All language subtitles for The New Edition Story s01e02.eg

Previously,
on "the new edition story"...

Bob, come on, man.

If this is what
y'all wanna do,

Y'all need to see about
getting with brooke payne.

I don't work with kids.

Y'all are a group.

Everybody is equal.

So if you're thinking about
getting your little ass

Up on stage and trying to
outshine everybody else,

You can forget about it,
because i don't play that.

Maurice starr.
I produce the music.

Ralph, i can make you
a star just like that.

What about the rest
of the group?

I'm offering you
your own record deal.

That type of money
would change everything.

It'd move you right out
the projects.

Yeah, man, but it's
gotta be all of us.

Then the group it is.

For this week,
michael jackson is #2.

Y'all #1.
Ohhhhh!

A dollar,
eighty-seven cents.

Are you serious about this?

Those in favor of firing brooke,
raise your hand.

Patricia?

If i was managing this group,
that would never happen.

You're saying we'll get paid?
I'm guaranteeing it.

What the hell was that?

Gary, you promised
me pop stars.

I need to see results.

Man, when are they gonna
let us hit the mic?

I know i'm singing lead
on at least one song.

Did i tell you
zena called for you?

Hey, man, you think we can
get her a flight out here?

Hey, man.
You're a big star now, rizz.

We figured you was
too busy to eat with

Some regular
brothers like us.

Khj in los angeles.

If you're lucky enough
to be in santa monica,

You're just lucky.

Highs in the mid 70s, wednesday,
mostly sunny skies.

A little windy for
the inland valley.

It's gonna be one of those
days where cruising...

Ralph, what's going on?
Everything all right?

How come i'm always the one
singing everything, gary?

I'm just getting you
ready for your solo career.

What?

Nah, i'm kidding.
It's a joke.

Well, you're the lead singer.

You're the one who's gonna
do most of the parts.

It's the way it works.

Yeah, but i'm singing
everything.

I'm singing leads.
I'm singing backgrounds.

Oh, is it too much
work for you?

No, it's not
too much work.

You sure it's
not too much work?

I'm sure it's not
too much work.

Do you need
a vacation already?

I'm sure.
Okay.

It's just that we're
a group, you know?

They're not
my backup dancers.

I know, i know.
What, are you...

You feeling like the guys
are a little jealous?

I see what's going on.

No. No.

No, they're definitely
not jealous.

All right. Well, i hate
to break it to you,

But this is the way
it works, okay?

It happens in bands
all the time.

One guy gets all
the attention

And the other guys get
a little jealous, resentful.

But trust me, they're
gonna be fine once

The checks start rolling in.

You know what--
could we at least, like,

Give 'em a rap verse
or something?

You know, like on
"candy girl."

Something where they
can say their names

So the fans will
know who they are.

Yeah, sure.
We could do that, ralph.

Keep doing what
you're doing.

These sessions cost a lot
of money, all right?

Stay focused, all right?
You're my little star.

Thanks, gary.
All right.

Don't worry
about anything.

Hey, mike? I need you
to pick it up, man.

You're coming in flat.

Hey, ray,
he can't help it.

That's just how
his voice sounds.

He's always flat.

Come on, man,
let's be professional.

Mike, you think you can
hit the notes for me?

Yeah, yeah.

Great session, guys.
Let's get y'all some food.

Bobby, you killed that.

I got the window seat!

Uh, i got your ass!
Come on, move!

Whoa!

Y'all, scoot over.

I'm not sitting in
the middle this time, man.

Come on, man.
Move over, man.

No, man, just get in.
What's it matter, you know?

Scoot over.

Oh, no, mike.
Don't sit on my lap.

I wanna hear, like,
$10 for my seat.

Yeah, i think i'ma
need $10, too.

Hey, i got a window.
I'ma need 20 for mine.

Come on, man.
Get in the car. Let's go.

You know what?
I'll catch a cab.

let's get outta here.

Bitches.

Aah! Stop the car!

Aw, shit!
You ran over my foot!

Mike?
Aah!

Hey, you all right?
Take it easy.

Oh, back up!
Hey, i never even saw you.

I heard the door close.
I thought you got in.

Damn, mike.
Today just ain't your day!

Hey, man, you sound
like a little bitch!

Stop the car!
Stop the car!

oh!

Now who's the bitch, huh?
Ohhhh!

[shouting over top
one another]

Mike, stop,
you're gonna kill him.

Somebody'll come by later to
check on you, all right?

Hey, i'm sorry, jeff.

I mean didn't mean to
snap out at the studio.

But i'm tired of bob
popping off his bullshit.

I'm gonna keep my respect,
even if i gotta take it, man.

You can have all the respect
you want back in boston,

'cause i think it's
over for you, man.

This is a business.
It's not a gang.

Get some rest, all right?

Uh, new edition
for a session.

Mm-hmm. That's right.

All right, guys.

I spoke to all
your mothers.

And, um, and they're all
in agreeance that michael

Needs to be removed from
new edition, okay?

And i know that he's
a great friend of yours

And obviously a big
part of the group.

But what he did was
just inexcusable.

You know, i'm your legal
guardian out here,

And it's my job
to keep you safe.

Bobby, you wanna
say something?

This is still
our group, right?

Of course.

Well, i say mike
is staying.

Even after what happened?

Man, i know he tried
to kill me.

But did he?

All for just ten bucks.
Here's your lyrics sheet, man.

Do your thing.

All right.

Hey, mike, you ready?

[instrumental
track playing]

please, operator,

See what you can do.

I dialed the right number,

But i still couldn't
get through.

Could you just
check the line,

Just one more time,
if you can?

I'm pretty sure her phone
won't be answered by no man.

You did your thing.

That's what
i'm talking about.

Aw, man,
it was all right.

They were all good.
Aw, it's good.

Everybody good?
Yeah.

We good, man.
It sounds fantastic.

Five, six, seven, eight...

Here we go and one...

Three, four, and one...

Oh, hell, no.
I ain't never doing that.

What do you think, biv?

Hey, yo, b, they might as well
call the menudo kids to do that.

Menudo? Really?

Come on, guys. I thought you
guys were, like, next level.

I thought you guys were
trying to be somebody.

You got big, international--
they all do it over there.

Oh, uncle sure
would never have us

Doing all this
dumb stuff, man.

Do we have a problem?
No, no.

I...I got it.
I'm gonna talk to them.

Everything's
gonna be fine.

Who's the girl?
Is she working with you?

No, that's, uh,
that's ralph's girlfriend.

Her name is, uh, zora or
zurich, something like that.

Something exotic.
She...She's a nice girl.

Why is she here while
they're working?

Well, she...
He flew her in.

You know, they missed
each other.

They're young.
They're in love.

