1 00:00:04,755 --> 00:00:05,923 [Bobby playing organ notes] 2 00:00:05,923 --> 00:00:07,090 ‐ You good, baby? 3 00:00:07,090 --> 00:00:08,383 ‐ Yeah. I'm good. 4 00:00:08,383 --> 00:00:10,219 ‐ That's my bitch, 5 00:00:10,219 --> 00:00:11,929 and this right here is my town. 6 00:00:11,929 --> 00:00:13,430 ‐ It's my town. 7 00:00:13,430 --> 00:00:15,307 [tense music] 8 00:00:15,307 --> 00:00:16,558 Just fucking go home, yo. 9 00:00:16,558 --> 00:00:18,602 ‐ We 'bout to send you home in a box. 10 00:00:18,602 --> 00:00:20,896 PROSECUTOR: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 11 00:00:20,896 --> 00:00:23,899 Bobby Diggs came from New York. 12 00:00:23,899 --> 00:00:26,860 He brought trouble with him. 13 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:27,861 DENNIS: Hey, yo, where you goin'? 14 00:00:27,861 --> 00:00:29,738 ASON: Back. ‐ To New York? 15 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:32,449 ‐ Yeah, son, I got some pussy waitin' on me right now. 16 00:00:32,449 --> 00:00:34,368 ‐ We closed, motherfuck‐‐ 17 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:35,786 SHANK: Shutting you down, New York. 18 00:00:35,786 --> 00:00:36,995 [gunshots] 19 00:00:36,995 --> 00:00:38,330 [grunting] 20 00:00:38,330 --> 00:00:41,083 PERSON: [grunts] Shit! 21 00:00:41,083 --> 00:00:42,376 [gunshot] 22 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:44,294 [monitor beeping] 23 00:00:44,294 --> 00:00:45,754 ‐ Hey, where‐‐ where my backpack at? 24 00:00:45,754 --> 00:00:47,047 ‐ Wise gave it to my mom. 25 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,674 She gonna post Bobby's bail. 26 00:00:48,674 --> 00:00:50,175 ‐ Why do you carry a gun, Bobby? 27 00:00:50,175 --> 00:00:52,552 ‐ I guess it's a sign of not losing the fight. 28 00:00:52,552 --> 00:00:53,887 ‐ Well, your next fight, 29 00:00:53,887 --> 00:00:55,555 it's not gonna be in the streets. 30 00:00:55,555 --> 00:00:57,474 It's gonna be in a courtroom. 31 00:00:57,474 --> 00:00:58,892 BOBBY: ♪ A Black man in fear ♪ 32 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,894 ♪ Of the police arresting me ♪ 33 00:01:00,894 --> 00:01:02,688 ♪ Illusions of luxury possessing me ♪ 34 00:01:02,688 --> 00:01:04,064 ♪ Like God is testing me ♪ 35 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:05,983 ♪ Scared to manly face all the demons ♪ 36 00:01:05,983 --> 00:01:07,734 ♪ That's confronting me ♪ 37 00:01:07,734 --> 00:01:10,988 ‐ The jury finds the defendant, Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, 38 00:01:10,988 --> 00:01:12,698 not guilty. 39 00:01:16,868 --> 00:01:20,038 ALL: Hey! BOBBY: Yo! 40 00:01:20,038 --> 00:01:21,206 [laughter] 41 00:01:21,206 --> 00:01:22,583 LINDA: Aw. 42 00:01:22,583 --> 00:01:24,251 DENNIS: Yo, yo. BOTH: Son. 43 00:01:24,251 --> 00:01:25,460 DENNIS: Welcome home, son. 44 00:01:25,460 --> 00:01:26,712 ‐ I'm back, man. 45 00:01:26,712 --> 00:01:28,463 ‐ I knew you were coming home. I could feel it. 46 00:01:28,463 --> 00:01:30,632 ‐ Oh, yeah? You got ESP? 47 00:01:30,632 --> 00:01:33,594 ‐ Randy has never said his prayers more in his life. 48 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:35,012 His daddy even said a couple. 49 00:01:35,012 --> 00:01:38,181 ‐ Justice system finally got something right. 50 00:01:38,181 --> 00:01:39,891 [agreeing murmurs] 51 00:01:39,891 --> 00:01:41,893 ‐ All right. Here's to this family. 52 00:01:41,893 --> 00:01:43,687 Moving forward. ‐ Yes, yes. 53 00:01:43,687 --> 00:01:45,272 ALL: Cheers. 54 00:01:45,272 --> 00:01:48,066 [phone ringing] LINDA: All right. 55 00:01:48,066 --> 00:01:50,319 ‐ Wow, this is a lot better than toilet wine. 56 00:01:50,319 --> 00:01:51,486 RANDY: Ew! 57 00:01:51,486 --> 00:01:54,031 You drunk from the toilet? Like Sheeba? 58 00:01:54,031 --> 00:01:55,324 LINDA: Bobby. 59 00:01:55,324 --> 00:01:58,243 Somebody wanna speak to you. 60 00:01:58,243 --> 00:01:59,870 ‐ Yo. 61 00:01:59,870 --> 00:02:00,996 Peace. 62 00:02:00,996 --> 00:02:03,040 ‐ Peace indeed, little bro! 63 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,125 ‐ Yo, what's good, boy? 64 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:06,418 ‐ The God is free! 65 00:02:06,418 --> 00:02:07,836 ‐ Yo, we got a party on this line or what? 66 00:02:07,836 --> 00:02:08,920 ‐ No, no‐‐ [laughs] 67 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:10,589 Nah, nah, it's just us, you know? 68 00:02:10,589 --> 00:02:12,382 ‐ Nah, it's not just us, son. 69 00:02:12,382 --> 00:02:14,301 Say "what's up" to your boy. 70 00:02:14,301 --> 00:02:16,261 ‐ Yo, what up, B‐O‐B? 71 00:02:16,261 --> 00:02:18,347 ‐ Hey, yo, glad you out, kid. BOBBY: Yo, respect. 72 00:02:18,347 --> 00:02:19,806 ‐ Ason. SHOTGUN: Pass the method, son. 73 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:20,849 [static crackling] ‐ Ason‐‐Ason! 74 00:02:20,849 --> 00:02:22,184 I think your phone's outta range. 75 00:02:22,184 --> 00:02:25,729 Yo, Bobby, I know we ain't there with you, 76 00:02:25,729 --> 00:02:28,649 but your acquittal is a‐‐ is a blessing for all of us. 77 00:02:28,649 --> 00:02:30,984 ‐ Yo, thanks, 'Vine. 78 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:32,235 Miss you, man. 79 00:02:32,235 --> 00:02:33,403 ‐ Yeah. [laughs] 80 00:02:33,403 --> 00:02:34,821 Yeah, I miss protecting your skinny ass. 81 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:36,573 ‐ Yeah, I miss protecting you too, son. 82 00:02:36,573 --> 00:02:39,368 ‐ Yo, hold up. You call Bobby or he call you? 83 00:02:39,368 --> 00:02:40,702 ‐ Come on, cuz, I know you not 84 00:02:40,702 --> 00:02:41,953 acting like that with me right now. 85 00:02:41,953 --> 00:02:43,455 ‐ You runnin' up my long distance bills, son! 86 00:02:43,455 --> 00:02:44,998 [both arguing] 87 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,084 BOBBY: Hey, yo, yo, 'Vine. 88 00:02:47,084 --> 00:02:49,336 Mommy said you're getting out the halfway house today. 89 00:02:49,336 --> 00:02:50,504 Yo, congrats, man. 90 00:02:50,504 --> 00:02:51,713 DIVINE: Yeah, finally. 91 00:02:51,713 --> 00:02:53,799 I'm gonna see you real soon. 92 00:02:53,799 --> 00:02:56,051 We both getting our second chance, eh? 93 00:02:56,051 --> 00:02:57,511 [Rebel and Ason arguing indistinctly] 94 00:02:57,511 --> 00:02:59,262 ‐ I know it. 95 00:02:59,262 --> 00:03:02,307 [hip‐hop music] 96 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:03,558 [blade resounds] 97 00:03:03,558 --> 00:03:10,607 ♪ ♪ 98 00:03:15,654 --> 00:03:17,572 [gun cocks] 99 00:03:17,572 --> 00:03:24,579 ♪ ♪ 100 00:03:27,416 --> 00:03:30,794 [singer vocalizing] 101 00:03:30,794 --> 00:03:37,759 ♪ ♪ 102 00:03:58,947 --> 00:03:59,948 [blade resounds] 103 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:15,255 ‐ You know, I'm not gonna miss sleeping on this hard‐ass bed. 104 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:17,466 ‐ This bed ain't gonna miss you, either. 105 00:04:17,466 --> 00:04:18,842 It's getting filled in a couple hours 106 00:04:18,842 --> 00:04:20,135 by a repeat felon. 107 00:04:20,135 --> 00:04:23,054 His third time here. 108 00:04:23,054 --> 00:04:24,598 You did good, 'Vine. ‐ [Divine chuckles] 109 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:26,016 If I recall correctly, you didn't have 110 00:04:26,016 --> 00:04:27,559 much faith in me when I first got here. 111 00:04:27,559 --> 00:04:29,770 ‐ I save my faith for Sundays. 112 00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:31,938 So how's the night shift? 113 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:34,191 ‐ Honestly? [scoffs] 114 00:04:34,191 --> 00:04:35,817 It's time to get up outta there. 115 00:04:35,817 --> 00:04:38,028 Hey, it was a great place to start, but my boss, you know. 116 00:04:38,028 --> 00:04:39,196 FUFU: [chuckles] Yeah, I know. 117 00:04:39,196 --> 00:04:40,906 Haven't gotten a positive review for him 118 00:04:40,906 --> 00:04:44,326 in all the years we've been sending men to work over there. 119 00:04:44,326 --> 00:04:46,244 Most of those guys, 120 00:04:46,244 --> 00:04:47,913 they make it outta here, though. 121 00:04:47,913 --> 00:04:49,915 Something about working a graveyard 122 00:04:49,915 --> 00:04:52,042 keeps a man focused. 123 00:04:52,042 --> 00:04:53,502 Hey, listen. 124 00:04:53,502 --> 00:04:55,003 I got a friend who's looking to add 125 00:04:55,003 --> 00:04:58,673 a few more hands to his construction site. 126 00:04:58,673 --> 00:05:00,592 I'll give him a call about you. 127 00:05:00,592 --> 00:05:01,968 ‐ You serious? 128 00:05:01,968 --> 00:05:04,763 FUFU: You ever know me not to be? 129 00:05:04,763 --> 00:05:06,097 ‐ No. 130 00:05:06,097 --> 00:05:07,349 Thank you. 131 00:05:08,975 --> 00:05:10,435 ‐ Hey. 132 00:05:10,435 --> 00:05:12,187 Don't let me catch your ass back here. 133 00:05:12,187 --> 00:05:13,605 Okay? 134 00:05:13,605 --> 00:05:15,732 DIVINE: Yeah, uh, 135 00:05:15,732 --> 00:05:17,859 yeah, okay. 136 00:05:17,859 --> 00:05:20,237 FUFU: Good luck. 137 00:05:20,237 --> 00:05:22,364 [Ice Cube's "Steady Mobbin'"] 138 00:05:22,364 --> 00:05:24,533 SINGER: ♪ Four or five niggas in a mothership ♪ 139 00:05:24,533 --> 00:05:26,368 ♪ Better known as a deuce and we all wanna...♪ 140 00:05:26,368 --> 00:05:27,410 PERSON: Come on, man. 141 00:05:27,410 --> 00:05:28,495 You gotta consider wall‐crawling, 142 00:05:28,495 --> 00:05:30,247 you gotta consider Spidey‐Sense. 143 00:05:30,247 --> 00:05:33,250 REBEL: Come on, now. It ain't even a question. 144 00:05:33,250 --> 00:05:35,001 ‐ So what you saying? REBEL: Nothing. 