1 00:00:09,442 --> 00:00:13,212 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! 2 00:00:13,245 --> 00:00:15,215 [upbeat music playing] 3 00:00:20,186 --> 00:00:24,223 [woman] ♪ I feel like fire ♪ 4 00:00:24,256 --> 00:00:26,393 ♪ I feel like rain ♪ 5 00:00:27,626 --> 00:00:31,230 ♪ I can take you higher ♪ 6 00:00:31,263 --> 00:00:33,199 ♪ But you gotta earn the name ♪ 7 00:00:33,232 --> 00:00:36,635 ♪ Oh, oh ♪ 8 00:00:36,669 --> 00:00:39,071 ♪ Whoo, I'm lit, don't mess with it ♪ 9 00:00:39,105 --> 00:00:40,772 ♪ Whoo, stand back, let me do... ♪ 10 00:00:40,806 --> 00:00:42,507 ♪ Whoo, I'm lit, don't mess with it ♪ 11 00:00:42,541 --> 00:00:44,177 ♪ Whoo ♪ 12 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:47,580 ♪ Hands to the sky ♪ 13 00:00:47,613 --> 00:00:51,617 ♪ Show me that you're mine ♪ 14 00:00:51,650 --> 00:00:55,555 ♪ Hands to the sky ♪ 15 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:58,591 ♪ Show me that you're mine ♪ 16 00:00:58,624 --> 00:01:00,393 ♪ And, baby, worship me ♪ 17 00:01:03,329 --> 00:01:06,299 ♪ Worship me ♪ 18 00:01:06,332 --> 00:01:08,533 ♪ And get it together ♪ 19 00:01:08,567 --> 00:01:09,836 ♪ Make it feel good ♪ 20 00:01:09,869 --> 00:01:11,137 ♪ Uh-huh, whoo ♪ 21 00:01:11,170 --> 00:01:13,139 ♪ Patiently, quietly ♪ 22 00:01:13,172 --> 00:01:14,474 ♪ Faithfully, worship me ♪ 23 00:01:14,507 --> 00:01:16,709 [light piano music playing] 24 00:01:16,742 --> 00:01:19,145 - [Janelle] Hey, Tal. - Hey, what's up? 25 00:01:19,178 --> 00:01:20,713 Let's go to Rey's. I'm starving. 26 00:01:20,746 --> 00:01:22,548 Move. Uh, but Mom's coming to get us. 27 00:01:22,581 --> 00:01:24,784 No. Mom texted, she said she's gonna be working late. 28 00:01:24,817 --> 00:01:26,452 Again? 29 00:01:26,485 --> 00:01:27,820 That's like the third time this week. 30 00:01:27,853 --> 00:01:29,488 Yeah, well, you know Mom. Stashing up money 31 00:01:29,522 --> 00:01:31,624 for our college fund or whatever. 32 00:01:31,657 --> 00:01:33,792 - Speaking of college application-- - Don't, don't, Jay. 33 00:01:33,826 --> 00:01:36,729 - Don't, seriously. - Don't what? I'm just being helpful. 34 00:01:36,762 --> 00:01:38,264 - No, you're not being helpful. You're being bossy. - I'm not. 35 00:01:38,297 --> 00:01:39,699 As usual. 36 00:01:39,732 --> 00:01:41,567 Seriously, I don't know how they get 37 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,270 so much bossy in such a-- such a stunted body. 38 00:01:44,303 --> 00:01:45,571 First of all-- [scoffs] 39 00:01:45,604 --> 00:01:47,440 you may be taller, but I'm smarter, 40 00:01:47,473 --> 00:01:48,673 not to mention older. 41 00:01:48,707 --> 00:01:50,243 You're older by two minutes, okay? 42 00:01:50,276 --> 00:01:51,444 That's not even older, that's just-- 43 00:01:51,477 --> 00:01:53,346 that's just eager. 44 00:01:53,379 --> 00:01:55,448 - How was practice? - I mean, good, 45 00:01:55,481 --> 00:01:56,848 but obviously not good enough. 46 00:01:56,882 --> 00:01:58,417 I don't know why Kerry keeps fighting me 47 00:01:58,450 --> 00:01:59,619 on every damn move. 48 00:01:59,652 --> 00:02:02,688 Oh, I don't know, maybe-- 49 00:02:02,721 --> 00:02:04,690 maybe it's 'cause you're so bossy. 50 00:02:04,723 --> 00:02:08,193 Whatever. And I am older. 51 00:02:08,227 --> 00:02:09,662 Listen, the deadline is next week, okay? 52 00:02:09,695 --> 00:02:11,898 I applied for two scholarships, dance and cheer. 53 00:02:11,931 --> 00:02:13,566 You have to apply for at least one. 54 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:15,400 I'm not good enough to get a dance scholarship. 55 00:02:15,434 --> 00:02:17,537 You're just too afraid to audition. 56 00:02:17,570 --> 00:02:19,338 Well, you're gonna have to get over it, okay? 57 00:02:19,371 --> 00:02:20,840 Because we're going to Ohio State, 58 00:02:20,873 --> 00:02:22,340 then we're going to LA to be dancers. 59 00:02:22,374 --> 00:02:23,876 - That's the plan. - Whatever. 60 00:02:23,909 --> 00:02:26,345 I just don't understand your lack of ambition. 61 00:02:26,378 --> 00:02:27,613 We're just different. 62 00:02:27,646 --> 00:02:29,281 You dance to perform, I dance for me. 63 00:02:29,315 --> 00:02:30,917 I think that that is so selfish, Tal. 64 00:02:30,950 --> 00:02:32,785 - How is that selfish? - I just think it is-- 65 00:02:32,818 --> 00:02:34,420 [indistinct radio chatter] 66 00:02:36,555 --> 00:02:40,326 Mom? Mom! Are you okay?! Are you okay?! 67 00:02:40,359 --> 00:02:42,428 - [man] Whoa, whoa, whoa. - [Janelle] What the hell is happening here? 68 00:02:42,461 --> 00:02:44,564 - Your mother's been arrested. - Drug-related offense. 69 00:02:44,597 --> 00:02:45,631 [man] Easy, ma'am. 70 00:02:45,664 --> 00:02:46,866 No, no, no. Mom, are you okay? 71 00:02:46,899 --> 00:02:48,668 She's been sober for 10 years. 72 00:02:52,438 --> 00:02:54,472 - Are you kidding me? - [mother] I'm sorry, baby. 73 00:02:54,506 --> 00:02:56,509 Are you kidding me?! How could you do this to us? 74 00:02:56,542 --> 00:02:58,544 How could you do this to us again?! 75 00:02:58,577 --> 00:03:00,746 - I'm sorry, baby. I'm so sorry. - [Janelle] Sorry means nothing! 76 00:03:00,779 --> 00:03:04,417 You are so selfish! Let me go! Tal? 77 00:03:04,450 --> 00:03:08,421 - No. She's going away! - [Tal] Okay. 78 00:03:08,454 --> 00:03:09,822 [man] You guys wanna get a couple of things overnight-- 79 00:03:09,855 --> 00:03:11,524 Can you give us a damn minute?! 80 00:03:15,527 --> 00:03:17,696 Look at me. Look-- look at me. 81 00:03:17,730 --> 00:03:19,498 All right? 82 00:03:19,531 --> 00:03:21,601 We've been taking care of each other our whole lives. 83 00:03:21,634 --> 00:03:23,402 - Tal, look at her! - [Tal] And it doesn't-- 84 00:03:23,435 --> 00:03:26,439 It doesn't matter. Right, it's always been just us. 85 00:03:26,472 --> 00:03:28,708 In the womb, all the years that she was using, 86 00:03:28,741 --> 00:03:32,411 even the years that she wasn't, it's just us. 87 00:03:32,444 --> 00:03:34,981 It always has been, and it always will be. 88 00:03:35,014 --> 00:03:37,450 As long as we're together, we'll be all right. 89 00:03:37,483 --> 00:03:39,285 No, she's going away, Tal! 90 00:03:39,318 --> 00:03:43,723 She is. She probably is. 91 00:03:43,756 --> 00:03:46,259 And we still have each other, right? 92 00:03:46,292 --> 00:03:52,798 We still have each other. 93 00:03:52,831 --> 00:03:54,834 [sobs] 94 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:56,302 Let's get some stuff. 95 00:04:30,869 --> 00:04:32,905 Do you remember what he looks like? 96 00:04:32,938 --> 00:04:34,539 He was weird. 97 00:04:34,573 --> 00:04:36,042 He was all right. 98 00:04:36,075 --> 00:04:38,811 When did he even watch us? We were like six. 99 00:04:38,844 --> 00:04:40,513 He let me eat marshmallows for breakfast 100 00:04:40,546 --> 00:04:42,081 and taught you how to play the sports book. 101 00:04:42,114 --> 00:04:43,650 Yeah, well, at least he's not in jail. 102 00:04:48,354 --> 00:04:49,322 Uh... 103 00:04:54,860 --> 00:04:56,562 - [Uncle Al] Hey! - [Tal] Hey. Hey. 104 00:04:56,595 --> 00:04:57,963 Welcome to Atlanta! 105 00:04:57,996 --> 00:05:01,467 Whoa, you guys have got so big, bruh! 106 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:03,769 Like-- it's like I used to tell your daddy, 107 00:05:03,802 --> 00:05:04,937 you guys looking more and more 108 00:05:04,970 --> 00:05:06,639 like the mailman every day. 109 00:05:06,672 --> 00:05:11,510 [laughs] That was funny. That was funny. 110 00:05:11,543 --> 00:05:12,779 Let's roll. 111 00:05:15,047 --> 00:05:19,585 [woman] ♪ Oh, all the time ♪ 112 00:05:19,618 --> 00:05:23,389 ♪ I've been happy ♪ 113 00:05:23,422 --> 00:05:26,425 You guys all right? 114 00:05:26,458 --> 00:05:27,893 Look, I know you've been through a lot, 115 00:05:27,926 --> 00:05:29,861 but you're gonna like Atlanta. 116 00:05:29,895 --> 00:05:32,397 It's a new start, a fresh start. 117 00:05:32,431 --> 00:05:34,099 There's a lot of cool things here. 118 00:05:34,133 --> 00:05:36,001 We got the MB Stadium, 119 00:05:36,034 --> 00:05:37,703 and this is home of the would-have, 120 00:05:37,736 --> 00:05:39,905 should-have, could-have-been Dirty Bird, 121 00:05:39,938 --> 00:05:42,808 but then mother... lost a 24-point lead. 122 00:05:42,841 --> 00:05:45,911 How do you bust a 24 lead? 123 00:05:45,944 --> 00:05:49,682 Anyway, Atlanta's home to many world-famous institutions. 124 00:05:49,715 --> 00:05:53,619 See? That's what I've been trying to tell her. 125 00:05:53,652 --> 00:05:55,455 But we don't live by none of that. 126 00:05:56,855 --> 00:05:58,858 - [horn honks] - What's up, Brad? 127 00:05:58,891 --> 00:06:00,559 That's my homeboy right there. 128 00:06:00,592 --> 00:06:02,461 See, over here, we got the shoe store, 129 00:06:02,494 --> 00:06:05,731 we got the liquor store, pawnshop, church. 130 00:06:05,764 --> 00:06:08,868 Cellular store, liquor store, pawnshop, church. 131 00:06:08,901 --> 00:06:11,070 Gun store, cellular store, liquor store, 132 00:06:11,103 --> 00:06:12,972 pawnshop, church. 133 00:06:13,005 --> 00:06:15,841 The shoe store, we got the liquor store... 134 00:06:15,874 --> 00:06:18,144 See that over there? Don't you ever end up like them. 135 00:06:18,177 --> 00:06:20,479 Them are hookers. That's Cindy and Sharon. 136 00:06:20,512 --> 00:06:22,415 Don't ask me how I know they name, 137 00:06:22,448 --> 00:06:23,515 I just do. 138 00:06:31,089 --> 00:06:33,626 - [woman] Hey, Al! - [Uncle Al] Hey, gal! 139 00:06:33,659 --> 00:06:35,027 This is my place. 