Original subtitles

We are here with world class singer, song writer and producer

the one and only, Brian McKnight.

- What's up, Brian? - What's up? What's up?

Uh, tell us a little something about your next project.

Well first, I would like to say "Hi" to my two sons

BJ and Nico and my wife Julie, and just say thank you

for four wonderful years.

Four years? That's how long you been with your wife?

I mean, how long till parole?

You hear this, people?

Oh, so you are not married?

Oh, marr.. Come on, man, nah.

Free man, Brian, okay. Huh?

- Clank-clank. Nah-nah. - That's too bad.

See, cause tonight when I get home

we're gonna tuck the kids in bed, then my wife and I'll share

a romantic dinner and then cap off the evening my making love.

Now, what are you gonna do tonight, Martin?

Ah..

I'm to myself, by myself and with myself.

But you know what, I am gonna eat a pot pie.

Separate my peas and my carrots, get back to them later, Brian.

Now put that in your song. Harmonize on that!

Brian!

Yo. Let me-let me get this straight now.

Gina, just turned you down.

That's right.

That-that's cold.

I mean, you know. I mean, what do they want, huh?

Man go put his heart on the line, you know what I am saying.

Go out buy a ring and everything

now you got to take it back, right?

I didn't buy no ring.

E-exactly, how did you propose?

Tommy, okay.

Now listen, okay.

I said, "Gina, you schemed, you plotted

and finally, clank-clank, you trapped me."

I got on one knee, I said "Yes, Gina, I will marry you.

Damn, are you happy now?"

It was smooth, straight to the point.

What do you think?

Damn, I don't know how she turned that down.

That woman has no heart.

Ah-ah-ah. Excuse me, wait a minute. Nah-uh.

- Excuse me. Ah.. - Huh.

- Pam? - Yeah.

Just about what the hell are you doing walking up in here?

Beaty-bee?

Well, you know remember my friend Gina

who moved to New York, and went on with her life?

Well, she forgot her favorite curling iron.

I'm surprised you even know what a curling iron look like, Pam.

Don't look like you been in your kitchen in a while.

You know what I'm saying? I mean, girl..

I mean, you use the curling iron, don't give it to Gina.

You use it.

You know, Martin, I'm really gonna miss your little

what's up buffoon antics.

Because now that Gina is gone

I don't have to see your ugly face again.

Tommy, we cool, baby. You know the number.

- Cole.. - Mm.

If you know the number, forget it!

Hey, losers, peace!

- Pam, before you go. - What?

I just want you to know, it's all your fault

okay, that Gina is gone.

She was perfectly happy here, until you started putting

all those crazy ideas in her head.

Something about you, you give off something

it splats on people and then it is diluted.

Oh, sure, Martin, like marriage, family

a future, those were crazy ideas.

What the hell was I thinking about?

You know what, you women kill me.

You are always trying to-to-to break us down

and sweating us about the future.

Trying to break us down.

But it ain't gonna happen because I am strong up in here.

I am strong up in here, the strength is all through here

'cause my mind won't let me go.

Oh! Word is boom! Here.

We free like that, you know what I am saying?

That's Big Shirley. I-I forgot to check in.

- C-can I use your phone? - You..

You don't get it, Martin.

You just don't get it.

You had the perfect woman.

Beautiful, intelligent

willing to lower her standards.

And you blew it with that whack proposal, brah.

I got another proposal.

And guess where I am going with it, huh?

- Huh?! - No, no.

- No, no, no. - Well, get off! Get off me!

You are not kicking me out this time, because, brah

I have a date.

- I'm gladly leaving. - Oh, okay. Well, cool.

Sorry about the car wash. I said, hey..

I don't need you.

Don't need you.

Got my boys.

- Huh?! Huh?! - Ah. Yeah.

Actually, Martin, you see bro, I got a date, man.

Peace!

Okay, fine. Go Tommy.

I knew what time it was with you anyway.

I don't need nobody, 'cause I got my boy Cole Cool.

So peace to you too. I'm chilling with Cole Cool.

Actually Big Shirley is making some chili .

Peace!

Fine, I don't need none of youse, you know.

I need to learn to be by myself anyway.

How I'mma know who I am?

You know?

Shoo!

Big Shirley, I didn't know you still on phone.

What you got on?

'Thank you for having us over, Martin.'

- Yeah. Get over here, man. - Well, there's your booze.

Look like I am stomping with the old dogs. Huh?

So, you ready get the rest of your money taken?

Please don't hurt us, Hammer. Please don't hurt us.

We're old dogs, our minds ain't too sharp.

Hey, you got any dip for these chips?

You know, Gina, used to make some slam and dip.

- She ain't here no more. - 'Hm.'

Oh. That's a real, real sad story.

Display your cards, big ears.

So, Stan, how's Mira?

Did you get her feet fixed yet?

Oh, no, man. I don't have that kind of money.

Besides, I ain't making love to her feet any more.

You know, uh, Gina had some pretty feet.

