[hip hop beat playing]
♪ But he older than he used to be ♪
[A&R Rep] Exciting day, right, guys?
[Rigo] No doubt!
Big things poppin'.
I told you it was gonna happen.
I knew you was gonna do it, baby.
Eh, no, we doing it together.
I can't take this shit.
Is it too early for me to go solo?
-[laughing] -No?
You guys caught fire with that party video.
My little kids cannot stop doing
-that damn dance. -[laughing]
And with just a little bit of massaging
and a bomb video, we think
it can take over the world.
We gonna release Rigo's single
along with the most tricked-out version
of your dance video that you can imagine.
We gonna turn that little
cell phone recording
over there in Marietta
into something that can win the VMAs.
Ooh-hoo! Let's get it, baby!
-Big things. -Ha ha!
[East-O] Sorry I'm late.
-Don't sign anything. -Wait, who's this guy?
-[Rigo] It's my dad. -That's right.
I'm his dad, his manager, his producer.
Whatever I need to be.
I'll take this seat here. Thanks, man.
I've been looking at Rigo's contracts.
I don't like what I'm seeing.
There's not enough points and way too much kickback.
[scoffs] You see, what you don't understand
-is that all my new artists-- -No, I see. I see. I see.
I understand, but nobody
gonna take advantage of my son, Rigo.
And nobody's gonna take advantage of his people.
Matter fact, give me those.
Nobody is gonna sign anything
until I make sure everything is cool.
Everybody's gonna get what they deserve.
This time. Everybody.
[Sage] Somebody say, "Welcome back, Sage."
[all] Welcome back, Sage!
Oh, thank you so much.
I missed y'all. I really did.
Happy to be back. I feel refreshed.
Had some time to record some new music.
Had some time to think about this tour.
A lot of very vital information
is gonna be flowing through these halls
over the next few months just waiting for
creative little sponges like y'all
to soak it all up.
This is the opportunity...
of a lifetime.
So, let's switch gears,
really get ready for what's going on.
Which brings me... to this right here.
Ladies and gentlemen, what you're looking at
is the most important piece of paper on the face of the planet,
and I'll tell you why. If your name
is on this very important piece of paper,
it means that you have earned the honor
of being able to audition to be a part of my
professional dance crew for my world tour.
[kids chatter]
Y'all excited about this, yes?
-[all] Yes! -Yes?
-[all] Yes! -Great. Good.
Because the list goes up
right about... now.
-[kids chattering] -[girl] Watch out!
-Poppy, you're there. -Move, y'all!
-You're on there. -Get out my way!
Tal-- Tal-- Where are you, Tal?
Oh, shit, I made it, guys!
Where am I?
Dude, you're right there.
Oh, shit. Okay, I'm in.
[Tal] Yeah, we got this.
That's what I'm talking about, baby!
[Sage] Okay, and nobody knew that Odalie was lying?
-Come on. -No, I mean,
we're not the FBI.
We don't go around fingerprinting everyone.
-[sighs] Damn. -Yeah.
I feel really bad.
Well, yeah, that but
High Water's best dancer
is now not available for my damn tour.
Leaving was her choice.
You know what, 'Lette?
When I first got back here
I was creatively frozen.
Just stuck. I had press on my back,
and moneygrubbers hounding me.
But now I wrote a hit record,
within hours we live-streamed a video for that bitch,
and now it is the biggest download in the country.
Shit was about to fall apart,
and now I'm about to go on the biggest,
not to mention most lucrative, tour of my career.
-[Collette] That's huge. -Yeah.
But not just for me-- for us.
I mean, there ain't no way in hell
I could've pulled this off without... everybody.
I mean, we got-- we got the whole world
talking about High Water now, right?
Yeah, I turned down five press requests this week.
Watching you run this place
is definitely something to see.
-[cell phone ringing] -Oh.
Ooh, I gotta take this.
Yo, yo, you got Sage.
[Sage] What's going on, brother? Uh-huh.
[King] I heard about what went down in Marietta.
You know, it was weird not being here,
but you know if I was, I would've had your back.
Well, be glad you weren't.
Yo, I caught them highlights, though.
The dance, hey, it's catchy as hell.
People keep sending me links to it.
-Thirty thousand views? -What?
-I was like, "What?" -Yo, check this out.
Do-Karma Records wanna release Rigo's single,
and they wanna put out a music video with all of us in it!
-Mm. -[Poppy giggles]
This is gonna blow up.
I've already been working with Rigo
with the follow-up,
and we just have some big plans.
We? Hmm.
Guess I missed a lot while I was gone.
You two back together?
He's not the same.
[chuckles] Hmm.
