BMF (2021) s04e05 Episode Script

1
Welcome to Stomping Ground Records.
We had to get you right before
- we go to the Source Awards.
- You got me in?!
- I signed with them.
- You under contract with me.
Name your price and
we'll buy her out of it.
[TRELL] Y'all can have her.
I'll send you niggas
contracts for a signature.
We gonna make her bigger
than you ever could.
Y'all really don't know who
y'all fucking with, do you?
Breeze is great and all,
but Werm, we just vibe.
Girl, are you crazy? Does Terry know?
Got a call from Chuck
Campbell. Tour's back on.
- I'ma sell it at the pawn shop.
- You have use for this.
Now, what you don't is that wedding ring
- you ain't wearing no more.
- You right.
Ceci! Who the hell is this?
Hey, brother, it ain't
got to be like this.
I ain't your motherfucking brother.
And Ceci is mine! Let's go, Ceci!
- [CECILIA] Avery!
- [GRUNTING]
I need you and Hoop to
keep eyes on someone for me.
I'm questioning their
loyalty, and I need answers.
Motherfucker. She out cold fuckin' 5-0.
Markisha out here playing
Tee, Boom, and a cop?
This will be enough
for my baby's surgery.
Smoke that shit.
Keep feeding his ass so
we can keep him this way.
Addiction is a powerful drug, ain't it?
But I beat my addiction, nigga!
[GUNSHOTS]
[BRYANT] This is the guy who bought
the stolen Honda in Atlanta.
Goes by the alias of Don Genco.
This motherfucker is also
wanted in Detroit for murder.
I had orders to wet up the
stash house, so I do the job.
Come to find out dude wasn't even there.
- His little brother was.
- Where is Demetri?
- Demetri head ain't in the game.
- Make quick.
I think we should talk
about doing some business,
without Demetri.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS,
GROUP SINGING IN SPANISH]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
You know, I don't give
a shit that it's outside.
A bath is a bath.
[MEECH] Man. I feel brand new.
Pass me a towel.
I ain't gonna lie, though. This house
This house is a dud.
I was expecting it
to be a little bigger.
Man, at least we got a
place to lay our head at
till the cartel comes to take us home.
When's that happening?
That's between them and Loco.
- Yeah.
- [FOLIAGE RUSTLING]
[TERRY] Oh, shit. What the fuck is that?
[MEECH] What?
♪♪♪
[MEECH] What the fuck is that sh-
Yo. That's a kid? Come here.
It's a kid, Loco.
- Eh?!
- [TERRY] It's okay.
What are you-What are you doing?
He's just scared kid.
-
-
-
-
- How do you know that?
-
A boy, like him!
-
-
I don't care what he do, but
we don't hurt no kids, Meech.
- Yeah. No shit.
-
But we still got to find
out facts about the kid
- in case he's a spy.
-
- Loco, wait up.
-
♪♪♪
[OLDER MEECH] Bible says
you must be born again
before entering the kingdom of heaven.
Truth is, my soul was dying
out here in the desert,
and I'd never felt so far away from God.
♪♪♪
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 got to do
is wish me luck, yeah ♪
♪♪♪
[MEECH] Alright. Everybody listen up.
We got a new product to
flood the streets with.
Now, this shit is so strong,
it'll hook you with one hit.
But we ain't chasing taste buds no more.
Chasing earbuds now.
Now, in three days,
I'm launching Stomping Ground Records
with the biggest party this
city's ever fuckin' seen.
- Yeah! Let's go.
- Yeah.
Now, Purdy, she got
her new hip-hop joint
hitting airwaves tomorrow.
Alright. Listen. Y'all
ain't soldiers no more.
Y'all missionaries now.
So it's time to spread the gospel.
The alleys, the parks, them
corners are your pulpits.
Preach to every inch of that.
Y'all can slip storefronts a free taste.
They'll spread the good word for us.
I already converted the station.
But I need every fucking
Walkman, boom box, hooptie
I need them bumpin'
Purdy so fuckin' loud
the Lord himself is gonna go deaf.
[MARKISHA] What's the problem?
I know about your little
secret visits to Boom.
I had my guys tail you.
And don't tell me it was on
some spousal-privilege shit.
I know you was on some conjugal shit.
Yeah, I went to go visit
Boom, but not to fuck him.
I'm done with him. I told you that.
Bullshit.
Listen to me. I got Isaac through Boom.
Wow. You telling me that now, right?
The only reason I went to go see Boom
was to make sure he ain't
had shit to do with the sting,
- which he didn't.
