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THIS IS ZINO AFTER DARK.

HOW DO YOU WORK THE BUSINESS OUT

WITH THE RELATIONSHIP?

I LOVE STEVIE.

I APPRECIATE HIM.

BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE

WITH HIM.

YOU TREAT ME LIKE I'M A

PROSTITUTE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I DON'T PAY TO [bleep] YOU.

AND I KNOW YOU LOVE SCRAPPY.

I KNOW HE LOVES YOU.

BUT DOES HE LOVES YOU ENOUGH

TO REALLY MARRY YOU?

IF YOU MY MAMA

AND I'M YOUR SON,

AND I'M GOING TO THE LEFT,

I THINK YOU SHOULD FOLLOW ME.

I'LL DO THAT,

BUT THEN I LIKE SHAY,

AND SHE LOST A LITTLE MORE

WEIGHT, AND SHE LOOKING "FOIN."

I JUST WANT TO GET

LITTLE PIGGY AND THE BEAR

BACK TOGETHER.

WELL, THEN IF THE GORILLA

IS NOT IN THE MIDDLE,

THEN MAYBE WE CAN DO THAT.

IS THAT THE DOOR?

YEAH, THAT'S THE DOOR.

STEVIE, WHAT, YOU GOT

THE HEATER ON IN HERE?

WHAT'S UP?

YOU GONNA LET THIS

BITCH DISRESPECT ME?

AND YOU NOT GONNA SAY [bleep]?

IT WAS A JOKE.

SHE MADE A JOKE.

JOKING?

YOU [bleep]!

* THIS IS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

* YEAH

* THIS IS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

* 'SUP ♪

* THIS IS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

* HUH

* THIS IS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

* HUH

♪ THERE AIN'T NOTHING LIKE ♪

♪ HIP-HOP MUSIC

♪ MUSIC

* THIS IS THE LIFE

♪ THIS IS THE LIFE

[slow R&B music]

♪

AS CRAZY AS LAST NIGHT WENT,

I KNEW STEVIE WAS GONNA END UP

IN MY BED.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M HAPPY

WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP.

I STILL NEED TO TALK TO HIM,

'CAUSE I THINK HE GOT TOO MANY

DISTRACTION, AND IT'S AFFECTING

OUR WORK.

JOSELINE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

COME HERE.

WHAT'S UP?

LAST NIGHT WAS GREAT.

WHY YOU GOT A ATTITUDE?

LAST NIGHT WAS GREAT

AND EVERYTHING, AND ALL OF THAT

WAS GOOD, BUT, NO,

WE REALLY, REALLY, SERIOUSLY

NEED TO TALK.

I CAN'T DO THIS [bleep] NO MORE,

STEVIE.

I DON'T NEED THIS BAD ENERGY

ON ME WITH YOUR BABY MAMA.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MY TIME

IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH STEVIE.

MIMI'S BEEN AROUND FOR 15 YEARS.

SHE GOT ALL THEM WRINKLES.

SHE LOOK LIKE A OLD LADY.

SHE ALWAYS STRESSED OUT.

SHE HAS NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT,

AND SHE'S JUST WASTED 15 YEARS

OF HER LIFE.

JOSELINE HERNANDEZ AIN'T GOT

TIME FOR THAT.

IT'S NOT BAD AS--

YOU GOT TO LOOK AT IT

FROM HER BEING UPSET, EMOTIONAL,

BOOM, BOOM.

YOU--YOU GET WAY MORE EMOTIONAL

THAN SHE GET TOO.

[sighs]

I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THIS

ANYMORE.

THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS RIGHT

HERE, WHAT WE DOING,

ESTO AQUI,

I DON'T WANT TO DO IT NO MORE.

THE RELATIONSHIP, WE GONNA HAVE

TO LET THIS GO.

I WANT TO JUST GET TO WORK.

HUH?

I'M IN ANOTHER SPACE RIGHT

NOW.

I NEED TO GET MY [bleep]

TOGETHER.

I'M READY TO BE A STAR.

I'M READY TO BE WHAT YOU

PROMISED ME THAT WE WAS

GONNA BUILD TOGETHER.

WHAT, YOU THINK YOU'RE

IN THE STUDIO, YOU'RE THINK

YOU'RE IN PHOTO SHOOTS,

YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO MEET

WITH THESE PEOPLE,

FOR NO REASON?

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

I HAVE A PLAN.

JUST LET ME WORK.

11 MONTHS AGO WE LAID IN THIS

SAME BED RIGHT HERE,

AND I TOLD YOU WHAT I WAS GONNA

DO FOR YOU, AND I'VE DONE

EVERYTHING I TOLD YOU I WAS

GONNA DO.

AND WE STILL IN THE SAME

[bleep] BED TALKING ABOUT

THE SAME [bleep] [bleep].

WHAT THE [bleep] YOU WANT

TO DO, YOU WANT TO MOVE?

YOU GOT MONEY. MOVE.

BUT WE STILL DOING WHAT I SAID

WE WAS GONNA DO 11 MONTHS AGO.

ALL THAT OTHER SITUATION,

I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO KEEP THAT

OVER THERE FOR REAL, FOR REAL.

'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T MOVE FAST

ENOUGH, I'M GONNA START DOING

MY PHONE CALLS.

YOU WANT TO RUN AROUND DOING

IT BY YOURSELF,

JUST GONNA HAVE A SMALL CAREER.

THIS SMALL.

UN POQUITO.

YOU WANT TO BE GRANDE?

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

YOU WITH THE BULL[bleep].

MY JOB IS TO BE A BAD BITCH.

YEAH, YEAH, SO BE THE BAD

BITCH.

YOU BE THE BAD BITCH,

AND LET ME BE THE BEST MANAGER

THAT WAS EVER SEEN.

WELL, THEN YOU NEED

TO HANDLE THAT.

'CAUSE YOU ONLY HANDLE [bleep]

WITH YOUR MOUTH AND YOUR

BEEFCAKE.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING YOU

HANDLING.

SO--SO YOU'RE SAYING JUST

DON'T DO EVERYTHING I GOT

GOING ON.

JUST FOCUS ON YOU?

AS FAR AS MY CAREER GO,

YOU DAMN [bleep] RIGHT, [bleep],

'CAUSE AIN'T NOBODY GONNA

MAKE YOU MONEY LIKE I AM.

YOU SURE YOU WON'T COME BACK

IN FOR ANOTHER ROUND?

NO, I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK

IN; I'M OUT OF HERE.

I HAVE THINGS I GOT TO GO DO.

LET ME JUST LET YOU KNOW

THIS: I WANT YOU TO RUN AROUND.

BUT JUST REMEMBER ONE THING:

EVERYTHING COMES BACK

TO THE GATEKEEPER.

I'M GONNA GO HANDLE THE

BUSINESS.

BYE-BYE.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER ON.

YO, MAKE ME SOME BREAKFAST

BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

I'M NOT MAKING YOU [bleep].

TELL YOUR MOLLY MAID TO MAKE IT.

[door creaks open]

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

HEY, BABE.

WHAT YOU DOING?

MY BABY'S COMING BACK

FROM MIAMI, AND I'M EXCITED.

BUT I'M KIND OF HESITANT,

BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO TALK

TO HIM ABOUT THE CONVERSATION

I HAD WITH MY MOM THE OTHER DAY.

SO WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON

OTHER THAN SITTING AND WATCHING

TV?

I WAS TALKING TO MY MOM.

MM-HMM.

JUST INFORMED HER

ON THE RELATIONSHIP,

LET HER KNOW WE DOING GOOD

ABOUT THE WHOLE ENGAGEMENT.

I'M LIKE, "I'M GONNA HAVE

A BIG WEDDING."

"OH, WELL, IS THERE REALLY

GONNA BE A WEDDING?"

AND IT'S LIKE...

"IS THERE REALLY GONNA

BE A WEDDING?"

YOU GOT SO MUCH DOUBT, RIGHT.

