All language subtitles for Kold and Windy 1.06 eng

-♪ Checkin' tempers,
please don't touch me ♪

♪ I'm a winner, bitch

-Previously on "Kold x Windy"...

-You never told me that you had
another lover.

-So you still gon' deny that
you had sex with Shelly Winter?

No wonder that bitch
is tryin' to kill you.

-Wait, Lika. Lika!

-I manage Kold & Windy.

We want to do a song with you.
-Kold & Windy raw as hell.

-We should hit Stony ass.

After we lay his ass down,

he ain't gon' have
no more clout!

-You fired, Temper.

-I did everything for y'all
for two years.

-After I lost both of my parents
to the streets,

I moved in with Windy
at her auntie house.

I'm fighting a gun charge.

That's how I lost my son
to the system.

-Man, you play pretty good
for an old dude.

-Old dude?

-Your mama's working
really hard

to get you back home
with her, okay?

-No.
-Stephanie?

-Malika?
-Hey.

-Once I do this last big stain,

my life will finally
be on track.

Oh, my God.

Hope is that unseen flame

flickering down deep...
Uh-huh.

Okay. Thank you.

Thank you.

Babe, my gun charges is dropped!

Do you know what this means?

I can get Khiry back!

-Yes!

[Both laugh]

-...as it's an expectation
of change,

and change is inevitable.

-We gotta celebrate.
I'm taking you out.

Where you wanna go? On me.

-Mm, yo girl is hungry.

I'mma cook.
-What? No, you not cooking.

I'm celebrating you, crazy.

-No. This is for Khiry.

He love it when I cook,
and I love it, too.

All this drama
that's been going on,

I feel like I ain't been able
to really chill and smoke

and relax and cook.

Plus, what I make finna be fire.

-A'ight, I'm-a get the J ready.
Turn up.

-Let's go.
[Both laugh]

-One for me, one for you.

You beat the charge.
So proud of you, baby.

-♪ That drink got me like
I'm done I'm done I swear ♪

♪ That drink got me like
what have I done I swear ♪

♪ That drink got me
like I swear it got me like ♪

♪ Ooh it got me like

-Hope is the death of doubt

and new beginnings in trust
and belief are brought to life.

-♪ I swear that drink
got me like ♪

♪ Ooh it got me like I'm done
I'm done I swear that drink ♪

-But hope is careless.

♪♪

♪♪

[Cellphone vibrates]

♪♪

♪♪

-♪ Let's go, let's go

♪♪

-It don't care
about boundaries or setbacks.

♪♪

-[Clears throat]
-It's a drive

in belief
of something better to come.

♪♪

-Well, look what the wind
done blew in.

-I'm here to see my daughter.

-Well, I'll be damn.

♪♪

-♪ Kold n windy world
erday live like suicide ♪

♪ And u betta get how u living
boa it's do or die ♪

♪ Bet not do no lackin homie
that mite be yo homicide ♪

♪ Streets ain't neva love nobody
specially when u from the chi ♪

-I don't think
we're from around here.

-♪ Aye, we shoot we don't miss
Foenem smoked u now u lit ♪

♪ We was born into this lane
and it's to death u never quit ♪

♪ We be slidin
all round the city ♪

♪ Checkin opps up off the list

♪ And it's merched
we never losing ♪

♪ We gone score off every hit

♪ And them blicks be running
laps get big motion never sit ♪

♪ Been outside since we was
shorties Og never took a hit ♪

♪ No New outsiders allowed,
it's survival of the fit ♪

♪ Ain't no nan no other place

♪ In the whole world
as real as this ♪

-Where is this?

-♪ Aye, we get down on site

♪ It ain't pump fake
in this lane shorty ♪

♪ We could take life just like
yo maker ain't no game shorty ♪

♪ Back door two foe seven ain't
no lackin keep yo eyes shorty ♪

♪ When we on u ain't no way
that u can ever hide from me ♪

-♪ Kold n windy world
erday live like suicide ♪

♪ And u betta get how u living
boa it's do or die ♪

♪ Bet not do no lackin homie
that mite be yo homicide ♪

♪ Streets ain't neva love nobody
specially when u from the chi ♪

-And that's why I'm here.