- Alright.
So what about that cop, Vince?
- You fucking him too?
- No, I'm not fucking Vince.
I had to find out what went down
when our deal with Isaac went south.
Vince told me he got
arrested for embezzlement,
which ain't got shit to do with us.
I was just trying to
make sure we were safe.
That's cool. You can go now.
♪♪♪
Tee listen to me.
You broke my heart when
you went down to Mexico.
I love you.
♪♪♪
Mnh-mnh.
Tee.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
- [PNEUMATIC DRILLS WHIRRING]
- Hey, Frank!
Frank. Hey, man.
- I, uh, I got something for you.
- What's this for?
Just to thank you for giving me
those shifts when I needed them.
I'm, uh, I'm going back out on tour.
You know, when you came
back from your last tour,
I stuck my neck out.
Even took shifts from
other men so you can earn.
- And now you leaving again.
- I just appreciate what you did.
Well, when this next tour ends,
don't come knocking at my door.
I like scotch.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[LAUGHTER, MUSIC PLAYING]
♪♪♪
Think we sang louder than the music.
[CHUCKLES] You think they heard us?
- [DOOR SLAMS]
- [TERRY] Who the fuck are you?
Get the fuck out. Nikki! Where's Nikki?
Shit. Tee's coming.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN DISTANCE]
Yo.
- Yo! I was changing.
- I don't give a fuck.
Who said you could have
that big-ass party out there?
Nobody, but Mama's at a
overnight church thing,
and Pops is-is at work,
and your ass don't
live here no more, so-
Yeah. Well, I'm going out of town.
I wanted to check on everybody.
When the fuck did you start smoking?
It don't matter. Please get out.
Will you please get out? Please?
[TERRY] Who were you smoking with?
[NICOLE] Nobody.
Motherfucker!
- Werm?!
- Fuck! Tee!
- Terry!
- Werm?! You'd do me like this?
- It's not like that!
- It's not like what?
- Yo!
- Terry! Stop!
- Yo Tee, I'm sorry!
- Terry, stop!
[GROANS]
[CROWD MURMURING]
- [BODY THUDS]
- Fuck your apology.
What is wrong with you?!
[MAN] Damn!
- I hate you!
- [CROWD MURMURING]
If I catch that motherfucker here again,
I'ma kill that nigga.
[CROWD MURMURING]
♪♪♪
[WEIGHTS CLANKING]
[DOG BARKING, SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[WOMAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
[MEECH] Alright,
everybody. Gather around.
Yeah. This a special moment right here.
And I want to give a big-ups
to my first dope-ass artist, Purdy,
whose song is about to hit the radio.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
And I want to say what up
to my baby brother, Tee.
[MAN] Yeah.
I appreciate you, bro, for
being on this ride with me.
Yes, sir.
Me and Meech, we real proud
to be launching this label.
Now let's get this shit jumpin'!
[CORK POPS, CROWD CHEERING]
♪♪♪
[MEECH] Damn.
This Mau. We met at the store.
Dude sell that purple
rapper weed from Cali.
- Oh, yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
Let me hit that shit.
♪♪♪
Yeah. Oh, yeah. I know you feel that.
God damn. This shit strong as hell.
- What the fuck is this?
- It's that Cali kush.
Eight thousand per pound.
Can't everybody afford it.
I always wanted to go to Cali.
Alright, cuh. Let me know
when you're trying to go.
For sure. Enjoy the party.
Yo. Congrats, Purdy. For real.
Thank you, Tee. That means a lot.
You know, I got something to confess.
Made the same mistake with
you that people make with me.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
I underestimated you.
I still don't know why you won't sing,
'cause, I mean, your voice is like
You got the voice of silk.
But the way you made
that adjustment to rap
on the fly like that,
that shit was hard.
So I'm proud of you, for real.
Do you want me to cry at my own party?
Thank you.
My boy.
The whole city's dialed in.
Meech, I got to get
the fuck out of town.
Duff, this music shit is about to pop.
What you talking about? What's going on?
Look, I know how
important this label is,
but me being here right now
puts all that shit at risk.
So as soon as I wrap on
some personal shit, I'm gone.
Look, Duff. You my blood for life.
Stay here as long as you want.
♪♪♪
Love.
So, Demetrius, what happened
to my special shout-out?
- Huh?
- What you mean? It's tomorrow.
I told you. I'ma cook for you.
- You cooking for me?
- Yes.
Okay. So be a hype man and a chef.
[LAUGHS] Okay. Sounds promising.
