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"BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

I AM SO EXCITED.

I'M LAYING DOWN MY VOCALS TODAY

FOR THE FIRST TRACK ON MY ALBUM.

♪ THIS IS MY LAST CALL ♪

HELLO-HELLO-HELLO, EVERYBODY.

all: HI.

I ONLY HAVE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE MY TOUR STARTS,

SO NOW IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK, ASAP.

YEAH!

I'M DEFINITELY FINDING THE LITTLE HEIFERS

I'M LOOKING FOR, OKAY?

WHOO!

WE'RE GETTING READY TO COME OUT HERE

AND KILL THIS THING.

I THINK DOING A SINGLE IS BEST.

I THINK THE IDEA OF DOING A SINGLE

INSTEAD OF AN ENTIRE FAMILY ALBUM

IS COMPLETELY GENIUS.

YEAH, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO A SINGLE.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

YOU'RE NOT SAYING MUCH.

I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED.

WHAT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY?

I DON'T THINK THEY WANTED TO DO IT,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I'M OUT-- I'M OUT-- I'M OUT.

♪ 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 ♪

- HI. - HOW YOU DOING, LADIES.

GOOD-- I WANT A MELON MARGARITA WITH SALT,

NO LIME IN IT, NO GARNISH.

- I'M GONNA HAVE A SWIRL. - ME, TOO.

I WANT A MELON MARGARITA FOLLOWED BEHIND THE SWIRL.

- OH! - OH.

TOWANDA, TAMAR, AND I ARE HAVING DINNER WITH MOMMY

BEFORE TAMAR HAS TO LEAVE TO PREP FOR HER TOUR,

AND THE LAST TIME WE SAW MOMMY,

SHE LEFT UPSET BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY JUST DOING A SINGLE.

I HOPE SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE ALL REALLY BUSY,

BUT WE SISTERS JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET ALONG

AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE, AND UNLESS WE CAN,

IT'S REALLY GONNA BREAK MOMMY'S HEART.

SO NOW I CAN'T STOP TWERKING.

I'M TWERKING WITH JESUS.

I'VE BEEN TWERKING FOR THE LORD.

IT'S FUN.

OKAY, LET ME GO WASH MY HANDS.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

SHE'S JUST BEEN SLEEPING A WHOLE LOT.

I JUST WANNA HURRY UP, BEFORE SHE GETS BACK.

I'M TELLING YOU-- SHE'S BEEN SLEEPING A WHOLE LOT AND--

WELL, I KNOW THE DOCTOR GAVE HER

SOME SLEEPING PILLS, SO SHE CAN REST,

'CAUSE SHE WAS, UH, CHRONIC FATIGUED.

OVER WHAT-- DIABETIC?

I DON'T KNOW.

SO, HE SAID SHE-- HE NEEDS FOR HER TO REST.

- AND I THINK-- - YOU KNOW, SO, UM--

OH, Y'ALL DON'T HAVE TO STOP TALKING

BECAUSE I'M COMING TO THE TABLE.

NOW, WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?

MA, I CAN'T LIE AND SAY WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.

YES, VERY MUCH.

YEAH, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ME, ALSO.

I'M SUFFERING FROM FATIGUE, CHRONIC FATIGUE.

- FROM WHAT-- STRESS? - JUST LIFE, THE ALBUM,

JUST EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

WELL, WHEN THE GIRLS WAS TALKING ABOUT

DOING THIS INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM,

I WAS SO, SO HAPPY.

HOWEVER, NOW EVERYBODY'S-- DON'T HAVE TIME,

DOING THIS, DOING THAT.

I'M SO FRUSTRATED.

I'M SO DISAPPOINTED.

THEY'RE WEARING ME OUT.

I AM JUST EXHAUSTED.

WHAT ABOUT IT IS WORKING ON YOUR NERVES?

EVERYTHING-- YOU'RE GONNA DO THIS.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IT.

YOU CAN'T GET TOGETHER.

ONE TIME, WHEN YOU GOT TOGETHER,

YOU ACT LIKE FOOLS.

THAT'S WHAT PISSES ME OFF.

YOU WORK ON MY NERVES.

TRACI WORKS ON NERVES.

TONI WORKS ON MY NERVES.

I'M FINISHED WITH IT.

I'M SURE IT'S TOUGH FOR ANY PARENT

TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN ARGUING

AND CAN'T EVER WORK TOGETHER.

THAT HAS TO BE VERY FRUSTRATING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW,

I'M 100%, LIKE, IT AIN'T ME-- IT AIN'T ME.

EVERYBODY PLAYS A PART.

BUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I REALLY WANT THIS RECORD TO HAPPEN

JUST LIKE MY MAMA DO.

SO, YOU THINK IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER

IF WE MOVE FORWARD.

WELL, THAT'LL BE OFF OF MY MIND, LIKE, YOU KNOW.

NOW, THERE'S ADDED PRESSURE AROUND THE SINGLE

BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING MOMMY'S HEALTH.

THE PLAN IS, WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TO DO THE SINGLE

WHEN TAMAR GETS BACK FROM THE TOUR.

AND SINCE IT'LL ONLY TAKE US A FEW DAYS

TO CRANK OUT A SINGLE,

TOWANDA, AND TRACI, AND I HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE

OUT OF THE RENTAL HOUSE THIS WEEK.

SO, ARE YOU GUYS GONNA COME OUT ON A FEW DATES

WITH ME?

I T-- WE TOLD YOU-- YOU TELL US WHEN.

BRAXTON AND BROOK SAID THEY WANNA SEE YA.

THEY'VE NEVER SEEN AUNT TAMAR PERFORM.

THEY CAN'T COME ONLY BECAUSE YOU GOTTA BE 21.

I JUST REALLY HOPE MY SISTERS MAKE IT OUT

TO SEE ME THIS TIME BECAUSE THIS IS, LIKE,

MY FIRST HEADLINING TOUR,

ESPECIALLY MY SHOW IN ATLANTA.

IT'S, LIKE, KINDA MY HOMETOWN,

SO EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR FAMILY IN THEIR HOMETOWN.

WHEN YOU LEAVE AGAIN?

TOMORROW-- YOU WANNA COME?

I WOULD LOVE TO.

EVEN THOUGH WE WENT TO SOME OF TAMAR'S SHOW DATES

IN HER LAST TOUR,

SHE FELT AS IF WE DID NOT SUPPORT HER ENOUGH

AND, YOU KNOW, SHE GOT INTO HER FEELINGS

A LITTLE BIT.

CAN I GET YOU GUYS TO COME OUT ON THE ROAD

FOR LIKE, A DAY OR TWO?

I'M INTERESTED, BUT I CAN'T, NOT RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN-- - I CAN GO.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ANY OF YOUR TOUR DATES.

WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

TRINA-TRINA-TRINA, THESE ARE NOT MY SISTERS

BECAUSE MY SISTERS THAT I KNEW, THAT I GREW UP WITH,

WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE.

