BMF (2021) s03e07 Episode Script
Get Em Home
1
They just empaneled
a secret grand jury,
and GBI's looking for you.
They tryin' to get me
to testify against you
on some bullshit murder.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
What you gon' do?
But from the Lou from now on.
Yeah, my boy J-Pusha's
already out there
with infrastructure ready to go.
You can't get mad if I move
on by the time you get back.
In fact, I hear Glock pays well.
You out my circle of trust.
Next time, I'll teach you
how to handle a joystick better.
- [LAUGHS]
- [LUCILLE] Uh
I'm putting this family back together,
starting with the two of us.
And as for the doctor,
there's a reason you chose me
over him all those years ago.
The best man won.
We just got to make sure
you be careful with 5-0.
There may be some things on the road
that's kind of hard to notice.
So, I'ma walk you guys
through T's school of driving.
Get the fuck away.
I know exactly who you was with.
What? No. I've been busting my ass
trying to take care of us, the family.
Nigga, fuck you. Your
cook already gave you up.
[PANTING, GROANING]
How does a quiet night at
home end with one officer dead?
Gun and badge.
♪
I might not understand my
daughter, but I sure as hell
won't let you spray one in her chest.
Put our differences aside,
countin' stacks instead of bodies.
I'll see what I can do.
[HENRI] Hey, Dizz.
[WHOOSHING]
[YOUNG MEECH] You crazy?
If I hit the ball like
that, I'ma get thrown out.
[BRYANT] It's called a bunt, smart ass.
Here, let the master
show you how it's done.
I'll do it. I'll try!
[BRYANT] All right.
Give me one right over the plate.
[UPBEAT RETRO BEAT]
♪
See, the idea is you risk yourself
to give the baserunners
a chance to advance
and get them just a
little closer to home.
Because that's all that
matters in this game,
getting them home.
♪
Your turn.
Tell you right now, it's
harder than you think.
[OLDER TERRY] Some lessons
apply to every game,
the one on the field and
the one on the streets.
And we had to learn them early.
Ooh, shit. Boy, you ain't lying.
Your baby bro is going
to the big leagues.
[J-PUSHA] You ain't
talkin' that shit now.
Told you, we got that heat on lock.
Yeah, now that I seen your set up,
we can take over the
South Side projects,
and the whole fucking Lou
with the pure weight I got.
[KEEYA] You got this, Meech.
Align that stance.
Bend those knees.
Damn!
Whoo!
Strike three, nigga!
First round at Em City on you tonight.
You'll get 'em next time.
I'll help you keep the ball in the zone.
[CARTER LAUGHS]
And since when the hell you
become such an expert at this?
Well, before I was playing softball,
I played a year in
baseball in Carter's league.
Was the only girl on my team.
Yeah, yeah. We called her Slugger.
You know, Keeya like that little
sister that lived next door.
- Slugger, huh?
- Yeah.
Well, you left that part
out when you introduced us.
Man, whatever.
It would have been a perfect
game if your scrawny ass could
have thrown the ball to first.
What? Just 'cause you
could throw pitches
don't mean you know
how to throw punches.
Man, you on your Apollo Creed shit.
I'm about to Ivan Drago your ass.
- Oh, oh, oh.
- Watch your hands.
- Watch your hands.
- [LAUGHING]
- Watch the arm, man.
- [LAUGHS]
- Playing too much.
- Oh, you know what?
Since I'm such a old ass man,
go to the ride and get us some water.
- [GROANS]
- How about that?
- All right.
- All right, rookie.
- First round pick.
- That's right.
Hey, no, for real, though.
Your baby bro got some skills.
I'm talking about some
real talent, you know.
Kind of reminds me
of my young dawg, Rip,
except he ain't get to see
his all the way through.
[TIRES SQUEAL, VAN DOORS
OPENING AND CLOSING]
[CARTER] Help!
- Carter!
- [CARTER] Somebody help!
- Carter!
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
Carter!
Carter!
[OLDER MEECH] In
baseball, the worst thing
that can happen is you lose the game.
But in the drug game, you
can lose your fuckin' life.
[CHARLIE] I got
everything on the line ♪
Out here I'm on the grind ♪
Trying to get mine ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
A nigga move the weight ♪
Trying to 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 ratting ♪
They tell them what's going on ♪
That's how they
know what's happening ♪
I'm riding 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 their dope in their vein ♪
Shorty crying
Christmas ain't coming ♪
Her pop's 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 ♪
[CHARLIE] At least
you could wish me luck ♪
A nigga move the weight ♪
Trying to 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 ♪
Wish me luck ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Oh, yeah, wish me luck ♪
Wish me luck ♪
All you got to do
is wish me luck, yeah ♪
[DOOR BELL RINGS]
I'ma pay for all
Dizz's funeral expenses.
Homie said he spotted
Henrietta prancin' down
Visger in a Starter fit.
[BAG CLATTERS, ZIPPER WHIRS]
[BAG CLATTERING]
And I got another one in the trunk
courtesy of Uncle Rodney.
So what we waiting for, boss?
[PERSON] Yeah, let's go man.
Get that antique shit off my table.
That ain't the move.
And besides, this shit ain't you.
How the fuck we supposed to rep ours
while that bitch still got
breath in her fuckin' lungs?
Cuz ain't wrong, all right?
Henri's wearing his fucking jacket.
Hey. Hey, yo. You're not hearing me?
We not handling this with the iron.
Dizz used every dime to help his moms.
And he been about the D from day one.
Ain't bad enough, we
are at war with a fat cat
like the Andreas?
We can't let her move in
here and burn our crew, T.
You want your family to grieve?
You, you want your pops
crying over your casket?
You want to tell your
moms what kind of flowers
you'd like for your plot?
'Cause that's what war
means, more funerals.
I'm going above Henri.
I'ma talk to the man in charge.
I'm still waiting on Blaze
to set my face to face.
We both want the same thing now.
[RAPPERS] Blood, blood
blood on your hands ♪
I'm talkin' 'bout he and
Ray think he gangster?
All right, we on some gangster shit now.
They stay over there by King's Highway.
You from Detroit,
you should know how to use this.
Hey, man. I already got my piece, dawg.
You got two hands, though.
J, what the fuck is we doing, man?
What's the plan?
Look, we going to find Ray
and get my brother back.
All right? Dump on him, if we have to.
Nigga, how the fuck do you even know
if they did it for real?
We rushing in there for no reason.
Nigga, you don't know shit.
Well, what am I supposed to do, Meech?
Huh?
I'm supposed to just sit here?
Dawg, I know you think
that they killed Carter.
But if they wanted to kill that nigga,
they would have rolled
up and popped his ass.
They wouldn't have snatched him, nigga.
That mean they don't want to kill him.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
What is up?
[BOOKER] You sold us that
bullshit and called it weight.
Now I got your little
brother, motherfucker.
[J-PUSHA] Who the fuck is this?
Man, you know who the fuck this is.
Listen, we want our money back
and the weight you promised.
Because if I don't get it,
I'm going to cut this nigga up
in so many pieces, you're gon' have
to bury this nigga in a
fuckin' tackle box, nigga.
I run these streets, motherfucker.
I'm not giving you a dime.
But I will give y'all until 4 o'clock
to get my brother back
down to Carondelet Park.
I'ma hunt yo asses down!
What?
What'd he say?
This nigga said he ain't paying.
What?
Nigga, you said after this,
he was for sure goin' pay.
Damn, man!
What the fuck we goin' do now?
Huh?
Hey, man. Calm down. I know you hot.
It ain't a good idea to go
to the mattresses right now.
Look, I can't bow down to these pussies,
or every swinging dick on the street
going to try to test me.
I know that, man.
I got a brother too.
But you can't let pride get
in the way with that shit.
It ain't worth it.
Meech might be right, J.
This is my town and my plan.
And it's my brother, not yours.
[RAPPERS] Blood on your hands ♪
♪
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
[LUCILLE] Hey, you on your
own for dinner tonight.
I'ma go to LaWanda's
after work to see the baby.
Charles?
Enjoy the filet mignon.
I hear it's small.
You read my card?
[CHARLES] Another man
sends flowers to my wife
to the house I built with my two hands,
you damn right I read
it. What you thinkin'?
I don't want to get into this
with you right now, Charles.
I was putting things back
together when he showed up.
What he doesn't understand,
it has always been you and
me and it always will be.
Yeah, well, it's really
been all about you, Charles.
It's always about your
wants and your needs,
- rather than anybody else's.
- Oh, no.
- Here we go. Nah.
- Yeah. Yeah.
Come on, Lucille. It's been three weeks.
And then when you get some money,
you spend it all on
new instruments instead
of paying for some damn bills.
What about that closet full of clothes
and shoes you got upstairs?
Oh, yeah.
Well, I deserve to have
some new stuff, too.
And I'm sure the good
doctor will buy you
anything your heart desires.
But what he don't understand,
money don't buy happiness.
His grass ain't greener.
Yeah, the truth is, Charles,
that the grass is greener
where you water it.
And we've been in the
desert for a long time.
Lucille, I love you,
and you are my wife.
I don't belong to anyone.
I am my own damn woman.
I'm not some trophy, and
this ain't no contest.
I have given everything to everybody,
and I ain't got nothing left.
I will be loved because I deserve it,
not because y'all want
some childhood grudge match.
It will be me.
I will decide who I spend
the rest of my life with,
not you.
♪
[DOOR BELL JINGLES]
[DOOR BELL RINGS]
♪
[BLAZE] For your newborn.