-Excuse me, GeGe. I'm out.

-You be careful out there.
See you later.

♪♪

-Now, what was that?

You know Renee'.
-I do.

And I've been
watching them both.

-So why didn't you speak?

-Because I didn't come here
to see Renee'.

I came here to see Malika.

♪♪

I'd rather see Malika
without Renee's involvement.

-I'mma say this, Brenda.

Don't you come around here
starting no shit.

Malika don't deserve it, and
I for damn sure don't, either.

You need to show some respect.

-All respect, GeGe.

Listen, I actually want
to thank you

from the bottom of my heart
for taking care of my baby.

-Is that right?

-We know that
none of this is easy.

But I'm not here
to hurt you or her.

You know I had to leave,

and you know why I had to leave.

But I'm back now, and a lot
has changed, I promise you that.

-Hmph.

♪♪

Listen.

You did a great job.

-Well, thank damn you.

She was a beautiful child.

But you already knew that, huh?

She's been through enough.

♪♪

What you did,
the way you left her?

You left a scar on that baby.

Now, I don't know why you back
or what you up to,

but I'mma tell you like this.

You don't want it with us.

Oooo wee, Brenda, mnh-mnh,

I promise you,
you don't want it with us.

And that's on box.

-♪ BoxWorld!

♪ Huh, I see that you
gettin' money so it's mine ♪

♪ Stuntin' was leadin' you
to your demise ♪

♪ Gettin' sick and tired
of seeing you showin' off ♪

♪ You gotta look
your killa in the eyes ♪

♪ No deposit needed, I'm hella
heated, the semi with me ♪

♪ Homie, gimme a reason
to squeeze it ♪

♪ Family'll be grievin'

-That was bomb, baby.

You really throw down.

-Oh, I do a little something
in the kitchen, now.

-A little something.
-[Laughs]

-You know what?

Let's do a toast.
-Okay.

-Now, when you toast,

you want to keep eye contact

all the way through,

so even as you toast

and after the first sip.

♪♪

Toast to dope-ass woman.

Artist.

A mother.

A rapper. Cook.

And a sex goddess.
-[Laughs]

Marlon.

♪♪

-To a dreamer

who's making her dreams
come to reality.

You deserve every bit of success
and happiness that you get.

My time with you
has been amazing.

Congrats, baby.

-Thank you, Marlon.

That was so sweet.

-Toast.

-♪ Lets keep it between us

♪ Baby, show me love

-♪ Show me love

-♪ Not tryna play
with your heart ♪

-I wanna thank you for seeing me
on my break and everything.

I know you probably
was like in the studio --

-Dale, you look real cute
in your uniform.

-Oh, thanks.

You look beautiful
in anything you wear.

I'm for real.

♪♪

Oh, my bad.

-♪ Do it to em
do it to em do it to em ♪

♪ Do it to em Do it to em
He gone love it when I ♪

♪ Do it to em
do it to em do it to em ♪

♪ Do it to em I'm such a flirt
so he gone lose it when I ♪

♪ Do it to em

-You called me a dreamer.

-I did. Did that offend you?

-It's just...

You see a side of me
most people don't.

I am a dreamer,

and I'm gone go hard with it.

♪♪

I'm getting Khiry back,
and I'm not gonna be

doing the same shit
I was doing before.

I gotta make changes.

♪♪

-You know I know.

-Is this gone change things
between me and you?

I mean, you good
sharing me with Khiry?

-Come on, woman. I told you.
I got you.

If I got you,
that means I got Khiry, too.

-Thank you for that.

♪♪

♪♪

I love music.

♪♪

I love everything about it.

The sounds different sounds
make together.

The art of it, you know?

-Yeah.

♪♪

-I've been writing some things,

outside Kold & Windy things.

It ain't the same flavor at all,
but it's me.

A version of me no one knows.

