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LUCIOUS: Previously on Empire...
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KINGSLEY: You'll only beat
Lucious if you play dirty.
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This is now a Lucious Lyon joint
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and we will do it right.
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COOKIE: I miss music.
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Why don't you give me a music segment?
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- Hi, Daddy.
- Hey, sweetheart. You good?
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Isn't it funny how the people
we thought we left in the past
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keep coming back to us?
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I'm just finally seeing you
for who you really are,
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and that ain't much.
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(DRAMATIC HIP-HOP MUSIC)
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- Why are you here?
- Can we talk?
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(TENSE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
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I know I got lost along the way,
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but I'm here, same as you all...
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and that should count for something.
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So, what, you're down and played out?
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You finally see the light?
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Why the hell should we trust you?
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Because nobody understands
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how dangerous the Lyons are like I do.
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We all were hurt by them, Warren.
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The difference is, none of us
played house with that trash.
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It's more than hurt.
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They destroyed us.
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♪ ♪
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And they're alive and well...
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♪ ♪
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While...
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some of us are...
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♪ ♪
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So what exactly is
Little Warren prepared to do?
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I want what Aunt Diana wants...
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♪ ♪
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To make them pay...
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♪ ♪
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With blood.
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♪ ♪
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So I see you think
you got balls now, huh?
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(GUNSHOT)
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(GUNSHOTS)
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♪ ♪
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(EXPLOSION BOOMS)
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(GLASS SHATTERING)
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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♪ ♪
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(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
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I'm so excited to kick off
our new musical segment,
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The Hot Spot, where I get
to do what I do best,
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and that's showcase
the hottest new artists
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on their way to stardom.
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I would like to introduce
Bossy Media's Lala.
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(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
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("EVEN" PLAYING)
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♪ You ain't even like this ♪
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- ♪ Look at you now ♪
- SINGER: ♪ Look at you now ♪
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♪ Finna fall so hard for me ♪
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♪ You're about to drop
your guard for me ♪
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♪ 'Cause my body
is catching your eye ♪
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♪ I see, boy, you can't lie ♪
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♪ Fair trade for the both of us ♪
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♪ Fair trade if we both give
the most of us ♪
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♪ If you give love, I'm gon' give it ♪
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♪ If you ain't, then I ain't with it ♪
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♪ Give and take, baby,
that's the ticket ♪
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♪ If it's real love, then it's even ♪
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SINGER: ♪ It's real, real love ♪
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LALA: ♪ Want a shot
'cause my frame so wicked ♪
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- ♪ Level up to a ten ♪
- Girl, they are loving Lala.
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She is making me look like a genius
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for demanding this musical segment.
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(GIGGLES) Thank you.
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No, thank you, Cookie.
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I support women promoting women,
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but women who promote Bossy?
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- Even better.
- Same. Also, hi.
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This musical segment of yours
is genius, okay?
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You about to be a whole
Oprah out here, girl.
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Well, trust me, I'm just
getting started.
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- Y'all better take notes.
- SINGER: ♪ On this ♪
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♪ Better give me enough ♪
(HOLDING NOTE)
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BOTH: ♪ If you give love,
I'm gon' give it ♪
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She better sing.
Where did she get that from?
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She didn't do that in rehearsal.
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It slap, don't it?
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COOKIE: More than that, though.
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I... I've heard that before.
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Actually, Lala has been getting
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some fairy godmother magic
from Melody.
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Backup on the right?
She's vocal coaching her.
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- (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
- LALA: ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
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Well, thank y'all again.
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LALA: ♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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- ♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
- ♪ Oh ♪
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LALA: ♪ If it's real love,
then it's even ♪
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♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ If it's real love, then it's even ♪
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(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
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- BECKY: Wow, you hear that?
- GISELLE: Yeah.
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Lala is now on the national radar.
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Well, all that clapping need
to translate into actual money,
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because if we want a real win,
we need an ASA nomination,
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which means media rollout,
which means, ergo, money.
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(CAR HORN HONKS)
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I cannot remember the last time
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that I spent the night with a woman
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and all we did was talk.
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(SOFT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING OVER STEREO)
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(LAUGHS) Is that a complaint?
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(LAUGHS)
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Not with you, it's not.
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Okay, don't change the subject.
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So now, you said your mom
tried to make you believe
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that you were evil?
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I'm a grown-ass man, but...
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it was like this huge weight
had been lifted off of my soul
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to know that my mother didn't think
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that I was born a monster.
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Wow.
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Yeah.
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You know, we're all blessed
with free will
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to make our own choices.
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I can't say I always make
the right ones with mine.
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You know, I definitely won't
win Father of the Year award
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for none of my boys, especially Andre.
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Well, you supported Andre last night,
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so you can make that your first step.
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(LAUGHS)
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Yes, indeed.
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♪ ♪
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(GRUNTS SOFTLY)
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I am, um...
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I'm really happy
that we got to catch up.
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(CLEARS THROAT)
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Yeah, we're... we're not done, right?
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Look at what we got here.
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Look at what we had here.
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No, you got me. You see me, Yana.
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Right.
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That's why it's a shame
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that I'm not in your life anymore,
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but that's the choice that you made
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when you decided to run off
with Uncle Ray's money
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and leave me in that motel.
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All right, I did that.
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Look, all right.
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Well, you don't leave
until tomorrow, right?
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So all I gotta do
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is stop in on this little
charity thing today,
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and then after that, I'm all yours.
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So why don't you and I
spend the day together?
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Maybe?
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- Fine.
- (CHUCKLES)
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But I know what I want, Lucious.
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I want to know you.
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The real you.
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(SOFT MUSIC)
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Well, you got me, then.
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EMCEE: All right, everybody,
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let's keep those donations rolling in.
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Next up, let's welcome
to the stage Prophetic.
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- (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
- ("IT'S ALL LOVE" PLAYING)
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♪ Money can't make me,
but I'm gon' make some ♪
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♪ Search for something greater ♪
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♪ I'm evolving like I'm a new me ♪
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♪ Got a army right behind me
like it's a movement ♪
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♪ I'm just trying to get the biscuit ♪
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♪ I got a two-piece ♪
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♪ It get rowdy,
I'ma start me a revolution ♪
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♪ I don't know
what you think about me ♪
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♪ All I know is,
the sauce ain't free ♪
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♪ It's all love, the way we
dance, dance, dance, dance ♪
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♪ It's all love, the way
we move, move, move, move ♪
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♪ It don't matter
where you came from ♪
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ANDRE: Brother's
even more gifted live.
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I see why he's independent.
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Why let anybody
mess with genius, right?
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TERI: Be careful
not to lay it on too thick.
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He's here to promote his cause
and not do business.
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Look, I get it, babe, okay?
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Guns took something from him
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that no amount of money
could bring back.
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But if he managed to build
a career from that tragedy,
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I know I can convince him
that Empire's the one place
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that genuinely gets him.
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Not even Lucious
could make him see that,
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and he tried more than once,
believe me.
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Let's go sign your unsignable genius.
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Let's.
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PROPHETIC: ♪ It don't matter
where you came from ♪
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♪ It's all love,
the way we do, do, do, do ♪
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(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
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EMCEE: Andre Lyon, everybody.
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ANDRE: Thank you.
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My family has seen more
than its share of gun violence,
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and this brother
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lost his father
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and his brother and his best friend.
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Now, given our share of tragedy,
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it's only right
that we follow his lead
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in wiping the scourge of guns
from our streets.
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The Empire family wants to help.
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It is our honor to make a contribution
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to an organization dedicated to...
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bringing about a better,
safer world for all of us.
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So on behalf of Empire,
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I present this check for $10 million
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to Guns Down, Fists Up.
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(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
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Congratulations, brother.
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- (TERI LAUGHS)
- PROPHETIC: Wow.
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You have saved many a black life
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with this one, my good brother.
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Thank you, Andre.
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(APPLAUSE)
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So now let us celebrate life,
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and please, find your way
to donating even a dollar,
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as no amount is too small
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because no black life is too high.
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SINGER: ♪ Hey, hey ♪
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ANDRE: (CHUCKLES) Yes, sir.
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After today,
Guns Down, Fists Up is gonna go
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from indie to double platinum.
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Indeed, my good brother.
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I am grateful
beyond mere words for this.
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Well, when I believe in something,
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I do what it takes to make it real.
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That's my operating principle
at Empire.
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Listen, I... I understand
your hesitation
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about signing with a label, okay?
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I... I do, but you heard
me out there, man.
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We're more than a label. We're family.
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- A family.
- That's right.
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Indeed. I get it.
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♪ ♪
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Let me not waste your time.
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I've already respectfully
declined your father.
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Repeatedly.
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Again...
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I appreciate what you did
out there, black man.
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All of it.
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Lucious' Empire
is not my Empire, okay?
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I'm taking this company in an
entirely different direction.
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Let me walk you through
what I have for you...
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Brother, exchanging one Lyon
to another
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does not matter to me.
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I'm not signing to anybody
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because I don't answer to anybody.
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And we will respect
your autonomy, brother,
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but you gotta see this thing
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through the lens of your entire brand.
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Imagine what the size
and weight of Empire could do
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for your Guns Down, Fists Up program.
257
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So your little donation
comes with invisible strings?
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♪ ♪
259
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I'll tell you what.
260
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Keep that check.
261
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We good.