140 00:06:37,663 --> 00:06:38,931 andquot;Al's Wigs and Wangs? 141 00:06:38,964 --> 00:06:41,934 Al] Voted Best Lemon Pepper Wet Wing 2003, 142 00:06:41,967 --> 00:06:44,169 2007. 143 00:06:44,203 --> 00:06:47,472 - [Tal] andquot;Wigs around back? - Boy, you got to have two revenue streams. 144 00:06:47,506 --> 00:06:49,974 You never know when the white man gonna take one from you. 145 00:06:50,008 --> 00:06:52,645 [hip-hop music playing, engine revs] 146 00:07:06,024 --> 00:07:07,960 One other thing-- if you ever see that man 147 00:07:07,993 --> 00:07:11,096 in that car in your vicinity, change your vicinity. 148 00:07:11,129 --> 00:07:13,165 I mean that. You hear me? 149 00:07:13,198 --> 00:07:14,799 Yeah. 150 00:07:14,833 --> 00:07:16,702 - What? - This ain't Ohio. 151 00:07:16,735 --> 00:07:18,804 - Sorry. - You find yourself staring at someone, 152 00:07:18,837 --> 00:07:20,072 it'll be the last thing you'll ever see. 153 00:07:23,175 --> 00:07:25,077 Get your ass in the car. 154 00:07:44,530 --> 00:07:47,633 [Uncle Al grunting] 155 00:07:47,666 --> 00:07:49,502 - A'ight. - [woman] Whoo! 156 00:07:49,535 --> 00:07:51,170 What do we have here? 157 00:07:51,203 --> 00:07:53,806 This is my nephew, Tal, and my niece, Janelle. 158 00:07:53,839 --> 00:07:55,641 They're gonna be crashing here for a while. 159 00:07:55,674 --> 00:07:58,109 If she was related to you, she'd be ugly. 160 00:07:58,143 --> 00:07:59,844 Name's Dorrie. 161 00:07:59,878 --> 00:08:01,981 If you need anything, holla at ya boy, 162 00:08:02,014 --> 00:08:04,950 because, you know, I run this town. 163 00:08:04,983 --> 00:08:06,685 That's nice to know. 164 00:08:06,718 --> 00:08:08,554 I forgot to tell y'all, 165 00:08:08,587 --> 00:08:10,222 we got little black leprechauns around here. 166 00:08:10,255 --> 00:08:13,125 Just step over 'em. Quit looking at my niece. 167 00:08:13,158 --> 00:08:14,727 Haters, man. 168 00:08:16,695 --> 00:08:19,966 Voila. Home. 169 00:08:21,867 --> 00:08:26,572 [sighs] Well, a little tour. This is the living room. 170 00:08:26,605 --> 00:08:29,608 This furniture's vintage, so kind of watch it. 171 00:08:29,641 --> 00:08:33,913 This is a dinette room- slash-sunroom, I guess. 172 00:08:33,946 --> 00:08:35,614 Look, I know you guys are here 173 00:08:35,647 --> 00:08:38,851 under some tough circumstances... 174 00:08:38,884 --> 00:08:40,686 but we're family. 175 00:08:40,719 --> 00:08:42,888 That's why I didn't let you go to foster care. 176 00:08:42,921 --> 00:08:44,657 I wish I could've helped your father 177 00:08:44,690 --> 00:08:48,160 and your mother more, but I'm helping you guys. 178 00:08:48,193 --> 00:08:49,161 Okay? 179 00:08:51,663 --> 00:08:53,098 I have a couple of rules. 180 00:08:53,131 --> 00:08:57,002 Education is number one in this house, all right? 181 00:08:57,035 --> 00:09:00,072 Number two, I don't like idle minds. 182 00:09:00,105 --> 00:09:02,207 So, when you're not studying your books, 183 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,611 you'll be doing a weekly shift at Wangs. 184 00:09:05,644 --> 00:09:09,615 We have to work at Al's Wigs and Wangs? 185 00:09:09,648 --> 00:09:11,350 Yeah, and you can thank me later 186 00:09:11,383 --> 00:09:13,886 because jobs are hard to come by. 187 00:09:13,919 --> 00:09:15,087 Um, that's about it. 188 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,924 Let-- whoa, one other thing. 189 00:09:18,957 --> 00:09:19,992 No drugs. 190 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,729 Janelle, this is your room. 191 00:09:23,762 --> 00:09:25,631 I worked on it for two weeks 192 00:09:25,664 --> 00:09:28,000 to make it perfect for a young lady. 193 00:09:28,033 --> 00:09:31,771 I installed that ceiling fan, hmm? 194 00:09:34,106 --> 00:09:36,742 And this is yours, pimpin'. 195 00:09:36,775 --> 00:09:40,179 - Huh? [laughs] - Yeah, it's nice. 196 00:09:40,212 --> 00:09:43,983 Listen, I know a playa when I see one, okay? 197 00:09:44,016 --> 00:09:46,285 So, no ladies in here, huh? 198 00:09:46,318 --> 00:09:48,654 I'm not gonna be raising no babies, you know? 199 00:09:48,687 --> 00:09:50,823 I see how you roll. It's the jacket. 200 00:09:50,856 --> 00:09:53,125 Look, make this room your room. 201 00:09:53,158 --> 00:09:55,094 Do whatever you want, 202 00:09:55,127 --> 00:09:56,127 just don't touch my... 203 00:09:58,864 --> 00:10:01,367 Hey, unpack, get some rest, 204 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:05,804 because you got school in the morning, all right? 205 00:10:05,837 --> 00:10:07,339 MM-hmm? High-five. 206 00:10:07,372 --> 00:10:09,742 Maybe next time. 207 00:10:09,775 --> 00:10:11,810 [singer] ♪ Ooh-wee ♪ 208 00:10:11,843 --> 00:10:13,712 ♪ On the block, man, they tell me to go... ♪ 209 00:10:13,745 --> 00:10:15,981 He is out of his God damn mind. 210 00:10:16,014 --> 00:10:18,017 Yeah, well, we don't have a choice, so... 211 00:10:18,050 --> 00:10:19,984 How are we supposed to keep up with our dancing, 212 00:10:20,018 --> 00:10:22,788 and go to school and work at his greasy wing store? 213 00:10:22,821 --> 00:10:24,390 This was not the plan, Tal. 214 00:10:24,423 --> 00:10:25,758 Well, in case you didn't notice, 215 00:10:25,791 --> 00:10:27,226 life doesn't give a... 216 00:10:27,259 --> 00:10:28,994 ♪ Take the Lords' name in vain ♪ 217 00:10:29,027 --> 00:10:30,729 ♪ Ain't no tears in my pain ♪ 218 00:10:30,762 --> 00:10:32,296 ♪ From the block to the boardroom ♪ 219 00:10:32,330 --> 00:10:34,266 ♪ My dudes, man, we reign ♪ 220 00:10:34,299 --> 00:10:36,834 ♪ We reign forever, the code is stick together ♪ 221 00:10:36,868 --> 00:10:38,270 ♪ We mash even though ♪ 222 00:10:38,303 --> 00:10:40,272 ♪ The forecast is stormy weather ♪ 223 00:10:40,305 --> 00:10:42,107 ♪ It's nothing, I mean, a few rainy days ♪ 224 00:10:42,140 --> 00:10:44,209 ♪ I mean, it's how we was raised ♪ 225 00:10:44,242 --> 00:10:47,045 ♪ Most succumb to the pressure, but it's how we was made ♪ 226 00:10:47,079 --> 00:10:48,814 ♪ We're different, we're gifted ♪ 227 00:10:48,847 --> 00:10:50,215 ♪ Like the wheat when it's sifted ♪ 228 00:10:50,248 --> 00:10:51,817 ♪ Through the muck and the mire ♪ 229 00:10:51,850 --> 00:10:53,819 ♪ Their heads down, and we lifted ♪ 230 00:10:53,852 --> 00:10:56,755 ♪ Now my people is winning, I swear we got it honest ♪ 231 00:10:56,788 --> 00:10:58,157 ♪ Grind hard through the night ♪ 232 00:10:58,190 --> 00:11:00,392 [fades] ♪ Same thing in the morning ♪ 233 00:11:00,425 --> 00:11:05,030 This mother look like he got a Netflix password. 234 00:11:05,063 --> 00:11:07,800 Hey, yo, what is it? 235 00:11:07,833 --> 00:11:09,001 Lone wolf shooter. 236 00:11:09,034 --> 00:11:11,069 [man] Hey, what are you holding? 237 00:11:11,103 --> 00:11:13,738 Your antichrist manifesto? 238 00:11:13,772 --> 00:11:16,842 That would be andquot;anarchist, genius, wouldn't it? 239 00:11:25,917 --> 00:11:28,253 - All of you, stop! - Get out of here, man. 240 00:11:28,286 --> 00:11:30,055 What kind of fool are you?! 241 00:11:36,461 --> 00:11:38,731 - [soul music playing] - [door bell dings] 242 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,369 - Big Al. - What's up, Dondre? 243 00:11:44,402 --> 00:11:46,138 [indistinct chatter, laughter] 244 00:11:51,810 --> 00:11:54,479 I know what she was talkin' about. 245 00:11:54,513 --> 00:11:58,250 This is my nephew, Tal. This is Dondre. 246 00:11:58,283 --> 00:11:59,785 This is Dorrie's brother. They live next door. 247 00:11:59,818 --> 00:12:02,187 Oh, right. Family from Ohio, right? 248 00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:05,157 - How ATL treatin' you? Good? - Yeah. 249 00:12:05,190 --> 00:12:07,192 Cool. 250 00:12:07,225 --> 00:12:08,927 - 12 straight up? - Already know, baby. 251 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,296 - What you wanna drink? - Let me get a Coke. 252 00:12:11,329 --> 00:12:12,897 What kind of Coke? 253 00:12:12,931 --> 00:12:14,800 - Mountain Dew. - Mountain Dew? 254 00:12:14,833 --> 00:12:16,935 I gotta go way in the back for damn Mountain Dew. 255 00:12:16,968 --> 00:12:18,837 Joseph, where you putti'' the Mountain Dew?! 256 00:12:18,870 --> 00:12:20,906 Coke? Mountain Dew? 257 00:12:20,939 --> 00:12:24,075 Yeah, we, uh, call everything a Coke down here. 258 00:12:24,109 --> 00:12:25,811 It's a Southern thing. 259 00:12:25,844 --> 00:12:29,281 That makes total sense. It's different here. 260 00:12:29,314 --> 00:12:31,283 It ain't so bad. 261 00:12:31,316 --> 00:12:33,819 Plus, from what I hear, 262 00:12:33,852 --> 00:12:35,420 it was it's kind of tough in Ohio, too. 263 00:12:35,453 --> 00:12:37,423 [chuckles] Well... you know. 264 00:12:44,462 --> 00:12:48,000 Come tonight. Got a party business. 265 00:12:48,033 --> 00:12:49,868 Music, dancing, cold beverages, 266 00:12:49,901 --> 00:12:51,804 the whole neighborhood shows up. 267 00:12:51,837 --> 00:12:53,839 20 bucks? 30 VIP? I-- 268 00:12:53,872 --> 00:12:55,907 No, no, no. My treat. VIP all the way. 269 00:12:55,941 --> 00:12:58,343 Just ask for Dondre. 270 00:12:58,376 --> 00:13:01,146 Cool. Can I bring my sister? 271 00:13:01,179 --> 00:13:03,148 Yeah. Sure thing. 272 00:13:03,181 --> 00:13:06,285 Uh, maybe we, uh, keep this from the uncle. 