Original subtitles

[upbeat music] ♪ ♪

- I made the decision to give my life to Christ in 1995,

and ever since that day, I've been living for him,

and my desire has always been to go back to the streets,

go back to the inner city where I came from.

I've always been the only white kid,

you know, in a neighborhood of Latinos and Blacks.

And-- and I said, that's where I want to be.

And I don't want to be sitting up in some church,

sitting in a pew, feeling comfortable.

I want to be in the streets finding the people that I used

to run with, so that in turn, they might experience the joy

of salvation like I have.

That's what it is.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Okay, so it's Northside versus Southside?

Okay.

Did you call your mom?

- Yeah, I got it.

- Ah, my girl!

- ♪ Forget about you ♪

- Has anyone seen Ray Ray?

I texted him.

He hasn't responded.

- He ain't showing cause he's scared.

- He'll show.

I know he will.

- No, he not, cause he a punk.

- Stop it. - What?

He is a punk.

And he ugly too.

- [chanting] Go, go, go, go, go, go!

- All right, all right, all right, y'all good.

Y'all good.

Are y'all ready for this battle?

[cheering]

Northside.

- Versus the Southside.

- Rapping for a stack.

And I am Shazam from the legendary group H-Town.

[cheering]

- And I am GI Jackson from the legendary group H-Town.

[cheering]

[groaning]

[hip hop music]

- Oh, damn.

You always that intense?

- Oh.

I'm sorry.

Sorry.

I just needed to blow off some steam and you were--

- In the right place at the right time?

I'm not complaining.

Is your wife giving you trouble?

- Oh, no.

No, it's the mayor.

You know, he-- he introduced me to this guy

with this construction company who's leading the plans

on the stadium project.

- With the NFL?

- Yeah.

- That's exciting.

What's his name?

- It's Walker or something.

It's-- it's not that.

It's-- look, the referendum places the stadium squarely

into Kelly Court, and it's going to displace

a lot of Black families.

- ♪ Give me the three like you do ♪

- You care that much?

- ♪ I'll make you lose control ♪

- Yeah.

Look, I'm the Councilman.

What-- what's it going to look like if I

support this project, huh?

What's-- what's it going to look

like when I'm the reason that all

these black families are gone?

- ♪ I'm about to slow it down ♪

- Well, sure, some families will be displaced,

but it seems like overall it's a win-win for everyone.

I mean, your bank stands to make a lot of money.

- It's not about the money, Alison, okay?

It's got nothing to do with the money.

It's about forced gentrification.

Don't you get that?

I-- I can't support this project.

- ♪ Let me show you how I-- ♪

- The mayor is like--

- ♪ Good love ♪

- What?

- Nothing.

- ♪ The sunrise on your skin will look so sexy, baby ♪

♪ Let's get it on, baby ♪

♪ Lay back ♪ Relax ♪

♪ Repeat ♪

[chatter]

- Hey, bro, you think we should start off with stressing?

- Nah, before I fall off.

- All right, shit is dope.

- It's the best.

- Come here.

- Why don't you start for me? - Come here.

- It's this nigga, Ace?

All right, look, I'm going to meet you in there.

Get your head in the game, all right?

Let me just handle this shit.

- All right.

- Hey, what's good, Ace?

What you doing over here, man?

- Chilling. What's your answer?

- Oh, man.

You know I'm about to get this show going and shit.

Niggas out here trying to-- - Shut the fuck up?

- The fuck? - And don't fucking run either.

- Yo, what you doing? - Shut up.

- Yo, chill, nigga.

[chatter]

- I hate this shit, people walking around.

Some shit about to change around here.

I'm definitely going to be the new king.

I just need to know, is you in?

- In on what?

- Little Seth going a little soft?

He really talking about making a truce with these Mexicans.

And he trying to move in.

- Word?

- Yeah.

You know what a truce means, right?

Little to no business.

Definitely no studio time.

And we cut out.

- Yeah.

- So look, here the plan, you help me now,

we keep moving weight and you get what you want.

- How's that going to go down?

- I need you to show me your loyalty.

- Man, you already know I'm down with y'all.

- Nah, nigga.

Down with me.

You a sketchy ass nigga.

- Who you calling sketchy, homie?

- You, nigga.

You tell me this, how you walk out a police

station 30 minutes after being arrested

for stealing a fucking car?

