05x01 - Overnight Celebrity

[bunniefuu]

[KEVIN] Previously on The Chi

Oh, sh*t.

[KEVIN] What, n*gga?

Don't call me that!

- Hey, Kevin! Stop it!

- [WHACK]

We have a zero tolerance policy.

So if I'm not perfect, I can't be here?

We want folks to stop calling 911,

start calling us.

The police want some sh*t to pop off

so they can act like

we need they asses.

Anybody got an issue,

we gonna handle it.

I actually think

we should take some space.

I don't know if I want space.

Well, I do.

Look, I'm sorry, a'ight?

Yeah, you should be.

Look, when I said get a

girlfriend, I didn't mean mine.

[TIFF] You been acting different

ever since we got married.

You having regrets or something?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[EMMETT] I felt dumb.

[SPEAKER] Married

people should be able to do

what they want

within their own marriage.

Look, as long as all parties

are grown and consenting,

do what you gotta do.

[TIFF] I just want you

to be honest about it,

and I'll be honest with you.

So we both f*ckin' other people?

Let's just try it and see what happens.

- [SCREAMING]

- [BABY CRYING]

I want my baby back.

Welcome to the world, Ronnie.

Mommy's here.

I got more important sh*t to

worry about than my homework.

- Like what?

- [LYNAE] Like where I'm gon' live.

I don't want you to just survive.

I want you to live.

Will you consider moving in

with me and my family?

Why can't she just stay

in my room with me?

- [NINA SCOFFS]

- You know why.

Kev, don't push it.

I don't even like him like that.

- [DRE CHUCKLES]

- What?

- [MARCUS GRUNTS]

- Did you hear me?

[DOUDA GRUNTING]

[IMPACTS AND GRUNTING]

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

- She got you on tape, n*gga.

- [DOUDA] Who?

- Marcus' daughter.

- She still got the footage?

No.

I do.

You could either leave quietly,

or I'ma make sure this footage

is all over the news

first thing tomorrow morning.

So where are we going?

[DOUDA] Far away from here.

One for the money, for the money ♪

Two for the bass ♪

Three to get ya goin', get ya goin' ♪

'Cause Da Brat's in the place ♪

Yeah ♪

Ha ♪

I'm comin'.

It's me, the O.G.

funk bandit, who's that ♪

The B. to the R-A-T and in fact ♪

- If you ain't heard a me ♪

- Don't come yet.

Lay back and listen

as I bust for your ass ♪

On this funkified mission ♪

Just kick off your shoes

and relax your feet ♪

That's right, party on down

with Da Brat and her b*at ♪

Now, it goes like that

and that's how it goes ♪

I'ma give it to all

you Negros and hos ♪

So listen up,

make sure you listen up well ♪

Don't miss a little bit ♪

'Cause this here be bad as hell ♪

Truth of the matter

is I splatter kids ♪

Tryin' to dis in the gangster's way ♪

That's how them fools get dealt with ♪

So what you wanna do? ♪

Don't even trip ♪

- Step up, step up. ♪

- And I'ma bust yo' lip ♪

Now, I know that you know

that I know you don't ♪

Yo.

That's what happens when you smoke.

- You get caught slippin'.

- Oh, f*ck you.

- [LYNAE] Don't curse at me.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- You better be.

- Yo, yo.

Come on, now.

See, if y'all gonna keep

being late for school,

eventually we gonna have

to have a conversation

about why you enjoy being late,

because you must get

some enjoyment out of it.

Or else you wouldn't keep

repeatin' the same behavior.

Let's go.

Chop-chop. [CLAPS TWICE]

[COUGHS, WHEEZES]

Single-handed bandit, and damn it ♪

- Don't get no better ♪

- [COUGHING] Oh, sh*t.

And it don't get

no mo' than the flow ♪

That I flow for you Negros and hos ♪

Devastating, captivating,

elevating as I ♪

Ooh, operatin',

floatin' on cloud nine ♪

- So just ♪

- Fire it up, baby fire it up ♪

At your request,

I guess it's time for me ♪

To hit the cud, it goes ♪

One puff, two puff, three puff, four ♪

From the bottom to the top,

top to bottom I go ♪

So now you know

what I ain't and what I is ♪

It's the baddest lil' pimp

in this hip-hop biz ♪

O.G. is what I am,

a brat is what I be ♪

You know what I smoke,

and you can't see me ♪

So let it go,

'cause I'm wrapped too tight ♪

Take it how I give it

and enjoy the night ♪

Right, yeah ♪

It's like that, it's like that ♪

Yo, the one that's

natural is Da Brat ♪

And you don't know ♪

You betta ask somebody ♪

Lodi dodi, I came to party ♪

Big ba-by ♪

Ha ha ha ♪

JD, what you think 'bout

this right here, boy? ♪

Come on, come on ♪

- [MOANING]

- Word up, yeah ♪

Word up, hey ♪

- Word up, hey ♪

- [SUEDE] Ohh

For real, though, oh

- Emmett!

- [EMMETT] Huh?

Yeah, uh

hey,

hey.

[TIFF] You okay?

Um

Y-yup.

Where you goin'?

I'm gonna stay with my mom for a while.

Um

how long is for a while, Tiff?

I don't know.

I just gotta figure some sh*t out.

I-I-I know.

sh*t ain't been perfect between us.

But come on, we su

We supposed to be a family.

I just need time, Emmett.

What about EJ?

I'm taking him with me.

That's some bullshit.

I hope you was dreaming about me.

Ooh, shu

Uh, hey, hey, Tiff. Wait, come on.

You know I was think f*ck.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

It's part of the vision.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

[JAKE] I don't miss this sh*t at all.

[KEVIN] Me, either.

I couldn't go to school

with this many white people.

My dad says I have to go

to a racially-diverse school

so that when I'm older,

I can navigate the world better.

The white world?

They're still the majority.

Says who?

I don't know about

this North Side life.

I like being one with my people.

