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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 ]

Yeah, man. Me know the pussy them are look for me, you know?

Me know the man look for me, you know?

Them scared they come, I shoot them down.

Pussyboy. Me tell ya, ain't no doubt.

...fuck 'bout them.

No care about me, no care about them.

What are goin', dog?

Yo, the situation gets stickier now.

Them tried for put a dog for sleep, you know, dog?

What you talk about, BR?

The one, G? Him think him too smart for him own good.

These eyes don't sleep.

My brain no stop from think. My brain no rest.

My gun no leave from my hip. It no leave my side, you know, dog?

Yeah, I know, dog. So why the man him important for, dog?

Jabba, them disrespected the entire program.

Yo, me come here, me come here for work.

Me come here to eat food.

Since me come here, since me touch down,

yo, me no eat nothin'. me no have nothin'.

The general can't see past him two front feet, you know?

So you no talk to General about that, my brother?

Yo, whatever me advise going through him head,

pass him ears straight to him pride.

Me cannot say nothing about him leadership.

Him takes it as a form of disrespect.

Me no tell a lie, BR.

The way you sound right now, the tone of your voice--

me cannot tell the difference between advice

and insubordination in you, brother.

"Insubordination," Jabba? So what am I? A blind soldier?

Boy, BR, me tell you the truth, you know,

coming like this is not a real soldier, my brother.

Yo, my friend, see upon the battlefield.

My gun never reach lukewarm.

How could I possibly not be a soldier, eh?

Yo, BR, 'member me tell ya this.

A soldier have to take orders whether them agree with it or not.

That's how street life go.

You think you can move like an individual and a big man,

but guess what's going on? You have to move with a unit as a soldier, dog.

The man, them pick off Yardie.

The man, them pick off little D.

The only retribution I receive for this injustice

was the soul of a red-faced boy named Maggz?

Yo, slow down, BR. You run through life too fast.

You soon catch up with that inner being.

Yo, the Reaper done pay me a visit about a million times.

Done smile on my face, look me straight in me eye.

Channel, dog. You wanna start a war on foreign grounds?

You're a madman and Jamaica this ain't gonna be.

It's not too foreign for me, you know?

They have come how many times from before?

Them want a war? I'm gonna kill off all of the bumbaclots.

Everybody shall fall. The one, G, me tell ya, Jabba, him for dead!

Yo, let me tell you this. Reason with yourself, BR.

You's a one-man army, brother.

Yo, a man's pride and ego are him own worst enemy.

You come out firing for come make money and work

and now you want to abandon your job for revenge. You're crazy, dog!

The man them tried kill me off to bloodclot!

Sneaky, sneaky thing them their plan.

Them not even give me the respect

for look me in the eye and pull the trigger.

That is not how you take a life.

Them man moved like sneaky thief, dog.

You turn around and them thieve from you!

Dog, let me tell you this, BR,

way out here, you gotta be a lot more than talk make.

What you wanna do?

Jabba, you already know what I want for do, dog.

The best course of action

being someone from the outside,

him can see the entire situation.

Yo, rude boy, see, your position,

you come like you did into the middle of an open field,

with the opposition at an elevated position, dog.

Yo, the way you put that,

it is a major disadvantage, you know, dog?

BR, me cannot tell you no fuckery.

It's pure logic me a-tell you, my dog.

It's either you want my opinion

or you want me for to shut the fuck up, dog.

No, man, you're here to speak your mind.

- Say what you have to say. - Yo, BR, big man thing--

me no want to see you dead.

Me feel like you for go back a-Jamaica

and forget about the general.

Tsk. Go back to Jamaica?

Man, for go back a-Jamaica, dog.

[ sighs, mutters ]

Whew.

So how you feelin', man? How'd you sleep?

I didn't sleep at all, man.

Every time I close my eyes, my mind just keeps racin', man.

I can't believe what happened, yo.

I don't like that it happened, Kane,

but the truth is I always knew

that this shit was a possibility.

I told you a long time ago when we first started

that in this line of work shit can get crazy in a split second.

I know what you told me, Rafe, but I killed someone.

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

Don't even play like that.

Yo, don't joke like that.

Yo, somebody could hear you and think that you dead-ass serious.

Don't even joke like that to me.

Do you understand me, Kane?

I understand, man. I won't joke like that,

but how do you get used to this?

- Get used to what? - This, Rafe!

Day in and day out. How do you go through these experiences

and act like nothing happened?

[ scoffs ]

Yo, the dude that works in the gas chamber that flips the switch,

the fucking cop that kills the so-called-criminal,

the doctor that pulls the plug on a patient--

you consider them murderers?

No. Not really.

They're just doing their job.

Exactly.

And there's no difference between me and them.

What I do is just my role, Kane.

It's what I do to survive.

It's not who I am.

And because of that, my approach to these situations

is logical and not emotional.

This is pretty much your first week on the job,

so I understand it's gonna mess with you.

But over time, you'll come to realize

that you do not bring work home.

Leave the job at the job.

So you're sayin'

the more I do this the easier it'll get?

I don't wanna say yes, but yes.

So what would you rather?

You rather woulda let Shane get hit?

How could I do that, Rafe?

How could I sit there and let that happen?

Exactly.

Yo, what's in me is also inside you.

You told me a long time ago that you weren't like me,

but you're wrong, 'cause you actually are.

Yo, that fire is in you, Kane.

You just don't know how to bring it out.

There's a lot of people in this world

that no matter what the situation was,

no matter how afraid they might have been,

they would not have been able to pull that trigger.

How could they not, Rafe?

Shane woulda got killed!

Yo, a man doesn't do what he want, Kane.

A man does what he has to

and you did what you felt that you had to.

So stop blamin' yourself.

Would you have preferred it be Shane?

Wouldn't you have felt just as bad or even worse

knowin' that you could've stopped it?

Yeah, man, I would have felt real messed up,

especially lettin' you down, man.

