't we just be so happy?
Glad you enjoyed it.
Vince, put the magazine down. Get to work.
You don't stand a chance with none of them shorts.
It's shorties, Dad.
Shorties? Got you.
I thought you had a buyer for that spear, Cinque?
Couple of crackers came in yesterday.
Said they'd come back this morning and buy one.
Never showed up.
You know how white folks are.
Yes, I do.
Don't sweat it, Cin.
Yeah.
All I'm saying is, the peckerwood could've told me
he wasn't interested instead of wasting my time.
Let it go, Cin.
You know they got that elitist attitude.
Yeah, they think they better than us.
Exactly.
Unbelievable.
Well, hello.
What can you do for me?
What?
I mean, uh...
what can I do for you?
I will get your dog.
Your dog.
Get your dog.
Krispy Kreme.
The pumping of the bass.
The color of your hair, dude.
Hey.
That's it for today, boys.
What's up, Trey?
Hey, Unc, brought you some food.
Aw, thanks, man.
Yo, Trey, that's the hit right there.
Ya heard me?
Hey, we going to the top with this one, baby.
Ugh.
Trying to tell you, man,
when this single hits the streets,
it's going to be game over.
You boys are really talented.
Yeah, fo' sho, fo' sho.
Hey, look here, Mack, man.
About that money we owe you this week,
we gonna be coming up a little bit short.
So, you know, all we got is, like, $50.
So I figured- that's good?
Yeah, man, that's cool.
That's all right.
Yeah.
Yeah, just hit me when you got it.
Studio.
Look, man, the answer's the same as it was yesterday.
No.
The developers again?
Yeah.
Then why you keep letting them guys slide?
Oh, man, it's okay.
You can't keep letting them guys get away without paying.
All right, they gonna run you straight out of business.
That's why you haven't been able to upgrade the studio now.
Look, Trey, some of these kids have talent.
They just ain't got the money.
It's just my way of helping out.
That's it.
That's a reel to reel right there.
That's a cassette recorder.
Everything nowadays is digital.
Once people figure out how to do this on their laptops,
you gonna be done.
How much I owe you for the food?
Why you tuning me out?
Why don't you just sell this place, man,
and cash out?
Me and your father put our blood, sweat, and tears
into this place.
You see all these stars on this wall here?
They all did their albums here.
That's it.
They not coming back.
You got a 16-track board and only 9 of the tracks work.
They not coming back.
I'm not selling.
If your father was here-
He would tell you to sell.
No, he wouldn't.
Look, you got 75K in arrears, all right?
I saw the notice.
You looking through my mail now?
I'm not looking at your mail, all right?
You got 35 days left
until they foreclose on this property.
All right, and you're not getting nothing for it.
They trying to tear this place down
and turn it into a strip mall, man.
I'm not gonna let that happen.
Oh, you ain't got no choice.
You ain't got no money.
I'll get the money.
From where?
Why you so angry all the time?
You want to know why?
Because the conservative white right wing of America
is trying to take us back to the '50s.
And I'm not going.
Word.
Oh, hell no.
Ma, why do you always keep feeding
into his hostile attitude?
Well, I'll stop when you quit running up my credit cards
on those meet-a-freak websites.
That's real funny.
Yeah, you know I'm doing a research project.
Okay.
In what class?
Don't you have to be enrolled in college
to take classes?
Hey, man, why your boy always trying to put me on glass?
Look, man, you know you're an easy target.
You still looking at them girls on the internet, huh?
Aw, man. Come on, man.
You trippin', man.
You know I got the ladies.
Damn.
Hey, Ma, I got this one.
How y'all doing?
Hey, aren't you that little bitch
that pushed me in the pool?
No, I believe you got me mistaken.
That actually was Trey. Trey?
Carlton, let's just go.
Come on.
Thanks, Vin.
Hey, man, hey,
that is a starting all-American
middle linebacker, man, from NCU.
He about 6'5", 250.
Now, you know I'm half of that.
You know what I'm saying?
And you know I'm into the self-preservation.
Shut up, punk!
Hey, man, Trey, what's up with your boy?
So it was you.
If I remember correctly,
I said the next time I saw you, I was going to whoop your ass.
And I believe this is next time.
Well, it's pretty obvious that philosophy
must be one of your favorite subjects.
Hey!
Hey, Trey, get him.
What you gonna do?
You better get off me, homes.
Or else what?
What you gonna do about it?
Oh!
Ah, that hurts, man.
What's wrong with you?
Let my arm go.
Yeah. Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Get off me.
Trey, Trey, please accept my apologies, okay?
Look, there's no need to apologize.
I mean, you're absolutely stunning.
Vince, your dad and I are fixing to roll out.
Can you hold it down for about three hours?
Of course.
Okay, come on, honey, let's go.
Those are his parents?
Yeah, he adopted.
Keily, get your ass out here now!
Wow.
That's no way for a man to talk to his woman.
You know you can do better than that.
I gotta go.
Well, it was nice seeing you again.
Bye.
Why you do that, man?
Hey, man, don't touch me like that.
Thanks for having my back down there.
No problem.
Check out this email.
"Hey, V-Double@fahoomail.com,
"haven't heard from you in a long while.
"Please email me back so we can get together.
Love, Bunni."
V, how many times you gonna have to respond to these emails
to realize it's going to be another $39.95?
No, see, that's where you're wrong.
Okay, now, this is real.
This whole situation is real love.
This is Mary J. Blige.
It's real love.
Yeah, you said that about the last one, right?
What was her name?
Uh, uh, uh, Bab-
Bambi.
She got you for $300.
What do you think, I'm stupid or something?
You don't think I know an internet scam when I see one?
I'm appalled at you.
Look, you're supposed to be my boy?
I'm going to go ball.
And it wasn't $300.
It was $375.
It's just that with the tax, it was $300.
You see me
I got my head on TV but you don't see
Haters looking mad 'cause my swag, like, ill.
Like ill.
Hey, y'all know who I be.
These other dudes might do it,
but they don't do it like me.
It's my swag.
It's my stride.
Hey, yo, Trey.
Yo, you got to check my man out, man.
Man, spit for him.
Hot water, corn bread.
I said, got popped by the feds.
Now I'm seeing red.
I peed in my bed.
I must be dead.
Yo, dog.
You know where we going with this.
Hey.
Do you know where we going with this?
Hey.
Do you know where we going with this?
Hey.
Do you know where we going with this?
Hey, all right.
Do you even see where he going with this?
Most definitely.
Man, yo, can you drop us off at your uncle's?
We got to lay this down today, man.
Yeah, hop in.
Aw, yeah.
My man. My man.
Miss Vickers and Mr. Vickers.
All right.
A little possessive, but...
Tell me about it.
The boy does love you.
No, it's too much rabbit.
Okay, okay, okay.
Hey.
Hey, what's up?
Oh, hey. How are you?
Hey, I see you not with your other half.
Help me out here.
Ooh, I think it's this one.
Hello?
I tried to answer it.
You're breaking up.
Oh, okay, something else ringing over here.
Here.
The red, the red, the red.
Hello?
I really couldn't hear you.
I'm not playing.
I'm not talking with anyone.
I'm in a store with Sida.
A clothing store.
The one that I always go to, yes.
You hang up first.
If I hang up, you'll get mad at me, okay?
I'm going to my aunt's house next.
All right, are you going to hang up?
Love you too.
Wow.
How many phones does he need?
He just worries about me a little bit, okay?
A little?
He just loves me a lot
If it works for you.
Well, look, I'd like to hook up with you sometime.
Did you not hear her?
She said she has a boyfriend.
Sida.
You said you have a boyfriend.