THIS TIME, WE DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE

THAT TAMAR SEES THE EFFORT

IN US WANTING TO SUPPORT HER

ON HER SOLO TOUR.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANNA PLAN ON SOMETHING SPECIAL

FOR TAMAR'S SHOW IN ATLANTA.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING

THAT'S UNFORGETTABLE.

SALUD.

- CHEERS. - YES.

HELLO-HELLO-HELLO.

- HI! - HELLO. - HEY.

TAMAR, MEET FURNE, DESIGNER.

- HELLO. - HI, HOW ARE YOU?

- FURNE, TAMAR. - HI, I'M GOOD.

- BIG FAN-- TAMAR-- HI. - THANK YOU.

- THIS IS RASHID. - HI, RASHID-- HI.

- AND ELGIN. - HI-- TAMAR-- HI.

- HI, NICE TO MEET YOU. - THIS IS TERRELL.

IT'S A GOOD THING WE DECIDED TO POSTPONE

THE SISTER ALBUM BECAUSE HONESTLY,

I MEAN, I REALLY DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.

LIKE, MY TOUR STARTS IN TWO WEEKS.

TODAY, I'M MEETING WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE DESIGNERS,

FURNE ONE, TO DESIGN MY OUTFITS

FOR MY UPCOMING TOUR.

AND ALSO, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE LOOKS

OF MY CONCERT, AND HE'S GONNA BE

SHOWING ME SOME REAL CUTE RED CARPET DRESSES.

I LOVE THAT, I LOVE THAT, I LOVE THAT.

I LOVE IT ALL.

PICK 'EM ALL.

IT'S AMAZING.

CAN I GET TO TRYING ON SOME STUFF?

YEAH, SURE.

LETS DO IT.

HONEST TO GOD, I CANNOT BELIEVE

HE'S LETTING ME TRY ON THESE FABULOUS CREATIONS.

WOW, BEAUTIFUL.

I GOT TO TRY IT ON.

THE THIRD--

I LOVE THAT ONE.

THAT'S GORGEOUS.

DID YOU WANNA LOOK AT ANOTHER ONE?

I WANNA LOOK AT ALL OF 'EM, HONEY.

OKAY, I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS GONNA LOOK

LIKE THIS ON, TO BE HONEST.

- HOP ON ONE LEG. - OOH-OOH-OOH.

- BIG DOG. - WOOF-WOOF-WOOF-WOOF.

OOF-OOF-OOF- OOF-OOF-OOF-

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YA'LL.

SO, NOW THAT I'M FINISHED TRYING ON THESE DRESSES,

IT'S TIME TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS

AND TELL FURNE OUR VISION FOR OUR TOUR,

SO HE CAN HELP DESIGN THE WARDROBE

AND MAKE IT EVEN MORE AMAZING.

WE WANNA KINDA TAKE YOU ON, LIKE, A, UM,

NOT A REAL BEDTIME STORY BUT KINDA DREAMY,

A LITTLE BIT. - MMM-HMM.

SO, THE KEYWORD IS "DREAMY."

- DREAMY, YEAH. - I LOVE THAT.

YEAH, JUST LIKE A SEXY, DREAMY STORY, ACTUALLY.

THE SHOW HAS TO HAVE A DREAMY FEEL TO IT

BECAUSE IT IS THE TAMARTIAN EXPERIENCE, HONEY,

AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL BEAT TO CAPACITY

AND, YOU KNOW, WHY NOT COME TO A SHOW

WHEREVER EVERYBODY IS FEELING AND LOOKING AS BEAT AS THEY CAN BE,

INCLUDING ME?

SO, THE CUT?

- WHAT'S THE CUT BE? - JESSICA RABBIT-- GOWNS?

- THE CUT OF IT. - SHORT?

OH, WELL, WE WERE ACTUALLY-- NOW, DON'T LAUGH.

WHAT'S THE GIRL NAME, THE HEIFER'S NAME?

BETTY-BETTY RUBLE, THE FLINTSTONES.

- WHAT'S FRED'S WIFE? - FRED'S WIFE.

- WILMA. - WILMA. - WILMA!

- A LITTLE BIT. - A-LINE,

BUT NOT-NOT THE- NOT THE-- - THE LITTLE JAGGED EDGES.

NOT THE JAGGED EDGES-- THAT'S LAME.

OKAY.

WILMA AND BETTY, EVERYBODY KNOW

THAT'S KINDA THROWBACK, YOU KNOW,

BUT IT'S FAMILIAR, AND IT'S SEXY,

AND IT'S STILL CLASSY, AND I CAN WEAR IT

BECAUSE I JUST HAD A BABY,

AND I GOTTA BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL.

I CAN'T LOOK TOO SLUTTY TOO FAST.

I'LL JUST MAKE THE DESIGN.

OKAY.

AND THEN, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU, AND YOU CHECK.

OKAY, GOOD-- I'M EXCITED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH-- MUAH.

OTHER SIDE-- MUAH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, WELCOME.

YES, I'M GETTIN' SMALLER,

AND YOU'RE GETTIN' BIGGER.

IS THAT RIGHT?

I DRAGGED THE GIRLS AND MOMMY TO WORK OUT

WITH SERGEANT BOOMBASTIC BECAUSE I HAVE A PHOTO SHOOT

FOR MY SOLO ALBUM IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

YEAH!

AND I NEED TO BE SLENDERIZED, HONEY.

ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT'S THE DEAL TODAY?

TRACI IS GONNA WORK OUT WIT' YOU.

I JUST NEED A CHAIR.

I'M JUST GONNA WATCH.

STEP NUMBER ONE, WE'RE GONNA GO TO, UH,

THE BODY FAT ROOM.

- THE BODY FAT ROOM? - THE BODY FAT ROOM?

- YES. - OH, YEAH.

- WHAT'S IN THERE? - WATER.

- WATER? - WATER?

WE NEED TO TEST YOUR BODY FAT.

TASTE?

TASTE MY BODY FAT OR TEST?

NOT TASTE YOUR BODY FAT-- TEST YOUR BODY FAT.

all: OH!

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SERGEANT TCHICAYA

IS SAYING MOST OF THE TIME,

SO HE'S GONNA HAVE TO REPEAT HIMSELF,

OR I NEED TO GET SOME KIND OF HEARING AID

OR SOMETHING TO UNDERSTAND

MOST OF THE STUFF THAT HE SAYS.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

HOW YOU LIKE THAT?

YOU SEE THIS?

- NO, LORD. - UH-UH.

- I'M NOT GETTING IN THAT. - I AIN'T GETTING IN THAT.

WELL, DON'T YOU NEED A BATHING SUIT, BABY?

YEAH, WHAT'S--

THIS IS WHERE YOU TEST YOUR BODY FAT.

I ALREADY LET SERGEANT BOOMBASTIC

DUNK MY ASS IN WATER ONCE BEFORE.

WHOO!

OH, SKA-MA-MA-MA-EKA- EKA-LA-EK-A-LA.

