BMF (2021) s04e03 Episode Script

1
Yo, yo, yo! I'm expecting
y'all to come through
for Purdy's album release party!
[MEECH] This your party.
Why they got you drinking
that cheap-ass shit?
[PURDY] Trell keeps the
good shit for himself.
He produced my album.
[TERRY] I met with your
boy Isaac. He's locked in.
And I told him he'd be
reporting to you from now on.
- I'ma kill it.
- [CHUCK] I got some bad news.
The next tour has been canceled.
So how you gonna pay child support
and keep us out of the red now?
You got a job now. How
about taking up an offering?
'Cause those goddamn drug dealers
brought violence to my doorstep,
and it gotten my son killed.
Mark, would you like to go next?
[BRYANT] They got any leads in the case?
Nobody around here wants to talk.
[LUCILLE] Nicole just got arrested.
The car you gave her was stolen.
Have you sold a Honda to this man?
I'd have to review my sales records.
- I can go through them for you.
- Not without a warrant.
We got to ground the cars.
We don't know if they gonna confiscate
our entire fleet or what.
How do we keep this cop nigga a glitch
and not a fucking wrench?
Put your hands up! Put
your fuckin' hands up!
- Put your
- [GUNFIRE]
Plane's empty. No keys in sight.
[DUFFY] If that plane's the bootleg,
where the fuck did
Loco send the real deal?
Way I see it, we move
all this ourselves,
what the plug need with Meech?
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[BIRDS, INSECTS CHIRPING]
Yo, you-you sure we
can trust these guys?
And how do we know
they're not just gonna turn
us into the DEAs or the feds?
Man, the DEA and the feds
only gonna give them a pat on the back.
Loco say he paying them, man. We good.
[TERRY] Yeah, I just
want to get to the ranch
and get the fuck out of Mexico.
[BRAKES SQUEAK]
- What's happening?
- Shut the fuck up, Tee.
-
-
[GUNSHOTS]
-
-
- [MAN GRUNTS]
-
[INDISTINCT TALKING IN SPANISH]
[MEECH] Shit.
-
-
[LAUGHS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
[MEN GRUNTING]
[GRUNTS] Shit.
[GUNSHOT ECHOES, MAN GRUNTS]
[THUD, MAN GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS, SCREAMS]
[GUNSHOT]
[SCREAMS]
Shit.
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOT ECHOES]
[GUN CLICKS]
[GUNSHOT ECHOES]
[LAUGHS]
Damn!
Vamonos, Demetri!
Damn. I guess we could
trust him after all.
- [LOCO] Demetri! Go!
- [ENGINE STARTS]
Tee, bring your ass! Come on!
[GEARS GRIND, ENGINE REVS]
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[OLDER TERRY]
I got in the game with bruh
on the good faith that it would
always be us against world.
But Meech's definition of
"us" had started to change.
I got everything on the line ♪
Out here I'm on the
grind, tryna get mine ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
A nigga movin' weight,
tryna get the cake ♪
I'm in and out of state ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Too many niggas fake,
it's hard to tell a snake ♪
One more flip and I'm straight ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
I don't go hand to hand,
it go gram after gram ♪
Yeah, holla at me, man ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Too many niggas fake,
it's hard to tell a snake ♪
One more flip and I'm straight ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
[50 CENT] The D's ain't that
good, these niggas is rattin' ♪
They tell 'em what's goin' on ♪
That's how they
know what's happenin' ♪
I'm ridin' with the top
down, trunk full of yola ♪
Ghetto pharmaceutical,
I move that Coca-Cola ♪
Thousand grams of pure
though, I fuck with the weirdos ♪
They snort away the pain,
bang the dope in their vein ♪
Shorty crying,
Christmas ain't coming ♪
Her pops locked up
when it hurts the worst ♪
Your ace find out she knocked up ♪
Welfare ain't an option
when the Feds come knocking ♪
It's all fucked
up, so wish me luck ♪
A nigga movin' weight,
tryna get the cake ♪
I'm in and out of state ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Too many niggas fake,
it's hard to tell a snake ♪
One more flip and I'm straight ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
I don't go hand to hand,
it go gram after gram ♪
Yeah, holla at me, man ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Too many niggas fake,
it's hard to tell a snake ♪
One more flip and I'm straight ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Oh, yeah, wish me luck ♪
All you gotta do is
wish me luck, yeah ♪
- [LINE RINGS, PHONE BEEPS]
- [SIGHS] Fuck!
That motherfucker won't pick up!
Damn, Tee!
Look, before you throw.
Best you can.
I can't believe Meech rerouted our work
to that greedy ass J-Pusha pariah.
Got to admit, it don't
make a lot of sense
not dropping it all in the D.
We got the infrastructure
and home-court advantage.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
What are you doing here, Markisha?
Hey, Markisha.
Damn. Okay.
Tee, you can't tell me we
got to delay shit with Isaac
and not explain why.
Look, the work has been rerouted.
I'ma find out what's
going on, and I promise you
we gonna be back on
track for our meeting.
- You gonna find out?
- Yeah.
Tee, you're not a Fifty Boy anymore.
