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- Previously on Empire...
- Empire XStream...
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We are taking over the world!
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I do the music, you handle the business,
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and we stay out of each other's way.
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I know you're working on
the Black & White album.
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I'm shelving it.
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African-American men,
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the primary victims in gun violence.
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If anybody's a victim, it's Freda Gatz.
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I'm Zeah, Mr. Lyon.
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I'm gonna be an MC, just like you.
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Cookie, you should come
down to the center sometime.
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I can't get onstage.
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I can't do it no more.
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You got one job in this
house and that's a mother.
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Tariq, he may be your half brother,
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but he is not your friend.
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- Step away from the car.
- Sir, I live right there.
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Hey, Lucious.
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Can we talk?
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Door is open. Come on in.
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Hey.
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You still, uh, obsessing over
these streaming numbers?
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Well, the board has determined
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that if I don't get to
ten million subscribers
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by Thursday, they want to pull the plug
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which means I lose $50 million.
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What's on your mind?
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I'm like a prisoner in this house.
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Come on, with
nothing to look forward to.
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You call looking after my
granddaughter nothing?
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You ain't gonna get much sympathy
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from anybody about this
shack you calling a prison.
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No, that's not what I mean, Lucious.
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Look, I know that we
have had our differences,
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but, I know that Cookie's looking
for a new head of A&R.
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And you know that that
is never going to happen,
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so you need to just...
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Lucious?
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Are you okay?
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Oh, my God, do you need
me to call a doctor?
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Mm.
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No, I looked everywhere
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and I couldn't find
my earring under there.
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Damn.
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Maybe you can look for it later.
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Oh, Pia, you remember your old boss,
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Anika.
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I like your assistant.
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Pia, will you be a doll
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and get Cho in here?
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I need to see the new
Empire XStream artwork.
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Keep putting your back
into that work of yours.
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Ooh.
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Look what I found.
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I mean, Empire
XStream is bleeding out.
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Our main asset is exclusive content
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and I don't have it.
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I need five new songs
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- by the end of this week.
- Man,
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I cannot get you five new
songs by the end of this...
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What is that?
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Incentive.
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You are gonna give a car to whoever
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can deliver a new song
that's ready to drop by this Friday.
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And while you're at it, tell your son
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that I'm releasing
his Black & White album.
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Jamal does not want that
album released, Lucious.
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He done told you that a million times.
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Well, I don't care. He can
tell me a million more.
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Look, Cookie, if you with me
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with this business, 50/50,
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then you're gonna get me those songs.
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Okay. Sure.
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I'll get on it tomorrow, after
my lunch with Angelo.
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What are you seeing
in that Oreo, anyway?
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I'm being proactive in the community.
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I'm going to meet some of the
WOKE kids from his foundation.
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So he can warm your heart with
how good he is with these kids.
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He might warm something
else later.
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Everything's under control, Mom.
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He's coming out!
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Yeah, I-I got... I got Max with me.
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Max Perkins.
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- Andre!
- Can we get a comment, please?
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Over here, please!
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- Over here!
- Andre Lyon!
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Mr. Lyon, can you tell us what happened?
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Okay, okay.
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Do exactly what we
discussed a few minutes ago.
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Don't go all "Black Lives
Matter" on me here, okay?
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We're good. Let's go.
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This was all a simple misunderstanding.
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My client has fully cooperated
with law enforcement,
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it will all be cleared up
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- in a matter of days. Thank you.
- Your mother and father
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have a checkered
history with law enforcement.
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Are you just following in
their criminal footsteps?
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That's all for now. My client won't
be making any statements. Thank you.
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So, are you a gangster now, too, Andre?
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What happened to me is what's happening
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all across America, right now.
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And what's that?
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Hey, babe.
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Answer her. Come on, she's waiting.
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We both know that none of
this would have happened
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if I was still here.
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I went back to the
bar where it went down,
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like you all told me to.
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I took my new lady with me.
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As soon as we hit the
door, I start shaking.
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But you did the breathing?
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- Yeah.
- And?
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I'm still here.
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You all noticed, we have someone
new in group today.
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This is Jamal...
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Jamal Lyon.
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Jamal...
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we ask new people to
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tell the group what caused their PTSD.
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Everybody knows
what happened to Jamal.
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They played it over and
over again on the news.
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That doesn't matter.
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Your fame just creates
another barrier for your recovery
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because you have to face your trauma
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in front of the world.
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It's still PTSD.
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Yeah, I'm good.
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Um, it's my first time,
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so I'm probably just gonna, you know,
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lay low and listen.
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But thank you.
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Okay.
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Hey, Jamal. Hey! Hey.
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Look, what happened
inside, that wasn't cool.
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That's not how we do things.
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They
all know what happened,
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so it's no sense in
frontin' like they don't.
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Let me ask you something, man.
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Are you still taking any pain meds?
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Yeah.
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I was hoping to be off
of them by now, but, um,
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I'm not, so...
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It's nothing to be ashamed about.
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When a soldier gets shot...
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I'm not a soldier.
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You were in the military, right?
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- Um, Major Philip Barrett?
- You got shot.
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Your PTSD is no less
significant than mine.
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If you need treatment, man...
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Um, I came here, you know, just to...
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kind of, test the waters.
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And, uh, it actually worked.
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A lot, you know? All right.
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And at this point, I kind of feel like
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I know how to manage
this. Which is, it's great.
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And that's... that's
'cause of y'all, so thank you.
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Andre!
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Hey. Oh.
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Let me guess: it was a white cop.
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I should've been smarter about it, okay?
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I know this whole
thing could've turned out
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a whole lot differently.
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I wouldn't be standing
here with you today, I know.
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Nothing you could have done different.
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You were born black.
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What happened, Andre?
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I was clearing out me
and Rhonda's apartment,
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- a cop shows up and...
- Mm-hmm.
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Look, I gave him attitude.
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- No, I don't want to hear that!
- That's some B.S.!
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Look,
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I'm-a make Thirsty
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- take care of these cops.
- Yeah.
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- Thirsty?
- Let him look into these charges!
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Pop, I-I don't need Thirsty, okay?
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I got my own lawyer.
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With the FBI watching our every move,
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the last thing we need
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is Thirsty taking care of anything.
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I-I just want to do this the right way.
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Andre, the right...
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You do realize you're a
black man, right, Andre?
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And that was a dirty cop that
did that to your face.
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And since this was not
caught on video, it is your word
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against theirs, all right?
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No, see, the police messed up this time.
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They done messed with the wrong ones.
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So, we gonna fight fire with fire!
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Enough!
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I'm a Wharton graduate, Mama.
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I'm a CFO of a publically
traded corporation.
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I'm not gonna fight fire with fire.
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- Andre...
- I'm not doing it!
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That boy is headed for
a world of trouble.
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Raymond Lewis, aka Gram.
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Tiana Brown's new boyfriend...
Ran with the Uptown Mafia
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for a minute, now he's a rapper.
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Can I get a selfie?
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When you get inside,
see if he's still affiliated.
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Anything we can get on him, ♪
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we might be able to
use against the Lyons.
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You want a selfie? No?
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I have no idea who that one is.
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Porsha Taylor, Cookie Lyon's assistant.
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Don't waste your time.
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So, don't nobody know who I am?
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Nobody knows Porsha?
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That's cool. That's cool.
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I got a question, sir.
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Lucious Lyon was cleared
of all charges last year.
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What's this really about?
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Lyon beat the case
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because it was mishandled.
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All I have to do now is build a new case
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based on new charges.
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Knowing Lucious Lyon the way I do,
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I have plenty to choose from.
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Yes! Tiana, girl!
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- ♪ Anytime any day, yeah ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪
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♪ I can put it on you, all
you gotta do is say yeah ♪
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♪ Oh, you like what you see, yeah? ♪
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♪ And I know you know
this where you wanna be, yeah ♪
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♪ Now, baby, let me love
you, love you long time ♪
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♪ Long time ♪
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♪ No one can do it the
way you do, yeah ♪
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♪ Look ♪
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♪ Her fly match mine ♪
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♪ She get better with
time, like fine wine ♪
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♪ Call me any hour ♪
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I didn't know Gram
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was performing with
Tiana tonight. Did you?
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♪ And no I ain't that clown
Hakeem, this Gram work ♪
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♪ 10,000 likes on ya
pic that gram work ♪
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♪ I be taking dudes
chicks like the repo ♪
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♪ Later we can throw back
shots like free throws ♪
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♪ Whisper in ya ear, I got
some things I wanna tell you ♪
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♪ Ya last boyfriend,
mm, not on my level ♪
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♪ I can love you long
time, this the anthem ♪
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♪ Hella diamonds on ya
body, steady dancing ♪
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♪ Cuz I'm the one that's
gon put it down, yeah ♪
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Ooh, Hakeem is not happy.
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Damn, son, you look worse than I did
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when I was dying from ALS.
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Thanks, Dad.