273 00:13:06,318 --> 00:13:08,353 All right, Ohio? 274 00:13:08,386 --> 00:13:09,855 Cool. 275 00:13:09,888 --> 00:13:12,090 Yo, big Al, where my Mountain Dew at? 276 00:13:12,123 --> 00:13:14,493 [Uncle Al] I got your Mountain Dew right here. 277 00:13:14,526 --> 00:13:17,061 [hip-hop music playing] 278 00:13:17,095 --> 00:13:18,397 What, I can't do fun too? 279 00:13:18,430 --> 00:13:20,531 No, I'm excited. I mean, you can do fun. 280 00:13:20,565 --> 00:13:22,968 It's just since when do you want to go to a party? 281 00:13:23,001 --> 00:13:25,871 Since our hot neighbor gave me a VIP pass. 282 00:13:25,904 --> 00:13:28,240 This hot neighbor team Tal or team Janelle? 283 00:13:28,273 --> 00:13:30,876 He gave me the-- gave me the pass, right? 284 00:13:33,378 --> 00:13:35,013 [singer] ♪ Nobody pray for me ♪ 285 00:13:35,046 --> 00:13:36,582 ♪ It been a day for me ♪ 286 00:13:36,615 --> 00:13:39,318 ♪ Way, yeah, yeah ♪ 287 00:13:39,351 --> 00:13:41,887 ♪ Hey, I remember syrup sandwiches ♪ 288 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:43,354 ♪ And crime allowances finesse a nigga ♪ 289 00:13:43,388 --> 00:13:45,090 ♪ With some counterfeits ♪ 290 00:13:45,123 --> 00:13:46,291 ♪ But now I'm countin' this parmesan ♪ 291 00:13:46,324 --> 00:13:48,026 ♪ Where my accountant lives ♪ 292 00:13:48,059 --> 00:13:49,528 ♪ In fact, I'm downin' this ♪ 293 00:13:49,561 --> 00:13:51,463 ♪ With my boo bae tastes like Kool-Aid ♪ 294 00:13:51,496 --> 00:13:53,966 ♪ For the analysts, girl, I can buy yo' ass ♪ 295 00:13:53,999 --> 00:13:56,201 ♪ The world with my pay stub... ♪ 296 00:13:56,234 --> 00:14:00,272 - Ohio! - Oh, hey, look, that's Dondre. 297 00:14:00,305 --> 00:14:02,340 [Janelle] That's Dondre? 298 00:14:02,374 --> 00:14:04,276 ♪ Pull up on your block, then break it down ♪ 299 00:14:04,309 --> 00:14:05,544 That's our neighbor? 300 00:14:05,577 --> 00:14:07,379 What's up, man? 301 00:14:07,412 --> 00:14:10,349 - Took you long enough. - Sorry, yeah, we're late. 302 00:14:10,382 --> 00:14:12,284 - You good? - Yeah, I'm good. 303 00:14:12,317 --> 00:14:15,420 - Oh, this must be the sister. - Nice to meet you. 304 00:14:15,453 --> 00:14:18,257 Name's Dondre. Glad y'all could make it. 305 00:14:18,290 --> 00:14:22,560 ♪ My left stroke just went viral... ♪ 306 00:14:22,594 --> 00:14:24,129 I promised you VIP, right? 307 00:14:24,162 --> 00:14:26,431 - Yeah. - VIP it is. 308 00:14:26,464 --> 00:14:29,534 ♪ It's levels to it, You and I know ♪ 309 00:14:29,567 --> 00:14:31,203 ♪ Be humble ♪ 310 00:14:31,236 --> 00:14:32,638 ♪ Sit down ♪ 311 00:14:32,671 --> 00:14:34,072 ♪ Be humble ♪ 312 00:14:34,105 --> 00:14:36,041 ♪ Sit down ♪ 313 00:14:36,074 --> 00:14:37,409 ♪ Be humble ♪ 314 00:14:37,442 --> 00:14:38,977 ♪ Sit down ♪ 315 00:14:39,010 --> 00:14:41,413 - Are you from H-Dub? - No, Ohio. 316 00:14:41,446 --> 00:14:43,048 [Dondre] Yo, it's cool, big dawg, they're with me. 317 00:14:43,081 --> 00:14:45,417 - Yeah, we're good. - Cool, cool. 318 00:14:45,450 --> 00:14:47,286 ♪ Be humble ♪ 319 00:14:47,319 --> 00:14:48,920 ♪ Sit down ♪ 320 00:14:48,954 --> 00:14:50,421 ♪ Be humble ♪ 321 00:14:50,455 --> 00:14:52,024 ♪ Sit down ♪ 322 00:14:52,057 --> 00:14:54,593 - Hey, King! - Yo, what's up? 323 00:14:54,626 --> 00:14:56,328 [glass shatters] 324 00:14:56,361 --> 00:14:58,898 [hip-hop music playing] 325 00:15:17,282 --> 00:15:20,052 Listen, I got some business to attend to. 326 00:15:20,085 --> 00:15:21,720 Don't let anybody throw you any shade. 327 00:15:21,753 --> 00:15:23,989 Especially these H-Dubbers. They think they run the place. 328 00:15:24,022 --> 00:15:25,590 Like they some kind of stars already. 329 00:15:25,623 --> 00:15:27,059 All right? 330 00:15:27,092 --> 00:15:30,194 - Okay. - Okay. 331 00:15:30,228 --> 00:15:33,632 You might wanna take this off. It's hot. 332 00:15:33,665 --> 00:15:36,168 What the hell's an H-Dubber? 333 00:15:36,201 --> 00:15:39,371 I have no clue, but... this party is crazy. 334 00:15:44,275 --> 00:15:45,510 Yo, yo, yo, King! 335 00:15:45,543 --> 00:15:47,245 Give me the mic, baby, let me rock out. 336 00:15:47,278 --> 00:15:49,281 Listen, man, under normal circumstances, 337 00:15:49,314 --> 00:15:52,250 I'm down, but it's a paying gig and Dondre makes the rules. 338 00:15:52,283 --> 00:15:53,318 So you gotta take it up with him. 339 00:15:53,351 --> 00:15:54,619 Yeah, uh-- 340 00:15:54,652 --> 00:15:56,188 - [air horn blows] - Ooh. 341 00:15:56,221 --> 00:15:59,258 - Guess it's show time. - crowd cheering] 342 00:16:03,695 --> 00:16:06,765 - [upbeat music playing] - Ohh! 343 00:16:06,798 --> 00:16:09,101 [indistinct shouting] 344 00:16:24,115 --> 00:16:26,251 This your beat? 345 00:16:26,284 --> 00:16:27,718 Who else, bruh? 346 00:16:27,752 --> 00:16:29,454 That's fire! 347 00:16:31,056 --> 00:16:32,424 [indistinct singing] 348 00:17:05,356 --> 00:17:08,727 [Rigo] Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! 349 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,209 [cheers and applause] 350 00:17:25,242 --> 00:17:27,412 Whoo! 351 00:17:27,444 --> 00:17:30,849 Yeah! All right! 352 00:17:30,882 --> 00:17:32,317 That's tight, man. 353 00:17:32,350 --> 00:17:34,686 Dondre done stepped it up. 354 00:17:34,719 --> 00:17:37,189 Yeah, I'm telling you, man, everything we do 355 00:17:37,222 --> 00:17:38,824 has to be bigger and better. 356 00:17:38,857 --> 00:17:41,393 Bro, we ain't gonna let nobody sleep on us, you heard? 357 00:17:41,426 --> 00:17:42,561 Yeah. 358 00:17:42,594 --> 00:17:45,230 Aah! [laughs] 359 00:17:45,263 --> 00:17:48,366 [King] Yo, this year, we're taking over the world, man. 360 00:17:48,399 --> 00:17:51,335 We already got how we want it. Just need to focus. 361 00:17:51,369 --> 00:17:54,639 Yeah, uh... f-focus. 362 00:17:54,672 --> 00:17:56,007 I'll be right back. 363 00:17:59,878 --> 00:18:01,612 - This is so cool. - This is amazing. 364 00:18:01,646 --> 00:18:04,282 - Not no Ohio party. - Hey, what's up, little mama? 365 00:18:04,315 --> 00:18:06,585 - You want some? - Oh, no, I'm okay. 366 00:18:06,618 --> 00:18:08,620 Nah, you're more than okay. Hey, come here. 367 00:18:08,653 --> 00:18:10,322 Let me talk to you real quick. 368 00:18:10,355 --> 00:18:11,690 Hey, hold this real quick. 369 00:18:11,723 --> 00:18:13,225 - What? - Come on. 370 00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:15,494 - Appreciate it. - Hey... 371 00:18:15,527 --> 00:18:17,863 [hip-hop music playing] 372 00:18:24,335 --> 00:18:27,339 ♪ Tonight is the perfect night ♪ 373 00:18:27,372 --> 00:18:29,341 [man] ♪ To show me your wild side ♪ 374 00:18:29,374 --> 00:18:32,310 ♪ We party on the beach side ♪ 375 00:18:32,343 --> 00:18:33,879 ♪ Under the moonlight ♪ 376 00:18:33,912 --> 00:18:36,381 ♪ Show me where to put my hands ♪ 377 00:18:36,414 --> 00:18:38,917 ♪ Girl, you know I love when you dance ♪ 378 00:18:38,950 --> 00:18:41,753 ♪ Show me how you dip and wind ♪ 379 00:18:41,786 --> 00:18:43,722 ♪ With so much control ♪ 380 00:18:43,755 --> 00:18:47,392 ♪ You got me saying ohh ♪ 381 00:18:47,425 --> 00:18:50,162 ♪ Oh, baby, you got me praying ♪ 382 00:18:50,195 --> 00:18:51,929 ♪ Ohh ♪ 383 00:18:51,963 --> 00:18:53,697 ♪ Please save me ♪ 384 00:18:53,731 --> 00:18:54,633 ♪ Please, please ♪ 385 00:18:54,666 --> 00:18:56,568 ♪ Ohh ♪ 386 00:18:56,601 --> 00:18:59,471 ♪ Because you know how to break me down ♪ 387 00:18:59,504 --> 00:19:02,407 ♪ The way you drop it ♪ 388 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,544 ♪ I love it when you dip low ♪ 389 00:19:05,577 --> 00:19:07,746 - ♪ Oh, how low can you go ♪ - Oh, hell no. 390 00:19:07,779 --> 00:19:10,549 ♪ Love it when you dip so ♪ 391 00:19:10,582 --> 00:19:12,551 Oh, I see you making new friends. 392 00:19:12,584 --> 00:19:14,286 I was just having some fun. 393 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:15,854 You must be confused, boo, 394 00:19:15,887 --> 00:19:17,789 in here trying to dance with my man. 395 00:19:17,822 --> 00:19:19,424 Look, I don't know what you think you're doing with him 396 00:19:19,457 --> 00:19:20,959 - and that nonexistent ass-- - Calm down, man. 397 00:19:20,992 --> 00:19:22,726 Damn, why you always think I'm doing something?! 398 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,563 - Because you are! - Hey, hey, hey, hey. 399 00:19:24,596 --> 00:19:27,432 Don't y'all got school in the morning? 400 00:19:27,465 --> 00:19:29,400 You need to bring your ass to auditions 401 00:19:29,434 --> 00:19:31,269 so you can... with us this year. 402 00:19:31,302 --> 00:19:32,704 Why don't you come on over to High Water 403 00:19:32,737 --> 00:19:35,407 and see why we are better than you? 404 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,243 - Ooh. - I'm sorry, did you just say High Water? 405 00:19:38,276 --> 00:19:40,845 What business is it of yours? Why is she even still here? 406 00:19:40,878 --> 00:19:42,647 Sage Odom's High Water is here? 407 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,516 They all go there. 408 00:19:46,684 --> 00:19:48,987 He's-- he's talking about High Water. 409 00:19:49,020 --> 00:19:50,589 Sage Odom's school is here, Tal. 410 00:19:50,622 --> 00:19:52,857 - What? - All right. Look, we gotta go. 411 00:19:52,890 --> 00:19:55,360 Dondre, thank you so much, this was amazing. 412 00:20:00,331 --> 00:20:02,234 Yeah, catch you later. 