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♪ ♪

- Well, my spirituality is strong because I was--

like--like I said, my grandfather was a preacher,

and my grandmother was a preacher wife.

And she--she and him "instored"

that in us with our-- with my father, you know?

Even though he was with his life, but my uncles,

everybody now, they all preachers.

So my--even me, one day, I might preach.

Who knows, you know?

But my spirit is very, very, very large with God,

and by--by building my faith as being a young child,

watching crack destroy my--my father,

my faith had to be strong because I became a man early.

- I'm James.

- I'm Richard, but my friends call me Rip.

- Okay. Rip.

Where you from?

- I'm from New Orleans.

But we moved here a week ago.

- New Orleans?

Girls be showing they titties and stuff around there, huh?

- Yeah, on Mardi Gras.

- Yo.

[hip-hop music]

[radio chatter]

- I can't give up on the only person that loves me.

[radio chatter]

- Man, you still in denial.

Hey, man, this shit is gonna be tough.

And it's gonna be tough for a while.

- Shit is hopeless.

I'm a fucking failure.

It's overwhelming.

10 years?

10 years, I gotta be in this motherfucker.

Shit.

My baby's gonna be grown by the time I get out of here.

♪ ♪

- Shit.

Last time I was in, I had to do three years of my sentence

right here in this motherfucking county.

♪ ♪

Food way better in Huntsville.

- What? Nigga, I can't fucking sleep.

Nothing.

Fuck, they set me up.

- Fuck that, man.

Fuck all that pity shit.

If you gonna survive these 10 years,

you got to cut all that shit off.

People you love, people you hate, you gotta build a wall.

- Then what?

- Then you got to trust that that time they gave you

so that you can understand your wrongs,

so that when you get another chance,

you won't make them same mistakes again.

♪ ♪

Hey, you'll be a better person all the way around.

Ready for your son.

And you'll never allow this shit to happen ever again.

♪ ♪

[knocking]

[knocking]

- Who's at the door?

[knocking]

I'll be right back. - For sure.

- Nephew, what it do?

- Mama's not here.

- All right. That's all right.

That's all right. I just came to hang out a little bit.

Come on and talk to me. - Can we talk inside?

- No, it's nice out here. Come on.

You moving all slow for?

Come on, sit down. Talk to me.

Tell me how's school going.

[gentle music]

- [sighs]

Why don't you like Mom?

- Where that come from?

- I mean, you just don't like her.

Is it because what happened to my dad?

- It's complicated. - Oh.

- [sighs] What's wrong with you?

Why you--why you preoccupied?

- Pre what?

- You looking all over the place.

What's the matter?

- I can't tell you.

- You can. What's--something wrong?

- Can I ask you something? - Yeah.

- If you were to see something you weren't supposed to see,

would you forget it never happened?

- Well, that depends a lot on what I saw.

You see something you wasn't supposed to see?

[sirens blaring]

- What the fuck is this about, man?

You kidding me, man.

Bullshit.

This motherfucker.

[rap music]

Man, look.

License, registration, insurance is all right here.

- Step out of the vehicle. - It's my car, officer.

I don't want to die today. - Now!

- This some fucking bullshit.

[tense music]

- Well, well, well.

Ace.

How long has it been?

- Obviously not long enough.

I'm seeing you right now, right?

- Yeah. You know the drill.

Spread them.

- Come on, man, this car hot as shit.

The fuck?

Ah, you doing all this for nothing.

You ain't got nothing on me.

♪ ♪

What's all this about, man?

Come on, man.

You ain't gotta do all that.

♪ ♪

- You know anything about a murder

of a Mexican kid named Miguel?

- What?

Hell, no, I don't know nothing about no murder.

- You better use that brain of yours and think.

- Look, man, I'm telling you, I don't know nothing.

- How about Mikey Batts?

You know him?

Yeah, he's dead, too.

So you understand why I need you to tell me

something so I don't have some kind of Black and

Brown feud explode.

