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Hello-hello. I knew Phyllis must be around.

There's no mistaking the pungent aroma

of dairy and lard.

Bigdee Dee, I would offer you some sausage,

but I know you don't like eatin' your own kind.

So, hibiscus, I wanted to congratulate you

on your recent success.

And to show you how proud I am,

I bought you a little something to wear to the showcase.

My daughter doesn't need your fancy designer dress

- just to go... - It's amazing! I'll take it.

Splendid. Your father may be out of town,

but I'll be there.

I mean, we can't have you wearing an outfit

your mother whipped up out of old curtains.

Why not? You married what I whipped up out of old husbands.

Wow, Dee Dee, that was really nice of your mom.

That's one less thing I have to worry about for the showcase.

Oh, well, Mona, my class load's really light right now.

I can be your executive assistant.

Thanks. I need all the help I can get.

I've been so stressed out.

I can't remember feeling this paralyzed

about making a decision.

Mona, you pick talent all the time.

Why are you suddenly freaked out?

Well, I guess because I'm so invested in all the artists.

I mean, how am I gonna choose just one of them?

Maybe it'll help if you just keep an eye on Jimmy and Terry

and see who they're leaning towards.

That's not a bad idea.

You saying that like you're surprised.

Why is she saying that like she's surprised?

This should be real fun, man.

Yeah. I got the 5 envelopes right here.

We'll go ahead and do...

So you have any early favorites?

Well, since we haven't heard anybody sing yet,

I'd have to say...

Both: No.

Right. Smart.

That's why you're jam and Lewis.

Jam: I want to welcome everybody

to what we like to call our domain,

and that's the recording studio.

What we're gonna do is we're gonna have each of y'all take

one of these envelopes.

And in these envelopes, there's gonna be some songs.

Now, we know y'all know how to do your own songs,

but what about some other people's songs?

Let's see what kind of style and grace

you can put on somebody else's songs.

Yes, grace.

Envelope shuffling by Terry Lewis, my partner.

Thank you, Terry Lewis.

You do a wonderful job shuffling those envelopes.

You will have 5 minutes to prepare

your rendition of whatever song that is happens to be in there.

Y'all work it out and we'll be back.

Yes. We want perfection. Yeah!

♪ And crown thy good ♪

♪ with brotherhood ♪

♪ from sea to shining sea ♪

♪ He's got the whole world ♪

♪ in his hands ♪

♪ he's got the whole world ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah.

♪ In his hands ♪

♪ yeah, he got the sun ♪

Both: ♪ in his hands ♪

♪ he got the moon and the stars ♪

Both: ♪ in his hands ♪

♪ he got the wind and the clouds ♪

Both: ♪ in his hands ♪

♪ he got the whole wide world ♪

♪ in his hands ♪ ♪ oh oh oh ♪

♪ he got the sun and the rain ♪

Both: ♪ in his hands ♪

♪ he got the moon and the stars ♪

Both: ♪ in his hands ♪

♪ he got the moon and the clouds ♪

♪ in his hands ♪

Both: ♪ he got the whole wide world in his hands ♪

♪ for it's one, 2, 3 strikes you're out ♪

♪ at the old ball game ♪

Oh, man. That's ok.

We gonna get you 5 minutes. You do your thing.

- Ok. - On that secret decoder

belt buckle you got, you know.

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

Send out an s.O.S. Or something.

Yeah. You need to be a little more chipper, chip.

♪ Land where my fathers died ♪

♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪

♪ from every mountainside ♪

♪ let freedom ring ♪

♪ twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ how I wonder what you are ♪

♪ twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ how I wonder what you are ♪

♪ twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ how I wonder what you are ♪

♪ up above the world so high ♪

♪ like a diamond in the sky ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ how I wonder what you are ♪

All right!

Definitely made that yours.

All right, chip. How you feelin', dude?

Yeah, I'm all right.

All right. Have fun, man.

♪ Darlin', I apologize ♪

♪ for things I ain't done yet, ♪

♪ but in time ♪

Hold it, hold it, hold it.

I know what I was gonna say.

You know, we can always fix notes

if the notes are wrong,

but we can't fix emotion.

There's no machine that does that.

Only youcan do that.

So give me the emotion.

Even if you're gonna miss the note,

still give me the emotion. Ok.

Could I say one thing?

You can say 2 things, Mona.

- Have you been in love? - Oh, yeah!

Is that, like, what would you do

to keep her from walkin' out that door?

