>> HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE I
DONE FOR YOU?
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I STOPPED
A [bleep] FROM [bleep] YOU UP?
>> I'M GLAD YOU GOT THAT ALL OFF
YOUR CHEST.
DEUCES, BRO.
>> YOU [bleep] WEAK-ASS BITCH.
GET THE [bleep] OUT OF HERE.
>> DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SAVE
THE SHOP?
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAVE
BLACK INK.
I WANT TO OPEN UP MY OWN SHOP.
>> YOU KNOW THE WAR YOU
WOULD START?
>> ME AND MY MAN PUMA, WE HAD
A FALLING OUT.
BUT MY [bleep] IS, AFTER THAT,
HE'S OPENING UP HIS OWN SHOP.
>> [groans]
Y'ALL GOT TO WORK THAT OUT.
IT'S NEVER GONNA BE RIGHT IF YOU
DON'T DISAGREE OR HAVE FALLOUTS.
>> ALEX CAN'T WORK HERE
NO MORE.
>> RIGHT.
>> NOW, PUMA'S GONE.
SASSY'S GONE.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A LOT OF
MANIPULATION GOING ON,
AND I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO BE
MANIPULATED BY [bleep].
[hip-hop music]
*
[soft electronic music]
*
>> WONDER HOW MUCH CHINESE
PEOPLE MAKE A YEAR OFF
CHICKEN WING.
>> YO, THIS DUDE WAS TWEETING
THAT THE OTHER DAY.
HE WAS LIKE, "YO, WHAT WOULD YOU
RATHER?
$2 MILLION OR THE EARNINGS OF
CHICKEN FROM ONE DAY, LIKE,
ALL OVER THE WORLD?"
WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER?
>> THE EARNINGS FOR CHICKEN
WINGS FOR ONE DAY IN THE WORLD?
>> YES.
>> THAT'S WAY MORE THAN THAT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> JUST THE EARNINGS WORTH
CHICKEN WINGS IN THE PROJECTS
WILL MAKE YOU DAGGONE WEALTH-ASS
[bleep].
[laughter]
>> IT'S SO STUPID, YO.
DON'T YOU GOT SOME WORK TO DO
TODAY?
>> YEAH, I GOT A CLIENT
COMING IN
IN A MINUTE.
>> YEAH? WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO?
>> SHE'S GETTING A RIBBON,
YOU KNOW, THOSE AWARENESS
RIBBONS.
>> AWARENESS FOR WHAT?
>> IT'S A HIV RIBBON.
>> SHE HAS AIDS?
>> YEAH.
>> HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
YOU AIN'T NERVOUS?
>> YEAH.
ALL TATTOO ARTISTS ARE FEARFUL,
BUT WE WORK IN A ENVIRONMENT
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ANYONE
HAS WHEN THEY WALK THROUGH
THAT DOOR.
I DON'T THINK THAT ANY TATTOO
ARTIST IS, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
EXCITED ABOUT DOING SOMETHING
LIKE THIS, BUT THIS IS YOUR JOB
AS A PROFESSIONAL.
BUT NERVOUS?
I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS.
MARIA'S, LIKE, SOMEBODY THAT I
REALLY, REALLY RESPECT.
LIKE, SHE'S ABOUT HER [bleep],
SO...
>> RIGHT.
>> HELLO.
HEY, LADY.
>> MARIA DAVIS IS A PRETTY
DOPE WOMAN.
SHE HELPED DEVELOP A LOT OF
RAPPER'S CAREERS THAT WE ALL
TODAY LOVE, LIKE JAY-Z, BIG L...
THROUGH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY,
SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS MAN,
AND SHE CONTRACTED HIV FROM HIM.
>> OH, I SEE Y'ALL GOT THESE
CONDOMS.
AIN'T NO MAGNUMS IN HERE.
>> THEY PROBABLY DON'T NEED NO
MAGNUMS IN THAT CAN.
>> [laughs]
THAT'S RIGHT, 'CAUSE EVERYBODY
BLACK IS A MAGNUM MAN.
>> EVERYBODY BLACK
IS A MAGNUM MAN?
>> THAT DEFINITELY
SOUNDED PERSONAL.
>> NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH.
>> ARE YOU A MAGNUM MAN, SIR?
>> EXCUSE ME?
THIS IS NOT THE CONVERSATIONS
WE HAVE HERE AT BLACK INK.
MAGNUM MAN.
[laughter]
>> [bleep] MAGNUM MAN.
[laughter]
>> MARIA'S JUST BEEN HERE FOR,
LIKE, A LITTLE OVER, LIKE,
OVER TWO MINUTES OR SO THE MOST,
AND SHE'S ALREADY ASKING ME
ABOUT MAGNUM MAN
AND ALL THIS OTHER [bleep].
LIKE, LISTEN, LADY.
LIKE, BEING A LITTLE TOO
PERSONAL, THERE.
>> WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
WHY DOES EVERYBODY WANT
A MAGNUM?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE.
I KNOW A LOT OF VERY, LIKE,
RESPONSIBLE WOMAN, AND WHAT THEY
HAVE IS MAGNUMS AS WELL.
>> I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND.
THAT WAS JUST--OKAY, OKAY.
GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD.
>> I'M NOT OVER PROMOTING SAFE
SEX 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN NOT USING
CONDOMS.
>> THAT'S DEEP.
YOU NOT AFRAID TO GET HIV?
>> I'M NOT--I DON'T--NOT SAYING
IT LIKE THAT.
OF COURSE, LIKE, I UNDERSTAND,
LIKE--'CAUSE I GO TO THE DOCTOR.
I GET MYSELF CHECKED OUT AND ALL
THAT STUFF, BUT ALL THAT
WORRYING ABOUT--I DON'T--
I DON'T DO THAT.
>> HOW MANY CHILDREN?
>> I HAVE TWO.
>> WOULD YOU TELL THEM,
"DON'T USE CONDOMS"?
>> MY LIFE, I'M NOT GONNA CLAIM
TO BE PERFECT WITH MY KIDS.
I'M NEVER GONNA SUGARCOAT IT
EITHER, THOUGH, BUT I'M GONNA
TEACH THEM, LIKE, TO LIVE
A BETTER LIFE THAN I DID,
MAKE BETTER CHOICES THAN I DID.
>> OKAY.
WERE YOU LISTENING TO OUR
CONVERSATION?
>> I DEFINITELY WAS.
>> DO YOU USE CONDOMS?
>> SOMETIMES.
>> DO YOU--HAVE YOU BEEN TESTED?
>> YES, I HAVE.
BUT I SHOULD START TO USE
CONDOMS MORE, SO I DON'T...
YOU KNOW.
>> LOOK. WHOO-HOO!
GOING BACK TO CONDOMS IS KIND
OF HARD 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, I BEEN
DOING ALL KINDS OF DIRTY,
DISGUSTING STUFF WITHOUT
CONDOMS.
>> I SHARED IT WITH SOME FOLKS,
AND THEY WERE LIKE, "OH, IN THE
BIBLE IT SAYS YOU NOT SUPPOSED
TO GET--TATTOO YOUR BODY UP."
BUT I FEEL THAT I NEED TO GET
A TATTOO TO KIND OF START
THE CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW,
THAT HIV AND AIDS IS STILL HERE.
THE STIGMA IS JUST SO SERIOUS--
THE STIGMA AND THE IGNORANCE.
AND PEOPLE ARE STILL PRACTICING
UNSAFE SEX LIKE HIV DOESN'T
EVEN EXIST.
>> BUT THAT'S WHAT, LIKE,
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY
FATHER.
LIKE, HE WAS DEALING WITH
SOMEBODY FOR, LIKE, TEN YEARS,
AND SHE WAS DOING HER THING
ON THE SIDE, AND HE CAUGHT IT.
