Original subtitles

Hey, babies.

[Diez and Dior] Previously on Doubling Down with the Derricos.

I was contacted by a young man

that told me that he was my nephew.

We're gonna meet Amani when we go to Detroit next week.

I would love to get your 14 cousins out there.

I told you I had 14, right?

Oh, man.

[mimics drum roll]

[laughs]

Chris kind of got off on bad start

because I feel that I failed him in so many areas.

It's painful that Chris is not here

It's painful that Chris is not here

but I feel like meeting Amani is God's way of giving me

a new purpose to my life.

The tumor is larger than it was in July.

He think that I'll get better results

-with the traditional chemo. -Oh, wow.

That was so, so scary for me.

Oh.

[GG crying]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

Ta... Ooh, ooh.

[Karen] What are you doing?

-You vacuuming? -[Diez] Mmm-hmm.

[Deon] Hey, girls. Get the mouthwash,

toothbrushes.

[Deon] The Detroit trip is happening tomorrow.

We're going to the D, the Motor City, to my home town.

I'mma be lit!

[Deon] We moved from Detroit to Las Vegas 16 years ago.

And out of our 14 children,

And out of our 14 children,

only Darian, Derrick, Dallas and Denver have ever been.

But that was just such a quick trip.

They don't remember at all because they were just too young.

Now put it right here.

[Deon] And so I'm excited to show them where I grew up,

plus we're finally meeting my nephew, Amani.

And I'm just... I am elated.

Hey, I need these other pants.

I mean, y'all moving like Myrtle the Turtle around here.

We're only going to be in Detroit for about a week.

But even still, packing for 16 people

-is a very, very daunting task. -Mmm-hmm.

Deonee, where's your laptop, baby?

Deonee, where's your laptop, baby?

Upstairs on the charger.

You know, every time you think you've got this down to a science,

there is always something new

that can throw you off.

You're not chasing me.

-Yes, uh-huh. -[laughs]

It's like all of a sudden, we have 14 helpers

and they just volunteer their services.

Even when I don't ask for it.

[Deon] But unfortunately,

there's more getting in the way than helping us.

-Mmm-hmm. -[laughs]

Why'd you just bring me one pull-up?

-[Deon speaking] -Mmm-hmm.

-[Deon speaking] -Mmm-hmm.

[Deon] But you need more than one.

Oh!

All are our best friends.

[Deon] Hey, listen up, listen up, listen up.

I'm trying to still get my itinerary together

on all this things I wanna do with y'all

'cause I won't be able to do everything.

Some of y'all will get a chance to see the barber shop I went to.

Motown?

Motown, yeah.

We get a chance to meet Amani.

We get a chance to meet Amani.

So, how excited are y'all to meet

your first cousin on Poppy's side of the family?

-I'm excited! -I'm really excited.

-[indistinct murmuring] -Yeah, we're really excited.

[Karen] You know, if he eats a lot of food,

he's definitely your nephew.

Yes, we're gonna go on a boat.

So remember, the river boat is where Poppy's having GG's birthday party.

Also while we're in Detroit, we get a chance to celebrate GG's 73rd birthday.

So, Poppy and Mommy still gotta finish up

getting these suitcases and stuff together.

Y'all can go upstairs, finish getting your stuff.

To have my mother go through everything she's gone through

with her health, it is very important

that she keep her mental strength as high as possible.

And it helps that we'd a chance

to have some friends and some family members

at her birthday where... So if we had it here in Vegas,

she wouldn't have the same turn out.

All right, well, um, GG... So you know,

she's gonna have to do the traditional chemo when we get back here.

And you know she ain't looking forward to that.

Yeah.

[Deon] So, I was just hoping that this whole trip for her would be fun

so that when she come back here and that chemo starts,

so that when she come back here and that chemo starts,

I just don't want her down on her spirits.

[Karen] Yeah, I'm hoping that meeting with Amani

is gonna be a... a good thing.

You know, something new and exciting.

Yeah.

Can you imagine the amount of stress that now GG has

just knowing that when we come back,

she has to do traditional chemo.

It's very scary, but I'm hoping that meeting Amani

gives her a different sense of something to fight for.

[sighs] So yeah.

All with her.

We're gonna make this a nice trip for her.

Yeah, I'm hoping the same thing.

[upbeat music playing]

[indistinct murmur]

[Karen] Yeah.

I'm going through my mental checklist.

Don't forget your laptops. There's only two over there.

-[grunts] -[Karen] Girls!

-[all grunting] -[Karen] Boys!

[mumbling indistinctly]

[Karen] Come on, Diez.

Shuttle is here!

Shuttle is here!

[all cheering]

[Dawsyn speaking]

Today is the day.

