Soul of a Sister (2025) Movie Script
Oh I'll play nice
Wake up and I like it
Looking in the
mirror I'm excited
'Cause the work I put in
Yeah
Take it down 'cause
I'm kinda styling
I'm a go and buy a
house for my mamma now
'cause I finally
got it to spend
Yeah
Got my bag and I'm lining it
Hitting real good
can't deny it
Living the dream
doing the damn thing
Charging my crystals
in the moonlight
I've been talking
to my higher self
And she's telling me
Girl, you're doing just fine
Caught me out of it
Talking to my higher self
And she's saying girl,
don't let 'em
get in your way
Don't let the world tell
you who you gonna be
'cause you gonna
be more than okay
Everything's
gonna be all right
Everything's
gonna be all right
Yeah
Everything's
gonna be all right
Everything's
gonna be all right
Yo, Nyna.
Uh-huh.
That's what I'm talking about.
Yo, you killed that.
That's the one right there.
Yeah, that felt good.
Take it to the top for me.
I wanna hear it from
the top of the hook.
- Gotcha.
- All right.
Yeah.
Okay.
I've been talking
to my higher self
And she's saying girl
Don't let 'em
get in your way
Don't let the world tell
you who you gonna be
'cause you gonna
be more than okay
All right.
I'm coming in.
Everything's
gonna be all right
Ms. Walker,
the world ain't ready
for you. Ms. Walker.
I say we celebrate to Blackstone
Records next rising star.
Or you know, I could
take this mix tape
down to Bad Boy
or Def Jam, right.
Oh man. What, you kidding me?
I'd be happy with
either one of them.
Yo, the shit that we doing,
it's gonna start a bidding war.
Believe that.
Cheers to you ma.
Cheers.
You think so Von?
You really think that?
I know a star when I see one.
Thanks man.
I couldn't have done none
of this without you Von.
I can't thank you enough
for taking a chance on
an independent, you know,
artist from Cali like me.
Yeah, you Cali, I forgot.
Yeah.
Yeah, what part again?
Man, south central LA.
East side baby for sure.
Yeah.
You crypt walking
and stuff, huh?
East side baby for sure.
Hey, yeah.
Got a hit Von.
You know, I think I know
a way you can thank me.
So where we gonna celebrate?
Nowhere.
We ain't going nowhere.
Everything we need to have
a good time is right here.
Yeah.
Right here.
I gotta go outside.
I need some fresh air, man.
I ain't feeling right.
Hold on.
What's the rush?
I need to go.
- Really?
- I need to-
No, no.
See, earlier you was
talking about oh Von,
I can't thank you enough, right.
You know, I think it's time
to get my appreciation.
And you know what?
This studio time ain't cheap.
I need to sit down.
Hey, ain't no big
label gonna sign you
without a big co-sign from me.
You heard?
You're tripping and
you're scaring me.
Hey.
Man, what are you doing?
This will be a lot easier
if you don't resist.
You understand?
- Get off of me.
- Don't resist.
Get off of me.
What are you doing?
You fucking made me
hurt my hand bitch.
Take this shit.
Did you know
that the human voice
is the only pure instrument,
that it has notes no
other instrument has.
It's like being between
the keys of a piano.
The notes are there.
You can sing them,
but they can't be found
on any instrument.
That's like me.
I live in between this.
I live in both worlds.
The black and white.
And to
celebrate New York's
very own music mogul, Jesse
Blackstone home from rehab
due to the tragic death
of his iconic father
Robert Blackstone.
You rocking with
the best now
Charge it to the game
Look how I serve
'em as they walk
And send 'em out
the door they came
Somebody need a pass
to step up on the stage
They heard I'm about to blow
and watch it go
up in a blaze
They ask me for a picture
I might pose
and do my stance
So if you get a chance
to rock the hips
And dance and
wave your hands
Your favorite
rapper won a battle
'Cause he playing with
his life on the dice
You got the hottest
in the city on the mic
The black black
Good morning to me and you.
See you like the coke.
You get your money?
Mm-hmm thanks.
Good.
You was well worth it.
So beautiful.
What's your name?
Don't do that.
What you doing?
Hey, you good?
Ugh, another notice.
Things are gonna be okay.
This gonna work out.
Is Lizzy all right?
Yeah, no, Lizzy's good.
She's still asleep.
Thanks girl.
No problem.
Hit me if you need me.
I'm a phone call away.
And guess what?
I got something for
us to go to next week.
So get your looks together
'cause we about
to turn up, okay.
I'll see you boo.
Bye.
Miss Walker.
Open the door.
What?
Nyna, you got my money?
$3,000
I told you, I'll
get you your money.
Stop putting this
shit on my door.
Them give me my fucking money.
Hey baby.
Mommy.
Hey.
Are you gonna sleep with me.
Of course.
Come on.
What we wouldn't want to
Shouldn't do what
you're supposed to
I suppose
Jesse we are so proud of
all the progress you've made
over the last three months.
Thank you doctor.
I do feel like I made some
strides towards normalcy.
Of course you have.
Here, come on.
Let me help you out.
Listen,
we both know this last year
has been the most tumultuous
time in your life.
But remember, no matter
how much work you put in,
the grieving process is
an unpredictable battle.
Understood.
All right.
Thank you.
Look who's here.
Oh my God, my God.
My baby brother is healed now.
Good to see you.
Good to see you, baby.
How you feeling?
Dope.
It's my favorite little
black sheep ready
to face the real world, huh?
Hey, know Blackstone
records need you.
Baby steps Darin.
Healing takes time.
Yeah.
Say less.
Glad you back B.
Thank you.
All right.
Hey Vito.
There's the man of the hour.
What a sight for sore eyes.
Good?
Yeah.
Ready?
Fuck, let's go.
Were you in rehab Jesse?
How long was you in rehab?
Are you responsible for
your father's death?
Are you going to tell
that story to your friends?
Well, you got a big
day today at camp,
going to the zoo.
You excited?
I'll take that as a yes.
You gotta tell me.
Tell me what animal
you wanna see most.
Ugh giraffes, duh.
Give me kiss.
Mom.
What's up?
Are you happy?
Sweetie, you are my happiness.
So that's a yes.
You bet that's a yes, duh.
You know it's okay
if you're not happy.
Life be like that sometimes.
You scare me with
how smart you are.
Really?
Really.
You are very smart Lizzy baby.
Smarter than most people I know.
But yeah, life can be
hard and sad sometimes.
That's okay.?
Doesn't mean we shouldn't
chase after our dreams, right?
Right.
That's right.
Love you mama.
I know it.
I know.
Now be good.
All right.
Bye baby.
Bye mommy.
It's all right boy.
Good to see you Becca.
Good to see you Vito.
Let you boys
handle your business.
I'll see you
upstairs, all right,
Mr. Blackstone, welcome back.
Thank you Becca.
It's been a minute.
It surely has.
So tell me, this guy still
got you waiting on him, huh?
God damn.
Hey, don't you think it's time
you get this woman a promotion?
My time will come.
No worries.
Boy look at you,
back for two minutes and
already causing problems.
Causing problems is
what I do best, right?
My baby brother.
Look at you man.
Busting balls and shit.
I'm just really
happy it's working out.
Is everything else okay?
I'm just trying my best.
You're doing great.
Thanks.
Hey, all I see is a giraffe.
Where's my daughter.
I'm right here mom.
Hi baby.
Come on in.
Hey, where's the
mic Aretha gay pops
after she won the Grammy?
Where the old sheet
music from Luther?
Where's his desk and chair?
Jesse Blackstone,
son of legendary music
icon Robert Blackstone
checked out of rehab
after a three month stay.
The sudden death of
Jesse's father last year
sparked the unfortunate
public spiral,
culminating with him
crashing his Lamborghini
while intoxicated.
He was also charged with
the illegal possession
of cocaine and ketamine
at the scene of the crime,
which he's still
on probation for.
So what's the point of this D?
Just get to it.
You want me to shine
your shoes now?
Huh?
You want me to beg
for your forgiveness?
I want you to
respect what I've done
for this family's legacy
while you were gone.
And then I want you to
appreciate this olive branch
that I'm about to
give you right now.
Which is?
I need you in the trenches,
doing what you do best.
All right.
With that being said,
you wanna see your
first project?
What you got?
Check it out.
Have me sitting court
side in a minky
Chanel boots with the diamonds
that you caught me on
What the hell is this?
That's Rizzy Ray.
Now she's the next one up.
She hadn't even
dropped an album yet
and already got a
hundred million views.
Huh, what do you think?
Nah, I ain't touching that.
He'd be turning in his
grave if we signed her.
Nope.
Well, it's too late.
I call the shots now J.
Look man, you're
stuck in the past.
You need to come on
up to the future.
Ready to go home player?
Yeah.
You good?
I'm all right.
I just got a lot going on.
Yeah, I know.
Actually, I'm gonna
stick around a little bit.
Yeah, well, we'll
catch up later.
All right, cool.
Don't worry about it.
Sipping getting loose
till the lights blur
Flip another pack till
the night's turned
Kids living fast,
never slowing down
Setting this party up
You know it go around
Sex, drugs, dreams
in the fast lane
Started moving white
in the tenth grade
Kids living fast
never slowing down
Pedal on the gas
and we on the town
I
hit that last night.
Shut the fuck up.
Are you serious?
500 an hour.
You seen me
looking and then you said
oh, I already hit that.
She good.
She's fun, huh?
She looks fun as hell.
I'm ready to some mistakes.
Tell him to hurry the fuck up.
We're trying to have some fun.
Hey.
Oh my God, yes.
Woo, woo, woo.
You know I can't
get hard on coke,
but I'm gonna try.
Tonight.
You know what I'm saying?
Don't hurt yourself baby.
Try not to.
Here one more, one more.
All right baby.
You coming to pay?
Go around the world
Seven days of the week
Go around the world
Seven days of the week
Come here.
How much to take you home?
Go around the world
Seven days of the week
Need to feed my family
Somebody help me
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Hey, what's up?
That sound real good.
Thank you.
You sound good too.
What's up?
Drop some more.
All right.
I know that we're
gonna win in the end
Gonna fight until
I see you again
Over time you've shown
you more than a friend
Yeah
So goodbye is only temporary
So I'll fight for you
I'll die for you
I'll ride for you
Until you make it home
Singing it, girl.
Sing it.
I'll be wherever you go
What's your name?
Until you make it home
But as long as I'm here
You'll never fight alone
Ooh, jeez.
Damn.
You bad as fuck Nyna.
Can't fuck with that.
You bad too.
I gotta go though.
I'm gonna be back.
Where you going?
Home.
Sounded good too.
I ain't even gonna bust.
I was like Nyna, what's up?
Yo, where'd that singer go?
Oh shit bro.
Relax, who are you?
I'm Jesse.
Jesse Blackstone.
But who was that?
She was fire.
That's Nyna Walker.
Nyna Walker.
Yeah.
Wait a minute, Jesse.
Oh, this is that guy.
Man.
I'm sorry to hear
about your pops bro.
Thank you.
You know what I'm saying?
Appreciate that.
Look, here go her Instagram.
And you should follow me too.
All right.
I've been doing shows
all over this city.
Okay, what's your joint?
There you go.
Gay Avon baby.
Gay Avon, huh?
Yeah.
All right.
Hey, appreciate you.
All right Jesse.
Good looking.
See you later bro.
All right.
Take care.
What is this?
Mm, mm, mm.
Lizzy baby.
What are you doing?
Hi Mommy.
I'm writing a song.
Oh.
Like one of your songs.
What's going on with you?
Why are you crying, Lizzy?
It just made me so
happy to see you so happy
before you had me.
Aw baby.
You make me happy.
Why did you stop
singing though?
Well, I guess
life just happened.
You sure it wasn't me?
No.
Lizzy.
I promise it wasn't you.
Love you baby girl.
I love you too mommy.
But mommy, didn't you say to
never give up on your dreams?
Wow.
Now you using my own
words against me.
I see how you are little girl.
Now come on, let's go to sleep.
It's getting late.
Okay.
You have to be up
early for Auntie Tamara.
She's going to take you
to the park for a picnic.
Yay.
All right.
Come on, let's go.
Mommy.
Hmm?
Why do you have
to go to work today?
Gotta pay the
bills for us baby.
The lights gotta stay on.