YOU GOT THIS-- YEAH, GOT THIS.

COME ON, TRAY-- YOU GOT IT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, BABY!

YOU GOT IT, BABY. - YOU GOT IT.

YOU GOT FIVE... YOU GOT FOUR...

YOU GOT THREE, TWO. - THREE, TWO, ONE, !

MY ASS STILL GOT FROSTBITE.

I WILL SHOW IT TO YOU GUYS IN THE WATER,

BUT SOME OF YOU GUYS NEED TO GET IN HERE.

SOME?

BUT, YOU DON'T HAVE A BATHING SUIT.

YEAH, WE HAVE NO BATHING SUIT,

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ME GOT ANYMORE.

I WILL GET IN THE WATER.

- YOU CAN'T. - GOOD JOB, TRINA.

YES, SHE CAN.

I MEAN, I'M WILLING TO TRY IT.

I MEAN, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW I'LL TRY NEW THINGS,

AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.

YOU GOTTA MAKE SURE YOU RELAX.

- IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT. - OKAY.

YOU GOTTA BLOW ALL THE AIR OUT.

OH, I HAVE TO PUT MY MOUTH IN IT?

YOU GO UNDER.

WAIT-- HOLD UP.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.

I-I-I HATE TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS.

- YEAH. - BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA,

WE DON'T GET OUR HAIR WET

UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO THE SALON.

- WHY NOT? - UH-UH.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU.

YOU'RE TRYING TO BE TOO COMFORTABLE.

THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA.

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

I DON'T WANT LEOTARDS.

THAT JUST HAS BEEN DONE, AND DONE, DONE, DONE,

AND DONE, DONE, DONE.

I'M NOT A KNOCK-OFF QUEEN.

I WANT THEM TO TRY WHAT I SAID-- NO SHADE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY MAKEUP ARTIST IS.

TONI'S ABOUT TO DO "THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW,"

AND IT WOULD BE A DISASTER IF HER MAKEUP ARTIST

DOESN'T GET HERE BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS.

SHE NEEDS TO CLEAN UP UNDER MY EYES.

MY MAKEUP IS TERRIBLE.

BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA, WE DON'T GET OUR HAIR WET.

WE DON'T DO THAT, BOO.

YOU'RE TRYING TO BE TOO COMFORTABLE.

THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA.

WHAT?

YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR HAIR.

HOLD MY PURSE-- HOLD MY PURSE!

- I'LL HOLD YOUR PURSE. - HOLD MY... WHAT?!

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF YOU IN THE WATER.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER TO SHOW US.

YOU HAD ME-- YOU HAD ME UNTIL THE SUBMERGING.

I'M NOT MESSING UP MY HAIR FOR ANYBODY.

I JUST GOT MY HAIR DONE.

WHERE WE GOIN'?

I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA HAVE A VOLUNTEER.

SHE'S COMING.

I THINK BLACK MEN GIVE BLACK WOMEN COMPLEXES

ABOUT THEIR HAIR.

AND LET'S KEEP IT REAL-- OUR BLACK MEN

CAN BE VERY CRITICAL.

I'M JUST SAYIN'.

I AM BRINGING YOU GUYS A WHITE WOMAN.

OH, A WHITE WOMAN.

- YES. - OKAY. - OKAY.

SO, SHE'S NOT GONNA WORRY ABOUT HER HAIR.

SO, IF SHE CANNOT WORRY ABOUT HER HAIR,

BLACK WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE WORRYING ABOUT THEIR HAIR.

HER HAIR'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

LET'S GO-- NO, IT'S NOT DIFFERENT.

- SURE, IT IS. - SAYS WHO?

NO, 'CAUSE WHEN HER HAIR GET WET, IT'S STRAIGHT.

SAYS THE WORLD.

HMM... LET'S TAKE A QUIZ.

A BLACK WOMAN'S HAIR IS THE SAME AS

A WHITE WOMAN'S HAIR-- FALSE.

GO.

BLOW-BLOW-BLOW-BLOW-BLOW!

HER HAIR IS WET.

- YES, IT IS. - AND SHE LISTENED.

DID YOU SAY, "AND SHE LISTENS?"

YES, SHE DOES LISTEN.

OOH.

MY WIFE?

- WHAT COLOR IS SHE? - SHE'S WHITE.

NOW, YOU WONDER WHY SOME BLACK PEOPLE

GO TO A WHITE WOMAN.

UH, EXCUSE ME.

AND YOU WONDER WHY SOME WOMEN GO FOR WHITE MEN,

'CAUSE I DON'T-- I'VE NEVER DATED A BLACK MAN.

SO, SIT DOWN. - WHOO! - WHOO!

AH!

- IF YOU CAN JUST LISTEN-- - YOU LIKE BEING IN CONTROL.

- YES. - YES.

- NOT IN CONTROL. - YES.

IT'S A COLLABORATION-- TEAMWORK.

OH, IS THAT WHAT THAT WAS?

YEAH, SHE LISTENS TO YOU, THEN YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WASTED AFTERNOON IN L.A., OKAY?

WE COULD'VE BEEN HOME DOING SOME VOCAL EXERCISES,

SOME JUMPING JACKS, INSTEAD OF WATCHING

A SKINNY STRANGER ROLL AROUND IN THE BATHTUB.

- LET'S GO. - LET'S GO.

- OKAY, YOU LEAD THE WAY. - I'LL LEAD.

- SEE? - JUST FOLLOW MY LEAD.

FOLLOW YOUR LEAD.

THANK YOU.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING

WE DECIDED NOT TO DO A FULL SISTERS CD

BECAUSE TAMAR'S OUT OF TOWN

AND MY SCHEDULES A LITTLE BOOKED RIGHT NOW.

MY BOOK JUST CAME OUT,

AND I HAVE A LOT OF APPEARANCES

TO PROMOTE THE BOOK,

AND TODAY I'M ON "THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW,"

WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING 'CAUSE I LOVE HER.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY MAKEUP ARTIST IS.

DID YOU CALL HER?

I CAN'T BELIEVE MAKEUP'S NOT HERE.

I DON'T HAVE BLUSH.

TRINA, DO YOU HAVE BLUSH?

NO BLUSH.

TONI'S ABOUT TO DO "THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW,"

AND IT WOULD BE A DISASTER IF HER MAKEUP ARTIST

DOESN'T GET HERE BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS.

MY MAKEUP IS TERRIBLE.

WE NEED-- SHE NEEDS TO CLEAN UP UNDER MY EYES.

MISS BRAXTON, TIME TO GO TO STAGE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY MAKEUP ARTIST ISN'T HERE.

SHE'S STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

SHE'S NEVER LATE.

IT'S JUST STRESSFUL ENOUGH TO GO ON NATIONAL TELEVISION

AND TALK ABOUT THE BOOK,

BUT MY EYES LOOK LIKE I'M 187 YEARS OLD

BECAUSE I TRIED TO PUT MY LASHES ON MYSELF,

AND THEY ALL STUCK TOGETHER LIKE THIS.

