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WE

WE WANTED

WE WANTED TO

WE WANTED TO COME

WE WANTED TO COME UP

WE WANTED TO COME UP WITH

WE WANTED TO COME UP WITH MY

WE WANTED TO COME UP WITH MY SOUND,

WE WANTED TO COME UP WITH MY SOUND, A

WE WANTED TO COME UP WITH MY SOUND, A NEW

WE WANTED TO COME UP WITH MY SOUND, A NEW SOUND.

THAT LIL' WAYNE, RIGHT THERE, THAT'S IT.

WE'RE GONNA SELL SOME RECORDS.

HA-HA!

THIS IS DADDY'S BOOK!

IT'S MY BOOK AND MY FIRST BOOK SIGNING.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA BE HERE.

SERVE ME UP SLOPPY SECONDS.

I DON'T EVER SL-- WHO SERVES YOU UP SLOPPY SECONDS?

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE STUCK WRITING A SONG?

I'M NOT SITTIN' HERE TO WRITE NO SONG FOR YOU.

YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN SONG.

NO, NOT FOR-- YOU DON'T DO THIS

TO NONE OF YOUR OTHER ARTISTS!

TONI CALLED THIS FAMILY MEETIN'-- WHERE WE MEETIN'?

WE ALL KNEW IT WAS SOMETHIN'.

I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WE ARE THE BRAXTONS AND YOU'LL SEE

THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY

TONI TRACI TOWANDA TRINA TAMAR AND MISS E

WILL TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO

ON BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES

TODAY, I'M GOING ON MY FIRST RECORDING SESSION WITH HARVEY,

AND VINCE IS NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

SO, I GOT TO KEEP THAT ON THE D.L.

SO, HE CAN HEAR THE FINISHED PRODUCT

'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE OFF THE CHISEL.

WHAT'S YOUR VIBE-- WHAT IS IT?

LIKE, HAPPY IN LOVE-- MAD AT THE WORLD?

I CAN PULL FROM BOTH PLACES.

WE GOTTA MAKE IT REAL.

WE GOTTA MAKE WHATEVER WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT

SUPER AUTHENTIC.

OKAY, IT'S SO WHACK, THOUGH, BECAUSE I LIKE THE STUFF

THAT I SAY, BUT I'M AFRAID TO COME OUT AND SAY IT

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT NOBODY TO BE LIKE, "THAT'S WHACK."

WHAT-- LYRICALLY?

YEAH, AND IT'S ALL VINCENT'S FAULT.

HE WRECKED YA?

I HAVE DEVELOPED A COMPLEX ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

SINGING IN FRONT OF VINCE AND TONI,

AND SO, THEY KINDA MAKE ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.

- SING SOMETHIN', RIGHT NOW. - DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO.

NO, SERIOUSLY, SING SOMETHIN'.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SING? - SING SOMETHIN' YOU WROTE.

I HAVEN'T WRITTEN A SONG IN FOREVER.

THERE YOU GO-- EXACTLY, SO THERE YOU GO.

BUT, WHY HAVE I NOT WRITTEN A SONG IN FOREVER, THOUGH?

THAT-- BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR CHOICE.

I'M AFRAID TO SING IN FRONT OF HIM

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO NOT BE GREAT,

BECAUSE IF I SING IN FRONT OF HIM,

ESPECIALLY SOMETHING I MAKE UP, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

LIKE, IF I'M WHACK IN FRONT OF VINCE,

HE'S GONNA BE LIKE, "I DON'T LIKE IT."

YOU'RE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF.

WELL, NO, NOT ONLY DID I COME IN THE DOOR

WITH LOW SELF-ESTEEM,

I CAME IN THE DOOR WITH NO SELF-ESTEEM,

AND THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.

WELL, YOU CAME TO RIGHT PLACE,

'CAUSE WE'LL-WE'LL GET YOU RIGHT.

IT DOES FEEL GOOD TO FINALLY GET BACK TO ME.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LOST FOR A LONG TIME.

I MEAN, I RECORDED A SOLO ALBUM IN 2000.

I WASN'T EXCITED ABOUT THE SALES OF MY FIRST RECORD,

BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE "IF YOU DON'T WANNA LOVE ME"

WAS A BAD RECORD.

IT WAS A GREAT RECORD, BUT I'M NOT IN THAT SPACE ANYMORE.

SO, I WANNA PLAY YOU A TRACK

THAT I THINK COULD POSSIBLY WORK FOR YOU.

OKAY-- I'M SO EXCITED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

LIKE, I THINK I'M GONNA CATCH THE HOLY GHOST

IN FIVE MINUTES.

IF THE TRACK SUCKS, THEN YOU WON'T, SO--

OH, MY GOD.

I-I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.

I AM SO GRATEFUL.

I DON'T THINK I'M NOT GONNA LIKE ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT-- WELL, WE'LL HAVE FUN.

SO, LET'S PLAY, UM, PLAY YOU THIS TRACK.

SO, WORKING WITH A PRODUCER LIKE HARVEY, HE, LIKE,

PLAYS YOU A TRACK OR A SONG, AND YOU DECIDE, LIKE,

THE KIND OF SOUND THAT YOU WANNA GO WITH.

AND THEN, USUALLY, IF IT'S A SONG,

YOU GET RIGHT IN AND SING IT.

BUT, IF IT'S A TRACK, AND YOU'RE A WRITER,

YOU WRITE THE SONG,

AND THEN YOU GO TO THE STUDIO AND RECORD.

NEXT, DREW.

THAT'S A LITTLE TOO "JERSEY SHORE" FOR ME.

LIKE, YEAH-- YEAH!

I CAN'T-- I CAN'T.

I'M IN A STUDIO.

I'M SO EXCITED WORKIN' WITH HARVEY.

I'M LIKE WHOO-WHOO-- HARVEY!

THEN, HE PLAYS THESE TRACKS.

BOOP-- THEY WERE BONK.

BOO!

WHO'S SINGIN' TO THAT?

SHE'S NOT-- NO.

WE'LL PLAY THE NEXT ONE.

AND THAT WOULD BE THE ONE!

SO, THEN, HARVEY STARTS PLAYIN' THE TAMAR TRACKS,

AND TAMAR TRACKS ARE THE HOT TRACKS.

I'M LISTENING LIKE, UH, THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT

LIKE LIL' WAYNE.

SHE CAN SING OVER A LIL' WAYNE TRACK,

AND I'M LIKE HELL, YEAH.

THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT, WILLIS.

THAT'S IT, RIGHT THERE.

I DON'T NEED TO HEAR NOTHING ELSE.

- YOU LIKE THAT ONE? - SHE'S THE ONE.

I'M TELLING YOU.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, I CAN BE SO HOOD RAT AND NOT BE.

OKAY.

AND YOU KNOW VINCE IS GONNA HATE ON IT

BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE HOOD RAT,

AND IT'S GONNA BE HOT, AND HA!

WE'LL MAKE IT SO HE CAN'T--

HE DOES NOT WANT ME TO DROP IT,

AND I HAVE TO DROP IT EVERY TIME.

HE'S GONNA BE HOT AT YOU AND ME.

WHAT?

I'M GONNA TELL VINCE THAT YOU MADE ME DO IT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

HE WON'T HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE.

OKAY?

TRUST ME. - WE'LL SEE.

- HERE WE'RE EATIN' TOGETHER. - MOMMY.

- HEY, GUYS! - HI.

I GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

YEAH-- WE LIKE SURPRISES, HUH, BROOKIE?

CHECK IT OUT-- I'M GLAD MY FAMILY IS HERE.

I CAN SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY.

LET-LET MA-- CAN MOMMY OPEN IT?

I KNOW TOWANDA WANTS ME TO GET A REAL JOB,

BUT I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING THAT TOWANDA

REALLY, REALLY, REALLY IS GONNA LIKE JUST AS MUCH.

- IT'S A BOOK. - WOW-- IT IS A BOOK!

THIS IS DADDY'S BOOK!

IT'S THE FIRST PRINTING.

ANDRE SAID HE WOULD WRITE A RELATIONSHIP BOOK,

AND HE DEFINITELY TOOK MY CRITICISM TO HEART,

AND HE FINISHED IT.