262
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♪ ♪
263
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W-wait, I didn't mean that...
264
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We are good, Andre.
265
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♪ ♪
266
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Peace, brother.
267
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♪ ♪
268
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Lucious.
269
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(TENSE MUSIC)
270
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Save the lecture, Pop.
271
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Nah. About him?
272
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He'd have been an asset,
but ain't the only one.
273
00:10:37,087 --> 00:10:39,532
He would have been huge
for us right now, Pop.
274
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You did a great thing
for a great cause,
275
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and Empire has never been defined
276
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by a single damn artist.
277
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There will be other Prophetics.
278
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♪ ♪
279
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And for me,
I gotta take a personal day,
280
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so I'm going to leave the keys
to the kingdom in your hands.
281
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The keys?
282
00:10:57,374 --> 00:10:59,719
I've been running Empire solo
for months now, Pop.
283
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That came off wrong.
284
00:11:01,945 --> 00:11:05,625
You've been holding it down,
and I'm sorry
285
00:11:05,649 --> 00:11:08,495
if I didn't act like I appreciated it,
286
00:11:08,519 --> 00:11:10,563
because I do.
287
00:11:10,587 --> 00:11:13,099
Okay, I appreciate that.
288
00:11:13,123 --> 00:11:14,100
I do. Thank you.
289
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Just breathe, huh?
290
00:11:16,126 --> 00:11:18,838
- Okay.
- (CHUCKLES)
291
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(SIGHS)
292
00:11:20,030 --> 00:11:22,742
KINGSLEY: Oh, come on.
293
00:11:22,766 --> 00:11:26,613
You're not buying Dad's little
community theater performance,
294
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are you?
295
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♪ ♪
296
00:11:33,644 --> 00:11:35,121
Oh, hey, there you are.
297
00:11:35,145 --> 00:11:36,623
Where did you want to go
for lunch? (LAUGHS)
298
00:11:36,647 --> 00:11:38,391
- Lunch?
- Did you forget?
299
00:11:38,415 --> 00:11:40,160
We were talking next steps
with Philly Street.
300
00:11:40,184 --> 00:11:43,897
Oh, well, look, Trace, we gon'
have to reschedule, okay?
301
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(SCOFFS)
302
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♪ ♪
303
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Papa Bear is setting you up
for failure.
304
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♪ ♪
305
00:11:53,831 --> 00:11:55,842
And I'd be a fool to fall for it.
306
00:11:55,866 --> 00:11:58,912
Mm. Now, the good thing
is that with Lucious away,
307
00:11:58,936 --> 00:12:00,980
you and I can play.
308
00:12:01,004 --> 00:12:04,484
We are going to need another go
at Prophetic.
309
00:12:04,508 --> 00:12:06,820
Now, you tried the nice way.
310
00:12:06,844 --> 00:12:09,122
How about we do it
the right way, little brother?
311
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♪ ♪
312
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I'm already ahead of you.
313
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(SMOOTH HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING)
314
00:12:18,144 --> 00:12:21,685
Oh, thank you so much.
You know, it's only been...
315
00:12:21,686 --> 00:12:23,630
So anyway, Becky, let me...
316
00:12:23,654 --> 00:12:24,965
BECKY: Yes?
317
00:12:24,989 --> 00:12:28,435
Oh, I know that is not my soror!
318
00:12:28,459 --> 00:12:30,938
- Oh, my...
- BOTH: (SQUEAL)
319
00:12:30,962 --> 00:12:32,562
- Okay.
- (BOTH SQUEAL AND LAUGH)
320
00:12:32,563 --> 00:12:34,507
Should have known.
321
00:12:34,531 --> 00:12:36,132
Well, damn, you look good.
322
00:12:36,133 --> 00:12:38,278
- It's been a long time.
- Yes.
323
00:12:38,302 --> 00:12:40,614
Wow, so you guys, like,
went to college together?
324
00:12:40,638 --> 00:12:42,749
- Hold on.
- (LAUGHS)
325
00:12:42,773 --> 00:12:45,152
I smell a little vibe
of drama or something.
326
00:12:45,176 --> 00:12:47,421
Did you guys hate each
other or like each other?
327
00:12:47,445 --> 00:12:48,822
- Um...
- Depended on the day.
328
00:12:48,846 --> 00:12:50,190
- Yeah.
- Oh.
329
00:12:50,214 --> 00:12:52,192
We were roommates the first two years.
330
00:12:52,216 --> 00:12:53,694
I studied all the seconds
of all the days,
331
00:12:53,718 --> 00:12:54,728
and you got the good grades.
332
00:12:54,752 --> 00:12:56,430
I cheated.
333
00:12:56,454 --> 00:12:58,565
Are you serious?
334
00:12:58,589 --> 00:13:01,201
Girl, no. No, I didn't.
335
00:13:01,225 --> 00:13:03,003
Stop hating. (LAUGHS)
336
00:13:03,027 --> 00:13:05,706
- Once a hater, always a hater.
- That's true about her.
337
00:13:05,730 --> 00:13:07,441
- Oh, hey.
- She still is one.
338
00:13:07,465 --> 00:13:10,277
But you are killing it.
I mean, you own Bossy now.
339
00:13:10,301 --> 00:13:12,212
Yeah, we are.
340
00:13:12,236 --> 00:13:14,548
- It's a lot of hard work.
- We're in a good place.
341
00:13:14,572 --> 00:13:16,016
- GISELLE: It's hard work.
- Yeah.
342
00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,352
But we are blessed to be killing it.
343
00:13:18,376 --> 00:13:20,354
- Yes.
- I'm really proud of you.
344
00:13:20,378 --> 00:13:21,922
I don't know. Is it weird to say that?
345
00:13:21,946 --> 00:13:23,857
BECKY: No, it's not. Be proud of us.
346
00:13:23,881 --> 00:13:26,827
Um, this has been weighing
on me all these years.
347
00:13:26,851 --> 00:13:28,261
You know, um,
348
00:13:28,285 --> 00:13:31,098
when I was really mean
to you back in the day,
349
00:13:31,122 --> 00:13:32,699
spreading those rumors about you
350
00:13:32,723 --> 00:13:35,097
when you took that semester off.
351
00:13:35,121 --> 00:13:36,932
I'm so sorry, Giselle.
352
00:13:36,956 --> 00:13:39,334
Uh, well, we were kids.
353
00:13:39,358 --> 00:13:41,737
- And thank you.
- Uh, thanks.
354
00:13:41,761 --> 00:13:43,705
(BOTH LAUGH)
355
00:13:43,729 --> 00:13:46,642
- Ah, so what do you do, sis?
- Oh, I'm a day trader.
356
00:13:46,666 --> 00:13:50,278
I stare at boring,
soul-crushing numbers 24-7.
357
00:13:50,302 --> 00:13:52,047
EMCEE: If I could have your attention,
358
00:13:52,071 --> 00:13:54,883
please welcome
Ms. Sarah Lawson to the stage.
359
00:13:54,907 --> 00:13:56,118
- Oh, you're that Sarah Lawson.
- SARAH: Excuse me.
360
00:13:56,142 --> 00:13:57,386
Oh, you're that Sarah Law...
361
00:13:57,410 --> 00:13:59,087
Okay!
362
00:13:59,111 --> 00:14:02,262
(APPLAUSE)
363
00:14:04,150 --> 00:14:06,228
Gun violence is one of our nation's
364
00:14:06,252 --> 00:14:08,264
biggest unanswered problems.
365
00:14:08,288 --> 00:14:10,933
That's why I am so honored
to be here tonight
366
00:14:10,957 --> 00:14:14,470
making my very own pledge
for $2 million.
367
00:14:14,494 --> 00:14:15,938
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
368
00:14:15,962 --> 00:14:18,707
(LAUGHING) What?
369
00:14:18,731 --> 00:14:20,442
Did you know your friend was rich?
370
00:14:20,466 --> 00:14:23,445
(MELLOW MUSIC)
371
00:14:23,469 --> 00:14:25,981
♪ ♪
372
00:14:26,005 --> 00:14:27,650
Yes! "Skee whee!"
373
00:14:27,674 --> 00:14:29,285
- Right? All of us.
- No. No.
374
00:14:29,309 --> 00:14:32,121
I am so happy you could make it.
375
00:14:32,145 --> 00:14:33,956
Anyone with a link to Lucious' past
376
00:14:33,980 --> 00:14:35,925
makes for a valuable resource.
377
00:14:35,949 --> 00:14:38,427
(LAUGHS) Um, tell me about the pages
378
00:14:38,451 --> 00:14:40,462
Lucious had you leave out.
379
00:14:40,486 --> 00:14:42,231
I thought that they added flavor,
380
00:14:42,255 --> 00:14:44,800
but he felt that they
distracted from the story.
381
00:14:44,824 --> 00:14:46,101
- Ah.
- That's what you get
382
00:14:46,125 --> 00:14:47,603
when the protagonist is a producer.
383
00:14:47,627 --> 00:14:49,338
(CHUCKLES) Yeah?
384
00:14:49,362 --> 00:14:53,008
What other juicy flavors did
Lucious want you to leave out?
385
00:14:53,032 --> 00:14:54,643
I'm not sure I should be
386
00:14:54,667 --> 00:14:56,478
sharing script revisions with you.
