All language subtitles for Star s02e05 May the Best Manager Win.eng

- Previously on Star...
- Ladies, I was up all night last night,

working on a new track, and
I'm telling you right now,

- it is hype.
- DEREK: Nice ice.

- That new?
- ALEXANDRA: No.

My mom got this for me a while ago.

You know, you and I are just
doing the same thing right now,

trying to impress Charles Floyd,
but I guess Daddy's not coming?

Get the hell out of my party.

Yo, Pops thinks I'm no good.

Well, that's because he
thinks you're like me.

You got to live with the
choices you made five months ago,

so if you want to drop a track on them,

you got to come through me.

I just need a shot here, Lottie.

You're not my father. I don't know you.

You're a stranger.

JAHIL: No one in the music industry

- wants to touch me or my music.
- Why not? It's dope.

But it ain't mine. It's your cousin's.

STAR: Maybe you're right. Maybe
I do pull stunts for attention.

- NOAH: Game recognize game.
- (STAR GASPS)

- Derek? Derek?
- Don't come over here.

- Stay away! Stay away.
- Stop! What are you doing? Stop.

- This is unnecessary.
- Hey! Move! Get out of my face, girl!

I should've known your ass
would not stop lying. You can't.

First, you lie about your mama
being dead. Now about our baby?

- Oh, no.
- It's time for your ass to go.

- I... I said I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry, too, okay?

I'm sorry I fell in
love with your fake ass.

There isn't anything fake about
me trying to protect you, Derek.

I ain't no charity case.

Get out my house!

- We done!
- Good!

Good, Derek, 'cause I'm sick

of rolling your ass around
that wheelchair anyway!

(FINGERS SNAP)

Come back, little Sheba.
Where is your mind?

I said take all the trash out.

- I'm sorry.
- You gonna be sorry when you get off work.

- Come help me close this shop up.
- (SIGHS)

Crazy ass.

Just as foolish as she know how to be.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

STAR: Is it locked?

- It is locked.
- You sure?

I am positive.

How you doing?

- Good now.
- Mm.

? Baby, while we're young ?

(NOAH MOANS)

? I think we should do ?

- Hold up. Hold up.
- ? Something crazy ?

(NOAH SIGHS)

(WHISPERS): God.

? Like say... everyone... ?

If you so worried

about getting caught, why
don't we just go to my place?

- At least I got a bed.
- It's not gonna happen.

Oh, come on. We been at this for a week.

Aren't you tired of covering up cameras

and hopping in the backseat of my car?

No, I'm not, 'cause it's just sex.

- Oh. It's just sex?
- Yeah.

You know you really want this. Just sex.

I don't have time for this
conversation right now.

I don't need distractions
before the show.

But I do need one thing.

- Mm.
- ? That I finally decided on you ?

? 'Cause it's been another
perfect day with ya... ?

Woman.

(CHUCKLES)

You got issues.

- I know. I do.
- ? Spend my life with ya ?

? All right. ?

(NOAH MOANING)

? I bring me ?

? Get mine, 'bout mine, go hard ?

? Looking for another like me ?

? Boy, stop ?

? I bring me ?

? Whose love is the tightest? ?

? Whose kiss is the nicest? ?

? Me ?

? Whose touch is the rightest? ?

? I bring me ?

? I bring, I bring me. ?

(BANGING ON DOOR)

- (BUZZER SOUNDS)
- Williams. Pack your stuff.

- Why?
- Why are you bothering us?

Stop asking questions.

Move!

(THUDDING)

Keep your hands off her.

You can't touch her like that.

Leave her alone! No.

Where are you taking her?!

I've been catching flies
with this new barber chair.

Bruce, I done told you,
don't date the customers.

I ain't dating 'em, sister.

- (CHUCKLING)
- Ugh! You so nasty.

Ugh, child.

What you doing here so early?

Well, "morning" to everybody, too.

- Good morning.
- What up, girl?

I couldn't sleep. At all.

Yo, they took her.

They took Karen. What did you do?

I didn't do nothing.

Maybe they got their own
rules about missing curfew.

No, it's 'cause you don't
like her, that's why.

CARLOTTA: I don't like
that you went AWOL with her.