I HAD MY DOUBTS, BUT HE DELIVERED FOR ONCE,

BUT LET'S BE REAL.

HE SELF-PUBLISHED HIS BOOK,

AND IT'S GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME FOR HIM

TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF ME AND HIS KIDS.

YOU'RE MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION.

- WELL, THANKS, ANDRE. - I LOVE YA.

UH, I GOT MY FIRST BOOK SIGNING COMING UP.

GOOD.

AND I WANNA INVITE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

OKAY.

SO, HOPEFULLY, EVERYBODY'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

- WHEN IS IT? - NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

OH.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING LIKE THAT?

'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA BE HERE.

AS USUAL-- OKAY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "AS USUAL?"

OKAY, WELL--

THAT'S NOT FAIR TO SAY, "AS USUAL."

YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA BE THERE FOR ME,

BUT YOU'LL BE THERE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

IS THAT-- - NO.

NO-- I'M NOT SAYING THAT.

I'M SAYING THE-THE-THE THING THAT I HAVE TO DO IS,

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY BEEN SET A LONG TIME AGO.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GONNA DO THIS, THIS FAST.

OKAY, JUST-JUST SERVE-- WHO KNEW THIS?

JUST SERVE ME UP SLOPPY SECONDS.

I DON'T EVER SL-- WHO SERVES YOU UP SLOPPY SECONDS?

WELL, UH--

I'M NOT GONNA BE IN TOWN BECAUSE TONI HAS CALLED

A VERY IMPORTANT FAMILY MEETIN'.

I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHE HAS TO TELL MY SISTERS,

AND I'VE BEEN SWORN TO SECRECY.

I CAN'T EVEN TELL ANDRE.

SO, I KINDA FEEL LIKE I'M THE BAD GUY.

- ALL RIGHT. - THIS-- THAT'S-THAT.

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS GET SO UPSET WHEN I TALK ABOUT

STUFF THAT I HAVE TO DO.

BECAUSE I KNOW IT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR FAMILY.

HOW MANY FAMILIES DO YOU HAVE?

TWO.

WHICH ONE COMES FIRST IN YOUR LIFE?

MY KIDS.

AND THEN, WHERE AM I IN THAT?

AM I-- DO I FIT SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, OR FIFTH?

UH-HUH-- YOU'RE IN THE TOP FIVE.

OH-- WELL, THANK YOU SO--

BUT, YOU SAID-BUT, YOU SAID,

"FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, OR FIFTH,"

SO, I JUST SAID YOU WERE IN THE TOP FIVE.

OKAY-- SO, WE GOT GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE,

AND I'M BRONZE, RIGHT NOW.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYIN'?

AND NOBODY REMEMBERS BRONZE-- JUST REMEMBER THAT.

THEY DO REMEMBER BRONZE.

NOBODY REMEMBERS BRONZE AND SILVER.

BUT, MY KIDS SHOULD BE GOLD.

UH, YEAH, THEY SHOULD BE, AND I AGREE WIT' YOU.

AND THEY ARE.

BUT, I THINK YOUR FAMILY IS GOLD.

NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

AND THEN, YOUR KIDS ARE SILVER.

- THAT'S NOT TRUE. - OKAY, THAT'S FINE.

- THAT'S NOT TRUE. - OKAY.

WHEN YOUR FAMILY CALLS YOU, ALL RIGHT, TOWANDA IS BOOM.

"I GOTTA GO."

BOOM-- "I GOTTA GO."

ANDRE HAS GOT SOMETHING COMING UP.

UH, "I GOTTA THINK ABOUT IT."

AND THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING, RIGHT NOW,

FOR ME GOING IS MY BOOK AND MY FIRST BOOK SIGNING,

SO TO HAVE YOU THERE WOULD BE REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE

REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL FOR ME?

- FOR YOU, YEAH. - YES.

OH, "FOR YOU," BUT NOT FOR YOU.

UH, YOU JUST SAID, "FOR YOU."

- OKAY, WELL-- - I-I DON'T--

OKAY-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO, ANDRE.

YOU JUST SAID YOU WERE A PART OF IT, RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO.

OKAY, I'LL JUST LET YOU TALK.

TONI IS IN A REALLY STRESSFUL SITUATION,

RIGHT NOW, AND SHE NEEDS ME, AND ON TOP OF ALL THAT,

ANDRE IS GIVING ME THIS GUILT TRIP.

I JUST CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.

GO AHEAD. - THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M FINISHED-- LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. - WHAT YOU MEAN, "LET'S GO?"

WHERE YOU GOIN'? - I'M GOING UPSTAIRS.

WATCH TV... WORK ON SOME OTHER STUFF.

I'M REALLY PISSED WITH TOWANDA,

AND I NEED TO SHOW TOWANDA

THAT I'M TRYING TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY CRAFT.

I'M NOT JUST AT HOME, SITTING AROUND, DREAMING.

I'M ACTUALLY OUT HERE DOING.

SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE ME,

BUT I KNOW I CAN SELL SOME BOOKS.

- OH, MAN, HEY. - HELLO.

HOW YA DOIN'?

SO, AFTER HARVEY GOT FINISHED PLAYIN' THEM LITTLE

"JERSEY SHORE" TRACKS, YOU KNOW, HE PLAYED A TRACK

THAT I REALLY, REALLY LIKED.

AND THEN, AFTER I HEARD THE TRACK

THAT I WANTED TO WRITE TO, HIS PARTNER, DAMON, CAME IN,

AND WE REALLY GOT INTO THE MUSIC.

SO, WE WERE JUST GOING THROUGH, UH, MUSIC FOR HER.

I WAS PLAYING HER KINDA SOME DIFFERENT TRACK IDEAS.

BUT, NOW YOU'RE HERE.

WE CAN SIT DOWN AND WRITE IT WITH TAMAR.

OKAY, LET'S DO THAT.

I THINK ONE THING THAT WE'VE KINDA CONCENTRATED ON

IS JUST WRITING GOOD SONGS.

THIS-THIS THING THAT YOU PLAY ON THE PIANO

MIGHT INSPIRE YOU TO WRITE SOMETHIN'.

IF YOU WANNA DO IT HERE, YOU CAN WRITE IT HERE

AND MESS AROUND WITH IT BY YOURSELF,

OR YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME.

UM, I WON'T BE ABLE TO WRITE IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS.

I'M DEFINITELY SHY TO WORK ON MY MUSIC AROUND HARVEY

AND DAMON BECAUSE I'M SENSITIVE ABOUT MY STUFF.

I'M SENSITIVE ABOUT MY VOICE AND ABOUT MY WRITING.

AND, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME OUT HOT,

YOU KNOW, AND I'M JUST, LIKE, SO NERVOUS.

I HOPE I DO A GREAT JOB.

LIKE, "IF YOU DON'T WANNA LOVE ME," GREAT SONG--

THANK GOD FOR IT, WHATEVER. - RIGHT.

BUT, I DON'T WANNA SING SONGS LIKE THAT.

I DIDN'T WANNA SING SONGS LIKE THAT THEN.

NO, I HEAR-- I KNOW WHAT YOU WANNA DO.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YOU HAVE TO GO WIT' YOUR PERSONALITY.

BEAT'S GOTTA BE BANGIN'. - YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?

AND-AND THEN, THE REST OF IT HAS GOTTA BE HOT.

YES-- THIS IS DEFINITELY

ALL THAT OLD SCHOOL BALLAD STUFF THAT I WAS DOIN',

THE BRAXTONS AND BACK IN THE DAY, UH-UH.

THAT AIN'T THE ONE.

THIS RIGHT HERE, THAT IS TAMAR.

TAMAR IS BEING TAMAR-- SHE'S BEING HER.

BUT, YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO DO A BALLAD ON YOUR RECORD.

YOU CAN SING. - I CAN DO A, UH--

YOU CAN SING.

BUT-BUT, I'M NOT THERE, YOU KNOW?

AND I DON'T WANNA TAKE MY MIND THERE.

WHEN I THINK OF A PROJECT, I THINK OF--

- THE WHOLE-- - THING.

OKAY, I GET IT.