IT'S NOT CUTE.

AND WHERE'S MOMMY AND TRACI?

SNAIL'S PACE...

I'M REALLY HOPING THAT MOMMY AND TRACI

CAN MAKE IT HERE ON TIME,

BECAUSE IF TONI LOOKS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE

AND THERE'S ONLY ME AND TRINA,

SHE'S GONNA BE WORRIED.

- HEY! - HI-HI-HI.

VERY LITTLE-- VERY, VERY LITTLE.

YOU GOT IT.

WHAT HAPPENED-- WHAT DID I DO?

DID I DO SOMETHIN'?

YOU'RE LAGGING BACK.

- THIS A LONG WALK. - YEAH.

GETTIN' RIGHT FOR JESUS.

- OH, MY GOD! - IS IT BAD?

COME IN-- COME IN THESE DOORS.

YOU CAN DO IT IN HERE.

COME IN THESE DOORS-- COME IN THESE DOORS.

NO.

- HI. - HEY-- HEY, YOU.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? - HOW YOU DOING--

I'M GOOD-- HOW YOU DOING? - GOOD-GOOD-GOOD-GOOD.

OKAY.

SO, ARE THE GIRLS COMING IN HERE OR WHAT?

NO, THEY'RE SITTING RIGHT THERE.

THEY'RE ALREADY THERE.

THEY'RE WAITING ON YOU GUYS.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR PURSE WITH YOU?

WE GOT THERE A LITTLE LATE,

BUT TRINA AND TOWANDA

WAS ALREADY SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE.

I'M LIKE, OH, MY GOD.

COME ON, MOMMY.

NOT ONLY IS SHE AN R&B LEGEND, SISTER,

AND MOTHER, YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT HER

IN HER NEW MEMOIR, "UNBREAK MY HEART."

IT JUST SO HAPPENS,

WE HAVE BRAXTON SISTERS AND MAMA IN THE HOUSE TODAY.

YOU TALK ABOUT DIVORCE.

YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR SON'S AUTISM.

SO, WHAT MADE YOU WANNA KINDA SHARE THAT?

YOU KNOW, WHEN I FOUND OUT MY SON WAS AUTISTIC,

I REMEMBER BLAMING MYSELF.

I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I'D DONE.

- MMM-HMM. - BECAUSE YEARS AGO,

I HAD AN ABORTION,

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY PAYBACK FOR HAVING AN ABORTION.

I WAS VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY SHOCKED

THAT THIS WAS A PART OF HER BOOK.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THE BOOK

THAT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT.

I HAVE SIX KIDS.

I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM,

AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

SO, WHEN MY SON WAS AUTISTIC, I SAID, "OKAY,

"THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WHAT I DID,

"AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT."

AND THEN, I TALKED TO SOME FRIENDS OF MINE, WHO SAID,

"YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR BABY.

"HE JUST LEARNS DIFFERENTLY."

RIGHT, HE LEARNS DIFFERENTLY.

AND THAT'S IT, SO HERE WE ARE.

HE LEARNS DIFFERENTLY.

IT WASN'T AN EASY DECISION FOR ME TO REVEAL

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I REVEALED IN THE BOOK.

THOUGH THE GUILT THAT I FELT WITH MY KID HAVING AUTISM,

I WAS SEEING A REFLECTION FOR MYSELF,

AT THAT MOMENT.

AND I HOPE MOMMY ISN'T TOO UNCOMFORTABLE

ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS I SHARED,

BUT IT'S PART OF MY JOURNEY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, TONI, FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME-- THANK YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED?

SO, WE JUST GOT BACK TO ATLANTA,

AND MY WHOLE TEAM IS SHOOTING THE BACKGROUND VIDEO

WITH THE DANCERS.

A LOT OF IMPORTANT DETAILS ARE HAPPENING

AT THE VERY LAST SECOND, BUT EVERYTHING

HAS GOT TO BE PERFECT FOR MY ATLANTA SHOW.

WHERE THE BOOTS FIT IN?

I WALK IN, AND THESE GIRLS ARE DANCING IN THESE

"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" BOOTS,

AND THAT'S JUST NOT GONNA WORK, HONEY.

YOU CAN'T BE SEXY IN THOSE BOOTS.

SO, FOR ME, LIKE, GIRLS SHOULD ALWAYS

BE PULLED UP, SNATCHED UP, IN A HEEL.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

LIKE, IT SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK UNCOMFORTABLE

FOR EVERYBODY ELSE EXCEPT FOR US.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

TAMAR, THEY WERE JUST TRYIN' SOMETHIN'.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TO DO IT AGAIN,

BUT IT'S NOTHIN' THAT SERIOUS.

PLEASE, DON'T EVER TAKE IT AS ME BEING DISRESPECTFUL.

I'M NOT-- I'M JUST BEING AN ARTIST.

I JUST FEEL LIKE WHEN THE BOSS IS NOT THERE

TO OVERSEE THE SITUATION, PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY WANNA DO.

I MEAN, I REALLY DON'T WANT NOBODY TRYING NOTHING NEW.

I WANT THEM TO TRY WHAT I SAID, NO SHADE,

AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME A BITCH.

THAT MAKES ME A PERFECTIONIST.

I WOULD THINK, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE IF SOMEONE ASKED ME, I WOULD HAVE THE GIRLS

TO BE IN LIKE--

ABSOLUTELY, SO I'M JUST--

I'M TELLING YOU WHAT I WOULD LIKE.

OKAY.

CAN WE JUST SHOW HER WHAT-WHAT ALL YOU GOT?

IT'S IN HERE?

I'LL FOLLOW YOU.

I DON'T WANT LEOTARDS.

THAT JUST HAS BEEN DONE, AND DONE, DONE, DONE,

AND DONE, DONE, DONE.

I'M NOT A KNOCK-OFF QUEEN.

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

VINCE?

AT THE 11th HOUR, WE'RE STUCK WITH FIVE

OF THE SAME LEOTARDS.

TAMAR, YOU'RE WALKING OUT, LOOKING LIKE A FOOL

BECAUSE YOU GOT A ATTITUDE ABOUT SOMETHIN'

WITH SOMEBODY. - IT IS MY SHOW.

I SHOULD GET, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WANT.

I HAVE COME UP WITH A BRILLIANT IDEA

TO SURPRISE TAMAR ON STAGE,

DOING ONE OF HER FAVORITE SONGS,

"HOT SUGAR."

I JUST THINK IT'S A LITTLE WEIRD

IF WE CHANGE THE CHOREOGRAPHY,

AND SHE HAS PEOPLE ON THE STAGE.

STOP, Y'ALL-- WE'RE PROFESSIONALS.

WE CAN DO IT.

I DON'T WANT LEOTARDS.

THAT JUST HAS BEEN DONE, AND DONE, DONE, DONE,

AND DONE, DONE, DONE.

