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- [ music playing ] - ♪ Yeah, Brooklyn

- ♪ Them young boys be whilin' ♪ - ♪ Whilin'

♪ All this money and violence ♪

- ♪ Them young boys be whilin' ♪ - ♪ Yeah

♪ All this money and violence ♪

- ♪ Yeah - ♪ See, I don't wanna see you hurt ♪

♪ But pain brings you a little closer ♪

♪ You said you ride to die, you're supposed to be like my soldier ♪

♪ Said you was lookin' out, but I'm lookin' over my shoulder ♪

♪ Holding hammers like grudges, the bitch ass around us, they know us ♪

♪ Them young boys be whilin', all this money and violence ♪

- ♪ Yeah, them young boys be whilin' ♪ - ♪ Whilin'

♪ All this money and violence ♪

- ♪ Yeah, them young boys be whilin' ♪ - ♪ Whilin'

♪ All this money and violence ♪

♪ Them young boys be whilin' ♪

♪ All this money and violence. ♪

[ gunshot echoes ]

What up?

You sound stressed over the phone.

My nigga, I got stuck last night.

- Stuck? - Yeah, nigga. Stuck.

Robbed? Stuck the fuck up?

Know what you mean, but what the fuck happened?

My nigga, this nigga gonna come behind me

talking about, "Do you know where building number 31 is?"

So I showed him where number 31 is.

I even let the nigga in the fuckin' building.

I'm walking towards the step.

Soon as I'm about to go up,

homie just grab me, back me down,

and took everything I fuckin' had.

Nigga, what's everything?

My nigga, everything.

My bread, and my work I just got from Miz.

How much work was it, though?

A lot, my nigga.

I had hard and a zip of some soft.

- Damn, my nigga. - Who you tellin'?

But I'm supposed to catch a jux with these niggas.

Hopefully we get something.

I can't let this nigga Miz know I got robbed, my nigga.

He was just on my ass about not having no gun.

But who was homie that robbed you, though? What'd he look like?

Some short, fat nigga.

I never seen this nigga in my life.

But I know his face, though.

If I bump into this nigga again, that's my word.

Damn, son. That's crazy, B.

I'm so fuckin' tight right now, my nigga.

And I bumped into this nigga Leon.

Oh, you got your bread back?

No, nigga.

This nigga done give me two gift cards,

told me they got a rack on them.

Okay, that's worth it.

But wait. I give this nigga two bills for the cards.

He say, "Yo, you still comin' north."

It's like having 800 for fuckin' 450.

- It-- it makes sense. - But wait.

I go to fuckin' Get Set to cop some kicks,

the nigga coolly gonna tell me

ain't no fuckin' money on these cards!

Hold up. Leon got you for another two bills?

Get the fuck out of here.

My nigga, ain't shit funny.

You right, it ain't funny. It's fuckin' hilarious.

Dead ass, my nigga. Ain't shit funny.

It ain't funny? Niggas get got every day, Shane.

Don't get sensitive now that you're on the other end of the gun.

Just take your L and keep it moving.

You right, my nigga. Fuck it.

I gotta get some of the bread back, though.

I hear you, bro. I hear you.

Damn, I didn't know that this was going on.

Yeah, this is a lot, man.

What are you trying to do?

I mean, we already here,

so I might as well just go peep out the situation.

That's if they even open with all this going on.

Shane told me it's on the left side.

Last time he was there it was only one dude

and a Spanish female in there.

All right, man. Um, just post up across the street.

I'ma go in there and do a load of laundry.

If anything's off, I'll peep it.

All right, keep both eye open.

- Always. - All right.

I didn't think you guys were open today, man.

Yo, as long as the doors are open,

we're cleaning clothes and accepting money.

That's a great philosophy to have.

What's going on out here today, though?

I didn't even think people had block parties anymore.

I mean, this is a little something

that I do for the community every single year

to show them that I appreciate their business.

Okay. They must spend a lot of money here

because this is a lot to do on your own dime.

You live around here? 'Cause I have never seen you before.

Oh, yeah, I work during the day,

so I mostly do my laundry at night.