Yo, it ain't about lettin' me down.

It's about what could you live with easier--

what occurred in there or what could have occurred.

Yo, I wish none of it happened, but you right.

I wouldn't be able to forgive myself

if something had happened to Shane.

Yo, so stop beatin' yourself up.

You did what you were supposed to.

Whew. I didn't think I had that in me, Rafe.

Yo, you reacted, Kane.

Those type of situations always bring out the real you.

You ain't have no time to think

so you did what comes natural.

Yo, you got that shit in you, man.

So why do I feel like this?

How do you feel?

Honestly, I don't even know.

Yo, don't psych yourself out.

Forcing yourself to feel somethin'

because you think you're supposed to.

Yo, just leave the job at the job, man.

You right. I understand.

I'ma go get you a drink, man,

'cause you look like you need it.

Whew. Appreciate that.

- Shay! - What's up, Shane?

What's good with Tai?

He's all right.

You know, our cousin just died

so he's with my aunt takin' care of her.

All right, cool.

Listen, do me a favor and relay this message.

When you see your brother, tell him Shane said

when he sees him, he's gonna put

a fuckin' hole in his head.

Wait, what the fuck is you talkin' about right now, Shane?

You don't hear me.

Tell your brother when Shane sees him,

he's gonna put a fuckin' hole in his fuckin' head.

You ain't gonna do shit to nobody.

Who the fuck you think you talkin' to, pussy-ass nigga?

You ain't doing shit to my brother.

I'm not arguin' with you, Shay. It is what it is.

Your brother is still gonna get a fuckin' hole in his head.

Yo, I should really fuck you up right now!

You ain't doin' shit to my brother, you hear me?

You ain't doing nothin' to him!

- This ain't a discussion. - Pssh. Watch.

I'ma get my boyfriend Choppa

to fuck you up, you bitch-ass nigga.

You better watch your back!

Puss--

You're lucky you're a fuckin' female.

Fuck you, nigga!

Yeah!

- Man: That's it right there. - Yeah!

Man: Get that hot sauce.

Get the fuck outta here.

- What up? - What up, old man?

Old man, eh? You right.

You right. You mean, like, "OG" shit?

- "Know when to quit" shit. - Here we go.

Your motherfucking ass running around like you're 21.

You as old as me. What is wrong with you, man?

Nigga, you don't stop playin' 'cause you get old.

You get old 'cause you stop playin',

and you, yo, you stopped playin' a long time ago, E!

Fuck that shit, man. Nobody stopped playin'.

I just know when to chill.

I know when to fade. I know when to fall back.

Cool out.

Nobody out here bettin' it all the time.

Yo, how you expect to win big

if you don't bet at all?

That's your little "bet it all,"

"live and die" strategy? That shit workin'?

That shit ain't workin', man.

Nobody wanna be out here fuckin' losin' they shirt every fuckin' day, man.

Fuck is wrong with you, man?

Here we go. So I guess I'm "too smart" for that shit too, huh?

- You was the intelligent one. - I was the intelligent one?

You was the one that we knew was gonna turn us into something.

You still out here runnin' in circles.

Yo, my nigga, listen, I was the smart one, right?

But I'm also smart enough to know if you don't keep playin',

how you gonna get a chance to win?

I ain't never seen nobody win no victory off no bleachers.

You don't get tired?

You ain't tired of bullshit?

You know me

better than most of these motherfuckers that's out here

acting like they know me.

And you know I been dancing with the devil all my life.

Of course, my feet get tired, man.

But what I'ma do, E,

when the music just won't stop playin'?

You still got it, though.

Still got that fire. I didn't have that.

I lost that.

I lost that desire for the rush.

I didn't want it no more like that.

And when you ain't on your toes

ready for action every day,

that's how you get popped, man. And I didn't have that.

Yeah, but it ain't never been about no fire with me, man.

It ain't never been about no rush.

Most these dudes, they out here for the pump of the adrenaline

or they're out here chasing street cred, man.

Give a fuck about that shit, man.

For me, it's always been about the money

and the freedom that shit allows.

"Freedom"?

You talkin' about freedom?

I got a job.

I go home to my wife, my kid, my house.

I ain't gotta worry about being popped.

I ain't gotta worry about them boys

pulling my card every motherfuckin' day.

That's freedom. Not what you doin'.

I'm freer than most of you cats

- already. - You're freer--

you freer than most of us?

That all depends on whose eyes you starin' out of

when you lookin' at this world.

If you saw the world out my eyes,

I bet you you'd see things differently.

Let me ask you a question, man.

How's your daughter?

- My baby good, man. - Storm, Storm.

- Yeah, you remember Storm? - How old?

Storm 11 now, man. Getting big as hell.

Let me ask you a question.

She walk in the house with a nigga just like you.

You feel good?

You feel like you accomplished something?

Honestly, E?

No, I want you to fucking lie to me.

Yeah, honest, motherfucker. You always playing, man.

I'm tryin' to be serious with you, man.

Nah, you know me and you, man,

we ain't never held no punches.

So if Storm walked in the house with a nigga like me, man,

I can sit here and tell you honestly

I'd be 110% percent proud.

And the reason being I know homie'd die

before he ever let her struggle or go through some bullshit.

Like our fuckin' parents went through.

"Go through some bullshit," huh?

Sounds like you talkin' about money.

It ain't always about the fuckin' money, bro.

You know me better than that, right?

You know me better than that.

My nigga, that's just part of bein' a man.

Providin' is at the top of the list

of what it requires to be one.

This shit is already fuckin' your mind up.

This world you live in...

it's already scarred your brain.

You're gonna let this shit define you

and it's gonna tear you down.

My nigga, you not thinkin'.

You not usin' your head.

Dude, you gonna tell me I'm crazy, too?

You look like you goin' crazy.

You know me well enough to know,

with everything that we done did

and all the shit that we been through

I done lost my mind a long time ago, dude.