Aw, we are all up bright and early.

The children could not really sleep last night. [chuckles]

I'm just so excited to show our children you know, where we met,

where Darian was born.

And it's imperative that my children understand

the significance of where their father

and their grandmother come from.

-[indistinct murmuring] -Let's go.

[Deon] We don't have too long.

I was ready.

I was ready like a Freddy.

There's that part of me that don't wanna go back to Detroit.

There's that part of me that don't wanna go back to Detroit.

It just seem like I'd be going back...

to a place where I'm missing a lot.

The lot being my son and my mother.

But now the closer it gets, the more I look forward to it

because of Amani.

[Deon] We're clear to go.

[GG] Ever since we took the DNA test to find out

that Amani is Chris's child

I wanted to meet him. So I look forward

to give him a real grandma hug.

to give him a real grandma hug.

[Karen] Hey, y'all ready?

I got y'all.

I used to be a flight attendant

so this is a breeze.

I interrupt your regularly scheduled program

to tell you to get your [laughing] TSA PreCheck

and get that wheelchair

because the pace cannot be slow.

-[clapping] -Chop, chop, chop.

-Yeah. -Yes.

[Karen] Y'all get in birth order, behind Mommy.

[Karen] Y'all get in birth order, behind Mommy.

[Deon] Matching outfits help us to visualize

-where our children are at all times. -Mmm-hmm.

Okay, y'all step up.

[Darian] Whoo!

One, two, three, four, five, six,

-seven, eight, nine. -[Karen] Over here.

We can say, "Okay, that one right there. Oh, where is the other one?"

"The other one's in the bathroom." "Okay."

[all cheering]

[Dawsyn] There's a airplane!

-You can sit across from Mommy. -Okay.

-So, you're gonna sit on the aisle seat across. -So... So...

[Deon] Darian, who's sitting with you?

[Deon] Darian, who's sitting with you?

Uh, Daiten and Daician.

You with Poppy.

Imagine having to take 14 children on an airplane.

I made sure that we had plenty of snacks.

All right, so give me my two.

Uh, Dior and Dyver.

[Karen] Okay, who needs to use the restroom?

You wanna limit that intake

-of water and juice. -Yes.

[Karen] Because there's no way I'm spending this whole flight in the bathroom.

[woman speaking]

I am a part of this group.

[Karen] You need noise canceling headphones

and everyone has their screens.

and everyone has their screens.

Dawsyn, you buckled your own self?

Look at her.

She buckled her own self.

Yeah, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Yeah, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[GG] Hello, Detroit.

[Karen] We are here!

[Derrick speaking]

I'm excited to see it.

-[GG speaking] -Ah, Detroiters.

[GG speaking]

[Deon] Lookee here, lookee here.

Yeah, this is nice.

Yeah, this is nice.

[Karen] Wow.

[children exclaiming]

Nice in here.

So, my sweet wife here booked a house

that is just amazing for us.

We had plenty of bathrooms

-nice spacious backyards... -Mm-hmm.

Our children were able to run around outside.

-It is over all just perfect. -[indistinct shouting]

-Who's ready for Mommy's pancakes in there? -[children cheering]

[Eric speaking]

[upbeat music playing]

Your breath just stinks.

The women in Detroit are very particular.

You can't have a stinky breath.

-[claps] -Shoe on.

In the midst of me unpacking, I discover

that the suitcase that had me and the boys dress clothes in it

we forgot it home.

But no child was left behind.

Detroit, here we come.

We about to take you on, Detroit. You ain't ready for us.

Tomorrow, we'll be meeting Amani.

So today, I was gonna get our children together

and take them around these Detroit streets.

and take them around these Detroit streets.

-[chuckles] -And give them a little history

about Detroit.

What's up, Derricos? Let's go, let's go.

And I am so excited.

Derricos do Detroit.

[exclaiming]

[cell phone beeps]

[Karen] Hello.

How do you all feel to be in my hometown?

-I feel great. -I feel good.

[girl] Great.

This is my birth place and Darian's.

[Deon] So here's a fun fact, did y'all know

[Deon] So here's a fun fact, did y'all know

when Darian was born, it was a blizzard.

I remember I told Karen, "Oh, God, whatever the... Don't have this baby tonight."

And I go to sleep and I hear her laughing. She's laughing to Jay Leno.

-[Karen chuckles] -And I don't know if she laughed

Darian out or what.

But she waked me up, "Baby, baby, I think I wet the bed."

Of course, this means we have to get up in this blizzard.

[Deon] And this the freeway

that I took to take Mommy to the hospital.

[Karen] Had we been any amount of time later,

you would have been born in the car.

[Deon laughs] Yeah, that's right.