And who are your people?

- "Papa's Pulpit."

- Tch. Bro.

Look, it's more than a podcast.

It's my virtual congregation.

The people want me to lead them

to the promised land,

and that's what I intend to do.

And where is that, exactly?

If you joined my newsletter,

you'd know.

Whatever, Papa.

I'm seeing you later, right?

No. I have band.

I'm supposed to be

trying out for varsity.

You said you was comin'.

Oh, sh*t. Wait, that's today?

Yeah, he been talking

'bout it all week.

Um, I'll be late, but I'll be there.

A'ight.

I gotta get this truck

back to my brother.

All right.

So you and Kev

like brother-sister, right?

I guess. Why?

Look, just 'cause I walk with

the Lord don't mean I'm blind.

And I like what I see in you.

Close your eyes.

Who hurt you?

Sittin' at the top,

you're so dramatic ♪

Come on, Kev.

We been listenin'

to your playlist all week.

Can we please get some Mary Mary

or Phyllis Hyman or something?

Oh, hell no.

- [ENGINE TURNS OVER]

- [GROANS SOFTLY]

Countin' money while you count sheep ♪

X-Man turn into a beast ♪

g*ng with me, call the whole fleet ♪

Let's have a thing,

make it take a seat ♪

I been all alone at the throne ♪

Leave me lone, leave me lone ♪

Way I'm working, need a clone ♪

Dawg, you better watch yo' tone ♪

[COMMOTION]

- [IMPACTS]

- [SHOUTING]

- Want some more, n*gga?

- Get off me!

- Shut the f*ck up, n*gga!

- No, stop!

Excuse me!

Excuse excuse me!

[BAKARI] Shut the f*ck up!

[TRACY] No, no, no, stop!

Rappers fakin' like actors ♪

Dawg, he'd never been a factor ♪

I can see you had the mood swings ♪

Two rings, and I'm big now ♪

Let them judge him in the coochie ♪

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

I will f*ck yo' ass up!

I will f*ck you up!

- [WHEEZING]

- [SHAAD] The f*ck?

The f*ck is wrong

with these young n*gg*s, man?

[TRACY] ROCK is a safe space.

Don't bring negativity into the house

that I built to honor my son.

I need y'all to apologize to her.

I'm sorry.

[SIGHS]

Man, why can't this bitch-ass n*gga

just stay on his block, huh?

[TRIG] Do you own the ground

you walkin' on?

Y'all fighting over something

that don't even belong to you.

That is stupid.

Let me tell y'all something, man.

Wasted ten years of my life

fightin' over bullshit.

Seriously, man, why do n*gg*s

fight over dumb sh*t, anyway?

I want y'all to volunteer here.

No, we got enough volunteers.

Good, 'cause I'm not trying

to do that sh*t no way.

No, you will do it.

That's the least you can do

for disturbing the peace.

[SHAAD] That's right.

And if you don't come,

I'ma find yo' ass.

- Find me.

- I ain't scared of none of you n*gg*s.

Both of y'all n*gg*s need to scared,

'cause neither one

of you m*therf*ckers can fight.

Hey, be here first thing

in the morning.

Get the f*ck outta here.

[JAMES SIGHS SOFTLY]

Well, I think we handled that well.

Yeah, I feel like

a little Black Power Ranger.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

You do realize you just invited a

m*rder*r into our community, right?

[SMALL LAUGH]

That young n*gga ain't no k*ller.

He k*lled Ronnie.

You sure?

I'm standing over Ronnie's body,

I was sc I was screaming,

and then I looked up

and I saw him.

And then he just stood there

for a second and he said

it was for Coogie.

[SIGHS] Damn.

[SCOFFS] Man, I ain't know that

little n*gga had it in him.

It's not funny, Shaad.

I-I-I didn't say it was, it's just

trust me.

H-he ain't the only k*ller in

the neighborhood. I mean

you don't know what

people are capable of.

Shaad's right.

Excuse me?

I mean, how can we say

we for the community

if we gon' judge them?

Right.

No, I got a right to judge the men

that took the life of somebody I love.

But he's not a man. He's a boy.

A scared little boy.

Yeah, I'm sure my son was scared

the night somebody took his life, too.

Look, I'm sure he was.

And it's my hope to save as

many of these boys as I can.

We can't save everybody, Trig.

But that shouldn't stop us from trying.

Tracy.

[TRACY] We can't.

[SHAAD SIGHS]

Oh, ah, ah! Why you got so many bags?

I thought you was only supposed

to stay for a few nights.

Ma, I never said that.

What happened between you and Emmett?

Nothing.

I knew that open marriage sh*t

wouldn't work.

I don't understand you young people.

How you wanna be married

but still wanna f*ck everybody?

- Ma!

- Oh, please.

I'm sure he hears much worse

in your house.

Now, why this baby

ain't got no coat on?

He gon' catch pneumonia and die.

Ma, could you please

not say sh*t like that?

You know I believe words have power.

[DOLLY CHUCKLING] Oh, well!

If my words had power,

your daddy would still be here

and you wouldn'ta had a baby at 16.

So apparently,

my words are not that powerful.

- Ma.

- [DOLLY] What?

Can you please stop talkin'?

How you gon' tell me to stop

talking in my own house?

You got some nerve.

I am allowing you to bring

your married ass into my house

to stay for God knows how long,

and you showed up two hours

later than you said you would.

- We got stuck in traffic.

- [DOLLY] Yuh-huh.

And not only are you stayin',

but you're bringing a baby

in here wit' you.

I'm not no baby.

Yes, you are.

And how you gon'

bring you and your baby

and all your baby's bags into my house

and disturbin' my peace

and say I can't talk?

Make that make sense for me.

I love you, Grandma.

Aww.

I love you, too, baby.

[CHUCKLES]

Now, come on.

Let's go find you some toys.

And a real coat.

[SOFT UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

[VOCALIZING]

- [DOLLY] Tiff!