-Drill's cool,
but it's not forever.

Hell, it's killing you.

You don't even drill anymore,
and that's okay.

-No.

It's in me, you know?

I'm still drill.

But I'm something else, too.

-Yes, you are.

♪♪

[Chuckles]

♪♪

You ever thought about
doing your own thing?

♪♪

Oh, okay. Okay.

Oh.

You're really committed to --

-To Kold & Windy.

BoxWorld. On Box.

-Okay, take it easy, Kold.

♪♪

You're ready
to beat me up over that.

-♪ Gettin' money, blue hunnits

♪ I got the smoke,
and I doubt they gon' want it ♪

♪ Ain't no opponents,
I'm who they can't stomach ♪

♪ You step aside,
let a real...run it ♪

-Round two?
We doing round two?

-I'm tired.

-You're tired?
Okay.

I delivered that mail, didn't I?

Postal man, postal man.
Yes.

-Alright.
[Camera shutter clicks]

What the -- What is you doing?

-I was just taking a picture.
You just looked so peaceful.

-No, I don't like pictures, Joe.

-Oh, come on.
-Don't be doing that.

-It's just a pic.
Relax.

-Yeah, no, put that up.

It's time for you
to go back to work.

Drop me off.
-No, no, no, no.

I-I-I'm taking PTO
for the rest of the day.

I'm hanging with you, so...
-No, the hell you ain't.

-Yeah, I am.

-Okay, you need to quit
doing all that.

Like, just take me home.

-Oh, come on, listen, Renee'.
I'm serious.

Let's hang.
I know you're hungry.

I know you want
some more fried chicken,

little carryout,
worked out an appetite.

Put something in your belly
'cause I put something --

-Okay.
-Right? Right?

-Nope, you ain't put nothing
in my damn belly.

[Laughs]

♪♪

-[Snoring]
[Cellphone buzzes]

♪♪

-[Chuckles]

GeGe just text me,
asking me to come over.

She didn't say what for,
so I'mma head out.

Plus, I want to give her
the good news in person.

Okay?

Okay.

♪♪

♪♪

-GeGe, guess what!

♪♪

-Hey, baby.

Uh, Malika, can I -- can I talk
to you for a minute over here?

Just -- Just for a minute.
Just come sit with me?

-GeGe, something you want
to talk to me about?

'Cause you called me
over here, so...

-I-I actually asked her
to have you come.

So I wanted to --
to talk to you.

-Don't.

Please don't.

-Okay, look,
I'm still your mother,

so you don't just get
to talk to me like that,

like some bitch on the street.

-Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Wait a minute, now.

She already been raised, okay?
-Look --

-You're gonna have to try
another route.

Try another way,
'cause that ain't gonna do it.

That ain't it.
That ain't it. Mnh-mnh.

♪♪

-Look, Malika.
I'm here.

I came back for you.

So you need to see me.

See me.

-All these years I could only
hope to see you and never did.

I see hope ain't 'bout nothing.

-Wait, wait, wait a minute.
I'm still your mama.

You can't talk to me like --
-I'm talking!

-I see you got --

-After all these years,
this how you come at me?

You left me.

You...left me.

♪♪

No mother, no father,
no explanation.

I'm just dropped off at GeGe's
to play with Renee'.

That's how you did me.

Yeah.

Years pass and I don't
hear a damn word from you.

And now you think you can
show up and -- and flex?

Like, really come at me?

Is you serious?
-No.

-You can't be.

-Listen, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Stop. Listen. I just --
I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Listen. Listen.

I just want to talk to you
because I came back.

I'm here now.

I'm here because
I want to get to know you.

I want to be with you.
I love you, Malika.

I always have.
I've never stopped loving you.

And I know --
I know you have a son.

You have a child,
and I know you're a great mom,

and that inspires me.

I want to be like that.

I want to be like that with you.

So please, just -- please.

Please.

Let me talk to you.

♪♪

-Um...

♪♪

Check this out.

I'mma be respectful 'cause
that's what GeGetaught me.