[Whistles] That's deep. That was good.

♪ I'll be right here ♪

♪ for you ♪

♪ oh oh oh ♪

Great job, man. Appreciate it.

How was that? Did you like that?

Was that good? Were you feelin' that?

I liked that. If I was your girl,

I woulda had to walk back in. Whoo!

♪ I will be all right ♪

♪ you don't have to worry, I'm gonna be fine ♪

♪ no matter what the story, I'm still gonna shine ♪

♪ gonna shine ♪

♪ situations will happen ♪

♪ but I'm gonna be all right ♪

Well, I'm gonna be all right, too.

- Yeah. - Ha ha ha!

Here's the thing, though.

I like that laugh because, see,

that's what the song is to me.

The chorus is very rejoiceful.

I'm gonna be all right.

And when you say that, if you smile when you sing that,

we can hear that.

- Yasmeen: Ok. - Ok? Trust me.

Ok.

So just remember everything he said.

Don't remember it, just try it.

Now forget everything I said and just have fun and sing.

Ok. That's the key.

Do you have anything to say?

Uh, your song is beautiful.

You are beautiful and you sound great,

so know that and, like they were saying,

just let it shine! It's all there.

Thank you, Paula.

Can I say something?

All: No.

Man.

Hello, ladies!

Both: Hello.

Which one is Tiffany

and which one is the other one?

I'm seren... I'm about to say i'm Serena. What's wrong with me?

I'm Tiffany.

See? I knew it!

There you go.

Give it to us.

♪ And I left with no good-bye ♪

♪ no reason why our love should end ♪

♪ and now I know what you meant to my life ♪

You got the concept.

Y'all hit it real nice.

Thank you.

Yeah. Lovely!

Craig and zaena.

Hello?

Yes.

I like when y'all do stuff together.

I mean, that's part of, you know, being a duo,

so while he's rappin',

go ahead and inject your little stuff in there.

While he's rappin'?

Yeah! Just do your little ♪ ooh ooh ♪

Just cosign it.

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

Just do your little stuff.

And also, even when he's singing,

zaena, you're there. We're lookin' at you, too.

♪ The way i'm lookin' at you ♪

♪ the way you lookin' at me ♪

♪ make me want a fleet of 12 b ♪

♪ you see ♪

♪ I know you're feelin' the same damn way ♪

♪ you need a ride to the crib? ♪

♪ Feel the same damn way ♪

♪ hey, on the way, we could stop ♪

♪ fill up your belly ♪

♪ damn your boyfriend, blowin' you up ♪

♪ turn off your celly, girl ♪

♪ 'cause when I poke you this one to the... ♪

Ha ha ha!

Yeah, yeah! You were gettin' ready to do it that time.

You hit it at the end, yeah.

That's what I'm talkin' about.

♪ Body gonna drop, this has got to stop ♪

♪ I'm tryin' to keep alive the proper hip-hop ♪

♪ hip-hop ♪

- Right there. - That's it, right?

Yeah.

Whoo! That comes up quick!

Jeannie, you sound good there.

Ta-dow! Drums and bass...

Quick. Love you. Here we go.

♪ Tryin' to keep alive ♪

♪ the vibe... the vibe... The vibe ♪

Ok, that was cool and y'all just followed right along.

And that's good.

Broke a string in the middle. Sorry, man.

That's what you do when you play aggressive.

Here, Mona. I brought you a protein shake,

extra soy, extra carob.

Oh, my god! That's exactly what I wanted.

How did you know?

It's my job to anticipate your needs.

Besides, daddy taught me everything there is to know

about handling a woman on the verge.

Hey. You know that thing you asked me to do?

Well, I did it.

You finally took "the bruthas do it mo' bettah" bumper sticker

off your cutlass?

That's actually what connects the bumper to the car.

So it looks like Jamie's leaning toward...

[Whispers]

And Terry's diggin'...

[Whispers]

Damn. I thought they'd have the same favorite

and then I'd know who to go with.

Now that they're split, the pressure's even worse.

Mona, I've been thinking.

You've earned the right to be the lone voice of delicious

in choosing who we're going to sign.

So I'm stepping aside and i'm leaving it up to

Jimmy, Terry and you.

What?

Pressure's on, girl. Don't let me down.

Dee Dee, could you find me a couple of...

Buffered.

Ok. That's starting to scare me.

Mona, the showcases are supposed to be fun.

Why are you so miserable?