Well, the song is fire,
but every other lyric is dissing Sage.
Wait, what?
Did you not listen to it?
Boy, I couldn't make out a damn thing he saying,
but "Oh, man" and "Throw that shit."
Yeah, well, it's a Sage diss track.
Did Rigo not think about your future at High Water?
Did he not think about your shot at dancing on Sage's tour?
Oh, fuck.
Yeah, well, Sage is gonna find out
and he's gonna be pissed
and you're the one that's gonna suffer.
We both know Rigo couldn't give a fuck
-as long as he gets what he wants. -King, I'm telling you,
Rigo is trying to be as-- King!
King!
[Janelle] It's only a misdemeanor
and they said it might get removed
from my record when I turn 18.
Any kind of police action in a foster situation
triggers an investigation with Social Services.
[sighs] This is your first offense?
First-- Yes. God, yes.
-And my last. I swear. -No priors.
And in just a few weeks of living with your uncle--
Listen, it's a simple mistake, okay?
It was a big mistake.
You know, I put my neck out
to put these children in your care, Mr. Baker.
This is not his fault. This is my fault.
-Al has been ab-- -He's been amazing, okay?
He's maybe...
He's maybe the best parent we've ever had.
Well, we'll soon learn if the twins get to stay here
for the rest of the year, or whether they'll be re-placed.
You know, if they had
any other family, it'd be a much easier decision.
I advise all of you, stay out of trouble.
I'm the only one in trouble.
And I'm making it right, okay?
I'm saving money, and I told you,
I have a scholarship to Ohio State.
That's impressive, Janelle.
-It will work in your favor. -[Janelle] Look,
the most important thing is that Tal stays here.
He just got an audition to tour with a superstar.
You can't split us up right now.
I just write up the report.
I don't make the decision.
Good luck.
I'm kind of under a microscope right now.
So we just need to look as good as possible.
This news about the tour is perfect timing.
It's not a tour. It's just an audition.
Which I know you're ready for.
Tal, I'm so proud of you, okay?
Just stay focused on that,
and let me worry about the mess I've made.
I already talked to Al about taking your shifts
so you can just practice.
Wait, are you working tomorrow night?
Tomorrow-- yes, I'm working tomorrow.
Al and I are closing. I think we're gonna do some inventory.
And that means you'd be back pretty late?
Probably. Why, you and Johnny gonna go out?
-These are yours. -Thanks.
No, I was thinking we'd stay in.
That sounds boring.
Go out and do something fun, please.
No, J, I was thinking we'd stay in
and do something boring together... alone.
-On our own. -Oh, oh, obviously.
You should be good to go.
Tal, this is, like, a moment.
I don't think I've ever seen you
this excited about a guy before.
Well, yeah, it's-- it's not just a crush.
Like, it's different with Johnny.
I-- I like him, and-- and I trust him.
And-- And I wanna make him lasagna.
Lasa-- okay. Well, your lasagna's
-the bomb. -I know.
Let's just see if it's bomb enough
to get into his pants.
[both chuckle]
[doorbell rings]
Hey.
Wanted to see if you were okay.
Yeah, I should ask you the same thing.
You got out of jail before me, so...
-Janelle, come on. -No, you know,
we all have to live with what happened that night.
The only reason I was in jail
was because I was protecting you.
Or did you forget that?
[sighs] I know.
And I'm sorry.
But I got to spend the worst two days of my life in there,
and if you know anything about my life,
you know that that's saying a lot.
Yeah.
Yeah, like I said,
I just wanted to come check on you.
Well, you did. Thank you.
Okay.
So, um, I'mma go.
Told Dorrie I'd help him with some school thing.
[sighs deeply]
Babe, you know you got a key, right?
Why don't you just wait upstairs?
[Odalie] We're not going upstairs.
Oh, shit, okay, but we already did it on the roof.
We could set it off in the basement.
The elevator would be great!
It goes up, we go down!
-Shit, I'm-- -Work first, then play.
What you mean, work?
I wanna help you
land a spot on Sage's world tour.
With a killer solo.
I may not be at High Water anymore,
but we made a promise to help each other be the best.
I plan on sticking to that.
I wanna see you kill this audition.
You're serious?
So what, you gonna whip me into shape?
Yeah, you know, something like that.
Mm, you gonna whip me hard?
Will you get in the car?
[chill beat playing]
[turns off music]
So do I get an "A"?
A "B" maybe.
[chuckles] You have to work
a little bit harder to get an "A" in my class.
Hold on, hold on.
Did you just give Sage Odom a "B"?
[laughs] What are you working on?
Ah, some choreo for the auditions.
I wanna throw some partnering in there.
