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[woman] Last season on "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta"...

Scrappy's down in Miami.

Him and the Bam has gotten married. What?

In Vegas.

Surprise! Ohh!

I'm back home, guys, and... Welcome back!

I'm finna be daddy number two.

So, do you feel like Tobias is, like, faithful?

I feel like I don't have no reason

to feel like he's not faithful.

[Karlie] Why you look like that?

I'm chilling right now. I just gotta be straight up, you know what I mean?

Tokyo and Tobias were seeing each other

when I last saw Tobias.

Yo, that's-- I already talked to you about that.

I don't have no problem with her, but the bitch

want to keep playing with me. "The bitch."

[Spice] That's it.

[man] Yo, yo, yo, yo!

[Estelita] You know, I really think this is really funny, Stevie,

trying to put me against Erica and try and start some [bleep].

This is what I didn't want to happen.

I'm Jasmine.

Is Rasheeda available by any chance?

Your malicious-ass ways, I can't respect that

on any kind of level. See ya later.

I am the father.

That's crazy.

They wanna meet their brother.

To him, meeting Carter and Kai,

that's something that needs to happen.

♪♪

♪ This is the life, this is the life ♪

♪ This is the life, this is the life ♪

♪ This is the life, this is the life ♪

♪ This is the life, this is the life ♪

♪ This is the life, this is the life ♪

♪ Ain't nothing like hip-hop music ♪

♪ Hip-hop music ♪

♪ This is the life, this is the life ♪

♪ This is the life ♪♪

♪♪

[Stevie] I'm living my best life.

I'm a VIP at the Soul Train Awards tonight,

and ain't nothing bringing me down.

♪ I just can't get enough ♪

♪ With all the rhythm... ♪

I'm free and liberated from the drama of Stevie J past.

No child support cases hanging over my head,

no Erica Menas being disrespectful in my court,

and no chicks like Estelita being like cement

and weighing me down.

♪Feels so good, yeah ♪

♪ I don't wanna stop ♪

All the shenanigans, they're in the rear view.

I'm a changed man,

and it's all thanks to my best friend.

♪ Girl, you reach me every time we touch ♪

November 20, 1995--

that was the day I met the woman

I'm so honored to call my wife.

That's right, you're looking at Mr. Faith Evans.

♪♪

[Stevie] What's up, baby?

[woman] Welcome back!

[Amber] I still need to know the whole story now.

I'm upset I wasn't included.

I was fed up, I'm like, "I gotta marry her.

I don't want nobody with my baby."

So, when we came here for a business meeting,

you know, we called the Elvis impersonator.

[laughter and groans]

We did rush to the altar, but the decision,

it wasn't really that spontaneous.

We lost my friend and Faith's first husband, Biggie, together.

And over these years, we've just grown closer as friends.

You look nice. Thank you, baby.

How you feel?

Just trying to make sure

my voice is straight, you know.

It means the world to me just to know that

we came from just being best friends.

Then we dated, and then you didn't take me serious

when I was doing... That's very inaccurate.

I didn't take us serious. Hello, thank you.

All right, I apologize for that. Okay.

[Stevie] Through all the years of friendship,

me and Faith eventually took our chance at romance.

And we had some ups and downs in our relationship.

So, what are you telling me, though?

I'm telling you that I'm gonna pray for you

and I hope that everything works out.

You closing the door on us? Yes.

That's the cool thing about being friends first.

Foundation is strong,

and Faith has always looked past the Stevie J persona.

[crowd cheering]

It's been months since I left Atlanta

and the old Stevie J behind.

What you got?

[chuckling] This used to be your favorite snack.

Not no more. No more Ho Hos?

♪♪

[Stevie] Tonight isn't my first red carpet,

but it's the first time that I had my wife,

the lovely Faith Evans Jordan, on my arm.

And I have the pleasure of presenting her

with the Lady of Soul Award.

[announcer] It's the 2018 Soul Train Awards.

[Stevie] Please, help me in presenting

this year's Lady of Soul Award

to my wife, Miss Faith Renée Evans Jordan!

[cheering and applause]

Yeah. Thank you, husband.

It's so crazy to have a group of fans out there

that support me regardless.

So, thank you guys for just understanding the sacrifice.

[Stevie] Although Faith has made me

a committed husband and a changed man,

I can never forget about the people I left in the "A."

I didn't get a chance to tell Mimi or Eva

about me getting married and moving to L.A.

But the good guy always does right for his girls.