I'M NOT A KNOCKOFF QUEEN.

I WOULD HAVE DONE ONE WHOLE PIECE.

NO, UM, "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" BOOTS.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, I'M NOT SHADING Y'ALL CLOTHES.

I'M JUST SAYING, THAT'S WHAT IT LOOK LIKE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WE GOT STRINGS HANGING.

IT'S NOT CLEAN-- IT'S NOT SEXY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN

TO EVERYBODY BEFORE EVERYBODY STARTED MAKING MOVES

WITHOUT ME,

TAMAR ESTINE BRAXTON, THE ARTIST.

NOW, LOOK IT HERE.

I WAS VERY CRYSTAL CLEAR ABOUT MY VISION

ABOUT HER WARDROBE, OKAY?

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE MET A FEW WEEKS AGO,

I SAID I WANT MY DANCERS TO BE IN FULL BODYSUITS,

WITH LITTLE SEXY, YOU KNOW, HEELS AND STUFF.

AND NOW, I COME BACK FROM L.A.,

AND THEY'RE WEARING LEOTARDS AND, LIKE,

"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" BOOTS,

AND I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR THAT.

LIKE, WE AIN'T FITTIN' TO DO THAT.

SEE, MY WHOLE THING IS THIS.

YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET TO A SITUATION,

AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FORCED TO WORK WITH,

EVERYBODY LOOKING AROUND GOING,

"HE TOLD ME, AND THEY TOLD ME,"

AND WHEN-- AND THEN, THAT'S YOU--

HOLD ON A SECOND.

I DON'T GO BACK AND FORTH WITH ANYBODY.

VINCE-- VINCE?

IT IS MY SHOW.

SO, THEREFORE, I SHOULD GET, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WANT.

THAT'S IT.

AT THE 11th HOUR, WE'RE STUCK WITH FIVE

OF THE SAME LEOTARDS,

AND NOBODY SAID ANYTHING TO ANYBODY.

BABY, I WAS TR--

WALKING OUT, LOOKING LIKE A FOOL

BECAUSE YOU GOT A ATTITUDE ABOUT SOMETHIN' WITH SOMEBODY.

IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH SOMETHING,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OFF LIKE THAT.

SO, AFTER TALKING TO VINCE,

YOU KNOW, ABOUT ME FLIPPING OUT ON THE WARDROBE TEAM

BECAUSE NO ONE LISTENED TO ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

WHAT LOOK I WANTED,

YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S OKAY,

HE CALMED ME DOWN.

AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY DO FEEL BAD

BECAUSE I REALLY WASN'T YELLING AT THE GIRLS,

'CAUSE IT AIN'T THEIR FAULT, YOU KNOW?

HI, LADIES.

- HEY. - HELLO.

YES.

TONI, PLEASE, ON YOUR LEFT SIDE.

HEY, TONI, RIGHT HERE.

GIVE ME THAT SMILE, TONI.

LOOK RIGHT HERE FOR ME, TONI, STRAIGHT AHEAD.

I HAVE A BIG BOOK SIGNING TODAY,

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF FANS THERE,

AND I'M SO EXCITED-- I'M REALLY ANXIOUS

BECAUSE I REVEALED ABOUT MYSELF IN THE BOOK,

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW READERS

ARE GONNA RESPOND TO THAT.

- YOU ARE GORGEOUS. - THANK YOU.

GORGEOUS WOMAN.

- OH-OH, OKAY. - YEAH.

ONE MORE?

OKAY--- OKAY.

ARE YOU-- ARE YOU SERIOUS?

ALWAYS LOOKING--

OKAY, YOU GOT INFORMATION FOR ME?

AW, THAT'S SO SWEET.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

SO, IS THAT, LIKE, IN ARABIC?

MMM-HMM.

HEY, BIRTHDAY BOY-- HOW ARE YOU?

GREAT-- SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

HEY!

YOUR MOMMY MADE YOU COME HERE?

YOU DIDN'T WANNA COME, DID YOU?

DON'T YOU HATE THAT?

THANK YOU FOR WAITING, AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

ARE YOU FROM L.A.?

YOU CAME OUT HERE FOR THIS?

AW...

I MESSED UP MY MAKEUP.

TO ME, YOU LOOK GOOD-- THE MAKEUP IS KILLER.

YOU DO IT-- DO YOU DO MAKEUP?

NO.

SHE GOT HER MAKEUP DID.

I LOVE IT.

I SHOWED 'EM A PICTURE OF YOU, AND I TOLD 'EM FIX IT.

LOOK AT HER HAIR.

I'M JUST MY TONI WIG.

IT'S HER TONI WIG.

I LIKE THAT.

THAT'S SO SWEET.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU-- THANK YOU-- THANK YOU.

THAT'S SO SWEET.

- THANK YOU-- LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU, TOO.

THANK YOU FOR MY FLOWERS. - YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANKS FOR WAITING IN LINE.

WHEN I SAW ALL THE FANS THERE TODAY,

IT WAS AMAZING.

IT MAKES UP FOR ALL THE HARD QUESTIONS

THE PRESS HAS BEEN ASKING ME ABOUT MY BOOK,

AND IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE SO MUCH LOVE AND SWEETNESS.

BUT, I STILL HAVE TO CHECK ON MY MOM

AND SEE HOW SHE'S FEELING ABOUT IT,

AND I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA BE TOO HAPPY ABOUT EVERYTHING.

IS THAT IT?

THAT'S ALL?

THAT WAS FUN.

IT'S A GOOD THING WE'RE NOT DOING

A FULL SISTER ALBUM ANYMORE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS SO BUSY,

RIGHT NOW, INCLUDING ME WITH MY NEW ALBUM.

I'M DOING A PHOTO SHOOT FOR MY SINGLE BEFORE I LEAVE L.A.,

AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE PERFECT

SO THAT IT LOOKS AS GREAT AS IT SOUNDS.

THANK YOU.

I GOT MY TEAM.

HA-HA-HA-HA!

SO, MAYBE WE SHOULD DO THE MOTORCYCLE NOW

SINCE THE BIKE IS HERE.

EVERYBODY KNOW I'M THE BIKER GIRL,

SO THE OUTSIDE SHOT IS THE STREET, EDGY SIDE OF ME.

YOU KNOW, I'M EXPECTING A LOT FROM YOU, GIRL.

OH, MY GOD-- I'M SO NERVOUS.

Y'ALL DON'T UNDERSTAND.

MY LEGS ARE SHAKING LIKE CRAZY.

IT'S LIKE, DON'T YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE GETTING READY

TO GO ONSTAGE? - OH, YEAH. - MMM-HMM.

OH, MY GOD-- THIS IS CRAZY.

THIS IS REAL CRAZY.

IT'S JUST HER BODY'S TENSE.

OOH, CRAMP-CRAMP- CRAMP-CRAMP-CRAMP.

GO AHEAD.

HOLD UP-- WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU OKAY?

YOU OKAY? - OH, MY GOD.

