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Think you could get mein touch with Jamal?
Lynae's brother?
Yeah, I want to surpriseher for Christmas.
Let me see what I can do.
Sorry, Lynae. Jamal's lockedup, awaiting a murder trial.
The next time you wantto buy your ex a car,
can you talk to me first?
It's my money!
- Where are you going?- Out.
So now what you have to do isget her whatever she wants.
- I ain't made of money.- But I am.
Uh, Dev, can you keepit down a little bit?
I'm trying to teach the youngmen here how to smoke a cigar.
I ain't chewing that loud, bro.
What?
Dramatic music
Congratulations,new city councilman.
- Thank you, man.- Congratulations.
Now you got a job to do.
Yes, I do.
But you know I can'tdo it without you.
Will you be my chief of staff?
- You're lucky I like you.- My G.
- Councilman.- My G, my G.
Cheers!
So...
you and Papa really over?
Dramatic hip-hop music
- Good morning.- Good morning.
- You ready?- Damn right.
- What's the mission?- Got a lot of 'em.
Hey, now, that's notan acceptable answer.
It's my first day.
Doesn't matter.
Where there's no vision,the people perish.
Don't-don't throwthe good book at me.
I'm just glad that youknow the reference.
Look, you and I can set a timeto discuss it later, okay?
How much later?
Man, can I get inmy office, please?
Your first meeting's already
in there waiting for you.
W-what meeting?
He said you were expecting him.
I-I'm not expecting nobody.
- How'd you get in here?- I asked around.
You ain't too hard to find.
That's scary.
I don't mean you any harm.
I no longer use violenceas a means to an end.
Since when?
Since I handed mylife over to God.
You know, I watched youkill a man with my own eyes.
And I did my time for that.
Hmm, apparently not enough.
How'd you get out so fast?
They tampered with the evidence,
threw my case out.
Still don't make shit right.
You don't think I know that?
So what now?
Now I need to start over.
It's not that easy.
I know that.
But I also know...
Heaven is full ofimperfect people.
I'm not who I was.
I need to reacquaint myself
with a lot ofpeople from my past
so they can meetthe man I am today.
It has to start with my sister.
And I know youknow where she at.
I do.
Then can you help me?
Look, man, you right.
I can't just come in heredemanding shit of you.
But I know youknow what it's like
to be more of a father
than an older brotherto your sibling.
I need this, man.
Give me some time.
You want to talk about whathappened the other night or no?
There's nothing to talk about.
What you mean?
You do that shitagain, and we're done.
Damn.
- It's like that?- Yes.
I'm not gonna be with somebodywho can just walk out on me
and not think twice about it.
- I didn't walk out on you.- You were gone for three hours.
I didn't know where you were.
And when you came back,you smelled like smoke.
I just went for awalk. That's it.
Don't lie to me.
I saw you on Nuck's Insta story.
I don't even know why youstill follow that nigga.
Don't try to change the subject.
If we're gonna bein a relationship,
- you need to commit.- I am committed.
We live together,paying for bills.
I don't cheat.
You don't get browniepoints for that, Emmett.
Wow. Okay.
This is what it meansto be in a relationship.
So no fucking, just fighting.
- Got it.- Communication and sacrifice.
I just miss when we usedto have fun all the time.
I'm your woman,
not an amusement park.
All right.
All right, fine.
I'll never walkout on you again.
You better not.
I'm sorry.
Apology accepted.
- You lucky I love you.- I know.
So when we gonna findthis new, big place?
You really wantto move right now?
Yeah, I'm tired of livingon top of each other.
Look, we only deal withthat on the weekends
when I got all my kids, Kiesha.
And you used to sharethis place with Tiffany.
- We just-we need our own spot.- Can't just redecorate?
All right.
I'll find us a bigger place.
Douda want me to meetwith this realtor anyway.
- We don't need him.- Yes, we do, all right?
He know about thisstuff. We don't.
Can you let the manhelp us out? Damn.
Fine, just no bigdecisions without me.
- Please?- All right.
I'll text you every two seconds.
You're not funny.
Damn, Dante.
You cheating on me now?
Look, I know yourass ain't talking.
Nigga, stop playing with me.
Who the fuck is this?
Easy, queen.
I'm Cairo, your local weedgrower and connoisseur.
Well, I'm his plug.You can leave now.
I think there's plentyof room for all of us.
Well, I don't.
Dante, call me when he gone.
Come on, now,don't be like that.
Look, come sit down,try his product.
I only smoke my own shit.