[camera shutters clicking]

[Spice rapping] ♪ You need a daddy, a nice daddy ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't want no broke [bleep] ♪

♪ Smacking up my body ♪

♪ Sip on the tea, I'm sipping on the tea ♪

♪ Mocha, chocolate, vanilla, sip on the tea ♪

Yes, the Jamaican dancehall queen sensation

is still at it.

You can definitely be sure that I'm still grinding

and cranking out the music.

Tonight I'm performing at Venue Nightclub

in Forest Park, just south of the city.

Mama Spice up your life,

and give the people what they want.

[shouting indistinctly]

♪ Sip on the tea, I'm sipping on the tea ♪

♪ Mocha, chocolate, vanilla, sip on the tea ♪

[Tokyo] Yeah, me and Spice got off on the wrong foot last year.

We gonna eat us a good little brunch.

I don't think she wants nothing else to eat.

Trust me.

[bleep]! [indistinct shouting]

But we back and we good, and it turns out

the bitch actually fun to hang with.

♪ Sip on the tea, I'm sipping on the tea ♪

Oh, hey! ♪ Mocha, chocolate, vanilla ♪

♪ Sip on the tea ♪

Thank you!

[cheering and applause]

[Spice] I love me some Tokyo.

And I'm now so happy that we're friends

and that she forgave me for our cultural differences.

I didn't know that there was anything as body shaming.

I accept your apology, because you are a good woman.

That's great! [Nina Parker] All right, yes, absolutely.

Me and Tokyo, we've been good friends ever since.

And to be honest, I really learned from that experience.

Right now, my need for focus 'bout some more positive things,

like good friendship, my career, and definitely my kids.

I'm so glad I got to catch another one of your shows.

How you feel? I feel good, I feel good.

You look good. Damn good. Thank you.

Like a little Jamaican disco ball.

[both laugh]

Spice, what's up, baby? You good?

What's up? Hey. You all right?

Meet my friend, Tokyo. Nice to meet you, I'm Tokyo.

Tokyo, this is Von. Thank you, baby.

He's in artist development, for like Jagged Edge, The Dream.

[Von] Yep, yep, yep.

I was watching your performance tonight.

Yes! It was pretty good, pretty good.

I think it was amazing. Yeah?

Not amazing yet.

What do you mean, not amazing?

You have the potential of being super big, in my eyes.

But you gotta just make sure that you do the work

on another level.

[Spice] Even though I'm winning everywhere else in the world,

me really don't think I've clicked

here in America just yet.

So I'm still performing in, like, smaller venues

and nightclubs here in the states.

I don't think I've really got the attention that I want.

And that's why I invited Von here tonight,

just to give me some feedback

so I can put together a team and to maximize my success.

[Von] I know you from dancehall and all the things you did.

But America may not know.

This is an international artist.

She is an international artist,

but you want your friend to be the biggest artist, right?

Yeah.I wanna compare you

to Michael Jackson level.

Just think there mentally.

Like, this is what I want to be.

Me not have Michael Jackson money.

You don't need Michael Jackson money.

So what do you need me to do on the stage?

Like, you wanna see Spice all over in some glittery...

No. Like, you wanna see me coming out on that floor?

Everything that you've done so far

to be super successful internationally.

You have to wipe all that away and start from the beginning.

Why the [bleep] so?

Some things that work in Jamaica may not work here.

I love the look,

but maybe you wanna take your look to another level.

My look? What the [bleep] is wrong with my look?

This is not what we gonna do. Now, I might get me upset.

I'm really not feeling how you making my friend feel.

I didn't-- I don't wanna argue. You can just go ahead

and you know, all your Michael Jackson [bleep].

[Spice] This is not the first time

I've heard some big criticism from someone

in the music industry before.

After all of this hard work that I have been putting,

now I'm being told I need to start over

back from scratch, because I'ma need a "new look"?

I'm tired of being told that I'm not good enough.

I thought you were like an artist developer.

I am, I am. No, no, he is artist development.

He's an artist crusher. And he's about to, you know,

develop his outro-- bye.

[laughing] I'm cool. Gotta go.

Hey, listen, I respect you.

And you can delete my number.

All right, respect. It's love.

Him wanna come America and try to look like Beyoncé

or try to look like that.

What the [bleep] is wrong with my look?

You know, I go through the same thing.

You know how many labels and [bleep] feel like

I need to lose 100 pounds?

But it's always mother[bleep]

who wanna come and cookie-cutter you.

[bleep] that [bleep].

Right now I'm taking control of my own thing.

Me not change nothing to please nobody.

[distant sirens]

[girl crying in background]

[dial tone]

[woman] Coming up...

[Mimi] Let me just get to it.

I walk out, there's a man sitting inside my car.

Just turns around and shoots at me.

[bleep] lying. Are you for real?