You know I can do anything.
Hey, yo, everybody, it's 10:00 a.m.
Come here. Come on. Gather around.
Alright. Y'all ain't ready for this.
Let's turn this up. Let's get it, Purdy.
[MAN] DJ Double Q.
[DOUBLE Q] Here's a fresh
one for your ear holes.
Shout-out to my man Trell
for bringing it through.
Give it up for Damian.
[MID-TEMPO R&B PLAYS, CROWD MURMURING]
Who the fuck is Damian?
- [MUSIC STOPS]
- Now, look.
I told you the radio don't
fuck with that rap shit.
It's that R&B shit.
We paid this DJ how much
money, he just did this to us?
We're hitting midsize cities this leg.
Cleveland, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh.
My kind of people [LAUGHS]
Oh, man.
I can't believe I'm
getting a second tour.
I'm happy for you,
and I'm gonna miss you.
Then come with me.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING]
♪♪♪
Hey.
It doesn't have to mean
anything more than what it is.
Two adults. Two music lovers.
Enjoying good music and good company.
- No obligations.
- It's not that.
What is it?
Avery.
- What, he came back?
- No.
No.
Charles, we never talked about
the fight you had with him,
how angry you got.
I was trying to defend you.
You almost put him in the hospital.
Well, he wasn't responding
to "please" and "thank you."
♪♪♪
Whatever this is
we should stop it before
one of us gets hurt.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[MAN] Hey, come on, man.
You guys can't go in there.
Hey-Hey, come on, fellas.
Hey, we paid you a lot
of money to play our song.
Why the fuck you ain't
rock our jam this morning?
Look. We love Purdy. But
last minute, a fax came in.
The fuck you mean, a fax?
We were notified that
your contract with Purdy
didn't have a clearance release.
We signed every document
that you gave us, man.
Look, if I were you, I'd check
in on Purdy's former label.
Hey, let me chop it up
with you real quick, Trell.
The fuck?
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Yo,
yo. Come on, come on.
It's alright, K.
Get your grabby-ass
hands off me, nigga.
It's alright. These bitches all bark.
Have a seat, fellas.
Hey. My man. I don't understand.
We paid for Purdy's contract
at the price you wanted.
So what the fuck?
I discovered that girl.
I pruned her till she was ripe.
And now she has a top-ten hit.
You didn't think I was
just gonna let an investment
like that walk out of here, did you?
See, I retained the rights
to her public performances.
And without a signed
release from yours truly,
she can never hit the
airwaves or a public stage.
So either pay up or get the hell out.
How much?
♪♪♪
In the form of a certified check.
♪♪♪
[CHUCKLES] This nigga.
You slick-ass motherfucker.
You gonna hide the release form from us
and then you gonna rob us with
a handshake and a smile, huh?
And got the nerve to demand
the money from a bank.
[MEECH CHUCKLES]
We'll see you soon, Trell.
♪♪♪
[HARDY] The damn UC
forgot to give the signal
before she jerked him off.
I guess a bird in the
hand really is worth two
- in the bush, huh?
- You wanted to see me?
Yeah, bro.
You remember old girl Afrodite,
the one you saw lapping up
Don Genco at Platinum Palace?
- Yeah.
- Well, she got swept up
turning tricks with
some Olympic organizers.
And I figured you
could take a run at her
before APD cut her loose.
Well, Genco disappeared
after I saw him that night.
I still need his real name so
I can pop him and get to Meech.
Look. She's all warmed up for you.
And from what I hear, happy
endings are her specialty.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
TELEPHONE RINGING]
You keeping me from the
two-for-one at the club.
I respect the professional
pride of all American workers.
You impeding on my
right to earn a living.
Well, just give me a name and
I'll write your boss a note.
Okay.
I can see that you've had
a couple visits from CPS.
Now, according to this,
you are one more visit away
from losing them completely.
♪♪♪
Fuck you.
Leave my kids out of this.
The world is full of depravity.
The one you practice ain't
no worse than any other.
And to be honest, I don't
care how you make your gravy.
You see him?
He ain't depraved. He dangerous.
So if you don't give me what I want,
I am going to make
your life a living hell.
♪♪♪
Come on. Come on.
- [DEALER] House wins.
- Fuck!
God damn, Tee. It's
your third bust, man!
Yeah. I'ma turn it around. Don't worry.
- I'ma turn it around.
- God.
Yo, you wanted a fast way
to clean cash. This is it.
So you telling me you
got zero bleached bills
- stashed away, right?