387
00:14:56,502 --> 00:14:59,215
I am one of Lucious' oldest friends,
388
00:14:59,239 --> 00:15:02,218
and I am part owner of Empire.
389
00:15:02,242 --> 00:15:07,289
I just want to make sure
your story is... accurate.
390
00:15:07,313 --> 00:15:10,359
If you want me to tell Lucious
you wouldn't play ball,
391
00:15:10,383 --> 00:15:11,360
no problem.
392
00:15:11,384 --> 00:15:13,629
Uh, okay, then.
393
00:15:13,653 --> 00:15:14,897
Uh, there is something
394
00:15:14,921 --> 00:15:16,665
I'm trying to get to the bottom of.
395
00:15:16,689 --> 00:15:20,169
There's an older rumor about
Philly Street getting robbed
396
00:15:20,193 --> 00:15:22,471
right around the time
Lucious' star began to rise.
397
00:15:22,495 --> 00:15:25,040
That's not exactly a smoking gun.
398
00:15:25,064 --> 00:15:26,208
(TENSE MUSIC)
399
00:15:26,232 --> 00:15:28,877
This is an old basement tape
400
00:15:28,901 --> 00:15:31,947
of Shine freestyling
about the robbery.
401
00:15:31,971 --> 00:15:33,782
It never came out.
402
00:15:33,806 --> 00:15:35,217
♪ ♪
403
00:15:35,241 --> 00:15:37,720
(LAUGHS) Wow,
you really do your research.
404
00:15:37,744 --> 00:15:39,888
I mean, we just all thought
405
00:15:39,912 --> 00:15:42,458
that nonsense was buried years ago.
406
00:15:42,482 --> 00:15:44,326
(GROANS SOFTLY)
Can I borrow this tape?
407
00:15:44,350 --> 00:15:48,063
And you'll let me read the pages too?
408
00:15:48,087 --> 00:15:50,165
Just to see if it...
it sparks something
409
00:15:50,189 --> 00:15:52,534
that could help you.
410
00:15:52,558 --> 00:15:54,503
You'll tell Lucious
that I played ball?
411
00:15:54,527 --> 00:15:57,206
Of course I will. (LAUGHS)
412
00:15:57,230 --> 00:16:00,175
♪ ♪
413
00:16:00,199 --> 00:16:02,578
You know, you are really talented.
414
00:16:02,602 --> 00:16:04,179
(LAUGHS)
415
00:16:04,203 --> 00:16:06,015
Okay.
416
00:16:06,039 --> 00:16:09,785
♪ ♪
417
00:16:09,809 --> 00:16:12,087
♪ If you ain't, then I ain't with it ♪
418
00:16:12,111 --> 00:16:13,922
♪ Give or take, baby,
that's the ticket ♪
419
00:16:13,946 --> 00:16:17,026
♪ If it's real love, then it's even ♪
420
00:16:17,050 --> 00:16:19,261
- ♪ Want a shot 'cause ♪
- BOTH: ♪ My frame so wicked ♪
421
00:16:19,285 --> 00:16:21,997
♪ Level up to a ten
when you bring it ♪
422
00:16:22,021 --> 00:16:23,999
♪ Give or take, baby,
that's the ticket ♪
423
00:16:24,023 --> 00:16:26,402
♪ If it's real love, then it's even ♪
424
00:16:26,426 --> 00:16:27,903
Yes, that's good.
425
00:16:27,927 --> 00:16:29,505
But don't drop off at the end, okay?
426
00:16:29,529 --> 00:16:30,673
- Okay.
- Keep that vibrato strong
427
00:16:30,697 --> 00:16:31,874
before you hit that final riff.
428
00:16:31,898 --> 00:16:33,542
- Okay. Got you.
- Okay.
429
00:16:33,566 --> 00:16:36,350
Lala, can I have a word
with your girl?
430
00:16:37,136 --> 00:16:38,414
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
431
00:16:38,438 --> 00:16:39,948
You sound amazing.
432
00:16:39,972 --> 00:16:41,550
LALA: Thank you.
433
00:16:41,574 --> 00:16:43,052
I'm Cookie.
434
00:16:43,076 --> 00:16:44,620
I'm familiar.
435
00:16:44,644 --> 00:16:47,256
So you're Lala's musical sensei, huh?
436
00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,793
I don't know about all that,
but we working together, yeah.
437
00:16:50,817 --> 00:16:53,062
That run she did on the Tea Talk,
438
00:16:53,086 --> 00:16:54,296
did you teach her that?
439
00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,498
If that's what she says, okay.
440
00:16:56,522 --> 00:16:58,133
Can't stop thinking about it.
441
00:16:58,157 --> 00:16:59,435
I mean, I know I heard it before.
442
00:16:59,459 --> 00:17:00,803
I just couldn't place it.
443
00:17:00,827 --> 00:17:02,171
You know, Cookie, a lot of people
444
00:17:02,195 --> 00:17:03,339
do a lot of runs.
445
00:17:03,363 --> 00:17:06,075
Yeah, but that run in particular.
446
00:17:06,099 --> 00:17:07,476
Uh, only thing I could think of
447
00:17:07,500 --> 00:17:10,145
is a... is a track a decade back
448
00:17:10,169 --> 00:17:12,614
by a artist... Melvin Austin.
449
00:17:12,638 --> 00:17:14,817
Had a song, "Calling You."
450
00:17:14,841 --> 00:17:17,252
Yeah, well, it made sense, cause...
451
00:17:17,276 --> 00:17:20,189
the run, the same voice.
452
00:17:20,213 --> 00:17:21,590
♪ ♪
453
00:17:21,614 --> 00:17:24,593
Melvin. That was you, wasn't it?
454
00:17:24,617 --> 00:17:28,230
Melvin is a dead name.
Don't call me that.
455
00:17:28,254 --> 00:17:30,833
Wait, I... I didn't mean to offend.
456
00:17:30,857 --> 00:17:32,735
I'm sorry, I... I think
it's great that you...
457
00:17:32,759 --> 00:17:34,103
(SIGHS)
458
00:17:34,127 --> 00:17:36,472
You look amazing, Mel... Melody.
459
00:17:36,496 --> 00:17:38,607
You know what?
All you Lyons are the same.
460
00:17:38,631 --> 00:17:40,142
I want nothing to do with you.
461
00:17:40,166 --> 00:17:43,979
You and your demon-ass
husband can go that way.
462
00:17:44,003 --> 00:17:45,147
Excuse me.
463
00:17:45,171 --> 00:17:48,817
♪ ♪
464
00:17:48,841 --> 00:17:50,591
Lucious.
465
00:17:54,176 --> 00:17:57,192
(SIGHS) All I know is,
466
00:17:57,193 --> 00:17:59,471
it's about to be
a bunch of fake-ass Cookies
467
00:17:59,495 --> 00:18:01,507
running around in these streets.
468
00:18:01,531 --> 00:18:03,742
Oh, I wish separating was as easy
469
00:18:03,766 --> 00:18:06,045
as getting rid of some clothes.
470
00:18:06,069 --> 00:18:09,048
Yeah, you can't sort through
baggage of 30 years
471
00:18:09,072 --> 00:18:10,816
in an afternoon, sis.
472
00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,217
(SIGHS)
473
00:18:12,241 --> 00:18:14,219
(CLOTHES THUD)
474
00:18:14,243 --> 00:18:16,088
Things would be a lot easier
475
00:18:16,112 --> 00:18:19,358
if the drama that is Lucious
didn't follow me everywhere.
476
00:18:19,382 --> 00:18:20,926
What do you mean?
477
00:18:20,950 --> 00:18:22,895
(SIGHS) There's this singer...
478
00:18:22,919 --> 00:18:26,198
actually, she's a producer now,
and she's the real deal.
479
00:18:26,222 --> 00:18:28,667
I know exactly what to do with her
480
00:18:28,691 --> 00:18:30,969
so the world can see it, right?
481
00:18:30,993 --> 00:18:35,074
But turns out, Tornado Lucious
wrecked her back in the day,
482
00:18:35,098 --> 00:18:37,876
and so she doesn't want
to have anything to do with me.
483
00:18:37,900 --> 00:18:39,878
You know more about
Lucious' wreckage than anyone.
484
00:18:39,902 --> 00:18:41,680
And you know what else?
485
00:18:41,704 --> 00:18:44,016
It's not like you
to give up that easily.
486
00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:45,918
Talk to her.
487
00:18:45,942 --> 00:18:48,921
(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)
488
00:18:48,945 --> 00:18:51,523
- Is that your wedding ring?
- Yeah.
489
00:18:51,547 --> 00:18:52,758
- Hand it over.
- Eh!
490
00:18:52,782 --> 00:18:54,026
Cookie.
491
00:18:54,050 --> 00:18:55,594
It's mine.
492
00:18:55,618 --> 00:18:57,363
You ain't gon' do nothing
but pawn it anyway
493
00:18:57,387 --> 00:18:58,297
with your greedy ass.
494
00:18:58,321 --> 00:18:59,965
Or make some earrings.
495
00:18:59,989 --> 00:19:01,567
I was gon' make it into toe rings.
496
00:19:01,591 --> 00:19:02,601
- Oh!
- (BOTH LAUGH)
497
00:19:02,625 --> 00:19:04,036
You crazy.
498
00:19:04,060 --> 00:19:06,305
LUCIOUS: You asked me about my soul.
