Snipes (2001) Movie Script

Yo,Floyd,yourmangonna
beheretonightorwhat,man?
Man,whoyoutalkingto,dog?
Mymanisworkingthedoor,
Iain'tnostandinginline,
nocovercharge,
VIPalltheway.
YoJay,isthatthe
goodshitrightthere?
Yeah.
Well,thenpuffpuff
givemotherfucker.
Thereyougo.
Whydon'tyoupuff
puffgetyourownshit?
Foroncenigga,damn,
whatthefuckdoyoudo?
Runouttathat$40
bagofdirtshit
you'vebeensmoking,Floyd?
Man,you'vebeensmokingwhat?
Clarence,what'sup
withyourcousin?
What,youain'tsmokeweed?
Nahman,Damondon't
needthatshit,man,
healreadythink
onahigherlevel.
Nowme,Ineedthatshit.
Yo,problem.
What'swrongman.
- CaesarsaidtheNevinsass
niggasain't
payingup.
- Word?
- Word.
Motherfuckers,man.
Hey,holdon,hey,holdon,
thisain'teventhe
waytotheclub.
Blacksonmy
hoodsandghetto
Hotprojectsandmetals
Putyourgunsup
North,south,easttowest
Hey,comeon,man,whyare
youpullingoverhere,man?
Wegottagettothe
clubbymidnight
elsewegonnamissthe
drink,stuffandshit,
- wegonnamissthewhole...
- Shutthefuckup,Floyd,
allright?
Damn!
Comeon,man.
Now?
NoIceCube,next
fuckingFriday,yeah,now,
whatthefuckiswrongwithyou?
Fuckman,yo,what
aboutyourcousin?
Nah,nah,hecan
stayhere,man,
I'mjustgonnaruninhereand
putascareinhim,awarning
orsomeshit,
allright?
Comeon,quitacting
likeabitchandcomeon.
Fuckit,slideyourpunkass
overhereanddriveme,man.
- Thefuck.
- Thisshitmeansstuff.
Yo,Damon,I'llbe
rightback,allright,
- youwaitrighthere.
- Allright,
doyourthing.
Calmdown,Floyd,chill.
- Now,everytime-
-Man,Floyd,Floyd!
Smokethisandcalm
yourmotherfuckingass.
Imean,these
foolsliketogoout
shootingmotherfuckersass,
Idon'tunderstandthat.
Allright,man,
wegoingthere,man,
chill.
Oh,shit!
- Go!
- Oh,shit,
comeon,comeon,comeon.
Getin,getin,getin.
Damn!
Yeah,go.-We'llkill
youmotherfucker.
Oh,shit!
Thefuck!
Whatthefuckwasthat?
Whatkindofwarning
wasthat,Clarence?
Youriswild.
Heprobablypiss
hispants,Iknowit,
yo,Damon,youaintgonnatell
yourmomabout
this,huh?
Damon.
- Damon.
- What?
Oh,fuck,Damon!
So,what'sthe
deal,Philadelphia'sWBST,
it'syourman,Sway,
spreadthatbrotherlylove.
Nextup,wegotsome
homegrownflavor
straightouttaKingsbridge,
numberonerecordinthestreet,
Philadelphia'sfinest,Prolifik
withthat"MindGames,"
he'sdoingitreally
bigrightnow,
yougotitfirst
righthere,WBST.
Thislifeabout
guns,moneyandhoes
Thislifeaboutcars,
jewelryandclothes
Thislifeabout
sex,liesandoh
Thislifeaboutsell
weedandclothes
Thislifeabout
guns,moneyandhoes
Thislifeaboutcars,
jewelryandclothes
Thislifeabout
sex,liesandoh
Thislifeaboutwhat
Thislifeabout
Mylifeismorethanme
andtheclothesonmyback
Iceburg,Gucci
shit,keepallthat
I'malayitdownflat,
I'mnotheretofloss
Alotofmymenpayingwith
theirlivestobetheboss
Weallbrandthestreets,
carrythebrownheat
Wentthroughtheworstparts
togettoBrand
suite
Deepinthegamethat
ain'tgotnolove
Andmanythatlosttheir
mindsalltothethrone
Iknowthugswhousedto
pushbricks,smokenicks
Flossthefliers
withdamnniggashit
Stepontheblockthinking
backhowtheyhaditlocked
Demdaysisovernowandthey
seehimthrough
therock
Thesestreetsdon'tplay,
Iknowthathe'sakiller
It'snotagoodsighttosee
ifniggagettingtothegrip
Sitouthererip,
seeingitallhappen
He'sjustpumped
updrugsandstuff
Andthatthesize
thatdescribes
Thislifeabout
guns,moneyandhoes
Thislifeaboutcars,
jewelryandclothes
Thislifeabout
sex,liesandoh
Thislifeaboutsell
weedandclothes
Thislifeabout
guns,moneyandhoes
Thislifeaboutcars,
jewelryandclothes
Thislifeabout
sex,liesandoh
Thislifeaboutwhat
Thislifeabout
Ilovelifemore
thanJerrydough
Ilovelifemore
thanburntouthoes
Ifellforthestreets,
stayinglowwiththeheat
I'dbeenthroughthewar
nigga,ain'tshitsweet
Seenthegoodtimesand
wentthroughtheworst
OnepointintimeI
thoughtIwasacurse
Couldn'tflowsothatI
supposethatfeltdead
It'scoldasfuck
andI'minacell
That'swhyIsmokeLs
andlivelifedaytoday
Loveislove,feelitfeels,
thenyoupay
theprice
Niggaspaythelatter,
meIain'tquitit
Somedudesliketofloss
meIjustcomeandgetit
Playstrippoker,
withoutnocards
Onegunpullsclear,
getreadytomeet
Youhaveone
newmessage,firstmessage.
Hi,thisis
theattendanceofficer
atOverbrookHighSchool,
I'mcallinginregards
toErikTriggs.
Erik...
Messageerased.
Malik,don'tyoueverknock?
Frontdoorwasunlocked,
doyouwannahitthis?
Yeah,youbet,letmeplay
mynewjoint,allright?
Saymynameniggas
Yeah,dopebaby
Saymyname
Ismyshitthebomborwhat?
It'sthebomb,Malik.
NinoBrown
What?
Look,Ikeeptelling
you,allright,
fromnowon,it'sNinoBrown.
youknow,likethat
dudeinNewJackCity.
Right.
Allright,youknowthings
isalittleleanrightnow,
doyouknowwhatmy
rhymethisskill,
I'mgonnagetpaidrealsoon,
andyououghttothink
aboutmanagingme.
Maybe,let'sseewhat
youdowithyourdemotape,
youfinishit?
Close,man,I'mclose.
Stillgotafew
thingstofinish.
TheproblemisIneed
morestudiotime.
IthoughtRickyB
washookingyouup.
MeandRickyBain't
reallyvibingrightnow.
Andwhy'sthat?
Kindofgottado
withhissister.
Oh,no,youdidn't.
Please,tellmeyoudidn't.
Heyyo,Ican'thelp
thesemagneticcharms,
shawtysbeuponme
likebeesonhoney.
Yeah,though,allIneedisa
fewmorehoursinthestudio.
IfonlyIhavesomedoughthough
Whydon'tyougetajob.
Man,Hiphopismyprofession,
Iain'tgottimetobe
supersizingnofries.
E,youwereaplayeratIllWax.
So?
Sothen,don'ttheygot
thatrecordingstudio,
- theHitPalace?
- Mmhmm.
So,thenhookmeup.
Thenwecanrollin
there,turnthehitout
it'smeandyou,allright?
Idon'tknow.
Look,Igottabreakout.
Whoa,whoa,where
areyouoffto?
Ain'ttellmeyou
skippingschoolagain.
- Nah,Igottagohookupwith
Cheryloverthe
IllWax.
Allright,while
youdownthere,
youknow,start
spreadingtheword,
youcanbelike,ah,thatkid's
shitamazing,
youknow?
Cool,hey
checkyoulater,Malik.
Itoldyou,it'sNino.
Youtellthat
ignorantasshole,
hecankissmyass
ifheeverthinks
he'sgonnaseeanother
dimeonmyfuckingmoney.
- Heysugar.
- HiBobby.
Howyoudoing,what
doyougotforme?
JohnnieMarandino
calledtwice.
Ah,twice.
Midasisinyouroffice.
- Yes,howyoudoing?
- Good.
Morning,everybody,
morning,what's
thatsmell?
Ismellmoney,money.
Ooh,Ms.CherylBennett.
Bobby.
Youknow,sometimes
Ithinkyou'retoofine
tobeamarketingdirector,
whatdoyousayImake
youthenextbigR&Bdiva?
So,what'sthewordon
thenewProlifikalbum?
HowaboutIgiveyouthree,
guaranteedsmashfuckinghit.
I'mexpectinghalfa
millionpre-orderstoday.
Youknow,youplay
yourcardsright,
andIseesomething
verybiginyourfuture.
They'llbepepper
sprayinyourfuture
ifyoudon'ttake
yourhandoffmyass.
Oh,oh.
Iheardthesebeatslastweek,
whenamIgonnahear
thecompletedalbum?
Oh,hopefullybyChristmas.
You'retellingmetwomonths?
- Atleast.
- No,uh-uh,
totallyfuckingunacceptable.
Thisgoddamnrecord
wassupposedtobe
mixedaweekago,Midas.