If she was born in a car...

That means she lived in the car.

-No, it does not mean she lives in a car. -[indistinct murmuring]

[all laugh]

[Deon] Okay, wait, now here you are.

That's where Poppy and Mommy met, right there.

-[Darian] Ah, right there, yeah, there. -[indistinct murmuring]

Detroit was where I was based as a flight attendant.

That's where I met my lovely husband.

He walked by me and I thought,

"Damn, he smell good."

I just walked out on the dancefloor.

I walked up to him and I was like, "You can't just be standing

I walked up to him and I was like, "You can't just be standing

-on a dancefloor not dancing." -"Not dancing."

-I will never forget it. -I'll... [laughs]

-We danced that whole night. -[Deon] Night.

I don't think love at first sight, it was the energy I felt.

-Yeah, seriously. Seriously. -[laughs]

If we hadn't met there, well, there would be none of this right here.

The favorite thing about Detroit is that where Mom and Pop met.

That was so lit.

[upbeat music playing]

[Deon] Look at our old neighborhood.

-Oh, yeah. -[Deon] Next, I'm taking the children to see

my grandmother's house, Christine Turner,

my grandmother's house, Christine Turner,

who I called "Mamma."

And it's, of course, GG's mother.

So, Ma, how do you feel being back here?

-I don't know. -[inaudible] ...are really old.

It's kind of making me feel some...

'Cause I know Mamma's not here.

Pulling up to Mamma's house was...

kind of emotional.

[Deon] Wow.

[GG] So much love happened in that house.

That was just such a happy time.

That was just such a happy time.

You know, it was just beautiful.

The whole house, in and out, was beautiful.

[Deon] So many memories. Y'all don't understand

all the card games

in this house.

[GG] You know, you got to realize something.

A mother is the very first love a person experience.

Whether you had the best mom or the worst mom,

that's where your love line starts, is with your mother.

that's where your love line starts, is with your mother.

And my mother, she was a good mother.

And she was the one person that kept us all together,

so there was big-time love all built up for her.

So there was big-time loss there, too.

You know, this would make Mama so proud

-to see her great grands, her daughter... -[Deon] Yeah.

[Darian] ...her grandson here.

[Darian] ...her grandson here.

[Deon] Yeah.

Don't do that 'cause I'm gonna really cry.

[sniffles]

It's painful to be here

because I could... Actually, in my mind,

I could see her walking through the house. I could... Yeah.

Yeah.

[upbeat music playing]

[indistinct murmuring]

[Deon] So, how do you feel, Mother?

[GG] My mind's just...

I haven't really been able to sleep for the last few nights

because I know I am in Detroit

where Amani lives.

The thought of meeting him means a lot to me.

-[indistinct murmuring] -Hey, Nick.

Yeah, she said the name. [laughing] She said the...

Yeah.

Well, that's the scene. I mean, we done waited it all this time

so this is... This is officially it.

so this is... This is officially it.

Yeah.

What's up, baby? [kisses]

You gonna help support GG?

Through this? Are you gonna hold her hand?

[Denver] I'm really excited to see Amani

because this was his...

He's happy that we have a first cousin and that's really good.

-Are y'all excited? -[all] Yes!

It's gonna be really weird because, like, we never... Share GG before.

And then, I don't trust people with GG.

We can always trust Amani because he's our nephew.

[girl] He's our cousin.

[Deon] This is a special moment.

[Deon] This is a special moment.

I wanted to know what his girlfriend looks like.

Not... No, not because I like her, don't get that...

I just wanna... I just wanna know.

[doorbell rings]

I think that's the door.

[GG] From the moment that I saw him,

I knew he was my grandson.

So now I'm ready to hold him,

meet him in the flesh for the very first time.

[upbeat music playing]

-[doorbell rings] -[Deon] I think that's the door.

-Hey. [chuckles] -[GG] Hey!

-Hey, Grandma. [chuckles] -[GG] Hey.

[GG and Amani laughs]

[GG] He's here.

He's here, and I finally get a chance to touch him.

[clicks tongue]

And nothing else at that moment mattered.

And nothing else at that moment mattered.

I feel like I don't wanna let him go.

I mean, and let's not be rude.

Who am I meeting?

-How you doing? I'm Stacy. -Um, yeah, this is my mom.

-[GG laughs] Hi, Stacy. -How you doing?

[Stacy] Hi, this is my mom, Alma.

-[GG] GG. -[Karen] Come on in.

[GG] Come on.

-[Deon] Hello. -[Karen] Hi!

[indistinct murmuring]

-[laughs] -[Karen] Oh, my God.

-My nephew. -[GG laughs]

[Deon] Your cousins.