This ain't no small-scale operation.
People depend on you to
handle shit like this.
Tee I'm depending on you.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[BIRDS CHIRPING, LINE RINGING]
Bruh, I got to tell
my clientele something.
Look, we got the weight to the Lou,
but what good is that if we
can't fucking move it, man?
Nigga, the fleet is grounded already.
With Bryant on our ass like this,
we need to know everything
that's going on, Duff.
Man, what's up with
you, dawg? Talk to me.
Meech, I got to tell you something, man.
When I heard Bryant was from Detroit,
I tried to play it cool, but
Dawg, I already know you was on the run
for cappin' somebody in the D.
Sterl told me. Chill, man. Damn.
Man, he told you what. Not who.
This cat had ran off with the work.
I had orders to wet up
the stash house, so
I do the job.
Come to find out dude wasn't even there.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
- His little brother was.
- Damn.
He was an All-American
basketball player
who just signed to
go to the league, man.
Kid had his whole life ahead of him.
Fuck, man. Here.
[BIRDS CHIRPING, DOGS
BARKING IN DISTANCE]
[BREEZE] How's the
arrest going? And school?
Terry got me this
expensive local lawyer.
He claims that the cops
knew they couldn't charge me
with anything,
so they just wanted
more info on my brothers.
I mean, but you held that down, doe.
[NICOLE] Yeah. Like always.
Okay. So this sound
like good news to me.
[NICOLE] It is.
But I I shouldn't have been put
in that situation in the first place.
- Either of us.
- Yeah.
[NICOLE] That night
I wanted-I wanted it
to be something special,
something that I could look back on
for the rest of my life and smile.
But now all I'm gonna remember
is the night I spent in jail
and the awful things
my mother said to me.
[BREEZE] Well, for what it's
worth, I think we gonna be
remembering something different anyway.
[LAUGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
I am excited about orientation
and coming to Atlanta
by myself to see you.
Long distance sucks.
- [WOMAN LAUGHS]
- Breeze?
Hold on. Hold on. Stay right there.
Stay right there. I'ma holler at y'all.
- [NICOLE] Are you there?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah! Um
Call me when you get here.
I-I'm running out of minutes.
- And I got to get to practice.
- I will. Um
- love you.
- You too.
[DIAL TONE]
[NICOLE] Are those Mom's suitcases?
Daddy.
Your mother doesn't want you
going to Atlanta alone anymore.
But what, she thinks I'm
gonna host a sex party
with the Marching Wolverines?
It doesn't matter what I think, does it?
'Cause you have a mind of your own.
Pops, why don't you come with me?
[LUCILLE] Your father's
already been to Atlanta.
I haven't been past Hocking Hills,
and he's done all that
touring and whatnot.
And I think it's time for me to see
a little bit of the world myself.
Just a reminder.
- [DOOR OPENS]
- It's your time.
Pops.
[BRYANT] Doesn't surprise me
Nicole Flenory lawyered up.
We're getting stonewalled, for sure.
Thanks for shipping the car.
Really aided in the investigation.
We were able to pull three
prints from the vehicle
uh, Nicole, one belonged
to a Mr. Don Genco,
and last one, well we can't ID.
You think the unidentifiable prints
could belong to Demetrius Flenory?
[BRYANT] Maybe.
But he's not in the system.
Now, I was able to find
an address for Don Genco
on file in Atlanta,
but it led to a dead end.
I guess the Red Dogs
roughed him up a while back
- under a
- Let me guess.
A different alias.
Definitely sounds like he
could be Demetrius' middleman.
[BRYANT] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's exactly what I'm thinking now.
But I-I really need to identify
his real name, you know?
So I have a shitload
of footage to go through
from the car dealership.
Now, can you run the prints on your end
and see if there's any connection
between Don Genco and Detroit?
So you want me to do my job and yours?
Absolutely, nigga.
[DOWN-TEMPO INTRODUCTION PLAYS]
I need blessings in a major way ♪
I feel scandalous ♪
Evil got control of me ♪
Solidified my spot
inside Your kingdom ♪
Kneeled a million times ♪
Little wiggle room to breathe in ♪
- [DOORBELL RINGS]
- Shit.
My sister must have made it early.
Shit.
Surprise, motherfucker.
Watch your language, Terry. Meechie!
- [LAUGHS]
- [MEECH] Mama.
I did not know Nikki
was bringing you here!
Oh, my goodness! It's so beautiful.
Wow.
Well, it's a good thing I came.
Is this how you plan
on hosting your sister,
in this den of iniquity
with ladies of the night?
My mom's a pastor.
I-I love the Lord.
I-I praise Him on the daily.
Uh, I'm Methodist, B-Baptist, and
- Is she leaving or am I leaving?
- [MEECH] Okay. Come on.
- Let's go.
- [TERRY CHUCKLING]
Mm-mm-mm.
Clean up this mess.
And I hope you got something
to wear to church on Sunday,
because you need Jesus.
That's it? Are you serious?
When it was me, I was
a slut and a whore.
Man, what the fuck you want, man?
See the shit you start, nigga?
[LUCILLE] Nicole, don't start with me.