>> THAT WAS CRAZY.
>> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I TALK
ABOUT A LOT, BUT MY FATHER DIED
FROM AIDS.
I DIDN'T KNOW HIM MY WHOLE LIFE,
AND WHEN I ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET
HIM, HE JUST DIED.
WHAT BUGS ME ABOUT A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT SOMETIMES CATCH
THE VIRUS, THEY RUN OFF AND--
TO GET AWAY FROM THEY FAMILY
AND THEY FRIENDS
AND THEN MOVE
TO WEST BUMBLE [bleep]
TO JUST LAY DOWN AND DIE.
AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT
HE DID.
WE AIN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS DEAD
UNTIL, LIKE, A WEEK AFTER.
>> CEASER'S VERY PRIVATE ABOUT
HIS FAMILY,
VERY, VERY.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TO SUPPORT
HIM 'CAUSE HE REALLY DID HAVE
A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS.
>> FACE THIS WAY?
NO, DON'T GO NOWHERE.
DON'T GO NOWHERE.
I JUST WANT TO
ASK YOU A QUESTION.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU
FOUND OUT YOUR FATHER WAS LIVING
WITH AIDS?
>> IT WAS KIND OF MIXED.
I KIND OF--I WAS KIND OF ANGRY
AT HIM.
>> DID YOU GET TO SEE HIM
BEFORE HE PASSED?
>> NO.
ME AND MY FATHER WASN'T
THAT CLOSE.
LIKE, I MET HIM A COUPLE TIMES.
PROBABLY I COULD COUNT ON MY TWO
HANDS HOW MANY TIMES I SEEN HIM.
>> MM.
>> AND THAT'S WHAT KIND OF
[bleep] ME UP SOMETIMES TOO.
>> MM-HMM.
>> 'CAUSE AT THE SAME TIME,
I FEEL LIKE I WAS ROBBED.
'CAUSE AS I GOT OLDER, I SAY,
"YEAH, I'MA SIT DOWN
WITH MY FATHER..."
>> AND TALK TO HIM.
AND THAT [bleep] AIN'T NEVER
HAPPEN.
>> MM-HMM.
>> HONESTLY, MY GUIDE IN LIFE IS
TO BE NOT LIKE HIM.
I DON'T WANT TO BE RUNNING FROM
WOMAN TO WOMAN.
EVERYTHING MY FATHER DID I TRY
TO DO THE OPPOSITE OF.
>> THIS IS MY FIRST TATTOO.
CEASER, YOU GOT TO HOLD MY HAND.
>> HOLD YOUR HAND?
I'M OUT OF HERE.
>> YOU GOT TO BE MORE
GENTLE WITH ME.
>> WHAT YOU TAUGHT ME IS THAT
CAN'T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
ANYBODY, ESPECIALLY YOU.
SO YOU KNOW I'MA TREAT YOU LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE.
I SEE YOU LATER.
>> [laughs]
>> I'M GONNA GET YOU TO STAND
UP, MARIA.
>> YOU HOLLER AT ME IF Y'ALL
NEED ME.
I'M GLAD DUTCHESS IS DOING THIS
TATTOO, BECAUSE HONESTLY,
IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, I THINK
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT AIDS ENOUGH.
>> * GONNA LOVE
* BUT I CAN FIGHT
* I HAD MY CHILDHOOD
* STOLEN FROM ME ONE NIGHT
* SO I DON'T CARE *
* ABOUT A BRUISE
>> BEFORE, WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORLD.
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE
WOULD HAVE LEFT ME.
YOU SEEN ME BORN AND THEN
JUST VANISH OFF THE FACE
OF THE EARTH.
AS YOU GROW OLDER, YOU START
UNDERSTANDING, MAYBE HE WASN'T
SUCH A BAD GUY.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE GAVE HIM
A CHANCE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS I'LL ALWAYS LOVE HIM.
>> * TOLD YOU I'D SURVIVE *
* MADE IT OUT ALIVE
* AND YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME NOW *
* AND THOUGH MY MIND
* WON'T BE THE SAME *
* IT'S OVER *
[somber R&B music]
*
>> OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
OH, MY GOSH.
FINALLY, I GOT A TATTOO.
[percussive hip-hop music]
*
>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT.
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOU, MAN?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW.
NOTHING MUCH.
I'M LIVING THE LIFE.
>> SO WHAT'S IT LIKE NOW THAT
YOUR MOM'S BACK IN YOUR LIFE?
>> IT'S COOL.
I GOT, LIKE, ALL MY LADIES
IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW?
I FEEL LIKE WITH MY LIFE AND HOW
EVERYTHING IS GOING, I GOT TO BE
MORE FAMILY ORIENTED.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LIKE...
>> AW.
>> TRYING TO KEEP IT COOL.
>> YEAH.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WAS LOOKING
AT THE DUCKS MAKING LOVE
OR SOMETHING.
>> NO, I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU
BEING MORE FAMILY ORIENTED.
>> OH.
EH, NAH.
>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF PUMA,
AND I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE MAN
THAT HE'S GROW IN TO BE
AND WHO HE'S BECOMING.
>> HAVING A BABY CHANGES YOU,
MAN.
>> YEAH, MAN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M STILL TRYING.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT PERFECT.
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU, THOUGH?
>> WE GOT A LOT OF [bleep]
THAT'S GOING ON.
LIKE, MY BRAIN IS PREOCCUPIED.
>> IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
>> WE GOT A BUNCH OF, LIKE,
SIDELINE WATCHERS.
>> HOLD ON.
>> STOP. COME HERE.
COME HERE. COME HERE.
PUMA, COME ON.
>> SWEETHEART, SHE'S NOT FROM
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
SHE'S ACTUALLY FROM HARLEM.
SO YOU SOUNDING MAD STUPID.
YOU SOUND WILD STUPID RIGHT NOW.
>> PUMA, COME ON.
COME ON, MAN.
>> WHEN SOMEBODY'S BEEN DONE AN
INJUSTICE, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO
SPEAK UP.
AND I FEEL THAT THERE WAS
AN INJUSTICE DONE.
>> COME ON. COME ON.
>> WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S UP?
>> COME ON, MAN.
WE GOOD, MAN. WE GOOD.
>> THIS AIN'T [bleep] OUT HERE.
WHAT'S UP?
>> SIT DOWN. LET'S GO. SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN. WE GOOD.
>> WAIT, NO PROBLEM.
>> I THROW YOU IN THE WATER.
>> NO PROBLEM, MAN.
>> SO WHAT'S UP?
I'M GONNA THROW YOU
IN THE WATER.
>> HE GOOD. HE GOOD.
>> YOU GET THROWN IN THE WATER.
WHAT'S UP?
>> HE GOOD. HE GOOD. HE GOOD.
>> [bleep] [bleep] GETTING
THROWN IN THE WATER.
WHAT'S UP?
YO, FUNNY-ASS HAIRSTYLE.
WHAT'S UP?
>> [bleep], WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S UP?
>> HE GOOD. HE GOOD.
>> WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP?
YOU A THUG? WHAT'S UP?
>> NAH, HE GOOD. HE GOOD.
>> WHAT'S UP, [bleep]?
WHAT'S UP?
WHY YOU CAME OVER THERE?
SO WHY YOU CAME OVER THERE?
>> HE--NO.
>> WHY YOU CAME OVER THERE?
YOU CAME OVER THERE FOR
NO REASON.
>> WAIT! STOP!
>> WHY YOU CAME OVER HERE?
>> AS QUICK AS YOU LET ME DO IT,
IT'LL BE DONE.
SHE'S GONNA GET HER NIPPLES
PIERCED.
>> [squeals]
>> PUMA HAVE A TATTOO SHOP.
>> YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS
OVER ALREADY.
IT'S CLEARLY--IT'S OVER.
>> WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
WAIT A MINUTE.
AFTER ALL OF THIS [bleep] THAT I
HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH YOU,
AND THIS IS HOW YOU'RE GONNA
ACT, ALEX?
YOU'RE A WRECK.
>> HE GOOD. HE GOOD.
>> WHAT'S UP? YOU A THUG?
WHAT'S UP?
>> NAH, HE GOOD. HE GOOD.
>> WHAT'S UP, [bleep]?
WHAT'S UP?
WHY YOU CAN OVER THERE?
SO WHY YOU CAME OVER THERE?
>> HE--NO.
>> WHY YOU CAME OVER THERE?
YOU CAME OVER THERE FOR
NO REASON.
>> WAIT! STOP!
>> YOU CAME OVER THERE FOR
NO REASON.
HEY, WHY YOU CAME OVER THERE?
WHY YOU CAME OVER THERE?
WHY YOU CAME
OVER THERE?
>> COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON.
>> WHAT'S UP, [bleep]?
YOU CAME OVER THERE FOR
NO REASON.
>> COME ON.
COME ON.
LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE.
ALL I HEAR IS, "BITCH, I'M GONNA
[bleep] YOU UP!"
I'M LITERALLY IN [bleep] SHOCK.
LET'S GO.
>> YO!
>> STOP.
DON'T SAY NOTHING!
GET THE [bleep] OVER HERE,
MY MAN.
>> YO, WAIT UP FOR HIM.
>> COME ON!
>> * MAN UP, STAND DOWN
* HANDS UP, MAN DOWN
* TRYING TO KNOCK MINE
* YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND
* MAN UP, STAND DOWN
* HANDS UP, MAN DOWN
* TRYING TO KNOCK MINE
* YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND
>> YO, WHAT'S GOOD?
>> WHAT UP, MY [bleep].
>> WHAT UP, BOY?
>> CEASE, IT LOOK LIKE HE HAD
A HELL OF A NIGHT THE WAY HE
WALKED UP.
>> NO, [bleep] ALL THAT.
Y'ALL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING?
>> I DON'T WANT TO BE SPREADING
NO RUMORS, BUT I HEARD PUMA GOT
HIS ASS WHUPPED AT CENTRAL PARK.
>> WHAT THE [bleep] PUMA DOING
IN CENTRAL PARK THAT HE
HAD A FIGHT?
OF ALL PLACES, CENTRAL PARK?
IT'S RIGHT DOWN THE BLOCK
FROM WHERE WE AT.
LIKE, EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM
AROUND HERE.
HE HAD TO HAVE--DO SOMETHING.
HE HAD TO HAVE SAID SOMETHING,
DID SOMETHING, WHATEVER,
FOR MAKING A [bleep] WANT TO
JUMP HIM.
IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.
SEE, I'M BLAMING YOU.
YOU WAS ABOUT TO BEAT HIM UP
IN THE SHOP, AND YOU COULDN'T,
SO YOU HIRED SOMEBODY TO DO IT.
>> HIRED SOMEBODY?
WHO THE [bleep] AM I?
JOHN GOTTI NOW?
PUTTING HITS ON [bleep]?
>> I DON'T--
CEASER HIRED SOME [bleep] MAFIA
TO KICK PUMA'S ASS SINCE HE
WASN'T ABLE TO SET HIM STRAIGHT
IN THE SHOP.
>> MY [bleep] IS NOT ME.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
>> IT WAS YOU, CEASE.
YOU DID IT.
I'MA SAY THIS.
HAD HE STILL BEEN AT BLACK INK,
HE WOULDN'T HAVE GOT JUMPED,
AND NONE OF THIS [bleep]
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
>> WE ALWAYS HAD HIS BACK.
I SEEN A ASS WHUPPING COMING
FOR PUMA A MILE AWAY.
ALWAYS [bleep] RAN IN AND
TALKING [bleep].
SOMEBODY WAS BOUND TO PUT
THEY HANDS AND FEET
ON THAT MOTHER[bleep].
>> I WANT TO KNOW IF HE STILL
GOT ALL--THE REST OF HIS TEETH.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
>> THAT OTHER ONE
WAS KIND OF LOOSE.
>> AND HE CAN'T TAKE TWO
MISSING TEETH.
>> RIGHT. TWO?
>> IT'S BAD ENOUGH IF YOU IN
HARLEM WITH ONE MISSING TOOTH.
>> both: TWO?
>> IT'S OVER.
>> NAH, IT'S OVER.
>> * GUESS THIS IS JUST
* HOW IT GOES DOWN
* IN NEW YORK
>> COME ON, BOO.
>> WE GOT TO SIT DOWN?
>> YOU GONNA SIT DOWN.
MAKE YOURSELF RIGHT AT HOME.
SO I HAVE A CLIENT COMING IN
TODAY, AND SHE'S GONNA GET HER
NIPPLES PIERCED.
SO THE FIRST THING I'M GONNA DO
IS JUST CLEAN IT.
DON'T BE SCARED.
NOW, I'MA OPEN UP YOUR CLAMP.
BRAND-NEW.
I LEARNED HOW TO PIERCE
AFTER I LEARNED HOW TO TATTOO.
I WAS WORKING IN A SHOP IN
BROOKLYN THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE
A PIERCER, SO BASICALLY
THE OWNER OF THE SHOP KIND OF
PUSHED ME INTO LEARNING HOW
TO PIERCE.
THIS CLAMP IS JUST TO MAKE SURE
THAT I PUT THE NEEDLE
IN STRAIGHT.
AS QUICK AS YOU LET ME DO IT,
IT'LL BE DONE.
SEE?
SO NOW YOU GOOD TO GO.
ALL RIGHT, MY LOVE.
TELL ME I CAN DO IT.
>> YOU CAN DO IT.
[squeals]
THAT HURT.
>> IT'S OVER.
>> THANK YOU.
[laughs]
>> YOU DID GREAT.
>> YOU CAN HAVE FUN, HONEY,
SOON AS THAT PAIN GO AWAY.
JUST BE CLEAN WITH YOUR FUN.
>> YEAH.
>> HEY.
>> [laughs]
>> GIVE HIM WHAT HE LIKE.
GIVE HIM WHAT HE LIKE.
ALL RIGHT, BOO, THE SAME THING,
REAL QUICK LIKE.
SEE, NOW, IF I HAD BOOBS LIKE
Y'ALL, I WOULDN'T EVEN GET MY
NIPPLES PIERCED BECAUSE THAT'S
ALL I WANTED WAS BOOBS.
I AM VERY SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT
MY BOOBS BECAUSE OF THIS
SITUATION.
I'M AT MY AUNT JO RETIREMENT
PARTY, AND MY COUSIN KIM HAS
A SET OF TWINS.
I GO THERE, AND I MEET THE KIDS
FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND HER
DAUGHTER IS, LIKE...
"ARE YOU A GIRL OR A BOY?"
ONE OF MY MOST EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS IN MY LIFE.
AND WE DONE, BOO.
>> HOW YOU FEEL?
>> I FEEL OKAY.
LIKE, I CAN GET THROUGH THE REST
OF THE DAY.
>> * SHE LIKED THE LAMBORGHINI
* AND THE PLUSHED OUT FERRARI
* SHE LOOK JUST LIKE A MODEL
* ACT LIKE IT'S MARDI GRAS *
* AND SHOW ME SOMETHING, MAMA
* MA-MAMA
* SHOW ME SOMETHING, MAMA
>> HEY, YO.
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> WHO THAT?
>> I'M TRYING TO LOCATE MY POPS.
HEARING ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
CEASER'S STORY ABOUT HIS POPS
AND ALL THAT STUFF, WHY HE
LEFT--IT DEFINITELY, LIKE, HAS
ME A LITTLE MORE DETERMINED
TO FIND MY POPS.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE I WAS,
LIKE, 15 YEARS OLD.