HOLD ON.

LET ME-- LET ME TRY TO SAY SOMETHIN' TO HER.

HEY, SO, LOOK, YOU KNOW THIS IS SERIOUS, RIGHT?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW HOW SERIOUS THIS IS.

WE GOTTA REALLY MAKE THIS WORK.

YEAH.

TONI TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

TAMAR TOOK IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

NOW, YOU'RE GONNA TAKE IT OVER THE TOP.

- MMM-HMM. - IT'S TIME TO GO.

MY LEGS ARE SHAKING LIKE I'VE BEEN DOIN'

THE WATUSI ALL NIGHT.

- HOW-- - TRACE, GO AHEAD AND HOP OFF.

IT'S 1,000 DEGREES OUT HERE.

WHO CAN FOCUS LIKE THIS?

I MEAN, I'M SWEATIN' AND EVERYTHING.

I'M A SINGER, NOT A DAMN MODEL.

HOLD RIGHT THERE.

WE GOT IT-- WE GOT IT.

WE'RE GONNA GO INSIDE NOW, RIGHT?

YEAH, LET'S GET HER OUT OF THIS HEAT--

GET HER CHANGED.

WHOA!

WHOA!

I'M READY.

A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTITUDE.

JUST RELAX, OKAY?

GOOD-- ROLL YOUR HEAD, AGAIN, RIGHT THERE.

FOCUS-- RELAX.

JUST HOLD YOUR HANDS JUST LIKE THIS.

FORGET ABOUT ALL THIS, OKAY?

GOOD-- I STILL DON'T THINK YOU'RE BEING ALL OF YOU.

YOU NEED TO BE YOU.

- OKAY-- OKAY. - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YOU'RE KEEPING IT VERY TAME.

I COULD TELL ROY IS STARTING

TO FEEL FRUSTRATED WITH ME.

AND HONESTLY, I'M FEELIN' FRUSTRATED WITH MY DAMN SELF.

WE JUST GOTTA KEEP HER CALM.

IT'S WHEN SHE FIRST STARTS.

SHE STARTS TO-- SHE GETS OVERWHELMED,

AND SHE STARTS TO OVER-POSE, YOU KNOW?

AND THE PROBLEM IS, SHE DOES A WHOLE BUNCH

OF POSES BUT LANDS ON NONE.

THESE PHOTOS HAS TO LOOK HOT.

I'VE GOTTA STEP IT UP.

TRACI GOTTA GET IT TOGETHER, HONEY.

- YEP, GO ACROSS. - OKAY, GREAT.

NOW, STAY RIGHT IN THAT MIDDLE YEP,

JUST KEEP MOVING LIKE THAT.

THERE IT IS, RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S IT.

AND NOW, GO BACK AND START OVER.

I'M STARTING TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE

WITH THE CAMERA.

I THINK I JUST NEED TO RELAX

AND SHAKE THE NERVES OFF.

MMM-HMM-- YES, MA'AM.

GOOD-- MUCH BETTER.

YES.

CLIFF, YOU GOTTA SEE THIS, MAN.

- I MEAN, SHE IS-- - THAT'S KINDA SEXY,

RIGHT THERE. - NO, THAT WAS HOT. - THAT'S HOT.

SHE IS ONTO SOMETHIN' HERE.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A COVER TO ME.

YEAH, THAT-- CLIFF.

THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL A WRAP.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S CUTE.

I WAS TRYING TO BE TALL TODAY.

THAT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE.

WELL, I'M ABOUT 5'5" WITH THE SHOES ON.

DOIN' PRETTY GOOD.

THE BOOK WAS RELEASED A FEW WEEKS AGO,

AND I THINK MOMMY READ IT,

BUT I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T REALLY DISCUSSED IT.

SO, I ASKED HER OUT TO LUNCH TODAY

BECAUSE I WANNA KNOW WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE BOOK.

- I NEVER BEEN HERE. - ME EITHER.

NICE AND QUAINT-- NOT BAD.

YEAH, IT'S KINDA NICE.

WHAT CAN I SAY?

THAT'S A LOT OF CLEAVAGE.

OH, WELL, LET ME PULL IT UP.

- NO, CLEAVAGE IS GOOD. - WHAT CAN I SAY?

I'M A SINGLE WOMAN, TOO.

YEAH, YOU GOTTA SHOW THE COUSINS SOMETIME.

I MAY BE YOUR MOTHER, BUT I'M A SINGLE WOMAN.

- YOU GOTTA SHOW 'EM. - YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.

"QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW" WAS GOOD, HUH?

THERE'S A CERTAIN SOMETHING IN TONI'S BOOK

THAT I WISH WE COULD HAVE REALLY AND TRULY TALKED ABOUT

BEFORE SHE APPEARED ON QUEEN LATIFAH'S SHOW.

I WAS JUST CAUGHT OFF GUARD, AND I REALLY--

I REALLY HATE THAT FEELING.

UM, ONE THING THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT--

THE ABORTION.

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

DO YOU REMEMBER?

TAMAR USED TO ALWAYS SAY, "DON'T NOBODY COME OUT

"AND SUPPORT ME.

"DON'T Y'ALL-- DO-DO YOU NOT?

"YOU SEEN MY SHOW-- YOU SEEN MY SHOW-- YOU SEEN MY SHOW?"

WELL, I THINK TAMAR MIGHT BE UPSET.

AND WHEN SHE SEES US ONSTAGE WITH THIS,

SHE'S GONNA BE HAPPY.

I HOPE TAMAR LOVES OUR SURPRISE,

BUT I'M HAVING A REALLY BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

- IT'S YOUR STORY. - RIGHT.

BUT, I THOUGHT ABOUT DIEZEL.

HE DEFINITELY ASKED ME ABOUT IT.

- HE DID? - YEAH, HE DID.

HE SAW IT ON THE INTERNET.

BUT, WHAT HAPPENED WAS,

THEY MADE IT THAT I SAID GOD GAVE IT TO HIM.

AND I SAID, "NO, DIEZEL."

I EXPLAINED IT TO HIM.

I WANTED-- WHAT I WANTED THE V-VIEWERS TO READ

AND UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING

ALWAYS MAKES YOU FEEL GUILTY.

SO, WITH ME, WHEN THAT SITUATION HAPPENED,

I REMEMBER THINKING THAT.

REMEMBER I USED TO SAY, "OH, I FEEL SO GUILTY.

"MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING I'VE DONE."

AND I WOULD CRY PROFUSELY.

I WAS ALWAYS FEELING GUILTY ABOUT THAT SITUATION

AND WONDERING.

THE HARDEST PART IN ALL OF THIS,

I DIDN'T WANT TO CONFUSE

MY CHILD, DIEZEL, AND MAKE HIM THINK

THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM HAVING AUTISM.

IT WAS JUST, AS A MOM, MY OWN PERSONAL JUDGMENT

AGAINST MYSELF, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE

THAT HE'S OKAY WITH MY FEELINGS.