You're doing good though.
You're doing better
and better at that.
Oh, there's a Auntie Tamara.
Hey girl.
How you doing?
Oh, I'm good.
I'm good.
Your hair looks good.
Thank you girl.
Hi Lizzy baby.
Hi.
Thanks again for
watching Lizzy today girl.
Yeah, what are
you talking about?
That's what best friends of for.
Go get that bread sis.
Yeah, I just gotta
make another bike
then I can take a day off.
Look, I'll sit.
It's cool.
You need anything?
Anything?
No, no. I'm good.
I'm good, yeah.
You know she's
been having a blast
learning about your
past life though.
Girl.
Well mine too for
what it's worth.
And she won't stop bragging
about how beautiful
your voice is.
Another life Tamara.
Anyway.
Okay Lizzy baby, I'm going.
Love you mommy.
I love you too.
I'll be back, I promise.
All right.
All right, thanks girl.
No problem.
Love you.
I love you too.
Love you baby.
Bye Mom.
What are you,
what are you doing over here?
So I'm making a pineapple
and a orange eating healthy.
Oh my goodness, that's great.
I love it.
Now you need to draw me next.
I just came home from
visiting your mother
at the cemetery as
today is her birthday.
Your mother, she
spoke to me today.
She says she loves you,
which just reminded
me of the tears of joy
that we both had
when you were born
as they took you and
put you in her arms man.
We will never, ever
forget that day.
I'm proud of you.
I love you.
Never forget that boy.
Lizzy baby.
It's so late.
Must make you go to bed early.
No.
Yes.
And that syrup.
I like syrup.
I know, I know.
I love you little girl.
Love you mommy.
What time shorty
supposed to pull up?
Like an hour ago.
I'm sorry about this man.
It's all right, I'm chilling.
So what you think
of this chick?
Ah, question's above
my pay grade, you heard?
But if anybody asks,
just here to work.
Let's see what
we could do, huh?
Word.
She ever gets here.
In the end
Gonna fight until
Yo who's that?
I see you again
Check it out.
Over time you've
shown your more
Now she can really blow.
Than a friend
Who is this?
It's just some chick I seen
at the subway the other day.
J, why don't we get
her in the studio?
That's what I want to do.
So I'll fight for you
I'll die for you
Nah, Jay seriously,
who is this?
Knock, knock,
Rizzy-Ray came to play.
Rizzy gang, we
officially in the studio.
Wow.
Look at this shit, we all
professional and shit now.
I need to introduce
y'all to my amazing team.
Tell Rizzy gang, gang,
gang who you are.
What's up y'all?
I'm Jesse.
What's good, I'm Fresco?
Can you tell Rizzy gang what
y'all doing in here for me?
You go.
All right, I'm the
musical engineer.
I'm gonna be working with Rizzy
to create that fire
sound for a track.
You feel me?
Let's get to work.
And I'm the A and R.
I'm the one that's
gonna be guiding Rizzy
through the EP process.
Helping develop
her sound, voice,
and musical identity.
Y'all like that.
It's really an honor to be
here working with y'all though.
Let's get started.
Before we get started, you
mind turning this thing off?
Oh my bad Rizzy gang.
I gotta go.
Top secret shit.
Ooh, and the food is here.
Ooh, I need some
ranch on the side.
Girl we got some crab legs.
I don't work without
eating anything girl.
They just got here.
King legs only.
You know.
Mind turning that thing
off so we can focus.
All right, so look.
In order to get in on this EP,
what we gotta do
is find your music.
Where did shorty go?
She making her rounds.
You know how that go?
Run ahead.
Someone a little tight.
I'm gonna try
this one more time.
Give me three of your
biggest musical influences.
Influences?
I'm one of one.
I'm Rizzy Ray.
I don't need influence.
So you don't like anyone?
Mm.
If I have to say, Beyonce.
Or maybe Aretha Franklin.
Oh, oh, oh, nah Tina Turner.
Tina Turner.
Yeah.
Okay, I get it.
Those three are icons for sure.
Respectfully though,
do you truly think any of
them three fit your style?
Any of those three
fit your style.
Respectfully, no.
Like I said I'm one of a kind.
Fuck it.
Let's go.
Let's go work.
After my wings though.
It's your girl Rizzy-Ray.
Gang, gang, gang.
Look.
Big back, put
it in your face
Money talk, I got
expensive tastes
I can be a fantasy
what you desire
Sliding down on the
pole, it's a fire
Can't touch this
I'm too royal
I'm the cream of the crop
And you soil
You can't touch this
I'm too royal
I'm the queen on the
throne, so I'm spoiled
You can't touch this
I'm too royal
I'm the cream of the
crop and you soil
You can't touch this
I'm too royal
I'm the queen on the
throne, so I'm spoiled
Look, if you want to
chase trends, that's fine.
I obviously can't
do shit about it,
but please leave me out of it.
All right, listen,
It's either Rizzy or
you can step away.
Come back when you're ready
to join the 21st century.
Becca, do you think Rizzy
is right for this label?
Are you asking me?
Yeah, I'm asking you.
I don't think Rizzy-
Nah, nah, nah,
nah, don't ask her.
Her opinion doesn't even matter.
This is between me and you.
You know what?
I gotta show you something.
Hold up.
I'll be wherever you go
Listen to her.
What am I watching B?
Just listen.
Until you make it home
That right there
is the future.
You're joking.
You gotta be joking, right.
Becca, what did
you think of her?
I really shouldn't.
Becca, get the hell
out of my office.
Now.
Yo, yo, you didn't
have to do all that.
Nah B.
That was unnecessary.
Listen, listen to me.
How many followers
does that chick have?
This woman right here
is the type of artist
that pops would of
signed in a second.
Well Jesus, look around.
Do you see him anywhere?
Huh?
Listen man, I appreciate
the passion you're bringing,
but do me a favor.
Channel that into Rizzy-Ray.
You hear me?
Because if you
do, I promise you,
I promise you,
you'll make a hit,
Baby, make a hit.
You'll make a hit.
Oh, baby brother.
Good to see you.
Good to see you.
What can I get you?
Can I get him a
water on the rocks.
Please.
Keeping it light?
Keeping it light.
No problem.
Thank you.
You good?
Yeah.
What's on your mind?
I can't do it anymore Vito.
I don't even recognize
the company anymore.
I can't produce
soul sucking music.
And you shouldn't.
Ain't planning on it.
What are you gonna do next?
I don't know.
Lay low.
You know, if it wasn't for
you and your dad did for me,
I would've left Darin
when he took over.
But Blackstone is the closest
thing I have to family.
Your father signed my
band and gave me a job
when nobody else would man.
I owe him my life.
I mean, you are family.
Even if you did leave,
nothing would change that.
As a matter of fact, you can
drive for me if you want.
Yeah.
Done, I work for you now?
I'm your driver?
Yeah.
I'd do anything.
What are you gonna tell Darin?
Ah hey kid, that's on you kid.
You know what?
Blame it on me.
Tell 'em 'cause I got the DUI
I need a full-time driver, huh?
That's smart.
Good thinking.
Yes sir.
I'm gonna do what
pops would've did.
Showtime y'all.
What's up y'all?
How y'all doing?
You already know me.
My name's Avon.
I run this city.
You already know.
Now listen, I'm gonna
sing for you today
and put on one hell of a show.
But you know what I need?
I needs the dough.
I need the dough.
You get the show.
I get the dough.
You know where the money goes,
inside the hat.
Don't play with me, stay
with me y'all, all right.
I'm gonna sing a
song for you today.
It's called Subway Art.
It's about the train stations.
'Cause you know how it goes
down underground, you dig?
There is night in
New York underground
in the coldest heart
Lonely people are subway art
La la, la
La la la
Come here.
Come here.
Come here.
Nyna.
Oh hey.
Oh my God.
Oh my God, guys, I have
such a treat for you.
Just stick around, relax.
Give me a second.
Nyna, what's up?
Hey.
I want you to meet
somebody special.
Hello.
Hi, Mrs. Avon.
I'm Lizzy.
Nice to meet you Lizzy.
What a cutie pie.
Yeah, thanks.
You sing pretty good.
True.
Mommy sings a
tinsy bit better.
Hey, Lizzy.
- I'm sorry mommy.
- That's not nice.
But she know what's
even worse, being a liar.
And she is not
lying girl, come on.
Yo guys, listen to me.
I got the most incredible
singer here, Miss Nyna Walker.
She's gonna sing a
little something for you.
I can sing everywhere
Vito, come scoop me.
Yeah, I know what I gotta do.
Man, I've been thinking
about this girl's voice
every single day.
You found somebody, ain't you?
We gotta get to
Riverside Park quick Vito.
Put the pedal in the metal.
Come on.
We're not far brother.
You're just like your dad, man.
I love it.
You ready?
I got air in my
lungs, I'm so lucky
I got shoes on my
feet, I'm so lucky
I can't make a right.
You gotta get out.
You gotta get out
and run over there.
It's right there, Riverside.
I got Lily in my
life, I'm so lucky
I can sing everywhere,
I am so lucky
We made a house into
a home, I'm so lucky
I'm so lucky, yeah
I'm so lucky
I can't thank you.
Oh my God.
Clap, come on.
Give it up for her.
Oh man, see you later.
All right, love you A.
Love you too.
All right.
Come on Lizzy.
Excuse me.
Nyna Walker.
I'd like to introduce myself.
I'm sorry, I don't
know who you are.
Wait, who are you?
Can I please just get
a minute of your time?
We gotta get going, I'm sorry.
Listen, listen.
Mom, wait.
My name is Jesse,
Jesse Blackstone.
My father founded
Blackstone Records.
I would tell you to
search my name online,
but now is kind of a bad time.
Wait, that sounded weird.
Come on Lizzy.
Let's,
let's go.
Wait please.
Mom, wait.
Just give me a chance
to explain myself.
Nyna, I think you're
the most talented singer
I've ever heard in my life.
Okay.
I've been in this game
since the day I was born.
I've been blessed to work
with some of the biggest
names in the game.
And I'm telling you right now,
don't none of them
compare to you.
Look, I saw you singing the
other day in the subway.
And to be honest,
I haven't been able
to stop thinking about
your voice ever since.
I've never believed in anything
more than I believe in you.
Your talent deserves to
be heard by the world.
And I want to be the person
that helps them hear you.
And rumor has it,
there's a great diner
right down the park.
What do you say?
Let's go.
Let's go, mom.
Come on.
Lizzy.
Let's go.
It's all right.
Lizzy, so your
name's Lizzy, huh?
Yep.
Thank you.
You did all of this?
You weren't playing
when you said
you grew up privileged, huh?
Damn.
That's what money does, right?
We love money.
Ice cream and money.
This kid knows what's important.
She does.
Hi.
That's my friend from school.
I'm gonna be a safari
guide when I grow up.
Wow, Lizzy.
That's impressive.
So yeah, after losing my
father in that car crash,
put everything in perspective.
It revealed some things too.
Like what?
Well since I became a pariah
and went off the
grid for six months,
my brother was able
to maneuver his way
to become the president
of Blackstone.
He's completely reshaped
the way we run the label.
Forcing me to produce
artists, whack artists
that got viral
moments, you know?
But the thing is, they
don't have any talent.
It's the exact opposite
of what my pop stood for.
So where's your mother?
Is she steal in the picture or?
We lost mom to cancer
a few years back.
Okay, so with your
brother running the show,
how do you see me fitting in?
To be honest
with you, I don't.
You know, I tried pushing
you on my brother Darin,
and he just didn't
want any parts.
But look, don't
take it personal.
The guy has zero taste.
Trust me.
So why'd you say you can do
all these magical things then?
Obviously I'm not
Blackstone material anymore.
So.
Look, to be honest, we
don't need Blackstone records.
Technically I got
all the relationships
and resources we need.
Plus the old days of record
deals and big companies,
those days are
obsolete, dead and gone.
I say we go the
independent route,
like a Frank Ocean
or Chance the Rapper.
That way we don't have
to give away your music
and we can keep your masters.
Hell yeah, I feel that.
Mom.
Hmm?
I have to go in the bathroom.
Just in a minute baby, okay.
Okay.
So just let me understand.
Do you still work
for Blackstone?
How does it work?
I mean, I do, but I don't.
It's like I didn't quit.