See how they rock with it, but I'm kinda getting stuck.
-You got some time? You wanna-- -I can help.
-You sure? -Yeah.
-Okay, cool. -Show me--
show me where you left off.
So, uh, so the first part, clearly that's all me
-with the mic stand and everything. -Yeah.
But then when we go here... Whoo, poo, pah.
-Mm-hmm. -So it's a hand on the shoulder...
-Mm-hmm. -And she comes around,
control the hips-- sss-sss-sss...
-Head goes around. -Mm-hmm.
-And stop. -Okay.
-This is where I'm stuck. -Um, okay, well,
what if the girl goes down from here?
Okay, I like that. I like that.
And then maybe, uh, uh, maybe it's, uh...
like a pull that kinda pulls her back up.
That don't-- That don't feel right.
-Uh... -I think you're holding back.
Okay, okay. All right, so...
-goes down. -Mm-hmm.
Then what if I went here...
brought her up this way?
-Yeah. -Better?
-Yeah. -Yeah, okay.
-[chuckles] -That flows.
-Yeah, it definitely flows. -Why hold back?
-When you can go all the way, right? -Yeah.
-[chuckles] Yes. -You wanna try it with the music?
-Yeah. -Thank you...
-by the way. -No problem.
[music begins]
-You ready? -Yeah.
So it's whoo, pah.
Whoo, pah.
Hips.
And down.
Oh, okay.
All right. I like that.
[exhales]
Eee... I'mma hit 'em with this is the video.
Watch.
Nah, it look like you need to borrow
-some of my lip gloss. -[both laughing]
I mean, if you offering...
[sighs]
Rigo, I'm worried.
You think Sage will be mad at the "Oh man"?
Man, fuck Sage old ass.
Yo, he irrelevant.
To you, but I'm still at High Water
and I have a chance of going on tour.
Maybe I shouldn't do this video.
What? You're kidding me, right?
No, and if Sage finds out--
when he finds out-- he'll probably kick my ass
out of High Water, too.
At least you'll be in good company.
Stop.
[sighs] Poppy, look,
you have an audition for Sage.
That's great.
But think about it.
Girl, we 'bout to shoot a music video.
It's what we been talking about since forever.
It's simple, a'ight?
You believe in us or not?
'Cause we about to live the dream we always wanted.
Together.
[both giggling]
[Rigo] We gonna be good.
I promise.
[Tal] There you go.
It smells amazing.
-Thanks. -You made that?
Yeah, uh, well, I mean, I--
I didn't make the sauce from scratch or anything,
but I kinda do my own thing
and it's vegetarian. I remembered.
[chuckles lightly]
Uh, so cheers.
Cheers.
[both cough]
Uh, uh, wow.
-That's, uh... -Yeah, um...
-Uh... -I guess I should've smelled it first?
The dust off the bottle didn't tip you off?
I thought it was-- I mean, it's well-aged.
-I didn't-- -[chuckling]
Sorry, um, well, here, let me...
Let me make it up to you.
Uh, your mouth kinda tastes like the wine.
Yeah, right? So does yours.
-Why don't we eat? -Yeah.
Is there red bell pepper in here?
Oh, yeah, I added some roasted red peppers to the sauce.
Oh, uh, I'm kind of allergic.
It's more of an intolerance, but--
Shit, uh, sorry, I didn't-- I--
No. Hey, you couldn't have known.
I should've said something.
You know what, I'll order a pizza.
Is mushroom and olive okay?
-I can order two mediums. -I mean, we don't have to eat now.
Yeah, we could-- we could eat later.
-Uh. -Wh-- No?
-Uh... -What, the-- the wine?
-[chuckles] -Yeah, it tastes like shit.
Hey, we can-- if you want we can brush our teeth.
Um, I think I have a extra toothbrush in the bathroom.
We should brush our teeth and it'll probably be all right.
Um, I think I should...
Ye-- I'm-- I'm gonna go.
Wait, what-- what-- seriously?
What do you mean?
Uh, yeah, just maybe I'm a little jet-lagged.
-Right, for sure. -From the flight.
I should've asked if you had any allergies or anything.
It's just-- It's just a little too much, Tal.
Too much? What's too much?
I'm too much? Wha--
I'm-- I'm sorry. I'm gonna go.
What? Johnny.
You mind if we run it one more time?
-Yeah. -Okay, cool.
We'll go from the, uh, from the down part.
[music begins]
[Collette clears throat]
Five, six, seven, and...
Uh, I, uh... [clears throat]
I actually should get going.
'Lette, do you know that you are the only woman
that has ever been able to hold me down?
Hold you down? What are you talking about, Sage?
-We've never even been together. -Okay, granted.