THAT WAS THE TOUGHEST PART.

YOU FELT LIKE GOD WAS PUNISHING YOU AND--

I WONDERED IF I WAS BEING PUNISHED.

YEP, ABSOLUTELY.

BUT, AND I DIDN'T WANT OTHER PEOPLE

TO MISUNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE TRYING-TRYING TO SAY.

RIGHT.

ONLY THING I WAS REALLY CONCERNED WAS DIEZEL.

YEAH, THAT DEFINITELY WAS AN ISSUE,

BUT HE'S OKAY ABOUT IT NOW.

AS LONG AS HE'S OKAY, THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.

YEAH, HE'S DEFINITELY OKAY.

THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO COMMUNICATE

AND TALK TO HIM, SO HE UNDERSTANDS.

ANY QUESTIONS-- I TOLD HIM,

"ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, ASK MOMMY.

"ASK DADDY... WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT."

SO, COMMUNICATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

YEAH, I THINK SO, TOO.

I AM REALLY GLAD THAT MOMMY DIDN'T GET TOO UPSET

ABOUT THE BOOK.

I MEAN, SHE WASN'T HAPPY AFTER WE TOLD HER

WE WERE JUST GONNA DO A SINGLE,

SO I'M RELIEVED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT

THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK

WITHOUT HURTING HER FEELINGS MORE.

TRINA, WHY DON'T YOU CONSERVE ENERGY

BY TURNING OFF THE TV?

- TOWANDA. - WHAT?

WHY DON'T YOU BE QUIET 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT MY MOTHER?

SINCE THE PLAN IS TO WAIT UNTIL TAMAR'S TOUR IS OVER

TO DO THE SINGLE, TODAY, WE SADLY HAVE TO MOVE OUT

OF OUR BEAUTIFUL L.A. HOME.

IT'S NICE FOR ALL OF US TO GO HOME,

BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, WE FEEL FRUSTRATED

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING WHILE WE WERE HERE.

TWORKY, HURRY UP.

OKAY, TRINA.

GO SIT IN THE CAR.

AND DON'T FORGET YOUR PURSE.

I'M NOT-- GO SIT IN THE CAR.

I'M COMING.

YOU GO SIT IN THE CAR.

WHY SHE GOTTA BE SO BOSSY ALL THE TIME?

TRINA, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT WAS RUSHING ME,

AND I'M JUST TELLING YOU.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT TALKING.

YOU DO THAT TO ME ALL THE TIME.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT TO ME THE WHOLE TIME WE LIVED HERE!

- I DID NOT. - YES, YOU DID.

NO, I DID NOT-- I DIDN'T BOSS YOU.

NO, I DIDN'T.

YOUR HUSBAND BOSSED YOU.

OH, MY-- TRINA, CALM DOWN.

WHY ARE YOU SO OVER THE TOP?

YOU JUST-- YOU'RE IN A RUSH TO GO HOME,

TO GET BACK TO GABE.

HE JUST LEFT FIVE MINUTES AGO, OKAY?

JUST-JUST RELAX.

TRACI, LIFT THIS UP.

IS THAT MORE THAN 70 POUNDS?

NO.

I HAVE ONE THAT'S DEFINITELY MORE THAN 70 POUNDS.

NOW, LIFT THIS ONE.

LIFT THIS ONE, RIGHT HERE.

TRACI, THAT'S 100 POUNDS!

YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT ONE.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN HERE?

EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK.

WORK IT OUT-- ONE, TWO.

THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO.

- OH, MY GOSH. - THAT'S HEAVY.

UH-UH-- I'M NOT TRYING TO GET A HERNIA.

YOU GOT MUSCLES ALREADY.

OKAY, WE HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE HOUSE.

all: BYE, HOUSE!

AND THE MOUNTAINS.

BYE, COYOTES.

GOODBYE, DUCKS.

AND THE FAMILY OF DEER.

TOWANDA AND I ARE SETTLED BACK IN ATLANTA,

AND TRACI'S HERE BECAUSE TOWANDA HAS AN IDEA

FOR A SURPRISE FOR TAMAR.

HER TOUR WILL BE STOPPING IN ATLANTA NEXT WEEK,

AND WE WANNA DO SOMETHING SPECIAL TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT.

THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME.

YA'LL KNOW I NEED TO WATCH THIS VIDEO.

- YES, YOU WILL. - YES, YOU WILL.

THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WHERE'S THE REMOTE?

TRACI, CAN YOU TURN IT ON?

- TOWANDA! - EW.

I CAN SEE YOUR WHOLE BUTT.

ISN'T IT GREAT?

WHAT YOU WANNA SEE-- MY HALF BUTT?

OH, SHOOT.

I-I-- TOWANDA, I PROMISE,

IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A STRING THING ON,

I COULD SEE ALL THE WAY TO CHINA.

I CAN'T.

- BUT, IT'S FIRM. - THANK YOU, TRACI.

I HAVE COME UP WITH THE BRILLIANT IDEA

TO SURPRISE TAMAR ONSTAGE,

DOING ONE OF HER FAVORITE SONGS

AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS, "HOT SUGAR."

YOU KNOW, I WANT US TO GO ON THE STAGE

DURING HER SONG AND JOIN WITH HER BACKGROUND SINGERS

AND DO THE DO WOP POP-POP-POP-POP-POP

TWERKIN' THING, YOU KNOW?

SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE VIDEO OF HER PERFORMANCE

TO FIGURE OUT THE CHOREOGRAPHY.

YOU KNOW HOW THE GUYS ARE OUT FIRST,

DOING THE "HOT SUGAR?"

MMM-HMM.

AS SOON AS SHE TURNS AROUND--

MMM-HMM.

WE ARE GONNA COME OUT, THE THREE OF US.

BUT, I'M NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD DO IT.

I THINK TAMAR MIGHT BE UPSET.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA BE UPSET.

- I DON'T THINK SO. - DO YOU REMEMBER?

TAMAR USED TO ALWAYS SAY,

"DON'T NOBODY COME OUT AND SUPPORT ME.

"DON'T Y'ALL-- DO-DO YOU NOT?

"YOU SEEN MY SHOW-- YOU SEEN MY SHOW-- YOU SEEN MY SHOW?"

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I THINK THAT NOW SHE'S REALLY, REALLY SENSITIVE,

IN A SENSITIVE SPOT, AND WHEN SHE SEES US

ONSTAGE WITH HER, SHE'S GONNA BE HAPPY.

I THINK SHE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE US THERE,

BUT I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA BE HAPPY TO SEE US THERE.

YES, SHE IS.

I THINK IT'LL MAKE HER CRY.

BECAUSE WHAT IF IT THROWS HER OFF?

WHAT IF SHE'S LIKE, "YA'LL CONFUSED ME?"

- SHE'S-- - "I WAS LOOKIN' AT THE DANCERS.

I DIDN'T EVEN SEE MY DANCERS.