Where you get it from?
Some comes from Cali,and the rest I can't say.
What's up?
Who grows it?
Nigga, I don't know.
Therein lies the problem.
Excuse me?
Tiff, don't be like that.
This nigga's shitis different, okay?
Look, I can't lie...
His weed does smokebetter than yours, baby.
Lies you tell.
Is that right?
- You can try it if you want to.- I'm good.
Suit yourself.
So who grows your weed?
I do.
How much you growing?
Just enough tosatisfy my clientele.
So not a lot?
I believe in quality...
over quantity.
Damn, that's good.
Told your ass. Thatshit different.
I'm surprised I'm notcoughing up a lung.
Yeah, you see, the streetsgot niggas thinking
we supposed tochoke when we smoke.
We not.
Good weed smokes smoothand goes down easy.
This is nice.
It's like meltedbutter on crab legs
or a low vibrationalplate while you watch
the newest episode ofyour favorite TV show.
It's like having sex witha nigga you can't stand
but know how tofuck you just right.
Shit. I got to take this.
Y'all enjoy that ride, though.
Yo...
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
I see his flower got that power.
It does.
Damn, this nigga about toput me out of business.
Nah, you good.
He's still pretty exclusive.
And, look, most niggas don'tcare what they smoking.
They just want to get high
and forget theyproblems, you know?
But niggas should careabout what they smoking.
Well, niggas should do a lotof things that they don't do.
If I was you, I wouldcheat on me, too.
Is that right?
Look, if I can be honest,
I smoke his weed exclusively.
I buy from you so I can justsee your pretty face, you know?
Don't do me no favors.
And my man ain't going nowhere.
I see. I see.
We had a good run, though.
Yes, we did.
You ever need anything,you call Dante.
Okay, baby?
What are you doing?
Ah, well, you know, Ijust got to thinking...
I mean, I don't neednobody's permission
to open up mythrowback business,
so I might as well just getthis shit started on my own.
Wh... Yeah, I don'tknow if our front porch
is the-the place to start.
Yeah, I feel you, but, hey,got to start somewhere.
Oh, ye-yeah, that's true. Um...
And, look...
I know this looks crazy, but,I mean, so does everybody
when they firststarting they business.
I mean, look at Emmett, right?
He now owns the restaurant
that he used tosweep the floors for.
Yeah, I-I could loan yousome money to get started.
Nah, you've done enough already.
I need to do thison my own, babe.
Look, you know, I-I knowyou want to be a man,
but it's okay to let yourwoman help you out sometimes.
Not with this.
Yeah, well, starting abusiness takes a lot of...
a lot of planning,a support system.
I know, but I ain'tgot the funds right now
to be hiring folks,so it's just me.
Who's gonna buy this stuff?
You'd be surprised.
How much for the two-way?
Well, uh... that's100 right there,
but, uh, for you, Joe,
throw that shitin for a cool 50.
I'll give you 20 bucks.
Ah, come on, man, that shitis in great shape, man.
Plus, you ain't gonnafind that nowhere else.
Who am I gonna two-way with?
Oh, yeah, I ain'tthink about that shit.
Never mind.
Ah, man.
For real?
Lame-ass nigga.
Fucking goofy.
You need to lower your prices.
Shit, if I lower 'em any more,
I might as well give myshit away for free, then.
Wh-what, I'm sorry,this is your stuff?
Well, I ain't got the funds
to do the vintage shoppinghunting yet, so...
So you want me to just sit byand wait for this to work out?
I... Listen, listen...
I need you to believe in me.
I do.
You do?
- You sure you do?- Yeah.
Mm.
Thank you.
All right. I'llleave you to it.
All right, go on inside.
- Okay, all right.- Stay warm.
- I got this.- Okay.
♪ Run up the bands, ♪♪ fuck up a check ♪
♪ Cartier frames, and ♪♪ they match with the fit ♪
♪ Always on go, 100%... ♪
Mm.
What you think of this?
It looks cheap.
'Cause it is.
You cannot be out herewearing no cheap shit.
Until you startmaking me some money,
I think I can.
Girl, a manager's job isnot to make an artist rich.
I told you, this isnot how this works.
Mm-hmm, but I've beenrapping my ass off,
and I'm still broke.
Mm-mm.
Look, you just need another song
that the kids gonna fuck with.
Tricks are for kids, not me.
Okay, well, thekids are the ones
streaming your shit, so...
Jemma, I can actually rap.
I'm not chasing no trends.
Ain't nothing wrongwith being trendy.
