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Here comes the bus, here it comes!

Well, we got some order around here again,

I sure hope none

of your mother's relative die again no time soon

Daddy.

I don't know if it's just me telling no lie.

Oh.

Honey, the, this is the surprise I wrote you about.

Girls, this is Emma Mae, your first cousin,

she's gonna live with us now.

I sure got some pretty cousins.

I'm so glad Aunt Daisy picked me out

of all my sister and brothers to come live with y'all.

You can sleep in my room, Emma,

I got a room all by myself, don't I, Mother?

We're glad, too, Emma Mae, here, let me take this.

Alright, you got it?

I just know y'all got that house clean,

one thing I can't stand is coming home to no dirty house.

I told you she was gonna say that,

before she asked about anything else, "Is the house clean?"

Me and Dara did all the work,

Ulika says she had the cramps,

and wouldn't even help a little.

Oh, shut up, girl.

Who you telling to shut up, young lady?

Now, I know you don't call yourself grown already

since I've been away.

See, right now, you all just got out of hand.

Did the mailman come with the check before you all left?

No, Mom, why do you think Daddy's speeding?

I mean, after all, this is a special occasion,

and if that check is in the mailbox,

we're gonna take Emma Mae out to Colonel's for eats.

No, Daddy, Golden Bird.

Now, come on, now, you know we can't afford that.

Mr. Stansell, you don't have to do nothing special for me.

Hey, what makes you think it's special for you?

I mean, I'm hungry, too.

Daddy, you can forget about us,

Chay and Jerimi promised to take us

to the cafeteria at the Student Union.

Can I go, can I go, please?

Hold on just a minute, young lady,

where do you think you're going?

The house is clean, really, Mother,

you can check it for yourself, ain't it, Daddy?

I mean, where are your manners?

Your first cousin,

I guess y'all are just gonna leave her behind.

But Mom, we don't have a date for her, what.

You heard your mother,

take your cousin along with you.

That's okay, really, I'm kind of tired

from the trip anyway.

Oh, hush, Emmy, you ain't tired,

you sleep all the way down here almost.

Come on, Emma, we'll find somebody for you.

It's okay, really, I ain't playing.

Go ahead, Emma.

Emma, honey, why don't you get

into something more comfortable, here, here's the key,

go and open the door, and we'll bring your things in, okay?

Yes, ma'am.

Who is that?

That's my cousin Emma Mae from Mississippi,

she's come to stay with us,

we gotta wait until she changes.

But I thought we were gonna take care of business today.

Nothing's changed, we can take her over

to the college with us, you can find one

of your friends for her.

What?

No, man.

Hey, man, I think we're fighting a losing cause, Jerimi.

Say, man, we done fought a losing cause,

don't nobody want that girl.

Hey, Dara, I think we're gonna have to split,

we ain't gonna be able to find nobody

for your country cousin today.

I mean, even I know a losing cause when I see one.

I can dig it, but we can't cut her loose here by herself.

Hey, Jerimi, come here, man.

How you doing, Jesse?

Hey, what's up, brother Jesse?

What's going on, dude, man.

What's wrong with you, man, how you been?

Right on, but do you think the boy is that loaded?

Yeah, man, come on.

Uh-uh, no, we ain't going for this shit,

I wouldn't wish him on my dog, come on.

Hey, Jess, what's happening?

What's happening, man?

You don't want no red devil?

No, man, say, I got somebody I'd like you to meet.

Who?

Come on, let's leave.

Let me take care of this, alright, babe?

This young lady right over here,

come on, let me show you, introduce you.

Alright.

Emma Mae, this is Jesse,

Jesse, this is Emma Mae, I'll leave the two

of y'all together to get acquainted.

What's your name?

Emma.

Emma?

Uh-huh.

Oh, yeah, you new around here, ain't you?

Yeah, I just got here.

Oh, really, just got here, hey.

Hey, sucker, what you call yourself doing trying

to put this boogie bear here up

on my main boy, just 'cause he loaded, huh?

I ain't gonna be too many suckers,

and further more, I think you better check your mitts.

Chay, come on, baby, let's cut this place loose.

Hey, chump, you better get the fuck outta here,

and take your bitches with you, especially ug-mug here.

Come on, come on, you doodle bug, come on,

come on, so we can tie your ass.

Come on!

Be cool, be cool, man!

This county bitch need an ass whipping, sure 'nuff.

By the way, your mama's a boogie bear.

Let me at the, I'll kill him.

She said your mama's a boogie bear.

Twat face.

Oh, you twat licker, kiss my ass.

I'll see you,

keep you locked up in the projects, damn.

Where, where, where was y'all?

Hey, look...

Where was y'all when this shit was going on?

I was covering Jerimi, man.

That woman hit you upside your head.

Hey, I haven't seen you, you all stumbling

on them business and shit,

you'll never get no more business from me...

Watch out, man.

That was something else, boy, remember,

where did you learn how to handle yourself like that, girl?

Los Angeles ain't the only place with fools,

we have to learn how to fight down south.