You feel me?

- Look, if they started anything,

we definitely gonna finish it.

- Tell you what.

You just make sure your man gets this.

♪ ♪

- Look, he knows just as much as me.

- I doubt that.

Just make sure he gets it.

And maybe, just maybe, we can squash this nonsense

before it starts.

You understand?

- Already.

Have a good one, officer.

♪ ♪

- [chuckles]

- This is nice, right? - Yeah.

This--this is definitely cool.

- I wish we could have more of these moments.

- And?

- And not just meet up at hotels.

- Mm.

- I want people to know how much we love each other.

- Baby, you know we can't do that.

Come on, you and me being seen out there like that,

that--that can't happen.

- I'm sorry.

I thought what we've been doing is stealing time

until you leave your wife.

- Ooh. Whoa.

- What?

- Marcie, come on, man. - What?

- Stop. Stop playing.

All right?

Now, you know, I told you before, I'm

not leaving my wife.

That's not gonna happen.

I don't even know where this is coming from.

- What if I was pregnant?

- Okay, stop.

You're on the pill. - Am I?

- You want to stop fucking around?

- Why?

It worked for Tina.

- All right, this is bullshit.

I gotta go.

- Well, I guess that gives me my answer, huh?

- Look, yo, I'm not--

I'm not feeling this right now, all right?

So cut the shit.

- Where are you going?

- You know what?

This conversation was necessary,

and, uh, I can't keep stringing you along.

So this is it.

- What are you saying?

- What I'm saying is we got to stop this shit.

All right?

It's--it's unfair to you.

- No, it's unfair to you.

- Marcie, Marcie, listen.

Do you hear yourself?

I mean, you all over the place, okay?

And I can't keep doing that to you.

So--

- I'm sorry.

Just come back to bed.

- Listen, listen.

No, listen.

I know it doesn't feel right, but...

You'll thank me for it.

You'll be glad it happened.

- Baby.

- ♪ I don't want no tension between us ♪

- Kendrick!

- ♪ Tension between us ♪

- Kendrick!

- ♪ Don't want no tension between us ♪

♪ Tension between ♪

♪ Tension between us ♪

[hip-hop music]

♪ ♪

- What's up, bro?

What's good with it?

What you doing, just chilling?

- I'm feeding the fucking pigs, man.

Fucking look like I'm doing?

- What you doing after you feed the pigs?

- Why you asking me all these fucking questions?

- Man, I'm just asking questions.

Stop fucking sweating.

Shit.

Fuck.

- No, seriously, what's up?

- I got pulled over, man.

- When?

- Earlier.

This nigga Sones, bro.

Asking me questions about Mike, some Mexican kid and shit.

Asked me if we got beef and shit.

He on to some shit.

- What the fuck that matter to him for?

- Look, I don't know.

He wanted me to give you this, man.

♪ ♪

Said hit him up, maybe he could squash everything before shit

pop off or some shit.

- How he gonna do that?

- I don't know.

Got me beat.

Check this, though.

The nigga talking about setting up a truce meeting

between us and the Mexicans.

I laughed at the nigga, told him if they start

anything, we definitely gonna finish that shit.

You feel me?

- A truce?

Might not be too bad, man.

- You tripping, cuz.

See you later, man.

I'll call you later, bro.

- Hey, um, hey, thank you for all the work you put in.

I mean, I know your schedule is really busy.

So--

- No problem.

I live for this.

- This is a nice place.

- You said that before dinner.

- Did I?

- Yeah.

Thanks again.

- Oh.

Ooh, no, thank you.

- Here.

- Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Yes.

Hey, let me ask you something.

Um, how long have we known each other?

Or at least been acquainted?

- I don't recall.

- Okay.

I hate being this guy.

All right, so I'm looking for funding.

I need to renovate, you know, one of the community

centers in the Fifth Ward, and you think you might

want to mention that, too?

- Yeah, for the greater cause, I can do that.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Well, thank you.