You know how he gets.
He's my lead singer.

I want him to be happy,
you know?

We better sell some records.
That's what i know.

I got it.

nice.

Now can i get a big smile
from everybody?

Even you, mr. Cool.

How about you do
your job and i'll do mine?

Ohhhh...

Mr. Cool ain't
so cool no more.

Yeah, he's fancy.
I like that.

The little tight jacket.
Yeah, he looks good.

It would look good on you.

Brooke payne!
Gary evans.

Oh, okay.
How are ya?

I'm good.
We spoke on the phone.

Nice to meet you.
This is jeff dyson.

How are you doing?

And the, uh, the guys
don't know you're here,

So i wanna keep
it a surprise.

They're gonna be so
pumped to see you.

Okay, okay.

And, uh, you know,
to be honest,

They don't trust
anybody but you.

That's good.
But i wanna be clear.

This time we brought you in
just as the choreographer.

Okay? You ain't
the manager.

I'm saying you do the moves,
i do the managing now.

All right?
You understand that?

The moms wanted that.
It wasn't just me.

I just wanna make
sure you're clear.

You're just here
for dancing.

Yeah, i'm clear.

I know why i'm here.

You came to the ghetto,
found some poor black kids

That you can make
some money off of,

And now you don't know what
the hell you're doing with 'em.

It's all right.
I'm here for my boys.

Yeah, i'ma make
it strong again.

Yeah. Excuse me.

Uh, wow.
Y'all look so soft.

Yo!

I can't believe i saw y'all--
what up?

Ah, he come back!
He did!

aw, man.

It's good to see y'all.
Good to see you, man.

Rick. Hey, good
to see you, man.

Good to have you back,
uncle brooke.

Nephew. Nephew.

You know i ain't gonna
leave y'all hanging.

Y'all ready to
do some work?

I like that spin.
That was all right.

You like that?
I might pay to see that.

Man, you know
that was fresh.

Ain't that right, stro?

Uh, there's room for
improvement, but it was good.

Guys? What...What
the heck is all this?

G! What's up, man?
Whaddup, g?

Brooke? Jeffrey?

Brooke, what is all this?
Part of the show.

Oh, they look great.

It's like night and day
compared to before.

But i mean, uh, we've
gotta scale this back.

I mean, what do
you got? Lasers?

And you got a, uh,
a dj and a band?

And i don't know,
what is this?

Some sort of castle? Are we...
We gonna have dragons?

I mean, we don't need this,
and, uh, to be honest,

We...We can't afford this.

Come on, gary.
This ain't the '70s, man.

We need the dj thing, in between
sets, costume change,

You know, to keep
the crowd moving.

Right. Come on.
You guys ain't run-dmc.

You ain't, uh, grandmaster flash
and the furious five.

Parents bring their kids
to see a nice pop show.

Gary, yeah,
we're a pop group.

But we like rap music.
Our fans like rap music.

Our people like rap music.
We know what our people like.

Well, we'll see if people even
listen to rap music in 20 years.

But the point is the label wants
you to be a crossover act,

Like the sylvers,
the tavares, the jacksons.

Gary, we from op, and that's
not changing for nobody.

Well, i get that.

God forbid you became
rich and successful.

Then where would you be?

Yo, gary.
You know this, brooke.

Let me holla at you.

Yo, trust me on this.

Let us do this for
the first couple of shows.

If you don't like it,
then we'll scrap it.

But trust me,
it's gonna work.

Well, how am i gonna
tell my little star no?

I'm just worried about--
ha!

Ralphie,
whatever you want, okay?

You're the man,
all right? Okay?

It's gonna work, man.
No worries.

Bobby, where are
you going?

Gary, you're
not our boss.

And y'all dumb for
having this conversation.

I'm about to go
see this chick. I'm out.

Bob!
With the chicks.

Being with the chicks.
That's the problem.

Bob!

License
and registration, sir.

Don't you know who he is?

This is the lead singer
of new edition.

Shut the hell up.

License
and registration.

I don't have it.

Robert barisford brown?

Whose car were
you driving?

A friend loaned it to me.

A friend loaned
you a damn corvette?

Man, who was the girl
in the car?

Her name's melika.

We hang out sometimes.
Yeah?

The cops said you had $6,000
in the car with you.

Where did you get
that kind of money?

A friend loaned it to me.
A friend?

I don't have these
kinds of friends.

What kind of friends
do you have?

Look, if you
need something,

Why...Why don't you
just ask me?

I mean, that's what
i'm here for.

Melika's pregnant
with my baby.

So that money
i had was for her.

You...You got
a girl pregnant?

Okay, look, look, look.
Uh, look.

I got a guy--

You enjoying yourself?

I'm talking to
my client, please.

Okay. We're gonna
take care of it.

It's okay.
I've got a doctor, okay?

He does these kinds of things.
He's very discrete.

He'll even pick her up--
what?

Melika's not having
no damn abortion.

I didn't say that.

That's what it sounded
like you saying.

No, i didn't say
nothing about that.

I'm saying she's gotta
see a doctor, right?

Who gets a girl pregnant?
What's the matter with you?

Man, whatever.

Everything's gonna be okay.
All right, bobby?

Your possessions. Here you go.

All right?

You hear me?

Everything's gonna be okay.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, everything's
gonna be cool, g.

Hey, don't we got a tour
to get started?

You know the world wanna see
bobby brown and new edition.

Hey, and i'm hungry.
Let's go.

Man, come on.
Don't bogart it.

Shut up!
Man, come on!

If it wasn't for your
dumb ass getting arrested,

We wouldn't have to do

This stupid charity
show to begin with.

Who taught you how
to drive, anyway?

Yo momma. I heard she
know how to drive a stick.

Okay.

Aw, i told you they'd make
you shave it off, didn't i?

That don't even matter.
You know i'll still get mine

With or without
the 'stache, so...

Hey, who told you to
shave it? Gary or mca?

Man, both.

They're talking about it don't
look good for our image.

What the hell they
know about our image?

Why can't we get a mustache--
me, ron, rick?

'cause you can't grow one.

That ain't the point, man.

What, do they want us to
stay 12 years old forever?

Oh, shit.

Who is it?
Johnny gill.

Oh, the singing dude.

Hey, if it's a bad
time, i can come back.

The singer, yeah.
Shit.

Man, come on, come on.
Close the door.

What's up, fellas?
Hey, man.

What's happening?

I just love what
you guys do, man.

I just...I just wanted
to come say what's up?

What's up, man?
You love what we do.

Man, we love what
you do, brother.

Oh, man.
Yeah.

Yo, that duets album you got
with stacy lattisaw?

Oh, man, thank you.
You heard of that, man.

Thank you. Thank you.
It's my joint.

My favorite joint
is "mr. Telephone man."