There's no need for that.
'Cause I'm gonna always have
my stake in the ownership.
I just don't do the
day-to-day dealings.
I'm gonna just let Darin think
whatever he wants to think.
Fair enough.
So what's up?
Ready to get to work?
I mean, I gotta figure
out when we can meet.
I have my bottle service
job tonight and tomorrow.
So maybe the following week.
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
From now on, you are a
full time musician.
I'm gonna take care of all
your expenses, all right?
You don't even
gotta worry about it
until you don't need it.
Jesse, I appreciate
what you saying,
but I got bills
bro, and a daughter.
Look, let me help you.
Allowing me to help
you will help me.
Look, I'm not in
the best position,
but what we can do together
will put us both on top.
Just give me a chance.
I'm not gonna let you down.
Trust me.
I don't know what to say.
There's nothing to be said.
Jesse, you better
not be fucking with me.
My life ain't no game.
All right.
I swear on my father's grave.
I got you.
No matter what.
Okay, screw it.
Let's make some music.
You just tell your manager
that they gonna need
a new bottle girl.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Yeah, fry cheers.
Let's get to it.
If you out here running it,
let me see you
strap them shoes up
Get your water bottles
And get out here
Let's get it double time
That was straight fire.
You killed that one Rizzy.
I think we gotta
winner on our hands.
So fresc, what do you
think about that one B?
Super fire.
Yeah son.
Yeah.
We about to get paid baby.
Gang, gang, gang, gang.
Let's get paid.
Let's get paid.
Huh?
I can be your
everything, your desire
All the
way to the top.
All
the way to the top.
Let's go.
He wanna change my tire
Yeah baby.
So this is it.
Whoa, you live here?
I do.
Vito.
Hey you.
How you doing?
Doing good.
Feeling good.
God bless.
Am I in the presence
of greatness right now?
Jesse showed me the
video of you singing
like 200 times in the subway.
It might be 3000 times.
You know what I mean?
Exactly.
That's more like it.
But he's got an
ear like his father.
Thank you.
And that's,
it's an honor to meet you.
It's a pleasure to
meet you too Vito.
And what's your name?
Lizzy.
Hi Lizzy, I'm Vito.
Nice to meet you.
And what's the giraffe's name?
Griffin.
Griffin.
Forget about it.
Jesse?
Yeah.
Can I swing?
Forget about it.
Yeah, you can go on the swing.
It's made for you.
Yeah right.
Finally can put
this thing in use.
Griffin, be careful.
Jesse, swing me.
You ready?
Yes.
We're gonna do it
on the count of 10.
One, two, 10.
Woa.
All right, you good?
You gotta swing your feet up.
There you go.
All right, studio's
right this way.
There you go.
She's bossy Vito.
I got it, don't
worry about it.
She'll be good with me.
Thank you.
You okay?
Look who it is.
Nyna, this is our A
one engineer, Fresco.
The kid is a genius.
You can hum any sound
and this guy right here
will turn it into a
whole damn symphony
right here with our home system.
Man Jesse, this
is hella legit.
It's beautiful in here.
Thank you.
I put it together during Covid
so we could have
a place to record
while we was on lockdown.
Word.
Nice.
Oh, real quick, sit down.
All right.
Thank you.
Right here.
Come through.
All right, check it out.
So me and Fresco
were talking earlier.
Okay.
We both think pulling
together a demo mix tape
about eight songs is
gonna be the best move.
All right.
All right.
So after that,
I think we can just
let it catch fire.
All right.
Makes sense.
I could dig it.
= All right, cool.
So check it out.
We'll record the performance,
make it look dope.
You can put all your
information on it.
And we post it so everybody
can find your music.
Son, it's like our own
version of Tiny Desk.
- You know what I'm saying?
- Exactly.
Yeah.
That's how I see.
All right, check this.
It's like part one of a
mix tape series, you heard.
We get all like abstract
and creative with it, right.
Out of this world.
Yeah.
But, however
you see it though.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, really that.
Definitely.
So, hmm.
I really love what Frank Ocean
did with Nostalgia, Ultra.
Simple concept, right.
Word.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah.
Thinking we can just
like give a whole feeling
of scanning through
radio stations,
intercepting music and memories.
Yeah.
By using random
pieces of music.
Like mixing it with
like what they did
with the Miseducation
of Lauryn Hill,
raw, authentic.
Right?
Absolutely.
This whole thing can
be an exploration.
Most important thing is
it's gotta be about you.
'Cause this is gonna be an
introduction to the world.
Word.
I'm ready for my
voice to be heard.
Hell yeah.
So how you wanna get started?
So I did this song called
Life's Too Short a while ago
when I was like in a dark place.
Then I had Lizzy and I
just stopped writing.
But now this song has a
whole different meaning.
So I think we can
rock with that.
All right.
Let's set her up on the mic.
Let's go.
All right.
Now, feeling like I can
hum the orchestral parts
that I heard and then I
can do some scratch vocals
and we can build from there.
Okay.
- All right.
- Word.
That's cool.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Word.
Cool.
You all right, you cool?
Wanna go in the booth?
Let's go.
I'd rather be out in the open
if that's okay with y'all.
Done.
I'll set the mic up right now.
All right.
Check.
All right, no problem.
It's just right here.
We set you up right here.
All right.
Is everything okay?
Yeah.
I'm good.
Okay.
I'm good.
Get up and do your thing.
Word.
This feels like home.
It's a great big world
You're on the other side
And it all can be harder
In the twinkle of an eye
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Lizzy, you're too
young to have coffee
Hey.
You want coffee?
You can't have coffee.
You're too young.
Come on.
Yeah, serious.
You enjoying your pancakes?
Syrup on it.
Put my sugar up on here.
Oops.
Oh my God.
It's okay.
Oh my God.
Oh, that.
You like syrup up
on your strawberries?
Can you pass me the fork please?
Yep.
Good.
Hey, good morning.
She knows how to
eat some pancakes.
Good morning.
Hey Lizzy baby.
You look beautiful.
Hey mommy.
Listen, we gotta go.
We gotta go to school.
What?
Gotta finish up the pancakes.
You're not gonna
take them with you.
I'm done with this.
That's a lot of
syrup over there.
Let's get you to school.
Okay?
There we go.
Thank you.
Learn something new for mommy.
Okay.
All right.
Bye Lizzy.
She's in good
hands, you know that.
Bye mommy.
I know.
Bye.
You ready?
Forget about it.
You gotta go to school.
You see that shit.
Forget with this hand.
- Forget about it.
- Forget about it.
I'll see you guys later.
Thanks Vito.
You got it.
No problem.
So check it out.
What?
Got an interesting idea.
Oh, I love interesting ideas.
Where are you taking us?
Back to the wall of known.
You remember this
one right here?
Yeah.
Yeah.
This is my album.
What.
Vito.
Sympathy is just a bandaid
Temporary confident
validation
What up?
I wondered how you doing.
You worried me.
Oh my God.
We good, we good.
Jesse, have a seat my man.
Yes sir.
All right.
Great to see you back homie.
Ah man.
Missed you man.
Everything been good?
Appreciate that man.
Everything is good.
Doing a lot better now.
Listen, Trigga.
This is Nyna.
This is who I wanted
you to meet man.
Yo.
Yo, you that subway singer.
Fresco Fresh showed
me a video of you yo.
Oh I didn't know
Fresco did that.
It's news to me too.
Man, I've been telling his
ass to get you in the studio.
For real.
I heard that mix tape too.
That shit fire.
When y'all putting that out?
We working on it now,
getting it all together.
But trust me man, Nyna's
as real as it gets.
Okay Miss with
the real as it gets,
let's see what you got.
You mean right
here, right now.
Let's get it, why not?
All right.
Okay.
They're all looking
What do they see
Who's that bitch?
Just another hoe.
Don't worry about it.
Hey, you worry about
your fucking self.
You understand me?
Do you understand?
Yeah.
And you.
Should be dancing
Shit.
Bro you been holding
out on me man.
Nah, nah, nah.
She been holding out on us.
Where did you find this angel?
Oh my god.
Can I have a hug?
- Sure.
- Oh my God.
That was amazing.
Yo, Jesse, I need this man.
Hey, let's set up a session.
Dead ass.
Dead ass.
All right.
Guys, go handle your biz.
I'm gonna go pick up Lizzy.
All right.
Yes sir.
Be safe.
You are with a
rhinoceros right here.
Congratulations.
Thanks for your help.
Talk to you guys later.
All right.
Get excited man.
Let's get this done for real.
All right, let's do it.
Good job.
I'll tap in with you bro.
Yes sir.
All right.
Hey, appreciate your time Trig.
Yes sir.
Good job.
You nailed that.
That's what I'm talking about.
Wow.
I can do it better
Better than you
I'm making my moves
While you making them lose
True
I be breaking the rules
'cause I can do it better
Better than you
Better than who
Better than you
Hey yo, what up D?
Don't what up D me.
Oh, what's this I
hear about Trigga
doing a song with subway girl?
Her name is Nyna.
I don't give a damn
what her name is Jesse.
Man you went behind my back man.
Look he heard her sing
and he wanted her on a song.
What was I supposed
to do, say no?
Nah man.
You knew what you was doing
when you took her to meet
him at the studio man.
I ain't stupid man.
Hey man, what's
this really about dog?
Is it about the family business?
Is it about me, you, and pops?
Or is it the fact that
I know more about music
than you and everybody knows it?
Man, fuck you.
Fuck you.
Because no, it's not about that
because that ain't true.
Man we got a brand to maintain
Jesse and she ain't it.
Nah dog.
Nah, we got a legacy label
to build, not a brand.
Look, pops made iconic
music with legendary voices
and Nyna Walker, she's the
next singer to follow in line.
Listen man, I'm gonna
be as real with you
as I can get.
That legacy shit B, it's dead.
It's dead Jesse.
And singing,
man kids they singing to
some old people music Jesse.
If you don't like Nyna, fine.
I can't fight you on that.
But Trigga does.
Yo look, she better knock
this shit out of the park.
If she don't, I never want to
hear her name mentioned again.
You got it.
Matter of fact.
Man say less.
Ooh.
Cut that.
Nyna, glad you could make it.
Of course.
Jesse.
What up Trig.
Hey where Von at?
Oh man, he had to
step out right quick
for a meeting with
Darin or something.
He should be back soon though.
Man, I can't wait to see
what you do with this hook.
Hell yeah.
Play it for her right quick.
Yeah, I got you.
Watch out.
Wait for the
switch up right here.
This you.
Okay.
Right here.
Fuck with that right?
Oh yeah, I'll fuck with that.
Yeah.
I gotta run out real quick.
You gonna be good?
Is it something wrong?
Yeah, Vito just
needs me for a minute.
You gonna be good
if I go though?
J, I'll hold her down.
All right.
Hey, just call me if
you anything, all right?
Yeah, we good.
Y'all ready to
make some magic?
Yeah, let's do
it from the top.
Bet, come on.
Can we start over
Redo it
Feel like a reviver
Yo, y'all heard
What's up?
Yo, what's up girl.
Come here.
You love me?
Yeah.
All right, get away from me.
Go get me a Philly
cheeses steak, all right.
Yo, this shit's crazy.
Yo, what I miss son?
Son you damn near miss
the whole thing, yo.
Shit fire though.
Yo, I'm sorry
I'm late Trig yo.
Me and D had to go down
and get a little
detail settled down
for your album campaigns
and you know all that.
All right bet bro.
Yo, you met Nyna?
She the one we brought
in for the single.
I think I know a
way you can thank me.
No, never met her.
Von Smith, nice to meet you.
Yo, but I tell you this,
she brought the house down.
You got one hell
of a voice on you.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, likewise.
Yo, this album,
it's gonna be big.
You finna be a star.
Ya heard.
She finna be a star.
Come on son.
Hey, what y'all,
let me hear what
y'all's cooking up.
Yo, you good?
Yeah.
I just gotta go to the
bathroom first, you know.
I'm gonna go set you up.
All right.
Oh my bad.
I didn't know you was in here.
Can I help you?
Yo, that guy you with,
you should be careful.
I heard he's dangerous.
Bitch, did I ask you
to look out for me?
Mind your business.
You got your trick
and I got mine.
You know that song was
supposed to be mine, right?