That's rude.
She's right.
I have a boyfriend,
and that just wouldn't be appropriate.
Look, I'm not trying to get married or anything.
I just thought we could be friends or something.
Look.
Here's my number again.
No strings attached.
If you ever want to talk to me,
just call me on one of your cell phones.
Snap out of it, okay?
He is not on Carlton's level,
not even a little bit.
And what exactly is Carlton's level, Sida?
You know I'm not a big fan of Carlton,
but he is at least a step up from him.
Goodness gracious.
Hello?
Southside Barbecue.
The door's open.
Come on in.
I just came out of the shower.
Oh, okay.
Place looks familiar.
Been here before.
This is real nice.
I like this.
Hey.
I know you.
Yeah, I was just looking around
and said I delivered food here for you before.
Yeah, it's not every day
that I get a cute young man to deliver my food for me.
Me?
Yeah.
Have a seat.
I got your money right over here.
All right.
Oh, sh-
This is a mess.
Oh.
Um, you didn't see that, did you?
No, not all of it.
I'm so embarrassed.
Don't be, ma'am.
I mean, you have a nice body.
Please don't call me ma'am.
It makes me feel old.
Just call me Kat.
Kat, you have a nice body.
Kat, right?
Mm-hmm.
What are you thinking?
I don't know. A lot of things.
Like?
Like, I don't know.
Well, what do you want to know about me?
Well, I know, every year,
you let the AKKs throw a party at your house.
That's about it.
Okay, well,
I'm sure that's not the only thing you're thinking,
so let me just let you know that I don't make it a habit
to sleep with men five or six years my junior
who deliver ribs to my house.
And, yes, I'm married.
But I'm separated, and it's going on two years now.
And, yes, you were incredible.
Are you serious?
Yeah.
Do you have a girlfriend?
Nah, nah, not really.
It's usually a "yes" or "no" answer that follows that question.
Well, not at the moment.
She kind of occupied at the present time, you know,
so no.
Can I ask you something?
Sure.
Can you keep this between us?
I mean, you kind of caught me at a weak moment.
Come on, girl.
You got my word.
I won't tell a soul.
All she had was just a robe on, man.
Next thing you know,
I'm trying to walk all through it.
You lying.
What you mean, lying?
I don't believe that.
She got naked like that?
She got a big booty?
Dog, the booty's so big, I didn't know what to do with it.
I was looking everywhere, you know what I'm saying?
Let me tell you- let me tell you something.
Hey, you know how I like booty.
You already know.
She made me work out more.
That's why I'm working out right now.
Hey, Mack, you can't keep ignoring
the notices we sent you.
Look, I told you last week that I was going to try
to apply for a second mortgage.
You couldn't even get the loan
for a Hot Wheels.
Hey, man, you ain't going to come in here
and talk to my uncle like a little kid.
Hey, Trey, I can handle this.
Back up.
Take the offer, man.
I am not going to foreclose.
I'm going to get you that $75,000.
Talk to your uncle.
Get up out of here, man.
Listen to this.
Three, two, wick-a-wick, one.
Flip-a-tick, talk the talk
like a clock with a hole in my sock.
I could kiss a gnat strapped with my gat.
I hit you with the word, y'all.
Like a ninja turtle,
I talks with the po-po.
And I flow on the low-low.
Can you see where he's going with that?
I mean, can you see it?
You see that?
It's fire right there.
He's hot.
Nobody's talking like that.
Come on.
Hey, what's up, V?
Hey, what's up?
Hey, where your dad at?
He's in the back in the kitchen.
You okay?
Yeah, I just need to ask him something, that's all.
It's nothing.
Uh.
What the...
See, Vick?
This is the part of the pig that whitey will let us eat.
Know what I'm saying?
And we turn it into a delicacy,
'cause we creative, you know what I'm saying?
I don't understand why that was done.
I am so deeply troubled.
I am so ashamed.
To do that to another human being, that's wrong.
I'm sorry, man.
It just really hurts me to think about it.
It's all right, Vick.
It's just a small microcosm of what they did to break us down.
But why would they do that to people?
'Cause your people is wrong, Vick.
Yeah, but why would they do that to everybody?
Excuse me.
I didn't mean to interrupt,
but I need to talk to you, Mr. Vickers.
We'll continue this later.
Yeah, you all right, Vick?
I'll holler at you.
I'm gonna be right over here.
What's up?
Well, I've been working here for almost two years now, sir.
And I need some more money, so...
Oh, Trey...
Think I could get a raise, sir?
I wish I could.
We're on a very strict budget here.
I just bought a bunch of radio time.
We're pinching pennies.
Well, I'll work overtime, whatever it takes.
Trey, I cannot afford to pay you overtime.
Son, you know how hard it is
to run a black business in this town?
And white people are not exactly busting my door down
for the ribs and the African artifacts.
It's just not making it, all right?
I hope you understand that.
Do you?
Yes, sir.
I understand.
Mm, mm, mm.
I just love it when you come here.
You can wash clothes for free any time you want.
You hear me?
Hey, hey.
What's up, dog? Where you going?
Man, your dad won't give me no raise.
I could've told you that wasn't gonna happen.
Hey, but I got some other news, though.
Remember old girl I was telling you about?
I've been talking to her over the internet.
Yeah.
Me and baby about to link up.
Man, how much you spend so far?
Hey, man.
Now, you done known me since we was kids, man.
Why you keep insulting me with questions like that?
What me and this girl got is real, man.
I mean, I'm offended that you would even think otherwise.
How much?
Man, I told you what we got is real.
But it's about $700.
About, yeah, roughly $700.
But I'm telling you, man, what we got is real.
We about to walk down the aisle.
We gonna two-step, jump over the broom.
We got the reception planned.
Got ribs and chicken for the reception.
It's gonna be off the chain.
Look, man, we got to go watch the front, so come on.
Hey, hold on.
And it's not $700 anymore.
It's $698.50.
Mm, mm, mm.
I'm telling you.
Hey, do you want potato salad with that?
Okay.
506 Castle Drive.
Got it.
All right, see you in 30.
Thank you.
506 Castle Drive?
Yeah.
Oh, damn.
Oh, snap, is that- is that the-
Hold on, I got it.
No, no, no, no, no.
Let me take this.
I got to go apologize for what happened.
Don't worry about it.
Apologize for...
To go, please. To go!
506.
Blockin'.
Girl, be looking at me like that.
You know you wild.
Mm, mm, mm.
Here.
What's this?
Just a little something to show my appreciation.
There's, like, over $1,000 in here.
Yeah, I know.
Nah, I can't take that.
Yes, you can, and you will.
Nah, I can't take that.
I'm sorry.
I can't.
This? No, I can't do that.
I can't do that.
I got to go.
Oh, shit.
Come on.
It's just my friends.
Come on.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
Hey.
Um, hey, thank you for the ribs,
and, you know, I forgot your tip.
You know what?
Don't even worry about that.
And have a good night.
And, ladies, y'all look real nice.
Have a good night.
Good lot of food back there.
I'll see you.
I know you ain't forget his tip.
Ribs.
Kind of young, Kat.
He's the delivery boy.
Mm-hmm.
Cute robe.
I'll get the wine.
Y'all make a plate.
So what happened?
She gave me $1,000.
Oh, she done turned you into a trick.
No, that makes me the pimp.
No, she would be the pimp.
No, that makes her the John.
So that makes you the ho.
- No. - Yes.
Whatever, man.
She gave me a grand, all right?
What you saying?
It's all right.
I'm just hating anyhow, but it's cool, though,
because when Bunni gets here, the script is gonna be flipped.
I'm really happy for you, man, for real, man.