Truthfully, I wish you guys were open 24 hours.

It would be a lot more convenient for me.

You know what? I'll consider it.

- Sup, Tai? - Ronaldo, what's up?

Nothing much. How's everything?

I'm good. I'm good. Yo, you got that for me?

Hey, listen, um, I got the girl in the back.

If you need anything, she'll take care of you.

All right.

Yo, didn't you see I was with a customer?

- This type of business is only discussed down here. - My bad.

- Yo, don't do it again. - I won't.

Yo, you said you wanted a deuce, right?

Yeah, I ran into some bread,

so you know the first person I had to come see is you.

All right, that's cool.

Yo, you not gonna count it?

Listen, when you been in the business as long as I have,

you come to learn you give people the opportunity

to hang themselves while there isn't much at stake.

I feel you.

All right, let me get that for you.

[ overlapping laughter, talking ]

Yo, I'ma deal with this and see you soon.

Yo, don't say it. Just do it.

[ sighs ]

[ mutters ]

I think this one got something.

Kane?

Krystle? Wow.

How've you been? I haven't seen you in forever.

Hey, I been okay. I can't complain.

- That's good to hear. - How have you been, though?

- What you been up to? - Same old stuff, you know.

Going to school, going to work,

trying to finish up my degree.

- How's your daughter doing? - She good. You know kids.

Getting bigger by the day.

Yeah, I may not have any of my own,

but I know exactly what you mean.

No kids yet? Don't tell me you're still single.

Why the surprise? I'm taking my time.

You know half these guys out here ain't worth it.

The last good guy that was in my life was you.

I can't even remember why we broke up.

Something stupid. More likely it was pride or something like that.

We just stopped calling each other.

You ain't still mad about that, though, right?

No. Please, Kane.

I have thought about you over the years, though.

And I'd be lying if I said I haven't been thinking about you as well.

Well, look, I have to run,

so what you do is take my number down

- and hit me up sometime. - Definitely.

We could get together.

All right. [ chuckles ]

Yo, you saw dude that walked in?

You talking about the tall, light-skinned nigga?

Yeah, that's Shane's man.

He the one that brought Shane over there the other day.

- Oh, word? - Yeah.

Yo, the way it looked to me,

he went in there to cop something.

- Why you say that? - Yo, the nigga came in,

he asked dude, "You got that ready for me?"

They go downstairs for a little while,

then he came upstairs with a black bag before he bounced.

I saw him leave with the bag.

But fuck it. You think it's a go?

Yo, something's going on in there, man.

When I went to cop the detergent, I peeped a skizzy.

And it had residue on it.

Why would they have a scale in a laundrymat?

Exactly.

My nigga, you sure it's coke residue?

It could have been Tide. It is a laundrymat.

Yo, once shorty noticed that I peeped the scale,

she tried to cover the shit with her arm.

- Oh, word? - Yeah, my nigga.

Yo, and I kicked it with homie.

He's the one that put this whole block party together.

Looked to me like he trying to keep it cool with the community.

Once the people around you are happy,

You can do you peaceful.

Sounds like that nigga know what he's doing.

Yo, man, if that kinda dude is moving weight,

- it ain't nothing small. - So it's a go.

Honestly, there ain't much more homework that we can do.

There's a downstairs, but there ain't no way

for us to see what's down there, man.

So if we choose to move forward on this,

we gonna be takin' a gamble.

Gamble? What do you mean?

My nigga, we could run up in here

and we can get ten birds.

Or we could run up in there and might not get nothing.

So, Rafe, is it a go?

Fuck it, nigga. Let's roll the dice.

All right.

Woman: Okay. All right.

Okay. Thanks.

[ silent ]

Woman on P.A.: This is a Manhattan-bound Q local train.

The next stop is Newkirk Plaza.

This is a Manhattan-bound Q local train.

The next stop is...

[ wheels screeching ]

This is a Manhattan-bound Q local train.

The next stop is Parkside Avenue.

Oh--! Watch where you're going.

What the fuck, man?

Oh, shit. So-- Oh, Rafe. Thank God.

Yo, what the fuck is wrong with you, man?