What was that scary thing that happened at your house?

Don't get me started.

[cheering and applause]

I've got some good news.

You know Scrappy's in a halfway house.

[gasps] You kidding! No.

He 'bout to come out?

[camera shutter clicking]

Surprise!

♪♪

Okay, so... what's going on?

Because you said it's urgent.

We here. What's good?

Hey, guys.

How are you?

No, how are you, is I'm worried about.

Uhh, ahh.

[Mimi] Life has been eventful lately.

Stevie just ups and moves to L.A. with his new wife.

Ty locked down a basketball contract

all the way in Israel.

And it's just been me and Eva left alone here in the "A."

So, I had to call my girls up for some support.

Let me just get to it.

It was like 11:00 at night.

Taking out the trash.

I walk out, there's a man sitting inside my car,

inside of my garage.

He spots me, ducks down,

shuts the car door, takes a few steps,

turns around and shoots at me.

You [bleep] lying. Are you for real?

I froze, y'all. I... oh...

But don't beat yourself up.

Yeah, if you was gonna do anything,

you need to be running your ass

in the house and closing the door.

Even talking about it, y'all, this [bleep]

was so [bleep] crazy.

So he dips down... Look at this.

[bleep] play. Oh, what the hell?

That's the bullet that went in my car.

Oh, my goodness! Oh, shoot!

Mimi! Oh my God, Mimi.

They canvassed the whole neighborhood.

It was like 13 police officers.

They had the dogs. It was a mess, y'all.

How is Eva? Is she okay?

Good thing about it, is she's resilient.

[Mimi] Eva's a strong one.

Even though I know how terrified she was,

she wanted to be a big girl for Mommy.

But as independent as I've always been,

I wish that Ty was nearby and not all the way in Israel.

But at moments like this, you want your family near.

Did you talk to Stevie about it?

He found out about it, and he was mad.

Like, "Why the [bleep] you ain't called me?"

Right. And you know, I'm like, "Call you for what?

"Even if I did tell you, what were you gonna do?

"Get on a plane? And what?

"You've been saying you was gonna come here

for a month, and you ain't showed up yet."

♪♪

♪♪

[train horn blows]

[Scrapp] Well... another morning.

I'm still here.

About that time, talking about going

for my morning prayer.

In January 2016, I was found guilty

of trafficking marijuana in Taliaferro County, Georgia.

I was sentenced to 20 years--

five years in prison and 15 years on probation.

But in the summer of 2018,

I was released to a halfway house,

and this is my life.

Look at our living conditions. Three men to a cell.

This is our chow hall,

where they serve the most disgusting food ever.

I pray, I work out, and I do a lot of thinking.

I'm about get assigned a new job

to help me transition back into the "real world,"

whenever that'll be.

♪♪

Unlike prison, inmates at the halfway house

are allowed to leave the facility for a few hours

to visit family each week.

But I don't qualify.

I need a blood relative with no criminal record

to sign me out.

And since my mom and Sas both have criminal records,

I'm stuck here in limbo.

You never know how much time you can do until you do it.

♪♪

[cheering and applause]

♪ Na na na na na na ♪

♪ The runway walk ♪

♪ Na na na na na na ♪

♪ Na na na na na na ♪

♪ The runway walk ♪

♪ Let me see your runway walk ♪

♪ Make your heels click, make the runway talk ♪

♪ Come on, pretty-ass women taking pictures ♪

♪ They never come outside until they look vicious ♪

♪ Damn, what I gotta say to get a piece of that? ♪

♪ Damn, what I gotta say to get... ♪

Yes, queens, this is what 55 look like, bitches.

Thank you, Dr. Curves.

In the spirit of being the hottest GILF in the land,

I just enlisted another cougar

that throws ones instead of "hey, bitches."

It's my birthday!

[cheering and applause]

But at the same mother[bleep] time,

it's a takeover...

Where's my son? This is Momma birthday.

Where's the Bam?

I [bleep] invite her Mama CeCe,

but that bitch talked about me.

What we not gonna do is stage a coup.

So, stay tuned, 'cause you gonna get [bleep].

I'ma [bleep], she gonna get hers.

[cheering and applause]

I'm really glad that I came out to celebrate tonight,

'cause Momma Dee got some good tea.

Yes, baby! Here she is!

What's up, K? Yeah!

Oh, my-- ooh! You is killing it.

I'm trying to let these young girls have it, baby.

Well, what's been going on?

You know, the Bam is getting ready to deliver.

They're staying with me.

And her mom, CeCe...

What's going on with you and CeCe?

She's staying with me, too.

Seriously? Yes, CeCe.