[slow tempo music]

That's what I thought.

I need you to relay a message to Juan Gotti.

- Juan Gotti?

- Yeah, that crazy motherfucker.

Look, he get on board, that's a lot of money for all of us.

And you get what you want.

You feel me?

- Yeah.

- All right then.

Handle that.

♪ ♪

- [sighs]

- I told you he wasn't going to show because he's scared.

Didn't I say that?

- Ray Ray.

Could you guys give us a minute?

- Really?

- I knew you'd make it.

You okay?

- Yeah.

I don't think I'm going to do it.

- What? Why?

- Because he a punk.

[hip hop music]

- I mean, listen to them, man.

They sound-- they sound dope.

They sound good.

They--

- You're better than this.

And this is your chance to show it.

- You think so?

- I wouldn't let you go up there and embarrass

yourself if I didn't think so.

[chatter]

Do it for you.

- All right, I'll do it.

- You got a name?

- I was thinking Jam Master Ray?

- What about Jazz Master Ray?

- They both wack, like him.

Wack.

- You better go sign in.

- What are you doing?

- I was encouraging him.

- I really want to go.

[hip hop music]

- ♪ But you look a mess ♪

♪ I put a twist in your hips ♪

♪ Cause he's watching ♪

♪ Hi ♪

♪ A twist in my hips cause he's watching ♪

♪ Watching ♪

♪ I put a twist in my hips cause he's watching ♪

- ♪ He had a gun and a knife ♪

♪ Did he think about his future? ♪

♪ Did he think about his life? ♪

♪ Punk cop kill a nigga on sight ♪

♪ Did he think about his family? ♪

♪ Did he think about his wife? ♪

♪ This life, take it for granted ♪

♪ My ghost really planted ♪

♪ The world is so-- ♪

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- Mousetrap's already set.

Yeah, just give me the green light.

[hip hop music]

- ♪ Woke up this evening ♪

♪ Broke out my door ♪

♪ Headed straight to the club ♪

♪ Yeah, to hit the dance floor ♪

♪ No need to pay ♪

- ♪ He's pressing for the people ♪

♪ Yeah, we stressing the B ♪

[cheering]

- What's up?

- All right, y'all, coming to the stage,

we got the dynamic duo representing Fifth Ward, Texas.

[cheering]

- Fifth Ward in the house?

And they go by the name of Ray Ray and Bam.

Y'all give it up for the Fifth Ward's finest.

[cheering]

[hip hop music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Nothing is what it seems ♪