Oh, Sasha.
- You Maisha, right?- Yes, she is.
And I'm her manager, Jemma.
- It's nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you, too.
Your song stay popping upon my Explore and shit.
I fuck with it. It catchy.
Thank you.
Well, where the new music at?
One song ain't gonnafeed you forever.
I agree.
I hear that.
Your flow is cool.
It ain't dope, but it's cool.
Still working my way up.
Yeah.
Look, my opening actjust got locked up,
so I need somebody toentertain the crowd
for, like, 15 minutes.
- You think you can do it?- She can do ten.
- Only ten?- I can do 15.
Uh, she can do it,but let's just have
the band warm upthe crowd first.
- Okay, that's cool.- All right.
Um, let's exchangecontact information,
and we can discussthe logistics.
Bet.
- Hit me up.- All right.
- Nice meeting you.- Nice meeting you, too.
- Keep it up.- Thank you.
Uh, okay.
It's a lot of people.
Why you tell herI couldn't do 15?
Because your assonly got one song.
So the fuck what? Ican stretch it out.
Maisha.
Look, this is a reallygood opportunity for you,
and I don't want youlooking like you don't have
enough songs tofill up the time.
- I don't.- Okay.
But they don'tneed to know that.
Okay. Just don'tcut me off again.
If I didn't, then youwould have been out there
looking crazy after youfinish your two-minute song.
And what you thinkI'm supposed to do
- with the other eight minutes?- I don't know.
Write some new shit or justfreestyle over a familiar beat.
Look, it's my job to make sure
that you not outthere looking crazy.
Great.
Now I just need you to make ityour job to get me some money.
That's what I'm working on.
Good, 'cause I'm tired ofwearing this cheap shit.
Can I work?
Look, I know you thinkDouda cool and all,
but just 'cause a motherfuckergot a few Cadillacs
don't mean that heknow shit about life.
Don't be jealous, Pop.
Boy, please.
I used to have cars,clothes, hos, too.
But all that don't meanshit if you ain't got
a good woman waiting foryou when you get home.
Yeah, I got that, too.
Yeah, well, I heard itwas trouble in paradise.
Where you hear that?
Your mama told me that youbought Tiff that new Altima.
Women talk so damn much.
Yeah, well, that's what they do.
Yeah, we-we figuringit out, though.
All I know is, if youlay down with the Devil,
you gonna have fleas.
That's not how it goes.
Boy, you know whatI'm talking about.
I do.
- And I love you.- Hey.
But I got to go. I gotto go look at a house.
Boy, you can't afford no house.
How you know?
I'll tell you what...
Let me come on down therewith you and make sure
they ain't trying to scamyou or nothing like that.
Nah, nah, Doudagonna meet me there.
I-I'll hit you later, all right?
Love you.
All right, love you, too.
All right, I'll call you after.
Okay.
♪ And I feel real good ♪
♪ She done put some hands on me ♪
♪ And I feel real good ♪
♪ Just what I like, ♪♪ just my type... ♪
- Damn.- I told you.
♪ Hands on me ♪
♪ And I feel real good ♪
- I ain't coughing.- I know.
This the best weedI ever smoked.
I know, nigga.
And that ain't good.
He's gonna fuck around andput us out of business.
Or...
we can make himour new supplier.
Then we could finally getaway from Douda's crazy ass.
Man, fuck.
What?
Me and Doud just did a deal.
What kind of deal?
He gonna give usmore off the top.
How much more?
15%.
My own uncle ain't giveme a deal like that.
Fuck.
And Doud like to killniggas for sport.
I ain't even trying tosee that nigga bad side.
I just want to talk to Cairo.
That's it.
Who?
The nigga weed you smoking.
You can talk to him.
Just don't agree tonothing before we talk.
A'ight.
I got to call Dante toget his number first.
Dante?
Yeah.
But don't worry... I don't fuckwith him like that no more.
You better not.
Matter of fact...
I'ma come with you.
I can go by myself.
We going together.
Fine.
♪ - I said, you with it, yo? ♪♪ - Yeah, I'm with it, bro ♪
Ugh. This is justembarrassing, man.
Combo after combo...
- Ow, bro, ow.- After combo.
Man, this ain'teven fun no more.
Look, don't be mad'cause you losing.
Man, I ain't trying to beyour batting practice, nigga.
I'll even let yoursorry ass catch up.
Man...
Yep.
- Who you texting?- Jemma.
Man, stop playing with me.
I'm fucking with you, man.