499
00:19:06,329 --> 00:19:07,406
YANA: I did.
500
00:19:07,430 --> 00:19:08,712
LUCIOUS: Well...
501
00:19:10,066 --> 00:19:11,543
You can't see my soul
502
00:19:11,567 --> 00:19:13,817
unless you come
into a place like this.
503
00:19:15,071 --> 00:19:19,051
Now, my indie hustle might have
504
00:19:19,075 --> 00:19:21,453
made me a ghetto superstar
in Philadelphia,
505
00:19:21,477 --> 00:19:23,222
but it wasn't until I left Philly
506
00:19:23,246 --> 00:19:26,291
and came to New York
and I discovered this place
507
00:19:26,315 --> 00:19:28,293
that I found my real art.
508
00:19:28,317 --> 00:19:31,296
And, Moishe... (LAUGHS)
509
00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,099
Look what I brought you:
a lifetime customer.
510
00:19:34,123 --> 00:19:36,635
- Lucious Lyon himself.
- LUCIOUS: How are you, bro?
511
00:19:36,659 --> 00:19:38,470
- (LAUGHS)
- MOISHE: Yana?
512
00:19:38,494 --> 00:19:40,639
Oh, my sweet.
513
00:19:40,663 --> 00:19:41,940
How long has it been?
514
00:19:41,964 --> 00:19:44,443
It's been forever. How are you?
515
00:19:44,467 --> 00:19:45,811
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
516
00:19:45,835 --> 00:19:46,979
How... how do you know
about this place?
517
00:19:47,003 --> 00:19:48,313
Yes.
518
00:19:48,337 --> 00:19:49,448
Oh, she practically lived here.
519
00:19:49,472 --> 00:19:50,783
St. Mary's up the street.
520
00:19:50,807 --> 00:19:52,217
I had chemo there for about a year.
521
00:19:52,241 --> 00:19:53,719
Instead of dwelling on my illness,
522
00:19:53,743 --> 00:19:55,621
I just used to write songs
about the people
523
00:19:55,645 --> 00:19:57,856
and how they were fulfilled
through music,
524
00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:59,925
- and here we are.
- (BOTH LAUGH)
525
00:19:59,949 --> 00:20:01,660
It's good to see you doing well.
526
00:20:01,684 --> 00:20:04,963
- Good to see you.
- And you too, my friend.
527
00:20:04,987 --> 00:20:06,331
If you'll excuse me,
528
00:20:06,355 --> 00:20:07,933
I have a violin lesson in the back.
529
00:20:07,957 --> 00:20:10,369
- The place is yours.
- Thank you, brother.
530
00:20:10,393 --> 00:20:11,837
See ya.
531
00:20:11,861 --> 00:20:13,038
- (LAUGHS)
- Wow.
532
00:20:13,062 --> 00:20:14,506
Surprise.
533
00:20:14,530 --> 00:20:16,141
I always knew this place
534
00:20:16,165 --> 00:20:19,344
had this kind of electric
attraction to it, you know?
535
00:20:19,368 --> 00:20:22,347
Oh, my God, this place
inspired me so much.
536
00:20:22,371 --> 00:20:26,218
I literally just got rid of all
the materialism in my life
537
00:20:26,242 --> 00:20:29,021
and I just dedicated every day
to music.
538
00:20:29,045 --> 00:20:31,023
Tell me...
539
00:20:31,047 --> 00:20:32,758
(SOFT MUSIC)
540
00:20:32,782 --> 00:20:36,628
What are the chances
that both you and I...
541
00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:39,865
would be inspired
by this incredible place?
542
00:20:39,889 --> 00:20:41,200
♪ ♪
543
00:20:41,224 --> 00:20:43,702
Well, there's no such thing
544
00:20:43,726 --> 00:20:46,438
as coincidence, Lucious.
545
00:20:46,462 --> 00:20:48,006
You and I found this place
546
00:20:48,030 --> 00:20:51,643
because you and I were destined
to find each other.
547
00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:54,880
♪ ♪
548
00:20:54,904 --> 00:20:56,181
(21 SAVAGE'S "A LOT")
549
00:20:56,205 --> 00:20:58,517
SAVAGE: ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
550
00:20:58,541 --> 00:21:02,187
♪ Ah, whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah ♪
551
00:21:02,211 --> 00:21:04,189
- ♪ How much money you got? ♪
- ♪ Straight up ♪
552
00:21:04,213 --> 00:21:06,158
- ♪ How much money you got? ♪
- ♪ Straight up ♪
553
00:21:06,182 --> 00:21:08,093
- ♪ How much money you got? ♪
- ♪ A lot ♪
554
00:21:08,117 --> 00:21:09,595
- ♪ How much money you got? ♪
- ♪ A lot ♪
555
00:21:09,619 --> 00:21:12,064
- Give me one second, babe.
- Of course.
556
00:21:12,088 --> 00:21:13,565
- Oh, my gosh, how are you?
- Hey.
557
00:21:13,589 --> 00:21:16,201
- How's the service, brother?
- Hey.
558
00:21:16,225 --> 00:21:20,005
I have to say, my good brother,
you know how to apologize.
559
00:21:20,029 --> 00:21:21,907
Well, I appreciate that you
accepted the olive branch.
560
00:21:21,931 --> 00:21:23,609
I should have kept charity
and business separate.
561
00:21:23,633 --> 00:21:26,578
Bottom line, Prophetic: I respect you,
562
00:21:26,602 --> 00:21:28,347
I respect your spirit,
and from here on out,
563
00:21:28,371 --> 00:21:29,915
I remain strictly a fan.
564
00:21:29,939 --> 00:21:32,184
SAVAGE: ♪ But I'm 21 for L ♪
565
00:21:32,208 --> 00:21:33,685
You and your queen
won't be joining us?
566
00:21:33,709 --> 00:21:35,554
Would if I could, brother,
567
00:21:35,578 --> 00:21:37,656
but, uh, there's a Lyon prince
who's gonna be pretty upset
568
00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,658
if his mom and dad get in
too late, right?
569
00:21:39,682 --> 00:21:40,993
Anyway, you enjoy yourself, all right?
570
00:21:41,017 --> 00:21:42,828
You already know.
571
00:21:42,852 --> 00:21:45,898
- Anything they want, they get.
- Yes, sir.
572
00:21:45,922 --> 00:21:49,001
- (WHISPERING INAUDIBLY)
- (LAUGHS)
573
00:21:49,025 --> 00:21:52,176
(SLOW, MELLOW NOTES PLAYING)
574
00:21:55,064 --> 00:21:58,343
Uh, Melody,
can I have a second, please?
575
00:21:58,367 --> 00:21:59,945
I'm working.
576
00:21:59,969 --> 00:22:01,880
Look, I had no right
to bring up the past
577
00:22:01,904 --> 00:22:03,982
or make any assumptions about you,
578
00:22:04,006 --> 00:22:06,724
and for that, I apologize.
579
00:22:08,077 --> 00:22:10,756
Well, that's more than
I ever got from your husband.
580
00:22:10,780 --> 00:22:13,725
I would never pretend to know
what my ex...
581
00:22:13,749 --> 00:22:16,261
what that man did to you.
582
00:22:16,285 --> 00:22:18,630
Hell, he threw my baby boy
in the trash can,
583
00:22:18,654 --> 00:22:20,499
so I can only imagine.
584
00:22:20,523 --> 00:22:22,439
I wish you the best, Melody.
585
00:22:23,492 --> 00:22:25,576
You're really a true talent.
586
00:22:26,829 --> 00:22:29,241
You know...
587
00:22:29,265 --> 00:22:31,677
most people in this business
wouldn't apologize.
588
00:22:31,701 --> 00:22:33,650
Well, I'm not most people.
589
00:22:35,605 --> 00:22:38,288
You know, you're more
than just an artist.
590
00:22:39,008 --> 00:22:40,452
You're a star, Melody,
591
00:22:40,476 --> 00:22:43,889
and you deserve to shine bright.
592
00:22:43,913 --> 00:22:45,290
Do I?
593
00:22:45,314 --> 00:22:47,292
Because shine for somebody like me
594
00:22:47,316 --> 00:22:49,294
means a life full of scrutiny,
595
00:22:49,318 --> 00:22:50,963
mockery, prejudice, and death threats.
596
00:22:50,987 --> 00:22:53,098
Yeah, you always gon'
have haters, honey.
597
00:22:53,122 --> 00:22:55,300
(CHUCKLES)
598
00:22:55,324 --> 00:22:57,903
But, uh...
599
00:22:57,927 --> 00:23:00,973
what I can see is that
you've been living your truth.
600
00:23:00,997 --> 00:23:03,709
But performing
is also a part of that truth.
601
00:23:03,733 --> 00:23:05,877
It's who you are.
602
00:23:05,901 --> 00:23:08,719
That's easy to say
from the sidelines, Cookie.
603
00:23:10,139 --> 00:23:11,516
Close your eyes.
604
00:23:11,540 --> 00:23:12,884
What?
605
00:23:12,908 --> 00:23:14,686
Trust me. Close your eyes.
606
00:23:14,710 --> 00:23:16,160
Come on.
607
00:23:19,515 --> 00:23:22,361
Just imagine yourself
onstage with Lala.
