02x02 - Family Business

[bunniefuu]

[K-9] Your word's your bond
out in these streets.

Just know, you don't
give me my money on time,

I'm gonna k*ll you.

- [g*nsh*t]
- [people screaming]

[tires screech]

Get in the f*cking car!

[dramatic music plays]

[engine revving]

♪ ♪

Ma, you planned
this whole thing with Wanda

to get me out of the game?

Look, we were just doing
what was best for you.

[Terry] You're trying
to manipulate my life

just like everybody else.

See Terry
over there stargazing?

[Meech] All that m*therf*cker
gonna do is look.

That's Boom's wife.

I want you around the clock, woman.

[Lucille]
Not tonight, okay, babe?

[Dink] This bitch hit me
with her f*ckin' car!

[B-Mickie] All I can tell you
is Terry's out.

[Bryant] You better come with
something bigger next time,

'cause I can hang yo' ass
anytime on a double homicide

of Jay-Mo
and your beloved Kato.

[Meech] Lamar is dead.

We're about to take over
the whole nation.

Pledge allegiance
to the Black Mafia Family!

[all]
To the Black Mafia Family!

[Lamar gasping]

[monitor beeps]

[ominous music plays]

♪ ♪

[mellow music plays]

[Older Terry]
I stepped away from Meech

because I was tired
of answering to him.

Just when I thought I'd become
the boss of my own business,

here come Pops, my new Meech.

- [knock at door]
- [singer] ♪ Feel the rhymiest ♪

♪ Grimiest
I'm 'bout mine on time ♪

You dress too casual
to be driving customers around.

And take off that damn jewelry.

This ain't no damn rap show.

This chain represents
hard work and achievement.

Trust me, Pops,
I know how to run a business.

Nah, nah, successful men
have worn suits my entire life.

This ain't the drug business.

This a family-run,
Christian-owned company.

Throw on a suit.

And if you must
wear some jewelry,

put on a cross.

[singer] ♪ I'm packin'
Heavy chrome, platinum ♪

[mockingly]
Put on a cross.

What?

Uh, the cross is a better idea

because it--
it fits the suit better.

- [door closes]
- [singer] ♪ Uptown to Staten ♪

♪ What's happenin' ♪

♪ Ten tracks to fractions ♪

♪ Whenever I'm att*cked ♪

[passenger] If you go left
at the stop sign,

- it'll be faster.
- Uh, trust me, sir.

The way I'm going
is the fastest way.

- No, it's not.
- I-I'll bet you it is.

- Go left!
- You know what?

- f*ck this sh*t.
- [tires squealing]

[passenger] What are you--
what are you doing?

What are you doing?

- [Terry] Get out the car.
- [passenger] What?

[tense music plays]

Get--get your g*dd*mn hands
off of me!

[Terry] Shut up,
and get the f*ck out the car.

Are you serious?

- Are you serious?
- Yeah.

You know what?
I'm gonna tell everyone

the Flenory Family Car Service
is a shitshow!

f*ck you! How 'bout that?

- f*ck you.
- Where you going?

Get back here!

♪ ♪

Are you f*cking kidding me?

[Older Terry] In business,
the customer's always right.

Whoever made that sh*t up
never drove in the D

or rode in a car
with an assh*le like dude.

- [indistinct chatter]
- [employee] Here you go.

- Have a nice day.
- [Peaches] Thank you.

- Here, babe.
- Thanks, babe.

[Peaches]
Got you one, too, Meech.

Thanks, Peaches.
Can I get a spoon?

[Peaches] I'll go grab that.
Sorry. I'll be right back.

[Meech] Your girl nice as hell.

Yeah.

And she's exotic.

She helps translate deals

with all the Arab
business owners around town.

There's levels to this sh*t, Meech.

The first is stacking a grip

so you can invest
in businesses like this

that generates cash.

Then you have scratch
whenever sh*t dry up

and spots to wash your money.

Now, the last thing
is diversify your yield.

Money ain't sh*t if it's dirty.

[Meech] No doubt.

Oh.

I moved a good amount
of that weight

with more to come.

[tense music plays]

I look like somebody
that f*ck with piecemeal?