-How are you doing? -Man, missed all of this.

-Man, what's up? -[Darian] Hi.

-Man, what's up? -[Darian] Hi.

What's up? What's up?

He looks so much like my brother.

This is my brother's child.

I always thought that Daician looked like Christopher.

Deonee and Deniko looks like him.

-[woman] Yeah. -[girl] Yeah.

[Deon] But I don't see that either.

-Who looks like him is you. -[Karen] You look like Christopher.

-[laughs] -[indistinct murmur]

[Amani] Yeah, I was a little bit overwhelmed.

It's very surreal 'cause I can never imagine this.

Sitting down with my mom, my grandmother.

and then, like, my new grandmother, my uncle,

and then especially just to see that, you know, I got

14 cousins. Going from zero

to 14 really fast like that was, uh, super exciting.

to 14 really fast like that was, uh, super exciting.

You know, hearing about my dad, like, you know, I was emotional.

My mom talked to me about it,

like, you know, that whole night we talked about it.

I'm sorry for your loss, too.

I saw him just passing two years ago,

-I'm like, "Oh, no." -Yeah.

Well, so, like, what was he like, like, growing up, like--

I mean, he played ball and lift weights.

And he loved to eat jalapeno peppers.

-Yeah. -[Deon] I remember...

-Oh, my God. -[Deon] Yeah. He would go get

those jalapeno peppers and take a big bite of some chicken

and eat... And his nose will sweat.

-Red. -[Deon] His nose sweats

-Red. -[Deon] His nose sweats

-profusely while he's eating. -[laughs]

-She knows I like the same things. -[Stacy] Oh, my God.

-[Deon] Yeah. -Yeah. [crying]

[Amani] You know, me and my dad

definitely got, like, a lot in common.

It's like, it's just a little bittersweet

hearing about him, you know.

I got something for you, Nephew.

In this picture, you're around the same age now that he was.

-[indistinct murmuring] -[GG] Ooh, he's handsome.

I had never seen those pictures of my dad.

You know, I can see the resemblance

Something I can look at, you know, daily,

you know, that I would cherish for a lifetime.

-[Deon] So, yeah. -Aw, man, this is so nice.

While we are here, we're planning on going to the grave site of Chris.

While we are here, we're planning on going to the grave site of Chris.

-[Stacy] Oh, okay. -[Deon] So, I would love for you guys to join us.

-Oh, yeah. -[Stacy] Okay.

I want to honor my brother.

So I'm inviting Amani to the cemetery

and hopefully, that'll bring a bit of closure

because it's important for me to solidify the connection between him and his father.

I'm also having a, uh, birthday party.

-All right. -[GG] So I'd like to invite y'all.

-[Alma] Okay. -Hey, I'm... I'm gonna be there.

I'm available.

[GG] That feels phenomenal

that I'm gonna turn 73

and my new addition,

and my new addition,

Amani, he will be there.

When your father was a baby, I had this super woman feeling.

-[chuckles] -[GG] You know, like, I'll always be there

-to protect him. -Yeah.

And when he passed, that feeling came back on me

that I failed. You feel like you're here

to protect your child from any and everything.

And when something happens and you can't or you don't,

And when something happens and you can't or you don't,

it just leaves you with a helpless feeling.

Being 16 and a mother was hard.

I don't know to be a mother, I'm a child.

My mother took care of Chris,

so that baby was born into a life

where he never really knew the love of his mother.

[clicks tongue]

[somber instrumental music playing]

Aw, you shouldn't feel that way.

[GG] I know, but still I do.

[sighs sadly]

-[Amani] Don't, cry. [chuckles] -[crying]

It's gonna be all right.

It's gonna be all right.

[upbeat music playing]

[Deon] We're out here in these Detroit streets.

So, we had a great time catching up with Amani.

But eventually, he had to leave

to take his mother and grandmother home.

[Karen] So, we're gonna see him again tomorrow, however, today,

[Karen] So, we're gonna see him again tomorrow, however, today,

Derrico is insisting that he take us one more place.

[Deon] So, who knows what Motown is?

Is it the thing you could record music?

[Deon] Yes, correct, Deonee.

What grooves do you know that came out of Motown?

Well, I know the Jackson 5 is one.

And let us say Janet Jackson.

-Uh... -I think Michael Jackson.

The Supremes.

The Temptations.

Marvin Gaye.

Prince, I think.

Yeah, Prince.

No, I don't... I don't know.

[laughs]

[Deon] Motown was founded by Berry Gordy.

It's a part of our fabric and culture forever.

Motown literally bridged gaps

of racial division.

-That's when we really saw... -[all exclaiming]

...things take a change across the world.

So absolutely, I had to bring my children here.