That's my shit.

Hey, did y'all
hear that, though?

This brother right here knows
who got the talent in the group.

I don't care what nobody say.
I like you--and those boots.

Oh,
they're my trusties.

I like your jacket, man.
Oh, thank you, man.

You know.
It's sweet.

You need to take
that valet jacket off.

So i can look like
a bunch of eggplants?

No.

You look like
that red bag

Hanging up in your
grandma's bathroom.

Anyway, speaking of red,

What's up with that little red
bow miss stacy lattisaw?

Yeah, no. We're...
We're together, man.

Been together for, like...
Since we were 14.

So that's your lady lady?
Yeah.

That's it.
Calm down.

You wanna hit this?
Oh, no.

No, i'm cool, man.
But i thought this--

gah!

Can we get
a minute, please?

For what?

So you can finish
smoking your reefer?

Bob, come with me.

Gary wants to talk with you.

about what?

It's private.

Anything he gotta say to me,

He can say in front of them
and boy johnny, too.

Nah, you good, you good.

Okay, then.

Do you remember
that girl from la?

Yeah, which one?

That's what i mean.
She's in labor.

Congrats.

You're gonna be a daddy.

Congratulations, melika.
These are for you.

Thank you.
Thanks, g.

Hey, do y'all wanna
know what's a trip?

She had the baby when
our plane was landing.

That's why we gave him
that name, landon.

How you gonna do that
to the baby, bob?

Yo, on the real, though,
man we proud of you.

Thanks, man.

I already know you're gonna
make a great father, man.

Congrats, bob.

You tell 'em uncle mike
got you with the basketball

Since you can't hoop.

You guys a joke.
You wanna learn some moves,

You wanna learn how to dance,
send him my way, man.

Straight-up, man.

See, you're gonna
make me start cursing

In front of my son, man.

Back up with them shoes.

Little landon,
little landon.

Watch his head.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Put your hand on
the neck, bro.

I know you're
not talking, yo.

We got uncle ron.
Big uncle ron.

And uncle rick.
Uncle mike.

All right,
you guys.

Let's give 'em time to take
a break, have some privacy.

No, man.
He's gotta take a rest, right?

Yeah, had a little boy.
He looks just like bob.

Hey, but how's my little
man doing, though?

Is he kicking yet?

Listen, listen.
Don't worry about that.

When it's your time,
i'm gonna be there.

This never
happened. Okay?

If people ask you about it,

The press, you say,
"i don't know.

I have no idea what
you're talking about."

I love you, all right?
I'll talk to you later.

All right, bye.

You understand
what i'm saying?

Yeah. You're acting like
bob did something wrong.

He did.

My mom had me when
she was 15, gary.

What you saying?
I...I understand.

And your mom
is a great woman, okay?

And she's a great mother.

But your fans, they don't wanna
see you as parents.

They wanna look at
you as stars.

Little girls have your posters
on their walls, for chrissakes.

Do you understand?

We need to keep
the train rolling.

We need to keep records selling,
and concerts sold out,

And lunchboxes.
What? We got lunchboxes?

This is something
we can do, okay?

And it can't be new edition with
bobby brown carrying a baby.

What are you trying to say?

You don't want us
to live our lives?

What i'm saying, ralph, there
is a price to fame, okay?

And hopefully this will
settle bobby down.

Jeff, have you
seen bobby?

I haven't seen him
since the show last night.

What--
hey, hey. Good morning, man.

Okay, we need to find him.
Okay? Hey, ralph?

Have you seen bobby?
Nah.

No?
He was gone when i woke up.

Okay.

Well, you wanna try to go to
the hotel and find bobby?

All right, i got it.
All right.

Wait, let me know if you
see bobby, all right?

Yes, sir.

When was the last
time you saw him?

Last night.
Last night?

That's fantastic!

Bobby? Bobby!

What are you doing?

Are you doing...
Are you doing drugs here?

Come here.

Are you doing drugs?
Are you doing drugs?

Are you crazy?
Get off me!

You're doing cocaine now?

I'm telling you, jeff.

I'm gonna kill this kid
or he's gonna kill me.

Do you know i have
active colitis

Because of this little shit?

He's got problems.

He's gonna ruin this entire
thing by himself.

He doesn't give a shit
about his own friends.

These are his friends.

Who treats their best
friends like this, huh?

Do you do that?
I don't do that.

Who does that?

You all right?

You had two of 'em?

Man, i'm tired of him
acting like he my father.

You just need to be more
low key about your shit.

For real.

Look, i don't think he's doing
anything intentionally, gary.

Well, what are you
sticking up for him for? Huh?

What did you say after he got
arrested the first time?

We both agreed that if it was
gonna continue to happen,

We should just leave him in
boston when we get a chance.

We can't just leave the kid.
Why not?

He shouldn't be here.

We need to remove him...

Like a tumor.

'cause we all are here
doing the same thing.

You're just the only one
getting caught.

That makes us all look bad.

You told him about zena?

No, i didn't tell
him about zena.

Ain't none of his business.

And this ain't about me.
It's about you, bob.

You know, i caught him in...

In a car doing cocaine with
i don't know what kind of girls.

Were they hookers?
I don't know what they were.

You need to be about
some condoms.

Do either one of y'all
know how to wear jimmies?

Do you know how
to wear a condom?

You're sliding up in everything
walking past your snake.

That's my job, yes.
I slide up in anything.

I'm telling you,
this is a bad kid.

He's rotten.

He should be in a juvenile hall
somewhere getting attention.

He needs help.

Look, bob, you know i wouldn't
normally say nothin', man.

But you really
are messing up our shows.

You gotta pull
it back some, man.

Not for him. For us.
Here we go.

You just gotta
give him a chance.

A chance for what?
He's gonna kill me.

So what you gonna do?

I'm gonna get
a colonoscopy next week.

I'm frightened to find out what
they're gonna find in me.

Bobby, you know how crazy
you get on stage.

Nobody knows what you're gonna
do from night to night.

I don't know.

But y'all hear them
girls screaming?

They love my shit.

People wanna be entertained,
and guess what?

Bobby brown is an entertainer.

No. You're
an asshole, bob.

Yeah, whatever.

Two of 'em?

Bobby brown!

Whoa!
No.

Oh, bob.

Oh, no...

Oh, unh-unh.

I don't believe it.
Take a seat.

Bobby, you got
the moves, man.

Man, you got the moves.

You got the checks, though,
you and your mom?

Y'all got the checks?

'cause y'all...Y'all always
got some new music.

Mom. Mom.
All the time.

All the time with the music.
Mom. Mom, hey.

I hear what you're
saying. I do.

But trust me, this time,
it's gonna be right.

Well, it better be,

'cause y'all ain't seen
my phone bill last month.