I was doing the hook til
your ass just appeared
out of thin air.
I'm sorry, I didn't know that.
But would it matter
if you did though?
Like I said, you just tricking
Jesse and I'm tricking Von.
I'll get my shot.
Look, ain't nobody
tricking Jesse.
What we got is real.
You don't know the first
thing about me bitch.
Fuck you.
I know a
star when I see one.
Cheers to you.
Cheers.
Yo Nyna, you in there?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm in here.
I'm just finishing up.
All right, cool.
We about ready to go.
All right.
Come on Nyna.
You can do this.
You can do this Nyna.
Nyna, what's good?
Hey.
Yo, it's time
to hit the booth.
Trigga waiting on you.
Okay.
Let's make some hits.
Yeah.
Let's make some hits.
Okay.
All right.
Let's make some hits.
Come on.
All right.
Can we start over
Redo it
Very demy, very
cutesty, very mindful.
Feel like a revival
Can we start over
Redo it
Can we start
Jesse.
Jesse.
Oh shit.
Look at this bitch.
What are you doing?
This crazy ass bitch
locked herself in the booth.
Fuck, move.
Hey move.
Nyna.
It's me Jesse, I'm coming in.
This crazy ass bitch.
Who does that?
Watch out.
Seriously.
Who does that?
Get up out of here.
I gotcha, I gotcha.
No.
Nyna, Nyna, Nyna, Nyna look.
I got you.
It's me, Jesse.
Come on.
Jesse.
Let's get out of here.
Let's get out of here
and get you home.
I wanna go home.
Take me home.
I got you.
Come on.
Bye.
Aw, so sad.
Bye guys.
Thanks for tuning into my live.
And remember, it's a lifestyle
and it's not for everybody.
Doc, I need your help.
It's my girl Nyna.
She had an episode.
Okay Jesse, calm down.
What happened?
I don't know.
I don't know.
I walked in, she
was on the ground.
She fainted.
She might have took something.
I don't know.
Doc, please.
We need you right now.
Okay, bring her in right now.
All right.
All right, thank you.
Thank you.
There we are.
You've been through a
lot in your life Nyna.
But what you are describing to
me is a classic case of PTSD.
Here, sit down for a second.
Okay.
Hm.
Listen, the first
step in healing
is knowing what your
trigger points are.
I let everybody down.
Everybody.
Everyone.
You let absolutely
no one down.
You have no idea
how strong you are.
And you have so many incredible
people who care for you.
How you doing?
Hey.
Doctor.
Thank you.
Good to see you Jesse.
Thank you.
How you feeling?
I'm good.
All right, bet.
Hi Vito.
Hey Vita, you mind
helping Doc and Nyna
ready to check out?
Of course.
I got you.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
You're perfect.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Hey Vito.
Good to see you.
Thank you.
Appreciate you so much.
Let's get you home to Lizzy.
Lizzy baby.
She's waiting for you.
I miss her so much.
She's going crazy.
Trying to find you way
Your way back home
Been a long, long day
On this cold, dark road
I think it's time
to wake up, wake up
Wake up to the sunrise
So, did you watch that video?
I didn't need to.
But on the upside of
things, finally went viral.
I guess you could say I'm
Blackstone material now, huh?
Oh man.
Well look, as the
older days goes,
the only thing worse
than being talked about
is not being talked
about at all.
Uh oh.
I was so close Jesse.
And I just fucked it all up.
I'm so sorry Jesse.
I'm sorry.
Nah, don't apologize.
That was a toxic environment.
I should have paid more
attention, been more aware.
Just had any extra
people leave the studio.
But look, God gave you
an unbelievable gift.
So you telling me you
just going to quit
after one bump in a road?
Because we still got a
fire mix tape to drop.
I told you I'm not going
nowhere, no matter what.
So what we gonna do
is take these lemons and
make us some fire lemonade.
You just watch.
I want you to make
me a special menu.
What you want?
I want lemonade
and a butter roll.
I think I could work that
out just for you Lizzy.
Yes.
Let's get out of here.
Sugar Monster.
- Sugar monster.
- I'm not a sugar monster.
It's yummy food, okay.
- Listen.
- You are a sugar monster.
Me personally, I
like butter rolls
with extra butter.
You're the boss.
You crazy.
Just one piece of candy.
Mommy, mommy.
Yes, Lizzy baby.
Your song's
playing on the radio.
Who's playing my
song on the radio?
Oh my God.
Is that?
That's it.
You did it.
You made it.
Oh my God.
We made it.
How did they get that?
Can we start over
Redo it
This new
track by Harlem's own Trigga,
featuring the Subway Queen
Nyna Walker is pure fire.
By way of a dear
friend of mine,
Mr. Jesse Blackstone, we got
Nyna Walker in the building.
It's an honor to be here.
Now, the song
you got with Trigga
has been tearing up
the charts, okay.
Everybody's playing, the Bronx,
Queens, uptown, Brooklyn.
Crazy.
Like Staten, everybody's
playing this song.
Casing the barbershops.
It's going crazy.
Shout out to Trigga.
Yeah.
But we can't ignore, you
know the elephant in the room.
I saw your breakdown online.
It's unfortunate for somebody
to record something like that.
But you know, salute to you
for getting through
a tough time.
Thank you.
Yeah.
I mean that video
was unfortunate,
but for me, setbacks like
that ain't nothing new.
I'm a survivor in this world.
You know, when I
was a little kid
full of hopes and dreams,
this industry ate me
up and spit me out.
You know, I was used and
abused by people in power
and told I wasn't good enough
because of my
beautiful dark melanin.
You know what I'm talking about?
I know what you're saying.
So the reason why I
came from outta nowhere
is because for the last
15 years I was a ghost,
a shell of my former self.
But this last year, my God,
he put a lot of good
people in my life.
My daughter is my reason.
Jesse Blackstone, angel.
And they reminded me of
just how strong I am.
So I'm blessed.
Well, you know, we
got your back sis.
Thank you.
And everybody's
rooting for you.
From LA to NY.
Like everybody's-
I feel it.
The whole tri-state
is rooting for you.
So what's next?
Oh man, I got a mix tape out.
Talk about it.
Eight tracks in
total, ya know.
Titled The Life and
Rhymes of Nyna Walker.
And if you listening right now,
it's available on
all music platforms.
Right now you can get it.
Go get that.
Now Jesse told me
we gonna be playing
something off the mix tape or-
Yeah.
Okay.
But you know,
before we do that,
you gotta hit me with that
freestyle beef for sure.
You came with bars?
For sure.
Oh yeah, we gotta.
Let's do that.
All right.
No time.
Yeah.
It's time to get
on my back, mamma
Eating up the game
Eating up the game, pirana
Henney and Coke
to wash it down
Twist the lime in it
Plenty of dough to go around
It's time to get
sexy on these ninjas
Set set it on these ninjas
I'm so queen bee I G with it
The east side till
I D-I-E with it
South Central slow flow
Her vocal rings when
she sings high and low
Knows she's so dope
Who me?
That girl B's no joke
Ooh, we that good
choke Cali smoke
got me in the trance like
I'm staring in a glass mirror
Black Cinderella, red
bottom, glass slippers
mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest
chick of all
You are
Yeah, you are
That was crazy.
That was fire.
Thank you.
Well listen, you heard
her here first, okay.
Nyna Walker right here
on Boombox Apocalypse
giving me real
Lauryn Hill vibes.
Aw man, that's the
queen right there.
Of course.
Now cancel all your plans
because Nyna Walker's
gonna be at Roxy tonight
- with Trigga.
- Tonight.
Don't miss it.
Yeah, thank you for
coming through though.
I appreciate the time.
Thank you for having me.
Give ma hug, come on.
Yeah.
Always love.
Yeah.
Yep.
Would you guys
lighten up already?
Jesus Christ.
Nyna, doll face, you're
gonna do amazing.
You're gonna steal the show.
Do not let this
anxiety overwhelm you.
All right.
You got this Nyna.
You're ready.
Yeah.
Right Lizzy?
Right.
Thanks Vito.
Of course.
We got this Lizzy baby.
Yes we do.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Back up, back up, baby.
Hold up.
Yo, what the fuck Darin?
Hey, hey, hey, watch your
mouth around the little one.
Jesse, what's going on?
It's simple.
This is a Blackstone event.
Since you're not employed
and you're not signed,
none of y'all are allowed in.
See you later.
Hey, that's not fair.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Are you really gonna
pull this right now D?
Really?
Where Trigga at man?
Peace.
You know we was
coming to do the-
Peace.
I'll see you guys later.
Yo, we need you.
Got you.
You could ashamed
of yourself man.
I know who you are.
Yeah.
See ya.
Why you smiling?
It's over.
They're not letting us in.
Come on girl, it's all good.
Come on Lizzy.
Y'all.
Y'all came here to see
Nyna Walker before tonight,
didn't you?
Yeah.
Well, this is the plan.
This event is dead.
Since Blackstone want
to be a bunch of haters
and they don't
want to let us in.
We're gonna move this
party down the crown,
a few blocks away and
Nyna Walker's gonna sing.
We're gonna let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Hey, hey
Where your girls at
Bring 'em out
This is for all of the girls
that be looking like a snack
Wanna open up the package
Keep me in the wrapper
'cause I ain't
like the average
I'm looking like a snack
Wanna open up the package
Keep me in the wrapper
'Cause I ain't
like the average
Headed to the
club with my crew
All my lemonade fresh
squeezed with the juice
First trap 'em, duck 'em,
Then I hit 'em
with the deuce
Y'all, what's up?
This is Avon here.
But y'all already know me.
I run this city.
I'm sorry to interrupt
your little party,
but I got a special
something for you tonight.
My girl, miss Nyna Walker.
This is it.
You got this.
There's nothing else to say.
Just sing.
I'm ready for my
voice to be heard.
Thank you Jesse Blackstone.
Yo, watch out son.
Excuse me.
Watch out kid.
Move.
Which going?
Who are you?
I'm me.
Yeah, I know you.
I remember you.
My little Crenshaw district
crypt walking queen.
I was the one that told her
she was going to be a star.
Me.
You made it, ma.
How about we go
back to my studio,
get on that mixing board again
and let me get
them yeah bam bam.
Baby stop.
Yeah, I'm about
to smoke this dude.
No, hold on, hold on.
I got this.
Hold Lizzy.
Hold my bottle.
You be relaxed, all right.
You got this.
You're good.
Hey bro, I'm sick of you bro.
Oh, you sick of me?
Yeah.
Forget about it.
With the wrong one son.
Get him out of here.
Get him the fuck out of here.
Get up.
you know who I am?
I'm Von Smith son.
I'm Von Smith.
You want me dead.
You will die son.
You will die.
Get the fuck out of here.
Get off me.
Get off me.
It's a great big world
You're on the other side
And it all can be harder
In the twinkle of an eye
I heard somebody say
that time is borrowed
Because we're here
today and gone tomorrow
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
'Cause life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
'Cause we ain't
gonna be here forever
That don't mean we
can't be together
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Spend it with
the ones you love
I understand it's important
You gotta work
a nine to five
Not to mention over time
You can make all of
the money in the world
But you can't take it
with you when you die
I don't care
how hard you try
I heard somebody say
that time is borrowed
Because we're here
today and gone tomorrow
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
'Cause we ain't
gonna be here forever
That don't mean
we can be together
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Spend it with
the ones you love
Because the best
things in life are free
So can you meet me halfway
I'll be meet you halfway
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
'Cause we aint gonna
be here forever
But that don't mean
we can't be together
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
you love, you love,
you love, you love
We've been locked
inside way too long
I just wanna play in the sun
When the weekend come
Got my mind set on me
just having some fun
Friday we just got paid
Saturday we all
up in the shades
It's Sunday, say
thank you for the day
And everybody live your life
In the town or in the city
It's a party going on
Somebody back it up
Now the girls are
looking pretty
It's a party going on
It's time to back it up
It's time to spread the love
Outside, we back outside
Outside, we back outside
Outside, we back outside
Outside, we back outside
We've been locked
inside too long
I just wanna play in the sun
Come play out in the sun
When the weekend come
got my mind set on me
just having some fun
Some fun, so much fun
Friday we just got paid
Saturday, we all
up in the shades
Sunday, say thank
you for the day
And everybody live your life
In the town or in the city
There's a party going on
Wake up and I like it
Looking in the
mirror I'm excited
'Cause the work I put in
Yeah
Take it down 'cause
I'm kinda styling
I'm a go and buy a
house for my mamma now
'cause I finally
got it to spend
Yeah
Got my bag and I'm lining it
Hitting real good
can't deny it
Living the dream
doing the damn thing
Charging my crystals
in the moonlight
I've been talking
to my higher self
And she's telling me
Girl, you're doing just fine
Caught me out of it
Talking to my higher self
And she's saying girl,
don't let 'em
get in your way
Don't let the world tell
you who you gonna be
'cause you gonna
be more than okay
Everything's
gonna be all right
Everything's
gonna be all right
Yeah
Everything's
gonna be all right
Everything's
gonna be all right
Yo, Nyna.