413 00:20:02,267 --> 00:20:03,702 See ya. 414 00:20:03,735 --> 00:20:05,503 ♪ Oh, how low can you go ♪ 415 00:20:05,536 --> 00:20:07,806 ♪ Love it when you dip so low ♪ 416 00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:10,308 ♪ And I'm yearning for more ♪ 417 00:20:10,341 --> 00:20:12,543 ♪ Love it when your hips flow ♪ 418 00:20:12,577 --> 00:20:15,680 ♪ So much more than you know ♪ 419 00:20:15,713 --> 00:20:18,283 [woman] Sage Odom, your school is for low-income kids 420 00:20:18,316 --> 00:20:20,385 in your old neighborhood, 421 00:20:20,418 --> 00:20:22,954 but it's also sort of an experiment, isn't it? 422 00:20:22,987 --> 00:20:27,492 [Sage] High Water is, uh, emphatically not a school. 423 00:20:27,525 --> 00:20:30,295 It's more of an immersive apprenticeship program 424 00:20:30,328 --> 00:20:32,030 where kids learn what they need 425 00:20:32,063 --> 00:20:34,966 in order to hone their passion and make it pay. 426 00:20:34,999 --> 00:20:37,269 Art is not a pipe dream. 427 00:20:37,302 --> 00:20:38,703 It's not expendable. It's a commodity. 428 00:20:38,736 --> 00:20:41,440 It's America's most lucrative export. 429 00:20:45,777 --> 00:20:48,613 Tal? 430 00:20:48,646 --> 00:20:51,783 They're auditioning writers, directors, performance artists, 431 00:20:51,816 --> 00:20:53,785 singers, designers, and this week, 432 00:20:53,818 --> 00:20:55,920 they're auditioning dancers, okay? We have to go. 433 00:20:55,953 --> 00:20:57,589 I've never auditioned for anything, okay? 434 00:20:57,622 --> 00:20:58,890 - You know that. - Don't you see it? 435 00:20:58,923 --> 00:21:00,792 Maybe all this happened for a reason. 436 00:21:00,825 --> 00:21:03,395 You think there's a good reason Mom relapsed 437 00:21:03,428 --> 00:21:04,963 and went to jail and we ended up here? 438 00:21:04,996 --> 00:21:06,865 No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying-- 439 00:21:06,898 --> 00:21:09,701 - What? - Can't I just be excited about something? 440 00:21:09,734 --> 00:21:12,470 J, these people are the best of the best, all right? 441 00:21:12,503 --> 00:21:14,572 They're practically professionals. Let it go. 442 00:21:14,605 --> 00:21:16,441 [Janelle] I know all of that, but you know me. 443 00:21:16,474 --> 00:21:20,345 - I at least have to try. - Yeah, I know. 444 00:21:20,378 --> 00:21:22,013 Good luck convincing Uncle Al. 445 00:21:22,046 --> 00:21:23,815 Yeah, well, even Uncle Al has to see 446 00:21:23,848 --> 00:21:25,651 what an amazing opportunity this is. 447 00:21:33,524 --> 00:21:35,293 [sighs] 448 00:22:15,566 --> 00:22:20,839 - Can't you knock?! - Tal, get your ass dressed. 449 00:22:23,775 --> 00:22:24,976 God. 450 00:22:26,911 --> 00:22:29,881 No diploma? What good is it if there's no diploma? 451 00:22:29,914 --> 00:22:31,416 High Water is pre-professional. 452 00:22:31,449 --> 00:22:33,385 It prepares you to make a living an artist. 453 00:22:33,418 --> 00:22:35,652 Only thing they can prepare you making a living as an artist 454 00:22:35,686 --> 00:22:37,021 is if you win the lotto. 455 00:22:37,054 --> 00:22:39,791 I suggest you work on your education. 456 00:22:39,824 --> 00:22:43,661 - And we will see what college we can get you into. - I don't wanna go to college. 457 00:22:43,694 --> 00:22:46,130 Yeah, but you did apply for a scholarship 458 00:22:46,164 --> 00:22:47,932 at Ohio State, so... 459 00:22:47,965 --> 00:22:49,768 But college is not gonna get me where I wanna go. 460 00:22:49,801 --> 00:22:51,403 High Water is. 461 00:22:51,436 --> 00:22:52,904 It's the chance I've been busting my ass 462 00:22:52,937 --> 00:22:54,805 for my entire life, I just need your approval. 463 00:22:54,839 --> 00:22:57,742 You familiar with that show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 464 00:22:57,775 --> 00:23:01,713 - Of course. - My final answer is hell no. 465 00:23:01,746 --> 00:23:04,683 You tell them people get them a diploma, then we talk. 466 00:23:07,018 --> 00:23:08,520 Please don't do this. 467 00:23:08,553 --> 00:23:10,555 Tal, if I don't at least try, 468 00:23:10,588 --> 00:23:12,690 I will hate myself for the rest of my life. 469 00:23:12,723 --> 00:23:18,096 Well, if Uncle Al finds out and we get split up, 470 00:23:18,129 --> 00:23:20,031 I'll hate you for the rest of your life. 471 00:23:20,064 --> 00:23:21,633 - Tal-- - We had a plan. 472 00:23:21,666 --> 00:23:24,135 This is the plan. Don't you see? 473 00:23:24,168 --> 00:23:27,839 We wanted to get to New York to dance, to be famous. 474 00:23:27,872 --> 00:23:29,674 Who is more famous than Sage Odom? 475 00:23:29,707 --> 00:23:32,710 Yeah, but Uncle Al could really throw us out. 476 00:23:32,743 --> 00:23:35,046 Uncle Al is not gonna throw us out. 477 00:23:35,079 --> 00:23:37,081 I only need his approval if I get in, 478 00:23:37,114 --> 00:23:41,886 and even you said it, what are the odds of that? 479 00:23:41,919 --> 00:23:43,788 Just cover for me for one day. 480 00:23:43,821 --> 00:23:45,557 Oh, come on, Janelle. 481 00:23:54,265 --> 00:23:56,968 Stay away from the cute boy. 482 00:23:57,001 --> 00:24:00,171 And if you see the mean girl, run like hell. 483 00:24:00,204 --> 00:24:02,106 We get a call tonight with Mom at 7:00. 484 00:24:02,139 --> 00:24:03,742 So don't be late, all right? I mean it. 485 00:24:06,811 --> 00:24:07,779 Kill it. 486 00:24:09,547 --> 00:24:10,549 Thank you. 487 00:25:05,570 --> 00:25:07,539 Hi. Are you here for the dance orientation? 488 00:25:07,572 --> 00:25:09,940 - Yes. Janelle Baker. - All right. 489 00:25:09,974 --> 00:25:13,011 Uh, Janelle, it looks like your online registration 490 00:25:13,044 --> 00:25:14,746 - is complete. - Mm-hmm. 491 00:25:14,779 --> 00:25:16,281 So today we're gonna have a tour of High Water, 492 00:25:16,314 --> 00:25:18,216 followed by a showcase from our current students. 493 00:25:18,249 --> 00:25:20,919 Tomorrow, the audition process begins. 494 00:25:20,952 --> 00:25:22,820 For now, just step over with the other applicants. 495 00:25:22,853 --> 00:25:23,989 Okay. Thank you. 496 00:25:25,156 --> 00:25:26,291 Sorry. 497 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,930 Oh, man. This is insane. 498 00:25:31,963 --> 00:25:34,331 Yeah. I know, right? I'd kill to meet Sage Odom. 499 00:25:34,365 --> 00:25:36,701 I mean, a chance to learn from that dude? 500 00:25:36,734 --> 00:25:39,236 - That's crazy. - I'm Janelle. 501 00:25:39,270 --> 00:25:41,205 - Davis. - Hi. Odalie. 502 00:25:41,238 --> 00:25:43,608 - Nice to meet you. - Hey. 503 00:25:43,641 --> 00:25:45,209 I just found out about auditions yesterday. 504 00:25:45,242 --> 00:25:48,280 Really? I've been rehearsing for about a year. 505 00:25:50,348 --> 00:25:51,816 I didn't mean to sound like a freak. 506 00:25:51,849 --> 00:25:53,784 - It's okay. - [man] Everyone? 507 00:25:53,818 --> 00:25:55,219 Group's leaving me. 508 00:25:55,252 --> 00:25:56,588 I'll catch up with you guys in a bit, all right? 509 00:25:56,621 --> 00:25:59,324 Excuse me. I'm sorry. Excuse me. 510 00:25:59,357 --> 00:26:01,326 He's cute. 511 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,928 - [laughs] - Good morning. 512 00:26:03,961 --> 00:26:07,365 You must be my group. Welcome to High Water. 513 00:26:07,398 --> 00:26:10,301 Now, as you know, we are not a traditional art school. 514 00:26:10,334 --> 00:26:13,137 We don't have grades or diplomas. 515 00:26:13,170 --> 00:26:14,872 Instead, we focus on teaching you 516 00:26:14,905 --> 00:26:16,741 everything that you will need to succeed 517 00:26:16,774 --> 00:26:18,610 as an artist in today's world. 518 00:26:18,643 --> 00:26:21,946 Now, we accept artists 16 to 25. 519 00:26:21,979 --> 00:26:24,248 Is there anyone here who is under 18? 520 00:26:24,281 --> 00:26:25,950 - I am. - Yeah, me, too. 521 00:26:25,983 --> 00:26:29,387 Okay, well, I hope that you're all aware 522 00:26:29,420 --> 00:26:31,689 that if you don't already have your high school diploma, 523 00:26:31,722 --> 00:26:34,225 you're gonna need to get it online or pass the GED. 524 00:26:34,258 --> 00:26:35,827 - Mm-hmm. - [boy] Great. 525 00:26:35,860 --> 00:26:37,962 Okay. Let's get started. 526 00:26:37,995 --> 00:26:40,298 [hip-hop music plays] 527 00:26:40,331 --> 00:26:42,667 The fashion department is integral 528 00:26:42,700 --> 00:26:44,736 to every other department here. 529 00:26:44,769 --> 00:26:47,071 Designers learn the basics of creating costumes 530 00:26:47,104 --> 00:26:49,007 for all kinds of performances. 531 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,876 The videography program focuses on direction and editing. 532 00:26:51,909 --> 00:26:54,379 You will be relying on the students in this department 533 00:26:54,412 --> 00:26:56,781 to help you create dance and performance videos 534 00:26:56,814 --> 00:26:58,883 to enhance your web presence. 535 00:26:58,916 --> 00:27:01,418 Since all of you are applying for the dance program, 536 00:27:01,452 --> 00:27:02,954 you'll be spending most of your time in here. 537 00:27:17,868 --> 00:27:21,205 Where's that fine sister of yours? 538 00:27:21,238 --> 00:27:23,875 She's, uh-- she's taking over the world. 539 00:27:26,243 --> 00:27:28,780 Cool picture. Is it a dog? 540 00:27:28,813 --> 00:27:32,050 Uh, yeah. It's a-- it's a greyhound. 541 00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:33,951 Skinny thing. 542 00:27:33,984 --> 00:27:36,387 Yeah, they're-- they're skinny and weird. 