[mellow chanting]
[inhales]
[exhales]
[man 1] Hey! Kid!
Get your ass down here!
Come on!
[man 2] Hey! Jump, motherfucker!
[distant police sirens]
[car horn honks]
[man 3] All right. Cool.
- [man 1] This is for you. - [man 3] Thanks.
And this is for you guys.
Thank you.
Charlie, the kid tipped us, bro. You owe me 20.
[laughs]
Hey, you're a good guy. Not too many left in this city.
[glass shatters]
- [man 4] Move the fucking truck, sister! - Damn!
[scoffs]
Hey, we got to take off. You can handle that last piece, right?
Yeah, I got it.
[truck engine starts]
["By Design" by Kid Cudi featuring André 3000 playing]
Oh, fuck.
♪ Ooh, tap in to the frequency, light ♪
[grunts]
♪ Tap in to the frequency, light ♪
♪ Born from dusk to dawn ♪
♪ I am truly alive ♪
- One, two... - ♪ The satellite that sits in frame ♪
♪ To illuminate this shaded place ♪
♪ He's a rose that don't belong The music, the magic, take the lead ♪
God!
♪ Come on with it Mmm, come on ♪
♪ Moments don't pass me up, no, no ♪
♪ 'Cause I seize them in stride ♪
♪ Tell them winning Never gave me in then ♪
- [elevator dings] - Hmm?
Oh.
- [grunts] - Oh! Oh!
[laughs] I'm sorry.
- [man] All good. - Cool bear.
- [camera shutters click] - It's not really a bear, but thanks.
[sighs]
♪ My eyes are glowing mood rings You're boring ♪
♪ Stop dueling with the true thing I do think ♪
♪ When you think too much You're removing what's moving ♪
Oh, shit!
♪ Go ahead and pogo Something gonna catch you ♪
♪ A petty logo, shed all my tattoos ♪
♪ I read all the bad news ♪
- [sighs] - ♪ That says I'm too careful ♪
♪ Tap in to the frequency, light ♪
♪ Ooh, tap in to the frequency, light ♪
♪ The universe never steered me wrong The universe never lied ♪
♪ Take me bound to the come me down The fantasy in this remedy ♪
♪ Free from where you don't belong In the concept of time ♪
♪ New levels, mmm ♪
♪ Come on, don't fuck up the feng shui ♪
♪ So twisted in emotional notions ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ I savor your love ♪
♪ Don't fuck up the feng shui ♪
♪ I see every thing with new beams I do dream ♪
♪ My eyes are glowing mood rings You're boring ♪
♪ Stop dueling with the true thing I do think ♪
♪ When you think too much You're removing what's moving ♪
♪ Stuck inside a statue, look at you ♪
♪ Go ahead and pogo Something gonna catch you ♪
♪ A petty logo, shed all my tattoos ♪
♪ I read all the bad news That says I'm too careful ♪
[woman] Jabari?
Jabari!
- Hey, what's up, Carmen? - Hey.
[chuckles]
How you been?
Good. Good.
Hungry?
Hmm?
Oh, yeah! Nah. Ky and Jimmy are coming to break in the new crib.
I figured Chinese was the easiest way to do that.
Don't have forks and shit yet.
- [Carmen] You moved? - Yeah. Today, actually.
Just down the way.
You live in Manhattan?
I know. Crazy, right?
It is. You're selling that many sneakers at Flight Club?
[laughs] Actually, I don't even work there anymore.
I work at Cosmic Comics now.
Get the fuck out of here! Doing what?
Well, they want me to turn Mr. Rager into a comic book.
What?
[laughs] Jabari, that's big!
I'm so happy for you.
- Thank you. - [scoffs]
Don't say "thank you" like that, like it's fucking normal.
[laughs] Yeah. You're right. It's not.
[woman] Carmen. What you want?
Oh, I gotta go.
But, um, maybe a drink sometime to celebrate?
Yeah. Yeah. For sure. I'm down.
- That'd be dope. - [Carmen] Great.
It was really good to see you.
[Jabari] Yeah, you too.
[chuckles]
[traffic ambience]
[flame crackling]
I swear there's a dog whistle that lets women know as soon as you get lit.
Oh, you got a promotion? Hey, big head! Every time!
Ky, she ain't hitting me up. I ran into her on the street.
Coincidence? I think not.
Yeah, come on. What the fuck, bro? That's no coincidence.
- My man. - That is fate.
Your man.
Wait, just hear me out. You haven't seen Carmen in how long?
Like, five, six months. Why?
Six months?
[slurps]
Bro, and nothing?
And on the day you move into this one percent-ass apartment,
she just Beetlejuices back into your life out of nowhere?
- She's not back in my life, Jimmy! - "You're not..." Good! Keep it that way.
We don't need Carmen in here trying to "Carmen up" your whole situation.
Bari, I hate to say it, but Jimmy got a point. You're a bachelor now.
This is a bachelor pad.
You need, like, velvet couches, soft lighting,
and nice wines and wine glasses and shit.
Right, you could listen to Scarface over here,
or do we turn this place into a grow house?
Look at all this natural light!
Yeah, I think I'm just going to hit a CB2.
- Oh, yeah, they got some nice stuff. - Yeah, the Lenny Kravitz collab is fire.
- [car tires screech] - [horn honks]
[inhales]
[exhales]
- [indistinct chatter] - [woman, laughing] Stop!
Okay.
[giggling]
[sighs]
[dramatic music plays]
[laughs]
Didn't I look so good today, Jabari?
Go ahead, DM me.
Oh, fuck it.
[distant traffic ambience]
[exhales] Okay, okay, okay.
[laughing]
- Sorry. - [Jabari] All good.
[muted chatter]
- Hey! - Hey.
- So, what's up? - What can I get you guys?
- Uh, I'm a... - He'll have a whiskey and ginger beer.
But if you don't have ginger beer, ginger ale is fine.
And she'd like to try your four driest whites.
She's not going to love any of them, but the process is part of the experience.
Ha ha. I'll just take whichever white you think is best.
[bartender] Mm-hmm.
Who are you, and what have you done with the Carmen I know?
I've just figured out that everything doesn't have to be perfect.
I am Chill Carmen. Carmen 2.0.
[Bartender] Here you go.
[Carmen] Thank you.
[sniffs]
Mm!
[both laugh]
To Carmen 2.0.
[electronic dance music playing]
We're celebrating you tonight!
Okay, you trying to rage, huh?
Don't see why not.
[laughs]
Yo, can we get two shots of tequila?
Make it six!
What the fuck? Six?
[laughs] Hell, yeah!
If we're gonna celebrate, let's fucking celebrate!
[electronic dance music playing continuous]
[both laugh]
[Carmen gasps]
This is my favorite one you've ever done!
Oh, I gotta take a picture.
Besides, it's for my Stush profile.
You know, since I'm single.
Oh! You're on Stush?
Just take the picture.
Wait, you got to back up.
Keep going. You got to get the whole vibe.
[inhales and sighs]
- Happy? - Very!
[camera shutters click]
- All right. - [Carmen] "Aight"? You just took one!