Don't forget I'm still trying
to get you out of there.

STAR: Simone, you
should be surprised that

they're still letting you sign out.

You don't even know her, okay?

I'm gonna let Simone check her feelings

while we talk about this
performance tomorrow night.

(COUGHING)

- What do you want?
- I'm hungry.

What is there to talk about?

It's a club gig.

We can do this in our sleep.

Yeah, and Ayanna should
be cool with us right now.

We just helped her sign GiGi Nixon.

No, you don't get it.
Tomorrow's not just about Ayanna.

The A&R execs are gonna be
scoring your performance.

So you score high with
them, she can't come for us.

She gonna have to put
y'all in that showcase,

so this could be the
performance that gets us there.

All right, well, if
it's that big of a deal,

maybe we should come up with our
new name and announce it there.

New name? I kind of liked the old one.

Anyway... I think we
should do "Bad Bish."

Nah. I think the bridge
still needs work on that one.

I want you to do "Time."

- "Time" is so slow.
- I know it's slow,

- but the hook on that is so dope.
- JAHIL: Oh, you know...

- And you can show off your vocals...
- JAHIL: Hey, you could

flip the melody in that
last verse in the other song.

Hey, y'all got something to eat in here?

Jahil, I told you we don't
need no backseat managers.

And are you gonna put some
food in my refrigerator?

Old habits, my bad.

Look, I'm not trying to
step on anybody's toes here.

I'm in the producing game now, anyway.

- Oh.
- JAHIL: Ayanna, she, uh...

she's all hip to my new sound,
right, so we got a meeting

to talk about the next steps. Look,

soon as them hits start coming in,

y'all be banging on
my front door. Watch.

Yeah, before it gets ticketed and towed.

- (LAUGHTER)
- Good one.

(LAUGHTER CONTINUES)

So this is where my money is going.

Hmm.

Well, I like what you've
done with the place.

But?

Well, I also liked what

Andre Harrell did back
at Motown back in the day.

Before he was fired for
all his lavish spending.

What's important is your label's talent.

If you'd come to my launch
event, as you promised,

- you would have seen for yourself.
- Oh.

Don't get sensitive on me, YaYa.

I signed GiGi Nixon.

I know how much you
regretted losing her.

You know that you'll never
get credit for GiGi's career.

I found her. I cultivated her talent.

If you want props in this business,

you're gonna have to find your own GiGi.

I assume that this is
what the showcase is about.

It is.

My artists are good.

I ride them hard.

- And I'm taking a page out of your playbook.
- Hmm.

I'm having an old school
A&R roundup tomorrow night.

And also creating more
pressure for yourself.

You always said pressure makes diamonds.

It worked.

Just look at how successful
your siblings have become.

YaYa... (SIGHS)

I hope this label

is a win for all the things you wanted.

BRODY: Just calm down. I need the money.

But it's gonna take a while,
but that's what I have to do.

No. It's not that easy.

I tried that.

Yeah. Yeah, of course I
know what we discussed.

There's a way in.

I just need to find it.

You need to relax.

(SIGHS)

ANDY: Jahil?

Jahil. Like, you know, like a high eel.

Like... (INHALES SHARPLY)

- You feel me?
- I don't feel you.

That's the corniest thing
I ever heard. Miss Floyd?

- It's all right.
- Um, a Jahil is here.

You didn't waste any
time getting on my books.

You can't afford to wait.

That cocky charm is not going
to help you in this office.

I want a shot at producing my tracks

with some of your artists.

All of my artists are currently
working with producers.

Proven and dependable talent.

But you want me to take a chance on you?

A chance on the sound.

At the moment, I don't have
any artist for you to work with.

But I will buy your beats.

What's your price?

No sale.

Get out. Bye, Jahil.

Come on, my man.

I see you.

Excuse me?

You're just like me.

I mean, maybe you sit
behind that big-ass desk,

- but you just as hungry, and you getting old.
- (LAUGHS)

You're the only member of your
family who ain't got a trophy

up on the mantelpiece;
that's 'cause you ain't

doing nothing different.

This is your last stop
before people start saying,

"You know what? She ain't got it."

You know what I can give
you is hot, and we both know

you want it.