And I just got my shit back.

I just got my sanity.

I just got my focus.

Hold your head, my nigga.

Always. I envy you, man.

And I'ma hold my shit with both hands

'cause I can't even trust gravity

to do that for me.

Is you writin' poetry now?

Here this nigga go with his bullshit.

- You got bars? - Mama, let me get-- Nick...

Nicky, give him some chicken for these bars!

These gems he droppin'. Make it gold, man.

Let me get that jerk chicken with the rice and peas.

Yo, man, how the kids doin'?

- What's good, nigga? - Ain't shit, my nigga.

- What's the word? - Chillin', man.

Yo, you seen that nigga Kane yet?

Nah, I haven't seen him, but I spoke to Rafe.

I told him, yo, stay close to that guy.

We don't need homie growin' a conscience on us.

Uh-uh, I didn't mean it like that.

- Like, is he all right? - He'll be okay, man.

As much as it surprised me that he stepped up,

he did what he was supposed to do.

What happened in there, Shane?

My nigga, I don't even know.

One minute, I was goin' through the bag,

next thing you know, boom! A shot go off.

I don't know what happened.

Yo, that could've been your life, my nigga.

How did you not search that room?

I didn't even see there was a room there.

But Kane, Kane saved my life!

Yo, he definitely hold your ass down.

As much as I hate to admit it,

you were lucky he was there.

I owe him for that. Homie had the drop on me!

Man, fuck the money! Safety first in those situations.

You secure your location first

then you worry about the money!

What do you think Rafe meant by holding us down?

I know what you and Rafe meant by holding us down.

It's just that I seen the bag and it caught my attention.

It didn't catch your attention, it distracted you.

There's a huge difference between the two.

If we asked you to hold us down, you hold us down.

That was your function.

You right. I fucked up.

But when I seen the bag, I thought it had bread in it.

- It distracted me. - All right, man.

As long as you understand how this could've turned out,

experience is the best teacher.

I've learned. Believe me, I did.

Next time you or Rafe say hold it down, I'm gonna hold it down.

All right, but since Kane is your new buddy now,

I'm gonna need you to keep your eye on him.

Make sure he don't get too much into his emotion.

You know, taking a nigga's life

could take a toll on a guy like him.

I haven't heard or seen this nigga since that night.

Like, I been wantin' to talk to him,

- but I'm gonna go check up on him. - All right, you do that.

What's up with them dudes from the Ville?

- They pass through? - Nah, man.

Them dudes ain't coming back no time soon.

Homie needs some time for his body to heal up since he got hit.

Yo, stop underestimatin' a nigga, Shane.

Stop actin' like niggas don't got people

who love them as much as you love yours.

Stop sleepin', my nigga. Did you go buy them hammers like I told you to?

No, I didn't have the chance to.

What's up with you, Shane?

But I bet you got a chance to go buy new clothes, right?

- New J's? - I'm not even gonna lie.

- Yeah, I did. - Stop fucking around, Shane.

Buy them now for when you need them later.

Do like I do, my nigga. tuck them away somewhere.

At a chick's crib or a family member.

Remember, it's better to have them and don't need them

rather than needin' them and don't have them.

And don't forget, not too long ago I had to lend you a hammer.

Take that as a lesson.

I'm on it, Miz. I'm on it.

Yo, what's up with your boy?

My boy? Who you talkin' about?

Kane. Your boy, Kane. What's up with him?

He all right, man.

I mean, he lettin' that whole situation process.

You know this is all new to him.

Keep him close, Rafe.

You know guilt can drive a man crazy-- do some real dumb shit.

We don't want that nigga poppin' up in no precinct to clear his conscience.

Yeah, I know, Miz. I mean, he'll be all right, though, man.

But yo, what happened back there?

Yo, I don't know. Once you had them dudes down,

I started headin' straight for the kitchen cabinets.

Next thing I know, I heard a shot.

I know the whole building heard that shot.

Yo, I told Kane and Shane to hold us down.

I assumed that they woulda checked that bedroom,

but I guess I was wrong.

Shane should have known better, though.

Yeah, he should have, but fuck it.

We all made it out. Nobody got touched.

But, yo, I must admit your boy shocked me.

I never really thought he would have it in him to step up

and touch anything no matter what the situation was.

Yo, I never really gave it any serious thought.

I mean, I knew it was always a possibility,

but I never really entertained the idea

that something like this could really happen.

Man, fuck that. Kane stepped up. On to the next.

What's goin' on with the Diamond District situation?

Man, I made the appointment

you know, to go up there and check what's goin' on internally,

but somethin' ain't feelin' right.

Funny feelin'? What you mean?

I don't know, man, it's just a funny feelin' that I'm gettin'.

I can't put my finger on it.

But it's just there's somethin' ain't feelin' right.

If something feels funny,

I mean, it is the Diamond District.

That's basically Fort Knox.

I don't expect you to think it's gonna be easy.

Yo, when I say funny feelin',

I don't mean as far as it being difficult, man.

It's just this funny feelin' that I'm gettin'.

What you think, your man Black on some funny shit?

Yo, I've been fuckin' with Black for years, man.

I don't see him doin' no bullshit now.

Maybe I'm buggin'.

Maybe you are, but don't be so quick to dismiss that shit.

Instincts don't lie, my nigga.

Yeah, I know, but I'm good, Miz.

All right, what's up with those birds, though?

- You ditched them off? - Not yet, man.

I was supposed to holler at my homie,

but I ain't get a chance to yet.

I know once I do,

he'll definitely snatch at least one from me off rip.

All right, well, I got rid of one of mine.

I'ma break the second one down.

Let me know if you need any help.

- Nah, I'm good, my dude. - I know you good, my nigga.

[ man singing ]

[ voices overlapping ]

So what's up, Kane?

I honestly didn't even think you was even gonna give me a call.