♪ Trying to chase the dream ♪

♪ Broken by what I've seen ♪

♪ Someone have mercy ♪

♪ I know what this means ♪

♪ I've been trying to stand up tall ♪

♪ My back up against the wall ♪

♪ Nowhere to run or to hide ♪

♪ Please, please catch me before I ♪

♪ Before I fall ♪

♪ Before I'm caught up in the streets ♪

♪ And you get that call ♪

♪ Before the sound of the police ♪

♪ Come and get that boy ♪

♪ Yellow tape up in the scene ♪

♪ Can't forget that noise ♪

♪ Before I fall ♪

♪ Before I'm just another number ♪

♪ locked behind them bars ♪

♪ See the man up in the mirror ♪

♪ I ain't nowhere at all ♪

♪ Just another lost soul trapped up in my ward ♪

♪ Before I fall ♪

♪ They want to drain me and my energy ♪

♪ They see the pressure ♪

♪ And they're hoping that it's killing me ♪

♪ Hoping it's the end of me ♪

♪ Hoping it's my enemies ♪

♪ Cause they see I'm shining ♪

♪ And they hating cause they envy me ♪

♪ I'm jumping out the window ♪

♪ When I'm falling for the life ♪

♪ You ain't never seen a jet ♪

♪ When it's falling from your eyes ♪

♪ Man ♪ In this game of chance ♪

♪ You just have to roll the dice ♪

♪ Only takes one roll to get us all to paradise ♪

♪ Cause nothing is what it seems ♪

♪ Trying to chase a dream ♪

♪ Broken by what I've seen ♪

♪ Someone have mercy ♪

♪ I know what this means ♪

♪ I've been trying to stand up tall ♪

♪ Been trying to stand up tall ♪

♪ Instead I gotta crawl ♪

♪ My back up against the wall ♪

♪ My back against the wall ♪

♪ Nowhere to go at all ♪

♪ Nowhere to run or to hide ♪

♪ Hands up ♪

♪ Don't shoot another nigga gone ♪

♪ Please, please catch me before I ♪

♪ Before I fall ♪

♪ Before I really end up breaking the law ♪

♪ Before they come around with all them guns raised ♪

♪ Pointed at my brothers' lives ♪

♪ And they really into taking them all ♪

♪ Before they start yelling gangsters and criminals ♪

♪ They trade us like rentals ♪

♪ I'm really out here trying to survive ♪

♪ Trying to provide ♪

♪ Everybody, rat race for a taste ♪

♪ Real cats only have nine lives ♪

♪ Before I ♪

♪ I've been trying to stand up tall ♪

♪ Been trying to stand up tall ♪

♪ Instead, I got to crawl ♪

♪ My back up against the wall ♪

♪ My back against the wall ♪

♪ Nowhere to go at all ♪

♪ Nowhere to run or to hide ♪

♪ Hands up ♪

♪ Don't shoot another nigga gone ♪

[chanting]

[cheering]

- We already know it's a field where we can't

even get them out the stack.

- Yeah.

[chatter]

[cheering]

- Y'all come down right cause now we

going to do it like this here.

When I put the trophy over their head, y'all tell me

what y'all seen by applause.

[cheering]

Black Ward, stack this.

Fifth Ward.

[cheering]

- Here you go, baby. Here you go.

Here you go.

- [chanting] Fifth Ward!

Fifth Ward!

Fifth Ward!

Fifth Ward!

Fifth Ward!

Fifth Ward!

First Ward!

Fifth Ward!

- Yo. Look, bro, that's why I need you there.

Just watch my back when it all goes down and shit.

- Come on, Bam.

I can't do this.

- Ray Ray, I ain't even ask, but I'm scared, yo.

I need you.

I need my fam.

Come on, Ray.

- All right, let me finish up in there and talk to Jaz.

- All right, my nigga.

Yeah, Ray.

Got you.

Yo, good looking, bro.

[sighs]

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- You know I don't usually call you with this stuff.

She just keeps asking to see you.

- Well, where is she?

- Daddy.

- Hey, hey, oh, oh, oh.

[groans] Oh, god.

Oh, what is she feeding you?

Oh my god.

- Ray Ray.

Ray Ray.

Ray Ray!

So you'd rather go with Bam and celebrate and not me?

- Man, come on, Jaz, don't be like that.

- I'm going to be like that.

- Yo, you tripping.

We've only been together for a few weeks.

Me and Bam been homeboys since I was little.

- A homeboy that's going to get himself

killed and you with him?

- What do you think this is, some Disney movie shit?

You think we're supposed to live happily ever after?

Come on, man.

- I don't even like Disney movies.

- Jaz, your parents got you set up

to go to some fancy ass college while I'm

stuck here in the Fifth Ward.

What, do you think we're supposed

to be together, have babies, get married, buy a house

and shit?

Come on, man.

- You're going to make it.

- Why, cause I'm a rapper?

Everybody knows it takes more than that.

- Ray Ray. - Just go home, Jaz.

- I never wanted to know who robbed the store.

- And I knew one day you'd ask me.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

[slow tempo music]

- Maybe I should go with you.

- It's going to be okay.

- What's the latest?

- Well, I spoke with Seth.

Lenny and I both spoke with her cousin.

And everybody understands this is just a conversation.

Nobody wants to get hurt.

- If you say so.

- Hey, you were right.

If this stop and frisk plan happens, man.

- Crackdown is not a solution, right?

- Hey, this truce meeting is going to put

an end to all the violence.

- Why I feel like we're going back, like, 40 years?

- Sometimes old school works best.

- You're going to be all right out there?

- Man, I got this.

[laughter]

- Oh, man. [hip hop music]

- ♪ Yo yo ♪

- Little Shorty, what you think?

- Man, you know ain't nothing like good old war, man.

You know we went to war with them niggas out of New Orleans?

- Man, hell yeah.

- That's what I'm talking about.

- ♪ You the only one ♪

- See, you might be next.

- ♪ You the only one ♪

- Just in case.

- ♪ No, you know that ♪

♪ You the only one with diamonds on your neck ♪

♪ You the ♪

- So why even go to him?