Nothin, man. It's just...

this nigga, man.

Yo, what the fuck you got for me today, yo?

You got another hundred?

Yo, leave the nigga the fuck alone, man.

Fuck wrong with you, man?

Yo, he's a grown-ass man, yo.

Let him handle himself.

Yo, he can handle himself when I'm not around, Mister.

Yo, I'ma see you again, yo.

You gonna pay double, yo.

I'ma break your fuckin' jaw.

Yo, you keep letting this nigga Mister fuck with you, Kane.

- I be tryin', Rafe. - Fuck trying, man.

This is your battle, and I'm not fighting it for you.

- I know that, Rafe. - Obviously you don't.

Rafe, I do, but it's not that simple.

Mister be havin' his foot on my neck.

Yo, I get it. Trust me, I do.

But when are you gonna get tired, Kane?

Yo, Rafe, I'm tired now.

You're tired.

You're never tired till you're too tired

to be tired, Kane.

Yo, hold on, man. Hold on, yo.

Yo, what's up with that job, though?

Yo, it's looking like it might be tonight, man.

But when I call, drop everything. Just like last time.

Yo, I'm patiently waiting, man.

Yeah, Kane. We all are.

Yo, what up? What's good? What's poppin'?

Fuck you so happy about?

Come on, my nigga.

It's a crime for me to be in a good mood?

What the fuck wrong with you?

Nah, you right, my nigga.

Your boy fucked-up right now, my nigga.

What you mean fucked-up?

From what you was tellin' me the other day,

you was gonna be "moving up to the East Side."

Miz about to hit you with some crazy work. You's gonna be good.

Nah, my nigga. When I got back to the block, I got got.

What you mean you got got?

My nigga, I got got.

What did they take?

They took everything, my nigga.

My work and my bread.

They took the soft Miz supposed to give you?

My nigga, they got every thing.

How much soft was it?

What the fuck does that matter?

My nigga, they took everything.

Damn, that's fucked up, boy.

I feel for you.

Yo, my nigga, what about your connect, though?

You think he'll front you with something?

Now you wanna fuck with my connect.

You see what happened, when we ran down to the spot,

you was actin' all shaky and shit,

that nigga don't even wanna fuck with me no more.

Damn, son. You were my only fuckin' hopes.

[ scoffs ] Yeah, shit is fucked up on the streets right now.

I don't got nothin', boy.

Damn, son. Don't worry about it, man.

I'm gonna make something happen. Got no choice.

God luck, my nigga. I'ma holler at you.

Hello? What you doing?

I'm in front of your building. Come downstairs.

All right.

[ elevator beeps ]

[ signal beeps ]

- Hello, Ms. Jessica. - Hi, Mr. Rafe.

You changed your hair. I like it.

- You noticed. - Yeah, I did.

Well, what's up with you?

Nothing much. It's just that most dudes

would only go as far as shooting a text or making a phone call,

so I figured I'd go the extra mile

and say hi in person. I feel that it means more.

It does.

- How's work? - Work is good.

I just looked at a new site the other day.

- Looks promising. - That sounds good.

Yeah, looks like it's gonna be really profitable,

but more importantly, how's work with you?

Because you were ready to kill me the other day

over something that went on at your job.

I was, but work is better.

Work is much bet...

- Hey, Jess. - ...ter.

Hi, Shay.

Who's your friend?

Rafe, this is Shay. Shay, this is Rafe.

Yeah, I seen her around the way.

Mm-hmm. I've seen you too.

What are you doing right now?

I had a long day, and I need somebody to talk to.

Shay, I'm in the middle of a conversation.

- I'm not gonna be rude. - What?

It's-- it's okay, mama.

Don't worry about it. Tend to your friend.

I'll give you a call sometime son.

- Nice to meet you, Shay. - Likewise.

- What is wrong with you? - What?

You don't learn? I thought you was leaving these street niggas alone.

I didn't know you knew him.

I don't know him personally, but I see him around here.

Rafe's cool. He doesn't seem too bad.

He has a job. At least he's not out there doing God knows what.