Well, as if I wasn't feeling enough pressure,

Kai goes and makes it worse by trusting me

to make the decision without her.

What kind of twisted freak of a boss does that?

The kind that believes in you.

Listen, just a week ago,

you told me to trust my instincts

and believe in myself.

It was good advice. You should take it.

Thanks, Dee Dee.

You doknow everything I need.

You know, this kind of moment could really help us sell this.

Yeah, especially if we can get 'em to kiss.

First I'd like to acknowledge

Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis

for working tirelessly and not charging me

nearly as much as you should have.

Thank you for hookin' a sister up.

[Crowd laughs]

Tonight is the culmination of a nationwide talent search,

and one of these artists is going to be signed to our label.

Honestly, if I didn't have music in my life,

I would probably just go crazy.

♪ When the rain comes tumbling down ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ can't see the tears fall down my face ♪

♪ and when it seems all hope is gone, gone ♪

♪ something in my heart shows me the way ♪

♪ when I realized that my worth was more ♪

♪ I would hurt no more ♪

♪ I wouldn't think twice ♪

♪ 'cause I paid the price ♪

♪ so you don't have to worry 'cause I'm gonna be fine ♪

♪ no matter what the story, I'm still gonna shine ♪

♪ situations will happen ♪

♪ but I'm gonna be all right ♪

♪ all right ♪

♪ life brings so many, many changes ♪

♪ and I've learned to embrace it ♪

♪ there are many roads I could've taken ♪

♪ I found the peace within ♪

♪ now I'm ready for anything ♪

♪ but when I realized that my worth was more ♪

♪ I would hurt no more ♪

♪ I wouldn't think twice ♪

♪ 'cause I paid the price ♪

♪ oh ♪

We should win because we hot to death.

You know what I'm sayin'?

♪ I don't know what it is ♪

♪ but I like you ♪

♪ the way you dress, the way you talk ♪

♪ the way you, you, you ♪

♪ boy ♪

♪ it's just about the way you talk ♪

♪ somethin' 'bout the way you walk ♪

♪ somethin' 'bout the way you lick your lips ♪

♪ make me want to commence switchin' my hips ♪

♪ I don't really notice what it is ♪

♪ make me wanna leave my man and digs ♪

♪ grab my clothes and split ♪

♪ boy, you got me feelin' ♪

♪ I'm just trying to take you home tonight ♪

♪ I just wanna take you home tonight ♪

♪ so what's up, shorty? ♪

♪ And if you're with it ♪

♪ then come on, let's ride ♪

♪ let's get it crackin', it's on tonight ♪

Both: ♪ let's get it on tonight ♪

♪ I'm just tryin' to take you home tonight ♪

♪ I just wanna take you home tonight ♪

♪ so what's up shorty? ♪

♪ And if you're with it ♪

♪ then come on, let's ride ♪

♪ let's get it crackin', it's on tonight ♪

♪ let's get it on tonight ♪

♪ I don't know what it is but I like you ♪

♪ the way you dress, the way you talk ♪

♪ the way you, mmm ♪

[Applause]

Thank you for getting me past that beefy security guard.

I hope you told him who I was.

I certainly did.

And he was chagrined to have mistreated

ru Paul the way he did.

What's unique about Tiffany and I

is our sound. We sound like no one else.

♪ But I want to know why ♪

♪ I just want to feel that way ♪

♪ just feel you ♪

♪ I didn't get a chance to say that I'm sorry ♪

♪ didn't I? ♪

♪ I can only dream and look to the sky ♪

♪ I know that you hear my cry ♪

♪ all in one day I changed ♪

♪ what was meant to be ♪

♪ and now our fairy tale has no happy ending ♪

♪ and I left with no good-bye ♪

♪ no reason why our love should end ♪

♪ and now I know what you meant to my life ♪

♪ but I ♪

♪ I won't get the chance to say ♪

♪ I'm sorry ♪

♪ say ♪

♪ I can only dream and look to the sky ♪

♪ baby, believe me ♪

♪ I know that you hear my cry ♪

[Applause]

I'm nervous, you know,

so I'm kind of blown away already.

So if I pass out...

Ha ha ha!

Somebody sweep me up.