Well, you sure learned well,

for a minute there I thought you had gone crazy.

Funny, I thought I had gone crazy.

That's what you got to do sometimes

with a crazy nigga, you know?

You got to go crazy your goddamn self.

Yeah, niggas run over there to stop Chay

from putting that fool Jesse off on you,

but he's too rough for you, girl?

Well, I thought he was kind of cute.

Is he always drunk like that?

Drunk, he's full of fender benders,

girl, what you talking about?

Fenders benders, what's that?

Daredevils, pills, they call them that

'cause if you drop a couple and try to drive a car,

you're damn sure gonna bend a fender.

And that ain't no bullshit, you know,

this calls for a celebration,

Jack in the Box, here we come.

Hey, hey, hold on, man, I mean, nobody,

nobody celebrates at Jack in the Box, even little Jack tries

to get his ass out every chance he gets,

and they push him right back in.

Wait, wait a minute, what was that you ordered again?

Oh, they're tacos, you ever had a taco before?

Taco?

Yeah, you never had one?

I ain't never had no taco.

Well, you're in for a treat today, Emma, come on.

Hey, come on with the food with them mean yellow shoes.

Emma, will you get your big country ass out of my face?

Oh, you liked it.

Damn, I'm feeling the food.

Here you go.

Mm, mm, mm.

What is that?

This is a tortilla.

- Tortilla? - Yeah.

Look like dried cornbread to me.

Why don't you bring Emma to the party tonight?

I think she'll dig it.

Yeah, right on.

Look, y'all, don't get me wrong,

I'd love to go to the party,

but what I wouldn't like is getting in y'all's way.

Hey, hey, come on.

Even in the country,

we know that odd numbers make for dull parties.

Out here, odd numbers makes for good fights.

You just give me a chance to get around a little bit,

you'll be surprised, I can handle myself okay.

Hey, babes, now you know that we are convinced.

Hey, Smokey, why didn't you tell me

about this set tonight?

I came with my own man.

Who's that little butterfly

you got over there next to you?

Hey, nigga, you with the red hat,

you look like Little Red Riding Hood.

You haven't, you haven't,

you haven't seen my big teeth yet, baby.

That's the only thing you got big?

No, look here, everybody.

What jump, oh, that fat ass,

Cannon, he sure can move, look at him.

Mm-hmm, I can't believe you're the same one

that did all that arguing

to see Let's Rap instead of Cannon.

Yeah, see, that's what I mean about this idiot box,

I mean, you get all caught up in this nonsense

without even really knowing it.

Hold it, girl, where are you going?

You're too young to answer the door this time of night,

these nights the boogeyman gonna come in

and get your behind right out of here.

Yeah?

Is Emma here?

Emma, what Emma?

Emma Mae.

Oh, it's okay, Uncle Huari, that's Jess,

Dara and them introduced him to me at the college today.

Oh, well, why didn't you say so, Jess?

Come on in and have a seat.

That's alright, sir, I was just coming

by to ask Emma if she'd like to go

to Clarissa's party with me tonight.

Clarissa, that's the same party

that Dara and Ulika went to, isn't it?

Yes, ma'am, I just saw them over there.

I'd like to go, if it's okay with you,

Uncle Huari and Aunt Daisy.

Yeah, yeah, go, have yourself a good time, baby.

Well, have a seat, I'll be right down.

Emma, I'll help you, I have to see about Eugema, anyway.

Okay, Daisy.

Nice night out, huh?

Yes, sir, pretty nice, pretty nice.

You go to college?

Yes, sir, every day.

This is pretty nice.

Yeah, thank you.

Oh, no, honey, please, no, don't wear that.

Look, I brought you a dress, I think it'll fit you.

Aunt Daisy, that's pretty,

but I can't be wearing your stuff.

Oh, girl, somebody's gotta wear it, here.

Brought you some shoes, too.

Emma, Emma, child, we gotta do something

about your hair, hold on a minute,

try that on, I'll be right back.

What you studying at college?

Physical education.

Girl, I ain't had this stuff

on since Huari's accident on the dock.

Uncle Huari's accident must have really made

y'all change y'all life, huh, Aunt Daisy?

Yeah, you said a mouthful, girl,

- see that picture over there? - Yeah.

Dropped all the way from there down

to this dump in no time at all.

Uncle Huari gave his life to that goddamn company,

they dropped him like a hot potato after his accident.

Turn around, girl, well, that's not bad.

I mean, that's not bad at all, Emma Mae,

I swear, you ain't a bad looking girl,

but you just, you gotta start keeping yourself up now,

you know, I mean, you're in California.

Tomorrow morning, I am going to wake you up real early,

and I'm gonna fix your hair

before my customers start coming, okay?

Okay, you go on, have a good time, alright?

Okay.

There you go, go on, honey, he's waiting on you, go ahead.

Okay, okay.

That's the only way he can get into the party,

is to bring a country girl.

Hey, Jesse, man, I didn't think you were coming

to the party, man, what's happening?

That's pretty man, isn't it?