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I thought you went to the doctors today.
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I went to a, um, PTSD group.
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PTSD?
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It was stupid. Don't worry about it.
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Yeah, I could have saved you
the time if you had asked me.
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Look, the only thing
that's gonna fix your problem
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is get your ass back on that stage.
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I'm going into
the studio next week.
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I'm gonna record some new stuff.
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Being in the studio ain't the
same as being on the stage.
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If you don't give these
fans something to look at,
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you're gonna lose 'em.
259
00:10:05,392 --> 00:10:06,942
You gonna be all right, Jamal.
260
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Shut up.
261
00:10:08,195 --> 00:10:10,729
- ♪ See yeah ♪
- ♪ What I see ♪
262
00:10:10,814 --> 00:10:12,175
♪ And I know you know
this where you wanna be, yeah ♪
263
00:10:12,199 --> 00:10:14,783
♪ Now, baby, let me love
you, love you long time ♪
264
00:10:14,818 --> 00:10:16,498
- ♪ Long time ♪
- ♪ I can, I can love you ♪
265
00:10:16,537 --> 00:10:17,714
- ♪ Love you long time ♪
- ♪ Long time ♪
266
00:10:17,738 --> 00:10:19,655
♪ Imma put it on
you, on you on time ♪
267
00:10:19,707 --> 00:10:21,134
- ♪ Oh, yeah ♪
- ♪ No one can do it ♪
268
00:10:21,158 --> 00:10:24,960
♪ The way you do it, yeah. ♪
269
00:10:32,336 --> 00:10:33,600
Yeah!
270
00:10:38,425 --> 00:10:40,175
Man!
271
00:10:40,260 --> 00:10:41,821
Listen, I know that he's
foul, or whatever,
272
00:10:41,845 --> 00:10:43,206
but you need to just forget about it.
273
00:10:43,230 --> 00:10:45,814
I'm-a beat his ass,
man. That's my girl, man!
274
00:10:45,849 --> 00:10:48,183
- Had me an affair one.
- That ain't your girl.
275
00:10:48,268 --> 00:10:50,163
- That's my girl!
- Since when is it your girl, Hakeem.
276
00:10:50,187 --> 00:10:51,381
Now, calm your ass down, 'cause fighting
277
00:10:51,405 --> 00:10:52,821
ain't never helped nothing.
278
00:10:52,856 --> 00:10:54,439
Your brother's absolutely right.
279
00:10:54,508 --> 00:10:56,775
It's pointless to
clap back at Gram cracker
280
00:10:56,860 --> 00:10:58,827
unless you're gonna finish him.
281
00:10:58,862 --> 00:11:00,529
You're the Lyon, he's not.
282
00:11:00,581 --> 00:11:03,215
Why don't you spit
some napalm on a diss track,
283
00:11:03,283 --> 00:11:06,702
and bury him and everything
he cares about?
284
00:11:06,754 --> 00:11:08,620
Y'all go ahead and do that.
285
00:11:10,874 --> 00:11:14,343
See, if you've got something
you want to say to someone,
286
00:11:14,411 --> 00:11:16,712
let the world hear you say it.
287
00:11:20,784 --> 00:11:23,051
So, Randal, what
I'm gonna need from you is...
288
00:11:23,103 --> 00:11:24,469
Mom, no. I...
289
00:11:24,538 --> 00:11:26,304
Get your ass in here.
290
00:11:26,390 --> 00:11:29,307
Wait. Seriously,
Kitty? How did you do this?
291
00:11:29,393 --> 00:11:30,954
Look, boy, don't you question how I make
292
00:11:30,978 --> 00:11:32,527
my black girl magic happen.
293
00:11:32,563 --> 00:11:34,896
I'm gonna cure you of this PTSD.
294
00:11:34,982 --> 00:11:36,531
- Okay, you ready? All right.
- Okay.
295
00:11:36,567 --> 00:11:37,899
Kitty!
296
00:11:37,951 --> 00:11:39,901
Baby, come on down
297
00:11:39,953 --> 00:11:41,703
with your fabulous self... Look at you!
298
00:11:41,739 --> 00:11:43,049
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
299
00:11:43,073 --> 00:11:44,406
These shoes.
300
00:11:45,909 --> 00:11:48,410
Girl, ain't nothing
changed. Look at you!
301
00:11:48,495 --> 00:11:50,328
You look gorgeous, as always.
302
00:11:50,414 --> 00:11:51,913
- And look at this.
- Nah...
303
00:11:51,999 --> 00:11:53,582
- Oh, stop.
- I...
304
00:11:53,667 --> 00:11:55,250
don't even know what to say right now.
305
00:11:55,335 --> 00:11:58,253
Un, well, I think you
should say yes, right, Kitty?
306
00:11:58,338 --> 00:12:00,338
Yes. Yes, yes.
307
00:12:00,424 --> 00:12:03,175
- Yes.
- Uh... Hell... yes.
308
00:12:03,260 --> 00:12:04,487
What did...
309
00:12:04,511 --> 00:12:06,094
What did I just say yes to?
310
00:12:06,180 --> 00:12:07,729
I don't care, but...
311
00:12:07,765 --> 00:12:09,824
Uh, well, Kitty, why don't you tell him.
312
00:12:09,984 --> 00:12:13,101
Okay. So this beautiful lady, your mom,
313
00:12:13,153 --> 00:12:15,570
had an idea... I'm here rehearsing.
314
00:12:15,606 --> 00:12:17,689
Getting ready to go on
a South American tour,
315
00:12:17,775 --> 00:12:19,274
and I want you with me,
316
00:12:19,326 --> 00:12:21,193
because we found a
song that's perfect for us.
317
00:12:21,278 --> 00:12:23,745
I just want to sing with you, and
I think it would be amazing.
318
00:12:23,781 --> 00:12:26,882
It's hot, Jamal. It's hot!
319
00:12:26,950 --> 00:12:28,867
I...
320
00:12:28,952 --> 00:12:32,921
I'm not really performing
right now... just yet.
321
00:12:36,627 --> 00:12:39,377
Um... okay.
322
00:12:39,463 --> 00:12:41,990
- I'm gonna go back to rehearsal.
- Yeah, just let me talk
323
00:12:42,015 --> 00:12:43,159
- to him for a second.
- Just call me when... Yeah.
324
00:12:43,183 --> 00:12:45,884
No, no, no, let me talk to
him for a second. Come here!
325
00:12:45,969 --> 00:12:47,302
Get your stupid ass...
326
00:12:47,387 --> 00:12:50,138
- Well...
- Watch your step.
327
00:12:50,224 --> 00:12:51,440
Boy, your father was right.
328
00:12:51,475 --> 00:12:53,125
The number of performance requests
329
00:12:53,193 --> 00:12:56,978
I'm getting for you has dropped to half.
330
00:12:57,030 --> 00:12:59,147
I ain't ready yet, all right?
331
00:12:59,233 --> 00:13:00,816
I'm not.
332
00:13:00,868 --> 00:13:02,234
Look...
333
00:13:02,319 --> 00:13:04,402
Kitty even said we have the live rights
334
00:13:04,488 --> 00:13:07,239
to Empire XStream, okay?
335
00:13:07,324 --> 00:13:09,424
And I thought that
would keep your father
336
00:13:09,493 --> 00:13:11,827
off of releasing that
Black & White album of yours.
337
00:13:14,498 --> 00:13:16,748
All right. Kitty...
338
00:13:19,002 --> 00:13:21,470
I have a proposition for you.
339
00:13:21,505 --> 00:13:24,005
Okay.
340
00:13:25,676 --> 00:13:29,344
Wait... you want me
to record for Empire?
341
00:13:30,681 --> 00:13:32,180
You didn't think I brought you here
342
00:13:32,266 --> 00:13:33,932
to have tea, did you?
343
00:13:34,017 --> 00:13:36,434
Look, I caught your performance
at the summit.
344
00:13:36,503 --> 00:13:38,047
It's about the only
thing that kept me awake
345
00:13:38,071 --> 00:13:39,821
during them boring-ass speeches.
346
00:13:39,857 --> 00:13:42,524
So unless you think
Angelo's gonna mind...
347
00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,281
- I don't think so.
- Good, son.
348
00:13:49,366 --> 00:13:50,499
Let's go make some music.
349
00:13:55,556 --> 00:13:57,289
Dad...
350
00:13:57,374 --> 00:13:59,102
now, I specifically said that
the Black & White album
351
00:13:59,126 --> 00:14:00,458
is not to be released.
352
00:14:00,544 --> 00:14:02,460
Yeah, well, Empire
spent a whole lot of money
353
00:14:02,546 --> 00:14:04,379
on that joint, and we need to recoup.
354
00:14:04,431 --> 00:14:07,632
Besides that, Empire XStream needs it.
355
00:14:07,718 --> 00:14:11,419
Oh, God, do you ever
not mention Empire XStream?