608
00:23:22,385 --> 00:23:25,197
And I mean, Lala is on fire,
609
00:23:25,221 --> 00:23:28,166
and all that magic and energy...
you feel it?
610
00:23:28,190 --> 00:23:30,307
Yeah, I do.
611
00:23:31,027 --> 00:23:33,705
Well, how does it feel
to hear her do your run
612
00:23:33,729 --> 00:23:35,841
and you sing background?
613
00:23:35,865 --> 00:23:38,043
(STIRRING MUSIC)
614
00:23:38,067 --> 00:23:40,545
All I need is one song.
615
00:23:40,569 --> 00:23:42,314
One song to prove to you
616
00:23:42,338 --> 00:23:45,784
that you belong on that stage.
617
00:23:45,808 --> 00:23:48,387
There is this one song I wrote.
618
00:23:48,411 --> 00:23:50,989
I was still on Empire, but...
619
00:23:51,013 --> 00:23:52,724
Lucious never let me perform it.
620
00:23:52,748 --> 00:23:54,526
♪ ♪
621
00:23:54,550 --> 00:23:56,795
It was meant to be my...
622
00:23:56,819 --> 00:23:59,464
Your debut?
623
00:23:59,488 --> 00:24:01,633
My birth.
624
00:24:01,657 --> 00:24:03,502
That's it. That's the song.
625
00:24:03,526 --> 00:24:04,676
Let me hear it.
626
00:24:06,395 --> 00:24:07,711
Come on.
627
00:24:10,746 --> 00:24:13,525
YANA: ♪ Doo-doo-ooh ♪
628
00:24:13,549 --> 00:24:15,961
♪ Oh ♪
629
00:24:15,985 --> 00:24:19,865
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
630
00:24:19,889 --> 00:24:23,984
♪ You ain't been here from the jump ♪
631
00:24:23,985 --> 00:24:27,264
♪ So don't try to finesse my life ♪
632
00:24:27,288 --> 00:24:28,866
♪ Just say no more ♪
633
00:24:28,890 --> 00:24:30,534
♪ ♪
634
00:24:30,558 --> 00:24:35,072
♪ Just say no more ♪
635
00:24:35,096 --> 00:24:36,907
♪ Maybe there will come a day ♪
636
00:24:36,931 --> 00:24:41,712
♪ I can say that I forgive you ♪
637
00:24:41,736 --> 00:24:43,580
♪ Once the pain all fades away ♪
638
00:24:43,604 --> 00:24:46,784
♪ I won't wish that I never met you ♪
639
00:24:46,808 --> 00:24:51,355
♪ But that day is not today ♪
640
00:24:51,379 --> 00:24:54,024
♪ You ain't been here from the jump ♪
641
00:24:54,048 --> 00:24:57,361
♪ So don't try to finesse my life ♪
642
00:24:57,385 --> 00:25:01,231
♪ Just say no more ♪
643
00:25:01,255 --> 00:25:03,300
♪ Just say no more ♪
644
00:25:03,324 --> 00:25:06,942
♪ Oh, oh ♪
645
00:25:07,962 --> 00:25:11,141
I swear, I could
listen to you sing forever.
646
00:25:11,165 --> 00:25:13,177
Well, you only have tonight.
647
00:25:13,201 --> 00:25:14,678
That's our deal.
648
00:25:14,702 --> 00:25:17,314
All right, then let's
keep this date going.
649
00:25:17,338 --> 00:25:19,149
Great. Where to next?
650
00:25:19,173 --> 00:25:20,918
SAWEETIE: ♪ Hennessy on my lips ♪
651
00:25:20,942 --> 00:25:22,519
♪ Take a little sip,
privacy on the door,
652
00:25:22,543 --> 00:25:24,188
♪ I'ma make that grip ♪
653
00:25:24,212 --> 00:25:26,490
♪ Grip, grip ♪
654
00:25:26,514 --> 00:25:28,659
♪ ♪
655
00:25:28,683 --> 00:25:31,095
♪ Rich, eight-figure, that's my type ♪
656
00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,363
♪ That's my type, that's my type ♪
657
00:25:33,387 --> 00:25:35,666
♪ Eight... big, that's good ♪
658
00:25:35,690 --> 00:25:37,768
♪ Bad, I'ma ride it,
ride it all night ♪
659
00:25:37,792 --> 00:25:39,336
MAN: Chastity!
660
00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:41,472
Chastity!
661
00:25:41,496 --> 00:25:43,006
Chastity!
662
00:25:43,030 --> 00:25:45,075
Where the hell are you?
663
00:25:45,099 --> 00:25:46,577
- Chastity!
- GUARD: Hey.
664
00:25:46,601 --> 00:25:48,412
- (GRUNTS)
- (CROWD GASPS)
665
00:25:48,436 --> 00:25:49,913
- MAN: Chastity!
- Oh, my God!
666
00:25:49,937 --> 00:25:52,116
She's 15!
667
00:25:52,140 --> 00:25:53,484
- What?
- Let's go, Chastity!
668
00:25:53,508 --> 00:25:54,685
- CHASTITY: Dad, stop!
- Damn pedophile!
669
00:25:54,709 --> 00:25:56,186
Stop it, Dad!
670
00:25:56,210 --> 00:25:57,421
Chastity, let's go! Come on!
671
00:25:57,445 --> 00:25:58,856
Oh, my God, Dad.
672
00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,324
We're not... we're not done
with this, man!
673
00:26:00,348 --> 00:26:02,693
You little pervert, this is not over!
674
00:26:02,717 --> 00:26:03,827
SAWEETIE: ♪ From the... from the Bay ♪
675
00:26:03,851 --> 00:26:05,329
♪ Goin' dumb on the D ♪
676
00:26:05,353 --> 00:26:08,832
♪ ♪
677
00:26:08,856 --> 00:26:10,139
I'm getting this.
678
00:26:11,526 --> 00:26:12,836
LUCIOUS: (SIGHS)
679
00:26:12,860 --> 00:26:14,376
This right here...
680
00:26:16,664 --> 00:26:18,475
- This is it.
- Wow.
681
00:26:18,499 --> 00:26:22,212
Now, keep in mind, I signed
my very first artist...
682
00:26:22,236 --> 00:26:24,047
(DOOR CLICKS SHUT)
683
00:26:24,071 --> 00:26:26,817
On a paper plate and a handshake.
684
00:26:26,841 --> 00:26:28,252
What?
685
00:26:28,276 --> 00:26:29,720
And then after that,
686
00:26:29,744 --> 00:26:31,555
all these artists kept coming, and...
687
00:26:31,579 --> 00:26:33,524
next thing you know,
I gain this reputation
688
00:26:33,548 --> 00:26:36,727
as this hit maker,
and, um, the single man
689
00:26:36,751 --> 00:26:38,729
became a global empire.
690
00:26:38,753 --> 00:26:40,130
Wow.
691
00:26:40,154 --> 00:26:41,665
Okay, and so...
so where does Cookie fit
692
00:26:41,689 --> 00:26:43,038
into the whole story?
693
00:26:43,858 --> 00:26:47,804
Well, back in the day, I mean,
she was my ride or die.
694
00:26:47,828 --> 00:26:49,907
- Yeah?
- (CHUCKLES)
695
00:26:49,931 --> 00:26:52,743
But then she got locked up
696
00:26:52,767 --> 00:26:55,012
and, um...
697
00:26:55,036 --> 00:26:59,216
I had to choose between
quitting or keep building,
698
00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,685
and I just couldn't put
that hammer down, you know?
699
00:27:01,709 --> 00:27:04,755
So now, is it true that she
went to prison for you?
700
00:27:04,779 --> 00:27:08,025
We was both in the dope game
and she just got caught.
701
00:27:08,049 --> 00:27:09,927
And you let her get caught?
702
00:27:09,951 --> 00:27:12,634
Cookie gon' do what Cookie gon' do.
703
00:27:13,454 --> 00:27:15,032
- Hmm.
- (SIGHS)
704
00:27:15,056 --> 00:27:17,434
This place...
705
00:27:17,458 --> 00:27:19,736
there's a... a spiritual energy.
706
00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,238
It's very real here.
707
00:27:21,262 --> 00:27:23,207
See, I knew you was gon' get it.
708
00:27:23,231 --> 00:27:26,243
But there's also a heaviness here.
709
00:27:26,267 --> 00:27:27,945
(PENSIVE MUSIC)
710
00:27:27,969 --> 00:27:30,747
I don't know, I feel, like,
a dark, malevolent energy
711
00:27:30,771 --> 00:27:32,216
manifested in these walls.
712
00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,284
That's that yin and yang.
713
00:27:34,308 --> 00:27:36,158
It's necessary for balance.
714
00:27:37,078 --> 00:27:40,324
I was born into a dark world,
715
00:27:40,348 --> 00:27:41,992
but from that darkness,
716
00:27:42,016 --> 00:27:45,929
I managed to harness it...
717
00:27:45,953 --> 00:27:48,699
and grow into this living light,
718
00:27:48,723 --> 00:27:51,235
this beautiful light.
719
00:27:51,259 --> 00:27:53,570
You know, you don't need dark
to have light.
720
00:27:53,594 --> 00:27:55,239
That's a myth.
721
00:27:55,263 --> 00:27:58,542
So without Empire,
I wouldn't have this light...