- Like you got it.
Meech, after buyin' out the contract
and setting up Stomping
Grounds, backin' the Brinks
to rebrand Purdy as a rapper
and renting the Palace,
you don't have enough
clean cash to give Trell.
So let me win here, I'ma
run some lotto tickets,
and we're gonna give
him a nice clean check.
Clean nigga.
Look, I'm counting on you, Tee,
and I got someplace I got to be.
Yeah. Tell Maria I said what's up.
- [CELLPHONE RINGING]
- Oh, shit.
- Yo.
- [B-MICKIE] It's Mick.
Alright. Come on, tell me
something good in the Show-Me State.
[B-MICKIE] You were right.
The Lou's grimy as fuck.
And that Northside squad
seemed real strange, Tee.
They on some Nation of
Domination-type shit.
Alright. I'm listening.
[B-MICKIE] Your boy
Pusha got caught offsides.
Next flag thrown,
both teams gonna blitz.
Aw, fuck.
- What else?
- [FINGERS SNAP]
They finally got a spot open
for my baby girl's surgery.
Let me go home and handle that.
I'll make sure I'm back
as soon as she's straight.
No. No, no, no, no, no, no.
Look, the job is not done.
You go home when the job's finished.
Tee, this is my family.
Okay, I don't know how
you handle shit with yours,
but I couldn't be
there when my moms died.
And I'll be damned if I-
I'll be damned if I let
something happen to my daughter.
♪♪♪
Tee, I'm asking.
Father to father.
♪♪♪
Alright. You go home.
- Prayers up for your daughter.
- [CELLPHONE BEEPS]
[DEALER] That's a bust, honey.
Fuck!
♪♪♪
- [BELLS CHIMING]
- [MAN] Pretty fast return.
How can I help?
- I'm going back on tour.
- Oh.
I need to get my baby back.
Well, precision
instruments are high value.
Price went up since you sold it.
Oh, come on, man.
I'm offering more than I pawned it for.
Everybody needs something
when they can't have it.
- That's why I'm in business.
- Listen, man.
I'll pay the difference
when I get back off tour.
You can even add a vig to it.
If it's a loan shark you
after, I can place a call.
Can I see that?
Which one?
♪♪♪
Oh, yeah.
This fine ass redbone brought
this in here just the other day.
Lord have mercy on the
poor soul who let her go.
I mean, f
♪♪♪
Oh.
♪♪♪
I see.
Just give me my damn guitar, man.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
What's so important that you
had to come see me in person?
[SIGHS]
-
- Who we talking about? Pusha?
Wait. What? You said
Pusha not my friend?
No. No.
Mira, you you gave your
word, no, and you left?
Then he wants to do
- Not you.
- What the fuck? What?
Not you.
♪♪♪
Yeah, I can't trust him neither.
[LOCO] Mira, Demetri
- You okay?
- [MEECH] I got you.
Always.
Okay. Dalé.
♪♪♪
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
♪♪♪
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
[STERL] Big Meech.
What up, doe? What's cookin' in the A?
Shit. It's the Lou that's spicy now.
You got a fire in the kitchen?
[MEECH] The chef I got
can't follow a recipe.
But the young cook up under him,
he might be willing to learn.
[STERL] Shit.
You want me to write a review?
[MEECH] You always had good taste.
[DOG BARKING]
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Can I come in?
What you doin' here?
Tee told me about your little party.
Fuck him and his big mouth.
Oh, my God. He's your big brother.
- [COUGHING]
- Ooh.
Damn. You-You hung over?
I didn't even drink!
You know, Nicole, you've been-
you've been having a lot of fun lately.
When was your last period?
♪♪♪
[LAUGHS]
You know, um, I really like
how good you are with Purdy.
You know, showing her
she's worth fighting for and everything.
I really appreciate that.
Thank you.
You know, Purdy actually
struggled like we did.
And she has to change
shit up now, like we do.
I know all about that.
Growing up in the French Quarter,
I saw a lot of talent lose out
because they didn't have the
right people supporting them.
- Oh, you from New Orleans?
- I am.
- So you already know.
- Yeah.
When my pops started playing music,
all our problems at home just went away.
Really? Does your dad still play?
He's just now going on tour in his 40s.
What? Damn! Well, good for him.
- That shit's inspiring.
- Yeah, it is.
And to tell you the truth
What's that?
Pops really the reason
that we doing all this.
Like, music is very hard,
but we love it so much.
♪♪♪
You know, um
I really like your passion.
It's cute.