- What?

[DOLLY] What did you just say?

- Yes?

- [DOLLY] Bring me the remote!

Ma, you already downstairs.

[DOLLY] Girl, if you don't

bring me the f*ckin' remote

Ooh ♪

Ooh ♪

Hey.

I love you.

Love you, too.

The bad days, the good days ♪

I just want to understand ♪

Oh, snap. I see you, Kiesha.

[KIESHA] Today is the day.

- Are you sure about this?

- Yes, I'm sure, Mom.

- I wanna live on campus.

- Baby, we talked about this.

[NINA] Being away from you

and Lil Ronnie

is triggering for me.

[KIESHA] It's safe. I promise.

Yeah, those college grounds are

safer than most neighborhoods.

- [KIESHA] Thank you.

- Why do I always have to be the bad guy?

You're not. You just worry too much.

I have good reason.

Well, I think that

this is the right move.

[NINA] You just think

this house is too crowded.

- It is!

- I hate it here.

Fine.

You think this house is so bad,

you can leave.

[SCOFFS] Don't be like that, Ma.

I just

I want a new start for me and my son.

It's time to start a new chapter.

Does this new chapter

include Christian?

I been thinking about it.

Well, what you been thinkin'?

That is none-a y'all business.

Uh, as long as my grandson

is involved, it is my business.

Look, I need to find out

what I need this relationship

to be for me.

That's very healthy of you, Kiesha.

I'm impressed.

Why?

Because.

As a licensed therapist,

I think that's a good way

to view any relationship.

When you start bringing up

being a licensed therapist

is when I exit the conversation.

[KIESHA] Bye, y'all.

- [NINA CHUCKLES]

- Bye, Kiesh.

Pops, you gotta let me buy

you some damn AirPods, like

[DARNELL] No, sir.

- I ain't f*cking with them things.

- [EMMETT LAUGHS]

[DARNELL] That sh*t

ain't nothing but the feds.

[EMMETT CHUCKLES]

Ssss

Hey, Pop.

[DARNELL] Yeah.

You got any advice

how I can get Tiff back?

Man, f*ck Tiff.

Tch. Damn.

[DARNELL] She don't want you.

Yeah, she does.

[DARNELL]

A'ight. Where she at right now?

- Her mama house.

- Mm-hmm. [CHUCKLES]

Yeah, she must really want

to get away from your ass

if she went to go live with her mama.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

I did everything she wanted me to.

I became a better father,

I got my business together,

I agreed to the open marriage sh*t.

[DARNELL, SOFTLY] Mm.

I was listening to Anita Baker.

Vacuuming carpets,

making cheese omelets and sh*t.

Yeah, well, you shoulda been

doin' that sh*t from the jump.

I know you ain't talking.

- [LAUGHING]

- I know you ain't talking,

like

[DARNELL] That's funny.

You know, have a drink with me.

Nah, nah, nah.

That sh*t get me too emotional.

That's the point.

Boy, it's okay to get pissy-ass drunk

and cry about it.

Nah. Why I gotta drink, though?

I don't

I don't know.

That's how my daddy taught me.

Mm.

[QUIET MUSIC PLAYING]

- f*ck it.

- Cheers.

Cheers.

[DARNELL] Ah! Yes, sir.

Baby, I remember you had me blind ♪

Couldn't keep you ♪

- You like it?

- [CHUCKLES]

sh*t, n*gga.

I like anything that sparkles.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

I mean, it's only a few karats.

You know, being a community organizer

don't pay too well, so

She gon' love it, man.

[SALESPERSON] Mr. Taylor. Would

you like me to box this up for you?

Yes. That one.

Thank you.

[MELLOW R&B PLAYING]

- [SHAAD CHUCKLES]

- [TRIG EXHALES DEEPLY]

I'm proud of you, man.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

I mean, look, I know me and Imani,

we had our little sh*t

in the beginning, but

she a good woman.

[TRIG] Yeah.

- A good heart, you know?

- Mm-hmm.

And she let my Black ass in.

- She ain't had to do that, right?

- [CHUCKLES]

Yeah.

I don't know. I'm

just glad we cool now, you know?

Yeah. Me too.

Me too.

Y'all my family, brother.

Aw, man. You want a hug right now?

Man, get outta here with

all that sentimental sh*t, man.

You really know

how to f*ck up a moment.

- [TRIG LAUGHING]

- Hey, but your goofy ass

is actually proposin' to someone.

What, you ain't think I had it in me?

Nah, I mean, I wouldn't say all that.

But you know,

you was always weird about

f*ckin' when we was younger.

Like, all the hos on the block

wanted to suck your d*ck

and you would never let 'em suck

your d*ck, which made them wanna

- Man, I was chillin', bro.

- Suck your d*ck even mo'!

[TRIG] I wasn't even about all that.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, I know.

- You was gangsta.

- Mm.

It's why we linked up, right?

Yeah. Needed to feed my family.

Hmm. I don't know.

You know, that's what I always

liked about you, though.

Like, you ain't never

did that sh*t for clout.

- You needed that bread.

- Yeah.

Still do.

- Ha ha.

- Pshhh. Tell me about it.

Yeah, but we chose to go straight.

- Took us long enough, right?

- Yeah.

Thank you.

- Ha! Ain't that about a bitch?

- [TRIG] Hmm?

Man, I totally forgot

your name is Victor.

Man, n*gg*s been

callin' me Trig for so long,

start to believe that's who I am.

sh**ting so many n*gg*s

in the street left and right,

we had to call you somethin'.

[CHUCKLES]

Good luck.

Oh. [TRIG SIGHS]

My bad, yo. My bad, my bad.

Hey, f*ck all that sh*t.

Who gonna be the best man?

Gonna be honest, boy.

I haven't even thought about that.

My guy! Say no more.

I will be your Taye Diggs.

sh*t, hell no.

He slept with his man's wife.

Hey, man, that bitch was bad, though.