>> SO THAT [bleep] OWE YOU CHILD
SUPPORT, RIGHT?
>> HE DON'T--NO CHILD SUPPORT.
NONE OF THAT.
I DIDN'T HAVE NO DEADBEAT POPS.
MY POPS WAS PARALYZED.
LIKE, HE HAD, LIKE, TWO STROKES
WHEN I WAS A BABY.
SO HE COULDN'T REALLY, LIKE,
BE THERE, BUT HE ALWAYS MADE
SURE I WASN'T BROKE,
ALWAYS MADE SURE I HAD CLOTHES,
FOOD, AND ALL THAT [bleep].
BUT WE GOT INTO, LIKE, A LITTLE
BEEF WHEN I WAS, LIKE, 15,
AND WE JUST AIN'T SEEN
EACH OTHER SINCE.
BACK THEN, I WAS 15.
MY MOTHER WAS ON DRUGS.
I WAS JUST RECKLESS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT THAT
TO BE ALL HE KNOWS OF HIS SON.
YEARS PASSED, AND I TRIED TO
FIND HIM, LIKE, 2000 TO LET HIM
KNOW THAT MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY,
BUT THE ADDRESS THAT I HAD
BEFORE, LIKE, SOME LADY CURSED
ME OUT LIKE, "NOBODY BY THAT
NAME LIVE HERE.
GET THE [bleep] OUT OF HERE."
LIKE...
>> AIN'T YOU SCARED?
>> YEAH, OF COURSE.
BUT I JUST NEED TO KNOW.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE'S ALIVE
OR NOT.
I'M MORE AFRAID OF HIM ACTUALLY
BEING ALIVE.
HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR FATHER
FOR 16 YEARS...
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
"WHAT'S UP?
YOU KNOW, TELL ME SOMETHING NEW
ABOUT YOURSELF?
OH, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.
HEY, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU
LOST SOME WEIGHT."
IT'S LIKE, REALLY,
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> MY POPS LEFT WHEN I WAS FIVE.
I SEEN HIM ONE MORE TIME
WHEN I WAS, LIKE, 18.
BY THE TIME I WAS 21,
HE WAS DEAD.
THAT [bleep] CRUSHED ME.
>> I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE
AND LIE THAT I'M NOT GONNA BE
[bleep] UP IF I FIND OUT HE
PASSED, BUT I'M FIRST
GENERATION.
I GOT NO REFERENCE TO MY FAMILY
HISTORY NOWHERE.
I GOT NO GRANDPARENTS, NO
PARENTS, NO AUNTS, NO UNCLES...
SO, LIKE, IF MY KIDS COULD MEET
THEY GRANDDAD, THAT WOULD BE
DOPE AS [bleep] 'CAUSE I
COULDN'T.
THE FAMILY AND THE FOUNDATION OF
KNOWING YOUR HISTORY, WHERE YOU
COME FROM, IS VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S COOL BEING A DAD,
AND I JUST WANT TO FIND MY OWN.
>> SOUND LIKE YOU GOT A HELL OF
A JOURNEY AHEAD.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> GOOD LUCK.
>> I GAINED SOME WEIGHT
AFTER MY BREAKUP WITH TEDDY.
LIKE, WE DO THIS.
YOU DO THIS.
LIKE...
OH...
>> ALEX WAS DEFINITELY NOT JUST
ON SOME, "I HAD SOMETHING
TO DRINK."
SHE WAS, "I'VE BEEN DRINKING."
>> WHERE'S ALEX?
DID SHE SHOW UP YET?
>> NO.
I'VE BEEN TEXTING HER.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT.
>> SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
>> I CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND
ALL DAY.
[upbeat electronic music]
*
>> LOOK AT THIS VIEW.
>> I LIKE IT OUT HERE,
THOUGH, MAN.
>> IT MAKES ME WANT TO TAKE
A FERRY TO BROOKLYN.
>> ACTUALLY, WE'RE IN QUEENS.
THIS IS ALL QUEENS
RIGHT HERE, MA'AM.
[laughter]
>> AND YOU'RE LAUGHING 'CAUSE
I'M RIGHT.
I'M RIGHT. I'M RIGHT.
LOOK AT THIS WATER.
LOOK AT THIS VIEW.
LIKE, REALLY?
I WOULD ASK YOU TO PUT ME
AGAINST THE WATER, BUT I WEIGH
TOO MUCH.
I GAINED SOME WEIGHT
AFTER MY BREAKUP WITH TEDDY.
LIKE, HELLO?
WE EAT OUR EMOTIONS AWAY,
AND WE DO THINGS TO OUR HAIR
AND TO OUR NAILS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHEN WE GO THROUGH SOME [bleep]
WITH BITCHES, WE DO THIS.
YOU [bleep] DO THIS.
LIKE...
"OH, I'M NOT GONNA
SAY ANYTHING."
>> ALEX WAS DEFINITELY NOT JUST
ON SOME, "I HAD SOMETHING
TO DRINK."
SHE WAS, "I'VE BEEN DRINKING."
WELL, ON TO SOME OTHER [bleep],
NOW, FOR REAL.
I BEEN ON MY SEARCH LATELY.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
I TOLD YOU THAT, LIKE, I'M
TRYING TO LOOK FOR MY POPS.
AND I GOT SOME RESPONSES.
>> YO, THAT [bleep] IS [bleep]
SCARY, B.
>> YEAH, LET ME SHOW YOU.
LIKE, WE GOT, SEE--
I GOT, LIKE, A FEW NAMES AND ALL
THAT STUFF, AND IT'S JUST LIKE--
>> GOD, THAT [bleep]
IS SO SCARY.
>> ADDRESSES...
>> THAT [bleep] IS SCARY TO ME,
WALT.
>> IT'S COOL.
>> WALT, THAT [bleep] IS SCARY.
>> IN THIS SITUATION, YOU KNOW
WHAT TYPE OF FRIEND YOU NEED
TO BE?
YOU SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE.
IF I SAY I WANT TO DO THIS,
THAT'S WITH ME, RIGHT?
I WANT TO FIND MY POPS.
I WASTED TOO MANY YEARS.
IT'S, LIKE, 16 YEARS,
I HAVEN'T SEEN MY POPS.
>> I'M ALSO DOING THIS BECAUSE
I'M ALSO WILLING TO KNOW, LIKE,
I HAVE MY OWN SETS OF ISSUES
TO DEAL WITH.
>> MAYBE THIS IS THE WRONG
PERSON TO TALK TO.
I APPRECIATE YOU CARE, BUT...
THIS IS REALLY ALL ABOUT YOU.
IT HAS TO BE.
IT'S BEEN GOOD WITH YOU, THOUGH.
>> ALL THESE OTHER THINGS HAVE
MADE ME EXPLORE.
LIKE, I WANT TO EXPLORE
OTHER THINGS.
I WANT TO EXPLORE DISNEY WORLD.
BUT IT'S A VERY SCARY THING,
AND TO TAKE IT ONE STEP
AT A TIME...
>> DID THIS [bleep] JUST SAY
DISNEY LAND IS SCARY?
I MEAN, SERIOUSLY.
[laughs]
>> MY JEANS ARE SO TIGHT.
WHEW!
BOY...
>> UM, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU STARTED
BEFORE ME, BUT I NEED A DRINK.
>> I HAD, LIKE, FIVE BEFORE YOU.
>> * WHAT YOU WANT
* WHAT YOU NEED
* WHAT YOU WANT
* WHAT YOU NEED
>> * JUST FOR THE NIGHT
* I'LL BE YOURS *
* AND YOU'LL BE MINE *
* AND THAT'S JUST *
>> * WHAT YOU NEED
* TRUST IN ME
* WANT YOU TO KNOW
* YOU'RE JUST MY SPEED *
>> HEY.