722
00:27:58,566 --> 00:28:00,277
♪ ♪
723
00:28:00,301 --> 00:28:02,212
Which is you.
724
00:28:02,236 --> 00:28:09,258
♪ ♪
725
00:28:14,682 --> 00:28:17,099
She told me she was 22.
726
00:28:19,220 --> 00:28:20,631
My life is over.
727
00:28:20,655 --> 00:28:22,933
I need you to trust me.
728
00:28:22,957 --> 00:28:25,535
Take a breath.
It's being taken care of.
729
00:28:25,559 --> 00:28:27,676
This whole situation is gonna go away.
730
00:28:28,529 --> 00:28:29,873
But how did you...
731
00:28:29,897 --> 00:28:32,676
(SUSPICIOUS MUSIC)
732
00:28:32,700 --> 00:28:34,516
My God.
733
00:28:35,670 --> 00:28:37,186
Thank you, Andre.
734
00:28:38,139 --> 00:28:40,289
I don't know what to say.
735
00:28:41,809 --> 00:28:43,625
It's what friends do.
736
00:28:44,812 --> 00:28:47,090
All right? Have a drink.
737
00:28:47,114 --> 00:28:50,027
♪ ♪
738
00:28:50,051 --> 00:28:51,528
SHINE: ♪ Hit men and hustlers ♪
739
00:28:51,552 --> 00:28:53,363
♪ Wrap around like tentacles ♪
740
00:28:53,387 --> 00:28:55,032
♪ And just squeeze your life out ♪
741
00:28:55,056 --> 00:28:56,600
♪ Can't even pay your light bills ♪
742
00:28:56,624 --> 00:28:58,769
♪ Turn your lights out ♪
(LAUGHS)
743
00:28:58,793 --> 00:29:01,538
♪ Mike Tyson, first round ♪
744
00:29:01,562 --> 00:29:03,507
♪ Now take this L ♪
745
00:29:03,531 --> 00:29:05,442
♪ Took a pistol to his head,
took all of his bread ♪
746
00:29:05,466 --> 00:29:06,810
♪ Philly facedown in the street ♪
747
00:29:06,834 --> 00:29:08,512
♪ Ain't that sweet? ♪
748
00:29:08,536 --> 00:29:10,881
- ♪ And he did what I ♪
- (TAPE REWINDS)
749
00:29:10,905 --> 00:29:12,849
♪ Now take this L ♪
750
00:29:12,873 --> 00:29:14,818
♪ Took a pistol to his head,
took all of his bread ♪
751
00:29:14,842 --> 00:29:16,353
♪ Philly facedown in the street ♪
752
00:29:16,377 --> 00:29:17,587
♪ Ain't that sweet? ♪
753
00:29:17,611 --> 00:29:19,256
♪ And he did what I said ♪
754
00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,058
♪ That's why the brother ain't dead ♪
755
00:29:21,082 --> 00:29:25,062
(TENSE MUSIC)
756
00:29:25,086 --> 00:29:27,998
Lucious, you need
to call me back ASAP.
757
00:29:28,022 --> 00:29:30,334
I have something
you need to hear... now.
758
00:29:30,358 --> 00:29:32,669
♪ ♪
759
00:29:32,693 --> 00:29:34,237
(NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE)
760
00:29:34,261 --> 00:29:41,049
♪ ♪
761
00:29:45,481 --> 00:29:46,925
GISELLE: Hi, Sheila.
762
00:29:46,949 --> 00:29:51,529
Girl, Sarah just sent me
a check for $100,000.
763
00:29:51,553 --> 00:29:55,800
Okay, why is your college
frenemy sending you money?
764
00:29:55,824 --> 00:29:59,337
Well, uh, I sent her $10,000
from our business account
765
00:29:59,361 --> 00:30:02,006
because, uh, she had an IPO
766
00:30:02,030 --> 00:30:03,475
and I wanted to test the waters.
767
00:30:03,499 --> 00:30:06,010
And then bam.
768
00:30:06,034 --> 00:30:07,479
She turned that into 100 Gs.
769
00:30:07,503 --> 00:30:09,848
How dare you do that
without telling me?
770
00:30:09,872 --> 00:30:11,516
You know that that... Wait.
771
00:30:11,540 --> 00:30:13,318
100% return is not bad.
772
00:30:13,342 --> 00:30:16,020
Bitch, it's 1,000%,
773
00:30:16,044 --> 00:30:18,256
which is why...
774
00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,892
I want to go all in for the 2 mil.
775
00:30:20,916 --> 00:30:23,709
If we get in now, the two becomes ten
776
00:30:23,710 --> 00:30:25,421
and we have all the money we need.
777
00:30:25,445 --> 00:30:28,190
(LAUGHS) Yeah, I'm sure she told you
778
00:30:28,214 --> 00:30:30,559
it was a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
779
00:30:30,583 --> 00:30:31,961
and that you have to act now,
780
00:30:31,985 --> 00:30:33,396
that she's a Nigerian prince...
781
00:30:33,420 --> 00:30:34,530
Very funny.
782
00:30:34,554 --> 00:30:36,198
Look, Sarah's not a scammer.
783
00:30:36,222 --> 00:30:39,273
She's my friend,
and the check cleared.
784
00:30:41,294 --> 00:30:42,538
- Bam.
- Okay.
785
00:30:42,562 --> 00:30:44,373
Giselle, first of all,
786
00:30:44,397 --> 00:30:47,810
I believe you called her
a frenemy, okay?
787
00:30:47,834 --> 00:30:50,246
What if she's some financial catfisher
788
00:30:50,270 --> 00:30:51,447
and you're about to get got?
789
00:30:51,471 --> 00:30:52,581
- You gotta be careful.
- No, no.
790
00:30:52,605 --> 00:30:54,183
You need to trust me on this.
791
00:30:54,207 --> 00:30:57,053
This is the solve to all our problems.
792
00:30:57,077 --> 00:30:59,722
(UNEASY MUSIC)
793
00:30:59,746 --> 00:31:01,724
- Okay.
- Okay.
794
00:31:01,748 --> 00:31:03,192
Fine, invest it.
795
00:31:03,216 --> 00:31:05,294
But...
796
00:31:05,318 --> 00:31:07,963
girl, I pray that you are right
797
00:31:07,987 --> 00:31:09,565
and that my instincts are wrong,
798
00:31:09,589 --> 00:31:13,035
but if they are not,
then Bossy is done.
799
00:31:13,059 --> 00:31:14,637
♪ ♪
800
00:31:14,661 --> 00:31:15,971
Okay.
801
00:31:15,995 --> 00:31:20,276
♪ ♪
802
00:31:20,300 --> 00:31:23,279
(DEVIOUS MUSIC)
803
00:31:23,303 --> 00:31:30,324
♪ ♪
804
00:31:32,278 --> 00:31:33,823
Oh, hi, sweetie.
805
00:31:33,847 --> 00:31:36,459
♪ ♪
806
00:31:36,483 --> 00:31:38,027
Spectacular performances. Thank you.
807
00:31:38,051 --> 00:31:40,463
Oh, hey, I'm happy for the gig.
808
00:31:40,487 --> 00:31:43,332
The legit ones are few
and far between these days.
809
00:31:43,356 --> 00:31:45,267
Try telling my agent
that I can play 15
810
00:31:45,291 --> 00:31:46,769
and he'd laugh you out of the room.
811
00:31:46,793 --> 00:31:48,137
Ah. (LAUGHS)
812
00:31:48,161 --> 00:31:50,206
Right this way. I'll show you out.
813
00:31:50,230 --> 00:31:51,841
Thank you again.
814
00:31:51,865 --> 00:31:57,413
♪ ♪
815
00:31:57,437 --> 00:32:00,750
KINGSLEY:
A regular Machiavelli, truly.
816
00:32:00,774 --> 00:32:04,453
(LAUGHS) That was a move
right out of Lucious' book.
817
00:32:04,477 --> 00:32:06,021
Ah, no, brother.
818
00:32:06,045 --> 00:32:08,491
Lucious would have
blackmailed Prophetic
819
00:32:08,515 --> 00:32:10,326
and create an enemy.
820
00:32:10,350 --> 00:32:11,827
♪ ♪
821
00:32:11,851 --> 00:32:14,697
I signed a new artist
and made a friend.
822
00:32:14,721 --> 00:32:18,501
One who owes me
for the rest of his life.
823
00:32:18,525 --> 00:32:20,302
♪ ♪
824
00:32:20,326 --> 00:32:24,840
(LAUGHING SOFTLY)
825
00:32:24,864 --> 00:32:26,175
(LAUGHS)
826
00:32:26,199 --> 00:32:28,711
♪ ♪
827
00:32:28,735 --> 00:32:31,680
(OBJECTS SHUFFLING)
828
00:32:31,704 --> 00:32:33,354
(ZIPPER SCRATCHES)
829
00:32:40,580 --> 00:32:42,158
Oh, hell no.
830
00:32:42,182 --> 00:32:44,326
You just gon' up and leave
like that, huh?
831
00:32:44,350 --> 00:32:45,995
I have a few meetings
832
00:32:46,019 --> 00:32:47,401
before my flight tonight.
833
00:32:48,254 --> 00:32:51,000
Lucious, our time...
834
00:32:51,024 --> 00:32:52,668
was magical.