- [NICOLE] Oh, my God!
- [LUCILLE] Nicole!
Why the fuck did you
move the weight to J-Pusha
without telling me first, nigga?
Nigga, calm the fuck down.
Sending weight to
the Lou was a one-off.
Now, I had to ground our
cars and call a audible
because Bryant's ass still down here.
- Bryant?
- Yeah.
He work for APD now.
And the nigga almost got our shipment.
As long as Bryant's in the A,
our shit ain't safe down there.
We need to move the distros
back to the D, all right?
I'm already 20 steps ahead of
him, so relax, little nigga.
Bryant's onto the car
dealer we been using,
so now we got to find out
from her everything he knows.
Now, roll with us or
get rolled over, Tee.
I'll come.
All right.
Now, the homegirl Purdy,
she having a video shoot.
And I was thinking since
maybe my soft-ass brother
love R&B so much
that his tender-dick
ass would love to come.
I'll go, nigga. But business first.
["YOU GONNA LEARN!" BY
VIIBE SANTANA PLAYING]
- Bass ♪
-
Things went crazy on the ♪
Don't you tease ♪
Then leave me all alone ♪
[LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[MAN CHUCKLES]
Mm.
Mm!
Please take one. They're free.
Oh. You know, Maya is
is one of my favorite authors.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
My personal favorite is Toni Morrison.
But I'm super proud to
call both of them my sorors.
Did you pledge anything?
No. You know, um
You know, I just always
thought that sororities
were kind of cliquish.
- So
- Cliquish.
Really?
Well, now, that's what most
outsiders tend to think.
My daughter is following in my footsteps
and will be what we call a legacy.
Well, my daughter has a mind of her own,
and she just got a full
ride to Morris Brown,
and she starts up in the fall.
My Lori decided to
come a little bit early
so that she could get
a jump start on things.
She's pre-med.
Oh. Okay. Well, bless her heart.
Excuse me.
Nicole?
Nicole, let's go.
We need to talk about your major.
[ALEXANDRA] Bryant did
come back with a warrant.
The paperwork he took
is a ship lost at sea.
I assure you it won't find a harbor.
Like that even matters.
That motherfucker's a lighthouse.
How this even happen in the first place?
Kenny Johnson, an
associate who worked for me,
had a side hustle reselling stolen cars.
He's been let go.
And I double-checked your fleet.
The Honda was the only one stolen.
- Is that all?
- [ALEXANDRA] Sadly, no.
Even though the paperwork
will lead to a dead end,
the CCTV footage that
he confiscated will not.
Fuck. We were there the other day.
So you think this Kenny
Johnson might actually know
what the fuck we got going on?
He might. That's why I brought this.
On the off chance you have any
follow-up questions for him.
I hope you'll appreciate
the measures I've taken
to allow our business to continue.
[SIGHS]
We need to move our business elsewhere.
And lose out on millions
while the operation's stalled?
- Mnh-mnh. -
[DOOR CLOSES]
Fuck that, all right?
Alexandra been holding us down.
I say we give her another chance.
Alexandra's loyal. She
got family in the game.
Shut up.
Hey, well, regardless
of what y'all decide,
this Kenny motherfucker
sound like a loose end
that we need to tie up.
Motherfucker, you just drove
the train off the tracks,
and now you got the gall to say "we"?
[MEECH] Tee, why you trippin', bro?
Nah. You know what, Meech? It's cool.
I appreciate you trying to protect me,
but this shit is my wreck.
It's only right I handle the cleanup.
Duff, pay him to get his ass out of town
and lay low until this shit blows over.
That's it.
Right. All right.
Hey, I want to ask you
something. You go to church?
[LAZ] Yeah. Every Sunday.
- Why? You trying to get baptized?
- Yeah. He need to.
[MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
- Where is the love? ♪
- [HUMMING]
Where is the love? ♪
- Where is the love? ♪
- Where is our love? ♪
Where is the love you
said you'd give to me? ♪
[DOOR OPENS, BELLS CHIMING]
Was it just a dream? ♪
- Where is the love? ♪
- Where is the love? ♪
That's a good set of
pipes you got there.
[CHUCKLES] You ain't half bad yourself.
Uh, Charles.
My son's the owner.
I know who you are.
You something of a
celebrity around here,
touring with The Campbell Brothers.
I also see where Tee gets his looks.
Sure 'nuff.
And you are?
Cecilia.
Cecilia.
I always did like a man
who could strum a guitar.
Man that's good with his fingers
is probably great with his hands.
Uh, yeah. Um, these hands, uh
I've made magic without a wand.
[BOTH LAUGH]
You got to let me know ♪
[MEECH] You do not
have to clean up, Mama.
I appreciate you for cooking, okay?
Well, it's nasty up in here.
Well, guess what. I got
something nice for you.
Yes. Your son
got something nice
for his amazing mother.
Boy.
[GASPS]
Oh, my goodness.
Let me see your arm.
What? Oh, my goodness.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
Lord.
- Wow.
- Wow.
That is beautiful.
- You look amazing.
- [LAUGHS]
Gorgeous.