- Man, chill out.

- [LAUGHTER]

Nah, I'm just messing with you.

Hey, but, um, when does Imani

get back from St. Louis?

- Thank you.

- Uh, she get in tomorrow around 6:00.

Latreece gonna bring her

to Smokey's around 7:30.

[SHAAD] Her mama getting any better?

Oh, man.

S-she's stable.

It's touch-and-go, though.

Well, that should definitely

lift her spirits.

I hope so.

After you.

- Oh, you a gentleman now?

- Yes, I am.

[DARNELL] I'm telling you, boy,

you gotta leave that woman

in the rear view.

How you and Dom doing?

Uh, we a'ight.

It's

wish she had a better taste in music.

What you mean?

[DARNELL] You know me.

I only listen to Earth, Wind & Fire.

And she always trying

get me to change my

radio station to WGCI.

But you know me. It's either

[TOGETHER] V103, WNUA.

- Right.

- [CHUCKLES]

Hey, Pop.

[DARNELL SIGHS] Yeah? Mm.

You ever, uh

[SIGHS]

dream about other women?

Do you mean like like freaky dreams?

Yeah.

Ah

you got that guilty look.

Ha ha ha.

Boy, who you been dreamin' about?

This ain't about me.

I'm asking you a question.

A'ight.

A'ight, I'll be honest.

So last night, while I was

f*ckin' Dom doggystyle

Oh, hell no.

[DARNELL] And I'm getting it in.

It's good, juicy

Nah. Can you get to the point?

I I couldn't cum.

[CHUCKLES]

It's time to hang it up. Just stop.

[CHUCKLES]

And so what you do?

Well, I had to start

thinkin' about your mama.

Oh, hell no. Get out.

No, no, soon as

I started thinkin' about her,

I was able to let one off immediately.

- Pop.

- [DARNELL CHUCKLES]

Oh, yeah. Mm.

[DARNELL SIGHS]

I need to do something.

[DARNELL SIGHS]

What you need to do

take your drunk ass to bed.

Alexa, play anything

by Earth, Wind & Fire.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

Oh, what the f*ck

do you think you're doing?

[EMMETT GROANS]

Daddy!

Hey, man.

Ew!

Take him back inside please?

Yeah. Gladly!

[DOLLY] Tiffany!

[SOFTLY] Oh, sh*t.

[MELLOW R&B PLAYING]

Boy, get in here!

Hey.

Hey.

[TIFFANY] What were you thinkin'?

[EMMETT BURPS AND SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

I just needed to talk to you.

Did you need to get drunk to do that?

My dad brought the Hennessey.

You know that sh*t get you emotional.

I know. That's what I told him.

See, you get me.

We get each other.

Can you please stop all this

bullshit and come back home?

We need to be together.

I want me and you and EJ

to be a family again.

That's what I've been praying for.

I'm begging you.

Come back home.

Tch. Come on. You really tryna

stay with your mom?

- [DOLLY] I heard that!

- Good!

[DOLLY] Don't make me come in there!

- Please stay where you at! We talking!

- [DOLLY] In my house!

Ma, stop! Please!

I just need time.

Time for what?

To figure out what

I wanna do with my life.

I'm not happy and you know it.

I feel like I been chasing you

my whole life,

and when I finally got you,

I thought it was because

you wanted me to be your wife.

But you didn't. You was just scared.

I was scared.

I was, but I'm not anymore.

After we got married,

everything finally

started to make sense.

Yeah, and then you told me

you f*cked Dom.

Because I wanted to be real with you.

Well, I want to be real with you, too.

I don't think I want

to be your wife anymore.

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

I don't even know

how you kept that one alive.

[CHUCKLES]

[SUEDE] Well, you know,

anything you give your love

and affection and attention to

is gonna bloom.

Actually, I, uh, I been thinking.

What you think about us

movin' in together?

Um,

I-I don't know.

I-I hadn't really thought about it.

You haven't thought about it at all?

No, it's just that I like what we got,

and I-I didn't wanna rock the boat.

I mean, I'd rather be in a rocky boat

than one that's just

floating aimlessly

in the middle of the sea.

Can I think about it?

Sure.

[SIGHS] I think

I'm gonna go take a hot shower.

[SUEDE] Ah.

Oh, that sounds like a great idea.

You know, you do some of your

best thinkin' in the shower.

- I know, right?

- Mm-hmm.

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, sh*t. I forgot to tell you.

- What?

- The showerhead's still broken.

Thanks. Well, you said you

was gonna fix it last week.

I don't live here. [HUFFS]

Hmm. Maybe if I lived here,

I'd fix somethin'.

[R&B PLAYING]

Can we get some peace of mind? ♪

[TIFF] I told him

that I don't wanna be married no more.

Damn.

- [TIFF] Is that bad?

- No, girl.

Not if it's your truth.

- [TIFF] Thank you, girl.

- Yeah.

Everything is gonna be okay.

You promise?

I hope so.

Who you flirting with?

[CHUCKLES]

Don't worry about it.

Who you texting?

Christian.

Tsss. He is such a weirdo.

Tch.

Just 'cause he treat me right,

he a weirdo?

- Girl, you tryna make him your man?

- I ain't say all that.

- [TIFF] Exactly.

- I'm just asking.

[BOTH LAUGH]

I mean, I think he was

good for, you know

after what happened.

Yeah, he was a soft place to land.

Yeah, very soft.

Very sweet.

Then why don't you want him, Kiesha?

Girl, 'cause I gotta focus on school.

And being a mom.

Girl, you can focus

on other things, too.

Mm-mm. That's too much to juggle.

All of that and his heart?

Yeah, 'cause it sound like

you about to break it.

[CHUCKLES] You making me feel bad.

Look, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Come on and join the single girls club.

Girl, your ass

ain't finna be in it for long.

Don't hate. [CHUCKLES]

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Thank you for coming with me

to look at dorms.