HOW ARE YOU?
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LOOK AT ALL THIS FOOD
RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS ALL FOR YOU RIGHT HERE.
HERE WE GO.
>> THESE AIN'T THE FRIES MAMA
USED TO MAKE.
>> RIGHT NOW, I'M EATING UP WITH
TIFFANY, DUTCHESS,
AND MY BIG BROTHER TY.
TY IS LIKE A FATHER
FIGURE TO ME.
LIKE, I DIDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF
A FATHER, SO BASICALLY, I LIVE
OFF HIS EXPERIENCE.
>> WHERE CAN I START?
THIS [bleep] PUMA HAVE A SHOP,
A TATTOO SHOP.
>> YOUR MAN PUMA?
>> MY MAN PUMA.
>> OUT OF LINE.
>> CERTAIN THINGS I EXPECT OUT
OF PEOPLE, AND LOYALTY
IS ONE OF THEM.
HIS LOYALTY ONLY LIES
IN HIMSELF.
[bleep] PUMA.
>> HOW MANY BUSINESSES HAS
EVERYBODY HAD?
>> NONE.
>> HOW MANY BUSINESS DEGREES HAS
EVERYBODY HAD?
>> NONE.
>> SO WHY THE [bleep] IS PUMA
OPENING UP HIS OWN SHOP?
>> THIS IS THE MAIN REASON
WHY THEY SAY...
>> DO NOT...
>> MIX FRIENDS AND BUSINESS.
>> PUMA AIN'T GOT NOBODY'S
BUSINESS DEGREE.
PUMA CAN'T DO NOT ONE TATTOO.
HE DON'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH
TATTOOS TO SAY THAT HE'S
AN ENTHUSIAST.
IT'S ONLY GONNA MAKE HISSELF
LOOK STUPID AT THE END
OF THE DAY.
>> FAMILY FIGHT.
>> THEY DO.
>> THEY FIGHT.
THEY HOLD GRUDGES.
>> YES.
>> THEY DO ALL THAT.
THEY TALK [bleep].
BUT THIS IS FAMILY, THOUGH.
SO THERE'S SOME TIMES THEY GET
A PASS.
>> BUT, TY, YOU KNOW--
>> EXCUSE ME.
SEE, WITH ME, I GOT A PRIDE
ISSUE, LIKE WE ALL DO.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY
SORRY.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO JUST SIT
THERE AND BE LIKE,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WAS DEAD WRONG."
BUT BEING A MAN AND GROWING...
IF YOU'RE WRONG, YOU ADMIT IT.
>> MY BROTHER HAS BEEN THROUGH
A LOT OF TOUGH TIMES, SO I COULD
REALLY RESPECT HIS EXPERIENCE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN HE'S GIVING ME
ADVICE ON SOME TOUGH TIMES
I'M GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
I'MA FLEX SOME MUSCLE.
I'MA TALK TO HIM, AND I'M GONNA
LET HIM KNOW HOW I FEEL.
>> WHAT'S THE BENEFIT OF THAT?
IF YOU AIN'T GOING IN TO
REBUILD, THEN LET IT BE THAT.
IF YOU WANT TO REKINDLE
SOMETHING, THAT'S WHEN YOU GIVE
A [bleep].
IF THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU REALLY
WANT, THEN FRIENDSHIP
IS OVER ALREADY.
IT'S CLEARLY--IT'S OVER.
IT'S OVER, HOMEY.
>> I AGREE WITH TY ON NOT
CALLING THIS MEETING JUST
TO VENT.
I WANT TO KNOW IF WE'RE FRIENDS
OR WE'RE FOE.
AIN'T NO REASON TO GUESS.
[melancholy music]
*
>> * AS DO I
* MY HEART DEFENDS
* BUT FRIENDS WILL COME AND GO
* ALONE WE STAND
* WITH LANE ON ENDS
* AND FACE THIS OPEN ROAD
>> HEY, GUYS.
>> HI, BABY LOVE.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> I'M GOOD.
I'M READY TO FINISH GETTING
ALL...
>> HEY, LOVE. HOW YOU DOING?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> PRETTIFIED.
>> TODAY ME, ALEX,
AND MY WONDER TWIN, SASSY,
GOT INVITED TO SHOOT
FOR MONSTER DNA PRODUCTS,
WHICH IS REALLY [bleep] BIG.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> I'M EXCITED FOR US TO SHOOT,
MAN.
>> UH, SO WHERE THE HELL
IS ALEX AT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
YOU TELL ME, MAN.
YOU THE ONE THAT TALKED TO HER.
>> [laughs]
STUPID PUMA.
STUPID QUESTIONS.
MAYBE I SHOULD CALL HER.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
CALL.
>> HOLA, ALEX.
WHERE THE HELL YOU WERE IS AT?
>> HURRY UP.
I SAID HURRY YOUR ASS UP, MAN.
ME KNOWING ALEX AND THE PERSON
THAT SHE IS, I KNOW SHE PROBABLY
RAGED OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND
IT WAS GONNA BE A MISSION TO GET
UP OFF THE BED AND GET TO
THE SHOOT.
SO I'M NOT SURPRISED.
>> LIKE, IF YOU'RE GONNA SHOW UP
THIS LATE AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
SO MUCH DISREGARD FOR YOU GUYS,
WHAT DOES SHE FEEL ABOUT YOU?
>> WE ASKED NATALIE TO HELP US
OUT ON THIS PHOTO SHOOT TODAY
BECAUSE WE WORKED WITH HER
PLENTY OF TIMES BEFORE.
SHE COULD HAVE EASILY SAID NO,
BUT SHE CHOSE TO BE HERE FOR US
BECAUSE SHE'S OUR FRIEND.
SO FOR ALEX TO BE LATE AND TO BE
STRAIGHT DISRESPECTFUL TO HER,
IT'S WRONG.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS?
WHERE'S ALEX?
DID SHE SHOW UP YET?
>> NO.
I'VE BEEN TEXTING HER.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT.
>> SHE [bleep] UP.
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
AND THEN WHAT?
NOW WE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT?
>> I CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND
ALL DAY.
>> NO, NO, NO.
THE FIRST THING THAT YOU NEED TO
DO IS COME IN HERE AND APOLOGIZE
TO EVERYBODY.
>> EVERYBODY.
I DON'T NEED TO SHOOT WITH YOU.
STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.
>> HEY, MAN, NOT FOR NOTHING.
IT'S DIFFERENT NOW BECAUSE
OF HER.
[bleep] DUTCHESS, MAN.
>> DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS.
NO, JUST GO AHEAD.
DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS.
[hip-hop music]
*
>> WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS?
WHERE'S ALEX?
DID SHE SHOW UP YET?
>> NO.
I'VE BEEN TEXTING HER.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT.
>> SHE [bleep] UP.
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
AND THEN WHAT?
NOW WE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT?
>> I CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND
ALL DAY.
>> YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CALL
HER AND CONVINCE HER TO HAVE TO
COME TO A [bleep] AMAZING
PHOTO SHOOT THAT HELPS
ALL OF US.
>> YOU KNOW I'M A GOOD HUMAN.
>> YOU ARE, PUMA, BUT THIS IS
NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAS
NOT SHOWED UP FOR SOMETHING.
I REFUSE TO ALLOW ALEX TO RUIN
THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME OR TO
TAKE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET.
>> I FEEL BAD FOR ALEX,
BUT SHE SET HERSELF UP
FOR FAILURE.
>> SHE'S PROVEN HERSELF NOT
PROFESSIONAL AT ALL.
>> AND OPENING UP THIS NEW
BUSINESS, WE DON'T WANT NOBODY
TO HAVE DOUBTS.
