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(synthesizer music)

(record scratch)

- [Guard] Open at 12.

(funky music)

♪ Today's the day you been thinkin' about ♪

♪ After 18 months, they're lettin' you out ♪

♪ The rhythm and the rappin' that helped you maintain ♪

♪ The will to survive, it keeps hold in your brain ♪

♪ Now you're back, yes back to the streets ♪

♪ Where crime and corruption, constantly compete ♪

♪ They grab your attention and make you ignore ♪

♪ So many things that you heard from your folks before ♪

♪ What you see is reality ♪

♪ You've paid your debt to society ♪

♪ The pages of your life start to unfold ♪

♪ And you picture a man who was hard and cold ♪

♪ A man who knew no shame and felt no pity ♪

♪ For anyone living in the bounds of the city ♪

♪ But all that's changed, you feel you've learned ♪

♪ Through mistakes you made, and truly got burned ♪

♪ Y'all listen to me ♪

♪ Yes yes yes you went away an underachiever ♪

♪ But now you're coming back a true believer ♪

♪ Y'all, spread the word around ♪

♪ 'Cause Rappin' Hood is back in town ♪

Rappin' Hood?

♪ They call him Rappin' Hood, he's one of a kind ♪

♪ And when it comes to girls and rockin' rhymes ♪

♪ Electric boogie down the block ♪

♪ A brand new box of shiny new socks ♪

♪ I like that, I like that, I like that y'all ♪

♪ It's Rappin' Hood, Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ Rap Rap Rappin' Hood, can you dig it? ♪

♪ Come on, Rappin' Hood, Rappin' Hood ♪

Hey!

Cut that out!

♪ Listen to me, come on ♪

♪ Come come on, come on, come on, get on down ♪

♪ Get get get on down ♪

♪ Get on down, get on down ♪

♪ Get get get on down, get get on down ♪

♪ Now, now, now, now, now ♪

♪ One more time for the people in the back ♪

♪ Now's the time for you to correct ♪

I remember you.

Hood!

♪ Yes Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ Talkin' about my main man Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ I said Rappin' Hood, Rap Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ Rappin' Hood, can you dig it? ♪

♪ Aww yeah, Rappin' Hood, Rappin' Hood, Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ Aww yeah, come on ♪

Get him, Ice.

Bring it on, man.

- [Man] Go ahead, take him, Ice.

Yeah.

Take a shot.

Come on, man, put him down.

You got him, Ice!

You got him, come on.

Look at him shake, look at him shake.

(laughing)

(exclaiming)

Jailbird!

Jailbird what's good?

Bad news is back in town.

Missed your Grandma?

I'll check y'all later, man.

Tonight.

Hey.

Better be there.

Positive.

Ciao chilly.

- [All] Yeah!

♪ Rappin' Hood, Rap Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ Can you dig it? ♪

♪ Rappin' Hood, Rappin' Hood, Rap Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ Listen to me, come on ♪

♪ Rappin' Hood, Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ That's right, y'all ♪

♪ That's right ♪

(chattering)

Little?

I grew three fourths of an inch since you last saw me!

You know man, a lot of people around here

wish you ain't come back.

Like who?

Like Duane.

Yeah.

(laughing)

Yo, he's got Dixie now.

(laughs)

Surprised?

(laughing)

Yo, Grandma's gonna be happy to see you.

Yo, let's go inside, she's gonna have a heart attack.

Grandma, Grandma!

You're back already?

There's this big dog, and...

(barking)

Oh, thank you, Lord.

Oh!

(laughing)

Oh, welcome home, baby!

Grandma, you're a picture of beauty, a fox!

Oh, well I got my hair fixed a little bit.

Afro Sheen ain't what I mean.

Oh, your tongue's just still as sharp as ever.

Step back there and let me take a look at you.

Okay.

Wasn't nothing to do but think and work out, Grandma.

Oh, well now son, I hope you done a whole lot of thinking.

Who, this guy here?

Think?

Come here, you little midget.

(laughing)

I'm making your favorite stew

and if you keep up all that racket,

I just might change my mind.

I was just telling Allan to keep quiet.

- [Both] Yes!

- [Ice] Come on fellas, get the sign up.

We're trying.

Richie, come on, stop it.

Now move it over towards Moon.

Moon, don't pull it over, let him move it.

Stop!

There.

Yo Fats, come on man, I said let's get to work.

I want this place GQ-ed down when Hood walks in.

Calm down, Ice.

I'll get to it as soon as I finish eating.

Yeah, yeah.

Hey, can you guys imagine what it would look like

if he'd left Fats in charge?

Yeah, we'd look like a bunch of runaways

from the fat farm.

Pizza!

Hey hey hey hey hey hey!

(vocalizing)

Well, where do you think you're going, young man?

Well, I'm going with him.

No, you're not.

And you, you just got here.

Why you need to go out running around already?

(with Jamaican accent) Grandma, you know

the Wild Thing throwing a party for me,

and I got to go, I can't let them fellas down, woman.

Well Allan's not going anywhere, he's getting too wild,

you can't tell him anything.

Well, Hood can go rap with the Wild Thing,

why I gotta stay home?

You know, that really sucks.

Young man, you're forgetting one thing.

John's not 14 years old, you are.

John doesn't have to go to school tomorrow morning, you do.

Sweetheart, why don't you come on over here

and party with Grandma?

Hmm?

Hmm?

All right, check it out, I'm gonna call you out sucker,

I will make you dance.

(steady rap beat)

♪ We're the Hood brothers ♪

♪ Two of a kind ♪

♪ Very fresh ♪

♪ And oh so fine ♪

♪ We jump over freaks in a single bound ♪

♪ Starting trouble all over town ♪

♪ Rappin' Hood and Easy A ♪

♪ We run this town, we're here to stay ♪

♪ When we go to the movies ♪

♪ We pay for one ♪

♪ I sneak in the back ♪

♪ 'Cause we're on the run ♪

♪ If it's rated X ♪

♪ We hit the back door ♪

♪ We don't stop watching 'til she hollers for more ♪

♪ Hang all night ♪

♪ Sleep all day ♪

♪ But that's only when Grandma's away ♪

♪ Double trouble, two of a kind ♪

♪ We both like girls with big behinds. ♪

♪ Very on, always on time ♪

♪ The Hood brothers will blow your mind ♪

♪ When I spin my records ♪

♪ I do the scratch ♪

♪ When I light my cigar ♪

♪ I have the match ♪

♪ When I do my rap ♪

♪ I do the rhyme ♪

♪ And when we get busted we do hard time ♪

♪ Two peas from the same pod ♪

♪ Say make my day ♪

♪ We do the job ♪

♪ He's little and mean ♪

♪ My brother can box ♪

♪ So don't mess with us, we're hard like rocks. ♪

♪ Hot stuff ♪ ♪ Very rough ♪

♪ Not fluff ♪ ♪ Call your bluff ♪

♪ You can't even get enough of Rapping Hood ♪

♪ And Easy A ♪

♪ Two of a kind, we're here to stay ♪

♪ Two of a kind, we're here to stay. ♪

(laughing)

Not bad, Beaner.

♪ Now you may rap ♪

Uh-oh.

♪ And you may rhyme ♪

♪ But now it is-- ♪

My homework time.

Take it easy, A.

Goodbye, Grandma.

Hey brother, hey.

I'll party for you, too.

Here's your hat.

(bass music)

♪ Some call us rebels ♪

♪ Some call us tramps ♪

♪ Together we are winners ♪

♪ From heaven we're sent ♪

♪ 'Cause we are born to love ♪

♪ Baby we were born to love ♪

♪ Born to love ♪

♪ United we stand ♪

♪ Divided we fall ♪

♪ Together we can make it ♪

♪ Never can fall ♪

♪ 'Cause we were born to love ♪

♪ Baby we were born to love ♪

♪ Born to love ♪

♪ Born to love ♪

♪ Baby we were born to love ♪

What's the matter with you, man?

Hey look, man.

I'm sorry, okay?

You think you good, huh?

Yeah, I'm a hell of a lot better than you.

We'll see.

♪ Oh, we'll do it my way ♪

♪ 'Cause we are born to love ♪

♪ Baby we were born to love ♪

♪ Born to love ♪

♪ Born to love ♪

♪ Baby we were born to love ♪

He ain't nothing, go ahead, take him.

(rhythmic clapping)

♪ Born to love ♪

♪ Born to love ♪

(laughing)

Come on.

All right.

Man.

♪ Born to love ♪

♪ Baby we were born ♪

♪ Born to love ♪

He was great, wasn't he?

♪ Baby we were born to love ♪

Yo.

Yo, Hood.

What are you talking about?

John Hood.

What are you gonna do about him--

Just relax.

Go take your medication and calm down, okay?

Fellas, watch my back, all right?

Hey, sugar!

(laughing) How you doing?

Sure glad to see you around again.