Oh, no, no, no.
I'm happy.
Let me show you what I'm doing to this room.
Let me show you how I sexed this room up.
Check this out.
That was, uh- That was pretty cool, huh?
Man, what's with all the white spots on everything?
Hm?
Anyway, Vin, on the real, man,
I got to jet.
I'm going to holler at you, all right?
You ain't got to do all that.
I love you, man.
You need a sock or something.
Damn!
Oh, great.
It's the pest.
Look, I wouldn't say I'm the best,
but I'm pretty close to it.
How you doing, Keily?
Good. How are you?
I'm doing great.
Think I could talk to you for a minute?
No, actually, Keily, we got to go.
I got a minute.
Oh, you do?
All right.
Um, so where's the man?
He's at football practice.
Kind of figured that.
None of your cell phones are ringing.
Funny.
So you mean to tell me, out of three phones,
you couldn't give me a call?
Trey, I have been with Carlton for over six years.
And I care for him deeply, okay?
Aha.
What?
You never said you loved him.
I do love him.
Are you in love with him?
Don't you think you're asking
some awful personal questions here?
I got to go.
Wait, Keily.
Look, just give me one chance, all right?
Can we just meet up once?
Have sodas or something?
Seriously?
You know, Carlton would have a fit
if I did something like that.
He don't have to know.
I just can't.
Keily.
Just once, all right?
I promise I won't bug you anymore.
What exactly do you want from me?
Well, I don't know.
Just think about it, all right?
I'll think about it.
I got to go.
Are you crazy?
You know Carlton has spies all over this place.
Sida, stop trippin'.
What do you see in him anyway?
He delivers ribs.
Oh, now, there's a bright future.
Hot water, corn bread, I said.
Got popped by the feds.
Now I'm seeing red.
I peed in my bed.
I must be dead.
Flip-a-tick, talk the talk
like a clock with a hole in my sock.
We 'bout to get so paid.
I hit you with the word, y'all.
Like a ninja turtle.
I talk with the po-po,
but I flow on the low-low.
Now, when you gonna be honest with them?
Trey, I build dreams.
I don't tear them down.
Look, now, we got three weeks left to get 75K.
I know that. I know that.
All right, from the top, baby.
I'm coming in.
Let's do this bonfires right now.
Yo, dog.
Yeah.
Here, have this.
What's this?
Hey.
Hey, I can't take this.
Man, this is your savings.
You need that more than I do.
Plus, I owe you.
You my nephew, man.
You don't owe me nothing.
Look, Unc,
you didn't have to take me when my dad died, all right?
But you did.
And I'm grateful to have you in my life.
Plus, I know how important it was for you and my dad
to keep this studio up and running.
This studio's more than just a place to make music.
It's a diversion for the youth in the community.
Look, I see the big picture, all right?
So take that.
I know it's not much.
I'm going to come up with something.
Trey.
Yeah?
I love you, man.
I love you too, Unc.
Gosh, it's really slow today.
Yeah.
But anyway, like I was saying, right?
The white woman puts the change on the counter
instead of in my hand.
Know what I'm saying?
So I say to her politely-
I wasn't rude.
I said to her politely,
I said, "That's not how I gave you my money.
I placed my money in your hand."
Oh, what a bitch.
That's herway...
of making me feel like I'm not human.
You got to understand something.
White people don't see us as equal,
which, in turn, makes us feel unwanted in this society.
No, you are wanted.
And you are accepted.
And why do white people
treat people with such disdain?
What's up, everybody?
Hey, what's up, boy?
What's-
Nah. Cool. What's up?
Why you crying, Mr. Vickers?
I told you to stay away from my girl.
Hey, man.
Stop it before I break it.
All right, all right, all right.
This is the second time I had to remove you from the premises.
Get out.
I'm leaving.
You been warned, Trey.
Stay your ass away from Keily.
Hey, man, I don't know your girl,
but I'm going to sit down with Trey,
and we gonna come up with something
where we can work it out.
Shut your ass up!
What the hell is wrong with him?
You hitting her?
Oh, thank you so much.
I mean, look, I'm not in love.
It's just...
this young man is just so passionate.
To get passion,
much is required.
I call it the three C's.
Comfortability,
consistency-
And "C" Batteries.
And commitment.
Look, you guys,
it's not even that serious.
I mean, it just feels so good to feel wanted again.
You know what I mean?
Being wanted and feeling wanted just,
it makes you want to be wanted
while wanting to want something.
You know what I'm saying?
No.
Actually, girl, I like them young too.
That way, you can mold them
into whatever you want them to be, like Play-Doh.
I just hope that my sorers can keep my business to themselves.
Why are y'all looking at me?
I do not have a big mouth.
I didn't tell about you getting caught stealing.
I didn't tell her about that.
Okay, why you got to bring that up in front of her?
Try and be late this time.
Come on, man.
Come on.
Yo, who is it?
Yo, it's K-3 and-
No Doubt.
Yeah, how'd you know?
Man, what you guys want, man?
Yo, I got some fire for you, man.
For two years, twice a week,
y'all talking about, y'all got some fire for me.
And y'all haven't delivered nothing
even remotely close to that.
Matter of fact-
Y'all, hold on right quick.
Yo, it's 97.3, hip-hop and R&B.
Listen, I got these fools outside of my door right now
that are trying to get me to listen to their demo.
Hey, man, he talking about us on the radio.
Yeah, shh.
Yo, and if you think I'm going to let them in,
you're absolutely crazy.
What I'm gonna do is,
I'm going to put this microphone up to the intercom,
and we gonna see what fire these dudes have been talking about.
K-3, can you hear me?
Yes, I can.
No Doubt, you there?
Yes, sir.
Now, I know you got that little boom box out there.
Matter of fact, go ahead and play a sample of that fire.
Oh, okay. Okay.
Do you know where we going with this?
Now, that was some booty.
Man, are you kidding me, man?
That was ill, man.
Yeah, I think I am getting sick.
Hold up, man.
You ain't even give us a chance, dog.
You making us play our song through the intercom, homes.
Hey, man, this thing needs to be live on the air, man.
They can't even hear the beat.
I'll tell you what.
Here's what I'm gonna do right now.
I'm in a nice mood.
I'm gonna take some calls,
and I'm gonna find out what the people think.
97.3, what up?
What do you think of that new K-3/No Doubt record?
Son, on the real, son, that song, son...
that song is hot, son.
Really?
Keep playing that song, son.
Huh.
Hey, thanks for the call.
Hey, K-3, your cousin just called.
Let's take another call.
What you think?
You are crazy if you don't like that song.
That song was hot.
Can you tell me where I can get it?
Is it out yet?
You can't be serious.
Yeah, boy!
Hey!
Hey, you heard 'em?
Yo, they feelin' it, man.
They feelin' it.
Hey, man, we got a hit, dog.
Yo, you gotta let them in.
I want to hear the whole song.
Hey, man, open this mother door.
Do you know where we going with this?
You damn right I had to punish him.
I just can't have everybody
trying to come and get with my woman.
You don't own me.
All you do is just treat me like I'm a piece of property.
I told you, I don't like that dude.
And what do you do?
You publicly humiliate me by talking to him in public.
Just what were you thinking?
Okay, I'm gonna get out this car
if y'all about to start trippin'.
Peace.
I'll see you in the house, Keily.
So I'm supposed to check with you first
before I speak to someone?
All I'm saying is, why do I have to hear it in the streets first?
That's probably, what,
the second time I've even spoken to him.
Why are you so threatened by him?
Please, threatened?
Girl, he's a delivery boy.
He's beneath me and you.
What an incredibly arrogant thing to say.
Hey.