-[Breathes shakily]

-But I don't know what else
you expect from me.

-I --

-I'll talk to you later, GeGe.
-Wait, just -- Malika.

-Lika. Lika. Lika, let's just --
-Wait.

-See what you did?!
[Door opens]

Damn it.
[Door closes]

♪♪

-Ooh!

[Slurping]
Mm-hmm.

-Damn, Joe. You slurping loud.
-It was good.

Just like you were good.
You know what I'm saying?

[Slurping] Hey.
[Cellphone buzzes]

You want to go to the lake?
You have a skinny-dipping lake?

We can do it in the water.

-Dale, you really be trying me.
-I'm just saying.

I know you ain't never had sex
in the wilderness.

You spend time in the studio
but not --

-Take me back to my car.

I got something to do.

-But I took off the whole day.

-What that gotta do with me?
I said take me back to my car.

-[Sighs] Alright.

But I'm saying, I know you ain't
never had sex on a tree trunk.

-Boy.

-Tree-trunk sex?

[Mid-tempo music plays]

♪♪

[Volume decreases]

[Cellphone buzzes]

♪♪

-Hey, Stephanie.
-Hey.

-I know we just saw each other,

but I want to talk to you
about an opportunity

that's tickin' right now.

-Oh, okay.

Girl, you are right on time.

Won't He do it!

-All the time.
You free to meet later?

-Of course.
-A'ight, cool.

♪♪

[Camera shutter clicks]

♪♪

[Door opens]

♪♪

-What's up, what's up,
what's up?

♪♪

-What ain't?
[Sighs]

Got a lot of stuff
going on right now, Nae.

-What? I mean, what's wrong?
Is it about us?

Listen, you my sis.

-Brenda back.

-Who?
-My mom.

She had the nerve
to show up at GeGe's earlier,

straight acting like
everything was gonna be cool.

-I seen her and I didn't
even know who that was.

Damn, I wish I could have
warned you or --

Wait, she didn't even speak.

What's GeGe got to say
about all this?

-I don't know.

I'mma find out, though.
But not tonight.

I'm gonna be with Marlon
and I just -- I can't.

-I feel that.

Look, Lika, I'm sorry
I didn't tell you

about me and Shelly Winter
having sex.

I blocked it out.

And I almost forgot about it.

Some stuff I just want
to stay in the dark.

-Like they say, what's done
in the dark will come to light.

[Cellphone chimes]

-What?
-What's wrong?

-[Sighs]
This stupid ass

posted a pic of us
on his stupid-ass social media.

-Calm down.
-No.

-You know he don't mean no harm.
Let me see.

[Chuckling] It's cute.
-It's not funny.

-You're right.
We ain't even got time for that.

We got a hit record
with Stony Island.

Things looking real good for us.

-I don't give a damn
'bout no Stony Island.

[Cellphone buzzes]

♪♪

Who's that?

♪♪

-Hey, Malika. This is your mom.

I have a whole bunch of gifts
for my grandson,

so I just wanted to know
when I could drop them off.

-Mother dearest.

About to block her ass
in a minute.

-You need to handle that.

Look, whatever you do,
I got your back.

Lika, let's just squash all
this mess going on between us.

Like, we can't keep
going back and forth.

-Yeah, you're right.

We got a lot of noise
around us right now.

-Mm.
-The label,

Temper, Shelly Winter.

We got to be united
from here on out, you and me.

-Me and you together forever.

[Both laugh]

Girl. Ah!

[Both laugh]

[Sighs]
This bitch.

-Ahhhh! Goofy-ass bitch.

Look at her
with this lame-ass simp.

I told y'all she weak as hell.
-Don't hurt 'em, Shelly.

-Oh, I'mma hurt this bitch,
alright.

Oh, look y'all,
they done took the post down.

-Aww.
-[Laughs]

It's too late, little girl.

We done already seen it.

Matter of fact, drop that beat
on them real quick.