[camera shutters clicking]
All right. I got like three!
Take like 15. I need options. And use a flash.
Oh, my God!
Are you okay?
I probably have rabies now, but other than that, I'm good.
[jackhammer pounding distantly]
[door closes]
[Carmen] I know. I know.
Right.
I'm not sure.
[groans]
[sighs]
[Carmen] Mm-hmm.
He's right here.
- Who is it? - [whispers] My mother.
What? Why does she want to talk to me?
Hey! Mrs. Atkins.
Your niece's christening? Um...
Okay.
Yeah, I have a suit.
[mouthing]
Oh, okay.
Mom, we gotta go.
Oh, I'll call you later.
- Bye. - [phone beeps off]
[scoffs] She's insane.
Morning!
Morning. Wait. Did you work out?
Yeah, I went for a run. Yeah.
You got a lighter?
Really?
- [shower runs] - [sighs and groans]
[Carmen] You don't have to come to the christening if you don't want.
Uh-huh.
[Carmen] I just told my mom you were here, and she got really excited to see you.
Are you getting in?
If I turn this thing off there won't be hot water again till happy hour.
Bari?
Jabari!
[scoffs]
I was gonna kill you. I thought you left.
Nah.
But I do think we need to talk.
Okay.
I just think this was a mistake.
Huh.
Could you be more specific?
[sighs]
I don't know.
We have a few drinks and I'm already at a christening with your mom?
- Bari, I told you, you don't have to come. - I know. I know.
Carmen, I just have so much new shit in my life.
I don't want to be with someone right now.
No, you don't want to be with me.
Honestly, I can't be with anyone.
It's really not about you.
I'm sorry.
All right.
Well, I really wish you would have had this revelation last night.
Yeah, I know.
♪ But when the Remy's in the system... ♪
[laughs]
- Not funny. - Sorry.
But, yo, nobody died.
We could be friends.
Oh!
You wanna be friends now?
I mean, we could try, right?
Sure. Why not?
- So you're going to stay, or... - Oh, yeah. Nah, I'm out.
["New Mode" by Kid Cudi playing]
Excuse me. Do you have a light?
[woman] Uh, yeah.
[inhales]
Thanks.
Yo!
[beeping]
♪ Finally got my head right ♪
♪ It's a new me ♪
♪ It's like I got heaven In my sights now ♪
♪ Beauty I see ♪
♪ When it seems it's all too much And your soul, it can't be rushed ♪
♪ No, no ♪
[inhales and exhales]
♪ When the going's getting tough And you know you can't give up ♪
♪ No way ♪
♪ And I'm in a new mode ♪
♪ Been searching for so long now lately ♪
♪ Another level ♪
♪ I found some peace within ♪
♪ And I'm in a new mode ♪
♪ I prayed for so, so long now lately ♪
♪ Another level ♪
♪ Oh, let's begin... ♪
- [horn blares] - [driver] Fuck you, you motherfucker shit!
Sorry, miss. It's this stupid bike messenger's fault.
[woman] No worries. You okay?
Uh, yes.
Cool. Let's just get there safe, my man.
♪ I looked inside I never let me down ♪
♪ Ain't the same as when you left me ♪
♪ Things have changed You won't forget me now ♪
♪ I'm gonna be all right ♪
["Inside My Love" by Minnie Riperton playing]
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
[blows]
♪ Two people just meeting ♪
♪ Barely touching each other ♪
♪ Two spirits greeting ♪
♪ Trying to carry it further ♪
♪ You are one ♪
♪ And I am another ♪
♪ We should be ♪
♪ One ♪
♪ Inside each other ♪
[man] ♪ Stay off the weed ♪
["Do What I Want" by Kid Cudi playing]
[coughing]
♪ While I cough off this blunt I sit back in the cut ♪
♪ All my niggas riding with me More excuses to stunt ♪
♪ And we filling the cup ♪
♪ And we filling the woods ♪
♪ Loud bang out the truck In the range looking good ♪
♪ Get your girl off a "hey" Said she ready to play ♪
♪ It's all the game, it's all game And I'm doing my thing ♪
♪ More rage, more rage Black Porsche in the rain ♪
♪ Someone stop me, bitch, get off me Man, my life ain't the same ♪
Yuhr! What up, bro?
♪ Now it's like I'm on my super And I'm feeling them gains ♪
♪ Been through hell and back Made it, it's a wrap ♪
- ♪ Can't keep a nigga down ♪ - [laughter]
♪ Baby, that's a fact ♪
♪ And I repping Cleveland City running through veins ♪
[elevator dings]
Oh!
[indistinct chatter]
- Hey! - Hey!
Hey! Yes!
♪ And I feel like I can do what I want ♪
♪ Living, living, living, living I'm gonna do what I want ♪
♪ And I feel like I can do what I want ♪
♪ Living, living, living, living I'm gonna do what I want ♪
♪ And I feel like I can do what I want ♪
♪ Living, living, living, living I'm gonna do what I want ♪
Yo, you good?
What?
Are you good?
Oh, yeah! Yeah!
- Are you good? - Yeah!
♪ Feel like writing a movie Yeah, that shit would be groovy ♪
♪ Anything that I want Anything that would move me ♪
[women laughing]
♪ Next step, I'm on my shit And I'm living with love ♪
♪ Ain't no question All praises to my angels above ♪
♪ Take a trip, a couple women Couple 'shrooms to the groove ♪
♪ Set a mood to the tune Rock star in the news ♪
♪ Rock star on YouTube ♪
[laughing]
♪ No, my nigga, you lose Keep my head up, never let up ♪
♪ And my fate's what I choose ♪
- Yeah! - [laughter]
[Ky] Brooklyn!
[tires screech]
♪ Can't forget I'm on Zoom Cudder back on the moon ♪
♪ Cudder back on the moon ♪
♪ And I feel like I can do what I want ♪
♪ Living, living, living, living I'm gonna do what I want ♪
- ♪ And I feel like I can do what I want ♪ - Oh, yeah!
Delivery!
♪ Living, living, living, living I'm gonna do what I want ♪
♪ And I feel like I can do what I want ♪
♪ Living, living, living, living I'm gonna do what I want ♪
♪ And I feel like I can do what I want ♪
♪ Living, living, living, living I'm gonna do what I want ♪
[cell phone vibrates and rings]
[groans]
Yuhr! Oh, dude, what the fuck? You look like shit.
I feel like shit.
You gotta get on your Turkish bath shit, bro.
For 20 cash, I got my boy Oleg. He will beat the hangover out of you.
Three ginger shots, a bacon, egg, and cheese,
a quick pull on your dick, you're back to normal.
- Oleg, say "what up" to my boy. - No camera.
- Hiya! - Ow! That hurt!
- [Oleg snickers] - Let me hit you back, Bari.
What the fuck, Oleg? It's called "client referrals!"
[sighs]
[tap on glass]
- Knock, knock! - [Jabari] Oh!
Hey, man!
- Lin. - Right. Lin. Got it.
Welcome to the Cosmic family, my bro.
Mm.
Oh, it's a Japanese worry plant.
- A worry plant? - [Lin] Mm-hmm.