[BOOT ZIPS]

I don't want my mama

breathing down my neck.

Girl, I can't believe

I moved back in with my mom

and you getting away from yours.

Girl, don't worry.

It's only temporary.

It better be, because

she gettin' on my damn nerves.

[KIESHA CHUCKLES]

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[HIP-HOP SONG BEGINS]

If you ain't got a money

plan, homie, come again ♪

Guess I gotta dumb it down,

help you understand ♪

Big dreams on a big screen ♪

Like a summer jam ♪

We ain't playing, going Super Saiyan ♪

Fill up rubber bands ♪

Time is money ♪

Is it just me, or is he trash?

- I don't trust a soul ♪

- [OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

Please don't try to lend

a hand to get the upper hand ♪

I say do it, always knew it ♪

Yeah, that we could do it ♪

Life by how you view it ♪

Look, you had your

chance, you blew it ♪

No days off,

I'm always right back to it ♪

We ran the play

exactly how I drew it ♪

[MAISHA] Hi.

Carin' 'bout the mud ♪

Pullin' diamonds out the dirt ♪

Make myself a plug ♪

If you scared, then go to church ♪

Let nobody come and try

to tell me what I'm worth ♪

'Cause I came about

the mug for the ♪

Damn.

It's like "Hoop Dreams" all over again.

Jake!

[SIGHS] Leave me alone.

What happened?

What you mean what happen?

I ain't make the team.

Maybe you just had a bad day.

What the f*ck that supposed to mean?

It means it's not the end of the world.

I don't got sh*t else going on.

I ain't got as many options as you.

So you tryna make it to the NBA now?

[SIGHS] I wanna be good at something.

[WHISTLE BLOWS IN BACKGROUND]

You can be good at other things.

I don't want that sh*t.

It was love at first sight ♪

[EMMETT] She got love for me ♪

Oh, oh, oh ♪

But she still belongs ♪

To Emmett ♪

I wish I never met her ♪

Even though I love her so ♪

She's got love for me, oh ♪

- Wow.

- Oh, shi

It's that bad, huh?

Uh, nah. This just a new playlist.

- [TRIG LAUGHS]

- I'm just, uh[MUTTERS].

- [TRIG] You sure?

- Come on, man.

[TRIG] Uh-huh.

Tiff left me, man.

[TRIG CLICKS TONGUE]

Damn.

You need a hug, n*gga?

Come here, man.

Come on.

Come on, bro.

It'll be a'ight. It'll be a'ight.

I ain't tryna be back out

in them streets.

- Man.

- Rough as hell.

[TRIG] Bro, don't even worry.

You'll find love again.

No, for real. Women love you.

Where they at?

I don't know. I mean, she out there.

I mean, you'll find her.

And she won't even care that

you already got a g*ng of kids.

- [EMMETT CHUCKLING]

- [TRIG] She love you, flaws and all.

- Damn. Appreciate that.

- [TRIG] Yeah.

Hey, so, um,

we good for tomorrow?

What's tomorrow?

The proposal.

You-you said I could do it here.

Right, right, right, right.

I'm tripping. Of course.

I'm just dealin'

with a lot of sh*t right now.

- Right.

- Hey, I got you.

Black love. It's a beautiful thing.

Especially when both people are

committed to making it work.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

Even when it gets hard, man.

'Cause love is a b*ttlefield,

obviously.

- [TRIG] Yeah.

- You know?

[GLASS SHATTERS]

- sh*t!

- Whoa. What was that?

[TRIG] I know that ain't my sh*t.

Oh oh

- f*ck!

- Yeah, let me know if you need me!

- [BAKARI] Ha ha!

- Think you're funny, huh?

I didn't even do that.

Yeah?

You really wanna die, huh? Hmm?

You f*cking playing with me?

You little f*cking bitch!

You wanna die, bitch?

Think I'm f*cking playing with

yo' f*cking ass, huh? Huh?

You wanna f*cking die?

- [BAKARI WHEEZING]

- [GROANS] Uhhh!

Aah!

f*ck!

f*ck wrong wit' you?

[BANG LAUGHING]

[WHISPERS] f*ck.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

I'ma go off ♪

I'ma go pop sh*t ♪

Okay, I'ma go off ♪

I'ma go pop sh*t ♪

I'ma go off ♪

I'ma a go pop sh*t, okay ♪

I'ma go off ♪

I'ma go pop sh*t ♪

Might as well take this back ♪

Before I come down on your neck ♪

I'ma go off ♪

So we can either ignore what happened

or talk about it like men.

Shut up, Papa.

Well, seeing as how

I'm the new school announcer,

I feel bad I won't get to say your name

at all the games, Jake.

Did you know you was that bad

before you went out there?

[SIGHS]

I just assumed I would make the team.

What you mean assume?

You ain't practice?

Aw, not really.

Ain't you been talkin'

about this for weeks?

I ain't know you had to be

that good to make varsity.

[PAPA] Well, I mean,

it's called varsity for a reason.

What, you thought you'd be good

just 'cause

you a Black boy from Chicago?

- Did you stereotype yourself?

- All right, leave him alone.

Nah, 'cause keeping sh*t like

this inside ain't healthy.

We just as sick as our secrets.

I did a whole episode

about this last week

on "Papa's Pulpit."

If y'all would just

listen to my podcast,

maybe you wouldn't be so lost.

Bro, your podcast is dumb, bro!

You don't even

talk about sh*t. You just

get on live and start talking.

At least I'm helpin' people.

What you doin' with your time?

Exactly.

Numbing the pain while

stompin' on your girl's heart

'cause you didn't do the work.

Papa, will you please shut the f*ck up?

Can y'all both shut the f*ck up?

Please!

I'm tryna concentrate.

Stressing me and sh*t.

Okay, I'ma go off ♪

I'ma go pop sh*t ♪

- I'ma go off. ♪

- Let's go. ♪

Christian, um,

I'm sending this as a voice note

'cause

I wanted you to hear

the tone in my voice

when I say this.