It's been a minute since we bumped into each other.

I was going through some financial situations before,

but, you know, I fell back and got my situation situated.

I can understand that.

Good to see you got your priorities straight.

Yeah, I do. But things ain't easy out here for a brother.

I can only imagine. So what's going on now?

I'm good. I'm doin' my thing now.

"Doin' your thing"? What exactly does that mean?

So you got a job?

Nah, I ain't workin', but I'm good.

So what does that mean?

I mean, like, financially.

Financially, I'm good now.

So you're in a better space, but you're not workin'?

- What's goin' on with that? - Damn.

I ain't know you for being so inquisitive.

Why so much questions?

I mean, I'm not tryin' to offend you or anything,

so if anything I'm saying, you know, makes you uncomfortable,

we can change the subject.

So what's going on with your daughter? How old is she now?

I mean, my daughter's four now,

but she gettin' big so fast.

But, yo, don't think I'm tryin' to be secretive or anything.

Like you said, it's been a minute,

so I just want us to catch up first.

I understand that. So what's up?

So what's going on with you and your daughter's mother?

- Y'all together? - Hell, no!

I mean, I wouldn't be here if I was.

Can't be too sure with y'all guys nowadays.

I mean, yo, that's something you never, ever have to worry about

is me and her getting back together.

How are you so sure?

I mean, I love her and I wish her the best,

but let's just say, yo, our personalities

just aren't compatible anymore.

I definitely understand.

It's just crazy how love is nowadays nine times out of 10.

You know, even with me, I've had some relationships

where I look back and I don't even understand

what I ever saw in them, to be honest.

Yo, that's the same situation with her.

I mean, I guess I'm glad I got my daughter out the situation.

That's definitely a blessing.

I mean, you ready to order? What you tryin' to eat?

I'm thinkin' about some steak.

You can have whatever you want. It's on me.

Yo, what's goin' on, Tai?

What the fuck is goin' on?

Nothin'. What you havin' a heart attack about, Midget Mack?

What I'm catchin' a heart attack about?

What happened between you and Shane?

Nothin'. We just had a disagreement.

People don't say that they're gonna

put a bullet in somebody's head over a disagreement.

What are you talkin' about, Shay?

So now you wanna know what I'm talkin' about.

I bumped into your homeboy Shane yesterday

and he was talking real disrespectful,

talkin' about when he see you,

he's gonna put a bullet in my brother's head.

That nigga disrespected you?

That little monkey is really pushin' it.

Why he comin' at you with his bullshit?

That nigga don't got no honor.

Listen, I don't know what you got goin' on, Tai,

but you really need to tell me what you involved in.

This dude Shane all up in my face

talkin' about how he's gonna take your life!

And I don't take threats like that lightly.

I don't want you involved, Shay.

Damn. This nigga took it there-- disrespecting my big sis.

Oh, whatever you and Shane went through,

it must have been somethin' serious.

So what happened?

Damn, Shay. Nothin' happened.

I can handle my own problems.

Is that the reason why you came to Auntie's house?

What you hidin' from, Tai?

I'm not hidin' from nothin'. Pshh.

All right, all right, I'ma tell you what happened.

Remember that day you came looking for me and you bumped into Shane

and you told him that Keen was our cousin?

Yeah, I remember. That's the day I found out Keen got killed.

Well, word got back

that Shane is the person that killed Keen,

and he found out he my cousin.

So now he tryin' to kill me

because he don't want the cops to find out.

Wait.

What the fuck did you just say right now, Tai?

Wow.

Why the fuck you didn't tell me this before?

You got this killer runnin' these streets

and he killed our cousin?!

I know, Shay. I just don't know what to do.

What would you do if you found out

one of your closest friends bodied your cousin?

Yo, you too good of a person, Tai.

Like, this dude killed your family

and you worried about him?

Now he talkin' about taking your life

and you still worried about him?

I know, Shay. I just--

I don't know what to do. I can't believe

that Shane would do these type of things to me.

You need to call the police, Tai.

We need to call the cops.

Call the cops, Shay?

You know what they do to rats on these streets?

Listen, please!

Y'all little niggas ain't even built for this shit!

I done seen and heard niggas tellin' on each other,

goin' to jail, comin' home,

and still hangin' with the same niggas on the block.

All right? Like, fuck out of-- like, yo!

If you don't call, I am.

And as a matter of fact,

them motherfuckers can't do shit to me.

And if they try to say you snitched,

I'ma say I made the phone call.

You gonna take the rap for me, big sis?

Yo, you're my little brother, all right?

I'm not lettin' nothin' happen to you.

That nigga killed our family.

He needs to burn in hell!

[ scoffs ] This nigga, yo.

Don't fuckin' take my fries.

[ elevator signal rings ]

[ signal beeps ]

[ beeps ]

So it's nice to finally see you again, Mr. Rafe.

Yeah, work's been hectic.

You know, when, um, things get crazy like that,

I sorta have tunnel vision.

Not saying that you don't matter,

but there are times like that,

you know, nothin' matters until the job is done.

I mean, you do seem to work a lot.

I mean, that's how I put food on the table.

My daughter starving is not an option.

- I can respect that. - How could you not

and at the same time say that what you want is a man?

Every time you speak I'm just so intrigued.

That's crazy, 'cause all I'm doin' is bein' myself.

I'm glad you like.

Well, I got you something.

I hope you like it.

I told you I'm not the best at accepting gifts from people.

I got it because I wanted to.

I mean, it's kind of late for a Christmas gift, but...

You don't have to do that.

But I wanted to. Take it.

Thank you.

I appreciate the gesture.

No need for thank yous.

But aren't you gonna open it?

I'm not gonna open it out here.

I'll wait till I get to the house.

What are you doing for the rest of the day?

Um, from here, I'm goin' back home.

I don't really have much planned for the day.

Well, I'm free for the rest of the day.