- Thanks? - [Lin] Yeah.
So, I saw some of the artwork for Mr. Rager.
All right.
Yeah, so I'm gonna keep it a million with you, my bro.
Because there's not a lot of us here, you know?
- "Us"? - Yeah, I'm Puerto Rican.
My people.
Oh, okay. Cool.
Yeah, so about Mr. Rager, uh... This is Cosmic Comics, my bro.
I've been here for eight years, from intern to illustrator.
So you can trust me when I tell you that we don't really do that raw stuff here.
Raw?
Mr. Rager is so dark, my bro.
Don't get me wrong. Personally, I love dark.
That whole street art "fuck the man" thing, I love it.
Outside of here.
But inside, it's all about bright, lite, and white, my bro. You know what I mean?
Nah, fam. Look...
[sighs]
...Lin, right?
My bro.
I think Cosmic brought me in
because they wanted something raw, you feel me?
[laughs] Well, maybe. Maybe.
But trust me, there's one thing I learned,
you don't change Cosmic Comics, my bro.
Cosmic Comics changes you.
[cell phone notification honks]
Oh! Nice!
Hey, are you on Stush, my bro?
Nah, man.
What? You are wilding, my bro. I am cleaning up on here.
La morenas, ooh, they love the Lin.
[door opens]
[sighs]
A worry plant.
[scoffs]
[dramatic music]
Ah!
[Jabari grunting and yelling]
[whimpering]
[roars]
- [tires screech] - [car horns honk]
Oh, shit!
[panting]
Whoa!
[yelps]
[siren wails]
- [car horn honks] - [grunting and panting]
[bus horn blares]
[screams]
[panting]
[cell phone ringing distantly]
[gasps]
[screams]
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
[grunts]
- Whoa! - [glass shatters]
[laughter]
My bro!
[screams]
Suck on this, bitch.
[explosion]
[Mr. Rager laughs]
[panting]
[Mr. Rager sighs]
Thanks, Mr. Rager.
I, uh... I, uh...
Yo, what the fuck are you wearing?
Oh, this? It's my new look!
Fire, right? Bright, white, and lite, baby.
What the fuck?
[dramatic music]
[elevator dings]
[TV announcer] ...and that three-pointer takes us to the break.
Halftime brought to you by Stush.
[woman, on TV] Graduating at the top of my class at business school? Check.
[man on TV] Youngest partner at my firm? Check.
[woman] But meeting someone worthy of all this bomb pussy?
It's a lot harder than it looks.
[woman] Stush. Starting at...
- Well, can't put a price on everything. - [doorbell buzzes]
- [sighs] - [doorbell buzzing continuous]
[man, on TV] Real products that don't even throw a shadow, okay?
[turns TV off]
[police sirens wailing distantly]
[doorbell buzzes]
Who is it?
[man] Liquor delivery!
Hey, man, I didn't order any liquor.
Man, this is 120 Franklin 3B, ain't it?
You hit 3A, dude.
- Fuck! - Oh, shit. My bad, bro.
All good.
[exhales]
[car horns honking]
["In My Bed (So So Def Mix)" by Dru Hill playing]
[bass music thumping and vibrating]
[Jabari] What the fuck?
[sighs and groans]
[bass music throbbing continuous]
Shut up!
[music blaring]
[grunts]
Get over there!
[rowdy, indistinct chatter]
♪ My life ain't complete If I ain't got no buzz ♪
♪ And can't nobody do it like we does ♪
♪ It's a must brat bust And the mic you're handing me ♪
♪ And represent For the rest of the family ♪
[indistinct chatter]
Ah, I see you! Whoo!
Hello? Hello?
Whose party is this?
- Yo. Excuse me. - What?
- Do you know who lives here? - No, man. So she...
Of course.
[loud chatter and laughter continuous]
Is this your place? Do you live here?
- Hey, do you know who lives here? - Hey, hey, hey.
What's up, man? Can I help you?
Yeah, uh, is this your place?
No, but this is a private party.
Yeah, I get that. I'm just looking for the host.
- Hey, whoa, I'm talking to you. - Yo, don't touch me, man.
- Whoa. Hey, calm down, dude. - I am calm.
Good. We're not looking for any trouble, all right?
- Oh, so I'm looking for trouble? - Wait, hold on.
Bro, I think we got off to the wrong start.
I'm really not trying to be a dick, but if this is what you want...
[woman] Hey, don't bring that vibe in here!
["Angel" by Kid Cudi playing]
♪ Mm ♪
♪ You're such an angel ♪
♪ In your halo ♪
Such an angel ♪
♪ In your halo ♪
Hello!
♪ Where'd you come from? Where'd you come from? ♪
[woman] Can I help you?
Oh, I... I, uh...
I'm your new neighbor.
Oh shit! The music.
I am so sorry.
You live here?
Unbelievable! I go outside for two seconds,
and these derelicts turn my place into 1 OAK.
He never said he lived here.
So, what's your name, neighbor?
- Jabari. - Nice to meet you, Jabari.
I'm Meadow.
Yeah, and I'm Reed.
Can I get you a drink?
Oh, no, thanks.
I should really put myself back to bed.
Okay. And... and don't worry. We're winding down.
Nah, it's fine!
Turn the music back up! Party! Turn it up.
I don't want to be a party pooper or nothing like that.
[Meadow] Okay. [laughs]
Well, sweet dreams, then.
Thanks.
Party hard.
"Party pooper." "Party hard."
What the fuck was that?
Yo, he is lucky you came when you did.
You know I was captain of the boxing club, right?
Ooh! Girl, is that your neighbor?
[Meadow] Yeah.
He's cute.
♪ Such an angel ♪
♪ In your halo ♪
♪ Where'd you come from? ♪
[knock on door]
What the fuck?
One second!
Hi, I, um...
Shit.
Hey, my bad.
I got to get someone up here to look at this door.
Fucking thing slams on its own all the time.
[laughs]
Uh...
What's up?
Right.
Uh, so I just want to apologize for last night.
I feel so bad. I did not mean for things to get so out of control.
It's all good. All good.
I can't be mad at a Friday night turn-up.
But I can be mad at your music.
[laughs] Uh...
I'm sorry?
Yeah, was that Dru Hill?
Okay, pre-"Thong Song" Sisqó was fire.
Yeah, but never forget post-"Thong Song" Sisqó.
Fair.
Anyway, in trying to ease my guilty conscience, I...
I just wanted to stop by and see if I could treat you to lunch.
You know, just to make up for any lack of sleep.
Cool. That's what's up.
[Meadow] Great!
- Uh, how long do you need? - Oh, shit.
You're trying on now. Uh, all right.
- Uh, give me a minute to get it together. - Okay.
[R&B music playing]
[laughs]
[Meadow] Are you ready?
- Ready. - Cool.
Just so you know, I'm ordering two of everything.
[elevator dings]
[car horn honks]
So, you're a photographer?
Yeah, I never leave home without her, so...
[laughs]
- What? - Uh, it's nothing.
I actually really like that.
The whole "men walking curbside" thing is the one chivalrous thing I'm into.
Why's that?
It shows you're willing to die for me.