What's up, girl?
What's going on over there?
Arguing, as always.
I don't know why she won't break up with that fool.
Big, old country bumpkin.
Girl, he don't know who I am.
Well, you know what?
That makes two of us.
I wasn't done talking to you.
Can I go?
Look, I'm sorry, okay?
It's just that I love you more than anything.
I can't stand the thought of another man looking at you,
let alone talking to you.
Carlton, can I go?
Do you accept my apology?
Keily?
I accept your apology.
Can I go?
What's wrong with y'all?
Nothing's wrong.
What are you all doing?
Well, I have your uncle's SIM card
from his cell phone.
You took your husband's SIM card out his cell phone?
You know that's fowl, right?
Well, technically, it's my SIM card,
'cause I bought it and put it in his phone.
His dumb ass don't even know what a SIM card is.
Okay, and how did you pull that off?
Well, I went to see him play in DC.
And then after I put it on him, he fell asleep,
and I switched the SIM cards.
So let's see what's new in Jason's life.
Oh, now, this one right here looks nothing like me.
Nice boob job, though.
She has a natural little teardrop shape to it.
It looks good.
Ugh.
Look at her.
She needs a wax.
She needs a hatchet or a weed whacker, something.
Ew, that's nasty.
Y'all are crazy.
Oh, I think I know this one.
I believe he told me it was his cousin from L.A.
Well, let's just see who that is near her mouth, shall we?
Let's zoom in.
Bingo.
I'd recognize those genitals anywhere.
You see that mole shaped like a cockroach?
Unfortunately.
Yeah, yeah.
That's your uncle's scrotum sac, baby, mm-hmm.
And you see that angle?
He must've taken that one himself.
Yeah, yeah, that's definitely a POV shot.
Mm-hmm.
Definitely.
Okay, Aunty, look, I think you've had enough.
You're getting a little upset here,
so why don't we just close it?
Upset? Who's getting upset?
Dedra is fine.
Dedra is not upset, okay?
I am fine.
I am just getting started.
I am not upset.
Oh, okay, now, this one is upsetting.
Why?
'Cause that's a girl-rilla.
Oh, I can't believe I slept after that.
Oh, my God, call the clinic.
Trey.
Hey, Trey.
What? I'm in the back.
This order been sitting out here for about 25 minutes.
Come on, son.
Where is it?
Right there.
Where's it going?
North side.
I can't see that without my glasses.
There you go.
North side, 506 Castle.
Oh, my God.
Uh!
Walk in blackness, my brother.
Power to the people.
Stay strong, black man.
97.3 hip-hop and R&B.
Now, that's the new K-3 with No Doubt,
song number 2 on the top 9 at 9:00.
Now, as y'all know...
Hello?
Uncle Mack.
Hey, man, guess who I just heard on the radio.
K-3 and No Doubt.
You knew?
Yeah, I knew.
I just mixed that song this morning.
They've been playing it on the radio all day.
They must've went down to the radio station or something.
Well, why you don't sound too happy?
No, I'm happy for them.
You know, people giving them all kind of love, you know?
Ain't nobody flowing me no love.
So what, have you talked to them?
Yeah, you know, I called them.
I left a message.
They ain't called me back.
I guess they busy, you know?
Really?
Yep.
Well, look, I'm going to go ahead
and give them a call, all right?
Hey, no, don't do that.
Why?
'Cause you can't force people to give you love.
You know what I'm saying?
But, Unc, you bankroll damn near half their studio time.
I ain't trippin' on that.
I'm gone.
I gotta go, man.
Hey, K-3, No Doubt. What's up?
This is Trey.
Hey, man, congrats on the record, man.
I really um... I dig it.
Um, give me a call when y'all get this message.
I really appreciate it.
All right.
I didn't think you were ever gonna get here.
I know you're not about to answer that phone.
Hello?
Trey?
Who is it?
It's Keily.
Hey, how you doing?
Did I catch you at a bad time?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Is it okay if I call you back at this number?
Yeah, sure.
Okay, I'll call you back.
All right, bye-bye.
Bye.
Uh...
Yeah.
I can't believe you just did that, Trey.
What? It was an important call.
It was a girl's voice.
Look, I'm not stupid, all right?
If there's anything that I don't like, it's liars.
Look, nobody lying to you.
I told you I had to take an important call.
It was an important call.
If it was a girl that called, she took the call.
This ain't- it was-
It was important.
I don't make the lie to you.
What you talking about?
I think you need to go.
I need to go?
Yeah, I think you do.
Be gone.
All right, Katherine.
Hi, Trey.
Look, Keily, I want to see you face-to-face, all right?
If that's all right with you.
At least just give me five minutes.
Hey, look, look, look.
Before you say no, all right, just hold on one second, okay?
Hold on.
Yes?
Come back over here, Trey.
For what, Katherine, huh?
For me.
Look, look, I'm on the other line right now, so, so...
Just call me when you get home, all right?
Yeah, I'm gonna call you, all right?
I'm gonna call you.
Yeah, you too.
I really wish I could, but I can't right now, Trey.
It wouldn't be right.
You know I'm in a relationship.
Look, I want to get to know you, all right?
The only thing I know about you,
that you beautiful on the outside.
I want to get to know you on the inside.
Yeah.
Can you believe how long we've been talking?
I know. It's been a minute, right?
Oh, gosh, hold on.
It's Sida on the other line again.
She keeps calling.
I'm going to see what she wants.
Hello?
Hello!
I've been trying to hit you up for, like, two hours, girl.
Where-
Sida, come on.
You know what?
Just hold on for a minute.
Give me a second. Hold on.
- Hold on. - Okay.
Hello?
Trey, I'd better go.
But can I tell you how much I've enjoyed our conversation?
Me too.
Look, hope we get to talk to each other again soon.
We will.
Take care.
All right.
Yeah.
Uh-huh, so what's going on with Carlton?
Same old same old.
Yeah, I heard about him jacking up Trey.
Personally, I hope he beat his ignorant behind down.
Oh, my gosh, Sida, that was embarrassing.
Is that why you've been blowing up my phone?
No, I was calling to see if you wanted to go to the movies,
but since you and Carlton been tying up the line for two hours,
it's now too late.
Look, I'm tired.
I'm going to just call it a night.
Okay, well, I'll talk to you in the morning, then.
Bye.
She hung up.
You sure?
Yes.
Man, why didn't you ask her who she was talking to?
Because then it would be obvious something's up.
I'm a woman, remember?
I'm calling.
Carlton, please don't call her.
Just wait until tomorrow.
She's going to know I told you.
All right.
I'm gonna wait till tomorrow.
But I'm getting tired of this dude.
Ooh, Daddy. Yes, Daddy.
I'm ready to join now.
Ooh, Daddy. Yes, Daddy.
Join now.
Take the tour.
Ooh.
Join now
or take the tour.
Ooh, Daddy. Yes, Daddy.
Join now.
What you doing, man?
Uh, nothing.
I'm, um... I'm online doing research.
What-what- what do you want, baby?
What's going on?
What's happening?
Ooh, Daddy.
Damn.
Ooh, Daddy. Ooh, Daddy.
Damn.
Yes, Daddy.
Oh, damn it.
Join-
I-I-
What's up with the sock, man?
Uh...
Man, I was... I was doing some research, and-
It's my private time, man.
I...
Mr. Vickers.
What did Cinque say to you?
He just told me about the Tuskegee experiment.
To inject somebody with a disease
and then use them as a human guinea pig is monstrous.
I don't understand why white people are so evil.
I don't understand it.
And it's just not right.
And I just can't explain it.
I'll be in my room!
Hey, guys.
