1 00:00:13,268 --> 00:00:15,303 Up to it, down to it. 2 00:00:15,337 --> 00:00:17,572 Fuck those who don't do it. 3 00:00:17,606 --> 00:00:20,375 We do it 'cause we used to it, 4 00:00:20,409 --> 00:00:23,078 so drink, my nigga, drink. 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:26,615 Mm, mm-mm. 6 00:00:26,648 --> 00:00:27,816 Yeah, I'm gonna need to take that in stages. 7 00:00:28,049 --> 00:00:29,518 -Over here. -Uh, another round? 8 00:00:29,551 --> 00:00:30,719 -No! -Yes! 9 00:00:30,752 --> 00:00:32,454 I got this new shit with jalapeño and mezcal. 10 00:00:32,487 --> 00:00:34,523 -Ooh! -Yeah! 11 00:00:35,690 --> 00:00:37,793 Hi! 12 00:00:37,826 --> 00:00:41,163 How come I never get asked to dance by a Lester? 13 00:00:41,196 --> 00:00:42,364 I think it's your face. 14 00:00:42,397 --> 00:00:44,199 -Shut up. 15 00:00:44,232 --> 00:00:46,668 Come on, girl, I'll be your Lester. 16 00:00:50,138 --> 00:00:53,308 ♪ For misery, my friends ♪ 17 00:00:53,341 --> 00:00:55,844 ♪ Cherchez la femme ♪ 18 00:00:56,077 --> 00:00:57,345 ♪ Hey, now ♪ 19 00:00:57,379 --> 00:00:59,681 ♪ Cherchez la femme ♪ 20 00:00:59,714 --> 00:01:02,617 ♪ Oh, yeah Cherchez la femme ♪ 21 00:01:11,827 --> 00:01:13,695 Your whole "natural early bird" thing 22 00:01:13,728 --> 00:01:16,631 has been bothering me for the entire 25 years 23 00:01:16,665 --> 00:01:17,866 of my life that I've known you. 24 00:01:18,099 --> 00:01:19,634 Ella, it's 8:30. 25 00:01:19,668 --> 00:01:20,836 Shit! 26 00:01:21,703 --> 00:01:23,238 Yeah, it's probably not the best for you 27 00:01:23,271 --> 00:01:25,140 to be late as fuck to your first day of work. 28 00:01:32,147 --> 00:01:33,448 Remind me why 29 00:01:33,482 --> 00:01:35,383 I spent my early 20s trying to build 30 00:01:35,417 --> 00:01:36,651 a professional reputation 31 00:01:36,685 --> 00:01:38,487 instead of sitting on a really rich dick. 32 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:39,821 Exactly. 33 00:01:39,855 --> 00:01:42,123 I mean, what were our mothers thinking with this whole 34 00:01:42,157 --> 00:01:44,693 "pursuit of educational excellence" bullshit? 35 00:01:44,726 --> 00:01:47,128 I mean, where was the "There's nothing wrong 36 00:01:47,162 --> 00:01:48,830 "with sleeping your way to the top, baby, 37 00:01:48,864 --> 00:01:50,398 "as long as you do it discreetly 38 00:01:50,432 --> 00:01:52,701 and before you turn 26" speech? 39 00:01:53,502 --> 00:01:55,737 It's okay. It's okay. I'll move. 40 00:01:55,770 --> 00:01:57,639 -What? No, no, no, not you. 41 00:01:57,672 --> 00:01:59,574 I'm just being invisible woman-ed. 42 00:01:59,608 --> 00:02:00,876 At the bodega? 43 00:02:00,909 --> 00:02:01,910 Mm-hmm. 44 00:02:02,143 --> 00:02:03,645 This female colonizer in here 45 00:02:03,678 --> 00:02:05,514 was literally standing on top of me. 46 00:02:05,547 --> 00:02:07,349 You know the whites can't see us. 47 00:02:07,382 --> 00:02:10,151 Anyway, I was just calling to wish you good luck. 48 00:02:10,185 --> 00:02:12,220 And don't go into that office this morning 49 00:02:12,254 --> 00:02:13,455 trying to be yourself. 50 00:02:13,488 --> 00:02:15,557 Try being someone much more likable, 51 00:02:15,590 --> 00:02:17,359 like one of those nice colored girls from Georgia 52 00:02:17,392 --> 00:02:18,593 we went to school with 53 00:02:18,627 --> 00:02:19,928 who were raised to marry well. 54 00:02:20,161 --> 00:02:22,197 Ishmael, what up? I'm finna be late. 55 00:02:22,230 --> 00:02:23,598 Almost, lady, almost. 56 00:02:23,632 --> 00:02:24,733 I cannot believe 57 00:02:24,766 --> 00:02:26,535 you're still eating out of the bodega. 58 00:02:26,568 --> 00:02:27,869 Right now it's a requirement. 59 00:02:27,903 --> 00:02:29,437 Are you not hungover? 60 00:02:29,471 --> 00:02:31,306 'Cause I feel like stir-fried shit. 61 00:02:31,339 --> 00:02:34,509 Ah, pain threshold hovering around three. 62 00:02:34,543 --> 00:02:36,311 Remember when we were 21, 63 00:02:36,344 --> 00:02:38,346 and we could get in at five in the morning, 64 00:02:38,380 --> 00:02:40,515 drink a Red Bull, and just shake it off? 65 00:02:40,549 --> 00:02:44,185 No, I have very few lucid memories of my 20s. 66 00:02:44,219 --> 00:02:45,487 Bacon, egg, and cheese. 67 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:46,755 -Uh! -Oh! 68 00:02:46,788 --> 00:02:48,456 -That is mine. -Oh, I thought it was mine. 69 00:02:48,490 --> 00:02:50,292 I am a woman phenomenally. 70 00:02:50,325 --> 00:02:53,528 Phenomenal woman, that is me. 71 00:02:55,964 --> 00:02:57,866 -Uh... -Hmm. 72 00:02:57,899 --> 00:03:00,268 Did you just "Phenomenal Woman" her? 73 00:03:00,302 --> 00:03:02,203 Yes, I did. 74 00:03:02,237 --> 00:03:03,405 Oh. 75 00:03:03,438 --> 00:03:05,974 Why she want to make me angry before 9 a.m.? 76 00:03:06,207 --> 00:03:07,876 I hate when I'm mad on a Monday. 77 00:03:23,325 --> 00:03:24,726 Hips back, elbows down. 78 00:03:26,861 --> 00:03:28,263 So good, team. 79 00:03:28,296 --> 00:03:30,265 Y'all look so good. 80 00:03:34,803 --> 00:03:35,804 Morning, Mother. 81 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,008 Aunt Zelda? 82 00:03:40,241 --> 00:03:42,477 I haven't heard her name in over ten years. 83 00:03:42,510 --> 00:03:44,913 Mom, the guest list has to end somewhere. 