145 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:36,837 Just that Batman could take Spider‐Man 146 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:38,004 any day of the week. 147 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:40,006 SHOTGUN: That's what I thought you said. 148 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:41,299 The hell you even talking about? 149 00:05:41,299 --> 00:05:42,425 Batman ain't got no powers. 150 00:05:42,425 --> 00:05:43,552 ‐ Like that matters. 151 00:05:43,552 --> 00:05:45,846 All the shit he got in the Batcave? 152 00:05:45,846 --> 00:05:48,348 ‐ Whatever, man. I don't even fuck with DC. 153 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:49,766 Yo, what up, El? 154 00:05:49,766 --> 00:05:51,309 PERSON: You smokin' again, Shotgun? 155 00:05:51,309 --> 00:05:52,853 ‐ [Shotgun laughs] ‐ Damn, son. 156 00:05:52,853 --> 00:05:54,479 You really are the Method Man. 157 00:05:57,566 --> 00:05:59,651 SHOTGUN: A'ight, you wanna talk superhero shit? 158 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:02,737 Let's say your moms is trapped in the Statue of Liberty. 159 00:06:02,737 --> 00:06:05,156 Bomb 'bout to go off in 90 seconds. 160 00:06:05,156 --> 00:06:06,741 Who would you want to save her? 161 00:06:06,741 --> 00:06:09,411 ‐ I'm going with‐‐ 162 00:06:09,411 --> 00:06:12,122 SINGER: ♪ Bitch, 'cause I'm steady mobbin' ♪ 163 00:06:12,122 --> 00:06:15,083 SINGER: ♪ Have you ever seen such a sight in your life? ♪ 164 00:06:15,083 --> 00:06:17,085 SHOTGUN: This track is fire, son. 165 00:06:17,085 --> 00:06:18,753 Whole album fire. 166 00:06:18,753 --> 00:06:21,298 Was thinking Cube sounding like he from West 6‐0. 167 00:06:21,298 --> 00:06:22,924 ‐ Shit, my nigga Cressy used to say 168 00:06:22,924 --> 00:06:24,801 the hood the same from Killer Hill to Kingston. 169 00:06:24,801 --> 00:06:26,511 Man, we all scratchin' for survival. 170 00:06:26,511 --> 00:06:27,929 ‐ No doubt. 171 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:31,266 [cheering] [dice clatter] 172 00:06:31,266 --> 00:06:32,851 DADA: A'ight, that's one. 173 00:06:32,851 --> 00:06:34,853 Put that one down, nigga. 174 00:06:34,853 --> 00:06:37,022 Let's fuck, let's get it. Whoo! 175 00:06:37,022 --> 00:06:39,107 Take Leon's money. 176 00:06:39,107 --> 00:06:41,568 Ah! Head crack nigga! 177 00:06:41,568 --> 00:06:42,903 All dogs are good. What up, Sha? 178 00:06:42,903 --> 00:06:44,821 ‐ It's kinda loud in here, man. 179 00:06:44,821 --> 00:06:46,156 ‐ That's my job, yo. 180 00:06:46,156 --> 00:06:48,825 Some folks deliver the mail; I deliver the dice. 181 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:49,868 Ah? 182 00:06:51,911 --> 00:06:53,288 There you go. 183 00:06:53,288 --> 00:06:55,206 I'm takin' these niggas' mack, though. 184 00:06:55,206 --> 00:06:56,499 [laughs] 185 00:07:08,678 --> 00:07:11,681 [hip‐hop music playing] 186 00:07:11,681 --> 00:07:15,727 ♪ ♪ 187 00:07:15,727 --> 00:07:16,895 POWER: What up, kid? 188 00:07:16,895 --> 00:07:17,896 ‐ Peace. 189 00:07:17,896 --> 00:07:19,648 ‐ Hop in. 190 00:07:19,648 --> 00:07:21,399 SHA: Nah, I'm good. 191 00:07:21,399 --> 00:07:22,400 ‐ Where you headed? 192 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,194 ‐ Studio. I got a session. 193 00:07:24,194 --> 00:07:26,196 POWER: I can give you a ride. 194 00:07:26,196 --> 00:07:28,907 ‐ Man, the studio owner see me pull up in this whip, 195 00:07:28,907 --> 00:07:31,159 son gonna be charging me more. ‐ [Power laughing] 196 00:07:31,159 --> 00:07:33,662 ‐ Different hustle, Power. Shit nice, though. 197 00:07:33,662 --> 00:07:34,829 POWER: She pretty, right? 198 00:07:34,829 --> 00:07:36,498 But look, look. 199 00:07:36,498 --> 00:07:38,166 I know you out the game and all of that, 200 00:07:38,166 --> 00:07:40,418 but if you tryin' to make some extra cream, know what I mean? 201 00:07:40,418 --> 00:07:41,711 Pay for those sessions, 202 00:07:41,711 --> 00:07:43,505 come cook up a couple of bricks for me. 203 00:07:43,505 --> 00:07:47,008 Ain't nobody make that coke bubble like the Chef, right? 204 00:07:47,008 --> 00:07:49,219 ‐ The only thing I'ma be cooking up 205 00:07:49,219 --> 00:07:52,347 is this track into something marvelous, know what I mean? 206 00:07:52,347 --> 00:07:53,890 POWER: A'ight. 207 00:07:53,890 --> 00:07:56,476 Let me catch you, then. 208 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:58,645 Good luck with that. 209 00:07:58,645 --> 00:08:00,522 [Power chuckles] 210 00:08:00,522 --> 00:08:07,529 ♪ ♪ 211 00:08:17,372 --> 00:08:18,915 ‐ You wanna record with this? 212 00:08:18,915 --> 00:08:20,458 ‐ Yeah. 213 00:08:20,458 --> 00:08:22,252 ‐ You realize you're paying for the quality 214 00:08:22,252 --> 00:08:23,795 of all this equipment, right? 215 00:08:23,795 --> 00:08:25,964 This consumer‐grade tape's gonna fuck all that up. 216 00:08:25,964 --> 00:08:27,799 ‐ That's the beat I want. 217 00:08:29,175 --> 00:08:30,343 RUFUS: Okay. 218 00:08:31,636 --> 00:08:33,972 Who the hell made this beat, anyway? 219 00:08:37,642 --> 00:08:39,477 [hip‐hop music plays] 220 00:08:39,477 --> 00:08:42,522 [indistinct chatter] 221 00:08:54,576 --> 00:08:56,661 LINDA: Just want to give you a fresh start. 222 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,290 They say your space is a reflection 223 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:04,335 of your interior life, and for years, 224 00:09:04,335 --> 00:09:07,338 all I've ever seen when I walked into yours 225 00:09:07,338 --> 00:09:08,923 was chaos. 226 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:15,221 ‐ Hey, look, uh, 227 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:17,140 I'm sorry, Mommy. 228 00:09:17,140 --> 00:09:20,310 For real, for‐‐for everything. 229 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:26,983 ‐ Just get your life on track, Bobby. 230 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:29,652 That's all the apology I ever need. 231 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,198 ‐ Hey, y'all ready for some cake? 232 00:09:33,198 --> 00:09:34,657 ‐ [laughs] That's up to Bobby. 233 00:09:34,657 --> 00:09:36,743 It's your day. 234 00:09:36,743 --> 00:09:38,870 ‐ Yeah. Ready for some cake. 235 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:42,165 Then maybe afterwards, we could, uh, watch a movie. 236 00:09:42,165 --> 00:09:43,625 LINDA: Let's do it. BOBBY: Let's do it. 237 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:45,043 MECCA: Let's do it. LINDA: All right. 238 00:09:49,047 --> 00:09:51,841 JEROME: I don't have to read subtitles, do I? 239 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:54,260 MOTHER: If one of us has to die 240 00:09:54,260 --> 00:09:57,764 to save the empire, who will it be? 241 00:09:57,764 --> 00:10:01,309 Which of my sons is it going to be? 242 00:10:01,309 --> 00:10:03,728 ‐ "The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter." 243 00:10:03,728 --> 00:10:05,396 ‐ Shurrie, let me get some chips. 244 00:10:05,396 --> 00:10:07,690 ‐ Trade you for the popcorn? RANDY: Okay. 245 00:10:07,690 --> 00:10:09,609 DENNIS: Hey, yo, you been holding out, son? 246 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:12,237 Ain't that homeboy from "Shaolin vs. Wu‐Tang"? 247 00:10:12,237 --> 00:10:14,322 ‐ Yeah. Y'all in for a treat. 248 00:10:14,322 --> 00:10:16,032 ‐ What's this one about, Bobby? 249 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:18,785 ‐ It's about losing everything you love 250 00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:22,622 and then finding your path on your own. 251 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:24,999 [grunting on TV] 252 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:26,543 FIGHTER: [yelling] 253 00:10:26,543 --> 00:10:28,169 ASON: Ah. 254 00:10:28,169 --> 00:10:30,338 Mm. 255 00:10:30,338 --> 00:10:33,133 That's the spot right there. 256 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:34,759 TESIA: Here? 257 00:10:34,759 --> 00:10:36,719 ‐ Mm‐hmm. 258 00:10:36,719 --> 00:10:38,513 TESIA: So then she went to her man's house, 259 00:10:38,513 --> 00:10:41,933 knocked on the front door, and his wife opened it, 260 00:10:41,933 --> 00:10:44,602 so she shot her in the face. 261 00:10:44,602 --> 00:10:46,104 ASON: Wait, what?! 262 00:10:46,104 --> 00:10:48,231 ‐ Some white lady on Long Island. 263 00:10:48,231 --> 00:10:50,400 She was the mistress. Look. 264 00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:55,572 ‐ B‐butt‐a‐fucko? 265 00:10:55,572 --> 00:10:56,948 TESIA: It's Buttafuoco. 266 00:10:56,948 --> 00:10:59,033 [knock at door] 267 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:02,871 ‐ Who the‐‐ 268 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:07,750 Hey, girl, you better be careful. 269 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:09,002 ‐ [Tesia laughs] 270 00:11:10,211 --> 00:11:12,046 You're early today. 271 00:11:15,133 --> 00:11:17,719 ‐ Hey, Ason, your hair's looking funny. 272 00:11:17,719 --> 00:11:21,139 ‐ That's 'cause your mom ain't finished it yet. 273 00:11:21,139 --> 00:11:22,765 ‐ Hey, yo, who the fuck is that? 274 00:11:22,765 --> 00:11:24,475 ‐ None of your business. 275 00:11:24,475 --> 00:11:25,977 See you next week. 276 00:11:25,977 --> 00:11:29,022 [suspenseful music] 277 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:30,440 ♪ ♪ 278 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:31,524 Are you hungry? 