♪♪♪
- I got plenty of it.
- Oh, you do?
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.
Well, you know what's crazy
is that this, um, "Big Meech"
act like he's so untouchable.
What's up with that?
I want to show you something.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
Does it still hurt?
The heat of the lead
piercing my flesh
you never forget that pain.
And it burns like coal sometimes.
Nobody's untouchable.
So I just keep on going.
Wow.
You know, um
I just want to let
you know that I see you.
I'll never forget that.
Unlike me, you don't
even got no scratches.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Yeah.
Well, all my damage is on the inside.
I was really sick as a kid growing up,
so, it just made me realize
I had to grab what's important
before it's too late.
All we got is now.
Yeah.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
- Hey, Meech.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
Yo, we need a plan B.
♪♪♪
[GASPS]
God damn.
- Hey, you.
- [MARKISHA] Boom.
How did you get in here?
I used my key. [CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLES WEAKLY]
You ain't happy to see me? [CHUCKLES]
I just didn't know you was out.
Look at you.
Surprise.
- Oh.
- Yeah, I guess so.
Oh. [INHALES SHARPLY]
[HAND SMACKS, ZIPPER OPENS]
I've been dreaming about this.
- You feel that?
- Mm-hmm.
- Huh? Yeah?
- Yeah.
- You feel that?
- Mm-hmm.
Good.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
- [DOOR OPENS]
- [LAUGHING]
Yo, what the hell you doing in my spot?
Man, I had a crazy-ass
dream last night, dawg.
And it was so crazy, I had
to come tell you in person.
[GUN COCKS]
♪♪♪
- [TERRY] Have a seat, Trey.
- [TRELL] It's Trell.
- Sit your ass down.
- Fuck you!
Come on, nigga. Just sit down.
And in that dream, something bad
happened to you and your family.
And you know what else I seen, Trell?
You at the music awards.
Speaking of awards in Meech's dreams,
they were using these, awards,
just shoving right into people.
That-That's cold.
Could you imagine that, Trell?
What?
[MEECH] You come running
in, and you see everything.
Until somebody jams
that motherfucking point
into the side of your head.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
Now, you can either sign this shit
or you can make my dreams come true.
♪♪♪
[TERRY] Oh, man.
It was so good to see you today, Trell-
- Tray? Trell? Trell.
- [FINGERS SNAP]
It won't be the last. Trust.
[TERRY] And the award goes to
this bitch-ass nigga.
♪♪♪
All bark. No bite.
♪♪♪
[DOOR OPENS]
♪♪♪
Fuck!
[MID-TEMPO R&B PLAYING]
So, I heard Terry ask you
why you didn't sing anymore.
Yeah. I wish I had your voice.
They hate it when I sing at the store.
[LAUGHTER]
So, Purdy, why did you stop singing?
Um
My foster parents used to
make me sing on the streets
for money.
I knew I was good 'cause
we never went hungry.
So you were providing for your family.
♪♪♪
One day, Trell walks by and
he was the only one who noticed that
my foster dad looked
at me a little too long.
I thought God had finally warmed
somebody's heart to help me.
It's okay. It's okay.
I thought he was an angel.
But then, when he got
me in the studio
♪♪♪
if I would sing a wrong note or
[MARIA] It's okay, babe.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
That's when I learned that
the devil was an angel, too.
So that's why you don't sing no more?
He tried to use your voice against you?
Just like an ain't-shit
bloodsucker to break your spirit
so he can bankroll off of your career.
This new album, it's my rebirth.
- [MARIA] Yeah, it is.
- [TINA] Mm-hmm.
I'm gonna show the
whole world the real me.
Oh, they gonna hear and feel you.
Trell was wrong for doubting you.
And he was wrong for doubting us.
And on my life, Trell never
fucking with you again, Purdy.
You free for good.
♪♪♪
[MARIA] Yes, girl.
♪♪♪
Mm. You might be president of
the Itty-Bitty-Titty Committee,
but God damn, you
fine as a motherfucker.
Mm, mm, mm-mm.
- I'm back.
- Fuck! God damn, man!
You scared the shit out of me, man!
You alive?
Heard you was dead.
[LAMAR] I let the streets
think whatever they want.
You know they can't
put down your boy Lamar.
What-What you need, cuz?
Man, I can't stop this shit bleeding.
Can you help me?
Looks like a chronic
wound and-God damn.
Shit look infected too,
man. That's fucked up.
Yeah, it's been bugging
the fuck out of me.
I can-I can help you.
I'm glad to see you, you know?