835
00:32:52,692 --> 00:32:54,403
I'm really grateful to you
836
00:32:54,427 --> 00:32:57,039
for allowing me into your heart
837
00:32:57,063 --> 00:32:58,579
and into your world.
838
00:33:00,767 --> 00:33:02,878
But it's even more clear to me now
839
00:33:02,902 --> 00:33:04,880
this is where you belong,
840
00:33:04,904 --> 00:33:06,916
not me.
841
00:33:06,940 --> 00:33:09,919
(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)
842
00:33:09,943 --> 00:33:13,489
♪ ♪
843
00:33:13,513 --> 00:33:15,524
Take care of yourself.
844
00:33:15,548 --> 00:33:17,927
(SIGHS)
845
00:33:17,951 --> 00:33:22,598
♪ ♪
846
00:33:22,622 --> 00:33:23,866
(DOOR CLICKS SHUT)
847
00:33:23,890 --> 00:33:25,901
♪ ♪
848
00:33:25,925 --> 00:33:27,570
(CELL PHONE BUZZES)
849
00:33:27,594 --> 00:33:34,615
♪ ♪
850
00:33:37,570 --> 00:33:38,919
(SIGHS)
851
00:33:39,606 --> 00:33:41,484
All right, Cook.
852
00:33:41,508 --> 00:33:43,719
What's all this that you got me
rushing down here for?
853
00:33:43,743 --> 00:33:45,554
COOKIE: Sit down, shut up, and listen.
854
00:33:45,578 --> 00:33:47,056
Well, if it's gon' be like that,
855
00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:48,123
then I'll just
get the hell out of here.
856
00:33:48,147 --> 00:33:49,925
Look, let me reintroduce you
857
00:33:49,949 --> 00:33:51,660
to someone you know very well.
858
00:33:51,684 --> 00:33:52,795
Have a seat.
859
00:33:52,819 --> 00:33:54,468
After you.
860
00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:18,153
(BAND PLAYING MELODY'S "RIGHT HERE")
861
00:34:18,177 --> 00:34:20,623
♪ Never felt like anyone else ♪
862
00:34:20,647 --> 00:34:22,258
♪ I never did ♪
863
00:34:22,282 --> 00:34:24,326
♪ Barely even felt like myself ♪
864
00:34:24,350 --> 00:34:28,364
♪ But how could I know? ♪
865
00:34:28,388 --> 00:34:33,202
♪ I was so low ♪
866
00:34:33,226 --> 00:34:35,804
♪ And everything
just felt like a lie ♪
867
00:34:35,828 --> 00:34:40,209
♪ But I couldn't tell
anybody else I was lying ♪
868
00:34:40,233 --> 00:34:44,380
♪ Where could I go? ♪
869
00:34:44,404 --> 00:34:48,651
♪ Out on my own? ♪
870
00:34:48,675 --> 00:34:50,686
♪ The more that I kept running away ♪
871
00:34:50,710 --> 00:34:52,021
LUCIOUS: Look, I don't care.
872
00:34:52,045 --> 00:34:53,155
Just have him tell another joke.
873
00:34:53,179 --> 00:34:54,156
I'm getting him now.
874
00:34:54,180 --> 00:34:55,724
Hey, Mel, we're on in...
875
00:34:55,748 --> 00:34:57,393
MELODY: ♪ I had to slow down ♪
876
00:34:57,417 --> 00:35:00,329
This some weird-ass Halloween joke?
877
00:35:00,353 --> 00:35:02,131
Lucious, I need to tell you something.
878
00:35:02,155 --> 00:35:03,832
♪ Me ♪
879
00:35:03,856 --> 00:35:07,036
♪ I was so lost, lost, lost ♪
880
00:35:07,060 --> 00:35:11,206
♪ Until I found, found out ♪
881
00:35:11,230 --> 00:35:14,443
♪ That I'm right here ♪
882
00:35:14,467 --> 00:35:16,445
Wait, wait.
What... what are you doing, huh?
883
00:35:16,469 --> 00:35:17,780
What... what are you doing?
884
00:35:17,804 --> 00:35:20,115
My name is Melody.
885
00:35:20,139 --> 00:35:22,451
♪ All those scars ♪
886
00:35:22,475 --> 00:35:24,520
This is the face that I wear
887
00:35:24,544 --> 00:35:26,455
and this is the body that I live in.
888
00:35:26,479 --> 00:35:28,324
Tonight I'm gonna sing a new song,
889
00:35:28,348 --> 00:35:30,225
one that addresses my transition.
890
00:35:30,249 --> 00:35:31,660
Shut the hell up!
891
00:35:31,684 --> 00:35:33,262
You're Melvin.
892
00:35:33,286 --> 00:35:35,598
MELODY: ♪ Here ♪
893
00:35:35,622 --> 00:35:37,700
♪ Felt like I was holding my breath ♪
894
00:35:37,724 --> 00:35:39,668
♪ Uncomfortable ♪
895
00:35:39,692 --> 00:35:42,071
♪ But now I can't be anything less ♪
896
00:35:42,095 --> 00:35:45,708
♪ Than all of me ♪
897
00:35:45,732 --> 00:35:48,410
Now, you need to get out
of that ridiculous costume.
898
00:35:48,434 --> 00:35:50,245
- Get on that stage.
- No, I won't.
899
00:35:50,269 --> 00:35:53,549
I poured $1.2 million
900
00:35:53,573 --> 00:35:55,517
into Melvin, a man.
901
00:35:55,541 --> 00:35:57,720
You signed the contract as Melvin.
902
00:35:57,744 --> 00:35:58,954
You don't own me, Lucious.
903
00:35:58,978 --> 00:36:00,823
No, I don't, but Empire does.
904
00:36:00,847 --> 00:36:06,762
♪ Start loving myself ♪
905
00:36:06,786 --> 00:36:08,263
♪ So lost, lost, lost ♪
906
00:36:08,287 --> 00:36:11,667
You need to pay the $1.2 million back
907
00:36:11,691 --> 00:36:12,835
with interest,
908
00:36:12,859 --> 00:36:14,370
or you won't perform here
909
00:36:14,394 --> 00:36:15,904
or on any damn stage.
910
00:36:15,928 --> 00:36:18,374
Take the damn dress off,
put on your pants,
911
00:36:18,398 --> 00:36:20,843
get out there as Melvin,
or it's a rifle in your ass.
912
00:36:20,867 --> 00:36:24,747
♪ And underneath all those scars ♪
913
00:36:24,771 --> 00:36:30,352
♪ I'm someone so beautiful, yeah ♪
914
00:36:30,376 --> 00:36:32,321
Yes.
915
00:36:32,345 --> 00:36:33,622
MELODY: ♪ And I am right here ♪
916
00:36:33,646 --> 00:36:35,958
This is who I am.
917
00:36:35,982 --> 00:36:38,794
This is who I am.
918
00:36:38,818 --> 00:36:40,496
You know what?
919
00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,765
Do what you gotta do.
920
00:36:42,789 --> 00:36:44,133
I'm done.
921
00:36:44,157 --> 00:36:45,634
♪ I'm standing right here ♪
922
00:36:45,658 --> 00:36:47,836
♪ Yeah ♪
923
00:36:47,860 --> 00:36:51,940
♪ I'm still right here ♪
924
00:36:51,964 --> 00:36:56,278
(HOLDING NOTE)
925
00:36:56,302 --> 00:36:58,981
♪ ♪
926
00:36:59,005 --> 00:37:00,654
COOKIE: Whoo!
927
00:37:04,944 --> 00:37:07,923
(SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
928
00:37:07,947 --> 00:37:14,969
♪ ♪
929
00:37:18,324 --> 00:37:20,102
Here's your ring.
930
00:37:20,126 --> 00:37:23,338
That should cover
the $1.2 million for Melody.
931
00:37:23,362 --> 00:37:30,417
♪ ♪
932
00:37:39,679 --> 00:37:42,124
I made a terrible mistake...
933
00:37:42,148 --> 00:37:44,198
many years ago.
934
00:37:45,351 --> 00:37:47,663
I wasn't sensitive enough at the time
935
00:37:47,687 --> 00:37:50,404
to see you for who you really are.
936
00:37:51,491 --> 00:37:53,902
The song you sang was absolutely...
937
00:37:53,926 --> 00:37:56,205
it was beautiful.
938
00:37:56,229 --> 00:37:58,474
♪ ♪
939
00:37:58,498 --> 00:38:01,477
And Cookie will be the right person
940
00:38:01,501 --> 00:38:04,947
to help guide you along your journey.
941
00:38:04,971 --> 00:38:06,715
Best of luck.
942
00:38:06,739 --> 00:38:13,794
♪ ♪
943
00:38:29,061 --> 00:38:32,046
(GIGGLES) That was amazing.
944
00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:38,470
And it didn't work,
so just scrap the whole thing.
945
00:38:38,471 --> 00:38:40,088
There she go!
946
00:38:41,141 --> 00:38:43,286
- Let me call you back.
- There go my boo.
947
00:38:43,310 --> 00:38:45,021
- Girl...
- What's going on, Becky?
948
00:38:45,045 --> 00:38:47,590
Okay, you deserve all the love.
949
00:38:47,614 --> 00:38:49,659
- What do you mean?
- All the hugs, all the praise.
950
00:38:49,683 --> 00:38:52,361
I have been stalking our stock
all morning.