Yeah, I'm sure you are.

Oh, shh!

All united once again!

Hey!

How you doing?

Great to see you again.

How you doing, big man?

Yo, check out your sign.

- [Hood] Who created that?

- [Moon] Who you think? Moony-Moon!

Moony-Moon!

I had to help them hang the thing.

Did you help at all?

Not him.

Hello.

Hi.

What do you know, it's John Hood.

How you doing?

Hi, Dixie.

This is some welcome home party you got,

considering you been on a little vacation.

I see you've changed your hairstyle.

By the way, how was prison?

Real good.

Lots of room, good people.

Some of the guys are little friendly, but...

Yeah, I'll bet.

You two uh...

Yeah, you read it right, you read it right.

But you know what they say, right?

Two's company, three's a crowd?

Why don't you take a walk?

Look, I'm not here to pick a fight,

I'm just here to party all night,

so chill out and enjoy the scene.

Well, I really wish I could,

it's just that I don't know whether it's the people

or it's you.

This party sucks.

Let's go, Dixie.

Hey!

Take it easy on the lady's arm.

It's all right.

Hey?

Hay is for horses.

Now are you talking to me?

I'm talking to you.

(giggles) That's good.

Would you get me another beer?

Now!

Let's move!

I hope you've forgotten all about the past.

'Cause it's all over.

I'm not your right hand man anymore.

I became my own man, you see, I got my own gang.

You left me for him?

That's right, man.

You hurt my feelings, Psycho.

Well, don't let your feelings get hurt.

He's just smart.

You know, since you've been away,

I'm a whole lot bigger

and I'm a whole lot faster

and I'm a whole lot meaner than the last time we met.

Duane, come on--

Stay out of it!

Hey man, I'm impressed, okay?

You guys are cool and macho and pretty,

everything, all right?

But I've done my time.

I'm a reformed citizen now,

so get off my case.

Would you impress me?

Would you?

Just hit me right here.

Come on, Hood.

Come on, hit me right here.

You didn't let those boys in prison

change anything except your hairstyle, did you?

Huh?

Hit me right here, come on.

Hit me!

Come on, Hood!

Now!

Hit me!

Hood, come here!

Hood!

You must really hold life cheap.

Yeah, I'll bet you got shit for brains.

(slam)

(slam)

(flushing) Shit!

I was right in the middle of something, you mind?

Duane, it's a damn party.

You had to do that?

Hey, hey, where you going?

I'll be right back.

It's all right, man, she'll calm down.

She'll cool down, she'll be back.

Are you alone?

Yeah.

Yeah, I guess I am.

Look, I'm sorry about Duane.

So, uh, why you and him?

Well, there's a side you don't see of him underneath.

He really does care about me.

Look, can I ask you a question?

Why didn't you hit him?

While I was away, I did a lot of fighting

and I hurt a man.

I hurt him for good and did my time,

so it's over now.

You look good.

So do you.

And I'm glad you're back.

Your hand.

Let me get something for you.

The hell you doing in here?

I was just gonna--

All yours.

Get over here. He's cut.

Bathroom, fool.

Duane.

Duane. (scoffs)

Wait a second, wait a second.

Come here!

You're playing in the wrong playground, sweetheart.

Don't make me thaw you out, Ice.

Now get out of my face.

Come on, man, it's a party.

It's a party.

It's a party, baby!

Let's go, come on!

Don't worry about him.

What are you gonna do about Hood?

What am I gonna do about Hood?

He's gonna fight me sooner or later.

I'm gonna become his worst nightmare.

All right.

Yeah, let's go.

Come on.

(upbeat pop music)

What are you looking at?

Come on, Dixie, move your ass!

- [Man On Phone] Look Thorndike,

the whole neighborhood comes down

and those people get out.

If not, forget the project.

We're talking big money here.

Look, you want our help,

we need some up front money, got it?

Look, I don't pay for what I don't use.

- [Man On Phone] Listen, Thorndike.

We've got a contract.

- [Thorndike] And I've got lawyers.

You wanna work on this?

- [Man On Phone] Let's get these people out.

You said they'd be gone weeks ago.

Hold on a minute.

Richie, take lunch.

- [Man On Phone] You losing your touch or something?

(phone clicks)

You see the abuse I'm getting?

Why aren't those buildings empty?

What's your problem?

I'm doing the best I can.

You have any idea how much I have tied up in this?

Can you read a spreadsheet?

I wrote it.

Look, I got the pressure on them.

I just can't throw these people out.

- [Thorndike] Why not?

There's laws.

Since when do you care?

Well, what do you suggest I do?

(sighs) Get creative.

Get creative?

Look, I don't care what you do,

as long as I don't know about it.

That's your department.

Now get going.

- [Man On Phone] What's happening, Thorndike?

(pop)

(Grandma humming)

Well, did you see all your old friends last night?

Yeah.

I hope you didn't come back and get into any trouble,

did you?

Well, I punched out a bathroom.

Say what?

Ah, nothing.

Well now, what are you gonna do now that you're back?

I really don't know.

So what's up with Allan?

Oh, not too good, not too bad,

a little on the wild side.

As wild as I used to be?

Oh, nobody's that wild.

Good morning Mrs. Hood, nice to see you.

Good morning, sweetheart.

Big man!

Ice and Moon are outside waiting for you.

Hey, let's go.

Well honey, not before you eat.

I'm not really hungry, Grandma.

But I am.

Oh, way you look you always hungry.

So where we heading?

To see Richie.

What's up with him?

Working for that food company.

Ah!

Goodbye, pretty lady.

I'll see you later.

Oh Lord, please watch over that hard-headed boy.

Let's go, let's go, roll it in.

Okay, come on back.

Back, back, okay, that's good right there.

All right, that's good.

Hold those boxes.

Hey, come on, I said...

What the hell's going on here?

Have no fear, Hood is here.

Rappin' Hood and his merry men.

- [All] All united once again.

(laughing)

Hey, listen, listen.

You guys gotta take off, 'cause I'm gonna lose my job.

Oh yo man, that's yank,

you know you the best worker they got.

Best worker they got?

Best worker we got.

(laughing)

Yeah.

Besides, we don't want him to lose his job.

Fats, no man, you can't take that stuff.

Uh-oh, come on, big man.

Uh-oh.

Fats.

Fats is having it.

Oh, look at big man!

- [All] Aww, snack attack!

♪ Open up, stuff it in ♪

♪ Eat 'em up, drink it down ♪

♪ He's having a snack attack ♪

♪ I can feel it coming through my fingertips ♪

♪ And it's working its way to my lower lip ♪

♪ It's stinging my eyes and running my nose ♪

♪ Feeling it sway underneath my clothes ♪

♪ Snack attack ♪

(Richie laughing)

♪ Open up, stuff it in ♪

♪ Eat 'em up, wash it down ♪

♪ He's having a snack attack ♪

♪ Give me some of that ♪

What?

♪ Feel it for days ♪

♪ Don't put anything else away ♪

♪ 'Cause Fats gotta have it his own way ♪

♪ I know this affects my latitude ♪

♪ But what the heck can I do? ♪

♪ You just love food ♪

♪ I like my prosciutto thin and lean ♪

♪ With hot linguine that's fresh and green ♪

♪ Y'all knows the dish to which I allude ♪

♪ Any plate that's covered with food ♪

♪ So baked lamb chops with Spanish capers ♪

♪ Can make the headlines of the morning's papers ♪

♪ Washed asparagus and hollandaise ♪

♪ Scalloped shrimp and fresh marinade ♪

♪ A real fresh salad dressed or nude ♪

♪ When it comes right down to it, the boy loves food ♪

♪ Snack attack ♪

♪ Open up, stuff it down ♪

♪ Eat 'em up, wash it down ♪

♪ He's having a snack attack ♪

♪ But the foods you rap I never seen ♪

♪ I read all about it in my magazine ♪

♪ But tell me, what about chicken, chili and beans ♪

♪ Or the taco chips and a can of sardines ♪

♪ Pizza and burgers all covered with cheese ♪

♪ A soul food dinner with black eyed peas ♪

(laughing)

♪ Funky junk food just make me chunky ♪

♪ I gotta be conscious of my calories ♪

♪ So I decide to dine in variety ♪

That fat boy don't stop being hungry

I'd buy me a restaurant if I had the money

♪ The predicament with this here dude ♪

♪ Is when it comes right down to it, the boy loves food ♪

♪ Snack attack ♪

♪ I see those cakes and I start to go wild ♪

♪ His main squeeze is Julia Child ♪

♪ The art of eating takes aptitude ♪

♪ But you better develop some fortitude ♪

♪ Before your body has a horizontal attitude ♪

♪ When I'm in the mood, it all looks good ♪

♪ Your problem is you just love food ♪

♪ Snack attack ♪

♪ Attack, attack, attack ♪

♪ Come on, snack attack ♪

No, don't!