279 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:32,525 CHILD: Yes. 280 00:11:34,235 --> 00:11:35,320 ‐ Hey, yo. 281 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:42,243 ♪ ♪ 282 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:52,045 ‐ Hey, yo. 283 00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:53,379 ‐ Hey, yo, chill, son. 284 00:11:53,379 --> 00:11:54,547 You're not even with her no more. 285 00:11:54,547 --> 00:11:55,798 ‐ And when I'm done with you, 286 00:11:55,798 --> 00:11:58,885 you ain't gonna be with her no more, either. 287 00:11:58,885 --> 00:12:00,553 ‐ Man, fuck you. ‐ Oh, fuck me? 288 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:03,514 No, fuck you and that corny‐ass hair. 289 00:12:11,022 --> 00:12:14,776 Look, every time you see this motherfucker, 290 00:12:14,776 --> 00:12:16,069 whup his ass. 291 00:12:16,069 --> 00:12:17,445 PERSON: Yes, sir. 292 00:12:17,445 --> 00:12:18,446 EX: Come on. 293 00:12:18,446 --> 00:12:25,453 ♪ ♪ 294 00:12:30,792 --> 00:12:32,252 PERSON: Look at his‐‐ EX: Look at that ass. 295 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:34,462 Baby wax. He didn't wipe. 296 00:12:34,462 --> 00:12:36,130 PERSON: He don't wipe that baby. 297 00:12:36,130 --> 00:12:37,507 Took 'em on. 298 00:12:37,507 --> 00:12:39,008 ‐ Get outta here, fellas. 299 00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:50,478 [Nia clears throat] 300 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:53,982 ‐ So, uh, our drawers are cohabitated now too? 301 00:12:55,608 --> 00:12:57,485 ‐ You know, you could just, um, 302 00:12:57,485 --> 00:12:58,611 keep your stuff in your bag 303 00:12:58,611 --> 00:13:00,446 if you're feeling non‐committal. 304 00:13:06,577 --> 00:13:07,662 Are you? 305 00:13:09,372 --> 00:13:10,957 ‐ Nope. 306 00:13:10,957 --> 00:13:12,709 NIA: Didn't think so. ‐ [chuckles] 307 00:13:15,086 --> 00:13:16,713 Uh, I was gonna‐‐ 308 00:13:16,713 --> 00:13:18,840 I was gonna ask my PO for a travel exemption 309 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,591 so we can go visit my nephew. 310 00:13:20,591 --> 00:13:22,302 NIA: That's a great idea. 311 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:24,012 DIVINE: Yeah, you know, between the, uh, 312 00:13:24,012 --> 00:13:26,472 the baby and‐‐ and Bobby's acquittal, 313 00:13:26,472 --> 00:13:28,099 feel like I'm missing so much. 314 00:13:28,099 --> 00:13:29,434 ‐ Everyone's building their lives 315 00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:30,435 just like us here. 316 00:13:30,435 --> 00:13:31,602 ‐ You're right. 317 00:13:32,979 --> 00:13:34,647 You know, I still miss 'em, though. 318 00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,774 ‐ I know you do. 319 00:13:36,774 --> 00:13:39,319 But maybe it's time for us to start thinking about 320 00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:41,529 having a little one of our own. 321 00:13:43,031 --> 00:13:45,575 ‐ You‐‐you know I want that, 322 00:13:45,575 --> 00:13:49,579 but I gotta figure my situation out first. 323 00:13:49,579 --> 00:13:52,457 No, I can't be raising my kid the way that I came up. 324 00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:53,875 We need financial security. 325 00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:54,876 ‐ As long as you're not going back 326 00:13:54,876 --> 00:13:56,502 to the streets, we fine. 327 00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:58,254 Plus, I just been promoted to manager, okay? 328 00:13:58,254 --> 00:13:59,255 We a'ight. 329 00:13:59,255 --> 00:14:00,923 ‐ Well, if I get this new job, 330 00:14:00,923 --> 00:14:03,259 then we can start saving, 331 00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:04,802 and then we can talk about it. 332 00:14:04,802 --> 00:14:06,471 Cool? 333 00:14:06,471 --> 00:14:07,930 ‐ Cool. 334 00:14:11,934 --> 00:14:13,227 NIA: Mm, you just gotta wait. 335 00:14:13,227 --> 00:14:15,104 DIVINE: Oh, wait. NIA: Yeah. 336 00:14:15,104 --> 00:14:17,106 All right, a'ight, a'ight. 337 00:14:17,106 --> 00:14:18,274 [clears throat] 338 00:14:20,443 --> 00:14:21,819 Oh, okay, so, uh, 339 00:14:21,819 --> 00:14:24,405 now that you the manager at the video store, 340 00:14:24,405 --> 00:14:26,491 you decided to start hustlin' the place. 341 00:14:26,491 --> 00:14:29,368 ‐ Okay, that is for Gary, your cousin. 342 00:14:29,368 --> 00:14:31,287 Dub him a couple tapes, you know, 343 00:14:31,287 --> 00:14:32,538 kicks me a few bucks. 344 00:14:32,538 --> 00:14:33,831 We got a good thing going. 345 00:14:33,831 --> 00:14:34,832 ‐ Mm. 346 00:14:39,295 --> 00:14:41,297 ‐ Hey, you got "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin"? 347 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:42,632 ‐ Yeah, right here. 348 00:14:42,632 --> 00:14:47,428 [indistinct chatter] 349 00:14:47,428 --> 00:14:48,763 ‐ Yo. 350 00:14:48,763 --> 00:14:50,640 ‐ Man, what happened to you? 351 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,266 ASON: Man, this girl I've been messin' with, 352 00:14:52,266 --> 00:14:55,144 her baby dad and his boys just ran up on me, son. 353 00:14:55,144 --> 00:14:56,479 GARY: Oh, word? ASON: Yeah, man. 354 00:14:56,479 --> 00:14:58,523 They not even together no more, man! 355 00:14:58,523 --> 00:15:00,650 But it's like‐‐it's like he ain't going nowhere, man. 356 00:15:00,650 --> 00:15:02,026 ‐ You got "Fearless Fighters"? 357 00:15:02,026 --> 00:15:03,402 GARY: Yeah, right here. 358 00:15:03,402 --> 00:15:04,779 And you wanna keep fuckin' with her? 359 00:15:04,779 --> 00:15:06,072 ‐ Well, why shouldn't I? 360 00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:08,032 GARY: You already know. 361 00:15:08,032 --> 00:15:09,700 You're screwing his baby moms. 362 00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:11,327 Put yourself in his shoes. 363 00:15:11,327 --> 00:15:12,328 You can't just be running around here 364 00:15:12,328 --> 00:15:13,496 with her like it's nothing. 365 00:15:13,496 --> 00:15:14,497 ‐ Can you pop this in the VHS? 366 00:15:14,497 --> 00:15:15,748 ‐ Yeah, hold on. Listen. 367 00:15:15,748 --> 00:15:16,999 ‐ Man, I'm trying to buy something from you. 368 00:15:16,999 --> 00:15:20,086 How I know you ain't sellin' me a blank tape? 369 00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:23,256 ‐ Because my word is bond. 370 00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:25,883 ‐ Man, I ain't no Muslim. Play it. Please. 371 00:15:30,721 --> 00:15:31,973 [gong reverberates] 372 00:15:31,973 --> 00:15:33,724 GARY: Listen, the original Black man is God 373 00:15:33,724 --> 00:15:35,017 and owner of the Earth. 374 00:15:35,017 --> 00:15:36,435 And knowing every square inch, 375 00:15:36,435 --> 00:15:38,938 he choose for himself the best part. 376 00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:41,107 Come on. ‐ Word, bro. Word. 377 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:42,900 [whooshing] 378 00:15:42,900 --> 00:15:46,696 ‐ Yo, Israelites coming over here now too? 379 00:15:48,531 --> 00:15:49,657 GARY: Ignore 'em. 380 00:15:49,657 --> 00:15:52,910 Keep moving how we moving, a'ight? 381 00:15:52,910 --> 00:15:55,288 Listen, your name is Ason Unique. 382 00:15:55,288 --> 00:15:56,414 You choose for yourself 383 00:15:56,414 --> 00:15:59,208 the best part through your actions. 384 00:15:59,208 --> 00:16:02,086 Approach him like a man. He'll respect that. 385 00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:05,506 ‐ I dig. I'm Ason. 386 00:16:05,506 --> 00:16:06,841 DENNIS: Hey, yo, my favorite part 387 00:16:06,841 --> 00:16:10,303 is when he smashes that pole through the wooden wolf. 388 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:13,097 That's some real shit. Keep the wolves at bay. 389 00:16:13,097 --> 00:16:14,182 ‐ What you mean? 390 00:16:14,182 --> 00:16:15,391 ‐ What I mean is, 391 00:16:15,391 --> 00:16:17,727 them bum‐ass niggas that did this to us, 392 00:16:17,727 --> 00:16:19,187 they can't be skatin' around here 393 00:16:19,187 --> 00:16:20,688 on some Dorothy Hamill shit. 394 00:16:20,688 --> 00:16:22,940 About to get that bail money back, though. 395 00:16:22,940 --> 00:16:25,359 We can flip that shit, cake up, arm up, 396 00:16:25,359 --> 00:16:27,361 and smash them niggas. 397 00:16:27,361 --> 00:16:28,696 BOBBY: Hey, yo, D. 398 00:16:28,696 --> 00:16:30,364 Hey, yo, we gotta‐‐ we gotta talk. 399 00:16:30,364 --> 00:16:31,908 ‐ Nah, it's just‐‐ yo, it's just like 400 00:16:31,908 --> 00:16:33,784 you and Divine been sayin' since the beginning. 401 00:16:33,784 --> 00:16:35,870 We gotta build a strong foundation 402 00:16:35,870 --> 00:16:38,623 so it don't crumble around us. 403 00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:41,459 Look, I got more mouths to feed, 404 00:16:41,459 --> 00:16:43,169 so I'm ready to get busy. 405 00:16:43,169 --> 00:16:44,587 BOBBY: Yeah. 406 00:16:44,587 --> 00:16:46,380 We gotta keep building, 407 00:16:46,380 --> 00:16:48,299 but we ain't gonna get a positive result 408 00:16:48,299 --> 00:16:51,052 if we keep on building in a negative space. 409 00:16:51,052 --> 00:16:53,095 ‐ Negative space. 410 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,141 What you mean, like this fuckin' hole in my neck? 411 00:16:57,141 --> 00:16:59,936 Look, I gotta provide for and protect my family. 412 00:16:59,936 --> 00:17:00,937 BOBBY: Yeah, you do. 413 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:04,899 DENNIS: That's all I give a damn about right now. 414 00:17:04,899 --> 00:17:06,692 LINDA: Dennis? Dennis? 