84 00:03:44,946 --> 00:03:47,349 -Okay, Mom, this is work. 85 00:03:47,382 --> 00:03:48,783 Mom, this is work! 86 00:03:48,817 --> 00:03:50,619 I won't call you back. 87 00:03:53,254 --> 00:03:55,290 Hello. 88 00:03:55,323 --> 00:03:58,493 No! I told Chad to do it. 89 00:03:58,526 --> 00:04:00,729 His nepotism is really starting to show. 90 00:04:00,762 --> 00:04:02,797 Radha, you run the new numbers. 91 00:04:02,831 --> 00:04:03,832 I'll be in soon. 92 00:04:08,903 --> 00:04:10,005 Shh! 93 00:04:10,038 --> 00:04:13,041 -Quiet. 94 00:04:23,818 --> 00:04:27,689 -Shh, shh, shh, shh. 95 00:04:27,722 --> 00:04:28,790 Okay. 96 00:04:36,731 --> 00:04:39,801 Daddy, I'm awake. 97 00:04:41,336 --> 00:04:43,338 Daddy? 98 00:04:43,371 --> 00:04:45,340 This is nothing like when you call me Daddy. 99 00:04:45,373 --> 00:04:47,575 Oh, God. 100 00:04:49,077 --> 00:04:52,514 And how are we today, mind, body, and soul? 101 00:04:52,547 --> 00:04:53,682 Um... 102 00:04:53,715 --> 00:04:57,519 purple unicorn, blue heart, pink mermaid. 103 00:04:57,552 --> 00:04:58,753 What about you? 104 00:04:58,787 --> 00:05:02,057 Pink unicorn, yellow heart, gold mermaid. 105 00:05:02,090 --> 00:05:04,926 You guys ever gonna let Daddy crack this unicorn code? 106 00:05:04,959 --> 00:05:06,861 Mm, no. 107 00:05:06,895 --> 00:05:08,897 Come on, it's not fair. 108 00:05:08,930 --> 00:05:10,632 Okay, Chicken, close your eyes. 109 00:05:10,665 --> 00:05:12,667 I have a surprise for you. 110 00:05:13,501 --> 00:05:14,903 And open them. 111 00:05:16,771 --> 00:05:18,339 Why are they brown? 112 00:05:18,373 --> 00:05:19,541 Because that is how 113 00:05:19,574 --> 00:05:21,843 all the Black professional ballerinas do it. 114 00:05:21,876 --> 00:05:24,412 Seems like a bit much for six weeks of lessons, 115 00:05:24,446 --> 00:05:25,914 though, don't you think? 116 00:05:25,947 --> 00:05:27,515 No, not at all. 117 00:05:27,549 --> 00:05:30,685 Ballet is all about the aesthetic of the unbroken line. 118 00:05:30,719 --> 00:05:33,722 So pink shoes on a brown leg is a broken line. 119 00:05:33,755 --> 00:05:37,425 Well, I appreciate your diligence on the subject. 120 00:05:37,459 --> 00:05:40,562 And as always, your beautiful brain 121 00:05:40,595 --> 00:05:42,430 continues to wow me. 122 00:05:44,032 --> 00:05:46,067 Oh, I got to go. 123 00:05:46,101 --> 00:05:47,969 Uh, I left her tuition check by the door. 124 00:05:48,002 --> 00:05:49,104 So please don't forget it, okay? 125 00:05:49,137 --> 00:05:53,408 -Okay. -And you, I love you. Mwah. 126 00:05:53,441 --> 00:05:57,378 Uh, unicorn, television set, red mermaid. 127 00:05:57,412 --> 00:05:58,480 -Mm-mm. No. -No. 128 00:05:58,513 --> 00:05:59,681 But I'm getting it. 129 00:05:59,714 --> 00:06:01,449 -No. -I'm getting it. 130 00:06:01,483 --> 00:06:03,918 -He's not even close, is he? -Have a good day, guys. 131 00:06:05,487 --> 00:06:06,688 He is something else. 132 00:06:06,721 --> 00:06:08,623 Mm, who you tellin'? 133 00:06:20,101 --> 00:06:21,402 I like what you've done with the place. 134 00:06:21,436 --> 00:06:23,571 Oh, it's a miracle I have an office at all. 135 00:06:23,605 --> 00:06:25,940 Whoever the fuck invented open office floor plans 136 00:06:25,974 --> 00:06:27,842 should be forced to listen to the Lean In audiobook 137 00:06:27,876 --> 00:06:30,979 on repeat for the rest of their lives. 138 00:06:31,012 --> 00:06:33,148 You know the digital revolution cannot be forged 139 00:06:33,181 --> 00:06:35,083 in an office with walls. 140 00:06:36,718 --> 00:06:38,553 You look good. 141 00:06:38,586 --> 00:06:40,455 -You better? -Think so. 142 00:06:40,488 --> 00:06:42,557 The "book not selling" stuff, yes. 143 00:06:42,590 --> 00:06:43,992 The being branded a "regressive blow 144 00:06:44,025 --> 00:06:45,994 to fourth-wave feminism" part, 145 00:06:46,027 --> 00:06:47,862 -not so much. That's bullshit. 146 00:06:47,896 --> 00:06:51,866 Your essay about cooking dinner ass-naked in an apron and heels 147 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:53,134 was quite exquisite. 148 00:06:53,168 --> 00:06:54,969 That was a personal story. 149 00:06:55,003 --> 00:06:57,739 I wasn't suggesting it as a practice. 150 00:06:57,772 --> 00:06:59,908 Okay, kiddo, for your first assignment, 151 00:06:59,941 --> 00:07:01,142 you won a trip to cover 152 00:07:01,176 --> 00:07:05,780 Soulja Boy's Legends party tonight. 153 00:07:05,814 --> 00:07:07,448 ♪ Superman that ho, what? ♪ 154 00:07:07,482 --> 00:07:08,683 ♪ Superman that ho, What, what? ♪ 155 00:07:08,716 --> 00:07:10,451 Come on, Barb. 156 00:07:10,485 --> 00:07:11,786 Ah, don't "Come on, Barb" me. 157 00:07:11,820 --> 00:07:13,188 Soulja Boy... 158 00:07:13,221 --> 00:07:15,590 "He is the first true Internet rap star. 159 00:07:15,623 --> 00:07:17,559 "He launched a movement that led to the current wave 160 00:07:17,592 --> 00:07:19,828 "of self-produced and distributed artists 161 00:07:19,861 --> 00:07:21,796 that shifted the landscape." 162 00:07:21,830 --> 00:07:23,097 Says who? 163 00:07:23,131 --> 00:07:25,700 Says the fucking press release. 