Bobby,I'mtryingman,
butallIgetisoneor
twotakesoutofhim,
thenhe'sallgetting
bluntedwithhisboys,man,
yesterday,he
didn'tevenshowup.
Look,Bobby,man,Iknow
youthinkthisProlifikhad
somethingspecial,man,
butifyouaskedme.
Hey,Ididn'taskyou.
He'sgotthenumber
onerapsingle
inthefuckin'country,man,
it'sobviousthis
guy'sgotthegoods.
Ohman,I'mtrying
everythingIcan,dude.
Tryharder!
Thisguy,he'salittlerough
aroundtheedges,youknow,
he'slikeanuncutdiamond,
youneedtotakehimand
shapehimandpolishhim.
Youwannacoaxthe
talentouttahim.
Youknow,man,
Prolifikain'tdown
tobeingcoaxed.
Man,theotherdayasked
himtoretakeaverseover,
thenhethrewa40atme.
Bobby,
callonlinetwo.
I'mfuckingbusy!
It's
JohnnieMarandino.
Oh,fuckme.
Hey,Dino,what'sup.
Bobby,whatthe
fuckisgoingonhere?
So,IknowI'vebeencallingyou
andyouhaven't
returnedmycall.
Erik,whatareyou
doingatmydesk?
Justdownloadingmylatest
workforyourapproval,
checkthisoneout.
Erik,you'reinsane,
noonetoldyouto
snipetheartmuseum.
CityofPhiladelphia
maycallitvandalism,
Iliketocallit
artistpromotion.
Yeah,well,Idon'twannabe
gettinganymorefines,okay,
so,juststickto
telephonepoles.
Damn,Erik,youcovered
alotofground.
- Tookmemostofthenightbut
forProlifik,it's
worthit.
Now,youthinkyou
couldhookmeup
onanadvancedcopy
ofhisnewalbum?
It'snotdoneyet,
butwhenitis,you'll
bethefirsttogetone.
Oh,thatremindsme,
weprintedupsomeposters
fortheshowProlifik
isdoingatClubMecca,
doyouthinkyoucan
throwsomeuptonight?
Noproblem,
I'lljustdotheother
sideoftheartmuseum.
That'snotfunny,Erik.
Juststayhere,I'll
seeiftheycamein.
Allright.
IllWax
Records,pleasehold.
Heyyo,I'mgonna
talktoStarr.
Doyou
haveanappointment?
Fuckanappointment,
tellhimIwannatalknow.
You'relateboo,
theygotyourpictureallup
onthemotherfuckingwall.
Bobby.
ClarenceUbanks.
Imean,Prolifik.
He'shere.
I'mfuckingbusy.
Okay,Bobby.
He'sinameetingrightnow,
youcouldtrybackafterlunch.
Look,I'mtellingyou,
we'resittingona
fuckinggoldminehere.
Yeah,look,Iknowit'staking
alittlebitlonger
thanIsaiditwould,
butIjustsawMidasthis
morningandheassured
methat
therecordwillbe
doneinafewdays.
Yeah,okay,great.
Heylook,letmego,
youtellthatbeautiful
wifeofyoursIsaid,Hey.
Speakingoftheman,Prolifik,
I'mgladyou'rehere,
wegottadiscussafewthings.
Youdamnright,wedo,
it'stimeforyou
tocutmeanother
motherfuckingcheck,Starr,
Iain'thavenocashsince
Isignedthisfuckingdeal.
Fuckyoulookingat,man?
Whoa,Prolifik,
chillout,man.
Wepaidyouanice
healthyadvance
withthesecondpayment
dueupondeliveryofan
album,remember?
Album,yeah.
Thatshitshouldhavebeen
donealongtimeago,man,
Ididthattrackoverlike50
timesforthis
niggahere.
Whoa,whoa,
whoa,man,we'llrecordthat
shitoverahundredtimes
ifthat'swhatit
takestogetitright,
andIdon'tknow,
maybeyoucanremember
yourowndamnlyrics.
Lyrics?
Lyricsain'ttheproblem,
you'rejustawhack
assbitch,
- likegarbage.
- Okay,man.
Fuckthis,man,Ican't
workwiththishoodlum.
Hoodlum?
Whothefuckdoyouthink
you'retalkingto,man?
- What,what?
- Whoa,whoa,whoa,
hey,breakthat
up,breakthatup.
I'maprofessional,man.
- That'senough!-Getyour
handsoff
me,man!
- Backup.
- Shutthefuckup.
Hey,Prolifik,yougota
beefaboutyourpayments,
thenIsuggestyoutakeanother
lookatthecontract,
thatis,ifyouever
botheredtoreadit
inthefirstfuckingplace.
IsweartoChristeverytime
oneofthesehoodrats
getsarecorddeal,
you'dthinkthey'd
wonthelotto.
Youhavenounderstanding
oftheintricateprocess.
Intricateprocess?
Thefuckisyoutalkingabout?
That'ssomeintricatebullshit,
Starr,youknow
it,man.
Fuckthat,man,maybeit'strue
whattheysaid
aboutyou,
maybeyou'resometypeof
fancytalkingconartist
orsomebullshit.
Whoa,whoa,whoa,
hey,Clarence,
Iwascreatinghits
backwhenyouwerehustling
rocksonthecorner.
Youknow,it'stime
foryou,Clarence,
tostepupanddeliver,
so,ifIwereyou,
Iwouldjustdo
theHarlemshuffle
rightoutthisfuckingoffice
andrightovertotheHit
Palace,moveinif
youhaveto,
becauseifIdon'thave
thecompletedalbum
onthisdeskbutin
onefuckingweek,
you'rehistory,are
weclear,Clarence?
Hmm?
Fuckyou,man,comeon.
Madethisdamnlabel,
man,fuckyoulookingat?
Speech,man.
Itoldyoutodo
thisshittheoldway,
now,thisniggatelling
youtomoveintostudio,
whatkindofshitisthat?
Meetpublicenemynumberone
Five-Osaidfreeze
Meetpublicenemynumberone
Five-Osaidfreeze
Meetpublicenemynumberone
Five-Osaidfreeze
Hereyougo.
Cool,cool,cool.
Checkyoulater,Cheryl.
Allright,stayouttatrouble.
Can'tmakeanypromises.
Thisnigga,Starr,
wasasheistymotherfucker,
man,Iknewit.
Thatniggawouldhave
beentalkingtomelikethat.
Ishouldhave
gotmoremoneyupfront,man.
Toldyouthat,
man,toldyouthat.
You'dbetalkinga
lotofshit,youknow.
Fuckisyoulookingat?
Nothing.
It'sjustI'myournumber
onefan,that'sall.
- Word.
- Word.
Man,ayearagoIwastaping
yourtracksoff
theBSTs
upandcomingshow,"
now,hereIamthrowingup
snipesforyournewalbum.
Fuck,forsure?
- That'syourwork?
- Nodoubt.
You'vebedoing
allright,man.
I'vebeenseeingmyshit
uplikeallovertheplace.
Know,youthinkyou
couldsignoneofthese?
Yeah,nodoubt,nodoubt.
- Yo,lightthisshit,man.
- Please,man.
Thefuckisthis?
Youknowyou'rethe
realestMCouthere.
Thanksman.
Yo,callthatnigga
orsomething,man.
So,fromProlifik
toSnipes,
word,man,thanks.
- Takeiteasy.
- Allright,
Ican'twaitforyour
newalbumtodrop.
Thanks,neithercan
Idude,neithercanI.
- Wheredidyougo?
- Fuck!
Fucktookyousolong,man?
Fuckwasyoudoing?
Yeah,yeah,let's
dothisPhiladelphia,
it'syourman,Sway,onWBST,
keepingyoulockedandloaded.
Wegonnakeepit
reallydirtyrightnow,
sendthisspecialrequest
outtothethugshanging
outatthepowerplant,
it'sRamSquad,"Ruff,Rugged
&Raw"likewe
do,WBST.
Howmanyniggasliving
ruffruggedandraw
Howmanyniggasliving
ruffruggedandraw
Howmanyniggasliving
ruffruggedandraw
Yeah,yeah.
Triggs,I'vebeen
lookingforyou.
What'sup,Bugsy.
- I'vebeenseeingthat
Prolifikshiteverywhere
Igo,
beenbusy,huh?
Nodoubt.
Infact,ProlifikandI
werekickinginittoday,
justtellmewhatagood
jobI'vebeendoing.
- What'sProlifikdoinghanging
outwithapunk
likeyou?
What?
Wehangoutallthetime,we're
tight,calls
meSnipes.
Iknowyou'vebeenripping
downmysnipes,Triggs.
Yo,Malik.
Sorry.
Imean,Nino.
- Neverinterruptmeinthe
middleofafreestyle,
youknow,
it'skindoflike
goinguptoAI,
andyou'reslapping
theballouthishand.
Yeah,yeah,yeah,
yeah,Macdaddy,
youneedstudiotime,right?
Yeah,why?
HitPalace,kid.
Oh,
yeah.
Now,Ihopeyouhaveskills.
Igotskills.
We'llsee.
Youknow,E,
whenIgetmydeal,
I'mgonnabuymy
grandmomahouse,
I'mgonnahookup
aLexusformyself,
andIwasthinking
ablackdrink.
Uh-uh?
Oh,andIain't
forgettingaboutyou,dog,
youaboutdofora
nicewhipaswellnow,
- youknowwhatImean?