Yours? Ours gotta be,
what? $200?

Mom, i be telling you

You don't gotta call
me every night.

Boy, please.

If we waited for them to call
us, we'd be old-ass women.

Now what you
talking about, carole?

You said it's gonna
be different this time.

You know something
we don't know?

It's common sense.
Hm?

Huh? Gary know he better be
coming up in here, correct?

Especially now with this fool
making me a damn grandmother.

Come on!
Come on about what?

You're the one that did it.

Hard-headed.

I swear for god.

Look, the bottom line is this.

I've been talking to gary.

And i told him that i wanted
to see some receipts.

I wanted to see them checks.

I wanted to see books.

And he got to show
them books to us.

When exactly did we vote
to put her in charge?

Or did i miss that?

I guess she thinks
she manager of the moms now.

Oh, she ain't my manager.
She ain't managing me.

Mm-mm.

Now, i hope he's
got a nice check.

Y'all been on the road
for a long time.

boy!

you bring a baby back home?

I ain't raising
no more damn kids.

Who that?

All right, yeah.

Thanks, you guys.
Got all my things here.

What's this?
What's this?

Hey, listen,
i gotta catch a flight,

So would you guys mind if we
just, uh, jump right into this?

Why don't you go ahead
and give it to us?

I gotta watch
my show at 9:00 o'clock.

Okay...

I don't know what
this is, but this is fantas--

I don't eat like this
unless it's thanksgiving.

This might be the best macaroni
and cheese i ever had.

And i've never seen
vegetables like this,

But it tastes incredible.

Gary, it's collard greens.
Collard greens.

You're welcome.
I made them.

Excuse me?

Um, what does all of this...
What does all of this mean?

What does it mean?

It means that we had
a fantastic year.

Unfortunately, the group didn't
clear as much as we predicted.

But it still was
a fantastic year, all right?

We had two #1 singles,
all right?

A #1 record.

A sold-out tour all
over the world, okay?

It means next year,
we're gonna continue to tour.

And then we're gonna get
these kids in the studio,

And they're gonna record
their next record.

Next year, gary?

We're gonna
keep going forward.

And i just booked them two
commercials for coca-cola.

Next year?

Where's the damn money
from this year?

No, no, no.
But wait, though.

Because you talked to gary
and yet here we are again.

Ladies, listen.

You have to understand the
business of things. Okay?

I mean, we have
vocal lessons.

We have private
tutors, okay?

We have per diems.

We have hotel charges,
video budgets.

And what did you
say, michael?

You said you wanted a...
A castle for the show, right?

And...And pyrotechnics,
plus, you want a dj.

It's not a rap group.
It's an r&b group.

But i...I can't
control these kids.

I mean, i tried to tell
them these things add up.

But they don't listen.
No, you don't listen.

Man, why are you trying
to put this on us?

I told y'all.

Plus, we went to court with
maurice for a lawsuit

That you guys wanted, correct?

That we won.

Okay, these are all expenses.
These are all charges.

They're all listed here.

No, no, no, no, no.
To hell with that.

You know how long
we've been hearing

This bullshit about expenses?

Since "candy girl."

That's a great song, okay?

But you guys brought me in
and now you have to trust me

That things are gonna start
coming to fruition.

did you hear that?

He done worked our
kids to death,

And now he wants
to come in here

And tell us there's
no money?

You mean we should've
stayed with brooke?

Yes.

What, brooke,
the choreographer/manager?

No, brooke is my brother.
I understand.

And the only one who gives
a damn about these kids in here.

He was great,
but i'm, uh...

I'm trying to take you
guys to the next level.

This is not
the next level, gary.

Not yet.
We have to be patient.

You must think we're stupid.

Oh, gee. What...What
would give me that idea?

See?
Oh, oh.

Who the hell's
he think he talking to?

What?
He lost his damn mind.

Gary, i think you should go.
Okay. Okay.

Get out! That's it.
It's time to go.

That's it right there.
Get the hell out of here.

Go! Go!

That right there
is the exact reason why i said

We should've never got rid
of brooke to begin with.

A mistake was
made, all right?

Oh, your part,
a mistake was made.

That man is a fraud.
Of course he is.

You're the one who said
you'd talk to him.

Brooke don't have
the money side.

He don't know
the money sense.

This is not even about brooke.
This is about him.

You gotta check.
No money has come in.

It takes time, okay?
Are you crazy?

Is that what he told you?
We're making some progress.

And, carole, who put you
in charge to begin with?

Huh?

Come on, people.

I can't hear you.

Fantastic.
Yeah.

I guess i'll take back every
bad thing i ever said about 'em.

I'm glad you're
in a good mood, jheryl.

It makes it easier for
what i have to ask you.

Let me guess.

Gary needs more money.

It's not for me,
it's for the boys.

Yeah, these kids
are still living

In the projects with
their families.

They're the biggest-selling
acting on your label.

I mean, this looks crazy,
for god sakes.

Besides, i'm, uh,
getting sick and tired of

Going there for meetings.

I'm afraid i'm gonna get
stabbed one of these days.

Well, i mean, the way
i hear it, you almost did.

I mean, when are you gonna
learn you can't talk to

These ladies any old
kind of way, gary?

Louil, what's up with
this guy, man?

Hey, gary, how's the new
business working out for you?

I mean, did you get the whole
package, like the...

The phone and everything?

I got the same
one as you, louil.

Nah, you don't have
the same one like me.

I got a fax machine
in mine, baby.

So, um, are you gonna give me
this money or what, jheryl?

Okay, gary.

What are we looking at?
How much we talking about?

I figure the advances
from the next album

Should cover everything.

What am i gonna say? No?

Let's get 'em out
the projects...

So gary can feel safe.
You're all heart.

Thank you, gary.

Is she okay?

I don't know.

I mean, i really don't.

The girl lost
her mother last year.

And now this?

You need to come off
that road and be with her.

Mom, i'm on tour.
I can't get off the road.

What do you want me to do?

Just tell all the fellas to go
out there by their self?

We're doing two-a-days now.
I'm doing matinees.

I'm doing a show at night.
I can't just leave.

Can you forget about the group
for once and be a man?

Yeah, mom, i'm a man.
Act like one.

Boy, you're grown
enough to be there

For your woman when
she needs you.

All you ever do is
put that group first.

Mom, what do you
want me to do?

I hate that i can't
be there right now,

But i got
responsibilities here, too.

We finally got some
money so we can move.

Baby, do what you
need to do.

I'm sure she'll understand.
She always does.

Yo, ralph.

What's the issue, man?
What's up with all that noise?

You good?

She lost the baby.

Wasn't anything you
could've done, man.

It wasn't god's plan.

It just wasn't you and zena's
time right now.