[Dee] I'm just trying to put up with CeCe's bull[bleep].

But the bitch is too nitpicky.

She got a lot of hater-ation going on.

Bitch, quench your thirst.

But you know what, I ain't gonna let it worry me.

I'm here for my son and my daughter-in-law,

and it is what it is.

Well, I got kinda like, some good news.

You know, Scrapp is in a halfway house.

You kidding? No.

He about to come out?

No. The halfway house first.

Okay? Then out.

In that order.

In that mother[bleep] order.

Okay. But guess what.

What? It gotta be mother,

father, sister, brother, [bleep] like that.

And with Sas on probation, you know they don't fool

with me in places. Right.

[bleep], they don't let me make a phone call. Uh-uh.

We've been waiting for Scrapp's early release forever.

Scrapp 'bout to come home.

You lying, girl. No, he about to come home, girl.

What?!Yeah.

I mean, they haven't gave me exact date.

This gotta stop. It gotta.

They just gotta let your son out.

Now, it's finally happened.

But here's the thing.

He can only leave the halfway house

by a family member,

only if they don't have a criminal record.

I got a phone call, you know.

What?

What type of phone call?

The bottom line is, I got a plan,

and he coming out soon, and we gonna roll with that.

Yeah! You feel me?

Yeah. That's what we're gonna roll with.

A family that prays together, stays together.

That's right. Let's go.

[woman] Coming up...

What's happening?

Young Juice! Young Juice!

Free man, man!

[all] Mmmmmmm...

I got some good news.

What?

We're married now. Husband and wife.

What if you moved to L.A.?

♪♪

[Mimi] The shooting was bananas, Karlie.

I'm still-- it just made me very cautious.

[Karlie] Until you feel comfortable, please stay with me.

Like, I know, like, it's just uncomfortable situation. But until...

Karlie, you live way too [bleep] far.

But thank you for the offer, it's so sweet!

[laughing] Shut up!

All right, how many of these do you have,

and who are they for?

[Karlie] This is creepy being at the scene of the crime.

But I told her, listen, you not gonna be home all alone.

I'm coming over to your place.

And besides that, I needed help

getting my engagement party invitations done.

'Cause guess what-- a bitch is engaged.

We know Sierra's coming. Okay.

So, we gotta get one for her. Okay.

My fiancé, Mo, he's such a great guy.

From the moment we met, we were together every day,

which prompted a quick engagement

only five months after we met.

[Karlie shrieks]

Two non-proposals, finally got my ring.

It was all well worth it.

I'm gonna meet up with Spice, so I'm gonna give her hers.

You gonna give her hers okay.Mm-hmm.

Tokyo. Yeah, I love Tokyo.

Okay, Tok. What about Joc?

Who? [laughs]

I mean, I thought you and Joc was cool...

No, we're cool. I'm just messing around.

Like, I just... [sighs]

All my relationships have cheated on me.

Joc cheated.

Scrapp is in a halfway house

from what I'm... Okay.

Me and KK, we still talk, we still...

Have you ran into Tommie?

You guys are good, right? Yeah, we good.

[Mimi] I saw Tommie a few weeks ago,

and things were really looking up for her,

or so I thought.

I had to turn myself in,

so I had to do, like, 48 hours. For what?

It was like an old-ass charge. Oh, okay.

Like, I'm so tired of looking like

I just don't do nothing else but go to jail.

But a couple days later she was locked up on charges

for "allegedly" assaulting her daughter at a middle school.

Tommie Lee has had the worst week ever,

by being arrested twice within 48 hours.

The first incident this week, which resulted in Tommie

being charged with felony aggravated assault,

battery, and child cruelty.

After allegedly making contact with her daughter,

she was arrested at her home

and charged with aggravated stalking

and obstruction of an officer.

She's facing 50-plus years.

And Tommie's kids are-- they're... they're younger.

Wait, where's Eva?

Usually I hear her. "Girl, Karlie!" Ha ha!

She-- well, her dad, you know, blew into town again,

and asked could he take her to eat.

So they're out to eat right now.

So, she knows that...

No, she does not know.

She knows that he's married, no?

We discussed that I would meet Faith first.

So, you know, protocol. Proper protocol.

[patrons chattering]

[Stevie] How was school today?

[Eva] It was okay.

It was okay?Yeah.

Um, you remember Faith, right?

Yes. Don't laugh.

Good to see you again.

[Stevie] I jumped on the flight

as soon as I heard what happened at Eva's house.

Mimi should have told me what happened immediately.

Instead, I had to hear it from the streets.

Well, I got some-- some good news.

What?

We're married now. Husband and wife.