356
00:14:11,488 --> 00:14:13,205
It happens to be a ravenous beast
357
00:14:13,273 --> 00:14:15,357
that is the lifeblood of this company.
358
00:14:15,392 --> 00:14:17,309
So if we don't feed it some content,
359
00:14:17,394 --> 00:14:19,377
it's gonna consume
each and every one of us.
360
00:14:19,446 --> 00:14:20,695
Okay, we get it.
361
00:14:20,731 --> 00:14:21,897
You are a vampire.
362
00:14:23,233 --> 00:14:25,200
So let me bring you a freshly slit vein
363
00:14:25,235 --> 00:14:27,569
for your liking... Kitty.
364
00:14:27,621 --> 00:14:30,739
Delicious. Keep bleeding.
365
00:14:30,807 --> 00:14:33,092
She agreed to record a duet with me,
366
00:14:33,093 --> 00:14:35,455
and live-stream the
session as exclusive content
367
00:14:35,479 --> 00:14:36,745
to Empire XStream.
368
00:14:36,797 --> 00:14:38,713
Wow, a collaboration like
that would bring in
369
00:14:38,749 --> 00:14:40,498
a whole lot of subscriptions.
370
00:14:40,584 --> 00:14:42,250
Yes, it would.
371
00:14:42,302 --> 00:14:44,336
So...
372
00:14:44,421 --> 00:14:46,271
the Black & White album.
373
00:14:48,342 --> 00:14:49,507
Dead.
374
00:14:49,593 --> 00:14:50,926
Thank you, sir.
375
00:14:50,978 --> 00:14:53,094
Thank you.
376
00:14:53,146 --> 00:14:55,096
And you're welcome.
377
00:14:57,267 --> 00:14:59,384
Very nice.
378
00:14:59,453 --> 00:15:01,069
Is that all you think about?
379
00:15:01,104 --> 00:15:04,356
Crunching numbers and bottom lines?
380
00:15:04,441 --> 00:15:06,641
What else is left for me, Cookie?
381
00:15:09,162 --> 00:15:12,232
Jamal was right. You are a vampire.
382
00:15:12,233 --> 00:15:14,310
Then why don't you let me
suck on some of your blood?
383
00:15:14,334 --> 00:15:16,451
Drop dead, Lucious.
384
00:15:16,536 --> 00:15:17,586
I can't.
385
00:15:17,621 --> 00:15:19,921
I'm a vampire.
386
00:15:19,957 --> 00:15:22,457
♪ Ha, you-you be blowing
up her line cuz ♪
387
00:15:22,542 --> 00:15:24,654
- ♪ She be throwing me that ♪
- ♪ She be throwing me that ♪
388
00:15:24,678 --> 00:15:26,544
Yeah, he embodying her.
389
00:15:26,630 --> 00:15:29,714
Tiana gonna trip
out on this... come on.
390
00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,883
♪ Yeah, that's-that's ya new thing ♪
391
00:15:31,969 --> 00:15:32,946
- ♪ Boy, that's old work ♪
- ♪ Old work ♪
392
00:15:32,970 --> 00:15:33,969
♪ And you ain't know ♪
393
00:15:34,054 --> 00:15:35,303
♪ Shoulda did ya homework ♪
394
00:15:35,389 --> 00:15:37,072
♪ And I ain't even mad at ♪
395
00:15:37,140 --> 00:15:40,058
♪ 'Cause I could still hit that ♪
396
00:15:40,143 --> 00:15:42,611
You beastin', Hakeem. That's it.
397
00:15:42,646 --> 00:15:43,979
Now we just need the hook.
398
00:15:44,064 --> 00:15:45,814
It's legendary.
399
00:15:47,234 --> 00:15:48,984
- Nessa, you ready?
- Not really, Shine.
400
00:15:49,069 --> 00:15:50,046
I mean, are we really about to do this?
401
00:15:50,070 --> 00:15:51,235
Yeah, what are you talking about?
402
00:15:51,236 --> 00:15:53,466
I'm really about to go in
here and talk about this girl?
403
00:15:53,490 --> 00:15:54,990
What's the matter?
404
00:15:55,075 --> 00:15:56,741
I get it.
405
00:15:56,827 --> 00:15:58,493
You mad at your ex, Keem.
406
00:15:58,545 --> 00:16:00,278
But disrespecting her is not my jam.
407
00:16:00,347 --> 00:16:01,997
No, your jam is in that booth.
408
00:16:02,049 --> 00:16:03,748
Now, get your ass in there and sing.
409
00:16:08,672 --> 00:16:10,672
Who you looking at crazy!
410
00:16:10,757 --> 00:16:13,174
Yo, man, chill!
411
00:16:18,565 --> 00:16:19,681
Nessa, come here.
412
00:16:25,155 --> 00:16:27,572
Wow, really?
413
00:16:32,353 --> 00:16:34,644
So Shine laid hands on Nessa
414
00:16:34,724 --> 00:16:37,088
'cause she didn't want to do the hook?
415
00:16:37,140 --> 00:16:38,450
And?
416
00:16:38,451 --> 00:16:40,786
Dad, he just put his
hands on her for no reason.
417
00:16:40,810 --> 00:16:42,977
- Are you sleeping with her?
- What?
418
00:16:43,062 --> 00:16:44,206
No, I ain't sleeping with her.
419
00:16:44,230 --> 00:16:45,980
Then it ain't your fight.
420
00:16:46,065 --> 00:16:48,516
Look...
421
00:16:48,601 --> 00:16:50,568
the way I see it, Shine was trying
422
00:16:50,603 --> 00:16:52,653
to get me something that I need,
423
00:16:52,739 --> 00:16:54,188
which is a hot song.
424
00:16:54,274 --> 00:16:55,656
So instead of you running in here
425
00:16:55,725 --> 00:16:57,165
ratting him out like a little bitch,
426
00:16:57,243 --> 00:16:58,826
you need to be taking notes.
427
00:16:58,912 --> 00:17:02,246
I mean, what in the
hell happened to that monster
428
00:17:02,282 --> 00:17:03,915
who tried to take his father out
429
00:17:03,950 --> 00:17:05,449
and rule his throne?
430
00:17:05,501 --> 00:17:07,501
Hmm? Where he at?
431
00:17:07,587 --> 00:17:09,503
I ain't choking no girl.
432
00:17:09,589 --> 00:17:10,671
That's bitch tendencies.
433
00:17:12,091 --> 00:17:13,257
Where he at?
434
00:17:13,293 --> 00:17:15,509
He never left.
435
00:17:17,297 --> 00:17:19,297
'Cause that's who I want
to see raising Bella.
436
00:17:19,349 --> 00:17:21,449
Your song don't work
437
00:17:21,517 --> 00:17:24,185
without a female voice for the hook.
438
00:17:24,270 --> 00:17:27,555
So I don't know what the
hell you're doing standing here.
439
00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,774
You need to get me that song.
440
00:17:37,367 --> 00:17:39,951
I just saw Juanita holding Bella.
441
00:17:39,986 --> 00:17:41,630
Aren't you supposed to
be looking after her?
442
00:17:41,654 --> 00:17:44,655
Aren't you supposed to
be sedated... or dead?
443
00:17:44,724 --> 00:17:48,459
My mama used to stick
pins in a voodoo doll
444
00:17:48,494 --> 00:17:50,294
that looked just like you.
445
00:17:51,547 --> 00:17:52,663
Excuse me.
446
00:17:52,715 --> 00:17:55,583
I will go get it.
447
00:17:58,504 --> 00:17:59,971
- Hi.
- Hi.
448
00:18:00,006 --> 00:18:01,672
Delivery for Mrs. Lucious Lyon.
449
00:18:01,724 --> 00:18:03,975
Oh, yeah, that's me. Thanks.
450
00:18:10,817 --> 00:18:12,817
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
451
00:18:23,196 --> 00:18:24,612
God...
452
00:18:29,168 --> 00:18:31,836
Mr. Dubois?
453
00:18:31,871 --> 00:18:33,671
Oh, there you are.
454
00:18:33,706 --> 00:18:34,755
Hey!
455
00:18:34,841 --> 00:18:36,924
Hey.
456
00:18:39,212 --> 00:18:41,445
So, what, a black kid's life is worth
457
00:18:41,514 --> 00:18:42,680
a couple of bucks and a car?
458
00:18:42,715 --> 00:18:43,798
What?
459
00:18:47,553 --> 00:18:49,970
This young man barely
escapes with his life.
460
00:18:50,056 --> 00:18:53,224
He's on his way to
MIT, full scholarship.
461
00:18:53,276 --> 00:18:54,703
And you want him to throw all that out
462
00:18:54,727 --> 00:18:56,777
for a contract to be a rapper?
463
00:18:56,863 --> 00:18:59,613
The world doesn't need another rapper.
464
00:18:59,699 --> 00:19:01,365
Lucious...
465
00:19:01,401 --> 00:19:04,869
Lucious did that so that
you could be pissed at me.