164 00:07:25,733 --> 00:07:27,101 When I woke up this morning 165 00:07:27,135 --> 00:07:30,171 and I thought about how my first day here would go, 166 00:07:30,205 --> 00:07:32,240 I said to myself, 167 00:07:32,473 --> 00:07:34,509 "Why don't you go and interview that young man 168 00:07:34,542 --> 00:07:36,110 "who basically taught guys everywhere 169 00:07:36,144 --> 00:07:38,112 "how to stick sheets onto women's backs 170 00:07:38,146 --> 00:07:39,681 "with their semen 171 00:07:39,714 --> 00:07:41,716 and do a dance at the same time?" 172 00:07:41,749 --> 00:07:43,918 I'm sorry, but did I dream that you called all, 173 00:07:43,952 --> 00:07:45,820 "Barb, Barb, what am I gonna do? 174 00:07:45,854 --> 00:07:48,890 "The critics hate my book," begging me for a job? 175 00:07:48,923 --> 00:07:49,958 -No-- Sometimes, Ella, 176 00:07:49,991 --> 00:07:52,527 you look up, and life is different. 177 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:53,928 There's no more car service 178 00:07:53,962 --> 00:07:55,930 or white parties in the Hamptons 179 00:07:55,964 --> 00:07:57,265 or offices with doors that lock 180 00:07:57,498 --> 00:07:59,834 and curtains-- curtains that close. 181 00:07:59,868 --> 00:08:02,036 Yeah. I blame Matt Lauer. 182 00:08:02,070 --> 00:08:03,671 I blame that motherfucker, too. 183 00:08:03,705 --> 00:08:04,906 Shit. 184 00:08:04,939 --> 00:08:07,775 Look, I was the first Black editor in chief 185 00:08:07,809 --> 00:08:10,211 of a mainstream lifestyle publication at 35. 186 00:08:10,245 --> 00:08:12,780 Now I'm 45, and I'm doing this shit. 187 00:08:12,814 --> 00:08:14,515 Adapt, Ella. 188 00:08:14,549 --> 00:08:15,950 Reinvention, that's the game. 189 00:08:15,984 --> 00:08:19,554 You don't see me walking around all puh and pathetic. 190 00:08:20,788 --> 00:08:22,790 -I'm not pathetic. -You a little pathetic. 191 00:08:22,824 --> 00:08:23,992 But you're a good writer, 192 00:08:24,025 --> 00:08:25,560 and you've always been good with celebrities, 193 00:08:25,593 --> 00:08:27,262 which is why I hired you again. 194 00:08:27,295 --> 00:08:28,963 I just could do without all this 195 00:08:28,997 --> 00:08:31,266 "victim of a failed media state" shtick you got going on. 196 00:08:31,299 --> 00:08:34,869 Could you just be, I don't know... 197 00:08:34,903 --> 00:08:36,638 grateful? 198 00:08:36,671 --> 00:08:39,073 Just be as committed to grateful 199 00:08:39,107 --> 00:08:41,309 as you are to self-pity. 200 00:08:41,542 --> 00:08:43,011 I am grateful, Barb. 201 00:08:43,044 --> 00:08:45,914 Seriously, thank you for everything. 202 00:08:45,947 --> 00:08:47,215 Great. 203 00:08:47,248 --> 00:08:49,817 Get out my office. 204 00:08:49,851 --> 00:08:51,286 Whoo! 205 00:08:53,922 --> 00:08:57,659 ♪ Now watch me yuuuuuuu ♪ 206 00:09:03,097 --> 00:09:04,933 She didn't close the fucking door. 207 00:09:16,244 --> 00:09:19,080 Oh, hi, you must be Amari's mom. 208 00:09:19,113 --> 00:09:20,081 I'm Julie. 209 00:09:20,114 --> 00:09:21,649 -This is Goldie. -Hi. 210 00:09:21,683 --> 00:09:22,817 I'm Sondi. 211 00:09:22,850 --> 00:09:25,086 I-I'm actually Amari's dad's girlfriend. 212 00:09:25,119 --> 00:09:26,354 I mean, we live together, 213 00:09:26,587 --> 00:09:28,056 and I-I obviously still keep an apartment 214 00:09:28,089 --> 00:09:31,292 because we're not married, so, um... 215 00:09:31,326 --> 00:09:33,962 But I've been in Amari's life since she was four. 216 00:09:33,995 --> 00:09:35,863 Well, it's nice to meet you. 217 00:09:35,897 --> 00:09:37,732 Our girls just love Amari. 218 00:09:37,765 --> 00:09:39,801 We're so glad she's sticking with it. 219 00:09:39,834 --> 00:09:41,069 Which ones are yours? 220 00:09:41,102 --> 00:09:43,204 Mimi came out looking like her father. 221 00:09:43,237 --> 00:09:45,173 She's in front. 222 00:09:45,206 --> 00:09:46,341 And my Clara's right next to her. 223 00:09:46,374 --> 00:09:47,942 You can see it in her eyes. 224 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:53,314 Excuse me. 225 00:09:55,316 --> 00:09:57,185 Hi. 226 00:09:58,052 --> 00:10:00,388 Did you just get here, or did you see me dance? 227 00:10:00,621 --> 00:10:01,990 I totes got here early, 228 00:10:02,023 --> 00:10:05,159 and you were totes the best one in the whole entire class. 229 00:10:05,193 --> 00:10:07,028 No, I'm totes not. 230 00:10:07,061 --> 00:10:09,998 Ms. Janet says Clara has the best technique. 231 00:10:10,031 --> 00:10:11,332 Clara, Shmara. 232 00:10:11,366 --> 00:10:14,235 Don't tell anybody, but your teacher's a liar. 233 00:10:16,804 --> 00:10:19,340 Chicken, what happened to the shoes I made for you? 234 00:10:19,374 --> 00:10:22,110 I left them at home. Sorry. 235 00:10:22,143 --> 00:10:23,411 No sorrys, dah-ling. 236 00:10:24,746 --> 00:10:26,047 -BRB. -Okay. 237 00:10:27,749 --> 00:10:29,751 Hi, I'd like to pay for the next session 238 00:10:29,784 --> 00:10:31,152 for Amari Powell. 239 00:10:31,185 --> 00:10:33,154 Finally. 240 00:10:33,187 --> 00:10:36,224 We usually don't accept late tuition, but... 241 00:10:36,257 --> 00:10:38,326 we love Amari. 242 00:10:39,227 --> 00:10:40,828 We do offer scholarships 243 00:10:40,862 --> 00:10:42,697 for our underprivileged students. 244 00:10:42,730 --> 00:10:43,898 I can give you a brochure. 245 00:10:43,931 --> 00:10:45,933 Um, no, that'll just wind up in the trash. 246 00:10:45,967 --> 00:10:50,338 Yes, well, Amari's teacher asked me to give you this. 247 00:10:52,140 --> 00:10:55,009 Nutritional suggestions for a six-year-old? 248 00:10:55,043 --> 00:10:57,345 Amari has a great natural facility for ballet. 