♪♪

♪ Renee' a eater

♪ You say we beefin', turn
that beef to Sunday dinner ♪

-♪ To Sunday dinner?
-♪ Renee', you threw it back

♪ For Shelly, you a winner
-♪ You a winner

-♪ And then she open that mouth
wide and let me feel her ♪

-♪ She let me feel her
-♪ She let me feel her

[Both laugh]

-Yeah, you my wifey
for lifey, bae.

Go ahead and tell Kold
we the real group members.

-I'm so tired of this bitch,
Lika.

-What you gonna do?
-[Sighs]

I'm gonna fix her ass.

-No, Nae.
It's too hot right now.

No more bodies.
It's too much, man.

We gotta ignore her
and really plan.

Calm your ass down.

-I'm not like you, Lika.
I want to kill this ho.

♪♪

[Siren wailing]

♪♪

-I know she's guilty.

♪♪

-Everything seems to point
in her direction.

♪♪

It's only a matter of time
she slips up.

-I'll be waiting
for her ass, too.

Something about her alibi
doesn't sit right with me.

Let's run her
social-media files again.

-Great idea.

♪♪

-Here it is,
Windy's social media.

We're gonna have to make
an arrest sooner than later.

-I agree.

-♪ Everything I got, I work
for every penny, every dime ♪

♪ On the...

-Since meeting this afternoon,

I figured out a way to maximize

on what we both seeking
from QTC.

We both want to be compensated
and accommodated, right?

-Hell, yeah.
I'm so sick of those bastards.

-And now them bastards
gonna pay.

[Rain falling]

You ever did anything illegal,
aside from back in the day

when we stole Bratz dolls'
clothes from toy stores?

-I mean, nothing to admit.

I got that PPP loan.
[Both laugh]

-You funny.
I see you, though.

♪♪

I'm planning to run
a huge stain on QTC.

The fortune behind the death
of Mrs. Griffin,

the CEO's wife, is up for grabs.

And I'm grabbing.
And you can, too.

-Wow. I'm with it.

I'm telling you,
you couldn't have called

at a more perfect time.

I'm ready to quit.

-Can't quit just yet.

Not until we get this million.

-What's the move?
I'm down.

♪♪

-I've been studying the heir,
Jessica Griffin.

We favor.

-Yeah, y'all do.

-With some finessing, I'mma walk
right up to her banker

and have her money
transferred directly to me.

Now, of course
it's not that easy,

and that's where you come in.

You got access
to get close to her.

-She comes by the label often.

Walks in all snooty as hell
thinkin' she all that,

and all she talk about
is how she's moving away.

-Perfect.

I need all them details
on her mannerisms,

the way she speak,
what she drink, all that.

-Jessica's kind of ditzy,
if you ask me.

-Okay, good.

That's what I'm talking about,
details.

The Griffins is
a very high-profile family,

popular in this city.

They got all kind of ties.

I need you to have my back.

Be on standby.
My eyes and ears.

I'll be shopping for wigs
and outfits and stuff like that.

'Cause I'll be impersonating
Miss Jessica Griffin's ass.

-Damn!

-I need you to get
her fingerprints, too.

-Whoa.
How I'm supposed to do that?

♪♪

-[Chuckles]

♪♪

[Door closes]

♪♪

Hey, baby.

-Hey. Damn.

Place looks nice.

-Thank you.

Just wanted to set the mood.

Today's been something else.

-This like this every day,
candles and the low lights?

-No, not every day.

-Smelling good.

-But there's something
I want to talk to you about.

-Oh. Oh, the thing with GeGe.

Everything a'ight?

-Uh...

♪♪

-No. [Chuckles]
It's not.

Um...

My mom is back.

-Wow.
-Yeah.

-Wow, Malika.

You a'ight?

-Sorta kinda.

This ain't even what I wanted
to talk to you about.

♪♪

Something I should have gave you
a long time ago.

♪♪

Marlon...

I'm so grateful and happy
that you back in my life again.

We had something beautiful
back in the day,

and I believe we have something
even more beautiful now.

-Yeah, look, I wanted to contact
you when I was locked up

but I didn't want to have you
put your life on pause for me.