- ♪ Playing with the check ♪

♪ Man ♪

- I mean, you want to stay on someone's good side, right?

- What, you think they strapped?

- Man, fuck yeah.

- Man, free smoke, man.

Let's check their temperature.

- Hey, just chill and stay woke.

You feel me?

- Hey, Blue know about this?

- Man, Blue ain't got to know every motherfucking thing.

See, y'all niggas die in the woods.

- Man, already.

Shit.

- My nigga.

- Come on.

- Damn, little bro.

Where your head at?

- Ray Ray just won the rap battle.

So his mind in that after Skeet, Skeet mode, you know?

Ray good though.

- Ray Ray on some real shit?

Fuck that rap battle, man.

We got to get it.

So you down to what?

- ♪ You the only one with carats on your wrist ♪

♪ No, you know that ♪

♪ You the only one that's young and living rich ♪

♪ No, you know that ♪

♪ You the only one that's raining in the spot ♪

♪ You the only one with daddies in the trunk ♪

♪ Man, no, you know that - Yeah.

- ♪ You the only one ♪

- Let's get it then.

- All right, let's get it.

- Let's go.

[slow tempo music]

- Hey, mama, you think you can take me to the museum tomorrow?

- I'm not sure yet, but I'll ask Ray Ray if he can.

What you up to?

- Want me to paint you a picture?

- I would love that.

- Okay.

- Ray Ray.

- Hey, mama.

- Hey, your brother wants to go to the museum tomorrow.

You think you could take him?

- I guess so.

- What's wrong?

You all right?

- We won the rap battle, mama.

- What do you mean?

That was tonight?

Why didn't you remind me?

- I wasn't sure at first.

And then I decided last minute.

- I'm so proud of you.

Congratulations.

What did you win?

- $500.

I want you to have it.

- Oh, no.

You earned that.

- I want you to have it.

- How about we split it?

- Okay.

- You okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

Are you okay?

- I am.

Thanks for asking.

I really am proud of you.

Keep it up.

- Here. - My Hahn, what are you doing?

Don't play with that.

Where's mom?

- She went to grab some boxes in the back.

Don't tell her.

- I won't.

- Dad wants me to start learning

the register and stuff.

- I think by, and stuff, he didn't mean the gun.

She should have just asked me to work the register.

- He said you're too busy studying.

I've seen you with that boy.

- What are you talking about?

- That black boy.

- Ray Ray?

So?

- Is he your boyfriend?

- No, he's just my study partner.

[upbeat music]

Maybe not even that anymore.

- I think he's kind of cute.

- And what do you know about that?

- I'm 12, not two.

- Get lost.

[hip hop music]

- Yo, what the fuck, homeboy?

- The fuck is this?

Yo, what the fuck is going on, man.

- Take that [Spanish] away.

- You gotta be fucking kidding.

- Stop fucking around, man.

I said, turn the fuck around.

- The fuck is this, man?

What is all this, yo?

The fuck is all this about?

- Going to smoke this motherfucker right now.

Don't fuck around, man.

- What the fuck is all this?

Man, I told you to come alone.

- I don't know you for shit, homeboy.

- Come on, man. You know me.

I'm Seth's boy.

- The meeting's coming up, man.

- I know that.

- Then what the fuck me and you got to talk about?

I already talked to Blue and Seth.

- It's the point, man.

They talking about today.

I'm trying to talk about the future.

Y'all do know Seth and Blue is niggers, right?

- Yeah, so what? I got niggas too.

- I don't trust this fucking [Spanish], dawg.

- Ain't the fucking point, man.

Look, anything happen to Blue, Seth the next nigger in line.

- Oh, so you want to be the next dawg?

- You damn right.

Look, the way I see it, I get in tight with Blue, the deeper

you get in with the nigga.

- Man, fuck that.

All right, so what the fuck's that got to do with me?

- Look, this all we got to do, man.

- These are beautiful.

- Just like you.

- Dinner ready?

- Almost.

- Smells great.

- No doubt.

So where's the boys?

- Ray Ray took James to the museum.

- Museum.

That is so not the hood.

- No.

- Hey, you know, I was sort of, kind

of wondering where your mind was since, you know,

the other night.

- My mind is fine.

Why?

Where-- where's yours?