Hey, Mark, what, you got a joint?

Oh, you know I got the joint, I keeps the stuff.

Why don't you pass one?

Hey, you want this?

Mm-mm, no way.

You're a square, girl.

Yeah, right, I can't.

What's so funny?

I'm sorry, Cookie, I wasn't laughing at you,

it's just that all this is new to me, that's all.

I thought it was me or something.

Chay told me today that you were from

down south, I always thought that the grind

was one of them universal things, you know what I mean?

It is, but we usually do it laying down.

Yeah.

Hey, Jemma, let me hit that.

Go on, now.

Why won't you let me hit the joint?

Here, damn, just blaze it.

Why did you come pick me up today anyway?

Tell you the truth, I just wanted to check you out.

I mean, seeing how nice and warm you are,

then seeing you go off like you did today, I likes that.

Hi, my mama.

Have no fear, the businessmen is here, ladies.

We are businessmen.

Business?

What kind of business are you in?

Righteous business, baby.

Back home we got one rule, family gotta stick together.

Yeah.

I can dig on that, too.

I wanna be family.

Hey, get your pieces, man, they're coming.

Hey, man, what's wrong with y'all, man?

What are y'all doing with all this heavy equipment, man?

Business.

Oh, my sister, are you alright, Ulika?

Yeah, I'm alright.

Are you sure?

I just burnt my pants.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Alright, come on.

Get in the car.

Where's Jess?

I don't know, and I don't give a fat rat ass,

now, get in the car, y'all, come on.

Look, I come with Jess, y'all go on,

I gotta go with him.

Suit yourself, Emma.

Emma, would you come on here, girl?

You see these niggas done gone crazy out here.

Yeah, Emma, Jesse has been taking care of himself.

Look, I said to y'all, go on,

I come with Jess, and I'm waiting for him.

Hey, baby, you alright?

Come on, y'all, get in the car.

Man, we can't get in that car, too many people in there.

Come on, baby, you go with me.

Come on, Jess, get in the car,

I'll give you a ride over to your car.

Alright, baby, come on.

Emma?

Emma?

Hey, come on, wake up.

Emma?

You awake?

Come on, throw on something quick,

we're going downstairs, I want

to fix your hair before my customers start coming, okay?

Okay, Aunt Dai.

Okay.

Oh, Emma, you got some big ones.

Girl, I thought you asleep, you nearly scared me to death.

Gosh, Emma, yours are bigger than Dara

and Ulika's put together, even bigger than mama's,

Dara, Ulika!

Hush, what you call yourself doing?

Dara and Ulika are always teasing me,

calling me nubby, I want you to call them nubby.

Nubby, now, why do they say that?

'Cause they say mine aren't as big as their nipples,

I hate them.

Melik, what is all this about size?

Now, listen to your big cous.

Now, my mother had practically nothing up here,

I mean nothing, she was almost flat as a pancake,

and you know what,

one day I heard her ask my daddy if he cared.

She did, and what did your daddy say?

Now, that's the good part, my daddy looked at her,

and he said, "Anything over a mouthful is wasted anyway."

And then what did your mother say?

She didn't say nothing, my dad just looked at her

and laughed, and said,

"You're lucky I don't have a big mouth."

Dara, Ulika, Emma, come on, you guys,

let's get up and get the day on, Emma Mae, I'm waiting...

Okay.

Alright, alright,

Maddie, girl, you're a bit early, ain't you?

Yeah, honey, I gotta see my caseworker today,

and I thought maybe I could get this over

with a little early if you don't mind.

Well, I was about to do my niece's hair.

What you need, a shampoo and condition?

Yeah, you know how dirty my hair gets cleaning

up them white folks' houses, and this old dried up,

prune-faced liked to damn near worked the shit out

of me the other day, honey, had me all up

in her damn attic, I probably got spiderwebs

and everything else in my hair by now.

Well, I'll tell you what,

I'll have Dara shampoo you while I do my niece's hair.

Okay.

Dara, Dara, Ulika, Emma, come on,

all you guys, get on up, and let's get the day on.

Emma Mae, I'm waiting on you.

Hey, come on, hey, girl, what it is, huh?

Come on, have a seat, I'll get you coffee.

Hey, windy city, what's happening?

Hey, Shirley.

Girl, you a mess.

Daisy, I heard you got your niece out here with you now.

Child, with three teenage girls,

I know you got your hands full.

Well, it's not really no more than before,

actually, Emma Mae is more help than trouble.

Well, yeah, country girls most of the time are

when they first hit the city, but before long,

the bright lights be done gone to their heads,

and they get just as nutty, wild,

and crazy as the rest of these city slickers,

I know what I'm talking about, hon.

I don't think so in Emma Mae's case.

That goes for Emma Mae, Lucy Mae, Suzie Mae,

I don't give a Mae, you mark my word, Daisy.

Before long, that gal's gonna drop that Mae

and go her way, I know what I'm talking about.

Girl, now.