What does that mean? [laughing]

Say something.

I'm speechless.

You speechless?

Is that a good speechless? Is that a-- right.

Yes. Or a-- okay.

So I wanted to ask you a question.

You ready for this? Mm-hmm.

So what if you moved to L.A.

so we can be closer to each other?

We gotta ask my mama.

Huh? Gotta ask my mama.

The person who took care of me?

That would be me.

[chuckles]

Okay.

So look, I wanted to ask you a question.

What was that scary thing that happened at your house?

Don't get me started.

I need to know. You gotta tell me.

A person shot at my mom 'cause he got scared.

You heard it?

I thought one of the trash bag pops.

If the gun went any higher,

it would've knocked my mom out, but it didn't.

But it just went into the car.

That's scary.

And then she called 911,

and then I started getting scared.

Why she didn't call me and tell me what's up?

She's supposed to call 911!

I'm better than 911, I get there faster.

You're putting so much pressure on me.

Just stop! All right.

All right, all right, my bad.

I got you, all right. Cool, let's eat.

[woman] Coming up...

Trying to make it in America is different,

even when I talk my normal self,

they don't even understand me.

[sobbing] I feel like... Aw...

Don't feel that way. It's really hard.

How was your dinner?

It was okay. It was good.

It was good? Yep.

I met his wife.

♪♪

Nicholas! What's up?

Nothing much.

[Spice] I've been feeling down and out

since Von, the A&R rep, downplayed me

at my performance the other day.

But as offended as I was to hear his judgment,

I've been thinking about what I need to do

to really level up my career.

But seeing and talking to my kids,

the love of my life, Nicholas and Nicholatoy,

that's all I'm living for.

So I'll be away again for a few more weeks.

What?

Since I'm always on the road working,

my kids, they live with my mom in Jamaica.

I'd rather they be taken care of by my family

than to hire a complete stranger.

I choose to come to America to make a name for myself

so that my kids can live a life that I never had.

I know it's a big sacrifice, but I promise you...

I promise you're gonna thank me one day.

Nicholas, I'm promising you that when I do come back

and we're ready to go, we're gonna have a better life

than we have, okay?

Just forgive me for not being there.

I'm doing this for all of us.

I feel so terrible that I'm always

away from my kids all the time.

But this is why I need to up my game.

If I could get to the level of them bigger arenas and tours,

I would be on the road for shorter times

than to be always on the road doing the smaller venues.

[doorbell rings]

Get ready for bed. Mommy loves you, okay?

I love you, too.

I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Okay.

Bye. Bye.

[sniffling]

[drum beat knocking on door]

Hi, come in.

What's the matter?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Well, no, you're not.

I just spoke to my kids.

[sighs] Every time I talk to them,

I get emotional because I feel like they're disappointed.

How? 'Cause I'm not there at home with them.

They're young and they wanna know why...

I feel like...Aw...

Don't see it that way. It's really hard.

Everything is just me alone.

Don't cry, you're gonna make me cry.

And then I'm, you know, as a single mother,

I'm doing this by myself.

[Spice] I heard Von loud and clear.

It offend me, but I get it.

It's not the first time that my look has been criticized

by industry folks, so maybe I do need to change

something drastic to be accepted.

Whatever it is, I'll do it for the sake of my kids.

Trying to make it in America is different.

Even when I talk my normal self,

they don't even understand me.

I know, but... I have to try to speak properly.

Then my fans, I mean, in Jamaica, feel like me a sellout.

Please don't give up, like, for nobody.

If you just stay yourself, people will get you.

It's just a lot.

Exactly what you came to Atlanta to do,

you are going to do it.

I hope so.

♪♪

[Mimi] How was your dinner?

It was okay. It was good.

It was good? Yep.

Oh, tell me all about it.

Well... I know you haven't seen your dad in a while.

How was it?

Daddy wants me to move to L.A.

Daddy wants you to do what?

Move to L.A.

He asked you to move to L.A.?

Mm-hmm.

What'd you say?

I said, gotta ask the parent who raised me.

Ha-ha, high-five!

And then he said, "You're looking at me."

I was like, mm-mm.

I can't.

[sighs] Tell me what else.

What'd you guys eat? Like...

Oh, you know what I got.

Rice, shrimp, and broccoli.

Your favorite. Favorite.

So, dinner with Dad was good?

Yeah. I met his wife.

So it wasn't just you and Daddy?

Nope.

[clears throat] Okay.

So how was that?

She was nice?Mm-hmm.

Mm.

Stevie said he was coming to town

to take Eva to dinner.

There was no mention of him bringing his new wife

to this dinner and introducing her to Eva

before I met her.