- You know, drowning in thoughts of you.

- Where'd you get that line?

- No, I'm serious.

I mean it.

- For me too.

- See that?

So is it mine?

Is it mine? Is it mine?

Could it be mine?

- Who told you?

- Oh.

- Blue, I'm sorry.

I should have said.

- You know.

- Goodness gracious.

- It's cool, you know.

- [sighs]

- It's all good.

Look, there's something I've been meaning to tell you.

[slow tempo music]

Remember back when we was kids and

we sang in the church choir?

- Yeah, you couldn't sing a lick.

- I know.

I know.

And I still can't.

But you was kind to me.

And back in high school, right, when

people were saying, Blue's terrible,

Blue the worst his mom ever had,

you always took up for me, even when they was right.

I guess what I'm saying is, I'm in love with you, Mina.

- Blue, I'm a single mother with three kids

and one on the way.

All I got is the clothes on my back

and a leaky roof over my head.

Why?

Why would you want me?

- Because you make me a better man.

I loved you from the first time I laid eyes on you.

I love you still.

Look, all I want to do is just take care of you,

and the kids, and the baby.

- I'm not keeping the baby, Blue.

I wish I could be the woman you think I am.

But I done already fucked up enough lives.

And I can't do it again.

- Mina.

[sighs]

- Did you know John Bigger sold a painting for $216,000?

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Wow.

- I bet his dad would have been proud.

It's sad.

He died when he was only 13.

[slow tempo music]

- You know dad would have been proud of you, right?

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

I mean, you know any other 11-year-olds

who have murals in Houston?

- Nine.

- See?

- Do you think Uncle Robert will come?

- Hey, don't expect too much from that fool, all right?

He left us before, and he'll leave us again.

- But he's trying to help Mama.

- I can help Mama.

We don't need anybody.

That's why you got to get out of here too.

- Really?

- Anywhere you want to go.

- Paris.

I heard they had the biggest art museum in the world.

- Damn, then we'll go to Paris.

- All of us, including Lil T?

- Including Lil T.

- This painting reminds me of Mama.

- Yeah.

[chatter]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Just a little further up here.

[phone rings]

- ♪ Get off my back ♪

♪ Get away from me ♪

[phone rings]

♪ Get off my back ♪

[phone rings]

- Henry?

- ♪ My soul ♪

- Good morning.

It's Bob Coletti.

- [sighs]

Mayor, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

What-- what can I do for you?

- Look, friend, we left it at a bad note the other day.

We don't do that.

Come on.

I was wondering perhaps if we could have a conversation

about the DSI thing.

- Listen, it's not a--

[slow tempo music]

It's not a good time.

So--

- The Councilman, you know, we're friends.

So if there's anything you need to tell us

or you need help with anything, anything at all, just

let us know.

- Yeah, I could use your help.

- Say no more.

We got your back.

We got your back.

You just hold tight.

[slow tempo music] ♪ ♪

- Oh, god.

This is the third one in a row.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Shit.

Be careful what you wish for.

Oh, fuck.

♪ ♪

[both speaking Hindi]

- And then we sold the store because Councilman Dave said

that he would take care of us.

- And all of our money, all of it, went to all the legal fees.

- Yes, yes, because of the lawsuit.

- We thought this Councilman would try to help us,

but I don't think so.

- Can you help us?

- Yes, I believe I can.

I will make sure Councilman Davis pays.

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

Sergeant Gibson, 1097.

14723 West Oaks Plaza.

Requesting EMT.

Over.

[radio chatter]

♪ ♪

[radio chatter]

♪ ♪

[phone ringing]

♪ ♪

- Asshole.

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- Do you think it looks like her?

- Definitely.

Wow, James.

- Do you think it's good enough?

- It's amazing.

She would have loved this.

I am so proud of you.

Your daddy would be so proud too.

And Ray Ray, oh my goodness, he's

going to be so impressed with his little brother.

Maybe a little jealous too.

[laughter]

You did that.

[phone rings]

- Girl, you crazy.

Mina Kennedy?

Mina Kennedy?

The doctor's ready to see you.

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

[phone rings]

[upbeat music]

- It's done?

♪ ♪

Good.

- ♪ Get off my back ♪

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- Are you okay?

- How do you always manage to find me?

- I'm your guardian angel.

♪ ♪

- You didn't go through with it, did you?