415 00:17:06,692 --> 00:17:08,194 DENNIS: Yes, ma'am. 416 00:17:08,194 --> 00:17:11,405 LINDA: Shurrie says y'all need more formula from the store. 417 00:17:11,405 --> 00:17:14,450 DENNIS: Yo, this little man eat, like, 12 times a day. 418 00:17:14,450 --> 00:17:16,869 LINDA: Yeah, well, he poops twice as much. 419 00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:18,579 You're watching this again? 420 00:17:18,579 --> 00:17:20,039 ‐ Yeah. 421 00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:21,165 I'm starting to like this 422 00:17:21,165 --> 00:17:24,210 more than that "Shaolin vs. Wu‐Tang." 423 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:25,586 ‐ You really think this story's about 424 00:17:25,586 --> 00:17:27,630 him finding his path alone? 425 00:17:27,630 --> 00:17:29,173 Because I think it's about 426 00:17:29,173 --> 00:17:32,843 these brothers needing each other to succeed. 427 00:17:34,095 --> 00:17:37,265 ‐ I never thought about it like that before. 428 00:17:37,265 --> 00:17:39,350 ‐ You got my O'Jays. [gasps] 429 00:17:39,350 --> 00:17:42,061 I been looking for this one for years! 430 00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:43,521 ‐ I‐‐I forgot that I even took that, 431 00:17:43,521 --> 00:17:44,647 but I do have a couple more 432 00:17:44,647 --> 00:17:45,648 that you don't know about, a'ight? 433 00:17:45,648 --> 00:17:47,817 [both laugh] 434 00:17:47,817 --> 00:17:49,485 ‐ Ooh, ooh. 435 00:17:49,485 --> 00:17:51,279 What do you even know about this? 436 00:17:51,279 --> 00:17:52,822 ‐ What do I know about that? 437 00:17:52,822 --> 00:17:54,031 LINDA: Yeah. 438 00:17:54,031 --> 00:17:56,200 ‐ Let me ask you, a'ight? 439 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,828 What you know about the percussion 440 00:17:58,828 --> 00:18:00,121 on "Family Reunion"? 441 00:18:00,121 --> 00:18:02,873 ‐ Ooh, okay. BOBBY: Okay. 442 00:18:02,873 --> 00:18:04,208 ‐ Let's listen. BOBBY: You gonna play it. 443 00:18:04,208 --> 00:18:05,334 ‐ Yeah, yeah. Go turn that down. 444 00:18:05,334 --> 00:18:06,836 BOBBY: All right. LINDA: Turn that down. 445 00:18:08,546 --> 00:18:11,007 [sings under breath] 446 00:18:11,007 --> 00:18:12,341 [soft R&B music playing] 447 00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:14,760 Ooh, oh, come on. 448 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,846 Come on, come on. BOBBY: Get that, Mama. 449 00:18:16,846 --> 00:18:18,347 ‐ [Linda vocalizing] 450 00:18:18,347 --> 00:18:20,182 ‐ Yeah, you gotta sing it. 451 00:18:20,182 --> 00:18:21,350 Now, what do you know about, uh, 452 00:18:21,350 --> 00:18:23,311 the lead singer on this? Eddie Levert? 453 00:18:23,311 --> 00:18:26,105 ‐ I know who Eddie Levert is, boy, don't even tell me. 454 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:27,356 BOBBY: A'ight. 455 00:18:27,356 --> 00:18:30,067 ‐ And the O'Jays rotate their lead singers. 456 00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:31,444 Come on. 457 00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:32,987 Well, then you know of his son Gerald. 458 00:18:32,987 --> 00:18:34,447 LINDA: Mm‐mm. 459 00:18:34,447 --> 00:18:35,448 ‐ Oh, let me show you something. 460 00:18:38,576 --> 00:18:41,787 He has this‐‐this record. 461 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,998 "My Forever Love." 462 00:18:43,998 --> 00:18:45,458 That's me and Mecca's favorite. 463 00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:46,834 Turn it around. 464 00:18:46,834 --> 00:18:49,920 It's a song with him and his pops. 465 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:50,921 Right here. 466 00:18:50,921 --> 00:18:52,089 ‐ Ooh, that's cute. 467 00:18:52,089 --> 00:18:53,799 Oh, we should make a record together. 468 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:54,842 Oh, come on. 469 00:18:54,842 --> 00:18:58,220 [vocalizing] 470 00:18:58,220 --> 00:19:00,056 You hear that? [laughs] ‐ I do hear it. 471 00:19:00,056 --> 00:19:02,767 I don't do R&B, but if you could spit a 16 for me, 472 00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:04,018 then maybe we can talk. 473 00:19:04,018 --> 00:19:06,145 LINDA: [laughing] No, no. BOBBY: A'ight, then. 474 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:07,229 We outta luck. 475 00:19:07,229 --> 00:19:08,731 ‐ [Linda sighs] 476 00:19:08,731 --> 00:19:11,776 Well, music's always gonna be your path, isn't it? 477 00:19:11,776 --> 00:19:13,152 ‐ Yeah. 478 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:15,363 ‐ Listen. 479 00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:17,114 Watching this movie the other day 480 00:19:17,114 --> 00:19:20,117 reminded me of a Confucius quote 481 00:19:20,117 --> 00:19:22,453 I read a while back. 482 00:19:22,453 --> 00:19:26,666 It says, "We have two lives. 483 00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:28,709 "The second begins 484 00:19:28,709 --> 00:19:31,128 when you realize you only have one." 485 00:19:34,423 --> 00:19:38,010 ‐ Well, a person might live two lives, 486 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:39,720 but I only have one calling. 487 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,098 ‐ I know. 488 00:19:42,098 --> 00:19:43,849 That's how you get your heart broken, 489 00:19:43,849 --> 00:19:46,018 and it pushed you into the streets. 490 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:48,437 What's gonna be different this time? 491 00:19:52,775 --> 00:19:55,986 ‐ This time, I'm gonna have my brothers with me. 492 00:19:57,697 --> 00:20:00,658 [hip‐hop beat playing] 493 00:20:00,658 --> 00:20:07,665 ♪ ♪ 494 00:20:09,959 --> 00:20:11,293 ‐ You went over. 495 00:20:11,293 --> 00:20:13,754 ‐ What you talking about? Rufus ain't say anything. 496 00:20:13,754 --> 00:20:16,340 ‐ There's a clock right there. You owe me for another hour. 497 00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:19,176 ‐ Come on, son. 498 00:20:19,176 --> 00:20:21,345 Yo, I‐‐I can't even pay that. 499 00:20:21,345 --> 00:20:22,972 I mean, what you wanna‐‐ 500 00:20:26,767 --> 00:20:29,645 ‐ Then I have to hold your music here till you can. 501 00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:32,773 ‐ You serious right now? 502 00:20:32,773 --> 00:20:34,150 ‐ [chuckles] 503 00:20:34,150 --> 00:20:37,278 Soon as you bring the money, you'll get the music. 504 00:20:37,278 --> 00:20:40,281 [tense music] 505 00:20:40,281 --> 00:20:42,908 ♪ ♪ 506 00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:45,578 SHA: Yeah, a'ight. 507 00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:46,871 I'll be back. 508 00:20:51,792 --> 00:20:53,836 [indistinct chatter] 509 00:20:53,836 --> 00:20:55,713 ‐ Hey, yo. 510 00:20:57,798 --> 00:20:59,133 PERSON: Word. 511 00:21:03,512 --> 00:21:06,474 REBEL: Hey, yo, you got something? 512 00:21:06,474 --> 00:21:07,600 ‐ Maybe. 513 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:08,976 ‐ Come on, yo, spit it. 514 00:21:08,976 --> 00:21:10,144 SHOTGUN: Check it. 515 00:21:10,144 --> 00:21:13,147 ♪ Hey, you, get off my cloud ♪ 516 00:21:13,147 --> 00:21:15,900 ♪ You don't know me and you don't know my style ♪ 517 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:18,152 ♪ Who be getting' flam when they come to the jam? ♪ 518 00:21:18,152 --> 00:21:21,071 ♪ Here I am, here I am, the Method Man ♪ 519 00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:22,156 ♪ Pat‐a‐cake, pat‐a‐cake, hey! ♪ 520 00:21:22,156 --> 00:21:23,407 ♪ The Method Man ♪ 521 00:21:23,407 --> 00:21:26,035 ♪ Don't eat Skippy, Jif, or Peter Pan ♪ 522 00:21:26,035 --> 00:21:28,329 ♪ Peanut butter 'cause I'm not butter ♪ 523 00:21:28,329 --> 00:21:31,332 ♪ In fact, I snap back like a rubber band ♪ 524 00:21:31,332 --> 00:21:33,417 ♪ I be Sam, Sam‐I‐Am ♪ 525 00:21:33,417 --> 00:21:35,669 ♪ And I don't eat green eggs and ham ♪ 526 00:21:35,669 --> 00:21:37,338 ♪ Style will hit you, wham! ♪ 527 00:21:37,338 --> 00:21:38,672 ♪ Then God damn ♪ 528 00:21:38,672 --> 00:21:41,425 ♪ You'll be like, "Oh, shit, that's the jam" ♪ 529 00:21:41,425 --> 00:21:42,718 Some shit like that. 530 00:21:42,718 --> 00:21:44,094 ‐ [laughs] Yo. 531 00:21:44,094 --> 00:21:46,096 That's ill. 532 00:21:46,096 --> 00:21:48,599 Yo, and that peanut butter shit is nice. 533 00:21:48,599 --> 00:21:50,226 Yo, what you call yourself? Method Man? 534 00:21:50,226 --> 00:21:51,268 ‐ Mm‐hmm. 535 00:21:51,268 --> 00:21:52,436 [upbeat hip‐hop music] 536 00:21:52,436 --> 00:21:55,397 ‐ That's kinda dope, actually, yo. 537 00:21:55,397 --> 00:21:57,399 Hey, yo, I need to fuck with my own name. 538 00:21:57,399 --> 00:21:59,777 ‐ No doubt. 539 00:21:59,777 --> 00:22:06,784 ♪ ♪ 540 00:22:06,784 --> 00:22:09,703 [mouthing words] 541 00:22:09,703 --> 00:22:12,248 I can't wait for Bobby to hear me spit this. 542 00:22:18,462 --> 00:22:20,714 I see you, Inspectah. 543 00:22:27,638 --> 00:22:30,766 [suspenseful music] 544 00:22:30,766 --> 00:22:33,769 [indistinct chatter] 545 00:22:36,063 --> 00:22:37,731 ‐ Hey, let me holla at you, son. 546 00:22:39,108 --> 00:22:42,361 Now, I know what you and Tesia share is an unbreakable bond. 547 00:22:42,361 --> 00:22:44,780 That sort of connection just don't go away. 548 00:22:44,780 --> 00:22:47,741 But, yo, she got a good thing going on right now, son. 549 00:22:47,741 --> 00:22:50,870 And I ain't trying to be the kid's father or nothing. 