No corns, no-no-no bunions, you know.

Had the kind of feet, you know, made for licking.

I mean, you could put barbecue sauce on her feet, you know?

Just make cute feet, you know?

- You know, tear it up. - 'Come on, man. Come on.'

I ain't trying to hear about no women.

Especially about licking no damn feet. Play the card.

I'm cleaning the toe out, it ain't that bad.

Play the card, man.

Ah, but serious, okay fine, alright, no more women.

We won't talk about no women at the table.

Fine, cool.

Let me ask you something, man, I mean

are you happy of being single?

Hell, yeah, 'cause if I was married

I couldn't give a Whitney Houston.

Elmo, ain't no way that you going to be getting down

with no Whitney Houston, okay?

Alright, alright, may be not Whitney, but, ah..

what about that RuPaul?

Mm-mm-mm.

Now, there's a whole lot of woman right there.

Also, who wouldn't like to climb that tree.

Ah, well, uh.. I don't know.

Somebody didn't told him but, uh

you got a branch you gotta get around first.

I don't know what I am saying.

'You know..'

I'm just confused about something.

I mean, you-you don't have no woman

so, I mean, don't you get lonely, man?

Tell me something.

What do you need with women

when you got peep-shows?

Hm? 'Cause all the loving you need is only a quarter away.

- And here it is. - Alright, alright.

Put up or shut up.

What you got?

I'm going there. Old dogs. Old dogs.

Stan, I just lost this month's food money, man.

Hey, man, let's go to the white boy's trailer

and get our money back, I mean

this one ain't too bright, but he ain't no Shawn.

- Besides, he bringing me down. - See you later, Martin.

- Huh? - Chubby.

Give me on of them quarters, man.

I'm starting feeling a little romantic.

Chubby! Didn't anybody ever tell you, you look like Bookman?

I noticed you was thinking a lot about your girl.

- Why did she leave? - Oh, man.

She kept pressing me to marry her, I wasn't ready yet.

What holding you back?

Living up at this apartment, I ain't got no house.

I ain't, I ain't set yet, man.

Well, that's the way I thought when I was your age.

No woman was gonna hold me back.

Now I got the house, and I got nobody to share it with

'cause I let my woman go.

What are you saying?

All I'm saying is..

...old Foose, used to be young Foose.

Think about it.

Hello. yo-yo, what's up, man?

Uh, can I speak to Pam?

Oh, damn, my fault, Pam. I thought that was your brother.

Uh..

Pam, clear your day tomorrow.

We going ring shopping.

Hell no! It's for Gina.

I don't like you.

'Now I have some very nice diamond here.'

I think you really gonna like.

Uh, sister, no offence, but, uh

diamonds are from South Africa.

And I don't think I can get with that, you know I am saying?

So what do you have in cubic zirconia?

No need to worry, our diamonds are from Siberia.

Oh, well, cool. What you got in cubic zirconia.

Martin!

How is she gonna know, Pam?

'Cause I'll tell her.

Now you see this one here, it's my particular favorite.

It's an emerald cut in a platinum setting.

- Mm. May I see that, please? - Of course.

- Here you are. - Please.

- It's flawed. - No, it's not.

Sweetie, it's flawed between the second and third surfaces.

Uh-huh, uh-huh, flawed.

Well, your skills are impressive, Ms. James.

- Well, how about this? - Hm. Got that.

Martin, this is it!

- Ah! - This is so beautiful.

Yes, Martin! Look at it.

Oh! Look at that big spark.

- Isn't that sparkling? - Whoo!

That's an excellent choice.

Oh! Look at the spark!

Got a spark!

Ow! Ah, this is beautiful.

Now I know why you all love, like, rings so much.

Beautiful. She'll love it.

You know, somehow I love the social security number on this.

Oh, no. This is the price.

Damn! No! Oh!

Martin, just think, diamonds are forever, you invest.

Damn it diamond forever, Pam! Damn!

But you could spread the cost throughout a number of years.

Pam, ain't nobody living that long, okay?

Damn, spreadin' it out, look Pam. Look what it says, Pam.

Martin, would you for once have some class?

How I'mma have class, out on street butt naked?

Nothin'! Everything, gone!

Damn, Pam. Ain't nobody living this long.

Martin, Gina is only gonna be here for the weekend.

She is coming to get rest of her things.

She's gonna be gone. She's gonna be bye-bye.

Just say bye-bye. Just say bye-bye to her right now.

- Hold on, Gina. - Hold on her.

- Holding. Grabbing. - Hold on her. Hold on.

- Hold.. - Hold on. Hold on. You got it.

- You can do it. You can do it. - Ah!

- You can do it. Okay. - Fine! Fine! Fine!

Alright, come on, Martin.

If anybody is worth this much money, is my baby Gina.

Ah! Get off me.

Lady, alright.

I want your address, your phone number

your W2 phones, everything.

No, I want your social security number, okay?

Alright? Because if me and Gina, don't make it

the ring coming back.