[laughs] Okay. Sure.
[door chime jingles]
- Hey, Corey. - Hey, girl.
[Meadow] I don't usually bring people here.
Why? Because of the one-star Yelp rating?
Uh, no.
Because this is my secret spot.
I'd take a burger from here over a fancy dinner any day.
Thank God. I half expected you to take me to some mung bean vegan situation.
Oh, yeah? I give you that vibe?
Just saying.
[laughs]
[waitress] You guys ready?
Do you trust me?
All right. All right.
We'll have two specials.
[waitress] Coming right up.
So, when do I get to see some of your photos?
Well, if you find yourself at the Studio Museum, they'll be there.
Hold on. Big flex.
Did you say your work's gonna be in a museum?
Mm-hmm.
That's fucking dope! Congrats!
Thank you. I mean, it's a month from now.
It's a group show. I... I'm just... I'm really excited.
I mean, I'm terrified, but I'm really excited.
[laughs nervously]
Um...
You never told me what you do.
Oh. Yeah. Um...
I created this character, and I draw him around the city on buildings and shit.
- Wherever, really. - Like Mr. Rager?
You seen my shit?
Wait, wait, wait. Mr. Rager? That's you?
I'm a fan!
Aw.
- Thank you. - No, really! I'm a fan.
Actually, I just got a deal with Cosmic to turn Mr. Rager into a comic.
Like a comic book?
Yeah.
Okay.
Cool.
- What? - Oh, no, no, no. That's dope.
Just don't let them Deadpool up your shit.
Nah, never that.
[waitress] Special two times.
Thank you.
Dig in. And you're welcome.
Oh, my God. This is fucking amazing!
Right? Not bad for a mung bean vegan situation.
Hmm?
The special burger is vegan.
- [Jabari] What? - Mm-hmm.
This spot doesn't even look like it'd seat a vegan!
["Ignite The Love" by Kid Cudi playing]
[no audio]
♪ Oh, my heart is soaring Soaring ♪
♪ Oh, I hear you calling ♪
♪ Put your hands all on me ♪
♪ Falling, I'm falling ♪
Whoa!
♪ Touch my skin so softly ♪
You cool?
♪ You're the sweetest melody Thank God... ♪
Mm-hmm.
♪ ...I found you ♪
♪ These things inside You know them now ♪
♪ I see you ♪
♪ You see me ignite the love ♪
♪ I see you ♪
♪ Sweet old love of mine ♪
♪ A love story by ♪
♪ It's just you and I ♪
♪ Ooh, I need your body ♪
♪ Ooh, let me have you, please ♪
[both laughing]
♪ Leave that stress behind you ♪
♪ Ooh, you said to me ♪
♪ I've been waiting for so fucking long ♪
♪ Falling from the sky to me angel wings ♪
♪ Let's dream away We in a special zone ♪
Come on. I want to show you something.
What? Not in this rain.
♪ You know them now ♪
♪ I see you ♪
- ♪ You see me ♪ - [Jabari laughs]
♪ Ignite the love ♪
[Meadow] Oh, my God. Jesus!
♪ I see you ♪
♪ Sweet old love of mine ♪
[paper rustles]
[camera shutter clicks]
This is my first one.
Wow.
[camera shutter clicks]
Thanks for the burger.
Burgers. Plural.
[both chuckle]
Hey, I told you I was gonna order two of everything.
Well.
Whoo... Oh...
[both laugh]
Meadow!
Today was fun.
Yeah, it was.
[R&B music playing]
[lock tumbling]
[scoffs]
Never date a neighbor.
Trust me. I know.
[laughs]
[Ky] One time, I met this white girl in the laundry room of my building.
[sniffs]
[exhales]
Body? Crazy.
Face? Eh. But body? Crazy.
She asked me for, like, eight fabric softener sheets.
Next thing I know, we're fucking.
[woman grunting and moaning]
both grunting
[woman screams]
I was smacking for two weeks straight.
She never wanted to go home, I was piping so good.
[washing machines rattling]
Shit was amazing!
- Then one day, I'm making a protein shake... - [knock on door]
...and somebody starts beating on my door like the goddamn police.
So I go to see what's up, and it's Ice!
Wait, man. Like Ice-T?
Nah, nigga, like I.C.E., the immigration niggas.
These niggas were like, "We're looking Fedogia Katznosov."
I'm like, "Huh?" Then dude holds up a picture.
I'm like, "You mean Keisha?"
Turns out she was a Russian hacker squatting in the laundry room.
And they was trying to charge me for housing this bitch.
Now I can't even do my laundry anymore.
Dick gets hard every time I smell a Bounce sheet.
I have so many thoughts,
but let's start with the fact that technically, she wasn't your neighbor.
Damn. I guess you're right.
But still, don't do it.
Is that the Beyoncé niggas?
[laughs] Oh!
This party 'bout to be crazy!
[distant police sirens]
So, when's date number two happening?
Uh...
After date number one.
So asking a guy to lunch, taking him to your favorite restaurant,
going for a romantic stroll in the rain doesn't constitute as a date?
I was on a date, huh?
- You were on a date. - Karina!
[laughs]
I'm just happy you met someone.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay, pump your brakes, Charlotte York.
We just had lunch.
Whatever.
Mm-mm. No. Try the other ones.
You just don't want me to wear these 'cause they're your favorite.
Girl, I could care less. Wear 'em all.
I haven't been in anything but Birkenstocks since month four.
[cell phone chimes]
All right, I gotta hurry up. Reed says he's two minutes away.
That man!
He looks like Park Avenue Prince Harry,
and I'd be down to bow before the crown.
Does your husband know that you're in heat?
Oh, these.
[Karina] Wait, wait, wait.
I get not mixing business with pleasure,
but you mean to tell me you've never been curious about Reed's...
pleasure?
Reed? [chuckles] No.
Besides, all white dudes look the same to me.
You mean to tell me there's no white man that could turn your head?
Chris Hemsworth? Liam Hemsworth? Any Hemsworth?
- Nope. - How can you just rule them all out?
Oppression.
[sighs]
"No, we will not sell for Bitcoin."
You fucking idiot.
What... Really?
What? You know I hate these things.
I do, but it's my job to take you to these things,
because it's these people who are going to eventually buy your work.
This is gonna be one of your weird fucking art parties, isn't it?
- [electronic dance music playing] - [indistinct chatter]
You brought me to a vagina party?
Too weird?
You shouldn't be scared. You have one, right?
Reed!
Oh, yeah, I forgot.
The host, Sydnie Ardmore, also my ex-girlfriend.
[laughs] Oh.
- This is gonna be fun. - Sydnie!
Reed!
I'm so glad you could make it.
- I didn't know you were bringing a date. - Nope. Not his date.
No, no, this is Meadow Watson.
She's the insanely talented photographer I wanted you to meet.
- And buy. - What?
Hello, Meadow. I'm sure if this one is parading you around town,
your work must be dope.
Oh, thank you.
Yeah, I am totally looking forward to seeing it.
I'm so sorry, I do have to steal Reed away for just a second.
- Oh, yeah. No, go for it. - I'll be right back.