But you're always the one I come back to.
And I figure one of these days you'd give me a shot.
[chuckles]
I'm sorry, have you met yourself?
I mean, yeah, you're this amazing person
and everyone wants to be in your orbit,
but I-- I just.
Look, I always knew that if I let myself
fall in love with you, that would be it for me.
Okay, I don't see anything wrong with that.
[sighs] You don't get it.
I have my own dreams, too.
All right, then, uh, so what?
We would be together and where would that leave me, huh?
Waiting around for you to come home
after partying with your groupies?
I don't think--
That is where you're wrong.
[Collette gasps]
Sage, this is a terrible idea.
It's the best fucking idea we've ever had.
[Odalie] Wanna hit it again from the top?
[Davis] Yeah, but first can you show me that one move?
You know, the hip thing?
Oh, yeah, sure.
Yeah, I didn't catch that.
Can you do that one more time?
Maybe slower this time.
Oh, you mean like this?
[moans] Yeah. Exactly like that.
[giggles] Okay, get back to work.
♪ Unh ♪
♪ Go on, tell 'em how it is ♪
-Five, six... -♪ Unh ♪
♪ Go on, tell 'em how it is ♪
♪ This world's gone crazy ♪
♪ How the heck we debatin' killin' babies? ♪
♪ And I hope it piss a lot of people off ♪
♪ Defend it how you like ♪
♪ But you're still killin' babies ♪
♪ Twist it, that's what the devil does ♪
♪ Inch by inch, we take it how it comes ♪
♪ That ain't religion talkin' ♪
♪ That's real life ♪
[Odalie] Six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four.
Up, up, kick, stop.
One, two, three.
♪ Like a drum ♪
♪ Addicts gotta turn around and run ♪
♪ That is the only way you gon' make it ♪
♪ ...don't mean you gotta take it ♪
♪ This fast food generation got young bloods trippin' ♪
♪ Eyes wide shut they ain't catchin' me slippin' ♪
♪ You can't have my soul ♪
-[song ends] -[both panting]
How you coming up with all this?
I don't know. I'm just...
trying out some moves.
Thank you for helping me.
You sure this isn't weird?
You know, you helping me out
for something at High Water?
No. I want you to kill it.
Yeah, me too, but I don't know, it's just...
It's gonna suck being away from you.
So what are you gonna do?
I kinda got a job interview.
What? This is great news.
What, tell me about it.
It's not that big of a deal,
and right now we just focus on you.
You know, I never met anybody like you.
Odalie.
-Ugh. -I hope you don't think
I'm gonna be calling you Ashley from now on.
How can your parents name you that?
Ashley. Do they even know you?
Odalie, Ashley.
Get back to work.
Mmm. Yes, ma'am.
[both chuckle]
-[phone ringing] -Oh.
I think that's mine.
Hello?
Uh, no, no, no.
Yeah, I'm just...
No, no. Yeah, I can make it.
In 30 minutes?
Yeah, I'll be there.
Okay, thanks.
Bye.
That was that new job I was telling you about.
Yeah, well, I mean, you haven't really
told me about anything yet.
I don't wanna jinx it.
But there's a second interview
and I kinda have to leave now if I--
Yeah, okay. Go.
-Good luck. -Thanks.
No problem.
If you need anything, just let me know.
-Okay? -Okay.
I'm really not allowed to talk about it just yet.
Your second professional gig this month?
Poppy, that's incredible.
I'm very, very proud of you.
Yeah, but the thing is,
it may take me out of High Water.
And that's the purpose of High Water, you know?
To prepare you guys to succeed as artists.
Professionally.
We don't have graduation here.
Graduation to us is when you're ready to fly.
It may be hard, Poppy, but you might be ready to go.
Are you working with good people?
Honestly, yes.
People I've wanted to work with my whole life.
Good.
[beat playing]
[Sage] Uh-huh. Shit is dope.
It's moody. What is this?
What is this?
Oh, it's just, uh,
something I'm working on for a friend.
Hmm. Friend, huh?
Can't bullshit me.
I know stroke music when I hear it.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
You grinning and shit.
Okay, so let's see what we working with.
Let me see, we have, uh,
major seventh, D flat.
All right, it's warm.
It's emotional.
It says, "I want to, but I haven't fucked yet."
Correct? Correct.
Yeah, I know-- I know I'm right.
But nah, this is-- this is more than fucking.
This is more than just sex.
This is emotion.
You wanna get romantic with this girl.
Ah, okay, okay.
And the finger snap.
Wait, nah, that's not a finger snap.
-That's-- -That's her.
No, that's this annoying thing where she's popping her gum.
I hate it, but--
But you kinda love it, too.