951
00:38:52,385 --> 00:38:53,863
- We...
- Oh, no.
952
00:38:53,887 --> 00:38:56,365
Are now $10 million richer.
953
00:38:56,389 --> 00:38:57,800
Bitch, we did it!
954
00:38:57,824 --> 00:39:01,137
- $10 million!
- Oh, my God.
955
00:39:01,161 --> 00:39:02,171
I know!
956
00:39:02,195 --> 00:39:04,674
Ten whole million dollars!
957
00:39:04,698 --> 00:39:06,976
Girl, I should have never doubted you
958
00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:08,945
or our best friend!
959
00:39:08,969 --> 00:39:10,913
(STAMMERS) Becky, I've got
something I have to tell you.
960
00:39:10,937 --> 00:39:13,115
- Also, just so you know...
- I...
961
00:39:13,139 --> 00:39:16,752
I went and ahead and committed
to eight ASA nomination spots.
962
00:39:16,776 --> 00:39:19,956
Eight of them, okay?
Are they ready for us?
963
00:39:19,980 --> 00:39:21,457
♪ Are they even ready for us? ♪
964
00:39:21,481 --> 00:39:24,201
- Oh...
- Happy tears, right?
965
00:39:24,202 --> 00:39:25,679
I didn't invest the money.
966
00:39:25,703 --> 00:39:27,147
(TENSE MUSIC)
967
00:39:27,171 --> 00:39:29,349
I didn't invest the money.
968
00:39:29,373 --> 00:39:31,618
♪ ♪
969
00:39:31,642 --> 00:39:34,621
- Do not play with me.
- I'm not playing, Becky!
970
00:39:34,645 --> 00:39:37,991
I... you brought up
all these valid concerns!
971
00:39:38,015 --> 00:39:40,060
And you gave me the face, the finger!
972
00:39:40,084 --> 00:39:42,229
- I...
- This finger?
973
00:39:42,253 --> 00:39:43,997
Didn't want to let you down,
974
00:39:44,021 --> 00:39:45,699
and so I didn't go through with it.
975
00:39:45,723 --> 00:39:48,202
You don't wanna let me down,
so now's the time
976
00:39:48,226 --> 00:39:50,337
when you chose to listen to me, right?
977
00:39:50,361 --> 00:39:52,439
(SHRIEKING) Now?
978
00:39:52,463 --> 00:39:56,110
(MELODY'S "RIGHT HERE" PLAYING)
979
00:39:56,134 --> 00:40:01,181
MELODY: ♪ No, oh ♪
980
00:40:01,205 --> 00:40:05,219
♪ Ooh ♪
981
00:40:05,243 --> 00:40:07,921
♪ Never felt like anyone else ♪
982
00:40:07,945 --> 00:40:09,556
♪ I never did ♪
983
00:40:09,580 --> 00:40:12,059
♪ Barely even felt like myself ♪
984
00:40:12,083 --> 00:40:16,096
♪ But how could I know? ♪
985
00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:21,168
♪ I was so low ♪
986
00:40:21,192 --> 00:40:25,239
TERI: Are you gonna tell me
what we're doing here?
987
00:40:25,263 --> 00:40:28,008
ANDRE: Well, um, I haven't been
988
00:40:28,032 --> 00:40:30,110
completely honest with you
these past few days, Teri.
989
00:40:30,134 --> 00:40:31,445
Andre, you're scaring me.
990
00:40:31,469 --> 00:40:33,046
Close your eyes.
991
00:40:33,070 --> 00:40:34,548
♪ ♪
992
00:40:34,572 --> 00:40:37,785
Take a breath and trust me.
993
00:40:37,809 --> 00:40:39,258
Close your eyes.
994
00:40:40,478 --> 00:40:41,922
Uh-huh.
995
00:40:41,946 --> 00:40:43,223
Sweet. Come on.
996
00:40:43,247 --> 00:40:45,831
Yana. Yana!
997
00:40:46,484 --> 00:40:48,962
- Lucious, what are you doing?
- No, what are you doing?
998
00:40:48,986 --> 00:40:50,097
- All right.
- I got you.
999
00:40:50,121 --> 00:40:51,431
- Okay.
- All right,
1000
00:40:51,455 --> 00:40:52,800
last step right here.
1001
00:40:52,824 --> 00:40:53,901
All right, I'm opening a door.
1002
00:40:53,925 --> 00:40:55,435
Okay, you're opening...
1003
00:40:55,459 --> 00:40:56,770
- We're gonna walk through it.
- (EXCLAIMS)
1004
00:40:56,794 --> 00:40:58,939
Lucious, listen, I had a great time,
1005
00:40:58,963 --> 00:41:00,474
but I have to go.
1006
00:41:00,498 --> 00:41:01,575
No, you don't have to go.
1007
00:41:01,599 --> 00:41:02,810
- I do.
- You can stay.
1008
00:41:02,834 --> 00:41:04,578
Open them.
1009
00:41:04,602 --> 00:41:08,582
♪ ♪
1010
00:41:08,606 --> 00:41:10,317
TERI: (GASPS)
1011
00:41:10,341 --> 00:41:12,820
I keep my promises.
1012
00:41:12,844 --> 00:41:15,828
I'm gonna give my wife
the wedding of her dreams.
1013
00:41:16,681 --> 00:41:18,625
I felt that energy at Empire, Lucious,
1014
00:41:18,649 --> 00:41:20,661
and if I'm being
completely honest with you,
1015
00:41:20,685 --> 00:41:22,396
it scared me.
1016
00:41:22,420 --> 00:41:26,567
♪ ♪
1017
00:41:26,591 --> 00:41:28,335
What in the world are you doing?
1018
00:41:28,359 --> 00:41:31,972
I am going to do this the right way.
1019
00:41:31,996 --> 00:41:34,174
♪ ♪
1020
00:41:34,198 --> 00:41:35,776
You gotta at least give us a try.
1021
00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:37,144
You gotta try.
1022
00:41:37,168 --> 00:41:39,313
You're the only light I see
1023
00:41:39,337 --> 00:41:41,014
in this darkness.
1024
00:41:41,038 --> 00:41:44,223
Teri, my light in the darkness...
1025
00:41:45,476 --> 00:41:47,654
Will you do me the honor
of being my wife?
1026
00:41:47,678 --> 00:41:50,357
(SNIFFLES)
1027
00:41:50,381 --> 00:41:52,659
(LAUGHS) Yes.
1028
00:41:52,683 --> 00:41:53,861
Yes.
1029
00:41:53,885 --> 00:41:56,063
I need the truth from you.
1030
00:41:56,087 --> 00:41:57,798
Do you hear me? The truth.
1031
00:41:57,822 --> 00:41:59,333
Always.
1032
00:41:59,357 --> 00:42:01,006
You want the truth?
1033
00:42:02,326 --> 00:42:04,209
The truth is, I need you.
1034
00:42:05,997 --> 00:42:07,546
I need you.
1035
00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:10,677
Okay.
1036
00:42:10,701 --> 00:42:12,012
♪ ♪
1037
00:42:12,036 --> 00:42:14,514
(BOTH LAUGH)
1038
00:42:14,538 --> 00:42:21,388
♪ ♪
1039
00:42:21,412 --> 00:42:23,062
Come on in.
1040
00:42:24,582 --> 00:42:26,231
(SIGHS)
1041
00:42:27,551 --> 00:42:29,835
You think Lucious is your hero?
1042
00:42:30,888 --> 00:42:32,366
Well, he's not.
1043
00:42:32,390 --> 00:42:36,570
He owes you... everything.
1044
00:42:36,594 --> 00:42:38,572
SHINE: ♪ Diplomats and generals ♪
1045
00:42:38,596 --> 00:42:41,808
And now we're gonna make him pay.
1046
00:42:41,832 --> 00:42:43,410
SHINE: ♪ And just squeeze
your life out ♪
1047
00:42:43,434 --> 00:42:44,878
♪ Can't even pay your light bills ♪
1048
00:42:44,902 --> 00:42:47,080
♪ Turn your lights out ♪
(LAUGHS)
1049
00:42:47,104 --> 00:42:49,950
♪ Mike Tyson, first round ♪
1050
00:42:49,974 --> 00:42:51,919
♪ Now take this L ♪
1051
00:42:51,943 --> 00:42:53,921
♪ Took a pistol to his head,
took all of his bread ♪
1052
00:42:53,945 --> 00:42:55,255
♪ Philly facedown in the street ♪
1053
00:42:55,279 --> 00:42:56,523
♪ Ain't that sweet? ♪
1054
00:42:56,547 --> 00:42:58,392
♪ And he did what I said ♪
1055
00:42:58,416 --> 00:43:00,627
♪ That's why
the brother ain't dead, yeah ♪
1056
00:43:00,651 --> 00:43:03,096
♪ With my Westside hustler ♪
1057
00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:05,399
♪ And that's how we hustle up ♪
1058
00:43:05,423 --> 00:43:07,534
♪ Wait for the right time ♪
1059
00:43:07,558 --> 00:43:09,903
♪ Hit you and it's all mine,
let me see your gang sign ♪
1060
00:43:09,927 --> 00:43:11,738
♪ Bang, bang ♪
1061
00:43:11,762 --> 00:43:13,545
♪ Let me see your gang sign,
bang, bang ♪
1062
00:43:14,775 --> 00:43:20,925
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