[electronic dance music playing continuous]
Bro, this shit is even getting too weird for me.
Yeah, but these pusscroons are fantastic, I will say.
[scoffs]
[Jabari] Oh, shit!
Man, the fuck are you doing?
That's my neighbor.
The one I was telling you about. She's standing at the bar!
[Ky] Not her over there with the cirrhosis of the liver?
That's not her, man.
[Ky] Oh, nah, she bad.
Fuck everything I said about neighbors. She worth getting deported to Russia for.
[Jabari] Hey!
Holy shit! What are you doing here?
This doesn't really seem like your vibe.
Could say the same for you.
[both laugh]
Ah.
Yeah, no.
Didn't think it was in the cards for me to see you so soon.
You live down the hall. Sounds like you need new cards.
[Jabari chuckles]
Right. But right now, I'm pretty happy with the ones I've got.
Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Lady, you crazy!
- No dicks allowed! - [man] Shit, shit, shit!
Wow. Okay.
Yeah. You want to get out of here?
Mm-hmm.
Give you a ride home?
You drove?
[grunts]
You gonna ride that to valet?
Ha ha. Funny.
Nah, get on.
You know, I came here in a Maybach.
Yeah, and you're leaving on a Mongoose.
Unless you don't want to ruin that little cocktail dress of yours.
What is that anyway? Prada?
It's Valentino. And don't try and play me.
♪ Never have I seen someone so pretty Wow ♪
♪ It's pretty wild, crazy ♪
♪ Caught me looking, such a vision Oh so pretty, wow ♪
♪ It's pretty wild, crazy ♪
♪ You look at me ♪
♪ Hope you can't see, no ♪
You trust me?
♪ As my heart beats ♪
♪ I'm the lonely man The lonely man, baby ♪
♪ Mm ♪
♪ N-A ♪
♪ Mm ♪
♪ N-A ♪
♪ Mm ♪
- ♪ N-A ♪ - ♪ Mm ♪
♪ Rolling through my days And all my nights ♪
♪ Speeding by Hoping I don't hit the walls ♪
♪ There she stands and we share a stare ♪
♪ She is all I've been wanting, y'all ♪
♪ I can't explain what I'm feeling ♪
♪ So I will wait And I'll wait for you ♪
♪ I will wait, and I'll wait for you ♪
♪ In love ♪
♪ Now I know, now I know There's a truth I can't hide ♪
♪ In love ♪
♪ Can't believe what I'm seeing Unreal to my eyes ♪
♪ In love ♪
♪ And you find me I find you whatever the life ♪
♪ In love ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ In love ♪
[vibrator buzzing]
[Meadow moaning]
[gasps]
[fireworks whistle and pop]
[woman] Let's go, people! Let's go!
Mm-hmm.
It's round 12. Your mans is wobblin'! He's weak.
Let's light him up! Jab, jab! Right hook! Uppercut!
No dick?
No kiss?
No nothing?
Let's go. We need that KO! Five, four, three, two, one!
[bell dings]
[grunts]
Hey, Creed, next time just fuck him.
[Jimmy] All right, then what happened?
Then I just took her home.
In an Uber, right?
No, she hopped on the back of my bike.
What? You rode a bitch home on your pegs?
[Jabari] I mean, it's no Italian super scooter.
Hey, bitches love horsepower.
Stop saying "bitches," okay?
And please don't tell me you'd actually wear that helmet.
Oh, I always wear a helmet. Safety first, bro.
How do you think I've been able to stay chlamydia-free since '03.
How old were you in 2003?
Shit. Old enough to feel the burn.
Look, we spent all day together, okay?
So when we got home, we just said good night, and that was it.
- Not even a good-night smooch? - Dude, she's my neighbor.
I just moved into the building.
I'm not trying to fuck the vibes up, you know what I mean?
[grunts]
[Jimmy] Dude, you all right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I was just blown away by Bari's bitch-ass-ness.
[Karina] You know, Rob and I fucked in the bathroom on our first date.
Wait, what? At the UNICEF masquerade ball?
That's just what we decided to tell people.
Our real first date?
It was a typically fine blind date.
Except for the fact that he wanted to eat at Ninja New York.
[Meadow] Ninja New York?
Rob is weird. He has a thing for feudal Japan.
I was bored out of my mind.
But my punan felt differently.
[Meadow] Your what?
What? Punan?
Punan, punan, punan. Girl, just let me finish.
I tried to pay attention, figured I could push through.
But she was not having it.
I couldn't take it anymore.
I had a choice.
I could leave this fine date with this nice guy,
go home alone and break out my vibrator,
then wait for him to text me, I don't know, three to five days later
for a second date at Medieval Times or some shit.
Or...
we could be legends.
[gasps]
Hey!
Now, it might have only lasted 35 seconds, but...
oh, legends we were.
[yelps]
You trifling. You busted it open at Ninja New York?
Look, all I'm saying is there is a time to follow your heart,
a time to follow your punan, and a time to follow...
That guy. Whatever he's eating, I want that.
[Ky] My name is Jabari,
and a bad bitch wants to have sex with me,
and I'm too scared of the pussy.
Wah! Wah!
[scoffs]
Played yourself.
[Jimmy] No. Chill, bro. I hear you, Bari.
Like for me, I can't fuck with a chick
unless I'm sure she can hold it down if I have to...
you know, go away.
[Jabari] Jimmers. Weed is legal. Where are you going away to?
I'm not talking about weed, man. I'm talking about plastics.
- I'm working on some stuff. - [cat mewls]
Put that pussy down, man.
- Be well, Cheeto. Be well. - [cat purring]
[Meadow] I don't know, Rina.
I'm standing in that hallway last night, and literally all I wanted to do was bone.
I mean, right there, hanging from the incinerator door.
Just wild, wet...
Sloppy. Choking.
Oh, like right up to the point of losing consciousness.
[gasps]
Mm!
[Karina moaning]
Oh God, I hate this feeling.
You like him. It's just butterflies.
Oh, no, no, no. It is not just butterflies.
I know what these tingles are, and it is more than just sex.
Okay, but maybe, and just playing devil's advocate here,
maybe those tingles are telling you to look out,
'cause this could be something good.
Meeting someone in the city is a big deal, so let it be a good big deal.
All I'm saying is be open. Okay? Just be open.
And by "open," I mean your punan!
[gasps]
Look, man, I just don't want you to end up in the friend zone,
watering her houseplants and feeding her cat
while she on a month-long meditation retreat with some nigga named Villard.
Oh, man.
Bro. Who hurt you?
[Karina] Remember, be open!
Yeah. Yeah. Love you.
All right, you guys. I'm gonna get some work done.
What you need to work on is your fine-ass neighbor.
The heart wants what the heart wants, but the punan needs what punan needs!
- I'm not fucking my neighbor! - I'm not fucking my neighbor!
[sighs] Get it together, Meadow.
Okay. All right.
["Willing To Trust" by Kid Cudi featuring Ty Dolla $ign playing]
Hey.