Do you wanna come upstairs?

All right.

I don't have that much to do anyway.

Okay.

[ elevator signal rings ]

[ knocking on door ]

Whew.

Yo, what up?

Yo, what's up, man? You riding out tonight or what?

I still don't understand why you need me there.

You know what Shane look like.

What you need me there for?

If we was goin' to a Louis store or something like that, I'm your man,

but shit like this, I don't know nothin' about this shit.

- What the fuck? - I told you, Leon!

You the reason why I'm in this situation to begin with.

I'm not tryin' to hear you sittin' this one out.

I'm the reason? Did I shoot you, Gunner?

If anybody should be upset, it's me.

I brung you to Flatbush to shoot

and all you did was get shot.

We'll see who gets shot now.

I'm bringing some wolves out here

to take care of that Shane nigga

and you got some fuckin' nerve.

How the fuck should you be mad at me?

You said we got all these wolves.

What you need me for? I'm not a wolf.

- I'm a fly cat. - "Fly cat"?

You talkin' like a bird. I'm not hearin' that!

Listen, man, I'm not tryin' to argue with you, Gunner.

All I'm saying, I guarantee if I come with you,

I'm just gonna get in the way.

Yo, whatever man. I'm about to call these dudes.

It's goin' down tonight.

Shane gonna pay for my shoulder.

I'm not lettin' this ride.

He gonna pay for your shoulder?

How much do a new shoulder cost?

[ scoffs ]

[ sighs ]

Yo, where could the boy have possibly gone, Fresh?

Who would take him in?

Yo, BR been to the States before, G.

Him will have dogs out the road.

Somebody could find a place for him for hide.

Yo, we have to keep the two eyes open on him, brethren.

Yo, whoever gave that snake of a soldier

a place for hide him face and him head,

have to face some fire too, G.

You can only be loyal to who you know, brethren.

It take a loyal person

for take in a target in a day of war.

Them not have no loyalty to prove a thing, brethren.

If them stick them in a fire, and draw on them them we just lick them down.

But we can't if we can't do it right, brethren.

Yeah, you know BR blood boil hot, G.

And the man, him have an advantage on us.

Him know where we stay, but we not know where him deh.

Make him forward.

Right now, the only thing

we are deal with is seek and destroy.

It can make the job easy afterward,

'cause when him stick out of the wood him hide underneath,

we will deal with him.

Yo, I know BR, G. I know the man well.

Him a-come soon.

I don't know when, Me no know how him gonna strike.

But me know see him hot not goin' to let it rest

till him see some kind of bloodshed.

"Some type of bloodshed"? That blood will be his.

Any soldier that decides for take on an entire army is a fool.

Any man knows you don't go against

your strongest and your wisest assets.

Any soldier would just deal with them army

when time things is good, and them on the up and up is no asset.

He's a liability.

And all liabilities have to be obliterated.

We are gonna find him, Fresh.

If him didn't make it back a-yard already,

come a-speak to Uncle Blood and tell him about the mad dog.

I'm gonna tame the wildest beast, G.

That bang's gonna sound like the sweetest music

that's rocked them boys to sleep.

Yeah, man. Find him, Fresh.

'Cause if he reach back a-yard, him can disappear.

Me no gonna feel good till me see him blood on them soils.

Stain this Yankee soil.

All right, me are gonna make a call.

Tell the man watch out for the loose dog.

Yeah, dog. Tell this no bagga chatty-chatty.

Tell them to send a straight gunshot in that bloodclot.

- I will. - That's it.

[ voices overlapping ]

- Hey, baby. - What's up?

- You lookin' good today. - Thank you.

You always know what to say to make me smile.

What's goin' on, though? Everything okay?

You said you needed to speak to me.

Yes, I do. I just don't want any problems between us.

I don't know anything about your life

and you're a real private person.

Okay, I'm a private person,

but what is it that you wanted to speak to me about?

Look, you already gettin' hostile and hot with me.

I just feel that it's somethin' important that I need to tell you.

Stop pump-fakin' it and tell me what you have to tell me, Maddie.

All right, I was watchin' the news last night

and there was a story about these two guys

who committed armed robberies all throughout New York City.

Okay, why are you tellin' me this?

They played the surveillance video.

One of the guys looked just like you.

Even though I've only seen your friend Rafe a few times,

it looked like Rafe.

I really couldn't see you guys' faces

because you guys had baseball caps on,

but I don't know, it looked like you two.

Is there something you need to tell me?

You're jokin' right now, right?

You cannot be serious, Maddie.

I'm dead serious, Miz.

One was from a Pawn Rite in Brooklyn--

that one I wasn't too sure about.

But the other one was a pharmacy in the Bronx.

That one, the resemblance was much clearer.

Well, I don't know nothin' about that.

Is there anything else you want to talk about?

I'm telling you this because I'm worried.

I didn't want to say anything over the phone.

I wanted to wait until I saw you.

The NYPD isn't takin' this matter lightly.

The two suspects are tied to over 60 different robberies.

Well, thank you for your concern,

but there's no need for you to be worried.

It wasn't me and I'm good, Maddie.

All right, I'll take your word for it, Miz.

I love you and I care about you.

I just want you to be okay.

I will.

That's all you needed to speak to me about?

Yes, but I wanted to see you, too.

Okay, I'ma see you tonight. You have my word.

Okay, you're at least gonna have somethin' to eat with me?

Of course. Let's order.

So what up, man?

What the fuck happened, Rafe?

No bread, and a dead dude?

How does that happen? How does that make sense?

It doesn't, Black. We messed up.

I can't even make no excuses, man.

There's nothin' else I can say other than

yo, we fucked up, man!

How does somethin' as simple as a lick

for some bud and some bread becomes a murder?

Please explain that one to me!

Yo, what are you askin' me, man?

Yo, shit went left, Black!

You want me to walk you through a body?

Yo, you can't be serious!