Wait a minute, Daisy, now don't get me wrong,

'cause Lord knows you got enough trouble

on your hands with that caseworker snooping around,

trying to catch you making them few bucks

on the side doing hair, just like mine is trying

to catch up with me, but honey,

I got some news for that hussy when I see her today.

You just wait, honey, I'm gonna go down there

and turn that county building inside out.

Girl, they don't mess with me, honey,

when I walk in the door, you can hear a pen drop, shit.

Aunt Daisy, I'm sorry it took so long.

Oh, that's alright.

I see you got customers.

Oh, yeah, this is Mattie, Shirley.

Hi, honey.

And Vee, Dara's gonna shampoo her while I do you, come on.

Oh, I can wait.

Girl, come on and sit down here.

What were your lazy cousins doing up there,

were they up yet?

Melik is up, I don't know about Dara and Ulika.

Mm-hmm,

Dara,

Ulika, now y'all don't want me

to have to come up there, don't get me started this morning.

Where's Huari this morning, Daisy?

Huari, what you mean where is Huari?

He ain't doing no hair that I know of.

Girl, now I hope you ain't gonna start that mess again,

now, I was just asking, that's all.

Huari had to take Eugema to the doctor,

you know how them clinic lines stretch out.

She sure is touchy this morning for some reason,

I didn't do nothing but ask about him.

Dara, Ulika, Melik,

I'm not gonna tell you all no more, now.

Sure is some hard hearing, hey.

Hey, man, don't get none of that shit on my car now.

What do you mean shit, baby, this is crab,

king crab, hey, smell that shit.

Hey, man, get that shit out of my face,

it smell like pussy.

Pussy?

Does that smell like pussy, what,

you don't like no pussy, man?

Oh, damn.

What the hell, Jesse, man, you ain't supposed

to eat that shit, that's shit.

Crab shit, goddamn, Jesse, damn, man.

That ain't no shit, goddamn it,

you made me fuck up my motherfucking crab.

Hey, look it, Jesse, man,

let's stop off at the stand, huh?

You can stop up at the stand if you want to,

Zeke, man, I'm sliding on over to the projects

with my main man Chay, say, Chay, man,

you sliding on over to the projects?

Mm-hmm, about in a minute.

Yeah.

Girl, I don't mind telling you,

I was scared to death last night,

I thought it was all over for Ulika for sure.

Well, I ain't have time to get scared

until Jesse brought me home and was trying to kiss me.

Then all of a sudden, I was trembling all over,

that fool thought I was trembling at his touch.

Girl, I'd tremble if I even dream he was trying

to touch me.

Well, I think he's kind of cute.

Cute, girl, you gots to be jiving,

that nigga is a loser if ever I saw one.

Just look at him with his old

"aren't you guys still gang warring."

Hey, Jesse, man, I think you're kind of digging

on that old ham hock broad, huh, man?

Huh?

Digging on that broad?

Say, Z, ain't your mama ever told you

that you can't find no broad no better

than no country broad, you see, they're not only dumb,

but they got twats hot as cayenne pepper.

No, man, but my pop did tell me you can't find no uglier

than a country one.

Man, would you take this dude Zeke out,

talking about somebody being ugly.

Nigga, you look like an armadillo in the face,

I ain't never seen you with no females.

Ain't this a bitch,

hey, you better check yourself, sucker.

Hey, man, there you go again, thinking violence,

all you ever think about is fighting.

I ain't never seen no pussy with no boxing gloves on, pussy.

Right on.

- Fuck you, motherfucker... - Motherfucker.

Hey, Jerimi, hey, Jerimi, hey, Jerimi!

Pull over, man!

Hey, look, I'll pull over.

Jerimi, Jerimi, be cool, be cool, Jerimi.

And look, Jess, you better teach your monkey

some new tricks, huh,

like keeping his hands to his fucking self.

Be cool, Zeke, man, be cool.

Now you eating the shit.

Are these the fender benders y'all been talking about?

Girl, you better throw that shit away now.

Oh, stop being so scared, they can't bother you

if you don't bother them.

What's happening there, little mama?

Think you stuck up, you should see my wallpaper at home,

you not hit no nothing, that's right.

What's the matter with y'all?

We ain't done nothing wrong.

Emma, I'm not playing with you,

you'd better throw those reds away.

Okay, I'll give them back to Jesse.

You see what I mean, what would he give them

to you for in the first place?

I hold 'em for him,

he said the police don't mess with the girls.

What the hell do they want with us now?

Ain't this a bitch, anybody got any shit on them?

Y'all be cool, man.

- Well, goddamn, man. - Shit.

Nobody done nothing but riding

in the 20 mile zone, man, at 15 miles an hour...

Here he comes, Zeke, be cool, man.

Alright, everybody out, everybody.

Everybody get over there, get over there.

God, they got Chay and Jerimi!

Fuck this shit, man,

pigs fucking with people all the time.

Be cool, big man, be cool.

But I ain't done nothing!

Be cool, man.

Spread your feet.

Yeah, now I see why the pigs stopped us,

so they could feel the almighty ride.

Oh, shut the hell up.