Listen.

If you need anything,
anything at all,

You just give me the word
and we here for you.

Please, operator,

See what you can do.

I dialed the right number.

But i still couldn't
get through.

Could you just
check the line,

Just one more time,
if you can?

I'm pretty sure
her phone

Won't be answered
by no man.

Bobby!

Yo. How long is he gonna be
out there doing that shit?

Man, why does he always have
to hold up the show, man?

Look, i'ma cue
the band, all right?

No, rizz, you can't do that.

If you do that,
we all look stupid.

I'm making the call.
We're cueing the pit.

What the hell?
This is my group.

I just wanna say,

This is the last time y'all
see me with new edition.

[microphone feedback
screeching]

Get off of me!

Get off me!

Son of a bitch!

Ridiculous!

We've got a decision
to make.

All right, you guys?

I could give you my advice.
I could tell you what i think.

But ultimately,
it's up to you.

You guys have to
figure this out.

Is bobby brown gonna stay
in new edition or not?

What?

That's what we need
to figure out,

And we need to figure
it out tonight.

If it wasn't for bobby,
we wouldn't have this group.

He got us together.

That was a long
time ago, okay?

And i understand that.

But you guys are not singing
at talent shows anymore.

Do you know that
this promoter

Doesn't wanna pay
you for tonight?

You need to start thinking
about this as a business.

And bottom line is bobby brown
is bad for business.

That's just the way it is.

How are you feeling, mike?

Could we just give him,
like, a hiatus or something?

Like a break, man?
For what?

No, he's not gonna change.

You guys know that
better than anyone.

This is how he is.

Ralphie, what do you think?

Are you okay?

I mean, this is
a group decision, gary.

But i ain't got no
problem with bob.

Really?

You're cool with everything you
worked so hard for going away?

Because that's what's
gonna happen.

He's my friend, gary.
Yeah?

It's gonna go away!

You want that to happen?

Shut up, gary.

You think that
can't happen?

I've seen it happen!

There's things that he does that
i didn't even tell you about.

Like what?

Drugs. Like,
bobby does cocaine.

He's probably even
selling it now.

Well, he might
not need to sell it

If our money was right, b.

If you stick with bobby brown,
you're gonna be back in roxbury,

A bunch of broke-ass has-beens.
Shut up, gary!

You understand me?

You're gonna be broke
and back in boston!

Look, i know we don't
always get along.

And i know we don't
agree on everything.

But trust me,
guys like bobby

Are gonna ruin everything for
you and for your families.

You wanna do that
to your mom? Mike?

Ron, you wanna do
that to your mother?

I'm not telling your mothers

That you're not
getting paid today.

You can tell them,
and you can tell them why.

Now, you guys need
to take a vote.

By a show of hands...

Who thinks bobby should
be out of this group?

Ron?

Rick?

Ralphie?

Mike?

I don't see why it had to
come all the way to this.

Bobby is not a bad kid.

He's got his issues,
but he's not a bad kid.

Girl, please,
this is us talking.

We don't have to
sugar-coat this.

Bobby been doin'
dirt for a while.

Like what?

Girl, i heard they
had to pull him

Out of a whorehouse
in east st. Louis.

And carole's always
bragging about that boy.

Remember when he went missing
in la on the "candy girl" tour?

Maurice had to get on the radio
station to find him.

Dj actually had to say,

"have you seen new edition
member bobby brown?

If so, please call."

It was like a telethon, girl.

He got that baby.
He'd been arrested.

Messin' up onstage,
fightin'.

And that's just what
we know about, okay?

Well, i tell you,
that boy is out of control.

Girl, this is not good.

They're teenagers.

And boys that age,
they do dumb shit.

You add fame, money,

And these little fast-ass girls
running up under them?

None of our boys has ever--
hey, momma.

Can i get a dollar?

You don't see me
on this damn phone?

Girl, we finally about to get
up out of these projects.

I'm sorry, i'm not about to
stop that for bobby brown...

Or jesus christ of nazareth.

Girl, you are messin'.
Nobody.

It's time, girl.

Khj los angeles.

To be honest with you, jeff,

I don't know what's
gonna happen.

I don't know what the future
of this group is, man.

What if we break up?
What i'ma do then?

This is all i've got.

I don't have no
backup plan, man.

You know, ne can
survive without bobby.

Yeah, but can ne
survive without rizz?

Heh. Rizz is cool.

But slick worried about
people in his head.

Rizz is all
about new edition.

As for you, maybe you wanna
learn a little more

About the business
side of the industry.

The what?
I'll put it to you like this.

You hear about artists going
broke all the time, right?

But when's the last time
you met a broke executive?

But how do i become
an executive?

You know, like wear
a suit and tie every day?

Man, i haven't graduated
high school yet.

Who's gonna take me serious.
Gary would.

I mean, how do you know,
if you don't ask, mike?

Because i know how he is.

He sees us as some dumb little
kids from the projects,

And that's just how
he wanna keep it.

I think you're selling
him a little short, man.

Gary talks all the time
about how smart you are.

Yeah, okay.
Yeah, he does!

I heard him tell
the la gear execs

That he thinks you can get
into college if you wanted to.

The la gear execs?
Who they?

It's a sneaker company.

Gary's trying to get
you guys a shoe deal.

What?

Yo, there he go again,
going around makin' moves,

Using our name without
talking to us first.

The last time i checked,
we are the artists.

Gary evans ain't sing one damn
song on this record, man.

What the hell is
fast break productions?

Look, mike,

I think this la gear
thing is the move.

I never even heard
of this before.

What the hell
is fast break?

Mike, what the hell
are you doing?

Give us...Give us
a second, man.

Don't...

Look, guys, we...

What the hell is fast break,
man? I wanna know.

Hey, man, who the hell do
you think you're talking to?

You don't run up in my office
talking shit like you run it,

You little bastard.

I got it. I got it.

Everybody take a lunch.

Now!

What's fast break, man?

You come with me.

Run up in my office.

You wanna know so much.

So what's the problem, mike?

I came here for you to
tell me the truth, man.

You want the truth?

Yeah.
Okay.

The truth is fast break
productions

Is another name for
gary evans, your manager.

That's who the hell
fast break productions is.

And that's who new edition
is signed to, not mca records.

What do you mean
we ain't signed to mca?

Sit down, mike.

It's called
"a production deal."

You're signed to him.
He's signed to us.

I thought we's a part of
the mca universal family, man.

Or is that just something
you tell kids

That just come
into your office?

Next question.

Jheryl, why would
he do that to us?

Mike, why do you think?

It keeps him in control.

He touches your money
before you ever see it.

He negotiates your contracts,

Your publishing,
your merchandising.

He basically owns the group.

So we basically
signed to gary.