I, uh, I climbed my 12 steps.
I had my graduation.
I thought I was gonna see you there.
Man, a couple days before that,
there was a fucking
ten-car pileup, man.
I had so much goddamn embalming
to do, I couldn't make-
I'm [SIGHS] I'm just
Man, I'm glad-It's good to
see that you're clean, man.
Oh, like never before.
And, you know, part of the
program is about making amends.
I, uh
I'm sorry for what I did to you, cuz.
- You're not mad at me?
- Mad?
Nah. Nah. We family, cuz.
Hmm? [CHUCKLES]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
We family!
♪♪♪
[LAMAR GROANS, EXHALES DEEPLY]
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[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[BRYANT] Got plates
on Genco. A name too.
If you want that cut, ride with me.
Let's fucking go. Take care of that.
Alright.
How many times have we been where he is
with Meech and Terry?
Too many to count.
When Meech was born, all we
wanted was for him to be safe.
Mm-hmm.
[INDISTINCT TALKING ON P.A.]
Went to the pawn shop.
Got my guitar back.
Why'd you sell our
wedding ring, Lucille?
Ain't have no use for it.
You could've given the ring to
Nicole for when her time comes.
I mean, she deserves a-a fresh start
and not have a ring
that's been tarnished.
Ain't nothing wrong with our legacy.
She knows where she comes from.
♪♪♪
The fuck is taking so long?
And you sweeping it under the rug
makes it look like we're
ashamed of each other.
Charles, this is not
the time or the place.
- What if she doesn't make it?
- Baby, don't talk like that.
We've been in here for hours!
Listen. Listen.
She senses everything
that you say, okay?
And if you just get still for a minute,
you can feel exactly what she feels.
L-Let's just pray. Let's
just say a prayer here.
Come on.
♪♪♪
Oh, Father God, we just come to You
and we just ask You, Lord
Jesus, to put Your hands
on this doctor's hands, Lord God.
We ask You to put Your hands on
anybody that touches this child.
And we ask You to bring her back
perfect and whole, Lord Jesus.
And we just thank You, Jesus,
for this miraculous
blessing of this child.
We just thank You, Lord.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
- Amen.
- [WOMAN] Mr. Mickie?
Yes.
The surgery went well.
She'll make a full recovery.
- [EXHALES SHARPLY]
- Thank you.
[AISHA LAUGHS]
♪♪♪
- When can we see her?
- Well, she's still asleep.
But I'll have her nurse
get you when she wakes up.
- Please do.
- [AISHA] Thanks.
[B-MICKIE] Thank you.
♪♪♪
- Miss Lucille, thank you.
- Oh, my God.
- Oh, God is good. Mm!
- [CHARLES] Amen.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
What did it say?
Nicole.
[NICOLE SOBS]
What am I supposed to do
about my scholarship now,
about school?
- It'll be okay.
- No! Mama's gonna kill me!
And how am I even supposed
to look at Pops anymore?
'Cause he-he told me
how proud he was of me!
Nikki, that'll never
change. Come on, now.
How the hell am I
supposed to tell Breeze?
Okay. Look.
I-I know you been
messing with Werm, too.
Are you sure Breeze is the father?
Yes! I'm sure!
We did it three months ago,
right before he left for college.
Okay. I believe you. I'm
not trying to upset you.
- I just
- [SOBS]
Wrapped all my personal shit.
Now it's time to bounce.
Watch over my setup till I come back.
Hey, yo, and tell Purdy I
want a fuckin' number-one hit.
We gonna miss you, bro.
On the real.
This for my pops.
In case something happen to me.
- [TIRES SCREECHING]
- What the fuck?
Motherfucker.
- Go, go, go, go, go!
- [ENGINE REVS, TIRES SQUEAL]
♪♪♪
Fuck! Shit! There's another one!
- Get across. Get across.
- [ENGINE REVS]
♪♪♪
Bald-head motherfucker, man. Come on!
♪♪♪
[MAN] Go faster! Faster!
♪♪♪
[MEECH] Go left. Go, go, go!
[MAN] Don't lose 'em!
♪♪♪
- I know another way.
- Fuck!
[HORN BLARES, ENGINE REVS]
Go, man! Don't lose them.
Come on! Watch out! Watch out!
♪♪♪
- You got to go faster.
- Nigga, I'm goin'!
[HORN BLARES]
♪♪♪
- Fuck!
- Oh, shit.
[LAUGHS]
Oh, shit.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[HARDY] Let's get these
motherfuckers, man.