Bye, Jahil.

NOAH: Hey. Hey, yo. (CHUCKLES)

How's my sexy little white girl?

What's up, mama?

What'd I say about
keeping it on the low?

How low you want to get?

I don't want my name in
anybody's mouth unless

it's about me and my
music. That's how low.

Okay. My bad. I be good.

STAR: I've been through this before.

- NOAH: Yeah, I bet you have.
- STAR: Yeah.

- You know what?
- (R&B MUSIC PLAYING)

? When them killers
at your front door... ?

- Who's this? You know him?
- Oh, that's my boy, Lucky.

I see you got the full
package on the whip.

- I used your credit to get it.
- That's good credit 'cause

- you got it the same day.
- Good to see you, baby.

Good to see you, man. Yo,
Lucky, this is, um, this is Star.

- What's up?
- STAR: How you doing?

This the girl you be talking about?

You got some black in you?

Come on, man. What you
doing? You can't say...

No, this is not the girl
that he's been talking about.

- We just talked about this.
- Hey, don't trip. He's good.

- This is good people. This is my family.
- All right.

Nice to meet you, Lucky.

It's nice to meet you too, Star.

You stupid, boy.

Stop stalking me, especially at work.

I'm actually here to see Simone.

Give me a second. I'm sorry.

It's not gonna happen.

You know how hard it
was for me to get sober?

I'm doing everything I can, Star.

- I know I missed a lot.
- Uh, what?

Mama killing herself?

Or were you referring to Simone
trying to kill herself?

Or Simone smoking herself
into a juvie facility,

where she still is now?

You're too late, bro. Just move on.

Your mom's death weighs on me every day.

You got to know that.

I came here to check in on Simone,

do right by all of you for once.

We are family.

No. We're not family.

You good?

So good.

Okay.

If you got him, you got me, a'ight?

Appreciate you.

Of course.

I will see you later.

- Not in public.
- Yeah, private.

- Stop looking at me, Noah.
- (NOAH LAUGHS)

I'm not looking at you.

I'm looking at you.

- Stop looking at her. Look at the car.
- Really?

Got to keep your eyes on
the car. Show me the car.

I don't see what the
problem... All right, bro.

Come on, check it out. Yeah,
check it out, check it out.

You had to. You had to go this crazy.

Hey!

What you want?

I need to talk to you.

Ayanna send you?

First of all, Ayanna
don't send me nowhere.

(CLICKS TONGUE) Man, ain't you,
like, her glorified assistant...

Don't worry about all that.

I saw the way you handled
her, so I want to help you out.

I know the artist she's
been sleeping on at Midtown.

Well, who is it?

I thought all of Midtown's artists

were already paired with a producer.

Nah, he's not signed yet.

He's free and clear. He's
a free agent right now.

- You?
- Yeah, me.

(SUCKS TEETH) Who's corny now?

Hey. Hey, listen, man.

I'm serious.

I hear every piece of music
that comes in that office.

And you got it. You got the sound.

I want it.

All right.

Let's hear it.

? I'm, I'm ?

? So in love with you ?

? Whatever you want to do ?

? Is all right with me ?

? Yeah. ?

(CLICKS TONGUE)

I mean, Obama did it better, but...

come on in.

? They say that time ?

? Heals all your wounds ?

? I don't know if that's true ?

? Oh, true. ?

CARLOTTA: Yes.

(LAUGHS) Y'all got
something good going here.

And we know this. (CHUCKLES)

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Brody showed up again trying to see you.

I kicked his ass out.

What?

So, you just sent him away
without even checking with me?

Yeah, we talked about this.

We're not gonna let him play us.

Yeah, you should let
me speak for myself.

Stop acting like a child about it.

I ain't a child.

You know what? Y'all
can rehearse on your own.

I got therapy.

It's not like you pay
attention to me anyways.

- Come on, Simone.
- Bye.

I'm gonna go to the studio

while they work out
whatever that is... again.

And what you gonna work out?

You know, everything
ain't got to be about them.

How you and Derek doing?

I'm good, Miss Carlotta.

- (LAUGHS)
- (RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

Yo, why do you watch this stuff, bro?