550 00:22:50,870 --> 00:22:52,371 Just trying to be a man. 551 00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:54,456 So look, maybe we can come up with some‐‐ 552 00:22:54,456 --> 00:22:56,458 some sort of understanding. 553 00:22:56,458 --> 00:22:57,585 Together. 554 00:23:00,004 --> 00:23:01,755 ‐ There ain't gonna be no understanding! 555 00:23:01,755 --> 00:23:03,215 [gun cocks] Yeah. 556 00:23:03,215 --> 00:23:05,134 You understand? 557 00:23:05,134 --> 00:23:07,094 ASON: [mumbling] 558 00:23:07,094 --> 00:23:08,137 PERSON: This... 559 00:23:08,137 --> 00:23:09,722 EX: No, he good. 560 00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:11,140 PERSON: You don't want none of that, boy. 561 00:23:11,140 --> 00:23:13,058 EX: Go home. 562 00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:14,143 Goof. 563 00:23:14,143 --> 00:23:16,145 ♪ ♪ 564 00:23:16,145 --> 00:23:19,982 [all speaking] 565 00:23:19,982 --> 00:23:22,985 [steady hip‐hop music] 566 00:23:22,985 --> 00:23:29,992 ♪ ♪ 567 00:23:58,395 --> 00:23:59,939 BOBBY: Oh, shit. 568 00:24:02,816 --> 00:24:05,402 Come on, it's like‐‐ it's like riding a bike. 569 00:24:09,823 --> 00:24:12,701 All right, fuck it. Let's do this. 570 00:24:12,701 --> 00:24:15,788 [steady beat playing] 571 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:17,289 SINGER: ♪ Don't know ♪ 572 00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:20,000 ♪ If I'll make it back home ♪ 573 00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:23,671 ♪ Don't kn‐‐ ♪ 574 00:24:23,671 --> 00:24:25,047 ♪ Don't know ♪ 575 00:24:26,215 --> 00:24:27,549 ♪ Don't know ♪ 576 00:24:27,549 --> 00:24:29,134 [low‐pitched] ♪ Don't know ♪ 577 00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:31,053 [low, distorted voice] 578 00:24:31,053 --> 00:24:32,054 [high‐pitched] ♪ Don't know ♪ 579 00:24:32,054 --> 00:24:34,098 ♪ If I make it back home ♪ 580 00:24:34,098 --> 00:24:35,766 [high‐pitched chirps] 581 00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:48,070 [soft R&B music] 582 00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:52,366 ♪ ♪ 583 00:24:55,953 --> 00:24:57,329 BOBBY: [whispering] What's this? 584 00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:09,258 [funky beat playing] 585 00:25:09,258 --> 00:25:16,265 ♪ ♪ 586 00:25:25,983 --> 00:25:26,984 [music stops] 587 00:25:40,497 --> 00:25:43,500 [music resumes] 588 00:25:43,500 --> 00:25:47,171 ♪ ♪ 589 00:25:47,171 --> 00:25:49,214 TV REPORTER: Domestic abuse charges for‐‐ 590 00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:51,341 ‐ Now, what did she expect? 591 00:25:51,341 --> 00:25:53,469 He abused her in the past. Why go back? 592 00:25:53,469 --> 00:25:54,845 ‐ Don't be getting all worked up 593 00:25:54,845 --> 00:25:58,182 over somebody else's problems, Ma. 594 00:25:58,182 --> 00:26:00,100 We got enough of our own. 595 00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:01,643 ‐ I do not need a reminder. 596 00:26:01,643 --> 00:26:03,020 This woman on the news, 597 00:26:03,020 --> 00:26:04,229 she lives in an apartment building 598 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:05,981 just like this one. ‐ I know. 599 00:26:05,981 --> 00:26:07,900 ‐ Even so, I wouldn't even consider 600 00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:09,276 going back to Rondell's, 601 00:26:09,276 --> 00:26:11,737 and all he did was raise his voice every now and again. 602 00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:14,156 ‐ And again. And again. 603 00:26:14,156 --> 00:26:16,450 ‐ All I'm saying is, a person has a right 604 00:26:16,450 --> 00:26:18,786 to come and go from their home in peace. 605 00:26:18,786 --> 00:26:20,704 SHA: I'ma get us outta here soon, Ma. 606 00:26:20,704 --> 00:26:23,040 I'm headed to the studio right now, in fact. 607 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,084 I'm‐‐I'm working on it. 608 00:26:25,084 --> 00:26:28,212 ‐ Son, as long as you keep walking the righteous path, 609 00:26:28,212 --> 00:26:29,296 I will be happy. 610 00:26:38,889 --> 00:26:40,808 OFFICER: Shit's nice, kid. 611 00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:46,647 ‐ Yo, what's your problem? 612 00:26:46,647 --> 00:26:48,899 ‐ I don't eat pork, pig. 613 00:26:51,902 --> 00:26:54,947 Yo, you wanna give me a ticket for graffiti, go ahead. 614 00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:57,241 ‐ Why don't you empty your pockets, instead? 615 00:26:57,241 --> 00:26:59,868 ‐ You wanna violate my civil rights so bad... 616 00:26:59,868 --> 00:27:02,204 [tense music] 617 00:27:02,204 --> 00:27:03,747 You empty them. 618 00:27:03,747 --> 00:27:05,165 ‐ On the wall. 619 00:27:05,165 --> 00:27:12,131 ♪ ♪ 620 00:27:28,897 --> 00:27:29,898 SINGER: ♪ Scared than a motherfucker ♪ 621 00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:31,400 ♪ 'Cause I'm fresh out ♪ 622 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:32,734 ♪ But I gots to make my green, and plus they all fiend ♪ 623 00:27:32,734 --> 00:27:34,152 ♪ Follow me ♪ 624 00:27:34,152 --> 00:27:35,863 ♪ They keep yellin' murder but it won't stop ♪ 625 00:27:35,863 --> 00:27:38,240 ♪ Until the last nigga that you know drop ♪ 626 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,117 ♪ Another nigga out, but I doubt ♪ 627 00:27:40,117 --> 00:27:42,286 ♪ That you really give a fuck what it's about ♪ 628 00:27:42,286 --> 00:27:45,080 ♪ Now, 99 pigs on a block with me ♪ 629 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,749 ♪ Not a motherfuckin' cop wanna knock with me ♪ 630 00:27:47,749 --> 00:27:49,668 ♪ A C‐O‐N‐V‐I‐C‐T ♪ 631 00:27:49,668 --> 00:27:50,919 ♪ The motherfuckin' D‐O‐G comin' from the L‐B‐C... ♪ 632 00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:52,838 ‐ Yo, you go. 633 00:27:52,838 --> 00:27:54,298 [groans] ‐ What's good, son? 634 00:27:54,298 --> 00:27:57,801 ‐ What's up, son? ‐ That re‐up's under the seat. 635 00:27:57,801 --> 00:27:59,177 ‐ Yo, chill, son. 636 00:27:59,177 --> 00:28:01,513 Rebel just got knocked by some plainclothes jakes. 637 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:02,931 Word, son. 638 00:28:02,931 --> 00:28:04,850 ‐ Damn. 639 00:28:04,850 --> 00:28:06,268 SHOTGUN: Yo, who this? 640 00:28:06,268 --> 00:28:09,354 U‐GOD: That's that new Dre and Snoop joint right there. 641 00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:11,523 West Coast motherfuckers coming up with the real. 642 00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,400 SINGER: ♪ 187 on an undercover cop ♪ 643 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,945 ‐ 187 on an undercover... 644 00:28:16,945 --> 00:28:20,240 yo, if I ever see the undercover that got Rebel, 645 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,492 I'll fuckin'... 646 00:28:22,492 --> 00:28:24,119 you ever heard of the Judas Chair? 647 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,246 ‐ The what? U‐GOD: The Judas Chair. 648 00:28:26,246 --> 00:28:29,416 ‐ No, son, you smokin' your own shit now? 649 00:28:29,416 --> 00:28:31,251 ‐ No, nigga. ‐ [Shotgun laughs] 650 00:28:31,251 --> 00:28:33,795 ‐ It was actually introduced during the Spanish Inquisition, 651 00:28:33,795 --> 00:28:35,881 but you know them old school motherfuckers 652 00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:37,633 made that shit famous. 653 00:28:37,633 --> 00:28:41,261 The Judas Chair, that shit was this‐‐ 654 00:28:41,261 --> 00:28:44,723 this pointy‐ass metal pyramid on wooden legs. 655 00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:47,017 If I ever see that undercover cop, 656 00:28:47,017 --> 00:28:49,728 I'll fuckin' make him sit on it, 657 00:28:49,728 --> 00:28:51,355 and I'll fuckin'‐‐ 658 00:28:51,355 --> 00:28:53,774 I'll fuckin' strap both of his ankles on‐‐ 659 00:28:53,774 --> 00:28:55,734 80‐pound weights that‐‐ that sit there, 660 00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:57,069 and watch that shit split him in half. 661 00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:58,445 SHOTGUN: Damn, U‐God. 662 00:28:58,445 --> 00:29:00,739 Yo, that's some real horror movie shit, son. 663 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:02,199 [chuckles] U‐GOD: Word, son. 664 00:29:02,199 --> 00:29:04,576 Yo, speaking of crime and punishment, 665 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:06,161 you heard anything about Bobby's case? 666 00:29:06,161 --> 00:29:08,288 ‐ Yo, you didn't hear? U‐GOD: Nah. 667 00:29:08,288 --> 00:29:10,791 ‐ He got acquitted. 668 00:29:10,791 --> 00:29:12,626 ‐ Oh, ain't that some shit. 669 00:29:12,626 --> 00:29:15,671 One of ours goes in, another comes out. 670 00:29:15,671 --> 00:29:17,714 At least there's a balance. 671 00:29:17,714 --> 00:29:20,467 Better be making music about that shit. 672 00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:22,177 Yo, they ain't the only ones 673 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:23,971 with a motherfuckin' street story to tell. 674 00:29:23,971 --> 00:29:25,305 You know what I'm sayin'? 675 00:29:25,305 --> 00:29:27,849 ‐ You know, I played Bobby your tape before he left. 676 00:29:27,849 --> 00:29:29,518 He was feeling that shit, son. 677 00:29:29,518 --> 00:29:31,853 ‐ Word? ‐ Word. 678 00:29:31,853 --> 00:29:33,772 You know, with him, it's like, 679 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:36,441 voices is a symphony or some shit. 680 00:29:36,441 --> 00:29:38,402 He like, "That's‐‐that's the guy I need. 681 00:29:38,402 --> 00:29:40,404 I need that bass." [chuckles] 682 00:29:40,404 --> 00:29:41,571 I'm like, "Yo, son, you sounding 683 00:29:41,571 --> 00:29:43,448 like a fiend right now." ‐ [U‐God chuckles] 684 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:45,993 Yo, you stupid, son. 685 00:29:45,993 --> 00:29:47,869 I do got that other kind of bass, though, 686 00:29:47,869 --> 00:29:49,246 if you want it. 687 00:29:49,246 --> 00:29:50,831 [both laugh] 688 00:29:50,831 --> 00:29:52,499 ‐ No doubt. 