- Allright,cool.
Yo,holdonasecond,
thisone'sformypops.
Yo,getmeina
shotrealquick.
Allright,goahead.
Benddownalittlebit.
- Yougotit?
- Yeah.
- Getanotherone.
- Allright.
Yeah,youcrazy,man.
Allright,cool,gotit.
Damn,theyout,
- crazy,straightup.
- Comeon.
Whenareyougonna
startpuffing?
Whenareyougonnagetajob?
Holdon,Igottadothis.
It'snotlocked.
Hello?
Whoa,somebodybeen
smokingthegoodshit.
Yo,turnthelightsup,
andcheckiftheygot
anysodasupinhere.
Findyourowndamnsodas.
Here'sthereasonwhy
theroomissostinky
andit'sstilllit.
Comeon,Malik,we're
heretowork,man,damn.
Iwonderwhat
kindofsampler...
Oh,shit.
Ishedead?
Thisisajoke,right?
Shit,thisain't
nofuckingjoke.
Areyou
fuckingkiddingme?
It'sgoingdown,
hereweride
Takeyourtime,
makeitright
Herewefly,makeitfive
Wecanreunite
Dayontheway
Spinblueblades...Oneonone...
Fuck!
- What'swrong?
- Shit,Idon'tknow.
Man,let'sgo.
- Ithinkit'sflooded.
- Comeon,let'sgo.
- Comeon.
- Shit!
Fuckoutofhere.
You
keepoutofthis,
hedoesnothave
toshootyounow.
I'mLarry
Minty,ourtopstory.
astubbornfirein
WestPhiladelphia
lightsupthenightsky.
Twovacantwarehouseswere
destroyedbytheflames,
ifitwasn'tforthequickwork
ofPhiladelphiafirefighters,
itcouldhavebeen
much,muchworse.
Let'sgetthelatest
nowfromthescene.
What'sup,pops?
Youupawfully
earlyonaSaturday,
what'stheoccasion?
What'sup?
Schoolcalledyesterday,
wantedtoknowifyouweresick,
saidyoumissed
threedaysthisweek.
Look,pops,Ihave
businesstotakecareof.
Business?
You're17yearsold,Erik,
whatkindofbusinesswould
youneedtotakecareof?
Youknow,I'vebeenworking
fortherecordcompany.
What?
Thatlitteringthey
haveyoudoing,
you'vebeenmissing
schoolforthatnonsense?
It'snotnonsense.
Look,thisisn'ta
reallygoodtime.
Erik,thisis
theperfecttime.
Iboughthometheapplication.
Whatapplication?
Youknowwhatapplication?
Iwantyoutofillitout.
I'vealreadyspoken
tomysupervisor,
hesaidhe'llsee
youforaninterview
assoonasyougraduate.
ButIalreadyhaveajob.
Whatyoudoisnotajob,
it'scalledscrewingaround.
Forgetit,I'mnot
workingatapostoffice
stoopedoveradesk,
sortingmailallday.
Oh,yougotit
allfiguredout.
You'dratherrun
aroundthestreets
withthatdopefiend
buddyofyours.
Igottago.
I'mgoingfishingthis
weekendattheshore,
I'llbebackMondaymorning,
atwhichtime,oneoftwo
thingsisgonnahappen,
eitherthatapplication
isfilledout
oryoucanpackyourshitand
findanotherplacetolive.
Heykid,where'sbuildingA?
- Overthere.
- Yousure?
- Yes.
- Allright.
Allright,comeon,
comeon,comeon.
Ifyouhaveseen
thisshowbefore,
youknowhowaccurateand
intensivereading
withme
canbe
Letmetellyoua
littleaboutmyself.
Iwasbornasshaman,
thisispartofAfrican,Haitian
andJamaicanculture
andspirituality.
Mygrandmother,
ashamanherself,
recognizedthemarkof
ashamanatmybirth.
Malik.
Traditionally
youaretrainedby...
You'resmokingthat
reeferinthehouse?
Passedaway
whenIwasveryyoung,
so,Iwastrainedbyanother,
mymentor,ashangopriestess,
thisisthelifeIwasborn.
MalikDavis.
Someshitweed,man.
Icameacrossthisdemo
tapeofyoursthismorning,
IthoughtI'ddropby.
Areyoufromarecord
companyorsomething?
Orsomething,yeah.
Okay,so,you
heardthedemotape,
- it'sdope,isn'tit?
- Yeah.
Youwannatellmewhyyouwere
inmystudio
lastnight?
Yourstudio?
Yeah,mystudio,dog,
theHitPalace,
youwereuptherelast
night,weren'tyou?
Yo,Malik,what's
up,it'sme,Erik.
Listen,somethingreally
strangeisgoing
onaroundhere,
it'slikelastnight
neverevenhappened,
you'dthinkit'dbe
allovertheplace.
RightnowI'mdown
attheHitPalace
andthissureashelldon't
looklikenocrimescene.
Look,rememberwhatIsaid,
don'tsaynothingtonobody,
allright?
Checkyoulater.
Whoa,whoa,whoa.
AndMalik,Iwantthose
tapesandIwantthemnow.
- Tapes?
- Malik?
Yousmokingthem
reefersinthehouse?
Let'sblowthis
fuckingbitchnow.
Oh,shit,Tony,
don'tshoothim,I
needthosetapes.
Getthefuckoutofhere,go.
Whatthedevil'sgoingon?
Call911.
Comeon,comeon.
- Yo,ishedead?
- Yo,comeon,comeon.
- Ishedead.
- Comeon,go,go.
Oh,shit!
Oh,Malik.
Oh,Malik.
Whathappened?
Hitandrun,some
kidgotkilled.
Oh,no,Malik.
Malik,oh,no,ohno,Malik!
Thisone'sformypops.
Getmeinashot
withit,allright.
Hey,benddownalittlebit.
Alittlebitmore.
- Yougotit?
- Yeah.
- Takeanotherone.
- Allright.
Hey,youcrazy,man.
Damn,theyout.
Iain'tshittingyou
Youandyourcrew
willgetdone
Cutupinchunksrightnow
butthathitslikelove
Coznoteverybodycan
bringthewarlikeapun
Imeantobrag,
nowbringitback
Iusually
ButI'makeepit
Forthemniggas
inthebackscrew
theslicktalkendupa
boardwalkofthefool
Uh-uh,itain't
goin'downlikethis
Theyoutheincome,they
dotheNwiththeLshape
Uh-uh,itain't
goin'downlikethis
Don'tyoueverforget
Uh-uh,itain't
goin'downlikethis
Comeon
Yes.
Hey,Cheryl,
it'sme,Erik.
Erik?
Whatareyoudoinghere?
Ineedtotalk
toyou,couldI,
canyoupleaseopenthedoor?
What'sgoingonErik?
Cheryl,Cherylso,
it'simportant,canyou
pleasejustopenthedoor?
Hitandrunmyass.
I'mtellingyouCheryl,
itwasnoaccident.
Whoeverkilledthosepeople
inthestudiolastnight
knowthatwesawthosebodies
andnowthey're
coveringtheirtracks.
TheygotMalikandnow
they'recomingforme.
Thisdoesn'tmake
anysense,Erik.
IthinkIwould've
heardsomething
iftherewasadoublehomicide
atthestudio
lastnight.
Cheryl,IknowwhatIsaw.
Allright,Ibelieve
you,calmdown.
No,youdon'tbelieveme,
I'mgoingtothepolice.
Andtellthemwhat?
Thatsomebodiesdisappeared?
Thatyourfriendgot
hitbyacar,huh?
Andthatsomeone'safteryou?
Erik,doyouhaveany
ideawhoisafteryou?
Thisduderighthere,
canyouzoominonhim?
Okay.
What'sthematter?
Nothing.
Well,canyoublow
himup,zoomin.
Allright.
Oh,man,
now,helookslikeakiller.
Cheryl,whereareyougoing?
What'sgoingon?
- What'sthat?
- It'sa38.
Nokidding,what'sitfor?
Justletmedoall
thetalking,okay?
- Baby,who'satthedoor?-
Idunno,whothe
hellisit?
CanIhelpyou?
Wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?
Well,whoisit,Lucinda?
Comeon,girl,shit!
Cheryl,whatthe
fuckyoudoinghere?
Whothefuckishe?
Lookatthis.
Oh,bitch,youbetter
turnyourassbackaround
andmarchoutthatdoor.
Iwannaknowwhathappened
attheHitPalacelastnight.
Look,Idon'tknowwhat
thefuckyoutalkingabout.
Lucinda,getyour
assinherewoman.
Heybaby,uncuffme.
Itoldyou,Midas,I
ain'tdoingnogroupshit.
Oh,that'sit,
that'sit,bitch,
getinthefuckingbathroom,
getinthefuckingbathroom.
- Hey,hey,comeon.
- Getin.
Cheryl,what
thefuck,comeon,
that'snotcool,Cheryl.
Dude.
Midas,
they'llforceyou.
Whoyoucalling?
- Cheryl,whoyoucalling?
- Shutup!
- Cheryl,comeonnow.
- 911?
Yeah,Igotan
emergencyoverhere,
myboyfriend,he's
onthemdrugsagain
andhe'sactingbereallycrazy.
- Cheryl.
- Y'all,
youbettersendsomebodyquick,
he'stearinguptheplace.
- Girl,comeon.
- Myaddress?