Uh-huh.
That's what I'm talking about.
Yo, you killed that.
That's the one right there.
Yeah, that felt good.
Take it to the top for me.
I wanna hear it from
the top of the hook.
- Gotcha.
- All right.
Yeah.
Okay.
I've been talking
to my higher self
And she's saying girl
Don't let 'em
get in your way
Don't let the world tell
you who you gonna be
'cause you gonna
be more than okay
All right.
I'm coming in.
Everything's
gonna be all right
Ms. Walker,
the world ain't ready
for you. Ms. Walker.
I say we celebrate to Blackstone
Records next rising star.
Or you know, I could
take this mix tape
down to Bad Boy
or Def Jam, right.
Oh man. What, you kidding me?
I'd be happy with
either one of them.
Yo, the shit that we doing,
it's gonna start a bidding war.
Believe that.
Cheers to you ma.
Cheers.
You think so Von?
You really think that?
I know a star when I see one.
Thanks man.
I couldn't have done none
of this without you Von.
I can't thank you enough
for taking a chance on
an independent, you know,
artist from Cali like me.
Yeah, you Cali, I forgot.
Yeah.
Yeah, what part again?
Man, south central LA.
East side baby for sure.
Yeah.
You crypt walking
and stuff, huh?
East side baby for sure.
Hey, yeah.
Got a hit Von.
You know, I think I know
a way you can thank me.
So where we gonna celebrate?
Nowhere.
We ain't going nowhere.
Everything we need to have
a good time is right here.
Yeah.
Right here.
I gotta go outside.
I need some fresh air, man.
I ain't feeling right.
Hold on.
What's the rush?
I need to go.
- Really?
- I need to-
No, no.
See, earlier you was
talking about oh Von,
I can't thank you enough, right.
You know, I think it's time
to get my appreciation.
And you know what?
This studio time ain't cheap.
I need to sit down.
Hey, ain't no big
label gonna sign you
without a big co-sign from me.
You heard?
You're tripping and
you're scaring me.
Hey.
Man, what are you doing?
This will be a lot easier
if you don't resist.
You understand?
- Get off of me.
- Don't resist.
Get off of me.
What are you doing?
You fucking made me
hurt my hand bitch.
Take this shit.
Did you know
that the human voice
is the only pure instrument,
that it has notes no
other instrument has.
It's like being between
the keys of a piano.
The notes are there.
You can sing them,
but they can't be found
on any instrument.
That's like me.
I live in between this.
I live in both worlds.
The black and white.
And to
celebrate New York's
very own music mogul, Jesse
Blackstone home from rehab
due to the tragic death
of his iconic father
Robert Blackstone.
You rocking with
the best now
Charge it to the game
Look how I serve
'em as they walk
And send 'em out
the door they came
Somebody need a pass
to step up on the stage
They heard I'm about to blow
and watch it go
up in a blaze
They ask me for a picture
I might pose
and do my stance
So if you get a chance
to rock the hips
And dance and
wave your hands
Your favorite
rapper won a battle
'Cause he playing with
his life on the dice
You got the hottest
in the city on the mic
The black black
Good morning to me and you.
See you like the coke.
You get your money?
Mm-hmm thanks.
Good.
You was well worth it.
So beautiful.
What's your name?
Don't do that.
What you doing?
Hey, you good?
Ugh, another notice.
Things are gonna be okay.
This gonna work out.
Is Lizzy all right?
Yeah, no, Lizzy's good.
She's still asleep.
Thanks girl.
No problem.
Hit me if you need me.
I'm a phone call away.
And guess what?
I got something for
us to go to next week.
So get your looks together
'cause we about
to turn up, okay.
I'll see you boo.
Bye.
Miss Walker.
Open the door.
What?
Nyna, you got my money?
$3,000
I told you, I'll
get you your money.
Stop putting this
shit on my door.
Them give me my fucking money.
Hey baby.
Mommy.
Hey.
Are you gonna sleep with me.
Of course.
Come on.
What we wouldn't want to
Shouldn't do what
you're supposed to
I suppose
Jesse we are so proud of
all the progress you've made
over the last three months.
Thank you doctor.
I do feel like I made some
strides towards normalcy.
Of course you have.
Here, come on.
Let me help you out.
Listen,
we both know this last year
has been the most tumultuous
time in your life.
But remember, no matter
how much work you put in,
the grieving process is
an unpredictable battle.
Understood.
All right.
Thank you.
Look who's here.
Oh my God, my God.
My baby brother is healed now.
Good to see you.
Good to see you, baby.
How you feeling?
Dope.
It's my favorite little
black sheep ready
to face the real world, huh?
Hey, know Blackstone
records need you.
Baby steps Darin.
Healing takes time.
Yeah.
Say less.
Glad you back B.
Thank you.
All right.
Hey Vito.
There's the man of the hour.
What a sight for sore eyes.
Good?
Yeah.
Ready?
Fuck, let's go.
Were you in rehab Jesse?
How long was you in rehab?
Are you responsible for
your father's death?
Are you going to tell
that story to your friends?
Well, you got a big
day today at camp,
going to the zoo.
You excited?
I'll take that as a yes.
You gotta tell me.
Tell me what animal
you wanna see most.
Ugh giraffes, duh.
Give me kiss.
Mom.
What's up?
Are you happy?
Sweetie, you are my happiness.
So that's a yes.
You bet that's a yes, duh.
You know it's okay
if you're not happy.
Life be like that sometimes.
You scare me with
how smart you are.
Really?
Really.
You are very smart Lizzy baby.
Smarter than most people I know.
But yeah, life can be
hard and sad sometimes.
That's okay.?
Doesn't mean we shouldn't
chase after our dreams, right?
Right.
That's right.
Love you mama.
I know it.
I know.
Now be good.
All right.
Bye baby.
Bye mommy.
It's all right boy.
Good to see you Becca.
Good to see you Vito.
Let you boys
handle your business.
I'll see you
upstairs, all right,
Mr. Blackstone, welcome back.
Thank you Becca.
It's been a minute.
It surely has.
So tell me, this guy still
got you waiting on him, huh?
God damn.
Hey, don't you think it's time
you get this woman a promotion?
My time will come.
No worries.
Boy look at you,
back for two minutes and
already causing problems.
Causing problems is
what I do best, right?
My baby brother.
Look at you man.
Busting balls and shit.
I'm just really
happy it's working out.
Is everything else okay?
I'm just trying my best.
You're doing great.
Thanks.
Hey, all I see is a giraffe.
Where's my daughter.
I'm right here mom.
Hi baby.
Come on in.
Hey, where's the
mic Aretha gay pops
after she won the Grammy?
Where the old sheet
music from Luther?
Where's his desk and chair?
Jesse Blackstone,
son of legendary music
icon Robert Blackstone
checked out of rehab
after a three month stay.
The sudden death of
Jesse's father last year
sparked the unfortunate
public spiral,
culminating with him
crashing his Lamborghini
while intoxicated.
He was also charged with
the illegal possession
of cocaine and ketamine
at the scene of the crime,
which he's still
on probation for.
So what's the point of this D?
Just get to it.
You want me to shine
your shoes now?
Huh?
You want me to beg
for your forgiveness?
I want you to
respect what I've done
for this family's legacy
while you were gone.
And then I want you to
appreciate this olive branch
that I'm about to
give you right now.
Which is?
I need you in the trenches,
doing what you do best.
All right.
With that being said,
you wanna see your
first project?
What you got?
Check it out.
Have me sitting court
side in a minky
Chanel boots with the diamonds
that you caught me on
What the hell is this?
That's Rizzy Ray.
Now she's the next one up.
She hadn't even
dropped an album yet
and already got a
hundred million views.
Huh, what do you think?
Nah, I ain't touching that.
He'd be turning in his
grave if we signed her.
Nope.
Well, it's too late.
I call the shots now J.
Look man, you're
stuck in the past.
You need to come on
up to the future.
Ready to go home player?
Yeah.
You good?
I'm all right.
I just got a lot going on.
Yeah, I know.
Actually, I'm gonna
stick around a little bit.
Yeah, well, we'll
catch up later.
All right, cool.
Don't worry about it.
Sipping getting loose
till the lights blur
Flip another pack till
the night's turned
Kids living fast,
never slowing down
Setting this party up
You know it go around
Sex, drugs, dreams
in the fast lane
Started moving white
in the tenth grade
Kids living fast
never slowing down
Pedal on the gas
and we on the town
I
hit that last night.
Shut the fuck up.
Are you serious?
500 an hour.
You seen me
looking and then you said
oh, I already hit that.
She good.
She's fun, huh?
She looks fun as hell.
I'm ready to some mistakes.
Tell him to hurry the fuck up.
We're trying to have some fun.
Hey.
Oh my God, yes.
Woo, woo, woo.
You know I can't
get hard on coke,
but I'm gonna try.
Tonight.
You know what I'm saying?
Don't hurt yourself baby.
Try not to.
Here one more, one more.
All right baby.
You coming to pay?
Go around the world
Seven days of the week
Go around the world
Seven days of the week
Come here.
How much to take you home?
Go around the world
Seven days of the week
Need to feed my family
Somebody help me
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Hey, what's up?
That sound real good.
Thank you.
You sound good too.
What's up?
Drop some more.
All right.
I know that we're
gonna win in the end
Gonna fight until
I see you again
Over time you've shown
you more than a friend
Yeah
So goodbye is only temporary
So I'll fight for you
I'll die for you
I'll ride for you
Until you make it home
Singing it, girl.
Sing it.
I'll be wherever you go
What's your name?
Until you make it home
But as long as I'm here
You'll never fight alone
Ooh, jeez.
Damn.
You bad as fuck Nyna.
Can't fuck with that.
You bad too.
I gotta go though.
I'm gonna be back.
Where you going?
Home.
Sounded good too.
I ain't even gonna bust.
I was like Nyna, what's up?
Yo, where'd that singer go?
Oh shit bro.
Relax, who are you?
I'm Jesse.
Jesse Blackstone.
But who was that?
She was fire.
That's Nyna Walker.
Nyna Walker.
Yeah.
Wait a minute, Jesse.
Oh, this is that guy.
Man.
I'm sorry to hear
about your pops bro.
Thank you.
You know what I'm saying?
Appreciate that.
Look, here go her Instagram.
And you should follow me too.
All right.
I've been doing shows
all over this city.
Okay, what's your joint?
There you go.
Gay Avon baby.
Gay Avon, huh?
Yeah.
All right.
Hey, appreciate you.
All right Jesse.
Good looking.
See you later bro.
All right.
Take care.
What is this?
Mm, mm, mm.
Lizzy baby.
What are you doing?
Hi Mommy.
I'm writing a song.
Oh.
Like one of your songs.
What's going on with you?
Why are you crying, Lizzy?
It just made me so
happy to see you so happy
before you had me.
Aw baby.
You make me happy.
Why did you stop
singing though?
Well, I guess
life just happened.
You sure it wasn't me?
No.
Lizzy.
I promise it wasn't you.
Love you baby girl.
I love you too mommy.
But mommy, didn't you say to
never give up on your dreams?
Wow.
Now you using my own
words against me.
I see how you are little girl.
Now come on, let's go to sleep.
It's getting late.
Okay.
You have to be up
early for Auntie Tamara.
She's going to take you
to the park for a picnic.
Yay.
All right.
Come on, let's go.
Mommy.
Hmm?
Why do you have
to go to work today?
Gotta pay the
bills for us baby.
The lights gotta stay on.
You're doing good though.
You're doing better
and better at that.