Yeah? Okay, so the question is then,
what the hell is the hold-up, bro?
I've, um, I've known her for a while.
-Mm-hmm. -You know, seen her go through it.
Figured she'd get tired of the same old shit,
but, I don't know.
Sometimes I wanna show her,
you know, how I feel, but...
I don't know. I feel like it's too late.
This shit right here says
you got something to say.
And nothing is gonna happen until you say it... to her.
I know, man, but--
Listen, miss me with the "buts", man, okay?
You want something, you gotta let it be known.
You gotta let her know.
Yeah, but I-- I don't think I can--
"I don't think." Let's play her the damn song, man.
Come on, go at it direct,
like you did me, remember?
You poked your head in that door right there
and told me I needed your help.
Who the fuck does that?
You the fuck do that.
So do it.
End of discussion.
You're welcome.
[music playing softly]
[Poppy] Just in time for the fashion show.
Gotta make sure I'm fly for the shoot.
Which one you like?
This one.
What? [chuckles]
[sighs] Me too.
[Rigo chuckles]
Don't forget to bring your contract tomorrow, all right?
You didn't sign it.
It's a big decision.
[both sigh]
Look, this gonna be the best thing
that ever happened to us.
But if you don't wanna do this with me
and you wanna stay at High Water,
I understand.
I mean it.
Look, I'mma hold you down either way, all right?
Just do what you gotta do to better yourself.
That is the best thing you ever said to me.
Come here.
I love you, Poppy.
Look, and I promise...
I promise to keep stepping up whatever way I need to.
[both chuckle]
So, who's Chef Boyardee in here?
Y'all put this out to torture me
-or is this fair game? -[Tal] It's all yours.
Nobody else is eating it.
What, fair game?
Listen up.
Things are not going so hot with this social worker.
-[Janelle] What do you mean? -What I mean is
your job, scholarship-- it's not cutting the mustard.
[Al] These people want me to dig into my personal shit.
Tax records, bank records, medical records.
All that kinda shit.
Where my mama used to smoke weed at.
Do I know Tupac?
You're not hiding anything, are you?
Hell no!
Look, I had to go through a lot
to get you guys when your mother got locked up.
Now this bullshit?
They're not trying to keep us apart, are they?
Listen, if I told you once, I told you twice,
the system ain't for people like us.
Okay? But don't worry. Your uncle got a plan.
-This is not breakfast food. -[phone alarm chimes]
[scoffs] I gotta rehearse.
But hey, at least we got some good news today.
Dondre and Poppy got that video shoot.
Excuse me?
Yeah, I guess they-- they got a big deal
to do a real video from that dance they did in Marietta.
Poppy just sent me pictures. I thought you knew, like--
I'm s-- A video shoot?
Half of those moves are mine. Those are my moves.
Dondre didn't tell me about a fuckin' video--
Hey!
Watch your motherfucking language in this house!
This is a religious house!
This social worker's crawling up my ass
-looking all for shit. -[Tal] I gotta go.
And where the fuck is the OJ?
[Tal] It's in the fridge.
Hey, I got your message.
Cool. Um, there's, uh, something I wanna show you.
-Have a seat. -King, what is this?
Come on, just sit.
[scoffs]
[music begins playing]
[chuckles lightly]
♪ These are all the words ♪
♪ Words I never say ♪
♪ Say I love you ♪
♪ If it's where you want to be ♪
♪ Wasted half a life ♪
♪ Looking for your face ♪
♪ Can't nobody body ♪
♪ Ever take your place ♪
♪ The words I never say ♪
♪ Oh oh oh ♪
♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪
♪ Oh, you're my sunshine ♪
♪ In the morning, girl ♪
♪ The way you walk down the block ♪
♪ Need a warning, yeah ♪
♪
♪ Stay 'bout it but you're so hot, so hot ♪
♪ So hot so hot so hot ♪
♪ You know my feelings they for it ♪
[music ends]
[both chuckle lightly]
That was all for me?
[chuckles]
I just wanted to, uh,
to show you how I feel.
I didn't know you felt this way.
You knew.
Every time you flirted with me
to get a hot track for a routine...
or every time Rigo made you feel like shit...
and I was there to cheer you up.
Look, um, I knew you'd let me be there for you
on your terms, but...
I just wanna be there for you on my terms, too.
[sighs]
I...
I just don't know what to say.
Hmm.
[sighs]
It's cool.
Um... [chuckles]
Sorry for wasting your time.
[sighs] I signed the contract.
Last night.
[sighs] King, this isn't just a couples thing.
This is me and Rigo finally--
You can leave.
All right, ladies, from the top!