I thought we had a
peace deal on the table.
Don't we still?
Your daughter torchin' my mans
is what I call a deal breaker.
Henrietta's theatrics have
always been a pain in my ass.
All you got to do is sideline her.
[BLAZE] She's still my daughter.
That would go against my reputation
as a boss, a man, and a father.
Then no deal.
Too bad you're going to let
Henrietta destroy everything
you worked so hard to build.
And you keep saying you
don't approve of her shit.
But if you not a part of the solution,
then maybe I start looking
at you as part of the problem.
It's going to be okay, Miss Esther.
You don't know that.
[KEEYA] Well, we gonna keep praying.
Where is he? Where's Carter?
He wasn't there, only this.
Fuck.
What is it?
What did they do to my baby?
Momma.
[KEEYA COUGHS]
I'm sorry, Momma.
You could have told these
monsters anything you needed
to bring Carter back,
but you fouled it up and
let my boy come to evil.
What about my boy's baseball dreams?
Huh?
Ain't no letting these
bastards go after this.
You find them, you kill them,
and you bring your brother home.
Come on, Miss Esther.
You should get some rest.
I'ma bring him back, Momma.
I got the purest weight
these fools ever seen, J.
I'll let you know,
whatever you need to get
Carter back, I got you.
All right. Let's do that.
[CELL PHONE DIALING]
[LINE RINGING]
[J-PUSHA] Speak.
You get my little package, nigga?
Yeah, I got it.
So you gonna pay, or what?
[J-PUSHA] I'ma pay.
I'm putting money on
y'all bitch-ass heads.
Y'all some dead men running.
And dead ain't going to be
far enough, motherfuckers.
♪
J, chill the fuck out
and think this shit through, all right?
Because I can make the
call for the weight.
You need to calm the
fuck down though, man.
Fuck that. Yo, hit the streets.
$100,000 on these niggas' heads.
$200,000, y'all bring Carter back alive.
Go get 'em. Go get 'em!
[DOOR CLICKS]
I'ma go check on Momma.
Not now, Keeya.
He actin' crazy, but I get it.
Carter like a brother to me, too.
He trippin', but I'ma
figure this shit out.
Just don't worry about it.
[PHONE RINGS]
- This Tee.
- [MEECH] Hey, Tee.
How you doing? What's up, man?
Everything going good down there?
Yeah, you know, I'm good.
Just trying to lock it down.
What's up?
Well, I'm actually hosting
a concert in The Lou
and I need 1,000 comps.
Damn, you need that many
tickets in The Lou already?
Look, J's brother is in trouble, Tee.
And he needs them now.
Captain save-a-bro.
Tee, if J don't get these tickets,
he might not make it, all right?
If it was you, I would do it for you.
[TERRY] Why do you got to keep inserting
your nose in other people's business
instead of focusing on ours?
Didn't we say that we gonna block in
so we can throw our parties down there
and stay out of that Atlanta heat?
Man, now you just talking
out your Poindexter ass.
[TERRY] Your niece is
doing well, by the way,
just in case you was wondering.
Why the fuck you always
got to be like that, Tee?
I sent my gift to mom and pops.
It ain't my fault you ain't got it yet.
[TERRY] I'll have Calix
bring you the tickets.
It's always about
your ass. Right, nigga?
[PHONE BEEPS]
Sad.
I have to make things right.
Yes, but I'm scared.
[HAN JIN] Don't be.
You always do the right
thing, just like your sister.
No, Baba.
I'm not like Michelle at all.
I don't always do the right thing.
I have to tell you something.
Veronica, what is it?
I don't tell you enough.
I love you, too.
[SPEAKING MANDARIN]
[LAWANDA] And please, thank
your friend the doctor for me.
I don't know what we would have done.
[DÉSIRÉE] You would have had a baby.
It's been happening
since the dawn of time.
Well, Dr. Montclair
I mean, he-he did keep
her calm and-and safe
and not to mention, alive.
Yes, he did.
Hey. Ta-da!
Surprise.
Where's my princess at,
so I could spoil her?
Oh, come on, Désirée.
Don't look at me like that.
I got a right to see my own kid.
Kids, Tee, kids. You got two of 'em.
Though, you know, I'm not
even surprised you forgot
'cause you were so busy playing daddy
to that ugly bitch litter over there.
LaWanda, just stop, all right?
You sound real stupid. I
didn't forget about my kids.
- Stupid?
- Terry, stop.
LaWanda, he is the baby's father.
He don't need to make no appointment.
Maybe he do. You got a Filofax?
- We'll pencil you in.
- Ha, ha.
Come on now. You know
he is a good father.
I'm a good father and a good provider.
And I just bought this brand new minivan
outside for you and the kids.
Tch-tch-tch-tch. Oh, no Town n' Country.
[LAWANDA] Fuck them gifts.
You want to be a daddy?
Stay up all night and
take care of that baby,
instead of wandering in
and out at your leisure.
- How about that?
- Yeah, look, I don't
- I don't know if I can
- [LAWANDA] Yeah.
Do all that.
[SCOFFS] Look, I-I'm tired. OK?
I got a newborn and a toddler.
We don't need your fucking presents.
We need you to be present.
That ain't fucking happening.
[DOOR SLAMS]
Aw, look how beautiful she is.
She got a grip of curls already.
Daddy loves you, baby.
You gonna change the world.
You hear me?
[LUCILLE] Baby, I'm
really glad that you here,
but I have to say that we all
still disappointed that you
you still messing around
with that cradle robber.
What do you what
do y'all want from me?
She's a big part of my life now.
Why?
She ain't family.
You not tied to her
like you are to LaWanda.
Now I swear, you and your father
are cut from the same cloth.
I mean, you're just not going
to see what's in front of you
until it's gone.
You're going to lose LaWanda for good.
And you going to mess up your own home.
You know, you-you talking,
but you the one that's
seeing Dr. Montclair.
Yeah, Nicole told me everything.
If there's anyone that's not
part of this family, it's him.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Terry,
you you need to
stay out of my business.
I guess we're not so
different after all, huh?
- Hey, baby.
- [COOS]
♪
- [DOGS BARKING]
- [DEWAYNE] Mm-mm, man.
Man, calm your ass down, nigga!
I don't know about this shit.
It sounds like J-Pusha about to have
every nigga from Alaska Ave
to Delaware Drive poppin' lead in us.
Look, let's just wax dude off
and get the fuck out of Dodge!
Man, look, that nigga, J-Push is cold,
but that nigga, Money
Mook is 10 below, nigga.
If we don't pay that
motherfucker back
You don't think I know that shit?
Well, act like you know, then, nigga!
Man.
Cut off another finger.
No, no. No, no, no.
If J don't want to pay, fuck it.
His little brother gonna pay.
Look, man. I ain't
sign up for this shit.
Where is he, motherfucker!
Ah!
[MACHETE SWISHING, ALL SCREAMING]
[BOOKER] Fuck you!
[ROB] Fuck you!
[FRANKLIN SCREAMING, MACHETE SWISHING]
[GUNFIRE]
[SHOTGUN BOOMING]
You good?
- Yeah, I'm straight.
- Come on!
Yo, get that bitch ass.
♪
All right, come on.
- Hurry up!
- Get up!
- Nigga, fuckin' run.
- Go!
[SOFT MUSIC]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
See?
OK, don't do all that.
Yeah, stop listening
to your friends, crazy.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPING]
- [BREEZE] Crazy.
- [GUARD] Step aside.
Seriously?
[BREEZE] You good?
Yeah, I don't have anything
in here that would make
the thing go off like that.
[UNZIPPING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Um, I left my algebra book at home.
Oh, OK, the old,
I-left-my-algebra-book-at-home trick.
Hand it over.
Oh, that's mine. Yeah,
I got that from coach.
We got new jerseys.
I had to use it to open up a box.
Who's this?
[TRUCK BANGING]
Fucking axle again, great.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Oh, shit!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[NEIGHBORS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
[PASSERBY] Get some help out here!
[PASSERBY] I think this
truck is full of coke.
[MARKISHA] Girl, he did a
great job with your hair.
Will you give me his number?
Hold on. Let me get a pen.
Let-let me call you right back.
Hey. Missed you last night.
So she finally let
you see the baby, huh?
Yeah, I saw her every two hours.
Well, that's good.
I mean, from what you said,
Wanda sounded pretty pissed off.
What made her change her mind?
I-I just told her the truth.
I don't need permission
to see my daughter.
Right. And let's be real.
With a toddler and a newborn,
you need all the help you can get.
Speaking of which, did you
take any gifts for the baby,
anything her and Wanda need?
I'm just trying to be
the bigger woman here.
Uh, n no, no, but-but thank you.
I appreciate you for
being understanding.
Maybe you could help
me pick something out.
Of course.
Don't mention it, baby.
- [PHONE RINGING]
- I'm already ahead of you.
Yo. Uh, let me call you back.
[CALLER] The tickets that
was going to The Lou is gone.
What? What do you mean, it's all gone?
[CALLER] Calix crashed the truck.
Fuck.
- Meech is going to flip.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Yo.
♪
[LUCILLE] What were you thinking?
I didn't do it on purpose.
[CHARLES] Well, why'd
you have it at all?
For protection.
- From what?
- From who?
I told you y'all already,
Darius was killed right in front of me.
- It's going to have some form
- OK, OK, OK not here.
OK?
Right.
Honey, I thought we dealt with this.
Yeah, we talked about this.