Yo, it's Trey, dog.
Yo, what up, Trey?
My man.
Hey, boy, you heard our stuff on the radio?
Yeah, man, congrats on that.
I told you. I told you, man.
I told you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yo, didn't get my message?
What message?
To call me.
You didn't check your voicemail?
Hey, Trey, I want you to meet our new manager, man.
This is Real Rex.
Hey, Rex, this is Trey.
Real Rex.
Are you serious?
Yeah, hey,
did I get a message from the boy?
Russell, what's up, baby?
All right. Huh?
Nah, I'm going to need you to trust me on this one, baby.
Listen, man, come-
Wasn't I right with Phat Farm?
I told you the Russell way wouldn't work, right?
Trust me on this, baby.
I got you. I got you.
All right?
Tell Run I like the show too.
All right, baby.
Yo, was that Russell Simmons?
You know Russell Simmons?
I can't believe-
What's-what's- what's this dude name?
Oh, okay, okay. Trey, with a T.
Yeah. Yeah, I got it.
Look, I usually return the personal calls,
you know, like on Tuesdays and Thursdays and whatnot.
And, you know- what's today?
It's not Tuesday or Thursday.
I got you, though, man. I got you.
What is this, K?
It's simple.
I return their personal calls.
I'm their manager.
Now, if you'd like to email me,
you can hit me on my website, which is on my business card.
Hold up. Hold up.
What y'all need a manger for?
I mean, you know, for bookings and press, etcetera,
all that type of...
Dude, you only got one song.
You mean I got to talk to this clown in order to talk to you?
Clown?
Look, I came here to get some ribs, pork not bull.
You ready?
I was talking to K-3.
Well, carry on.
So what, you about to go too?
No, Trey, man. What did you want?
I wanted to know why y'all didn't mention
my uncle name on the radio.
Man, I am so sorry.
We shouldn't have done that.
We just got caught up in the hype.
Doubt, come on, man.
Man, talk to K.
All right, man, I'm gonna talk to him.
I'm gonna talk to him, 'cause he trippin'.
You're whipped.
You think?
Yeah.
I just-I didn't expect to care for this young man so deeply.
I think you should've stayed with Roger.
Really, Candace?
Okay, so what was I going to do?
Was I going to move to L.A. with him and his girlfriend?
You could've split the rent three ways.
All right, my bad.
Kat, you let the window of opportunity close.
I mean, you could've salvaged that relationship.
But now you're talking about getting into a relationship
with someone you can't even relate to.
Okay, my relationship with my husband was unsalvageable.
I think I have something special with this young man.
No, you don't.
It's just physical, pure and simple.
And you know it is,
'cause that's why you ain't ever taken him nowhere in public.
I think I'm in love with him.
You love the wiener.
Okay, why are you here?
'Cause you're not helping.
Oh, but I am.
I'm helping you to see
that you need to take your emotions out fo this.
God, I'm trying.
I just can't stop thinking about him.
I swear I need to be paid for all these therapy sessions.
Between you and my niece,
I don't know whose situation is more jacked up.
Kat's.
Definitely Kat's.
All right, I ain't gonna say nothing else.
Would you stop chewing so loud?
I can't hear myself think.
What the hell is this?
Hey, man, that doesn't change anything.
Hey, what's up, man?
You get some personal satisfaction
out of harassing my uncle?
I'm just doing my job.
I was just telling your uncle,
only an idiot walks away from this deal
that's on the table.
You know what?
Don't even trip, 'cause we gonna get the money.
Come on, Trey.
How did you even get this job anyway?
You don't even speak English.
Hey, hey, hey, I don't understand none of that.
I think you just said something racist to me.
Don't make me beat your ass out here.
You know we in the hood, right?
Hey, hey, we in America, buddy.
Hey, Unc!
Unc, what is you doing?
Hey, hey, hey.
Get up, man.
Hey, man, let me sleep.
What the hell's wrong with you?
What are you doing, man?
Hey, come back during office hours, man.
What is he-
Hey, Vince, go to the kitchen and get him some coffee, man.
$30 an hour.
Look, Unc, this is a God dang eviction notice, man.
We got 30 days to vacate the premises.
Man, I thought you handled this.
Oh, hey, Trey.
Come on, man.
Hey, man.
They trying to tear this place down, man,
turn it into a strip mall.
You can't fight the bankers and the corporate lawyers
and stuff.
Yeah, Unc, look, I understand.
Look, Unc, we got to have 75K before the 27th.
Wait a minute. I got it.
Man, this studio's produced dozens of stars, right?
I'm pretty sure if we call, uh, what, the Name Rapper,
Sloth, and the rest of them,
let them know what's going down, they'd help us out.
We'd charge $25 at the door, 3,000 people.
That's $75,000 right there.
You know what? That's it.
That's a good idea.
Hey, yo, Unc, where your Rolodex at?
Oh, it's, uh - it's in the drawer in the office.
All right, hey, let's go ahead and get started right now.
Wait a minute. Hold on, hold on.
Let's see if we can get a venue first.
Okay, what about the Rocks by the university?
You know what?
My dad sits on the board.
I know we can swing that.
How much, though?
Don't worry about it.
I'll take care of it.
All right, let's do that.
Hey, what can I do?
Drink that damn coffee.
Look, man, let me speak to K-3.
Man, no way in hell he'd charge my uncle anything,
let alone $10,000.
Man, it's only a benefit concert.
Man, let me speak to K-3.
Let me speak to K-3, man.
Can you believe this dude just hung up on me?
Well, hey, at least we tried.
We can just go ahead and get a DJ to throw the party.
Man, we can't pull 3,000 people doing that.
Ain't nobody going to play $25 to see no damn DJ.
I just talked to my dad too.
We got the venue on the 23rd or the 23th.
Hey, maybe we can have a talent contest,
and the winner gets free studio time.
Unc, they have step shows and talent shows all the time.
Nobody never show up.
Why would you-
Hey, baby.
Hi.
I'm guessing you still a little mad at me.
No, just annoyed.
You're annoyed with me?
Are you serious?
You kidding, right?
No, I'm not kidding.
All right.
Who were you talking to last night
on the phone for two hours?
What are you talking about?
You know what I'm talking about.
Did you come over here to argue with me?
No, I didn't come over here to argue with you.
Hi, Miss Dedra.
Keily, is everything okay?
Yeah, everything's fine.
Hi, Miss Dedra.
I heard you.
Why she always got an attitude with me?
Hm, I don't know.
Maybe you should ask her.
You know what?
I'm really not feeling your tone right now.
Okay, I really don't care.
Wait, who do you think you're talking to?
What do you want, Carlton?
Why'd you come here?
'Cause I want to know who you were talking to
from the 6237 number.
I really cannot remember everyone I talk to.
You would if you talked to him for more than two hours.
I don't know.
It was probably Sida, then.
You know how we do.
No, it wasn't.
Well, then I was probably talking to my aunt.
For two hours?
You lying.
I don't have to answer your questions.
I'm your man.
You have an obligation to answer any question I have for you.
How would you possibly know
how long I was talking on the phone anyway?
Because I called the phone company.
And between the hours of 9:37 and 11:16,
you were on the phone for two hours.
Who were you talking to?
Oh, you want to play FBI now?
Well, it's none of your damn business.
Girl, everything with you is my business.
Carlton, you're hurting me.
Stop.
Well, answer my damn question, then.
Get your sorry-ass hands off of my niece.
What, you going to hit me with a-
Oh!
Yeah, get your ass in your car and get off my street.
You lucky you a woman.
Mm-hmm.
Keily, let's go.
Keily, what are you doing?
Keily.
Look, we can't do free shows, all right?