Now, you know you always
taught me and Nikki
to value nice things.
So I really wanted to give
you this at the graduation,
but it wasn't cold enough.
- Meechie-Meechie
- What?
[CLAPS HANDS] I cannot accept this.
As a pastor, I have to lead by example.
[SIGHS] Okay. So let
me get this straight.
You won't take none of my gifts,
but you give the church everything.
Mama, the church has
always been the reason
that we've been without.
What on earth are you talking about?
We never went without anything.
The Lord always provided for us.
So when the bank was
about to take our house
and I paid the mortgage
off, not the church-
what happened then, Mama?
Yeah, and when you got shot five times
and almost died running in them streets,
it was the Lord who
saved your Black ass.
Now, look.
I try hard not to judge you,
and I'm not gonna stand
here and let you do it to me.
[MUSIC BUILDS, CONTINUES]
[BUTTON CLICKS]
Good news ♪
Good news ♪
Goin' up yonder ♪
- Better get on board ♪
-
Good news, oh, good news ♪
Goin' up yonder ♪
Gonna see my Lord ♪
Good news ♪
Good news ♪
- Goin' up yonder ♪
- Lord, have mercy ♪
- Better get on board ♪
- Hey, hey ♪
Ooh! What in the good Lord's name?
Hey, yo. Ain't that that girl
that strip at Platinum Palace?
[MEECH] Oh, shit.
That's that bouncer too.
Y'all better cut this mess out.
Don't embarrass me up in here.
I guess Sunday mornings
are different for everyone.
- What is that for?
- [ORGAN PLAYS]
[LUCILLE] ATMs in a church?
Damn. I thought the banks
were closed on Sundays.
Guess not the Bank of God.
Meech, this my grandma, Judy.
- Nice to meet you, Miss Judy.
- Mm-hmm!
Thank you so much for hosting
this for me and my family.
Morning, sir! How can I
help y'all this morning?
Man, my family and I are
just looking for good seats.
Right this way.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
- Ooh-ooh!
- Let's get y'all right here.
I ain't never sat this close before.
Okay. Mm-hmm.
- [ORGAN PLAYING]
- [CLEARS THROAT]
[CHUCKLES] Right on. Right on.
Well, uh, may the message
inspire you this morning, my brother.
- Thanks, brother.
- Right.
Praise God. Praise God. Thank y'all.
So okay.
So, uh, if I just give them your name,
they'll probably let all
this car shit go, right?
Or you can take this money.
Yeah?
You can go on vacation,
visit some long-lost
cousins or some shit.
No, man. Fuck all that.
I-I was just doing
the stolen-car shit
to help pay for EMT training.
I-I can't miss class.
- Oh, you can't miss class?
- Yes.
Oh, so that's what
all this shit is about.
Yes. I'm almost done.
We're almost through the curriculum.
- Yeah. Almost done.
- [CHUCKLES]
You stupid motherfucker!
You gonna miss a whole lot of class
if you don't take this money
and keep your mouth shut.
- Snitching ain't it.
- No, no, no. For you.
Okay? Not-Not for me. I'm
not a real street dude.
Okay. A record gonna fuck
up my career prospects.
Your career prospects?
Motherfucker, you not hearing me.
No, you not hearing me!
Okay? I got shit to lose here.
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- [BRYANT] Kenny Johnson!
Open up! Police!
Nigga, I know that ain't
who the fuck I think it is.
- I'll send him away.
- You gonna send him-
Nigga, what the fuck you?
Sit your ass down, nigga.
Come on, Kenny.
I know you in there. I saw your car.
Fuck.
[BRYANT] Make your next
move your best move.
[WHISPERING] Shut the fuck up.
[FIST THUDDING]
Okay! We gonna do it the hard way.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[COLEMAN] When you have
built your fine houses,
when your silver and your
gold has multiplied
- [CROWD MURMURING]
- don't forget the Lord.
[MAN] That's right!
Somebody say "Don't forget the Lord."
- Don't forget the Lord!
- Don't forget the Lord!
So if you build your houses
don't forget the Lord!
You can look all through your Bible.
There's nowhere in the Bible
that says wealth is a sin.
[CROWD MURMURING]
God wants us to have
all of heaven's silver
and all of heaven's gold.
[CROWD CHEERING]
Come on, somebody!
Can't play with the word of God!
Come on, somebody!
Who's gonna spread
God's word this morning?
The Bible says if you comprehend it,
it said money
is a root a root-of all evil!
- [APPLAUSE]
- It didn't say money
was the root of all evil!
- Mm.
- [COLEMAN] Come on, somebody!
No, sir.
Raise your hand
if you believe in the
holiness of silver and gold.
- [WOMAN] Yeah! Silver!
- Come on. Pray with me.
Do you believe in silver and gold?
- [WOMAN] Silver and gold!
- [COLEMAN] Oh, hallelujah!
Oh, hallelujah! Oh, hallelujah!
- [CROWD CHEERING]
- Oh, hallelujah!
Do you believe in the silver and gold?
Do you believe?!
Oh, yeah!
We gonna spread God's word this morning!
You gonna spread God's
word this morning!