-[GG] I mean, it looks the same way. -[Deon] Exact same. It does.

It brings back so many memories.

[Deon] Every song that came out of here pretty much

was a instant hit.

was a instant hit.

Growing up in Detroit,

GG played music for every occasion,

and the bulk of those artists were signed to Motown.

So that was something that was really big, you know, for Chris and I.

It... It's hard for me to even believe that that time has passed.

-[all cheering] -Kiss for you.

Kiss for you.

[Darian] This right here is so deep.

[GG] When the Temptations got Cadillacs...

-[laughs] -...we'd come up here

and stand or sit out there

-in the medium, just to see 'em. -[Karen] Wow.

-in the medium, just to see 'em. -[Karen] Wow.

-Yeah, it was nice. -[laughs]

And also, my girlfriend, she ended up

staying with me in my apartment, and she asked me one night

if her friend could come over. "Who is your friend?" I asked.

She said, "Stevie Wonder." I said, "Shut up!"

[laughs]

But anyway, he spent the night at my apartment.

Okay.

When he came, I'm like...

"It's him."

And he spent the night there with her.

I don't think I gave them my bed.

Anything happened in my bed it was happening with me.

Anything happened in my bed it was happening with me.

[laughs]

People would come from all around

and they would stand on these steps

-and perform. -[Deon] That's such a good idea.

-Y'all should perform. -[all] Yeah.

Seeing Motown inspired me

because, like, we're actually like, standing where they were standing.

[all singing]

[Karen] Oh, Berry Gordy is on the phone.

[Karen] Oh, Berry Gordy is on the phone.

You hear that too, Berry?

[children singing]

Berry loved it!

[all cheering]

All right, babies. Let's go, Derricos.

-Welcome to the smack talking era. -Yeah.

You know your dad, he used to mook walk from class to class.

Have you ever told your kids about them parties you used to have?

Have you ever told your kids about them parties you used to have?

No. Oh, no!

This is my big brother.

I have not been to Chris's gravesite

since he passed away.

Well, Chris. We bring your baby to you.

This is probably, the most important day I ever had in my life.

So much I wanna tell you.

[sobs]

[Deon] Almost ready. I'll just get this shirt on.

Yeah, we're getting ready.

I have a very tight, tight schedule.

I planned a really fun day today with Amani.

We're gonna do some painting,

and then we wanna go back to the house and do some hanging out there.

I'm just really looking forward to this day.

Let's go, let's go, let's go!

What up, nephew?

What's up, what's up, what's up?

What's up, what's up, what's up?

I'm excited to hang out with Amani.

What's up? Oh, my gosh.

[Denver speaking]

Come and give your grandmama a hug after all that here.

[Dior speaking]

-Don't say that. -Oops!

Did you realize, I am sitting here with all my grandchildren

-Definitely. -And you are a new face...

-Definitely. -And you are a new face...

-[chuckles] -...but my grandchild nonetheless.

Man, I like being a big cousin.

I hope so.

Listen, 'cause you gonna take care of me as I get old.

-That means I can expect. -Oh, yeah. You got me.

Aw!

-That's so sweet. -[GG] That's sweet.

Definitely.

I am so glad that he's in our life.

-I, um, just know he's real. -[chuckles] Man, definitely.

-And he's ours. -[chuckles]

[Deniko] Who wants to play hide and seek?

[Deniko] Who wants to play hide and seek?

-I do! -One, two, three

[Dariz] Don't peek.

[Amani] I'm having a great time with the family.

It's very important to able to bond with, um, each and everyone.

-What's you name? -Deniko.

-Huh. -Deniko.

Deniko.

All right. I like that, man. That's fire.

[Deniko speaking]

I think, like, it's easy to get our personalities.

You know our personalities, like, okay, for instance,

You know our personalities, like, okay, for instance,

Deonee, she's very prissy.

Like, she likes to be pretty.

All the way up.

[Darian] Daiten's, like, she's neutral.

You're just learning them by their personality.

No, I'm not.

[Amani] I definitely feel like I'm making up for 24 years of lost time.

Feels very good.

So, long do you think

it's gonna take for you to learn our names.

[Amani] So, I'd say months.

[both laughing]

GG, can we have a sip of that?

-[Daician] Looks good. -No, missy.

That's for me and my friends.

I'm, uh, up-and-coming adult though.

[mocks] I'm an upcoming adult though.

[giggling]

[Deonee] Let's get a sip.

Not even a swig.

-A swig doesn't hurt. -Yeah.

-A swig, a little swig doesn't hurt a thing. -One drop.

-A swig, a little swig doesn't hurt a thing. -One drop.

-A little drop -Just to, like,

stick our tongues out and just...