249 00:10:57,378 --> 00:10:59,714 We just want to help her avoid some of the pitfalls 250 00:10:59,747 --> 00:11:02,016 unique to the bodies of dancers with her... 251 00:11:02,050 --> 00:11:03,251 ethnic background. 252 00:11:03,284 --> 00:11:05,753 I'll be needing that back. Thanks. 253 00:11:05,787 --> 00:11:06,788 Amari, let's go. 254 00:11:06,821 --> 00:11:08,256 -Did you hear that? -Ooh! 255 00:11:08,289 --> 00:11:09,957 Seriously, go look... 256 00:11:09,991 --> 00:11:11,993 ♪ It don't get any clearer ♪ 257 00:11:12,026 --> 00:11:14,762 ♪ I can see it In the way you move ♪ 258 00:11:14,796 --> 00:11:16,831 ♪ Come get A little nearer... ♪ 259 00:11:16,864 --> 00:11:19,100 Seriously? Ugh! 260 00:11:19,133 --> 00:11:21,869 Why is everybody trying it today? 261 00:11:21,903 --> 00:11:23,104 I would've smacked that bitch in the face. 262 00:11:23,137 --> 00:11:24,272 -Mm-hmm. -Mm-hmm. 263 00:11:24,305 --> 00:11:25,473 And now Matthew's over here texting me 264 00:11:25,706 --> 00:11:26,808 like I'm in trouble. 265 00:11:26,841 --> 00:11:29,143 Ooh, teacher's pet is fucking up. 266 00:11:29,177 --> 00:11:30,778 He's the one who has her enrolled in a school 267 00:11:30,812 --> 00:11:33,081 where they're hypersexualizing her prepubescent body 268 00:11:33,114 --> 00:11:34,916 and subverting her femininity. 269 00:11:34,949 --> 00:11:38,019 I'll take "Academic Buzzwords" for $600, Alex. 270 00:11:39,754 --> 00:11:41,422 Anyway, I'm enrolling her in the Dance Theatre of Harlem. 271 00:11:41,456 --> 00:11:43,791 Maybe you should talk to Matthew about that first. 272 00:11:43,825 --> 00:11:45,426 Right, 'cause those Negro ballet slippers 273 00:11:45,460 --> 00:11:47,161 were clearly a miss. 274 00:11:47,195 --> 00:11:49,063 Shit! 275 00:11:49,097 --> 00:11:50,832 What in the whole universe? 276 00:11:50,865 --> 00:11:53,367 Cherise. Cherise. 277 00:11:53,401 --> 00:11:56,170 Hey, girl, you got a first-aid kit? 278 00:11:56,204 --> 00:11:57,805 Legally we're required to, 279 00:11:57,839 --> 00:11:59,507 but we're also supposed to have fire extinguishers, 280 00:11:59,740 --> 00:12:01,309 so I'ma say no. 281 00:12:01,342 --> 00:12:02,844 It's okay. 282 00:12:02,877 --> 00:12:05,847 The whole universe is just not fucking with me today. 283 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,049 Y'all want a round of Get Drunk or Die Trying? 284 00:12:08,082 --> 00:12:09,817 Yes. 285 00:12:09,851 --> 00:12:13,488 Cherise, your titties look particularly amazing today. 286 00:12:13,521 --> 00:12:15,790 Her tits always look amazing. 287 00:12:15,823 --> 00:12:16,891 They're good, right? 288 00:12:16,924 --> 00:12:18,292 -I think so. -Yes. 289 00:12:18,326 --> 00:12:20,161 Oh, sweet child, sweet child. I'll be back. 290 00:12:21,996 --> 00:12:23,030 Okay. 291 00:12:23,064 --> 00:12:25,533 -Uh-uh. -Um... 292 00:12:25,766 --> 00:12:26,968 I thought that you said 293 00:12:27,001 --> 00:12:29,303 your wedding was a small, intimate affair. 294 00:12:29,337 --> 00:12:32,406 Why are there, like, 300 invitations here? 295 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,008 Because this is no longer my wedding. 296 00:12:34,041 --> 00:12:36,144 This is a wedding for Olabisi Adeyemo, 297 00:12:36,177 --> 00:12:39,147 his mother, his 15 aunts from Nigeria, 298 00:12:39,180 --> 00:12:41,415 and my mother and her ever-expanding list 299 00:12:41,449 --> 00:12:43,918 of society women and church friends. 300 00:12:43,951 --> 00:12:45,419 Honestly, at this point, I should just invite 301 00:12:45,453 --> 00:12:47,455 each of Cherise's tits. 302 00:12:47,488 --> 00:12:49,056 Weddings are so overrated. 303 00:12:49,090 --> 00:12:51,192 Huh, inspiring prenuptial insights 304 00:12:51,225 --> 00:12:52,527 from our only married friend. 305 00:12:52,560 --> 00:12:55,129 What? For what Jason and I spent on our wedding, 306 00:12:55,163 --> 00:12:57,899 I could be debt-free and have bought a small boat. 307 00:12:57,932 --> 00:13:00,501 Okay, before Renee makes this all about her, 308 00:13:00,535 --> 00:13:03,237 Whitney, have you bought your wedding tribal dress yet? 309 00:13:03,271 --> 00:13:04,405 Ugh, no. 310 00:13:04,438 --> 00:13:06,007 The tribal colors from his village 311 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:07,408 are brown and blue. 312 00:13:07,441 --> 00:13:11,179 And they want me to wrap my $350 bridal updo 313 00:13:11,212 --> 00:13:14,315 in a... durag thingy. 314 00:13:14,348 --> 00:13:17,118 I'm pretty sure it's not a durag exactly. 315 00:13:17,151 --> 00:13:18,886 It's like a crown, bougie. 316 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:20,421 Oh, and the worst of it, 317 00:13:20,454 --> 00:13:23,558 Ola's mother wants branzino for the fish entrée. 318 00:13:23,591 --> 00:13:25,126 Mmm, I love branzino. 319 00:13:25,159 --> 00:13:26,427 Uh, no, you don't. 320 00:13:26,460 --> 00:13:27,862 You think you love branzino 321 00:13:27,895 --> 00:13:30,264 because the chefs always serve it as a special 322 00:13:30,298 --> 00:13:32,099 and people who don't know better let other people 323 00:13:32,133 --> 00:13:34,235 dictate to them what's actually special in life. 324 00:13:34,268 --> 00:13:37,038 And because waiters are always referring to it 325 00:13:37,071 --> 00:13:39,473 as a, um, "European sea bass," 326 00:13:39,507 --> 00:13:41,209 people get distracted by the fact 327 00:13:41,242 --> 00:13:43,144 that in terms of taste and flavor, 328 00:13:43,177 --> 00:13:44,946 it's just glorified tilapia. 