We got five, six,
five, six, seventy-eight!
♪ Do that oh man ♪
♪ Do that, throw that ♪
♪ Do that oh man ♪
♪ Do that ♪
She's great.
[Rigo] Mm-hmm.
I like her.
-Really? -Babe, come here.
I was just playing. -I'm gonna kill him.
-[Rigo] Aw, shit. Uh-oh. -Oh, sweet baby Jesus.
-So I guess I missed the call. -Janelle, what are you doing here?
You let me know you're auditioning dancers
for a video based on my damn choreo?
Based on some of your choreo.
-Dondre. -I'm sorry, but...
-it's complicated, you know? -Yeah, it is.
Yeah, because you got wasted and couldn't perform.
Or did you forget that? A part of you
was going down in flames and Poppy was right there
and she made some magic happen with it.
[Dondre] Yo, real talk--
you freaked me out that night.
We were partners.
I was counting on you and you let me down.
And this is a big deal
for Poppy and Rigo and, I guess, me.
And I didn't want anything to--
I didn't want anything to fuck with that right now.
You're right about all of that, but you still lied to me.
Look, I'm not here because I'm mad
about what you and Poppy and Rigo got.
I'm here because I deserve a chance to at least audition.
You know I do.
I'll talk to the director.
You look beautiful, by the way.
♪ Hold my Ralph Lauren ♪
♪ I got that Polo on down to my socks ♪
Rocket fuel for me, rocket fuel for you.
[chuckles] Thank you. I needed this.
So check this out,
how about you free up for me tonight,
we leave here a little earlier than we should,
and you let me take you to a fantastic dinner?
Like a date?
[growls] You know how I feel
about labels and titles,
but okay, we can call it a date.
So...
Yes. Yes. I'm sorry.
-I just, uh-- -You just wanted me to kiss you.
-Ah, I got it. Okay. -What?
-Come here. -What if someone sees?
You wasn't worried about that the other night.
Listen, I've been waiting ten years for this,
I'm not holding back no more.
-Get your ass over here. -[giggles]
[knocking on door]
Sorry to interrupt.
Hi. Mm-mm. You didn't. Nothing.
You need to see this.
"Oh, Man." I'll bite. What is this?
Yesterday I would've said it's nothing,
but the "Oh, Man" is viral now.
Their little iPhone video
is outpacing your live stream upload
in likes, comments, and shares.
Let me-- Let me see.
And there's something else.
Hold up, is-- is that Rigo?
And Poppy? Come on.
Is he s--
How you turn this shit up?
♪ Throw that, do that ♪
♪ Oh, man, do that ♪
-Is he saying old man? -I don't know.
-It's hard to tell, but-- -Do this little fuck
think he talkin' about me?
Who-- Who's seen this?
Dlisted, Ballers, and TMZ.
They're saying it's a diss track.
Fuckin' East-O. Motherfuckin' East-O.
-And fucking Rigo! -Let's just calm down.
-Maybe this'll blow over. -[Johnny-One] There's also buzz
that Do-Karma is trying to scoop these kids up.
Produce a single and a video.
Are you fuckin' serious?
Yeah, it's hot,
it's tracking, and it's growing.
All right. Hmm.
And since we're announcing the details
for the tour this week, I'm worried that--
You know what? Fuck East-O.
Fuck East-O and his bitch-ass offspring.
These motherfuckers think they can diss me in my city?
I run this motherfucker! You know what?
Okay, all right.
This shit just got real fucking personal.
Real motherfucking personal right now.
Uh, you know what?
[Johnny-One] Let me see if I can
refresh these analytics and add some tags.
I'll try and drive some more traffic to your website.
Yeah, go-- go do that. Go do that.
Shit!
♪ Do that oh man ♪
♪ Do that throw that ♪
♪ Do that oh man ♪
♪ I am the life of the party ♪
♪ Watch me oh man on somebody ♪
♪ Got my weight up on the block ♪
♪ Watch me oh man on somebody ♪
♪ Nobody better than me ♪
♪ They like oh man oh man oh man ♪
♪ I throw that shit on the street ♪
Who's she, again?
Aw, man, that's just his damn girlfriend.
-Oh. -She ain't nothing but a lame ass--
[Dondre & Poppy] Shut up.
She invented some of those moves
that's blowing your ass up right now.
She deserves this.
♪ Do that oh man ♪
♪ Do that throw that ♪
Five, six,
five, six, seven, and.
Hey.
Are you guys all done?
Yeah, uh...
Sherman's calling the dancers.
Telling them who's in, who's-- who's out, you know?
I'm actually glad you waited.
I'd rather you hear it from me than on the phone.
I didn't get it, did I?