Don't eat that man!

Oh no, come on, not the cake!

Wait a minute, Fats!

No you can't...

Look what you're doing, man.

Oh, what am I supposed to do now?

♪ He's having a snack attack ♪

♪ Snack attack ♪

What the hell is this? Yo!

Yo, Richie, man!

God dammit!

Richie, you're fired!

Let me get some food!

(laughing)

I can't believe this!

What am I supposed to do now?

Have a cookie?

(laughing)

Come on, Fats man, I can't pay rent with a box of cookies.

Yeah, he's right man, sorry about your job.

Oh listen, don't worry about it,

I was only getting 2.50 an hour.

Yo Hood, man, what we gonna do with all this food?

Yeah, man, my Pops finds out about this food,

he gonna do some serious interrogating.

We could give it away.

You crazy?

You guys go grocery shopping?

(putting on Jamaican accent) Uh, no man, we not keeping.

This is part of the new Help Yourself Rastas Program.

(in Jamaican accent) Yeah, officer.

Hey, there's the address you're gonna bring the food to,

man, go bring them the food.

You need help, brother?

Go on.

What you waiting on?

- [All] Yeah man, yeah man.

Good day, officer.

Come now.

Get moving!

Here, happy Kwaanza.

(knocking)

Oh my goodness.

What is this?

Where did it all come from, Mama?

I don't know, Rosa,

but I have an idea.

(boys laughing)

Aww man!

When we handed that food did you see her face?

You feel?

You feel!

Yeah, I still don't think we shoulda

gave away all that food.

Oh, man.

♪ They say them that gives that gets the most ♪

♪ And them that's got don't need to boast ♪

♪ Open up, dump it in ♪

♪ Eat 'em up, wash it down ♪

♪ He's having a snack attack ♪

♪ I say what ♪

♪ He's having a snack attack ♪

♪ He's having a snack attack ♪

(R&B music)

♪ Maybe first love never ever dies ♪

♪ That's why I'm still in love with you ♪

♪ Singing love songs we have once begun ♪

♪ Before we drifted far apart ♪

♪ Before I knew I lost my heart ♪

♪ To you forever ♪

♪ To you forever ♪

♪ Only you ♪

♪ Could put my life together ♪

♪ We never really said goodbye ♪

♪ Never said goodbye ♪

♪ We never really said it's over ♪

♪ Never said it's over ♪

♪ We never really said goodbye ♪

♪ First love never dies ♪

♪ When I saw you I could hardly speak ♪

♪ Could hardly speak ♪

♪ You're just as beautiful as ever baby ♪

♪ I guess it's still the same mystique ♪

♪ First love never dies and we ♪

♪ Never really said goodbye ♪

♪ We never said goodbye ♪

♪ We never really said it's over ♪

♪ We never really said goodbye ♪

♪ First love never dies ♪

♪ When I saw you I could hardly speak ♪

♪ I could hardly speak ♪

♪ You're just as beautiful as ever baby ♪

What do you think of them?

Dixie?

Huh?

What'd you say, Mr. Bravman?

Dixie, you weren't even listening.

What's the matter with you?

You've been acting strange for the last couple of days.

What, are you getting grief from your boyfriend?

I'm sorry, Mr. Bravman, I'd rather not talk about it.

All right, all right, I know.

Mind my own business.

It's just you have this knack for associating

with the wrong guys.

Excuse me?

Sorry.

It's just that I care about you.

Look, why don't you take the rest of the day off, okay?

Really? Yeah, go.

We'll finish up here today.

Oh, thanks Bravman, I really appreciate that.

Yeah, okay, but listen, look,

remember tomorrow we're auditioning rap groups at the club

and I hope you have some interesting people lined up for me.

I won't let you down.

Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.

Okay.

♪ We never said goodbye ♪

♪ We never said goodbye ♪

♪ We never really said it's over ♪

♪ Never said it's over ♪

♪ Never really said goodbye ♪

♪ First love never dies ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

Thank you very much, that was great.

(upbeat music)

♪ I never loved like I loved ♪

♪ When I stopped and look at you ♪

♪ I got to say you take my breath away ♪

♪ With all you do ♪

♪ But it's too bad 'cause girl you never had ♪

♪ The eyes for me ♪

♪ You're mesmerized you love another guy ♪

♪ That's all you see ♪

♪ But didn't you know ♪

♪ That while he claims to be true ♪

♪ He's running around making a fool out of you ♪

♪ Golly gee honey ♪

♪ Can't you see he don't love you ♪

♪ Come to me honey ♪

♪ I'm the one who will always want you ♪

♪ Gee honey ♪

♪ Love could be what is meant to be ♪

♪ So please honey ♪

♪ Love could be what is meant to be ♪

♪ So please honey ♪

♪ Stay with me 'cause I love you ♪

♪ Golly gee honey ♪

♪ Golly gee honey ♪

♪ Can't you see ♪

♪ He don't love you ♪

♪ Come to me honey ♪

♪ Come to me honey ♪

♪ I'm the one who will always want you ♪

♪ Gee honey ♪

♪ Love could be what is meant to be ♪

♪ So please honey ♪

♪ Stay with me 'cause I love you ♪

♪ Golly gee honey ♪

(kids exclaim)

Hey, Rappin' Hood!

Why do they call you Rappin' Hood?

Well, I didn't know they did.

Who's they?

- [Kids] Everybody!

You're gonna rap for me, aren't you, Rappin' Hood?

What can I rap for you, little lady?

I don't know.

Well, why don't you just give him a word.

He can rap on anything.

Yellow.

Yellow?

- [Kids] Yeah! Yellow?

(Allan beatboxing)

(clapping)

♪ Yellow is a mellow it's lotsa fun ♪

♪ It's the color I wear when I don't get sun ♪

- [Child] Green!

♪ Green is the color ♪

♪ The color of cash ♪

♪ The color of a Rasta's stash ♪

♪ The color of grass ♪

♪ The color of trees ♪

♪ The color of boogers when you sneeze ♪

Gold.

♪ Gold ♪

♪ Gold ♪

♪ Gold is the color of 24 karats ♪

♪ Sparkles like a diamond ♪

♪ And makes me compare it ♪

♪ To the way you make me feel ♪

♪ And something you should know ♪

♪ He's brighter than the other side of a rainbow ♪

♪ Take it ♪

- [Child] Pink.

♪ Pink ♪

♪ Pink ♪

♪ Pink pink is the color I think ♪

♪ Of little girls at the skating rink ♪

♪ When Grandma's in church wearing her mink ♪

♪ She hollers so loud makes me wanna shrink ♪

♪ Makes me go back home wash my face in the sink ♪

♪ And later on I just chill in the bed ♪

♪ Pink is fresh and related to red ♪

- [Child] Blue!

♪ Blue ♪

♪ Blue ♪

♪ Blue's not warm the color is cool ♪

♪ It's the color I wear when I act a fool ♪

♪ It's the color I sing when I'm walking down the street ♪

♪ Rappin' rockin' to the beat ♪

♪ Yes blue is the color of the sky above ♪

♪ And blue is the color when I'm in love ♪

(kids laugh)

Hi.

Hi.

Keep going!

Well, go on.

No, no, it's cool.

(laughing) Come on, go on.

- [Kids] Yeah!

Well, uh, I think I could take over from here,

so why don't you just give me a word.

Stupid.

(Hood and Dixie laugh)

Stupid?

Yo, bust this.

♪ Well let me tell you 'bout a story in the place to be ♪

♪ Say it happened to me in the NYC ♪

So where you going?

I'm going home.

Can I walk with you?

All right.

You know you're very good.

Thank you.

Did you ever think about going pro with your rap?

Nah, what makes you say that?

Well, to tell you the truth,

I'm working for a record company now

and we've got a few rappers.

And if I got a really good tape on you,

you know, maybe I could set up a date

where you could meet one of the talent promoters.

What do you think?

Well, if I wanted a date I'd ask you.

John.

What are you doing Friday?

I can't.

Saturday?

I have to work.

Saturday night?

(laughs) We're throwing a party for our new release.

Tomorrow night?

Tomorrow night.

Well, actually, to tell you the truth,

tomorrow night, me and my boss,

we go down to this club and we audition new talent.

So why don't you come down and audition?

I'm not an entertainer.

Well, you don't know that.

Come on, why don't you just give it a shot.

It's not really what I want.

Well, what do you want, John Hood?

(laughs) I'll be at the club tomorrow night

and you be there.

Toodle-oo.

- [Moon] Give me the ball, Ice!

- [Ice] Come on, go out here, man.

Pick 'em up, pick 'em up.

Come on, Moony-Moon.

All right, Iceman, give me the ball.

Yo, ha!

(guys playing and chattering)

(guys exclaiming)

My man, come on!

Step off.

What you got, sweetheart?

I don't know, it's on all the doors.