Did we?
Because because I tried to talk
about it and everything
else that our family refuses
to talk about at my dinner.
- And you two did what you
- Nicole.
Nicole, please keep
your voice down, please.
We will talk because we have
no secrets in this family.
But you don't need to be
bringing a knife to school,
especially not my tools.
You still don't get it.
Have either of you
ever seen someone die,
afraid like that,
looking to you for help,
and there is nothing you can do?
I just don't ever want
to feel that again.
- I'm gonna go get the car.
- OK.
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
[MELLOW PIANO MUSIC]
♪
I'd ask you what happened, but
You don't want to know.
So after you left, Garr
read me the riot act.
And when I mentioned Henri's name,
he got all cagey, like he knew something
he didn't want to talk about.
And then he suspended me.
Doesn't surprise me,
given the reach of Henri's family.
And given who Cobie's family is,
you'd think he'd be working
harder to find a cop killer.
So I did some digging,
and this is what I was
able to pull on Henri
before I walked out the door at Ecorse.
Her father is Frank "Blaze" Andreas.
He was a lieutenant when he left
the department, narcotics.
You think Garr's in his pocket?
[BRYANT] Probably.
Blaze turned to politics
to insulate the crime ring.
He and Henri are protected
on both sides of the law.
You'll never take him down by the book.
So then maybe we write our own book.
[CHUCKLES]
I knew you'd come around, partner.
When I arrest Henri,
I'm going to put her in Cobie's cuffs.
Mm.
- Hey, keep 'em comin'.
- [BARTENDER] All right.
The weight gonna be longer
than I expected, dawg.
Fuck!
- What are we supposed to do now?
- We good, though, man.
Don't trip.
I just got another source
coming to bring it to us.
You know I
- I wanted to go pro, too,
but I wasn't good enough.
So I stuck to hustling,
the only thing I am good at.
You know, Carter going
to the major leagues,
that woulda been like a dream
come true for both of us.
Keep your head up, J.
[PHONE RINGS]
Speak.
[ROB] They had Carter
at a crib in Forest Park.
And they killed Franklin.
We got to go right fucking now.
Let's ride.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[TERRY] What up, fellas?
Now look, I got a
recipe to whip the work
without cutting it.
I can turn one bird into two.
That's an added service
when I'm your plug.
Yeah, man, but you know
Henri crazy as fuck.
I ain't trying to get
torched for leaving her.
Yeah, but you're about
to drown anyway, nigga.
I'm about to flood the markets.
I'm going to be selling my
shit for 7 grand less per key
than what she's selling for.
7 grand?
Yeah, you know how
much y'all niggas love
a good-ass bargain, right?
Psh, the nigga ain't lying.
[TERRY] Look, y'all already know.
And when Henri can't sell her shit
for what she bought it for,
she won't be able to pay her plug back.
Then that nigga will
take the trash out for us.
And we don't even got to do a thing.
Yeah, but nigga, we know
you. If your mama was on fire,
you wouldn't give her the hose for free.
So why are you going to do it for us?
How much it gonna cost for these, uh,
additional services, nigga?
It's free of charge, for now.
But of course, once
that crazy bitch is gone
and demand in the streets goes up,
I'll still whip y'all
work for a nominal fee.
I'm in.
[TERRY] My man.
Look, fellas, it's me making y'all rich,
or Henri making y'all
look over your shoulders
every two seconds, what's it gon' be?
[SIGHS]
All right.
I knew you was a smart man.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[GASPS] What the fuck?
Damn!
He worked for me at my
store before I put him on.
These trash-ass motherfuckers
bounced in a hurry.
He's still out there, J.
[MEECH] We're going to
find him, dawg. Don't trip.
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
Hey, I got to go meet my
homie with this weight,
but I got something for y'all to do.
It might save Carter's life.
But listen, you can't tell J nothing.
You hear me?
[KNOCKING]
Hi, ma'am. I'm here to see LaWanda?
I know who you are.
And you got a lot of
nerve showing up here.
I just wanted to speak to your daughter.
[SCOFFS]
Oh, now I know this motherfucker
ain't tell you where I live.
I didn't come here
trying to start anything.
I came with a peace offering.
I know the last time we
saw each other, things
Uh, you-you was with my man?
I'm not saying we gotta be friends,
but I'm not going anywhere.
Terry and I are together now.
And it's better for him, for everybody,
if he could be more comfortable
being open to the both of us.
Oh, you just [CHUCKLES]
Think you sunshine on that nigga dick,
don't you?
Let me show you something.
Did he tell you he picked
that out just for you?
Bitch, you ain't the better woman,
you just the other woman.
Ain't better, huh?
Well, that's funny, 'cause
the last time I saw you,
you was looking like
a cheap version of me,
only all fucked up. So guess what?
Keep trying to get
everything that I got.
Well, let me tell you something.
You could keep both of these furs
for the cold nights you got coming up.
Now hold on, now.
You-you know, you might
think you the queen,
but I'm the real royalty
'cause I got his blood, bitch.
Now you can take all you got
and get the fuck up out my house.
Wait. Hold up, now.
Let's not be rude, baby.
Yeah, take this shit with you, too.
Really, Ma?
What up, doe?
Yeah, what up, big dawg?
Thanks for coming in the clutch, man.
Shit, you already know man, all day.
I brought some of them pants you wanted.
I ain't had time to pack or nothin',
so I just put them in
the bag in the back seat.
Oh, shit. I appreciate you, man.
Well, you might not even
need 'em to get our boy back.
I got an idea.
It might be a better play.
You know what's crazy, dawg?
I don't know why everybody
keep going wild over this shit.
It's enough for everybody.
We gotta move the bag down here, Meech.
- [SIREN WAILING]
- [OFFICER] Them boys!
- [OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]
- [PERSON] It's a raid!
Oh, shit. We gotta that bag.
Let's go. Let's go, man.
Fuck it. You stay, I'll go.
Fuck that. We in this together, man.
And you got Michigan
plates. I swapped mine out.
Let's go. Get the bag! Get the bag!
[PERSON] On your 6 o'clock!
Hey, be cool. Be cool. I got an idea.
♪
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
Grab the map out the glove box.
I got an idea.
A map? What are you talking about?
Yeah.
Excuse me, sir, we made a wrong turn.
Would you happen to know
where the Cardinals'
practice field may be?
Traded on Monday and
expect us to navigate
through a whole city on Tuesday.
Golly.
[TENSE MUSIC]
All right, here's what
you two are going to do.
Take this to Busch Boulevard.
Take a right. Follow
it all the way down.
- Can't miss it.
- Oh, you're a lifesaver.
Thank you so much, sir.
You stay safe out there now.
Will do.
Go Cardinals.
[STERL] Crazy motherfucker, man.
[SIREN WHOOPS AND CHIRPS]
[MELLOW MUSIC]
I thought that was you.
Vince.
You know, you failed
to signal back there.
That's not why I stopped you.
It's been too long, but you're still
well, you're still you.
Well, it looks like the years
have been pretty good to you, too.
How you been holding up
since Boom got knocked?
I'm a big girl. I'll be fine.
I'm sure you are, but I'ma
still have to give you this.
Have a good day.
[SIGHS]
♪
[LAUGHS]
[FAINT TAPPING AT WINDOW]
[KNOCKING]
Why are you throwing rocks at my window?
I mean, maybe if you had a balcony,
it would have been more romantic.
Let me in.
If they catch me,
I'm going to be grounded
until the rapture.
It's fine. I'm not staying long.
I just came to make sure you was OK.
That's really sweet.
Yeah, 'cause I really care about you.
Shh.
[WHISPERS] I really like you.
I like you, too.
And I'll always make sure you safe.
You know I don't need
nobody to keep me safe.
I've been doing it on
my own for a while now.
That's why I had the
knife in the first place.
I know you could worry about yourself.
But I'm telling you so you know,
I'ma do everything
to make sure you safe.
[SINGER] With everything you do ♪
I want that body ♪
I know you want me too ♪
Stop playing hard to get ♪
Messin' with my head ♪
You make me feel like a
schoolgirl all over again.
But we're adults.
So what are we doing?
You put your hand back
there and I'll show you.
- Lucille?
- Hmm?
At a certain point, you're
going to have to decide
who and what you want.
I just want to have fun.
[SINGER] Your
looks drive me crazy ♪
Crazy ♪
I was a teenager when I
became a mother and a wife.
And I just had to grow up so fast.
We've already lost so much time.
I don't want to lose any more.
So I have given myself to
everything and everybody.
And I just
I don't want to rush anything.
OK.
But I want it to be you and
me until the wheels fall off,
like it should have been.
Can't we just be present right now,
right here in this moment?
Because you look so good.
- You smell so good.
- Mmm.
[SINGER] I want your body ♪
You taste so damn good.
Shit.
I've already waited this long for you.
I'll wait forever, if I have to.
[SINGER] Come get in my bed ♪
You so sexy, baby ♪
You look stunning.
[MARKISHA] I'm glad you came.
[VINCE] I'm glad you called.
- [MARKISHA] Of course.
- You smell good.
Thank you.
So what are you drinking?
Just a little something, something.
Oh, something special the bartender
Hey, yo. You can bounce now, Jack.
I'm sorry. Excuse me, son?
I'm not your son. You hear me?
OK. Terry, this is Vince.
He used to do security for Boom,
and now he patrols in
the Eastern Division.
And Vince, this is Tee.
Tee, that's a very nice suit.
Hate to see it get all messed up.