♪ ♪

- I couldn't do it.

♪ ♪

- Yes.

Yes.

Oh.

Good.

Good.

So want to go and get some breakfast?

Right this way.

[upbeat music]

- ♪ I just want to let you know ♪

♪ In this world you're not alone ♪

♪ I know things may get you down ♪

♪ But you need to remember that I'll be around ♪

♪ Every day and every night ♪

♪ I'm just going to help you feel all right ♪

♪ No matter what's going on in your life ♪

♪ We're going to make it ♪

♪ Together, we'll make it ♪

♪ And we're going to fly ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ We're going to make it ♪

♪ Together, we'll make it ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ Together, we'll make it ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ People like to talk about ♪

♪ Things they know nothing about ♪

♪ They'll do everything they can ♪

♪ To knock you down from where you stand ♪

♪ The world is in so much pain ♪

♪ The world is too in pain ♪

♪ Seems we're constantly in the rain ♪

♪ You can feel my pain ♪

♪ But I know a better day ♪

♪ Is coming soon ♪

♪ It's on the way ♪

♪ Every day and every night ♪

♪ I just want to help you feel all right ♪

♪ No matter what's going on in your life ♪

♪ We're going to make it ♪

♪ Together, we'll make it ♪

♪ And we're going to fly ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ We're going to make it ♪

♪ Together, we'll make it ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ Together, we'll make it ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ We're going to fly ♪

♪ Together, we'll make it ♪

♪ It's the only way ♪

♪ The only way ♪

♪ This is the only way ♪

- Be careful.

- I will.

[tv chatter] - What y'all watching?

- Get your ass away from me.

- Some movie.

[tv chatter]

- Where you going?

- Me and Bam are going to go write some songs together.

- Don't lie to me.

I know exactly where you're going.

- You know where I'm going?

- Yeah, you're going to see Jasmine, right?

- Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you got me.

Yeah.

- You really like her, huh?

- She remind me of you.

- All right, well, when you get a chance,

check out your little brother's mural.

- Is it dope?

- Yeah, it's dope.

- I will.

I promise.

[tv chatter]

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- And it's time for you to go to bed.

- Oh.

Hey, can you sing me that song?

You know, the one you used to sing to me?

- Granny's lullaby?

Sure, baby.

Go get ready.

- Okay.

[tv chatter]

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- Yo, I really don't know why we're here,

but since we are, who the fuck pulled

the trigger on my cousin?

- I don't know.

But you killed my partner, homeboy.

- Yeah.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Nothing's going to bring your men back.

What matters now--

- Man, tell that shit to my aunt.

- Man, fuck your aunt, homeboy.

- Fuck your aunt.

- I don't know what the fuck you was thinking,

but we didn't kill your motherfucking cousin.

- If y'all didn't do it, who the fuck did it?

- Check your own homeboys.

- Nah, these niggas with me down like a motherfucker.

- Maybe so.

But you still killed my partner.

And somebody's got to pay.

- Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Hold on, fellas, put your weapons away.

- We could work together, but I want some blood first.

- Boys, stop, stop!

- [humming]

♪ To baba ♪

♪ Sha babba ♪

♪ Chihuahua ♪

♪ My bambino ♪

♪ Go to sleep ♪

- Listen, listen, think.

Nobody wins if there's a war here.

It's bad for business. You know this.

- ♪ Can't you sleep? ♪

- Now, I swear to both of you, I will find

out who's behind all this.

And I will take them down.

- Not on my watch.

- Ooh.

- ♪ Mama will hold you tight ♪

[gunfire]

♪ Oh, she sings this lullaby to you ♪

[gunfire]

♪ Sha babba ♪

♪ Sha babba ♪

♪ Chihuahua ♪

♪ My Bambino ♪

♪ Go to sleep ♪

[gunfire]

♪ Sha babba ♪

♪ Sha babba ♪

♪ Chihuahua ♪

- 1033! We got an officer down!

1033!

Officer down!

1525 in Mill Street!

I need backup! Over!

- ♪ All the stars ♪

- Over, goddamn it!

- ♪ Are in the skies ♪

♪ Ready to say good night ♪

[radio chatter]

♪ Can't you see it all is sleepy too? ♪

♪ Close your drowsy little eyes ♪

♪ Mama will hold you tight ♪

♪ While she sings this lullaby to you ♪

[gunshot]

- Ray Ray, fuck.