Wow.

You're something else.

[soft music]

- Maybe we should-- - I should--

--go.

I should go.

Yeah.

- Okay. - Yeah.

All right.

Wow.

Um, yeah, so I'm gonna have, um, my office

reach out and, you know, put something

on the books for next week.

Is that-- - Yeah.

- Is that good? - Yeah.

- All right. Um, yeah.

♪ ♪

It's--it's complicated.

Roller coasters.

♪ ♪

[chatter]

- Another funeral, bro.

Another fucking funeral.

Yo, Los, you ain't heard from Gotti yet?

- Nah, man, I ain't heard shit.

- What you want me to do?

You want me to go on the lookout for him or what?

- People mourn in different ways.

You know that shit was hard on him.

Like it would be on anybody.

- Yeah, but you know Gotti.

He's like a loose cannon.

What if he does something stupid?

- He's just looking for answers,

like what the fuck was Miguel doing

on the west side of Lockwood?

He was a smart kid. He wouldn't just go over there.

- True that.

But what if he goes on his assumptions and his what-ifs?

He'll fuck around, and he'll start a war, bro.

- War might be inevitable.

Well, fuck, man.

We need to find him before them niggas find

him and start popping off.

- Man, I bet you anything, he's out

fucking looking for Seth's bitch ass right now.

- Nah, he ain't worried about Seth.

He's looking for answers.

- All right, I'll tell you what.

I'm gonna get the homies.

And I'm gonna go find him my damn self, bro.

[rap music]

- Come on, man. Answer the phone.

Come on, Gotti.

- This is Allyson Latham.

Join me tomorrow for part one of my three-part series,

Gentrification and the New Stadium Effort.

These proposed projects, like the condos

you see going up behind me, will essentially

drive out current Fifth Ward residents,

leaving them stranded.

- Goddamn cock-sucking cunt.

Coletti, you motherfucking dumbass.

- Is that how you are, little miss thing?

[phone ringing]

Hello, HB.

- Are you watching this?

- Well, I was until you just called, yeah.

- I thought you had Kennedy and Davis under control.

- Not to worry.

Nothing's gonna come of this, HB.

- You sound mighty calm for someone

who's about to get buttfucked.

- Whoa, relax, old friend.

Nobody watches television anymore, for God's sakes.

- You better figure something out.

We've got too much money lined up for this not to happen.

- Trust me, I'll take care of this.

- Too late for that.

I'll handle it from here.

[country music]

You know what you have to do.

[tense music]

- Will do.

- All right.

Got your favorite right here.

One glass of Pinot Grigio.

- Thank you. - All right.

Oh.

Hey, the gift--thank you, thank you--for James.

I don't even know what it is, but thank you, thank you.

I've been in overdrive, baby.

I have.

Yeah.

- Well, it's just art supplies.

And, yes, you've been in overdrive for a very long time.

But you're a cop. I'm a nurse. I get it.

- Yeah.

- But you've found the time to make sure that those kids

are good and you visit them.

- My brother gone, you know?

So, I mean, I got--

somebody got to be the man of the house.

Somebody to look up to, right? - I agree.

- Oh, I love them boys.

Even Ray Ray, crazy as he is right now, too.

- I wanted--

- What's wrong?

- --I wanted kids.

- Oh, come on, Wanda. We done already had--

- I understand why.

- I understand, but we've had this--

- I thought we would have made it happen by this point.

You let work become everything to you.

- I'm a cop, Wanda.

You hear me?

I'm a cop.

I can die any day out there in them streets.

That ain't--that ain't fair to you or a baby.

Then y'all ain't got nothing.

- I have nothing now. - Okay, all right.

- You know what hurts the most?

You are such a good man.

And you're amazing with everybody else's kids,

you know?

But I could just imagine how you'd be with your own.

[gentle music]

This wasn't a good idea.

No, I'm gonna go.

- Wanda.

Wanda.