AND I'M LIKE, "HUH, LIKE,

FROM YOU?"

SO I REALLY JUST FEEL LIKE

SHE JUST CAN'T BE HAPPY FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, MISERY LOVES

COMPANY, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M

SAYING?

AND YOU'RE NOT MISERABLE AT ALL

WHEN IT COMES TO RELATIONSHIP

RIGHT NOW.

YOU FEEL ME?

EVERYBODY MAMAS IS OVERSTEPPING

THEY--THEY BOUNDARIES.

I'M TALKING ABOUT LEGALLY,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

'CAUSE, LIKE, Y'ALL WORRY ABOUT

WHAT Y'ALL GOT GOING ON

AND LET US WORRY ABOUT US

AND WHAT WE GOT GOING ON.

ALL THAT IS JUST A HINDRANCE.

ALL I CAN DO IS JUST KEEP DOING

WHAT I'M DOING, YOU KNOW WHAT

WHAT I'M SAYING?

I ALREADY PROVED MYSELF

THROUGH GOD AND THROUGH YOU.

I REALLY JUST WANT EVERYBODY

TO BE AS HAPPY AS WE ARE.

I MEAN, AIN'T NOBODY GONNA BE

AS HAPPY AS WE ARE.

NOT AS HAPPY AS WE ARE,

BUT JUST THAT SUPPORT, YOU KNOW,

JUST ON BOTH ENDS FROM YOUR MOM,

FROM MY MOM.

I DONE HAD TO GO IN ON MY

MAMA, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

BUT LATELY SHE RESPECT

THE WHOLE MARRIAGE.

SHE TRYING TO LEARN HOW

TO DEAL WITH IT AND GET IT

THROUGH HER THICK SKULL.

YOU FEEL ME?

AND IT'S THICK,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

UGH.

SCRAPPY'S NEVER GONNA GET

ANYTHING AS FAR AS THIS

ENGAGEMENT THROUGH HIS MOM'S

THICK SKULL.

BUT MY MOM AND SCRAPPY,

I NEED THEM TO BE ON ONE ACCORD.

NOW, THAT'S A REALISTIC

CONVERSATION.

I JUST KIND OF FEEL LIKE Y'ALL

DO JUST REALLY NEED TO SIT DOWN

AND TALK.

WOW.

ME AND YOUR MAMA?

JUST KIND OF LIKE I HAD

TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOUR

MOM.

JUST SIT DOWN AND HAVE A TALK

WITH HER.

I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE

DAY, IT'S OUR RELATIONSHIP.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

BUT THOSE ARE OUR PARENTS,

SO I DON'T SEE NO REASON WHY

I SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TALK

TO YOUR MOM.

YOU FEELING ME?

LIKE, SHE NEED TO GET TO KNOW

OLD SCRIZZY, YOU FEEL ME--

DARRYL, SHE NEEDS TO GET

TO KNOW DARRYL.

YOU FEEL ME?

SHE NEED TO GET TO KNOW ME.

ALL OF ME.

BABE, WE'RE GONNA GO

WITH DARRYL.

SCRAP--

ONE AT A TIME.

WE'LL DO DARRYL, SCRAP,

THEM MERLOT.

OKAY.

I'LL GIVE HER ALL OF ME.

[laughter]

NOW CAN I LAY DOWN WITH YOU?

YOU FEEL ME?

'CAUSE YOUR HOMIE,

HE NEED HIS FOOT MASSAGE.

YOU FEEL ME?

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.

THANKS.

AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN.

* MONEY UP TO HERE

♪ MONEY, MONEY UP TO HERE

♪ MONEY UP TO HERE

♪ MONEY, MONEY UP TO HERE

♪ GOT MONEY UP TO HERE

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HEY, BOO!

HI.

I WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP

WITH DJ BABEYDREW,

CHRIS BROWN'S DJ.

WE'RE NOT TOGETHER ANYMORE,

BUT WE HAVE A SIX-YEAR-OLD

HANDSOME SON LITTLE, DREW.

HE CHEATED ON ME WHEN I WAS

PREGNANT AND I BROKE UP WITH

HIM, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO BE

CIVIL AND CO-PARENT.

DO ME A FAVOR AND GO WITH J.

SOMEWHERE.

YEAH.

OKAY, J., CAN YOU TAKE HIM

OUT?

DREW AND I NEED TO TALK.

THE PROBLEM WITH OUR SITUATION

IS, ONE, DREW IS EITHER

ENTERTAINING SOME GROUPIE CHICK,

TWO, HE'S ON TOUR,

OR THREE, REFER BACK TO ONE.

HE NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER

REALLY FAST,

ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR SON NEEDS

HIM IN HIS LIFE.

I GOT YOU A SHIRT.

I SEE YOU GOT A NEW SHIRT.

WHAT'S THIS?

THAT'S MY MOVEMENT.

YOU HAVE TO JOIN MY MOVEMENT,

OKAY?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT'S THE "THA HA."

THE WHO?

THE "THA HA."

OKAY, SO YOU KNOW HOW THERE'S

SUCH THINGS AS GROUPIES, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW THEM.

WE DON'T WANT TO CALL--

WE DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM

GROUPIES.

WE WANT TO CALL THEM

SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T

KNOW WE CALLING THEM GROUPIES.

SO I CAME UP WITH THIS PHRASE:

"THESE HOES ARE HOES ALWAYS."

YOU MADE THAT UP?

I MADE THAT UP.

'CAUSE YOU KNOW THAT VERY

WELL.

I'M ON TOUR, RIGHT?

I'M ON TOUR WITH CHRIS.

THESE GIRLS ARE WAITING

IN THE LOBBY.

THEY COULD BE WAITING AT THE

CLUB, THEY COULD BE WAITING

AT THE BACK OF THE CLUB--

THEY COULD BE WAITING

AT YOUR HOTEL ROOM.

THEY COULD BE WAITING

AT YOUR APARTMENT.

YEAH, BUT I'M JUST SAYING,

LIKE--

YOU GOT HOES EVERYWHERE.

IT'S MY FAULT I'M HANDSOME.

DID YOU JUST SAY THAT

OUT LOUD?

BIG DREW HAS A REVOLVING DOOR

OF WOMEN.

MY SON DOESN'T NEED TO SEE

HIS DADDY WITH ALL OF THESE

WOMEN BECAUSE HE'S GONNA GROW

UP TO BELIEVE THAT,

"I'M GONNA ROTATE WOMEN

LIKE MY DAD DOES."

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TEACHING

MY SON.

SINCE YOU WANT TO POINT OUT

AND GIVE ME SHIRTS ABOUT HOES,

LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR HOES.

I DON'T HAVE HOES.

OKAY, FINE, LET'S TALK--

I HAVE FINE, FINE WOMEN.

OH, PLEASE, WOMEN?

OKAY, WHAT IT IS, THE HA?

I WANT YOU TO KEEP THE HAs

WAY FROM MY SON.

THERE'S NO HAs AROUND OUR

SON.

BUT--WHAT IS HAPPENING

RIGHT NOW?

THE LAST "THA HA" YOU HAD

AROUND MY KID--

THE LAST "THA HA" MOVED--

THE LAST "THA HA"--

I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT

THE CHICK, HO, THA HA,

AROUND MY KID,

AND YOU HAD HER AROUND MY SON

ANYWAY.

DREWSY HAS SEEN, WHAT,

EIGHT, NINE CHICKS?

THAT NEEDS TO STOP.

EIGHT, NINE "THE HAs"

NEEDS TO STOP.

THESE BITCHES ARE MICROWAVEABLE

BITCHES.

YOU POP THEM

AND YOU KEEP THEM MOVING.

THEY WANT YOU FOR ONE THING.

YOU CHRIS BROWN DJ,

AND THAT'S WHY THEY WANT

TO [bleep] WITH YOU.

PERIOD!

AND THEN NONE OF THESE BITCHES

HAVE ANYTHING GOING ON

FOR THEMSELVES.