Kill you next.

- [humming]

- Turn the fuck over.

You're fucking pathetic.

- [humming]

- I bet you won't listen to my mixtape now, don't

you, motherfucker?

[gunshot]

- Shit.

Yo, Seth, you good, brother?

- Yeah, where your boy?

- [humming]

- He didn't make it.

All right, come on.

- Fuck.

- [humming]

[SIRENS BLARING IN THE DISTANCE]

[somber music]

♪ ♪

- That's not funny, Jaylene.

What?

Who said that?

Wait, I'll call him and then I'll call you back.

♪ ♪

Pick up.

Come on, pick up.

♪ ♪

Bam, is it true?

Is it true?

♪ ♪

- What?

Oh, no, man.

[hip hop music]

Ace went down?

- ♪ The whole concept - Shit.

- ♪ Nigger in the ground - You good?

- ♪ Only to be dug up in the future ♪

- All right, all right.

- Never made sense to me, God.

- Wait, let me figure it out.

Lay low until I call you back, all right?

Don't say nothing to nobody.

- ♪ Put me in the motherfucking ♪

- Is everything straight?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Odell.

- Mmm.

Wow.

Look who decided to come down to the bottom, man.

Now, you might know this man as the re-elected Councilman

of the Fifth Ward, but I like to refer

to him as my little, I'm too busy to hang out with

you, brother.

- Odell!

I need your help.

- ♪ Niggers got murdered ♪

♪ That I went to Junior High with ♪

♪ Made me feel like catching the Ben ♪

♪ What's up, Congressman? ♪

[beeping]

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- I think he's going to be all right.

- Hope so.

- Okay?

You'll call me if you need me?

All right?

All right.

♪ ♪

- [sighs] I came as soon as I heard.

- You see why I don't want no kids?

♪ ♪

- I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

♪ ♪

- The crack culture became a part of the community, things changed.

You know, you would see my friend's parents, a mom or dad,

you know, change in personality.

They went from someone who was a respectable worker

in-- in the area.

And, you know, their life kind of just turned upside down.

As a kid, I really didn't understand what was going on.

But, you know, later I did find out that it was-- it was crack,

you know.

And it changed the scope of the community.

The young kids who I was friends with

began to deal drugs and, you know, end up going to jail.

And, you know, I have my own experience with drugs

because my mom died when I was three months old from a drug

overdose, you know.

So when that sort of happened, I

really didn't want to have anything to do with it.

So I-- I basically stayed away from it and avoided,

you know, ending up like many of my other friends.

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- Oh my god, where are you?

I-- okay.

Okay, I'm coming downstairs right now.

♪ ♪

- Jaz.

- I thought you were dead.

I thought you were dead.

- [groans]

- You're hurt.

- I gotta get off the street.

[hip hop music]

[vocalizing]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Ooh, the things that I'm going to do ♪

♪ When you come into this room ♪

♪ I'm going to kiss your body ♪

♪ Slow ♪

♪ Motion by the music ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I'm going to make you lose control ♪

♪ Now that I got you here with me ♪

♪ I'm going to fulfill your fantasy ♪

- I'm sorry, Jaz.

- ♪ Turn the lights down ♪

♪ There's candles all around ♪

- You were right.

I-- I can't do this anymore.

- I don't care about being right.

- ♪ My body, oh ♪

♪ My body ♪

♪ Your body ♪

- Everything's fucked up. - Oh ♪

♪ Want to feel your ♪

- My music, everything.

- ♪ Touch your body ♪

- You can find another studio.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Can you make ♪

- I'm caught up on Seth.

- You can't record music if you're dead.

- ♪ I want to feel ♪

- Tupac did it.

- You ain't Tupac.

But you can be great.

I'll help you.

- ♪ My body sing ♪

- I believe in you.

- ♪ Listen to how good you feel to me ♪

[vocalizing]

- Get undressed.

- ♪ There's a perfect melody ♪

♪ I scream ♪

♪ You're the only one ♪

♪ Yes, you're the best ♪

♪ Moving to the rhythm of our bed ♪

♪ I'm so happy you're my man ♪

♪ I want you to understand ♪

♪ I don't need nobody else ♪

♪ Your body ♪

♪ My body ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ My body ♪

♪ Your body ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I want to feel your body ♪

♪ Need to touch ♪

- Turn over.