329 00:13:44,979 --> 00:13:48,015 So everybody's passing over a beautiful piece of halibut 330 00:13:48,049 --> 00:13:49,483 or even a red snapper 331 00:13:49,517 --> 00:13:50,952 because all the chefs of New York 332 00:13:50,985 --> 00:13:53,054 have decided to make branzino a thing. 333 00:13:53,087 --> 00:13:54,388 But branzino's not a thing. 334 00:13:54,422 --> 00:13:56,557 It's just basic. 335 00:13:58,159 --> 00:14:00,027 I think she just called you a basic bitch. 336 00:14:00,061 --> 00:14:01,529 -Mm-hmm. -I did no such thing. 337 00:14:01,562 --> 00:14:02,930 -Yes, you did. -Mm-hmm. 338 00:14:02,964 --> 00:14:04,599 You know what? I'm gonna take my basic ass 339 00:14:04,632 --> 00:14:06,901 to Matthew's reading of his essay for The Atlantic, 340 00:14:06,934 --> 00:14:09,437 so you can lick your own damn wedding invitations. 341 00:14:09,470 --> 00:14:11,105 Hasn't he done several already? 342 00:14:11,138 --> 00:14:13,874 Right, like, how many times can you present one essay? 343 00:14:13,908 --> 00:14:15,276 It's not like the nigga wrote a book. 344 00:14:16,944 --> 00:14:18,980 Okay, Matthew Powell will never turn down an occasion 345 00:14:19,013 --> 00:14:22,049 to hear himself speak in front of a captive audience, so... 346 00:14:22,083 --> 00:14:23,884 No, no, no, no, no, don't go, please. 347 00:14:23,918 --> 00:14:26,621 I was just about to beg you all to come downtown with me 348 00:14:26,654 --> 00:14:30,024 to this Soulja Boy party tonight. 349 00:14:30,057 --> 00:14:31,292 What's that even mean? 350 00:14:31,325 --> 00:14:32,893 ♪ Soulja Boy up in this ♪ 351 00:14:32,927 --> 00:14:34,929 ♪ Watch me crank it Watch me roll ♪ 352 00:14:34,962 --> 00:14:37,932 Welcome to my life at Hot Tea Digest. 353 00:14:37,965 --> 00:14:39,967 I keep telling you guys I did something really evil 354 00:14:40,001 --> 00:14:41,202 in a past life. 355 00:14:41,235 --> 00:14:43,471 Not, like, Hitler evil but definitely, like, 356 00:14:43,504 --> 00:14:45,273 Clarence Thomas evil. 357 00:14:45,306 --> 00:14:47,108 Okay, Ella, I love you, boo-boo, 358 00:14:47,141 --> 00:14:49,243 but it's a hard no for me. 359 00:14:49,277 --> 00:14:51,279 What about you two? 360 00:14:52,513 --> 00:14:54,048 You can't be serious. 361 00:14:54,081 --> 00:14:56,617 Soulja Boy is a fucking legend. I'm in. 362 00:14:56,651 --> 00:14:58,519 ♪ Come, all, to the E-Z ♪ 363 00:15:00,454 --> 00:15:02,623 ♪ Yes ♪ 364 00:15:02,657 --> 00:15:05,259 ♪ See, this ain't nothin' That you used to ♪ 365 00:15:05,293 --> 00:15:07,561 ♪ Out of the ordinary And usual ♪ 366 00:15:07,595 --> 00:15:09,030 ♪ You got to have The mind state ♪ 367 00:15:09,063 --> 00:15:10,298 ♪ Like I'm so great ♪ 368 00:15:10,331 --> 00:15:12,233 ♪ And can't nobody do it Like you do ♪ 369 00:15:12,266 --> 00:15:14,669 ♪ Miraculous, phenomenal ♪ 370 00:15:14,702 --> 00:15:17,471 ♪ See, I look too good To be fuckin' you ♪ 371 00:15:17,505 --> 00:15:19,373 ♪ And I look too good To be lovin' you ♪ 372 00:15:19,407 --> 00:15:22,109 ♪ You know I look way too good To be stuck with you ♪ 373 00:15:22,143 --> 00:15:24,178 ♪ I'm conceited I got a reason ♪ 374 00:15:24,211 --> 00:15:26,347 ♪ See, I look too good To be getting' whipped... ♪ 375 00:15:26,380 --> 00:15:29,016 Oh, my God. Is that Jim Jones? 376 00:15:29,050 --> 00:15:32,720 Holy 2006, we just entered a time capsule. 377 00:15:32,953 --> 00:15:34,188 I'm going to get champs. 378 00:15:34,221 --> 00:15:35,656 I'm gonna go find Soulja Boy. 379 00:15:35,690 --> 00:15:38,159 -Meet you at the bar? -All right. 380 00:15:38,192 --> 00:15:39,994 I'm coming with you. 381 00:15:40,027 --> 00:15:42,496 What? I want to meet him. 382 00:15:42,530 --> 00:15:46,233 Soulja Boy. 383 00:15:46,267 --> 00:15:48,069 ♪ With his tight white tee ♪ 384 00:15:52,106 --> 00:15:54,175 Hi. I'm with Hot Tea Digest. 385 00:15:54,208 --> 00:15:55,509 I have an interview with Soulja Boy. 386 00:15:55,543 --> 00:15:56,711 Ma'am, please step away from the rope. 387 00:15:56,744 --> 00:15:58,746 -No press today. Oh, please. 388 00:15:58,979 --> 00:16:00,381 How do you even know she's press? 389 00:16:00,414 --> 00:16:01,615 She could be lying. 390 00:16:01,649 --> 00:16:03,184 You know, maybe she's just some groupie whore 391 00:16:03,217 --> 00:16:04,385 just trying to get in the VIP. 392 00:16:04,418 --> 00:16:06,220 What difference does it make, sir? 393 00:16:06,253 --> 00:16:07,288 Brian! 394 00:16:08,589 --> 00:16:12,293 Well, who invited Ella McFair to the party? 395 00:16:12,326 --> 00:16:13,427 Hoo! 396 00:16:13,461 --> 00:16:15,196 You look good, girl. where you been? 397 00:16:15,229 --> 00:16:16,197 -In hiding. Mm. 398 00:16:16,230 --> 00:16:17,264 Can you get me over there? 399 00:16:17,298 --> 00:16:18,766 I need a few bites from Soulja Boy. 400 00:16:18,999 --> 00:16:20,301 Well, hold up. Hold up. 401 00:16:20,334 --> 00:16:22,403 Has-has Ella McFair rejoined the peons 402 00:16:22,436 --> 00:16:24,038 of the entertainment biz? 403 00:16:24,071 --> 00:16:26,273 Brian, please. 404 00:16:26,307 --> 00:16:27,541 You lucky I been tryin' to holla at you 405 00:16:27,575 --> 00:16:29,210 since we was interns. 406 00:16:29,243 --> 00:16:32,413 Hey, yo, let them in. They good. 407 00:16:33,581 --> 00:16:34,615 Wait here. 408 00:16:34,648 --> 00:16:35,783 A'ight. 409 00:16:36,016 --> 00:16:37,451 Go get him. 410 00:16:40,421 --> 00:16:41,522 Hey, Soulja. 