- That is funny. What you talking about?
- (GROANS)

- Huh.
- Man, it's good to...

Man, it's good to have you back, bro.

- It's good to be back.
- For real. Man.

Get out of here. I don't
even want that, anyway.

Uh-huh. Mm-hmm.

- (LAUGHS)
- (DOOR OPENS)

Boy, you crazy, boy. Man.

(SIGHS)

- Give me a minute, man.
- Uh-huh.

I already know. (CLEARS THROAT)

- Don't go too far, bro.
- A'ight, a'ight. For sure, for sure.

What's up?

Okay, so...

- (LAUGHS)
- (MUSIC STOPS)

I'm looking for an evolved Noah Brooks,

not the black Bieber you used to be.

Yo, Bieber the homie.

Elevate your vocals.

A faster tempo wouldn't
hurt, and get rid of that boy.

He's a convicted felon;
that's a problem for you

and your deal.

Get him off the premises.

First of all, I'm not
getting rid of nobody.

And Lucky's my family.

Get that through your head, sister.

This is business.

And, Noah...

... you have one more
time to call me "sister."

Don't worry.

I'll be on point tomorrow night... boss.

- (MUTTERS)
- (DOOR CLOSES)

- (VOCALIZING)
- ("PERFECTA" BEAT PLAYING)

- Something like that?
- You're right in the pocket, bro.

Let me just, uh...

Let me, let me tweak this
chorus a little bit, though.

Okay, tweak it, man. Do
what you got to do, man.

You got it. Your sound is

the exact thing we've been
looking for at Midtown, man.

What you mean "his sound"?

Hey, Angel.

Hey, listen, man, I
was gonna send for you.

My dad told me you was
a broke-ass hustler,

but I looked up to you, Unc.

- Wait, Unc?
- Yeah.

And that's my music.

- That's your nephew?
- Uh, yeah.

And you're definitely not
gonna take that away from me.

Angel, listen. Hey.

I can't see nothing but your teeth.

(CHUCKLES)

Your black ass is the
only one that can get away

with that joke. (CHUCKLES)

What's wrong?

Life.

I'll figure it out.

I mean, let me help.

Uh, no.

And you can back up a bit.

I have a man at home,
and I'm very happy.

Okay?

I... I know. I...

You're sitting in the dark all alone.

If you want to talk about
whatever, I'm... I'm here.

And I'm not trying to hit on you.

I... I'm fine.

(SIGHS)

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

(DOOR BUZZES IN DISTANCE)

(SIGHS)

Hey.

Thought I'd come see you.

Brought you some food.

You want to sit?

(SIGHS)

I'm sorry you're in here.

I mean, it ain't your fault.

It's not like you're
my real dad or anything.

Where you been all these years?

Simone, I'm sorry.

I was so screwed up back then.

What I did was wrong.

You were always like my daughter to me.

Is that why you left?

I was selfish. I was in
and out of the house...

You left 'cause of me.

No.

Me and Mary were never gonna make it.

It had nothing to do with you, Simone.

I was an idiot for not sticking
around for you and Star.

That's for sure.

- I'm here now, though.
- (PHONE VIBRATING)

_

Simone, come on. Stop being stupid.

I know this ain't about that
girl that's in there with you.

- Ain't that your girl?
- STAR: Just call me back.

You know you got me worried.

- Hey.
- I'll see you later at the party.

NOAH: Hey.

What happened earlier? With your pops.

I saw you had a little
heat. What'd he do?

He's not my dad.

- And nothing for you to worry about.
- I'm not.

I just know that family
pop-ups ain't exactly...

It's not exactly fun times.

I mean, if my dad popped
up, (SIGHS) we'd be fighting.

I don't have time for a
heart-to-heart right now.

I got stuff to do.

You remember that night
when you said I had issues?

He's why.

I appreciate you
pulling all this for me.

Uh, is Angela here?

I wanted to help you personally.

Oh, that's sweet.

Do you happen to have
any jewelry I can look at

- that would go with this?
- We do.

But that bracelet you stole
would probably look best.

Excuse me?

We have you on camera, Miss Crane.

JAHIL: Angel, look. Neph,
would you just come on in?

Please, just come on in.
Come on in and sit down, okay?