689 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:07,806 [indistinct conversation] 690 00:30:45,719 --> 00:30:47,012 BUS DRIVER: You coming? 691 00:30:48,972 --> 00:30:50,140 ‐ Nah, I'll catch the next one. 692 00:30:50,140 --> 00:30:51,183 ‐ Okay. 693 00:31:02,152 --> 00:31:03,278 SINGER: ♪ Down with the head banger ♪ 694 00:31:03,278 --> 00:31:04,321 SINGERS: ♪ The head banger, what? ♪ 695 00:31:04,321 --> 00:31:05,572 ♪ The head banger, what? ♪ 696 00:31:05,572 --> 00:31:06,740 ♪ The head banger, what? ♪ 697 00:31:06,740 --> 00:31:07,991 ♪ The head banger, what? ♪ 698 00:31:07,991 --> 00:31:09,201 ♪ The head banger, what? ♪ 699 00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:11,620 ♪ The head banger, the head banger ♪ 700 00:31:11,620 --> 00:31:12,913 SINGER: ♪ Now it's time to break it down ♪ 701 00:31:12,913 --> 00:31:14,706 ♪ Surprise, you wonder where I've been ♪ 702 00:31:14,706 --> 00:31:16,625 ♪ I've been workin', but sounds makin' danger ♪ 703 00:31:16,625 --> 00:31:17,918 ♪ And black birds chirpin' ♪ 704 00:31:17,918 --> 00:31:20,045 ♪ A real Damien, omen possessed by the devil ♪ 705 00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:21,588 ♪ You dig the rhythm ♪ 706 00:31:21,588 --> 00:31:23,048 ♪ And I'll play the ♪ SINGERS: ♪ Runnin' rebel ♪ 707 00:31:23,048 --> 00:31:24,049 SINGER: ♪ Changed my style... ♪ 708 00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:25,258 [knock at door] 709 00:31:25,258 --> 00:31:27,636 SHA: Yo, peace, I don't mean to interrupt, 710 00:31:27,636 --> 00:31:30,764 but yo, that shit right there crazy. 711 00:31:30,764 --> 00:31:31,765 That's on the new joint? 712 00:31:31,765 --> 00:31:33,475 ‐ Yeah, man, thanks. 713 00:31:33,475 --> 00:31:35,435 ‐ All right, well, I'm recording right next door 714 00:31:35,435 --> 00:31:37,771 if you ever wanna hear some of my shit. 715 00:31:39,189 --> 00:31:41,900 ‐ Yo, are you Sha? 716 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:43,568 SHA: Yeah. 717 00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:44,778 How you know my name? 718 00:31:44,778 --> 00:31:46,905 ‐ Clifton played me your stuff. 719 00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:48,865 You got a grimy flow. 720 00:31:48,865 --> 00:31:50,659 ‐ Yeah, a'ight. 721 00:31:50,659 --> 00:31:52,536 Yeah, thank you. Thank you. 722 00:31:52,536 --> 00:31:54,371 My boy Prince Ra‐‐ my boy Bobby, 723 00:31:54,371 --> 00:31:55,622 he made that beat. 724 00:31:55,622 --> 00:31:56,998 ‐ Yeah, he pulled that from Cymande, right? 725 00:31:56,998 --> 00:31:58,750 ‐ I don't know where he pulled that from, 726 00:31:58,750 --> 00:32:01,169 but I know he be going deep in the crates, know what I mean? 727 00:32:01,169 --> 00:32:02,754 ‐ Keep doin' what you doin', man. 728 00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:04,631 New York, you know, we need more peoples 729 00:32:04,631 --> 00:32:05,715 rhyming about what we're living. 730 00:32:05,715 --> 00:32:06,716 SHA: I'm sayin'! 731 00:32:06,716 --> 00:32:08,009 Y'all some of the only ones 732 00:32:08,009 --> 00:32:10,554 holding it down while Dre and Cube and everybody, 733 00:32:10,554 --> 00:32:12,055 they gotta keep bustin' it out. 734 00:32:12,055 --> 00:32:14,474 ‐ Yo, I'm busy with this Hit Squad stuff right now, 735 00:32:14,474 --> 00:32:15,809 but when I'm done, 736 00:32:15,809 --> 00:32:18,145 we should put something together. 737 00:32:18,145 --> 00:32:19,437 ‐ Hell yeah! 738 00:32:20,814 --> 00:32:22,566 Erick Sermon, all right. ERICK: Mm‐hmm. 739 00:32:22,566 --> 00:32:26,444 ‐ Did he tell you I played your music for him? 740 00:32:26,444 --> 00:32:29,030 SHA: Yeah. Peace. 741 00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:31,575 Hey, yo, listen. 742 00:32:31,575 --> 00:32:33,618 Hey, yo, I got that money for you, a'ight? 743 00:32:33,618 --> 00:32:35,996 ‐ Why don't you hold on to that for now? 744 00:32:35,996 --> 00:32:39,124 I played your music for a cousin of mine too. 745 00:32:39,124 --> 00:32:42,794 He produced some stuff for Leaders of the New School. 746 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:44,171 ‐ Oh, word? ‐ Yeah. 747 00:32:44,171 --> 00:32:46,506 He liked your style. 748 00:32:46,506 --> 00:32:48,842 He want to record with you. 749 00:32:48,842 --> 00:32:52,387 You work with him, you keep your money. 750 00:32:52,387 --> 00:32:53,763 ‐ Yo, you for real? 751 00:32:53,763 --> 00:32:56,057 ‐ Can you shoot through when he comes in? 752 00:32:56,057 --> 00:32:58,393 ‐ Definitely. I'll be here. 753 00:32:58,393 --> 00:33:00,604 ‐ [chuckles] 754 00:33:00,604 --> 00:33:01,730 ‐ [whispering] What? 755 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:04,774 [upbeat hip‐hop music] 756 00:33:04,774 --> 00:33:11,489 ♪ ♪ 757 00:33:35,513 --> 00:33:37,724 ‐ What, you working out some trigonometry over there? 758 00:33:38,892 --> 00:33:40,185 BOBBY: What's up? 759 00:33:40,185 --> 00:33:42,270 ‐ I said, what are you trying to figure out? 760 00:33:42,270 --> 00:33:43,396 BOBBY: [sighs] 761 00:33:43,396 --> 00:33:45,315 I'm trying to figure out what comes next. 762 00:33:45,315 --> 00:33:46,858 ‐ Are you finished working on that stack of beats 763 00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:48,693 for you and your friends? 764 00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:50,612 ‐ My brothers. 765 00:33:50,612 --> 00:33:52,989 ‐ Finish beats for your brothers. 766 00:33:52,989 --> 00:33:54,699 Right, like you said. [chuckles] 767 00:33:54,699 --> 00:33:56,076 BOBBY: But it ain't enough. 768 00:33:56,076 --> 00:33:58,620 [sighs] You gotta come in... 769 00:33:58,620 --> 00:34:01,289 sword swinging, guns blazing. 770 00:34:01,289 --> 00:34:02,874 You know what I'm saying? 771 00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:06,586 Gotta be a master of the game. 772 00:34:06,586 --> 00:34:08,380 ‐ You know, baby, I ain't never heard 773 00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:11,174 any beats like the ones you got over there, so. 774 00:34:11,174 --> 00:34:12,884 BOBBY: Yeah, I got taken by the industry once before, 775 00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:14,594 and it wasn't my music. 776 00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:17,514 It definitely has nothing to do with my skill. 777 00:34:17,514 --> 00:34:19,057 ‐ Okay then. 778 00:34:23,812 --> 00:34:25,063 BOBBY: Yo, where you going? 779 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:26,147 MECCA: What, you think I wanna sit around 780 00:34:26,147 --> 00:34:28,775 and watch you work on your skills? 781 00:34:28,775 --> 00:34:30,610 BOBBY: Hey, hey, hold on a minute. 782 00:34:33,446 --> 00:34:34,614 I can take a break. 783 00:34:39,661 --> 00:34:42,539 ‐ Oh, you mean that kinda break? 784 00:34:42,539 --> 00:34:43,540 BOBBY: Yeah. 785 00:34:43,540 --> 00:34:44,541 [both laugh] 786 00:34:45,959 --> 00:34:48,920 [The Charmels' "As Long As I've Got You"] 787 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:51,923 [sultry R&B music] 788 00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:53,842 ♪ ♪ 789 00:34:53,842 --> 00:34:56,261 ‐ ♪ A young buck sellin' drugs and such ♪ 790 00:34:56,261 --> 00:34:58,096 ♪ Who never had much ♪ 791 00:34:58,096 --> 00:35:02,267 ♪ Tryin' to get a clutch at what I could not touch ♪ 792 00:35:02,267 --> 00:35:06,187 ♪ The court played me short, now I face incarceration ♪ 793 00:35:07,564 --> 00:35:09,024 Pacin'... 794 00:35:17,949 --> 00:35:20,619 [indistinct chatter] 795 00:35:29,085 --> 00:35:31,630 ♪ A young buck sellin' drugs and such ♪ 796 00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:33,048 ♪ Who never had much ♪ 797 00:35:33,048 --> 00:35:35,634 ♪ Tryin' to get a clutch at what I could not touch ♪ 798 00:35:35,634 --> 00:35:39,304 ♪ The court played me short, now I face incarceration ♪ 799 00:35:39,304 --> 00:35:43,350 ♪ Pacin', goin' upstate's my destination ♪ 800 00:35:43,350 --> 00:35:44,559 GREG: It was a standard renovation 801 00:35:44,559 --> 00:35:46,394 that turned into a complete demolition, 802 00:35:46,394 --> 00:35:48,772 which means now I need a few more guys ASAP. 803 00:35:48,772 --> 00:35:50,565 ‐ Well, look, I'm happy to do anything you need. 804 00:35:50,565 --> 00:35:52,067 I worked all kinds of jobs in my life, 805 00:35:52,067 --> 00:35:53,777 starting back to when I used to sell papers 806 00:35:53,777 --> 00:35:54,944 with my best friend. 807 00:35:54,944 --> 00:35:56,363 And then, you know, I was a‐‐a janitor 808 00:35:56,363 --> 00:35:57,781 down in, uh, Wall Street, so. 809 00:35:57,781 --> 00:35:59,783 ‐ Look. Look. ‐ I can do anything. 810 00:35:59,783 --> 00:36:01,951 ‐ I wanna hire you, but with this job, 811 00:36:01,951 --> 00:36:03,620 I don't have time to train people. 812 00:36:03,620 --> 00:36:06,831 If Fufu says you're good, believe me, I know you're good. 813 00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:08,166 But that isn't the situation here. 814 00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:09,876 ‐ Well, try me out on the first week. 815 00:36:09,876 --> 00:36:11,044 You don't even gotta pay me. 816 00:36:11,044 --> 00:36:13,213 I'm a fast learner and a hard worker. 