Are you gonna see Daddy while he's in town?

Oh, absolutely. [chuckles]

[Spice] Coming up...

So let's say you really wanted to pursue this.

You would need to get a psychological evaluation.

I'm gonna excuse myself.

That's really offensive to me right now.

♪♪

Scrapp DeLeon is finally free, but only for a few hours.

It turns out that I do have a blood relative

without a criminal record.

Hey. Well, well, well.

How you doing?

I'm doing all right. Oh!

You sure you're my sister, man?

You let your mom get into all of that-- into the details.

Another KK story? Yeah.

Oh, my God.

[Scrapp] Mom shook me with some big news the other day.

She told me that I got a half-sister

that I ain't never knew existed, and that's Cheyenne.

And the timing is perfect.

Without Cheyenne and her clean record,

I wouldn't have nobody else

to check me out the halfway house.

But this temporary freedom, it still has its limitations.

I can only stay at my mom's and my sister's house.

But hell, I'll take it.

This what's gonna keep me going until I make parole.

What's happening?

Young Juice, Young Juice!

Free man, man. Free man, huh?

Almost!

[overlapping greetings]

[all] Mmmmmmm...

Hey, Jamar, come on now. Come on in the house now.

[dog barking]

Okay, this is nice.

See, now that's the problem right there.

I don't get no personal space.

Sas, this how she been doing you the whole time?

I'm happy you back, man. Come on.

Cover your stuff up, man, what's up?

Scrapp, I'm so happy! Mmm!

[phone ringing] I feel so damn special

that the-- that the people even let you come to my house.

Hello? This is him.

Gotta do all that, damn. 10013252.

[phone beeps] You know these people call me

three, four, five times a day to see where I'm at?

That's why you don't go to jail.

I don't know the ins and outs, you know.

The people always say you allegedly did something.

I'm always rooting for the not guilty verdict.

All of those people who were so important

before you left, they wasn't there, baby.

You got Sas. You got me.

You got Cheyenne.

If it don't be for her,

you wouldn't be sitting right here right now.

Mm-hmm. So get focused.

Be about your future.

Three years have definitely had-- put some focus in.

A lot of time to think.

[Scrapp] You definitely get a lot of time to think.

So, when my mom told me I had a sister

that was coming to get me, I was happy to be getting out.

But then again, why am I just now

finding out I got a sister?

You know, me and her got the same last name.

And I have a whole sister over here

that you didn't tell me about.

I knew that you had a sibling,

but I didn't know the gender.

How long you know I had a sibling?

From the time that your dad cheated

and got her mom pregnant, and she was in the womb.

But I didn't know if the mother delivered or not.

[Scrapp] Right.

August 5, 1988.

I never seen him no more since then.

I never heard not one word from him.

It just 'cause the word that was in the street,

I thought your dad was dead.

So, by the time when you was 19,

you asked me, I told you he was dead,

'cause he-- he was dead, [bleep],

I never heard [bleep] from him.

We needed somebody to get you out,

and it turns out, he was alive.

That's all that matter.

So, answer this for me.

If Sas or you'd have been able to pull me out at Center--

You wouldn't know Cheyenne today, boo.

[Scrapp] So, long story short is,

if I never went to prison,

Moms would have never took the time

to find out if Pops was still living.

And I ain't feeling that.

Dukes might not be coming clean now,

but I'ma get answers eventually.

How long was he locked up?

23 years.

How old are you?

30. I'm 30.

We're like ghetto twins. Yeah.

Damn!

[Scrapp] Damn. That's crazy.

Well, have you been in contact with your dad since then?

Well, I went to the prison and seen him a few times.

I will always talk to him 'cause he would always call

my grandmother's house.Mm...

That's so sweet.

Mm.

Mm-hmm.

But then, he did have a stroke,

and he had an aneurysm while he was in prison,

and there was like a big medical issue with him.

So, when he did come home...

To the-- at the end.

It's the last couple of years.

So, he's coming to town soon.

Man, how you feel about, you know, finally meeting him?

When you want questions answered,

you gotta go to the source.

Well, look at the bright side.

You ain't been knocking boots with your sister.

[laughter]

[bleep]

♪♪

[Spice] Life hasn't been all that easy lately.

My kids are back in Jamaica

wondering why Mommy hasn't been home in months.

That's because Mommy is trying to make it here in America.

♪ Like you've done nothing wrong ♪

So, I've been thinking about this lately,

and I realize that when I'm put into a box

as just the dancehall queen, that I'm a big hit.

But now, to break out from that,

I'm told that I need to change my look.

I came to interpret what everybody's too shy

to say out loud-- that my look is too dark.