I been thinkin' a lot about us and

what we've become to each

other over the past few months.

And you've been a great friend to me.

I had a wonderful time

getting to know you, but

I think at this point

in my life, I just

I need to figure out who I am

when I'm not in a relationship.

And the only relationship

I want to focus on

is the relationship with myself and

the relationship with my son.

And that's it.

I care about you deeply,

and

I hope we can be friends.

I hope this makes sense.

Um,

let me know what you think.

I'll talk to you soon.

Bye.

Jesus! Damn!

[DOLLY] Don't take the Lord's

name in vain in my house.

[SIGHS] I'm sorry.

I'm not your nanny, Tiff.

I'm done raising babies.

I know.

[PHONE BUZZING]

Who's that calling you this late?

I hope it's your husband.

Just because I live in your house

doesn't mean

you get to be in my business.

Anybody calling you this late

ain't got nothin' on they mind

but the flesh!

[FACETIME CHIMES]

[CLICKS TONGUE AND SIGHS]

- Right now is not a good time.

- You called me.

[DOLLY] And you better not

be talking sh*t about me

to your little friends, either!

I'm not!

Your mom's a trip.

I'ma fight her. I swear I'ma fight her.

Look, if it's that bad,

just come stay with me.

No, n*gga. [SIGHS]

I got an extra room.

I'm not about to be

your live-in fuckbuddy.

I don't need you for that.

Oh, is that right?

I ain't got issues in that department.

For real. [CHUCKLES]

I'm not pressed.

Well, it's not just me. I got my son.

And?

[DOLLY] Tiff!

I need you to grab me some

chips from the corner store!

You see what I gotta deal with?

[SIGHS]

I guess one of the perks

of having a broken showerhead

is it forces you

to take a relaxing bath, huh?

[JADA CHUCKLES]

Yeah, I needed that.

Hey, I'm sorry about

being so pushy earlier.

Yeah, you don't have to apologize.

I just wanted to make sure

I'm not wasting my time is all.

You know?

You not. It's just, you know,

I didn't realize how much

I enjoy living alone.

So you even want me here?

Yeah, of course I do.

Look, I love having you here.

You fix things around the house,

take better care of my plants

than I do.

I love what we have.

So basically, I'm just

a glorified TaskRabbit?

What?

[SUEDE SIGHS SOFTLY]

- Tch.

- Suede, w-what

[SUEDE] Nah, that's what

it sounds like.

What is going on with you?

[SIGHS]

[MELLOW R&B]

[SHAAD] Trig, Trig. Get up, man.

[TRIG GROANS] What the hell? What?

What the f*ck is this?

[FIGHTING SOUNDS, SHOUTING]

sh*t.

- Yeah. You reading them comments?

- sh*t.

Man, they dragging your ass.

And a few hating muhfuckers

tagged Imani on that sh*t, too.

[TRIG IN RECORDING]

You wanna f*ckin' die?

f*ck!

- Yeah, yeah.

- [TRIG] Aaaaah!

- They calling you the ops, bro.

- f*ck!

Bro, people always gonna

have something to say,

but if they ain't trying to help,

I don't wanna hear sh*t from 'em, bro.

Yeah, but you can't turn

into the enemy, Trig.

Man, he put a brick through my window.

Look, man.

- I used to be this n*gga, a'ight?

- I

I just think I can talk to him.

Look, just put some clothes on

so we can find this muhfucker.

- All right.

- Man, come on!

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

No more cloudy days ♪

Chase that frown away ♪

The day I met you, babe ♪

Hey,

why aren't you at school?

I needed to take a mental health day.

[MARCUS] What's going on?

Nothing.

You know,

one day, you gonna

grow up and move out.

And when you do,

you're gonna find new friends,

experience new things,

and we won't see each other as much.

Okay.

I'm telling you this

because if we don't talk

to each other now,

then we'll stop talking altogether,

and I can't have that.

I want you to have

a real relationship with me.

And not one that's predicated

on me being your father.

That's not enough for you

to come home at Christmas.

I want you to come home

because you want to be here.

'Cause you miss me.

And because we have a bond

that's deeper than blood.

Now,

what's going on?

Jake is being an assh*le.

Mm, mm.

Most boys his age are.

Sometimes, I just

I wonder

No, go ahead.

Say what you gotta say.

I wonder if I should've

stayed with Kevin.

Oh, no, no. Don't do that.

[JEMMA] Do what?

Don't swap out Jake with Kevin

just because you had a bad moment.

No relationship is perfect.

And you're kids.

You practicing on each other.

- I'm not his punching bag.

- Oh, no you're not.

'Cause I raised you better than that.

But it's up to you

to teach people how to treat you.

And if someone treats you

in a way you don't like,

you should give 'em a taste of

what's it's like to be without you.

If they don't miss you,

let 'em be.

If they come back,

they have to agree

to your code of conduct.

So what do I do?

I think

you should give him some space.

Let him find his way back to you.

Do you think

he'll find his way back to me?

We'll have to wait and see.

I'ma let you get some rest,

all right, sweetheart?

[SMOOCHES]

You ooh ♪

Ooh, baby ♪

Hoo hoo hoo ♪

Love ♪

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

Hey ♪

We goin' in-in ♪

Me and my twin-twin ♪

We showin' sh*ts,

sh*ts, sh*ts, sh*ts ♪

'Cause we tryna win-win, yuh ♪

We have to run up the score ♪

[SINGING CONTINUES

INDISTINCTLY UNDER CHEERING]

[FEEDBACK SCREECHING]

All right, all right,

all right!

Are y'all ready for me to introduce you

to your new Central High

basketball team?

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

But before I run down the names

of those that made the team,

I do wanna take a quick moment

of silence for my brother Jake.

[FEEDBACK WHINING SOFTLY]

Oh, oh, no. He still with us.

But his basketball career

d*ed a tragic death

the other day during tryouts, man.