How?
All right, guys. Guys, come on.
Come on. Let's play nice.
You're right.
So, Tee, what line of work are you in?
I'm a local business owner.
And this is my lady you rolled up on.
So like I said, you could bounce.
[CHUCKLES]
Trust me, playboy.
You don't want none of this.
'Cause I ain't the one.
Markisha, baby, you can call me anytime.
Hey, Kisha, what the fuck?
You got this fool's number?
It's just an old acquaintance.
Yeah, it better stay like that.
You know what?
When you get jealous like that,
it really, really makes my pussy wet.
Is that so?
Mm-hmm.
Touch it, Tee,
so you know I'm the
woman of your dreams.
- [TEE GASPS]
- [MARKISHA LAUGHS]
- Ooh.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Damn, that's hot.
- [CHUCKLES]
[HIP-HOP MUSIC]
[SINGER] Welcome to my world ♪
♪
All right. I got you in.
So now you gonna
Yes, I will talk to the
DA about a deal for you.
Now shut up.
Hi. Change?
♪
Leaving already, Lenny?
Don't worry. I'll keep her company.
Mm, never seen anyone like you before
sexy, mature, ripe for the plucking.
I could teach you a thing or two, baby.
And, uh, I've never seen
anyone like you before, either.
That's because I'm a rare find.
Well, I guess it's
both our lucky nights.
Maybe I should gamble.
Put it all on black.
[SINGER] Welcome to my world ♪
♪
[SCOFFS]
- What? You know this guy?
- I ain't gon' fight no bitch.
You're never going to see him again.
Just let it go, baby.
Don't let one asshole ruin our night.
So how are we going to keep this going
if I don't know your name?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
I-I ain't got it, bro.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Hey, man. Where the fuck Carter at?
Now look, don't think about
doing nothing stupid, nigga.
I already got the drop on you.
You need to get him here and
you need to let him go now.
Yo, who the fuck you
think you talking to?
I still got him.
You old Werther's-Original asslooking
Who the fuck are you talking to, nigga?
Is you fucking stupid?
Where the fuck is he at?
You ain't getting out of here alive
until you bring him back.
I ain't taking you nowhere.
Man, you real fuckin' lucky.
'Cause I seen too much death lately.
But my boy right here, he
got a zero-tolerance policy.
All right. Look, man.
I ain't want none of this to happen,
but we owe a grimy motherfucker.
And we got some weight from
J-Pusha that ain't worth shit.
If I don't get the money,
hell, I'm dead anyhow.
I don't give a fuck anyway, nigga.
You and your crew should have thought
about that before y'all
made this bitch-ass play.
Now the only deal that you got right now
is to bring Carter to me
and I might help you
get out of The Lou alive.
All right.
And that's more than what
the fuck you deservin'.
Now the good book
says an eye for an eye,
a tooth for a tooth.
What
[SCREAMS] Shit!
Screamin' like a little fucking bitch!
Oh, yeah, my homegirl Slugger here
you fucked with her whole family.
So I'ma let her have the first swing.
[DEWAYNE] Please. Please.
[SCREAMING]
[MELLOW MUSIC]
♪
[JIN] Come here often?
[BRYANT] Jin?
Blondes do have more fun.
Seriously though, what is all this?
I just had drinks with Henri.
I'm doing my own undercover operation.
You said she likes pretty ladies, so
Look, your ass is crazy for
doing that without backup.
I told you, she got a short fuse.
She doesn't know me, she knows you.
So I did us a solid by protecting you.
If you do it right,
she won't see me anyhow.
How'd it go?
[JIN] It felt real.
It had to. It was our first contact.
And she wants to see me again.
OK.
Next time, you call me.
We'll do it together.
Are you listening to me?
All right, together.
[SINGER] Tell myself another lie ♪
[J-PUSHA] Oh, man.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, man.
Look, man, nobody's
ever going to fucking
touch you again, bro.
I promise you, never a-fucking-gain.
- Ma
- Oh, my sweet baby.
Oh, praise Jesus.
Thank God.
Oh, I thought I lost you.
Are you the one that
brought my baby back to me?
Yes, ma'am.
Well, me, J, and Keeya,
we all did it together.
Oh, God bless you.
I can never thank you enough.
You're my hero.
I told you he was going
to be OK, Miss Esther.
Oh, let me get you some fresh
bandages, get that cleaned up.
OK?
[SIGHS] You safe now.
- Thanks, Momma.
- All right, baby.
How did you find him?
And why you ain't asked
me to ride with you?
I didn't want to risk your
Momma losing both her sons.
But Slugger fucked that nigga up.
Let's just say I knocked
that shit out the park.
It sound like you.
Well, what matters is that he home now.
You'll be good in no time, right?
Hey, Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown
still played for the Cardinals.
And he in the Hall of Fame
and still won the World Series.
You'll be aight.
Right.
Go get cleaned up.
Where they at?
- Look, man
- Where they at?
They're not going to
be a problem no more.
All right?
They deserve to get
got for sure, they do.
But you got to take the
bounty off their heads.
Bodies is bad for business.
And blood for blood ain't
finna change how you feel.
So we need to take
this money we just made,
give it to Carter, and send him far away
so he don't got to deal
with this shit no more.
For sure.
You need to do something
else for me, too.
I need you to find me a spot out here.
Are you finna be out here?
I'll be back and forth.
I got an extra spot.
You family for life now, Meech.
[PHONE RINGS]
- What up, doe?
- [DUFFY] Yo, what up, doe?
I got an update on them dozen
eggs that the chicken laid.
[MEECH] OK. OK. So they hatched?
Nah, they rotten. Got thrown out.
All right, bet.
[LINE BEEPS]
[BOTH MOANING]
[MEECH] Oh, baby.
Oh, I'm about to bust.
I'ma bust.
[BOTH MOAN]
[SULTRY MUSIC]
♪
Oh, shit, that was good.
You make me want to stay, but I can't.
How long you finna be in Atlanta for?
Not for long.
I'm just glad the grand jury went away.
Right?
You know it's been a
wild couple of weeks
since you've been in town.
The Lou shine a little
brighter with you in it.
- Oh, yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
Ooh, damn, Slugger.
You book smart and
you street smart, huh?
My mama, Jackie, she's in
the Softball Hall of Fame,
wanted me to follow in
her footsteps, you know,
go to college and shit.
Yeah. Well, did you?
Yeah, I got a scholarship,
but I got injured.
So I dropped out 'cause
I couldn't afford school.
Damn, I hate seeing
talent go to waste, man.
Mm-mm.
See, my daddy from the streets, too.
So it's in my blood.
Oh, yeah?
Mm-hmm.
Best thing my mama ever let me do
was play ball with them boys.
They taught me how to be a competitor
and a good-ass hustler.
Well, I guess you came
full circle then, huh?
Mm-hmm.
Trust me, baby. I got no regrets.
Yeah?
Uh-uh.
[SINGER] We don't
have to make a move ♪
- [DOOR BELL JINGLES]
- [SIGHS]
You know that's going on
your tab, right, nigga?
Tab, nigga?
But I got some good news.
We flipped the last
of Henri's clientele.
You wild for that one, Tee.
Now it's time to cut off Medusa's head.
For real, though.
Soon it'll be goodbye, mom and pop shop,
hello, big box BMF.
This one's for Dizz.
To Dizz.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[ERIC B. & RAKIM'S "DON'
SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE"]
♪
[SINGER] Don't
sweat the technique ♪
♪
Courtesy of the gentleman.
[SINGER] Don't sweat the technique ♪
♪
[LAUGHS]
[DUFFY] Ah, shit.
[TINA] Bro's back?
Ooh.
[LAZULI] Man, how shit was in Lou?
[MEECH] Planted a flag.
How everything been going down here?
[DUFFY] Shit, with Red Dogs
and all the drug seizures,
shit is messed up.
Glock the new king of the A-T-L.
Not for long.
♪
[SINGER] And now I stay On
target and refuse to miss ♪
And I still make hits with beats ♪
Parties, clubs In
the cars and jeeps ♪
My underground sound
vibrates the streets ♪
MC's wanna beef
then I play for keeps ♪
When they sweat the technique ♪
[OLDER MEECH] It felt good
to be back in the A-T-L
celebrating my home run in The Lou.
But in this game,
getting the runner home
almost always means
somebody else gets taken out.
I was about to step
up to the plate again.
And I knew I needed to knock
it out the motherfucking park.
[SINGER] They wanna
know how many rhymes ♪
Have I ripped in rep ♪
But researchers never
found all the pieces yet ♪
Scientists try to
solve the context ♪
Philosophers are
wondering what's next ♪
Pieces are took to
last who observe 'em ♪
They couldn't absorb 'em ♪
They didn't deserve 'em ♪
My ideas are only
for the audience ears ♪
My opponents, it might take years ♪
Pencils and pens are swords ♪
Letters put together
from a key to chords ♪
I'm also a sculpture,
born with structure ♪
Because of my culture,
I'ma rip and destruct ♪
The difficult styles
that'll be full of technology ♪
Complete sights and new
heights after I get deep ♪
You don't have to speak, just seek ♪
And peep the technique ♪
♪
But don't sweat the technique ♪
I speak indiscreet
'cause talk is cheap ♪
Then I get deep and
the weak then complete ♪
Their pull with a seat,
never weak or obsolete ♪
They never grow old ♪
Techniques become antiques ♪
Better than something
brand new cause it's radiant ♪
And the wild style will
have much more volume ♪
Classical too
intelligent to be radical ♪
They just empaneled
a secret grand jury,
and GBI's looking for you.