You fucked up, Rafe!

Damn. That shit wasn't supposed to happen.

What the fuck, Black? You line niggas up!

You actin' like you don't know that that coulda happened.

Yo, for as long as you've been giving me info, you don't know that?

Of course I know. I know that shit happens.

But these dudes, these dudes wasn't built like that,

so I just knew that this shit could go off without a hitch.

I get it, Black. Everybody wants paper.

I want it, too.

But me and my peoples,

we got away without nobody getting knocked or popped.

As far as that goes,

that shit wasn't supposed to go down like that!

Yo, it went down the way it was supposed to.

We went in there to get what the fuck we came for.

But we left with our freedom and our lives.

I don't know about you, but I'm fine with that.

You just don't understand, Rafe!

What the fuck don't I understand?

Them niggas' crib that y'all niggas ran up in

- is related to my wifey. - What?

Yo, what the fuck are you talkin' about, Black?

That dude that got hit

was my girl's cousin.

What? How the fuck does that happen, Black?

You knew that was your girl's cousin?

I knew, but I don't fuck with homie like that.

You don't fuck with homie like that?

What the fuck do you mean by "like that," Black?

I mean, I don't fuck with homie like that.

Yo, you speak to the nigga?

Spoken to him how?

Have you ever spoken to the nigga, Black?

Have you and him ever had a conversation in life?

Not like that. I mean,

He comes to my girl's house to speak to my girl.

But me and him is not mens like that.

He ain't your man. Ain't no gray area, Black!

Either you fuck with a nigga or you don't,

so I really don't get what the fuck you mean

when you keep sayin' "like that."

I mean, homie be coming by-- by the crib,

but he's not like my man like that.

He ain't your man.

So you lined a nigga up that you kicked it with!

You know what that makes you?

That makes you a fuckin' snake, Black!

How the fuck does that make me a snake, Rafe,

when you rob niggas all day?

If I'm a snake, what the fuck does that make you?

If ever I had a conversation with a man in life,

he's off limits

no matter how much bread is on the table.

I don't do that.

Yo, you got me fucked up, Black!

I'm a wolf, not a fox.

I rob, nigga, I don't steal.

I don't wait till no man turns his back and sneak-thief nothin'.

If I want it, I look a man in his eyes and I take it, nigga!

You go ahead and tell yourself

whatever it takes to make you sleep at night.

Bottom line is you rob niggas,

whether you call it "robbing" or "stealing."

Ugly is ugly, nigga,

no matter how you dress it up.

So, yo, you really don't see nothin' wrong

with linin' up your girl's cousin?

Look, I didn't mean for you to take that nigga's life, no.

Watch your fuckin' mouth, Black!

I didn't take nobody's life!

Look, like I said, Rafe,

I didn't mean for homie to lose his life,

but I don't give a fuck about that dude anyway.

- That shit don't hurt me none. - Wow.

And you dead serious.

So you know what?

I can't fuck with you, Black!

What the fuck you mean you can't fuck with me?

Yo, nothing personal, man, but just 'cause you ain't do the bullshit to me

doesn't mean that it still ain't some bullshit!

So what you sayin', Rafe?

What about the Diamond District?

You're gonna let all that bread pass up

for a nigga you don't even know?

All money ain't good money, Black.

That's what you motherfuckers don't realize!

Bad money I'll be paying for the rest of my goddamn life.

[ chuckles ] Are you serious?

You sayin' I'm bad money now, Rafe?

Nah, Black.

All I'm sayin' is as much as I thought so,

me and you are definitely not the same.

You know what, no problem, Rafe.

And if that well ever dries up,

holler at me for some food.

All right, man, I'll be good. I could hold my own.

But while we at it, yo, get the fuck out my house, man.

- Say no more. - And walk in front of me

'cause I gotta watch my back from dudes like you.

That's how you feel? You gonna eat them words.

Say no more. All right.

I can't believe this motherfucker.

[ clicks ]

[ clicks ]

Yeah, man. Time for go put in some work.

For go murder one of those pussies before me go back a-yard.

Drive now, my lad.

Catch one of them first. Me know them out here, you know.

Me know them out here, you know?

Me know them out here.

Like I see them, you know me a-see them, you know, dog.

Me see them, me a-gonna let them have

the whole bloodclot clip off. The whole thing off, I tell ya now!

Yo.

Yo, me not know which part them are in, dog.

Aw, bloodclot, them man out there. Me know it's cold out there.

Man: You must find them out, yeah, man?

BR: Me know them all come out here.

Me know them all come out.

Believe in them. Believe in them, you know, dog?

Me know they're gonna come out this time.

[ BR muttering in Patois ]

Yo, hold on, hold on. Look upon the one G!

Yo, man, me know I could--

me say man come out.

I gotta put in the work, here.

Ya know me tell you, dog?

- BR: Yo. - [ pistol clicks ]

BR: Yo, hold on.

See the one Fresh come out, too?

Look at the boy with them.

Ya, man, walk off.

Take a little walk off, will you?

BR: See, the man him a-stand up.

Them just stand up there, dog.

- Man: Anything, anything. - Yo, the whole thing is fucked up, you know?

Walk off now, little boy.

Walk off, little youth.

[ sighs ]

Yo. Yo, looks like-- yo, looks like them just standing up there, dog.

Yo, the whole thing fucked up now, you know?

Damn, I cannot go through with this, you know, dog?

Look at the boy stand up with them.

Man: Can't do it with the youth there.

Yo, my boy, drive off, my dog.

This whole thing fucked up now.

I'll go back a-yard.

This is some bumbaclot fuckery, you know, dog?

The whole thing fuck up now.

[ rattling ]

[ car door closes ]

It's been a minute, my guy.

Yeah, it has.

You know a nigga smiled when I seen your name pop up on my phone.

But, damn, Black, you don't fuck with a nigga!

Nah, Chop. You good, my nigga.