411 00:16:41,555 --> 00:16:43,190 Sorry, Miss, but Mr. Tell 'Em-- 412 00:16:43,224 --> 00:16:45,159 -Mr. who? -Mr. Tell 'Em, he-- 413 00:16:45,192 --> 00:16:46,794 Mr. what? 414 00:16:48,295 --> 00:16:50,197 Mr. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em is very specific 415 00:16:50,231 --> 00:16:52,266 about the female optics in his section. 416 00:16:52,299 --> 00:16:54,368 You and your friend are a bit too... mature 417 00:16:54,402 --> 00:16:55,469 for this part of the club. 418 00:16:55,503 --> 00:16:56,704 What? 419 00:16:56,737 --> 00:16:58,472 You don't look... "groupie whore" enough. 420 00:16:58,506 --> 00:17:00,541 Oh, my God. 421 00:17:00,574 --> 00:17:02,209 That-that must've been really hard 422 00:17:02,243 --> 00:17:03,677 for you to say out loud. 423 00:17:03,711 --> 00:17:04,812 Do you want a hug? 424 00:17:05,045 --> 00:17:06,380 Come on. 425 00:17:06,414 --> 00:17:07,615 'Cause I hopped up out of the bed, 426 00:17:07,648 --> 00:17:10,418 and I turned my swag on for you, Mr. Soulja Boy. 427 00:17:10,451 --> 00:17:12,753 God, I wore this dress for a reason. 428 00:17:12,787 --> 00:17:15,055 Come on, I want to talk to that guy. 429 00:17:15,089 --> 00:17:17,191 Soulja was close to letting us in. 430 00:17:17,224 --> 00:17:19,693 Oh, this my shit! 431 00:17:19,727 --> 00:17:21,662 Ah! 432 00:17:27,201 --> 00:17:28,669 ♪ I go on and on ♪ 433 00:17:28,702 --> 00:17:31,505 ♪ Can't understand How I last so long ♪ 434 00:17:31,539 --> 00:17:33,340 ♪ I must have superpowers ♪ 435 00:17:33,374 --> 00:17:35,309 ♪ Last 225,000 hours ♪ 436 00:17:35,342 --> 00:17:37,077 This is like this every single Monday. 437 00:17:37,111 --> 00:17:38,446 Really? 438 00:17:38,479 --> 00:17:39,814 Hopefully I'll see you around here more often. 439 00:17:39,847 --> 00:17:41,749 Yeah, well, we'll see. 440 00:17:41,782 --> 00:17:43,484 -Hey. Hey. 441 00:17:43,517 --> 00:17:44,718 Good to see you. 442 00:17:44,752 --> 00:17:47,188 Yeah, it's been a minute. 443 00:17:47,221 --> 00:17:48,389 You want another drink? 444 00:17:48,422 --> 00:17:50,458 Champagne, please. 445 00:17:52,326 --> 00:17:54,228 You know who that is, right? 446 00:17:54,261 --> 00:17:55,362 No. 447 00:17:55,396 --> 00:17:57,264 Dude, that's Chris Cabrera. 448 00:17:57,298 --> 00:17:58,532 He's the community peen. 449 00:17:58,566 --> 00:18:00,668 He's literally fucked everybody we know. 450 00:18:00,701 --> 00:18:01,702 Who? 451 00:18:01,735 --> 00:18:02,870 I fucked him in 2012, 452 00:18:03,103 --> 00:18:04,205 Renee in 2014, 453 00:18:04,238 --> 00:18:06,407 and Lynda with a Y from Pilates in 2015. 454 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:07,541 His dick is amazing. 455 00:18:07,575 --> 00:18:10,478 Like, incredible, impeccable. Mwah. 456 00:18:10,511 --> 00:18:13,814 I don't know if I'm grossed out or intrigued. 457 00:18:13,848 --> 00:18:15,749 Dude, you're getting married. 458 00:18:15,783 --> 00:18:17,418 You missed the window for intrigue. 459 00:18:17,451 --> 00:18:19,420 Well, apparently I missed the window for everything 460 00:18:19,453 --> 00:18:21,388 because I spent my 20s cooking, cleaning, 461 00:18:21,422 --> 00:18:23,324 and fucking my college sweetheart 462 00:18:23,357 --> 00:18:24,892 instead of fucking that guy. 463 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,596 Well, while you bemoan your perfect life, 464 00:18:28,629 --> 00:18:31,632 I'm going to go pee... and maybe cry. 465 00:18:31,665 --> 00:18:33,801 [Too $hort] ♪ Ain't nothin' But pimpin' these days, G ♪ 466 00:18:33,834 --> 00:18:35,603 ♪ My nigga C got locked up ♪ 467 00:18:35,636 --> 00:18:38,606 ♪ But these real hos Still know they gots to fuck ♪ 468 00:18:38,639 --> 00:18:40,574 ♪ Give a fuck, nigga What you say... ♪ 469 00:18:40,608 --> 00:18:42,209 Oh! 470 00:18:43,711 --> 00:18:45,312 -Cheers. -Happy Monday. 471 00:18:46,747 --> 00:18:48,182 ♪ They love How we break it down ♪ 472 00:18:48,215 --> 00:18:49,416 ♪ Let me explain this now ♪ 473 00:18:51,785 --> 00:18:53,787 ♪ We're bringin' this home ♪ 474 00:18:53,821 --> 00:18:55,656 ♪ Yeah, bringin' This home... ♪ 475 00:18:57,625 --> 00:18:59,593 ♪ Yeah, bringin' this home ♪ 476 00:18:59,627 --> 00:19:01,662 ♪ We're bringin' this home ♪ 477 00:19:01,695 --> 00:19:03,731 ♪ Yeah, bringin' this home ♪ 478 00:19:03,764 --> 00:19:06,333 ♪ We're bringin' This home... ♪ 479 00:19:06,367 --> 00:19:08,669 If Black people continue to dissociate 480 00:19:08,702 --> 00:19:12,439 from ideals such as patriotism and nationalism, 481 00:19:12,473 --> 00:19:14,909 it enables this false concept 482 00:19:14,942 --> 00:19:18,245 of a white nationalist identity to thrive. 483 00:19:18,279 --> 00:19:21,815 Why wouldn't the people that built this country 484 00:19:21,849 --> 00:19:23,317 on their backs 485 00:19:23,350 --> 00:19:25,252 with their blood, with their tears 486 00:19:25,286 --> 00:19:29,590 be the most patriotic, the most convicted 487 00:19:29,623 --> 00:19:32,226 about how this country's identity is defined? 488 00:19:32,259 --> 00:19:34,361 Well, that's very romantic 489 00:19:34,395 --> 00:19:36,697 but not particularly pragmatic. 490 00:19:37,798 --> 00:19:39,333 I mean, most Black Americans 491 00:19:39,366 --> 00:19:41,435 are still living a second-class experience. 