Not as a featured dancer, no.
Was it Rigo? He have something to do with it?
No, Rigo's onboard.
Poppy and me got him to agree to a solution.
Janelle, listen to me.
Sherman's gonna add a scene at the end.
Kind of like the party
in the viral video, but bigger, crazier.
We can invite anybody we want to dance in the background.
A background dancer?
Yeah, but you get to dance your own--
Janelle, come on. I'm doing this for you.
No, no, no, you're doing it 'cause you feel guilty.
-Guilty? -That you didn't tell me about the video.
That you were gonna let all of this
take off without me.
-I do-- -Look--
I don't want you to throw me a bone
just 'cause you feel sorry for me.
Janelle, I don't feel sorry for you.
-You deserve this. -No, damn it, Dre. Just stop.
I know you're trying to help, but it's just making it worse.
I know what I did that night in Marietta.
I spent a weekend in jail thinking about it
over and over and over again.
What I deserve is a chance to prove
that what I did that night is not who I am.
That's what I came here to prove.
I don't wanna be in the video
because you feel like you owe it to me.
I wanted to be in it because I'm good enough.
Maybe I'm not.
[whispers] Janelle...
Janelle.
[Tal] Look, all right, I get it.
I was doing too much.
Dinner and candles and wine.
But it didn't feel like too much.
I was just trying to have fun, you know?
I can see how that was kinda like pressure.
And you're probably a little more experienced than me.
Is that it?
Is that what-- is that the problem?
Wait, that was your first?
It was gonna be.
Till you ruined it.
-[both laugh] -[Tal] Yeah.
And I thought...
I thought it would've been cool,
if it were with you, you know?
Was that your first time?
Yeah.
Except it's not-- it's not what you think.
I didn't know anything about sex
before I left home, except for the fact
that I knew I was into guys.
But I was young, and people thought I was cute.
Right, you are cute.
[both laugh]
And there were a few guys that were happy to show me
a good time, but it's just
none of them even bothered to make it special.
Until you.
What, even with the bad wine?
Especially the bad wine.
John, you didn't even eat my lasagna.
But you made it for me.
It was the best lasagna that I never tasted.
[both laughing]
And I don't know, just suddenly
I didn't know what to do with myself.
I didn't know what to do with you.
That's what was weird? That's weird?
That was so weird.
And-- And scary,
and so, so fucking sexy.
♪ Can we put this out in the open? ♪
[Johnny-One chuckling]
Wrong day to wear a tight shirt, Johnny, seriously.
[Johnny-One laughing]
♪ But it wouldn't sink in this ocean ♪
♪ I'll be here right by your side ♪
♪ Weavin', treading... ♪
[birds chirping]
Mm-mm, I smell coffee.
Oh, my God, you're the best.
[Uncle Al] Tal! Janelle!
Wake your ass up and come eat these eggs!
Oh, shit!
Johnny, wake up.
[Johnny-One] Did we fall asleep?
Yes, we fell a-fucking-sleep!
-Who's yelling? -It's my uncle.
And that is not yelling. You will know yelling...
if he fucking sees you here.
[fan crashes to ground]
Fuck it, just leave it. Just leave it.
Just go.
I made perfect eggs.
-[clears throat] -They getting cold.
You want these eggs?
-Yeah, yeah. -Hmm.
-[knocking on door] -[Al] I oughta go next door
and beat that Dondre right in his pretty,
-little dimple face. -No, no, no, no.
It wasn't-- It wasn't his call.
Uh, I could see it.
You know, in the room.
I'm just not at that level.
Maybe somebody's trying to tell me something.
Yeah?
I've had this dream of being a dancer my whole life,
and people always say, you know,
ignore the people that shut you down,
and if you believe in yourself and work hard
then your dreams will come true.
You know, at least that's how it happens in the movies.
What happens if you're not good enough?
You know, where's the movie about that?
[sighs] I have my scholarship
to Ohio State in the fall, though,
so that's still a big deal.
Maybe that's where my fate lies.
[sighs] Dreams, ambitions,
and movies.
Did I ever tell you what my first ambition
in life was to be?
-Unh-unh. -I was gonna be
the next Bruce Lee.
-Really? -Yeah.
-[Janelle laughs] -I mean, I took karate
and Kung Fu, and I'd eat Chinese food, I thought was--
-[Janelle laughs] -I'm serious.
Until my first competition.
Uh, I didn't even see the kid coming.
I woke up on the floor.
All I remember is the ref saying, "Are you okay, son?"
-[Janelle chuckles] -Waking me up.
The whole ride home, and that awkward silence.
My mother said, "Keep on kicking, son.
Keep on kicking."