Oh, hallelujah!
Won't He do it?! Won't He do it?!
Who will make the silver and gold holy?!
The house always wins.
[COLEMAN] You gonna spread
God's word this morning!
Oh, hallelujah! Oh, hallelujah!
go marching in ♪
[HINGES CREAKING]
- [BRYANT] You lied to me.
- Excuse me?
[DOOR CLOSES]
I asked you if you sold the Honda
to the guy on the right.
And you said "No".
Well, just because he was here
doesn't mean I sold him the car.
Ain't it funny how his name
conveniently isn't anywhere
in your sales records?
But the alias on this
guy, Don Genco, is.
He provided me with the
proper identification.
I'm looking for a real name.
I gave you what Mr. Genco gave me.
Oh.
Your associate Kenny
Johnson is missing.
I obliged you by even coming down here.
And if you had shit on
me, I'd be in cuffs by now.
So
[HANDS THUD]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
Bitch, you grimy.
And now you on my list.
[CHAIR SCRAPES]
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
- [INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
- [MAN] So I'ma see y'all later.
Nikki.
So you're still ignoring me, huh?
I should've known
anything coming from you
- would lead to trouble.
- What?
That's crazy you would
say something like that.
I came to celebrate you.
You didn't come to my graduation party
for the first time in six
months just to celebrate me.
You came to make yourself the
center of attention, as always.
Damn. That's how you really feel?
[NICOLE] Yeah, it is.
I'll make my own way from here on out.
Oh, so that means you don't need us
paying for your attorney and lawyer fee.
I ain't say all that. It's
the least you could do.
- Oh. Ain't that some shit, huh?
- [LAUGHING]
Yo, let's go to that music video, man.
[MEECH CHUCKLES]
Hey, sisters. How you doing?
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Appreciate y'all.
So good to see you. Have a great Sunday.
Uh, Pastor, I just had to say thank you.
And, you know, I've never been
to a service like this before.
You know, part God's
message, part rock concert.
- [LAUGHS]
- I know we're anointed.
But we don't mind busting
a move for the Lord.
[LAUGHS]
You know, I'm looking at you, sister,
and you truly have a blessing on you.
You really should consider
joining this church.
We'll turn you from a church mouse
into the belle of the ball.
Well, I mean, maybe w-we
just see things differently.
I mean, humility and modesty
are godly traits, aren't they?
- [COLEMAN] They are.
- Yeah.
I mean, so that's what
I teach my congregation.
Your congregation. So you-you are a
[LAUGHING] Yep. I'm a pastor, too.
Well, ain't that something?
I knew you were special.
- Good to see you, Pastor.
- I am. Thank you.
And let me say this to you.
You see, richness
comes in a lot of forms.
And see, we not ashamed
to put our blessings front and center.
That attracts more people
who believe His message.
Hm.
God don't dim His light.
God doesn't dim the light of its stars.
[LUCILLE] Hm.
See, us stars we guide the way.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
Anyway, Pastor, God bless you.
- God bless you.
- Yes.
[LUCILLE] Thank you.
Stars guide the way.
- [DOG BARKING]
- [B-MICKIE] Come on in.
[CHARLES] Thank you for the
invitation after the service.
- I, uh, brought you guys these.
- Oh, thank you, Mr. Charles.
When we found out Miss
Lucille was out of town,
we couldn't let you eat alone tonight.
Been a lot of nights you
invited me to your home,
even when you barely had
enough to feed your own.
Boy, as much as you almost
ate us out of house and home,
I wasn't gonna pass up a
chance to return the favor.
I appreciate that.
[CHARLES] Those are lovely photos.
[AISHA] We try to capture
as many moments as we can,
make the most of our time together
in case it ends up running short.
It's kind of hard
living like every
moment can be your last.
There'll be plenty
of moments like these.
She'll be able to look back
on them when she's older.
Yeah.
[DOWN-TEMPO INTRODUCTION PLAYS]
You're the one ♪
You're the one, you're the one ♪
You're the one, you're the one ♪
[MEECH] This song gonna
be a hit right here.
- [TERRY] Yeah, I know.
- You're the one ♪
You know got me
feelin' butterflies ♪
Make me feel brand-new on
the in and on the outside ♪
Come on and get up ♪
Put your hands around my waist ♪
[CHUCKLES] Yeah. She's killin' it, man.
We're two steps away ♪
From you and I in paradise ♪
Yeah, wow.
You're the one ♪
- You're the one ♪
- [TERRY] Got a hit.
You're the one for me ♪
You're the one, you're the one ♪
- You're the one ♪
- [MUSIC ENDS]
[MAN] Cut! Nice!
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- Nice! Nice!
We'll give it another go in a sec.
Shit, Huggie! That's
what I'm talkin' about!
- This is what I'm payin' for!
- Yeah.
- Purdy, baby!
- Yeah.
Man, some dudes love
eating up all the glory.
You talking about him,
that pastor, or yourself?
- Man, fuck you, Tee.
- [LAUGHS]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Oh, shit.
Hey, yo. I'll be right back.
Oh, shit. Well, yo, grab me
some Frito-Lays while you at it.