Oh, yeah, you, uh...
you think you could, uh,wear one of my shirts
- at your next tournament?- Yeah.
- That'll be a rack, though.- Man, I ain't paying you shit.
I'm still fuckingwith you, dude.
Man, a'ight.
I got you, bro. Come on.
Look, I know you got yourown crib and all that now,
but don't get to thinkingyou the shit now.
Talking about Igot to pay you...
Nah, nah, nah.
You think I'm the shit,and that's why you mad.
Admit it.
- Yeah, whatever.- A'ight.
This house has greatbones, as you can see.
It's old, but it'snot a fixer-upper.
Even though they're askingfor a lot of money up front,
at least you know youdon't have to fix the roof
a year from now.
Tss. Man, Kieshawould like that.
A lot of your neighborsare Black entrepreneurs
just like yourself.
I'm a big, big believer
in Black folks buyingin Black neighborhoods.
Moving in whitecommunities ain't the move.
You know what?
It's Deondray here whoroped me into buying
a place not too far fromhere about a year ago.
It's a great investment,
not just for your familybut for the community.
- That's dope.- Mm.
It's a little farfrom Smokey's, though.
Yeah, it is, but you know what?
Maybe it's time that we, um,
put a location outhere on the West Side.
You don't think weshould slow down?
Hey, man, don't be afraidof your future, Emmett.
Oh, I don't want to biteoff more than I can chew.
I believe you can handle it.
How much is the down payment?
They want 20% of asking price.
Asking price is a lot.
Hey, so, listen, just putdown whatever you can,
and, um...
I'll cover the difference.
I got to talk to my lady first.
Emmett, when somebody offersyou a gift, you should take it.
Look, she said she wanteda bigger place, right?
Right.
Then get the fucking house.
Can I see some paperwork first?
- Oh.- Before I do that...
you should bring your lady by
so she can atleast see it first.
If y'all both like it,then we can talk numbers.
Ah, thank you.
I just know myfiancé would be mad
if I tried to buy a housewithout talking to them first.
Well, listen, back in the day,
when you bought a womana house, she'd be happy.
Let's try to livein the present day.
Okay. Y'all can besimps if you want to.
Hey, appreciate it, brother.
I look forward togetting y'all in here.
Thank you.
Shit.
And we work with Pastor Jackson
to help provide servicesfor his members in need.
Uh, sometimes it's, uh,
wellness check-ins,home repairs.
- Sometimes it's food drops.- Yeah.
Wherever I can help, I'm down.
Yeah, well, I'm gladyou showed up, man.
Idle hands are theDevil's workshop.
I'm gonna need to stay busyif I'ma stay out of jail.
Yeah, well, I'm sure Ms. Tracycould use the extra manpower.
Tracy what, now?
Hey.
Hi.
I appreciate everythingyou've done for my sister.
Of course. That'swhat we're here for.
It's amazing what youdo for the city, too.
Thank you.
Uh, Tracy, he's got alot of time on his hands,
so I was telling him thatyou could use some help.
I've turned a new leaf.
I'm not looking for any trouble.
Same.
Look, I'm headed out,
but maybe we can talkabout this tomorrow?
Can I walk you to your car?
No, I'm good.
Thank you, though.
Y'all have a good day.
Bye.
Y'all need to get offthat damn social media.
It ain't nothing but the devil.
That's all they do,
is sit and watch videoson they phone all day.
I ain't never seen neither oneof y'all crack open a Bible
and read not one single verse.
I got the Bible app.
Oh, when's the lasttime you opened it up?
Yesterday.
Oh, I know you not laughing.
I been seeing you runningaround with Otis and his crew.
All money ain't good money.
Amen.
Hey, how aboutyou shut up, Papa?
I make a honest living.
Yeah, and you can keepyour honest $7.50 a hour,
'cause I don't want it.
Don't make fun ofhis little paycheck.
He came at me first.
Both of you allneed to be worried
about your futures and keepingyour nose in the good book.
But you ain't always donewhat the good book says.
What, you challenging me, boy?
I mean, somebody's got to.
Stanley Jackson Junior,
have you lost the goodsense God gave you?
I'm not one of thosenew-age parents.
I'll take thisbelt off right now.
I wasn't trying tobe disrespectful.
I just want topractice what I preach.
And what is that?
Sometimes you gotto call people out,
even if those peopleare your parents.
The only person who can callout your parents is God.
The Bible says, "Achild will lead them."
You ain't the child theBible was talking about.