WHY DON'T YOU FIND A BITCH

THAT'S ON MY LEVEL

THAT GOT, LIKE, SIX JOBS?

NO, YOU FIND A CHICK

THAT'S ASPIRING FOR SOMETHING,

BUT DON'T HAVE A [bleep] JOB.

YOU MOVED AT THE HOT HEN,

AND SHE'S AROUND MY KID.

THAT [bleep] NEEDS TO STOP.

[sighs]

SHE HAS NO RIGHT TO DICTATE

WHO I'M SEEING OR WHEN

I'M SEEING THEM.

IN TRACI'S MIND,

I HAVE THESE WOMEN AROUND

MY SON, BUT I DON'T.

I DON'T [bleep] WITH THE HAs.

I DON'T DATE--

YOU DON'T THINK THEY HOES.

I DON'T DATE GROUPIES.

YOU DON'T THINK THEY HOES.

YOU DON'T THINK THEY GROUPIES.

I KNOW A GROUPIE

WHEN I SEE A GROUPIE.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM.

AND YOU WIFE THEM UP--

THE LAST GIRL WAS A NICE

SCHOOL TEACHER--

OKAY, I CAN'T, I CAN'T

WITH THAT [bleep].

HOLD ON, SIT DOWN.

HOLD ON. SIT DOWN.

DON'T TOUCH ME.

SIT DOWN.

DON'T TOUCH ME. I'M OUT.

YOU FORGOT YOUR SHIRT.

THE QUEEN NEED TO TAKE CHARGE

OVER THIS.

MM.

I DEFINITELY NEED TO RUN

THE PALACE PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT

BETTER THAN I'VE BEEN RUNNING

THE PALACE, BECAUSE THEY JUST

RUN IN THE [bleep] MUCK

AROUND HERE.

IF I SEE THAT YOU WIFING UP

A [bleep], AND SHE'S BENEFITING

FROM MY MONEY, IT'S GONNA BE

A PROBLEM.

SHE LOVES ME.

SHE LOVES ME NOT.

I WILL ALWAYS...

SHE LOVES ME.

LOVE YOU.

YOU'RE THE FATHER OF MY CHILD.

I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU, THOUGH.

[steady hip-hop music]

♪

AFTER THE FIGHT WE HAD

LAST NIGHT, STEVIE TOOK OFF.

I REALLY DON'T GIVE A [bleep]

WHERE HE SLEPT.

ALL I KNOW IS, HE'LL BE BACK

IN THE HOUSE EVENTUALLY,

AND I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

MY NEXT MOVE.

SO I INVITED K. OVER

TO HELP ME FIGURE SOME STUFF

OUT.

WHO WE BEATING UP TODAY?

I TOLD YOU I WAS BACK

AT THE HOUSE

FOR THE BABY'S SAKE.

BUT THIS IS JUST NOT WORKING.

I MEAN, FOR A MINUTE,

AND I MEAN A QUICK MINUTE,

EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.

BUT I JUST SEE THAT HE CANNOT

BE TRUE.

TO HIS WORD,

TO ANYTHING THAT HE SAYS.

AND LET ME TELL YOU WHAT

HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

WE IN THE HOUSE HAVING

A CONVERSATION.

JOSELINE JUST WALKS

INTO THE HOUSE.

DO YOU--JOSELINE LOOK LIKE

SHE SLEEPS ON BEDS WITHOUT

SHEETS.

DON'T DO THAT.

DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF PERSON

AROUND YOUR CHILD.

THAT WAS THE REASON

WHY I STAYED THERE

IN THE FIRST PLACE...

GET THAT BABE OUT THE HOUSE.

WAS TO KEEP HER AWAY FROM

EVA, BECAUSE I KNEW SHE WAS

IN THE HOUSE.

MIMI SAYS TO ME

SHE'S IN THE HOUSE

TO KEEP JOSELINE OUT THE HOUSE.

THAT IS THE STUPIDEST [bleep]

I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

YOU CAN'T WATCH OVER A MAN.

HE'S GONNA DO WHAT HE WANT

TO DO.

HER BIGGEST CONCERN

SHOULD BE HER DAUGHTER

AND HERSELF.

I'MA TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

NO MORE.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO HOLD ONTO SOMETHING

AND TO DO THE SAME THING

OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

THERE'S NO REASON TO GO BACK

NO MORE.

IT'S TIME TO SAY,

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE DON'T CHASE.

WE REPLACE.

WE OFF IT.

OH, I'M NOT--

I'M NOT DOING IT ANYMORE.

ANYMORE.

IT'S LIKE WHEN YOUR POT

HAS BUBBLED OVER AND THERE'S

NOTHING LEFT TO SPILL OUT.

MM-HMM.

NOTHING LEFT TO SPILL OUT.

NOTHING.

I MESSED UP.

I REALLY THOUGHT I COULD GET

STEVIE TO KEEP HIS WORD

ABOUT KEEPING THIS DRAMA

AWAY FROM OUR DAUGHTER,

BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

I NEED TO MOVE OUT OF STEVIE'S

IMMEDIATELY.

I WAS LOOKING FOR A HOUSE.

THE PROCESS HAS TAKEN WAY

TOO LONG.

I'M JUST GONNA HAVE

TO END UP GETTING AN APARTMENT

SOMEWHERE.

NO MORE GOING BACK.

AIN'T NOTHING TO GO BACK TO,

K.

YOU BITCH.

NOW, THAT'S WHAT YOU GONNA SAY--

THAT RIGHT THERE,

AND YOU NEED TO LISTEN

TO YOURSELF.

IT AIN'T NOTHING TO GO BACK TO.

AIN'T NOTHING TO GO BACK TO.

A'IGHT.

WE GO OUT NEXT TIME,

WE FITTING TO STAND ON TABLES.

WE FITTING TO SCRAM.

WE FITTING TO GET MONEY,

[bleep] [bleep].

BOOTY BUMP?

[laughter]

YOU LOOK GOOD.

THANK YOU. YOU TOO.

HOW YOU BEEN?

REAL GOOD.

YOU SMELL GOOD.

WHAT YOU GOT ON?

IT'S A LITTLE BOND NO. 9.

YOU KNOW HOW WE DO.

DAWN'S BEEN BOOKING MY SHOWS

FOR THE WHOLE TIME

I'VE KNOWN STEVIE.

AND WE JUST BECAME COOL.

YOU KNOW, WE USED TO HANG OUT.

WE USED TO GET MONEY TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, WE FROM THE STREETS,

SO WE HUSTLING.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY

YOU MADE IN THE LAST THREE

MONTHS?

I MADE A LOT OF MONEY.

OVER 100-SOME THOUSAND,

ONLY IN, LIKE, 2 1/2 MONTHS.

THAT'S ALMOST, LIKE,

$40,000 A WEEK,

ON JUST HOSTING AND APPEARANCES

WITHOUT ANY MUSIC.

SO JUST IMAGINE THE MUSIC.

WE PUT THAT SINGLE OUT

ON TOP OF YOU HOSTING,

THAT'S DOUBLE WHAT YOU ALREADY

GETTING.

I KNOW.

I KEEP TRYING TO TELL STEVIE,

WHERE IS MY [bleep] SINGLE?

IT'S LIKE THEY GONNA GET TIRED

OF ME--"CAN YOU COME AND

HOST IN A CLUB"--

AND I'M NOT PERFORMING, LIKE--

YEAH, 'CAUSE EVERYBODY

WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE MUSIC AT.

YOU THE HOTTEST [bleep].

THANK YOU.

EVERYBODY, FROM THE MEDIA,

THE MAGAZINES.

THANK YOU, FRIEND,

YOU HAVE TO--

[both laugh]

RADIO.

EVERYBODY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S

UP WITH JOSELINE.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW--

BUT THE THING IS, THOUGH,

JOSELINE, IF YOU TRY TO PUT

THAT SINGLE OUT,

LIKE, WE NEED TO KNOW

WHAT'S UP WITH THE CONTRACT.