We don't have a deal yet, man.
I thought we had a deal with Stick With It Records.
I mean, you know-
Got attorneys to take care-
Hold on.
I just don't see why we can't do the show.
Look, we have to be selective to what gigs that we take.
And doing a free show is not my idea
of a gig that we need to take at this time.
Yeah, but this is Uncle Mack, man.
I mean, dog does have a point, man.
Mack has helped us.
Look, if you want to live in the past,
then you do you.
I'm trying to get your record high on the charts,
high as giraffe titties, but-
Hello?
Jigga, what's up, baby?
I mean, Vince Carter got me a skybox,
but if you want me on the floor with the team, I mean, hey.
All right, cool.
Hey, did B get the chocolates?
That's what's up.
All right, baby, I'm gonna hit you later.
All right.
Yo, was that Jay-Z?
Listen.
Listen, listen. Forget that.
Let's get back to business.
All right. I mean, okay, man.
I'm with you. You our manager.
It's whatever.
We owe Unc.
No, you don't owe Unc nothing.
K, how many times we been in the studio,
we didn't have a dime, and Unc didn't say nothing?
Well, you know what?
When you stack your paper up,
you can pay him back for all that plus interest.
Until then, there's no room in this business for emotion.
Yeah, but right is right.
No, money is money.
Next subject.
Okay, that's what I'm talking about.
When we gonna get in the studio and work on the album?
Hold on.
I'm doing the show.
You better talk to him.
Talk to me? Talk to me?
What do you need to talk to me for, partner?
I make my own decisions.
He don't need to talk to me.
Chill, man.
Dang, he our manager, man.
We got to start listening to him.
He was just on the phone with Jay-Z, man.
I don't give a damn about Jay-Z.
I don't give a damn about Real Rex.
I'm gonna keep it real.
Well, guess what.
You gonna be doing the show by yourself.
Is that right, K?
Doubt, man, you got to be more flexible, baby.
Oh, you mean like Uncle Mack was with us?
Is that the kind of flexibility you talking about?
We not doing the show!
End of story.
You know what?
I'm out.
No.
Without K-3, you nothing.
Well, I guess we'll see about that, partner.
Appreciate the love, partner.
Hey, so look, I just got off the phone with No Doubt.
He say he in.
Man, they have one-
all right, not two, not three, but one marginal record
that plays on the radio a few times.
Don't nobody even know who the hell that is.
Look, it's a start.
I'm willing to let you use some of my advertising budget
to promote it on the radio.
Oh, no, Vick, look, I don't know if I can pay that back.
You don't have to worry about that.
Payback?
Payback is what the white infrastructure
really fears, Vick.
Believe that.
Okay.
Look, let's just get to work, okay?
I'll print out the flyers on my computer.
That's cool.
So I'll start posting them up around town.
Hey, but check it out.
We only got one artist.
What you want me to put on the flyer?
Know what?
I'll think of something, all right?
I'll see you in a minute.
I have never been stronger.
I'm ready to go home.
Could we please finish a conversation for once?
I knew I shouldn't have left with you.
Girl, I'm your man.
You are always supposed to stand by my side, no matter what.
Oh, beside you.
Yeah, what you mean is behind you.
I'm ready to go home now, Carlton.
Sweetheart, just answer one question.
What is it?
Be honest.
Who were you talking to on the phone for almost two hours?
Sweetheart, if you answer that, I'll take you home.
You know what?
I'll walk.
What do you think you...
Just answer my question!
You are hurting my arm.
You cheating on me.
Look, Keily, I'm sorry, okay?
But, baby, I just can't bear the thought
of somebody else being with you.
You are suffocating me.
Can't you see that?
I've had enough, and I need a break.
Can you understand that?
Are you serious?
You need a break from me?
Look, I don't know who this guy is,
but you're getting ready
to lose the best thing that ever happened to you.
The best thing?
I pray to God that this is not the best that I can do.
I tried to give you a chance to tell me,
but I already know who you were talking to.
Give me this scarf I bought.
Walk, whore.
I done never been strong as I am.
And tell Trey I said hi.
Could've never written this song that I can.
'Cause of you, now I'm labeled a stand away...
Keily?
Is that you?
Oh, hey.
Are you crying?
Get in the car.
Come on, get in the car.
What's wrong?
I really don't want to talk about it right now.
Well, you know- you know about Carlton and I.
We've been together since I was a freshman in high school,
and that's basically the only guy I've ever been with.
It's just that things have been changing recently,
and he's so manipulative and possessive.
Yeah, well, like every man.
Welcome to the real world.
Go on.
Recently, I met a guy.
Okay.
This is getting good.
He's just a friend.
Mm-hmm, yeah, right.
A friend. They all are.
I really have feelings for him, and...
you know, I...
Carlton somehow found out that we talked, all right?
How he knows, I have no clue.
But it's like he's a stalker.
He put a bug on my phone or something.
This boy, tell me how you feel about him.
Well, I fantasize about him all the time.
Well, you know, I'm kind of going through the same thing.
You know, I mean, I think I really love this guy,
but we just don't have anything in common.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
I mean, the sex is outrageous.
But, you know, I'm old enough to realize
that sex doesn't define a relationship.
Very true.
You know, Carlton and I,
we stopped having sex about, what, a month ago,
because we just don't have a connection anymore.
It sucks.
Trey.
Hey.
Hello, Miss Katherine.
Miss Katherine?
Hi, Keily.
What are those?
These are flyers for the big party/fundraise on the 23th
that we're having.
Watch this.
Featuring No Doubt.
Who?
I told you they didn't know who the hell that was.
I told your ass.
Later, man.
Y'all don't know who No Doubt is?
That's the one that goes "Hot water, corn bread,
I said I just got popped by the feds."
Yeah, yeah.
Good song.
That's them.
Oh, well, in that case,
then you can help us out by passing these around the campus,
'cause all the proceeds
are going to Trey's uncle's recording studio.
They trying to shut it down.
Oh, God, they're trying to shut down Uncle Mack's studio?
Yeah, they trying to shut it down.
But it's all good.
Well, you know what?
Listen, I've got some friends.
I can pass those out.
Please do.
Take all of these.
We need as much help as we can get, ladies.
We really appreciate this, ladies.
Well, we got to get going.
- Come on, Vin. - Cool.
Hey, um, Trey.
Why don't you let Mr. Vickers know
that I want my usual tonight.
Will do.
Bye, Keily.
She like them damn ribs.
Can I tell you something?
I was just about to say the same thing to you.
All right, well, go first.
No, you go first.
You know the guy that I was talking up,
about the fantasies I was having and stuff?
Yeah?
It's Trey.
Trey that, um...
that just left here, Trey?
Yeah.
Well, he's- he's gorgeous, girl.
Oh, tell me about it.
I can't stop thinking about him.
You know, I really...
I really, really want to get to know him better.
Wow, well, you know, I think you should
Well, it's your turn.
My turn what?
You remember, you wanted to tell me something earlier.
I forgot.
Don't worry about me.
Let's eat.
So Keily's the unavailable girl?
Yes.
Wow.
So did you tell her?
Tell her what?
About us.
What about us?
That we were-
That we were or are?
We were lovers.
Okay, so I never got the memo.
When did we stop being lovers, Trey?
You know what?
This little attitude, all this angry-
Trey, you can't come into my house
and treat me like a piece of meat.
You can't walk into my life,
make love to me a couple of times a week,
and then expect me not to be emotional.
Katherine, just listen to yourself.
Let me tell you something.
Look, she has a boyfriend.
She's unavailable.
So what difference does it make?
Keily and Carlton are no longer attached, all right?