Oh, there's a Auntie Tamara.
Hey girl.
How you doing?
Oh, I'm good.
I'm good.
Your hair looks good.
Thank you girl.
Hi Lizzy baby.
Hi.
Thanks again for
watching Lizzy today girl.
Yeah, what are
you talking about?
That's what best friends of for.
Go get that bread sis.
Yeah, I just gotta
make another bike
then I can take a day off.
Look, I'll sit.
It's cool.
You need anything?
Anything?
No, no. I'm good.
I'm good, yeah.
You know she's
been having a blast
learning about your
past life though.
Girl.
Well mine too for
what it's worth.
And she won't stop bragging
about how beautiful
your voice is.
Another life Tamara.
Anyway.
Okay Lizzy baby, I'm going.
Love you mommy.
I love you too.
I'll be back, I promise.
All right.
All right, thanks girl.
No problem.
Love you.
I love you too.
Love you baby.
Bye Mom.
What are you,
what are you doing over here?
So I'm making a pineapple
and a orange eating healthy.
Oh my goodness, that's great.
I love it.
Now you need to draw me next.
I just came home from
visiting your mother
at the cemetery as
today is her birthday.
Your mother, she
spoke to me today.
She says she loves you,
which just reminded
me of the tears of joy
that we both had
when you were born
as they took you and
put you in her arms man.
We will never, ever
forget that day.
I'm proud of you.
I love you.
Never forget that boy.
Lizzy baby.
It's so late.
Must make you go to bed early.
No.
Yes.
And that syrup.
I like syrup.
I know, I know.
I love you little girl.
Love you mommy.
What time shorty
supposed to pull up?
Like an hour ago.
I'm sorry about this man.
It's all right, I'm chilling.
So what you think
of this chick?
Ah, question's above
my pay grade, you heard?
But if anybody asks,
just here to work.
Let's see what
we could do, huh?
Word.
She ever gets here.
In the end
Gonna fight until
Yo who's that?
I see you again
Check it out.
Over time you've
shown your more
Now she can really blow.
Than a friend
Who is this?
It's just some chick I seen
at the subway the other day.
J, why don't we get
her in the studio?
That's what I want to do.
So I'll fight for you
I'll die for you
Nah, Jay seriously,
who is this?
Knock, knock,
Rizzy-Ray came to play.
Rizzy gang, we
officially in the studio.
Wow.
Look at this shit, we all
professional and shit now.
I need to introduce
y'all to my amazing team.
Tell Rizzy gang, gang,
gang who you are.
What's up y'all?
I'm Jesse.
What's good, I'm Fresco?
Can you tell Rizzy gang what
y'all doing in here for me?
You go.
All right, I'm the
musical engineer.
I'm gonna be working with Rizzy
to create that fire
sound for a track.
You feel me?
Let's get to work.
And I'm the A and R.
I'm the one that's
gonna be guiding Rizzy
through the EP process.
Helping develop
her sound, voice,
and musical identity.
Y'all like that.
It's really an honor to be
here working with y'all though.
Let's get started.
Before we get started, you
mind turning this thing off?
Oh my bad Rizzy gang.
I gotta go.
Top secret shit.
Ooh, and the food is here.
Ooh, I need some
ranch on the side.
Girl we got some crab legs.
I don't work without
eating anything girl.
They just got here.
King legs only.
You know.
Mind turning that thing
off so we can focus.
All right, so look.
In order to get in on this EP,
what we gotta do
is find your music.
Where did shorty go?
She making her rounds.
You know how that go?
Run ahead.
Someone a little tight.
I'm gonna try
this one more time.
Give me three of your
biggest musical influences.
Influences?
I'm one of one.
I'm Rizzy Ray.
I don't need influence.
So you don't like anyone?
Mm.
If I have to say, Beyonce.
Or maybe Aretha Franklin.
Oh, oh, oh, nah Tina Turner.
Tina Turner.
Yeah.
Okay, I get it.
Those three are icons for sure.
Respectfully though,
do you truly think any of
them three fit your style?
Any of those three
fit your style.
Respectfully, no.
Like I said I'm one of a kind.
Fuck it.
Let's go.
Let's go work.
After my wings though.
It's your girl Rizzy-Ray.
Gang, gang, gang.
Look.
Big back, put
it in your face
Money talk, I got
expensive tastes
I can be a fantasy
what you desire
Sliding down on the
pole, it's a fire
Can't touch this
I'm too royal
I'm the cream of the crop
And you soil
You can't touch this
I'm too royal
I'm the queen on the
throne, so I'm spoiled
You can't touch this
I'm too royal
I'm the cream of the
crop and you soil
You can't touch this
I'm too royal
I'm the queen on the
throne, so I'm spoiled
Look, if you want to
chase trends, that's fine.
I obviously can't
do shit about it,
but please leave me out of it.
All right, listen,
It's either Rizzy or
you can step away.
Come back when you're ready
to join the 21st century.
Becca, do you think Rizzy
is right for this label?
Are you asking me?
Yeah, I'm asking you.
I don't think Rizzy-
Nah, nah, nah,
nah, don't ask her.
Her opinion doesn't even matter.
This is between me and you.
You know what?
I gotta show you something.
Hold up.
I'll be wherever you go
Listen to her.
What am I watching B?
Just listen.
Until you make it home
That right there
is the future.
You're joking.
You gotta be joking, right.
Becca, what did
you think of her?
I really shouldn't.
Becca, get the hell
out of my office.
Now.
Yo, yo, you didn't
have to do all that.
Nah B.
That was unnecessary.
Listen, listen to me.
How many followers
does that chick have?
This woman right here
is the type of artist
that pops would of
signed in a second.
Well Jesus, look around.
Do you see him anywhere?
Huh?
Listen man, I appreciate
the passion you're bringing,
but do me a favor.
Channel that into Rizzy-Ray.
You hear me?
Because if you
do, I promise you,
I promise you,
you'll make a hit,
Baby, make a hit.
You'll make a hit.
Oh, baby brother.
Good to see you.
Good to see you.
What can I get you?
Can I get him a
water on the rocks.
Please.
Keeping it light?
Keeping it light.
No problem.
Thank you.
You good?
Yeah.
What's on your mind?
I can't do it anymore Vito.
I don't even recognize
the company anymore.
I can't produce
soul sucking music.
And you shouldn't.
Ain't planning on it.
What are you gonna do next?
I don't know.
Lay low.
You know, if it wasn't for
you and your dad did for me,
I would've left Darin
when he took over.
But Blackstone is the closest
thing I have to family.
Your father signed my
band and gave me a job
when nobody else would man.
I owe him my life.
I mean, you are family.
Even if you did leave,
nothing would change that.
As a matter of fact, you can
drive for me if you want.
Yeah.
Done, I work for you now?
I'm your driver?
Yeah.
I'd do anything.
What are you gonna tell Darin?
Ah hey kid, that's on you kid.
You know what?
Blame it on me.
Tell 'em 'cause I got the DUI
I need a full-time driver, huh?
That's smart.
Good thinking.
Yes sir.
I'm gonna do what
pops would've did.
Showtime y'all.
What's up y'all?
How y'all doing?
You already know me.
My name's Avon.
I run this city.
You already know.
Now listen, I'm gonna
sing for you today
and put on one hell of a show.
But you know what I need?
I needs the dough.
I need the dough.
You get the show.
I get the dough.
You know where the money goes,
inside the hat.
Don't play with me, stay
with me y'all, all right.
I'm gonna sing a
song for you today.
It's called Subway Art.
It's about the train stations.
'Cause you know how it goes
down underground, you dig?
There is night in
New York underground
in the coldest heart
Lonely people are subway art
La la, la
La la la
Come here.
Come here.
Come here.
Nyna.
Oh hey.
Oh my God.
Oh my God, guys, I have
such a treat for you.
Just stick around, relax.
Give me a second.
Nyna, what's up?
Hey.
I want you to meet
somebody special.
Hello.
Hi, Mrs. Avon.
I'm Lizzy.
Nice to meet you Lizzy.
What a cutie pie.
Yeah, thanks.
You sing pretty good.
True.
Mommy sings a
tinsy bit better.
Hey, Lizzy.
- I'm sorry mommy.
- That's not nice.
But she know what's
even worse, being a liar.
And she is not
lying girl, come on.
Yo guys, listen to me.
I got the most incredible
singer here, Miss Nyna Walker.
She's gonna sing a
little something for you.
I can sing everywhere
Vito, come scoop me.
Yeah, I know what I gotta do.
Man, I've been thinking
about this girl's voice
every single day.
You found somebody, ain't you?
We gotta get to
Riverside Park quick Vito.
Put the pedal in the metal.
Come on.
We're not far brother.
You're just like your dad, man.
I love it.
You ready?
I got air in my
lungs, I'm so lucky
I got shoes on my
feet, I'm so lucky
I can't make a right.
You gotta get out.
You gotta get out
and run over there.
It's right there, Riverside.
I got Lily in my
life, I'm so lucky
I can sing everywhere,
I am so lucky
We made a house into
a home, I'm so lucky
I'm so lucky, yeah
I'm so lucky
I can't thank you.
Oh my God.
Clap, come on.
Give it up for her.
Oh man, see you later.
All right, love you A.
Love you too.
All right.
Come on Lizzy.
Excuse me.
Nyna Walker.
I'd like to introduce myself.
I'm sorry, I don't
know who you are.
Wait, who are you?
Can I please just get
a minute of your time?
We gotta get going, I'm sorry.
Listen, listen.
Mom, wait.
My name is Jesse,
Jesse Blackstone.
My father founded
Blackstone Records.
I would tell you to
search my name online,
but now is kind of a bad time.
Wait, that sounded weird.
Come on Lizzy.
Let's,
let's go.
Wait please.
Mom, wait.
Just give me a chance
to explain myself.
Nyna, I think you're
the most talented singer
I've ever heard in my life.
Okay.
I've been in this game
since the day I was born.
I've been blessed to work
with some of the biggest
names in the game.
And I'm telling you right now,
don't none of them
compare to you.
Look, I saw you singing the
other day in the subway.
And to be honest,
I haven't been able
to stop thinking about
your voice ever since.
I've never believed in anything
more than I believe in you.
Your talent deserves to
be heard by the world.
And I want to be the person
that helps them hear you.
And rumor has it,
there's a great diner
right down the park.
What do you say?
Let's go.
Let's go, mom.
Come on.
Lizzy.
Let's go.
It's all right.
Lizzy, so your
name's Lizzy, huh?
Yep.
Thank you.
You did all of this?
You weren't playing
when you said
you grew up privileged, huh?
Damn.
That's what money does, right?
We love money.
Ice cream and money.
This kid knows what's important.
She does.
Hi.
That's my friend from school.
I'm gonna be a safari
guide when I grow up.
Wow, Lizzy.
That's impressive.
So yeah, after losing my
father in that car crash,
put everything in perspective.
It revealed some things too.
Like what?
Well since I became a pariah
and went off the
grid for six months,
my brother was able
to maneuver his way
to become the president
of Blackstone.
He's completely reshaped
the way we run the label.
Forcing me to produce
artists, whack artists
that got viral
moments, you know?
But the thing is, they
don't have any talent.
It's the exact opposite
of what my pop stood for.
So where's your mother?
Is she steal in the picture or?
We lost mom to cancer
a few years back.
Okay, so with your
brother running the show,
how do you see me fitting in?
To be honest
with you, I don't.
You know, I tried pushing
you on my brother Darin,
and he just didn't
want any parts.
But look, don't
take it personal.
The guy has zero taste.
Trust me.
So why'd you say you can do
all these magical things then?
Obviously I'm not
Blackstone material anymore.
So.
Look, to be honest, we
don't need Blackstone records.
Technically I got
all the relationships
and resources we need.
Plus the old days of record
deals and big companies,
those days are
obsolete, dead and gone.
I say we go the
independent route,
like a Frank Ocean
or Chance the Rapper.
That way we don't have
to give away your music
and we can keep your masters.
Hell yeah, I feel that.
Mom.
Hmm?
I have to go in the bathroom.
Just in a minute baby, okay.
Okay.
So just let me understand.
Do you still work
for Blackstone?
How does it work?
I mean, I do, but I don't.
It's like I didn't quit.
There's no need for that.
'Cause I'm gonna always have
my stake in the ownership.