543 00:27:36,420 --> 00:27:38,990 And other dogs can sense it, so they attack them. 544 00:27:39,023 --> 00:27:40,925 You can't take a greyhound to a dog park 545 00:27:40,958 --> 00:27:43,227 because other dogs go after them. 546 00:27:43,260 --> 00:27:45,063 That's some... 547 00:27:45,096 --> 00:27:46,264 Right? Yeah. 548 00:27:48,799 --> 00:27:51,269 Speaking of... that guy, Marquise? 549 00:27:51,302 --> 00:27:52,370 Don't mess with him. 550 00:27:54,105 --> 00:27:55,373 [Tal] Trust me, I know. 551 00:27:59,477 --> 00:28:01,012 [Collette] Okay, everyone, 552 00:28:01,045 --> 00:28:03,314 let's head into the performance space. 553 00:28:03,347 --> 00:28:05,883 Some current High Water students are gonna show you 554 00:28:05,916 --> 00:28:08,820 just how high the bar's been set here. 555 00:28:08,853 --> 00:28:11,823 Find a seat. Go ahead. 556 00:28:13,257 --> 00:28:15,860 [metal clanging rhythmically] 557 00:28:26,804 --> 00:28:28,306 [upbeat music playing] 558 00:28:57,301 --> 00:28:59,203 [man] ♪ Shut the [bleep] up ♪ 559 00:28:59,236 --> 00:29:01,272 ♪ Bring it back, back, back, back, back ♪ 560 00:29:19,356 --> 00:29:20,391 ♪ Bring it back ♪ 561 00:29:24,929 --> 00:29:25,963 ♪ What? ♪ 562 00:29:25,996 --> 00:29:29,567 [music pauses] 563 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,836 [music resumes] 564 00:29:43,180 --> 00:29:45,784 I met them last night. She does not like me at all. 565 00:29:50,187 --> 00:29:51,790 ♪ Shut the [bleep] up, bring it ♪ 566 00:30:12,376 --> 00:30:14,312 [music stops, cheers and applause] 567 00:30:28,459 --> 00:30:32,296 All right, all right. Hello. 568 00:30:32,329 --> 00:30:34,999 If you haven't met me yet, I am Collette Jones, 569 00:30:35,032 --> 00:30:37,134 and I am the head of High Water. 570 00:30:37,167 --> 00:30:40,471 That great piece was created by three of our students, 571 00:30:40,504 --> 00:30:44,341 King, Rigo, and Poppy. 572 00:30:44,375 --> 00:30:46,944 Here at High Water, we believe in the value of gifts 573 00:30:46,977 --> 00:30:50,414 and the power of hard work, but most importantly, 574 00:30:50,447 --> 00:30:52,883 we believe in collaboration. 575 00:30:52,917 --> 00:30:54,985 Now, this isn't just an institution 576 00:30:55,019 --> 00:30:57,121 for dancing or singing, creation, 577 00:30:57,154 --> 00:30:58,456 or even performance. 578 00:30:58,489 --> 00:31:02,193 High Water is purposed to develop 579 00:31:02,226 --> 00:31:05,129 and strengthen your gifts in here, 580 00:31:05,162 --> 00:31:08,032 so that you can be an instrument 581 00:31:08,065 --> 00:31:10,234 of change out there. 582 00:31:10,267 --> 00:31:11,870 [cheers and applause] 583 00:31:14,271 --> 00:31:15,974 Okay, any questions? 584 00:31:18,008 --> 00:31:20,211 How often is Sage Odom here? 585 00:31:20,244 --> 00:31:23,380 Do we ever get to perform for him in person? 586 00:31:23,414 --> 00:31:26,183 - [crowd murmuring] - We get that question a lot, 587 00:31:26,216 --> 00:31:29,253 and while High Water definitely is Sage's vision, 588 00:31:29,286 --> 00:31:31,622 he's a very busy man, and so his time is limited. 589 00:31:31,655 --> 00:31:35,158 - Next question? - [Sage] I wouldn't necessarily say that. 590 00:31:35,192 --> 00:31:37,161 [cheers and applause] 591 00:31:50,474 --> 00:31:53,177 I mean, you do have a point with my time being limited. 592 00:31:53,210 --> 00:31:55,179 I am a very busy man, but, you know, 593 00:31:55,212 --> 00:31:56,647 I could always make time for a little... 594 00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:00,151 [crowd cheering] 595 00:32:00,184 --> 00:32:03,988 May I? [clears throat] 596 00:32:04,021 --> 00:32:05,456 Future of High Water, make some noise. 597 00:32:05,489 --> 00:32:07,158 [crowd cheering] 598 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,029 As of late, I've been doing a lot of interviews 599 00:32:12,062 --> 00:32:14,197 about High Water and what we're doing here. 600 00:32:14,231 --> 00:32:18,436 And it would seem that they take every opportunity 601 00:32:18,469 --> 00:32:20,738 to downplay what is happening here, 602 00:32:20,771 --> 00:32:25,076 Asking me questions like, andquot;Is this a vanity project? 603 00:32:25,109 --> 00:32:27,477 Mind you, when I say andquot;they, I'm talking about that they, 604 00:32:27,511 --> 00:32:29,113 the they that you're thinking of right now, you. 605 00:32:29,146 --> 00:32:31,615 They don't want you to have art centers. 606 00:32:31,648 --> 00:32:34,185 They don't want you to have afterschool programs. 607 00:32:34,218 --> 00:32:37,455 They wanna keep you stupid by having bull music 608 00:32:37,488 --> 00:32:39,724 and reality TV in constant rotation. 609 00:32:39,757 --> 00:32:41,492 These are the people that keep asking me 610 00:32:41,525 --> 00:32:44,161 this same question, this same dumbass question, 611 00:32:44,194 --> 00:32:47,365 andquot;Sage Odom, is this a vanity project?andquot; 612 00:32:47,398 --> 00:32:50,568 A question to which I, in my most friendliest tone, 613 00:32:50,601 --> 00:32:54,005 - respond with, andquot;No. - [laughter] 614 00:32:54,038 --> 00:32:56,207 No, this is not a vanity a project. 615 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:58,609 What this is, is a mission to get the art 616 00:32:58,642 --> 00:33:01,545 back to the people through the actual artists. 617 00:33:01,578 --> 00:33:03,982 [cheers and applause] 618 00:33:06,350 --> 00:33:08,218 [Sage] So the answer to the question, 619 00:33:08,252 --> 00:33:10,221 andquot;Will Sage Odom be around this semester?andquot; 620 00:33:10,254 --> 00:33:12,356 You damn right I'm-a be around this semester! 621 00:33:12,389 --> 00:33:13,791 [crowd cheering] 622 00:33:13,824 --> 00:33:17,228 Now, the ones that I find special, 623 00:33:17,261 --> 00:33:19,096 students that I find special, 624 00:33:19,129 --> 00:33:21,564 I will personally select you to work with me. 625 00:33:21,598 --> 00:33:24,601 - [crowd cheering] - Oh, yes. Oh, yes. 626 00:33:24,635 --> 00:33:26,370 Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. 627 00:33:26,403 --> 00:33:28,439 Because see, the students that I find lacking, 628 00:33:28,472 --> 00:33:31,609 I will personally walk your ass out that front door 629 00:33:31,642 --> 00:33:33,811 and make sure that you are not in the way 630 00:33:33,844 --> 00:33:35,679 for someone that deserves to be here. 631 00:33:35,712 --> 00:33:38,749 - Do we understand each other? - [crowd exclaims] 632 00:33:38,782 --> 00:33:41,785 - Do we understand each other? - [cheers and applause] 633 00:33:46,423 --> 00:33:49,593 Enough talk, we got work to do! I'll see you this semester! 634 00:33:49,626 --> 00:33:56,533 [cheers and applause] 635 00:33:56,567 --> 00:33:58,769 Okay, so the fragrance company call, 636 00:33:58,802 --> 00:34:01,371 that needs to happen now or it's not happening. 637 00:34:01,405 --> 00:34:02,706 - Got it. - Did they call yet? 638 00:34:02,739 --> 00:34:04,809 - Hey. Hi. - Hey. 639 00:34:04,842 --> 00:34:07,178 There she is. God, you look amazing. 640 00:34:07,211 --> 00:34:08,612 - How you been? - Thank you. Thanks. 641 00:34:08,645 --> 00:34:10,648 - [grunts] - Okay. 642 00:34:10,681 --> 00:34:12,183 Good to see you. 643 00:34:12,216 --> 00:34:14,185 Look, do you wanna explain to me... 644 00:34:14,217 --> 00:34:18,121 - Sage? - why you blew into town and ambushed me on stage 645 00:34:18,155 --> 00:34:20,191 and announced that you were taking over? 646 00:34:20,224 --> 00:34:22,293 Thank you. Not taking over. 647 00:34:22,326 --> 00:34:23,726 Just a little spark, that's all. 648 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,196 But we do have a lot to talk about, 649 00:34:25,228 --> 00:34:26,429 so I feel like we should maybe... 650 00:34:26,463 --> 00:34:28,332 - Okay, so when? - [cell phone buzzing] 651 00:34:28,364 --> 00:34:30,467 - What are you doing in town? - I'm gonna-- Oh, I-- okay. 652 00:34:30,501 --> 00:34:34,672 I gotta take this, but, um, dinner tomorrow night, 653 00:34:34,705 --> 00:34:36,873 10:00, my hotel, yes? 654 00:34:36,907 --> 00:34:38,509 You look good. 655 00:34:38,542 --> 00:34:41,712 Thanks. Whatever. 656 00:34:41,745 --> 00:34:45,216 [sighs] Okay. 657 00:34:45,248 --> 00:34:48,151 Six buffalo dry, six nuclear wet 658 00:34:48,185 --> 00:34:49,487 - with blue cheese. - [Tal] Six, six dry? 659 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,123 - Right, okay. - Okay? Straight legs. 660 00:34:52,156 --> 00:34:53,524 I don't want the flat parts, all right? 661 00:34:53,556 --> 00:34:55,493 I do want the little leg part. 662 00:34:55,525 --> 00:34:57,861 Okay, well, they're wings. They'd be arm parts, right? 663 00:34:57,895 --> 00:35:00,631 You're getting smart with me, man? 664 00:35:00,664 --> 00:35:02,433 You catching some type of attitude, dawg? 665 00:35:02,466 --> 00:35:04,567 - No, man. I-- - Hey, where your manager at, man? 666 00:35:04,601 --> 00:35:06,270 - Bring your manager out here. - Come on, man. 667 00:35:06,303 --> 00:35:09,240 I need some real help before I Yelp trash this. 668 00:35:09,273 --> 00:35:13,244 What's up, Straight-Leg Ray? Go take out the trash. 669 00:35:13,277 --> 00:35:15,513 What can I get you right now? 670 00:35:15,546 --> 00:35:17,748 The same thing I get every time. 671 00:35:17,781 --> 00:35:20,384 - Six buffalo dry. - [Al] Right, right. 672 00:35:20,417 --> 00:35:22,185 - Six nuclear wet. - Right, straight up. 673 00:35:30,727 --> 00:35:32,196 [Marquise] What up, East-O? 674 00:35:37,568 --> 00:35:40,771 So, Marquise, man, I hear on the street 675 00:35:40,804 --> 00:35:42,640 you pumping something serious out here. 676 00:35:42,673 --> 00:35:44,707 [Marquise] You already know how we do it, right? 