Look who I have.

[all] Hey!

[all exclaiming]

When I come to town, it's important for me to see my girls.

They're just like family,

we have been through quite a bit together.

Losses, on new beginnings.

We just shared life together.

[Karen] Let's go, girls.

Bye, have fun.

And it's important that we stay in this frame with each other.

And it's important that we stay in this frame with each other.

All right, so this is spades, ladies.

Are you ready for this whooping?

You know, I'm the baddest thing they say.

[all laughing]

-We are so happy that GG is home... -Yes.

...because we love GG.

[Theresa] Yes, we spiritually connected, and...

just been close ever since the day that we met.

So, how is everything going?

Everything is good, but, um...

when I get back home I gotta do some stuff.

when I get back home I gotta do some stuff.

-Some stuff. -[GG] Yeah.

Long story short, the doctor wants me to start...

on chemo when I get back home.

Wow! So, how do you feel about that?

It's not something I really wanna do.

When I did it the first time, I was so tired.

Well, it takes a lot out of you, that's for sure.

That was frightening.

That was frightening.

No, I'm not looking forward to it.

It's so scary for me.

But when I talked to the girls that have gone through it,

they know the challenges.

So, talking to them may, you know, give me some word of inspiration

to have me push forward a little easier than I'm doing now.

Well, I can understand how you feel,

but if it helps you, we have to stay strong and stay prayed up.

[GG] I do have some good news.

Who does that look like to you?

-[woman] Chris. -Who he look like to you?

Chris. Yes, handsome guy.

Oh, my goodness. Oh, yeah.

I knew Chris years ago,

and he felt his mother was the one.

And she didn't hold no punches.

That was his word. "My mamma don't pull no punches."

That is Chris's son.

-Are you serious? -Oh, wow.

Chris didn't know about him.

-He live here? -He lives here.

-He live here? -He lives here.

-That's a blessing. -[woman] You got a piece of Chris here.

[all] Yeah.

And he... yeah. And then he looks so much like him, so...

Yep. I had so many regrets

as far as Chris was concerned.

And I have to face the responsibility that I played in that.

Even though you may think you failed,

you really won with him,

because he gave you a lot of credit, more than what you think.

because he gave you a lot of credit, more than what you think.

But you were young.

-Yep. -[Phyllis] Yeah, we did a lot of things wrong then.

-We did the best we could. -[woman] That's right.

I am still so haunted by the past of... of Chris,

and the things that I feel that he should've had and didn't.

I'm gonna take the chemo to heal my body,

but you can't take nothing to heal the past.

[tuts] Yeah.

-[Donna] So it's not easy. -Just stay strong.

[Deon] What's up, man?

[men greeting]

Meeting Amani has been so emotional for all of us, especially for GG.

And so, I'm very glad

that in the next couple of days,

her birthday is coming up,

and we'll be able to really enjoy ourselves.

And with that being said, my boys need to be ready.

-What's up, man? -Hey.

Y'all getting so big. What's up?

They need the tightest, taper, haircut out here,

They need the tightest, taper, haircut out here,

and so, I'm taking them to my long time best friend, Ricky,

who... he and I have known each other since we was like 12 years old.

-What does it feel like to be in my barber shop? -Feels good.

-It feels good. -[Deon] But I wanna make sure

we don't walk out with no timmies.

-[chuckles] Hold on, man. -[all laughing]

You know, in the barber shop you can't use that word, man.

So, a timmy is a messed up haircut.

And that's across Detroit. If you tell someone that they've been timmied,

in a barber shop that is like fighting words.

in a barber shop that is like fighting words.

There's no timmies in there, man.

Ricky, actually, saved me from a severe timmy.

I'm like, "Dawg, you my barber for life."

So this is their first time

-in a... in a professional barber chair. -[Rick] Okay.

-[Edward] Are you serious? -Yeah. They've been in mine.

Okay, so, what type of cape do you need, man.

-I want the diamond one. -[Rick] You want the diamond one?

Just the bling, bling?

-All right, I got you. -Yeah, he wants the bling, bling.

I mean, I still like poppy, I still like his haircuts,

but this place, it looks a little bit cooler.

but this place, it looks a little bit cooler.

I wanted to get my boys a chance to see

the sense of the community that we had,

like, an African-American community,

especially in our barber shops.

-So much is taught there. -That's right.

-[Deon] Yes. -[Charles] It build character.

[Deon] Yep.

In the male African-American community,

the comradery inside of a barbershop,

it builds like a bond that we talk about sports, women,

uh, you talk about each other. [chuckles]

Have you ever told your kids about them parties you used to have?