I-I-I MIGHT WRITE-- BE WRITING FOR THE NEXT WEEK,

AND NO TELLING WHAT I'M GONNA COME UP WITH,

AND I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE, OH, WELL,

SHE DON'T WANNA DO THAT ONE.

AND THEN- AND THEN-THEN I GIVE--

AND THEN I GIVE THE NEXT,

"UNBREAK MY HEART" TO, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER.

- RIGHT. - AND THEN, YOU'RE LIKE,

"WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE ME THAT RECORD?"

"WELL, YOU JUST SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT NO RECORD LIKE THAT."

OKAY-- YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

DAMON DEFINITELY DOES HAVE A POINT.

I SHOULD NOT CLOSE MYSELF OFF

TO OTHER MUSICAL POSSIBILITIES.

I CAN PLAY THE PIANO, AND YOU'RE GORGEOUS.

DAMN IT-- WE'RE GONNA SELL SOME RECORDS.

HA-HA!

AT THE END OF THIS, I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE

THEY WROTE SONGS SPECIFICALLY FOR ME.

- AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT. - THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

THIS IS THE GREATEST NEWS EVER.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FACT THAT DAMON IS GONNA SIT

AT THE KEYBOARD AND CREATE A SONG JUST FOR ME.

THIS IS THE SITUATION I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FOREVER,

BUT WHY, VINCENT HERBERT, DID YOU NOT DO THAT FOR ME?

SHE HAD TO GO GET IT HERSELF.

BUT THEY GOTTA BE LIKE, "Y'ALL SMELL ANYTHING?"

YEAH, WE--

IT GOT TO BE STANK LIKE THAT.

YEAH-- LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!

"IT'S JUST STUNKY-- LIKE, WHAT IS THAT?

"OH-- WHO NEEDS DEODORANT?

"MY RECORD DOES."

THAT'S WHAT I WANT. - STUPID.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, LIKE, STANKNESS?

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

TRINA, YOU NEED A BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-

BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-- AND IT WAS GOOD.

THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED.

WHEW-- GONNA HAVE A CIGARETTE.

- HEY, DADDY-O. - CHICO!

- YOU'RE FREE! - I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU.

SO, DADDY'S HERE, AND MY MOTHER'S HERE.

OKAY-- NOW, I'M FOR REAL-FOR REAL WORRIED.

I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

TOWANDA

TOWANDA AND

TOWANDA AND I

TOWANDA AND I JUST

TOWANDA AND I JUST FLEW

TOWANDA AND I JUST FLEW IN

TOWANDA AND I JUST FLEW IN ON

TOWANDA AND I JUST FLEW IN ON THE

TOWANDA AND I JUST FLEW IN ON THE RED-EYE

TOWANDA AND I JUST FLEW IN ON THE RED-EYE FROM

TOWANDA AND I JUST FLEW IN ON THE RED-EYE FROM ATLANTA

'CAUSE TONI CALLED THIS FAMILY MEETING

AND INSISTED THAT EVERYBODY COMES.

OOH.

ME, TOWANDA, TAMAR DECIDE TO HAVE LUNCH TODAY

BEFORE THE MEETING WITH TONI, AND I'M SUPER EXHAUSTED.

TRINA, WHAT IS WRONG WIT' YOU?

- I DON'T LIKE IT HERE. - TRINA, IT'S DELICIOUS.

IT'S LIKE REAL, REAL ITALIAN FOOD, NOT CHEF-BOY-R-DEE.

THIS PLACE HERE, YOU SAY, "MOZZARELLA,"

THEY SAY, "NO, WE DON'T HAVE THAT.

"WE HAVE MOZZARELLA." - IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS?

"WE DON'T HAVE THE BUFFALO MOZZARELLA."

I SAID, "FINE, JUST GIVE ME WHATEVER."

I'M GONNA HAVE SEVERAL SEATS.

- HOW'S YOUR ALBUM COMING? - SHE'S COMING ALONG.

WHAT KIND OF DIRECTION ARE YOU TRYING TO GO INTO?

IT'S NOT BRITNEY POP, WHAT YOU DOIN'.

YEAH, WHICH IS FABULOUS.

IT'S MORE LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOOD-RAP HOP.

GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF HOOD-RAP HOP.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ASK.

LIKE THAT.

WHO ARE YOU WORKING WITH?

I'M STILL WORKING WITH HARVEY, RIGHT NOW.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I GO IN WITH THEM, MY MUSIC IS SO--

I-I-I BELIEVE IS ON POINT, BUT IT'S SO HOOD RAP FOR VINCE.

HE'S LIKE, "AND NO." - MMM-HMM.

VINCENT IS VINCENT THE HERBERT,

AND HE'S ALSO MY HUSBAND.

SO, I DON'T WANT TO, LIKE, OFFEND HIM IN ANY WAY

AND BE LIKE, "YOU DON'T KNOW

"WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' WHEN IT COMES TO ME."

BUT, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME, OH, MY GOD,

IF VINCE HEARD A RECORD THAT HARVEY AND I DID,

AND HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT, LIKE,

I-I WOULD BE THE HAPPIEST LITTLE PRINCESS

IN THE POND.

SO, I JUST FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME I GO TO A PRODUCER'S,

I LOVE THEM TO PIECES, BUT THEY'RE GONNA WANNA DO RECORDS

THAT VINCE WANTS ME TO DO BECAUSE THEY'RE HIS FRIENDS.

ANYBODY THAT YOU WORK WITH ARE FRIENDS WITH VINCE.

IT'S FINE THAT TAMAR IS DOING HER ALBUM,

BUT TO BE TRUTHFUL AND HONEST, I'M JET-LAGGED.

I'M TIRED.

I JUST WANNA KNOW THE REASON THAT EVERYONE IS HERE

AND DROPPED EVERYTHING, AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE

IT'S JUST SOME KIND OF BIG SECRET.

TOWANDA, WHY DID TONI CALL US ALL OUT HERE?

YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SHE TELLS YOU.

- WELL, THAT'S BOGUS. - IT'S NOT BOGUS.

TOWANDA, BUT WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS PRIVY TO INFORMATION,

AND THEN YOU DON'T EVEN GIVE US A HEADS UP.

- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN'. - JUST GIVE US A BALLPARK.

- YES. - OKAY.

YOU REALLY WANT ME TO GIVE YOU A BALLPARK?

- YES. - YES.

- CAMDEN YARDS. - SUCH A LIFE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY STARTING TO WORK ON MY NERVES

THAT TONI IS TELLING TOWANDA EVERYTHING.

I JUST DON'T APPRECIATE HEARING THINGS

AT THE SAME TIME AS EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SAY NOTHIN'?

BUT, IT'S TOMORROW.

WHAT ABOUT-- FOR REAL, JUST A HINT, TOWANDA?

IS SHE PREGNANT?

IS WHO-- IS TONI PREGNANT?

Y'ALL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SHE TELLS YOU.

I THINK SHE MIGHT HAVE A LOVE ON TOP--

ONE OF HER RENDEZVOUS WITH HER BABY DADDY.

YOU KNOW THAT CAN HAPPEN.

TOWANDA IS NOT GOING TO BUDGE.

SHE'S NOT GONNA POP.

SHE'S NOT GONNA TELL THE SECRET.

TOWANDA KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE'S LIFE.

AND LET ME TELL YA, RIGHT NOW,

TOWANDA IS NOT THE PERSON

THAT YOU WANNA DOUBLE-CROSS

BECAUSE SHE KNOWS TOO MUCH ABOUT EVERYBODY.

SO, YOU'RE REALLY NOT GONNA TELL US?

YOU REALLY GONNA KEEP ASKIN'?

YES.

CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A, YOU KNOW, A CATEGORY

OR SOMETHING. - OKAY.

SHE DID NOT WIN THE LOTTERY.

I'D LIKE TO WIN THE LOTTERY.

MY NAME IS THE SECRET SQUIRREL OF THE FAMILY,

AND IT'S BECAUSE EVERYBODY CAN COME TO ME

AND CONFIDE IN ME AND TELL ME THINGS

'CAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S NOT GONNA COME BACK TO THEM.

AND, TAMAR, IT'S UNFAIR.