I just don't do the
day-to-day dealings.
I'm gonna just let Darin think
whatever he wants to think.
Fair enough.
So what's up?
Ready to get to work?
I mean, I gotta figure
out when we can meet.
I have my bottle service
job tonight and tomorrow.
So maybe the following week.
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
From now on, you are a
full time musician.
I'm gonna take care of all
your expenses, all right?
You don't even
gotta worry about it
until you don't need it.
Jesse, I appreciate
what you saying,
but I got bills
bro, and a daughter.
Look, let me help you.
Allowing me to help
you will help me.
Look, I'm not in
the best position,
but what we can do together
will put us both on top.
Just give me a chance.
I'm not gonna let you down.
Trust me.
I don't know what to say.
There's nothing to be said.
Jesse, you better
not be fucking with me.
My life ain't no game.
All right.
I swear on my father's grave.
I got you.
No matter what.
Okay, screw it.
Let's make some music.
You just tell your manager
that they gonna need
a new bottle girl.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Yeah, fry cheers.
Let's get to it.
If you out here running it,
let me see you
strap them shoes up
Get your water bottles
And get out here
Let's get it double time
That was straight fire.
You killed that one Rizzy.
I think we gotta
winner on our hands.
So fresc, what do you
think about that one B?
Super fire.
Yeah son.
Yeah.
We about to get paid baby.
Gang, gang, gang, gang.
Let's get paid.
Let's get paid.
Huh?
I can be your
everything, your desire
All the
way to the top.
All
the way to the top.
Let's go.
He wanna change my tire
Yeah baby.
So this is it.
Whoa, you live here?
I do.
Vito.
Hey you.
How you doing?
Doing good.
Feeling good.
God bless.
Am I in the presence
of greatness right now?
Jesse showed me the
video of you singing
like 200 times in the subway.
It might be 3000 times.
You know what I mean?
Exactly.
That's more like it.
But he's got an
ear like his father.
Thank you.
And that's,
it's an honor to meet you.
It's a pleasure to
meet you too Vito.
And what's your name?
Lizzy.
Hi Lizzy, I'm Vito.
Nice to meet you.
And what's the giraffe's name?
Griffin.
Griffin.
Forget about it.
Jesse?
Yeah.
Can I swing?
Forget about it.
Yeah, you can go on the swing.
It's made for you.
Yeah right.
Finally can put
this thing in use.
Griffin, be careful.
Jesse, swing me.
You ready?
Yes.
We're gonna do it
on the count of 10.
One, two, 10.
Woa.
All right, you good?
You gotta swing your feet up.
There you go.
All right, studio's
right this way.
There you go.
She's bossy Vito.
I got it, don't
worry about it.
She'll be good with me.
Thank you.
You okay?
Look who it is.
Nyna, this is our A
one engineer, Fresco.
The kid is a genius.
You can hum any sound
and this guy right here
will turn it into a
whole damn symphony
right here with our home system.
Man Jesse, this
is hella legit.
It's beautiful in here.
Thank you.
I put it together during Covid
so we could have
a place to record
while we was on lockdown.
Word.
Nice.
Oh, real quick, sit down.
All right.
Thank you.
Right here.
Come through.
All right, check it out.
So me and Fresco
were talking earlier.
Okay.
We both think pulling
together a demo mix tape
about eight songs is
gonna be the best move.
All right.
All right.
So after that,
I think we can just
let it catch fire.
All right.
Makes sense.
I could dig it.
= All right, cool.
So check it out.
We'll record the performance,
make it look dope.
You can put all your
information on it.
And we post it so everybody
can find your music.
Son, it's like our own
version of Tiny Desk.
- You know what I'm saying?
- Exactly.
Yeah.
That's how I see.
All right, check this.
It's like part one of a
mix tape series, you heard.
We get all like abstract
and creative with it, right.
Out of this world.
Yeah.
But, however
you see it though.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, really that.
Definitely.
So, hmm.
I really love what Frank Ocean
did with Nostalgia, Ultra.
Simple concept, right.
Word.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah.
Thinking we can just
like give a whole feeling
of scanning through
radio stations,
intercepting music and memories.
Yeah.
By using random
pieces of music.
Like mixing it with
like what they did
with the Miseducation
of Lauryn Hill,
raw, authentic.
Right?
Absolutely.
This whole thing can
be an exploration.
Most important thing is
it's gotta be about you.
'Cause this is gonna be an
introduction to the world.
Word.
I'm ready for my
voice to be heard.
Hell yeah.
So how you wanna get started?
So I did this song called
Life's Too Short a while ago
when I was like in a dark place.
Then I had Lizzy and I
just stopped writing.
But now this song has a
whole different meaning.
So I think we can
rock with that.
All right.
Let's set her up on the mic.
Let's go.
All right.
Now, feeling like I can
hum the orchestral parts
that I heard and then I
can do some scratch vocals
and we can build from there.
Okay.
- All right.
- Word.
That's cool.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Word.
Cool.
You all right, you cool?
Wanna go in the booth?
Let's go.
I'd rather be out in the open
if that's okay with y'all.
Done.
I'll set the mic up right now.
All right.
Check.
All right, no problem.
It's just right here.
We set you up right here.
All right.
Is everything okay?
Yeah.
I'm good.
Okay.
I'm good.
Get up and do your thing.
Word.
This feels like home.
It's a great big world
You're on the other side
And it all can be harder
In the twinkle of an eye
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Lizzy, you're too
young to have coffee
Hey.
You want coffee?
You can't have coffee.
You're too young.
Come on.
Yeah, serious.
You enjoying your pancakes?
Syrup on it.
Put my sugar up on here.
Oops.
Oh my God.
It's okay.
Oh my God.
Oh, that.
You like syrup up
on your strawberries?
Can you pass me the fork please?
Yep.
Good.
Hey, good morning.
She knows how to
eat some pancakes.
Good morning.
Hey Lizzy baby.
You look beautiful.
Hey mommy.
Listen, we gotta go.
We gotta go to school.
What?
Gotta finish up the pancakes.
You're not gonna
take them with you.
I'm done with this.
That's a lot of
syrup over there.
Let's get you to school.
Okay?
There we go.
Thank you.
Learn something new for mommy.
Okay.
All right.
Bye Lizzy.
She's in good
hands, you know that.
Bye mommy.
I know.
Bye.
You ready?
Forget about it.
You gotta go to school.
You see that shit.
Forget with this hand.
- Forget about it.
- Forget about it.
I'll see you guys later.
Thanks Vito.
You got it.
No problem.
So check it out.
What?
Got an interesting idea.
Oh, I love interesting ideas.
Where are you taking us?
Back to the wall of known.
You remember this
one right here?
Yeah.
Yeah.
This is my album.
What.
Vito.
Sympathy is just a bandaid
Temporary confident
validation
What up?
I wondered how you doing.
You worried me.
Oh my God.
We good, we good.
Jesse, have a seat my man.
Yes sir.
All right.
Great to see you back homie.
Ah man.
Missed you man.
Everything been good?
Appreciate that man.
Everything is good.
Doing a lot better now.
Listen, Trigga.
This is Nyna.
This is who I wanted
you to meet man.
Yo.
Yo, you that subway singer.
Fresco Fresh showed
me a video of you yo.
Oh I didn't know
Fresco did that.
It's news to me too.
Man, I've been telling his
ass to get you in the studio.
For real.
I heard that mix tape too.
That shit fire.
When y'all putting that out?
We working on it now,
getting it all together.
But trust me man, Nyna's
as real as it gets.
Okay Miss with
the real as it gets,
let's see what you got.
You mean right
here, right now.
Let's get it, why not?
All right.
Okay.
They're all looking
What do they see
Who's that bitch?
Just another hoe.
Don't worry about it.
Hey, you worry about
your fucking self.
You understand me?
Do you understand?
Yeah.
And you.
Should be dancing
Shit.
Bro you been holding
out on me man.
Nah, nah, nah.
She been holding out on us.
Where did you find this angel?
Oh my god.
Can I have a hug?
- Sure.
- Oh my God.
That was amazing.
Yo, Jesse, I need this man.
Hey, let's set up a session.
Dead ass.
Dead ass.
All right.
Guys, go handle your biz.
I'm gonna go pick up Lizzy.
All right.
Yes sir.
Be safe.
You are with a
rhinoceros right here.
Congratulations.
Thanks for your help.
Talk to you guys later.
All right.
Get excited man.
Let's get this done for real.
All right, let's do it.
Good job.
I'll tap in with you bro.
Yes sir.
All right.
Hey, appreciate your time Trig.
Yes sir.
Good job.
You nailed that.
That's what I'm talking about.
Wow.
I can do it better
Better than you
I'm making my moves
While you making them lose
True
I be breaking the rules
'cause I can do it better
Better than you
Better than who
Better than you
Hey yo, what up D?
Don't what up D me.
Oh, what's this I
hear about Trigga
doing a song with subway girl?
Her name is Nyna.
I don't give a damn
what her name is Jesse.
Man you went behind my back man.
Look he heard her sing
and he wanted her on a song.
What was I supposed
to do, say no?
Nah man.
You knew what you was doing
when you took her to meet
him at the studio man.
I ain't stupid man.
Hey man, what's
this really about dog?
Is it about the family business?
Is it about me, you, and pops?
Or is it the fact that
I know more about music
than you and everybody knows it?
Man, fuck you.
Fuck you.
Because no, it's not about that
because that ain't true.
Man we got a brand to maintain
Jesse and she ain't it.
Nah dog.
Nah, we got a legacy label
to build, not a brand.
Look, pops made iconic
music with legendary voices
and Nyna Walker, she's the
next singer to follow in line.
Listen man, I'm gonna
be as real with you
as I can get.
That legacy shit B, it's dead.
It's dead Jesse.
And singing,
man kids they singing to
some old people music Jesse.
If you don't like Nyna, fine.
I can't fight you on that.
But Trigga does.
Yo look, she better knock
this shit out of the park.
If she don't, I never want to
hear her name mentioned again.
You got it.
Matter of fact.
Man say less.
Ooh.
Cut that.
Nyna, glad you could make it.
Of course.
Jesse.
What up Trig.
Hey where Von at?
Oh man, he had to
step out right quick
for a meeting with
Darin or something.
He should be back soon though.
Man, I can't wait to see
what you do with this hook.
Hell yeah.
Play it for her right quick.
Yeah, I got you.
Watch out.
Wait for the
switch up right here.
This you.
Okay.
Right here.
Fuck with that right?
Oh yeah, I'll fuck with that.
Yeah.
I gotta run out real quick.
You gonna be good?
Is it something wrong?
Yeah, Vito just
needs me for a minute.
You gonna be good
if I go though?
J, I'll hold her down.
All right.
Hey, just call me if
you anything, all right?
Yeah, we good.
Y'all ready to
make some magic?
Yeah, let's do
it from the top.
Bet, come on.
Can we start over
Redo it
Feel like a reviver
Yo, y'all heard
What's up?
Yo, what's up girl.
Come here.
You love me?
Yeah.
All right, get away from me.
Go get me a Philly
cheeses steak, all right.
Yo, this shit's crazy.
Yo, what I miss son?
Son you damn near miss
the whole thing, yo.
Shit fire though.
Yo, I'm sorry
I'm late Trig yo.
Me and D had to go down
and get a little
detail settled down
for your album campaigns
and you know all that.
All right bet bro.
Yo, you met Nyna?
She the one we brought
in for the single.
I think I know a
way you can thank me.
No, never met her.
Von Smith, nice to meet you.
Yo, but I tell you this,
she brought the house down.
You got one hell
of a voice on you.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, likewise.
Yo, this album,
it's gonna be big.
You finna be a star.
Ya heard.
She finna be a star.
Come on son.
Hey, what y'all,
let me hear what
y'all's cooking up.
Yo, you good?
Yeah.
I just gotta go to the
bathroom first, you know.
I'm gonna go set you up.
All right.
Oh my bad.
I didn't know you was in here.
Can I help you?
Yo, that guy you with,
you should be careful.
I heard he's dangerous.
Bitch, did I ask you
to look out for me?
Mind your business.
You got your trick
and I got mine.
You know that song was
supposed to be mine, right?
I was doing the hook til
your ass just appeared
out of thin air.
I'm sorry, I didn't know that.