♪ And, darlin', we ♪

♪ could be ♪

♪ happy eternally ♪

♪ forever ♪

♪ are you down? ♪

♪ Every time that we fought ♪

♪ and pissed each other off ♪

♪ not saying we can't grow ♪

♪ but there's one thing that I know ♪

♪ say yeah ♪

♪ been there before, babe ♪

♪ I can't fall through that door no more ♪

♪ I'm stronger now ♪

♪ I put it down, oh yeah ♪

♪ and I can't do the things I used to do ♪

♪ 'cause, baby, i'm in love with you ♪

♪ forever more ♪

♪ oh, baby, oh ♪

[Audience whoops]

♪ 'Cause I love you, baby ♪

♪ and, girl, I ain't goin' nowhere ♪

♪ no, no, no ♪

♪ I'll be right here ♪

♪ I'll be right here for you ♪

♪ oh oh oh ♪

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ tell me you love me, baby ♪

Ooh! Can you tell me you love me?

I love you.

And I love you, too, baby.

I do.

[Crowd cheering]

♪ Could you take me back? ♪

♪ 'Cause love can't feel like this ♪

♪ that can't be what's left of us ♪

♪ apart from us ♪

♪ something we won't miss ♪

♪ I said love used to be so good ♪

♪ but life's gotten in the way ♪

♪ do we stay, oh, baby? ♪

♪ I don't know, baby ♪

Thank you. Thank you very much.

What if I pick the wrong artist

and Kai hates them a month from now?

Mona? They're waiting for you.

But I just need a minute to calm down.

You looked so at ease at the judges' table.

I was fronting for jam and Lewis.

You want me to lose my cool in front of jam and Lewis?

Mona. Huh?

The showcase can't continue until you're out there.

Really? Oh!

I think our greatest strength is working as a unit

together to get what we want to get across

and... and do it passionately.

[Singing exist]

[Cheering]

Ok, Mr. Jam and Mr. Lewis,

it is time to decide

and first one up is chip.

I thought chip did a nice job overall.

Uh-huh. I really loved the appeal that chip had,

especially with the ladies.

He jumped down off the stage and had them screamin'.

Craig and zaena.

In the studio, zaena kind of carried it a little bit more,

but here live, it seemed like she fell into the back.

I'd love to see her come out of her shell a little more.

She's a better singer than I think she even knows.

- I agree. - All right. Now, yasmeen,

her tape was absolutely wonderful.

One of the best of the bunch.

In the studio, it seemed like she was a little too nervous.

When you get under the microscope,

you really have to hit it,

because what's most important in the recordbusiness

is the record.

You know, we could use all these artists.

That's the crazy thing.

I don't know how we're going to pick one.

Serena and Tiffany.

I thought the studio was fantastic.

- Now... - Excellent studio.

Blew me away in the studio.

Unfortunately I didn't think the live performance

was quite up to the par of those other elements,

but I will say they ended really strong.

That's a song that if it was on the radio

I would say, "oh, wow, who's this? What's happening?"

Exactly. You'd be, "why didn't delicious sign them?"

Right. But we are looking for an overall act

that can pull it off in the studio

andcan sell a tour.

Now we have our band jam balaya.

Now this is a great-looking group right here.

- That's right. - A lot of diversity.

I thought they had a lot of energy.

You saw how the crowd reacted to their sound.

- Energy gets energy. - Energy does get energy.

But does energy make hit records?

Hmmm.

And we are a...

Record company. Record company.

Mmm. This is all fabulous. Oh, lordy.

What don't you need?

Yeah.

I would like you to start, Mr. Lewis.

Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!

You're a true record executive, Mona!

Yes! I could tell.

Thank you. I'm gonna take the compliment.

Now I know why you got your job,

'cause you just... So diplomatic.

So what are gonna do, we gonna eliminate one?

Let's eliminate one.

- One at a time? - One at a time.

I can't look. Go ahead. You start.

Ok. One at a time.

Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

Peace.

Everybody here is super dooper. Super dooper.

Talented.

And nobody should give up on their dream.

This is just the first step for everybody,

including the person that we ultimately sign.

Without any further ado,

I would like to announce

that the signing for delicious records

to be produced by Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis...

Of delicious...

Is...

Tiffany and Serena!

♪ I can only dream ♪

Kai. Thank you for believing in me.

Oh, that. That was a test.

I wanted to see if you could handle the pressure.

The truth is, if I had the money,

I would've signed them all.

So there was no wrong decision.

Because to get to tonight,

you made 5 great ones.

Thank you.

Mona, you should be really proud.

You know what?

For the first time in a long time,

I really am.

♪ Ooh ♪

[Applause]

We think that this is our time.

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