Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON LOVE & HIP-HOP

ATLANTA...

HOW YOU THINK THIS WOULD

LOOK TOGETHER TO DO A SONG

TOGETHER?

I THINK THAT'S AN

EXCELLENT IDEA.

JOSELINE IS RIDE OR DIE FOR

HER MAN, STEVIE J.

THAT WOULD BE MY MAN.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS

EVERY TIME I GO OUT.

I WANT TO WORK WITH STEVIE.

I AM STEVIE'S NUMBER ONE

PRIORITY RIGHT NOW.

WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE US?

WE WORKING ON IT,

GETTING IT RIGHT.

AND ONLY YOU AND ONLY ME?

YES.

I WON'T BE DISRESPECTED

AGAIN.

I NEED IT JUST ON MY BACK

AND MY LEGS.

ON THE LEGS?

LET'S GO IN THE HOUSE.

SHAY IS MY BEST FRIEND.

SHE ONE OF THEM BEST FRIENDS,

YOU EVER LOOK AT, YOU BE LIKE,

"DAMN."

HAVE YOU HIT IT YET?

I'M A GENTLEMAN,

AND A GENTLEMAN NEVER TELLS.

YOU GON' SIT UP AND PILLOW

TALK WITH THE NEXT BITCH?

I DON'T PILLOW TALK.

I [bleep] BET YOU DID, 'CAUSE

THIS BITCH IS PREGNANT BY YOU.

FOR REAL, SON, HE AIN'T GONNA

GIVE ME KISS.

[squeals]

WHAT HAPPENED?

I SAID EXACTLY WHAT YOU

JUST SAID.

I'M NOT [bleep], BITCH.

FOR REAL.

HE WAS LIKE, "NO, BITCH,

WHAT THE [bleep] DID YOU SAY?"

BITCH?

YES!

IT'S ME, THE BITCH.

[chuckles]

IF I CUSS YOUR [bleep] OUT

RIGHT NOW...

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU TRYING TO [bleep]?

SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

HO!

JOSELINE'S SAYING I'M [bleep]

ERICA?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS GIRL.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M JOSELINE HERNANDEZ,

BABY.

OH, IRRELEVANT.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH

STEVIE J.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.

* THIS IS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

* YEAH

* THIS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

* 'SUP

* THIS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

* HUH

* THIS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

* HUH

♪ THERE AIN'T NOTHING LIKE

♪ HIP-HOP MUSIC

♪ MUSIC

* THIS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

♪ THIS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

ERICA WANTED ME TO MEET HER.

I GUESS SHE GOT SOMETHING TO

TELL ME AFTER THE FIGHT

THE OTHER NIGHT.

AND I PROBABLY OWE HER

AN APOLOGY.

I THOUGHT SHE HAD SEX

WITH STEVIE.

I THOUGHT HE SMASHED HER,

BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

WHAT'S GOING ON, BABE?

GLAD YOU DECIDED TO MEET

WITH ME.

I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD TALK

ABOUT THIS.

OKAY.

LET'S GO BACK.

ME [bleep] STEVIE J.--LIKE,

WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

IT WAS REALLY HONESTLY

A MISTAKE.

AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU GUYS HAD

SEX BEFORE, SO...

THAT'S WHY I SAID THAT.

YOU KNOW, ME AND HIM HAD

A CONVERSATION

AND HE TOLD ME NO.

I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, WELL, I HAD

THE WRONG PERSON."

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT,

'CAUSE IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER EVEN

GOT THAT OUT OF LINE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

SO YOU TELLING ME THIS WHOLE

ALTERCATION WENT DOWN BECAUSE

YOU CONFUSING ME WITH

ANOTHER BITCH?

I DON'T KNOW HIM.

I ONLY MET HIM AT K.'S PARTY,

AND--[scoffs]

STEVIE COULDN'T GET IT

ON MY BAD DAY.

SCRAPPY WAS ACTING LIKE HE

WANTED TO FIGHT, LIKE, FOR WHAT?

BUT THAT'S SCRAPPY.

I CAME HERE TO DISCUSS

WHAT YOU DID, WHICH I FELT WAS

ALL OUT OF LINE AND OUT OF

POCKET, AND WHICH YOU APOLOGIZE,

AND WHICH IS COOL.

I STILL DON'T LIKE YOU,

JUST UNDERSTAND, FOR WHAT YOU

DID, 'CAUSE YOU CAME INTO

A SITUATION--

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE

THAT DON'T LIKE ME.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT

CLEAR, THOUGH.

YOU ENTITLED NOT TO LIKE ME.

BUT WHEN YOU GUYS WAS TALKING

BACK AND FORTH AND YOU GOT KIND

OF LOUD AND PUT YOUR HANDS IN MY

FACE, I FELT THREATENED.

AND I HAD A ROUGH LIFE GROWING

UP WITH PEOPLE, SO IT'S LIKE

WHEN ANYBODY DO THIS TO ME,

I'M THINKING LIKE,

"WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?"

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.

WHAT IS THAT?

DID I EVEN DO THAT TO YOU?

HOW THE [bleep] YOU GONNA

TELL ME WHAT TO DO?

I DO WHAT I WANT TO DO.

MY HANDS STILL MOVING.

WHAT YOU DOING?

SO I'MA GO AHEAD AND LET YOU

GET THIS ONE.

WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.

I'M A GROWN WOMAN.

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY,

HONEY?

MM-MM, I SURE DON'T.

OKAY.

WELL, I GUESS...

I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I SEE YOU.

MAYBE ERICA DON'T LIKE ME

EVEN THOUGH I APOLOGIZED TO HER

BECAUSE MAYBE SHE'S JUST JEALOUS

OF ME.

SHE'S BEING A LITTLE HATER.

[gentle piano music]

♪

I HAVE HAD IT WITH STEVIE.

I'M PACKING UP HIS [bleep] SO I

CAN GET IT OUT OF MY HOUSE.

HE HAS PROVEN HE CAN'T BE

FAITHFUL, SO I'M MOVING ON.

* AS YOU'RE GONE

♪ I'LL CARRY ON YEAH

♪ I'LL BE STRONG FOR

♪ HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES

* TAKE ME BY THE HAND

♪ T-T-TAKE ME HIGH

♪ AND WE'LL BOTH LAND

♪ MAKE THESE NIGHTS

♪ JUST NEVER END

MIMI!

HEY, MA.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I AM CLEANING HOUSE.

I WOULD LOVE TO FIX MY

RELATIONSHIP.

WHO WOULDN'T?

HE'S THE FATHER OF MY CHILD.

LIKE, I WOULD LOVE IT TO WORK

IF IT'S GONNA WORK.

IF IT'S NOT GONNA WORK,

THEN [bleep] IT.

I DON'T KNOW THIS--THIS YOU.

I JUST--THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH

I CAN TAKE, AND I CAN'T HANDLE

MY FAMILY AND SOMEONE ELSE.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I MEAN, HE'S TEXT ME,

AND HE'S APOLOGIZED,

AND HE SAYS HE WANTS TO MAKE

THIS WORK, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE

IS, AS LONG AS HE KEEPS [bleep]

WITH JOSELINE, I'M NOT [bleep]

WITH HIM, PERIOD.

ARE YOU HAPPY RIGHT NOW?

LIKE, ARE YOU...

NO, I'M NOT HAPPY.

I'D BE SITTING HERE LYING IF

I TOLD YOU I DON'T LOVE HIM AND

ALL THIS.

I'D BE LYING TO YOU.

I LOVE HIM.

I WOULD LIKE IT TO WORK,

BUT UNDER THE CORRECT

CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE ALL KNOW HOW CHARISMATIC

HE IS, AND WE KNOW THAT STEVIE

IS VERY MANIPULATIVE.

LIKE, HE HAS HELD ONTO YOU

FOR THIS LONG.

WHAT THE [bleep]?

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN

SO MANY TIMES.

IT'S ALL GOING WELL,

THEN STEVIE GETS BORED ALL OF

A SUDDEN AND JUST DOES HURTFUL

[bleep] TO MIMI.

BUT MIMI'S TO BLAME TOO.

SHE'S ALWAYS THERE TO JUST TAKE

HIM BACK AND WELCOME HIM BACK

HOME WITH OPEN ARMS AS IF

NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

I JUST KNOW YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

I KNOW YOUR ASS WILL FALL

VICTIM TO THE MANIPULATION.