What kinda yang is this?

What's it say?

Don't ask Ice, he can't read the back of a cereal box.

(laughing)

What's it say, man?

It's from the landlord.

"This is to inform you that you are in violation of

your lease, paragraph five, section two,

which specifies occupancy by no more than four

related persons..."

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

"You have five days to rectify this situation

or face eviction."

Five days, man, that's cold!

Aw, man, that's cold, man.

Hey, what's he doing here?

That's what he's doing.

Yo, let's take him, man.

Yeah, man, let's get him!

Hey, hey, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, fellas,

let me handle this one, all right?

All right, that's cool.

Hey, hey, yo, let's go for the car.

Yeah! Let's get it, man!

Hey...

Ice!

(pop music)

Excuse me.

You're gonna need more than my forgiveness, brother.

Oh, this is your house?

Well, Mr. Parker, you have to rectify your violation

in five days or face eviction.

I'm not Parker.

This is not my house.

Well, this is a legal notice.

Properly served.

And to interfere with it, son, you'd be breaking the law.

Notice?

Notice? Notice.

Notice this.

Hey.

Hey!

Get off my car!

Get off my car!

What are you guys doing?

(stammering) Get off of there!

Move, move!

Get out of there!

Get off my car!

Get out of here!

Get out of here, get!

♪ Said to my man don't you know you're wrong ♪

♪ You need to go back right where you belong ♪

♪ With your polyester suit and a phony briefcase ♪

♪ Don't you know that you're a total disgrace ♪

♪ You sold out to the man for the promise of cash ♪

♪ And that's why you're about to crash ♪

(crash)

Oh, shit!

(crash)

(mumbling)

Look at it's all up over me!

(speaks Italian)

No good people!

John, man, look at this.

You all right?

Let me tell you that funny looking brother man

dented his ride,

but if my clothes don't come clean

I'm gonna take it outta his hide.

(laughter)

Listen, Cedric, I don't care what they did to your car.

I pay you enough to buy a new one.

What?

Don't give me that.

They're not gonna kill you.

Okay, okay.

Get police protection, buy some muscle.

Oh, you're working on it.

Well then what are you afraid of?

All right, then get back there and get on with the job.

(shouting)

Hold it!

Hold it!

I can't hear any of you,

everyone's shouting at the same time!

Now, one at a time, please just one--

These are essential services.

I have had no heat or hot water for three days.

I have little children here.

This morning there was ice in the sink.

The pipes is gonna freeze!

He's right.

(people clamoring)

Goldberg, I'm trying to do the best I can,

but these houses are very poor heated--

Why don't you fix them then before somebody

freezes to death!

We're working on the situation!

But I must tell you, it doesn't look good!

Why don't you stop making promises

and do something for these people?

Oh, you again, huh?

If you just so much as touch me,

I'll get someone to take care of you

and all your unsavory friends!

After what you did to my car.

Just look at it, look!

Look at my--

Allan!

Allan!

(people shouting)

I don't care about your car!

Hey, wait, wait wait, wait, wait.

Wait a minute!

What do you mean, wait a minute?

Your little brother just took the radio out of my car,

I'm gonna turn him over to the police!

No, no, we leave the police out of this, all right?

Why shouldn't I?

And if you're threatening me,

I'll have you in jail right behind him!

I'm not threatening you, all right?

He's just a little kid, okay?

Look, we can work this out.

Man, why should I believe you?

Huh?

You've been nothing but trouble to me.

Look, look, look,

I know what he did was wrong.

I'll get your radio back, okay?

Promise.

Look...

I don't want your little brother to get sent away, okay?

You get me my radio back

and be friendly towards me,

I'll forget about this whole thing.

We got a deal?

Yeah, we got a deal.

75 dollars.

Thank you and it's a pleasure doing business with you.

I like you, son.

Well, gotta run.

Later.

Anytime.

Anytime.

Yo.

Yo, man, what'd he give you?

75, man.

Well, you gotta give it back.

What are you talking about?

We giving it back.

Allan!

They're gonna put your little butt in jail, Allan!

You're gonna be trying to get a tan behind bars!

Come on!

Allan!

Yo, Allan!

(train whistling)

(bells ringing)

Fats!

Yo, what's up with you, man?

Listen, you gotta let me hide here.

For what?

What did you do?

Listen, my brother's looking for me,

he's gonna kill me!

I'll give you 25 dollars, you could buy 50 pizzas.

The Wild Thing gonna be here soon, man.

Well, then they'll protect me.

All right, be my guest.

Shortie!

Ah, hell.

You scared the shit outta me.

How long you been in town?

Shortie, this is not a social call.

Oh, it's a business call.

Okay.

Maybe you wanna come back to work for me.

I'll be glad to have you.

You were the best.

Shortie, I need that radio back.

Ah, you're here to redeem little brother.

Okay, you can have the radio back, sure.

I'll give you a special bargain.

250 and it's yours.

Shortie, you just bought the radio for 75 dollars, man.

Look, every good relationship has give and take.

So give me the radio and I'll take it.

Slow down, bro.

I ain't in this business to sell for no profit.

250 and the radio's yours.

Or go lift your own.

Shortie, I need the radio back!

Okay?

Or what?

You'll go to the police?

Don't make me laugh.

You know something, man?

You're still the slime of crime, you know that?

I'll take that as a compliment.

You hold on to the radio,

I'll be back with the money, okay?

You got the 250, you got the radio.

Hey, Dixie!

Dixie, you on lunch?

I thought I told you to leave me alone.

Yeah, but I wanna talk to you about something.

But I've got things to do.

Dixie, come here!

Dixie, come here now!

Lover's quarrel?

What's it to you?

I knew I'd find you over here.

You wanna make some money?

Yeah, well, I always knew you were a freak.

(laughs) Hey, come on over here, my friend.

What's on your mind, man?

Hood.

John Hood.

That's what's on my mind.

You bet.

What about Hood?

He's got me pissed off.

Yeah?

He's got a way of doing that.

Look, I got a job to do.

And I heard that you're affiliated

with some gentlemen that can provide me

some community assistance.

(Duane scoffs)

How much?

Just until next--

Money.

We talk numbers.

Uh, don't worry.

I'll give you something for your troubles.

All right, listen, um...

I'll think about it, all right?

(car starts)

Dixie!

What do you want?

You know, I've been calling you

and you ain't been calling me back.

I'm sick of your games.

Well, I've been busy.

Oh yeah?

Who you been busy with, huh?

You been going out with Hood again, huh?

What do you mean, again?

Oh, you know what I mean.

Look, I don't know what's going on

in that empty space in between your ears,

but I've never been with Hood and you know it.

But you're jealous, aren't you?

(Duane scoffs)

Of who he is.

Well, I don't blame you.

'Cause as I see it, he's got more going than you ever will.

You ungrateful bitch.

You know something?

You're not gonna go anywhere wearing my chain.

Yo, Allan, it's getting late.

You better get your little ass home.

I ain't going nowhere.

Why not?

I told you before.

My big brother'll hit me.

Yo, what'd you do this time?

I told you before, I ain't do nothin'.

Oh, come on, Hood wouldn't lay into you for nothing.

You wouldn't know.

He's changed.

You know, Allan's right, man.

What's up, fellas?

Yo, yo, what's up?

How you doing?

Allan.

I've been looking all over for you, man.

Grandma's waiting.

Time to go.

Man, I ain't going nowhere.

Especially with you.

Give me the money, buddy.

What money?

Come on, give me the money.

I have no cash.

Hey, come on!

What's this, Christmas bonus?

Come on, man.

Don't touch me.

Catch you fellas later.

Yeah.

♪ Killer killer killer killer killer ♪

♪ A man sees an ad on TV ♪

♪ To enroll in the police academy ♪

♪ He's very talented an outstanding recruit ♪

♪ From his clean cut appearance to the shine on his boots ♪

♪ When it's time for graduation he's number one ♪

♪ An expert with a rifle and also a gun ♪

♪ Three weeks on the beat his weak nerves crack ♪

♪ Fired four warning shots into a kids back ♪

♪ Killer ♪

♪ These are the killers ♪

♪ Killers ♪

♪ The cold hard killers ♪

♪ Killers ♪

♪ Bloodthirsty killers ♪

♪ Killers ♪

♪ Beware of the killer ♪

♪ Vietnam vet home from the war ♪

♪ Can't get a job in the candy store ♪

♪ Unemployment hurts and he's living proof ♪

♪ So to take out his frustration he climbs on the roof ♪

♪ He shows no pity as victims are shot ♪

♪ The only thing that stops him is the bullet from SWAT ♪

♪ Ten people died on a sunny day ♪

♪ But tell me who taught him how to shoot that way ♪

♪ Killers ♪

This one is all right, but...

I'm looking for something.

You know, something...

You know what I mean.

Sure, Mr. Bravman, you want something, uh...