AND, TRINA, IT'S UNFAIR FOR YOU TO ASK ME QUESTIONS

WHEN YOU KNOW I'M NOT GONNA TELL.

I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU NAG, TAMAR.

I'M NOT TELLING.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW ANY GOSSIP ON TRACI?

YES, YOU DO-- DAMN!

TOWANDA, YOU CAN PUT OUT YOUR OWN JUICY MAGAZINE,

"TOWANDA'S JUICE."

I THINK THAT WOULD NOT BE AN APPROPRIATE NAME.

TRINA, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING SEXUAL

DOES NOT MEAN EVERYBODY-- - I AM NOT.

NO, I AM NOT. - I SAID, "TOWANDA'S JUICE."

JUICE MEANS GOSSIP, ONLY YOU'RE THINKIN'...

PUDDIN' JUICE.

- RIGHT. - PUDDING JUICE?

- I'M-I'M THINKING GOSSIP. - PUDDING JUICE?

WOW.

TRINA, YOU NEED A BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-

BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM, AND IT WAS GOOD.

THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED.

WHEW-- GONNA HAVE A CIGARETTE.

- HI! - TRAY!

I MISS YOU SO MUCH! - I MISSED YOU, TOO.

- YOU LOOK GOOD. - YOU LOOK GOOD, TOO.

THANK YOU.

WELL, TONI CALLED THIS FAMILY MEETING

AND INSISTED THAT WE ALL COME.

NOW, I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO SEE MY SISTERS.

HOWEVER, EVERY TIME TONI CALLS A MEETING,

SHE DROPS A BOMB ON US.

LAST TIME, SHE WAS MOVING TO L.A.

WHAT'S UP THIS TIME, TONI?

- LADIES, WE HAVE TAMAR. - HEY.

HEY, TAMY-TAMY-- HEY, VINCE.

YES!

THIS BETTER BE GOOD BECAUSE I TOOK TIME

OUT OF MY BUSY RECORDING SCHEDULE TO COME HERE.

WHAT SHE GOT TO SAY?

INTRODUCING THE OTHER CHROMOSOME WHO MADE US, DADDY!

- OH, THE OTHER HALF OF DNA! - DADDY IN THE HOUSE.

- HEY, DADDY-O. - CHICO.

YOU'RE FREE.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN SUCH A LONG TIME.

SO, DADDY'S HERE, AND MY MOTHER IS HERE.

OKAY-- NOW, I'M FOR REAL-FOR REAL WORRIED.

THE LAST TIME MY MAMA AND DADDY GOT TOGETHER,

IT WAS A COMPLETE EPIC FAIL.

- YOU'RE A LIAR! - AND YOU'RE A DIRTY LIAR!

THIS IS ABOUT TO GET REAL DEEP.

TONI CALLED THIS FAMILY-- WHERE WE MEETIN'?

- WHERE IS SHE? - SHE'S COMING.

SHE WENT TO THE RESTROOM-- SHE'S COMING.

IT'S GOOD THAT EVERYBODY IS HERE, BUT IT'S A LITTLE

NERVE-WRACKING BECAUSE I HAVE TO BE ALL COOL

UNTIL SHE BREAKS THE NEWS TO EVERYONE.

MOMMY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU GOT A LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

WELL, I'M JUST STANDING HERE.

CHEESE KNIVES, TOWANDA, ALL THE CHEESE KNIVES.

JUST PUT 'EM ON THE SIDE.

HERE YOU GO.

YES, I DID CALL THIS FAMILY MEETING, AND I HAVE BIG NEWS.

I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH IT FOR, YOU KNOW,

A LITTLE WHILE NOW, AND ONLY TOWANDA AND MY MOMMY KNOW,

SO I DIDN'T WANT EVERYONE ELSE TO KNOW ABOUT IT

BECAUSE THEY WORRY-- WE DON'T WANT THAT.

BUT, IT'S TIME EVERYONE FOUND OUT,

AND THEY DESERVE TO FIND OUT IN PERSON.

OKAY, WHO WANTS WINE-- WHO WANTS WINE?

CANDLES.

THE WINE AND CHEESES OF THE WORLD BY CANDLELIGHT.

SO, TONI BRINGS OUT THE CHEESE, THE FRUIT,

THE CHAMPAGNE.

WE ALL KNEW IT WAS SOMETHIN'.

SHE MADE US FLY ALL THE WAY OUT HERE, WITH ALL THIS DRAMA.

THIS CHILD GONNA MAKE MY NERVES SHOT TO SHINGLES.

SOMETHIN' IN THE MILK AIN'T CLEAR.

I DON'T LIKE THE LOOK MY MAMA GOT ON HER FACE.

LORD, I CAN'T HELP THE LOOK THAT'S ON MY FACE.

MY EX-HUSBAND IS SITTING ON ONE SIDE OF ME.

TONI IS GOING THROUGH HER TRIALS AND HER TRIBULATIONS.

YES, I CAN KEEP A SECRET, BUT I WANT HER TO HURRY UP

AND ANNOUNCE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HER.

SO, T., WHY DID YOU BRING EVERYBODY HERE TODAY?

WHAT'S GOING ON-- WHY?

WITH THE CHEESE, AND THE WINE, AND THE FRUIT?

BECAUSE CHEESE AND WINE IS-- IT'S SOOTHING TO THE SPIRIT,

AND THE BLOOD LOVES RED WINE.

- WELL, I GOT-- - RIGHT?

WELL, I WAS BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER

BECAUSE I HAVE SURGERY TOMORROW.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

EVERY TIME YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, IT'S SOMETHIN'.

I TOLD YOU I HAD A PROCEDURE.

REMEMBER, I SAID, TRINA, "I HAVE A PROCEDURE."

IT'S HER STORY-- SHE HAS TO TELL IT, TRINA.

A PROCEDURE IS A PAP SMEAR-- PROCEDURE IS A BOOB JOB.

JUST SEEING MY POOR TONI GO THROUGH EVERYTHING

THAT'S TOUGH, YOU KNOW.

WELL,

WELL, I

WELL, I WAS

WELL, I WAS BRINGING

WELL, I WAS BRINGING EVERYONE

WELL, I WAS BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER

BECAUSE I HAVE SURGERY TOMORROW.

SO, I INVITED MY SISTERS TO COME OVER TO TELL THEM

ABOUT MY UPCOMING SURGERY,

AND THEY SEEM A LITTLE MORE SCARED THAN I AM.

SO, I HAVE TO A MYOMECTOMY TOMORROW--

- WHAT SURGERY? - AND A PARTIAL HYSTERECTOMY.

A MYOMECTOMY IS ACTUALLY A VERY COMMON PROCEDURE

FOR WOMEN OF ANY AGE.

IT'S A PROCEDURE WHERE THEY REMOVE BENIGN TUMOR GROWTHS

FROM YOUR UTERUS, BUT BECAUSE OF MY PRIOR LUPUS HISTORY,

IT MAY BE MORE EXTENSIVE, A-A POSSIBLE HYSTERECTOMY.

DON'T BE SCARED, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA BE SCARED.

- IT'S OKAY. - I MEAN-- IT'S TOTALLY NORMAL.

RIGHT.

HAPPENS TO A LOT OF WOMEN MY AGE.

THE LUPUS JUST AGGRAVATES IS.

SO, THIS WHY DADDY HERE, AND MOMMY AND DADDY ARE SKIPPIN'

AND JUMPIN' LIKE THEY'RE COOL AND EVERYTHING?

SO, TONI DROPS A BOMB, LIKE, YOU KNOW,

"I GOTTA HAVE SURGERY TOMORROW,"

NOT IN A WEEK, BUT TOMORROW.

MY HEART JUST SUNK INTO THE BOTTOM OF MY LOUBOUTINS

'CAUSE I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOODNESS, NOT AGAIN.

"I CAN'T GO THROUGH THIS, AGAIN."

I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

EVERY TIME YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT,

IT'S SOMETHIN'.

I MEAN, I'M TOTALLY SYMPATHETIC,

BUT TONI CONTINUES TO DO THIS TO US.

I MEAN, LAST YEAR, SHE DROPPED THE LUPUS BOMB ON US,

AND WE WERE ALL SHOCKED.

HEY, YOU GUYS, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.