YOU HAVE NO FAITH IN ME.

I DO HAVE FAITH IN YOU.

THAT [bleep] SUCKS.

I DO!

NO, YOU DON'T.

MIMI, I HAVE FAITH IN YOU--

WELL, THEN STOP SAYING

THAT [bleep].

OKAY, WELL, BITCH,

I GOT FAITH.

I JUST WANT YOU TO REALLY DO IT.

I GOT TO START SOMEWHERE.

HELLO.

AND I'MA KEEP IT MOVING.

I JUST REALLY WANT YOU TO GET

THIS [bleep] OUT OF HERE.

LIKE, ARE YOU REALLY GONNA GET

ALL THIS [bleep] OUT OF HERE.

BABY, YOU SEE WHAT I'M DOING,

RIGHT?

YOU SEE WHAT I'M DOING.

[fantastical hip-hop music]

♪

OH, MAMA'S BABY.

HEY, MA.

HOW YOU DOING?

YESTERDAY MY SON HAD A REAL BAD

ASTHMA ATTACK.

AND WHEN I GOT TO THE HOSPITAL,

HE WAS DOING BETTER,

BUT HE KINDA DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT

FROM THE HEART.

SO I THOUGHT, "I'LL GO OVER

TODAY AND CHECK ON HIM AND GET

SOME CLARITY ABOUT HOW HE'S

REALLY FEELING."

YESTERDAY WAS A BIG SCARE.

YOU SCARED ME TO DEATH.

CRAZY, MA.

JUST GOT REAL DRUNK, AND I WOKE

UP JUST--I CAN'T BREATHE

FOR NOTHING, YOU KNOW WHAT

I'M SAYING?

I'M TAKING THE PUMP, AND I'M

SQUEEZING IT, BUT IT AIN'T DOING

NOTHING.

ERICA IS NOT ALL THE WAY OUT,

SO I'M SAYING, "HEY,

I CAN'T BREATHE."

SHE GETTING UP.

SHE TALKING TO HER WORK PEOPLE.

SHE ON HER WAY OUT THE DOOR.

I'M LIKE, "YO," YOU KNOW WHAT

I'M SAYING?

AND SHE LIKE, "HEY."

ON HER WAY OUT THE DOOR?

SHE CALLED THE HULK,

TELLING HIM TO COME, YOU KNOW,

TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL.

HE SHOOTS ME DOWN.

AND IT WAS LIKE I FEEL THE RUSH,

YOU KNOW, LIKE...

YEAH, NO OXYGEN'S GOING TO

YOUR BRAIN.

LIKE, SHE WANT ME TO DO

SOMETHING, I DO IT.

WHEN IT'S UP TO HER AND I NEED

HER TO DO SOMETHING,

SHE PUT WORK FIRST.

ME AND ERICA, WE GOT TOGETHER

AND TRY TO DO THIS THING OVER

AGAIN, TRY TO MAKE IT WORK

FOR THE BABY, YOU FEEL ME?

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,

YOU KNOW, I'M HAVING A ASTHMA

ATTACK, FEELIN', "DOG, I'M

GONNA DIE."

IF THE AFFECTION IS THERE

AND THE LOVE IS THERE, THEN SHE

GONNA BE THERE, YOU FEEL ME?

BUT SHE CALLED OUT TO HER JOB.

HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE IT?

LIKE, YOUR BABY DADDY,

YOUR EX-HUSBAND--[coughs]--

EXCUSE ME--YOUR--[coughs]--

YOUR EX-HUSBAND...

OH, MY GOODNESS.

WHOEVER, WOULD YOU TELL

SOMEBODY ELSE'S HOMEBOY

TO DO IT?

YOUR FATHER, YOU KNOW, EVEN

THOUGH WE'RE NOT TOGETHER--

WELL, I'D HAVE STAYED RIGHT

THERE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT

HIM UNTIL THE DOCTOR SAID HE WAS

FEELING BETTER, BECAUSE WHEN YOU

LOVE A MAN, YOU DON'T LEAVE

HIS SIDE.

CLEARLY SHE'S DISCONNECTED.

AND YOU HAVE SOME DECISIONS TO

MAKE, SON, AND I SUGGEST

YOU GET TO IT.

I RAISED YOU TO BE A STRONG

BLACK MAN.

I SUGGEST YOU DO THAT.

I ALREADY MADE MY DECISION.

OKAY.

I JUST UNDERSTAND IT PROBABLY

THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

IT'S JUST LIKE--IT LIKE TELLING

ME IN MY FACE, "IT AIN'T IT.

IT AIN'T IT. IT AIN'T IT.

IT AIN'T IT."

YOU KNOW I GOT YOUR BACK.

I BELIEVE IN YOU, SO...

I APPRECIATE YOU

FOR COMING OVER.

YEAH, I LOVE YOU.

MAMA ALWAYS BE THERE.

ALWAYS.

YEAH, YEAH.

[indistinct]

BUT I'M SAYING YOU LEFT HIM.

YOU LEFT HIM FOR DEAD.

IF YOU REALLY FELT LIKE THAT,

THEN YOU SHOULD'VE--

YOU LEFT MY CHILD FOR DEAD!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT'S THE MEETING ABOUT?

YOU KNOW, YOU AND HER HOOKING

UP, DOING A FEW SONGS TOGETHER.

NO, I'M NOT WILLING

TO DO THAT.

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHY IS SHE DRIVING ALL OVER

MY JOINTS?

YOU SHOULD'VE PICKED IT UP.

[dynamic hip-hop music]

♪

I WANTED TO TAKE MIMI OUT,

YOU KNOW, JUST TO HAVE

A GOOD TIME.

I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SEE HOW

SHE WAS FEELING.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

GIRL, I'M JUST OVER THIS

WHOLE SITUATION.

I'VE PACKED UP HIS STUFF.

HE NEEDS TO COME GET IT.

IF HE'S NOT GONNA COME GET IT,

I'MA GO AHEAD

AND GIVE IT TO HIM.

HE GONNA USE IT AS

AN EXCUSE.

HE GONNA COME GET IT.

IF HE COMES AND GETS IT,

HE'S GETTING HIS STUFF,

AND THAT'S THAT.

PERIOD.

HE NOT GONNA REACT TOO GOOD

TO THAT, MIMI.

MM, I DIDN'T REACT TOO GOOD

ABOUT HIM GETTING THE NEXT ONE

PREGNANT.

I JUST WOULD LOVE TO BE

A FLY ON THE WALL TO HEAR

WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT

ANY OF THAT.

HE DOESN'T.

HE JUST KEEPS--"I'MA FIX IT.

I'M GONNA MAKE IT RIGHT."

GIRL.

AND THEN I GOT OLD GIRL

SENDING ME THREATENING TEXT

MESSAGES.

IT'S JUST TOO MUCH.

WHAT SHE GONNA THREATEN?

WHAT IS SHE THREATENING?

YOU KNOW, "YOU OLD GROUPIE

SLUT BITCH" AND--

WHAT?

OH, BABY, IF I EVER TELL

STEVIE ANYTHING ABOUT HER AGAIN,

SHE GONNA MOP MY ASS.

WHAT SHE CALLING YOU THAT

AND SHE SLEEPING WITH YOUR MAN?

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

I BEEN ASKING THAT QUESTION.

"WHY ARE YOU MAD?"

BECAUSE WE CAN'T TELL IF SHE

A MAN OR A WOMAN.

I WOULD BE MAD TOO, BUT SHE

GOT TO TAKE THAT UP WITH JESUS

AND NOT YOU.

[laughs]

IF JOSELINE FEELS COMFORTABLE

ENOUGH TO THREATEN ME OVER TEXT,

IT'S OBVIOUS THEY'RE STILL

[bleep].

THAT'S WHY I'M DONE

WITH THIS [bleep].

AND JOSELINE AND STEVIE,

Y'ALL CAN GO AHEAD WITH THAT.

HAVE A GOOD LIFE.

I CAN'T GO OUT NOWHERE WITHOUT,

YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS POPPIN'

OFF AND RUNNIN' THEIR MOUTH

ABOUT SEEING THIS, DID THAT,

AND THIS AND THERE, AND WHAT?

MIGHT RAISE UP ON THIS.

I AM OVER KARLIE.