They tryin' to get me
to testify against you
on some bullshit murder.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
What you gon' do?
But from the Lou from now on.
Yeah, my boy J-Pusha's
already out there
with infrastructure ready to go.
You can't get mad if I move
on by the time you get back.
In fact, I hear Glock pays well.
You out my circle of trust.
Next time, I'll teach you
how to handle a joystick better.
- [LAUGHS]
- [LUCILLE] Uh
I'm putting this family back together,
starting with the two of us.
And as for the doctor,
there's a reason you chose me
over him all those years ago.
The best man won.
We just got to make sure
you be careful with 5-0.
There may be some things on the road
that's kind of hard to notice.
So, I'ma walk you guys
through T's school of driving.
Get the fuck away.
I know exactly who you was with.
What? No. I've been busting my ass
trying to take care of us, the family.
Nigga, fuck you. Your
cook already gave you up.
[PANTING, GROANING]
How does a quiet night at
home end with one officer dead?
Gun and badge.
♪
I might not understand my
daughter, but I sure as hell
won't let you spray one in her chest.
Put our differences aside,
countin' stacks instead of bodies.
I'll see what I can do.
[HENRI] Hey, Dizz.
[WHOOSHING]
[YOUNG MEECH] You crazy?
If I hit the ball like
that, I'ma get thrown out.
[BRYANT] It's called a bunt, smart ass.
Here, let the master
show you how it's done.
I'll do it. I'll try!
[BRYANT] All right.
Give me one right over the plate.
[UPBEAT RETRO BEAT]
♪
See, the idea is you risk yourself
to give the baserunners
a chance to advance
and get them just a
little closer to home.
Because that's all that
matters in this game,
getting them home.
♪
Your turn.
Tell you right now, it's
harder than you think.
[OLDER TERRY] Some lessons
apply to every game,
the one on the field and
the one on the streets.
And we had to learn them early.
Ooh, shit. Boy, you ain't lying.
Your baby bro is going
to the big leagues.
[J-PUSHA] You ain't
talkin' that shit now.
Told you, we got that heat on lock.
Yeah, now that I seen your set up,
we can take over the
South Side projects,
and the whole fucking Lou
with the pure weight I got.
[KEEYA] You got this, Meech.
Align that stance.
Bend those knees.
Damn!
Whoo!
Strike three, nigga!
First round at Em City on you tonight.
You'll get 'em next time.
I'll help you keep the ball in the zone.
[CARTER LAUGHS]
And since when the hell you
become such an expert at this?
Well, before I was playing softball,
I played a year in
baseball in Carter's league.
Was the only girl on my team.
Yeah, yeah. We called her Slugger.
You know, Keeya like that little
sister that lived next door.
- Slugger, huh?
- Yeah.
Well, you left that part
out when you introduced us.
Man, whatever.
It would have been a perfect
game if your scrawny ass could
have thrown the ball to first.
What? Just 'cause you
could throw pitches
don't mean you know
how to throw punches.
Man, you on your Apollo Creed shit.
I'm about to Ivan Drago your ass.
- Oh, oh, oh.
- Watch your hands.
- Watch your hands.
- [LAUGHING]
- Watch the arm, man.
- [LAUGHS]
- Playing too much.
- Oh, you know what?
Since I'm such a old ass man,
go to the ride and get us some water.
- [GROANS]
- How about that?
- All right.
- All right, rookie.
- First round pick.
- That's right.
Hey, no, for real, though.
Your baby bro got some skills.
I'm talking about some
real talent, you know.
Kind of reminds me
of my young dawg, Rip,
except he ain't get to see
his all the way through.
[TIRES SQUEAL, VAN DOORS
OPENING AND CLOSING]
[CARTER] Help!
- Carter!
- [CARTER] Somebody help!
- Carter!
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
Carter!
Carter!
[OLDER MEECH] In
baseball, the worst thing
that can happen is you lose the game.
But in the drug game, you
can lose your fuckin' life.
[CHARLIE] I got
everything on the line ♪
Out here I'm on the grind ♪
Trying to get mine ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
A nigga move the weight ♪
Trying to 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 ratting ♪
They tell them what's going on ♪
That's how they
know what's happening ♪
I'm riding 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 their dope in their vein ♪
Shorty crying
Christmas ain't coming ♪
Her pop's 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 ♪
[CHARLIE] At least
you could wish me luck ♪
A nigga move the weight ♪
Trying to 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 ♪
Wish me luck ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Oh, yeah, wish me luck ♪
Wish me luck ♪
All you got to do
is wish me luck, yeah ♪
[DOOR BELL RINGS]
I'ma pay for all
Dizz's funeral expenses.
Homie said he spotted
Henrietta prancin' down
Visger in a Starter fit.
[BAG CLATTERS, ZIPPER WHIRS]
[BAG CLATTERING]
And I got another one in the trunk
courtesy of Uncle Rodney.
So what we waiting for, boss?
[PERSON] Yeah, let's go man.
Get that antique shit off my table.
That ain't the move.
And besides, this shit ain't you.
How the fuck we supposed to rep ours
while that bitch still got
breath in her fuckin' lungs?
Cuz ain't wrong, all right?
Henri's wearing his fucking jacket.
Hey. Hey, yo. You're not hearing me?
We not handling this with the iron.
Dizz used every dime to help his moms.
And he been about the D from day one.
Ain't bad enough, we
are at war with a fat cat
like the Andreas?
We can't let her move in
here and burn our crew, T.
You want your family to grieve?
You, you want your pops
crying over your casket?
You want to tell your
moms what kind of flowers
you'd like for your plot?
'Cause that's what war
means, more funerals.
I'm going above Henri.
I'ma talk to the man in charge.
I'm still waiting on Blaze
to set my face to face.
We both want the same thing now.
[RAPPERS] Blood, blood
blood on your hands ♪
I'm talkin' 'bout he and
Ray think he gangster?
All right, we on some gangster shit now.
They stay over there by King's Highway.
You from Detroit,
you should know how to use this.
Hey, man. I already got my piece, dawg.
You got two hands, though.
J, what the fuck is we doing, man?
What's the plan?
Look, we going to find Ray
and get my brother back.
All right? Dump on him, if we have to.
Nigga, how the fuck do you even know
if they did it for real?
We rushing in there for no reason.
Nigga, you don't know shit.
Well, what am I supposed to do, Meech?
Huh?
I'm supposed to just sit here?
Dawg, I know you think
that they killed Carter.
But if they wanted to kill that nigga,
they would have rolled
up and popped his ass.
They wouldn't have snatched him, nigga.
That mean they don't want to kill him.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
What is up?
[BOOKER] You sold us that
bullshit and called it weight.
Now I got your little
brother, motherfucker.
[J-PUSHA] Who the fuck is this?
Man, you know who the fuck this is.
Listen, we want our money back
and the weight you promised.
Because if I don't get it,
I'm going to cut this nigga up
in so many pieces, you're gon' have
to bury this nigga in a
fuckin' tackle box, nigga.
I run these streets, motherfucker.
I'm not giving you a dime.
But I will give y'all until 4 o'clock
to get my brother back
down to Carondelet Park.
I'ma hunt yo asses down!
What?
What'd he say?
This nigga said he ain't paying.
What?
Nigga, you said after this,
he was for sure goin' pay.
Damn, man!
What the fuck we goin' do now?
Huh?
Hey, man. Calm down. I know you hot.
It ain't a good idea to go
to the mattresses right now.
Look, I can't bow down to these pussies,
or every swinging dick on the street
going to try to test me.
I know that, man.
I got a brother too.
But you can't let pride get
in the way with that shit.
It ain't worth it.
Meech might be right, J.
This is my town and my plan.
And it's my brother, not yours.
[RAPPERS] Blood on your hands ♪
♪
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
[LUCILLE] Hey, you on your
own for dinner tonight.
I'ma go to LaWanda's
after work to see the baby.
Charles?
Enjoy the filet mignon.
I hear it's small.
You read my card?
[CHARLES] Another man
sends flowers to my wife
to the house I built with my two hands,
you damn right I read
it. What you thinkin'?
I don't want to get into this
with you right now, Charles.
I was putting things back
together when he showed up.
What he doesn't understand,
it has always been you and
me and it always will be.
Yeah, well, it's really
been all about you, Charles.
It's always about your
wants and your needs,
- rather than anybody else's.
- Oh, no.
- Here we go. Nah.
- Yeah. Yeah.
Come on, Lucille. It's been three weeks.
And then when you get some money,
you spend it all on
new instruments instead
of paying for some damn bills.
What about that closet full of clothes
and shoes you got upstairs?
Oh, yeah.
Well, I deserve to have
some new stuff, too.
And I'm sure the good
doctor will buy you
anything your heart desires.
But what he don't understand,
money don't buy happiness.
His grass ain't greener.
Yeah, the truth is, Charles,
that the grass is greener
where you water it.
And we've been in the
desert for a long time.
Lucille, I love you,
and you are my wife.
I don't belong to anyone.
I am my own damn woman.
I'm not some trophy, and
this ain't no contest.
I have given everything to everybody,
and I ain't got nothing left.
I will be loved because I deserve it,
not because y'all want
some childhood grudge match.
It will be me.
I will decide who I spend
the rest of my life with,
not you.
♪
[DOOR BELL JINGLES]
[DOOR BELL RINGS]
♪
[BLAZE] For your newborn.