♪ ♪

[background chatter]

- I'm happy you came. - You're welcome.

- Mina, I'm sorry how I acted the last visit.

It's hard as hell adjusting to this place...

you not being here by my side.

And I know it's my fault.

But I'm working on being a better man, a better me.

- I understand.

I like the sound of that.

Tony, I have news.

- Baby, and there's something else.

This will be the last time I ever see you.

- What? What are you saying?

- I won't be accepting any more visits, calls, letters.

I've got to do these 10 years my way.

- Tony, what are you talking about right now?

What is going on?

- And I want you to get another man, a good man.

You know, a good dude that's gonna be there for you

and little T, somebody that can teach him how to--

him to be better than me.

Life ain't just about surviving.

He deserves that.

♪ ♪

- Tony, you just cannot give up hope.

Not just like that.

- I'm doing this because I have hope.

I'm dead to you.

♪ ♪

I'm not gonna be the weight holding you down anymore.

- Don't do this.

- Start a new life. - Don't do this.

- Goodbye, Mina.

- Oh, Tony, don't do this.

Don't do this. Don't.

♪ ♪

I'm pregnant.

♪ ♪

- Uh.

Well, uh, for starters, I hear the fish is amazing.

- I don't have much of an appetite.

I'm sure you can understand why.

♪ ♪

- I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for the way things have turned out.

I mean, you got to know I didn't

mean to put you through this.

- But you did, and I let you.

- Are you guys ready to order?

- Could we--could you just give us a second,

a little bit longer? - Sure.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

- Why are we here?

- Okay, so I put in a word for you down at the DA's office.

- You did what?

- Yeah, I put in a word, and, you know,

they liked what they saw.

- What is this, your version of some kind

of pity consolation prize?

- No.

No, no, not at all.

Marcie, look, look.

That--that office, they are a mess over there, okay?

Bribery allegations and-- and tainted drug cases.

It's ridiculous.

Look, at the end of the day, I respect you, and I respect--

I respect your work and your work ethics and all that

you've--you know, all-- all your efforts and

everything that you contributed, especially

towards my campaign.

And come on.

They need--they need good lawyers over there.

- I wish that you would just be honest sometimes.

- What?

- You brought me here because you didn't want to see me.

And this promotion is nothing more than just a way

for you to get rid of me and not feel guilty about it.

Isn't that so?

Isn't that so?

♪ ♪

- Yes.

♪ ♪

- I hope they keep hell hot for you.

- Yeah, well, at least something came out of this.

Right?

- Wait.

You need to know something, Kendrick.

♪ ♪

I would have loved you forever.

♪ ♪

- Take care of yourself, Marcie.

♪ ♪

- This is Allyson Latham with Action News.

We're outside City Hall, where a protest is

in full effect led by former city council candidate

Reverend Benny Parker.

Reverend Parker, what do you want to say to our viewers?

- I will fight tirelessly to save our children

and to save Fifth Ward.

And I'm standing right here with Sister Pumpkin Washington.

Sister Pumpkin, say something.

- I want justice for my daughter!

- Save Fifth Ward!

- Save Fifth Ward!

Save Fifth Ward!

Save Fifth Ward!

Save Fifth--

[country music]

♪ ♪

Hey, it's me.

Proceed as discussed.

Yeah.

Just do it.

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

- Hey, everything okay?

- Yeah.

I just--the whole VIP room thing is just different,

you know?

- Shit, if you just about dancing,

bachelor parties get you crazy paid.

- I'm not leaving this club.

- These tricks will spend crazy money just to have you in they

crib for a couple of hours.

I'm talking about you can even walk out with at least two,

three, four G's.

- That's nice, but a bachelor party?

- You are one picky bitch.

You know what?

I'll just find somebody else.

You seen Cassie around?

- Wait, just--just give me a minute, okay?

I need to think.

- That's your problem.

Either you want to get this money, or you don't.

So what it's gonna be?