Basically.

Gary, man, he works
for us, man!

We don't work for him!

Mike, you made the mistake
all artists make

When they first start out.

You didn't read
your contract.

It doesn't matter, man.
He told us what the deal was.

He told you what
the deal was.

Mike, people are gonna say

A whole lot of things
in this business.

But the only thing
that matters

Is what's on paper
right in front of you.

He lied to us right
in my living room.

Mr. Michael bivens...

Welcome to
the music business.

So, what do we do
about all this?

What we do
is we fight back.

We refuse to do
any promotion.

No concerts,
no interviews, no videos,

No shows, none of that.

We're gonna attack
him where it hurt.

We're gonna take his money.

I don't know about
all that, mike.

You don't know
about what, ron? Huh?

Go ahead.

Don't know about
what, ron?

If you do what you keep
saying we do, mike,

We're not only
attacking his money,

We'll be messing
with our own pockets.

How are we supposed
to get paid, mike?

I need my checks
so i can move. All right?

I'm trying to buy a house.

You're not seein'--

I just moved my mom out
of the projects, man.

The money can't stop.

Are y'all listening to me?

Because you're not
seeing the big picture.

If we get rid of gary, we can go
negotiate our own deal at mca

And really get
to this paper,

'cause right now
the money we gettin'

Is just an allowance, man.

Look. It's only for a couple
more years, all right?

After that, we can do
whatever we want.

What's up, man?
How are you? Hey.

What's up?
Good to see you, man.

Where you at
with all this, rizz?

Sooner or later,
we've gotta realize

Ain't nobody gonna
look out for us.

That's where i'm at.
Hey, guys.

Our
next guests have been

One of the most
positive examples

For young people
the music industry

Has had to offer
in recent years.

So, please welcome
the guys from new edition.

Damn, ma!

Can you at least knock?

Somebody wants to talk
to you downstairs.

Somebody like who?

Just come see.

What's up, mr. Busby?

Whatcha doin' in boston?

How are you doing, bobby?

Your mom asked me
to come talk to you.

Oh, for real?
Oh, for real.

Said you've been in
and out of trouble

Ever since you
left the group,

Hanging around gangsters,
running the streets.

Man, you got your mama worried
every time you leave the house.

Is this the part where i...

I beg you to let me
back in the group?

Wouldn't matter if you did.

It's not gonna happen.

Bobby, i'm just here
to save your life.

Because right now, all you're
doing is pissing it away.

You know that, right?

Look at you.

I guess i knew everything
when i was 17, too.

Well, here's what
you're doing, though.

In your contract,
there's what's called

A "leaving members" clause,

Which means if a member
of the group is critical

To the overall sound
or style of the group,

Then the label just can't
cancel that contract

When the group member leaves.

What i'm trying to tell
you is that mca records

Is obligated to do
a solo album with you.

What are you saying?

I can have my own album
with just me on it?

Just you.

And with that advance money,

Plus the record you
did with the guys,

You can move your family
out of the projects.

so, it's on you, man.

You can move to la,
make this album,

Or you can stay
here and die.

Hey. Where do
you want this?

Oh, whoa, whoa,
whoa, baby.

You need to be
careful with this.

I'm gonna put this
up on the mantel

So everybody can see it when
they walk in the crib.

But for now, i'm gonna
set it right there.

Man, y'all should've had
a whole shelf full of those.

And grammys, too.

Seems like they give the same

Lionel ritchie, michael jackson,
stevie wonder.

Won't you respect?

Those guys deserve
those awards.

And you don't?

Look, baby, i know
i got it like that.

But these are legends
we're talking about.

Mm.

You're never gonna join 'em,
if you don't make a move.

What?

You're never
gonna be michael,

If you don't do
something on your own.

Yo, where the plates at?

You see bobby ain't
waste no time.

And his record
is good, too.

They be playing
it in the clubs.

Not like that oldies-
but-goodies record y'all did.

Look...

I said i'm on that
already, a'ight?

I already talked
to a producer.

I got a studio
to record out of.

Come on.

What?

Some local producer?

Baby, that's not
gonna get it.

Bobby's doing songs with
the guys from cameo.

You need to be working
with quincy jones

Or somebody like that.

Zena.

I'm not having this
conversation no more.

You wanna really help me,
find them damn plates,

So i can have something
to eat off of.

hi.

I'm here to see gary evans.

How are you doing, gary?

I appreciate you coming out,
especially on short notice.

Well, what are you
doing here, joel?

In town on business.

Okay. Well, uh,
have a seat.

Everything okay?

You're firing me?

I told you he was sharp.
Come on, mike.

You're not really doing
this, are you?

Yeah, actually, i am.

I just came here 'cause
i wanted to see you in person.

It's more
professional that way.

Plus, i wanted to see
that look on your face.

What, you, uh,

What, you speak for
new edition now? Huh?

Do you?
Did you ever?

New edition is a group,
not just one guy

That sings with some
friends, man.

Well, i hope ralph
still feels that way.

What?

Who called ahead
for the prime rib?

Oh, that's me, darling.
Thank you so much.

Mm-hmm.

You know what?
You can put this on his bill.

He got it.

Come on, mike, after all
i've done for you guys,

You really want to
end it like this?

After everything you did.

Just be glad you're
getting off this easy, money.

Now my homie joel gonna
put you on the details.

I've got shit to do.

So, how are the kids?

The kids are great, joel.
They're great.

I...I don't need
any more paperwork.

I got it.
I know what's going on.

Look, this is our
chance to start new,

Start fresh, man.

Get a new accountant,
a new lawyer.

We can make sure
our money right.

But i've been talking to rick
and ron about it already.

What do you think about working
with this dude, hiriam hicks?

Yo, ralph?

You good?

Ralph?

You hearing me, man?

Let me play
y'all something.

What's this?

Rizz?

What is this?

It's my solo album.

Your new solo album.

When did you do this, man?

I've been working
on this for a while, man.

A cat named dewayne omar
helped me produce it.

We got a couple tracks down,

But give it another month
and it'll be super solid.

Wait, dude, dude.

I'm gonna call it
"living in the dream."

"living in
the dream," huh?

Does jheryl know
about this?

Nah.

Does louil know
about this dream?

Nah.

I brought it to
y'all first.

I'm letting you
hear it first.

So, you brought us here to
listen to that bullshit?

Bullshit?

Wow, man.
Rizz.

Man, we're a group.
That means all of us.

I know we're a group.

We can be like phil collins
and the genesis.

No, we can't be like
phil collins and the genesis!

You don't even play drums!

You see, i knew
this would happen.

I knew y'all was
gonna do this to me.

I knew y'all was gonna
do this to me

From the second y'all
stepped on my doorstep.

Man.

Rizz, what are
we doing to you, man?