Um...
well, I think I'mgonna excuse myself.
No, no.
You a part of this family,too. You stay right there.
I have to lead by example.
I want you boys todo what's right,
not what's convenient.
Look, I've done someconvenient things in my life,
and I've had to pay for that.
But thank God I have aforgiving congregation.
I'm just hoping that...
I have forgiving sons, too.
A saint ain'tnothing but a sinner
that fell down andgot back up again.
Praise God.
Amen.
And she'll also need carservice to and from the event
and security at the entranceand at all of the exits.
Okay, yes, I understand that,but these are nonnegotiable.
Oh, and we'll need a graphicto put out on her socials
to let her fans know thatshe'll be at the event.
And she'll need some spacein the back to sell merch.
Okay, so her rider includes
a party-size bagof Flaming Hots,
chilled grape pop,Sour Patch Kids,
and some incense.
Mm-hmm.
Okay, got it.
Mm...
I mean, he did seem different.
Just because he found God
does not mean he's different.
I mean, I'm notsaying he's perfect,
but he did volunteer at ROCK.
That's-that's got tocount for something.
All right, you seem nervous.
I don't want to stickmy neck out for him
just to be disappointed again.
Okay, he needs totalk to somebody.
I know. One step at a time.
If we don't start takingour mental health seriously,
then we're nevergonna move forward.
What if that's my mission?
What?
Well, Quincy was saying
that, uh, I needsomething to focus on,
a social issue I couldreally get behind.
I know a lot of dudes who havebeen in and out of the system.
- Mm-hmm.- Maybe I could focus on...
Black men and our mental health.
Mm, what about the rest of us?
Well, yeah, eventually.
But if we don't haveour shit together,
everybody suffers.
We can't lead if we'renot of sound mind.
Why do men always haveto be the ones leading?
We don't.
But it's hard for usto lean on others.
I know that's something weneed to all be better about.
Yeah, well...
it's gonna take some time.
I know. Wish me luck?
♪ Just want to be there for you ♪
♪ There for you, baby ♪
♪ I want to be there for you ♪
♪ Four a.m., couldn't sleep ♪
♪ I had thoughts of ♪♪ you, thoughts of me ♪
♪ On my mind ♪
♪ And I'm still tryin' ♪♪ to understand why ♪
♪ Mm, messages we shared get deep ♪
♪ Bae, are we in love? ♪
♪ Is what I think every time ♪
♪ So tell me, how have ♪♪ I been so blind? ♪
♪ Yeah, it's like I had a ♪♪ out-of-body in wreckage ♪
♪ I know you're gone and still ♪♪ feel the presence of you ♪
♪ Who got the vibe? ♪♪ We got the vibe ♪
♪ If it hits the fan, ♪♪ we all gon' ride... ♪
All right, got yourtwo-piece dark.
Hell, yeah.
It's on me. I got it.
Keep the change.
I see you running aroundwith Douda now, huh?
It's temporary.
That's what we all say.
What's up withyour vintage store?
I'm still working on it. Just...
I didn't know it'dtake that much money
to open a business.
You need some work, I got you.
Nah, I don't needthat kind of work.
Shaad, come on, all yougot to do is be careful.
That's it.
You playing with fire, shorty.
Don't you know that?
I used to play withfire till I got lo...
Until I got locked up...
and had to watchmy life pass me by.
I'm always here ifyou change your mind.
Normally, I would say no.
But I think this isLynae's decision.
Yeah, I just don't want anyonecoming in and out of her life.
That could be traumatizing.
I agree.
You think he's really gonnastick around this time?
I can't promise anything, but...
I think he's changed.
If he messes up again,
that's it.
We're not goingthrough this again.
I want to see him.
You want us to bewith you when you do?
No. I'll be okay.
Where are you racing off to?
- Home.- Okay.
But why are you in a rush?
Oh, I'm just nottrying to miss my bus.
It's colder thana mug out there.
I could give you a ride.
- For real?- Yeah.
You know, when I asked whatmusic you wanted to listen to,
I never thought you wouldhave said Anita Baker.
My dad won't let me listento secular music at home,
but she's the oneexception to the rule.
Mm. My dad's the same way.
He calls it "musicfor Jezebels."
Yeah, that preacher's-kidlife ain't no joke.
- I know all about it.- I ain't know you was a PK.
Through and through.
My middle name is Corinthians.
- Where your dad preach at?- Church of God and Prosperity.
Oh, shit.
You talking about that big-asschurch on the North side
- where you got to pay to park?- That's the one.