Alright, man, hold it, man, look, look, look,

you brought it on yourself, man.

You brought this on yourself.

Motherfucker, freeze!

I'll kill you, motherfucker.

That's right, fuck you, motherfucker, I'll kill you.

Let's go, Zeke.

Jesse, run, Jesse, run, you better get out of here,

get out of here, get!

Put your hands back on that goddamn.

Look, on the car.

Yeah, child, you know how the police are,

they're always messing with somebody.

Lord, yes, I'm worried, Emma Mae ain't been up here

but a minute, she don't know.

Alright, yeah, well, if you hear anything, call me, alright?

Okay.

Huari, would you please sit down?

You're just upsetting everybody more.

Come here, baby, come on.

It's all your fault, Daisy,

you had to bring all that trouble back from 'Sippi with you.

It's not mother's fault, and Emma's,

either, it's the pigs!

Everybody knows the cops are crazy,

but at least everybody else has enough sense

to stay out of their way.

What I don't understand is why they're not

over here looking for her.

She just got here, how they gonna know where to find her?

How do the cops find out everything else?

Some turkey tells, that's how.

Chay and Jerimi will find her,

they're out looking for her now.

Yeah.

I need to talk to you.

Yeah, man?

Hey, man, you know where Emma Mae is?

She at Big Daddy's.

Big Daddy's, goddamn, why didn't I think of that?

Hey, keep it cool.

Alright.

Action, huh?

Right on, you'll never guess where they are.

Where?

Big Daddy's.

Oh.

Come on, let's go.

I'm going back.

Hey, Devo, Devo, come here, man, come here.

I just told that jive dude Chay where Jess and Zeke is,

and I checked out the man right on his ass.

Well, let's go in there, quick, man, you drive.

We gotta move, get off the car.

I'm sick of this shit, jiving, I know what they're doing,

, you know, all that jive told me,

but that's alright, it's alright.

Hiding out, looking at me,

watching TV, same old,.

Big Daddy, help me, I'm a big,

someone watching TV, talking about,

Big Daddy, do this, Big Daddy, do that.

I'm gonna blow 'em, yeah, that's what I'm gonna do,

just blow heads off.

Be cool, Big Daddy, can't you see I'm trying

to check out this program?

There gonna be TV right here,

if them pigs try to come in here.

You hear that, Jess, that Big Daddy ain't bullshitting,

neither, we gonna hold court right here

if they come and sniff us out of here.

Until the pigs do show, hold down the mumbling,

would you, Big Daddy, huh?

Boy, you're my kin well and good,

but I want you to know, I mumble as much as I want

to in my house.

Emma, let's go upstairs.

I need to clean up this house.

We'll clean it up tomorrow, okay?

Huh?

Come on.

No.

Ah, come on.

Well, fellas, we're gonna say goodnight.

Goodnight, y'all.

Hey, brother man, what's happening?

Ain't nothing happening,

man, what can I do for you?

Well, I just want to know what's going on,

man, we was out looking for a little action.

Ain't no action here, man.

Hey, where's your thing at?

What thing?

Well, you know what I'm talking about.

Ain't no thing here, brother man.

Just shut up and get up against the car.

Don't move.

Hey, what's the matter with you young 'uns nowadays?

We got to be able to blow some heads off,

and we got to be ready.

We ready, we ready, Big Daddy.

Ready, my black ass, you sitting there

with a can of beer in one hand,

and your other partner upstairs

with a piece of ass and other,

and you got the nerve to tell me that you're ready?

Now, look, Big Daddy, be cool.

Now, look, they don't even know we're in here.

Hey, we are in here, they're out there,

we don't know what they know, and don't know.

We have hostages in there, let's try

to get them out nice and easy without any problems.

What the fuck?

Damn, they beat us here.

What the hell are you doing?

Everybody in your positions.

Pigs, swarms of 'em!

Shit,

fucking.

Be cool, Big Daddy, be cool.

Shit.

You inside, Jesse Amos, Ezekiel Johnson,

we know goddamn well you and old man Johnson are in there,

get your asses out without harming the hostage.

Nobody will be harmed.

Jesse Amos, Ezekiel Johnson, get your asses out here

without harming the hostage, and nobody will be harmed.

Hey, hey, I'll be goddamned if they ain't talking

about you, they think you're a hostage.

I'll go take care of that mess right now.

Hey, where you think you're going?

Get back over here.

I'm going to tell 'em I'm here 'cause I want to be here.

What you gonna do that for?

Hey, we need a few minutes to think it over.

You have five minutes.

Hey, babe,

they're gonna need to talk to you, okay?

Big Daddy, keep your eyes open, alright?

Emma?

I know how you feel, baby,

but you know, you're our only chance,

if we're lucky enough to get out of this alive.

Now, they think you're a hostage,

and while we're in there, you can be out here,

getting things together for us.

What do you want me to do,

pretend you kidnapped me, I can't do that.

No, no, no, baby, that ain't what I want you to do.

Now, look, I know how you feel,

you understand, but we ain't got no other choice this time.