I thought we had a
peace deal on the table.
Don't we still?
Your daughter torchin' my mans
is what I call a deal breaker.
Henrietta's theatrics have
always been a pain in my ass.
All you got to do is sideline her.
[BLAZE] She's still my daughter.
That would go against my reputation
as a boss, a man, and a father.
Then no deal.
Too bad you're going to let
Henrietta destroy everything
you worked so hard to build.
And you keep saying you
don't approve of her shit.
But if you not a part of the solution,
then maybe I start looking
at you as part of the problem.
It's going to be okay, Miss Esther.
You don't know that.
[KEEYA] Well, we gonna keep praying.
Where is he? Where's Carter?
He wasn't there, only this.
Fuck.
What is it?
What did they do to my baby?
Momma.
[KEEYA COUGHS]
I'm sorry, Momma.
You could have told these
monsters anything you needed
to bring Carter back,
but you fouled it up and
let my boy come to evil.
What about my boy's baseball dreams?
Huh?
Ain't no letting these
bastards go after this.
You find them, you kill them,
and you bring your brother home.
Come on, Miss Esther.
You should get some rest.
I'ma bring him back, Momma.
I got the purest weight
these fools ever seen, J.
I'll let you know,
whatever you need to get
Carter back, I got you.
All right. Let's do that.
[CELL PHONE DIALING]
[LINE RINGING]
[J-PUSHA] Speak.
You get my little package, nigga?
Yeah, I got it.
So you gonna pay, or what?
[J-PUSHA] I'ma pay.
I'm putting money on
y'all bitch-ass heads.
Y'all some dead men running.
And dead ain't going to be
far enough, motherfuckers.
♪
J, chill the fuck out
and think this shit through, all right?
Because I can make the
call for the weight.
You need to calm the
fuck down though, man.
Fuck that. Yo, hit the streets.
$100,000 on these niggas' heads.
$200,000, y'all bring Carter back alive.
Go get 'em. Go get 'em!
[DOOR CLICKS]
I'ma go check on Momma.
Not now, Keeya.
He actin' crazy, but I get it.
Carter like a brother to me, too.
He trippin', but I'ma
figure this shit out.
Just don't worry about it.
[PHONE RINGS]
- This Tee.
- [MEECH] Hey, Tee.
How you doing? What's up, man?
Everything going good down there?
Yeah, you know, I'm good.
Just trying to lock it down.
What's up?
Well, I'm actually hosting
a concert in The Lou
and I need 1,000 comps.
Damn, you need that many
tickets in The Lou already?
Look, J's brother is in trouble, Tee.
And he needs them now.
Captain save-a-bro.
Tee, if J don't get these tickets,
he might not make it, all right?
If it was you, I would do it for you.
[TERRY] Why do you got to keep inserting
your nose in other people's business
instead of focusing on ours?
Didn't we say that we gonna block in
so we can throw our parties down there
and stay out of that Atlanta heat?
Man, now you just talking
out your Poindexter ass.
[TERRY] Your niece is
doing well, by the way,
just in case you was wondering.
Why the fuck you always
got to be like that, Tee?
I sent my gift to mom and pops.
It ain't my fault you ain't got it yet.
[TERRY] I'll have Calix
bring you the tickets.
It's always about
your ass. Right, nigga?
[PHONE BEEPS]
Sad.
I have to make things right.
Yes, but I'm scared.
[HAN JIN] Don't be.
You always do the right
thing, just like your sister.
No, Baba.
I'm not like Michelle at all.
I don't always do the right thing.
I have to tell you something.
Veronica, what is it?
I don't tell you enough.
I love you, too.
[SPEAKING MANDARIN]
[LAWANDA] And please, thank
your friend the doctor for me.
I don't know what we would have done.
[DÉSIRÉE] You would have had a baby.
It's been happening
since the dawn of time.
Well, Dr. Montclair
I mean, he-he did keep
her calm and-and safe
and not to mention, alive.
Yes, he did.
Hey. Ta-da!
Surprise.
Where's my princess at,
so I could spoil her?
Oh, come on, Désirée.
Don't look at me like that.
I got a right to see my own kid.
Kids, Tee, kids. You got two of 'em.
Though, you know, I'm not
even surprised you forgot
'cause you were so busy playing daddy
to that ugly bitch litter over there.
LaWanda, just stop, all right?
You sound real stupid. I
didn't forget about my kids.
- Stupid?
- Terry, stop.
LaWanda, he is the baby's father.
He don't need to make no appointment.
Maybe he do. You got a Filofax?
- We'll pencil you in.
- Ha, ha.
Come on now. You know
he is a good father.
I'm a good father and a good provider.
And I just bought this brand new minivan
outside for you and the kids.
Tch-tch-tch-tch. Oh, no Town n' Country.
[LAWANDA] Fuck them gifts.
You want to be a daddy?
Stay up all night and
take care of that baby,
instead of wandering in
and out at your leisure.
- How about that?
- Yeah, look, I don't
- I don't know if I can
- [LAWANDA] Yeah.
Do all that.
[SCOFFS] Look, I-I'm tired. OK?
I got a newborn and a toddler.
We don't need your fucking presents.
We need you to be present.
That ain't fucking happening.
[DOOR SLAMS]
Aw, look how beautiful she is.
She got a grip of curls already.
Daddy loves you, baby.
You gonna change the world.
You hear me?
[LUCILLE] Baby, I'm
really glad that you here,
but I have to say that we all
still disappointed that you
you still messing around
with that cradle robber.
What do you what
do y'all want from me?
She's a big part of my life now.
Why?
She ain't family.
You not tied to her
like you are to LaWanda.
Now I swear, you and your father
are cut from the same cloth.
I mean, you're just not going
to see what's in front of you
until it's gone.
You're going to lose LaWanda for good.
And you going to mess up your own home.
You know, you-you talking,
but you the one that's
seeing Dr. Montclair.
Yeah, Nicole told me everything.
If there's anyone that's not
part of this family, it's him.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Terry,
you you need to
stay out of my business.
I guess we're not so
different after all, huh?
- Hey, baby.
- [COOS]
♪
- [DOGS BARKING]
- [DEWAYNE] Mm-mm, man.
Man, calm your ass down, nigga!
I don't know about this shit.
It sounds like J-Pusha about to have
every nigga from Alaska Ave
to Delaware Drive poppin' lead in us.
Look, let's just wax dude off
and get the fuck out of Dodge!
Man, look, that nigga, J-Push is cold,
but that nigga, Money
Mook is 10 below, nigga.
If we don't pay that
motherfucker back
You don't think I know that shit?
Well, act like you know, then, nigga!
Man.
Cut off another finger.
No, no. No, no, no.
If J don't want to pay, fuck it.
His little brother gonna pay.
Look, man. I ain't
sign up for this shit.
Where is he, motherfucker!
Ah!
[MACHETE SWISHING, ALL SCREAMING]
[BOOKER] Fuck you!
[ROB] Fuck you!
[FRANKLIN SCREAMING, MACHETE SWISHING]
[GUNFIRE]
[SHOTGUN BOOMING]
You good?
- Yeah, I'm straight.
- Come on!
Yo, get that bitch ass.
♪
All right, come on.
- Hurry up!
- Get up!
- Nigga, fuckin' run.
- Go!
[SOFT MUSIC]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
See?
OK, don't do all that.
Yeah, stop listening
to your friends, crazy.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPING]
- [BREEZE] Crazy.
- [GUARD] Step aside.
Seriously?
[BREEZE] You good?
Yeah, I don't have anything
in here that would make
the thing go off like that.
[UNZIPPING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Um, I left my algebra book at home.
Oh, OK, the old,
I-left-my-algebra-book-at-home trick.
Hand it over.
Oh, that's mine. Yeah,
I got that from coach.
We got new jerseys.
I had to use it to open up a box.
Who's this?
[TRUCK BANGING]
Fucking axle again, great.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Oh, shit!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[NEIGHBORS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
[PASSERBY] Get some help out here!
[PASSERBY] I think this
truck is full of coke.
[MARKISHA] Girl, he did a
great job with your hair.
Will you give me his number?
Hold on. Let me get a pen.
Let-let me call you right back.
Hey. Missed you last night.
So she finally let
you see the baby, huh?
Yeah, I saw her every two hours.
Well, that's good.
I mean, from what you said,
Wanda sounded pretty pissed off.
What made her change her mind?
I-I just told her the truth.
I don't need permission
to see my daughter.
Right. And let's be real.
With a toddler and a newborn,
you need all the help you can get.
Speaking of which, did you
take any gifts for the baby,
anything her and Wanda need?
I'm just trying to be
the bigger woman here.
Uh, n no, no, but-but thank you.
I appreciate you for
being understanding.
Maybe you could help
me pick something out.
Of course.
Don't mention it, baby.
- [PHONE RINGING]
- I'm already ahead of you.
Yo. Uh, let me call you back.
[CALLER] The tickets that
was going to The Lou is gone.
What? What do you mean, it's all gone?
[CALLER] Calix crashed the truck.
Fuck.
- Meech is going to flip.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Yo.
♪
[LUCILLE] What were you thinking?
I didn't do it on purpose.
[CHARLES] Well, why'd
you have it at all?
For protection.
- From what?
- From who?
I told you y'all already,
Darius was killed right in front of me.
- It's going to have some form
- OK, OK, OK not here.
OK?
Right.
Honey, I thought we dealt with this.
Yeah, we talked about this.
Did we?