I SAT THERE ON MY BIRTHDAY AND

SAW THAT GIRL HURT YOUR FEELINGS

AND HURT YOU.

THEN MY SHOWCASE.

AGAIN.

THAT'S ANOTHER TIME WHEN I'M

TRYING TO HAVE EVERYBODY JUST

BE HAPPY, NO STRESS.

WHO BROUGHT THE DRAMA?

BESIDES STEVIE.

[snorts]

THIS TROPICAL BIRD

HAS THE NERVE TO GO AND TELL

MY PRODUCER,

"YOU MESSIN' WITH THE WRONG

ARTIST.

YOU'LL SEE."

I'M TIRED OF THE DISRESPECT.

SHE'S TOO OLD FOR THIS.

SENIOR CITIZENS SHOULD NOT ACT

LIKE THAT.

WHEN I SEE KARLIE,

IT'S A PROBLEM.

SO YOU CAN CALL HER AND TELL HER

I NEED TO SEE HER.

SO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO HER?

I'M GONNA SPEAK TO HER.

OKAY.

WHEN YOU COMING TO AN EVENT

THAT I'M HAVING AND HURT

SOMEBODY AND THEY GOT TO GO HOME

IN PAIN, BOO-BOO, THIS AIN'T

WHAT YOU WANT.

I'M NOT NO BULLY, BUT WHAT

YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IS HINDER

ANY HAPPINESS OVER HERE.

I JUST WANT SOMEBODY TO HASH

SOMETHING OUT.

IF I CAN'T HASH OUT MINE,

CAN WE AT LEAST HASH IT OUT

WITH YOU?

YOU GO AND HASH OUT YOURS.

I'M GONNA HASH OUT MINE.

HOW IT'S GONNA GET HASHED OUT

IS ANOTHER THING.

I'MA SET THIS UP.

JUST CAN YOU PROMISE ME

YOU BEHAVE?

I WILL KEEP IT 100 WITH YOU

AND TELL YOU THAT IF I HAD

A FLASHBACK TO MY HEAD STARTED

SPINNING, EVERYBODY NEED

TO CLEAR THE ROOM.

I BEEN DISRESPECTED.

ALL RIGHT, GIRL.

WHAT'S CRAY?

SHAY AIN'T SEEN ME SINCE I BEEN

IN THE HOSPITAL FOR

MY ASTHMA ATTACK.

SHE WAS DEFINITELY THERE FOR ME.

I MEAN, SHE HIT MY PHONE UP

100 TIMES, AND THEN SHE CAME

THROUGH WHEN I ALLOWED HER TO.

I MISS YOU.

I MISS YOU TOO.

YOU GOT TO BE MORE CAREFUL,

LIKE, STRAIGHT UP.

THAT'S SERIOUS.

YOU COULD DIE FROM SOMETHING

LIKE THAT.

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT--

I COULD NOT BREATHE

IN THIS SON OF A BITCH.

DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT

NO MORE.

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING,

THOUGH.

IF YOU HAD AN EX HAVE AN ASTHMA

ATTACK, WOULD YOU AT LEAST GO

SEE IF THE [bleep] OKAY?

IT DEPENDS ON THE EXTENT

OF THE RELATIONSHIP.

I DID NOT BREATHE AT ALL.

BUT YOU HAVE A CHILD, BUT SHE

DON'T OWE YOU ANYTHING ELSE.

NO, SHE DO OWE ME THAT.

YOU'S TALKING ABOUT--

'CAUSE I WOULD'VE DID IT

FOR HER.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

THAT'S HIS CHILD'S MOTHER,

AND I UNDERSTAND HIS FEELINGS

THAT HE EXPECTED HER TO BE THERE

IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT,

"LIFE OR DEATH."

DUH, DUMMY.

BUT LONG AS I WAS THERE AND I

DID WHAT I HAD TO DO,

AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE REALLY

DIDN'T NEED YOU.

WHAT'S THE EXTENT OF Y'ALL

RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW?

BABY MAMA, BABY DADDY,

YOU FEEL ME?

YOU DON'T DEAL WITH HER AT

ALL AS FAR AS WITH

THE RELATIONSHIP?

I CAN'T DO IT.

[laughs]

I CAN'T DO IT.

NOTHING AGAINST HER,

YOU FEEL ME?

SHE DON'T KNOW ABOUT...

YEAH, NOTHING.

NOTHING?

[both laugh]

I MEAN...

OH, I MEAN, IT'S NOT

A SECRET, THOUGH, RIGHT?

NO.

I KNOW SHE HAS TO BE AROUND,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

'CAUSE OF THE BABY, SO I'M JUST

ASKING 'CAUSE IF I'M DEALING

WITH YOU, I'MA HAVE TO SOME TYPE

OF WAY.

I'LL HANDLE THAT,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

'CAUSE I WOULD WANT SOMEBODY TO

HANDLE IN THE RIGHT WAY WITH ME,

SO I'M HANDLING THAT.

I FEEL LIKE THE RELATIONSHIP

WITH SCRAPPY AND ERICA IS

NON-EXISTENT AT THIS POINT.

IT'S NOT WORKING.

IT WAS NEVER GONNA WORK BASED ON

WHAT HE TOLD ME,

AND IT'S JUST NOTHING.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THE FUTURE.

THERE'S NOTHING NOW.

IT'S A WRAP. IT'S DONE.

IF I CAN BE HAPPY WITH YOU,

I'M COOL.

I'M WITH IT.

CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF WITH ME

LIKE THAT?

I CAN SEE IT, BUT...

YOU CAN SEE IT.

BUT SEE, THERE'S ALSO THAT

OTHER SIZ-NAI-EE-ZIDE.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE A LOT OF

THAT OTHER SIDE THAT I KNOW

ABOUT, EITHER, BUT IT DEPENDS ON

WHO YOU WITH, TOO, BABY.

YOU GOT TO GET TO KNOW ME

ON THAT LEVEL.

HE'S PERFECT IN MY EYES FOR

WHAT I WANT.

SO ALL YOU [bleep] THAT DON'T

LIKE IT, EAT IT AND WEEP.

HE'S MINE, BIZ-NAI-EE, HUH.

[both laughing]

WHY YOU LOOK SO CUTE TODAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY YOU LOOK SO SEXY?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WANT TO

DO SOMETHING.

[chuckles]

YOU KNOW, I'M--

[laughter]

[confident hip-hop music]

♪

TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR ME.

I'M FINALLY MEETING WITH

STEVIE J.

I WANT HIM TO KNOW THAT WORKING

WITH ME IS NOT A WASTE OF TIME.

[rapping indistinctly]

♪

AFTER GOING BETWEEN HIS

ARTIST AND HIS BABY MOTHER,

I'M HAPPY TO FINALLY MEET WITH

STEVIE J. HIMSELF.

* LIKE A MILLIONAIRE

♪ OOH

YO, FELLAS, GIVE ME

FIVE MINUTES.

I NEED FIVE, MAN.

KARLIE REDD ASKED ME TO PRODUCE

HER THE FIRST TIME I MET HER,

WHICH WAS COOL.

THEN SHE TURNS AROUND AND RATS

ME OUT TO MIMI.

NOT SO COOL.

WHAT YOU WORKING?

WHAT YOU GOT?

MY MANAGEMENT IS CASH MONEY,

AND MY THING IS,

I NEED A SINGLE.

I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO WORK

WITH KARLIE AT FIRST,

BUT CASH MONEY, THAT CHANGES

THE GAME.

AND I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS THAT

WORK OVER THERE.

AND I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT

JOSELINE AND KARLIE DOING

A RECORD TOGETHER.

I BELIEVE IT'LL WORK OUT

VERY WELL.

NO ONE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE IF

YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SINGLE.

AND MY TEAM WON'T MOVE UNLESS

I HAVE SOMETHING TO MOVE WITH.

THEY WON'T BUDGE UNLESS--

THAT'S COOL, 'CAUSE I GOT

A TEAM THAT MOVE WHEN I SAY

MOVE.

BUT BEFORE WE DO, IT'S LIKE,

YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO KNOW

WHAT'S UP WITH ME AND YOU.

ARE WE GOOD?

YEAH.