I'm just going to--

- ♪ I want to make love, love, love ♪

♪ Can you make love, love, love ♪

♪ Love me ♪

♪ Just to feel your body ♪

♪ My body ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Gotta have your body ♪

♪ I want to make love, love, love ♪

♪ Can you make love, love, love ♪

♪ Love me ♪

♪ I want to feel your body ♪

♪ Need to touch your body ♪

♪ Gotta have your body ♪

♪ Your love ♪

♪ Your L-O-V ♪

♪ Your touch ♪

- You okay?

- ♪ So good ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ I'm so in love with you ♪

- This is my first time.

- ♪ Make love ♪

- Me too.

- ♪ Your touch ♪

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- And it was--

it was-- it was all this-- this blood.

It was so much goddamn blood.

- You said Gibson, right?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, I know all of them.

I own all of them.

♪ ♪

- What do you think I should do?

♪ ♪

- You remember what daddy used to say, right?

♪ ♪

- Eye for an eye.

- Tooth for a tooth.

They want a war, we'll give them a war.

♪ ♪

- Ezekiel 25:17.

- Yes, sir.

♪ ♪

- For Tina.

♪ ♪

- For Tina.

♪ ♪

[slow tempo music] - Yo, that's my trophy.

- It's mine now.

You threw it away.

- Oh, that's wrong.

- It's a souvenir for when you get rich and famous

and forget all about me.

- That'll never happen.

- Why is that?

- You don't know why?

- No.

- Cause I love you.

- I love you, too.

♪ ♪

- Kendrick, whose child is this?

- Baby, do me a favor.

Go sit at the table.

I'll be right there.

Okay.

Go.

I know I haven't been a good husband to you.

And I know I don't deserve anything, but if you could--

- That's Tina's child, isn't it?

- Yeah.

She died yesterday.

- She's your daughter too, isn't she?

[gasps]

Oh, god.

Baby, come here.

My name is Loretta, and I'm your daddy's wife.

Do you know what that is?

Yes.

I know I am not your mom, but I promise

that I will love you, feed you, and take care of you

as long as you are in this house, okay?

Okay.

Now, are you hungry?

Okay.

Let's get you something to eat.

Okay?

[slow tempo music]

♪ ♪

- Does the club miss me?

- I miss you. - Yeah.

- The club don't miss you.

I tell you who do miss you, though, Kiki,

because she miss you.

She talk about you all the time.

- Well, tell Kiki I said hi.

[chuckles] Yes, I've been thinking about too.

- Can you come over?

- No, I can't come over there.

- Oh, come on, man.

Oh, what's up with Ray Ray?

- Ray?

I don't know where he is.

Probably with his girlfriend or out with Bam somewhere.

- It's all good. They kids.

He'll be home soon.

But-- but, you know, if he do come in,

why don't you come on by?

I mean, if he makes it home.

I'd love to see you.

- No.

- I can't come over there?

- You cannot come.

- Oh, come on now.

- [chuckles]

[knocking]

Oh, that's probably Ray Ray right now.

- Mina, I love you.

- I love you too.

Ray Ray, you left them keys again?

♪ ♪

- Baby, I'm home.

[♪ hip hop music ] - ♪ Whoo-hoo, whoa ♪

♪ Hey, yo, I knew that you were different ♪

♪ From the very first moment ♪

♪ And I can feel you from a distance ♪

♪ And my heart, girl, you already owned it ♪

♪ But I didn't know where ♪

♪ Cause I never felt like this before ♪

♪ And, girl, I didn't know what was in store ♪

♪ Didn't know what was in store ♪

♪ Oh, no ♪

♪ Oh, no ♪

♪ I didn't have a clue ♪

♪ Cause when I'm near you ♪

♪ I feel so electric ♪

♪ Like you're taking over my senses ♪

♪ I stop fighting ♪

♪ And I just let it take control ♪

♪ And now I feel your power ♪

♪ Your power ♪

♪ Every second, every minute, every hour ♪

♪ Now I know ♪

♪ That I'm on your heart, yeah ♪

♪ I never thought I would feel like this ♪

♪ Gotta be something for me to write this ♪

♪ Love letter, love song, whatever you want to call it ♪