You ain't digging these snacks?
Not exactly.
But it's cool. I'll be all right.
Wait. Hold on.
I can look at you and tell
you watch what you eat, huh?
And I see you don't.
[CHUCKLES] This is for my brother, okay?
- This is not mine.
- Yeah. Right.
Hold on. Where you going?
I ain't get your name yet!
Maria.
Maria? Wait.
You look Black, you talk
Black, and your name's Maria?
Well, damn.
My mom named me after Maria Callas,
- her favorite opera singer.
- That's what's up. You sing?
No. I do makeup.
- Plus Purdy my homegirl.
- Mm.
You know, you ask a lot of questions
for someone who hasn't
given me their name.
Big Meech.
Come on. Your mama didn't name you that.
What's your real name?
Demetrius.
Mm. And what do you do, Demetrius?
Shit. I make money.
Why don't you give me your
number so I can spend it on you?
I don't hand my number
out to some guy I just met.
[CHUCKLES]
I got something for you.
I'ma just write mine down here.
And make sure you use it, okay?
Damn.
Didn't realize you and
Miss Lucille got a divorce.
I'm sorry to hear about that.
- Yeah. A lot has happened.
- It's okay.
- You'll meet someone and
- Mm.
You have met someone.
I don't know. Maybe. [CHUCKLES]
This woman named Cecilia
with a voice like an angel.
And on top of that, she's attractive.
Maybe you should give this one a shot.
Nothing wrong with a
second chance at love.
I don't know if I can love another woman
like I love Lucille.
I didn't think I'd
find love again either.
- Then he met me.
- [DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
She's right.
I was at my lowest.
Even thought about meeting
my moms on the other side.
Then I met Aisha at the soup kitchen.
- Mm.
- You remember?
She was the light to my darkness.
Helped me find my way through
everything I was going through.
Yeah. Few things
compare to a good woman.
Yeah.
You know, I, um
I do a lot of handiwork,
and, uh, I could help you
fix a few things around here.
Yeah, some things do
need a little fixing.
But I'm a little held
up on money right now.
Vee's next surgery is coming up.
Listen. You're a man and a father now.
I'll bring my tools by.
We can get started.
Square business. Thank you.
- You're the one ♪
- Whoo!
- [MUSIC ENDS]
- Cut! That's a wrap, people!
- [BELL RINGS]
- [INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
- [MEECH] You killed that shit.
- [TERRY] Yeah.
You know, my brother Meech was
telling me how talented you are.
He was right. You gonna blow up.
That's 'cause everything
I touch turns to gold.
Ain't that right, baby?
Trell. Purdy's producer and label.
Shit. I'm her everything.
Who y'all supposed to be?
- This is Big Meech and
- Southwest Tee.
Oh. Meech.
Nah. I never heard of y'all.
[PURDY] They're the ones
that lent us the cars.
Meet me in the car when you're
done with your little fan club.
- Yo, this nigga just call us
- Broke-ass nigga.
He on that Haterade.
Hey, I just wanted to
say thank y'all so much
for coming out and showing support.
Just-You don't know
how much it means to me.
Of course. Those yours?
Uh, everything is
rented, not just the cars.
That's why I'm so grateful
that you hooked me up,
because normally the label rents it
and I just got to pay it back.
- Standard contract stuff.
- So he's making millions off you,
and you got to pay all this on your own,
and-and that shit
sound standard to you?
All the big names had
to make sacrifices.
You know, if I just pay my dues,
Trell gonna make sure that I blow up.
I got to go get this stuff off.
So I just want to say thank you
so much again for everything.
It's a pleasure.
[MEECH] All right.
Yo, that is fucked up.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[SNIFFS]
[MID-TEMPO HIP-HOP PLAYING]
I just can't believe they
did old girl like that.
- Talented as she is?
- That's fucked up, man.
Nah. For real, man, these music cats,
they be acting like they having
the money that they don't have.
That's why I ain't charge
Purdy for the whips.
What if we actually
charged and made a profit?
Tee, if we got in the music game,
it has to be to help the artist.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No. Right, 110%.
But I'm saying we could
wash our other profits.
The music game could
put us up on connects
up on the other side.
Help us put half a ton
of weight in every state.
And imagine what an artist like Purdy,
with our resources, could do to 'em.
It'll be life-changing.
Fuck it. Let's start a record label.
See it. Touch it.
- Obtain it.
- Obtain it.
The block gonna show up,
the work never slow up ♪
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Hey.
[CHARLES] How was the trip?
[LUCILLE] Yeah, it was good.
Terry hung back, so
I think him and Meech
are doing better, for now, at least.
And the, um, the tour was really nice.
I think Nicole really enjoyed it anyway.
Um, how was work?
You know. [CHUCKLES] Work is work.
- Yeah.
- I, uh, had dinner with Brian.
And, uh oof.
He got a long life ahead of him.
Just glad he's not taking any shortcuts.
Well, that's good,
because I don't remember his
father being around much at all.
That's a mighty fine fur.
Oh.
Well, Meech gave me this as a gift,
and I didn't want to leave
it and hurt his feelings,
so I just brought it home.