BECAUSE WHAT IF YOU DON'T

GET NOTHING OFF THAT SINGLE?

I DON'T HAVE THE CONTRACT.

I DIDN'T EVEN READ THE CONTRACT

BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS FULL

OF [bleep].

I WAS JUST [bleep] HIM,

GOING OUT TO EAT,

HAVING FUN.

I WAS LIKE, [bleep], WHY NOT?

AND I SIGNED THE PAPER.

I DIDN'T TAKE IT THAT SERIOUS

'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GONNA

BE A STAR LIKE I AM.

STEVIE'S NOT TRYING TO GIVE ME

THE CONTRACT.

WE GOT TO CALL A LAWYER.

THE ONLY THING STEVIE IS

TRYING TO GIVE ME IS SOME

BEEFCAKE AND A FEW DOLLARS

AND KEEP ME, LIKE, RIGHT HERE.

"COME ON, LITTLE PUPPY."

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

HE'S SUCH A HATER TOO.

'CAUSE IT'S LIKE THIS:

WHEN YOU HOT, YOU GOT

TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING,

AND HE DON'T--

AND THE THING IS,

HE DON'T WANT TO SHARE YOU

WITH NOBODY.

COME ON. IT'S A TEAM.

LET'S DO A TEAM EFFORT.

IT'S NO "I" IN TEAM.

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST LET

THE CONTRACT WEAR OFF,

AND THEN MAYBE I COULD--

HOW LONG THIS CONTRACT FOR?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH, GOSH.

I DON'T TRUST HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE PUT

IN THIS CONTRACT.

HE COULD HAVE PUT, HE OWN ME

FOR LIFE, HE OWN MY ASS,

MY BOOBS, MY COOTIE CAT,

MY EARS, MY NOSE, MY TOES,

MY WHOLE BODY.

I HOPE NOT.

OOF.

WE GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW ME.

I'M FROM THE OLD SCHOOL.

I'M CHILLING.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET THAT

BREAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

ANYMORE.

THE ONLY THING I COULD DO

IS GET THIS CONTRACT,

'CAUSE IF I KEEP STRESSING OUT,

I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PERFORM

OR DO ANYTHING OR BE ANY GOOD

FOR ANYBODY.

SO I'M NOT DOING THAT.

WHAT I WANT TO DO IS GET

THAT [bleep] CONTRACT.

[bumping hip-hop music]

♪

WHAT'S UP, FINE ASS?

COME ON.

GET ON MY BOAT SO WE CAN FLOAT.

[laughs]

COME ON.

I'M A GROWN ASS WOMAN.

I REALLY DON'T OWE NOBODY

EXPLANATION FOR WHO I LOVE

AND WHO I LIKE.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID,

I THOUGHT THAT ME AND SHAY

NEED TO CONVERSATE.

I SPOKE TO SCRAPPY THE OTHER

DAY.

I HONESTLY THINK THAT HE

DOESN'T COME AROUND YOU

BECAUSE HE REALLY SCARED

THAT HE AIN'T IN TOUCH

WITH HIS FEELINGS,

THAT HE REALLY STILL CARES

A LOT ABOUT YOU.

BECAUSE IF HE HAS A STRONG MIND

AND A STRONG HEART,

IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.

WHETHER HE SAW YOU

IN A CROWDED ROOM,

HE STILL SHOULD, BABY, CONTROL

HIS FEELINGS.

SCRAPPY IS IN A SITUATION

RIGHT NOW THAT I FEEL

HE'S FORCED TO DO THINGS

THAT HE DON'T WANT TO DO.

I MEAN, I BELIEVE WHO'S FORCING

HIS HAND IS HIS "BABY'S MOTHER."

THAT LITTLE RELATIONSHIP

IS NOT GOING TO WORK.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU WALK

DOWN ON HOLY MATRIMONY

TOMORROW.

YOU GONNA BE DIVORCED

WITHIN A YEAR.

WHO WEARING THE PANTS OVER

THERE?

LET'S BE ONE HUNDY HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

WHO WEARING THE PANTS

OVER THERE?

IS SHE RUNNING THE WHOLE

EVERYTHING?

SCRAPPY NEEDS TO TAKE

HIS POSITION BECAUSE,

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I'M OLD SCHOOL.

NEVER, EVER WILL I KEEP

REPORTING TO ANY MAN.

AND THAT'S WHAT--

I'M NOT DOING THAT,

BECAUSE WHEN HIS HAPPINESS

REVOLVE AROUND YOUR HAPPINESS,

THEN IT'S OVER.

THE QUEEN NEED TO TAKE CHARGE

OVER THIS.

MM.

I DEFINITELY NEED TO RUN

THE PALACE PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT

BETTER THAN I'VE BEEN RUNNING

THE PALACE, BECAUSE THEY JUST

RUN IN THE [bleep] MUCK

AROUND HERE.

AS THE QUEEN OF THE THRONE,

I HAVE TO GUIDE MY SON.

IF I DON'T,

ERICA AND HER MAMA

GONNA STAGE A COUP,

AND GUESS WHAT?

BEFORE I 'COME THEM BITCHES

HOSTAGES, I'LL TAKE THEY

AS HOSTAGES.

IF YOU LISTEN TO ME,

YOU'LL GET HIM BACK.

I HAD HIM. I KNOW.

I CHANGED HIS DIRTY PAMPERS.

NOW, WE GONNA BE IN THE STUDIO

TOGETHER, SO WHY DON'T YOU

JUST STOP BY AND SEE WHAT'S UP.

MAMA DEE, IT'S A LOT OF STUFF

THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

A LOT OF STUFF AIN'T BEEN TALK--

LIKE, IT'S--LIKE, I PURPOSELY

AIN'T BEEN ASKING HIM QUESTIONS

'CAUSE I'M SCARED OF THE ANSWER.

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS,

JUST BE STRONG,

BE A STRONG BLACK WOMAN.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

BUT I GUARANTEE YOU,

FEELINGS GONNA FLY.

[groans]

AND I JUST WANT TO SEE THEM.

I STAND BY YOU

WHATEVER YOU SAY OR DO.

ARE YOU SURE YOU STAND BY?

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KEEP

THIS CONTRACT AWAY FROM ME

TO FEEL LIKE YOU OWN ME.

DO I OWNS YOU? YES.

[bumping hip-hop music]

♪

[door knocker clacking]

HELLO?

IS IT THE PIZZA DELIVERY?

[laughter]

WE DIDN'T ORDER NO PIZZA.

OH, RIGHT.

OH!

♪ HI, MY BOO

♪ DO THE, DO THE

BREAK IT DOWN.

OKAY, SO MAYBE I WAS A LITTLE

ROUGH ON DREW AT THE RADIO

STATION, BUT HE'S ALWAYS ON

THE ROAD, AND MY [bleep]

GETS BOTHERED UP.

DREWSY, DO ME A FAVOR.

GO PACK YOUR BAGS.

LET'S GET READY.

SO WHEN HE ASKED ME TO COME BY

TO HAVE DINNER WITH MY SON,

BABY DREW, I THOUGHT,

WE COULD HAVE A CIVIL

CONVERSATION.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A STRANGE

FAMILY, I LIKE THIS FAMILY

THING--THAT I COULD COME

PICK HIM UP AND YOU'RE

COOKING AND HE'S HERE WITH YOU,

THIS MAKES ME HAPPY.

I'M WORKING ON IT.

ALL RIGHT.

IT DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT

'CAUSE THE BILLS STILL GOT

TO GET PAID.

HOW YOU THINK ALL THIS

WAS BOUGHT?

TOUR MONEY.

I'VE BEEN DJ'ING FOR 20 YEARS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S HOW I PAY THE

BILLS.

I'M DOING WHAT I HAVE TO DO

TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE

AND MAKE SURE MY SON NEVER

NEEDS ANYTHING.

I NEEDED TO GET PAID SO I COULD

PAY THE BILLS.