You're right. I lied to you.

But I... Listen, I got real
interest at a good label,

and paired with that dude's voice?

I mean, we... we can go
all the way with this, man.

- "We"?
- Yeah, "we."

We share the publishing, you and me.

You want 50% of something
or 100% of nothing?

Think about it.

It's up to you.

Huh?

Well, let's get that guy back
in here because I like his voice.

He's got to hit that chorus differently.

- Okay.
- It's got to be a little bit like, uh...

? Perfecta ?

? You are my sunshine ?

? Oh ?

? Perfecta ?

? I know, know, know, I know, I... ?

Nephew, you got no idea.

Thank you again.

Don't thank me. Thank
that store manager's hair.

Me doing it for the last five years

is the only reason that you
are here and not under arrest.

This whole thing was a mistake.

No, it wasn't.

You boosting.

You could've got the money for
that stuff if you wanted it.

I'm trying to give you your space.

- I mean, I'm not your mother.
- Then why are we here?

Between the music and Derek,

you been nonstop since
you got to Atlanta.

? About you, anyway... ?

You need to be still.

I don't believe in this.

Alexandra... be still.

? Was it all in vain? ?

? 'Cause the deeper you dig ?

? You find more and more pain ?

? Don't let your tomorrow ?

? Be like yesterday ?

? 'Cause I spoke to God... ?

Yeah. You feel that, baby?

That's okay. Just go ahead
and let your heart break.

(SOBBING)

Just let it all out.

God got you.

? I want you to be blessed... ?

I'm sorry, Miss Carlotta,

but I don't believe in God.

? Just let go, let God... ?

And... I lied...

to Derek.

I didn't have a miscarriage.

(CRYING): I had an abortion.

The doctor said he wasn't
ever gonna walk again,

so I didn't want to put
any more pressure on him.

So I had to make a choice,

but it was the right choice for me.

And I know you don't understand, but...

No, I understand.

I know what it's like
to be alone and afraid.

When I got pregnant with Cotton,
I knew I couldn't raise a child,

and I was about to do the
same thing that you did.

So why didn't you?

God?

Sort of.

You can't have an abortion in jail.

If I tell Derek...

he'll leave me.

I know it.

You have to tell him.

Before this thing breaks you.

I know you don't believe in
Him, but He believes in you.

You don't give up, do you?

? Don't stress out... ?

Hell no. (CHUCKLES)

? He'll work it out, yes, He will ?

? For you. ?

What are you doing?

They transferring me.

- To another room?
- Another facility.

Cobb County. Higher security.

For missing curfew?

Look, you a foster fail, okay?

I'm in here for real.

They own me, Simone.

They can move me where they want.

When are you leaving?

Now. Look, I was
trying to come tell you,

but you was chatting
it up with your dad.

There's got to be
somebody that can help us.

Who?

Don't nobody care where I'm at.

I don't got people like you.

You probably won't even remember me.

I'll remember that.

- (BUZZING LIPS)
- SIMONE: I wonder if

we should've done this different song.

- A different song?
- I don't know.

There's some dope artists out there.

They all right.

Throwing shade. It's all you do.

- Okay.
- STAR: They're just okay.

Music is set. Y'all ready?

Mm-hmm. Some of us are.

Okay, look, get it together,
ladies. Now, anything personal

going on with y'all
don't matter up there.

Y'all a group, and it's
gonna take three of y'all

to pull this off. This is it.

(CROWD CHEERING)

(LAUGHING, CHUCKLING)

Don't fight me on this.

Fine.

You got to get your nails done.

- All right, come on. Here we go.
- I'm in juvie.

Blow the roof off this mother.

- (WHOOPS)
- Ay!

CARLOTTA: Get 'em.

ALEXANDRA: What's up, Midtown Sound?

You may think you know us as
Big Trouble, but you don't.

We're coming at you
with our fresh new name.

Tonight is our first
performance as Take Three.

Produced by the one
and only Alexandra Crane

and managed by Carlotta Brown.

- In the house.
- (APPLAUSE)

Hope y'all don't mind us
slowing it down tonight.

(PLAYING "TIME")

? It's been five months ?

? Since we had a talk about us ?