Maybe I'm doing this out of spite,

but I'm gonna make Spice great again, the American way.

I wanna make sure I understand.

You want me to help you to lighten

your skin color professionally? Mm-hmm.

Yeah.Okay.

What, um, has led you to pursue this?

I believe that a lot of people

kinda bash me or degrade me

because of the color of my skin.

So, I'm kinda provoking them a bit.

Okay.

So, let me tell you about the risks

of skin bleaching.

Anyone who's-- who's bleaching their skin

may be using a topical product.

If you bleach, it's dangerous

and can increase your risk for skin cancer.

And all these celebrities that's changing their color--

They're taking risks to their body.

[Spice] So many of the big celebrities,

they may not wanna talk about it,

but the truth is, they have lightened their skin.

And they don't seem to be, like, at risk.

They look like successes here in America.

Quite often, we will recommend chemical peels

for the back, the arms--

But people do chemical peels all the time,

but that don't really lighten them.

But it is not dramatic, you're right. Right.

So, let's say you really wanted to pursue this.

Mm-hmm.

You would need to get a psychological evaluation.

What you mean?

Anyone who wants to have a dramatic change

in their appearance, as a physician-- But why would I need

to get a psychological evaluation... As a physician...

Do I look crazy? Even if I was a plastic surgeon

and someone wanted to change their appearance... No, that's real offensive

to me right now-- you're not even helping.

I-- I'm gonna excuse myself and take my bag.

[Spice] The nerve of this dermatologist

and the nerve of Vawn Sim.

All I wanna do is make it as an artist here in America,

but now I'm being pulled in every direction.

I know lightening my skin is politically incorrect.

But that is the drastic measure that I have to take

to call out everyone for criticizing my look.

I'm not telling you that you need

a psychological evaluation because I think you're crazy.

I just have to recommend any patient

who wants to make a dramatic change like this

really fully explore the options.

When I do it, I'll let you know,

and I'll send you a picture. And when you do it,

I will be here for you...Okay.

...to assess the risks and to make sure that... I'm not gonna be at risk.

I don't think I will be at risk. ...your skin is not damaged

and your organs are not damaged. It won't be, it won't be.

[indistinct] from Jamaica.

♪♪

[camera clicking]

[Karlie] After I seen Spice the other night,

I called her to check up on her,

and she invites me to her photo shoot.

And of course, I'm not gonna let my girl down,

so I came over to support her.

[camera clicks]

♪♪

[camera clicking]

Surprise!

♪♪

[Spice] Karlie... it's me.

It's me.

What's going on here?

This is really what I was talking about.

'Cause, as a black girl, I go through a lot,

and I know that other people are going through a lot.

And I'm being bashed by the complexion

and the color of my skin--

not by other race, by my own race.

I mean, I knew Spice was frustrated

with her career and all,

but when she invited me to her photo shoot,

I had no idea I was gonna be looking at White Spice.

I get where she's coming from, but...

[sighs] ...is there any other way

we could go about this?

I've been dealing with that... since I was a child.

It happens in the school, it happens at home.

It start from the home.

[Rasheeda, Jamaican accent] Hello, ladies.

Hi, guys.

Hey, ladies.

Yeah? What's this?

I thought we was coming to see Karlie and Spice. Wait a minute.

[Karlie] Let me introduce you to Spice.

[Mimi] You're joking, right? No, for real.

So, I'm creating awareness for colorism.

[Mimi] Spice is a gorgeous Jamaican woman,

and a white Jamaican dancehall queen,

I don't think that's gonna roll over too well with anyone.

So, this is not for real?

[Rasheeda] So, I'm confused right now.

All I could say is walking in and seeing this [bleep],

it looks crazy as hell,

and you got me [bleep] up right now.

But you're not intending on doing this in real life?

I'd have to do it the right way...

No, Spice. ...so I can get my point across.

No way. I know you're joking.

I know a lot of people do bleach their skin,

but you don't need to bleach your skin because--

No, but listen to what I'm saying.Okay.

You may not know what I'm going through

as a darker-skinned black woman.

Okay. I've been living my life for 30 years dark-skinned.

Amen. And I've been preaching about melanin self-love.

But the same black people... Society is [bleep], I get it.

...on the Instagram bashing these black girl

about the color of their skin.

But you're... And I need it to stop.

You're willing... So, this is my way of protesting.

I'm willing to go through all of this,

and the point is, if I don't do this,

my daughter may not be as strong as me.

So, she may go through the same thing

that I went through as a child.

[Mimi] I also have a black daughter

that has to grow up in this world.