You hear me, because ain't nobody living this damn long.

Yippee! Yippee! This is so beautiful.

Check how hot this is.

Yo, just, ah, be calm!

You know, be cool.

Take a deep breath.

Ain't nothing to it, just take a deep breath.

- Hey! - Hey! Hey!

- Hi. - Oh, man.

Oh, my baby girl. Girl, girl, let me look at you.

- You look beautiful. - Thanks.

New York has been good to you, huh?

- I missed you, Gina. - I missed you too, Martin.

Yeah.

But baby, why are we meeting here? It's freezing.

- Can we go somewhere else? - Come on, girl.

You know, I stay hot for you.

Um, babe, this is where we had our first date

don't you remember?

- Oh, alright. - Yeah.

But Martin, that was in July and it was warm.

Ah, girl. I remember, you made that little picnic lunch.

Gina, I never told you this

but your sandwich was kicking.

The way you, you-you put slight mayonnaise with the tuna

and a little relish, you know what I like.

Thanks, Martin. Can we go now?

Babe, babe, in a minute, okay?

In a minute. Sit down, Gina.

Now look, babe.

I know you've been wanting to get engaged, Gina.

But I gotta tell you, I'm not ready yet.

Boy, don't put me through this again, okay?

I already know how you feel.

But you don't know why, Gina.

Gina, if I marry you, babe, alright, I want to be

able to give you the best because that's what you deserve.

I don't care about things, Martin.

But I do, okay.

Gina, baby if I give you flowers, okay

I want to give you a-a-a dozen long stem white roses

but I can't afford that.

Flowers for the lady?

- Flowers for the lady, sir? - Pam, what are you doing?

- Huh? - And lose the accent, alright?

How much are your flowers?

Whatever you can afford, brokie.

Well, here is a penny. Go buy yourself a new attitude.

Poof-pow, be gone.

- Come on, man. - I'm doing you a favor.

You are breaking up my romance.

Martin, what are you up to?

Just play along, alright?

Now, where was I?

Now, baby, I love you, Gina.

And I want to give you the finer things in life

like champagne.

I said it, like, "Champagne."

I said it like "Cole champagne."

Cole!

Ow! Ow! Ow!

Yo, what's up?

- How's New York? - Fine.

Cole, your lines.

Right, right, right.

Um, "I hold here in my hand a bottle of the finest..

...finest champagne."

And yes it is for sale."

Gina, I would love to buy you that champagne, baby.

But I can't afford it.

"I like champagne, can't afford it." Ah!

"How much can you afford?"

Five dollars.

Bro, come on now. Between me and you.

You look like you're going for about $10 on a bottle like this.

Cole! Cole!

You said for $5.

Man, ain't gonna mess this day.

You give me this.

Have you been drink-drinking some of this?

You're weak in your alcohol.

Get out of here.

Get out of here.

You're reeking!

Baby, I know what you are doing. I know what you are doing.

- Martin, oh, baby, baby. - Nah-ah-ah-ah.

Gina, chill baby, chill. Uh-uh. I'm running the show.

Go, boy! You better.. You better go boy!

Now, let's see.

We got flowers, we got champagne.

There is still something missing, Gina.

Baby, there is still something missing.

- Yo! Yo! Yo! What's up, dawg? - What's up, man?

Check it out, man. You like rings, man?

Rings? You know, rings, man? Rings. You know?

Look, I got this finger rock ring.

And I'm a little late, I am gonna let it go for about

about a grand.

- Dammnn! A grand? - Times are hard, man.

- Man, um, I only got $5. - $5?! Cool.

Hey, hey. You'll have a nice day, brother.

Hey, hey, man

take your girl to the bathroom.

Oh, baby! Oh! Martin! Martin!

Gina..

I have something to ask you, babe.

What? What, baby, what?

I can't!

Because I can't do it right, Gina.

And you deserve the best, babe.

Martin, it's alright!

Nah, Gina. No, no, it is not Gina. Listen, babe.

Listen, Gina, I gave you such a bad proposal last time

babe, I just wanted this one to be perfect.

- I know. - You know?

Yeah, but I just wanted this to be perfect.

The mood still isn't right, babe.

Look, sit back, okay? Um, um, close your eyes.

- Keep them closed, alright? - Yeah.

While I'm.. I'mma bust this melody.

Hold up, no, no.

- Me, me, me, me. - Wait a minute.

That's not gonna work.

See, the-the mood was kind of cool, but see..

You can't sing. You can only hear it.

- Gina! - I've heard your voice.

No, no, no. Somebody done told..

- Baby, it's not.. - Baby, close your eyes.

- The mood was cool. - Close your eyes.

Baby, you eyes! Okay? Your eyes! Keep 'em closed.

I am about to blow for you, girl.

I gotta do my thing.

Keep 'em closed.

Gina, I don't know what's in my future, babe

but I know I don't have one without you.

Baby, this is from the heart.

Oh!

Gina, will you marry me?

Yes, Martin, yes!

I don't the words.