>> AND THEN THAT'S A WHOLE
NOTHER THING.
YOU GONNA HAVE HER AT THE SHOP?
>> I WAS CONSIDERING IT.
I WAS GONNA ASK HER TODAY
IF SHE SHOWED UP.
>> 'CAUSE THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK
OUT, MAN, LIKE--
>> I DON'T WANT TO HAVE DAYS
WHEN I NEED HER TO GO AND OPEN
UP AND SHE'S TELLING ME...
>> "I GOT TO GO DROP SOME
[bleep] OFF AT MY GRANDMA'S.
I GOT TO GO GET A MANICURE
AND A PEDICURE."
>> A MANI AND PEDI.
I DON'T NEED NO MORE NEGATIVITY
IN MY LIFE.
MAYBE A JOB RIGHT NOW WITH ME
IS NOT WHAT SHE NEEDS.
MAYBE SHE NEEDS SOMETHING ELSE,
BUT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT
THAT IS, YOU KNOW?
>> YOU GUYS SHOULD JUST DO
THE SHOOT.
>> I SAID THAT ALREADY.
>> 'CAUSE SHE'S RAGGEDY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH HER.
I HAVE SO MUCH [bleep] I HAVE TO
DO WITH HER, WE DON'T HAVE TIME
TO PUT ON A WIG.
>> I TOLD HIM IT TAKES HER,
LIKE, THREE HOURS FOR HER TO GET
HERSELF READY.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, PUMA?
>> NATALIE'S GIVEN UP A LOT OF
OTHER THINGS TO DO FOR US TODAY,
SO FOR ALEX TO BE LATE AND TO BE
STRAIGHT DISRESPECTFUL TO HER
BY NOT BEING HERE ON TIME AND
COMPLETELY DISREGARDING
NATALIE'S TIME IS WRONG.
>> WHERE SHE AT?
>> SHE JUST TEXTED ME
AND SAID SHE'S IN A CAB.
>> YOU KNOW, AND IF SHE COMES,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO TELL HER THAT
I BOOKED ALL OF THESE PEOPLE FOR
HER NOT TO SHOW UP.
SO WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION WITH HER OR ME?
>> I'D RATHER DO IT BECAUSE YOU
MIGHT MAKE HER CRY.
>> I VOTE FOR THAT.
>> AND I MIGHT CRY RIGHT NOW.
I'M A LITTLE ANGRY WITH ALEX
RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE I'M A BUSINESS
OWNER NOW.
I CAN'T BE ALL YOUNG AND RATCHET
NO MORE.
I GOT TO ACT LIKE A [bleep]
ADULT.
[phone ringing]
OH, WAIT.
ALEX IS ON THE PHONE.
OH, [bleep].
ALEX.
>> PERSONALLY, I AM OFFENDED
THAT ALEX DECIDED THAT SHE
WANTED TO SHOW UP TO THE PHOTO
SHOOT LATE ALL BECAUSE SHE
WANTED TO GO SEE HER GRANDMA
AND GO GET A MANICURE
AND A PEDICURE.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT
ALEX HAS FLAKED OUT ON ME
ON AN EVENT.
>> WHERE'S SHE AT?
>> SHE'S OUTSIDE.
OH, GOD.
GOT TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL, B.
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR [bleep]
[bleep] TOGETHER, MAN.
>> I HAVE MY [bleep] TOGETHER.
COME HERE.
SO THEN THIS MOTHER[bleep] COMES
UP IN HERE LATE
WITH A [bleep] ATTITUDE.
HONESTLY, WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO
BE HERE AT, LIKE--YO, ALL RIGHT.
THE DRIVER WAS THERE AT 8:15.
>> AND I GET THAT, PUMA.
NOT TO CUT YOU OFF, AND I GET
THAT, BUT ALSO DON'T ACT LIKE I
DID NOT [bleep] TRY TO CALL YOU
AND HIT YOU UP WHEN I WAS LIKE,
"YO, ALL I NEED IS A FEW HOURS."
THERE'S NO REASON FOR EVERYONE
TO ACT LIKE IT'S BRAND-NEW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
LIKE, THAT'S NOT BRAND-NEW.
I--BUT DON'T TAKE IT AS ME BEING
IRRESPONSIBLE EITHER BECAUSE IT
WOULD BEEN IRRESPONSIBLE IF I
WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE THAT CALL.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
BUT AT LEAST I MADE THAT CALL.
>> YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE
WOULD HAVE HAD MORE
OF AN ATTITUDE THAN SHE DID
WALKING IN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALEX, BABY.
COME INSIDE AND JUST APOLOGIZE
TO EVERYBODY.
>> IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
>> SO JUST SAY, "SORRY.
MY BAD."
>> IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
>> YO, WHAT'S UP?
>> I WANT TO HAVE--
>> NO, NO, NO.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
>> ALEX SHOWED UP TO THE PHOTO
SHOOT, AND SHE WAS BLAZED
OUT OF HER [bleep] MIND.
>> NAH, LIKE...
>> ALEX, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, BABY.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
REAL QUICK.
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE
FOR YOU.
>> I KNOW, AND--
>> NO, SO THE BEST THING FOR YOU
TO DO IS TO COME IN HERE
AND APOLOGIZE.
>> THAT, WITHOUT A DOUBT,
WAS COMING.
>> NO, NO, NO.
THE FIRST THING THAT YOU NEED
TO DO IS COME IN HERE
AND APOLOGIZE TO EVERYBODY.
>> EVERYBODY.
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, LEFT FIELD,
THE MAKEUP ARTIST, NATALIE,
GOES HAM.
>> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
ALL OF THESE CLOTHES, ALL OF
THIS HAIR, ALL OF THIS MAKEUP
IS FOR YOU, YOU KNOW?
AND THAT'S IT. AND THAT'S IT.
>> I CAN'T SAY THAT I'M MAD
AT WATCHING NATALIE RIP [bleep]
ALEX A NEW ASS[bleep] RIGHT NOW.
JUST SITTING BACK.
I WISH I HAD A LITTLE POPCORN.
>> YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY.
YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY.
AND THAT'S IT. AND THAT'S IT.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU.
AND FOR YOU TO COP OUT LIKE
THAT, YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE
TO EVERYBODY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
>> I DON'T NEED TO SHOOT
WITH YOU, [bleep].
STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.
>> HOW CAN YOU HAVE A SENSE
OF ENTITLEMENT?
LET ME TALK TO YOU REAL QUICK.
>> ALEX MISSING OUT ON THIS
PHOTO SHOOT IS HONESTLY MY
COMPLETELY LAST STRAW WITH DOING
ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS
WITH HER AT ALL.
SHE BASICALLY JUST TURNED HER
BACK ON PUMA AND I WITH HER
WALKING OFF SET,
AND IT'S PRETTY SAD.
>> WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
AFTER ALL OF THE [bleep] THAT I
HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH YOU,
AND THIS IS HOW YOU'RE GONNA
ACT, ALEX?
AND YOU HAVE STOOD UP ALL THESE
PEOPLE, AND YOU HAVE A SENSE
OF ENTITLEMENT?
YOU CAN KEEP WALKING
BY YOURSELF.
IT'S A DONE DEAL WITH YOU.
YOU'RE A WRECK...
A WRECK.
GET YOUR LIFE RIGHT.
>> THAT WAS NOT GOOD.
I THINK ALEX IS CRAZY.
I'M A LITTLE BUGGED OUT MYSELF,
BUT SHE'S A LITTLE...
A COUPLE POINTS HIGHER THAN ME
ON THE CRAZY SCALE.
NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THIS GIRL IS
GOING, WHEN SHE'S COMING BACK.
ONCE AGAIN, ALEX IS ON THE RUN.