? And we went ?

? Our separate ways, now ?

? But it feels like yesterday ?

? Since you took my
heart in your hands ?

? And you may never bring it back, no ?

? They say that time ?

? Heals all your wounds ?

? But I don't know if that's true ?

? Oh, true ?

? 'Cause it still hurts ?

? When I think about you ?

? Oh ?

? They say you can't sing the blues ?

? Until you got your heart ?

? Broken in two ?

? Well, I ?

? Can sing the blues ?

? A million times ?

? Plus two ?

(MUSIC PAUSES)

? They say that time ?

? Heals all your wounds ?

? But I don't know if that's true ?

? I don't think that it's true ?

? 'Cause it still hurts ?

? It still hurts ?

? When I think about you. ?

- (MUSIC FADES)
- (CROWD CHEERING)

Hey, they were great, bro.
Thanks for inviting me.

- Hey, man.
- I got to bounce, all right?

Hey, man. Be safe out there, bruh.

- You already know.
- (FINGERS SNAP)

Hey.

Wow, I thought I was tripping in there,

- but you... you really showed up.
- Star.

Trying to get your
ass shot or something?

- I told you to leave us alone.
- I invited him.

And I told you, no matter
what she said she wanted,

to stay away from her.

I just wanted to hear
you two girls sing.

You're a snake. I know
you and I hate you.

- Star, stop, stop.
- This is not the time for this.

Look, Brody, can't
you see what you doing?

You can't just push yourself
in if there's no room.

- I got room.
- Why, Simone?

Huh? Why are you letting
him do this to you?

SIMONE: 'Cause I lost
somebody already, Star,

and I don't want to
lose somebody else again.

We lost this dog a very long time ago.

God, you have me!

Why is that not enough for you?

Because it ain't all about you!

He did this to both of us,

and some things you
cannot come back from.

Maybe he deserves a second chance.

Alex, you are going to
have to sit this one out.

Okay? Mind your business.

Some people believe in forgiveness.

Go talk to those people.

SIMONE: You know, you
don't forgive nobody.

You don't want to trust nobody,

- and you're gonna end up alone.
- Okay.

Yes, Brody left a hole
in you just like Mama did,

but you know what? Fame
ain't gonna fix that for you.

I could give a damn about either one

- of those people.
- That's a lie.

Guys, I just wanted
to congratulate you...

You know what? Maybe you should just go.

Okay. All right.

Evening, ladies.

EMCEE: Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome to the
stage, Angel and Andy.

Managed by Jahil Rivera.

What the hell?

Andy?

- He sings now, too?
- SIMONE: Everybody sings.

(APPLAUSE)

(BAND PLAYING "PERFECTA")

? I feel the cool breeze in your hair ?

? See the sunlight in your eyes ?

? I've seen so many girls ?

? Nobody else got it like you ?

? You're all that I know ?

? You're all that I need ?

? Won't let them talk us down, girl ?

? You're all I need ?

? Feel the fire when we're touching ?

? Falling deeper like the ocean ?

? Finally, I fell in love ?

? With you, girl... ?

I hate surprises.

MAURICE: Yeah, I know.

- They snuck in.
- ? You are my sunshine... ?

- AYANNA: I knew Andy could sing, but not like this.
- ? I will do whatever it takes ?

? to feel your warm embrace ?

? Perfecta... ?

Let's go.

OFFICER: Let me see your I.D.

Hey, come on, man.

Hey, man. I... I'm good.

Come on, I'm good, I'm good.

Then we have to search the vehicle.

Man, you can't just search my
whip for no cause. Come on, man.

- Hey, what's up, man?
- Bro, it's these cops.

They trying to see if I
got the sports package.

- Man, he's good, man.
- When you get pulled over,

you're immediately
supposed to tell the officer

- if you're on probation.
- You're supposed

to tell me why I'm getting pulled over.

- ? Come on, everybody ?
- ? So we can be free ?

? We can be free ?

? Let's dance in these streets ?

? Dance in these streets ?

? Follow me, follow me, oh ?

? A proposition for your plate ?

? Have some dinner by the lake... ?

Everything is good.
Okay, everything's good.

That's his car. What is going on?