- Holdon.
- Okay,okay.
Goddamning,hangupthephone.
Fuck!
I'mlistening.
SomebodykidnappedProlifik.
What?
Youheardme,
Imean,somebodykidnappedthat
littletalented
nigga,why?
Ihavenoidea.
Iain'tfeelingthis,man.
Lastnightwasaclosedsession
withstrictordersfromStarr,
hedidn'twantnoposseallowed
Heevenpostedoneof
hisboysinthestudio
justtomakesure.
Aboutmidnight,youknow,we
startedwrappingthingsup,
thenouttanowhere...
Motherfuckers.
Allrightmotherfuckersget
yourshitup,getitup!
Whatyoulookingat?
Whatthefuckare
youlookingat?
Now,Itriedtostopitbut
Igotjackedfrombehind.
Thenhetakes
everyfuckingtape,
thewholeentire
Prolifikalbumproject,
andheevengrabbedthe
oneoffofthedeck.
Now,Starr'sguy
triestobeahero
andthat'swhensomereal
wildWestshitplaysout.
Thefuck!
No,no,stop.
Getyourassup,comeon.
Walkgangsta.
Iwasthisclose
fromgrabbingmynine
andcappedallthemniggas,
butyouknow,Ididn't
wannaendangerProlifik.
AndIcalledStarr,you
know,Iwokehisassup
andlethimknowwhathappened.
Hewaslike,look,don'tcall
thecops,I'm
onmyway.
So,thenwhathappened?
It'snotlocked.
So,Igotothe
men'sroomtowashup,
well,youknow,Ihadtowash
thebloodouttamyVersace.
Youknow,about
20minuteslater,
Starrshowsupwith
somemoreofhisboys,
theystartdraggingbodiesout
andscrubbingdownthewall
andpatchingup
holes,thewholebit,
andStarrtellsme,if
Isayawordtoanybody,
I'mgonnabethenext
bodydumpedintheriver.
Yousayaword
aboutthistoanybody,
you'reinthatfucking
river,yougotthat?
Youfuckedup,getthat
bulletouttathewall,
getthesebodiesoutta
here,cleanthatshitup.
Whycoverituplikethat?
Areyoukidding?
They'lldidn'tdoanything
tokeepJohnnieMarandino
fromfindingout.
Who'sJohnnieMarandino?
Thedevilincarnate.
Whatthehelldoes
JohnnieMarandino
gottadowithallthis?
They'rebusinesspartners.
Imean,he'spractically
Starr'sfuckinguncle.
LastyearwhenStarrwas
tryingtofloatIllWax,
heheardthroughsomefriends
thatMarandinowaslookingfor
awaytocleanupsomecash,
so,Bobbymadehisolduncle
Johnniealittleproposition.
Rapmusic,huh?
- Rapmusic?
- Yeah,rap.
Youknow
anythingaboutrapmusic?
Thefuckishegonna
knowaboutrapmusic?
It'slike,it's
urban,it'sghetto,
it'slike,it'swhere
themoney'sat,man,
I'mtellingyou
there'ssomuchmoney.
Yeahandhe'sgone
throughatonofit,
closetoamilliondollars.
Imean,hewasbanking
onthisProlifikalbum
tosetshitstraight.
Midas,get
methefuckoutofhere.
Shutthefuckup,bitch!
Iguessyoucouldseewhy
Starrdon'twant
thecopsinvolved.
Imean,he'sgottafind
Prolifikandthemtapes
beforeMarandinofindsoutthat
hisinvestment
wasjacked
byacoupleofstreetpunks.
So,doesStarrhave
anyideawhoitwasthat
kidnappedProlifik?
Yeah,man,somedude
namedMalik,something.
What?
Man,thisstupidmotherfucker
lefthisbagbehind.
- What'sthatbag?
- Huh?
Hadatapewithhis
nameandhisaddress
printedrightonit.
That'sit?
Well,isn'tthatenough?
Yeah,it'severything
youwannaknow.
Wouldyouwanna
uncuffme,please?
Let'sgo,Erik.
Cheryl,whyyou
gottabeapunk?
Cheryl,that'snotcool,
man,whatareyoudoing?
Hey,comeon,brother,helpme.
Comeon,helpmeout,man.
Cheryl!
Fuckyou.
Wegottagoto
thecops,Cheryl.
Idon'tknow,Erik,
Imean,weshouldthink
thisthingthrough.
What'stheretothinkthrough?
- Well,firstofall,youstill
havenoproof
ofanything.
WhataboutMidas?
- Oh,Midasisn'tgoingto
repeatthatstory
tonocops.
Who'sthat?
Oh,it'sStarr.
What'shewant?
Idon'tknow,
it'sstrangetimingthough.
MaybeMidasgotloose.
Maybe,
westillhavetofinding
aplacetostaytonight.
Hi,Iwouldlikearoom
forthenight,please.
Okay,I'maneeda
creditcardorsomething.
I'mgonnagousethephone.
Okay.
- Yo,what'sup,
you'vereach
theTriggs,
we'renothereright
now,leaveusamessage.
Pops,it'sme.
I'minsomesortof...
Cheryl,
whatareyouthinking?
Erik,there'ssome
peopleIhavetogosee.
Who?
Ican'ttellyou,
andIhavetogoalone.
Theydon'tknowyou,Erik,and
theydon'tlikestrangers.
Cheryl,listen,
stayhere.
Doyoutrustme?
Whatdoyouthink?
Thenletmego,
noquestionsasked.
Ifmyideadoesn'twork,I'll
comebackand
Ipromise
thatwe'llgotothecopsfirst
thingtomorrowmorning.
Okay?
I'llseeyouina
coupleofhours.
Besafe.
Yeah.
She'llbeback.
CloneMotel.
Hello?
Yo,wrongroom,you're
inthewrongroom.
Hmm.
Nice.
Listenclosely,fucko,
we'regonnahavealittle
Q&Asessionhere,allright?
Wherearemytapes?
Idon'thaveyourtapes.
Yo,you'retalking
tothewrongguy.
Look,IthinkIsaw
theguyswhodidit,
Ihadadigitalcamerawithme.
Insidearethe
picturesoftheguys
youreallyshould
belookingfor.
Didyoufindacamera?
Nah,justhisbeeper.
Yeah.
Now,let'strythis
again,wherearemytapes?
Idon'thaveyourtapes,
meandMalikweren't
thekidnappers,you
havetobelieveme.
Allwewantedwas
somefreestudiotime.
Studiotime?
Idon'tbelieveyou,cuthim.
No,no,wait,wait,
wait,wait,stop,stop.
Oh,whoa,wait,you
gotsomethingtosaynow?
ItalkedtoMidas,
toldmeallaboutyou
andJohnnieMarandino.
What?
Yeah,Marandinofinds
out,you'redead,right?
That'swhyyou'retrying
tocoverituplikethis?
Ifhecutsme,myboy'sgonna
tellJohnnieMarandino
andyougonnagetfuckedup.
GetMidasonthephone,now.
Youthinkyoucanthreatenme?
Getme
thefuckouttahere.
Shutthefuckup,woman.
Heain'thome.
Oh,thatsucks.
Youknow,I'veseenthis
exactsceneinamovie
likeahundredtimes,right?
There'salwayssomepoor
bastard'sbeingleanedon,
thatwouldbeyou,
andhe'salwaystrying
toturnthetables
ontheguywho'sdoingthe
leaning,thatwouldbeme.
So,hecomesupwithsomebluff,
somebullshitstoryinhopes
ofsavinghis
ownass,
that'swhat'shappening
here,right,kid?
It'sabluff.
Yeah,Ithoughtso.
What
getoffme.
Youknow,Ilove
movies,Triggs,
Imean,it'slikemyfavorite
thingintheworld.
I'mlikea,I'mafilm
buff,I'mafanatic.
Youcanlearnallsorts
offuckedupwrongthings
bywatchingamovie,
rememberthatone?
- Now,Ireally
enjoyedyourlittle
homemovie,
theoneoverthere
onthefuckingtable.
Whatareyoutalkingabout?
WhatamIfucking
talkingabout?
I'mtalkingaboutthattape
yousickfucksenttomy
officealittlewhileago,
that'swhatI'mtalkingabout.
Imean,youcan'tbuypublicity
likethat,
youknow.
Imean,we'rethinkinglike
2millionextrainsales,
thisrecord'sgonna
befuckinghuge,
so,that'swhyIneed
thosegoddamntapes.
I'maskingyouonemorefucking
time,where
arethey?
Itoldyou,Iswear,
Iswearonmymom's
grave,Iswear.
Cleanhisassup.
Shutup,youthinkthat
wasbad,thatwasnothing.
Now,Iknowyouand
thatgenius,Malik,
didn'tpullthis
offbyyourselves,
therewasathird
personandI'mbetting
hewastheone
callingtheshots.
So,unlessyougiveme
anameinthreeseconds,
IsweartoChrist,you're
gonnabepissingintoabag
fortherestof
yourfuckinglife.
- One,two...
- Allright,I'lltellyou.
Givemeagoddamnname!
Nino.
- Nino.
- Nino,who?
NinoBrown.
NinoBrown,whothe
fuckisNinoBrown?
He'stheguywhoput
thiswholethingtogether,
he'sgotthetapes.
Where'sheat?
- Idon'tknow.
- Wronganswer.
Idunnowhereheisrightnow.