466
00:19:04,904 --> 00:19:06,037
Are you for real?
467
00:19:06,072 --> 00:19:08,122
Yeah. That's how he plays, dirty.
468
00:19:08,207 --> 00:19:09,768
All right, well, I don't
care about all that.
469
00:19:09,792 --> 00:19:11,876
This kid's future is bright.
470
00:19:11,911 --> 00:19:14,328
So whatever y'all did to tempt him,
471
00:19:14,414 --> 00:19:15,463
you need to undo it.
472
00:19:15,548 --> 00:19:17,915
- Oh, I do, do I?
- Yeah.
473
00:19:17,967 --> 00:19:20,084
- Undo it.
- Do you know how many kids
474
00:19:20,136 --> 00:19:22,176
would kill to have a
recording contract with Empire?
475
00:19:22,255 --> 00:19:24,422
Yes, I know, because I see it every day.
476
00:19:24,474 --> 00:19:26,590
That's what I'm trying to change.
477
00:19:26,642 --> 00:19:28,809
These kids need to know
that they can aspire to be more
478
00:19:28,895 --> 00:19:31,562
than a rapper or an athlete or a...
479
00:19:31,597 --> 00:19:34,098
a hustler.
480
00:19:34,150 --> 00:19:35,850
Boy, bye.
481
00:19:37,653 --> 00:19:39,687
All right, wait. I'm sorry, wait!
482
00:19:41,157 --> 00:19:42,440
I'm sorry.
483
00:19:42,492 --> 00:19:44,241
That wasn't...
484
00:19:44,277 --> 00:19:46,410
Just, can you...
485
00:19:46,446 --> 00:19:48,696
I need you to see what I'm trying
to do with these kids.
486
00:19:52,452 --> 00:19:54,051
Please.
487
00:19:58,424 --> 00:20:00,124
This is the Black Girls Code seminar.
488
00:20:00,176 --> 00:20:01,542
Zeah's a mentor.
489
00:20:01,627 --> 00:20:04,011
- Black Girls Code?
- Yeah.
490
00:20:04,097 --> 00:20:05,296
In computing alone,
491
00:20:05,348 --> 00:20:07,146
there are over a
million jobs in the U.S.
492
00:20:07,147 --> 00:20:08,263
People don't know that.
493
00:20:08,264 --> 00:20:10,885
So all these girls here,
they live in Zeah's neighborhood,
494
00:20:10,970 --> 00:20:12,019
they look up to him.
495
00:20:12,105 --> 00:20:13,804
Good.
496
00:20:15,308 --> 00:20:16,974
All right, see, this is the future.
497
00:20:17,026 --> 00:20:18,976
This right here.
498
00:20:19,028 --> 00:20:20,561
This is how we rise.
499
00:20:25,651 --> 00:20:27,118
This is a misdemeanor,
500
00:20:27,153 --> 00:20:28,764
and you own the home you
were coming out of.
501
00:20:28,788 --> 00:20:30,868
We should be out of here in
five minutes at the most.
502
00:20:31,324 --> 00:20:33,157
Out in five?
503
00:20:33,209 --> 00:20:34,625
Damn...
504
00:20:34,660 --> 00:20:37,211
I came ready to bust you
out of this joint, man.
505
00:20:37,296 --> 00:20:39,046
What y'all doing here?
506
00:20:39,132 --> 00:20:40,252
I told you this was nothing.
507
00:20:40,333 --> 00:20:41,582
Shut up, Dre.
508
00:20:41,667 --> 00:20:43,145
We're gonna take your jailbird ass out
509
00:20:43,169 --> 00:20:44,585
out to eat after this.
510
00:20:44,670 --> 00:20:46,086
All rise!
511
00:20:46,172 --> 00:20:49,089
The Honorable Judge
Barbara Reid presiding.
512
00:20:49,175 --> 00:20:50,307
Court is now in session.
513
00:20:50,343 --> 00:20:51,809
Be seated.
514
00:20:55,148 --> 00:20:56,730
Let's go, that's us.
515
00:21:03,072 --> 00:21:04,772
Andre Lyon...
516
00:21:04,857 --> 00:21:06,841
the charges against you are one count
517
00:21:06,909 --> 00:21:08,275
criminal trespassing.
518
00:21:08,344 --> 00:21:09,994
My client pleads not guilty, Your Honor.
519
00:21:10,062 --> 00:21:12,129
I'm not finished, Counselor.
520
00:21:12,198 --> 00:21:14,915
The defendant is also
charged with felony battery,
521
00:21:15,001 --> 00:21:18,786
aggravated assault, and
assault against a police officer.
522
00:21:18,855 --> 00:21:20,004
Your Honor, I...
523
00:21:20,039 --> 00:21:21,205
Step back!
524
00:21:23,930 --> 00:21:25,654
Your Honor, I didn't assault anybody.
525
00:21:25,678 --> 00:21:28,546
That's what a trial is for, Mr. Lyon,
526
00:21:28,614 --> 00:21:30,631
to determine your guilt or innocence.
527
00:21:43,463 --> 00:21:44,823
Yo, so what do all this mean, man?
528
00:21:44,848 --> 00:21:45,825
It means we might just need to
529
00:21:45,849 --> 00:21:46,989
plead out and cut a deal.
530
00:21:46,990 --> 00:21:49,078
I could probably swing
probation if it's your first offense,
531
00:21:49,102 --> 00:21:50,246
- Wait. Wait.
- And eventually, this all goes away...
532
00:21:50,270 --> 00:21:51,636
No, hold the hell up.
533
00:21:51,688 --> 00:21:54,189
What do you mean,
"eventually" and "probation"?
534
00:21:54,257 --> 00:21:56,135
Max, you've known me for a decade.
You were in my wedding.
535
00:21:56,159 --> 00:21:58,593
- Yo, Dre, this dude's an ass.
- Listen.
536
00:21:58,662 --> 00:22:01,396
It... It's your word against a cop's.
537
00:22:01,465 --> 00:22:03,157
But we'll be fine, we
just need to cut a deal.
538
00:22:03,159 --> 00:22:04,550
No.
539
00:22:04,551 --> 00:22:05,945
Hell no. I'm not gonna
lie about being guilty
540
00:22:05,969 --> 00:22:07,035
when I didn't do anything,
541
00:22:07,103 --> 00:22:09,304
except go into my own damn home, Max.
542
00:22:09,372 --> 00:22:11,039
This is insane.
543
00:22:15,812 --> 00:22:17,212
Get in.
544
00:22:21,803 --> 00:22:24,752
Told you that you needed
to let Thirsty handle it,
545
00:22:24,821 --> 00:22:26,261
but you didn't want to listen to me.
546
00:22:26,323 --> 00:22:29,791
So now, congratulations.
You're in the system.
547
00:22:29,860 --> 00:22:33,561
Hey, um, make a
right at the next corner,
548
00:22:33,630 --> 00:22:35,463
and then come to a stop.
549
00:22:37,167 --> 00:22:38,633
Yo, where you taking us?
550
00:22:38,702 --> 00:22:40,268
Our old neighborhood.
551
00:22:40,337 --> 00:22:42,570
This is where we grew up.
552
00:22:42,639 --> 00:22:44,105
We ain't never lived here.
553
00:22:44,174 --> 00:22:45,607
Yeah, we did.
554
00:22:45,675 --> 00:22:47,742
You were a baby. You wouldn't remember.
555
00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:51,980
Take a good look around.
556
00:22:52,048 --> 00:22:54,449
I did everything I could
to shield y'all from this.
557
00:22:54,518 --> 00:22:55,950
Yeah. Straight, all right?
558
00:22:56,019 --> 00:22:57,085
I'm cool.
559
00:22:57,153 --> 00:22:59,487
After your mama went away, I...
560
00:22:59,556 --> 00:23:02,490
got us up and out of here as
fast as humanly possible,
561
00:23:02,559 --> 00:23:04,526
but I coddled y'all.
562
00:23:04,594 --> 00:23:09,264
Let y'all breathe rarified
air and live behind giant gates
563
00:23:09,332 --> 00:23:11,499
and drive in limos.
564
00:23:11,568 --> 00:23:14,002
Biggest mistake of my life.
565
00:23:14,070 --> 00:23:16,004
'Cause it made y'all soft.
566
00:23:16,072 --> 00:23:17,605
Now my sons
567
00:23:17,674 --> 00:23:19,941
walk these streets like food.
568
00:23:20,010 --> 00:23:21,876
Here endeth the lesson.
569
00:23:21,945 --> 00:23:23,845
This lesson's only begun, son.
570
00:23:23,914 --> 00:23:25,520
You see, self-preservation
571
00:23:25,521 --> 00:23:27,482
has the very first rule of nature:
572
00:23:27,551 --> 00:23:30,652
it's kill or be killed in these streets.
573
00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:31,886
Driver.