But would it matter
if you did though?
Like I said, you just tricking
Jesse and I'm tricking Von.
I'll get my shot.
Look, ain't nobody
tricking Jesse.
What we got is real.
You don't know the first
thing about me bitch.
Fuck you.
I know a
star when I see one.
Cheers to you.
Cheers.
Yo Nyna, you in there?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm in here.
I'm just finishing up.
All right, cool.
We about ready to go.
All right.
Come on Nyna.
You can do this.
You can do this Nyna.
Nyna, what's good?
Hey.
Yo, it's time
to hit the booth.
Trigga waiting on you.
Okay.
Let's make some hits.
Yeah.
Let's make some hits.
Okay.
All right.
Let's make some hits.
Come on.
All right.
Can we start over
Redo it
Very demy, very
cutesty, very mindful.
Feel like a revival
Can we start over
Redo it
Can we start
Jesse.
Jesse.
Oh shit.
Look at this bitch.
What are you doing?
This crazy ass bitch
locked herself in the booth.
Fuck, move.
Hey move.
Nyna.
It's me Jesse, I'm coming in.
This crazy ass bitch.
Who does that?
Watch out.
Seriously.
Who does that?
Get up out of here.
I gotcha, I gotcha.
No.
Nyna, Nyna, Nyna, Nyna look.
I got you.
It's me, Jesse.
Come on.
Jesse.
Let's get out of here.
Let's get out of here
and get you home.
I wanna go home.
Take me home.
I got you.
Come on.
Bye.
Aw, so sad.
Bye guys.
Thanks for tuning into my live.
And remember, it's a lifestyle
and it's not for everybody.
Doc, I need your help.
It's my girl Nyna.
She had an episode.
Okay Jesse, calm down.
What happened?
I don't know.
I don't know.
I walked in, she
was on the ground.
She fainted.
She might have took something.
I don't know.
Doc, please.
We need you right now.
Okay, bring her in right now.
All right.
All right, thank you.
Thank you.
There we are.
You've been through a
lot in your life Nyna.
But what you are describing to
me is a classic case of PTSD.
Here, sit down for a second.
Okay.
Hm.
Listen, the first
step in healing
is knowing what your
trigger points are.
I let everybody down.
Everybody.
Everyone.
You let absolutely
no one down.
You have no idea
how strong you are.
And you have so many incredible
people who care for you.
How you doing?
Hey.
Doctor.
Thank you.
Good to see you Jesse.
Thank you.
How you feeling?
I'm good.
All right, bet.
Hi Vito.
Hey Vita, you mind
helping Doc and Nyna
ready to check out?
Of course.
I got you.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
You're perfect.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Hey Vito.
Good to see you.
Thank you.
Appreciate you so much.
Let's get you home to Lizzy.
Lizzy baby.
She's waiting for you.
I miss her so much.
She's going crazy.
Trying to find you way
Your way back home
Been a long, long day
On this cold, dark road
I think it's time
to wake up, wake up
Wake up to the sunrise
So, did you watch that video?
I didn't need to.
But on the upside of
things, finally went viral.
I guess you could say I'm
Blackstone material now, huh?
Oh man.
Well look, as the
older days goes,
the only thing worse
than being talked about
is not being talked
about at all.
Uh oh.
I was so close Jesse.
And I just fucked it all up.
I'm so sorry Jesse.
I'm sorry.
Nah, don't apologize.
That was a toxic environment.
I should have paid more
attention, been more aware.
Just had any extra
people leave the studio.
But look, God gave you
an unbelievable gift.
So you telling me you
just going to quit
after one bump in a road?
Because we still got a
fire mix tape to drop.
I told you I'm not going
nowhere, no matter what.
So what we gonna do
is take these lemons and
make us some fire lemonade.
You just watch.
I want you to make
me a special menu.
What you want?
I want lemonade
and a butter roll.
I think I could work that
out just for you Lizzy.
Yes.
Let's get out of here.
Sugar Monster.
- Sugar monster.
- I'm not a sugar monster.
It's yummy food, okay.
- Listen.
- You are a sugar monster.
Me personally, I
like butter rolls
with extra butter.
You're the boss.
You crazy.
Just one piece of candy.
Mommy, mommy.
Yes, Lizzy baby.
Your song's
playing on the radio.
Who's playing my
song on the radio?
Oh my God.
Is that?
That's it.
You did it.
You made it.
Oh my God.
We made it.
How did they get that?
Can we start over
Redo it
This new
track by Harlem's own Trigga,
featuring the Subway Queen
Nyna Walker is pure fire.
By way of a dear
friend of mine,
Mr. Jesse Blackstone, we got
Nyna Walker in the building.
It's an honor to be here.
Now, the song
you got with Trigga
has been tearing up
the charts, okay.
Everybody's playing, the Bronx,
Queens, uptown, Brooklyn.
Crazy.
Like Staten, everybody's
playing this song.
Casing the barbershops.
It's going crazy.
Shout out to Trigga.
Yeah.
But we can't ignore, you
know the elephant in the room.
I saw your breakdown online.
It's unfortunate for somebody
to record something like that.
But you know, salute to you
for getting through
a tough time.
Thank you.
Yeah.
I mean that video
was unfortunate,
but for me, setbacks like
that ain't nothing new.
I'm a survivor in this world.
You know, when I
was a little kid
full of hopes and dreams,
this industry ate me
up and spit me out.
You know, I was used and
abused by people in power
and told I wasn't good enough
because of my
beautiful dark melanin.
You know what I'm talking about?
I know what you're saying.
So the reason why I
came from outta nowhere
is because for the last
15 years I was a ghost,
a shell of my former self.
But this last year, my God,
he put a lot of good
people in my life.
My daughter is my reason.
Jesse Blackstone, angel.
And they reminded me of
just how strong I am.
So I'm blessed.
Well, you know, we
got your back sis.
Thank you.
And everybody's
rooting for you.
From LA to NY.
Like everybody's-
I feel it.
The whole tri-state
is rooting for you.
So what's next?
Oh man, I got a mix tape out.
Talk about it.
Eight tracks in
total, ya know.
Titled The Life and
Rhymes of Nyna Walker.
And if you listening right now,
it's available on
all music platforms.
Right now you can get it.
Go get that.
Now Jesse told me
we gonna be playing
something off the mix tape or-
Yeah.
Okay.
But you know,
before we do that,
you gotta hit me with that
freestyle beef for sure.
You came with bars?
For sure.
Oh yeah, we gotta.
Let's do that.
All right.
No time.
Yeah.
It's time to get
on my back, mamma
Eating up the game
Eating up the game, pirana
Henney and Coke
to wash it down
Twist the lime in it
Plenty of dough to go around
It's time to get
sexy on these ninjas
Set set it on these ninjas
I'm so queen bee I G with it
The east side till
I D-I-E with it
South Central slow flow
Her vocal rings when
she sings high and low
Knows she's so dope
Who me?
That girl B's no joke
Ooh, we that good
choke Cali smoke
got me in the trance like
I'm staring in a glass mirror
Black Cinderella, red
bottom, glass slippers
mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest
chick of all
You are
Yeah, you are
That was crazy.
That was fire.
Thank you.
Well listen, you heard
her here first, okay.
Nyna Walker right here
on Boombox Apocalypse
giving me real
Lauryn Hill vibes.
Aw man, that's the
queen right there.
Of course.
Now cancel all your plans
because Nyna Walker's
gonna be at Roxy tonight
- with Trigga.
- Tonight.
Don't miss it.
Yeah, thank you for
coming through though.
I appreciate the time.
Thank you for having me.
Give ma hug, come on.
Yeah.
Always love.
Yeah.
Yep.
Would you guys
lighten up already?
Jesus Christ.
Nyna, doll face, you're
gonna do amazing.
You're gonna steal the show.
Do not let this
anxiety overwhelm you.
All right.
You got this Nyna.
You're ready.
Yeah.
Right Lizzy?
Right.
Thanks Vito.
Of course.
We got this Lizzy baby.
Yes we do.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Back up, back up, baby.
Hold up.
Yo, what the fuck Darin?
Hey, hey, hey, watch your
mouth around the little one.
Jesse, what's going on?
It's simple.
This is a Blackstone event.
Since you're not employed
and you're not signed,
none of y'all are allowed in.
See you later.
Hey, that's not fair.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Are you really gonna
pull this right now D?
Really?
Where Trigga at man?
Peace.
You know we was
coming to do the-
Peace.
I'll see you guys later.
Yo, we need you.
Got you.
You could ashamed
of yourself man.
I know who you are.
Yeah.
See ya.
Why you smiling?
It's over.
They're not letting us in.
Come on girl, it's all good.
Come on Lizzy.
Y'all.
Y'all came here to see
Nyna Walker before tonight,
didn't you?
Yeah.
Well, this is the plan.
This event is dead.
Since Blackstone want
to be a bunch of haters
and they don't
want to let us in.
We're gonna move this
party down the crown,
a few blocks away and
Nyna Walker's gonna sing.
We're gonna let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Let her sing.
Hey, hey
Where your girls at
Bring 'em out
This is for all of the girls
that be looking like a snack
Wanna open up the package
Keep me in the wrapper
'cause I ain't
like the average
I'm looking like a snack
Wanna open up the package
Keep me in the wrapper
'Cause I ain't
like the average
Headed to the
club with my crew
All my lemonade fresh
squeezed with the juice
First trap 'em, duck 'em,
Then I hit 'em
with the deuce
Y'all, what's up?
This is Avon here.
But y'all already know me.
I run this city.
I'm sorry to interrupt
your little party,
but I got a special
something for you tonight.
My girl, miss Nyna Walker.
This is it.
You got this.
There's nothing else to say.
Just sing.
I'm ready for my
voice to be heard.
Thank you Jesse Blackstone.
Yo, watch out son.
Excuse me.
Watch out kid.
Move.
Which going?
Who are you?
I'm me.
Yeah, I know you.
I remember you.
My little Crenshaw district
crypt walking queen.
I was the one that told her
she was going to be a star.
Me.
You made it, ma.
How about we go
back to my studio,
get on that mixing board again
and let me get
them yeah bam bam.
Baby stop.
Yeah, I'm about
to smoke this dude.
No, hold on, hold on.
I got this.
Hold Lizzy.
Hold my bottle.
You be relaxed, all right.
You got this.
You're good.
Hey bro, I'm sick of you bro.
Oh, you sick of me?
Yeah.
Forget about it.
With the wrong one son.
Get him out of here.
Get him the fuck out of here.
Get up.
you know who I am?
I'm Von Smith son.
I'm Von Smith.
You want me dead.
You will die son.
You will die.
Get the fuck out of here.
Get off me.
Get off me.
It's a great big world
You're on the other side
And it all can be harder
In the twinkle of an eye
I heard somebody say
that time is borrowed
Because we're here
today and gone tomorrow
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
'Cause life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
'Cause we ain't
gonna be here forever
That don't mean we
can't be together
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Spend it with
the ones you love
I understand it's important
You gotta work
a nine to five
Not to mention over time
You can make all of
the money in the world
But you can't take it
with you when you die
I don't care
how hard you try
I heard somebody say
that time is borrowed
Because we're here
today and gone tomorrow
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
'Cause we ain't
gonna be here forever
That don't mean
we can be together
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Spend it with
the ones you love
Because the best
things in life are free
So can you meet me halfway
I'll be meet you halfway
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
Life is too short
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
'Cause we aint gonna
be here forever
But that don't mean
we can't be together
You gotta spend it
with the ones you love
you love, you love,
you love, you love
We've been locked
inside way too long
I just wanna play in the sun
When the weekend come
Got my mind set on me
just having some fun
Friday we just got paid
Saturday we all
up in the shades
It's Sunday, say
thank you for the day
And everybody live your life
In the town or in the city
It's a party going on
Somebody back it up
Now the girls are
looking pretty
It's a party going on
It's time to back it up
It's time to spread the love
Outside, we back outside
Outside, we back outside
Outside, we back outside
Outside, we back outside
We've been locked
inside too long
I just wanna play in the sun
Come play out in the sun
When the weekend come
got my mind set on me
just having some fun
Some fun, so much fun
Friday we just got paid
Saturday, we all
up in the shades
Sunday, say thank
you for the day
And everybody live your life
In the town or in the city
There's a party going on