Wealwaysmeetin
differentlocations,look,
he'sduetocallme
thenextfewhours.
Yougotmybeeper,yougotta
believeme,he'sgonnacall.
Kid,
I'mtellingrightnow,if
you'rebullshittingme,
IsweartoChrist,
Iwillkillyou,
andthenjustforthe
fuckingfunofit,
youknowyouroldman,
I'mgonnachophimupinto
little,itty,bittypieces
andI'mgonnafeed
himtomyfuckingdog.
Tiethisbitchup.
Don'ttouchme.
Don'ttouchme,getoffofme.
Oh,fuck.
FuckingStarr.
Ah,NinoBrown,NinoBrown,
Ifuckingknowthat
name,NinoBrown.
Yo,Bobbyman,what
youwantustodo?
I'mthinking.
Okay,Tony,Iwantyouto
callyourpeepsatCrayford,
allright,Iwantyoutosee
ifyoucangetanyinformation
onthiscriminalmastermind,
NinofuckingBrown.
Donnie,Iwantyou
tograbaphonebook,
yougoonlineifyouhaveto,
Iwantsomefucking411
onthiscat,gotme?
Okay.
Yo,Bobbyman,wegotaproblem.
HesaystheonlyNino
Brownheeverheardof
wasthiscatinamovieand
hedoubtsthat'sthe
samecatyoulookingfor.
Gogetthatkid,
now!
Oh,mothershit!
ThisisCheryl,
I'mtieduprightnow,
butI'llcallyouright
backassoonasIcan,
okay,byebye.
Lookwhoitis,Mr.Snipes.
Goddamn,Triggs,you'reamess.
Lookslikesomeonetried
tochewyourfaceoff.
Yo,whothat?
Justsomepunkwho
thinkshe'stheshit.
Yo,helooksfuckedup.
Ain'tthatrightMr.Snipes?
Yo,dog.
Oh,he'stwisted,comeon.
- Comeon.
- Comeon,getup,getup.
Snipes!
Hey,you'realive.
WhereamI?
Youdon'tremember?
You'reinmycrib,
youcrashedout
about10hoursago,
Trixwantedtotakeyoutothe
hospitalbutyouwouldn'tgo.
How'sthenose?
Ithurts.
Looksnasty,Iused
supergluetocloseitup.
I'msayingIdopiercings,
that'swhatweusein
caseofanemergency.
So,whathappened,Triggs?
Youstickthatnose
somewhereitdidn'tbelong?
Thetape,whereisit?
Starr,
Iwantyoutomeetsomebody,
ClarenceUbanks,
AKAProlifik.
Thispunkusedtobeoneofus,
saidifhemadeit
intherapgame,
he'dtakeusouttheprojects
onsomeblingshit.
Helied,leftus
thefuckbehind,
don'tactlikeyoudon't
rememberwhothefuckweare,
butthebitchwon'tbe
abletoforgetusnow.
- So,I'mafraidhegottago.
- Let'sdoit.
Whatthe...!
Shit,yo,that'sfuckedup.
Thefuck,saysomethingfirst.
Seethis,it'sthemasterreel
fromProlifik'slong
awaiteddebutalbum.
Youcan'twalk10
stepsinthecity
withoutseeingoneof
thosefuckingposters.
Everybody'swaiting
onthisrecord,
andtherenobackups.
Thisherereelisoneofakind.
It'shardto,youknow,
putapricefor
thingslikethis,but
guaranteedplatinumtracks,
theydon'tcomecheap,
so,wefiguredhalf
amillisfair.
Thisisaonetimeexclusive
offerfromus
toyou.
We'llcallyoulater
withthedetails
whenandwhereto
makethetransaction
soyoujustgatherup
thecakeandsittight.
Nocops,wesmellfuckingJake
andthisshitgoesupinflames.
BobbyStarrthinks
you'repartofthis?
Look,Iwouldn'tnormally
suggestthis,Triggs,
butmaybeyououghtto
gotalktothecops.
Copscan'tdonothingforme.
Ican'tproveStarr's
doneafuckingthing.
Shit.
He'sgotguyswatchingmyhouse,
hesaidhe'sgonnachopmy
popsupintolittlepieces
- andfeedhimtohisdog.
- Goddamn!
Andhemeansit.
Igottagethis
tapesbacktohim.
Howthehellare
yougonnadothat?
I'veseenthisinkbefore.
Lookslikeawhiteguy.
Thisduderighthere,
canyouzoominonhim?
Okay,Erik.
Yougotthe
"MindGames"single?
Kingsbridgecrew,
fuckingkilledhim.
Triggs,whatareyouthinking?
Lookout
Yo,Itoldyounottoshoot
thatthing
inhere.
Mybad.
- Triggs,I'mstartingtothink
youmighthave
badluck.
Okay,maybeyoushouldgofind
yourpopsbeforeStarrdoes
andgetthefuckawayfromhere.
I'mgonnagofindthat
dudewiththetattoo.
Triggs,you'renotthinking
ofgoingovertoKingsbridge,
areyou?
You'recrazy.
Ineedafavor.
Okay,Triggs,
didsomecheckingandI
foundoutafewthings
aboutthisbigwhite
killerofyours,
youwereright,he's
fromKingsbridge.
Everybodyknowstheguy,
hestandsoutlikea
sorethumboverthere,
he'spartofthecrew,hangs
outoveronRidgeAvenue.
Youwantsomeadvice?
Donotgolooking
forthisguy,Triggs,
he'sbadnews,man,
acompletepsycho.
WBST,thisisSway,
comingupatthe
topofthehour,
wegotsomebrand
newLelaJames,
VoiceofChoiceintoshock
wavesthroughyourradio,
andspeakingofbig,we're
stilltryingto
getourhands
onsometracksfrom
thatnewProlifikalbum,
"RevengeoftheIntellect,"
everybody'swaiting
forthatone,
we'llbesureto
keepyouposted.
Anyway,we'reheaded
forareallylongday,
so,let'sbuckleupand
dothisthingright,
senditoffwith
StreetNineonWBST.
Ohohoh
Ohohoh
Ohohoh
Ohohoh
Ohohoh
Ohohoh
Ohohoh
Ohohoh
Oh,wheremytribeat,
oh,wheremytribeat
Oh,wheremytribeat,
oh,wheremytribeat
Oh,wheremytribeat,
oh,wheremytribeat
Oh,wheremytribeat
- Theythinkthey'retough.
- Well,let'sshowthem.
Oh,hey,
I'mthecaptain,
whatdoyouwant?
Oh,I'vecomea
longway,justtoseeyou.
Fuck!
What?
I'monmyway,Ihadtostop.
Whatareyoudoing?
Youcallthat
motherfucker,Starr,yet?
Forreal?
Where'sheat?
Oh,whyishetalking
toher,fuckthatbitch.
Yeah,you'redamnrightwe
gottafiguresomethingout,
butnotatherhouse,Idon't
wantherall
upinthis.
Right,let'shookup
attheLoveLounge.
Allright,
peace.
Oh,fuck.
Fuck,oh.
Can'tgetfresherthanthis
Allright,let'shook
upattheLoveLounge.
Ah
Thisone'sforallthose
Hey,ifyougot
amother,sisters
Yougotafather,your
grandparents,yourkids
Someofthemdied,
feelthemandmoveon
Theysaythislifeis
onlywhatyoumakeitso
IftheyhanditdownI'monly
gonnatakeitintheghetto
Promisesisonlymadeto
breakandneverunderstood
Niggasonlylove
mewhenI'mnakedso
Takealookintothis
lifeIliveandlearn
Neverjudgeabookbythe
cover,gottaturnthepage
14turntheage
Iwasalreadylearning
waystoearnthischange
Playingonmybagfor
acoupleofstacks
Wasthewayforme,
mama,pleaseprayforme
Itwasdaily,sheain't
evenknowwhereIstay
Themakingthroughmy
daywastheonlyway
Iwastheonlyoneout
ofmyfoursiblings
Thatgaveherproblems
Andmakeherlife
moredifferentnow
Everythingaround
medida360
Rideandfeelgood
justtosleepinnow
'Causesometimes,you
gottarightthewrong
Whenthenightsgetlong
andthedaysaregone
Floyd,man,why
youlooksofrail?
- Chill.
- Shitisillrightnow.
Iknow,man,Floyd,relax.
Relax,cuz,allright?
Yeah,
I'mchilling,butI'msaying,
shitain'tgoingright
andIain'tgonnarelax.
Whyain'tgoing
right,wegoteverything?
Tryingto
payyoumoneyback,
butdudesaidheain't
takingthemoney.
Look,hegonnapay,chill.
I'mfuckinggoingworry.
Man,Itoldyouahalfamil
wastoomuchtobeasking.
Yo,maybeifyou
dropthatshitdown
likeaquarterofamil.
Youdon'thugglewith
noransom,youidiot,
thisain'tnoauction.
Yo,buttheman
saysheain'tpaying.
Hegonnapay,hejust
stalling,yo,damn.
Oh,youfuckingknowthe
whole,Iguessyouknow.
- WhereCeaserat,man?
- Youknow,JDknows
whatthefuckisgoingon.
- YouknowwhatJDknow?-Know
whatthefuck
goingon.
JDknowBobbyStarrs
arejectgangster.
Allright,maybeStarr's
arejectgangster.
Relax,chill,allright,
Lookatshawtyupthere,she
gotthefattyfatty
bangerass.