574
00:23:31,955 --> 00:23:33,388
Open this damn door.
575
00:23:33,456 --> 00:23:35,657
Why, so you can get out and
get beat up by the cops
576
00:23:35,725 --> 00:23:38,159
or thrown back in jail again?
577
00:23:38,228 --> 00:23:41,129
Or you get shot, and
go running and crying
578
00:23:41,197 --> 00:23:44,799
with your little girlfriends
in your... therapy club.
579
00:23:44,868 --> 00:23:46,401
Or you let some
580
00:23:46,469 --> 00:23:49,537
closet lady-boy punk you in my club.
581
00:23:49,606 --> 00:23:51,472
I mean, this whole time, I thought
582
00:23:51,541 --> 00:23:54,409
the problem was, that you were bipolar
583
00:23:54,477 --> 00:23:56,811
and you were gay
584
00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:58,379
and you were just spoiled.
585
00:23:58,448 --> 00:24:00,815
But now I'm realizing...
586
00:24:03,219 --> 00:24:05,186
...y'all don't know you're black.
587
00:24:08,091 --> 00:24:09,357
Open...
588
00:24:09,426 --> 00:24:11,326
- the door.
- When you step outside
589
00:24:11,394 --> 00:24:15,930
of this high wall of privilege
that I've built around you,
590
00:24:15,999 --> 00:24:20,868
your name might as well
be Trayvon or Philando
591
00:24:20,937 --> 00:24:23,004
or Freddie.
592
00:24:23,073 --> 00:24:26,040
And the fault lies in me.
593
00:24:26,109 --> 00:24:27,942
'Cause I didn't prepare you.
594
00:24:28,011 --> 00:24:30,612
And it's something you got to live with.
595
00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,247
But you better get woke, and quick.
596
00:24:33,316 --> 00:24:36,584
Because you are one moment
away from becoming a hashtag,
597
00:24:36,653 --> 00:24:39,787
and I don't care how many white
wives or white lawyers
598
00:24:39,856 --> 00:24:42,624
- you get...
- Open this door!
599
00:24:42,692 --> 00:24:44,359
Open it!
600
00:24:46,429 --> 00:24:49,063
You dare talk about my
wife after what happened?
601
00:24:49,132 --> 00:24:51,899
I don't know what it means to
be a black man in America?
602
00:24:53,243 --> 00:24:56,137
I know what it means to be a Lyon.
603
00:24:56,206 --> 00:24:59,707
And I'd rather be in jail...
Hell, I'd rather be dead...
604
00:24:59,776 --> 00:25:01,743
Than end up like you.
605
00:25:03,613 --> 00:25:06,614
Open this damn door
before I break it off its hinges.
606
00:25:06,683 --> 00:25:09,117
You heard the Lyon.
607
00:25:09,185 --> 00:25:11,386
Open the door. Let the Lyon out.
608
00:25:13,156 --> 00:25:14,500
Hey, that's my couch!
609
00:25:14,524 --> 00:25:16,457
Hey, you got to get
yo feet off my couch...
610
00:25:16,526 --> 00:25:18,926
Hey, yo, can I get a light?
611
00:25:26,503 --> 00:25:28,236
Dre!
612
00:25:30,073 --> 00:25:32,907
Oh, that's him! It's Jamal!
613
00:25:35,045 --> 00:25:37,812
Ain't you gonna follow your sisters?
614
00:25:37,881 --> 00:25:39,414
Hell, nah, old man.
615
00:25:39,482 --> 00:25:41,182
Hey, yo.
616
00:25:41,251 --> 00:25:43,858
Take me and Original Black Man
617
00:25:43,859 --> 00:25:45,420
to the studio.
618
00:25:45,488 --> 00:25:47,488
I'm-a let 'em eat these words.
619
00:25:49,526 --> 00:25:51,526
You gonna like this.
620
00:25:51,594 --> 00:25:54,262
Let's see what you got. Run that.
621
00:25:54,330 --> 00:25:56,998
♪ You ain't know, uh,
that-that's ya new thing ♪
622
00:25:57,067 --> 00:25:59,295
♪ Boy, that's old work,
oh, you ain't know ♪
623
00:25:59,296 --> 00:26:02,036
♪ Shoulda did ya homework, ha,
damn boy, that's ya chick ♪
624
00:26:02,105 --> 00:26:03,249
♪ I been hittin' that
625
00:26:03,273 --> 00:26:05,139
- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ Yeah, she ain't gon ♪
626
00:26:05,208 --> 00:26:07,709
- ♪ Love you love you long time ♪
- ♪ I bet that freak won't ♪
627
00:26:07,777 --> 00:26:09,188
Yo, that's why Tiana's bunkin'!
628
00:26:09,212 --> 00:26:11,512
♪ She on the bandwagon, walk
around lit pants sag ♪
629
00:26:11,581 --> 00:26:13,815
♪ Pockets too deep, he give you a gram ♪
630
00:26:13,883 --> 00:26:15,227
♪ Not the whole thing, he too cheap ♪
631
00:26:15,251 --> 00:26:16,984
♪ I can put it on you ♪
632
00:26:17,053 --> 00:26:18,564
♪ Nah, you can stay
there, you washed up ♪
633
00:26:18,588 --> 00:26:19,754
♪ Get that boy mopped up ♪
634
00:26:19,823 --> 00:26:21,367
♪ This the clap boy for that whack boy ♪
635
00:26:21,391 --> 00:26:24,025
♪ You ain't hot, you
just a rebound tryin' ta get ♪
636
00:26:24,094 --> 00:26:25,071
♪ The King spot, put some ♪
637
00:26:25,095 --> 00:26:26,027
♪ Respect on it ♪
638
00:26:26,096 --> 00:26:27,073
♪ This verse pop, don't it ♪
639
00:26:27,097 --> 00:26:28,296
♪ If you put a ring on it ♪
640
00:26:28,364 --> 00:26:29,297
♪ Bet I still own it ♪
641
00:26:29,365 --> 00:26:30,865
♪ Just got a new MAC-11 ♪
642
00:26:30,934 --> 00:26:32,467
♪ I'm finna use it on gram playa ♪
643
00:26:32,535 --> 00:26:34,180
♪ I do what I want, you
lame, you do what you can ♪
644
00:26:34,204 --> 00:26:36,304
♪ We talking money I be
blowing bags all night ♪
645
00:26:36,372 --> 00:26:39,073
♪ Just know that she gon
do a dance for me all night ♪
646
00:26:39,142 --> 00:26:41,042
♪ Don't let me catch
you round here, boy ♪
647
00:26:41,111 --> 00:26:42,243
♪ It's on sight, next day ♪
648
00:26:42,312 --> 00:26:44,078
♪ I'm outta town, I be on flight ♪
649
00:26:44,147 --> 00:26:46,514
Huh! What was that?
650
00:26:46,583 --> 00:26:47,960
♪ 'Cause she be throwingme that ♪
651
00:26:47,984 --> 00:26:48,928
♪ Cake cake cake, she
be throwing me that ♪
652
00:26:48,952 --> 00:26:50,162
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, as soon as ♪
653
00:26:50,186 --> 00:26:52,186
♪ You leave, she be sending me a text ♪
654
00:26:52,255 --> 00:26:53,688
- ♪ Like boy ♪
- ♪ Get over here ♪
655
00:26:53,757 --> 00:26:55,923
♪ Yeah that's-that's ya new thing ♪
656
00:26:55,992 --> 00:26:57,980
♪ Boy, that's old work,
and you ain't know ♪
657
00:26:57,982 --> 00:26:59,761
♪ Shoulda did ya homework ♪
658
00:26:59,829 --> 00:27:01,729
♪ And I ain't even mad at ya ♪
659
00:27:01,798 --> 00:27:04,499
- ♪ 'Cause I can still hit that ♪
- ♪ Every day Every day. ♪
660
00:27:04,567 --> 00:27:08,202
Charlie, open it up, open
it up, open it up.
661
00:27:08,271 --> 00:27:09,670
Damn!
662
00:27:09,739 --> 00:27:11,272
You took that off of
663
00:27:11,341 --> 00:27:12,940
Tiana from two nights ago.
664
00:27:13,009 --> 00:27:16,077
Yeah. 100% owned by Empire.
665
00:27:16,146 --> 00:27:19,180
See now, that's that
monster I'm talking about.
666
00:27:25,088 --> 00:27:27,188
Why are you calling me?
667
00:27:28,625 --> 00:27:30,525
Wait-wait, hell no.
668
00:27:30,593 --> 00:27:33,294
I'll be right there.
669
00:27:33,363 --> 00:27:35,129
Look.
670
00:27:35,198 --> 00:27:39,867
I want to see that on
your Channel tonight.
671
00:27:39,936 --> 00:27:41,736
Bring him home, Shine.
672
00:27:41,805 --> 00:27:43,538
Got it.
673
00:27:47,610 --> 00:27:49,977
Where is she?