-No, Oh, no! Oh, no! -[kids laughing]

-No, Oh, no! Oh, no! -[kids laughing]

[Deon] And for the most part, barbers are therapists to each of their clients.

Going to Ricky's barbershop was always home for me.

And now to have my boys, at my barbershop in Detroit,

it just feels like full circle.

-You know you dad, he used to moonwalk. -[Deon] Rick.

-You know what moonwalk is? -Rick, come on now.

He used to moonwalk from class to class.

[all laughing]

Oh, wow!

[Rick] Man, he had no rhythm. Can he dance?

[all laughing]

-This little knuckle-head. -Hey!

So, Poppy has one move, and this is it.

Poppy'll be like this.

[mocks] Get it y'all.

Get it y'all.

[Derrick] That's... that's all he probably has.

It's like, you do you.

[Charles] Check you out.

-That looks fire. -Yeah.

Poppy, I don't wanna hurt your feelings,

but it kind of looks a little bit better than yours.

-[Rick speaking] -See that's amateur smack-talking,

because you want the people you talking smack to,

because you want the people you talking smack to,

to really feel like, "Damn, he came for me "

The best thing about smack-talk

it's to your family, because it's all true but it's funny.

-[chuckles] -Dariz, your head is slanted down.

Your head goes like this.

[Rick laughing]

You gotta come back, man.

Say something.

[mocks metal detector]

He called you metal detector. [laughing]

He called you metal detector. [laughing]

That was a good one.

Two of the best smack-talkers, probably me and Dariz.

I had the best smack-talk in history.

-No, you don't. -Me and Derrick.

I... I say... I say me and Derrick,

because me and Derrick, you know, like,

we do a lot of smash-talk and stuff like that.

-Welcome, to the smack-talking era. -[all] Yeah.

[GG] Okay, let's go down here and check out Chris.

Today, I'm going to see my son, Chris's gravesite,

Today, I'm going to see my son, Chris's gravesite,

because I want my grandson, Amani,

to see where his father is laid to rest.

[Deon] This is Uncle Chris, y'all.

It's my big brother.

I have not been to Chris's gravesite since he passed away.

So, it's very powerful for me.

[Amani sniffles]

Well, Chris, we're bringing your baby.

Well, Chris, we're bringing your baby.

-[GG] Oh, gosh. -[Deon] Bringing your baby to you.

[Amani] I just don't know what to say, you know.

So much I wanna tell you.

[Deon] I feel like this was really God's way

of giving me what I needed for closure,

because family really means everything to me.

[both sobbing]

[Amani] This is probably the most important day I ever had in my life.

You know, seeing my dad for the first time

You know, seeing my dad for the first time

and meet him like this, you know...

I just was, like, overwhelming.

[GG] Just know that you would have been a real blessing to him.

So, and I'm sure your tears is coming,

because you didn't get a chance to meet him.

But I think spiritually he knows you are right here.

-Okay? -[Amani] Okay.

[GG] Since losing Chris, I'm not sure if I'll be able to forgive myself or not.

But I can try.

Because in this moment, I see a boy that really needs me.

And, what happens in the past is in the past, I can't change it.

But what I know is he needs his family.

And we're his family.

So, we're gonna be here for him.

[voice breaking] Yeah.

I'm glad I got to, you know, come here and see him.

Just being around y'all, it just... it makes my day, like, you know.

Just being around y'all, it just... it makes my day, like, you know.

-Really? -Like... Yeah.

It's just like a whole new energy and love, so...

I'm so glad you guys are here.

You know seeing my dad's plot,

there's definitely a sense of peace.

I needed it. I don't believe I could have did it alone.

They definitely was there for me and I appreciate it so much.

And then, obviously, just go from here,

and our own memories and things.

So, I love it.

I had gotten to the point where,

I didn't really have to come back to Detroit no more.

I didn't really have to come back to Detroit no more.

Until you.

-Now there's a connection. -Oh, yeah.

-Thank you so much. -Yeah.

-[chuckles] -Yeah. Mmm-hmm.

-Love you, Grandma. -I love you too.

[Deon] Oh, look at it.

It is our last night in Detroit,.

So we decided to make the best birthday ever for my mother.

Nobody, nowhere, can feel that void I have for Chris.

Nobody, nowhere, can feel that void I have for Chris.

[Donna] Yeah. Oh, G. Oh.

Oh, look at it.

[Karen] Celebrating GG's birthday.

[Deon] It is our last night in Detroit,

and we doing this thing right.

We're on this big, pretty boat,

-celebrating Queen GG's 75th birthday. -[whooping]

-[gasps] Oh, my goodness. -Wow!

-[GG] This is so nice. -[Darian] This is really nice.

[all] Wow!