THE TRUTH IS THAT I HAVE LUPUS.

I THINK SHE'S DOING THIS TO GET A RISE OUT OF US.

I TOLD YOU I HAD A PROCEDURE.

REMEMBER, I SAID, TRINA, "I HAVE A PROCEDURE."

IT'S HER STORY-- SHE HAS TO TELL IT, TRINA.

A PROCEDURE IS A PAP SMEAR-- A PROCEDURE IS A BOOB JOB.

TONI GAVE US TWO WHAMMIES IN LESS THAN A YEAR.

I MEAN, WHO-- WHERE THEY DO THAT AT?

TOWANDA, HOW COME YOU KNOW SO MUCH?

I'VE SEEN TOWANDA EVERY DAY, AND SHE DIDN'T SAY A WORD.

WOULD YOU BE MAD IF I TOLD YOUR BUSINESS?

YES.

WOULD YOU BE MAD IF I TOLD YOUR BUSINESS?

- YEAH. - OKAY.

YOU KNOW THAT, IF YOU TELL ME SOMETHIN' AND TELL ME

NOT TO SAY ANYTHING, I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT,

AND THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE TO ME.

I AM RELIEVED THAT I NO LONGER HAVE TO KEEP THAT SECRET.

SO, I CAN NOW JUST CONCENTRATE ON KEEPING TONI HEALTHY.

I THINK SHE'S A LITTLE MORE SCARED THAN SHE LETS ON.

SO, HOW LONG-HOW LONG ARE YOU OUT FOR?

ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS.

SO, HOW DOES THIS AFFECT YOU PERFORMING?

I WON'T BE ABLE TO PERFORM FOR A SECOND.

- AGAIN. - WOW!

- THIS IS-IS REALLY SERIOUS. - YEAH, LIKE, UH, WAIT.

OKAY-- DON'T CRY.

DON'T CRY, DON'T CRY, DON'T CRY, DON'T CRY.

IT WAS A TOUGH TIME THE FIRST TIME TONI WAS IN THE HOSPITAL

FOR 11 DAYS, AND NOBODY KNEW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN,

AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS STRESSED OUT.

I GOT ABOUT FIVE GRAY HAIRS.

WELL, WHY EVERYTHING ALWAYS GOTTA HAPPEN TO YOU?

IT'S JUST WHAT THEY GOTTA DO.

I JUST WISH SOMETIMES I CAN HAVE, LIKE,

SOMETHIN' FOR YOU.

JUST SEEING MY POOR TONI GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING

THAT'S TOUGH, YOU KNOW.

TAMAR, WHAT GOD HAS FOR YOU, IS FOR YOU.

WHAT GOD HAS FOR TONI, IS FOR HER.

THAT'S LIFE.

SO, ONLY THING THAT WE CAN DO IS TO BE THERE

AND BE SUPPORTIVE, YOU KNOW, AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH?

COME ON, TAMAR-- I'M GONNA BE FINE, REALLY.

I JUST WANT MY BABY OLDER SISTER TO BE OKAY.

I'M GONNA BE FINE-- I'M-I'M GONNA BE GOOD.

AND WHEN YOU WAKE UP FROM THE SURGERY,

WE'LL ALL BE THERE.

WE'LL ALL BE RIGHT THERE.

IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS THAT I REALIZE HOW LUCKY I AM

TO HAVE MY FAMILY AROUND.

IT'S A GREAT FEELING-- I FEEL SO BLESSED.

I'M JUST EAGER TO GET THE SURGERY OVER

AND OUT OF THE WAY,

SO I CAN GET BACK TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.

CAN WE START BY SAYING SOMETHING VERY POSITIVE

AND INSPIRATIONAL? - I'M-I'M HAVING SURGERY.

I'LL BE HOME IN A COUPLE DAYS.

DON'T SCARE ME. - SHE WANTS TO SAY,

"WELL, LET'S SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT TONI."

WHAT?

MY NERVES ARE SHOT-- WHO DOES THAT?

AND THEY'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTING LIKE,

YOU KNOW, WELL, SUPPOSE THIS HAPPENS, SUPPOSE THAT.

NO, LET'S JUST BE POSITIVE AND SAY, "YOU-YOU'LL BE GREAT.

"YOU'LL BE FINE."

MY MOM AND DAD ARE REALLY GOOD AT THAT.

DEAR LORD, WE BOW OUR HEADS IN SUBMISSION TO YOU.

WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER.

WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS TO BE UPON TONI

AS SHE GO INTO SURGERY.

MOST OF ALL, GOD, WE PRAY FOR THE TIME SHE'S CONVALESCING.

THROUGH ALL TIMES, WE PRAY IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN. - AMEN!

NO, DADDY, WAIT.

I THOUGHT HE SAID CONGA-- CONGA LESSONS.

I THOUGHT HE SAID, "WE JUST WANNA THANK YOU

"FOR THE CONGA LESSONS."

I SAID, "WHAT?"

- CONVALESCING! - SHE'S SAYING--

I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO LAUGH TOGETHER AS A FAMILY

BECAUSE TO BE HONEST WITH YA,

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT TOMORROW.

SO, IT'S 4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, SURGERY DAY.

DADDY'S HERE-- MOMMY'S HERE.

MY ASSISTANT, ZO, IS HERE, AND TOWANDA IS HERE.

SHE ALWAYS KNOWS WHEN I TRULY NEED HER.

I NEED TO BE IN A CALM STATE BEFORE I GO IN MY SURGERY.

JUST ME AND KERI SHOULD GO.

OKAY.

I JUST WANNA BE IN A CALM STATE.

AND MY EX-HUSBAND, KERI, IS HERE TO SUPPORT ME.

HE IS STILL AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY BEST FRIEND.

HE'S ALWAYS THERE FOR ME.

IT'S REALLY TERRIFYING GOING TO THE HOSPITAL,

BUT I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE KERI HERE

TO HOLD MY HAND AND TOWANDA TO DRIVE.

THEY BOTH TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF ME.

SEE YOU LATER. - SEE YOU INSIDE.

SHE'S IN THE BACK.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

A LITTLE ANXIOUS.

A LITTLE BIT DIZZY.

GOTTA FIX MY HAIR.

IMAGE IS EVERYTHING.

I THINK WHENEVER YOU HAVE SURGERY, IT MAKES YOU THINK,

AND YOU DON'T WANNA THINK THE WORST.

YOU WANNA THINK POSITIVE, BUT SOMETIMES THOSE THOUGHTS

KINDA CREEP UP.

SO, WHENEVER I GO THERE, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT ANXIETY.

YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS, ARE YOU?

A LITTLE BIT... A LITTLE NERVOUS.

YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

SO, TONI'S SURGERY WAS A LITTLE LONGER THAN EXPECTED,

BUT EVERYTHING'S FINE, AND SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO

STAY IN THE HOSPITAL JUST FOR A FEW MORE DAYS

JUST FOR OBSERVATION.

I'M SO HAPPY THAT TONI CAME THROUGH HER SURGERY OKAY,

BUT I WON'T REST UNTIL SHE COMES HOME,

AND I KNOW SHE'S SAFE.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

MY PARENTS ARE GETTING ALONG, BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE,

THEY CAN'T STAND EACH OTHER.

WANT ME TO BRING EVELYN TO YOUR HOUSE?

NO PROBLEM.

SHE AIN'T COMING TO YOUR HOUSE.

YOU CAN'T BRING YOUR BABY MAMA TO YOUR WIFE'S HOUSE!

WHAT

WHAT IS

WHAT IS THAT?

I'LL BE HAVING SOME OF THAT FOR MY DRINK.

- WHAT? - THE ABSINTH.

- LIQUID LSD, TRINA? - THAT IS NOT LIQUID LSD.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT? - LET ME SMELL IT, DAD.

- SMELL LIKE LICORICE. - IT SMELLS LIKE POISON.

SO, I'M GONNA MAKE THE DRINKS FOR YOU GIRLS.

YOU'RE SPILLING-- IT'S GREEN!

IT'S ALMOST LIKE FREON. - AMMONIA OR SOMETHIN'.

HAVE YOU HAD IT BEFORE?