Look, there's something I need to talk to you about.
The social worker called.
Said she tried to verify your scholarship at Ohio State,
but when she opened her big mouth
about what happened in Marietta,
they pulled your scholarship
because of the arrest.
I lost it?
So if I don't have college...
that doesn't look good to the social worker, does it?
Look, I can save up some money.
In a year's time we could probably go--
A year? No.
Me and Tal could get taken away now.
And if Tal loses High Water because of me... [crying]
[crying]
[Al sighs]
Keep on kickin', girl.
Keep on kickin'.
Reggie.
Yeah, it's me.
I'm sorry.
Look, I know what we decided.
I know it's dangerous,
but you gotta come back.
Ju-- Just for a minute.
It's for the twins.
♪ Oh man in the money ♪
♪ Eating breakfast at the Waffle House ♪
♪ Oh man in the morning ♪
♪ Counting paper in the copper house ♪
♪ Oh man in the money ♪
♪ Eating breakfast at the Waffle House ♪
♪ Oh man in the morning ♪
♪ Countin' paper in the trap ♪
♪ Oh man on 'em ♪
♪ Throw that shit ♪
♪ Throw that shit, oh man ♪
♪ Oh man on 'em ♪
♪ Oh man on 'em, throw that ♪
♪ Throw that shit ♪
[Sherman] Whoo!
Looking good, guys.
This is gonna be crazy.
You know, this reminds me of the time
when I shot Sage Odom's music video
-and it was just o-- -[East-O] Oh!
Don't ever mention that name
around anything I'm doing.
-You understand me? -[Sage] Yeah!
Might not wanna do that.
'Cause I'm like the Candyman.
Say my name too many times
and I might just pop up!
-Ready to shut shit down. -[Sherman] Sage!
Hi. I-- I am so sorry--
Hey, check it out. So since this is like
your last job ever,
you should probably take some pictures.
Take some selfies. Get this shit right here.
What the fuck are you doing here, Sage?
Oh, I just wanted to address the dream team right quick.
Is that all right? Thanks, buddy.
Hey! What's going on, everybody?
Listen, I won't take up a whole lot of your time
'cause y'all look busy in here.
I'm a big fuckin' deal, and you niggas ain't.
Now hold on, before you get all angry,
that is not me talking shit.
That is me doing something
that I like to call self-evaluation.
And I feel like everybody in this room
should do a little self-evaluation.
Because if you motherfuckers do this video,
you will be able to pinpoint the moment your career ended.
[East-O] Oh, now you a tough guy.
Talkin' all that smack in front of all these witnesses.
But you know if we was alone, you know what I'd do to you, right?
Let me guess, you'd kill me? Yeah.
Bang-bang. Rawr-rawr. Got that.
Hey, Poppy, this what you wanna do, really?
This is what you bust your ass for?
This the kinda producer you wanna work with?
Right. I didn't think so.
Hey, listen, ladies and gentlemen, that is my time.
I'mma get out y'all way, but before I do,
I will leave you with this.
Get out while the gettin' is good,
and I will not hold a grudge.
Stay and do this bullshit,
oh, and you don't know a grudge
like a Sage Odom grudge.
Carry on. Better idea.
How about you don't?
Deuces.
Yo, you don't walk out on me like that, yo.
What, you think you mister high and mighty now?
What, 'cause you got what? A new single?
Your new world tour?
You got Collette?
Yeah, I know all about that, man.
But what you don't know, I had her first.
In my house. In her house.
A couple hotel rooms.
At High Water.
Bitch, that's your house.
Still don't get it.
I mean, I shouldn't be shocked.
Different tax bracket, different class bracket.
I could imagine that a lot of shit that I say
just... goes right over the top of your head,
so let me break this down
in language that you can understand, huh?
Keep trying me, and I will motherfuckin' end you.
See, you may have power on the streets of Atlanta,
but I am Atlanta, nigga.
I mean, I know you heard of this.
It's all over the radio, baby.
It don't get no bigger than me.
So big-ass me is done with little-ass you.
Keep fuckin' around.
I'mma show you what I mean.
Yeah, why don't you go ahead and shoot me in the back
like the fuckin' coward you are?
Pop--
[gasps]
[car starts]
♪ Get it how you live Get it how you live ♪
♪ You say you got that action ♪
♪ Get it how you live ♪
♪ It's a ATL thang You already know ♪
♪ Yeah, step up, step up Yeah, step up, step up ♪
♪ Yeah, step up, step up ♪
♪ Real tough Step up, step up ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, step up ♪
♪ Step up, step up ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, step up ♪
♪ You gotta step up ♪ [echoes fade]
[man] Made in Georgia.