674
00:27:55,652 --> 00:27:57,652
What are you doing in my office?
675
00:27:59,122 --> 00:28:00,955
Almost...
676
00:28:02,358 --> 00:28:03,758
A little higher...
677
00:28:03,827 --> 00:28:04,759
Almost...
678
00:28:07,497 --> 00:28:08,629
Yes!
679
00:28:08,698 --> 00:28:10,832
Yes!
680
00:28:10,900 --> 00:28:12,233
Yes!
681
00:28:12,302 --> 00:28:13,835
Lucious!
682
00:28:15,305 --> 00:28:17,471
You sound more excited than me.
683
00:28:17,540 --> 00:28:21,108
I am, Lucious.
684
00:28:21,177 --> 00:28:23,144
Oh! I am.
685
00:28:30,019 --> 00:28:31,819
Mm.
686
00:28:34,324 --> 00:28:35,690
Don't worry.
687
00:28:35,758 --> 00:28:37,658
He was...
688
00:28:37,727 --> 00:28:40,661
just looking... for my earring.
689
00:28:42,565 --> 00:28:44,098
Oh, no, no!
690
00:28:44,167 --> 00:28:45,633
Nah, why you running out?
691
00:28:45,702 --> 00:28:47,046
Uh-uh. Come on.
692
00:28:47,070 --> 00:28:48,302
Yes.
693
00:28:52,148 --> 00:28:54,780
I only wanted to remind you
694
00:28:54,783 --> 00:28:57,568
that when you push
me, I push back harder.
695
00:28:57,653 --> 00:28:58,786
Then I'll remind you
696
00:28:58,821 --> 00:29:01,205
that you are my wife, in my house,
697
00:29:01,290 --> 00:29:02,573
and you're gonna act like it.
698
00:29:02,658 --> 00:29:04,420
And the only men that's
gonna be touching you in here
699
00:29:04,444 --> 00:29:07,294
is gonna be the coroner, when
he carries your dead-ass body away
700
00:29:07,330 --> 00:29:11,415
after my crazy-ass mama kills you.
701
00:29:14,337 --> 00:29:16,170
No.
702
00:29:16,255 --> 00:29:18,005
Excuse me?
703
00:29:18,091 --> 00:29:20,091
That's not how this
is gonna go, Lucious.
704
00:29:20,176 --> 00:29:21,892
See, I married you to save...
705
00:29:21,978 --> 00:29:23,094
yo ass.
706
00:29:23,162 --> 00:29:24,595
And then I saved your ass again
707
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,291
when I found that
camera in the teddy bear,
708
00:29:26,315 --> 00:29:28,315
so let's be clear.
709
00:29:28,351 --> 00:29:31,285
I am not the one who
needs this marriage.
710
00:29:31,354 --> 00:29:34,405
No, you married me because
you always wanted to be
711
00:29:34,490 --> 00:29:36,524
Mrs. Lucious Lyon.
712
00:29:36,609 --> 00:29:38,759
Not anymore.
713
00:29:38,828 --> 00:29:41,228
I am here, in this
714
00:29:41,297 --> 00:29:43,380
haunted house of horrors, because I knew
715
00:29:43,449 --> 00:29:45,583
that if I did cooperate with Tariq,
716
00:29:45,668 --> 00:29:47,501
my baby would grow up without a mother.
717
00:29:53,459 --> 00:29:55,793
Very, very smart girl.
718
00:29:58,014 --> 00:30:00,014
And now you're cornered.
719
00:30:01,851 --> 00:30:04,135
And so are you.
720
00:30:05,805 --> 00:30:09,073
I'm just making a point here, Lucious.
721
00:30:10,359 --> 00:30:12,276
I'm gonna do...
722
00:30:12,361 --> 00:30:14,311
what I want,
723
00:30:14,397 --> 00:30:16,363
when I want...
724
00:30:17,733 --> 00:30:21,652
or we both go down in flames.
725
00:30:22,738 --> 00:30:25,523
I like to call it mutually
726
00:30:25,591 --> 00:30:29,493
assured destruction.
727
00:30:40,039 --> 00:30:41,505
All clear!
728
00:30:41,591 --> 00:30:43,257
All right, let's go.
729
00:30:43,342 --> 00:30:45,593
Jamal. You finally came.
730
00:30:49,816 --> 00:30:51,877
No, no, no... stop, stop, stop!
731
00:30:51,901 --> 00:30:53,100
No, stop!
732
00:30:53,186 --> 00:30:55,569
Now, hold on...
733
00:30:55,605 --> 00:30:57,488
Look, we good.
734
00:30:57,573 --> 00:30:59,106
Yeah. Everything's okay.
735
00:31:00,193 --> 00:31:01,225
They got 15, right?
736
00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:02,493
That's right.
737
00:31:02,562 --> 00:31:04,278
I'll walk you back.
738
00:31:04,363 --> 00:31:07,114
Sorry I didn't come see you sooner. Aww.
739
00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:08,365
At least you're here.
740
00:31:08,451 --> 00:31:10,251
Yeah, I hate seeing you like this.
741
00:31:10,286 --> 00:31:12,119
Such a waste of your
talent and everything.
742
00:31:12,205 --> 00:31:15,673
It is what it is. But...
What's up with you, though?
743
00:31:15,803 --> 00:31:18,437
I've been waiting to hear the
latest Jamal Lyon smash.
744
00:31:18,461 --> 00:31:20,261
Just laying low, you know?
745
00:31:20,296 --> 00:31:21,229
Yeah, I'm messed to come out.
746
00:31:21,230 --> 00:31:23,775
Ah, forget that album. I
ain't done with that anyway.
747
00:31:23,799 --> 00:31:25,410
The Jamal Lyon I know is
a beast in the studio.
748
00:31:25,434 --> 00:31:28,018
No, the Jamal Lyon that you
knew went missing when you shot him.
749
00:31:28,104 --> 00:31:29,248
Jamal, I didn't mean to hurt you.
750
00:31:29,272 --> 00:31:30,437
No!
751
00:31:33,407 --> 00:31:36,208
Yeah, but you did.
752
00:31:36,293 --> 00:31:37,743
Freda.
753
00:31:37,811 --> 00:31:39,494
And now I'm sitting here, I'm just...
754
00:31:39,580 --> 00:31:41,797
I'm... man, I'm ruined.
755
00:31:41,832 --> 00:31:44,349
Oh, and that's your
fault. You the one that did it.
756
00:31:44,418 --> 00:31:45,667
Oh, Jamal, please...
757
00:31:45,753 --> 00:31:47,386
- Yo, somebody get her please?
- Jamal!
758
00:31:47,471 --> 00:31:48,837
I did not mean to hurt you!
759
00:31:48,922 --> 00:31:50,116
- Back up, prisoner.
- I didn't! You got...
760
00:31:50,140 --> 00:31:51,390
- Get off of me, man!
- Come on!
761
00:31:51,475 --> 00:31:53,258
Jamal! Jamal!
762
00:31:57,314 --> 00:31:59,231
Andre, go see where Jamal's at.
763
00:31:59,316 --> 00:32:00,766
I got it.
764
00:32:05,189 --> 00:32:06,469
They're waiting on you, brother.
765
00:32:12,362 --> 00:32:13,695
Let's do this.
766
00:32:19,925 --> 00:32:21,002
♪ It's too.. ♪
767
00:32:21,071 --> 00:32:23,338
Sorry. Sorry.
768
00:32:23,373 --> 00:32:24,923
Hold up, hold up.
769
00:32:25,008 --> 00:32:26,091
Sorry.
770
00:32:26,176 --> 00:32:27,626
This is not my day.
771
00:32:27,711 --> 00:32:28,960
- Hold up.
- No, it's good.
772
00:32:31,381 --> 00:32:34,049
- Um...
- You good?
773
00:32:34,134 --> 00:32:36,315
- Yeah, I'm okay.
- Hey, Jamal.
774
00:32:36,316 --> 00:32:37,781
If you ain't really feeling this,
775
00:32:37,805 --> 00:32:39,354
we can reschedule this thing.
776
00:32:39,389 --> 00:32:41,273
Is that what you want to do?
777
00:32:41,358 --> 00:32:42,524
No, no.
778
00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:44,476
Personally, I think we're good.
779
00:32:44,545 --> 00:32:46,122
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah. Just give me a second
780
00:32:46,146 --> 00:32:47,957
because, just, can we turn the
lights down or something?
781
00:32:47,981 --> 00:32:50,474
That's good... let's get the
mood right in the studio.
782
00:32:50,475 --> 00:32:51,183
I got it.
783
00:32:51,251 --> 00:32:54,035
I think we're about to
be front row and center
784
00:32:54,104 --> 00:32:55,821
for another Jamal flameout.
785
00:32:59,076 --> 00:33:00,375
Andre.
786
00:33:00,410 --> 00:33:02,544
They got you doing everything
around here.