Something-- Yeah, that's right.

I mean, hell, you know me.

Sure, Mr. Bravman.

♪ 'Cause murder is murder by any name ♪

♪ Killers killers ♪

♪ A known criminal is sentenced to death ♪

♪ Now the legal system controls his last breath ♪

It's late at night.

Do you know where your children are?

Now, where have you been, you little rascal?

I was with some friends.

Don't tell me that.

You always come home to dinner.

Now, where have you been hiding?

Hiding?

I told you, I was with some friends.

Good friends, like brothers.

Maybe more than brothers.

Well, what is he trying to say to me?

Grandma, I gotta go.

Well, now, where are you going?

Uh...

I got a kinda date.

A kinda date?

I haven't heard that one before, a kinda date.

You better keep your eye on him,

make sure he doesn't run away again.

Why don't you mind your own business?

You are my business.

Don't talk to your older brother like that.

Well, now where you going?

To bed.

No, you're not.

Why not now?

Because you haven't kissed me goodnight yet.

(sirens in distance)

(scratching)

(bass music)

♪ Itchin' for a scratch ♪

♪ It's the itch that you got to catch ♪

♪ Itchin' for a scratch ♪

♪ Itchin' for a scratch ♪

♪ I woke up this morning ♪

♪ Went to the doctor ♪

♪ Said help me please ♪

♪ He just shook his head ♪

♪ And said to me ♪

♪ You're in trouble son ♪

♪ I know for sure ♪

♪ 'Cause what you got ♪

♪ There ain't no cure ♪

♪ So take this beat ♪

♪ Go home and scratch ♪

♪ But stay away from me ♪

♪ 'Cause it's easy to catch ♪

♪ Itchin' for a scratch ♪

♪ It's a fever penicillin can't match ♪

♪ I pity the fool who makes me itch ♪

♪ When I get scratchin' my muscles twitch ♪

♪ Up in my head down to my feet ♪

♪ I can't stop scratchin' to the funky beat ♪

♪ Itch scratch ♪

♪ Itch scratch ♪

♪ Itch scratch ♪

♪ Itch scratch ♪

♪ It's an itch ♪

♪ It's coming through my clothes ♪

♪ Make my pants real hot ♪

♪ Make me jump on my toes ♪

♪ It's the same kinda itch that springs from love ♪

♪ Every time I scratch myself with the sparkle glove ♪

♪ Hee hee hee ooh ooh yeah ♪

(record scratching)

♪ Hey! ♪

♪ Godfather of soul that's who I am ♪

♪ When I get the itch I start to jam ♪

♪ Get funky ha ♪

♪ Get funky hey ♪

They're itchin' for a scratch and I'm itchin' for a drink.

No more drinks, all right.

What?

This is an audition. So?

So be quiet, listen.

I'm listening.

(hip hop beats)

Uh, I'll be right back.

You came.

Guess so.

I'm really glad.

See that guy over there?

That's my boss, Mr. Bravman,

and I want to to introduce you to him.

Now, this guy could make you a star.

And I told him all about you,

so you'd better not make me look bad, okay?

Nothing could make you look bad, not even my hat.

I didn't come to see him, I came to see you.

♪ They had the itch ♪

♪ But they didn't like the funk ♪

♪ They made the switch ♪

Now can I have another taste?

I told you no more drinks.

Buzz off, let me have my drink.

You look like you had enough for both of us.

I've had enough of you!

(smash)

(crash)

I had enough of you, too! (crash)

(music stops)

What the hell is happening?

Will someone stop it?

- [Drunk] Ow!

- [Guy] Hey, knock it off, you guys.

Ah, come on.

Ho, ho, ho, hey!

Hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

Hey!

♪ Listen up, chill out, no need to fight ♪

♪ Lady alcohol already ripped you tonight ♪

♪ She beat you both without striking a blow ♪

♪ Hit you so hard that you don't even know ♪

♪ While drinking to your health ♪

♪ You're messing with your liver ♪

♪ And now you need a taste or you start to shiver ♪

♪ Look in the mirror your legs start to quiver ♪

♪ So sober up go home get your act together ♪

♪ I know you could both do a whole lot better ♪

♪ Look in the mirror I think you'll find ♪

♪ Lady alcohol is whipping your behind ♪

♪ Lady alcohol ♪

(clapping)

No more Ripple, no more beer,

no more vodka, all right?

No more fighting.

- [Drunk] Whatever you say.

That's very good, I'm impressed.

Uh, Jake Bravman, this is John Hood.

Power Plus Records.

You know, Dixie told me about you

and I've got to admit it, I'm surprised.

Did you make that up just now all just like that?

Yeah.

That's wonderful!

You're a natural.

You know, I'm looking for somebody like you.

You know... Spontaneous.

Spontaneous! Natural.

Fresh, original! Like me.

Exactly!

Where you been hiding yourself?

Uh...

Vacation.

Well, welcome back.

Hey, listen, um...

I've got an idea, I got an idea.

Why don't you come to my studio tomorrow?

We'll cut a demo for you, huh?

How's that sound?

Uh...

Can't do it tomorrow.

John!

No, I like that.

(stammering) I never heard that.

What do you mean, why can't you make it tomorrow?

Relative of mine's in trouble,

so I gotta get some money, okay?

Well, uh, I'll tell you what a lousy business man I am.

You show up tomorrow, make the tape,

and I give you 200 dollars.

How does that sound?

You mean, you're gonna pay me?

Yeah!

Yeah, well then, okay.

(laughs) He liked that.

"Okay."

"Okay!"

You got some attitude, kid.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow?

Okay.

Next!

Do you know how amazing that is,

that he's going to pay you for a demo?

So you'll come?

Yeah.

Yeah, another chance to see you.

Uh, and him.

Well, I don't know who to give credit to.

That relative of yours or um...

Both.

(bass music)

♪ Open up your eyes ♪

♪ Can't you realize ♪

♪ This is not a dream ♪

I'll see you later.

♪ Take a look again ♪

♪ See the mess we're in ♪

(dramatic music)

Hey, Allan.

How you feel, huh?

With your hands, right?

All right.

Can I ask you a couple questions?

I wanna talk to you.

About what?

I want to know what girl your big brother's

been seeing lately, huh?

What's that gotta do with you?

Tell you something.

I oughta break this little chicken wing of an arm off

and shove it up your ass if you don't answer my question.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Come on, little pissant!

They been hooking up, right?

What are you talking about?

You know what I'm talking about!

I'm talking about the birds and the bees.

Don't play dumb with me, scumbag.

Okay! They been doing it, right?

Okay, okay.

I know what you're talking about.

What?

I know what you're talking about.

Let's play.

You mean...

This, right?

Right, right, right, right, what's the scoop?

Ah.

Well, uh...

Can't help you, pal.

I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean.

Let me tell you something, huh?

I bet you could help me steal a car, couldn't you, huh?

You're breaking my arm.

Yeah, that's just for starters, boy.

Beat it!

Get outta here.

Your mother.

♪ Sometimes I feel like breaking out ♪

♪ Wanna turn and walk away ♪

♪ But when I stop and think it out ♪

♪ It's with you I wanna stay ♪

♪ Love picks you up ♪

♪ And it puts you down ♪

♪ All in a day ♪

(telephone rings)

♪ When I'm in doubt ♪

Hello.

- [Woman On Phone] Dixie?

Duane's on the line for you.

Um, please hold on, okay?

(mouthing words)

Yeah, is Dixie there?

Uh, no, she's not here.

She's uh, gone for the day.

Gone for the day?

Thanks.

What are you up to?

I'm gonna fix your ass, Rappin' Hood.

♪ If I was asked to make a wish ♪

Charlie, give me a little more treble.

You got it, Mr. Bravman.

♪ 'Cause all I need is in your kiss ♪

♪ Don't just stop the things you do ♪

♪ The way you move ♪

♪ When you're close to me ♪

♪ Electrifies ♪

(telephone rings)

Hello.

- [Woman On Phone] Dixie, John's waiting outside.

Oh, great, John's here?

Okay, um, just tell him I'll be right out, okay?

Thanks.

I told you he'd come.

He couldn't resist your charms.

(laughs) I'm gonna ring him in, okay?

Okay, we'll record him right after this.

Great.

♪ The only one ♪

♪ For me is you ♪

Hi, John.

You came just in time.

We're almost done recording in there.

Well, aren't you glad to see me?

Well, of course I am.

What makes you say that?

You're so official.

Hey, come on.

All right.

Now we can talk business.

Hey, this guy's still gonna pay me, right?

Yeah, he said he would.

Cash?

Cash?

I need it in cash.

Well...

I guess it could be arranged.

I mean, he's done it before.

So, yeah, okay.

Cool.

Well, I think they're done in there,

so let's go.

That was terrific, it was great.

Thank you very much.

Oh, thanks a lot.