492 00:19:41,468 --> 00:19:42,836 It's baked into this country's 493 00:19:42,870 --> 00:19:46,407 governing and founding institutions. 494 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:47,775 Don't you think? 495 00:19:47,808 --> 00:19:50,244 Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Sondi Hill, 496 00:19:50,277 --> 00:19:53,948 She is one of my PhD advisees in African American Studies 497 00:19:53,981 --> 00:19:57,351 and, as you can see, an expert contrarian. 498 00:19:57,384 --> 00:19:58,886 -Hi. 499 00:20:03,457 --> 00:20:04,858 ♪ I surrender to the moment ♪ 500 00:20:04,892 --> 00:20:07,461 ♪ Now I know there's no reason To be scared ♪ 501 00:20:07,494 --> 00:20:10,664 ♪ We are shiftin' shapes... ♪ 502 00:20:10,698 --> 00:20:12,232 Anderson? 503 00:20:16,337 --> 00:20:18,005 Well, look at you. 504 00:20:18,238 --> 00:20:19,907 -What are you doing here? -I took a position at-- 505 00:20:19,940 --> 00:20:21,842 What are you doing in the country? 506 00:20:22,776 --> 00:20:24,244 I'm back. 507 00:20:30,351 --> 00:20:31,785 You still got MCI? 508 00:20:31,819 --> 00:20:33,687 All your calls dropping? 509 00:20:33,721 --> 00:20:35,022 'Cause my number hasn't changed. 510 00:20:35,255 --> 00:20:36,323 I wanted to tell you in person-- 511 00:20:36,357 --> 00:20:38,425 Oh, my God, it's Satan. 512 00:20:38,459 --> 00:20:39,760 Are you okay? 513 00:20:39,793 --> 00:20:40,961 Excuse me? 514 00:20:40,995 --> 00:20:42,630 Oh, yeah, that's your new name, mm-hmm. 515 00:20:42,663 --> 00:20:44,832 Oh, you call me Satan? 516 00:20:44,865 --> 00:20:46,800 Only when I talk about you. 517 00:20:46,834 --> 00:20:48,869 You know, my voodoo must be getting real rusty, 518 00:20:48,902 --> 00:20:51,538 'cause I vanquished you from our lives two years ago. 519 00:20:51,572 --> 00:20:53,307 -Renee. -Don't you "Renee" me. 520 00:20:53,340 --> 00:20:54,642 He's top of the fucking worst. 521 00:20:54,675 --> 00:20:56,677 Wow. The top, huh? 522 00:20:56,710 --> 00:20:58,979 You lucky I got to pee like a fucking racehorse, 523 00:20:59,013 --> 00:21:00,614 'cause... 524 00:21:00,648 --> 00:21:01,982 Protect your set, girl. 525 00:21:04,485 --> 00:21:06,320 She always was my favorite. 526 00:21:10,557 --> 00:21:12,626 I missed you, El. 527 00:21:15,062 --> 00:21:16,864 I didn't miss you at all. 528 00:21:19,867 --> 00:21:21,402 ♪ Peace of mind ♪ 529 00:21:21,435 --> 00:21:23,837 ♪ The last of humankind Yeah ♪ 530 00:21:23,871 --> 00:21:28,409 ♪ I know you deserve This beauty undefined ♪ 531 00:21:28,442 --> 00:21:29,877 ♪ Now I'm finger-paintin' ♪ 532 00:21:29,910 --> 00:21:31,345 ♪ With the rhythm Of the colors ♪ 533 00:21:31,378 --> 00:21:34,081 ♪ That I never knew Were there ♪ 534 00:21:34,314 --> 00:21:35,683 ♪ I surrender to the moment ♪ 535 00:21:35,716 --> 00:21:37,017 ♪ Now I know There's no reason... ♪ 536 00:21:37,051 --> 00:21:38,652 No. 537 00:21:38,686 --> 00:21:40,587 ♪ We are shiftin' shapes ♪ 538 00:21:40,621 --> 00:21:42,756 Amari was inconsolable. 539 00:21:42,790 --> 00:21:45,325 She said you embarrassed her in front of all her friends, 540 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:47,428 said she's got to go dance somewhere else? 541 00:21:47,461 --> 00:21:49,797 I apologize for upsetting Amari, 542 00:21:49,830 --> 00:21:52,933 but I really hate that place for her. 543 00:21:52,966 --> 00:21:55,035 I just want her to feel confident in her own skin-- 544 00:21:55,069 --> 00:21:56,470 Okay, but did it ever occur to you 545 00:21:56,503 --> 00:21:59,073 that just maybe she wants to wear pink shoes 546 00:21:59,106 --> 00:22:00,641 'cause she's a six-year-old 547 00:22:00,674 --> 00:22:02,109 and her favorite color is pink? 548 00:22:02,342 --> 00:22:04,712 She wants to be like those other little girls, 549 00:22:04,745 --> 00:22:06,947 but she's not like them. 550 00:22:06,980 --> 00:22:08,916 And sooner or later, they are going to remind her 551 00:22:08,949 --> 00:22:10,117 that she's different and-- 552 00:22:10,350 --> 00:22:11,785 -You do this every time. -Do what? 553 00:22:11,819 --> 00:22:13,654 You make every moment a protest song. 554 00:22:13,687 --> 00:22:15,756 For Christ's sake, Sondi, she's a kid. 555 00:22:15,789 --> 00:22:17,491 She's my little girl. 556 00:22:17,524 --> 00:22:19,993 I was just trying to teach her-- 557 00:22:20,027 --> 00:22:21,495 Okay, stop! 558 00:22:22,362 --> 00:22:25,132 I love that you have a great relationship with her, 559 00:22:25,365 --> 00:22:27,901 but once again, you've overstepped. 560 00:22:27,935 --> 00:22:29,903 Jeez, sometimes I really wish you would grow up already. 561 00:22:29,937 --> 00:22:31,438 Excuse me? 562 00:22:31,472 --> 00:22:33,607 I spend my days taking care of your ass 563 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,142 and some other chick's child. 564 00:22:35,375 --> 00:22:38,746 That is as grown-up as it gets for me. 565 00:22:38,779 --> 00:22:40,814 Sondi. 566 00:22:43,784 --> 00:22:45,419 ♪ Big titties, whoa ♪ 567 00:22:45,452 --> 00:22:46,820 ♪ Tight dress, no panties Just to go to the store ♪ 568 00:22:46,854 --> 00:22:47,955 ♪ Headed outta lil' daddy's Coming to... ♪ 569 00:22:47,988 --> 00:22:49,757 Hey, do you still live in the Heights? 570 00:22:49,790 --> 00:22:50,858 Yeah. 571 00:22:50,891 --> 00:22:52,693 You want to share a cab uptown? 