YOU SAYIN' YEAH, BUT IT'S

LIKE EVERY TIME I GET WITH YOU,

IT'S LIKE YOU TELLIN' THIS AND

YOU SAYIN' THAT, AND, YOU KNOW,

I JUST WANT TO ELIMINATE ALL

THE BULL[bleep], THOUGH.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

ALL OF THAT OTHER [bleep] GOT

TO STOP.

I WISH THEY WOULD STOP COMING

TO ME WITH THE DRAMA.

I'M TALKING ABOUT ME AND YOU,

THOUGH, RIGHT NOW.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

AND WE GOT THAT?

WE GOT THAT UNDERSTANDING?

I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO

GET IN THE STUDIO WITH STEVIE.

I JUST NEED TO PROVE TO MY

MANAGEMENT THAT I CAN DELIVER.

YOU NEED THAT HIT RECORD.

I'M--ALWAYS SAID, LIKE,

"STEVIE J. CAN BRING IT."

YOU KNOW, I GOT THAT FOR YOU.

I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING,

YOU KNOW.

THE WORLD IS YOUR STAGE,

AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ONE

RIGHT THERE.

ABSOLUTELY.

LET ME SEE WHAT YOU WORKING.

LITTLE PERFORMANCE.

YEAH, LET ME SEE WHAT

YOU GOT.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GONNA BE

AUDITIONING FOR STEVIE J.

BUT THAT'S OKAY.

I'M ALWAYS READY.

[throbbing hip-hop music]

♪ LOUIS, PRADA, GUCCI

♪ HIDE THEM TAGS

♪ I KNOW SOME HIGH CLASS

♪ BOUGIE CHICKS

♪ LIFT ASS TO A DATE

♪ ON SOME MOVIE [bleep]

♪ GOT THEM BLACK CARDS

♪ UNLIMITED

♪ COME TO ME

♪ MY STYLE IS MEAN

♪ I WANT THE BEST

♪ OR BETTER

HEY.

* SO I DESERVE TO SPEND IT

♪ ON WHATEVER

♪ WHATEVER

NOT BAD, NOT BAD.

STEVIE TELLS ME TO COME IN

AND, YOU KNOW, I SEE HER ONSTAGE

DANCING.

I'M LIKE, "WHAT THE HELL IS

GOING ON?"

SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DANCE.

GET OVER IT.

JUST BE SEXY IF YOU DON'T KNOW

HOW TO DANCE.

'SUP, MA?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE DON'T WORK AS HARD AS ME.

NOBODY WORK AS HARD AS ME.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME

TO TELL HER?

AND YOU GONNA LET THEM

[bleep] TAKE MY [bleep] WHEN I

BE WORKING FOR IT?

[bleep] THAT [bleep].

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT [bleep].

IT AIN'T EVEN THAT SERIOUS.

YOU AIN'T TELLING ME NOTHING.

AND YOU ARE JEALOUS OF ME

'CAUSE OF WHAT?

WHY WOULD I BE JEALOUS?

YOU OLD AS [bleep].

YOU LOOK LIKE [bleep].

[sassy hip-hop music]

♪

'SUP, MA?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU KNOW, SHE'S LETTING ME

HEAR HER MUSIC, AND JUST WANTED

TO SEE HOW SHE ROCK.

WHAT'S THE MEETING ABOUT?

BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU AND

HER HOOKING UP, DOING A FEW

SONGS TOGETHER.

DID YOU RUN THAT BY ME

BEFORE THIS, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T

KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

I'M JUST FINDING THIS OUT.

I'M RUNNING IT BY YOU NOW.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT?

WE'RE JUST HAVING A MEETING.

I'M OKAY. I LIKE TO STAND UP.

I'M COOL.

JUST SIT DOWN, THOUGH.

I MEAN, WE ALL SITTING

IN THIS MEETING.

IT'S LIKE A SIT-DOWN MEETING.

I'M CONFUSED AT WHY I DIDN'T

KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT

HAPPENED.

JUST SIT DOWN.

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

BUT IS IT GOOD BUSINESS TO BE

DOING A SONG WITH A 40-YEAR-OLD

THAT REALLY IS NOT DOING WHAT

I'M DOING?

WHERE YOU COMING AT?

I JUST EXPLAINED TO HIM MY

WHOLE AFFILIATION, SO...

SHE--HER MANAGEMENT IS

CASH MONEY.

WHO IS SHE?

SHE'S WITH THEM.

OKAY, WELL, THEN SHE CAN BE

WITH THEM.

THEY ASK ME IF I CAN GET

A FEW SONGS WITH YOU GUYS

TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT IT SOUND

LIKE.

YOU KNOW, SO ARE YOU

WILLING TO DO THAT?

NO, NO, I'M NOT WILLING

TO DO THAT.

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT DO SHE DO?

I MEAN, SHE'S A DANCER.

SHE'S A SINGER.

SHE'S AN ENTERTAINER.

OKAY, WELL, WELL, I DON'T

NEED NO BACKGROUND DANCER.

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I NEED YOU TO DO THIS.

NO.

I WORK TOO HARD TO GET TO WHERE

I'M AT TO JUST DO A SONG WITH

HER JUST BECAUSE IT'S GREAT

BUSINESS.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHAT ABOUT MY WORK?

THIS IS ABOUT A BUSINESS, SO

YOU PUT YOUR EMOTIONS

TO THE SIDE.

IT'S NOT EMOTIONS.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

ME BEING IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

FOR A LONG TIME, 'CAUSE I

UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS.

POLITICALLY IT'S A GREAT MOVE

BECAUSE I RESPECT WHAT IT IS

THAT CASH MONEY BRINGS TO

THE TABLE...

WELL, THEN, Y'ALL CAN GO

AHEAD--WHY DON'T SHE GO DO

A SONG WITH NICKI MINAJ?

AIN'T SHE DOWN WITH CASH MONEY?

WHY SHE GOT TO DO A SONG

WITH ME?

CALM DOWN, ALL RIGHT?

I NEED YOU DO THIS FOR ME.

WHAT YOU WANT TO TELL ME?

I DO A SONG WITH HER

BECAUSE OF YOU.

ONE SONG, AND THAT'S ALL

I'M DOING.

COOL.

THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M DOING

THIS SONG WITH YOU IS BECAUSE

I RESPECT HIM AND I'M LOYAL TO

HIM AND I TRUST HIM.

I RESPECT THE FACT THAT HE'S

A PRODUCER, AND HE KNOWS

WHAT HE'S DOING.

I KNOW.

I WORK WITH THIS MAN EVERY DAY.

WE'LL KEEP IT MOVING.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.

I JUST WANT TO GET Y'ALL

IN THE STUDIO.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

IT'S NOT FOR HER, TRUST ME,

'CAUSE I DON'T LIKE HER.

IT'S FOR US.

IT'S ONLY FOR YOU.

TRUST ME, I DON'T WANT TO DO

THIS NO MORE THAN JOSELINE.

JOSELINE NEEDS TO CHILL OUT,

LET STEVIE J. DO HIS MAGIC

SO WE CAN MAKE A HIT.

SHE DON'T WORK AS HARD AS ME.

NOBODY WORK AS HARD AS ME.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME

TO TELL HER?

AND YOU GONNA LET THEM

[bleep] TAKE MY [bleep] WHEN

I BE WORKING FOR IT?

I DON'T LIKE THAT.

NO, I DON'T LIKE THAT.

YOU DOING THIS [bleep] ON

PURPOSE.

YOU GONNA MAKE THIS BITCH--

AIN'T RIGHT--IT ABOUT--

[bleep] THAT [bleep].

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT [bleep].

IT AIN'T EVEN THAT SERIOUS.

IT'S ABOUT MAKING THIS

CONNECTION, AND THAT'S ALL IT'S

ABOUT, OKAY?

THAT [bleep] AIN'T FAIR.

YOU GOT ME WORKING HARD AS

[bleep].

LIFE AIN'T FAIR.

SO CHOCK IT UP AS BUSINESS AND

LET'S DO THE [bleep] WE GOT TO

DO AND KEEP IT MOVING.

YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?

AND THAT'S THAT.

COME ON.

COME HERE.

MALCOLM.

YO, YOU HAVE TO COME OUT HERE,

BECAUSE I NEED YOU TO MEET

WITH STEVIE J.

EXCUSE ME.

HELLO, EXCUSE ME.

HOW YOU DOING?

HEY, I'MA CALL YOU BACK.