787
00:33:02,579 --> 00:33:05,330
Just, uh, trying to help out, Kitty.
788
00:33:05,415 --> 00:33:07,082
Very nice.
789
00:33:12,005 --> 00:33:14,089
What a waste of time.
790
00:33:16,093 --> 00:33:18,393
So, um, I was thinking at the bridge,
791
00:33:18,428 --> 00:33:20,240
we'd treat it like... kind
of like a rap session.
792
00:33:20,264 --> 00:33:21,797
He might need it.
793
00:33:21,865 --> 00:33:24,316
- Throw Auto-Tunes on the bridge.
- Y'all ready?
794
00:33:24,401 --> 00:33:25,784
I'm ready.
795
00:33:33,076 --> 00:33:36,578
♪ Tonight all things are possible ♪
796
00:33:36,613 --> 00:33:40,532
♪ Come drink, my cup it overflows ♪
797
00:33:40,617 --> 00:33:43,502
♪ Right now we face ♪
798
00:33:43,587 --> 00:33:45,670
♪ The sunrise of love ♪
799
00:33:45,756 --> 00:33:48,256
- ♪ Ah ah ah ♪
- ♪ Mmm ♪
800
00:33:48,292 --> 00:33:53,011
♪ You're bound to
close this little mind ♪
801
00:33:53,096 --> 00:33:56,598
♪ Wishes break in and justify ♪
802
00:33:56,633 --> 00:33:59,134
♪ A sweet hurricane ♪
803
00:33:59,219 --> 00:34:03,889
♪ Of love flowing with the tide ♪
804
00:34:03,974 --> 00:34:07,943
♪ Now say you mean the world to me ♪
805
00:34:07,978 --> 00:34:09,861
♪ See what you are ♪
806
00:34:09,947 --> 00:34:11,591
- ♪ It's infamous... ♪
- ♪ It's infamous... ♪
807
00:34:11,615 --> 00:34:13,532
So how does that crow taste?
808
00:34:13,617 --> 00:34:15,867
I mean, I'm surprised...
809
00:34:15,953 --> 00:34:17,986
but happy.
810
00:34:19,623 --> 00:34:22,290
♪ I know it's dangerous ♪
811
00:34:22,326 --> 00:34:25,460
♪ But I believe a greater love... ♪
812
00:34:25,495 --> 00:34:27,295
Man, that boy's high as a kite,
813
00:34:27,331 --> 00:34:28,411
but, damn, they sound good.
814
00:34:28,465 --> 00:34:30,215
Shut up. He is not.
815
00:34:30,300 --> 00:34:32,384
♪ So turn to me ♪
816
00:34:32,469 --> 00:34:34,336
♪ Carry on and on and rap with me ♪
817
00:34:34,421 --> 00:34:36,972
♪ Long as it's real in the rhythm ♪
818
00:34:37,007 --> 00:34:40,392
- ♪ Okay, you got quite a reputation ♪
- COOKIE: Yes, baby, that's it!
819
00:34:40,477 --> 00:34:42,644
♪ Been around since
day one baby, my A-one ♪
820
00:34:42,679 --> 00:34:44,396
♪ Knowing we have a little past ♪
821
00:34:44,481 --> 00:34:48,066
♪ But yeah, ain't
nothin' like that creation ♪
822
00:34:48,151 --> 00:34:50,235
♪ Carry on and on and rap with me ♪
823
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:51,937
♪ Long as we're rolling we're safe ♪
824
00:34:52,022 --> 00:34:54,739
♪ I'm going to say so
you know what that means ♪
825
00:34:54,825 --> 00:34:56,775
♪ It ain't my last temptation ♪
826
00:34:56,860 --> 00:34:58,743
♪ I know that my feelings is clouded ♪
827
00:34:58,829 --> 00:35:00,579
♪ But baby we can't live without it ♪
828
00:35:00,664 --> 00:35:03,531
♪ Love's no game ♪
829
00:35:03,617 --> 00:35:06,501
♪ Oh, carry on and on and rap with me ♪
830
00:35:06,536 --> 00:35:08,286
♪ Long as we're rolling it's safe... ♪
831
00:35:08,372 --> 00:35:10,338
- ♪ Now say you're me ♪
- ♪ Hey ♪
832
00:35:10,374 --> 00:35:12,707
- ♪ But I believe ♪
- ♪ Hey ♪
833
00:35:12,793 --> 00:35:16,211
- ♪ A greater love there'll never be ♪
- ♪ Never never ♪
834
00:35:16,296 --> 00:35:18,013
♪ I'm up there boy ♪
835
00:35:18,048 --> 00:35:20,215
- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ So try to see ♪
836
00:35:20,300 --> 00:35:22,267
♪ Carry on and on and rap with me ♪
837
00:35:22,352 --> 00:35:24,728
♪ As long as it's growing
as long as it's moving ♪
838
00:35:24,729 --> 00:35:29,225
- ♪ Real for love ♪
- ♪ Ah. ♪
839
00:35:31,495 --> 00:35:33,111
Yes.
840
00:35:40,404 --> 00:35:44,871
Y'all are some bad,
bad, bad people up in there.
841
00:35:52,801 --> 00:35:54,234
I can't believe this is real.
842
00:35:54,302 --> 00:35:56,486
Oh, it's very real.
843
00:35:56,555 --> 00:35:58,488
That and much more, anything you want.
844
00:35:58,573 --> 00:36:00,907
Even the keys to a brand-new car.
845
00:36:02,294 --> 00:36:05,028
All you got to do is sign
on the dotted line.
846
00:36:05,113 --> 00:36:07,364
I'm a little nervous.
847
00:36:07,449 --> 00:36:08,810
Yeah, I'd be nervous, too, if I was
848
00:36:08,834 --> 00:36:10,617
signing my life over to the devil.
849
00:36:10,669 --> 00:36:12,452
Look, Zeah,
850
00:36:12,504 --> 00:36:14,621
baby, I know this is hard,
851
00:36:14,673 --> 00:36:16,760
so I'm gonna do this for you.
852
00:36:17,002 --> 00:36:19,570
What in the hell do
you think you're doing?
853
00:36:19,594 --> 00:36:22,228
Sending him to
college, where he belongs.
854
00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:26,266
Such a shame.
855
00:36:26,301 --> 00:36:28,051
You could have been huge.
856
00:36:28,136 --> 00:36:30,387
Did Mr. Wonderful put you up to this?
857
00:36:30,472 --> 00:36:32,555
I put me up to this.
858
00:36:32,641 --> 00:36:35,308
Zeah, look, when I look at you,
859
00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,027
I see more than a future
860
00:36:38,113 --> 00:36:39,863
multi-platinum-selling artist.
861
00:36:39,948 --> 00:36:43,316
What I see is a brilliant mind.
862
00:36:43,368 --> 00:36:45,318
Yeah, the world has enough rappers.
863
00:36:45,370 --> 00:36:47,887
We don't need another one... yet.
864
00:36:47,956 --> 00:36:49,456
But I tell you what.
865
00:36:49,491 --> 00:36:51,291
If you're serious about music,
866
00:36:51,326 --> 00:36:53,877
you come see us after you
graduate in four years.
867
00:36:53,962 --> 00:36:56,629
Empire ain't going nowhere.
868
00:36:56,665 --> 00:37:00,800
You really think this business
is gonna wait for your ass?
869
00:37:00,836 --> 00:37:04,170
You have Cookie's word, baby.
870
00:37:04,222 --> 00:37:06,756
And that means a lot out
here on these streets.
871
00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:16,327
Thank you for what you did for Zeah.
872
00:37:16,351 --> 00:37:17,333
You're welcome.
873
00:37:19,254 --> 00:37:21,738
Angelo...
874
00:37:21,823 --> 00:37:23,106
you're not better than me.
875
00:37:23,191 --> 00:37:24,924
I'm not ashamed of who I am,
876
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,876
I'm not ashamed of where I come from,
877
00:37:26,962 --> 00:37:28,628
or the fact that Lucious and I started
878
00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:30,263
from the bottom with nothing.
879
00:37:30,298 --> 00:37:31,714
And now we're here.
880
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:36,519
I'm not ashamed of
the music I make, so...
881
00:37:36,605 --> 00:37:39,222
I understand that.
882
00:37:39,307 --> 00:37:40,390
I respect you.
883
00:37:40,475 --> 00:37:43,643
I respect your music, and I respect
884
00:37:43,695 --> 00:37:45,361
everything that you do.
885
00:37:45,447 --> 00:37:46,780
Thank you.
886
00:37:46,815 --> 00:37:48,898
I mean that for real, Cookie.
887
00:37:48,984 --> 00:37:50,900
Empire is an American triumph.
888
00:37:50,986 --> 00:37:52,952
- That it is.
- Mm-hmm.
889
00:37:52,988 --> 00:37:54,788
- Whoa...
- Oh...
890
00:37:57,292 --> 00:37:58,408
Let's get some lunch first.