Because because I tried to talk
about it and everything
else that our family refuses
to talk about at my dinner.
- And you two did what you
- Nicole.
Nicole, please keep
your voice down, please.
We will talk because we have
no secrets in this family.
But you don't need to be
bringing a knife to school,
especially not my tools.
You still don't get it.
Have either of you
ever seen someone die,
afraid like that,
looking to you for help,
and there is nothing you can do?
I just don't ever want
to feel that again.
- I'm gonna go get the car.
- OK.
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
[MELLOW PIANO MUSIC]
♪
I'd ask you what happened, but
You don't want to know.
So after you left, Garr
read me the riot act.
And when I mentioned Henri's name,
he got all cagey, like he knew something
he didn't want to talk about.
And then he suspended me.
Doesn't surprise me,
given the reach of Henri's family.
And given who Cobie's family is,
you'd think he'd be working
harder to find a cop killer.
So I did some digging,
and this is what I was
able to pull on Henri
before I walked out the door at Ecorse.
Her father is Frank "Blaze" Andreas.
He was a lieutenant when he left
the department, narcotics.
You think Garr's in his pocket?
[BRYANT] Probably.
Blaze turned to politics
to insulate the crime ring.
He and Henri are protected
on both sides of the law.
You'll never take him down by the book.
So then maybe we write our own book.
[CHUCKLES]
I knew you'd come around, partner.
When I arrest Henri,
I'm going to put her in Cobie's cuffs.
Mm.
- Hey, keep 'em comin'.
- [BARTENDER] All right.
The weight gonna be longer
than I expected, dawg.
Fuck!
- What are we supposed to do now?
- We good, though, man.
Don't trip.
I just got another source
coming to bring it to us.
You know I
- I wanted to go pro, too,
but I wasn't good enough.
So I stuck to hustling,
the only thing I am good at.
You know, Carter going
to the major leagues,
that woulda been like a dream
come true for both of us.
Keep your head up, J.
[PHONE RINGS]
Speak.
[ROB] They had Carter
at a crib in Forest Park.
And they killed Franklin.
We got to go right fucking now.
Let's ride.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[TERRY] What up, fellas?
Now look, I got a
recipe to whip the work
without cutting it.
I can turn one bird into two.
That's an added service
when I'm your plug.
Yeah, man, but you know
Henri crazy as fuck.
I ain't trying to get
torched for leaving her.
Yeah, but you're about
to drown anyway, nigga.
I'm about to flood the markets.
I'm going to be selling my
shit for 7 grand less per key
than what she's selling for.
7 grand?
Yeah, you know how
much y'all niggas love
a good-ass bargain, right?
Psh, the nigga ain't lying.
[TERRY] Look, y'all already know.
And when Henri can't sell her shit
for what she bought it for,
she won't be able to pay her plug back.
Then that nigga will
take the trash out for us.
And we don't even got to do a thing.
Yeah, but nigga, we know
you. If your mama was on fire,
you wouldn't give her the hose for free.
So why are you going to do it for us?
How much it gonna cost for these, uh,
additional services, nigga?
It's free of charge, for now.
But of course, once
that crazy bitch is gone
and demand in the streets goes up,
I'll still whip y'all
work for a nominal fee.
I'm in.
[TERRY] My man.
Look, fellas, it's me making y'all rich,
or Henri making y'all
look over your shoulders
every two seconds, what's it gon' be?
[SIGHS]
All right.
I knew you was a smart man.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[GASPS] What the fuck?
Damn!
He worked for me at my
store before I put him on.
These trash-ass motherfuckers
bounced in a hurry.
He's still out there, J.
[MEECH] We're going to
find him, dawg. Don't trip.
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
Hey, I got to go meet my
homie with this weight,
but I got something for y'all to do.
It might save Carter's life.
But listen, you can't tell J nothing.
You hear me?
[KNOCKING]
Hi, ma'am. I'm here to see LaWanda?
I know who you are.
And you got a lot of
nerve showing up here.
I just wanted to speak to your daughter.
[SCOFFS]
Oh, now I know this motherfucker
ain't tell you where I live.
I didn't come here
trying to start anything.
I came with a peace offering.
I know the last time we
saw each other, things
Uh, you-you was with my man?
I'm not saying we gotta be friends,
but I'm not going anywhere.
Terry and I are together now.
And it's better for him, for everybody,
if he could be more comfortable
being open to the both of us.
Oh, you just [CHUCKLES]
Think you sunshine on that nigga dick,
don't you?
Let me show you something.
Did he tell you he picked
that out just for you?
Bitch, you ain't the better woman,
you just the other woman.
Ain't better, huh?
Well, that's funny, 'cause
the last time I saw you,
you was looking like
a cheap version of me,
only all fucked up. So guess what?
Keep trying to get
everything that I got.
Well, let me tell you something.
You could keep both of these furs
for the cold nights you got coming up.
Now hold on, now.
You-you know, you might
think you the queen,
but I'm the real royalty
'cause I got his blood, bitch.
Now you can take all you got
and get the fuck up out my house.
Wait. Hold up, now.
Let's not be rude, baby.
Yeah, take this shit with you, too.
Really, Ma?
What up, doe?
Yeah, what up, big dawg?
Thanks for coming in the clutch, man.
Shit, you already know man, all day.
I brought some of them pants you wanted.
I ain't had time to pack or nothin',
so I just put them in
the bag in the back seat.
Oh, shit. I appreciate you, man.
Well, you might not even
need 'em to get our boy back.
I got an idea.
It might be a better play.
You know what's crazy, dawg?
I don't know why everybody
keep going wild over this shit.
It's enough for everybody.
We gotta move the bag down here, Meech.
- [SIREN WAILING]
- [OFFICER] Them boys!
- [OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]
- [PERSON] It's a raid!
Oh, shit. We gotta that bag.
Let's go. Let's go, man.
Fuck it. You stay, I'll go.
Fuck that. We in this together, man.
And you got Michigan
plates. I swapped mine out.
Let's go. Get the bag! Get the bag!
[PERSON] On your 6 o'clock!
Hey, be cool. Be cool. I got an idea.
♪
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
Grab the map out the glove box.
I got an idea.
A map? What are you talking about?
Yeah.
Excuse me, sir, we made a wrong turn.
Would you happen to know
where the Cardinals'
practice field may be?
Traded on Monday and
expect us to navigate
through a whole city on Tuesday.
Golly.
[TENSE MUSIC]
All right, here's what
you two are going to do.
Take this to Busch Boulevard.
Take a right. Follow
it all the way down.
- Can't miss it.
- Oh, you're a lifesaver.
Thank you so much, sir.
You stay safe out there now.
Will do.
Go Cardinals.
[STERL] Crazy motherfucker, man.
[SIREN WHOOPS AND CHIRPS]
[MELLOW MUSIC]
I thought that was you.
Vince.
You know, you failed
to signal back there.
That's not why I stopped you.
It's been too long, but you're still
well, you're still you.
Well, it looks like the years
have been pretty good to you, too.
How you been holding up
since Boom got knocked?
I'm a big girl. I'll be fine.
I'm sure you are, but I'ma
still have to give you this.
Have a good day.
[SIGHS]
♪
[LAUGHS]
[FAINT TAPPING AT WINDOW]
[KNOCKING]
Why are you throwing rocks at my window?
I mean, maybe if you had a balcony,
it would have been more romantic.
Let me in.
If they catch me,
I'm going to be grounded
until the rapture.
It's fine. I'm not staying long.
I just came to make sure you was OK.
That's really sweet.
Yeah, 'cause I really care about you.
Shh.
[WHISPERS] I really like you.
I like you, too.
And I'll always make sure you safe.
You know I don't need
nobody to keep me safe.
I've been doing it on
my own for a while now.
That's why I had the
knife in the first place.
I know you could worry about yourself.
But I'm telling you so you know,
I'ma do everything
to make sure you safe.
[SINGER] With everything you do ♪
I want that body ♪
I know you want me too ♪
Stop playing hard to get ♪
Messin' with my head ♪
You make me feel like a
schoolgirl all over again.
But we're adults.
So what are we doing?
You put your hand back
there and I'll show you.
- Lucille?
- Hmm?
At a certain point, you're
going to have to decide
who and what you want.
I just want to have fun.
[SINGER] Your
looks drive me crazy ♪
Crazy ♪
I was a teenager when I
became a mother and a wife.
And I just had to grow up so fast.
We've already lost so much time.
I don't want to lose any more.
So I have given myself to
everything and everybody.
And I just
I don't want to rush anything.
OK.
But I want it to be you and
me until the wheels fall off,
like it should have been.
Can't we just be present right now,
right here in this moment?
Because you look so good.
- You smell so good.
- Mmm.
[SINGER] I want your body ♪
You taste so damn good.
Shit.
I've already waited this long for you.
I'll wait forever, if I have to.
[SINGER] Come get in my bed ♪
You so sexy, baby ♪
You look stunning.
[MARKISHA] I'm glad you came.
[VINCE] I'm glad you called.
- [MARKISHA] Of course.
- You smell good.
Thank you.
So what are you drinking?
Just a little something, something.
Oh, something special the bartender
Hey, yo. You can bounce now, Jack.
I'm sorry. Excuse me, son?
I'm not your son. You hear me?
OK. Terry, this is Vince.
He used to do security for Boom,
and now he patrols in
the Eastern Division.
And Vince, this is Tee.
Tee, that's a very nice suit.
Hate to see it get all messed up.
How?
All right, guys. Guys, come on.