What you mean, they no longer attached?
They broke up.
Okay, they broke up.
Trey, I'm not prepared to give you up, okay?
Did you tell her?
No, I didn't tell her, but that seems to be
the only thing that you're concerned about.
What about me?
Katherine, for real, you need to calm down.
You got neighbors next door, all right?
I don't care!
You already-
Look, look, why are you playing?
You know how I feel about-
No, Trey, I don't.
How do you feel about me?
Look, Katherine, I care deeply for you, all right?
You scaring me right now, for real.
You really scaring me.
How deeply do you feel for me?
Look, Katherine, look, look, look.
This is just, like-
honestly, all I'm saying is-
How do you feel for Keily?
Listen.
Oh, do you want to know?
For real, you really want to know?
So you want to act all crazy and yelling and been-
Yes!
Listen, listen.
I care for the girl. I love the girl.
I like the girl.
I want to be with the girl.
You crying, and I got to go.
I got to go.
I can't deal with this.
If you love her so much,
then why are you here with me?
You want to know why I'm here?
This is why.
These right here,
this little stupid bag that you always wanted me to deliver,
this damn bag of ribs.
That's what you always called me for, ribs.
That's why I'm here.
I don't want the stupid ribs.
I want you.
Why you acting like this?
Why you crying?
I'm just surprised you called.
Well, actually, I'm outside right now.
You are?
Right now?
For real?
I see you.
I see you too.
Can we go somewhere and talk?
Yeah, hold on one second, okay?
Mr. Vickers, I got to go, brother.
I'll be back.
I'm coming out.
All right.
How you doing, Keily?
Hi, Sida.
Call me if you have any problems.
Okay?
There won't be no problems, okay?
Lately I feel like I'm doing this on my own,
like I'm so alone.
Even my shadow is gone.
I'm trying hard to focus on what I know.
Hustle and the bustle
on which way I should go.
I'm tired of watching my enemies grow strong.
Adversaries get on.
I'm saying this is hard for me.
I need a word, a noun, adjective, and verbs.
All right.
Thank you.
How much longer till the sun comes up?
I'm saying how long?
Till i break free.
How much longer till you rescue me?
Tell me, how long...
Till I get you.
How much longer till I hear from you?
Is it really over?
Yes, it's really over.
I want you, Keily.
I'm just a bit overwhelmed right now.
You want me in what way?
I want to be with you.
In what way, Trey?
In every way.
I thought you meant something else.
Nah, not in that way at all.
I want your smile.
I want to have your embraces.
I want your kisses.
I want to share your air.
That's so sweet.
That's the most romantic thing anybody's ever said to me.
I wasn't trying to be romantic.
I was speaking from the heart.
Well, I'm gonna get out of here.
I have a fire to put out on the bridge I burned with my aunt.
Um...
would it scare you if I told you that...
that I just-
Don't say it.
Let me get the door for you, though.
Don't worry about that.
Always let a man open the door.
I got you.
Hey, I think we should do some old-school reverb on this, man.
That'd be real cool.
Yeah.
Yo, I heard the commercial on the radio.
Yeah, man, I heard it three times yesterday.
Say, dig, man, I really appreciate what you doing, man.
It's a beautiful thing.
You know, all the time you been coming here,
I don't even know your real name.
You know, I usually don't tell people my real name.
But you know what I'm saying, if you can keep a secret,
it's all good.
Hey, you know, man. I'm good.
Corky Douglas.
What?
Corky Douglas.
Corky Douglas?
Okay, Corky.
I'm going to call you No Doubt.
Yeah, yeah.
Come on, Weezy.
Weezy, it's just a chorus.
Man, don't worry about Baby.
I'll take care of that.
All right?
All right, all right, all right.
Hey, yo, yo.
That as Lil' Wayne and them?
And Baby?
Yo, you know them?
Damn.
That's cool.
Yo, heard you was in here.
Hey, listen, man.
You've got to reconsider doing the show.
There's absolutely no buzz on the streets on this.
You gonna damage your career.
I don't care about that.
I'm a loyalist.
I don't leave my partners out there when they need me.
Man, that spot gonna be empty, man.
K, you know what?
You need to make a decision right now,
'cause I'm detecting a problem, a virus,
in this here whole program.
I say that we delete and download another rapper.
Yo, I grew up with this man.
Then you can grow apart from him.
We can always find another No Doubt,
one with "real" skills.
It's either him or me.
Doubt...
man, we need to start rehearsing.
Brilliant.
You gonna blow a golden opportunity for this clown.
Hey, it's time for you to leave.
No problem.
I could've done wonders with y'all limited talent,
but if that's what you want,
then fine.
Man, nah, nah, nah, nah.
It ain't even worth it.
Man, be up out of here.
Yeah, all right, tough guy.
But I give you three months,
three months before you working in a movie theater
tearing up tickets.
Theater 8, to your right.
Fake-ass Kenan & Kel- looking bastards.
Man, you come in here dressing like chocolate and butter.
Shit, let's do it, man.
Say, man, let's get to work.
We need to cut a couple of more hits.
What you got in your notebook?
Hey, show him the stuff.
Oh, man, oh, man.
I got some new stuff, dog.
Look, look, look.
Here goes one. Here goes one.
It's called Streaks in My Drawers.
Then I got another one talking about,
I'm Calling In Sick.
Yo, Mack, I love these, man.
You got to see where you're going with them, though.
You got to see where you're going with them.
Mm.
So look, man.
She going to the concert with me.
Oh.
So you not at all worried about Carlton?
Nope.
Not at all, man.
Not at all.
Oh, then you must be in love, then, man.
Yeah, I'm gonna give you that right there.
I love you like a brother and everything, man.
Oh.
Oh, that's what I forgot to tell you.
You know I had to break it up with Bunni, right?
Why?
Man, come to find out,
the broad been squeezing me for cash the whole time.
Just been squeezing you, huh?
Huh? What?
Nothing, man.
Just nothing at all, man.
You know how it-
Uh, so how'd she take it, man?
Aw, man, pretty damn hard.
You know, once you get a dose of this pimping,
hard for them to go back.
Excuse me.
Hi.
Honey, can you watch the front?
Cinque has a customer, and, well,
your father's a little upset, and he went to bed.
What's wrong now?
Cinque told him how the Voting Rights Act
has to be renewed every so often
so blacks can get the vote, you know?
And your father took it-
took it pretty hard.
All right, I'll be downstairs soon as I put my sock on.
Thank you, baby.
Look, man, I'm gonna go watch the front.
That may take you a while.
Damn.
You don't even know anything about this Trey dude.
I know enough.
Hmm.
Well, did you know about these?
Did he mention that?
Hi, Keily.
Damn.
Keily, just give me a minute, okay?
Please, please.
There's nothing to say, Trey.
Keily, this doesn't mean nothing, nothing at all.
I thought you were different.
Come on, Keily.
Hey.
Pick one.
What-
What are these?
I trusted you.
Why don't you say something to me?
Keily, how are you going to leave
before you get the answer to your question?
No, you betrayed me.
Look, how was I supposed to know that you had a thing for Trey?
And don't go blaming this on Trey.
Besides, it doesn't even matter anymore, 'cause it's over.
So he was the guy you were talking about?
Yes.
Do you love him?
I thought I did.
But it's exactly what I told you.
I mean, we have nothing in common, nothing.
Well, why would you just sit there
and not say anything to me?
Because, Keily, I was caught off guard.
I didn't know what to do.
I had a million things going through my head.
Look, it doesn't even matter,
because it's not me that he wants.
It's you.
Tickets are still available...
Boy, tickets are still available.
Hey, don't worry about it, fellas.