You put this on us,
so, you act like

We supposed to be
grateful or something.

You should be
grateful, ron!

You should be
very grateful.

You've been having
a good ride.

I've been doing all the damn
work here, singing my ass off.

You've been dancing.

You've been
doing all the work?

Yeah.

You've been doing
all the work?

So, ain't nobody
else been working?

You should be the most
happy out of here.

This means you can finally
get a chance to sing lead.

Rizz.

And ron, you should just go
be a male model or something.

Oh, mike, while i'm out here
singing this bullshit,

You should go get
yourself a briefcase

Since you always wanna
run shit anyway.

You funny, man.
Yet you're not running shit.

You never have
and never will.

So, all y'all can see your
way up outta my crib.

Oh, it's like that?
Yeah.

And i'ma let this play.

Turn yourself
that shit off.

"favorite r&b group."

We ain't no group.

I pay the bills for
my whole family, mike.

Without ne, how am i supposed
to keep that going?

I don't know.

What i do know is

I'm not relying on that
dude for us to eat.

It's time for a change.

I think this
album is great.

I mean, when this thing comes
out, it's gonna be a smash.

Yeah?
Yeah, yeah.

Everybody in la here's
saying that same thing.

Mm-hmm.

Plus, here's what i'm
thinking for the first single--

Oh, wait.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Slow it down
just a little bit.

Let's not move
so fast just yet.

The thing about hit records
is it's all about positioning.

Mm-hmm.
Okay?

So, we gotta make sure we put
it out at the right time.

Mm.

So we do this new edition
album, okay?

And then we put
this one out.

And i'm telling you,
it'll be even bigger.

I knew i should've took that
deal from hollywood records.

What, disney?

Come on, ralph.
You sound crazy.

That mouse can't do
what i do for you.

That mouse offered
me $6 million.

$6 million?

So it's about money now?

Mca records has been
there for you, ralph.

Any time you've needed
anything, we--

No, correction--
i was there for you.

Not new edition--
ralph tresvant.

And now i need you to be
here for me on this one.

I am here for you.
I have been here for you.

I'm singing all these songs.
I never miss a show.

I already feel like i'm solo--
until payday comes.

That's when i know
i'm still in a group.

Come on, ralph.

Look, do you trust me?

yeah, i trust you.

Okay. Well, then,
you gotta know

We're pulling out all
the big guns for this one.

I went and got jimmy jam
and terry lewis myself

To produce this entire album.

Do you see what
they just did

With that janet jackson
"control" album?

Well, that's what i'm
trying to do for you.

This could be
new edition's "thriller,"

Your "purple rain,"

The album that you'll
always be remembered for.

Do this for us, ralph,
one more ne record.

And i promise you,
we'll do your solo record

And we're gonna get
your money right.

Oh, come on,
that's how it is?

Let me ask you a question,
young fella.

How many albums did michael
record with the jacksons

Before he put out
"off the wall"?

I need an answer.

I don't need another
one of your r&b

History lessons right now.

If you don't wanna put my record
out, just tell me that.

Oh, so that's how
you're playing it?

Okay, well, let's talk
straight, then.

The real is that you're
still under contract.

New edition still owes
us another album.

So, either you're gonna quit,
or call in sick,

Or whatever else it
is you're planning.

I need you to show up
to work and do your job.

Is that clear?

Yeah.

Look, ralph. Look.

I know it ain't easy
being the star.

We put a lot on you.

But you also have
to know this.

You have a bright future
in this business.

Now, i wish all my artists
had your work ethic.

Thanks.

Look, man.

You do this for us,
and i promise you

We're gonna take care of you
on the other side of this.

That's my word.

Hey, shake my hand.
Leave me hanging?

Come on, man.

What, the mouse gonna
give you 6 million?

What? He gon' pay
you in cheese?

Come on, man.

Mca records, we got you.

I got you.

How's it going?

So, where's ralph?
Hard to say.

Ralph likes to do his own thing
sometimes, you know?

Okay, guys, so listen,

Here, we wanna do with you
what we did with janet, okay?

We wanna create
a whole story--

From the first track
to the last track, okay?

Hers was about control.

Yours is gonna be
about your transition

From being young adults
to some real grown-ass men.

How about that?

Yeah.

Okay, cool.
I'm glad we see eye to eye.

Yeah.

'cause that's exactly
what me and my boys

Have been trying to do.

Yeah.
Yeah.

The main reason why we brought
my boy johnny to the group

Was for us to
change our image.

His skills give
us a new sound.

And to get away from that
bubblegum shit we've been doing.

We gonna change that "candy
girl" into a "chocolate woman."

Hey, there he is.

What's up, man?
How's it going?

How's it goin', rizz?

Yo, what's going on?
Why is he here?

Wait...

You guys didn't tell him
johnny was in the group?

What the hell you mean
johnny's in the group?

Since when?
Since now.

Label already signed off.
look...

What?
Listen, listen.

I'm sorry, man, i don't know
what this is all about,

But nobody told me
you didn't know.

Yo, not only
did i not know,

Nobody even asked
me for my opinion.

Oh, i was gonna
call you, rizz,

But i had that modeling gig.

You know, expanding my
horizons or what have you.

Oh, word?
Yeah, word.

What did you expect, rizz?

You said you wanted
to go solo, right?

That don't mean i'm
quitting the group, rick!

All right, guys, guys.
Damn!

Guys, guys.
Everybody just calm down.

No, wait a second with
that calm down shit.

I'm not splitting my money
five ways again.

So unless bobby's
coming back,

The four of us are
new edition. Period.

Wait, hold on, hold on--
jeez, man.

I got him. I got him.

He'll be a'ight.

So what's this,
the new new edition?

He'll be al'ight.

Hey, man. This is
your part right here.

You can sing that, right?

Man.

What y'all
looking at me for?

Now he know we ain't
depending on his ass, b.

I swear,
fix y'all faces, man.

Amazing!

Amazing.

Yeah,
come on out here.

That's
what i'm talking about.

Yeah.
You know what?

Well, damn.

If you're
doing something like that

On the first take,
you can wear that

Every day of the week
with me, man.

All right, all right.
That's a wrap.

I'll see you guys
tomorrow at noon.

All right.
ah, man.

We're gonna see y'all
tomorrow, all right?

Where are the rest
of the fellas?

The same place they always
are when we do an album.

At the club,
while i'm here.

You sound like me.

Living in the studio.

I don't even like
the clubs anyway.

Besides, when i was with stacy,
all i did was lay up under her.

Stacy.
What happened to that?

Thought y'all was gonna be on
the cover of "jet" or something.

R&b super couple.

Don't get me started.
I don't even know.

Her mother just thought
i was bad for her career.

What?