It's been awhile. I've been out of the loop, my nig.

So you back in the loop?

You know a nigga tryin' to eat!

I got a meal for you, my nig.

A big one. Somethin' nice.

Oh, yeah?

So what's the situation? Who the dude?

This dude named Rafe.

He be playing low.

He got some paper he sittin' on

- in his crib, my nig. - Rafe?

Why the fuck that name sound so familiar?

Hold on, who is this nigga?

Some dude from the hood.

He do him.

I know for a fact he got that bread up in his crib.

As matter a fact, you know homie.

that's that dude that went to go check you out on the BX, my nig.

Hold on, hold on.

The nigga that skated off with the brick?

Oh, yeah, he gotta pay!

That nigga been on! He been on!

You was real tight when you lost that food, my nig.

Nah, it's all good, bro,

'cause a nigga gonna pay.

Real talk. Double. You hear me?

Tssh. Yo, Chop, homie move real militant.

You gotta keep close eyes on him.

Real talk,

them tables could turn real quick, my nig.

Turn the tables? Man, look here, dog,

nigga gonna fuck around and burn that boy, he act up.

You hear me? I got this, Black!

Yo, check this out, man.

Yo, you do what you gotta do to get up in that crib.

I know for a fact that bread is up in there.

But there's a possibility

that that nigga got that work up in there, too, my nig.

Look, say the word

and me and my dogs gonna run down on him quick, you hear me?

You know where that nigga stay at?

I know it all.

Everything.

This nigga been on, Black.

It's time this nigga pay the fuck up, You hear me?

Mm-hmm.

Where's your charger? my phone is dead to the world.

Right here, girl.

And am I bugging

or was that Rafe I just saw leave here?

Hm?

You know what, I swear you do not listen, Jessica!

Listen to what, Shay? What is it with you two?

I thought you didn't know him!

- I don't, but-- - But...?

You know what? You're a big girl, Jess.

You're right, I am.

And I can take care of myself, thank you.

You need not worry.

Right.

So what were you two in here doin' anyway?

That is none of your business!

What two people do in the privacy of a home

stays within that home.

Wait a minute. Did you give it up, Jess?

Give what up? You're so nosy.

Oh, my goodness.

You gave up that sweet, sweet stuff, Jessica.

Oh, my gosh, you are so annoying!

[ laughing ]

You looked a little light on your feet

when you answered the door, too.

It's great you had the opportunity

to get out them frustrations, girl, 'cause, ooh!

Thank God no more cranky Jess.

- Yes! - Oh, whatever.

Shut up. Leave me alone!

And is it me or you look like

you lost a little bit of weight, too, girl!

Really? So it's been working!

What's been working?

Well, I started this new program

called the "40 Day Reset."

It's a totally new approach for weight loss.

I mean, I've been seein' results the past two weeks,

but for someone else to say they see it

means it's really been working!

No, it's really doin' good. It's doin' you justice!

Like, you're lookin' good, girl!

Thank you, thank you. I appreciate it.

But what's been up with you?

Did they have your cousin's funeral and wake yet?

Yeah. It was the other day.

I'm just really tryin' to process it all, girl.

Don't worry. If you need anything, I'm here for you.

I know, Jessica,

and I really, really appreciate it.

It's just...

I don't like to talk about it

because I don't wanna get all worked up again and break down.

I understand, but you have to be strong, Shay.

I'm trying. I really am.

Let me go to the bathroom for a second.

[ sighs ]

[ ringtone chimes ]

Ooh, shit!

Yo, Peter! Can we have this conversation real quick?

Yeah, no doubt. Do your thing, bro.

- Ain't no jinx in here. - All right.

Oh, shit, it's brick.

Yo, I'm glad I finally got to speak to you, man.

I just wanted to tell you good looking for what you did the other night.

Yo, honestly, I don't think a thank you is in order

'cause I necessarily don't feel like it was a good thing

but I'm glad you're okay.

Yeah, man, it's just fuckin' crazy when you think about it.

What's crazy? What are you talkin' about, Shane?

It's just crazy

when you're with somebody every day

and you call him your mans and he isn't.

And you-- you saved my life!

Who you be with every day?

What are you talkin' about, Shane?

Kane, look at this like a lesson learned.

Just because you with somebody every day

don't mean they give a fuck about you.

Don't call a dude your mans if he haven't shown you he is.

His presence is not enough.

Yo, what happened to you that got you talkin' like this, bro?

It's nothing, man. Nothing I wanna talk about.

But on another note, how you feeling?

- What's up with you? - How I'm feeling?

Yo, truthfully, I had a conversation with Rafe

and I don't know how to feel.

I don't know if I should feel bad, if I should feel sad,

or if I should feel nothin' at all.

Kane, I don't know what the fuck kind of answer that was,

but I guess with a situation like this words is hard to come by.

Yo, exactly, Shane.

With this situation, I don't know how to put it in words.

Yo, whatever it is,

just take it day by day. You gonna be all right.

Yo, I have no other choice.

But, yo, let me ask you something.

You ever kill somebody, Shane?

Kane, what the fuck? My nigga, if I did or didn't,

what that gotta do with anything?

Yo, why you askin' this?

I don't even know why I asked, man.

- Forget it. - Forgotten.

Kane, don't ever mention this to nobody else.

Not even your father!

The less you say to the world, the more you know.

Yo, I ain't tryin' to have this conversation with nobody else.

I don't want nothing else on my mind.

All right, man. Yo, Peter, good looking, man!

- I appreciate it. - No doubt, no doubt.

Yo, man, I know you ain't tryin' to hear me,

but the way you feelin',

I say me and you go get a drink.

I ain't really feelin' this standin' on line shit.

My homie-- my nigga works security at the door

so I ain't got no problems getting a ratchet in there.

Damn, son, why you gotta bring

the ratchet everywhere we go, bro?

Why do I gotta bring the ratchet?