HEY.

CAN I TALK TO YOU

FOR A MINUTE?

SURE.

HEY, DOUG, YOU WANT TO EXCUSE

ME FOR A SECOND?

HEY.

HI, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD.

I'M KARLIE.

BENZINO. NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.

MY NAME IS BENZINO.

A LOT OF Y'ALL PROBABLY KNOW ME

AS THE FORMER OWNER OF

THE SOURCE MAGAZINE.

I HAD SONGS OUT--

BOOTY & ROCK THE PARTY,

A LOT OF STUFF.

BUT NOW I OWN HIP HOP WEEKLY.

YEAH, I SEEN YOU IN THERE.

YOU'RE INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

I SAW YOU ONSTAGE WITH STEVIE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WE'RE DOING A THING, LIKE,

THE BAND THING.

REALLY?

YEAH.

OKAY.

ARE YOU FROM HERE?

I'M FROM TRINIDAD.

FROM TRINIDAD?

MM-HMM, MM-HMM.

YEAH, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SO

BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

GOT THAT EXOTIC THING

GOING ON.

THANK YOU.

BENZINO. GOT IT.

ONSTAGE.

I PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER,

AND JUST RIGHT AWAY,

THERE WAS A VIBE.

THERE WAS A CONNECTION.

AND FOR SOME--I FEEL--

I FELT IT.

[laughs]

YOU'RE GORGEOUS.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE A MAN?

I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY GOT

SOMEONE.

NO, I'M TOTALLY SINGLE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

NO, NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY.

COME ON, NOW. STOP.

NO, FOR REAL.

NO, DON'T MAKE ME BLUSH.

DEFINITELY, NO, I'M SINGLE.

ANTONIO AND I SPLIT UP

A WHILE BACK.

IT WASN'T A BAD BREAKUP.

WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE MUCH

IN COMMON.

WE'RE GONNA REMAIN FRIENDS,

AND I'M TOTALLY READY TO PLAY

THE FIELD AGAIN.

THINK MAYBE I COULD--YOU

KNOW, WE COULD GO OUT OR

SOMETHING?

TAKE YOU OUT?

I WOULD LOVE THAT.

REALLY?

IS THAT AN INVITE?

YEAH, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW,

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO,

I WOULD LOVE TO.

WELL, MAYBE WE CAN EXCHANGE

NUMBERS.

ABSOLUTELY.

LET ME GET YOUR NUMBER.

YUP.

HE DEFINITELY MAKES ME

NERVOUS.

BENZINO HAS A CERTAIN SWAG

THAT I LIKE.

HE'S DEFINITELY MY TYPE.

I GUESS I'LL BE WAITING FOR

YOUR CALL.

MMKAY, I'LL TEXT YOU.

YEAH, IT WAS GREAT

MEETING YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.

YOU'RE GORGEOUS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[chuckles]

YOU MAKE ME NERVOUS, KARLIE.

[laughs]

TAKE CARE, KARLIE.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

BYE.

[exhales]

DAMN.

[aggressive hip-hop music]

♪

I CALLED ERICA TO MY HOUSE,

'CAUSE AFTER VISITING MY SON,

I THOUGHT WE NEEDED A REAL

WOMAN-TO-WOMAN TALK ABOUT HOW

SHE TREATED MY SON AND HOW SHE

LEFT HIM FOR DEAD.

BEFORE I ASK YOU THIS QUESTION,

I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU AND

SCRAPPY ARE DOING.

WE OKAY.

I WOULD BELIEVE THAT,

BUT LAST WEEK, HE HAD

A ASTHMA ATTACK.

MM-HMM.

AND YOU WENT TO WORK,

AND YOU LEFT HIM.

I DIDN'T LEAVE HIM.

YOU LEFT HIM...

NO, I DIDN'T.

BECAUSE WHEN I GOT TO

THE EMERGENCY ROOM,

HE PUT THE 'MERGENCY ROOM

DOCTOR OUT.

HE PUT FRIENDS THAT WERE IN

THE ROOM OUT JUST TO PULL ME TO

THE SIDE AND SAY, "MOMMY, YOU

KNOW WHAT?

SHE ABANDONED ME."

THAT'S WHAT HE DID.

IT'S NOT FAIR THAT HE ACCUSED

ME OF ABANDONMENT, BECAUSE

WHEN I LOST OUR FIRST CHILD,

YOU UP AND LEFT.

YOU TOOK A FLIGHT AND GOT

THE HELL OUT.

WHO YOU LEAVIN' ME WITH?

YOUR HOMEBOY.

I LEFT YOU WITH SOMEBODY THAT

YOU KNEW THAT YOU WERE

COMFORTABLE WITH, AND I MADE

SURE THAT YOU GOT TO WHERE YOU

NEEDED TO GO.

YOU'RE ASTHMATIC.

YOU HAVE ASTHMA ATTACKS.

YOU DON'T GET IT.

WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, BOO,

YOU DON'T LEAVE THEM.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT

HIS SIDE.

MATTER FACT, THEY SHOULDN'T

HAVE TOOK HIM TO

THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

YOU SHOULDA TOOK HIM.

IT'S NOT LIKE HE WAS JUST

LEFT AT THE HOUSE BY HISSELF.

YOU REMEMBER WE HAD A TALK A

WHILE BACK ABOUT HOW SO

UNEMOTIONALLY AND DISATTACHED

THAT YOU ARE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

THAT'S WHY HE LEFT THE HOUSE.

THAT'S MY SON, FOOL.

I KNOW, BUT CALM DOWN.

THAT'S MY SON.

WHAT YOU MEAN, "CALM DOWN"?

RELAX.

NO, I'M NOT GONNA RELAX.

I CAN'T RELAX WHEN I ALMOST LOST

MY SON.

YOU CAN'T GIVE NO ADVICE.

IT'S LIKE TWO, THREE FAILED

MARRIAGES, SEVERAL FAILED

RELATIONSHIPS.

THIS IS WHAT YOUR SON SEES,

SO...

IN MY EYES, HE KNOWS

NO DIFFERENT.

YOU CAN TALK TO ME ABOUT IT,

BUT YOU DON'T CHECK ME.

I'M NOT YOUR CHILD.

I'M GONNA CHECK THAT.

NO, YOU'RE NOT MY CHILD.

BUT YOU SAID YOU LOVED MY CHILD.

I DO, BUT YOU DON'T CHECK ME,

BOO.

YOU LEFT HIM.

YOU LEFT HIM FOR DEAD.

YOU LEFT HIM FOR DEAD!

YOU LEFT MY CHILD FOR DEAD!

IT'S OVER BETWEEN HIM AND ERICA.

FOR HER TO GO TO WORK AND LEAVE

HIM FOR DEAD,

CLEARLY, THERE'S NO LOVE.

IT WON'T BE NO LOVE LOST,

NOT WHEN YOU'RE MESSING WITH

MAMA'S SON.

CLEARLY HE DOESN'T FEEL LOVED,

AND THAT'S FROM...

FROM THE INSTANT THAT

THAT HAPPENED.

THAT'S WHY HE MOVED

THE [bleep] OUT.

OKAY.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT I TOLD YOU

A LONG TIME AGO.

IF I WERE YOU, WHEN IT COME DOWN

TO MY SON, I WOULDN'T TRUST ME.

LOOK AT ALL THE [bleep] YOU

PUT ME THROUGH.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, CALM DOWN.

NO, YOU DON'T TELL ME TO

[bleep] CALM DOWN.

I SAY WHAT THE [bleep] I WANT TO

SAY, HOW I WANT TO SAY IT.

AND I'M HEATED RIGHT NOW SO I'MA

SAY IT HOW I WANT TO SAY IT.

BRING IT DOWN, 'CAUSE MY HEAD

WILL START SPINNING, AND I'LL

CHOP YOU IN YOUR TRACHEALA.

TRY IT. TRY IT.

WHOO!

IT'S NOT A GOOD THING.

THIS BITCH IS SHAKING

THE TABLE!

[dramatic hip-hop music]

♪

WHEN SCRAPPY ASKED TO MEET

UP, I REALLY JUST THOUGHT WE WAS

GONNA HAVE A CONVERSATION, LIKE,

WHEN HE WAS WANTS TO TALK,

EVERYTHING COMES OUT.