I HAVE HAD IT IN A DRINK BEFORE, AND IT'S GREAT--

WELL, SOMEBODY SAID YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO COOK IT LIKE DOPE.

THEY MAKE FIREBALLS WITH IT.

YOU PUT IT ON A SPOON AND DRINK IT LIKE DOPE.

YOU DON'T COOK IT LIKE DOPE, TAMAR.

SOMEBODY HAD TOLD ME.

NOW, YOU KNOW HOW YOU COOK DOPE?

- SHUT UP, TAMAR. - SHUT UP, TOWANDA.

STICK YOUR FINGER IN THERE AND TASTE THIS.

NUH-UH-- THE DEVIL'S ALIVE.

TRACI-- LISTEN, TRACI.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT LIKE THIS. - THERE'S NO PEER PRESSURE.

- TRACI, DO IT LIKE THIS. - WE'RE THE BRAXTONS!

WE DON'T DRINK OUT OF PLASTIC CUPS!

IT TASTES GOOD, DON'T IT?

I DON'T FEEL TOO VERY GOOD.

MY TONGUE PALETTE IS DISTURBED.

- I BEG YOUR PARDON. - I GOT HAIR ON MY CHEST, NOW.

- RIGHT. - LET ME HAVE AN OUNCE.

- OH, MY GOD. - IT'S TERRIBLE?

- I DIDN'T SAY THAT. - I NEED TO WAX MY CHEST, NOW.

HI,

HI, OLIVIA.

- HI, OLIVIA. - HI!

HOW ARE YOU?

BUT, I SAW THE RED VELVET CAKE.

THAT LOOKED SO GOOD. - MOM, CAN'T YOU MAKE THAT?

YEAH.

SO, WHEN TONI TOOK A NAP AT THE HOSPITAL,

WE ALL DECIDED WE WAS GONNA GO TO LUNCH.

AND, UH, WE NOTICED THAT MY PARENTS WERE GETTING ALONG

LIKE THEY WERE STILL MARRIED.

MICHAEL AND EVELYN, YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GETTING ALONG GREAT.

THAT'S HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT IT.

AND TOWANDA SAID Y'ALL WERE MISSING.

Y'ALL SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE.

Y'ALL WAS LIKE HANSEL AND GRETEL.

BUT, THEY WERE LIKE MOMMY SAID,

"WHO'S GOING DOWNSTAIRS TO THE CAFETERIA WITH ME?"

DADDY, "I'LL GO DOWNSTAIRS

"TO THE CAFETERIA WITH YOU, EVELYN."

MISS E. SAID SHE WANTED TO GO TO THE CAFETERIA,

AND I SAID, "HEY, I'LL JOIN YOU DOWN IN THE CAFETERIA."

AND THE GIRLS THOUGHT WE WENT OUT ON A DATE OR SOMETHIN'!

DID Y'ALL FEEL WEIRD OR ANYTHING

BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER AND I WERE TOGETHER?

- NOT WEIRD. - I-I MEAN, WAS--

WHAT WAS Y'ALL AFRAID OF?

WAS Y'ALL AFRAID OF ANYTHING? - WE WAS AFRAID OF FIREWORKS.

MY FATHER CHEATED ON MY MOTHER

WHILE HE WAS A PASTOR IN A CHURCH.

SO, THEREFORE, MY MOM-- MY PARENTS DIVORCE WAS REALLY HARD

ON HER BECAUSE SHE WAS SO ANGRY WITH MY DAD.

YOU LAY IT LOW AND SPREAD IT WIDE!

YOU DON'T CARE WHO IT IS!

OKAY, I WANT IT TO BE PEACEFUL.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE INVITED YOU TO THE LUNCHEON

IN MARYLAND, THAT'S-- WE WANTED THIS, SERENITY.

LAST YEAR, WHEN WE TRIED TO GET MY MOTHER AND FATHER

TOGETHER FOR A NICE FAMILY LUNCH,

MY FATHER DID NOT SHOW UP.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, DADDY?

SORRY-- HE'S NOT HERE.

WE CHARTERED A PLANE AND FLEW HERE.

AND I DIDN'T COME ALL THIS WAY NOT TO SEE MY DADDY.

THAT WAS COMPLETELY DEVASTATING.

DADDY, WHY YOU THINK WE WAS COMING TO TOWN?

TO SEE WHO?

YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHERE I LIVED.

OKAY.

'CAUSE IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO SEE ME--

WANT ME TO BRING EVELYN TO YOUR HOUSE?

'CAUSE SHE WAS WITH US. - I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT.

SHE AIN'T COMING TO YOUR HOUSE.

YOU CAN'T BRING YOUR BABY MAMA TO YOUR WIFE'S HOUSE!

WE AIN'T ALL THE WAY THERE YET.

I MEAN, WE'RE GETTIN' CLOSER, BUT WE AIN'T THERE YET.

MOMMY WOULD NEVER GO TO MY DAD'S HOUSE

TO SEE MY DAD'S WIFE.

NO-- UH-UH.

NOT AN OPTION.

DADDY, WHAT ARE YOU THINKIN'?

WELL, I CAN'T-CAN'T CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST,

BUT I CERTAINLY CAN LOOK AT MY PAST AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO

TO IMPROVE-TO IMPROVE MY FUTURE.

ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK TAMAR WANTS OUR WHOLE FAMILY UNIT BACK,

AND AS LONG AS MOMMY AND DADDY ARE NOT MARRIED ANYMORE,

AND DADDY'S MARRIED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, AND LET'S NOT FORGET

THE FACT THAT MOMMY NO LONGER WANTS DADDY,

IT'LL NEVER, EVER, EVER COME TO FRUITION, EVER AGAIN.

THE RELATIONSHIP YOU AND YOUR DAD--

Y'ALL AND YOUR DAD IS BETWEEN YOU GUYS AND YOUR DAD.

SIMPLE AS THAT.

I MAY NEVER SEE YOUR DADDY, AGAIN, OKAY?

DON'T GET ALL EXCITED BECAUSE YOUR DADDY AND I

COMMUNICATED TODAY.

MY SISTERS, THEY'RE, LIKE, OVERLY EXCITED

BECAUSE MY PARENTS ARE GETTING ALONG.

WON'T HAPPEN, CAPTAIN.

THEY CAN ACT ALL THEY WANT, BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE

IN THEIR INSIDE PARTS, THEY CAN'T STAND EACH OTHER.

IT IS JUST GOOD TO HAVE A NICE FAMILY UNIT

AND TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR FATHER,

WHO ARE ALIVE IN THIS WORLD TODAY, JUST TO BE THERE.

THAT'S ALL WE'RE SAYING.

WANT ME TO SIT HERE?

OH. - NOW, DON'T--

I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT BOTH EVELYN AND I HAVE GROWN.

WHEN SOMETHING CHALLENGING COMES UP IN THE FAMILY,

WE GOTTA PUT OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE JUST TO LET

OUR CHILDREN KNOW THAT WE'RE SUPPORTERS OF THEM.

IT GIVES THEM STRENGTH. - AND GO HOME.

- HERE'S TO TONI. - HERE'S TO TONI.

- HERE'S TO TONI. - TO SUCCESS.

AND HERE'S SUCCESS AND HEALING ALL THE WAY AROUND.

AND THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD STUFF.

- ALL THE WAY. - A DOUBLE SHOT OF HEALING.

- A DOUBLE SHOT. - DOUBLE SHOT.

- CHEERS. - HEAR-HEAR.

CHEERS.

TONI'S SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS,

AND MY FAMILY IS SO RELIEVED.

SO, ZO AND I ARE GOING BACK TO THE HOUSE

TO GET EVERYTHING IN ORDER, AND HE'S REALLY BEEN HELPFUL,

WHICH IS LESS STRESS FOR ME BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU--

BETWEEN TONI'S SURGERY AND ME NOT BEING ABLE

TO SEE MY KIDS, MY NERVES ARE SHOT.

DID YOU GET ALL THE FLOWERS?

I JUST GOT A TEXT FROM ANDRE STATING

THAT HE HAS A BOOK SIGNING.

BUT, I'M HERE IN L.A. TO SUPPORT TONI AND HER SURGERY,

SO I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GO.