- [LAUGHTER]

- Y'all should've seen it.

It was bad. He fell on the floor,

and nobody pushed him.

f*ck you, Papa!

Hey, that language ain't

allowed at school events.

See, this is what happens

when you don't have

a positive image of a Black man

in your house.

- Ooh!

- Man, please.

Your daddy ain't sh*t.

[SCOFFS] At least I got a dad.

[ALL] Oh!

[PAPA] Maybe if more of y'all

had a man at home,

we'd be further along as a people.

- Is that shade towards me?

- [ALL] Oh!

- Uh, no

- [ALL BOOING]

[PAPA] Wait hold up!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Whoa, wait, wait!

No, I see

Papa.

[PRINCIPAL] Settle down!

Settle down, everybody!

- Please!

- Boo!

Man, look at 'em.

Big man wanna puff up, ♪

but we hadda sit him down ♪

Hadda put him in his place, ♪

I'ma get it now ♪

Big man wanna puff up, ♪

but we hadda sit him down ♪

sh*t.

[SIGHS]

Bitch, you set me up?

It ain't my fault

you took the bait, n*gga.

[SHAAD] n*gga, that was some ho sh*t.

Look, if you and your boys

wanna make some money,

we can provide y'all with

some jobs down at the center.

- n*gga, I don't want your job.

- [SCOFFS]

See what I'm talking about?

These young n*gg*s think it's cool

to have a rap sheet, man.

Let me tell you something, shorty.

It ain't no fun fillin' out

a job application

with a f*cking felony, n*gga.

I don't wanna work

no regular-ass job, n*gga.

[BAKARI SCOFFS SOFTLY]

[SNIFFS]

Look, man.

I used to be you.

Trust me, me and you?

We ain't got sh*t in common, n*gga.

[SHAAD SCOFFS]

I know what it's like to take a life.

[QUIET MUSIC PLAYING]

And you can smoke

all the weed you want,

but that ain't gonna

make the sh*t go away.

I see you first thing in

the morning at the center.

And your ass better show up, too.

Otherwise, I'm gonna

come lookin' for you.

And you don't want that, do you?

That's what I thought.

Come holla at me, shorty.

[SOMBER VOCALIZATION]

[CHUCKLES] All right.

Yeah, got you all set up.

That shower head comes

with a lifetime guarantee.

It's stainless steel.

Oh, also, I adjusted the water pressure

in case you ever wanted to detach it

and have a little fun with yourself.

That thing will have you screaming

in less than 20 seconds.

- If you don't get out of here

- [LAUGHTER]

Hey, I'm just here

for all your handy needs.

[CHUCKLES]

Is that all you're available for?

Well, sh*t.

What else you need?

[BOTH MOANING SOFTLY]

Mm, mm, wait, wait, wait.

We can't we can't do this. Uh

we with other people.

Man, f*ck them kids.

Suede is not a kid.

He ain't that much older than Emmett.

And Dom is how old?

Hey, look, you just say the word

- and I can get her ass on the line right now.

- Wait, no, no, no, no.

Don't don't do that, don't do that.

Look, Jada. [SIGHS]

I just

I feel like you was the one

that got away.

[JADA SIGHS]

You should go.

Thank you.

Gonna get me all hot and bothered

then kick my ass out, huh?

- Mm-hmm.

- [BOTH CHUCKLE]

[SIGHING] Mmm. Jeez.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

- [LYNAE] I don't know if Jake and Papa

- will survive this sh*t.

If I was Jake,

I would'a went down there

and puts hands on him.

[KEVIN] Well,

Jake did take my girl

and we still cool,

so they'll be a'ight.

[LYNAE] Tch. Boys are weird.

Y'all be forgiving each other

for the craziest sh*t.

Only take one time

for somebody to cross me.

You burn a lot of bridges that way.

Sometimes, bridges need to be b*rned.

[g*nf*re]

Oh, sh*t.

Been waiting to play this game

for a minute.

[g*nf*re AND SCREAMING ON MONITOR]

You don't need my permission.

All right. Come on, then.

What's up?

Ready for some real competition?

[CHUCKLES] Grab a headset.

[GAME VOICE] Ready, set,

k*ll!

[PLAYER] Don't be scared.

sh**t that m*therf*cker. sh**t him.

Yeah, I got him.

- f*ck!

- [g*nf*re]

Yo, man. Just f*ckin' drop him.

Oh, headshot!

[SCREAMS, g*nf*re]

This dude doesn't know what he's doing.

f*ck that. [CHUCKLES]

He's too f*cking slow, man. [CHUCKLES]

f*ck. sh**t him.

[g*nf*re]

[VOICE SLOWED DOWN] sh**t him.

[g*nsh*t]

f*ck.

- Kev, you good?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- [GAME SOUNDS]

You don't have to play these fools.

- We can go whoop somebody else.

- I got it, I got it.

f*ck!

- Go straight, go straight.

- Yeah, I-I'm f*cking trying, dude.

[g*nf*re AND INDISTINCT DIALOGUE]

Kev, can you hurry up and b*at

these Anglo-Saxons so we can go?

One down.

Two.

All right.

Now we can go.

[UNSETTLING MUSIC]

[TRIG EXHALES DEEPLY]

[EMMETT] And keep it short.

[TRIG] What?

[EMMETT] If she's the one,

you shouldn't have to talk

for too long.

She know exactly

how much she means to you

soon as you get down

on the bended knee.

- You know what I mean?

- Yeah, man.

Low-key Trig.

- Thank you, bro.

- Clean, clean.

- Fire.

- Hey.

Look, I know you goin' through

your own sh*t right now,

so it really means a lot that

you still showed up for me.

- For sure.

- [TRIG] Yeah.

I just hope we only gotta do this once.

- Uh, yeah. Let's hope.

- [EMMETT LAUGHS]

- You know what I mean?

- [TRIG CHUCKLES]

You know what I mean? Divorce is hard.