♪ This the day I been waiting for ♪
♪ And I'm setting the scene ♪
♪ Your touch paralyzes me In the morning ♪
♪ And I I don't want you to go ♪
♪ Sincerely yours forever more ♪
♪ And teach me what I should know ♪
♪ And I count you Show me something new ♪
♪ Honey, mm ♪
♪ Oh, take control of me ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ I've been willing ♪
♪ To trust someone ♪
♪ And I've been ♪
♪ Willing to trust someone ♪
♪ And I've been ♪
♪ Willing to trust someone ♪
♪ And I've been ♪
♪ Willing to trust someone ♪
♪ If we ain't got trust We ain't got nothing ♪
♪ Is this really love What it's becoming? ♪
♪ Funny how we turned into something ♪
♪ Say you wasn't even looking For a boyfriend ♪
♪ Don't need new friends That shit's so confusing ♪
♪ Left your ex Thought you'd never trust a man again ♪
♪ Don't take it out on me, no ♪
♪ Don't do me dirty Let's make this worth it ♪
♪ I've been ♪
♪ Willing to trust someone ♪
♪ And I've been ♪
♪ Willing to trust someone ♪
♪ And I've been ♪
♪ Willing to trust someone ♪
♪ And I've been ♪
♪ Willing to trust someone ♪
[no audio]
♪ Yeah, oh ♪
♪ I got you Don't worry, love ♪
♪ Oh, hold on me ♪
♪ I got you Don't worry, love ♪
♪ Oh, just lay with me ♪
♪ I got you Don't worry, love ♪
♪ Oh, you're so sweet ♪
♪ I got you Don't worry, love ♪
♪ Right here is where I'll be ♪
♪ I got you Don't worry, love ♪
♪ All this time I thought I'd never find ♪
♪ I got you Don't worry, love ♪
♪ Oh, just hold on me ♪
[cell phone vibrates]
[vibrates]
Huh?
Who the fuck?
[sighs deeply]
[cell phone vibrates]
[sighs]
["Can't Believe It" by Kid Cudi and 2 Chainz playing]
♪ It is like combining two worlds So that shit hard ♪
- ♪ It's time for that, though ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ Deuce and Cudi ♪ - ♪ Yeah, nigga ♪
♪ Can't believe it, baby No, you can't believe it, baby ♪
♪ Riding through the city And I'm coasting ♪
♪ Bitch get off me Bitch get off me ♪
♪ Can't believe it, baby No, you can't believe it, baby ♪
[Carmen shrieks] Jabari! I'm coming. I'm coming.
Oh, thank God you're here.
Carmen. Okay, okay, okay.
Where is it?
- In the kitchen! - All right.
What the fuck are you wearing? It's like a thousand degrees in here.
Rat armor!
Would you relax?
There's no way there's a rat in your apartment.
- Oh, shit! - [pots clatter]
- That's a fucking rat! - I told you!
Go! Go! Go! Go!
- [Carmen] What am I supposed to do? - Call a fucking exterminator!
♪ And I'm coasting Bitch, get off me ♪
♪ Bitch, get off me Can't believe it, baby ♪
♪ No, you can't believe it, baby Riding through the city and I'm coasting ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Getting lost in the rythym Of the fucking flight ♪
♪ When the city lights shine And the mood is right ♪
♪ When you sipping Ain't no tripping on the move tonight ♪
♪ Bring out the whole team I'm on lysergic ♪
[Jimmy] People's exes text them all the time.
♪ Seen him in the streets I'm taking off ♪
- ♪ Make them understand ♪ - How bad could it really be?
♪ In my world the view swerve Never looking back ♪
♪ Forty-two, I do okay I knew you couldn't hold me, Jack ♪
♪ And it's on, bigger bank Time to get it now ♪
♪ Ben baller did the chain Rosie Goldie, homey ♪
♪ Learn the name ♪
Oh, shit.
Yeah, that's bad.
- [Jabari] Exactly! - How do you know she even saw it?
Okay. One, when I woke up,
my phone was on the pillow.
Two, she made her side of the bed.
You know how hard it is to make a bed when someone's still in it?
Okay, weird.
Three, when I text her,
she hit me back with the thumbs-up emoji.
[Jimmy] Yeah, but was the skin color correct?
[Jabari] It was yellow, bro.
Yellow.
Oh, yeah. No, she saw it.
♪ Yeah ♪
Yeah, might be time to hit the block button on Carmen, bro.
What? I can't block Carmen. I've known her for like ten years.
Man, I'm about to block my ex. She won't stop calling me.
Oh, my God. When did you guys break up?
Break up? I just stopped answering her calls and texts and DMs and shit.
- What? - So you ghosted her?
[man] Um...
Yeah?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a minute.
You need to go actually break up with this girl, man.
She's calling because she doesn't know she's your ex.
- That's fucked up. - Like face-to-face?
Ooh! She a wild one, bro.
I don't want to call the cops on this girl.
Why were you dating a girl you'd have to call...
[sighs]
Why date a girl you'd have to call the police on?
Shit, yo. It ain't true love unless the police are involved!
- [grunts] - [all] Oh!
- Shit. - Damn.
[man 2] I got this. I got this.
I'm good.
[chuckles]
- What's up, boys? - Downtown Pat, what's good, baby?
Hey, bro, need help with that?
Oh, yeah, yeah. Could you hold this for a second?
- [bones crack] - [grunts]
Yeah, that's good. That's good.
[sighs and laughs]
Love is a motherfucker, boys.
I remember I met this girl once at a rave.
I was tripping my balls off on 'shrooms,
and she saw all the fun that I was having,
and she asked, how much to get like me?
And I says, "How much? Man, this love is for the community."
So I hit her a couple caps, and we're dancing the fucking night away.
But dig this.
I woke up at my crib the next morning, and all my shit was gone.
[Pat laughs]
Bitch stole everything.
[laughing]
When I finally tracked her down,
she said she stole my shit so I would remember her.
All right, this girl sounds crazy. And I'm out.
I know that sounds crazy right now.
But, man, at the time, that shit was the sexiest thing I ever heard.
Shit, drama is fucking sexy.
- [sniffles] - [Jabari] Yo, Downtown.
You good?
Love is a motherfucker, boys. It'll find us all. It'll hurt us all.
But goddamn it, it's the only thing that'll save us all.
If you got it, hold on to it.
["Livin' My Truth" by Kid Cudi playing]
♪ Dude ♪
♪ Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh ♪
♪ Lights flicker For the mighty Rager nigga ♪
♪ I like ♪
♪ When the girlies looking Please don't ask for pictures ♪
- ♪ It's a ♪ - ♪ Mission every day ♪
- ♪ Just living out some scriptures ♪ - ♪ We here ♪
- [siren wailing] - ♪ We forever ♪
♪ I won't miss you ♪
♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪ This life goes on and on, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪ Living my truth is all I know, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪ In this life it goes on and on, yeah ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪ - ♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪ Living my truth, living with love ♪
[doorbell buzzer]
[Carmen] Hello?
Hey, it's me.
[Carmen] You're being weird.
- Am I? - [Carmen] Yeah.
Yeah. Well...
Um...
So that text last night.
Oh, right. I...
[sighs]
I knew you weren't gonna let me keep it.
Oh.