HI, PRETTY GIRL.

HI.

HI, PRETTY.

THE SURGERY WENT REALLY WELL.

THE DOCTOR IT'S AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROCEDURE,

AND HE TOLD ME THAT ONE IN THREE WOMEN HAVE IT

IN THEIR LIFETIME,

SO IT'S LIKELY THAT ONE OF MY SISTERS

COULD POSSIBLY GO THROUGH THE SAME THING.

I AM SO GLAD TO BE HOME.

I FEEL REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL THAT I HAVE THE LOVE

AND SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY TO GET ME THROUGH THIS.

- WHERE ARE THE KIDS AT? - THEY'RE COMING.

- OKAY. - ONE SECOND.

NOW, THIS IS THE HARD PART.

THE KIDS WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE, AND I HAVE TO GO

AND BE BRAVE AND STRONG AND ACT LIKE MOMMY'S NOT

IN ANY PAIN, SO THEY'LL KNOW EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.

- HEY, DENIM. - HI, MOMMY.

COME-- COME-- LOOK AT ME.

COME HERE-COME HERE-- GIVE ME A HUGGY.

I MISSED YA.

WHERE'S THE DOG-- WHERE'S BENTLEY?

- BENTLEY IS DOWNSTAIRS. - GO GET D.Z. FOR MOMMY.

I MISSED YOU GUYS-- GO GET HIM FOR ME.

- DIEZEL! - HI, D.Z.

WHAT'S UP-- WATCH OUT FOR MOMMY TUMMY.

OKAY.

I MISSED YOU.

- I MISSED YOU, TOO. - WHAT'D YOU DO THE WEEKEND?

AH.

MOMMY TUMMY-- MOMMY TUMMY.

MMM.

MOMMY HAS TO GET HEALED, AND I NEED YOU TO BE MY DOCTOR

THIS WEEKEND-- YOU WANNA TAKE CARE OF ME?

YEAH.

GONNA TAKE CARE OF MOMMY THIS WEEKEND.

DENIM, YOU WANNA BE MY DOCTOR AND TAKE CARE OF MOMMY TUMMY?

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL-- DON'T LAY ON MY TUMMY.

AND DON'T LET MOMMY LIFT ANYTHING, OKAY?

OKAY.

DIEZEL, WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

WILL YOU GO GET ME SOME WATER?

- I'LL DO IT. - DENIM'S GONNA DO IT?

OKAY-- AND, DIEZEL, WILL YOU GO GET MY SLIPPERS?

AND LET'S SEE... WHAT ELSE DOES MOMMY NEED?

A POP-SICLE!

THANK YOU, DR. DIEZEL.

IT WAS REALLY GREAT BEING IN MY BED, SEEING MY KIDS.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD-- I MISS MY KIDS A LOT.

I HATE BEING AWAY FROM THEM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

POP-SICLE?

POP-SICLE.

IS THIS MY FAVORITE OR YOUR FAVORITE?

- IT'S NOT MY FAVORITE. - IT'S NOT YOUR FAVORITE?

OKAY-- IT'S MY FAVORITE.

IS YOUR FINGERS CLEAN? - YES.

- YES, THEY ARE. - THERE YOU GO.

THANKS, DENIM.

PUT IT RIGHT THERE FOR MOMMY, AND THE WATER.

DENIM, DID YOU WASH YOUR HANDS?

- YES. - LET ME SMELL 'EM.

COME HERE.

THEY SMELL LIKE BENTLEY-- THEY SMELL LIKE THE DOG.

GO WASH YOUR HANDS. - AGAIN?

WASH YOUR HANDS-- YOU DIDN'T WASH 'EM AT ALL.

I CAN SMELL BENTLEY-- EW!

AND HURRY BACK!

OH, IT'S GOOD.

TONI IS IN A REALLY GOOD MOOD, AND THE KIDS ARE BEING

SO SWEET AND HELPFUL, AND KERI IS JUST TAKING

SUCH GOOD CARE OF HER.

THINGS ARE REALLY GOING SMOOTH... ALMOST TOO WELL.

TOWANDA!

THE DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO TAKE IT EASY

AND GET PLENTY OF BED REST,

SO I'M JUST GONNA LAY IN THE BED,

WATCH MOVIES WITH MY KIDS.

I WANT EVERYTHING TO BE CALM AND PEACEFUL.

SO, I'M GONNA TELL MY EXTENDED FAMILY

TO GO HOME FOR A BIT.

I KNOW TOWANDA FEELS RESPONSIBLE FOR ME,

BUT SHE'S NOT MY ASSISTANT ANYMORE.

SHE'S MY SISTER, AND SHE HAS HER OWN FAMILY.

I JUST WANNA GO GET SOME SLEEP.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE STUCK WRITING A SONG?

I'M NOT SITTING HERE TO WRITE NO SONG FOR YOU.

YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN SONG. - NO, NOT FOR--

YOU DON'T DO THIS TO NONE OF YOUR OTHER ARTISTS!

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE SONG FOR YOU THEN.

THANKS,

THANKS, GUYS,

THANKS, GUYS, FOR

THANKS, GUYS, FOR COMING.

YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT THE WHOLE WALK OUT

OF THE STREET THING.

I TOLD YOU.

ANDRE HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE AND GOT HIMSELF INVITED

TO A BIG MEDIA FAIR TO PROMOTE HIS BOOK.

I AIN'T GONNA LIE.

HE TOOK IT UP A NOTCH, AND I'M-I'M-I'M A LITTLE IMPRESSED.

WHAT'S YOUR BOOK HERE?

"69 WAYS"-- LET'S TALK ABOUT "69 WAYS."

YEAH-- BASICALLY, IT'S A RELATIONSHIP BOOK.

THE MIXER THAT I ATTENDED IN, UH, IN ATLANTA

WAS FOR A GROUP CALLED THE "A-T-L-C-E-O MIXER GROUP."

UM, IT REALLY WAS MORE OF A ENTERTAINMENT MIXER TYPE THING.

YOU CAN MAKE SOME GREAT CONTACTS.

MY WIFE TOLD ME, "LOOK, THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

"TO MAKE THIS RELATIONSHIP BETTER."

BASICALLY, IT'S TALKING ABOUT 69 DIFFERENT THINGS

THAT WILL HELP YOUR RELATIONSHIP

DEVELOP MORE HEALTHY, MORE EMOTIONALLY GRATIFYING.

THAT'S ALL.

WALKING IN, SEEING THE WHOLE CITY SUPPORTING ANDRE,

I MEAN, I WAS PROUD OF HIM.

I WAS REALLY PROUD OF HIM

BECAUSE HE'S REALLY PUSHING HIS ENVELOPE.

- HEY! - HEY!

HEY, BRO-- HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?

THE FACT THAT TOWANDA AND TRINA ARE HERE TO SUPPORT ME

AT THIS BOOK SIGNING, SEEING THAT THEY JUST FLEW IN

FROM L.A., IS REALLY, REALLY INCREDIBLE,

AND I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LOVE THAT SUPPORT

FROM THE BRAXTON FAMILY.

WE FEEL HONORED THAT YOU HAVE ANDRE, MY HUSBAND, HERE.

YEAH.

SHOWCASING HIS BOOK, AT THIS TIME.

SO, WE ARE REALLY, REALLY HONORED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

ANDRE CARTER-- ANDRE.

HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU-- ANDRE CARTER.

HI-- NICE TO MEET YOU.

ANDRE'S TAKING PICTURE AND SHAKING HANDS.

HE'S A CELEBRITY, NOW, HONEY-- YOU HEAR ME?

"69 WAYS TO BECOME A CELEBRITY" SHOULD BE THE NAME

OF YOUR BOOK, BOOM-BOOM.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. ANDRE CARTER.

- WOW! - IT'S CALLED "69 WAYS."

NOW, PEOPLE SAY, "WELL, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH

"THESE 69 TOPICS?"

WELL, YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SHOW

WITH ME AND MY WIFE.

YES, WE ARE SEPARATED.

BUT, I BEGGED HER AND BEGGED HER.

I SAID, "LOOK, TOWANDA.

"CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO TO BETTER MYSELF?"

AND WHAT SHE DID WAS SAID,

"OKAY, YOU NEED TO DO THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS."