I mean, I gotta use my brains this time, baby.

Now, look,

Emma, baby,

do what I tell you, and everything will be alright, baby.

Oh, Jesse.

Look, baby,

okay?

Huh?

Your time is up, if you don't come out immediately,

we're coming in, let the hostage out first,

come out with your hands behind your head in single file.

Get these people back over here.

Send the hostage out first, and follow

with your hands up behind your head.

Get 'em up behind your head, there, get 'em up there.

Move it out, on your knees.

Get down.

Okay, get 'em down.

Get down!

Don't take Jesse away!

What is this, say, man, why don't y'all...

Shut up!

Get up, let's go.

Get up, let's go.

Get up.

Hey, man, what y'all hustling Big Daddy for,

man, he ain't did nothing.

Get on down there.

Where are you gonna go, Emma?

You don't got no place to go.

Melik, honey, everything's gonna be alright, okay?

But I like you, I don't want you to go.

Yeah, Emma, we all want you to stay.

There's something I gotta do,

and I feel if I stay here, I'll just be putting all y'all

in a bad position.

Emma, you don't know what you're doing,

those people are crazy around there,

especially Big Daddy.

Oh, girl, you just don't know,

that old man's got a lot of sense.

Alright, everybody out.

Uncle Huari, I know what you're gonna say.

Now you're a mind reader, huh?

Uncle Huari, please.

I love all of you,

and I appreciate everything you've done for me.

I'll never stop coming by.

There's something I've gotta do,

it's like my mother used to say, she said,

"Baby, there's gonna come a time in your life

"when you're gonna have to make a decision,

"if people don't understand, try to explain it,

"but if they still don't understand,

"you gotta do it.

"Only then

"will you feel fulfilled."

Uncle Huari, I feel that that time has come,

I'm asking you, try and understand,

but if you don't, I still have to do it,

because I have to feel fulfilled.

Hey.

Your aunt thinks I'm up here giving you hell,

so hell.

You're beautiful people, Emma,

just don't forget this address, okay?

I won't.

You do whatever it is

you have to do.

Okay.

Hey, y'all, be cool for a second.

We gotta rap about how we're gonna get Jess and Zeke out

before the police start messing them around, dig it?

Right on, right on.

I gotta few ideas, first thing we gotta do is find

a lawyer to get the bail lowered.

$5,000.00 apiece ain't no bail, that's a ransom.

Hey, man, if you got anything to say,

raise your hand first.

What the shit is this, school or something?

James and Devo talked to this old white dude

that owns this old-fashioned carwash down

on Wilmoth and Rosencrantz and said we can use it

and split 50/50.

I don't know about y'all,

but I ain't washing no goddamn cars.

Hey, y'all, be cool, get off the girl.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, hold it, wait a minute.

Now, Emma's one of us now.

Now, if Sarah wants a piece of her, let 'em go at it.

Right on.

Die, you bitch, I'll kill you, motherfucker!

Go get her.

Sorry about the rude interruption,

we shouldn't be fighting each other,

the enemy is out there, all we want to do is get Jess

and Zeke out, so let's act like it.

I got 50 cents more.

Sarah, how's everything?

Pretty good.

Getting pretty good money, huh?

Well, I guess we'll have enough after awhile, huh?

Hey, Emma, do you really think

this carwash thing is gonna turn the trick?

It'd better, it'd damn sure better.

Jesse Amos, you got a visitor.

Come on.

Ezekiel Johnson.

I'll bring you two something back,

don't worry about a thing.

Hey,, I know you ain't going nowhere.

That's alright, everything gonna be alright.

Okay, you got 15 minutes.

Hey, baby, so glad to see you, for a second there

I thought you wasn't gonna be able to show up.

I haven't missed a visit yet, have I, baby?

You're looking good, baby,

you been taking care of yourself?

Sure, Jess, how about you?

Look like you're losing a few pounds.

Well, if you face what I face three times a day,

you'd drop a few pounds yourself.

Maybe that's what I need, huh?

A few days in the slammer.

Don't even play like that.

You bring any more money?

More money, I left $50.00 the last time...

I don't care, did you bring any more money or not?

Yeah, yeah, honey.

Look, baby, uh, I just had a bad streak,

you know, I've been gambling a lot

to try to pass this time away, everything gonna be alright.

I hear you can reds in here.

Now, I done told you what's happening,

now, if you don't want to leave the chump change,

that's your business, I've got enough problems

with these fucking ass white people,

I don't need you to come in and put all this bullshit

on my motherfucking ass, just tell me I've...

Hold it, sonny, it's back to your cell.

Yeah, why don't you just take me back, man?

Yeah, take me back, 'cause I can't be dealing

with this shit,

you guys know what I'm talking about?

Okay, next?

Damn.

Big Daddy?

Put this on his account, I'll meet you at the car.

Baby, don't let it get you down, okay?

Hold on, keep the faith, it's okay.

Fuck you, man.

Hi, Mr. Davies.

Hello, Emma, how are you?