677 00:35:44,741 --> 00:35:47,444 Yeah, I see, I see. I see. 678 00:35:47,477 --> 00:35:49,747 You know, like, people are telling me, like, 679 00:35:49,780 --> 00:35:52,349 andquot;East-O, you need to put this high school boy 680 00:35:52,382 --> 00:35:55,886 down for a job,andquot; and I'm thinking... 681 00:35:55,919 --> 00:35:58,455 you already work for me, right? 682 00:36:00,290 --> 00:36:04,295 [chuckles] Yo, now, you got your side hustle 683 00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:07,198 and you didn't even tell your boy? 684 00:36:07,231 --> 00:36:09,800 How do you think that makes me feel? 685 00:36:09,833 --> 00:36:10,935 East, look. 686 00:36:12,803 --> 00:36:14,971 No, yo, East-- aah! 687 00:36:15,005 --> 00:36:17,708 I'm talking to you, mother... 688 00:36:17,741 --> 00:36:19,377 Look, man-- ah! 689 00:36:20,777 --> 00:36:22,313 You hear me when I'm talking to you? 690 00:36:22,346 --> 00:36:23,447 [groans] 691 00:36:29,653 --> 00:36:31,622 Huh? Huh? Huh? 692 00:36:31,655 --> 00:36:33,457 [gasps] 693 00:36:33,490 --> 00:36:36,526 Didn't I tell you this is not Ohio? 694 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:39,764 - You see something, you look the other way. - Yes, sir. 695 00:36:42,599 --> 00:36:45,569 [sighs] I got one God damn job, that's keeping you alive. 696 00:36:45,602 --> 00:36:47,971 - One God damn job. - I'm sorry. 697 00:36:48,005 --> 00:36:51,008 Don't be sorry. Be smart. 698 00:36:51,041 --> 00:36:52,710 Okay. 699 00:36:52,743 --> 00:36:55,679 Been a parent for 15 minutes. I don't like this. 700 00:36:55,712 --> 00:36:57,215 Be smarter, man. 701 00:37:01,485 --> 00:37:03,587 [Davis] I still can't get over Sage Odom. 702 00:37:03,620 --> 00:37:04,888 I thought I was gonna faint. 703 00:37:04,921 --> 00:37:06,256 That dude could be off doing 704 00:37:06,290 --> 00:37:07,825 whatever the hell he wants. 705 00:37:07,858 --> 00:37:09,960 It's crazy he even spends time with people like us. 706 00:37:09,993 --> 00:37:12,730 I mean, people from his 'hood who don't have anything. 707 00:37:12,763 --> 00:37:14,865 That whole showcase thing was next level. 708 00:37:14,898 --> 00:37:16,634 Yeah, we have to be as good as every dancer 709 00:37:16,667 --> 00:37:19,002 on that stage today. 710 00:37:19,036 --> 00:37:20,838 What do you know? It's The Mighty Hannibal. 711 00:37:20,871 --> 00:37:22,573 You like the old-school stuff? 712 00:37:22,606 --> 00:37:25,876 Yeah, my pops used to have a sick vinyl collection. 713 00:37:25,909 --> 00:37:27,878 We used to play records every Sunday morning. 714 00:37:27,911 --> 00:37:30,714 - It was kind of like church. - That sounds like fun. 715 00:37:30,747 --> 00:37:32,549 You should have us over sometime. 716 00:37:32,582 --> 00:37:35,419 - Maybe we'll get the spirit. - Yeah, I would but, um, 717 00:37:35,452 --> 00:37:37,521 we lost the records in a move, so... 718 00:37:41,625 --> 00:37:43,794 You know, I used to use a lot of old music back home, 719 00:37:43,827 --> 00:37:46,030 you know, when I choreographed routines. 720 00:37:46,063 --> 00:37:49,500 Wait, you choreographed? What, like for a company? 721 00:37:49,533 --> 00:37:51,535 Oh, no. For, like, cheerleading. 722 00:37:51,568 --> 00:37:54,405 Don't laugh. [chuckles] 723 00:37:54,438 --> 00:37:56,340 I know people don't look at cheerleading 724 00:37:56,373 --> 00:37:58,575 as dancing exactly, but... 725 00:37:58,608 --> 00:38:00,811 No, I have mad respect. I do. 726 00:38:00,844 --> 00:38:02,346 I mean, if you led your squad 727 00:38:02,379 --> 00:38:05,549 it means you know how it is to work. 728 00:38:05,582 --> 00:38:07,618 Ladies, I gotta get going, okay? We got a big day tomorrow. 729 00:38:07,651 --> 00:38:09,019 Oh, yes. 730 00:38:09,052 --> 00:38:11,389 - I'm gonna get a refill. - Okay. Cool. 731 00:38:20,664 --> 00:38:23,367 So tell me about Ohio. 732 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,837 [sighs] Ohio. Ohio is cold. 733 00:38:26,870 --> 00:38:30,040 [Tal] Yes, of course, Janelle will be here next time. 734 00:38:30,073 --> 00:38:31,741 Yeah, she, uh-- 735 00:38:31,775 --> 00:38:33,610 she wanted to skip orientation to talk to you, 736 00:38:33,643 --> 00:38:35,679 but it was me that wouldn't let her. 737 00:38:35,712 --> 00:38:36,847 Yeah. 738 00:38:38,081 --> 00:38:39,650 What'd the lawyer say? 739 00:38:41,885 --> 00:38:44,789 That's-- it's-- it's fine. That's-- 740 00:38:48,024 --> 00:38:49,560 Oh, damn, there's the beeps, Mom. 741 00:38:49,593 --> 00:38:51,395 I-- we're out of time, all right? 742 00:38:51,428 --> 00:38:53,630 But I love you, okay? I mean, we both love you. 743 00:38:53,663 --> 00:38:54,799 We both love you. 744 00:38:58,535 --> 00:39:00,404 [woman] ♪ I hardly ever dream ♪ 745 00:39:00,437 --> 00:39:02,473 ♪ It's been so long ♪ 746 00:39:02,506 --> 00:39:06,442 ♪ It's much more vivid than what I remember, oh, Lord ♪ 747 00:39:06,476 --> 00:39:10,381 ♪ I stand in a moment trying hard to hold on ♪ 748 00:39:10,414 --> 00:39:12,549 ♪ Each second passes to the past ♪ 749 00:39:12,582 --> 00:39:14,451 ♪ And then it's all gone ♪ 750 00:39:14,484 --> 00:39:16,086 ♪ Hey, now, hey, now, here we go ♪ 751 00:39:16,119 --> 00:39:17,888 ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ 752 00:39:17,921 --> 00:39:21,759 ♪ Hey, now, hey, now, here we go ♪ 753 00:39:21,792 --> 00:39:24,395 ♪ Wait now, wait now, there we go ♪ 754 00:39:24,428 --> 00:39:26,029 ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 755 00:39:26,062 --> 00:39:27,798 ♪ Wait now, wait now, there we go ♪ 756 00:39:27,831 --> 00:39:29,500 ♪ Yeah ♪ 757 00:39:29,533 --> 00:39:32,002 ♪ To my millennium ♪ 758 00:39:32,035 --> 00:39:34,037 ♪ Count to a thousand one ♪ 759 00:39:34,070 --> 00:39:36,140 ♪ The hearts that came and gone ♪ 760 00:39:36,173 --> 00:39:39,977 ♪ Love, life, hate, death is my millennium ♪ 761 00:39:40,010 --> 00:39:42,146 ♪ And everything I've lost ♪ 762 00:39:42,179 --> 00:39:45,849 ♪ I'll keep it close in my millennium, millennium ♪ 763 00:39:45,882 --> 00:39:48,952 ♪ Oh, oh ♪ 764 00:39:48,985 --> 00:39:53,891 ♪ My millennium, millennium ♪ 765 00:39:53,924 --> 00:39:56,093 ♪ Hey, now, hey, now, here we go ♪ 766 00:39:56,126 --> 00:39:58,061 ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ 767 00:39:58,094 --> 00:40:00,097 ♪ Hey, now, hey, now, here we go ♪ 768 00:40:00,130 --> 00:40:01,999 [vocalizes] 769 00:40:02,032 --> 00:40:04,435 ♪ Wait now, wait now, there we go ♪ 770 00:40:04,468 --> 00:40:06,203 ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 771 00:40:06,236 --> 00:40:07,971 ♪ Wait now, wait now, there we go ♪ 772 00:40:08,004 --> 00:40:09,173 ♪ Yeah ♪ 773 00:40:09,206 --> 00:40:11,942 ♪ To my millennium ♪ 774 00:40:11,975 --> 00:40:14,044 ♪ Count to a thousand one ♪ 775 00:40:14,077 --> 00:40:16,146 ♪ The hearts that came and gone ♪ 776 00:40:16,179 --> 00:40:19,917 ♪ Love, life, hate, death is my millennium ♪ 777 00:40:19,950 --> 00:40:22,118 ♪ And everything I've lost ♪ 778 00:40:22,152 --> 00:40:25,956 ♪ I'll keep it close in my millennium, millennium ♪ 779 00:40:25,989 --> 00:40:29,560 ♪ Oh, oh ♪ 780 00:40:29,593 --> 00:40:32,562 ♪ My millennium, millennium ♪ 781 00:40:32,596 --> 00:40:36,700 [fades] ♪ Oh, Lord... ♪ 782 00:40:36,733 --> 00:40:40,170 [sighs] Tal, you are not gonna believe my day. 783 00:40:40,203 --> 00:40:41,772 I've gotta get into this place! 784 00:40:41,805 --> 00:40:44,140 The people are so passionate and-- 785 00:40:44,174 --> 00:40:46,176 What's wrong with you? 786 00:40:46,209 --> 00:40:49,078 You missed our call with Mom. 787 00:40:49,112 --> 00:40:52,216 Don't pretend you suddenly care, because you don't. 788 00:40:52,249 --> 00:40:54,051 O-of course, I care. Why wouldn't-- 789 00:40:54,084 --> 00:40:56,653 And don't worry, I lied for you. Again! 790 00:40:56,686 --> 00:40:58,856 You did not have to lie. I just forgot. 791 00:40:58,889 --> 00:41:00,958 They're not going easy, J. 792 00:41:00,991 --> 00:41:03,527 She got three years, no good behavior. 793 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:06,230 And it's that long before she even gets to go up for parole. 794 00:41:06,263 --> 00:41:08,198 Have you even thought about what it must be like 795 00:41:08,231 --> 00:41:09,967 - for her in there? - Of course I thought about it, Tal! 796 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:11,935 She's our mother. How could I not think about it? 797 00:41:11,968 --> 00:41:13,971 But we need to think about me and you right now. 798 00:41:14,004 --> 00:41:17,207 We're the ones here taking care of us. 799 00:41:17,240 --> 00:41:18,908 Look, you said it yourself, okay? 800 00:41:18,942 --> 00:41:20,978 Atlanta has a lot of good things going 801 00:41:21,011 --> 00:41:22,913 - if you would just come with me-- - Yeah, right. Yeah. For you. 802 00:41:22,946 --> 00:41:26,216 You know what it has for me? It has a school. 803 00:41:26,249 --> 00:41:28,752 It has a wing store, and it has an uncle 804 00:41:28,785 --> 00:41:30,620 who's keeping me quite literally in the closet! 805 00:41:30,654 --> 00:41:32,122 And what, I'm not allowed to be hopeful 806 00:41:32,155 --> 00:41:34,191 even just a little, why, because you're miserable? 807 00:41:34,224 --> 00:41:36,160 Well, you've always been miserable. 