You know what I mean?

- Oh, man.

- Takes a long time.

Oh, bro, bro, bro.

No, no, no, no, don't do that.

- Don't do that, don't do that!

- Takes a long time.

[SLOW JAZZ MUSIC]

In my sacred memories ♪

[NOTIFICATION CHIMES]

When nothing can change ♪

There's no facing reality ♪

'Cause it all seems so strange ♪

[KIESHA, READING] First,

I want to apologize

for my delayed response.

I don't like making people wait,

but I also needed time

to gather my thoughts.

Secondly, I want to thank you

for handling my feelings

with so much care.

It means a lot.

And the time we spent together

was not only joyful,

but it was an education

in what it means

to put someone else's needs

before my own.

And lastly, I just want to say

it really sucks

being a nice guy sometimes,

especially when you're Black,

because people don't think you're real.

People always assume

I have something up my sleeve.

They think I can't just be a nice guy,

something must be weird about me,

and that's sad.

But I appreciate you for accepting me

and all my corny ways.

I hope when another nice guy

comes along, you believe him.

He doesn't have to be a fantasy.

We exist.

Oh, and please give

Lil Ronnie a hug from me.

I know one day he's gonna

grow up to be a nice guy, too.

I'm here if y'all ever need anything.

All my love, Christian.

Through the heartaches ♪

The heartache's the same ♪

[ROB] Welcome

to the house of Rob, guys.

Come on in.

- Hey.

- What's up?

- Thank you.

- Course.

[SOFT DREAM-LIKE MUSIC]

We won't be here long.

[ROB CLICKS TONGUE]

I mean, take as long as you need.

Right, champ?

Oh, nothing is perfect ♪

Just give me one night ♪

Baby, I promise it's worth it ♪

We broke all the bonds,

nobody has to know ♪

Now, who even cares? ♪

I promise if we make up

we'll be glad we tried again ♪

Ooh, you and I ♪

Ooh, you and I was never ♪

supposed to happen ♪

But I won't be mad

if it happens again ♪

Oh, you and I you and I ♪

Ooh, you and I ♪

[UPBEAT SOUL MUSIC PLAYING]

So much hope in the air ♪

And so much work to do ♪

Mm! Hey, Jake.

Come help me with these decorations.

I don't know how to do

none of this sh*t, man.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

[SHAAD] You got a little flair

for things like that.

Yeah. Clean? Yeah?

[SHAAD] Hey, hey y'all.

- Check it out. Get down, get down.

- Be quiet.

- [JAKE] Here they come,

- here they come, here they come.

What a time ♪

To be ♪

Alive ♪

Alive, oh ♪

What a time ♪

What a time, what a time ♪

To be alive ♪

To be here ♪

With you ♪

Ooh ♪

[TRIG] W-where's where's Imani?

Imani stayed in St. Louis.

For what? But why?

She saw that video

of you b*ating up that kid,

and

she wants to take some time.

She couldn't tell me this in person?

I'm sorry, Trig.

Uh, so [CHUCKLES]

Listen, that-that obviously

didn't go as planned.

But it's okay, you know?

'Cause the Lord works

in mysterious ways, don't He?

- Right?

- [GUEST] That's right.

Yeah, um, I'm sorry,

but I guess there ain't

Ain't gonna be nothing

to celebrate tonight.

No, no, no.

See, that's where you wrong.

We got plenty to celebrate, okay?

We all here together, okay?

We partyin'.

Look, DJ!

Put on that Cupid Shuffle

or the Percolator or something.

Come on, y'all!

We alive! Time to turn up!

Chicago, where you at? Come on!

DJ! Uh-oh!

Mm, yeah ♪

[SHAAD] Yeah, get it. Come on!

Down, down,

do your dance, do your dance

- Y'all know how to do it!

- We got a brand new dance ♪

Down, down, do your dance, ♪

do your dance ♪

Down, down, ♪

do your dance, do your dance ♪

And did you know

they made wine in Arizona?

- Yeah!

- Huh? Well, I didn't.

Girl, this mess will get you

a week on "Sally Jessy."

- [TRACY CHUCKLES]

- I'm telling you, Glo.

This is how women get screwed.

- [KNOCK AT DOOR]

- Too lazy to look out for yourself,

so you put all your trust

in your husbands.

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

But I finally got the answer.

f*ck you doing here?

I came back to finish

what I started.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS]

Otis, what are you doing here?

I came back for you.

I'ma go on the b*at ♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

I put in that work ♪

Young n*gga livin' his dreams ♪

I came out them trenches like Sting ♪

Remember them days when ♪

I use to sit on them swings ♪

And watch n*gg*s dealin' to fiends ♪

They served to my mama ♪

Wish I had a burner to pop 'em ♪

You don't know the feeling it brings ♪

I feel like the Hulk ♪

I used to have rips in my jeans ♪

But I had to get to the green ♪

I swallowed the odds ♪

Because I'm anointed with God ♪

The devil can't get in between ♪

Gripping my chrome ♪

while I sit on my throne ♪

Tell them n*gg*s come on, ♪

ain't no killin' the king ♪

You'll die in the summer ♪

For talking that sh*t in the spring ♪

So fall down like

you sipping that lean ♪

If you ain't from here you ♪

the visiting team ♪

You gon' leave in a stretcher ♪

Ain't no limousine ♪

Uh, brace yourself for the truth ♪

It may hurt a bit ♪

The good thing about pain ♪

is you learn from it ♪

Make sure your desire ♪

survive through the fire ♪

The disappointment

and discouragement ♪

Better move like you know ♪

what your purpose is ♪

Never say die, learn to fly ♪

through that turbulence ♪

Stop placing the blame, ♪

you say it's God's ♪

But really you don't know ♪

who word it is ♪

Gotta know who the serpent ♪

is, know they oppress us ♪

That bitch got more game ♪

than a tournament ♪

And the church is the platform ♪