So how's business been, Emma?

Oh, okay.

I think it's all there.

Okay, okay,

what is it, Mr. Davies?

We have to close down the carwash.

What?

I don't want to close, you all have been good tenants,

but I was paid a visit today by certain people.

And you're gonna let them make you close

down your own place, they can't do that.

You don't understand, I've got nothing against you people,

I admire the way you've taken this place,

and turned it into a money maker all by yourself,

but it's out of my hands.

Look, I've got other businesses to protect,

the zoning people sort of turn their heads, and...

Zoning, my butt!

I don't understand, they always talking

about how we young people never try

to do nothing but use dope, and kill each other up

in the street, then when we try

to do something the way they say it's supposed

to be done, they mess with us, and try to shut us down.

Mr. Davies, what is it all about?

I'm going to tell you something, Emma,

I respect you, and believe me, I feel sorry for you.

You see, those people up there look down here,

and they see one little black country girl organizing

a bunch of kids that society, with all their money

and their brains, said there was no saving.

You scare them, Emma, you scare them

because you embarrass them, add to that the fact

that you're trying to get two cop beaters off,

and that's where we are now.

Okay, we'll shut down your run down property,

we'll have enough money for the lawyer

in a few weeks, anyway.

I'm sorry, but you have to vacate today.

Today?

Right now.

Jive time honkies,

what the hell you call yourselves doing?

Yeah, this is a bonafide business,

and you're blocking customers.

That's right.

Be cool, brothers, this is the pigs,

they're closing us down.

We done worked too hard for this shit.

We're just getting the thing started.

I know, I know, they got us this time,

but we ain't gonna fall into their hands

by starting nothing out here.

They gots this battle, but the war goes on.

Okay, there's 50, 100,

that's 150, two, 250,

three, 350, four, five,

six, and that's $650.00.

There you go, and here's your receipt.

Thank you.

Well, thank you very much,

you have a nice day, next, please.

- Yes, hi, how are you? - Hi.

I'd like to deposit that.

Okay, fine, your account number?

It's on the.

Okay, one, 250, three,

$432.00, is that right?

- Right. - Okay.

Okay, thank you very much, there's your receipt.

Okay, bye bye.

Thank you, you have a nice day.

You too.

A bank?

Well, I think that's a little bit out of our league.

It's only out of our league if we think it's out

of our league.

Well, then, that's what I mean,

I think it's out of our league.

Shit, she's crazy as hell.

What do you think about it, James?

I think we got a good chance of pulling it off,

only thing is, though, if we get busted,

Jess and Zeke then might as well hang it up.

Jesse and Zeke, shit, we all might as well give it up.

Sit down, son.

Sit down, son!

Now, y'all listen to this little lady,

and get your hearts together.

Talk about taking chances,

what do you think you're doing every time you pick up a gun,

and get the so-called gang war,

with your own people, over turf?

Something don't none of you own,

'cause the white man owns it, that's right,

the white man owns every nook and every cranny,

every alley, and every freeway, every city,

and every goddamn swamp, the white man owns it, why?

'Cause he got up off of his ass and took it,

now, y'all want a piece of it?

Well, the only way you're gonna get it is

to get up off of your asses and take it back.

And y'all got the nerve to be talking

about worrying about facing time,

facing time?

Nigga, you face time every day you live and breathe,

why, you're doing time right now,

and don't even know it, y'all always jiving with me

about my mumbling, see, what you don't know is I mumble

to forget, that's right, when I mumble,

I forget that I'm ashamed to be as old as I am,

and still walking around.

Why, if I was anybody at all, I'd be dead.

I ain't shit, and I know it.

But y'all listen to me, and listen to

that little lady over there, because what she's trying

to tell you, you at least stand a chance

to get something out of it, yeah, that is besides laughing

and bragging over how many brothers you done shot

and killed in some fool gang war.

Now, sit your fucking asses down,

and listen to a real woman for a change.

Big Daddy, I wish you'd change your mind

and go on back home.

Well, it's about that time.

Girl, where did you learn how

to handle a shotgun like that?

My granddaddy.

You got the rest of the pieces in the bag, Emma?

Well, let's get it on.

I think I'm ready.

Is Devo in position?

Yes.

Okay.

About that time, go get it on.

Alright, here.

Hey, don't say nothing,

don't even move, this is a stickup.

Put that shit over there, put it over there,

get on, stay right there, otherwise,

you won't be able to move.

Come on, get up, get up, move, come on.

Okay, get in your position.

Come on, let's go.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm taking over now, this is a stickup!

What the hell is going on over there?

Shut up, and turn around, and put your hands up.

You, get back, get back here, get it!

Alright, you people stand back, turn around!

Turn around, no talking.

You have to face the wall.

Face the wall, move it!

Alright, everybody, you heard the little lady.

Hold it!

Hold it, don't move, anybody.

Do what we say and won't nobody get hurt.

Don't nobody move.

Babe, start from that other end, come on.

Listen, you can't...

Would you turn around and shut up?

Take the bags.

Come on.