OFFICER: Next time, you
need to inform the officer

- of your status.
- Next time, don't pull a brother over

- for nothing, a'ight?
- NOAH: Chill. Listen. Look, Officer...

- Noah, stop! Noah, stop!
- Listen, listen, listen...

? Oh ?

? The difference is
you're more than you cost ?

? Ah, na, na, na, na ?

? Come with me, you'll be free ?

? Stay close to me ?

? Right next to me, that's fine by me ?

? Perfect for me... ?

- Just stop. Just back up.
- No, listen...

Noah, just fall back, bruh!

(ARGUING CONTINUES)

Noah. Star.

- NOAH: A'ight, listen, listen.
- STAR: Officer, stop!

Oh, my God!

(FRANTIC SHOUTING)

AYANNA: Oh, my God!

- Hey!
- CROWD: Hey!

Hey! Hey!

- Hey!
- CROWD: Hey!

(CROWD CHEERING)

(WHOOPING)

Thank you!

- NOAH: Come on, now.
- STAR: Put some pressure on it.

- Put some pressure on it. Come on, babe.
- Come on, man.

- Stay with me. Stay with me. Lucas.
- Put some pressure on it.

- Lucas. Lucas.
- Put some pressure on it.

- I thought he had a gun!
- No, you didn't!

- Your scared ass shot him 'cause he's a black man!
- Noah.

- Punk ass! What?!
- Noah, Noah, Noah!

- Stop, stop!
- Get off me! What?!

You gon' shoot me?! Shoot!

- Shoot me!
- Noah, please.

AYANNA: Noah, stop, stop.

- Go on, shoot me!
- Maurice, go handle those people.

I don't need this on The Shade Room.

What, bitch?! Don't
nobody care about no press!

My boy could die right now!

Maurice, call the ambulance, man!

- STAR: You gonna do something?!
- AYANNA: Star.

Why are you just standing there?!

Call an ambulance!

No!

NOAH: Lucas, come on, stay with me.

Stay with me, stay with me.

- Lucas, Lucas, Lucas.
- Put some pressure on it.

Come on, Lucas, stay...
come on, stay with me, bruh.

Come on. Come on, buddy, come on.

OFFICER: I thought he had a gun.

? Am I doomed? ?

NOAH: Come on, Lucas, stay.
Come on, stay with me, bro.

Come on. Come on, man, come on.

? Am I doomed? ?

Since when does her
assistant get stage time?

And who's that other guy?

That's Jahil's nephew.

I knew him when he was a kid.

SIMONE: Nephew? How did Jahil

get his nephew in front
of Ayanna like that?

I don't know, but I'm about to find out.

Star?

What happened?

What's the matter?

MAN: By the time I went out there,

he was on the ground.

(INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO CHATTER)

They're almost finished
interviewing witnesses, so...

we should be able to go home soon.

Who was he?

He was Noah's best friend.

Lucky.

I met him yesterday.

He was a really sweet dude.

Guess he wasn't so lucky.

(SIGHS) They say it was the
cop's first month on the job.

Well, he's still
supposed to be able to do

a routine traffic stop
without shooting a kid.

I'm-a text him. See where
he's at and how he's doing.

You have his number saved in your phone?

Yeah, he... hit me up about
one of our tracks a while ago.

? Spend it all... ?

ANGEL: I've been pulled over

at least 30 times.

They got me last week.

I was dropping contracts off to Ayanna.

? We see it, you take it... ?

I had on a suit and tie.

(SIGHS)

That don't matter. (CHUCKLES)

You think I moved my
hands off that wheel?

? Make me wanna holler ?

? The way they do my life... ?

I'm gonna see what's going on.

? No, no, baby ?

? This ain't livin'... ?

You all right?

Yeah, man. It's just another day.

? Inflation ?

? No chance ?

? To increase ?

? Finance ?

? Bills pile up ?

? Sky-high ?

? Send that boy off ?

? To die... ?

Hey. How are the girls doing

- with all of this?
- Now you're worried about the girls,

- after what you pulled tonight?
- What are you talking about?

Look, you told me to go get my
second chance without the girls,

and that's what I did.

That's my nephew.

Who you stole from.