Yeah, I wasn't even really talking about the hoodie, though.
The picture was just, like,
unexpected.
[Carmen] Yeah, I know.
It was a "felt cute, might delete later" sort of thing.
Besides, it's not like it's nothing you haven't seen before.
I just don't think we should be sending each other stuff like that.
Okay.
You know, seeing how we're just friends and all.
[scoffs] Okay, Jabari.
Also, I was with somebody when you sent it,
and they saw it, and it's kind of become a thing.
Oh.
Well, sorry.
Uh...
I'm sorry, but I have to ask you, were you with somebody
or were you "with" somebody?
I don't really see the difference.
[scoffs]
Okay, well, the difference is, how long have you been with this somebody?
- Because you fucked me a month ago. - What?
The last time we hooked up, I hadn't even met her yet.
- That's not the point, Jabari! - You're right.
The point is, I don't think that this friendship thing is working out.
Yeah, well, I agree. I wasn't trying to be friends in the first place.
You said you couldn't be with anyone, but clearly that was a lie.
Carmen, I didn't come here to argue with you.
[sighs]
So, this person you're with, is she your girlfriend?
No.
But...
[sighs]
I am so stupid.
You should go.
You'll be blocked before you get downstairs.
[woman] Because, you know,
I-I went to school right up the street from here.
Who would have thought I'd be here a couple years later?
Hold on a second.
Yo!
Hey. What's up, Nadia?
Ain't shit. Just trying to get some press in before the show.
- Wow, your stuff is looking dope. - Yeah, my bad.
I know I kind of took over some of your space.
You haven't been here setting up or anything,
so I just assumed you weren't doing the show.
[Meadow] Um...
Yeah, uh...
Oh, I see what you doing.
You trying to hit us with that Beyoncé drop on opening night!
Yeah. Yeah, that's it. You know me. Dramatic.
Yeah, but that's what makes you dope.
[Meadow] Yeah.
All right, girl. Let me get back to this white man.
I see you later, all right? Hey! You break it, you bought it, Jerry!
[Jerry] I'm looking, not touching. Not my first gallery tour.
[angelic music plays]
[sighs]
- [elevator dings] - [elevator doors open]
Yo.
Oh.
Hey.
[lock tumbles]
[Jabari] Um...
Headed back out?
[Meadow] Yeah, I got a, um... a thing.
Look. I know this morning's shit probably seemed very fuckboyish,
but I just want to say that I'm not a scumbag.
My ex just had the wrong idea about what it means to be friends,
but I cleared that up now, so there's no lingering drama.
Fuck yes.
Oh yeah.
Um...
The whole "ex sext" thing was definitely weird.
Were you really with her yesterday?
[sighs]
Yeah. But I didn't...
Look, I gotta go, okay?
Wait. Wait. Wait. Whoa.
Meadow.
I know that sounds crazy, but nothing happened.
What I'm trying to say is,
I'm sorry if that hurt you.
I really like you, and I want you to know you can trust me.
[sighs]
Listen, Jabari, I really like you too, but...
You know, I think all of this is moving way too fast, and you and I,
I mean, we both have a lot going on.
So I think we should just, like, take a second.
[elevator dings]
Med.
I'm sorry, I just can't do this right now. I really can't. I gotta go.
Fuck.
[sighs]
[dramatic music plays]
[sighs]
[gasps softly]
- [Reed] I get it. Crypto. - Hello.
[Meadow] Hi. I'm supposed to be meeting Reed.
Hey, superstar. Carol, I got her.
[Meadow] Hey.
Oh.
Are you freaking out?
Don't! You know, you artists are all the same.
A couple weeks out from a show, and you guys turn into the walking dead.
Meadow, relax. You are amazing.
Your show will be amazing,
and everyone is going to love your work. You should be proud.
Thanks. I, uh...
- I needed that. - Yeah, anytime.
Uh, now, come on. Everyone's waiting.
What? I thought we were just grabbing dinner real quick.
[Reed] We are.
[loud, indistinct chatter]
Just with a couple friends.
[chatter continuous]
[waiter] Caviar deviled eggs?
[inhales and sighs]
[elevator dings]
["Maybe So" by Kid Cudi playing]
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Pray out loud As I pray out loud sitting ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Days are long And my nights are spent wishing ♪
♪ So it seems I'm complete Doubt that ♪
♪ Silent suffering, baby ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Thoughts spin round, yeah These thoughts spin round my head ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Thinking about all the special things You said ♪
♪ When I sleep you're what I see Can't shake it ♪
♪ Silent suffering, baby ♪
♪ And they say that I'll heal in time ♪
♪ Maybe so, maybe not ♪
♪ Take it slow and you'll soon be fine ♪
♪ Maybe so, maybe not ♪
♪ And they say that I'll heal in time ♪
♪ Maybe so, maybe not ♪
♪ Take it slow and you'll soon be fine ♪
♪ Maybe so, maybe not ♪
♪ Sunday afternoon ♪
♪ And I'm dreaming of you ♪
♪ Please don't go throw your love away ♪
♪ I'm missing you ♪
[sighs]
[car horns honking]
- [applause] - [woman 1] Well done!
- Can't wait to see more. - [man 1] Great stuff, Jabari.
[man 2] Love your work, bro!
[woman 2] Awesome!
Ooh, my bro, you killed it!
[laughs] Mark my words,
Mr. Rager's going to be the biggest property at Cosmic.
Hey, so about the whole bright, white and lite thing,
I was just looking out, you know?
Just passing on some game. Tomó la tu.
You know, that's for you.
I didn't expect you to repeat it in front of the whole board.
But, uh, hey, whatever, man. You know?
It's cool, fam. I appreciate it.
My bro.
[cell phone notification wails]
Oh, something is totally bugged with my Stush app.
I swear, they keep sending me the same girls.
No, Rhonda and I are not the perfect match!
Ugh! Dios mio.
[Nadia] Yeah!
I love that one.
I think it's my favorite.
[Meadow] Yeah?
So, where's he going?
Uh, yeah. I don't know if he's gonna make the cut.
[Nadia] What?
But he just fits.
I'm not sure that he does.
Damn. Well, shit, you know better than me.
[woman] Mmm. Junior's Cheesecake.
Now this is my kind of Saturday.
Yeah. Well, I know that's the real reason you come to visit your little brother.
I'll come all the way from Queens for you. But, damn, this is a close second.
[chuckles]
[woman] How you holding up?
[Jabari] I'm good. I'm good.
Us deciding to pump the brakes was the right call.
Neither of us really wanted nothing serious, so, you know...
- Really? - What?
"Nothing serious"?
Jeez, Jabari, you called me about that girl.
You barely call me on my birthday.
I don't know, Ellie.
I'm... I'm fucked up.
I never felt this way about a girl before.
Have you talked to her?
No, I'm cool.
Ow! What the fuck?
Bro, don't let your pride make you miss out on something good.
You need to tell this girl how you feel.
- I tried that. - Then try again.
Love is the easiest thing in the world when it happens by accident,
but it doesn't get real until you do it on purpose.
[sighs]
[muted music and chatter]
[indistinct chatter]
[car horn honking distantly]
There she is!