It was a great pleasure working with you.

All right, I'll see you again.

Okay.

Hey!

Guy with the attitude!

Hey, I'm glad you came!

Let's get you on tape right away, huh?

All right, did you prepare something?

No.

No?

(laughs) I like it, I like it.

What are you gonna do for me?

Well, rap, right?

I mean, whatever happens.

Whatever happens, huh?

That's great, really.

Did you ever record before?

No, but I got a record.

(laughter)

You're too much, man.

Here, put these on.

Yo, yo, we got a deal, right?

Yeah, yeah, we got a deal.

Don't think about that now, okay?

You ready?

- [Hood] Yeah.

All right, now we throw some music at you

and you're on.

Punch it in, Charlie.

Okay, Mr. Bravman.

(hip hop beat)

♪ Kids running wild through the street ♪

♪ Mothers scrubbing floors so their kids can eat ♪

♪ Prices go up so you gotta move out ♪

♪ Money doesn't holler baby it shouts ♪

♪ Someone's running a game on you ♪

♪ Keeping you in your place ♪

♪ Said someone's running a game on you ♪

♪ And you never even see their face ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Someone's running a game on you ♪

♪ Manipulating your mind ♪

♪ Someone's running a game on you ♪

♪ And then they send you to the back of the line ♪

♪ You're only a boy but you're half a man ♪

♪ Running in the streets making money with your hand ♪

♪ You want things so bad you can feel it ♪

♪ And if you can't buy it then you steal it ♪

♪ You're under arrest get up against the wall ♪

♪ While big criminals have a ball ♪

♪ They write the laws hire the thugs ♪

♪ While Mama's back home living with the bugs ♪

♪ Now your life passes before your eyes ♪

♪ And you remember the sounds of your mother's cries ♪

♪ Sitting in your cell doing twenty to ten ♪

♪ Trying to find the answers again ♪

♪ And looking back it's clear to see ♪

♪ Mind power was the only key ♪

♪ I said someone's running a game on you ♪

♪ But you don't know what it's about ♪

♪ I said someone's running a game on you ♪

♪ And education is the only way out ♪

♪ I said someone's running that game on you ♪

♪ The same one they run on me ♪

♪ Say someone's running a game on us ♪

♪ The mind power is the only key ♪

♪ Oh yeah mind power is the only key ♪

You get him to sign a contract with me

and I'll take him places.

I'll try.

He absolutely loved you.

Yeah?

Yeah!

What'd you think?

Come on, you know what I think.

Yeah, it's nice to hear it.

Not bad!

Not bad at all.

I think, uh...

Well, I think you've got potential.

Uh, I think the material's a little rough.

We can work on that.

Why'd you tell me he liked it?

Why, well, I said uh...

Said not bad, didn't I?

Hey, come on to the office, I'll send for a check for you,

we can sign some papers.

No, no, I'm not going to any office, okay?

I need some cash money, I need it here,

I need it now.

Whoa. (chuckles)

Your friend is a pretty tough piece of work.

But, John, this is the usual procedure.

No, I ain't got no time for usual procedures.

I need the money.

All right, all right, all right.

I've got cash right here.

Here's the money, all right?

Was that it?

Yeah, right on the first guess.

Thank you.

John, wait!

I'm gonna go talk to him.

Hey, John!

John, wait a minute, where are you going?

I got something to do.

Well, we gotta go do a contract in there.

You don't have any protection yet.

I'm my own protection.

Hold on a second!

What if they go take that tape, right,

and make a whole lot of money on it.

Are you prepared to get your fair share out of it?

The man paid for it, let him do what he wants with it.

That's no way to handle the business.

It's not my business.

Well, it could be!

And it's my business!

I wanted to share it with you!

Shortie!

Holy shit, not you again.

What are you trying to do, kill me?

You're gonna give me a heart attack.

Yo, man, I got your money, I need my radio.

You can't have it.

Say what?

Sorry, man, I sold it this morning.

You sold it?

I thought we had a deal.

Slow down, bro.

You can't expect me to hold the evidence

after little brother got his ass grabbed this morning.

What are you talking about?

Oh, don't tell me you don't know it.

Who turned him in?

Ask Officer Bogey, he'll tell you.

What do you want from my life?

(humming)

How did you get in here?

You messing with the wrong man.

Hmm?

I thought we had a deal.

Don't worry about that.

The deck's already been replaced.

My insurance took care of everything.

You turned my brother in.

Had him locked up.

No!

You know what happens to kids in the juv?

Shall I demonstrate?

No, no, no, take your hands off!

I didn't turn him in!

I didn't turn the kid in, I should have, though!

But if he or you or any of those kids go near my car

or even look at me funny,

I'll press so many charges against you

you'll need a pocket calculator to add them up!

You didn't turn my brother in?

I wish I had.

But I didn't have to.

Now I'm beginning to feel sorry that I didn't.

At least...

At least I'm making a living!

And that's more than I can say for you.

Who let him in here?

(synthesizer music)

Oh!

(laughter)

Hey.

Relax, sit down, sit down, sit down.

I wanna talk to you.

Well, looks like we have a guest.

Why don't you just wipe your feet and come on in, huh?

We talk alone.

Alone?

Are you uh...

You carrying anything, you clean?

Would you fellows excuse us for a minute?

Just step right outside.

You cool?

It's cool.

My main man, all right?

Just hang outside.

You know, it's funny, but uh...

I've been expecting you.

Why'd you turn my brother in?

Hmm.

I just figured it'd be the thing to do,

you know, for old time's sake.

I've already been where you're going, man,

I'm not going back.

So why don't we cool it?

Cool it?

I'm not gonna cool it

'till I get what I want.

And what do you want?

Number one: I wanna fight you.

Number two: I want you to leave Dixie alone.

Number three: I want you to get out of this town,

'cause it's mine.

One: You're not worth the fight.

Two: Dixie's her own woman.

And three: This is my town and my home

and I'll leave when I want to.

What's up, man?

Hey, man, I followed you.

Is everything cool?

Yeah, I'm just leaving.

Hey, Johnny!

Don't forget.

I'm the king.

I'll see you around.

(laughter)

(funky music)

(knocking)

Hey, Cedric, what's up?

Hey, hey, Duane, how you doing?

Doing all right.

What's on your mind?

Hey, what in the world's going on with you guys?

You dancing cheek to cheek these days?

What, you talking about Hood?

Yeah.

What's the matter, it make you nervous?

That madman almost strangled me today.

Oh, really?

You know what that means, don't you?

You should, uh, buy yourself some protection.

Well, that's what I'm here for.

Well, all right.

All right.

Yeah.

So uh...

What kinda offer you got in mind?

100 dollars a day.

For each of you.

You see, a hundred dollars a day

doesn't even pay my rent for this place.

How 'bout 200?

I can't go no higher than 125.

Cedric, Cedric, Cedric...

Let me explain something to you.

See, we don't need you.

You need us.

So let's say we make it like uh...

175 during the week

and 210 on the weekends.

Hey, you can take it or you can leave it.

(clamoring)

No, no, no, no, no, no...

No, no, no, calculator.

(laughter)

(keys jangling)

Come on.

Come on.

- [Prisoner] So long.

Come on, man.

It's cool.

Two of a kind?

- [Allan] Two of a kind.

(Allan sneezes)

It's getting real cold.

(woman crying)

What kind of people are these

that would do this to her?

What kind of people?

Oh my god, oh my god, what am I gonna do?

What's wrong?

What has she got?

My poor baby! (crying)

(foreign language) What is this?

It means she's freezing to death!

Oh, enough already!

Enough!

Something has got to be done!

Oh, Mrs. Goldberg, watch my babies for me.

Yes, my darling.

No, come here, you come with me.

Come, come, we'll go inside.

Oh my god!

Those bastards!

Those bastards.

Grandma?

Oh!

(men chattering)

Hi.

Hi.

How'd you find me?

I asked Ice about you.

I'm sorry about your brother, Allan.

Thanks to your friend Duane, huh?

Come on, Hood, you know I've stopped seeing him.

You said there was a side of him I didn't see.

I'm starting to see it now.

John, will you please stop hitting that thing

and talk to me?

Okay, what do you wanna talk about?

Duane?

Bravman, what?

I wanna talk about us.

I'm listening.

Don't you play hard to get with me, John Hood,

because I am going to get you.

What, to sign this contract?

You really are a suspicious guy, you know that?

Can't you see I just want you?

You want me?

Yeah.

You want me?

Yeah.

All right, come get me.

Come on.

Come get me.

Come on.

(romantic music)

(both laughing)

Let me get this right.

You say he shut off the oil intentionally?

Yes.

I don't believe it.

Well, you'll believe it when you see my child

in the hospital.

Listen, we have never had these problems before.

This is your district, Councilman Burton.

Well, I have to consider the greater interest

of the community at large.