YOU COULD MAKE MONEY RIGHT

HERE JUST BY STAYING HERE

AND BEING A DAD.

EXACTLY.

NOW WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S WHAT'S NEXT.

SO I NEED YOUR HELP.

WE'RE THE POWER EX-COUPLE.

TUH! THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL US?

THE POWER EX-COUPLE?

A LITTLE DYSFUNCTIONAL,

BUT WE'RE ALL RIGHT.

SO...

ARE YOU READY?

I'M OPENING A SNEAKER BOUTIQUE

HERE IN ATLANTA.

AND I NEED YOUR HELP.

I NEED YOU TO INVEST IN IT

SO IT COULD BE OUR THING.

I NEED 50 GRAND,

SO I NEED YOU TO GO IN HALF

WITH ME, SO 25 GRAND, 25 GRAND.

I HAVE A LOCATION FOR THE STORE.

LET ME SEE A CHANGE FIRST.

LET ME SEE A CHANGE IN YOU

FIRST.

OKAY, THE CHANGE IS TONIGHT.

I GOT DINNER.

TRUST--I'VE HELPED YOU WITH

SO MANY THINGS, AND THEN I SEE

OTHER PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM IT.

LIKE WHEN I CO-SIGNED THE TRUCK,

YOU HAD GROUPIE BITCHES

DRIVING THAT [bleep].

I'MA INVEST IN THE STORE,

AND YOU GONNA HAVE GROUPIE

BITCHES WORKING IN IT.

IF I INVEST IN THIS BUSINESS,

AND I SEE THAT YOU WIFING UP

A [bleep], AND SHE'S BENEFITING

FROM MY MONEY, IT'S GONNA BE

A PROBLEM.

PEOPLE GOT TO UNDERSTAND,

I'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD

MANY, MANY TIMES.

SO IT'S A BIG DEAL TO SPEND

MY MONEY AND OUR SON'S MONEY

ON THIS BUSINESS.

BUT IF THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES

TO HAVE HIM AROUND MORE

AND AROUND OUR SON MORE,

I HAVE TO AT LEAST CONSIDER IT.

WHEN I SEE THAT YOU REALLY

TRYING TO STAY HERE

AND BE A FAMILY FOR OUR SON,

THEN WE'LL SIT DOWN AT TALK.

LET'S JUST EAT.

LIKE, LET'S DO, LIKE,

SOME NORMAL FAMILY THINGS.

LET'S SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE.

CALL LITTLE DREW!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

LET'S PUT THE--

DREWSY!

ON A PLATE WITH THE JERK

CHICKEN.

COME HERE, BOO, BOO, BOO.

COME HERE.

WE GONNA DO A FAMILY HUG.

YOU CAN'T SAY NO NOW.

[bumping hip-hop music]

EVERYBODY GOT TO UNDERSTAND

THEY GOT TO SHUT UP,

HOLD UP, WAIT A MINUTE,

YOU FEEL ME,

AND LET ME DO MY THIZ-NAH-EE.

I'M MESSING WITH ERICA.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY LADY.

THAT'S MY LOVELY, MY SEXY LADY,

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

EVERYBODY GOT TO UNDERSTAND.

[knocking on door]

HEY.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

SAME HERE.

I'M GOING TO SEE ERICA MOM

'CAUSE HER MOM FEELS THAT

I'M NOT FOR REAL ABOUT

THE ENGAGEMENT SITUATION.

WHERE ARE YOU AND ERICA

RIGHT NOW?

I MEAN, AS THE MOTHER

OF MY CHILD, I REALLY, REALLY

LOVE HER, AND I'M REALLY TRYING

TO MARRY HER.

WHY NOW?

I MEAN, I HAD A LOT OF,

YOU KNOW, STUFF TO GO THROUGH.

YOU FEEL ME?

I REALLY WANT--

HOW YOU KNOW YOU NOT GONNA

CHEAT NO MORE SCRAP?

HOW I KNOW?

YEAH.

'CAUSE I KNOW, YOU KNOW?

NO, HOW YOU KNOW YOU

DON'T CHEAT NO MORE?

I DONE BEEN TO AUSTRALIA.

I DONE BEEN TO JAPAN.

I DONE BEEN TO EVERY ALLEY

YOU CAN NAME.

AND I'M TELLING YOU,

DON'T NO FACE, DON'T NOBODY,

COMPARE TO THAT.

DON'T COMPARE TO YOUR DAUGHTER.

I MEAN, HEY, LET'S FACE

THE FIZ-NAH-EE--THE FACT.

I MEAN, YOUR GLASS HOUSE

AIN'T SQUEAKY CLEAN NEITHER,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

I DON'T SEE NOBODY SPRAYING IT,

YOU DIG?

I HAVE MY SITUATION WITH ERICA

WHERE I'VE DONE HER WRONG.

BUT YOU HAVE YOUR SITUATION

WHERE YOU HAVE DONE HER WRONG

TOO.

I WAS GONE 5 1/2 YEARS

OF ERICA LIFE.

THE TIME THAT I WAS GONE

I NEVER STOPPED LOVING HER.

I HAD AN ADDICTION,

AND I CHOSE FOR MY CHILDREN

TO GO WHERE THEY WENT

BEFORE I LET THEM GO

TO DEFECTS OUT IN THE STREET.

DIG, YEAH.

BUT I WANTED TO CHANGE

AND I MADE A CHANGE.

AND YOU MADE A CHANGE,

AND THAT'S ALL I'M DOING.

YOU'RE HUMAN.

YOU MAKE MISTAKES.

WHO AM I TO JUDGE YOU

OR JUST, LIKE...

BINGO.

THAT'S--THAT'S ALL I NEEDED

TO KNOW.

I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO BE

HAPPY.

AND I'M WITH YOU.

LIKE, I FEEL LIKE THERE IS

NOTHING BUT LOVE SHOULD BE

AROUND EVERYBODY,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

JUST BE LOVE.

IF WE FEELING THE LOVE,

EVERYBODY SHOULD FEEL THE LOVE.

I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OVER

TO TALK TO ME, AND I ENJOYED

THE CONVERSATION,

AND WELCOME, SON-IN-LAW.

OKAY.

MM.

WHAT UP?

PRETTY IN PINK, WHAT'S GOOD?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I JUST WANT TO GET BACK

TO WORK, GET THIS STRESS

OUT OF MY LIFE,

AND IT STARTS BY ME GETTING

THIS CONTRACT FROM STEVIE.

TRYING TO SEE IF YOU GOT MY

CONTRACT TOGETHER.

WHAT YOU MEAN, YOUR CONTRACT

TOGETHER?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU

FOR THE LONGEST--WHERE'S

MY CONTRACT?

DO WE HAVE THAT TOGETHER?

YOU SIGNED IT.

WHY YOU AIN'T GOT IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

SO IF I HAD THE CONTRACT,

WHY WOULD I BE WASTING MY TIME

SITTING HERE TALKING TO YOU?

I'M NOT GIVING IT TO YOU.

YOU SHOULD HAVE IT.

I GAVE IT TO YOU.

SEE, THIS IS ABOUT THE GAMES.

YOU PLAYING GAMES.

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST GIVE ME

MY CONTRACT?

DON'T ASK ME ABOUT

THE CONTRACT NO [bleep] MORE.

I WANT IT.

DON'T ASK ME ABOUT IT

NO MORE.

LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT

WE DOING MOVING FORWARD.

GET YOU IN THE STUDIO,

YOU IN REHEARSAL,

YOU HAVING GREAT MEETINGS,

YOU GOT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

ON THE TABLE.

WHAT DO YOU PUT ON THE TABLE,

THOUGH, OTHER THAN--

GREAT SITUATIONS.

OTHER THAN STRESSING ME OUT

AND DRIVING ME CRAZY.

YOU KNOW, WITH YOU,

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KEEP

THIS CONTRACT AWAY FROM ME

TO FEEL LIKE YOU OWN ME.