[Meadow] Hey, guys.
I am so fucking proud of you, Meadow.
- Aw. - [Karina] We both are.
Thank you, and thank you for coming.
[Karina] Oh, shut up.
We wouldn't miss this for the world.
And besides, I will take any excuse to get dressed up.
And look, I'm back, bitch!
I see.
[sighs]
Babe, can you grab me another champagne?
It's Mama's night out.
All right, talk to me.
[sighs] He's not coming.
Sweetie, did you ask him to come?
No. I don't know.
Somewhere deep down, I just thought he'd show up.
I feel kind of dumb, I guess.
Okay, first off, this night is not about him.
It's about you.
And you shouldn't feel anything but magic tonight.
And second,
it's okay to be disappointed, Meadow.
Here's the truth.
Everyone's just out here looking for their person.
Maybe Jabari is your person. Maybe not.
But you've got to be willing to put yourself out there
if finding your person is what you want.
Karina...
[Karina] It sucks. I know.
And it's scary.
But it's on you, Meadow.
It's on you.
So, it just gets me tight that people equate New York with gray and darkness
when the city's mad colorful.
Like, even the people are so colorful.
So in my work, I try to showcase that.
Yo, Nadia. Shit. I feel you. Seriously, I feel it in your work.
Um, anyway, Meadow, tell me about you. Is that what drew you to photography?
Oh, thank you.
[clears throat] Uh...
[microphone feedback]
I... I guess what I like the most is...
It's...
It's the ability to capture a moment.
It's the ability to stop time.
Because sometimes moments can get too big for us.
You know, we get scared, and we... we run.
We fold.
We do the wrong thing.
We say the wrong thing, and then just like that,
the moment has passed.
So I guess I just like having the ability to just pause a moment forever
in the hopes of the impossibility of just getting back to it.
Doing it over.
Hopefully that answered your question and that made some sense.
And if it didn't, I'm just gonna blame it on the fact
that I'm, like, super hungry right now.
[laughter]
Really. I'm just thinking about what I'm gonna eat after this.
[laughter and applause]
[woman 1] You were just amazing.
Oh, thank you. Thank you.
Excuse me. Excuse me.
- [woman 2] Absolutely brilliant. - Yes. Thank you so much.
[mysterious music playing]
[car horns honking]
[chuckles]
["Can't Shake Her" by Kid Cudi and Ty Dolla $ign playing]
Hey!
Hey, I'm going to Varick and Leonard, please.
[taxi door closes]
♪ Please don't go, let's talk about it ♪
♪ No need for wilding Just another fight ♪
♪ What's going on, know I did you wrong I can't deny ♪
♪ Don't tell no lies, look into my eyes You can read signs ♪
♪ Our souls align, say, give it time Don't want to hold you up ♪
♪ Down on my luck ♪
♪ I'm sitting stuck ♪
♪ Please find me, I'm waiting No hiding ♪
♪ Got to get you, babe No bullshit, I'm trying ♪
♪ Can't shake her, shake her ♪
♪ I'm gonna dream you later And I love it, you are truly everything ♪
♪ Word to me ♪
♪ Can't shake her, shake her ♪
♪ I'm gonna dream you later And I love it, you are truly everything ♪
♪ Word to me ♪
♪ Can't shake her, shake her ♪
♪ I'm gonna dream you later And I love it, you are truly everything ♪
♪ Word to me ♪
♪ Can't shake her, shake her ♪
♪ I'm gonna dream you later And I love it, you are truly everything ♪
♪ Word to me ♪
♪ Every night in the memories ♪
♪ Can't escape you if I tried ♪
♪ You stay with me ♪
♪ Ain't no use, I'm mesmerized ♪
♪ You're so comforting ♪
♪ Come with me, don't question why ♪
♪ My lovely ♪
♪ Mm-mm ♪
♪ Since I met you No, I never want to let you go ♪
♪ Can't forget you ♪
♪ Days I'd sweat you so you'd know ♪
♪ I'm lost in your awe ♪
♪ Ain't forgetting this dream Can you help me out? ♪
♪ Don't you see? ♪
♪ Can't shake her, shake her ♪
♪ I'm gonna dream you later And I love it, you are truly everything ♪
♪ Word to me ♪
♪ Can't shake her, shake her ♪
♪ I'm gonna dream you later And I love it, you are truly everything ♪
♪ Word to me ♪
[door chime jingles]
[Jabari] Did you know that these burgers are vegan?
[laughs]
Ew.
♪ Shake her ♪
♪ I'm gonna dream you later And I love it, you are truly everything ♪
♪ Word to me ♪
♪ Shake her ♪
♪ Can't shake her, no Can't shake her, no, no ♪
♪ Can't get away ♪
♪ Can't get away No, no, no, no ♪
♪ Can't shake ♪
Hey.
♪ Can't get away ♪
[news anchor] Popular dating app Stush is under fire this evening.
It turns out the dating component of the application
was a Trojan horse for identity theft.
The founders of Stush were stealing users' credit card information
to verify extravagant purchases.
Authorities estimate the company was able to embezzle upwards of $150 million
in just under three months.
Those who did find love certainly paid a pretty penny for it.
♪ Word to me ♪
♪ Shake her ♪
♪ Can't shake her, no Can't shake her, no, no ♪
♪ Can't get away ♪
["She's Lookin' For me" by Kid Cudi playing]
♪ She's looking for me She's looking for me ♪
♪ Oh, she's looking for me She's looking for me ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Oh, can she save the night Can she save the night in time? ♪
♪ Can she save the night Can she save the night in time? ♪
♪ Call him on the weekend All her girls are going out ♪
♪ Raging till Sunday ♪
♪ She just wants some private time Company ain't boring ♪
♪ This is just the love game Tonight she'll be scoring ♪
♪ Let go all the fears Ain't no thinking twice ♪
♪ Finally he text back Oh, I think he like me ♪
♪ Matter of fact she know it He smiles when he see her ♪
♪ Tequila and some R&B Sex till she dizzy ♪
♪ Dizzy ♪
♪ Baby girl, let me know ♪
♪ She's looking for me She's looking for me, oh ♪
♪ Oh, she's looking for me She's looking for me, oh ♪
♪ Oh, can she save the night Can she save the night in time? ♪
♪ Can she save the night Can she save the night in time? ♪
♪ Come on, think he all about it ♪
♪ Can't stall, have some fun Ready ♪
♪ Now she got the boy In a dream loving, heating up ♪
♪ Can't get enough ♪
♪ She never want to leave See, the night's still young ♪
♪ Smoking, feeling free Making love to my tongue ♪
♪ He holds her tight ♪
♪ Sex until the morning light ♪
♪ Baby girl, let me know ♪
♪ She's looking for me She's looking for me, oh ♪
♪ Oh, she's looking for me She's looking for me ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Oh, can she save the night Can she save the night in time? ♪
♪ Can she save the night Can she save the night in time? ♪
[synth music playing]
♪ You want, you want, you want You want, you want, you want ♪
♪ You want, you want, you want ♪
Subtitle translation by: Nick Lombardi