Mr. Thorndike has some rights, too, you know.

Oy!

This is why I've scheduled a zoning hearing,

so that interested parties may make their views known.

Now, if you'll all excuse me,

I'll see you at the hearing.

Sure.

If we're still alive by then.

(guzzling)

(pop music)

I need my oil changed.

But I haven't been able to find a good man-chanic

all day.

You got it baby, ooh!

♪ What's your name ♪

♪ And what's your pleasure ♪

♪ I think I can tell you ♪

♪ What's on your mind ♪

♪ Oh but you do it ♪

♪ Later this evening ♪

(guys exclaiming)

♪ I wanna ♪

♪ Take you to a party ♪

♪ And we'll have a good time ♪

♪ Love you till you want no more ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

(thud)

♪ Our love is happening ♪

♪ In my party ♪

♪ If you look to me ♪

♪ You'll know I'll give you some ♪

- [Fats] Gas!

(heater hissing)

(speaking foreign language)

Let's go!

(brakes screeching)

(exclaiming)

(speaking foreign language)

Thank you!

Mama, look, the heat!

Mama, look!

Oh, let's see, Danny, let's see!

Oh, Lynn!

Lynn!

Oh, it's warm!

(doorbell chimes)

- [Man] Honey, I'm home.

My husband!

Your husband?

Quick, under the bed.

Ah, shit!

Oh my god!

Sweetheart, why don't you come on

and sit down and relax?

I missed you.

Oh, I missed you, too.

Where have you been, sweetheart?

I've been waiting for you.

(laughing)

Why don't you go to the kitchen

and fix us something to snack on

while I make myself pretty for you.

Go on!

Quick.

Go!

Forget about you, furry, my husband's a maniac!

Hey!

Uh, my lunch money?

Oh, you women are all the same!

Fats!

All right, yeah!

Oh, shit!

God bless those boys!

(guys laughing)

Wilson!

There you are.

Now what?

The heat's back on

and the oil company says they didn't make any delivery.

You still lapping that stuff up?

You have an explanation?

I thought you had the situation in hand.

Well, what do you want me to do?

Surround them and starve them out?

Could you do that?

How much would it cost?

I'm just kidding.

Well, stop kidding, Wilson.

I want those buildings empty before the meeting.

Now, you start buying up leases today, now!

And if they reject our offers, you show 'em some muscle.

All right that's what I've been talking about all along.

I'm glad you finally let go of my reigns.

Well, giddy-up.

(men shouting)

(glass breaking)

(crash)

Yeah!

No, no, no, no, no!

You leave this neighborhood

or we're gonna come back every day to see you!

We're the reason you lock your doors at night!

Leave me alone!

You hear me?

(Mrs. Goldberg shouting)

We'll be back to see you, understand?

Every day!

You're breaking my heart.

(crying)

Yeah!

Thank you.

(speaking foreign language)

What's the matter, huh?

(man shouting)

(men laughing) Let's go!

Let's go.

(men laughing)

(shouting in foreign language)

Cook it up!

Let's put some lettuce on it, now!

Hey, what you do?

What do I do?

I'm gonna melt your face shut if you don't

get out of this neighborhood.

I'm gonna make you regret you ever got out of that boat.

I'm gonna melt your face, yeah,

I'll tell you want, I want you to take a ringside seat.

No!

It might rain, you know what I'm saying?

(men exclaiming)

(crash)

Oh God what they did to you.

Grandma!

(crash)

Yeah!

Oh, Grandma.

Oh, you gotta excuse my condition.

(breaking glass)

(shouting)

Penny for your thoughts.

(train whistling in distance)

So.

What do you say?

Well, I guess I'd rather

help the needy than

make money for the greedy.

(sighs) Okay.

But why waste your talent?

I mean, how many people do I know that

can't say what they mean or what they wanna express?

And you could do that for them.

But, I don't need Bravman for that.

(sighs) So what's the use in talking to you?

The use is I listen, but...

That doesn't mean I have to agree, right?

I don't know.

I just think that if you have something to say,

something good to say, and you do,

that you should say it so everyone can hear it.

I mean say it on the radios, or on records,

or on television, whatever.

Well, just say it so everyone can hear it.

(men laughing)

Hey, you wanna see your shop burn?

No, man!

(men exclaiming)

(dramatic music)

Boys, right this way.

(men laughing)

Gentlemen.

You did a great job today, know what I mean?

Thank you.

You did a great job, great job.

Just the man I'm looking for, Cedric.

- [Gang Kid] Hey, the money man!

Yeah!

Hey, dude.

The man I was looking for, all right.

How you doing?

Good.

How'd it go?

Well, it went great, it went great,

it went great, we took care of everything.

Took care of business, right?

Just like our end of the deal.

Now I think it's time that you deliver the goods, right?

You didn't seriously hurt anybody,

just gave 'em a real big scare, right?

Fellas, did we hurt anybody?

- [Gang] No.

- [Duane] We didn't hurt anybody.

I see.

Uh, now what did we agree upon before, uh...

Well, let me help you out with that.

175 during the week and 210 on weekends.

(laughter)

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Here's 1200 big ones.

(laughs) You all did good.

1200 dollars, that's great.

But it's not enough.

Huh?

I said it's not enough.

But that's what we agreed upon.

I don't care.

Me and my boys worked real hard,

worked a lot of overtime, you know?

We scared the shit out of a lot of people.

(laughter)

Right?

I want more, you know what I'm saying?

I want more.

This is all we...

That's all that was allotted in this operation, that's...

What are you trying to tell me?

You don't have any more money?

Yeah?

Fellows, we've been in that position, right?

I can understand where you're coming from.

Times are tough, Reagan's president, right?

(laughter)

You got more money, man.

I know you got some money in there.

Wait-- Wait a sec!

What?

Whoa!

Whoa!

(laughter)

Ooh!

What's this, Cedric's Savings and Loan?

I was just saving that for a rainy day.

Saving it for a rainy day.

Well, I'll be, I got this feeling, you know,

it's uh...

It's gonna rain today.

(Cedric coughing)

You got more money, don't you?

You know something, you're in luck, fella.

The circus is in town.

I think you better get yourself a ticket

and get out of here.

(car starting)

- [Gang Kid] Hey dudes.

- [Duane] All right.

Looks like we got the Lee family.

Oh yeah?

What's a Lee family?

Oh, let me explain it to you, okay?

We got Homely.

We got Ugly.

And there's Dumbly, little old Sickly,

and we got Fugly.

(laughing)

Look Duane, you've had your fun,

now why don't you take these girl scouts home?

By the way,

did you tell your mother

not to set your place at the dinner table?

'Cause you won't be home for dinner.

(unzipping)

Man, kick his ass, I ain't got time for this.

(exclaiming)

(guys shouting)

Lights out, sucker.

(guys shouting)

Psycho, how you doing?

(crash)

(guys shouting)

(crash)

They went off that way.

Look what they've been doing.

Right up there.

John, John!

Oh, John!

John!

I don't know--

They ruined this business, that's what they're doing.

They went through the alley!

Where are you going?

(guys shouting)

All right, get him!

Hey!

All right.

John Hood.

Come on.

You got him, Duane!

Yeah, Duane! Get him Duane!

We've been waiting for you!

Don't let him get away with it!

Been waiting for you. Smash his face!

I'm gonna make you show your true colors.

(men shouting)

Bring him down, man.

Yellow and yellow!!

Oh, man, Hood, you haven't changed, have you huh?

(men shouting)

Put the knife down.

(Duane grunting)

Put the knife down, Duane.

Come on, Duane, cut him up!

Make me.

Make me!

I'm gonna fight my fight, boy!

Come on, man!

Get him!

Do it!

All right, last call.

Yeah?

Guess what...

(men shouting)

Hood, take him out!

Take him out!

Come on!

(crash)

(men shouting)

Take it away from him, Hood!

Yeah, you got him, man!

Now take him down!

Take him down!

Take him!

Take him!

(men shouting)

Oh, John, no!

Kill him.

Kill him.

No, baby, don't baby, don't!

(all shouting)

Oh, John, baby, John, don't do it, sweetheart!

Don't do it!

It's Grandma!

- [Allan] This is it, man!

Don't do it, sweetheart, don't do it, baby.

Don't do it, baby.

I wasn't gonna do it, Grandma.

Oh, don't do it, baby.

I wasn't gonna do it.

- [Grandma] Oh, thank you, Jesus.

I wasn't going to do it.

Thank you, Jesus.

Thank you, baby.

Thank you.

(sirens approaching)

Yo, run!

Cops, Grandma, come on!

Let's get outta here!

Move it, Fats, move, man!

Come on man, let's go!

Who were you scared for?

Him or me?

Both.

(tapping)

Order.

Order!

(chattering)

Settle down, now, I told you to behave.

Order!

(tapping) Order!