817 00:36:13,213 --> 00:36:15,507 I can do a trial run. 818 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:17,717 No pay. 819 00:36:17,717 --> 00:36:19,594 ‐ Okay. ‐ Okay? 820 00:36:19,594 --> 00:36:21,429 ‐ You start tomorrow. 8:00 a. m. 821 00:36:21,429 --> 00:36:23,640 ‐ Well, thank you. I‐‐I‐‐thank‐‐thank you. 822 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:25,016 I really appreciate this, sir. 823 00:36:25,016 --> 00:36:26,559 You know, it's‐‐ ‐ Call me Greg. 824 00:36:26,559 --> 00:36:27,894 And I'm paying you. 825 00:36:27,894 --> 00:36:30,939 [Raekwon's "State of Grace"] 826 00:36:30,939 --> 00:36:33,900 [upbeat hip‐hop music] 827 00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:35,110 ♪ ♪ 828 00:36:35,110 --> 00:36:36,945 ISRAELITE: The scripture can't be broken. 829 00:36:36,945 --> 00:36:38,988 It means what it says. 830 00:36:38,988 --> 00:36:41,408 Romans 9:16. 831 00:36:41,408 --> 00:36:43,827 "So then it is not of him that willeth, 832 00:36:43,827 --> 00:36:45,453 "nor of him that runneth, 833 00:36:45,453 --> 00:36:48,081 but of God that showeth mercy." 834 00:36:48,081 --> 00:36:49,624 ISRAELITE: So then the question is, 835 00:36:49,624 --> 00:36:51,876 who does God have mercy for? 836 00:36:51,876 --> 00:36:54,254 ‐ The Black man himself is God, 837 00:36:54,254 --> 00:36:55,922 and in knowing that, has no fear 838 00:36:55,922 --> 00:36:57,841 about who shows him mercy. 839 00:36:57,841 --> 00:36:59,175 'Cause the Nation of Islam 840 00:36:59,175 --> 00:37:00,885 embodies righteousness and wisdom. 841 00:37:00,885 --> 00:37:04,055 ‐ How can the Nation of Islam embody righteousness and wisdom 842 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:05,473 when you don't know where you're from? 843 00:37:05,473 --> 00:37:06,558 ‐ Handle that situation? 844 00:37:06,558 --> 00:37:09,436 ISRAELITE: Isaiah 34:16. 845 00:37:09,436 --> 00:37:11,020 Seek ye the book of the Lord... ‐ Yeah. 846 00:37:11,020 --> 00:37:12,897 ‐ So you good? 847 00:37:12,897 --> 00:37:14,107 ‐ I'm good. 848 00:37:14,107 --> 00:37:15,483 ISRAELITE: You don't even believe in God. 849 00:37:15,483 --> 00:37:16,901 PERSON: Wah! 850 00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:19,362 GARY: The devil continues to speak of this mystery God. 851 00:37:19,362 --> 00:37:21,322 Why? 852 00:37:21,322 --> 00:37:24,534 To fool the 85% who allow themselves to be fooled. 853 00:37:24,534 --> 00:37:27,662 ‐ Romans 1:22. ‐ Let's go. 854 00:37:27,662 --> 00:37:30,582 ONE‐MAN ARMY: I am known as the One‐Man Army. 855 00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:32,459 Though I am but one man, 856 00:37:32,459 --> 00:37:36,171 I fight with the power of many souls. 857 00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:40,592 [tense music] 858 00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:42,635 EX: Are you serious? 859 00:37:42,635 --> 00:37:44,137 You back again? 860 00:37:50,977 --> 00:37:52,145 DENNIS: Hey, yo. ‐ Yo. 861 00:37:52,145 --> 00:37:53,354 ‐ Trying to twist one? 862 00:37:53,354 --> 00:37:55,940 BOBBY: Oh, nah, it's all good, brother. 863 00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:57,776 I'm on that natural high. 864 00:38:04,407 --> 00:38:05,408 Hey, yo. 865 00:38:05,408 --> 00:38:06,910 ‐ Hey, yo. 866 00:38:06,910 --> 00:38:09,454 ‐ You know who these two are? DENNIS: Nah. 867 00:38:09,454 --> 00:38:12,373 BOBBY: That's Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton. 868 00:38:12,373 --> 00:38:14,501 They created Stax Records. 869 00:38:14,501 --> 00:38:17,879 She took out a mortgage of 2,500 out on her home 870 00:38:17,879 --> 00:38:20,381 and invested that into their own record label. 871 00:38:20,381 --> 00:38:23,384 Yo, four years later, everybody across America 872 00:38:23,384 --> 00:38:24,469 was dancing in their living rooms 873 00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:25,637 to Otis Redding, yo. 874 00:38:28,765 --> 00:38:30,558 Yo, look, it says right here... 875 00:38:32,811 --> 00:38:36,981 "Success in the music industry is in the business of it." 876 00:38:38,650 --> 00:38:41,236 Yo, the business of it, yo. 877 00:38:41,236 --> 00:38:43,112 ‐ But yo, if you‐‐if you read all them books already, 878 00:38:43,112 --> 00:38:44,447 why you bring them shits home? 879 00:38:44,447 --> 00:38:46,533 ‐ I gotta write this shit down, yo. 880 00:38:46,533 --> 00:38:48,034 We can do all this shit ourselves. 881 00:38:48,034 --> 00:38:51,162 ‐ Yeah, well, Wise got that heat. 882 00:38:51,162 --> 00:38:54,332 I'm sure we could shake down way more than just 2,500. 883 00:38:55,750 --> 00:38:58,002 ‐ You gotta can that shit now, man. 884 00:38:58,002 --> 00:39:00,463 ‐ You think I don't know that shit, son? 885 00:39:03,967 --> 00:39:07,846 ‐ Hey, you remember us, uh, making our first track? 886 00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:09,556 ‐ The "Dipsy Doodles" cheese doodles song? 887 00:39:09,556 --> 00:39:10,849 BOBBY: [laughs] 888 00:39:10,849 --> 00:39:13,810 Had to use that old‐ass equipment and shit. 889 00:39:13,810 --> 00:39:15,937 Had to plug the headphones into the mic jack. 890 00:39:15,937 --> 00:39:17,897 ‐ [Dennis laughs] ‐ You remember that? 891 00:39:17,897 --> 00:39:20,024 ‐ Hey, yo, the quality was trash, 892 00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:22,944 but still, niggas was fucking with it at school. 893 00:39:22,944 --> 00:39:24,153 ‐ You bagged Tanya off of that shit. 894 00:39:24,153 --> 00:39:27,782 ‐ Yo, Shurrie don't know about no Tanya. 895 00:39:27,782 --> 00:39:31,911 No, but Ason and Gary? 896 00:39:31,911 --> 00:39:33,413 Yeah, they really hyped that track up 897 00:39:33,413 --> 00:39:34,706 to Tanya, though. 898 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:36,916 ‐ Hey, yo, if we gonna make it, 899 00:39:36,916 --> 00:39:40,169 that's what we gotta be on, you know what I'm saying? 900 00:39:40,169 --> 00:39:42,088 Gotta be on the same path. 901 00:39:42,088 --> 00:39:43,756 It's just like that movie. 902 00:39:45,592 --> 00:39:47,135 The brotherhood. 903 00:39:47,135 --> 00:39:49,637 ‐ Yeah, we dropped out of school that year, remember? 904 00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:52,181 Just spent all day at your crib, 905 00:39:52,181 --> 00:39:55,268 watching flicks, making demos. 906 00:39:55,268 --> 00:39:57,395 Yo, you was always‐‐ 907 00:39:57,395 --> 00:39:59,689 you was always determined to finish them songs, 908 00:39:59,689 --> 00:40:01,232 son, every time. 909 00:40:01,232 --> 00:40:03,985 ‐ I've been having that same surge of determination lately. 910 00:40:03,985 --> 00:40:07,071 Just fuckin' the feeling, like, 911 00:40:07,071 --> 00:40:08,823 I gotta be on my path. 912 00:40:12,577 --> 00:40:13,995 Yo, that's why, uh... 913 00:40:16,664 --> 00:40:18,166 I'm gonna head back to New York. 914 00:40:18,166 --> 00:40:20,084 [soft piano music] 915 00:40:20,084 --> 00:40:21,294 You're welcome to come with. 916 00:40:22,837 --> 00:40:25,381 You know, you could‐‐ you could stay here. 917 00:40:25,381 --> 00:40:26,799 It's up to you. 918 00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:36,601 ‐ Guess we goin' our separate ways, then, son. 919 00:40:36,601 --> 00:40:38,269 I gotta take care of my family, 920 00:40:38,269 --> 00:40:41,272 and I don't know if music is gonna do that. 921 00:40:44,567 --> 00:40:45,902 BOBBY: Yo, let me, uh, 922 00:40:45,902 --> 00:40:47,695 let me play you some shit real fast, a'ight? 923 00:40:47,695 --> 00:40:50,323 I been working on this shit all day. 924 00:40:50,323 --> 00:40:51,991 Can't really figure out what to do with the drums, 925 00:40:51,991 --> 00:40:54,994 but, uh, maybe you can help me out. 926 00:41:03,002 --> 00:41:05,964 SINGER: Bastards must be runnin' outta niggas to arrest. 927 00:41:05,964 --> 00:41:08,967 [soft R&B music playing] 928 00:41:08,967 --> 00:41:15,974 ♪ ♪ 929 00:41:24,732 --> 00:41:27,819 [both laugh] 930 00:41:27,819 --> 00:41:29,904 ‐ Nah, that don't need no drums. 931 00:41:29,904 --> 00:41:31,823 That shit beautiful, fam. 932 00:41:31,823 --> 00:41:34,701 Remind me of our childhood. 933 00:41:34,701 --> 00:41:37,453 Yo, your beats been getting razor‐sharp, son. 934 00:41:37,453 --> 00:41:38,830 For real. 935 00:41:40,957 --> 00:41:42,917 ‐ I'm not leaving you, D. 936 00:41:42,917 --> 00:41:46,713 But, yo, I am gonna leave you with this beat. 937 00:41:46,713 --> 00:41:48,589 And you can decide what you wanna do with it. 938 00:41:50,383 --> 00:41:51,592 [tape deck clicks, music stops] 939 00:42:01,019 --> 00:42:02,895 TESIA: So when are you gonna show me? 940 00:42:02,895 --> 00:42:04,355 ASON: I'll show you right now, baby girl. 941 00:42:04,355 --> 00:42:05,815 TESIA: Well, come on, then. 942 00:42:05,815 --> 00:42:09,277 ‐ ♪ My hip‐hop drops on your head like rain ♪ 943 00:42:09,277 --> 00:42:10,945 ♪ And when it rains, it pours ♪ 944 00:42:10,945 --> 00:42:12,530 ♪ 'Cause my rhymes hardcore ♪ 945 00:42:12,530 --> 00:42:14,782 ♪ That's why I give you more of the raw ♪ 946 00:42:14,782 --> 00:42:17,368 ♪ Talent that I got when I rock the spot ♪ 947 00:42:17,368 --> 00:42:19,746 ♪ MCs, I be burnin', burnin' hot ♪ 948 00:42:19,746 --> 00:42:20,997 ♪ Whoa‐oh‐oh ♪ 949 00:42:20,997 --> 00:42:22,832 ♪ Let me, like, slow up with the flow ♪ 950 00:42:22,832 --> 00:42:26,419 ♪ If I move too quick, oh, you just don't know ♪ 951 00:42:27,837 --> 00:42:29,047 You're not feelin' me? 952 00:42:29,047 --> 00:42:30,548 ‐ Daniel's father is behind you. 953 00:42:30,548 --> 00:42:32,550 Don't look. ASON: Your ex? 954 00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:34,093 Girl, don't worry about that. That's done. 955 00:42:34,093 --> 00:42:35,720 ‐ Ason, he's got his army with him. 956 00:42:35,720 --> 00:42:36,888 ASON: Relax. 