- ♪ Unforgettable ♪

♪ How you push the clouds away ♪

♪ That's unforgettable ♪

♪ The way you came in my life ♪

♪ Picked me up ♪

♪ Turned me around, baby ♪

♪ That's unforgettable ♪

♪ I can remember when we first met ♪

♪ And our eyes began to connect ♪

♪ It was like magic ♪

♪ Pulling us together ♪

♪ Like you could see my heart ♪

♪ In stormy weather ♪

♪ It was rough at first ♪

♪ But you stuck ♪

- What do you see yourself doing in the future?

- That's a big question.

Hmm.

I don't know.

I'm still figuring it out.

College?

What about you?

- To be the greatest entertainer alive.

- And you'll stop at nothing to get there.

- Oh, for sho'.

I'm gonna make sure you get VIP passes

to every single show I get.

- Better not be any groupies because you

know I'll go to jail for you.

- I surrender.

- ♪ The way you came in my life ♪

♪ Picked me up ♪

♪ Turned me around, baby ♪

♪ I don't forget ♪

♪ There were times ♪

♪ When I had no faith ♪

♪ Didn't know if I shall ♪

- So you coming to my brother's birthday party?

- Of course.

- Jasmine!

What are you doing?

And with that? - Wow.

She called me that.

- My mom can be--

- You need to leave my daughter alone.

She doesn't need any more distractions,

let alone from some hood.

- Mom, stop.

- Do you even care that I almost

killed myself to come over here to save you from this?

I don't even know what you call yourself.

- My name is Ray Ray.

- Oh, Ray Ray.

So what are you, Ray Ray, huh?

Are you a drug dealer?

Or maybe you're the one that robbed my store.

You need to leave my daughter alone.

[non-English speech]

- [non-English speech]

- ♪ Picked me up ♪

♪ Turned me around ♪

♪ No surface ♪

♪ No surface ♪

- Sugar, are you okay?

- I'm just nervous, I guess.

- I got something for that.

- No, thank you. I don't do that.

- Well, at least you can have some water.

- I've got my own.

[gentle music]

- You feeling better?

- A little.

- Don't worry.

By this time tomorrow, you'll be a few grand richer.

♪ ♪

Um, here's the house.

I'll come back and pick you up in about two, three hours.

- Aren't you coming in?

- I'm--I'm really not feeling that good, honestly.

And plus, you want to split all that dough with me?

- Yeah, but--

- Look, it's the same shit.

The only difference is you'll probably

be getting dressed in a bathroom or a bedroom

if they're nice.

[rap music]

Get it together and go get this money.

♪ ♪

Hurry up. Go on.

♪ ♪

- Basically grew up in the hood, so--

but when he got killed, that kind of drew me away

from Fifth Ward, you know, because it

happened in Fifth Ward, 5300.

So basically, that's really my sad memories of Fifth Ward

because that's what we was raised at.

And his killer is still on the loose right today.

I've had some sad experiences in Fifth Ward.

It's kind of fucked up right now.

And, um, the president we have now, shit.

We got some soldiers out here dying right now.

And basically, Fifth Ward, hey, our eyes is wide open.

And we gonna stay that way because we

don't trust shit right now.

And that Trump, we don't trust you, neither.

He's the devil hisself.

That's my message I want to get out there.

Keep your eyes wide open.

- All right, this is the last box in the attic.

What you want me to do with this one?

- Just put it over there somewhere.

- All right.

You got too much stuff up there.

It's hot up there, too.

- You thirsty?

- Thirsty?

Thirsty?

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

- Chill.

She over there getting it in.

- What?

- Look, she told me about the whole VIP experience thing

and how it was cool for the money.

But she ain't like all that touching shit.

So all I said was, you can make more money

by jumping on these paid gigs.

And she jumped on it quick.

- ♪ Where you gonna be ♪

♪ When the clock strikes? ♪

♪ 3, 2, 1 ♪

♪ On the run with the music on ♪

♪ I see how you be grooving ♪

♪ It's your specialty ♪

♪ I don't--♪

- Shit, she over there right now getting it in, as we speak.