Ladies and gentlemen,

after looking over the papers submitted to me

by Mr. Thorndike,

if you have no objections,

I hereby grant Thorndike Associates

construction rights on all property

from Columbus Avenue to the river.

Excuse me.

I object.

Yes, sir, what do you have to say?

Uh, sir, the man is a hoodlum just released from jail

on assault charges.

Nonetheless, you'll let the man speak his piece.

Please, gentlemen.

Order.

I did a crime and then I did my time.

But he uses illegal means and still keeps his record clean!

Sir, do we have to listen to this clown?

I mean, what kind of gibberish is this?

Oh!

This is rap.

What?

It's what we feel and the way we say it when it's real.

Nonsense.

Sir, everything we have done is legal.

Legal?

Now, if these people object--

It's not legal, it's a crime is what it is!

They can go ahead, but there is a development plan

approved by the board, you can check it.

It's all legal.

- [Woman] It's a legal criminal, that's what he is.

♪ I've told you once now I'm telling you twice ♪

♪ Don't push for a third 'cause I'm not that nice ♪

♪ Hood tried to be polite, calm as can be ♪

♪ Anymore interruptions you deal with me ♪

(applause)

♪ Can't lobby in Congress for what we need ♪

♪ We don't have lawyers to fight his greed ♪

♪ You roughed us up and pushed us down ♪

♪ Red, yellow, white, the black and the brown ♪

♪ Listen up suckers, stop telling those lies ♪

♪ You can't even look me straight in the eye ♪

♪ You're all stuffed up in your paper world ♪

♪ Don't care nothin' 'bout the boys and the girls ♪

♪ You cut our heat and you raised our rent ♪

♪ If he had his way we'd have lived in a tent ♪

♪ And you're sitting up there tryin' to look all nice ♪

♪ You're buying up the land for half the price ♪

♪ Flashing them dollars and talkin' that trash ♪

♪ Anything to make more cash ♪

♪ Don't you know you're only his stool pigeon ♪

♪ Money's become your new religion ♪

♪ Take off your glasses so you can see ♪

♪ The material god will never set you free ♪

♪ The day you face yourself in the mirror ♪

♪ Is the day you see yourself a lot clearer ♪

♪ The good's in you and it's not that far ♪

♪ Have faith in the real man you are ♪

Duane.

Wait a sec.

Let's hear what he's got to say, okay?

♪ The main thing you fail to understand ♪

♪ Is strength in the mind marks a true man ♪

♪ You're all caught up in your macho form ♪

♪ Like a puppet on a string dancing to the norm ♪

♪ If you'd look inside I know you'd see ♪

♪ The better man that you could be ♪

♪ If we all pulled together and just stayed true ♪

♪ I know we could do it ♪

♪ We could start anew ♪

♪ Rebuild our dreams to make it right ♪

♪ It won't be easy but it's worth the fight ♪

♪ The bottom line of the situation ♪

♪ Is the land belongs to this congregation ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, come on, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Climbing that mountain till we reach the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Rappin' Hood and the merry men ♪

♪ United the neighborhood once again ♪

♪ What came down we changed around ♪

♪ Red, yellow, white, black, and brown ♪

♪ We made mistakes, but that's okay ♪

♪ Together we painted a brighter day ♪

♪ Fight fire with fire some say it's true ♪

♪ But you know what, water will do ♪

♪ An eye for an eye ♪

♪ Better change your mind ♪

♪ Or the whole world will end up blind ♪

♪ There's a time to fight a time to run ♪

♪ A time to win without a gun ♪

♪ The Ice man was always a man of war ♪

♪ But Hood taught me peace and a whole lot more ♪

♪ So here we stand cool as can be ♪

♪ Hood, the Wild Thing, and I-C-E ♪

♪ Like a good dessert right after the meal ♪

♪ A tasty ending has a happy appeal ♪

♪ Now Rappin' Hood and the Wild Thing ♪

♪ Show all the people what hope could ring ♪

♪ Well you can tell by the way we played today ♪

♪ That we stone def homeboys home to stay ♪

♪ You could tell by the beat coming from my box ♪

♪ Yeah the beats so def it'll rock your socks ♪

♪ 'Cause we can rock it up and we can rock it down ♪

♪ And we rock those suckers all out of town ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm till we hit the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm till we hit the top ♪

♪ I may not rap, I may not rhyme ♪

♪ But I got something to say this time ♪

♪ Hood, you're okay, Hood, you're all right ♪

♪ So let's choose words instead of fists to fight ♪

♪ Now you're as cool as cool as cool can be ♪

♪ But you're still only half as cool as me ♪

(laughs) See ya.

♪ It may sound strange but I have to say ♪

♪ You and your crew showed me another way ♪

♪ I found more than personal need ♪

♪ Beyond the want, beyond the greed ♪

♪ In this neighborhood I got my stake ♪

♪ So I'll keep baking my bread and cake ♪

Oy vey!

♪ If the Greek god Zeus were here today ♪

♪ He'd welcome Hood home to stay ♪

♪ Like in the days of ancient Rome ♪

♪ With love we welcome our heroes home ♪

♪ Chinese proverb still holds true ♪

♪ Do good to others, comes back to you ♪

♪ Rappin' John Hood's the neighborhood's pride ♪

♪ We're blessed to have him on our side ♪

♪ No one else can rap so good ♪

♪ It's not a hero if the rapper's not Hood ♪

♪ I teach them who gives he gets the most ♪

♪ And he who's strong don't need to boast ♪

(Grandma laughing)

♪ Them that gives is them that's good ♪

♪ And I'd gladly give to Rappin' Hood ♪

♪ I wasn't sure what to think or feel ♪

♪ But now I know that he's for real ♪

♪ Taught us all to do our part ♪

♪ Saved the neighborhood and... ♪

And, come on-- And what?

Say it? What's up, say it?

Come on, babe.

And stole my heart.

- [All] Yeah!

Stop, will you stop, dammit?

What do you want?

You want them to back you up?

All right.

You want your grandmother with you on tour?

Okay.

What else do you want?

What should I do?

- [All] Sign it!

Okay.

Okay, I'm gonna sign it, okay?

(guys exclaiming)

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm till we hit the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm till we hit the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm till we hit the top ♪

♪ We can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm till we hit the top ♪

♪ Yeah, I can't stop ♪

♪ Won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm till I reach the top ♪

♪ I said I can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm yeah ♪

♪ Come on, now ♪

♪ Can't stop ♪

♪ Sing it with me ♪

♪ Won't stop ♪

♪ Rockin' that rhythm till I reach the top ♪

♪ Come on now, sing it ♪

♪ Can't stop, won't stop ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I said I can't stop ♪

♪ Come on, won't stop ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Can't stop ♪

(hip hop beats)

♪ Now step back boys 'cause I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna be the rhyme maker with the most to say ♪

♪ With the mic in my hand ♪

♪ And the crowd at my feet ♪

♪ I'm guaranteed to rock you ♪

♪ Get you outta seat ♪

♪ I got a high fly rap to make your feet tap ♪

♪ Put your arms in the air ♪

♪ And your hands start to clap ♪

♪ With all your feet tappin' ♪

♪ And your both hands clappin' ♪

♪ It's plain to see that my game is rappin' ♪

♪ Rap music is what you will need ♪

♪ Come stomp and make you move your feet ♪

♪ Rap music is what we like ♪

♪ Rap music makes you feel all right ♪

♪ I'm rappin' to the beat that's always on time ♪

♪ With super fast rhymes that's one of a kind ♪

♪ Because I'm back with a vengeance and you might say ♪

♪ The Hood's back in town then the good is on his way ♪

♪ What's mine is mine and yours is yours ♪

♪ There's all these types of problems when I come into yours ♪

♪ Nobody's safe but the king and queen ♪

♪ But the Hood always tries to do the right thing ♪

♪ Rap music is what you all need ♪

♪ Jump up and make you move your feet ♪

♪ Rap music is what we like ♪

♪ Rap music makes you feel all right ♪

♪ Now where I come from some things ain't right ♪

♪ To get things done you might have to fight ♪

♪ But fighting ain't only with your hands and your feet ♪

♪ I do my best fighting when I'm rapping to the beat ♪

♪ Now it's up to you to repeat what you heard ♪

♪ There ain't nothing stronger than a spoken word ♪

♪ And when you place these words on top of the beat ♪

♪ I'll always be a winner, never taste defeat ♪

♪ When I start rapping it becomes quite clear ♪

♪ There's no one that would talk ♪

♪ The truth is what you hear ♪

♪ I talk about crime, talk about justice ♪

♪ If we don't do crime then the cops can't bust us ♪

♪ No longer can they say there goes Johnny the Hood ♪

♪ Put him in jail, boys, he's up to no good ♪

♪ 'Cause with a mic in my hand, bad things don't happen ♪

♪ And I'm at my best when I am rappin' ♪

(scratching)

(roar)