I DON'T--FIRST OF ALL,

FIRST OF ALL,

LET'S TAKE IT ISSUE BY ISSUE.

DO I OWNS YOU? YES.

I DON'T WANT YOU BITCHING

AND MOANING AT ME

AND COMPLAINING AT ME.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

YOU SHOULD JUST BE HAPPY

THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD,

THAT WE MAKING PROGRESS.

STEVIE, YOU CAN'T TALK

TO NOBODY, YOU CAN'T TELL NOBODY

YOU OWN THEM.

THAT'S NOT EVEN--

THIS IS NOT SLAVERY DAY.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONTRACT.

YOU WANTED MORE YEARS.

YOU WANTED ME TO GIVE YOU MORE

TIME, AND THAT'S WHAT I DID.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,

YOU SIGNED IT.

YOU HAPPY. YOU WORKING.

YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING TOTALLY

DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'VE BEEN

DOING YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

JUST BE HAPPY, BABY.

LET ME SEE YOU SMILE FOR ME.

I JUST WANT TO GET TO WORK.

I JUST WANT TO SEE MY CONTRACT.

WELL, LATELY YOU AIN'T

BEEN GIVING ME MY 30%.

WELL, LATELY I HAVEN'T SEEN

MY CONTRACT.

OKAY.

I CAN'T KEEP GIVING YOU

SOMETHING THAT I DON'T--

IF I'M NOT GIVING--

BUT YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BE

GETTING NO CHECKS IF IT WASN'T

FOR ME.

LET ME GET THE CONTRACT,

AND THEN I JUST KEEP ON PAYING

YOU.

TILL THEN, DON'T NOTHING MOVES,

BECAUSE REALLY I DON'T WHAT

THE [bleep] I'M PAYING YOU FOR.

ARE WE FINISHED HERE?

I GUESS.

CAN I GET MY CONTRACT, PLEASE?

YEAH, YEAH.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

YOU JUST NEED TO CALL ME

WHEN YOU'RE READY TO GIVE IT

TO ME.

MM-HMM.

YOU ALWAYS THINKING

ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL

IN THE SITUATION.

BUT WHAT ABOUT--

WHAT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE'S

WORLD.

YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE

AND EAT IT, TOO, SLEAZE.

THEM DAYS ARE OVER WITH.

I JUST LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU TOO.

AND I MISS YOU SO.

I MISS YOU TOO.

YOU YOUR MOTHER'S SON.

OOH.

WOW.

[pensive R&B music]

♪

SO OKAY.

I SAW THIS ONE,

BUT I WANT YOU TO GIVE

A SECOND OPINION.

THIS IS NICE.

THE SITUATION AT STEVIE'S

HOUSE WAS ALWAYS TEMPORARY.

ONLY TEMPORARY.

I BLINDLY THOUGHT THAT IT

WOULD WORK OUT WHILE I WAS

THERE, BUT I SEE THAT THAT'S

NOT THE CASE.

SO I'M DOING WHAT I NEED TO DO

TO MOVE FORWARD.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

IT'S THE END TO SOMETHING

THAT WAS [bleep] UP.

YEAH.

THAT WEREWOLF CAN'T GET IT

HERE.

THIS...

IT'S NOT A SMALL THING.

BUT YOU DOING IT.

I'M DOING IT, BUT I'M JUST

SAYING IT'S NOT...

AND I AM [bleep] PROUD.

GOING TO BE EASY,

BECAUSE HE'S GONNA FLIP OUT.

MONKEYS FLIP.

IT DON'T MATTER.

HE GONNA FLIP OUT.

ARE YOU GONNA TELL HIM FIRST

'FORE YOU GET YOUR STUFF OUT

SO HE WON'T BURN YOUR CLOTHES?

NO.

YEAH, DON'T TELL HIM.

I JUST SAY YOU, LIKE,

TAKE A TOOTHBRUSH ONE DAY,

A COMB THE NEXT.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT STEVIE.

I'M GOING TO BE MOVED IN

AND THEN...

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

WAIT A MINUTE.

SO HOW WE GONNA GET THIS?

WE NEED TO CHRISTIAN TO PRAY

UP IN THIS HOUSE OR SOMETHING,

GIRL.

GET SOME SAGE AND BURN IT.

GOT TO RUB YOUR ASS

ON THE WALL.

[laughter]

YOU NASTY.

[laughing] I AM!

YEAH, IT'S ON THREE.

♪ HEARD THEY WANT BEEF

♪ HEARD THEY

♪ YEAH, WELL, THEY CAN

♪ CATCH ME IN THE STREET

♪ THEY CAN CATCH ME

♪ IN THE STREET

♪ AND ALL THAT ACTING

♪ LIKE YOU TOUGH

♪ ACTING ALL TOUGH

♪ GONNA GET YOUR [...]

♪ I PUT THEM BALLS ON

♪ PUT THEM BALLS ON

♪ I PUT THEM BALLS ON

♪ I WANT TO PUT THEM BALLS

♪ ON 'EM ♪

♪ I PUT THEM BALLS ON IT

♪ PUT THEM BALLS ON IT

♪ YEAH

♪ WHOLE LOT OF MONEY

WHAT'S HAPPENING, MA DEUCE?

WHAT'S UP, SCRAPPY ZIZZLE?

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOU?

YA HEARD ME?

I'M GONNA COME UP IN THERE.

[laughs]

SCRAPPY ONCE TOLD ME

THAT IF I GO TO THE LEFT

AND HE GOES TO THE RIGHT,

THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO GO

TO THE RIGHT WITH HIM.

I'M NOT FALLING OFF

THAT [bleep] CLIFF

WITH HIS ASS.

HE BETTER LEARN TO FOLLOW ME.

HAVEN'T SEENED YOU IN A MINUTE,

SO I THOUGHT I'D DROP THROUGH.

YOU ALWAYS DROP THROUGH.

YEAH, I TOLD YOU I'M LIKE

A CANINE, YOU KNOW,

SNIFFING AND [bleep] OUT.

YOU FEEL ME?

MAKE IT SEEM LIKE YOU GOD

OR SOMETHING, HUH?

YOU KNOW I AIN'T SEENED YOU

IN A MINUTE, AND, UM,

IF YOU FEEL I'M TREATING OR

JUDGING ERICA TOO PREMATURELY,

I APOLOGIZE.

I THINK, YEAH, YOU AND HER

MAMA DOING THE SAME THING.

WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW,

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE WHOLE THING.

BUT I STAND BY YOU,

WHATEVER YOU SAY OR DO.

ARE YOU SURE YOU STAND BY?

I STAND BY YOU,

AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING

I CAN DO, BECAUSE I SEE THINGS,

THEN I'LL COME TO YOU AS A MOM--

SO WHAT DO YOU SEE?

'CAUSE I WANT TO SEE.

EVERY POWER--

I HAVE SHADES ON.

IF I CAN'T SEE, I GOT SHADES.

WOW, THEN LET'S TAKE THE

SHADES OFF.

LET'S DO IT.

HERE WE GO.

SO EVERY GIRL YOU'VE EVER

DATED ALWAYS, LIKE, CALL ME

MAMA, AND THEY MADE AND ATTEMPT.

SHE DOESN'T MAKE AN ATTEMPT

'CAUSE SHE'S NOT TRYING

'CAUSE SHE DON'T WANT ME

IN THE EQUATION.

YOU YOUR OWN MAN,

BUT ALL I CAN DO AS A MOTHER

TO WARN YOU.

NOW, IF YOU DON'T TAKE THAT

WARNING, I--YOU KNOW,

THAT'S ON YOU.

WHAT WARNING? WHAT WARNING?

HERE IT IS.

ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY.

KEEP ONE EYE OPEN

FOR THE BAD GUY.

WELL, THIS IS YOUR JOURNEY.

YOU JUST KEEP ONE EYE OPEN, SON.

NO, WHAT'S THE WARNING?

MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR LIVES

WILL COME AND GO.

NO.

YEAH.