- But she ain't like that.

- ♪ Vibe is right ♪

♪ So high on your love ♪

♪ That's right ♪

♪ Girl, you got that good ♪

♪ When you're making your move ♪

♪ And I'm hoping I can groove ♪

♪ With you tonight ♪

- Shit.

I even told her how many dudes was gonna be there,

and she ain't even flinch.

You know she about that money, right?

- ♪ You make it look so easy ♪

♪ Like finding your ABC's ♪

♪ Or counting 1, 2, and 3 ♪

♪ You got it down to a science ♪

♪ I do believe ♪

♪ You just keep amazing me ♪

♪ I'm sensing some chemistry ♪

- Shit.

Gave her a little wisdom and dropped her ass off.

- Wait, you talking about Mina?

- Yes, babe.

Look, I know what you mean.

She was a little nervous at first,

so I gave her a little push, you know?

A little courage.

- What, like, alcohol?

'Cause she don't drink.

- No, I slipped it in her drink.

[upbeat music]

- ♪ Girl, you got that groove ♪

♪ When you're making your move ♪

♪ And I'm hoping I can move ♪

♪ With you tonight ♪

♪ Girl, you got that groove ♪

- Wait.

You did what?

- Um, she's not a drinker.

And she needed a little push.

So I slipped a roofie in her drink.

I mean, shit, it worked.

She probably over there giving it to them niggas right now.

She's probably over there giving

it to them for that coin.

[laughs]

- ♪ Making your move ♪

♪ And I'm hoping I can groove ♪

♪ With you tonight ♪

♪ Where you gonna be ♪

♪ When the clock strikes? ♪

♪ 3, 2, 1 ♪

♪ On the run with the music ♪

- Go, Sugar. Go, Sugar.

Go, go, go, Sugar.

Hey!

- What the hell is wrong with you?

What is wrong with you?

Get the hell out of here!

Don't be here when I get back.

- ♪ 'Cause I be going ♪

♪ Round and round and round ♪

♪ I keep on looking ♪

♪ Round and round and round and round ♪

♪ The world keeps spinning ♪

♪ Round and round and round ♪

♪ I'm so far in love ♪

♪ I ain't never coming down ♪

♪ This is the highest cause ♪

- I want to kill Blue and his high yellow ass!

He's such a fucking asshole.

[screaming]

[frenetic music]

- Hey, man, what the fuck you doing here?

- Where's Mina?

- Who the fuck is Mina?

- Where the fuck is Mina?

- Oh, hey, man. Chill, man.

Yo, look, look, look.

Yo, they up in there, all right?

Yo, chill the fuck out.

I already paid for this. - Stay your ass right there.

- You're fucking tripping, man.

- Hey, you, back up, back up, back up.

- What's up?

- Man, just don't shoot. - Don't move.

Don't fucking move, man.

- I won't move.

Just don't shoot.

Do whatever you want.

- ♪ Never, ever pretended ♪

♪ I'm in the cheddar cheddar, man ♪

- [vocalizing]

♪ When I had you ♪

♪ I was your world ♪

♪ You were my precious pearl ♪

♪ It was us two ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I made a mistake ♪

♪ I know I should have stayed home that night ♪

♪ You gave second chances ♪

♪ I took them for granted ♪

♪ And now you've walked out of my life ♪

♪ I should have loved you ♪

♪ Loved you ♪

♪ I should have loved you ♪

♪ Loved you ♪

♪ I should have cherished you ♪

♪ Should have married you ♪

♪ Now you love no longer for me ♪

♪ I should have loved you ♪

♪ I should have loved you ♪

♪ I should have cherished you ♪

♪ Should have married you ♪

♪ Now you love no longer for me ♪

♪ You love no longer ♪

♪ So cavalier ♪

♪ I ignored all the tears and the signs ♪