How the fuck I'm gonna defend my life

niggas try to run up on me, my nigga?

You buggin'. You know the life I live, man.

- You tryin' to fuck with it? - Kane: Not really,

but, man, if you wanna go, we'll go, man.

Hang on. Let me call this nigga.

Fucking line, man--

Yo?

Yo, what's up, baby?

Yeah, you at the Buzz?

I'm outside.

Oh, get the fuck outta here.

Oh, yeah, it is whatchacallit weekend, man.

Uh, you ain't got nobody there?

You know I need to get that thing inside.

All right.

All right.

Say no more. Be safe.

This nigga's not even there, yo.

Shit, fuck.

And I really wanted to get that fuckin' drink.

Kane: Get the drink, bro.

But I can't get my joint in, man.

I didn't want to go in the first place, man.

If anything, I'll just take it home for you, man.

I ain't gonna feel comfortable without my shit though, my nigga.

Bro, you're not even that far from the crib.

Come on, man. What's the worst that could happen to you, bro?

You know what?

Fuck it. Come on, come on.

Rafe: Look out for the boys. Look out for the boys.

Come here, come here, come here, come here, come here.

- You got it? - Yeah, man. So I'll just meet you at the crib later.

- You good? - I'm good, man.

- All right, say no more. - Have a drink for me, too!

- Yeah, yeah. Hold your head. - Kane: All right.

Yeah, hello?

I would like to report a murder.

It happened on Bond and State Street.

Yeah, sure, I'll hold.

[ whispers ] This nigga think I'm playing with him.

I could get this nigga right here. Watch this.

Yeah, uh, I would like to report a murder.

Uh, yeah, it happened on Bond and State Street

on Christmas Eve.

Yeah, I have the name.

It's, uh, Shane Jackson.

Yeah, I have the address.

He's on 31 East 21st Street.

Yeah, that's apartment 3D.

And-- yeah, yeah, that's in the BK area, the Brooklyn area.

Yeah, and you guys be really careful

'cause he's known to carry a gun.

He's armed and dangerous and still at large.

All right. No, I would like to remain anonymous.

I don't want to give any names.

Okay, you guys handle that, okay?

All right, bye. [ laughing ]

Yo, Shay, you wanted a pizza or no?

Yo, hello? Yo.

Yo, yo, wake your ass up!

I know it's 4:00 a.m., man. The money cleared.

Yo, what's wrong with you?

You don't believe I get money?

Facetime me so you can see my chains, man.

Getting money without me is like trying to swim without getting wet.

You ever see a homeless man with a key chain?

You ever tripped over the cord of a cordless phone?

So how do you expect to get money

without me, Leon, the zo-guard? I'll be there in 10.

[ music playing ]

♪ I'm a zo guard, I zo a nigga's life ♪

♪ I ain't pussy, but nigga, I don't fight ♪

♪ I'm a zo guard, I zo a nigga's life ♪

♪ I ain't pussy, but nigga, I don't fight ♪

♪ I'm a zo guard, I zo a nigga's life ♪

♪ I ain't pussy, but nigga, I don't fight ♪

♪ I'm a zo guard, I zo a nigga's life ♪

♪ I'm a zo guard, I zo a nigga's life ♪

♪ Murdered one in these streets over slights ♪

♪ A nigga tried me, that nigga's dead tonight ♪

♪ You're Mike Tyson, but, boy, I don't fight ♪

♪ Them bullets gonna be the only thing you bite ♪

♪ Niggas catching bullets like Jerry Rice ♪

♪ 45, make that boy meet Christ ♪

♪ 45, make that boy meet Christ ♪

♪ A couple bands on his head by the night ♪

♪ All this money and violence, like OP, you whilin' ♪

♪ I tell 'em, get 'em, I got 'em ♪

♪ Laser tag, red-dot 'em

♪ I tell 'em, get 'em, I got 'em ♪

♪ Head shot, we got 'em... bop! ♪

♪ I'm a zo guard, I'm a zo guard for life ♪

♪ I ain't pussy, but nigga, I don't fight ♪

♪ I'm a zo guard, I'm a zo guard for life ♪

♪ I ain't pussy, but nigga, I don't fight... ♪

What up, Sugar Kane?

Oh, come on, Mister, please, not today.

Please, please, I'm beggin' you!

- Please. - Fuck you got for me today?

I don't have nothin' for--

- oh, shit. - What the fuck?

You think I don't remember you backing me down with a cell phone?

Please, I just wanna go home, please.

- Please, Mister, please. - You don't respect your jaw!

Mister, please, I'm begging you.

Your jaw don't have unlimited minutes, nigga!

[ gunshot pops ]

[ grunts ]

Oh, shit.

[ door opens ]

[ door closes ]

Choppa: Hey, look.

Bro, that looks like the nigga right there.

I can't really see, though.

Bro, you think that's him?

Man: Nigga from the Bronx.

Jessica, what's up?

Yeah, I just got over here.

Yeah, I'ma be in the house in like, 10 minutes.

All right? So you can come now.

All right, yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing you, too.

- Choppa: That's him? - Man: Yeah, for sure.

- Choppa: You sure? - Man: Yeah, let's go get him.

Choppa: Let's get this nigga, bro.

Whew!

Dang, it's cold.

Man: Come on, fat Rafe.

[ gunshot pops ]

- [ grunts ] - Whoa!

Oh, fuck.

[ panting ]

[ whispers ] What the hell was that?

Rafe...? Oh, my God!

Rafe, what happened?

[ sobs ] Rafe, what happened?

Rafe?

Rafe. Rafe!

[ sobs ] Rafe...!

[ sobbing ]

[ 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

♪ I close my eyes in the booth, then I enter my zone ♪

♪ So I can bark a mic like dog fetching for bones ♪

♪ Style so original it can never be cloned ♪

♪ 'Cause biting with dog teeth can leave you injury-prone ♪