♪♪

[Laughs]

[Sniffs]
Perfume on it.

You did the thing.

♪♪

Okay.

♪♪

What the hell is this, Malika?
I don't get it.

-I wrote this letter years ago.

And I should have gave it
to you years ago.

You Khiry's father.

-What you mean?

-He's your son.
Our son.

-I been kicking it with you
this whole time.

Hanging out.
I seen him.

I-I've been with little man.

Malika, he a whole ass
8-year-old.

And you justnow telling me?

-I just couldn't find
the right moment to tell you.

I didn't even know
I was gonna tell you.

-Damn!

♪♪

You know how messed up
this is, Malika?

-I just said I'm sorry.

I didn't know what to do.
You was in jail.

-And you still lost him.
You got a lot of nerve.

-Low blow.

I apologize for my decision.

I really do.

But now that you know, I...

I want you to be part
of his life.

Part of our lives.

Marlon, I ain't mean
to hurt you.

-Malika, I had a long day.

I really don't want to see
your face right now.

-♪ This is

♪ This is

♪ This is my destiny

♪ This is

♪ This is

♪ This is my destiny

♪♪

[Cellphone buzzes]

-Hello?
-Hi.

Am I speaking
with Temperance Davis?

-This is she.
-Excellent.

I understand
you're Kold & Windy's manager.

I'd like to talk about
a business opportunity with you.

-I'm no longer their manager.
Good luck with that.

♪♪

-Khiry!

Oh, my baby!

♪♪

You know Mama loves you, right?
-Mm-hmm.

-Come on, let's go.

♪♪

-Yes.

-I'mma put this on.

-Can we get something to eat?

-Yep, we're going over
to GeGe's house.

You know she always
got something cooking.

-Yes.

-I love you.

♪♪

Come on.

♪♪

-♪ All I ever wanted
was to just get a chance ♪

-Okay, you're dismissed.
Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Okay.

♪♪

♪♪

-Okay.

Okay, okay.

♪♪

-Um, Ms. Griffin,
could you sign this, please?

-More signatures?

-For the bank.

-What do I do? What do I do?
-This is my life out here.

-What do I do?
-Yeah.

-Everything is moving
so quickly.

And my appointments are moved up
for this week, correct?

-Mm-hmm.
-You are the bomb.com.

You know what?
Let's just head to my office.

There's a few more things I want
to confirm before relocating.

Alright.

[Footsteps depart]

♪♪

[Door closes]

-[Exhales deeply]

♪♪

-Oh!
-Oh, you winning.

-Ooh!
Is that my baby I see?

Khiry, come here, boy.

Give your GeGe a hug.

Oh, look at you.
You hungry?

-Mm-hmm.
-Okay, I got something for you.

-What?
-You know I got something.

-My nephew out.
You did your bid, boy.

How you feeling?
Come on, TeeTee miss you.

Hug me for real.

-Okay, okay, alright.
Let him get his stuff.

Get your stuff
and go on upstairs.

You know where your room is.

Oh, so glad he home.

-Hey, y'all.
-Hey.

-That just made my damn day.

-I know, right?
-I know. I know, right?

-Oh, well, I'mma head out.
Y'all hit me if y'all need me.

-Okay, boo.

-I got him back.
-I know.

-He's officially back home.

I told him you'd have something
cooking for him for sure.

-I sure do.
Got his favorite up there.

You know he gonna raid
that refrigerator.

-Why are you okay with Brenda
being here, GeGe?

-[Scoffs]
-I don't understand that.

-Brenda is your mother, okay?
-[Sucks teeth]

-As much as I don't like how she
mothers you, she is your blood.

Now, I don't know why she's back
or if you can even trust her,

but she came over here

and she told me that she want
a new chance with you.

And she said,
"I'm not here to hurt her."

And who am I to tell her
she can't see you?

But I want you to know,
I checked her ass.

I checked her ass good.

I gave her a good piece
of my mind, yes I did.

-But you ain't even tell me.

You just let me walk
right into that.