-[GG] Thank y'all. -[Karen] It's your birthday, GG.

-[GG] Thank y'all. -[Karen] It's your birthday, GG.

So we decide to invite all of our family and friends,

so that we can make the absolute best birthday ever for my mother.

There he is.

-[chuckles] -[GG] All right.

[GG] Hey, baby.

-Hi, Stacy. -Hi, sweetie.

Look so good. Look at that dress.

It's a big deal being here at the party,

'cause I missed so many before.

You know, I don't wanna miss anymore birthdays.

Whatever y'all do, don't knock him down,

I mean, I won't be able to get my hug.

Amani is here and I am geeked. I am absolutely geeked. [chuckles]

Amani is here and I am geeked. I am absolutely geeked. [chuckles]

[kids shouting]

[Deon] My children are excited,

that's exciting for me.

[Amani chuckling]

[Deon] My brother, for whatever reason God saw fit,

that he shouldn't be here.

But God also said, "Well, I got something for you though."

Nobody, nowhere can feel that void I have for Chris.

Like, I've enjoyed Amani since he came into my life.

-He's made a new love spot for me... -Okay, yeah. Good. Uh-huh.

-He's made a new love spot for me... -Okay, yeah. Good. Uh-huh.

...which, I feel like,

-is strengthening me a little bit. -That's good, yeah.

[all] Yeah.

[Donna] Oh, G. Oh.

[GG] Amani, he's part of this family.

I mean, that's the reason for family.

That's the real purpose, that you know

there's somebody, somewhere got your back.

And he knows we got his back.

-We love you, G. -[Phyllis] Yes, love you forever.

-We love you, G. -[Phyllis] Yes, love you forever.

Good evening, everyone.

Thank you, for joining us.

I'm gonna ask the lady of the hour to please join me up here.

[Karen] GG, GG, GG.

[all chanting] GG, GG, GG.

I am blessed to be here.

I really love you all,

and I would now like to call,

in birth order, all my grandchildren.

in birth order, all my grandchildren.

That mean I go first.

Me, I go on first. I'm going first.

[all laughing and cheering]

[Darian] It is a little bit of an adjustment

knowing that Amani is now the oldest grandchild,

because I'm known for standing up first.

-Say hi. -Hi.

But I'm okay with that.

Got something for you as well.

-[all] Aw! -Oh, yeah.

-[woman] Aw! -[Amani] That's my little baby picture.

-[woman] Aw! -[Amani] That's my little baby picture.

I'm feeling so much stronger since I've been in Detroit.

It's like it gave me that extra boost

that I need to continue on to what I do.

And I wanna be here for my grandchildren.

I want to get my health right,

come home back to Detroit,

and do some more hugging and loving on Amani.

Oh, let's dance with Amani. Come on, let's dance with him.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

-[Amani] Ey, ey, ey, -[Karen] Oh, oh, oh.

[laughing]

[laughing]

I enjoyed seeing everybody.

It just gave me a total sense of love.

-Yeah. -I've learned not to take that for granted...

-Right. -...anymore.

Amen.

It feel so good to see my mother happy.

She seems to have a different sense of appreciation

for this blessed position that we find ourselves in.

I know Chris would be honored to know

of you being just who you are, who you will be

of you being just who you are, who you will be

-to Amani. -Well, I'm looking forward to it.

So am I.

I am so excited for this new chapter of our life with Amani,

and I'm ready for her to take this energy, this energy we feel right now,

all of this love, and get back to Vegas, and kick some butt.

This has been a night to remember.

[Amani] It was super lit.

So, babies, did y'all have fun in Detroit?

[all] Yeah.

[all] Yeah.

-Bye. -Love you.

Muah!

Thank you, Detroit!

[Karen] What grade are you in?

[Darian] Next time, on Doubling Down with the Derricos.

[Deon] We are here in GG's house.

There was substantial water damage.

So everywhere you see tape is gonna get gutted out.

You and Eric can come to stay with us.

Deon's insisting that I stay with them.

Deon's insisting that I stay with them.

I just never like being a burden to nothing and nobody.

Oh, no.

So what do y'all wanna do for y'all birthday.

I want to get my nails done, I wanna get my makeup done.

Then I want them to get their nails done.

That's too girly.

Ooh!

I'm so glad she's cutting these toes on him.

Deniko's feet be stinking.

Your feet literally look like dog crust.

[giggles]

-This morning I went for labs. -[Deon] Yeah.

Yeah, my white blood cells are low.

Yeah, my white blood cells are low.

And they said, they're very low.

[Deon] A simple cold could really make her sick.

She can't be around people.

She can't technically be around us.

Yep.

[Deon] I'm going to be a absolute wreck

if anything happens to my mother.