[ENGINE REVVING, TIRES SQUEALING]
- Yo, you straight?
- Yeah. I'm good.
- I'm good. I'm good.
- Come on. We out. We out.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
Aah! [BREATHING HEAVILY]
[DOG BARKING]
[MEECH] Go, go, go, go, go!
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
Fuck.
- [GRUNTING]
- Off we go.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
[HARDY] Get your ass
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[HARDY] Stop moving!
♪♪♪
That's what you get for running!
[HARDY] Bitch-ass motherfucker!
♪♪♪
[MONITOR BEEPING]
[B-MICKIE] There's my baby girl.
[AISHA] Came through in the clutch.
- Like her father.
- Yeah.
How's it feel, Brian?
Feels like a weight's been lifted.
Look at you all, happy and healthy.
It's like we're a real family now.
Like a family?
Well, we're not husband and wife yet.
♪♪♪
I've been saving this for
the perfect moment, but
nothing can beat the joy
that we feeling right now.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
I want us to remember this
for the rest of our lives.
Aisha
♪♪♪
will you marry me?
♪♪♪
Yes.
- Yes?
- Yes.
[LAUGHS]
♪♪♪
Come on. Come on. We can't waste time.
Oh.
♪♪♪
Miss Lucille, will you officiate?
Mr. Charles, got to have a best man.
We would be so honored, sweetie.
Congratulations, son.
I'll let the boys at the
plant know the good news.
- Thank you.
- Thank you. [LAUGHS]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
Demetrius.
What's wrong?
My homie. He gone.
[MARIA] What do you
mean, gone? Gone how?
It's hard to explain.
I'll be a'ight.
Hey.
You ain't got to be a'ight with me.
You don't have to tell
me everything, but
can you tell me something at least?
Look. D, I know what you do.
Okay. I know how you live.
And I don't care about
none of that shit.
What I care about, I care about you.
And the way you look out
for people like Purdy
it makes me want to
look out for you, too.
My boy Duffy got pinched.
♪♪♪
It's gonna be bad for him.
When I first came to the A
Duffy was all I had.
We did everything together.
We got money together.
-We was just like
-Family.
♪♪♪
Come here.
Come here.
I got you, alright?
Everything gon' be okay.
♪♪♪
I know I got to hold shit down for him.
You ain't never got to hold
shit down with me, okay?
Ever.
And as long as you are
with me, I got you always.
Don't you ever forget that.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
Reminiscin' about you ♪
And the last time we made love ♪
Now I can't be without you ♪
You made all of my dreams ♪
You're all that I need ♪
I can't forget the feelin'
that you left me with ♪
Like the taste of
your kiss upon my lips ♪
♪♪♪
If we get the chance again ♪
To make this real
good love again ♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
Okay, remember, always wear gloves.
Lift the engine blocks
one at a time. [GRUNTS]
- Guess you forgot the scotch.
- What?
- Aah!
- Oh, shit! Shit. I-I'm sorry.
[GROANS] Take it off!
[GROANING, BREATHING HEAVILY]
[MAN] I'm sorry.
I think it's broken.
[GROANS]
Let's get you to the medic.
[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
I'm sorry.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Damn, man.
Your shit was infected
like a motherfucker, man.
But you gonna be good now.
Important thing, Lamar-
You got to keep this bandage clean, man,
or you gonna be back here on this table
with me fucking with your shit.
- Thanks, cuz.
- So, look.
I'm about to go to the club
and try to get some live pussy.
You want to go?
Nah. I got some more amends to make.
Alright. Well, sounds
like more pussy for me.
You know, I've been
thinking a lot lately
about the last time we saw each other.
After I hit the pipe
I heard Meech thank
you for your help.
Lamar, come on, man.
You was fuckin' high
as shit off of drugs!
Goddamn drugs talkin'.
That wasn't Meech.
I was there. You was fucked up!
Don't lie to me, cuz. I heard you.
You owe me an apology.
Come on, man.
You know what you did to me, man?
You disrespected my house,
throwing my property out the window.
Your fucking dog ate my shit.
Got my house smelling like dog shit.
What the fuck I was supposed to do?
How much shit can I take?
You was acting like I was a bitch, man.
Okay.
I'm sorry. A'ight?
I'm sorry.
I mean, you did do me a
solid by cremating Blackie.
Right.
Yeah. I appreciate that, you know?
- That was one loyal-ass dog.
- Mm-hmm.
[GRUNTS] I loved him.
I loved him so much.
You didn't.