-Little girl,
I know you.

And I know that you wouldn't
have brought your ass over here

if you knew she was here.

Now, I'm sorry that things
went down the way they did,

but I just, you know,
I did what I thought was best.

Is that all right?

Malika.

Come on now,
you know I love you.

You know that, right?
Come on.

♪♪

Look, your mother's past...
it ain't pretty.

♪♪

Brenda is a talented
scam artist, okay?

I mean, the bitch is skilled.

I just...

I need you to be careful,
all right?

-Yeah.

-♪ I wanna pull up
in a Phantom ♪

♪ I wanna pull up in a Range

♪ But mostly since I was a kid

♪ My mama been praying
and dreaming of thangs ♪

♪ Nothing outrageous, just
the benefits of hard work ♪

♪ Now I'm in the same place
-♪ What's that

-♪ It's either get this gwop
or die first ♪

♪ I can be sick as shit
with nan nurse ♪

♪ Following a family member
up in a hearse ♪

♪ I done held back so many tears
it hurts ♪

♪ 'Cause I know I gotta contend
and come first ♪

-Hey, whatcha got for me?

-Well, Jessica's for sure
leaving town very soon.

-Okay.

You got the schedule for me?
And the prints?

-Prints.

-Ooh. Nice.

-I can't do this.

♪♪

-Excuse me?

-I can't do it.

I can't. I almost got caught.

♪♪

-What you think this is?
Some kind of game?

♪♪

'Cause I ain't playing
with you, Stephanie.

-Malika, I-I ain't do nothing.
I just want out. I'm scared.

-You shouldbe scared.
Scared of me.

-Wait, wait. Malika, I promise
I'll keep my mouth shut. Please.

♪♪

-I swear, Stephanie.

If I get any kind of tingle
in my body

or hear any word on you
saying something, anything,

you'll have me
and Renee' to deal with.

Now leave.

♪♪

[Door closes]

[Exhales sharply]

I'm gonna find someone else.

-♪ It's money out there
-♪ Who gon' get it?

-♪ It's money out there
-♪ Who gon' get it?

-♪ It's money out there

♪♪

-♪ Soul searchin'
-Mm-hmm! [Chuckling]

[Speaking indistinctly]

-♪ In a vinyl groove

-Hey, little lady.
Oh, I know what you like.

-Nah, I'm -- I'm actually here
on business.

-Oh?

-I'm gonna need you
for something. Something big.

-Oh, that makes sense.
You down here to talk

to the big dog
about something big.

-[Laughs]
Yeah, I'm excited, fo sho.

The stakes are high.
-Mm.

-And I need to move
on this ASAP.

Someone pulled out on me
at the last minute,

and I need one more person.

♪♪

-Wow. Mm, mm, mm.

♪♪

-How you doing?

-Woman still fine
as all get out.

Must feel good to still have
your mama around here

nowadays, huh?

-I don't want
nothing to do with her.

-Girl, back in the day,
we had this spot

where we used to conduct
our business out of,

and we look up one day
and all the lights is out.

I mean, pitch black.

Your mama went outside
and stared at the meter,

pulled out her little computer,
started tinkering around.

And next thing I know,
we had lights.

She looked at us, she said,
"These lights

will never go off again."
And they never did.

And get this.
[Laughs]

We never paid another bill,
either.

That's who your mama is.
She gets things done.

She's something else.

♪♪

Mm.

-Willie!

-Oh, my God.
-Hi!

-Brenda, girl. Oh!
-Mmm!

-Brenda, Brenda, bo-Brenda.

Goodness gracious.
You look amazing.

-Thank you. Good to see you.
-Good to see you.

-Oh, Malika, wait.
Hang on just one second.

Um, have you been getting
any of my texts?

-Still don't know
how you got my number.

-Ooh.

-Where there's a will,
there's a way.

-I gotta go.

I got a son who needs me
and I won't let him down.

-Uh, hang on one quick second.

From one parent to another,

at some point you're going
to let your children down.

But we do the best we can.