>> WHAT WAS NOT GOOD WAS HER
DISRESPECTING ALL OF THESE
PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT AT 9:00
AND 8:00 IN THE MORNING
TO BE HERE FOR HER.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
>> SO WHAT'S THE STORY, GUYS?
>> WELL--
>> WHAT'S--IS SHE STAYING,
GOING?
WHY IS SHE LATE?
>> SHE WAS HERE, AND SHE WENT.
>> I BOOKED THREE MODELS...
>> AND YOU ONLY GOT TWO.
>> YOU GUYS ARE HERE.
SHE'S NOT.
LET'S JUST ROLL, OKAY?
>> OH, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
>> I'LL BE ON THE SET.
>> ALL RIGHT.
YOU SEE?
CERTAIN BUSINESS AND CERTAIN
FRIENDSHIPS DON'T MESH WELL
TOGETHER.
>> YOU GOT A POINT.
I DOUBT THAT WE'LL EVER SEE
ALEX WORKING AGAIN.
MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER ARE MY
PRIORITY, NOT MY FRIENDS.
SO I GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY AROUND ME IS IN
POSITIVE ENERGY, AND ALEX DON'T.
>> HEY, PUMA.
>> LET'S DO IT.
THE SHOW GOT TO GO ON, SO WE
GONNA GET THIS [bleep] PHOTO
SHOOT DONE.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S
ALL ABOUT ALEX, SO I DON'T SIT
HERE AND DWELL ON NEGATIVE
[bleep] OR NEGATIVE PEOPLE.
KEEP THAT [bleep] AWAY.
>> YOU MY BOSS,
OR I'M YOUR BOSS?
>> IT DOESN'T [bleep] MATTER.
>> YOU ARE CRAZY.
>> * I WILL CRAWL
* I WILL WALK
* I WILL RUN TO THE LIGHT
* I WILL FALL
* I WILL BRUISE
* I'LL HAVE NOTHING *
* LEFT TO LOSE
>> YOU'RE COMPLETELY NAKED UNDER
THAT DRESS, AIN'T YOU?
>> BRING YOUR ASS OUT HERE,
BITCH!
>> I DID NOT [bleep] YOUR MAN!
>> I'M NOT MAD ABOUT CEASER.
I'M MADE YOU BEING A FAKE-ASS
FRIEND.
>> WHY DO I HAVE TO CALL YOU?
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA MAKE IT
EASY ON YOU.
YOU FIRED. LATER.
>> * AND BELIEVE ME
>> YOU ACT LIKE YOU [bleep]
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR ME.
>> I HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT
FOR YOU.
>> I'M NOT LOOKING TO SETTLE
DOWN WITH NOBODY.
I DON'T WANT TO SETTLE DOWN
WITH NOBODY.
>> THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO SAY.
>> SEE YOU LATER.
OH.
YOU LEFT THESE IN THE SHOP.
>> THESE ARE NOT EVEN MINE.
>> I REALLY LOOKED AT YOU
AS MY FRIEND.
YOU DON'T HAVE NOTHING
TO SAY, RIGHT?
>> YOU WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE TO
KNOW IF I WAS [bleep] CEASER,
'CAUSE HE WOULDN'T BE
[bleep] YOU.
>> WALK AWAY, LIKE THE WHORE
YOU ARE.
WE NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN
AT BLACK INK.
>> YOU DON'T REALLY GET TOO MANY
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS, SO WHEN
YOU DO, YOU GOT TO TAKE FULL
ADVANTAGE OF IT.
AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN
TO MY ADVICE, THEN GO.
>> * AND BELIEVE ME
>> SHE'S CHANGED YOU, CEASER.
>> SHE'S THE ONE WHO TOLD ME
TO PUT HANDS ON YOU?
SHE DID THAT?
>> YOU AIN'T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT
THAT [bleep] NO MORE.
>> RIGHT.
>> I'M ABOUT TO [bleep] OPEN UP
A SHOP ON 124TH.
>> WE ARE ENEMIES NOW.
[electronic music]
*
>> WHAT UP, PUMA?
>> LOOK, YOU GOT A [bleep]
AWESOME DONKEY PUNCH THERE.
>> AH, MAN, YOU AIN'T SPITTING
IN IT?
LAST TIME I SEEN PUMA,
I HAD TO END OUR FRIENDSHIP
AND OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
SO I TRIED TO BE A BIGGER MAN
AND CALL THIS MEETING BETWEEN
ME AND PUMA.
SO HOW'S EVERYTHING, PUMA?
>> AWESOME IN AMERICA.
>> I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M VERY--I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED
THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT.
>> WHY?
>> FROM THE LAST TIME I SEEN
YOU, YOU WAS TALKING SO CRAZY.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY HAPPY
FOR SOMEBODY?
THAT'S [bleep] AMAZING.
>> PUMA, HOW LONG WE
KNEW EACH OTHER?
>> I KNOW, BUT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
ACTING LIKE THAT, CEASER.
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN ACTING
LIKE WHAT?
>> NAH, YOU'VE ACTUALLY KNOWN
SOMEBODY FOR A NUMEROUS AMOUNT
OF YEARS.
IN THE BEGINNING, ME AND CEASER
ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT BLACK INK
BEING PUMA AND CEASER'S SHOP,
YOU KNOW?
COULD'VE, SHOULD'VE, WOULD'VE.
>> LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
HOW MANY TIME HAVE ME AND YOU
GOT INTO A SITUATION?
>> HEY, MAN, NOT FOR NOTHING.
IT'S DIFFERENT NOW
BECAUSE OF HER.
>> WHO'S SHE?
>> HER, THE PERSON, THE LADY.
DUTCHESS, MAN,
SHE USES INTELLECT AND EMOTIONS
TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT'S ALL
CRAZY, BUT SHE'S ACTUALLY JUST
IN CONTROL.
VERY ILL INDIVIDUAL.
SHE'S CHANGED YOU, CEASER.
>> SHE CHANGED ME?
>> YES.
CEASER, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HOW
THAT YOUNG LADY HAS INFLUENCED
YOUR LIFE WITH THE THINGS THAT
SHE'S MADE YOU DO...
>> ALL THIS [bleep] YOU SITTING
HERE BLAMING DUTCHESS FOR?
SHE AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO
WITH THAT [bleep].
SHE MADE YOU BLACK, HOMEY?
I DONE FIRED PUMA WAY BEFORE
DUTCHESS CAME AROUND
AND REHIRED HIM BACK.
SO WHY THE [bleep] IS HE SITTING
THERE BLAMING DUTCHESS
FOR EVERY [bleep] THING?
>> CEASER, SHE'S IN
YOUR EAR, YO.
BRO, BRO--
>> HOLD ON, PUMA.
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO TOLD YOU
TO START SCREAMING AT ME?
SHE'S THE ONE WHO TOLD ME
TO [bleep] PUT HANDS ON YOU?
SHE DID THAT?
HUH, PUMA?
OH, IT WAS ME AND YOU.
>> I SEE MY ROLE IN IT.
I ADMIT MY ROLE.
>> AND I ADMIT MY ROLE.
WHAT SHE GOT TO DO WITH OUR
SITUATION?
>> NAH, MAN, YOU LET HER
INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE.
SHE WENT FROM THIS SOUTHERN
BELLE THAT SHE WAS SO DISPLAYING
IN THE BEGINNING
TO SOMETHING ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
IT IS NOW, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY
NOT A SOUTHERN BELLE.
THE SOUTHERN BELLES DON'T DO
THE THINGS THAT SHE DOES.
NAH.
CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
>> DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS,
RIGHT?
DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS.
NO, JUST GO AHEAD.
DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS.
WHEN YOU CAME TO APOLOGIZE,
THAT [bleep] SOUNDED WILD FAKE.