Listen, I just don't want no other nigga hurting you, all right?

I know what you've been through.

I just met Rafe. I appreciate your concern,

but he just came to say hi.

I get it. You know, I get it.

But me and you both know all these niggas is the same.

I don't want you to forget what you've been through with Damon.

Does that mean that I can't make a friend, Shay?

Just be careful, girl.

You know, I'm gonna do a background check

for your good.

- You're crazy. - Whatever.

- What's good, my nigga. - Shit. What's good?

Ain't shit. Me and Rafe went to check that spot out you told me about.

- What spot? - The laundrymat on Crescent.

Oh, word? What it's looking like? What you thinking?

Yo, they was having a block party on the block when we got out there.

But, yo, come to find out, dude from the laundrymat

is the person that put the whole thing together.

Rafe went in there and did a load of laundry

so he could scope the spot out.

And what Rafe thinkin'?

He said there's definitely something going on in there,

and he peeped a scale.

The fuck is a scale doing in a laundrymat?

Exactly same thing I said.

And he said it had residue on it.

So y'all definitely think he's holding some work in there?

We don't know.

We'll be going in blind if we choose to execute.

It's a 50-50 chance.

What side is y'all leaning towards?

Yo, we willin' to chance it,

but, yo, your man, he was out there.

- Who? - That nigga Tai.

- He peeped you? - Nah, I was across the street.

He went up in there while Rafe was in there.

But from what Rafe is telling me,

the nigga looked like he copped something and bounced.

- Copped what? - From the look of it, looked like work.

- Yeah? - Yeah, but, yo, anyway, yo,

I wanna tell you good lookin' on finding that location.

Nothing guaranteed, but it could be something big.

If I don't bring anything to the table,

- I don't deserve to eat. - Well, we'll soon feast,

but the real reason I came to see you,

that other lick is going down tonight, and I hope you're ready.

Just say the word. Let's move.

All right, get your clothes together

and your ratchet, and hit me up.

- I'ma let you know where to meet us. - Cool.

It's time to execute. I hope you're ready.

- Tonight's the night? - Tonight's the night.

Yeah, I'm ready, Rafe.

Yo, let's get this clear.

This isn't gonna be like the numbers spot, Kane.

This right here can get real ugly.

We're going in late.

I'm talking 1:00, maybe 2:00 in the morning.

Which means that we're gonna have all night

to do whatever to this guy

for him to give us what we came for.

- Whatever? - Whatever, Kane.

Once we're indoors, we have until morning.

If it gets too ugly for you,

you do not say anything.

You walk out the room and you stay out there

and wait until we're done.

All right, Rafe.

We're not asking you to do much.

Me and Miz will take care of it all.

You and Shane are just there to hold us down,

which means to be our eyes and our ears while we work.

Hold you down. I got you.

Be your eyes and your ears.

Do you understand what I mean by that?

Kind of.

I'm gonna need your eyes to watch the windows

to make sure the people outside are not onto what we're doing.

I'ma need your ears to listen out for footsteps outside the door.

Voices, sirens, things of that nature.

Me and Miz are gonna be too preoccupied

to pay attention for things like that.

That's what you and Shane are there for.

I understand, Rafe.

You just follow my lead

and do not get in the way.

You speak as little as possible,

unless it's absolutely necessary.

All right, Rafe. And thank you, man.

Don't thank me for this, man.

This is nothing to thank me for.

This right here is the point of no return.

This is where the games end.

After this, there is no turning back, Kane.

Shit, honestly, I don't wanna go back, man.

There's nothing but misery for me back there.

All right, let's go.

[ door creaks ]

[ clicks ]

- Yo, where's Shane? - Miz: He's in the bathroom.

Yo, let's make this happen, man.

The only thing that's stopping us now is time.

- Let's get it. - Let's get it.

[ pulse beating ]

[ man screams ]

No! No!

[ cell phone rings ]

Yes. How it going?

Yeah. Them are reachin' tomorrow?

What time?

All right, cool, man. I'll pick them up.

Yeah, man. You don' know.

Bless.

Yo, Fresh.

The men, them are reachin' tomorrow.