EVEN THE STUFF FROM FIVE YEARS

AGO COMES BACK OUT.

SO I FIGURED IT WAS GONNA BE ONE

OF THOSE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS.

REMEMBER WHEN I TOLD YOU--

I WAS LIKE, "I'M A GROWN MAN.

I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT,

WHAT I NEED.

YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT,

WHAT YOU NEED,

AND WE TRY TO WORK ON IT"?

BUT...

I DON'T THINK YOU WANT

TO DO THAT.

NOT COMING TO SEE ME IN

THE HOSPITAL, NOT SEEING ME

TO THE HOSPITAL.

I WAS ALREADY LOOKING FOR HER TO

SHOW ME MORE,

AND THAT'S SHOWING YOU.

YOUR MOTHER STRESSED

THE ISSUE, SAYING

I ABANDONED YOU.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

I'M SITTING THERE, TEARS COMING

DOWN FROM MY EYES,

AND I CAN'T BREATHE.

I'M LIKE, "WOW," LIKE,

AND THE ONLY THING--

TEARS WAS COMING OUT

YOUR EYES?

AND YOU THE ONLY ONE THAT

DIDN'T SEE 'EM.

THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO ME.

YOU KNOW, HE'S ASTHMATIC.

HE HAS ASTHMA ATTACKS.

I GET READY AND I GO TO WORK,

AND HE'S MAD AT ME,

AND I'M STILL CONFUSED AS TO

WHY, BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO

MAKE MY MONEY TO TAKE CARE

OF OUR DAUGHTER.

AND I'M NOT GONNA START

BABYSITTING SCRAPPY BECAUSE HE

GOT WASTED THE NIGHT BEFORE.

I CAN'T SAY THAT YOU'RE

A BAD PERSON.

I THINK YOU GOT LOVE IN YOUR

HEART, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THAT

EMOTION WITH YOU.

YOU HAVE SOME EMOTION WHAT YOU

FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD CARE FOR.

NO, OKAY, SO YOU'RE USING

THAT AS JUSTIFICATION?

WHEN YOU BE REAL TO YOURSELF,

AND YOU OWN UP TO YOUR FEELINGS

AND WHAT YOU GO THROUGH

AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH,

AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE

DETACHED FROM THOSE FEELINGS--

I'M NOT DETACHED.

YOU ARE DETACHED FROM

YOUR FEELINGS, AND THAT'S WHY

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

SO WHY YOU BEEN COMING BACK?

IF I'M SO DETACHED, TEN YEARS ON

AND OFF, WHY DO YOU KEEP

COMING BACK?

I BE TRYING HOPING THAT--

IF I'M SO DETACHED--

HOPING THAT IT WORK ONE DAY,

HOPING THAT YOU COME TO, AND

THAT'S WHAT I AM NOT GONNA DO.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

THAT'S WHY I DON'T WANT TO

SIT HERE--I DON'T WANT TO SIT

HERE AND WAITING MY WHOLE LIFE

FOR YOU TO GET...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT YOUR

WHOLE LIFE.

ATTACHED TO YOUR EMOTIONS.

YOU JUST NEED SOMETHING,

AND IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO

USE AND THAT'S JUST COOL, 'CAUSE

THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT TYPE

OF PERSON YOU REALLY ARE.

WHAT TYPE OF PERSON I AM?

IT JUST REVEALS, YES.

WHEN YOU DOWN AND OUT, "OH, BABY

MAMA ERICA, WHERE YOU AT?

I NEED YA, I NEED YA,

I NEED YA."

AS SOON AS YOU COME BACK DOWN TO

GROUND ZERO, REALIZATION, THEN

IT'S, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M SORRY."

LET ME GO BACK, THEN.

I REMEMBER WHEN--YOU REMEMBER

WHEN I WAS SAYING I WAS TRYING

TO GET--GET YOU TO BE "MY GIRL"

NOT JUST MY BABY MAMA, NOT JUST

A FRIEND THAT LET ME

IN WHEN ALL--

BUT LOOK AT THE [bleep]

YOU PUT ME THROUGH.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, CALM DOWN.

NO, YOU DON'T TELL ME TO

[bleep] CALM DOWN.

I SAY WHAT THE [bleep] I

WANT TO SAY HOW I WANT TO SAY

IT, AND I'M HEATED RIGHT NOW, SO

I'MA SAY IT HOW I WANT

TO SAY IT.

I GO TO WORK EVERY DAY, AND NOT

BECAUSE I WANT TO DO--BECAUSE I

NEED TO.

BUT THEN HE GOES OUT AND BLOWS

ALL HIS MONEY AT THE CLUB.

I WANT THINGS TO WORK OUT

BETWEEN US, BUT SCRAPPY NEEDS TO

STEP UP AND BE A MAN.

FOR ME--I DIDN'T EVEN RESPECT

YOU AND NOTHING LIKE THAT.

I'M DONE WITH THIS CONVERSATION.

I DON'T CARE AT THIS POINT,

SCRAPPY.

I DON'T CARE.

YOU STILL SITTING RIGHT HERE.

IT'S VOILA MAGIIC.

IT'S VOILA MAGIC.

IT'S DONE.

WHAT'S DONE?

IT'S DONE--THE CONVERSATION

AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S DONE.

THAT SHOWS YOU WEAK.

YOU CAN'T DEAL WITH IT.

YOU BAD.

YOU HAVING A BAD DAY.

OH, I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.

I'M GOOD.

KEEP WALKING. KEEP WALKING.

[confident hip-hop music]

♪

[horn honking]

I FINALLY FOUND OUT WHERE

STEVIE WAS STAYING, SO I DECIDED

TO TAKE HIM HIS [bleep].

I SHOULD'VE BURNED HIS STUFF,

BUT I DECIDED TO BE THE BIGGER

PERSON AND DROP IT OFF.

WHAT'S THIS?

SOME OF YOUR STUFF.

I JUST WANTED ANYTHING THAT

REMINDED ME OF HIM

OUT OF MY LIFE.

WHY YOU COMING OVER HERE

LIKE THIS?

THOUGHT YOU SHOULD HAVE

YOUR STUFF.

I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU FEELING

HOW YOU FEELING.

WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE IT'S LIKE I'VE BEEN

DOING SOME RECKLESS [bleep].

MM-HMM.

BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM

THE FACT THAT I STILL LOVE YOU.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

CAN GET ON A PAGE, ON SOME TYPE

OF PAGE TOGETHER.

YOU SPEND MORE TIME WITH THAT

BITCH THAN YOU DO ME

AND YOUR DAUGHTER.

YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE

AROUND ME.

WHY NOT? WHY NOT?

'CAUSE YOU'RE AROUND THIS BITCH.

BECAUSE YOU STARTED...

I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH A MAN

THAT'S WITH A BITCH EVERY DAY.

YOU DO WAY MORE THAN WORK

WITH HER.

YOU MANAGE HER.

YOU MANAGE HER [bleep] [bleep],

HER ASS, AND EVERYTHING UNDER

THE [bleep] SUN.

THAT'S WHAT I DO?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.

HOW YOU FIT THAT?

YOU GOT THE BITCH PREGNANT,

SO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.

I APOLOGIZED FOR THAT.

I'M SORRY.

IF I GOT PREGNANT BY THE NEXT

MAN, IS THAT GONNA FLY

WITH YOU?

YOU JUST GONNA SCREAM UNTIL

YOU JUST FEEL THE NEED TO STOP?

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND

WHERE I'M COMING FROM.

I UNDERSTAND WHERE

YOU COMING FROM.

WHERE AM I COMING FROM THEN?

YOU'RE UPTIGHT. YOU'RE MAD.

"UPTIGHT" WOULD BE THE WRONG

[bleep] WORD TO USE FOR WHAT

I AM RIGHT NOW.

HOW YOU--HOW CAN WE GET THIS

ON THE PAGE WHERE WE CAN JUST

KEEP IT CALM AND COOL?

WHERE CAN WE START?

YOU TELL ME WHERE WE CAN GET

A STARTING POINT.

SOMEWHERE WE CAN SIT DOWN

WHERE YOU CAN'T YELL.

THEN WHAT?

FOR YOU TO SAY WHAT?

LET'S JUST TALK.

FOR ME TO SAY WHAT I NEED TO SAY

WITHOUT YOU SCREAMING.

I DON'T REACT WELL.