AND YOU WANT ME TO SIT HERE
AND JUST LISTEN TO THIS
GARBAGE [bleep]?
WHO THE [bleep] IS HE TO BE
BLAMING DUTCHESS?
MOTHER[bleep], SHE AIN'T TELL
YOU TO COME HERE AND START
SCREAMING AT ME.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS.
YOU'S A BITCH FOR BLAMING
A WOMAN.
>> CEASER, I KNOW YOU.
>> PUMA.
>> CEASER, HOLD ON.
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU EVER IN MY
[bleep] LIFE LET ONE HUMAN
BEING--NOT EVEN A MALE OR
FEMALE--INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE
AS MUCH AS I'VE SEEN THIS GIRL
INFLUENCE YOU.
>> PUMA, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WHATEVER YOU GOT TO SAY, YOU CAN
SAY IT, BUT I'M NOT GONNA SIT
HERE AND BICKER WITH YOU OVER
OUR FRIENDSHIP OR NOTHING.
I'M TRYING TO MEND THIS
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ME AND PUMA
AND IF HE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT'S
[bleep], MAN, HE CAN GO
[bleep] HIMSELF.
>> YOU HAVEN'T LISTENED TO
NOTHING, BRO.
>> NO, BECAUSE WHAT YOU DOING IS
MIXING TWO THINGS TOGETHER.
>> HEY, YO, WAIT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO--CEASER, BUT
THIS IS THE BEST PART
ABOUT AMERICA.
YOU AIN'T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT
THAT [bleep] NO MORE.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> I'M ABOUT TO [bleep] OPEN UP
A SHOP ON 124TH.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AT
MY WEDDING.
>> NAH, YOU PETTY, MAN.
[bleep] [bleep] THIS.
GO [bleep] OFF.
>> HOW AM I BEING PETTY?
>> HE LUCKY I AIN'T PUNCHED HIM
IN HIS FACE.
>> * YEAH
[heavy guitar music]
*
* YEAH, YEAH
>> YOU HAVEN'T LISTENED TO
NOTHING, BRO.
>> NO, BECAUSE WHAT YOU DOING IS
MIXING TWO THINGS TOGETHER.
I'M TRYING TO MEND THIS
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ME AND PUMA
AND IF HE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT'S
[bleep], MAN, HE CAN GO
[bleep] HIMSELF.
>> HEY, YO, WAIT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M ABOUT TO [bleep] OPEN UP
A SHOP ON 124TH.
I GOT TWO FLOORS AND A BACKYARD.
THE PERSON WITH THE MOST
EXPERIENCE IN THE TATTOO
BUSINESS IS ME.
THAT'S THE FUNNY PART ABOUT IT.
SO, YO, YOU KEEP DOING YOU.
I'MA KEEP DOING ME.
WE'RE STRAIGHT.
>> WE'RE STRAIGHT.
[bleep] THAT.
WE ARE ENEMIES NOW.
ONCE YOU DID THAT AND OPEN
A SHOP IN HARLEM--
[bleep] COULD HAVE WENT TO
THE BRONX; YOU COULD HAVE WENT
TO LOWER EAST SIDE--
NO, YOU WANTED TO TRY TO SHAVE
MY [bleep] FACE OFF.
[bleep] PUMA.
>> AS FAR AS MY LIFE, LIKE,
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AT MY
WEDDING.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW YOU KICKING ME OUT OF
THE WEDDING?
>> YOU DON'T REALLY CARE FOR
THAT ANYWAY.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, MAN,
I WANT MY WEDDING TO BE
A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY--
COOL, RELAXED, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY.
AND I FEEL THAT CEASER AND
DUTCHESS ARE JUST DRAMA FILLED
RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY
IN MY PLANET.
SO I REALLY DON'T WANT THAT.
>> NAH, YOU PETTY, MAN.
[bleep] [bleep] THIS.
>> BRO, HOW AM I BEING PETTY?
YOU CALLED ME A FILL-IN.
>> YOU WON.
>> YOU DONE DISRESPECTED
MY WIFE.
YOU DONE DISRESPECTED
EVERYTHING.
>> AND YOU HAVEN'T?
>> NO, I DON'T GIVE A [bleep].
MY WIFE DON'T WANT YOU THERE,
SO WHAT'S THE POINT?
>> ALL RIGHT, THAT'S COOL.
>> HEY, BY ALL MEANS, THOUGH,
YOU GOOD.
WE STRAIGHT.
LOOK.
>> WE GOOD.
>> POUND IT OUT.
>> UH. THERE WE GO.
>> WE'RE GOOD.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT,
WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO?
>> RIGHT.
LATER, PUMA.
>> RIGHT.
>> DO I NEED A FRIENDSHIP
WITH PUMA?
NO.
HE LUCKY I AIN'T PUNCHED HIM
IN HIS FACE.
>> * LIFE'S SOMETHING OTHER *
* THAN I PLANNED
* AT THE MOMENT
* MIDLIFE CRISIS IN MY MID-20s
* NO SOLDIER BOY
* DARES TO NAME THIS
* FUNNY
* MONEY MAKE HURT
* FEEL HURT, DO DIRT, DUMMY
* NOSE ALL RUNNY
* COLD, ALL BONE DEEP
* BONE BEEFS
* OVER AND OVER
* AND NO, I WON'T PICK UP *
* YOU HAD A CAREER
* PLUS TWO JOBS, GET UP
* BEEN A FAMILY MAN AND FELL
* BRA, GET UP
* HAD A FLY CAR
* AND A FILTHY SPOT, GET UP
* FELT THE HICCUPS
* IT'S TIME TO GET UP *
>> YOU KNOW HE [bleep] TOLD ME
I CAN'T COME TO HIS WEDDING?
WHO THE [bleep] IS PUMA?
I'M GOING TO THE ISLAND,
AND I'M GOING TO HIS WEDDING.
>> WELL, WELCOME TO INK 124.
[clattering]
OH.
WE'RE JUICING.
WE'RE JUICING OUT.
>> JENKING.
>> WE'RE JENKING OUT HERE.
>> JENKING OUT.
>> OH!
[bleep], I JUST BURNED
THE [bleep] OUT OF MY FINGER.
>> THIS [bleep] MOTHER[bleep]
RIGHT HERE.
HI.
WHAT UP?
>> WHAT'S POPPING, SASS?
>> HOW YOU DOING?
HI, I GUESS?
OR WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> THE OTHER DAY, SASSY SAID
THAT YOU SAID THAT I WAS
THE CAUSE OF EVERYTHING.
I'M THE ONE THAT SAID
EVERYTHING.
>> I AM TRYING MY BEST NOT TO
CHOKE THIS [bleep] OUT
RIGHT NOW.
WHO THE [bleep] DO HE THINK HE
IS BRINGING UP THIS DAMN
JOKE AGAIN?
>> [bleep], IT'S WILD EARLY.
THE [bleep] YOU DRINKING SO
EARLY FOR?
>> I OWE, LIKE, $49,000,
$50,000 IN CHILD SUPPORT,
TO BE HONEST.
>> WHAT?
I THINK I'M ABOUT TO DRINK
WITH YOU.
>> THAT YOU SAID THAT I WAS
THE CAUSE OF EVERYTHING.
I'M THE ONE THAT SAID
EVERYTHING.
>> I AM TRYING MY BEST NOT TO
CHOKE THIS [bleep] OUT
RIGHT NOW.
WHO THE [bleep] DO HE THINK HE
IS BRINGING UP THIS DAMN
JOKE AGAIN?
>> [bleep], IT'S WILD EARLY.
THE [bleep] YOU DRINKING SO
EARLY FOR?
>> I OWE, LIKE, $49,000,
$50,000 IN CHILD SUPPORT,
TO BE HONEST.
>> WHAT?
I THINK I'M ABOUT TO DRINK
WITH YOU.