Guys, go on, and get out of here, come on.

Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for your cooperation.

Move, Big Daddy, get over, get over!

I know we should have made that old fool stay home.

Wow, we made it.

Come on, man, damn, we almost there,

you can count that shit later, damn.

Okay, okay.

Boy, I swear.

What's the matter, Emma?

Don't you ever let yourself have any fun?

James,

I'm scared.

Scared, well, what's the matter?

We got away with it, didn't we?

You hear what they said on the radio

about the police thinking it was the work of organized pros?

Not that, James, it's Jess.

He's finally coming home, I'm scared, I don't know.

I don't know if he still likes me,

I don't even know if he still wants me.

Oh, Emma, come on, don't talk crazy.

I mean, you know Jess digs you, we all know that.

Oh, James, hold me, hold me tight,

I'm so scared, I don't know what to do.

Hey, Emma, come on, now, look,

look, you're making something out of nothing.

I mean, look at Sarah, even,

you think she'd be trying to make it with me

if she thought she had a chance against you with Jesse?

I'm sorry, James, I'm so sorry for acting like this.

It's okay, Emma, hey, you good people,

and Jesse would be a damn fool to blow you.

Hey, well, why don't you go on over

to Big Daddy's and wait for him over there?

That way you guys can be by yourselves,

instead of being bothered with them crazy,

loaded fools downstairs.

Maybe you're right, James.

'Cause I don't feel too much like partying today anyway.

Look, I'll tell him where you are,

I bet you he breaks his neck getting over there.

You know, you're pretty good people yourself, James.

Hey, brother, we got down there, see?

We got reds, we got cocaine,

we got everything guaranteed.

Hey, baby, alright.

- How you doing? - I'm good.

I hope you're doing alright, mama's looking good.

Welcome home, Jesse.

Hey, baby.

Hey, y'all, let's party.

I'm gonna show y'all how to do the Zeke,

come on, everybody, come on, do the Zeke, get down

with the Zeke, do the Zeke, with Zeke.

Come on, baby, get a little piece of this,

get a piece of this, Zeke, yeah, you know,

you know, do the Zeke.

Hey, baby.

Yeah?

Let's go upstairs, honey.

What about Emma?

Emma who?

You know what that was about, don't you?

- No. - No?

Tell me what that was about.

Why don't I tell you when we go upstairs, okay?

I think I'm gonna go over and get some red devils, honey.

Wait right here, I'll be right back,

I just love you to death.

Hey, man.

Yeah, there, help yourself, man.

Girl, what you doing here this time of morning?

James, where's Jess?

Emma, I thought you was gonna...

James, where Jess, upstairs?

Emma, Emma, wait, I mean, Emma, don't go up there,

I mean, Jess might be up there getting dressed or something.

Well,

shut the door, can't a man have no privacy around here?

Shit.

Emma, Emma, please, it's not what you think,

Emma, we was just loaded.

You can go, Slick.

What kind of shit is this, Emma, please,

I'm all this black nigga round here you pleased,

you close the goddamn door.

You can go, Slick.

Sarah, get back in this bed.

Shit.

I said, you can go, Slick.

Get your ass back in this bed.

What kind of shit is this?

You got all these dumb ass niggas scared of you around here?

What you trying to do,

to make a fool out of me or something?

You make a fool out of yourself, Jess.

Everything I did, I did for you.

I did it because I love you,

I thought you felt the same way about me.

Me?

Love you?

Bitch, you've got to be crazy.

I use you, you're a toy, bitch, a freak,

you got a face only a mother could love,

and she died so she wouldn't have to look at it no more.

You get your big country, greasy ass back

to the country where you belong.

You were right, Jess, you're always right.

I'm going back to the country.

Yeah, you do that.

Because if you're all the city has to offer,

I feel sorry for all of you,

but before I go, I'm gonna show you you're nothing,

even at your own game,

I'm gonna kick your ass.

Bitch, you didn't hit me!

You hit Jesse, bitch, I'll kill your motherfucking ass!

Ow.

Hey, hey, fool, you'd better go back to the country,

'cause this city gonna kill you, crazy-ass girl.

Hey, hey, Zeke, hey, fool, who let this damn fool in here?

What's going on?

Shit, you better go ahead and get yourself,

man, y'all see that?

Bitch, I'm gonna kill you.

Son of a bitch.

Oh, right on, Emma, just say nothing.

This is the nothing we've been looking up to,

just look at him with his old ass,

still running around here talking about gang wars.

He can't even hold himself against a woman,

truth is is the only way he can get any kind of respect,

let him go three blocks for me,

and nobody would look up to him,

so that means he's just another dumb nigga

that doesn't know how to take advantage

of this big city we all so proud of.

City ain't nothing if you don't know how

to use it, he's been using you,

I've been the biggest dummy of them all.

While we try, he lays in waste,

you better cut him loose, you better cut him loose!

Mama, oh.

Oh, Mama.

Are you coming on home, ain't you, Emma?

Yes, Melik, honey, yes, I'm coming home.