But i already know
what that was about,

You know what i mean?

Wow.
Yeah.

That's messed up.
But it's all right.

I'm used to proving
people wrong.

Look, man,
what happened before...

It was bullshit.

You didn't deserve that.

To tell you the truth, man,
it wasn't even about you.

I know.

But i'm sitting here wondering
what the hell i got myself into.

yeah, welcome to new edition.

Yeah.

A bunch of ungrateful cats who
don't appreciate nothin' i do.

Man, you know maurice starr
offered me a solo deal?

Word?

I turned it down
for them fools.

I ain't even told
them about it.

Man, i've given up so much
to make this keep going.

I do all the songs.

I never miss a show.

I never miss
a studio session.

I never miss an interview,

Just to keep that money coming
in and keep everybody happy.

The moment i wanna go do
something for myself,

I get stabbed in the back.

Damn.
Yeah.

How'd you get here anyway?

Long story short,
two months ago, i'm in la,

Backstage at
the whispers concert,

And i run into mike,
and as soon as he found out

I was on mca,
he's asking me, like...

yo, yo, jg,

Let me ask you
a question, you know?

no, really, he was like...

yo, how do you feel?

You've gotten your
just due as an artist?

I was like, where are
you going with this?

Yeah, it sound like biv.
Yeah.

He meet a couple of
lawyers and managers,

And he feel like he
barry gordy or something.

So what did he tell you?

You was gonna be
the new bobby, right?

Oh, man...
Actually, man to man?

He told me i'll
be the new you.

Mike bivins.

And the next
thing you know,

I'm sitting in
jheryl's office.

And he's telling me how this
would work out for my solo album

If i do this one with y'all.

what?

Yeah.

Yo, he told me
the same shit.

What?
Yeah.

Wow.

Looks like we've
both been played.

Yeah, pretty much.

I gotta admit though, man,
your voice don't sound too bad.

You know, after mine,
you know?

oh, man, let me tell you.

If there's nothing
else i can do,

Johnny gill, jr.
Can sing, you hear me?

Yeah, i mean, all that
choreography and dancing

And stuff--i mean,
i may not have it yet,

But you give me a mic,
i'ma turn that bitch out.

i love it, man.
Yeah.

What's up with these
boots, though, man?

That must be some dc shit.
What?

Man, that's all me.
Yeah, okay.

I'm gonna make these hot.
Oh, whoa.

It'll be hot
all over again.

Everybody's gonna
be wearing them.

Trust me.
All right.

Yeah.

So we cool?

Yeah, man, we cool.

[instrumental
track playing]

Congratulations,
you've got a hit.

Another hit.

Another hit.

Woo-hoo-hoo!
Yeah.

Baby!
Yeah, i like that.

Hey, johnny,
i think you're fired, man.

Jg!

All right, jg!
Whoa, whoa!

Y'all wanna run that back?
Yeah, one more time.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, j.
We got a hit album.

I can't lie, fellas.

I feel so fly right now.
Mm-hmm.

Man, my first solo
album, yeah?

They had me in a tuxedo,
a red bowtie--

What?
--And a cummerbund.

you like that?

Hey, man, i should've been
selling bean pies on the corner.

You think i'd do this.
This is the end.

Y'all should
have been there.

I got something
worse than that.

"telephone man."

Hard hats and the overalls?

Yeah, i was
laughing at that.

We looked like
the village people out there.

Whoa!
We was under construction.

It was a hit, though.
Yeah.

It was.
We were a hit.

It's still a hit.
For sure.

You know what, man?

For the first time since
we did all of this?

Yeah.

I feel like we hit that
transitions level.

The untouchables.

You remember how fly
they used to be?

They was clean, man.

Wait, those are local
groups in boston?

Yeah, man.

But those guys were
like superheroes to us.

They was like our temptations.
Wow.

I feel like we finally at that
level, right now in this moment.

Hey, you know what, fellas?

Our paper's right.

Hey, the paper's right?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Hey, don't trip us, right?

You guys look amazing.
Ready to get started?

Yeah, absolutely.
Let's do it.

Make a statement.

Oh, okay.
Oh, okay.

A big smile, guys.

Wrong, man.
No damn smiles.

Guys.
No smile.

No.
It's cool, man.

Just let us do what we do.

We got this.
We got this.

Okay, well, um,
what are we doing?

Yeah, man.

Like superstars.

I'm feeling great
about the routine, man.

But, stro, we need to talk
about this band, man.

The bass and keyboard player,

They playing way too slow
and it's throwing us off.

That's for real, though.

I feel like i'm always one
measure ahead of where they are.

Yeah. You think we still got
time to switch 'em out?

'cause i know somebody with
way better pocket,

You know what i'm saying?
Like, some way better players.

Do they sing, these guys?
They sing, of course.

Word?
Word.

Jg, you new here.
That ain't your call, money.

Psh. That's funny.
Yeah, you right.

I'm new, but you the least
talented one,

And you always
running your mouth.

What did you say,
you fake-ass luther vandross?

Chill, chill, chill.

Uh, excuse me?
Uh, are y'all ready?

What's up, fellas?
All right. What's up, y'all?

What's up, bro?
Hey.

Okay, well, as far as
everything on my end,

It is handled, all right?

Al haymon
is promoting the tour,

So that's 30 million
guaranteed right there.

Woo-hoo!

We're gonna do 60 dates
throughout the country.

And we're gonna release
your first single

While you're out
there on the road.

Woo!
Yeah!

All right?
Damn, man.

You know what?
I'm sorry, i'm sorry.

I almost forgot.
What's up?

Bobby's gonna be
joining you on the tour.

Oh, wow...

Next,
on "the new edition story"...

When we get to philly,
we'll switch spots.

That way, i'm going
right before y'all.

Okay, so who's gonna
do "mr. Telephone man"

And "jealous girl"?

Jg.
That would me.

Have y'all thought about
doing something together?

Just y'all three?
Just us three?

Yeah, you know, ronnie devoe,
ricky bell, mike bivens.

"living in the dream"
was my chance to break out.

I did y'all a favor.

I put my album on the shelf,

Because jheryl promised
me a solo album.

They in debt.

Every last one of they
second albums flopped.

Why do you think they're doing
this in the first place?

You know bobby.
We only nine shows in.

He already missed four.

The champ is here!

Y'all ready to do this?
Do what, bob?

The show's over.
You missed everything.

Y'all ready for some bbd?

What the hell
is you doing?

What does it look
like i'm doing?

[shouting over top
one another]

New edition died
a long time ago,

When i left the group!

As far as i'm concerned,
it can stay dead!

What are you doing, man?

You know how many
dates we got left?

I ain't in
the group no more,

And we ain't no damn
business partners, either.

He quit.
There is more money.

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