Right,right.
Gotiporsomething,dog.
No,I'mjust,
justfuckingcalling.
Shitain'tgoingright,
Iain'tgonnarelax.
Heain'tpickingupthephone.
Youusing
thewords,don'tworry,
andI'msaying,
niggaI'maworry
abouttheshit,you
knowwhatImean?
- Imean.
- Stopbitching,man,
- nowyoubitching,man.
- It'sjuststressfulman.
Look,man,I'mgonnawaityet.
Shitisstressful,man,
thisshit,allright?
Stopsmokingso
muchfuckingweed.
Man,itain't
that,man,itain't.
Badhabitswill
holdyouback
Pickupabookinstead
ofholdingcrack
Oh,boy,thankGod,yo.
Whatup?
JD?
Whothis?
Igotyourtapes.
Whatyoumeanyougot,
whothefuckisthis?
IsaidIgotyourtapes
andI'montoyouassholes,
you,Caesarand
Floyd,yougoingdown.
Yo,whatthefuckyoumean
yougottapes,whoisthis?
Hello,hello?
Somedudestalking
about,hegotthetapes.
-Hey,theygotthefuckingriffs
Whatdoyoumean
hegotthetapes?
- Allright,
Philadelphia,it's
yourboySway,
man,it'sbeenalongday,
comingtotheendof
adoubleshift,woo,
butlet'sdothedamnthing.
Thisnextoneisa
BFTupandcomer.
Yo,arethetapesstillthere?
Yeah,thetapes
arestillthere.
Look,man,lower
yourvoice,damn.
Don'ttellnobodyaboutthat
phonecalleither,allright,
shitistenseenough
aroundhereasitis.
Whoyouthinkit
wasthatcalledus?
Idon'tknowman,but
heknewallournames,
me,youandCaesar.
Myname?
Noshit,ifBobby
Starrknowwhoyouare,
hegonnakillusall.
Shutthefuckup,Floyd,
wegotthetapes,allright,
homes,weholdthetapes,
weholdthecards.
What,yeah.
Ceaser,whereyoubeen,dog?
Whathappenedtoyourhead?
Igotjumped.
Bywho?
Idon'tknow,herobbedme.
Oh,herobbedyou,huh?
Whothehellwould
wannarobyourfatass?
- Yo,backup,backup.
- Chill,damn,bigman.
- AllI'msayingisthatthe
shitain'tmade
nosense
andneitherdoes
thatphonecall,man,
yo,you'renotfeelingme,dog,
somebodyisfuckingafter
us.-Whatphonecall?
Whatthefuckis
hetalkingabout?
Man,you'rejustbeing
paranoidandshit,Floyd,
calmyourassdown,man.
Whyyougotherass
lockedupstairs,
whatkindofstupid
shitisthat?
- Yo,soshedon't
gotoStarr
andtalk
andsheain'tgoingnowhere
tillwehaveit,thisbitch.
Noshit,whydon'twe
justsmokethebitch?
Look,holdon,man,
ain'tnobodylaying
afingeronCheryl,
sheain'tgotnothing
todowiththis.
Shegoteverything
todowiththis,man.
Shewasdownfrom
thedoor,right,
thenshewannacomeinhere
screamingandyellingand,
hellno.
Bitchisjustjealous
'causesheain'tgetting
acutoftheransom.
- Mm-hmm,Floyd,dog,sheknow
everything,she
gottago.
Oncewegetourloot,
wegonnahaveto
silenceherpermanently.
Imean,comeon,Jay,I
mean,Iknowthisnigga
butcomeon,man,how
longweknownthisgirl?
What,yougonnatakeherlife?
No,no,Jay,what,yougonna
takeherlife,I'msaying.
Floyd,itain't
nothingpersonal,
strictlybusiness.
Yeah,man,strictlybusiness.
NoKingsbridgenigga.
putthatfuckinggunaway.
Kingsbridgenigga.
Putyour
gundown,Floyd.
Yo,Clarence?
Yo.
Yo,Starrshouldhave
calledbynow,man,
that'swhatI'msaying.
Hefrontinglikehe
don'twantthesetapes
whenyouknowhedo.
- Fuck,yo.
- Where'sthegun?
Yeah,rightthere.
Whatdowedowiththisguy?
- He'scomingwithus.
- Let'sgo.
Whatthefuck?
Let'sgo,comeon,comeon.
What,y'allgonna
kidnapmenow?
- Getmoving.
- Damn.
Openthedoor,Cheryl,
- getinthemiddle.
- Allright,yo,
youain'tgottapoke,you
ain'tgottafuckingpoke,
- youain'tgottapoke.
- Getthefuckin.
Fuck!
Comeon,man.
Cheryl,wherearewegoing?
Comeon,y'all,what'sgoingon,
y'allnotgonna
killme,areyou?
'Causeyo,IsweartoGod,
thatwasJDandCeaser,
theywastheonesthat
wasgonnakillyou,yo,
butIwasn'tgonna
let'em,Iwaslike.
Shutyourmouth,Floyd!
Don'tfuckingtalk,man.
He'sannoyingbutharmless.
Erik,whathappened
toyournose?
PresentfromBobbyStarr.
Yo,listen,y'all
canletmeoff
rightatthisblockrighthere,
IsweartoGod,I
sweartoGod,I'mcool.
Becausekidnapransomshitshow,
yo,Iain'tcutoutforthis.
Shutthefuckup,Floyd.
IsawProlifik
backatthehideout.
Isawatapeof
himbeingkilled,
buthewasalive,
what'supwiththat?
Yo,yo,it'sClarencethat
cameupwiththewholeplan,
allright,kidnaphimself,
fakehisowndeath
andbailoutonawhole
fuckedupsituation.
HewasgonnagetBobbyStarr
forhalfamilanddisappear.
-Notwithoutthese,
heain't..
- Yo,kid,I'mtellingyou,you
bettertakethem
tapesback,
youdon'twannaget
mixedupinallthis.
I'malreadymixedupinit,
thesetapesaremy
fuckingwayout.
Idon'tgetit,
thisrecordwasgonna
makeProlifikasuperstar,
whywouldhepull
somethinglikethis?
Whywouldhepull
somethinglikethis?
Cheryl,Ineedsomeanswers.
Yousureyouwannathe
truthaboutyourhero?
Heain'tnohero
tome,notanymore.
"Mindgames,""Mindgames"
whatanappropriate
titleforhisalbum.
Hiswholebullshitcareerwas
onebigfucking
mindgame.
Whatareyoutalkingabout?
Yo,listen,ify'all
gotshittodiscuss,
Icouldbeonmyway.
Thisis
verycomplicated.
IgrewupintheCambridge
project,it'sall
right,Erik,
rightnextdoortoClarence.
Therewasthisthingbetweenus,
butmyfamilymoved
outwhenIwas15
andheandI,welosttouch,
andaboutayearago,fatejust
startedmessing
withme.
Icouldn'tbelieveitwashim.
WestartedcatchingupandI
wantedsomuchtoimpresshim.
I'mintherecord
business,okay?
ToldhimIjustneedto
makemyfirstbigdiscovery
andthenI'dbeonmyway.
Clarencelaughed,said
hewasmanagingthisMC,
hiscousin,Damon,whowas
goingbythename
ofProlifik
andthathehadhada
demothatwasthebomb.
Heplayeditforme
thatnightinhiscar.
Thetrackswereincredible.
Thiskidjusthad
thisflow,thisstyle,
thatwasjusttotallyunique.
ThenextdayIbrought
thetapetoBobbyStarr,
well,heflippedout.
Thiskid'sfucking
amazing,okay.
Hetellsmetosetupthe
meetingassoonaspossible
todothedealand
ifitgoeswell,
I'llgetpointsontheproject,
abonus,apromotion,
everything.
- Oh,fuck,yo!
- Damon!
Well,Damonnever
madeittothatmeeting.
Oh,shit,Damon.-He's
killthenightbefore.
Clarencecalledmeathome
soundingallbrokenup.
Hello,heyClarence,
andIwasabouttocallBobby
Starrwiththe
badnews
whenhehitmewith
thiscrazyidea.
Yousee,Starrhadneverseen
somuchasa
photographofDamon,
so,hehadnoideawhat
Prolifiklookedlike.
Iknowallhisrhymes,
Iknowallhisrhymes,
Iwasthereinthe
studiowhenhedid,
Iknowthewhole
album,Icandothis.
Clarencesaidhe
couldplaythepart,
hecouldbeProlifik.
Hecouldn'trhymeorwrite
lyricsaswellasDamonbut
hecouldimitatehisstyle.
Ithoughtthisisinsane,
Imean,howcouldwe
possiblygetawaywithit?
Butofcourse,Clarencehad
anotherwayoflookingatit,
howcouldweturnour
backsonasixfiguredeal?
Hegavemealong
speechaboutfamily
andhowhewasgonnatake
careofDamon'ssickmother,
Clarencecouldalwaysturn
onthecharmwhenhehadto.
AndnowIevengetto
takecareofyoustill.
- Oh,yeah?
- Sure.
So,Iagreedtotheplan.
Hesignedthedeal,we
splittheadvancemoney,
BobbyStarrputouttheEP
andthe"Mindgames"
singleblewup,
andjustlikethat,
Clarencewasarapstar.
Innotimeatall,hewas
believinghisownhype,
asfarashewas
concerned,hewasastar.