WOW, YOU BLIND TO THAT FACT?

I'M SORRY.

WOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

LISTEN.

IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN,

THAT'S COOL.

BUT IF DON'T NOTHING HAPPEN,

MY CIRCLE IS COMPLETE.

WELL, I JUST LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU TOO.

AND I MISS YOU SO.

I MISS YOU TOO.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR DAD.

I THINK I JUST LOOK BETTER,

THOUGH.

YEAH, YOU DO.

HE HAS, YOU KNOW,

POP EYES, AND YOU'VE GOT

MY CAT.

YOU YOUR MOTHER'S SON.

OOH.

WOW.

HEY.

LOOK AT HIM.

I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING

TO HATE YOU, BUT I THINK

ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY.

AND I CAN'T HATE YOU.

[md-tempo hip-hop music]

BRINGS YOU IN THE

NEIGHBORHOOD?

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING

TO REACT, BUT I DO FEEL

THAT SCRAPPY OWE ME A DAMN

EXPLANATION.

I'VE BEEN HAVING YOUR BACK

ALL THIS TIME, AND ALL OF A

SUDDEN, YOU JUST GONNA

[bleep] ON ME.

YOU GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO.

WELL, SON,

I THINK THIS SON AND MAMA

SESSION IS ENDED.

I LOVE YOU.

I MEAN, "A,"

FOR GOD'S SAKE,

I'M RUNNING OVER HERE,

RUNNING AROUND WITH MY FIANCEE,

MY GIRL, SOMEBODY I LOVE,

SOMEBODY I'M FITTING TO MARRY,

AND HERE GOES MAMA DEE,

RUNNING AROUND WITH SHAY.

ALL I COULD SEE IS

A WRECK GETTING READY TO HAPPEN

WHEN I SEE THAT.

WE NEVER HAD THE CHANCE

TO REALLY HAVE A CONVERSATION

ON HOW EVERYTHING CAME ABOUT.

I JUST DON'T SEE HOW WE BEEN

FRIENDS FOR SO LONG

AND THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED,

AND HOW IT ENDED UP

WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW.

IT'S LIKE YOU HURT ME,

AND I KNOW OUT OF--IT'S LIKE,

OUT OF EVERYBODY,

I JUST NEVER THOUGH IT WOULD

COME FROM YOU.

I GUESS I THOUGHT

YOU'D BE ABLE TO BE MORE OPEN

AND TALK TO ME

INSTEAD OF LETTING IT OUT

THE WAY THAT YOU DID.

THAT WAS THE WRONG TIME,

AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HANDLE

ME THAT WAY.

I'M A GOOD PERSON.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW,

YOU KNOW, YEAH, YOU SAY YOU KNOW

ME.

YOU KNOW I DIDN'T MEAN

TO HANDLE YOU THAT WAY.

I NEVER--NO, I KNOW YOU

DIDN'T.

SO IT'S LIKE, AT THE TIME

WHEN I HAD--WHEN I WAS TO MYSELF

AND I WAS THINKING

AND I STARTED THE THINKING,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING,

WITH MY BRAIN AND MY HEART.

BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE

THINKING, I JUST THINK THAT

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN

JUST MORE OPEN.

IF YOU TOLD ME, YEAH, I WOULD

HAVE BEEN HURT.

I WOULD HAVE BEEN [bleep] HURT

AS HELL, YEAH.

BUT I WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED IT

BETTER COMING FROM YOU

THAN THE WAY THAT YOU DID IT.

WHAT I'M HEARING,

WHAT I'M FEELING,

IS THAT YOU JUST FEEL LIKE

I JUST [bleep] ON YOU.

AND I HAD NO INTENTION

OF EVER [bleep] ON SOMEBODY

THAT GOT ME THROUGH MY PAIN.

WHAT I CAN SAY IS,

THE ONLY REASON I DID MAKE

THAT MOVE IS BECAUSE I WANTED

TO BE WITH ERICA.

SO AS FOR HURTING YOU,

I DEFINITELY DIDN'T MEAN

TO DO THAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

I DON'T THINK YOU MEANT

TO DO IT.

AND IF I COULD DO IT

OVER AGAIN, I MEAN, I WOULD MAKE

SURE I HAD THAT CONVERSATION.

I DON'T LIKE LEAVE A BAD TASTE

IN PEOPLE MOUTH.

I DON'T LIKE LEAVING PEOPLE

HEARTBROKEN.

I DON'T LIKE DOING NONE

OF THAT JUNK.

I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE

TO HANDLE DOING WHAT

MY PLAN WAS, WHICH IT WAS

TO GO KIND OF IN ON HIM

AND SLAP HIM AND TELL HIM

HOW I FEEL AND HOW HE HURT ME.

BUT WHEN I SEEN HIM,

IT WAS NOT THAT.

I WAS LIKE I FELL IN LOVE

ALL OVER AGAIN.

AND IT'S...

IT'S [bleep] UP.

DO I WISH ANYTHING BAD ON YOU?

HELL NO.

IT'S TAKEN EVERYTHING--

I TRIED TO HATE YOU.

I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING

TO HATE YOU.

BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY.

[sniffles]

AND I CAN'T HATE YOU.

I'MA BE OKAY.

AS LONG AS YOU HAPPY,

THAT'S ALL I CAN ASK.

AND I HOPE YOU HAPPY,

AND I WISH YOU WELL.

THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.

YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.

[bumping hip-hop music]

♪

ZINO GRIGIO.

SLEAZE, WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?

GOOD SEEING YOU, MAN.

IT'S A LOT GOING ON

IN MY PLATE.

I GOT MIMI OVER HERE WILDING,

JOSELINE OVER HERE WILDING.

SO I NEED TO FIND SPACE FOR ME,

SO I GO HOLLER AT THE HOMIE

ZINO JUST TO SEE WHAT HE HAD

TO SAY.

I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO MY CRIB

BECAUSE MIMI'S OVER THERE,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

SHE'S MAD AND UPSET AND

SCREAMING AND HOLLERING.

I DON'T WANT EVA TO SEE THAT,

KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

THEN I GOT THE OTHER ONE,

JOSELINE, SHE WANT TO BE

A SUPERSTAR OVERNIGHT.

BUT THAT'S THE MONSTER

THAT YOU'VE CREATED.

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR ME?

MIMI AND JOSELINE,

THEY LOVE YOU,

SO OF COURSE THEY WANT

YOU PART OF THEIR LIFE.

IT'S THE SAME THING--

I LOVE THEM, TOO, THOUGH.

YEAH, BUT IT'S LIKE,

BUT IT'S LIKE, IT'S LIKE,

YOU ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT

HOW YOU FEEL IN THE SITUATION.

BUT WHAT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE'S

WORLD?

LISTEN.

I'M-I'M-I'M ALL WITH THAT.

YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE

AND EAT IT, TOO, SLEAZE.

THEM DAYS ARE OVER WITH.

LISTEN.

STEVIE AND I HAVE BEEN BOYS

FROM WAY BACK, LONG TIME NOW,

AND THIS HABIT OF DIPPING

IN AND OUT OF PEOPLE'S LIVES,

WELL, HE DOES THAT TO EVERYBODY.

HE GOT TO CHANGE HIS WAYS

IF HE EVER EXPECTS

TO GET ANY RESULTS.

LIKE, COME ON.

I AIN'T SEEN YOU IN SO LONG.

I DIDN'T HAVE A NUMBER ON YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

IT'S LIKE, COME ON, MAN.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE WHAT YOU DO

TO THEM.

YOU GO IN PEOPLE'S LIVES,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING,

YOU SIT AROUND FOR A LITTLE

WHILE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING,

AND AFTER THAT YOU BOUNCE.

WE HAD A BAND.

WE HAD MUSIC TOGETHER,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

EVERYTHING WAS GOING STRAIGHT.

THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,

IT'S LIKE, BAM, JOSELINE COMES

IN THE PICTURE,

NO MORE STEVIE.