My dad isn't the biggest fanof your father's ministry.
I know.
But I did sneak and listento one of his sermons
when my dad was out of town.
- What'd you think?- I thought it was good.
I like the idea that ifwe come from the Kingdom,
we deserve to livea kingdom lifestyle.
And that includes thecars, designer clothes,
and houses with not one, but...
Three-car garages.
I love that sermon.
He also said that if Godmade us in His image,
then we, too, aregods, in our own way.
And that if we can learn tosee the God in ourselves,
then we should alsosee the God in others.
I think of it more like,we're all God's children
so I shouldn't judge mybrothers and sisters,
and they should never judge me.
So you saying yousee me as a brother?
No.
Not at all.
Good, 'cause I ain'ttrying to be your brother.
What you trying to be?
Somebody you can...
trust and counton, no matter what.
♪ I've found a love ♪♪ that is truly blessed ♪
♪ And I want to make ♪♪ dreams come true... ♪
Well, this is me.
So when do you turn 18, again?
This summer.
- Thanks for the ride.- No problem.
Bye.
♪ Don't leave me out ♪
♪ In the cold ♪
♪ Just love me body ♪
♪ And soul ♪
I missed you, Nae.
I missed you, too.
So how you been?
Things have been so hectic.
But better now.
I've been praying a lot.
Since when do you pray?
Since I got locked up.
So you, like, saved now?
Not yet, not quite, but...
working on it.
You growing up on me, man.
You applying for collegesand everything, ain't you?
Yeah, but I don't want togo out of state, though.
You're gonna be the first inour family to go to college.
No pressure.
You got a boyfriend?
Kind of.
- What that mean?- You know what it means.
No, I don't knowwhat it mean, shit.
You better not be giving yourbody to no nigga... I know that.
I'll be 18 soon.
That don't mean shit.
Don't be weak to the flesh.
I don't need you to bigbrother me right now.
You gonna always needme to big brother you.
- He a street nigga?- Not like you.
Please just be carefulwith street niggas.
Loving us can leaveyou heartbroken.
Trust me, I know.
What are you doing inthe house of the Lord?
We are in need of a prayer.
Well, I can prayfor y'all from afar.
You know, we, um...
we brought a donation.
Well, the last time Itook a donation from you,
I got arrested formoney laundering.
Well, that's because youdidn't follow my instructions.
No, one of your boys got caughtand threw me under the bus.
Yeah, and that boy...
he doesn't work for me anymore.
You know, I'm gettingreal tired of you luring
our young men intoyour devilish ways.
Hey...
Hey, I offer young Black men...
a better life,
a chance to be their own man,a chance to be their own...
their own boss.
Look, this is not whatthe Lord wants for y'all.
There is a better way.
When a man offers you agift, you should take it.
Well, I already have allthe gifts that I need.
Okay.
Come on, Stanley.
Are you sure thisis what you want?
I have never been more sureabout anything in my life.
Okay, then.
Why'd you stayoutside in the car?
- I-I-I live with him, Douda.- But you fucking work for me.
Get in the car, nigga.
Basically, we want tomake you our new supplier.
But first...
we kind of just want tosee what you offering.
Why would you sell my weedwhen you can grow your own?
'Cause we don'tknow how to do that.
I can teach you.
Why would you do that?
Why wouldn't I?
Wouldn't that be cuttingoff into your business?
Honestly, I just wantniggas to smoke better weed.
This ain't aboutgetting rich for me.
Besides, you can't get richoff selling weed anyway.
And once the governmentunderstands how to tax it,
it's gonna beavailable everywhere.
So my hope is to show people
how to smoke it andgrow it properly.
If we gonna get high, we mightas well do it the right way.
So you don't wantno money from us?
No. I got money.
But you will need funds forsupplies and to grow it.
Why can't we justgrow it at our crib?
Do you live in a mansion?
- No, we don't.- Not yet.
Then you need to rent a space
so you can controltemperature and humidity.
And you need a watertank, lots of soils
and worms and employeesto tend to the babies.
Babies?
You mean the buds?
No.
These plants are babies.
They're living andbreathing organisms.
This shit is a process.
Well, um...
we-we ain't got bread like that.
But would you bewilling to invest in us?
If I give you the money,then I own it, not you.
You'll just be abranch of my business.
You want to be yourown bosses, right?
Yeah.
Then find an investor, andI'll show you the rest.
And you sure you wouldn'tsee us as competition?
Nah. I got farmsall over the place.