808 00:41:37,928 --> 00:41:39,897 No. No, you're just not allowed 809 00:41:39,930 --> 00:41:42,031 - to be that damn selfish. - Excuse me? 810 00:41:42,065 --> 00:41:44,068 It's not just Mom's thing, you know. 811 00:42:14,264 --> 00:42:16,099 [man] ♪ In the middle of the dark ♪ 812 00:42:16,132 --> 00:42:18,035 ♪ See your soul shine through ♪ 813 00:42:18,068 --> 00:42:19,670 [woman] ♪ See your soul shine through ♪ 814 00:42:21,771 --> 00:42:24,875 [man] ♪ Always been a rebel breaking all the rules ♪ 815 00:42:24,908 --> 00:42:28,145 [woman] ♪ Breaking all the rules ♪ 816 00:42:28,178 --> 00:42:30,113 [man] ♪ Been preparing for this moment ♪ 817 00:42:30,146 --> 00:42:32,049 ♪ For all of your life ♪ 818 00:42:32,082 --> 00:42:34,685 [woman] ♪ For all of your life ♪ 819 00:42:34,718 --> 00:42:36,886 [man] ♪ Hey, put it on all the line ♪ 820 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:38,889 ♪ Got the world to lose ♪ 821 00:42:38,922 --> 00:42:40,724 [woman] ♪ Got the world to lose ♪ 822 00:42:40,757 --> 00:42:44,194 [man] ♪ Got the world to lose, how do you ♪ 823 00:42:44,227 --> 00:42:47,263 ♪ How do you bring the best out of me? ♪ 824 00:42:47,297 --> 00:42:50,934 ♪ How do you flow so gracefully? ♪ 825 00:42:50,967 --> 00:42:52,703 ♪ Don't wanna look away ♪ 826 00:42:52,736 --> 00:42:56,306 ♪ You got me lost in a standstill ♪ 827 00:42:56,339 --> 00:42:58,275 ♪ What have you done? ♪ 828 00:42:58,308 --> 00:43:00,177 [woman] ♪ What have you done? ♪ 829 00:43:00,210 --> 00:43:01,745 [man] ♪ What are you doing? ♪ 830 00:43:01,778 --> 00:43:03,145 [woman] ♪ What are you doing? ♪ 831 00:43:03,179 --> 00:43:05,215 [man] ♪ Oh, what have you done? ♪ 832 00:43:05,248 --> 00:43:07,017 [woman] ♪ What have you done? ♪ 833 00:43:07,050 --> 00:43:10,654 [man] ♪ What are you doing to me? ♪ 834 00:43:10,687 --> 00:43:15,092 ♪ Ain't nothing like a vision coming to life ♪ 835 00:43:15,125 --> 00:43:17,661 ♪ Hey ♪ 836 00:43:17,694 --> 00:43:18,829 ♪ That's more than valuable ♪ 837 00:43:18,862 --> 00:43:20,598 ♪ Safe to say priceless ♪ 838 00:43:22,198 --> 00:43:24,234 ♪ So priceless ♪ 839 00:43:24,267 --> 00:43:26,102 ♪ How do you ♪ 840 00:43:26,136 --> 00:43:29,640 ♪ How do you bring the best out of me? ♪ 841 00:43:29,673 --> 00:43:32,743 ♪ How do you flow so gracefully? ♪ 842 00:43:32,776 --> 00:43:34,645 ♪ Don't wanna look away ♪ 843 00:43:34,678 --> 00:43:37,114 [fades] ♪ You got me lost in a standstill... ♪ 844 00:43:37,147 --> 00:43:40,116 ♪ Uh, another day, another dollar, no ♪ 845 00:43:40,150 --> 00:43:42,352 ♪ More like another day, another problem, yo ♪ 846 00:43:42,385 --> 00:43:44,655 ♪ Homie, my pack is falling down like some dominoes ♪ 847 00:43:44,688 --> 00:43:45,856 ♪ Wondering on what time I go ♪ 848 00:43:45,889 --> 00:43:47,691 ♪ Filled up with Dominoes ♪ 849 00:43:47,724 --> 00:43:50,127 ♪ And the G to plea the synergy is leaving ♪ 850 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,828 ♪ But mentally I'm stilla G, friends can be deceiving ♪ 851 00:43:52,862 --> 00:43:56,933 [DJ] Oh! King of the A is in the building! 852 00:43:56,966 --> 00:43:59,336 [crowd cheering, music continues indistinctly] 853 00:44:04,040 --> 00:44:06,810 [DJ] Y'all know what it is when Sage Odom in the building! 854 00:44:06,843 --> 00:44:09,879 - We turning up all night, baby! - Let's go! 855 00:44:14,217 --> 00:44:15,653 What's up, Sage? 856 00:44:18,354 --> 00:44:20,223 [East-O] Sage the virgin! 857 00:44:20,256 --> 00:44:22,660 How you gonna creep up in my hood without a hello? 858 00:44:25,729 --> 00:44:27,196 Big East-O. What's the word, man? 859 00:44:27,230 --> 00:44:28,832 - What's going on, man? - Good to see you, sir. 860 00:44:28,865 --> 00:44:31,067 Yeah, man, it's been a long time since both of us 861 00:44:31,101 --> 00:44:32,736 were sneaking through that back door, huh? 862 00:44:32,769 --> 00:44:35,337 - We was wild boys back then. - Oh, yeah, man. 863 00:44:35,371 --> 00:44:38,742 Hey, you're doing good out there, big time, man. 864 00:44:38,775 --> 00:44:41,912 - Grammys? World tours? - It's crazy, it's crazy. 865 00:44:41,945 --> 00:44:43,714 What you been up to, though, man? 866 00:44:43,747 --> 00:44:46,415 You know, same old. 867 00:44:46,449 --> 00:44:48,385 Hey, remember when we was kids, man, 868 00:44:48,418 --> 00:44:50,887 and we made that whack-ass track? 869 00:44:50,920 --> 00:44:52,155 - Drop it, bop it. - Drop it, bop it. 870 00:44:52,188 --> 00:44:55,092 [both laugh] 871 00:44:55,125 --> 00:44:56,860 A lot has changed since then, man. 872 00:44:56,893 --> 00:44:58,295 A lot has changed. 873 00:44:58,328 --> 00:45:01,298 Most definitely. 874 00:45:01,331 --> 00:45:03,100 You became a big star 875 00:45:03,133 --> 00:45:06,102 and forgot about us little folk, huh? 876 00:45:06,136 --> 00:45:07,771 Come on, man. Don't do me like that. 877 00:45:07,804 --> 00:45:10,907 I never forget where I came from, you know that. 878 00:45:10,940 --> 00:45:13,110 Yo, I got these beats you got to hear, man. 879 00:45:13,143 --> 00:45:15,879 - Will raise your next level. - Okay, all right. 880 00:45:15,912 --> 00:45:17,147 - All right, I'll check-- - Matter of fact, no. 881 00:45:17,180 --> 00:45:20,484 Let me get your number. Talk some business. 882 00:45:20,517 --> 00:45:23,252 All right, absolutely. No problem, brother. 883 00:45:23,286 --> 00:45:26,823 [man on radio] ...batting in two of those runs. 884 00:45:26,856 --> 00:45:29,159 Here is game summary-- Atlanta scored 2 runs 885 00:45:29,192 --> 00:45:31,061 in the third, one in the fourth. 886 00:45:31,094 --> 00:45:32,329 Jones with the hot bat tonight... 887 00:45:32,362 --> 00:45:34,231 All right, I'll see you at school, Tal. 888 00:45:34,264 --> 00:45:36,800 - I have a early club meeting. - Oh, yeah? What do you got? 889 00:45:36,833 --> 00:45:39,002 Robotics Club or Youth for Christ Crusade? 890 00:45:42,138 --> 00:45:44,107 [chuckles] Bye. 891 00:45:44,140 --> 00:45:46,308 Keeping busy. Good girl. 892 00:45:46,342 --> 00:45:48,278 [door opens, closes] 893 00:46:23,379 --> 00:46:26,516 Ready to do your thing, Ms. Janelle? 894 00:46:26,549 --> 00:46:27,951 You remembered my name? 895 00:46:27,984 --> 00:46:31,520 I asked around. What, you nervous? 896 00:46:31,554 --> 00:46:34,424 No, no, just a bad morning. 897 00:46:34,457 --> 00:46:37,227 Oh, good, 'cause I could take one look at you 898 00:46:37,260 --> 00:46:40,263 and tell you have absolutely nothing to worry about. 899 00:46:40,296 --> 00:46:42,432 [chuckles] 900 00:46:42,465 --> 00:46:45,135 And if you need anything else around here, 901 00:46:45,168 --> 00:46:46,436 just holler at me, all right? 902 00:46:46,469 --> 00:46:50,240 - My name's R-- - Rigo. I know. 903 00:46:50,273 --> 00:46:53,210 Hmm! Looks and brains. 904 00:46:53,243 --> 00:46:56,112 See? Told you. Nothing to worry about. 905 00:46:56,145 --> 00:46:57,247 Good luck. 906 00:47:18,268 --> 00:47:21,438 [man] All right, listen up, let's go! 907 00:47:21,471 --> 00:47:23,373 How you doing? My name is Boomer. 908 00:47:23,406 --> 00:47:25,108 I'm one of the dance coaches here at High Water. 909 00:47:25,141 --> 00:47:27,277 Welcome to part one of our audition process. 910 00:47:27,310 --> 00:47:29,012 Today, you'll be observed by myself 911 00:47:29,045 --> 00:47:30,247 and the rest of the dance faculty. 912 00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:31,381 At any point, you could be eliminated, 913 00:47:31,414 --> 00:47:32,949 taking you out of contention. 914 00:47:32,982 --> 00:47:34,384 Those still standing at the end of this round 915 00:47:34,417 --> 00:47:36,486 get to move on to the next. Is that clear? 916 00:47:36,519 --> 00:47:40,656 - [students] Yes. - All right, we call today - the Suicide Squeeze. 917 00:47:40,690 --> 00:47:42,993 - [Boomer] That's right. - Dancers that survive 918 00:47:43,026 --> 00:47:45,562 will continue on this week to complete the audition process. 919 00:47:45,595 --> 00:47:47,330 - Are y'all ready? - [students cheering] 920 00:47:47,363 --> 00:47:49,098 [Boomer] Let's back it up, let's go, come on! 921 00:47:49,132 --> 00:47:52,002 - [applause] - [Boomer] yeah, yeah. 922 00:47:52,035 --> 00:47:53,904 All right, here we go, this first part, 923 00:47:53,937 --> 00:47:58,508 it starts off by going one, two. 924 00:47:58,541 --> 00:48:00,076 Yeah, next you do a fall out right away. 925 00:48:00,109 --> 00:48:04,481 Five, six, seven, you hop. One... two. 926 00:48:04,514 --> 00:48:08,084 You gotta hop on your right foot. Scoop, scoop. 927 00:48:08,117 --> 00:48:10,320 Yeah, clean lines. 928 00:48:10,353 --> 00:48:12,489 Five, six, seven, hop! 929 00:48:12,522 --> 00:48:15,991 One... three, scoop, hop. 930 00:48:16,025 --> 00:48:18,428 From here, you're gonna drop. Bop. 931 00:48:18,461 --> 00:48:22,064 Shoop, shoop. Pulling this down. 932 00:48:22,098 --> 00:48:24,601 [grunts] Yeah. Turn around. 933 00:48:24,634 --> 00:48:27,170 [whooshes] Step. 934 00:48:27,203 --> 00:48:29,105 Give me some attitude in this pop, boom. 935 00:48:29,138 --> 00:48:30,973 Yeah. Strong. Very nice. Here we go. 936 00:48:31,007 --> 00:48:33,276 Five... six... 937 00:48:33,309 --> 00:48:35,278 five, six, do it again. 938 00:48:35,311 --> 00:48:39,115 Hop. Hop. Scoop it. Scoop, scoop. 939 00:48:39,148 --> 00:48:41,017 [grunting rhythmically] 940 00:48:41,050 --> 00:48:45,488 Through! Ta ta, pull, round, seven, pop. 941 00:48:45,521 --> 00:48:47,023 All right, you guys ready to do this? 942 00:48:47,056 --> 00:48:48,558 [crowd cheering] 943 00:48:48,591 --> 00:48:50,259 This is where it matters right now. 944 00:48:50,293 --> 00:48:52,195 I'm gonna give group one the floor. 