CAN WE SIT IN THE THERAPIST?

YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T--

NOW YOU TALKING.

YOU WANT TO GO IN FRONT OF

A THERAPIST?

YEAH.

I'MA TAKE HIM UP ON

THE OFFER SEEING A THERAPIST.

SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT

THE THERAPIST WILL THINK THAT

THIS IS JUST AS [bleep] UP

AS I DO.

OKAY, NOBODY TELL ME [bleep]

ABOUT YOU, ESPECIALLY NO BITCH

THAT'S ONLY KNOWN YOU FOR

A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

AND YOU TELL THAT [bleep] SHE

THREATEN ME AGAIN, WE GONNA HAVE

PROBLEMS.

WHAT DID SHE SAY TO YOU?

WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER WHAT

SHE SAID TO ME, 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T

DID [bleep] TO YOU OR HER.

SO IF ANYBODY NEEDS TO BE MAD OR

THREATENING ANYBODY,

IT SHOULD BE ME.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

HONESTLY, THE REASON WHY

STEVIE CAN'T SHAKE HIS ARTIST IS

BECAUSE IT'S TOO MUCH EMOTIONS

INVOLVED, AND HE GOT THIS BITCH

FEELING SO COMFORTABLE THAT SHE

FEEL LIKE SHE CAN SAY WHATEVER

TO ME, AND THAT'S A [bleep]

PROBLEM.

YOU GOT THIS BITCH

THREATENING ME.

I GOT HER THREATENING YOU?

YEAH, YOU GOT HER

THREATENING ME.

YOU THINK I ASKED HER TO

THREATEN MY FAMILY?

WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. WAIT.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU SHOULD HAVE

THIS [bleep] ON CHECK.

THIS BITCH SHOULD NOT CALL ME,

TEXT ME, NOTHING.

YEAH, SO YOU GOT HER

THREATENING ME.

DON'T YOU EVEN.

YOU UP ON ME.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL LET ME

GET A KISS.

AS LONG AS THAT [bleep] WITH

THAT [bleep], YOU AND ME...

WHEN I DO SEE MIMI, IT'S LIKE

A BUNCH OF, "RAWR, RAWR,

[bleep], YOU [bleep].

YOU PIECE OF [bleep]."

YOU KNOW, IT'S EVERYTHING

AND THEN SOME.

BUT I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER

IT TAKES TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.

I [bleep] HATE WHAT YOU DID

TO US.

[bleep] CAN'T BELIEVE

THIS [bleep].

[sobs]

[engine turns over]

WHY SHE DRIVING OVER

MY JOINTS?

YOU SHOULD'VE PICKED IT UP.

YOU THINK IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE?

I DON'T THINK

IT'S NOBODY ELSE.

HE'S NOT HAPPY WITH HIS LIFE.

HE JUST--ISSUES.

YOU HAVE NO RECEIPT!

[both talking over each other]

I GOT YOU ON TAPE!

DON'T YOU MAKE--DON'T YOU

EVER LIE ON ME.

AND I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO

BE THERE FOR YOUR MAN, BUT I

JUST ASK THAT SHE AT LEAST BE

UNDERSTANDING.

THAT'S WHY AS BAD AS MY MOUTH

IS, I NEVER CAME BACK, 'CAUSE I

KNOW HOW MEN CAN SAY ANYTHING.

YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW.

UH-OH.

LATE, MAMA.

HI.

WHAT'S UP, HONEY BUN?

I WANTED TO MEET WITH

RASHEEDA AND K.MICHELLE TO TALK

TO THEM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT

WAS GOING ON WITH ME

AND SCRAPPY.

AND RASHEEDA BECAUSE HER AND

SCRAPPY ARE REALLY,

REALLY CLOSE.

THEY'RE LIKE BROTHER

AND SISTER, SO MAYBE SHE CAN

GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT AS TO

WHAT'S GOING ON IN HIS HEAD.

BOO, YOU A'IGHT.

GIVE US THE 100.

SCRAPPY CALLS ME.

HE WANTS TO MEET.

HE WANTS TO TALK.

I MEET WITH HIM, AND HE'S JUST

LIKE, "WELL, I CALLED YOU HERE

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS

NO MORE."

WHAT?

I'M LIKE, "WHAT?"

"YOU WEREN'T THERE FOR ME WHEN I

HAD MY ASTHMA ATTACK.

YOU WENT TO WORK.

YOU PUT WORK BEFORE ME.

I WAS ON MY DEATHBED."

I'M THE ONE THAT PUSHED--LIKE,

I'M PUSHING, LIKE, HE NEEDS TO

GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT SOUNDS CRAZY FOR IT TO BE

ONE LITTLE SMALL THING ABOVE ALL

THE [bleep] YOU BEEN THROUGH.

AND YOU'D HAVE BEEN THROUGH--

AND THAT'S WHAT I--USUALLY

IT'S ONE THING.

AND JUST LAST WEEK,

YOU TEXTING ME.

YOU AT THE CLUB.

YOU AT THE VELVET ROOM.

IT'S 3:00 SOMETHING

IN THE MORNING.

"OH, I'M AROUND A MILLION

BAD [bleep], AND ALL I CAN THINK

ABOUT IS YOU."

THIS WAS LAST SUNDAY.

SO YOU JUST GOT A CHANGE

OF A HEART ALL OF A SUDDEN

A WEEK LATER?

IT PISSES ME OFF THAT ONE MINUTE

SCRAPPY WANTS TO BE WITH ME,

AND THE NEXT MINUTE HE DOESN'T.

AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW IF I

CAN JUST DEAL WITH IT ANYMORE.

LIKE, I'M GONNA HONESTLY

BE DONE.

HE SAYS HE'S DONE,

AND HE COMES BACK.

LIKE, I'M GONNA REALLY BE DONE,

AND THERE'S NO COMING BACK.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT,

AND I KNOW THAT'S GOT TO BE

KILLING YOU.

IT'S GOT TO BE.

YOU THINK IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE?

HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK IT'S

NOBODY ELSE.

IT'S JUST HIM?

I THINK IT'S HIM.

SCRAPPY'S NOT HAPPY WITH

HISSELF.

HE'S NOT HAPPY WITH HIS LIFE.

HE JUST--ISSUES.

HE TALKING ABOUT EMOTIONS AND

AFFECTION, AND SOMETIMES I FEEL

LIKE, "MAN, YOU NEED TO MAN UP.

HELL."

RIGHT.

YOU MORE EMOTIONAL THAN ME,

AND I'M THE FEMALE.

[chuckling]

OKAY.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IT

SOUNDS LIKE?

YOU KNOW WHAT'S CRAZY--IT SOUNDS

LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HE

NEEDS TO LEARN, AND IT SOUNDS

LIKE YOU THE PERFECT PERSON TO

TEACH HIM, BUT HE DOESN'T ALLOW

YOU THAT.

GIRL, I DON'T THINK YOU NEED

TO TEACH HIM.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

HIS MAMA--HIS MAMA WAS

SUPPOSED TO TEACH HIM THAT.

THAT'S TOO LATE.

IT'S TOO LATE.

HE IS ALWAYS--HE'S OUT OF

THE HOUSE.

HIS MAMA SHOULD--HIS MAMA STILL

BABY HIM.

SHE'S STILL AROUND BABYING HIM.

WHAT HIS MAMA NEEDS TO DO IS

SAY, "START AT POINT 'A' AND

TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO 'Z,'"

BECAUSE HONESTLY, SHE SKIPPED

SOME STEPS ALONG THE WAY.

AND YOU AIN'T DONE.

DON'T TEACH HIM NOTHING.

TEACH HIM HOW TO LOOK AT YOUR

BUTT AND SAY, "GOOD-BYE."

GIVE HIM THE DEUCES.

[laughs]

SO YOU KNOW I CALLED

KARLIE DOWN.

SHE ALREADY DOWN HERE.

YOU AIN'T HAVE TO CALL THAT FOR.

I CALLED HER HERE JUST SO WE

CAN GET IT ON THE TABLE, 'CAUSE

I KNOW YOU GOT A FEW THINGS YOU

WANT TO SAY TO HER.

ABSOLUTELY.

SHE GOT SOME ISSUES.

I GOT A COUPLE ISSUES WITH HER.