I look at this as aform of giving back.
Remember when peoplestarted eating organically?
Yeah.
Well, my mission...
is to get folks to startsmoking organically.
You see, people put allsorts of stuff in their weed
to get people high.
But it destroys people's lungs,and people wake up feeling...
hungover.
It's not supposedto be like that.
That is crazy.
You know what's crazier?
Not knowing what you're smoking.
Fuck getting rich.
I'm trying tostart a revolution.
Alcohol can kill you.
Cigarettes can kill you.
Prescription drugs can kill you.
What do they all have in common?
They all legal.
Exactly.
But if TSA catch me withweed in my backpack,
my Black ass is going to jail.
Get the fuck out of here.
What you think?
Got a point.
This is the future.
I like it.
I told him he couldn't buy itwithout talking to you first.
That was my idea.
Yeah, okay.
So what you think?
I think our moms are gonna killus for moving to the West side.
I said that, too,but Douda thinks
we should open up anotherlocation over here.
So it would make sense.
What are the schoolslike over here?
My nieces go to theschool up the street.
Uh, Black teachers,great curriculum,
and it's in walking distance.
I like that.
I think we should get it, baby.
You really think we canafford a house right now?
Douda said he would help us out.
Now, that I don't like.
Do y'all need a minute?
No.
Just make sure he knowswhatever he gives us is a loan.
- Bet.- And I want both of our names
on the mortgage.
I wouldn't haveit any other way.
So...?
Yes.
- Yes?- Yes.
Yeah? Hey, drawup that paperwork
because we getting a house!
♪ Wow, I'm too fleeky for 'em ♪
♪ Wow, I'm too fleeky for 'em... ♪
What's wrong?
I haven't performedsince the shooting.
I know.
And it's just like,
what if it happens again?
Look...
we can't let what happened
stop us from walkingin our purpose.
You're right.
Yeah.
Hey, make some noise.
Make some noise!
Y'all having fun tonight?
I said, y'allhaving fun tonight?
Next up, we got aspecial treat for y'all.
I want y'all to giveit up for Maisha!
I know you got money.
Hmm. My familygot money, not me.
How'd you get thisbig-ass house, then?
I know you ain't getit with weed money.
Mother bought thishouse as an investment.
I'm basically her tenant.
Well, would you be willingto ask your mom for a loan?
Nah, I ain't doing that.
Think about it.
If you can get us a loanand this really works,
you would never haveto ask your family
for money ever again.
Ever.
- And if it doesn't?- It will.
Do you believe in me?
Of course I do.
Then go get us some money
so we can cut ties withDouda and be our own boss.
Why take 15% whenwe can have it all?
♪ Yeah, I know you lie to me ♪
♪ I probably lie to you, ♪♪ there ain't no tryin' me ♪
That's right. Yeah,that was fire.
One more time...
Let's hear it for Maisha.
Hey, don't go nowhere.We here all night.
What are you doing here?
What do you think?
- Did you see the show?- Yeah, you bodied that shit.
- I was nervous.- I couldn't tell.
Well, I thank youfor being here.
Where else would I be?
You really tryingto get back with me?
Uh, you trying toget back with me?
No, no, no, nigga.
I asked you first.
I missed you, Maisha.
I missed you, too.
But I have so muchgoing on right now.
Yeah, pssh, yeah.Yeah, me too.
So what is this?
I mean, uh, we don'tgot to call it nothing.
- Don't tell Papa.- Oh, I won't tell a soul.
Why, 'cause you ashamedof being with me?
No, no, no, I just...
You know, I just don't wanteverybody in our business,
and we still trying tofigure this shit out.
I get that.
Oh!
- Hey, Kevin.- Hey, Jemma.
- I got your money.- Yeah, I'm gonna let y'all...
- Yeah.- Yeah.
Great show.
Thank you.
They short $200.
No, that's my 10%.
Sasha approached me.
How you get apercentage of that?
I managed thiswhole thing for you.
But you didn't get me the gig.
Like, I thoughtyou only collected
when you got me the job.
I mean, yes, technically,but without me,
I mean, this whole thingwould've been a shit show.
And, I mean, without me,
this green room would'vebeen snack-free.
Okay, bitch. I...
I get it.
Just... next time,give me a heads-up.
Uh-huh.
♪ Baby, if you hit my line and say ♪
♪ That we should fall back ♪
♪ Honestly, I could respect that ♪
Do I really got to waituntil after my birthday
to ask you out?
You can ask all you want,
but I'll probably say no.