I JUST NEEDED A MINUTE, MAN.

KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING,

I NEEDED A MINUTE TO DO

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

AND GATHER MY THOUGHTS, MAN.

IT JUST--GO TO ANOTHER

DIMENSION, MAN.

BUT IT WAS MORE THAN

COINCIDENCE THAT WHEN JOSELINE

GOT IN THE PICTURE,

ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GOT GHOST.

WELL, RIGHT NOW I NEED

TO CRASH TONIGHT, MAN.

WHAT?

I NEED TO STAY...

NO, NO, NO, NO.

YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO MIMI

AND WORK THAT [bleep] OUT.

LIKE, SHE'S AT YOUR HOUSE.

IT'S LIKE YOU CAN'T KEEP RUNNING

AWAY FROM, LIKE, THE SITUATIONS

THAT YOU MOTHER[bleep] CREATED

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

[bleep] IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST TAKE

THE LAST SHOT.

I'M WATCHING THE REST OF THIS

GAME RIGHT HERE.

AND, YO, AND, LIKE, THE PHONE

NUMBER, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE

CHANGING ANYTIME SOON, RIGHT?

NO, I AIN'T GONNA CHANGE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.

HEY, YO, SLEAZE, YOU KNOW

WHAT I MEAN, COME ON, YOU GOT TO

DO BETTER MAN, ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, MAN.

I'M WORKING ON IT.

AT THIS POINT, REALLY,

I THINK I NEED TO JUST MOVE.

YO, GET YOUR [bleep] HANDS

OFF ME, DUDE.

YO.

[bumping piano music]

♪

AFTER I HOLLERED AT ZINO,

I DECIDED TO GO HOME

AND TALK TO MIMI,

BRING HER SOME ROSES,

LET HER KNOW I APPRECIATE HER

A LITTLE BIT,

LIKE THE GOOD GUY DOES.

OH, MIMI!

DADDY'S HOME.

I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU.

COME ON DOWN.

I GOT YOU SOMETHING.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE LAST

TIME STEVIE CAME HOME

AND BROUGHT A GIFT,

A FLOWER, ANYTHING.

THAT WAS SOME BULL[bleep].

THE SITUATION HERE AT THE HOUSE

AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN

GOING ON BETWEEN US--

I KNOW.

I'VE BEEN GONE FOR A FEW DAYS.

I BEEN TAKING CARE OF SOME

BUSINESS.

IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE.

AND AT TIMES I SEE HOW

UNBEARABLE IT IS,

BUT...

I WANT TO KNOW,

WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

THERE'S NOTHING THAT I WANT

FROM YOU, STEVIE.

LIKE, AT THIS POINT, REALLY,

WITH THE SITUATION BEING

WHAT IT IS,

I THINK I NEED TO JUST MOVE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN PERFECT

IN THIS RELATIONSHIP.

BUT YOU JUST WANT TO BOUNCE,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE MY

DAUGHTER AND LEAVE?

I WAS HERE OUT OF

A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE.

IT'S NOT CONVENIENT FOR ME NOW.

SHE LOVES ME,

SHE LOVES ME NOT.

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.

SHE LOVES ME.

YOU'RE THE FATHER OF MY

CHILD.

SHE LOVES ME NOT.

I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU,

THOUGH.

YOU CAN'T LIVE WITH ME?

I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU.

YOU GOT THE BEST OF IT.

SHE LOVES ME.

HOW IS THIS THE BEST?

SHE...

HOW IS THIS THE BEST?

LOVES ME NOT.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.

WE BACK ON TOP OF THE GAME.

NOW, LISTEN.

WHEN I MET YOU,

I WAS POPPING.

THAT'S WHEN SHE LOVES ME,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS

RIGHT NOW.

YEAH.

BECAUSE I WENT THROUGH

THE TRENCHES WITH YOU

WHEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE A DIME.

SHE LOVES ME NOT.

SO DON'T GO THERE

ABOUT, I'M JUST ONLY AROUND

WHEN THE MONEY'S GOOD.

YOU SAY THAT...

NOW WE BACK ON, SHE LOVES ME.

FOR EVERYBODY.

WHAT YOU WANT, A HALF?

YOU BACK POPPING AGAIN.

YOU BACK POPPING AGAIN,

SO WHAT IS THE EXCUSE?

THAT'S NOT THE EXCUSE.

YOU'RE NOT [bleep] UP RIGHT NOW.

IT'S YOU AND HOW YOU TREAT ME.

WHAT ABOUT EVA?

YOU KNOW, I WOULD NEVER KEEP

EVA FROM YOU.

YOU'RE HER FATHER.

HMM.

YOU ALREADY GOT YOU A SPOT?

I HAVE A SPOT, YES.

LET ME SEE IT BEFORE

I CAN SAY IF MY DAUGHTER

CAN GO OVER THERE TONIGHT.

[chortles]

I DON'T NEED YOUR APPROVAL

FOR ME TO MOVE ON.

OH, YES, YOU DO.

YOU KNOW I'M NOT PLAYING

THOSE GAMES WITH EVA.

IT'S NOT A GAME.

YOU KNOW I'M NOT PLAYING

NO GAMES, MA.

IT'S NOT A GAME.

SHE LOVES ME NOT.

YOU KNOW I COULD FIND YOU,

RIGHT?

YOU ALWAYS DO.

OKAY?

YOU'LL BE BACK.

RIGHT.

WHEN YOU REACT QUICKLY,

WHEN YOU HURT,

YOU END UP STUMBLING.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

AND YOU HAVE TO COME BACK.

YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING HASTILY

WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT FIRST.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

COMES BACK TO BITE YOU.

YO, GET YOUR [bleep] HANDS

OFF ME, DUDE.

YO, GET YOUR [bleep]--

YO!

I'LL POP...

[indistinct arguing]

DON'T TOUCH ME.

LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, IT'S ME.

IT'S ME, IT'S ME.

[indistinct shouting]

STEVIE, COME ON!

STEVIE, IT'S NOT WORKING.

YO.

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS...

ON THE NEXT LOVE & HIP-HOP:

ATLANTA...

AIN'T NO MONEY WAS MADE

IN THE CLUB TONIGHT?

NO, WE DIDN'T MAKE ANYTHING.

WHERE'S THE MONEY?

WHERE'S THE MONEY FROM TONIGHT?

DON'T COME UP IN HERE

TRYING TO GET NO MONEY FROM ME.

WHAT THE [bleep]?

WHAT THE [bleep] YOU THINK

YOU'RE DOING?

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD

HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH

RASHEEDA?

NEVER.

THAT BITCH IS GHOST.

MIMI, I'M SORRY,

BUT SHE [bleep] WITH THE WRONG

BITCH.

SHE DON'T KNOW HER PLACE,

AND THAT'S WHERE THE ERROR IS

RIGHT NOW.

[laughs]

OH-HO, BOO-BOO, COME ON.

I DON'T GOT TIME

FOR THIS [bleep]!

[indistinct shouting]

ME AND ERICA, WE FITTING

TO GO DOWN TO MAGIC CITY.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,

BLACK CARS COME OUT

OF EVERYWHERE.

WOW.

ALL BLACK CARS, SIRENS,

LIGHTS.

THEN I SEE THE BOUNTY HUNTER

GET OUT, I WAS LIKE,

OH, MAN, IT'S THAT THING.

YOU KNOW, I HATE PEOPLE

WHEN THEY BODYSNATCHING.

I JUST WENT IN

SHORT MINUTES AFTER YOU HAD--

YEAH, AND YOU WENT IN

ON THE BOUNTY HUNTER.

THEY SAID YOU WAS GONNA SLAP

HAM ON 'EM.

YEAH, I'M LIKE, YOU REALLY

THINK YOU KEEN D-I-C-K

WITH A DIAMOND ON YOUR HAND,

SO LET ME TELL YOU.

THEN I WANT YOUR MAMA

TO COME OUT WITH A, ZZZ.