Actually, um, I was wondering

if I could leave this stuff
for Khiry here that I got him?

-I guess that's cool.

-Okay, good.

Okay.

-Can I talk to you
for a minute?

-Sure. Yes. Uh-huh.

♪♪

♪♪

So, since we're --
we're talking, you know,

I really wanted to tell you
I'm proud of you.

-That ain't necessary.
[Chuckles nervously] Um...

I'll just get
straight to the point.

I'm facilitating
a pretty deep stain

involving me impersonating
a high-profile person.

We look just alike,
so I'm gon' trick her banker

into transferring
her money directly to me.

But my key point person
bailed out on me,

and I need to replace her.

♪♪

-I see.

So, you heard about me.

-You come highly recommended.
-[Sighs]

You know, Malika, as much
as I want to have a relationship

with you and get closer to you,

I can't do this.

I don't want youto do this.
This is not okay.

It's dangerous.

-I ask you for one thing
and you say no?

-For good reason.

Look, I love you, and regardless
of what you think of me,

that's not gonna change.
But I can't say yes to this.

I'm sorry.

-[Sighs]

♪♪

-Anyway, I'm gonna --
I'm gonna go.

♪♪

♪♪

[Cellphone vibrating]

♪♪

-What?

-I've been trying to
reach you all day.

-Clearly I don't want
to be reached.

What do you want?
-[Laughs]

-I don't understand
what's going on.

Like, whatever I did,
I'm sorry.

-Sorry not gonna cut it, Joe.

Looka here.
We had a good time.

That time has ended.

-Renee', I know
you don't mean that.

Come on, now.
-[Chuckles]

If you ain't believe me,
you never really knew me.

Bye.

You ready to do this?
-Hell yeah.

-Okay.
Oh, but before we do it,

I got some entertainment
for the people.

Live. Okay.

Hey, y'all.
Whaddup, whaddup, whaddup?

It's yo girl Windy.

And I'm on some pettiness
right now.

Like, pettypetty.
-Double petty.

-Let me show y'all this.
Y'all see this thirsty bitch?

Look at her, hating on me,
making songs about me.

[Laughs]

Look, she in love
with me, y'all.

-[Laughs]

-She want this.
[Chuckles]

On box! I'm out.

[Door closes]

[Keyboard clacking]

♪♪

[Knocking]

♪♪

-Uh...

-I know it's late.

-It's okay.

He fell asleep watching a movie,
and I'm just working.

♪♪

-That was a lot, Malika.

-I know, and I-I --
-Just...

Just let me talk.

♪♪

I still love you.

But after what you did,

I don't know
if I can trust you.

♪♪

So we through.

But I'll still be there
for Khiry.

Can't believe I got a son.

♪♪

-Hope is that unseen flame,

as it's an expectation
of change.

[Indistinct conversation]

[Door bangs]
-Put y'all damn hands up!

Yeah, y'all know what it is.
Y'all thought we was playing?

-And change is inevitable.
-[Laughs]

-Renee'?

-Man, shut up.
You don't know me, fool.

-Hope is the death of doubt,
and new beginnings in trust

and belief are brought to life.

-This bitch-ass white boy,
he real tough.

Watch when I find your ass,
I'mma light it up, trust.

-You just take your rings off

before I take your
whole hand with me.

-Yeah.
-Do it.

-Damn, Joe, you gonna let
Phony Island punk you like that?

-♪ Time for you to die

[Gun cocks, fires]

♪♪

-[Gasps]

-That's what I'm talking about,
Ricky!

You're on this.
Come on, we got this dude.

-♪ Time for you to die

♪♪

Let's go.

-But hope is careless.

It don't care about boundaries
or setbacks.

It's a drive in belief
of something better to come.

[Gun cocks, fires]

-♪ Hang down your head now,
what have you done? ♪

♪ Hang down your head and cry

-♪ Hang down your head now,
what have you done? ♪

♪ It's time to say goodbye

♪♪

♪ Time for you to die

♪♪

♪ When the sun sets

♪♪

♪ Time for you to die