But, you know, I would
never wear nothing like this
'cause it's just so gaudy.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[LUCILLE] Oh, Meechie.
Was there something you wanted to say?
Um, just that, uh
I want to take someone out on a date.
You a free man, Charles.
- Who is she?
- [CHUCKLES] Cool.
Her name is Ceci.
Met her at Terry's
restaurant and just
wanted to let you know.
Well, now I know.
So you can close the
door on your way out.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[TRAIN HORN BLOWS]
So what you think about "The Hole"?
- The Hole.
- Yeah, man.
My record label name. The Hole.
[CHUCKLES] Hell nah!
That sounds like we losing
money, not making money.
Tee, we can't forget where we came from.
We always got to pay homage
to the stomping ground.
- Mm. Yeah.
- Oh, shit.
Huh?
Stompin' Ground Records, nigga.
Ooh! Hell, yeah.
- You see? Now, that has a ni
- [DOORBELL RINGS]
Damn. That was right on
cue. Who the hell is that?
Hold on. Don't trip. I invited him.
Who?
Ha! What's up, dirty?
- [HANDS SLAP]
- [MEECH] My man.
Y'all got a drink for me?
[TERRY] Hey, look. First of all,
ain't nobody over here who's dirty.
I got my people from the D
coming to get their share,
so our shit better be ready.
There's only a few keys left,
but you welcome to
take whatever you want.
Only a few key-Nigga,
you joking with us right-
- You got to be jokin'.
- [J-PUSHA] Look, man.
You know I'm not gonna sit on product.
That's not how we do business.
So not only did I sell my portion,
but I sold damn near the whole thing.
You know, but I got your
money. That's why I'm here.
I ought to pop your ass
and smack that bottle
out your fucking hand.
Oh, whoa. Relax, all right?
They don't call the Lou
Hustle City for no reason.
Come here.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
All right. Look. I know you pissed.
- But he actually did us a favor.
- How?
Now we can go get
more product from Loco.
Keep this shit flowing.
Flood the streets.
Meech, he broke the chain of command.
[J-PUSHA] Look, dirty.
All I was thinking was
"What would Meech do?"
Tee's right.
We grounded the cars for a reason.
Fuck playing it safe, man.
Y'all said we gonna take
this to the next level!
You don't run this shit. We do.
I hear you. And no disrespect.
I know you brought me in the family,
and I just wanted to do my part.
Look. I'm telling you right now, Meech.
That motherfucker's a snake.
And you of all people should
know how dangerous that is.
This is really nice.
[ABE] It brings me some solace.
It keeps me from walking
the streets with a gun.
So y-you still weren't
able to identify anybody
- at the shootout?
- Stop with the act.
You're no concerned citizen.
I care more than anybody.
Being poor doesn't mean I'm
too old or not wise enough
to know a cop when I hear one Mark.
Look.
I'm sorry I came at you like this.
You ever hear the saying,
"Why lie when the truth will do?"
Because no one ever
wants to talk to a cop.
Detective Von Bryant.
You know, it's one thing
to try and take advantage
of my intelligence.
It's another to double
down and use my son's murder
to continue to do it.
Did you ever really have a son?
Or was that a lie, too?
His name was Kevin.
"Was." What happened to him?
He took his own life.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
VEHICLES PASSING IN DISTANCE]
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
Now, I'm trying to bring
a case against the crew
that might have been
involved in the shootout
that killed your son.
It would be helpful if you
could take a look at this photo.
That guy looks familiar.
Was he here the day of the shootout?
I don't know. But he
was at my son's funeral.
Fuck.
What is it?
Going to a funeral isn't a crime.
But if I know Demetrius, he was
there out of guilt, not grief.
We have to postpone with Isaac.
Shit, Tee. Again?
What the fuck?
Look. Our clientele in the Lou, he
[SIGHS]
The nigga sold almost all the weight.
- And we don't have enough.
- You don't get it.
I put myself on the
line with him for you.
This is really gonna mess me up!
And then what? You can
recover and I can't?
I'm new to this, and I'm a woman,
so I don't have the luxury
of fucking up on my first day
- or my last.
- We could just do this later.
It happens, and he'll understand.
No! Isaac is not the type of person
you can go to for a favor twice.
This is my shot, and I
don't want to fuck it up.
What do you want me to do?
What do you want me to do? Huh?
I just told you what happened
with the clientele in the Lou.
Terry, great minds discuss ideas.
Small minds discuss people.
Now, fuck this BMF bullshit
and help me fix this.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
I-I mean look, if-if it- if
it means that much to you,
we could-we could always
reblock the leftovers
and I guess we'll have enough bricks.
I sold him on you
having the purest weight.
Okay. So which is it?
You get the subpar shit now
or you could wait for the good shit.
Those are our two options.
Just keep the quality
as high as possible.
I got to fix this shit.
[LAUGHS]
- [LOCO] Oh!
- My main hombre.
¿Qué pasa?
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
I got the pan ready
for the last shipment.
- Caliente, papa.
-
the routes from Colombia
to Miami are fucked.
- No way, man.