And showing my daughter that she has to turn white

to deal with her issues is not the way to go!

It's ridiculous and it doesn't make [bleep] sense.

So, you are willing to be that sacrificial lamb

to-- to bleach your skin... Mimi, Mimi, Mimi, Mimi...

...for this cause? Mimi...

That's exactly what I've been said

from you stepping here-- that I'm using myself

as a living billboard.

Did you hear any of that? I did.

If you're mad at us,

you're going to be mad at the world.

Are you going to be able to make your point with that--

Are you gonna be ready for that?Exactly.

I know a lot of people may think it's self-hate,

but is that self-hate

when you do all this augmentation, like--

Or you got your breasts done. You weren't born with it.

Why didn't you just love yourself the way you were?

But I nursed for three years,

and my breasts was flat as a mother[bleep].

Not because you don't wanna do something about it,

that don't mean I don't wanna do something

about my thing. I didn't say you--

If you love your skin, why would you sit here

in the same sentence and turn around

and say you was bleaching it?

You've never been in my shoes!

We all go through different things.

You look like a white woman trying to be black right now.

No. That's what you look like.

Mimi, y'all piss me off. Do you know what the world

is going to say when they see you?

Yeah, but you've never experienced the colorism,

and that's what I'm trying to explain. So, maybe it's a little different for us to grasp.

But why is Mimi acting like she don't get it?

That's what makes me upset. That's not what I'm acting like.

It's the same thing you get your breasts done.

Same [bleep]. I'm gonna go.

It-- it is the same thing, it's adjustment!

So, bleaching your skin is an adjustment?

You've never been black, so you never-- I am black!

I was born black!

What the [bleep] you mean I never been black?!

I ain't never been nothin' but black!

We are all black!

Okay...

You've never been in my shoes!

You're not a dark-skinned girl, Mimi.

You never lived this life.[bleep].

And you'll never get it!

Okay, okay.

Your breasts is still fake, are you [bleep]-- Yes, they are!

Black hypocrisy, Mimi.

Yes, bye, snowflake.

[bleep] you! Bye, bitch! [bleep] you, too!

[bleep] all of you!

[woman] This season on "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta..."

Make some noise for the queen of dancehall!

[crowd roaring]

[Spice] I'm doing it so black community

can understand that they are leading other people to bleach.

What you saw, that was makeup.

If it's fake, they'll pick up immediately.

What in the [bleep] going on?

Spice done went white.

Oh, my God.

She is doing some [bleep] with this.

[Mimi] You wanna come to Atlanta

and just go pick Eva

and meet your mother[bleep] wife

before I do?!

And I don't give a [bleep] who the [bleep] you marry.

[slapping hand] I don't give a [bleep]!

[Yung Joc] What do you think y'all should do?

Did he ever experience the Indian-style technique

you do with your feet? Are you jealous?

[woman] What are you hiding?

Is somebody gonna fill me in on something I don't know?

[woman] We did get a hotel room one time.

He was begging me to [bleep] him.

Your meat was out in front of another woman

other than me!

My meat never met nobody on that trip!

[woman] You've got the kid, you've got the baby mama.

What happens when they find out about me?

[Tia] Who was you with?

[Scrapp] A young lady friend of mine.

What's her name? What the hell you got going on?

Moniece Slaughter.

Here...

[Scrappy] My foot is healing very well.

That's because your mother-in-law

is making sure that it's okay

when your mama ain't nowhere around.

[Momma Dee] Somebody done talked about the queen.

I put you out of my [bleep] palace.

Here's your [bleep] room card.

Bitch! Get away from the girl

and slap my daddy, bitch!

I'm from Cleveland Avenue.

It's not a place where you need to be.

You turned out okay.

These streets don't love nobody, bruh.

Do you hear me?

I got two boys. They call me Daddy.

I ain't never said that to nobody.

Well, I know it, man, but I gotta try.

[man] Got your results back,

and you're miscarrying.

[crying softly]

[Mo] Someone that I used to date,

um, she had a kid.

Trying to get a DNA test.

Go handle you and your baby. It's over.

We just gonna have a family dinner,

and Kirk is gonna have Kannon come over

'cause I hadn't met him yet.

Come meet She-ma.

Hi! You got a phone?

Say what's up?

Stop it! You stop it!

[Rasheeda] I ain't always been perfect.

We've had infidelities from both sides.

Oh, my God.

You [bleep] my [bleep]. You a liar!

Put your [bleep] in my [bleep], just like you did, bitch!

You better keep your mother[bleep] hand out my face, Sierra.

[indistinct shouting]

Let's go!

I don't want your--

[overlapping shouting]

♪♪