957 00:42:36,888 --> 00:42:38,473 I got the power of many swords. 958 00:42:38,473 --> 00:42:39,557 ‐ [whispering] And he's got his shotgun. 959 00:42:39,557 --> 00:42:41,267 ‐ Say what? TESIA: His shotgun. 960 00:42:41,267 --> 00:42:42,435 ‐ [whispering] Is he close? 961 00:42:42,435 --> 00:42:44,520 TESIA: He's getting closer. 962 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:45,855 What are you doing? Run! 963 00:42:45,855 --> 00:42:47,899 ‐ Just chill, all right. ‐ I'll still fuck with you. 964 00:42:47,899 --> 00:42:49,358 Don't be stupid. 965 00:42:49,358 --> 00:42:51,277 ‐ Wassup? 966 00:42:51,277 --> 00:42:53,404 [upbeat hip‐hop music] 967 00:42:53,404 --> 00:42:56,115 [indistinct chatter] 968 00:42:56,115 --> 00:42:57,700 [distorted shouting] 969 00:42:57,700 --> 00:43:00,578 ♪ ♪ 970 00:43:00,578 --> 00:43:03,706 ‐ I'm the one‐man army, Ason! 971 00:43:03,706 --> 00:43:04,707 Ha. 972 00:43:06,959 --> 00:43:09,212 Yo, what you say about fucking me? 973 00:43:09,212 --> 00:43:11,047 MS. WARD: Oh, my goodness. 974 00:43:11,047 --> 00:43:13,424 [laughs] 975 00:43:13,424 --> 00:43:15,134 SHA: What you laughing at, Ma? 976 00:43:15,134 --> 00:43:17,136 ‐ See this movie you can rent now? 977 00:43:17,136 --> 00:43:18,262 You see that boy's hair? 978 00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:19,680 SHA: "House Party 2"? 979 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:21,724 ‐ You know it? 980 00:43:21,724 --> 00:43:24,519 SHA: Those two boys, they're rappers. 981 00:43:24,519 --> 00:43:26,938 They're a little different from me, though. 982 00:43:26,938 --> 00:43:28,898 MS. WARD: They putting rappers in movies now? 983 00:43:28,898 --> 00:43:30,191 Hmm. 984 00:43:30,191 --> 00:43:32,235 Maybe that can be you one day. 985 00:43:32,235 --> 00:43:35,238 ‐ [chuckles] Maybe. 986 00:43:35,238 --> 00:43:38,199 I'm actually getting ready to meet this producer. 987 00:43:39,450 --> 00:43:41,577 This could be our break. 988 00:43:41,577 --> 00:43:43,329 ‐ I'm proud of you, son. 989 00:43:45,581 --> 00:43:47,208 ‐ I'll see you later, Ma. 990 00:43:49,043 --> 00:43:50,419 PLAYER: Whoo! 991 00:43:50,419 --> 00:43:52,088 [indistinct chatter] 992 00:43:52,088 --> 00:43:54,340 Let's go, let's go, let's go. Let's go, pick that shit up. 993 00:43:54,340 --> 00:43:57,009 Let's get it. Fuck, whoo! 994 00:43:57,009 --> 00:43:58,469 SHA: Where's Rebel at? 995 00:43:58,469 --> 00:44:00,763 ‐ He got knocked, son. 996 00:44:00,763 --> 00:44:02,890 ‐ Word? Damn. 997 00:44:02,890 --> 00:44:04,559 [indistinct chatter] 998 00:44:04,559 --> 00:44:06,936 ‐ Say that shit again, nigga. Say that shit again. 999 00:44:06,936 --> 00:44:08,563 PLAYER: What? No! DADA: Say that shit again. 1000 00:44:08,563 --> 00:44:09,647 [mocking] "What?" PLAYER: No! 1001 00:44:09,647 --> 00:44:11,399 SHOTGUN: Yo! Motherfuckin'‐‐ 1002 00:44:11,399 --> 00:44:12,400 [Sha groans] 1003 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:13,693 ‐ Where you get it, son? 1004 00:44:13,693 --> 00:44:15,611 ‐ My fucking leg. Yo, what, the fuck? 1005 00:44:15,611 --> 00:44:17,196 [groaning] 1006 00:44:17,196 --> 00:44:18,698 ‐ Yo, I think the bullet went straight through, son. 1007 00:44:18,698 --> 00:44:19,949 DADA: My bad, my bad, man, my bad. 1008 00:44:19,949 --> 00:44:21,075 SHA: You fuckin' shot me, man! What the fuck? 1009 00:44:21,075 --> 00:44:22,201 ‐ What the fuck is wrong with you? 1010 00:44:22,201 --> 00:44:23,202 ‐ I just be getting mad competitive! 1011 00:44:23,202 --> 00:44:24,203 You know how it be. 1012 00:44:24,203 --> 00:44:25,538 You know I don't mean that shit. 1013 00:44:25,538 --> 00:44:26,747 ‐ Yo, put that shit away, man! 1014 00:44:26,747 --> 00:44:28,374 What the fuck is wrong with you, man? 1015 00:44:28,374 --> 00:44:29,667 Fu‐‐I don't wanna hear all that shit! 1016 00:44:29,667 --> 00:44:30,710 SHOTGUN: Get the fuck outta here! 1017 00:44:30,710 --> 00:44:32,336 Get the fuck outta here! DADA: I told you, 1018 00:44:32,336 --> 00:44:33,504 I didn't mean to shoot the nigga! 1019 00:44:33,504 --> 00:44:35,047 SHOTGUN: Fuck. 1020 00:44:35,047 --> 00:44:38,134 You all right, son? ‐ You be a'ight, bro. 1021 00:44:38,134 --> 00:44:39,760 My bad. 1022 00:44:43,014 --> 00:44:45,474 MECCA: Is she your new girlfriend? 1023 00:44:45,474 --> 00:44:47,560 BOBBY: Not my girlfriend. 1024 00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:49,312 My babies. 1025 00:44:49,312 --> 00:44:51,772 A case of beats with each one labeled 1026 00:44:51,772 --> 00:44:54,317 for each one of my brothers. 1027 00:44:54,317 --> 00:44:55,735 The Wu‐Tang Clan. 1028 00:44:58,905 --> 00:45:01,032 ‐ Can I join the Wu‐Tang Clan? 1029 00:45:05,494 --> 00:45:08,039 ‐ Come here, baby. 1030 00:45:11,459 --> 00:45:13,669 There. 1031 00:45:13,669 --> 00:45:15,838 ‐ I'ma come visit you in New York. 1032 00:45:17,423 --> 00:45:18,966 BOBBY: Yeah, I know you will. 1033 00:45:20,885 --> 00:45:23,346 ‐ And you better be ready and waiting. 1034 00:45:24,764 --> 00:45:26,307 BOBBY: You know I will. 1035 00:45:39,445 --> 00:45:41,113 ‐ All right. 1036 00:45:41,113 --> 00:45:43,574 You make sure you lead those boys 1037 00:45:43,574 --> 00:45:45,284 instead of letting them lead you 1038 00:45:45,284 --> 00:45:47,370 right back to where you were. 1039 00:45:47,370 --> 00:45:49,163 ‐ I know, Mommy. 1040 00:45:49,163 --> 00:45:50,665 I needed those lessons of the past 1041 00:45:50,665 --> 00:45:53,417 so I don't make the same mistakes now. 1042 00:45:53,417 --> 00:45:55,169 But I see everything clearly now. 1043 00:45:57,046 --> 00:45:59,423 I know I made you a lot of promises, 1044 00:45:59,423 --> 00:46:01,842 but this one, 1045 00:46:01,842 --> 00:46:03,094 I'ma keep. 1046 00:46:04,929 --> 00:46:07,515 ‐ Well, then, I guess there's no stopping you. 1047 00:46:07,515 --> 00:46:09,684 [both chuckle] ‐ No. 1048 00:46:09,684 --> 00:46:10,935 You gonna be okay? 1049 00:46:10,935 --> 00:46:12,687 ‐ I always am. 1050 00:46:12,687 --> 00:46:13,938 ‐ That's right. 1051 00:46:21,654 --> 00:46:23,322 Thank you. 1052 00:46:23,322 --> 00:46:25,032 ‐ You be safe. 1053 00:46:25,032 --> 00:46:27,118 You take care of yourself, son. 1054 00:46:28,202 --> 00:46:29,954 ‐ I will. 1055 00:46:29,954 --> 00:46:31,580 Oh, I left you, uh, 1056 00:46:31,580 --> 00:46:33,416 some movies in the living room. 1057 00:46:33,416 --> 00:46:35,293 ‐ [chuckles] Oh, well. 1058 00:46:35,293 --> 00:46:38,337 Hope they not as bloody as the Pole Fighter. 1059 00:46:38,337 --> 00:46:41,132 ‐ No promises. ‐ [Linda chuckles] 1060 00:46:41,132 --> 00:46:42,383 I love you. 1061 00:46:42,383 --> 00:46:43,718 BOBBY: I love you too. 1062 00:46:43,718 --> 00:46:46,721 [sentimental music] 1063 00:46:46,721 --> 00:46:53,728 ♪ ♪ 1064 00:47:04,905 --> 00:47:07,116 [hip‐hop music] 1065 00:47:07,116 --> 00:47:08,951 SINGER: ♪ It's good to see the Wu‐Tang family ♪ 1066 00:47:08,951 --> 00:47:10,411 ♪ Under one roof, we celebrate ♪ 1067 00:47:10,411 --> 00:47:12,330 ♪ Toastin' shots, Ciroc 40 proof ♪ 1068 00:47:12,330 --> 00:47:13,998 ♪ Burgers on the grill and fried fish ♪ 1069 00:47:13,998 --> 00:47:16,834 ♪ The Wiz made potato salad, greens for a side dish ♪ 1070 00:47:16,834 --> 00:47:18,127 ♪ Cold water, mill and reminisce ♪ 1071 00:47:18,127 --> 00:47:19,587 ♪ With cousins and sisters ♪ 1072 00:47:19,587 --> 00:47:22,214 ♪ Children on the grass playin' ball and Twister ♪ 1073 00:47:22,214 --> 00:47:24,759 ♪ Fresh lemonade is made, we playin' spades ♪ 1074 00:47:24,759 --> 00:47:27,219 ♪ My nephews turn the livin' room into an arcade ♪ 1075 00:47:27,219 --> 00:47:28,471 ♪ Aunt's cherry baked pie ♪ 1076 00:47:28,471 --> 00:47:29,805 ♪ Surprise, Johnny showed up ♪ 1077 00:47:29,805 --> 00:47:31,223 ♪ You can tell from the smell in the air ♪ 1078 00:47:31,223 --> 00:47:32,433 ♪ Somethin' rolled up ♪ 1079 00:47:32,433 --> 00:47:33,434 ♪ It's love, peace and happiness ♪ 1080 00:47:33,434 --> 00:47:34,769 ♪ with the joy and laughter ♪ 1081 00:47:34,769 --> 00:47:36,979 ♪ Camera phones flashes, the moment is captured ♪ 1082 00:47:36,979 --> 00:47:38,064 SINGER: ♪ I miss my grandmother ♪ 1083 00:47:38,064 --> 00:47:39,857 ♪ My auntie Unique Ason ♪ 1084 00:47:39,857 --> 00:47:42,318 ♪ I knew Dirt was high when he had that face on ♪ 1085 00:47:42,318 --> 00:47:44,904 ♪ Fangs hangin' out his mouth, his fronts was golden ♪ 1086 00:47:44,904 --> 00:47:47,198 ♪ Wildin', record execs can't control him ♪ 1087 00:47:47,198 --> 00:47:49,200 ♪ He said ish like me and Mariah ♪ 1088 00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:52,453 ♪ Hit me, woah‐woah‐woah, that's fire ♪ 1089 00:47:52,453 --> 00:47:54,497 ♪ Still no matter what we gon' rep the name ♪ 1090 00:47:54,497 --> 00:47:57,375 ♪ Look at your family, we got twenty years in the game ♪ 1091 00:47:57,375 --> 00:47:59,585 SINGER: ♪ A family reunion ♪ 1092 00:47:59,585 --> 00:48:04,340 ♪ Gonna have a family reunion ♪ 1093 00:48:04,340 --> 00:48:06,342 ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 1094 00:48:06,342 --> 00:48:10,012 ♪ Family reunion ♪ 1095 00:48:10,012 --> 00:48:14,809 ♪ It's so nice to come together ♪ 1096 00:48:14,809 --> 00:48:17,853 ♪ To get together ♪ 1097 00:48:17,853 --> 00:48:20,773 [rap fading out] 1098 00:48:23,776 --> 00:48:25,277 PERSON: Get on the line.