Ofcourse,Clarencepissedaway
hishalfoftheadvancemoney,
thestudiosessions
keptdraggingon
andeveryonewas
wondering,youknow,
whatwaswrongwithProlifik?
Howcomehecouldn't
getitdone?
Man,that'sit,man,fuck
youman,thatisit,man.
So,heandhisboyscame
upwiththiskidnapplot,
ransomthemasterreelsback
toStarrforhalfamillion
andfakehisowndeath.
Hecoulddisappearwiththeloot
andgetBobby
Starroffhisback.
Theynevertoldme,Iwould've
neverallowedittohappen.
OnceIfoundoutabout
JohnnieMarandino,
Iknewthiswholeransomscheme
washeadedfordisaster.
They'regonnaget
themselveskilled
andmyinvolvementinthis
wholethingisgonna
comeout.
Don'tkidnapme.
Whatthefuckisthis?
- Ididn'tputthisshiton.
- Fuckisitremoteat,man?
Yo,thefuckyoudoing,
hidtheremotetoo?
Shouldn'twecheckonCheryl?
She'llbeallright,
fuckingleaveherupthere.
YouthinkStarr
gonnacallsoon?
Heshouldbe
callinganyminute.
It'saboutthattime
anyfuckingway.
Allright.
Toldyou.
Yo,whothis?
Yo,yo,JD,it'sme,Floyd.
Floyd,wherethefuckyouat?
Yo,listentome,dog,
Cherylandsomekid,they
snatchedthetapes,
allright,
andain'tnoprankthistime,
theygrabbedthemoutthe
houseaboutanhourago
andtheygotmyasshostage.
What?
Whatthe,what?
Yo,yo,just
gocheck,justgocheck,
theytookthem,JD.
Whatthefuckis
Floydtalkingabout?
Hetalkingabout
thereelsain'there.
Thefuckhemean
thetapesain'there.
Yo,whatthefuckareyou
talkingabout,Floyd,man?
Godownthereandseeif
thetapesdownthere,man.
Youlistentome,yo,
theyhadmetiedupy'all
butyouknowme,
dog,Ibustedloose.
Bustedloose?
Yo,yo,Ithink
Ihearthemcoming,
holdup,holdup,holdup.
Floyd.
Floyd,whatisyou
talkingabout,man,
- what'sgoingon?
- They'renotinthere.
What?
Thefuckyoumean
theyain'tthere?
Notfuckingthere.
Man,comeon,Idon't
thinkit'sgonnawork.
Oh,it'sgonnawork'cause
you'regonnaconvincethem.
Walkyourassbackdownthem
stepsandcheckagain,man.
- Yo,justlistentome,dog.
- Hurrythe
fuckup,
whatthefuckis
youtalkingabout?
- Getthefuckoutofhere.
- Jay,areyouthere,Jay,
listentome,dog,listentome.
Cheryl,somekid,theycut
theirowndealwith
BobbyStarr,
they'remeeting
threehoursfromnow
toselltheshitbacktohim.
Where,where?
It'soveratthe
oldpowerplant
onthecornerof
DelawareandBelgrave.
Yoman,this
betterbenojoke.
Oh,shit,yoyo,
Igottago,peace.
Yeah.
They'restill
notfuckingthere.
Yo,wegotbusinesstohandle,
wegotbusiness
tohandle.
- Fuckman.
- Thisniggatelling...
Wasthatyour,
- y'alllikethat?
- Thatwasn'tbad.
Youthinkthey'llshowup?
Oh,hell,yeah.
Allright.
Ijusthopethisworks.
Floyd,givemea
miccheckrightnow.
- It'sallright.
- Miccheck,one,
micchecktwo,
pimpdaddyFloydand
hisKingsbridgecrew.
Allright,that's
enough,Floyd.
What?
HeyBobby,you
readytodothis?
Who'sthis?
It'sthekidwith
thebloodynose.
Whoa,whereare
youlittlefucker.
Oh,Bobby,Igot
yourprecioustapes.
What?
Iwannagiveyoubackthe
masterstotheProlifikalbum.
Oh,okay,nowwe're
thinking,that'ssmart.
Forthesuperdiscount
priceof$200,000.
What,youlittlefuckingshit.
- We'llmakethetransaction
threehours
fromnow,
there'sanoldpowerplanton
acornerDelawareandBelgrave
meetmethereat7:00AM,sharp.
PowerplantDelawareand
Belgraveinthreehours.
Okay,gotit.
Kid,youbetterfuckingpray
Ineverfindyouroldman.
Oh,aren'tyouforgetting
aboutJohnnieMarandino?
He'snotgonnabetoohappy
ifItellhimthat
Prolifik'sdead.
Well,kid,Itoldyoubefore,
right,don'tthreatenme,
Iain'tafraidofMarandino,
thatGuineacocksuckerhas
gotnothingtodowiththis,
BobbyStarrdon'tanswernoone,
thismatter's
betweenyouandme.
Butwhatabouttheway
you'vebeenspending
Marandino'sdough?
Likethe$20,000youdropped
takingthosetwo
stripperstoHawaii,
orwhataboutthatnewMercedes
youjustboughton
thecompanydime?
- Oh,didMidastellyouthat
becausehe'sfull
ofshit.
ButIgottasayyoutopped
yourselfwiththatlittle
19yearoldgirldaughter
ofJohnnieMarandino,
youknow,theonehewanted
youtodemoasasinger,
musthavebeenhardforher
togetmoresingingdone
withyourdickinher
mouththewholetime.
Well,motherfucker,you
everrepeatthat,Iswear.
Meetmeatseven,
don'tbelate.
- Thatwasnice,Erik.
- Thatwasgood.
- Heykid,thatwasgood.
- Realnice.
Hello?
Hello.
Fuck,justalittlefuckingkid.
Where'smygun,yougotmygun?
Thereyougo,did
youdohitthenumber?
Yeah.
Takethree.
JesusChrist!
Iain't
afraidofMarandino,
thatGuineacocksuckersgot
nothingtodo
withthis,
allright,BobbyStarr
don'tanswertonoone.
Nothingyet.
Keep
aneyeout,Erik,
IjustsawStarr'scargoby.
Holdon.
He'shere.
Whenweenteruponthe
danceeverybodybang
Bitchesshakingtheirglass
fast,everybody
bang
Niggasgettingtheirmoney
allwhenyouput
itbang
Babyhowyouget
paid,bang,bang,bang
Wherethefuckarethey?
SmelllikeIhadafewbeers
Everytimewe
Herecomesto
Kingsbridgecrew.
NobodyshootstilIsee
thesetape,yougotit,huh?
Handoverthefuckingmoney.
Wherethefuck'sTriggs?
Heydude,who
thefuck'sTriggs?
Idon'tknowno
fuckingTriggs.
Look,man,justgive
usthegoddamnbag
withthemoneyinit,
yougetyourtapesandwe
getthefuckouttahere.
Tony,grabthemoney.
YoBobby,youmightwanna
checkovertherefirst.
Whatthefuck?
Theyseehim.
What'shesaying?
Whoa,whoa,whoa,
itlookslikemytapes
arerightoverhere
youlittlepieces
ofshit.
Whatthefuck?
Howthefuckdid
theygetoverthere?
Donnie,grab
thosefuckingtapes.
Grabthosefuckingtapesnow!
Go,moveit,comeon,hurryup.
NiggasscreammyM16'sgot
Yo,bigman,youbetter
freezeyourassrightthere.
That'sabadidea,Starr.
- Watchmyback.
- Igotyourback,
justpickupthe
fuckingtapes,hurryup.
- I'mwarningyou,Bobby.
- Fuckyou,
pickupthosefuckingtapes.
Don'ttouchthem
fuckingtapes.
- Fuckyou.
- Comeon,
youfatpieceofshit,
pickupthefuckingtapes.
Backthefuckup!-Put
downthefuckingtapes.
Shutthefuckup,
pickthemup,now.
Starr,I'mnotfucking
tellingyouagain.
Shit!
Fuck!
Youseethat?
- Itoldyouthisaint
nogame.
- Erik?
Erik,areyouokay?
- Holdon.
- Fuckdidthatcomefrom?
Youwannafuckwith
Ceaser,motherfucker?
Donnie,youhit?
Idon'tthinkso,there's
afuckingsniperupthere.
Youknow,Iseehim,Isee
him,wegotyoucovered.
- Erik,areyouokay?
- It'sProlifik,
heonabuilding
shootingatStarr.
There'syour
lastchance,Starr,
giveusthegoddamnmoney.
Thelastchancefor
youtogofuckyourself.
Fuckyou,Starr,look,I'm
tellingyou,I'mwarningyou.
Pickupthe
fuckingtapes,now.
Donnie!
Oh,shit!
What?
Erik?
- Erik.
- Oh,shit.
Erik,areyouokay?
Fuckyou,punk.
Oh,shit,motherfucker.
Whatthefuck,littlebitch.
What,what,what.
Erik?
Fuck,Cheryl.
He'sheadingout,Cheryl.
Cheryl,Prolifik'sheadingout.
Erik,Erik,
you'rebreakingup.
Tony,grabthosetapes.
What?
Go.
Ah,fuck!
Cheryl,
Cheryl,canyouhearme?
Cheryl?
Erik?
Erik?
Cheryl?
Oh,fuck,it'shim.
Marandinojustrolledup.
Getthefuck.
Oh,
fuck!