945 00:48:52,228 --> 00:48:54,231 [crowd cheering] 946 00:48:56,733 --> 00:49:00,236 [Boomer] Let's go! Bring that heat! 947 00:49:00,269 --> 00:49:01,671 Music! 948 00:49:01,704 --> 00:49:03,073 [dance music playing] 949 00:49:05,441 --> 00:49:06,509 [Boomer] Come on! 950 00:49:20,123 --> 00:49:22,158 You can go, thanks for coming. 951 00:49:22,191 --> 00:49:24,194 Thank you so much. This is it, all right? 952 00:49:26,195 --> 00:49:28,064 - [crowd cheers] - Group three, let's get it. 953 00:49:28,097 --> 00:49:30,600 Come on, group three. 954 00:49:30,633 --> 00:49:33,569 [music resumes] 955 00:49:35,671 --> 00:49:37,975 No, thank you. No, thank you. 956 00:49:44,414 --> 00:49:46,283 You're safe, you can go. 957 00:49:55,391 --> 00:49:57,127 - You made it through. - Thank you. 958 00:49:59,429 --> 00:50:00,597 [Boomer] You made it. 959 00:50:14,177 --> 00:50:17,113 - They are good. - Not as good as us. 960 00:50:17,146 --> 00:50:20,784 Don't even think about getting with that girl, man. 961 00:50:20,817 --> 00:50:22,719 You know Poppy can't handle that. 962 00:50:22,752 --> 00:50:24,254 And when Poppy's unhappy, 963 00:50:24,287 --> 00:50:25,455 throws off the whole vibe of the group. 964 00:50:25,488 --> 00:50:28,424 Well, me and Poppy broke up, so... 965 00:50:28,458 --> 00:50:32,395 I'm serious, man. Do nothing to help that chick. 966 00:50:32,428 --> 00:50:34,196 We'll be fine, all right? 967 00:50:34,230 --> 00:50:35,799 I just wanna play with her a little bit. 968 00:50:43,706 --> 00:50:47,210 [softly] Come on, Janelle, you're killing me. 969 00:50:47,243 --> 00:50:49,511 - [man] These are real, right? - [man] Right. 970 00:50:49,545 --> 00:50:53,683 That's real, though. That's-- that's real. 971 00:50:53,716 --> 00:50:56,319 - Yo. - My man. 972 00:50:56,352 --> 00:50:57,821 [man] One more time like that. 973 00:50:57,854 --> 00:51:01,124 Five, six, seven, you go. 974 00:51:01,157 --> 00:51:04,761 One and two and three, four, five, six. 975 00:51:04,794 --> 00:51:07,330 Hop, hop, you're gonna jump out... 976 00:51:07,363 --> 00:51:10,433 on one, clap your hands on two. 977 00:51:10,466 --> 00:51:12,335 Guys, hold up, hold up. 978 00:51:12,368 --> 00:51:14,703 Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Sage Odom. 979 00:51:14,737 --> 00:51:17,074 [applause] 980 00:51:18,808 --> 00:51:21,511 Well, here you are, the final 40. 981 00:51:21,544 --> 00:51:24,413 Now, after this round, there will be half of you left. 982 00:51:24,447 --> 00:51:27,183 Okay. What are we standing around for? 983 00:51:27,216 --> 00:51:28,852 Let's go! Let's get it going! - Let's go! 984 00:51:28,885 --> 00:51:30,887 All we gotta do is get through this next round. 985 00:51:30,920 --> 00:51:33,890 - We got this, right? - Hey. Cut the chatter, let's get to work. 986 00:51:33,923 --> 00:51:37,392 [woman] All right, group one. To the floor. 987 00:51:37,426 --> 00:51:39,096 - Let's see you. - [applause] 988 00:51:41,464 --> 00:51:43,366 So what, you think you know something? 989 00:51:43,399 --> 00:51:46,903 No, man, I-- I don't know anything, all right? 990 00:51:46,936 --> 00:51:49,506 And I didn't-- I didn't see anything. 991 00:51:49,539 --> 00:51:51,574 [Marquise] Doesn't matter what you saw. 992 00:51:51,607 --> 00:51:56,246 You ain't in the game. You don't know... 993 00:51:56,279 --> 00:51:59,749 You're not important. You're just some insect. 994 00:51:59,782 --> 00:52:02,418 Let's get this... 995 00:52:02,451 --> 00:52:04,187 [man] ♪ Let's get to business ♪ 996 00:52:04,220 --> 00:52:05,821 ♪ No forgiveness, I'm out for vengeance ♪ 997 00:52:05,855 --> 00:52:07,524 ♪ My hunger vicious ♪ 998 00:52:07,557 --> 00:52:09,526 ♪ When I finish, I eat the dishes ♪ 999 00:52:09,559 --> 00:52:11,227 ♪ I'm from the bottom ♪ 1000 00:52:11,260 --> 00:52:12,829 ♪ Overpowered and underprivileged ♪ 1001 00:52:12,862 --> 00:52:14,631 ♪ So I came to run it ♪ 1002 00:52:14,664 --> 00:52:16,733 ♪ I ain't talking physical fitness ♪ 1003 00:52:16,766 --> 00:52:19,769 ♪ Surviving from ashes to rising ♪ 1004 00:52:19,802 --> 00:52:23,540 ♪ Now it's time that we establish who I am ♪ 1005 00:52:23,573 --> 00:52:25,174 ♪ I'm riding, I last... ♪ 1006 00:52:25,208 --> 00:52:27,377 Number 77, thank you very much. 1007 00:52:27,410 --> 00:52:30,312 ♪ To clash with the Titans, I'm ready for war ♪ 1008 00:52:30,346 --> 00:52:31,915 ♪ It's time to feel the force ♪ 1009 00:52:31,948 --> 00:52:33,583 ♪ Kicking in the door ♪ 1010 00:52:33,616 --> 00:52:35,318 ♪ What you looking at? A boss ♪ 1011 00:52:35,351 --> 00:52:37,587 ♪ And now I'm ready for war ♪ 1012 00:52:37,620 --> 00:52:40,557 ♪ 'Cause I want it all, and I want it more ♪ 1013 00:52:40,590 --> 00:52:43,826 ♪ I don't wanna talk now, I'm ready for war ♪ 1014 00:52:43,859 --> 00:52:45,495 ♪ Time to feel the force ♪ 1015 00:52:45,528 --> 00:52:47,497 - Oh, yeah. - ♪ Kicking in the door ♪ 1016 00:52:47,530 --> 00:52:48,932 ♪ You're looking at a boss ♪ 1017 00:52:48,965 --> 00:52:50,733 ♪ And now I'm ready for war ♪ 1018 00:52:50,766 --> 00:52:52,769 ♪ 'Cause I want it all ♪ 1019 00:52:52,802 --> 00:52:55,605 - ♪ I'm ready for war ♪ - Number 62, thank you very much. 1020 00:52:55,638 --> 00:52:58,607 ♪ I'm ready for war, surviving... ♪ 1021 00:52:58,641 --> 00:53:00,543 [Sage] Thank you very much, number 60. 1022 00:53:00,576 --> 00:53:04,747 ♪ Now it's time that we establish who I am ♪ 1023 00:53:04,780 --> 00:53:05,782 ♪ I'm riding... ♪ 1024 00:53:05,815 --> 00:53:07,884 84, thank you. 1025 00:53:07,917 --> 00:53:11,386 ♪ Feel to clash with the Titans, I'm ready for war ♪ 1026 00:53:11,420 --> 00:53:14,958 ♪ It's time to feel the force kicking in the door ♪ 1027 00:53:14,991 --> 00:53:18,361 ♪ You looking at a boss, and now I'm ready for war ♪ 1028 00:53:18,394 --> 00:53:21,497 - ♪ Because I want it all ♪ - 53, thank you very much. 1029 00:53:21,530 --> 00:53:25,235 ♪ I don't wanna talk now, I'm ready for war ♪ 1030 00:53:25,268 --> 00:53:28,571 ♪ Time to feel the force, kicking in the door ♪ 1031 00:53:28,604 --> 00:53:31,841 ♪ You looking at a boss, and now I'm ready for war ♪ 1032 00:53:31,874 --> 00:53:33,609 [music fades] 1033 00:53:54,330 --> 00:53:56,232 All right, 53, you're safe. 1034 00:53:57,767 --> 00:54:02,504 Yes! Yeah! 1035 00:54:02,538 --> 00:54:05,341 - [screaming] - Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo! 1036 00:54:05,374 --> 00:54:07,776 - [sobbing] - [laughs] 1037 00:54:07,810 --> 00:54:09,879 I think the insect just lost his... 1038 00:54:12,782 --> 00:54:15,318 Man, get him the out of here, man, come on, come on. 1039 00:54:38,574 --> 00:54:41,678 - [Odalie] Oh, my God! - [Janelle] We made it. 1040 00:54:41,711 --> 00:54:43,613 [Davis] We made it to the next round! 1041 00:54:43,646 --> 00:54:46,582 I still can't believe there's still two more rounds to go. 1042 00:54:46,615 --> 00:54:48,450 I know. I gotta head home though, 1043 00:54:48,484 --> 00:54:49,852 but I'll see you guys tomorrow? 1044 00:54:49,885 --> 00:54:50,987 - Okay. You killed it. - Thanks, you, too. 1045 00:54:51,020 --> 00:54:52,922 See you tomorrow. 1046 00:54:52,955 --> 00:54:53,957 All right, y'all. 1047 00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:05,568 [sighs happily] 1048 00:55:08,137 --> 00:55:10,640 [clapping] 1049 00:55:10,673 --> 00:55:13,075 - Big congrats, girl. - Thank you. 1050 00:55:13,109 --> 00:55:15,345 Now that you're practically official around here, 1051 00:55:15,378 --> 00:55:16,779 I'd like to show you around. 1052 00:55:16,812 --> 00:55:18,481 - [breathing heavily] - [line rings] 1053 00:55:21,550 --> 00:55:23,853 Look, I was just standing here thinking, 1054 00:55:23,886 --> 00:55:27,423 me and you could really shut this place down next year. 1055 00:55:27,456 --> 00:55:28,425 [phone vibrates] 1056 00:55:30,559 --> 00:55:33,096 Please, please pick up. Please pick up. 1057 00:55:33,129 --> 00:55:35,498 Please pick up. Please pick up. 1058 00:55:35,531 --> 00:55:37,900 You need to get that? 1059 00:55:37,933 --> 00:55:39,001 No, I would love for you to show me around. 1060 00:55:39,034 --> 00:55:40,670 [engine revving] 1061 00:55:44,907 --> 00:55:46,776 That's my dad right there. 1062 00:55:54,417 --> 00:55:56,486 - You want a ride? - Um... 1063 00:56:03,025 --> 00:56:04,694 Yeah, sure. 1064 00:56:04,727 --> 00:56:05,962 Come on. 1065 00:56:21,811 --> 00:56:23,780 [Tal sobbing softly] 1066 00:56:33,489 --> 00:56:35,691 This creativity, these kids, this is where I need to be. 1067 00:56:35,724 --> 00:56:37,693 [Tal] Next on Step Up: High Water... 1068 00:56:37,726 --> 00:56:39,095 - [Janelle] Who did this to you? - [Tal] Doesn't matter. 1069 00:56:39,128 --> 00:56:40,696 Go get your dream. One of us should have it. 1070 00:56:40,729 --> 00:56:42,832 Is Rico gonna be helping all of us or just you? 1071 00:56:42,865 --> 00:56:46,102 - [Janelle] He was just showing me some steps. - I'm sure he was. 1072 00:56:46,135 --> 00:56:49,005 Your solo audition is your moment of truth. 1073 00:56:49,038 --> 00:56:50,973 By the end of today, the new class of High Water 1074 00:56:51,006 --> 00:56:52,442 - will be chosen. - Music. 1075 00:56:52,475 --> 00:56:57,480 [man] Made in Georgia. 1076 00:56:57,513 --> 00:57:01,183 - [sharp exhale] - ♪ Diba-diba-duh-dee-duh ♪