"I HAVE TO LOOK AT SUCH AND SUCH TO GET MY MOVE RIGHT."

SHE AIN'T GONNA SAY THAT.

OKAY.

NO, I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA BE MAD.

I THINK WE SHOULD GO IN THERE AND REHEARSE,

RIGHT NOW, WHILE WE'RE HERE, AND GET IT TOGETHER.

I'M GONNA CALL RECO AND MAKE SURE,

UH, RECO GETS THE OUTFITS.

I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE PERFECT,

SO I ASKED RECO CHAPPLE TO PULL US SOME OF OUR OLD COSTUMES,

SO WE CAN COORDINATE,

SO TAMAR CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW MUCH EFFORT

WE ARE PUTTIN' TO THIS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK SHE'S GONNA BE TOUCHED.

IT'S GONNA CONFUSE HER...

BUT I'LL DO IT.

I DO WANNA BE A PART OF THIS

BECAUSE I WANT TAMAR TO KNOW WE SUPPORT HER,

AND TOWANDA SEEMS REALLY CONFIDENT IT'S GONNA WORK.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE WE GO.

BUT, WHEN SHE STARTS THE VERSE,

THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

WE'RE ALREADY GONNA GET ON HER STAGE,

AND NOW THEY WANNA CHANGE THE DANCE MOVES.

I DON'T THINK MODIFYING THE DANCE MOVES

IS A GOOD IDEA.

I THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE.

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

I AIN'T GONNA SEE Y'ALL.

- MMM-HMM. - YES, YOU WILL.

I DON'T WANNA SEE YA.

WHAT YOU MEAN?

'CAUSE IF I SEE YA, IT'LL THROW ME OFF.

CRAP!

TAMAR'S SAYING THAT IF SHE JUST SEES US

IN THE AUDIENCE, THAT'S GONNA THROW HER OFF.

I SAID, FROM THE BEGINNING, THIS IS A BAD IDEA.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE UP OUR OWN MOVES.

BUT, WHEN SHE STARTS THE VERSE, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

WE'RE ALREADY GONNA GET ON TAMAR'S STAGE,

AND NOW THEY WANNA CHANGE THE DANCE MOVES.

I DON'T THINK MODIFYING THE DANCE MOVES

IS A GOOD IDEA.

I THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE.

COME ON, TRACI-- COME ON.

YOU LOOK LIKE A STRIPPER.

GOOD-- THANK YOU-- THAT'S MY GOAL.

EW!

SO NASTY, TOWANDA.

IT WORKS.

DO THE ONE STEP.

BAH-BAH-BAH-BAH-BAH-BAH.

YA'LL KNOW THAT'S CUTE.

ISN'T THAT CUTE?

- THAT'S ALL RIGHT. - YOU KNOW IT'S CUTE.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO-- WE DON'T HAVE TO HOLD OUR HANDS.

WE CAN JUST, LIKE, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALLY JUST--

UH-UH-- NO-NO-NO.

THEY USED TO SAY POLISHED AS POSSIBLE.

- OKAY. - YEAH, LET'S POLISH.

TRACI ALWAYS WANNA DO HER OWN THING.

I DO.

NO, THAT'S A LITTLE MORE POLISHED, TRACI-- SORRY.

OKAY.

WE'RE NOT GOIN'-- DOIN "PARTY OR GO HOME," OKAY?

- OKAY. - UM, HUH?

- WE'RE NOT DOING "PARTY--" - WHERE TRACI JUST DOES HER OWN THING?

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

♪ IF YOU DIDN'T COME TO PARTY ♪

♪ THEN YOU BETTER GO HOME WHOO ♪

LET'S DO IT ONE TIME, AND THEN WE'RE DONE--

ONE MORE TIME.

OKAY.

I HOPE TAMAR LOVES OUR SURPRISE.

BUT, I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

I'M HAVING A REALLY BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

I JUST THINK IT'S GONNA LOOK WEIRD IF WE CHANGE THE CHOREOGRAPHY,

AND SHE HAS PEOPLE ON THE STAGE

THAT SHE'S DANCING WITH.

TELL 'EM THAT-- DON'T COME ON THE STAGE.

YOU'RE GONNA COST PEOPLE THEIR JOBS.

THAT'S NOT GONNA COST 'EM THEIR JOBS.

SHE GONNA WANT US TO DO IT WITH HER.

STOP, Y'ALL.

WE'RE PROFESSIONALS-- WE CAN DO IT.

I HOPE TAMAR LOVES OUR SURPRISE,

BUT I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

I'M HAVING A REALLY BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

IF THIS BACKFIRES, IT COULD BE A DISASTER

AND OPEN UP A WHOLE NEW CAN OF DRAMA.

IT'S FINALLY TIME FOR HER

TO HAVE HER FIRST HEADLINING TOUR,

AND TONIGHT IS A BIG NIGHT FOR ME,

AND EVERY DETAIL NEEDS TO BE PERFECT.

IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME AND A LOT OF PRACTICE

TO GET EVERYTHING READY, AND I WANNA MAKE SURE

MY TAMARTIAN FRIENDS SEE THE SHOW

THAT THEY DESERVE TO SEE AND NUT-TINK-K LESS, ALL RIGHT?

- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- THANKS, VINCE. - WHERE'S TRINA AT?

- OKAY. - OKAY.

- WHAT'S GOING WITH YOU? - HEY-- HI, JEROME.

GABE, YOU CAN'T SPEAK TODAY, MAN?

YOU JUST WANNA, YOU KNOW, STAY IN THE BACKGROUND?

YOU CAN'T SAY HI, GABE?

YOU JUST WANNA BE OVER THERE?

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE FANS.

THE GIRLS AND I HAVE PLANNED A WONDERFUL SURPRISE

FOR TAMAR ONSTAGE.

YEAH!

IT'S GONNA SO MUCH FUN.

HEY, MONSTER.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU, MONSTER.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE, YOU'RE DOING IT,

AND YOU'RE BY YOURSELF. - BY YOURSELF.

I KNOW-- I'M ALL BY MYSELF.

ARE YOU NERVOUS BEING BY YOURSELF?

- YES, TODAY. - WHY?

WE'RE HERE-- WE'RE HERE WITH YOU.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

I AIN'T GONNA SEE Y'ALL.

- MMM-HMM. - YES, YOU WILL.

WE PROMISE YOU'RE GONNA SEE US.

- UH-HUH. - I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU.

- WHY NOT? - WHAT YOU MEAN?

'CAUSE IF I SEE YOU, YOU'LL THROW ME OFF.

CRAP!

TAMAR'S SAYING THAT IF SHE JUST SEES US

IN THE AUDIENCE, THAT'S GONNA THROW HER OFF.

AND NOW, WE'RE GONNA JUST BUST OUT

AND SURPRISE HER ON THE STAGE.

I SAID, FROM THE BEGINNING, THIS IS A BAD IDEA,

AND NOW THIS COULD BE AN EPIC DISASTER.

AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WE SHOULDN'T DO THIS.