891
00:37:58,493 --> 00:38:00,210
Yes. I'll get at you.
892
00:38:00,295 --> 00:38:01,578
Okay. Nice try, though.
893
00:38:01,663 --> 00:38:04,214
I'll get it next time.
894
00:38:10,755 --> 00:38:13,206
Well, your father should be happy.
895
00:38:13,275 --> 00:38:15,091
We got over ten million subscribers,
896
00:38:15,177 --> 00:38:17,994
and we spiked another 150,000
897
00:38:18,063 --> 00:38:19,963
just in the hour after streaming
898
00:38:20,031 --> 00:38:21,464
you and Kitty's duet.
899
00:38:22,918 --> 00:38:24,518
Why are you standing
here looking stupid?
900
00:38:24,569 --> 00:38:25,552
Wait for it.
901
00:38:25,620 --> 00:38:26,936
Uh, wait for what?
902
00:38:31,276 --> 00:38:32,692
The Black Album?
903
00:38:33,945 --> 00:38:35,478
- What is that?
- Yeah.
904
00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:36,724
Good thing I took a bullet for him.
905
00:38:36,748 --> 00:38:37,814
Now I can kill him myself.
906
00:38:37,899 --> 00:38:39,532
Wait, wait, wait, Jamal.
907
00:38:39,568 --> 00:38:41,651
It's beautiful, ain't it?
908
00:38:41,736 --> 00:38:44,537
Uh... Jamal!
909
00:38:46,208 --> 00:38:48,324
So what the hell is
the damn Black Album?
910
00:38:48,393 --> 00:38:49,959
The Black Album?
911
00:38:50,045 --> 00:38:52,161
Just a little something that came up
912
00:38:52,247 --> 00:38:53,746
in a marketing brainstorm.
913
00:38:53,798 --> 00:38:57,000
You see, half the songs on that album,
914
00:38:57,085 --> 00:38:59,235
which Jamal likes to
call "the black side,"
915
00:38:59,304 --> 00:39:00,503
is produced by me.
916
00:39:00,589 --> 00:39:01,971
Yeah, I know, I know.
917
00:39:02,057 --> 00:39:04,057
So all I had to do
was get rid of the songs
918
00:39:04,092 --> 00:39:05,675
that you produced,
919
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:07,677
and it became this whole new concept.
920
00:39:07,762 --> 00:39:09,896
I mean, his fans are gonna
love it, it'll probably...
921
00:39:09,931 --> 00:39:11,431
double subscription overnight.
922
00:39:12,926 --> 00:39:14,061
This ain't got nothing to do
923
00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:16,402
with Empire XStream, does it?
924
00:39:19,491 --> 00:39:21,241
Yeah, this is personal.
925
00:39:21,276 --> 00:39:22,659
Yeah, it's personal.
926
00:39:22,744 --> 00:39:24,444
But it's also business.
927
00:39:24,512 --> 00:39:25,790
'Cause, see that's what we do, right?
928
00:39:25,814 --> 00:39:28,248
No, that's what you do, Lucious.
929
00:39:28,283 --> 00:39:29,832
I like how y'all are judging me,
930
00:39:29,918 --> 00:39:31,546
like y'all are walking around
with these haloes.
931
00:39:31,570 --> 00:39:32,952
I'm a human being, Cook.
932
00:39:33,004 --> 00:39:34,754
Good, you should try acting like one.
933
00:39:34,823 --> 00:39:36,606
I did, until you hurt my feelings.
934
00:39:36,675 --> 00:39:38,625
Oh, I kept hurting your
feelings, Lucious?
935
00:39:38,677 --> 00:39:40,271
Like you're the only
one walking around here
936
00:39:40,295 --> 00:39:41,711
with feelings, really?
937
00:39:41,796 --> 00:39:42,773
Well, you're walking around here
938
00:39:42,797 --> 00:39:44,047
demonizing me for how
939
00:39:44,132 --> 00:39:46,299
I run my company.
940
00:39:46,351 --> 00:39:48,468
But I haven't seen ne'er
one of y'all quit.
941
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:50,219
Yeah, because half of this company
942
00:39:50,305 --> 00:39:51,688
belongs to me.
943
00:39:51,773 --> 00:39:54,524
And that's the piece
you like to forget, Lucious.
944
00:39:54,609 --> 00:39:56,943
- Half of this company?
- Half, that's right.
945
00:39:56,978 --> 00:39:59,195
This whole separation of responsibility
946
00:39:59,281 --> 00:40:00,630
that you keep talking about,
947
00:40:00,699 --> 00:40:02,398
that's never gonna happen.
948
00:40:02,484 --> 00:40:05,985
I'm retaking control of Empire Music
949
00:40:06,054 --> 00:40:07,294
because, at the end of the day,
950
00:40:07,339 --> 00:40:08,821
it's all business.
951
00:40:08,873 --> 00:40:10,990
Oh, you are, are you?
952
00:40:11,042 --> 00:40:13,586
Well, don't forget I
have the board on my side.
953
00:40:13,709 --> 00:40:15,106
So if you try to kick me out,
954
00:40:15,130 --> 00:40:16,746
that means war.
955
00:40:16,831 --> 00:40:18,498
Is that what you want, Lucious?
956
00:40:20,502 --> 00:40:22,302
Oh...
957
00:40:22,337 --> 00:40:26,506
Well, all right... baby.
958
00:40:26,558 --> 00:40:28,591
You wanna play?
959
00:40:28,677 --> 00:40:30,310
Let's play.
960
00:40:33,315 --> 00:40:35,398
Let the games begin, Cook.
961
00:40:36,885 --> 00:40:38,434
Let's play.
962
00:40:59,090 --> 00:41:00,923
Out walking while black.
963
00:41:01,009 --> 00:41:03,760
Isn't that what got you in
trouble in the first place?
964
00:41:07,549 --> 00:41:08,514
What do you want?
965
00:41:08,550 --> 00:41:10,266
Just seeing how you're doing
966
00:41:10,335 --> 00:41:12,518
under the weight of some nasty charges.
967
00:41:12,587 --> 00:41:14,354
Assaulting a police officer?
968
00:41:14,422 --> 00:41:16,272
Mm, mm, mm!
969
00:41:16,358 --> 00:41:19,192
I read Officer
Horowitz's amended report.
970
00:41:19,227 --> 00:41:22,278
He makes you sound positively unhinged.
971
00:41:22,347 --> 00:41:24,981
You gonna see some time
after that... believe that.
972
00:41:28,069 --> 00:41:29,569
You're behind this.
973
00:41:29,621 --> 00:41:32,705
Some twisted way of getting
back at my father.
974
00:41:32,774 --> 00:41:35,241
You got that officer to
lie and up my charges.
975
00:41:35,310 --> 00:41:37,894
Oh, I just sat back
and let the man talk.
976
00:41:37,962 --> 00:41:39,362
By the time he finished,
977
00:41:39,431 --> 00:41:41,531
he remembered all
kinds of mess about you.
978
00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:43,132
That's how they do.
979
00:41:43,201 --> 00:41:46,552
I just made sure I took advantage
of the situation.
980
00:41:48,890 --> 00:41:49,856
Mm.
981
00:41:49,924 --> 00:41:52,709
You think I'm scared...
982
00:41:52,777 --> 00:41:56,045
of some trumped-up
charges from a trumped-up Fed?
983
00:41:56,114 --> 00:41:58,981
Is that what you think I am?
984
00:41:59,050 --> 00:42:01,317
Maybe I'm just a black
sheep just like you.
985
00:42:01,403 --> 00:42:03,903
Hmm? Nah, hear me out, nephew.
986
00:42:03,955 --> 00:42:05,571
We ain't so far apart.
987
00:42:05,623 --> 00:42:08,374
Maybe you should do yourself a favor...
988
00:42:08,410 --> 00:42:12,328
before we get you, too. Hmm?
989
00:42:12,397 --> 00:42:14,297
I get it. You think you can make me
990
00:42:14,382 --> 00:42:15,631
inform on my father
991
00:42:15,717 --> 00:42:18,835
in exchange for
dropping some charges, right?
992
00:42:18,903 --> 00:42:21,421
Let me help you out, Uncle.
993
00:42:21,473 --> 00:42:22,972
That ain't gonna happen.
994
00:42:23,041 --> 00:42:26,726
You are your father's son after all.
995
00:42:26,795 --> 00:42:28,311
Well, we shall see.
996
00:42:28,396 --> 00:42:31,347
It doesn't take much to
put the screws on a black man,
997
00:42:31,433 --> 00:42:33,433
once he's part of the system.
998
00:42:33,485 --> 00:42:37,320
And you ain't no ordinary black man.
999
00:42:37,405 --> 00:42:41,079
You're a Lyon. Prize game.
1000
00:42:42,277 --> 00:42:44,643
Have a good night, nephew.
1001
00:42:53,169 --> 00:42:58,620
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