-
That's why they already knew
where the drop was last time.
Sí. Sí.
Now a plane fly to St. Louis.
No, no, no, no. Look.
Loco, I thought St. Louis
was just a one-time thing.
See, I already built up
our shit here in the A.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
Big dog already working..
All right. I'll meet tú in the Lou.
And mi amigo out there will run point.
Amigo? Tú Tú trust
Pusha? Yeah, man. He got my back.
I trust him. Look.
I'll vivir in both
ciudades, just to be safe.
Okay.
Dale.
[MID-TEMPO HIP-HOP PLAYING]
[SIGHS] All right. Let's do this.
Wait! Wait, wait. Pérate. Chill.
[MARKISHA] Why?
You got to scope the surroundings first!
Look around.
Look at that girl carrying
her little food bag.
Look in your rearview mirror.
Look in the restaurant. Look. Look.
Yeah, and I see that Isaac is
sitting right here, so come on.
And I see him too.
But you want to make sure that
Hold up. Something ain't right.
- What?
- You see all those white boys?
[MARKISHA] Yeah. What about 'em?
[TERRY] There's one
sitting by the entrance,
and there's one by the side-door exit,
and there's one by the bathroom hallway.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
And none of them are eating.
[TERRY] Exactly.
And look at that work truck right there.
- Surveillance.
- Oh, shit.
This is a fucking sting.
Come on, Terry. We got to go.
We came to bust, we came to boom ♪
We came to bust ♪
Better make room
for the bum rush ♪
What the fuck was that, Markisha?
You and Isaac trying to set me up, huh?
Are you fucking serious?
I don't know what happened.
And I could've been arrested, too.
- This was my deal.
- Yeah, right.
The deal that you
insisted had to be today
so you don't let your boy Isaac down.
Tee, I had no idea about the heat.
[CELLPHONE RINGS, BEEPS]
Hello?
[MEECH] Ticket sales are
moving to the Lou for good.
I thought you said it was a one-off.
[MEECH] I know, Tee, but that crazy guy
can't party in Atlanta no more.
Easier to hang in the Lou
and easier for all the
fans to get to on both ends.
Yeah, but I think that broker
out there need to be replaced.
[MEECH] He a team player.
Stop being sensitive and take notes.
- [LINE DISCONNECTS, PHONE BEEPS]
- Fuck!
Meech is the only person
who could get under your skin like that.
He ain't been listening
at all since Mexico.
I-I don't know what the fuck, but
It's like his head is just spinning
in all the wrong directions.
Tee, he's showing you over
and over again who he is.
No. This is different.
- He's different.
- Let me guess.
He's trusting new people before you.
Meanwhile, you got people
out here working for you
that's loyal to you, not what you built.
- Like me and Hoop.
- Fuck.
I just I just want to get this money,
clean it, and get the fuck out of here
before I end up dead or in jail.
Well, then you need to ride
for people that need you
just as much as you need them.
And Meech ain't got to know shit.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
The way I see it, we both
got something to prove.
And we both got families to provide for.
So I'm back in?
No.
You're back to doing whatever
the fuck I tell you to
and keeping your damn mouth shut.
Understood.
Good. I'll be in contact.
[DOOR OPENS, BELL CHIMES]
[DOOR CLOSES]
Now, how can you trust that nigga again?
I only trust money, Hoop.
He needs it. I got it.
And as long as that's
true, he's useful to me.
But I've been A-one since day one.
Why not me?
He's disposable. You're not.
When bodies start to
drop, I'd rather it be him.
[OLDER TERRY] Over time, I realized
good faith can easily
turn into bad blood.
Times I couldn't get through to bruh,
I had no choice but to go over
his head or behind his back.
Put the women and kids away ♪
This grown-man biz ♪
Out here taking chances ♪
Better own that shit ♪
Yeah, better own that shit ♪
No time to kid around ♪
This is grown-man shit ♪
Put the women and kids away ♪
This grown-man biz ♪
Out here taking chances ♪
Better own that shit ♪
Yeah, better own that shit ♪
No time to kid around ♪
This is grown-man shit ♪
Ain't nothing 'bout
my style low, nigga ♪
I spit vintage ♪
Been a boss since
800 Concourse Village ♪
Always got my game face
on 'cause I don't scrimmage ♪
Take that side-eye
to the sideline ♪
You might get injured ♪
OG status but I'm out here
tryin' to touch the youth ♪
Keep your inner circle small ♪
Only trust a few ♪
Keep your enemies close ♪
Don't run the town fool ♪
Spend your life
gettin' wet every day ♪
You drown, fool ♪
These young'uns all gassed up ♪
Better hit your brakes
before you crash, dumbass ♪
Still making kid mistakes ♪
The goal's to be wealthy ♪
Fuck being well off ♪
Still hot a decade later ♪
My contemporaries fell off ♪
Still talkin 'bout
"I'ma be the man one day" ♪
Better ditch them
plans, fam, get a 401(k) ♪
I won't hesitate to
cock and bust a shell off ♪
Give hands to grown men ♪
For baby boys, I
take my belt off ♪
Yo, there's rules to this
game, so understand it ♪