I appreciate your honesty.
And I appreciateyour persistence.
What if it wasn't a date?What if we just hung out?
Mm...
I don't know.
Maybe.
I, uh, really enjoyedour talk yesterday.
Me too.
It's nice beingaround another PK.
Most of my friends don't get me.
I'm always saying awkward shit,
and because I don'twatch regular TV,
um, I usually don't get theyreferences half the time.
Ugh, I know.
I was always an oddballwith my friends, too.
I don't know.
I guess I just likespending time with you.
And I'm taking you to RedLobster the day I turn 18.
Okay, and until then, I'llbe your designated driver
the days we work the same shift.
Hey, Emmett just put mein charge of the schedule,
so we gonna be seeinga lot of each other.
Okay, smooth operator.
Sade, right?
Yeah.
I-I never ask you for shit.
Don't curse in my house.
I mean, it'd only be aloan anyway, all right?
Me and my girl, we got aplan. We'd pay it right back.
You know?
When was the last timeyou got a real haircut?
This is why I don'tcome around here, Mom.
What do you need?
50 racks.
That's a big loan.
A-and I got a planto pay it right back.
I promise.
Uh-huh.
Okay.
As in, yes, you'llloan it to me?
As in, yes, I'ma give it to you.
So you-you-you don'twant me to pay you back?
I want something else.
What?
Q was my brother.
He's the reason thatI could raise you
in a house like this
and send you to a private school
on the North Side.
He was more a father tome than an older brother.
I want to know who killed him...
who dumped him in the riverlike he was a piece of trash,
like he wasn't a man whostill had more life to live.
Look, I'm not no detective.
But you run thesame streets he did.
Make it 100 racks.
You bargaining with yourown flesh and blood?
Just 'cause we blood, that...
that don't mean we bonded.
That was your uncle.
And whoever wasresponsible for this
shouldn't be alive much longer.
Well, I can ask around.
For 100 racks...
you have to do more than that.
Do we understand each other?
♪ TouchofTrent be wildin' with it. ♪
♪ We pop out with them Glocks out ♪
♪ Now everybody got switches ♪
♪ I don't talk about ♪♪ what we talk about ♪
♪ I don't want everybody ♪♪ in my business ♪
♪ I done told the truth ♪♪ about bro and them ♪
♪ Now everybody in they feelings ♪
♪ She done set the standards ♪♪ for the bad bitches ♪
♪ Now everybody got titties ♪
♪ We ain't never worried ♪♪ about murder cases, nigga ♪
♪ Everybody got millions ♪
♪ Keep your head up ♪♪ You don't never wanna ♪
♪ Put your head down ♪♪ in the trenches ♪
♪ Got a skybox to the Bulls game ♪
♪ Gave Kim Foxx my tickets ♪
♪ Had a real lunch ♪♪ with a billionaire ♪
♪ I need a hundred ♪♪ mil to get with 'em ♪
♪ I done seen niggas I vouched for ♪
♪ Post dude's shit on they Twitter ♪
♪ I brung Pooh Shiesty to my block ♪
♪ Gave him my Glock ♪♪ with an extension ♪
♪ I seen Juice WRLD documentary ♪
♪ I don't want a ♪♪ Percocet, I'm finished ♪
♪ These hos fuck for a name ♪
♪ I'll never Birkin ♪♪ bag these bitches ♪
♪ I be tryin' to stop takin' drugs ♪
♪ Feel like I love ♪♪ to clog my kidneys ♪
♪ Told a bad bitch, "I ♪♪ can't be seen with you," ♪
♪ She gotta UberEat her Denny's ♪
♪ Why you playin' with me? ♪♪ You can't compare to us ♪
♪ Niggas better save they pennies ♪
♪ I'm like Doe Boy, ♪♪ don't lie to me ♪
♪ I'll tell your ♪♪ ass, "Oh, really?" ♪
♪ Love the waistband ♪♪ from them pants ♪
♪ The way my Glock be in my Amiris ♪
♪ I'm Durk, but call ♪♪ me Smurk, nigga ♪
♪ 'Cause every time I'm grinnin' ♪
♪ Like Kodak said, take ♪♪ a Percocet, nigga ♪
♪ Everybody turn gremlin ♪
♪ And you know I'm winnin' ♪♪ when I drop shit, nigga ♪
♪ Everybody in my mentions ♪
♪ I just took me one drug, ♪♪ I'm tryin' to get turnt up ♪
♪ I just took two drugs ♪♪ tryin' to get turnt ♪