Come on. Let's play nice.
You're right.
So, Tee, what line of work are you in?
I'm a local business owner.
And this is my lady you rolled up on.
So like I said, you could bounce.
[CHUCKLES]
Trust me, playboy.
You don't want none of this.
'Cause I ain't the one.
Markisha, baby, you can call me anytime.
Hey, Kisha, what the fuck?
You got this fool's number?
It's just an old acquaintance.
Yeah, it better stay like that.
You know what?
When you get jealous like that,
it really, really makes my pussy wet.
Is that so?
Mm-hmm.
Touch it, Tee,
so you know I'm the
woman of your dreams.
- [TEE GASPS]
- [MARKISHA LAUGHS]
- Ooh.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Damn, that's hot.
- [CHUCKLES]
[HIP-HOP MUSIC]
[SINGER] Welcome to my world ♪
♪
All right. I got you in.
So now you gonna
Yes, I will talk to the
DA about a deal for you.
Now shut up.
Hi. Change?
♪
Leaving already, Lenny?
Don't worry. I'll keep her company.
Mm, never seen anyone like you before
sexy, mature, ripe for the plucking.
I could teach you a thing or two, baby.
And, uh, I've never seen
anyone like you before, either.
That's because I'm a rare find.
Well, I guess it's
both our lucky nights.
Maybe I should gamble.
Put it all on black.
[SINGER] Welcome to my world ♪
♪
[SCOFFS]
- What? You know this guy?
- I ain't gon' fight no bitch.
You're never going to see him again.
Just let it go, baby.
Don't let one asshole ruin our night.
So how are we going to keep this going
if I don't know your name?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
I-I ain't got it, bro.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Hey, man. Where the fuck Carter at?
Now look, don't think about
doing nothing stupid, nigga.
I already got the drop on you.
You need to get him here and
you need to let him go now.
Yo, who the fuck you
think you talking to?
I still got him.
You old Werther's-Original asslooking
Who the fuck are you talking to, nigga?
Is you fucking stupid?
Where the fuck is he at?
You ain't getting out of here alive
until you bring him back.
I ain't taking you nowhere.
Man, you real fuckin' lucky.
'Cause I seen too much death lately.
But my boy right here, he
got a zero-tolerance policy.
All right. Look, man.
I ain't want none of this to happen,
but we owe a grimy motherfucker.
And we got some weight from
J-Pusha that ain't worth shit.
If I don't get the money,
hell, I'm dead anyhow.
I don't give a fuck anyway, nigga.
You and your crew should have thought
about that before y'all
made this bitch-ass play.
Now the only deal that you got right now
is to bring Carter to me
and I might help you
get out of The Lou alive.
All right.
And that's more than what
the fuck you deservin'.
Now the good book
says an eye for an eye,
a tooth for a tooth.
What
[SCREAMS] Shit!
Screamin' like a little fucking bitch!
Oh, yeah, my homegirl Slugger here
you fucked with her whole family.
So I'ma let her have the first swing.
[DEWAYNE] Please. Please.
[SCREAMING]
[MELLOW MUSIC]
♪
[JIN] Come here often?
[BRYANT] Jin?
Blondes do have more fun.
Seriously though, what is all this?
I just had drinks with Henri.
I'm doing my own undercover operation.
You said she likes pretty ladies, so
Look, your ass is crazy for
doing that without backup.
I told you, she got a short fuse.
She doesn't know me, she knows you.
So I did us a solid by protecting you.
If you do it right,
she won't see me anyhow.
How'd it go?
[JIN] It felt real.
It had to. It was our first contact.
And she wants to see me again.
OK.
Next time, you call me.
We'll do it together.
Are you listening to me?
All right, together.
[SINGER] Tell myself another lie ♪
[J-PUSHA] Oh, man.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, man.
Look, man, nobody's
ever going to fucking
touch you again, bro.
I promise you, never a-fucking-gain.
- Ma
- Oh, my sweet baby.
Oh, praise Jesus.
Thank God.
Oh, I thought I lost you.
Are you the one that
brought my baby back to me?
Yes, ma'am.
Well, me, J, and Keeya,
we all did it together.
Oh, God bless you.
I can never thank you enough.
You're my hero.
I told you he was going
to be OK, Miss Esther.
Oh, let me get you some fresh
bandages, get that cleaned up.
OK?
[SIGHS] You safe now.
- Thanks, Momma.
- All right, baby.
How did you find him?
And why you ain't asked
me to ride with you?
I didn't want to risk your
Momma losing both her sons.
But Slugger fucked that nigga up.
Let's just say I knocked
that shit out the park.
It sound like you.
Well, what matters is that he home now.
You'll be good in no time, right?
Hey, Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown
still played for the Cardinals.
And he in the Hall of Fame
and still won the World Series.
You'll be aight.
Right.
Go get cleaned up.
Where they at?
- Look, man
- Where they at?
They're not going to
be a problem no more.
All right?
They deserve to get
got for sure, they do.
But you got to take the
bounty off their heads.
Bodies is bad for business.
And blood for blood ain't
finna change how you feel.
So we need to take
this money we just made,
give it to Carter, and send him far away
so he don't got to deal
with this shit no more.
For sure.
You need to do something
else for me, too.
I need you to find me a spot out here.
Are you finna be out here?
I'll be back and forth.
I got an extra spot.
You family for life now, Meech.
[PHONE RINGS]
- What up, doe?
- [DUFFY] Yo, what up, doe?
I got an update on them dozen
eggs that the chicken laid.
[MEECH] OK. OK. So they hatched?
Nah, they rotten. Got thrown out.
All right, bet.
[LINE BEEPS]
[BOTH MOANING]
[MEECH] Oh, baby.
Oh, I'm about to bust.
I'ma bust.
[BOTH MOAN]
[SULTRY MUSIC]
♪
Oh, shit, that was good.
You make me want to stay, but I can't.
How long you finna be in Atlanta for?
Not for long.
I'm just glad the grand jury went away.
Right?
You know it's been a
wild couple of weeks
since you've been in town.
The Lou shine a little
brighter with you in it.
- Oh, yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
Ooh, damn, Slugger.
You book smart and
you street smart, huh?
My mama, Jackie, she's in
the Softball Hall of Fame,
wanted me to follow in
her footsteps, you know,
go to college and shit.
Yeah. Well, did you?
Yeah, I got a scholarship,
but I got injured.
So I dropped out 'cause
I couldn't afford school.
Damn, I hate seeing
talent go to waste, man.
Mm-mm.
See, my daddy from the streets, too.
So it's in my blood.
Oh, yeah?
Mm-hmm.
Best thing my mama ever let me do
was play ball with them boys.
They taught me how to be a competitor
and a good-ass hustler.
Well, I guess you came
full circle then, huh?
Mm-hmm.
Trust me, baby. I got no regrets.
Yeah?
Uh-uh.
[SINGER] We don't
have to make a move ♪
- [DOOR BELL JINGLES]
- [SIGHS]
You know that's going on
your tab, right, nigga?
Tab, nigga?
But I got some good news.
We flipped the last
of Henri's clientele.
You wild for that one, Tee.
Now it's time to cut off Medusa's head.
For real, though.
Soon it'll be goodbye, mom and pop shop,
hello, big box BMF.
This one's for Dizz.
To Dizz.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[ERIC B. & RAKIM'S "DON'
SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE"]
♪
[SINGER] Don't
sweat the technique ♪
♪
Courtesy of the gentleman.
[SINGER] Don't sweat the technique ♪
♪
[LAUGHS]
[DUFFY] Ah, shit.
[TINA] Bro's back?
Ooh.
[LAZULI] Man, how shit was in Lou?
[MEECH] Planted a flag.
How everything been going down here?
[DUFFY] Shit, with Red Dogs
and all the drug seizures,
shit is messed up.
Glock the new king of the A-T-L.
Not for long.
♪
[SINGER] And now I stay On
target and refuse to miss ♪
And I still make hits with beats ♪
Parties, clubs In
the cars and jeeps ♪
My underground sound
vibrates the streets ♪
MC's wanna beef
then I play for keeps ♪
When they sweat the technique ♪
[OLDER MEECH] It felt good
to be back in the A-T-L
celebrating my home run in The Lou.
But in this game,
getting the runner home
almost always means
somebody else gets taken out.
I was about to step
up to the plate again.
And I knew I needed to knock
it out the motherfucking park.
[SINGER] They wanna
know how many rhymes ♪
Have I ripped in rep ♪
But researchers never
found all the pieces yet ♪
Scientists try to
solve the context ♪
Philosophers are
wondering what's next ♪
Pieces are took to
last who observe 'em ♪
They couldn't absorb 'em ♪
They didn't deserve 'em ♪
My ideas are only
for the audience ears ♪
My opponents, it might take years ♪
Pencils and pens are swords ♪
Letters put together
from a key to chords ♪
I'm also a sculpture,
born with structure ♪
Because of my culture,
I'ma rip and destruct ♪
The difficult styles
that'll be full of technology ♪
Complete sights and new
heights after I get deep ♪
You don't have to speak, just seek ♪
And peep the technique ♪
♪
But don't sweat the technique ♪
I speak indiscreet
'cause talk is cheap ♪
Then I get deep and
the weak then complete ♪
Their pull with a seat,
never weak or obsolete ♪
They never grow old ♪
Techniques become antiques ♪
Better than something
brand new cause it's radiant ♪
And the wild style will
have much more volume ♪
Classical too
intelligent to be radical ♪