[GRUNTS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
♪♪♪
- [BUZZER SOUNDS]
- Yo.
Yo! What the fuck?!
No! No! Lamar!
No! No! No!
No! Lamar!
- No!
- [FIST THUDDING, FLAME HISSING]
[SCREAMING, GROANING]
♪♪♪
Ashes to ashes.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[HORN HONKS]
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
[ENGINE STARTS]
[MAN] Welcome to
Purdy's release par-tay!
[UP-TEMPO HIP-HOP PLAYING]
♪♪♪
Ride it ♪
♪♪♪
Just ride that thing ♪
Now ride that thing ♪
Make it all drop ♪
Freak me, ride that thing ♪
Just ride that thing ♪
Now ride that thing ♪
Make it all drop ♪
Freak me, ride that thing ♪
What up, doe, Sterl?
[STERL] I got your restaurant review.
Folks ain't a fan of
the younger cook, Shawn.
Cuts corners with the recipes.
Customers ready to walk.
God damn, man.
It seem like I got to
clean the whole kitchen up.
[STERL] If it were me,
that's what I would do.
Hey yo. What up?
Hey, after this show, I'm
heading back to the Lou.
Alright. Cool. You can
head back with your boy.
- I'mma head back to the D.
- There's something else up, Tee.
Duffy just got snatched up by Bryant.
Aw, shit!
You think he's gonna hold it down?
This Duffy we talking about.
There ain't no question.
He ain't no white girl from the 'burbs.
Alright. So what you want to do?
Shit. For now, the show must go on.
Hey, Purdy.
You got this.
Just take a deep breath.
It's all in here.
Good luck.
Purdy.
Good luck.
Don't worry about nothin'.
Freak me, ride that thing ♪
Just ride that thing ♪
Now ride that thing ♪
Make it all drop ♪
Freak me, ride that thing ♪
We can do it once
more over again ♪
But I got to get home,
so let's make it quick ♪
Don't stall me now
since it's already out ♪
Got her clockin' my moves
while she yellin' and shout ♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS, MUSIC FADING]
[MAN] Let's give it up for Purdy!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[MID-TEMPO INTRODUCTION PLAYS]
Watch me come through,
petite frame with an hourglass ♪
Steppin' in the limelight
takin' my power back ♪
Takin' it back,
takin' my power back ♪
Watch me come through ♪
Takin' it back ♪
Petite frame with an hourglass ♪
Steppin' in the limelight,
takin' my power back ♪
Unh, takin' it back ♪
Takin' my power back ♪
Watch me come through ♪
You know I'm explicit, exquisite ♪
Peep everything around me ♪
The best vision ♪
My man is a technician ♪
Bread-winnin', tight-grippin' ♪
If ever the check missin' ♪
Who the missus who never misses?
Blowin' kisses of death to
anybody showin' resistance ♪
Best wishes ♪
Clean the plate, do the dishes ♪
Nobody saw a thing ♪
We eliminate the witness ♪
Big Meech! Tee! Come on up here.
Bring the Stomping Ground crew with you.
Remember days when all
I knew was chasin' cash ♪
Hustling fast just to get a dollar ♪
Real thorough, my name
rings in every borough ♪
I held it down ♪
Look at me now ♪
Whole city on my back ♪
Yeah, they know the vibe, unh ♪
Queenpin on the rise ♪
Watch me come through ♪
Petite frame with an hourglass ♪
- Steppin' in the lime ♪
- [GUNSHOTS ECHOING, CROWD SHOUTING]
- [MAN] Move, man! Move!
- [MAN] They shooting!
- Meech, you good?
- Where's my brother?
Tee!
[SHOUTING CONTINUES]
- Fuck!
- Hey.
[TERRY] Yo, I'm good.
I'm good. It's Purdy.
- Purdy. She got hit.
- Call an ambulance!
Call a fuckin' ambulance!
[SHOUTING CONTINUES]
Fuck. She got hit twice.
Got to put pressure on it. Watch out.
No. Stay with us. Stay with us.
[WHIMPERING WEAKLY]
Come on. Come on. Stay with us.
[VOICE ECHOING] Come on.
[OLDER MEECH] In me
and bruh's reinvention,
we was further away from
the pearly gates than ever.
[MEECH VOICE ECHOING] Come on, Purdy.
[OLDER MEECH] And I
couldn't help but feel
we was taking everyone to hell with us.
[MEECH VOICE ECHOING] Stay with us.
["BLUE SKY AND SILVER
BIRD" BY LAMONT DOZIER]
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