AS LONG AS SHE DON'T GET IN

THE WAY OF MY GOOD COCKTAIL AND

MY MACARONI AND CHEESE,

'CAUSE THAT WHY I CAME HERE.

BUT I'MA SAY WHAT I NEED TO SAY

TO HER.

ABSOLUTELY.

HEY.

HEY, MISS REDD.

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M WONDERFUL.

AND YOURSELF?

HEY, BOO.

YOU LOOK CUTE.

THANK YOU.

UH-UH.

I DID NOT COME IN LOVE.

HAVE A SEAT.

[laughs]

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

GIRL, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WAS

READY TO GO TO A RED CARPET

ON THE GRAMMY'S,

BUT THE KNOCK-OFF ONE.

IT'S NOT A GOOD DAY TO HATE,

TRUST ME.

I WOULD NEVER TRUST

THE WOMAN WITH A RHINESTONE

SNAKE AROUND HER NECK.

YOU CAN'T TRUST NO WOMAN

LIKE THAT.

SO WHAT'S UP, MAMA?

IT'S JUST BEEN A FEW THINGS

THAT HAVE BEEN SAID.

THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU, YOU

DIDN'T KNOW THE SITUATION.

YOU HAD NO IDEA.

SECOND TIME I SAW YOU, YOU

SITTING AT THE TABLE AT HER

LISTENING PARTY, AND YOU TELLING

ME ABOUT THIS WOMAN.

BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SAW YOU,

ARIANE--IS IT ARIA, ARIEN,

WHATEVER HER NAME IS--

ARIANE.

YOU KNOW THAT GIRL NAME.

THAT'S MY FRIEND.

ARIANE--ARIANE--K.MICHELLE,

I'M TELLING YOU.

YOU WANT TO TAKE SHOTS?

I'MA TAKE SHOTS BACK.

WE COULD TAKE SHOTS ALL DAY.

YOU AIN'T TELLING ME NOTHING.

AND YOU ARE JEALOUS OF ME

BECAUSE OF WHAT?

WHY WOULD I BE JEALOUS?

YOU OLD AS [bleep].

YOU LOOK LIKE [bleep].

A 40-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING SINGER

WITHOUT A WIKIPEDIA PAGE.

YOU LOOK LIKE THE BOTTOM OF

MY SHOE.

I GOT MORE [bleep] UNDER MY BELT

THAN YOU WILL EVER HAVE.

'CAUSE YOU OLD ENOUGH, BITCH.

AND YOU'RE PSYCHO.

YOU'RE 40.

LOOK AT YOU.

YOU GOT ONE DEFLATED

ASS CHEEK.

WHOOP-WHOOP.

YOU'RE LIKE THIS.

POOP, POOP, PA, PA.

IT'S NOT WORKING.

PA, PA, PA.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO WORK.

THE BITCH IS CRAZY.

SHE'S PSYCHO.

THAT'S WHY THEY PUT MENTAL

PEOPLE IN STRAITJACKETS.

BRING IT DOWN, 'CAUSE MY HEAD

WILL START SPINNING, AND I'LL

CHOP YOU IN YOUR TRACHEALA.

TRY IT.

[bleep] WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO.

IT'S NOT A GOOD DAY, OKAY?

WHOO!

THIS BITCH IS SHAKING

THE TABLE!

DON'T SHAKE UNLESS YOU READY TO

GET SHOOK.

YOU HAVE NO RECEIPT!

YOU [bleep] EVERYBODY IN

THE INDUSTRY!

YOU ARE VERY JEALOUS OF ME.

YOU HAVE NO RECEIPT!

[both talking over each other]

I GOT YOU ON TAPE!

DON'T MAKE UP NO [bleep]

ON ME, BITCH.

HEY!

DON'T YOU MAKE--DON'T YOU

EVER LIE ON ME.

DON'T VIOLATE ME!

I BEEN THROUGH TOO MUCH.

I'M NOBODY'S PUNK.

RUN FAR AWAY, 'CAUSE YOU'RE

[bleep]!

EVERY TIME I SEE YOU!

I DON'T LIKE HER.

EVERY TIME I SEE YOU!

SHE FELT LIKE YOU WERE BEING

INAPPROPRIATE AT HER FUNCTIONS,

AND--

I DON'T GIVE A [bleep] WHAT A

BITCH GOT TO SAY.

ONCE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME,

I WILL BE AT YOUR HOUSE TODAY!

YOU GOT TO ARREST ME TODAY,

TRUST ME.

TRUST ME, YOU GOT TO ARREST ME

TODAY.

YOU'RE [bleep] WITH

THE WRONG BITCH!

TRUST ME!

MIMI, YOU BETTER TELL 'EM!

BITCH, SHUT YOUR ASS UP!

YOU STUPID BITCH!

YOU AIN'T GONNA DO [bleep]!

I'M FROM MEMPHIS!

I NEED TO [bleep] WHIP THIS

BITCH ASS!

OKAY, I'M NOT GONNA PLAY THEM

GAMES.

I'M FROM MEMPHIS.

I DON'T PLAY THAT, CARLOS.

I JUST WANTED TO COME OUT

THE BATHROOM, AND I WANTED TO

APOLOGIZE FOR MY NAPKIN.

EXCUSE ME, ME AND MY NAPKIN

APOLOGIZE TO YOU AND YOUR LUMP.

SEE THESE CRIES ON HERE?

THEY COME FROM ANGER THAT I

CANNOT BEAT THIS BITCH ASS

RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW ME, MIMI.

SHE FELT LIKE YOU WERE BEING

INAPPROPRIATE AT HER FUNCTIONS,

AND--

I DON'T GIVE A [bleep] WHAT A

BITCH GOT TO SAY.

ONCE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME,

I WILL BE AT YOUR HOUSE TODAY!

'CAUSE ONCE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS

ON ME, IT IS OVER!

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.

MAYBE SHE WON'T SHAKE A TABLE

NO MORE.

MAYBE SHE WON'T LIE ON ME.

MAYBE SHE WON'T CALL ME

ON MY NIGHT.

WE GONNA SEE EACH OTHER

AGAIN.

WE GONNA SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

YOU GOT TO ARREST ME TODAY,

TRUST ME.

TRUST ME, YOU GOT TO ARREST ME

TODAY.

ON THE NEXT LOVE & HIP-HOP

ATLANTA...

I'M MORE SEASONED IN THIS

GAME THAN YOU.

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK, BABY.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

I GOOGLED YOUR NAME.

A VINEGAR POPPED UP,

A BRAND OF VINEGAR.

K.MICHELLE DOES NOT HAVE

THE ABILITY OF HAVING ANY ADULT

CONVERSATION.

GET THE [bleep] OUT.

I LIKE YOUR PINK DRESS.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU

AND KARLIE?

LIKE, NO JOKE, SHE'S A REAL

HUMBLE PERSON.

I'M GONNA MEET HER FAMILY SOON.

OH, WOW.

YEAH.

WHOO.

I NEVER KNEW JOSELINE, SHE

THREATENED MIMI MORE.

FOR WHAT?

ARE Y'ALL STILL [bleep] AROUND?

OCCASIONALLY, I TAKE A DIP

BACK IN THERE.

THE PROBLEM IS STEVIE AND HIS

LYING ASS.

HE JUST A RABBIT.

HE HAS A WAY OF TELLING YOU ONE

THING, TELLING ME ONE THING,

AND TELLING EVERYBODY ELSE ONE

THING, AND PLAYING EVERYBODY.

YOU STILL GONNA...

LOOK OUT FOR ME ON THAT CHILD

SUPPORT?

I ASKED YOU FOR SOME MONEY

AND I STILL HAVE YET

TO RECEIVE IT.

I AIN'T GET AROUND TO IT.

YOU'RE NOT TAKING HIM

OFF CHILD SUPPORT.

HE IS GONNA DO WHAT HE'S

SUPPOSED TO DO.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A MEETING

WITH OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT.

MMM, EUGH.

YOU'RE THE TALENT.

AND THEY WOULDN'T BE IN THAT

ROLE WITHOUT YOU, AND THAT'S

WHAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

I'M ABOUT TO GET FIRED,

IS WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME.

THE PERSON WHO PUT THEIR LIFE ON

THE LINE FOR YOU FOR 17 YEARS.

YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME YOU'RE

GONNA FIRE ME?

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO

SAY THAT.

[sobbing]