We're gonna pick them up.

- All right. - All right, cool.

[ lighter clicks ]

[ door creaks ]

I don't believe you motherfuckers, man.

Was it really that hard?

Don't blame me for this shit. It's your man's fault.

Man, I told you, I ain't wanna fuck with this dude.

I did what I was supposed to do.

Yo, don't blame him, man.

It's on your little motherfuckin' man,

Mr. Pop Off right here.

How the fuck does he not know

not to let the nigga go to the balcony?

Come on, man.

Nah, man. As your man right here, if he wasn't there,

all I had to do was give fat boy one to the head,

and we had all night to search the crib for that paper.

I can't even be me on the job

'cause you got some entry-level motherfucker

on some professional shit.

What's you being you gotta do with me?

Yo, my nigga, you gonna do 25 for me?

I can't say you will.

It was him and Shane in there.

Like you said, this nigga done put in work with us before, man.

So how the fuck does it make sense to him

to let that nigga go over the balcony?

Fuck jumping. The nigga could have screamed, man.

It's, like, 4:00 in the morning.

This ain't fuckin' Flatbush.

Yo, there was blood all over his face.

The nigga said he couldn't breathe.

You hear this dumb shit?!

Man, it was both of them in there. Kane is just as wrong.

200 to 300 motherfuckin' grand!

We had that shit. We was in there.

Nigga, we was in there.

Yo, fuck. How y'all niggas fuck that shit up?

Yo, y'all niggas fucked up tonight.

Yo, I can admit, man, we fucked up,

but y'all can't put this all on me.

All I can say is, "My bad."

Man, fuck it. What's done is done.

You know the script, Rafe.

Yeah, man. On to the next one.

Exactly. You know our philosophy.

"Better to get away with nothing than to get caught with everything."

Yeah, man. We get to rob another day.

Yo, this dude really jumped off the balcony, though?

Yo, I swear, this motherfucker ain't even think twice.

Soon as he got to the ledge, that nigga just jumped.

He ain't paused or nothin'.

And this motherfuckin' Kane look like he about to faint.

Nah, man, I just never seen nothin' like that before.

It was like something out of a movie.

I couldn't believe that shit.

Told you things could go left at any minute, man.

There ain't no guarantees.

But I'm proud of you, Kane.

If you were scared, you sure did push past that shit.

Man, fuck it. I'm about to get up out of here, man.

I'm tired. I need some rest.

Yo, Kane, what you doin'?

I was just gonna crash on your couch if that's cool.

Yeah, yeah, that's cool, man. No doubt.

[ sighs ]

- Yo. - Son, I couldn't even sleep, yo.

Okay?

I keep seeing dude jumping over that balcony.

It keeps playing over and over in my head.

Man, turn that shit off, then.

Nah, son. I never seen nothing like that before in my life.

Then I guess you never lived before.

Yo, it felt like my heart was coming out of my chest.

Yo, Kane, if you having second thoughts,

then let me know now, my nigga.

This shit is privileged information,

and we cannot have people that have no involvements

having knowledge of the shit that we do.

I hear you.

Nigga, don't hear me. Feel me.

This'll be your last opportunity to walk out that door.

I'm not gonna sit here and hold your hands through this shit.

Bad enough this nigga Miz

always in my ear about how you ain't built for this.

Tsk. I already know he don't like me.

It ain't about him not liking you, man.

It's just that our lives are in each other's hands,

and he does not trust his in yours.

But fuck it, though.

Yeah, that shit crazy, though.

And it gets even crazier.

If you trying to jump ship, do it now.

Because if you try to do it later,

oh, yeah, you'll be off the boat,

but we'll be throwin' you overboard.

Damn. It's like that?

Yo, my dude. Nigga, this ain't no movie.

This ain't a music video, man.

It don't get no realer than this.

You got knowledge of shit that could put niggas away

for a very long time.

Gangster shit comes with

gangster consequences and responsibilities.

I hear that.

My nigga, let me know. Are you in or are you out?

And if you are in, understand that there are no outs.

Nah, I'm in. I'm in. I'm in.