Yeah, Cotton told me.

You gonna run over
him like anybody else.

I'm just trying to make
something happen, okay?

And he's my family. You know that.

This ain't about family. It's about you.

Ain't about me. It's about the music.

Look, I ain't been this
excited since the first time

I heard you and Mary sing.

That's the same thing
you said about Star.

After all we been through.

Hey. You know what happened out here?

There ain't no guarantees
in life. Girl, you know that.

We got to get it when we can get it.

Yeah, I know what happened here tonight.

A kid got shot, and you're
making it about yourself.

(DOOR CLOSES)

I just came from the hospital.

? I been on the low... ?

I'm sorry.

? I feel like I'm out of my mind ?

? It feel like my life
ain't mine, who can relate? ?

(WHOOPS) ? I been on the low... ?

You call his family?

? I feel like I'm out of my mind ?

? It feel like my life ain't mine... ?

I was his family.

? I don't wanna be alive ?

- ? I just wanna die today ?
- Um...

? I just wanna die... ?

He was, um... he was my brother.

He was my brother.

? I just wanna die ?

? And let me tell you why, all
this other... I'm talkin'... ?

He always had my back.

(EXHALES)

? I know it, I know it, I
know I'm hurting deep down ?

? But can't show it... ?

I just wish tonight I had his.

? I never had a home ?

? Ain't nobody callin' my phone,
where you been? Where you at? ?

You did.

? Every life precious, but
nobody care about mine ?

? I been on the low, I
been taking my time... ?

You did.

? It feel like my life ain't mine ?

? Who can relate? ? (WHOOPS)

? I been on the low,
I been taking my time ?

? I feel like I'm out of my mind ?

? It feel like my life ain't mine ?

? I want you to be alive ?

? I want you to be alive ?

- (CRYING SOFTLY)
- ? You don't gotta die today ?

? You don't gotta die ?

? I want you to be alive ?

? I want you to be alive ?

? You don't gotta die,
now let me tell you why ?

? It's the very first breath
when your head's been... ?

BRODY: All right.

I got five minutes before
I got to sign in, so talk.

Okay.

What do you want to know?

How'd you meet my mother?

? I know where you been, where
you are, where you goin'... ?

We met in the tenth grade.

We smoked the same cigarettes.

Course, she never had any,

so she'd always bum 'em
off me. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(CHUCKLES)

? But you gotta live right now... ?

She was a special lady, your mom.

? I been on the low, I
been taking my time... ?

I know she was.

Yeah.

You know that kid that
got shot at your event?

They're saying he's dead.

? In the air when you're there
chest to chest with the lover ?

? It's holding on, though
the road's long... ?

You okay?

Derek.

What's wrong?

(SNIFFLES)

(CRYING SOFTLY)

I want to pray.

You want to pray?

(SHUDDERING BREATH) Yeah.

- You okay?
- I just need something.

- (SNIFFLES)
- Come here.

- Mm.
- (CRYING)

? It can be so hard ?

? But I don't wanna cry. ?

Hey.

Star.

You guys were great tonight.

I haven't heard anything
like that since your mother...

Since my mother? Yeah.

Lot of people say that.

For some stupid reason,
Simone wants to let you in.

I have no idea why that is.

Maybe she was too young to remember.

But I wasn't.

I remember every single thing.

If you mess with my sister...

I will kill you.

You would, wouldn't you?

(LOCK BEEPS, CLICKS)

That took long enough.

(SHOUTING OVER VIDEO)

- LUCKY: Just fall back, bruh!
- (GUNSHOT)

(FRANTIC SHOUTING)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

You wanted to see me?

What did you do?

Look, I'm sorry that I stole
Andy right out from under you.

Okay?

He was probably afraid to
tell you that he could sing.

I knew he could sing.

He's not ready.

Seems ready to me.

Well, that'll be your
challenge to prove.

You're planning on managing them, right?

Yeah.

And producing.

Last time you were here,

you were very presumptuous
and disrespectful.

You had your wall up.

You always got your wall up.

Kid was shot in front of me tonight,

and I went straight for the PR problem.

Maybe I am out of touch.

Maybe I've stopped feeling
anything worth feeling.

I want to feel something.

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