SHE DAMN NEAR CAME UP WITH 69.

SHE CAME UP TO 33.

I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE DYNAMICS OF RELATIONSHIPS

FROM BEING MARRIED TO TOWANDA,

FROM WATCHING HER SISTERS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS.

IT'S MADE ME 100 TIMES WISER.

NOW, ALL I WANNA DO, IS MAKE SURE

THAT I BRING THIS ACROSS IN MY BOOK.

I SAID, "HONEY, TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO

"TO MAKE THIS RELATIONSHIP BETTER."

THIS "69 WAYS" BOOK, I ENJOYED IT.

THERE WERE CERTAIN PASSAGES THAT I ASKED HIM,

WHAT DID HE THINK WAS ABOUT ME?

AND IT WAS, LIKE, FORGIVENESS

AND BEING RECEPTIVE TO PEOPLE'S FORGIVENESS,

AND I WAS LIKE, "OH."

I JUST WANNA TELL YOU THAT I'M VERY, VERY,

VERY PROUD OF YOU-- GIVE ME A KISS.

THANK YOU.

IS ANDRE SHOWING INITIATIVE?

YES.

WILL ANDRE BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY

AND TAKE CARE OF HIS KIDS AND PAY BILLS?

NOT IN A MILLION YEARS.

HI, BOO-- STILL ON YOUR CONFERENCE CALL?

- NO. - GOOD.

THAT MEANS I CAN TALK TO YOU, AND YOU CAN HELP ME.

TONI'S OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, AND I JUST FEEL LIKE

I NEED TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK ON MY RECORD

AND, YOU KNOW, I NEED SOME TYPE OF ADVICE.

LIKE, I NEED SOME HELP FOR REAL.

WHAT'S UP?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE STUCK WRITING A SONG?

LIKE, I KNOW YOU'RE, LIKE, VINCENT THE HERBERT,

NOW, BUT YOU USED TO BE VINCENT HERBERT

THE SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER-- I'M JUST SAYING.

YOU JUST GO AWAY FROM IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

AND THEN YOU COME BACK TO IT.

YEAH, BUT WHAT ABOUT IF YOU REALLY NEED TO FINISH IT?

YOU'RE GONNA KEEP BLOCKING YOURSELF.

YOU SHOULD GO BACK IN THE STUDIO AND TRY TO WORK ON IT

A LITTLE MORE THEN, BUT DON'T EVER GET STUCK

ON A SONG WHERE YOU'RE JUST, LIKE,

CONSTANTLY FORCING YOURSELF,

OR IT'S GONNA BE THE SAME OUTCOME.

IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

YOU GOTTA TAKE YOUR TIME AND GET IT RIGHT.

- THAT DIDN'T HELP. - I'M JUST SAYING--

'CAUSE I NEED TO SING THE SONG, LIKE, TOMORROW

AND, LIKE, IT HAS TO BE DONE.

YOU ASKED ME FOR YOUR ADVICE-- I TOLD YOU, BABE.

I KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, I HATE BEING, LIKE, NOT PREPARED.

LIKE, THAT'S NOT THE BUSINESS.

TAKE YOUR TIME AND GET IT RIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT IN A RUSH TO DO-- MESS UP.

BUT, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU, BOO.

I DID THAT.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE SONG FOR YOU THEN.

VINCE IS ACTING LIKE THIS IS NOT EVEN IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, I WANTED TO WRITE MY OWN SONGS.

I MEAN, I HAVE TO BE ME, AND ANYTHING LESS THAN,

YOU KNOW, WHO I AM AND MY ENERGY AND WHO I--

MY-- NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR THAT.

I DON'T EVEN WANNA HEAR THAT.

I AIN'T DOING IT.

I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE MORE ME

BECAUSE THE SONG IS ABOUT YOU,

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU BE KISSING ME

ON THE MOUTH WHEN NOBODY'S AROUND?

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. - OH, OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I WANNA SOUND LIKE, YOU KNOW,

I'M HEAD OVER HEELS IN HIGH SCHOOL,

BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO SOUND LIKE

IT'S COMING FROM A 17-YEAR-OLD.

I WANT IT TO COME FROM, LIKE, YOU KNOW, A GROWN PERSON,

BUT YOU HAVE THOSE FEELINGS.

I JUST TOLD YOU WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.

YOU JUST GOTTA WAIT TILL IT'S RIGHT.

YOU PUTTING THE SONG OUT TOMORROW?

- COULD BE-- MAYBE. - OKAY, WELL--

YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THE LORD IS GONNA BLESS.

- WELL, IF THAT'S-- - I DON'T THINK--

I AM NOT BLOCKING MY OPPORTUNITIES.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S YOUR FIRST SINGLE.

WHY?

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LORD IS GONNA BLESS.

COULD BE SOMETHIN' ELSE.

DON'T WANNA BLOCK YOUR OPPORTUNITIES.

DRRR. - OPPORTUN-A-TIE.

SO, YOU WANNA GET STUCK ON A SONG?

THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, I NEED ENCOURAGEMENT.

LIKE, "YEAH, THAT'S HOT.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN COME UP WITH

SOMETHIN' BETTER THAN THAT, BOO."

DO-DO-DO-DO.

LIKE, WE-- LIKE I DO HIM AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST--

I DON'T GET IT.

YOU GOT WRITER'S BLOCK, MAYBE.

- I THINK I DO. - OKAY.

SOMETIMES, I GET WRITER'S BLOCK, TOO.

IT JUST HAPPENS TO PEOPLE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT, IF I SING THE PART THAT I HAVE,

AND THEN YOU FILL IN THE BLANK.

THAT'S A LITTLE GAME WE USED TO PLAY WITH MY SISTERS.

I DON'T WANNA DO THAT NO MORE, BABE.

GO IN THE STUDIO, AND YOU'LL PROBABLY FEEL IT,

AND YOU'LL GET IT RIGHT-- YOU'LL KNOCK IT OUT.

SO, THAT'S WHAT YOU TELL YOUR ARTISTS?

- YEAH. - NO, YOU DON'T.

YES, I DO.

I'M NOT SITTIN' HERE TO WRITE NO SONG FOR YOU.

YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN SONG. - NO, NOT FOR ME.

I JUST WANNA KNOW-- - WELL, WHAT--

SO, WHAT YOU- WHAT YOU WANT?

- I JUST WANNA KNOW WHERE-- - SING THE PART.

SING IT, TAMAR.

THE NEXT PART, WHERE SHOULD I GO WITH IT?

SING-SING-SING IT THEN-- SING IT.

FOR REAL-- OKAY.

AHEM.

I'M GIVING UP MY LITTLE BLACK BOOKLET

YOU GOT THE KEYS TO MY HEART SO LOCK IT

I'M TIRED OF PLAYING GAMES AND BABY I'M A-CHANGING

I JUST WANNA BE THE RIGHT GIRL FOR YOU

- THAT SOUNDS GREAT. - WELL, WHAT COMES--

I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT I LOVE IT.

IT SOUNDS GREAT-- IT'S A GOOD JOB.

THAT IS NOT WHAT I ASKED.

SEE, I-I-I GAVE YOU MY-MY ADVICE,

AND NOW I'M GOING INSIDE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES,

SOMEBODY JUST NEED A PAT ON THE BACK.

SO, IF I GO TO VINCE ABOUT, UH, WELL, YOU KNOW,

"I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO APPROACH THIS SONG,"

DA-DA-DA-DA-DA,

AND HE'S LIKE, "YOU NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF,"

LIKE, YOU KNOW, A PARENT OR SOMETHIN'.

"YOU NEED TO-- I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE ANSWERS.

"YOU GOT TO KNOW YOURSELF."

YOU COMING IN, OR ARE YOU GONNA SIT OUTSIDE

AND JUST LOOK AT THE MOON?

I'M GONNA SIT OUTSIDE AND LOOK AT THE MOON

AND GET INSPIRED. - OKAY, COOL.

MAYBE IF I ASK THE MOON SOMETHIN',

THE MOON'LL SAY SOMETHIN' BACK TO ME.

YOU DON'T DO THIS TO NONE OF YOUR OTHER ARTISTS!