572 00:22:52,726 --> 00:22:54,661 ♪ Might just Do this shit forever ♪ 573 00:22:54,695 --> 00:22:56,396 ♪ I just do it For the cheddar ♪ 574 00:22:56,430 --> 00:22:58,031 ♪ I ain't even use no effort ♪ 575 00:22:58,065 --> 00:22:59,566 ♪ I just made Some investments ♪ 576 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,401 ♪ Scratch that Off your checklist ♪ 577 00:23:01,435 --> 00:23:03,003 ♪ Weather got me Acting reckless ♪ 578 00:23:03,036 --> 00:23:04,671 ♪ Fuck a snack A ho breakfast ♪ 579 00:23:04,705 --> 00:23:05,973 ♪ Have him coming back For seconds... ♪ 580 00:23:06,006 --> 00:23:07,775 Hey. Hey! 581 00:23:07,808 --> 00:23:09,610 Not in my cab. 582 00:23:09,643 --> 00:23:11,411 ♪ Trying To preach, I'm a blessing ♪ 583 00:23:14,615 --> 00:23:15,883 Yeah. 584 00:23:18,752 --> 00:23:20,454 Come on, come on. 585 00:23:20,487 --> 00:23:22,589 -Yeah. 586 00:23:22,623 --> 00:23:24,091 What? 587 00:23:24,124 --> 00:23:26,760 -What's wrong? -It's, um-- 588 00:23:26,794 --> 00:23:28,729 I'm-I'm sorry. I just-- 589 00:23:29,596 --> 00:23:33,066 Oh, this is mad embarrassing. I... 590 00:23:34,201 --> 00:23:35,969 I got whiskey dick. 591 00:23:47,181 --> 00:23:49,550 My bad. It was an open bar. I-- 592 00:24:00,627 --> 00:24:04,164 Dude, get a bed frame. 593 00:24:16,476 --> 00:24:17,678 Sondi? 594 00:24:20,914 --> 00:24:23,851 Girl, if you do not start phoning first, 595 00:24:23,884 --> 00:24:25,819 I'ma need to take my spare key back. 596 00:24:25,853 --> 00:24:26,920 Sorry. 597 00:24:26,954 --> 00:24:28,255 I have to finish posting this story, 598 00:24:28,488 --> 00:24:30,090 and I didn't want to be alone. 599 00:24:30,123 --> 00:24:31,725 You do realize the walk of shame 600 00:24:31,758 --> 00:24:33,193 usually ends with the person arriving 601 00:24:33,227 --> 00:24:35,863 at their own home, right? 602 00:24:35,896 --> 00:24:37,564 How'd it go with Matt? 603 00:24:37,598 --> 00:24:39,499 Well, I'm fucking my thesis adviser 604 00:24:39,533 --> 00:24:40,868 and kind of, sort of raising his kid 605 00:24:40,901 --> 00:24:42,269 in an undefined relationship 606 00:24:42,502 --> 00:24:44,705 which could get him fired and me thrown out of school, 607 00:24:44,738 --> 00:24:45,939 which makes our communication 608 00:24:45,973 --> 00:24:48,542 about me fake stepparenting his daughter 609 00:24:48,575 --> 00:24:50,143 easy and effortless. 610 00:24:50,177 --> 00:24:52,112 Got it. 611 00:24:57,851 --> 00:24:59,686 What's your story? 612 00:25:01,722 --> 00:25:03,624 Anderson was at the party. 613 00:25:03,657 --> 00:25:05,893 -He's back? -Apparently. 614 00:25:07,294 --> 00:25:08,762 I kissed him. 615 00:25:08,795 --> 00:25:11,098 Ella, seriously? 616 00:25:11,131 --> 00:25:13,567 I'ma need to fuck this dude, because I don't get it. 617 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,936 It's not the sex. 618 00:25:15,969 --> 00:25:17,004 He's my Big. 619 00:25:17,037 --> 00:25:18,739 No, he's not. 620 00:25:18,772 --> 00:25:22,042 Big was tall, rich, and had a driver. 621 00:25:22,075 --> 00:25:25,145 If you're going to perpetually humiliate yourself for a man, 622 00:25:25,178 --> 00:25:28,181 he better be tall, rich, and have a driver. 623 00:25:28,215 --> 00:25:30,050 There's a very clear, well-established 624 00:25:30,083 --> 00:25:32,286 pop-culture road map for this. 625 00:25:33,954 --> 00:25:36,256 We talked about dating guys under 35. 626 00:25:36,290 --> 00:25:38,091 Now, you know I detest the characterization 627 00:25:38,125 --> 00:25:42,329 of the Black male as shiftless and no good, but... 628 00:25:42,562 --> 00:25:45,165 until they're 35, they ain't got nothing to offer but dick-- 629 00:25:45,198 --> 00:25:48,835 poor, conflicted dick. 630 00:25:50,971 --> 00:25:52,973 Is this the beginning of the rest of my life? 631 00:25:53,006 --> 00:25:54,841 No. 632 00:25:54,875 --> 00:25:58,578 You do not get to let yourself into my home 633 00:25:58,612 --> 00:26:01,081 so you can sit here and complain 634 00:26:01,114 --> 00:26:04,651 about your little champagne problems, okay? 635 00:26:04,685 --> 00:26:06,954 You are a Black girl in America. 636 00:26:06,987 --> 00:26:09,723 We do not get to do that, okay? 637 00:26:09,756 --> 00:26:11,725 Head up. 638 00:26:11,758 --> 00:26:13,927 Eyes on the prize... 639 00:26:13,961 --> 00:26:15,929 world domination. 640 00:26:20,300 --> 00:26:22,035 That's right. 641 00:26:29,076 --> 00:26:30,110 ♪ Follow me, follow me ♪ 642 00:26:30,143 --> 00:26:32,946 ♪ Follow me, my supernova... ♪ 643 00:26:36,183 --> 00:26:38,819 World domination. 644 00:26:43,223 --> 00:26:45,792 [Sunni Colón] ♪ I think I want to be around you ♪ 645 00:26:45,826 --> 00:26:48,061 ♪ For the rest of my life ♪ 646 00:26:48,095 --> 00:26:50,964 ♪ I'm just livin' In the moment ♪ 647 00:26:50,998 --> 00:26:52,332 ♪ Having good times... ♪ 648 00:26:52,366 --> 00:26:53,700 Hey. 649 00:26:54,301 --> 00:26:55,669 Hey. 650 00:26:55,702 --> 00:26:58,839 ♪ For once in my life ♪ 651 00:26:58,872 --> 00:27:03,310 ♪ Follow me, follow me Follow me, my supernova ♪ 652 00:27:03,343 --> 00:27:08,015 ♪ Going up, going up, going up Till you burst to flames ♪ 653 00:27:08,048 --> 00:27:10,350 ♪ Turn around, turn around Turn around, turn around ♪ 654 00:27:10,384 --> 00:27:12,652 ♪ For no one ♪ 655 00:27:12,686 --> 00:27:15,989 ♪ Follow me, follow me Follow me, my supernova ♪