Thefuckishedoinghere,shit?
HeyDino.
ImeanMr.Marandino,
whatareyoudoinghere?
Whatareyoudoingthere?
Getup.
Yeah.
What'swithall
thedeadpeople?
That'srather
complicated,actually.
- It'srathercomplicated?
- Yeah.
Fuck.
Where'smyinvestment,Bobby?
Oh,isitoverthere
lyingontheground?
Erik,Erik,Erik,
thephone'sdead,
thephone'sdead.
Youliedtome,you
pissedawaymymoney
andnowyouletsome
fuckingstreetpunks
killyourbigrapstar.
What?Whotoldyouthat?
Oh,alittlefucking
birdietoldmethat.
Erik,Erik?
Somethingain'tright.
Oh,myGod,ohmyGod.
Youmissme?
Oh,myGod.
Someonehelpme,oh,myGod.
Shutthefuckup
anddrive,bitch.
Stop,stop,stopit.
Getout.
Sorry.
Okay,look,
Dino,it'sallgood.
- Oh,it'sallgood?
- Yeah.
Oh,terrific.-Yeah,
no,it'sgoodbecause
yougottaunderstand
thisrapgame,youknow,
andthiscatProlifik,he's
worthmoretousnowdead
thanhewasalive,
Imean,andnow,
therecord'sgonna
getlikeagreatbuzz
andwecanhype
thismotherfucker.
Yeah,you'refucking
stuttering,Bobby.
Youknow,youletmedown.
Yeah,butDino,
we'refamily,right?
Youshouldn'thavefucked
mysweetlittleGina,Bobby.
That'snotwhatImeant
whenIaskedyoutoteachher
somethingaboutthebusiness.
Let'sgoforalittleride.
- Ohyeah?
- Yeah.
Okay.
Jumpinthefrontthere,Bob.
- No,no,no.-Getyour
handsoff
ofthat.
No,comeon,please.
- No!
- Walk.
Canwejustplease
thinkaboutthis?
Fuckyourass.
Icanhelpyou,allright?
IcantalktoMarandino,
allright,please.
Noneed,healreadythink
I'mdeadanyway,sofuckit.
- Please,Clarence,just...
- Shutup,man.
Getyourmotherfucking
assdownthemsteps.
Yougonnapayfor
sellingmeout.
Comeon,comeon,move,move.
Cheryl.
Cheryl.
Erik.
Cheryl,areyouokay?
I'msosorry,
Ididn'twantyoutogethurt.
Don'tworry,
Cheryl,I'mnothurt,
everything'sokay.
It'sokay.
Listen,wegottaget
yououttahere.
Oh,shit,Cheryl,
you'rebleeding.
Fuck!
Cheryl?
Cheryl?
Cheryl?
Igetmoney,saythebitchdon't
wakeup.
Oh,shit.
Ifitain'tmynumber
onefan,Mr.Snipes.
Can'tsayI'mnot
happytoseeyou,though.
I'maneedyourhelp
gettingoutthisshithole.
What?
Whatyouthinkaboutshooting?
Getthefuckoutofherenigga,
younotnofuckinggangster.
Youain'tgonnabeSnipes,
that'swhatyoudo.
You'reworsethana
motherfuckinggroupie.
Groupie,slidethat
motherfuckinggun
overherebeforeI
fuckyouuplikeIdidthat
twotimingbitchoverthere.
Slideitover,nigga.
Fuckyou!
Stop!
Don't,don't,stop,
stop,stop,stop,
stop,stop!
Morenowonthekidnapping
andbrutalmurder
ofapopular
Philadelphiamusician.
25yearoldClarenceUbanks
knownintheworldof
hiphopmusicasProlifik
wasfoundshottodeath
inanorth
Philadelphiabasement.
Policenowsaytheyhavea
videotapeofthekilling.
Thetapewas
deliveredanonymously
andissaidtoshowthe
gruesomedetailsof
Ubanks'smurder
HeyErik,didyouhear
abouttheherorapstar?
Itsoundslikehe
gothimselfshot.
Sayingitis
akeypieceofevidence.
Yeah,Iheardaboutthat.
How'sthatapplication
comingalong?
Tofinding
Ubank'skiller.
I'mworkingonit.
Bythe
endoftoday,Erik.
What'sup,Snipes?
HeyBugsy.
Hey,callmeTriggs,allright?
Okay,Triggs,
Iseeyoumadeitoutthat
situationinonepiece
andIheardwhat
happentoBobbyStarr.
Iguessheain'tgonnabe
messingwithyou
nomore,huh?
Guessnot.
Andthosemasters
arestillmissing,huh?
Yeah,Idon'tthink
they'lleverfindthose.
It'sarealshame
tobewithafortune,
thatalbumwillgomega
platinum,everyone
willbuyit.
- Youdon'tthinkso?
- Hell,yeah,
everyonewantstohear
whatProlifikhadtosay,
thosetapescould
behislegacy,man.
Outwiththeold
andinwiththenew.
That'sthethingaboutSnipes,
Triggs,they'retemporary.
GuessInever
sawitlikethat.
Youknow,Fishjustquit,
youthinkyoucan
giveusahand?
Nah,man,Igot
somethingtodo.
Okay,youshouldbegood.
Youtoo.
Youknowyoustillthe
secondbesttoPhilly.
Thanksmanseeyou.
WBST,this
isyourman,Sway,
andlikeallofyou,
Philadelphia,still
inmourning,
hopingtokeepthememory
ofourmanProlifikalive,
mayherestinpeace,
butlet'spourouta
littleliquorforProlifik
andallourlostlovedones,
here'ssomenewmusicthat
mighthelpuplift
yourspirits.
Remember,holdyourhead
upandkeepitrighteous,
it'sWBST.
Idonedonealotoffast
shitandIgotto
livewith
it
Iain'tgotnothingbut
loveno,I'mgivewithit
Lifeisstrange,the
facthesawtightbug
RememberMike,hewashands
Tilhegottouched
bythemslugs
Playingwiththemthugs
gottalearnlikeabrother
It'snotagoodsighttosee
acatcatchinginhismom
Profilesopen,
Csbeforechain
Botheyesclosed,wemet
deathfelttheflames
Weallfeelthepain
I'mseeingalot
ofcatscan'tbear
Andtheycatchingbucketsof
noiseacrossthefacewhere
Tothegravescarforlife
Forrunninghislipsinstead
ofbustinghis
clips
He'drathertalkshit
andgotsprayedout
Forthemchipsand
bricks,itgotlaidout
Beattaughttoday,didn't
knowshewasplayedout
Youngandnaive,blindto
thesestreetsthatwewalk
Thiskindnessandweakness
thatgot'emoutlinetotalk
It'sthedestiny,
destiny,destiny
Betterbereadyfor
thefightofyourlife
Destiny,destiny,destiny
Y'allknowtheanswer
We'relevelingdown
Iain'tseennone
oftherainydays
Andwhenpatgot
shot,itkilledme
Liketheslugshegot
hitwithfilledme
Withnothingbutstress
Eatingholes
throughthebrain
Lovelifebutcan'tlive
anotherdayinthisgame
Callingitquits,packed
mybags,gottarun
Kissmyhoney
androdearound
Andexplained
mystorytoson
Daddywasn'tagoodguywhen
hewasonthese
streets
Ranwiththugs,solddrugs
andcarriedaroundheat
Iwasyounglivingfast,
itwasallaboutthecash
Andwhocouldfinishfirst
Iwasn'ttryingtobethe
lastbutthepastcaughtup
Anditwentinforthekill
WhenIthoughtitwasallgood
thingsstartedgettinghell
Wemadeaturnfortheworst,
I'mIblessedwith
acurse
Mydestinytobeyoung
layinginthehearse
FacethatandI
dwelledinthesorrow
Iwasthetypeto
chasethatneverdealt
withthetomorrow
It'syourdestiny,
destiny,destiny
Youbetterbereadyfor
thefightofyourlife
It'syourdestiny,
destiny,destiny
Nooneknowstheanswer,
weliveorwedie
Iwishthatmostmypeeps
injailcouldpostbail
Wishthatmost
ofmybrothers
Didn'twalk
throughthishell
Wishonthestartedrising
theeastsetsinthewest
Tomyfriends,
Iwishthemlove
Tomyfoeswish
themthebest
Life'satest,I'mapassthis
classwithastraight
Leavingearthontwofeet
ascendingtoheavenstraight
Iseethatmustsuffer
inorderforyoutolearn
WhetherGodorthedevil,
goodorbad,weall
gonnaburn
Igotonelifetogiveand
I'mrunningchasingdeath
Gunning,Igettoheavenwhen
Icatchmylast
breath
Seenwhereallmyfaith
went,mylove,myglory
Whenmyfatheropenedabook
Mylifewaswritten
inthestory
Statedyougonnago
throughthegoodtimes
Alongwiththebad
Yougonnasee
thegreattimes
Whenyou'reconfused
andyou'resad
Theonethatturned
yourfrowntoasmile
Andmakesyouglad
Physicallymanwithyour
father'sspirit,
I'myour
dad
It'syourdestiny,
destiny,destiny
Youbetterbereadyfor
thefightofyourlife
Destiny,destiny,destiny
Nooneknowstheanswer,
weliveorwedie
Yourdestiny,youdetermine
whatyouwant
itto
be
It'syourdestiny,
yourdestiny
Youdeterminewhat
youwantittobe