You'll probably get a bunch of walk-ups.
You know how people are at the last minute.
Well, at least we tried.
What's wrong with you?
Nothing.
Look, big fella, I don't want no problems, all right?
Nah, man we just here to get some ribs, man.
Just, uh...
Why don't you get over here to the counter,
and I'll take y'all's order.
What y'all-
What y'all want?
Ain't nobody going to this.
Trey, what's up, playboy.
All right, look,
I just came to apologize for my behavior the other day.
I was out of line.
Whatever, man.
I understand that.
Oh, by the way, how's my girl?
What girl?
Oh, come on, man.
Did you get the pictures?
Ooh, get him, Trey!
Hey, get him, man.
All you got to do is hit him.
You know what?
What?
You officially banned from these premises.
You understand me?
Get his ass up out of here.
Get him up out of here. Yeah.
Keily will be back.
These are for you.
I don't want them.
Look, I just want to take you to the concert tomorrow night.
I wouldn't go to the city dump with you.
You just trying to make me angry,
and it's not going to work.
Keily, I've changed.
And I want to prove it to you.
All I need is one chance.
You have run out of chances, Carlton.
Come on, you cannot be this serious about this guy Trey.
That is none of your business.
Please don't talk to me like that.
Like what?
Like I'm some little child to you, okay?
I'm a man.
I'm a man that loves you.
And I know you still love me.
That assessment would be so incorrect.
It's over, Carlton.
No, it's not over, okay?
This guy is sleeping with your sorer.
You going to lower yourself to share some trash?
What I do should no longer concern you.
Keily, open this door, baby.
Keily, I wasn't done talking.
See you just- Open this door, Keily!
Open this damn door now!
Open the door!
I'm not standing out here!
Get out here now!
Open this damn door!
Oh, come on.
Wait, wait, wait.
I know they made some orders.
So how's it going out there?
Not too good, pops.
At least we don't have any overhead.
Yeah, it's a good thing we didn't put up the money
for the facility; otherwise, we'd be seriously screwed
right now.
Well, look, hey, I just want to let you guys know,
we grateful for you guys helping us.
Oh, wow.
So how's Mack taking it?
The way I see it, if God going to take his business away from him,
He must have a better plan for him.
Yeah, I don't know about y'all,
but I'm starting to get a little nervous.
You know what I'm saying?
I ain't never performed in front of no big crowd before.
Hi, this is Keily. I'm not in right now.
Leave a message, and I'll hit you back.
Hey, you.
Will you get yourself together, brother?
You already done left ten messages, man.
When she ready to call you, she will.
Yeah, you right.
Look, I need you to focus, okay?
The sound people just called.
They just got there at The Rocks.
Sound check is in another hour.
Okay.
We'll be there, man.
Um, listen.
I really want to thank everybody for their efforts.
I'm truly blessed to have all of you people in my life.
Oh, my God.
Wow.
Yo, roll the window down.
Open the door.
Hey, what's the line for?
Yo, this is for No Doubt and them, man.
That's crazy.
Man, I see where y'all going with this.
We going to the bank.
I gotta have.
You the type that could get all of my cash, my cash,
my bread, my bread,
my cheese, my cheese.
And tonight you'll be leavin' with me.
So, shorty, come on, come on.
Let's go, let's go.
Man, I told you I know how to throw a joint, man.
Diddy don't got nothing on me.
He learned everything from me.
I told you, man.
You did, man. You did.
Check it. Check that.
I think it's safe to say
I don't care anymore.
All the things that made me crazy
don't affect me no more.
Oh, listen to me now.
How you doing, Keily?
It's the I realize I'm nothing without you,
but with you, I'm everything good,
everything pure.
If you live in me-
Hey, stop all that, man.
You embarrassing yourself with this chump.
Wow, Sida, it was you the whole time?
Yeah, well, your loss is my gain.
No, my loss is your loss...
traitor.
Whatever.
Look, Carlton,
from now on, I'd like you to cease contact with my woman.
And if you don't, I'm going to have to-
You'll do what, bitch?
Get your face ripped off?
Carlton, come on.
Let's go dance, okay?
Come on, Trey, let's get out of here.
That's a wrap, man.
I told you I was going to knock his big ass out one day.
I told you, big man!
Oh, no, no, no.
Get him, get him, him, and her ass too.
Get her.
Grab her by the back of the weave.
You can come back if you give me your number.
Oh, well, forget you then.
Yeah, take her ass out, then.
What I think about you.
Oh, my gosh.
Honey, are you okay?
Let me see. Let me see that.
Oh.
I know.
We need to talk.
No, we don't.
I just want to move forward, not backward, okay?
Now, hold up, hold up, hold up.
I need your attention, ladies and gentlemen.
It's show time.
It's your man, DJ, from 97.3.
And I need y'all to help me out.
Now, when I say "K," y'all say "3."
- K. - 3.
When I say "No," y'all say "Doubt."
- No. - Doubt.
What I want y'all to do is put your hands in the air
and give it up for No Doubt and K-3!
Oh, snap, they froze up.
Hot water, corn bread, I said.
Got popped by the feds.
Now I'm seeing red.
I peed in my bed.
I must be dead.
Yeah, flip-a-tick, talk the talk
like a clock with a hole in my sock.
I could kiss a gnat strapped with my gat.
I hit you with the word, y'all...
Yeah.
Like a ninja turtle,
I talks with the po-po.
But I flow on the low-low.
And I will get yo-yo.
Yeah.
Yo, yo.
Do you know where we going with this?
Where were you between 7:00 and 7:15?
I told you, I was at my cousin's house.
Listen, so the No Child Left Behind Act
did the exact opposite of what it was supposed to do, Vick.
They never funded it, you know what I'm saying?
It just looked pretty on paper.
He's not finished.
That's what I'm saying.
It looked pretty on paper.
So young black children all over America, Vick,
were and are left behind, man.
You got to open your eyes, Vick.
You got to see what's going on in America.
Hoo.
Oh, yeah.
Oh.
Yeah.
We going to the top with this one baby, yeah.
Hot water, corn bread, I said.
Got popped by the feds.
Now I'm seeing red.
I peed in my bed.
I must be dead.
Yeah, flip-a-tick, talk the talk
like a clock with a hole in my sock.
I could kiss a gnat strapped with my gat.
I hit you with the word, y'all.
Yeah.
Like a ninja turtle,
I talks with the po-po.
But I flow on the low-low.
And I will get yo-yo.
Yeah.
Yo, yo.
Do you know where we going with this?
Yeah.
Uh-huh, yeah.
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
Baby, I see you when you're tired.
Yeah, I know you're working so hard.
But sometimes I look in your eyes,
and it's so sad, it just breaks my heart.
And, baby, I know that we're struggling.
But that's why our love's the best part.
Together, you know we're gonna make it.
We're riding this out to the top.
Love should be much more than just a four-letter word.
Yeah, it's the reason I keep believin'
even when sometimes it hurts.
It might catch you off guard and change your breathing
before you know it has occurred.
But I wonder if they can't shake the feeling.
So right now, for what's it's worth,
seeing all that you see me,
the love that's in your eyes is telling me that you need me.
Before you came along,
all that I had was lonely.
And now that's all gone away.
You and I together even when it ain't easy.
The way that it should be.
Baby, you got to believe me.
And when you're down and out,
you know that you can count on me,
'cause you know that I see you.
Baby, I see you when you're trying.
Yeah, I know you're working so hard.
But sometimes that look in your eyes
is so sad, it just breaks my heart.
And, baby, I know that we're struggling,
but that's why our love's the best part.
Together, you know we're gonna make it
We're riding this out to the top.
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