Yo, if you in, then be in, man.

But, yo, but for now,

just be out so I can get some motherfuckin' sleep.

You right, Rafe. I'm buggin'.

Yo, pull that door on your way out, man.

Fuck, I'm gonna have to lock that shit, man.

♪ With bad man, ain't no runnin' ♪

♪ Bad man no wear tight pants with him gun in ♪

♪ Pussyhole boy, dem disrespect me done in ♪

♪ Pure bad guy, they around me and they blunted ♪

♪ 'Cause when you fuck with bad man, ain't no runnin... ♪

[ music continues ]

♪ With bad man, ain't no runnin' ♪

♪ Bad man no wear tight pants with him gun in ♪

♪ Pussyhole boy, dem disrespect me done in ♪

♪ Pure bad guy, they around me and they blunted ♪

♪ 'Cause when you fuck with bad man, ain't no runnin... ♪

♪ They in they Versace and them gal them wanna kiss me ♪

♪ Pull off in the ride because we parkin' in the Bentley ♪

♪ Pussy there pree me 'cause me shoot them Giuseppe ♪

♪ Me loadin' up me semi 'cause bad man never runnin' ♪

♪ Cool it down and we are take on whatever's comin' ♪

♪ Big 'ear, I feel like somebody's drummin' ♪

♪ Real youth no par with pussy, them man a-hungry ♪

♪ He rip apart your stomach, with bad man, ain't no runnin' ♪

♪ Bad man no wear tight pants with him gun in ♪

♪ Pussyhole boy, dem disrespect me done in ♪

♪ Pure bad guy, they around me and they blunted... ♪

[ speaking heavy Patois ] ...I want the Yankee boy to murder, you get me?

True, we almost dogged them off

but as long as the man ready for mash works

I eat food. Can we monitor them thing there?

Definitely, brethren. That for the right?

Yo, me ready for work.

I'm here for work now, me ready for work now.

And me, brethren. But don't do somethin' unless I direct.

No kind of mash work unless I send some serious dawg.

Just don't get too mad with the thing.

Come on smart, daadie.

Them gave one whiff to police on the streets

and I done time about the thing already.

Wrap 'em up, deal with every single one of them pussies. You get me?

Everything's sealed up. No worry yourself.

Yeah, man. Let's deal with the king. You's hear me?

Salt all the food, and everything good.

We carry back out with dollars in our pockets.

- Sound good? You's hear me? - Men: Word.

Any word got back yet?

I'm on it, my nigga. I'm workin' on it.

Man, I been callin' niggas, askin' niggas

if they know who dude who got hit with Tes,

but nobody know nothin'.

I found out that the dude that got hit with Tes

wasn't even with Tes.

He got hit on some innocent bystander shit.

Oh, word? We still need to find out who he is

'cause he gotta tell us what he saw.

I'm still on it, my nigga.

My nigga, this shit don't make no sense to me.

When Donovan dropped, that same night,

the whole town was buzzin'.

But now everybody wanna be quiet?

They definitely quiet.

Either that, or don't nobody don't know nothing, my nigga.

Yo, I have a feeling them Jamaican niggas have something to do with it,

and I'm not counting that out as a possibility, man.

At this point, we can't rule out nothin'.

We walking the streets facing invisible ops.

Man, I don't even know what the fuck them niggas look like.

Man, that shit had me ready to let off

at these dread niggas the other night at the jerk chicken spot.

Shit got me on red alert, and I don't even know from who.

Oh, I know them niggas' faces,

and we gonna bump heads again. Believe that.

Man, I get a rush for this shit. I'm looking forward to it.

[ music playing ]

♪ I get one for just coming, two to do a show ♪

♪ Can't wait for me to come on 'cause I does this, yo ♪

♪ I get one for me to come in, two to do a show ♪

♪ Can't wait for me to come on 'cause I run this show ♪

♪ New York is in the building ♪

♪ That's what's up, get up ♪

♪ Roll over niggas like monster trucks ♪

♪ Only here to click confusion ♪

♪ Better get your crews done ♪

- ♪ But this shit is real - ♪ Not an illusion