Hit me back flush,
same way I broke you off.

[Meech] Fo' sho'.
Won't be long.

I'm already setting up shop

and expanding
with my cousin in Cleveland.

Hmm. That's what's up.

♪ ♪

[g*nshots]

[people screaming]

[g*nshots]

♪ ♪

- [hip-hop music plays]
- [singer] ♪ Hold it down ♪

♪ Hold it down ♪

♪ And with the n*gg*s
That control the crown ♪

♪ Hold it down, hold it down ♪

♪ May take a few years
To control the crown ♪

- [g*nshots]
- [tires squealing]

[singer] ♪ Now hold it down ♪

♪ Put this down
Lil young un ♪

♪ This moves easily ♪

♪ You 6 feet over nothin' ♪

♪ You better learn to go
Get to runnin' ♪

♪ Ain't that somethin'
Script on the flip ♪

♪ The heat caught up, son
The beef on tip ♪

[K-9] He's gone.

[singer]
♪ Better call your men's ♪

Who the f*ck was that?

Probably some dumbass n*gga

upset over that coach
I sh*t at the Saint.

Ain't nothin' but a game
of tic-tac-toe.

I'ma find
that Cinderella m*therf*cker.

[Older Terry]
Meech and I were both in bed

with new business partners,

which meant new turf
and new enemies.

[Charlie] ♪ I got everything
On the line ♪

♪ Out here
I'm on the grind ♪

♪ Trying to get mine ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ A n*gga move the weight ♪

♪ Trying to get the cake ♪

♪ I'm in and out of state ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake ♪

♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip
And I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ I don't go hand to hand ♪

♪ It go gram after gram ♪

♪ Yeah, holla at me, man ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake ♪

♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip
And I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

[50 Cent]
♪ The D's ain't that good ♪

♪ These n*gg*s is ratting ♪

♪ They tell them
What's going on ♪

♪ That's how they know
What's happening ♪

♪ I'm riding
With the top down ♪

♪ Trunk full of yola ♪

♪ Ghetto pharmaceutical ♪

♪ I move that Coca-Cola ♪

♪ Thousand grams of pure ♪

♪ Though I f*ck
With the weirdos ♪

♪ They snort away the pain ♪

♪ Bang their dope
In their vein ♪

♪ Shorty crying
Christmas ain't coming ♪

♪ Her pop's locked up ♪

♪ When it hurts the worst ♪

♪ Your ace find out
She knocked up ♪

♪ Welfare ain't an option ♪

♪ When the Feds
Come knocking ♪

♪ It's all f*cked up
So wish me luck ♪

[Charlie] ♪ At least
You could wish me luck ♪

♪ A n*gga move the weight ♪

♪ Trying to get the cake ♪

♪ I'm in and out of state ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake ♪

♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip
And I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ I don't go hand to hand ♪

♪ It go gram after gram ♪

♪ Yeah, holla at me, man ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake ♪

♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip
And I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Wish me luck ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, wish me luck ♪

♪ Wish me luck ♪

♪ All you got to do
Is wish me luck, yeah ♪

[light music plays]

[singer vocalizing]

♪ ♪

♪ You're so amazing ♪

♪ Mm, you're such a treat ♪

♪ Unbelievable
The things that you do to me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You showed me things ♪

♪ And changed my mind ♪

♪ I'll never go back
To my old ways ♪

♪ I left 'em behind ♪

[music fades]

[footsteps approaching]

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Hey, baby.

Hey. [breathing heavily]

What's going on?

You know, I just can't believe
that you and Terry

aren't comin'
to Mama's birthday party.

Baby, we gotta build up
a business

or else we won't have
a business to come back to.

But it's been years since
we've been on a family trip.

Even Meechie's coming.

[Charles] Yeah, well...

I'm sure she'll love
to see her favorite.

♪ ♪

- Give her my love.
- I will.

But you know,
Mama needs a gift.

And Nicole still needs
those bras

that we talked about.

Okay, look, I- I told you

things are still
a little tight right now.

So are her raggedy
hand-me-down bras,

so I'ma get what she needs,
and that'll be that.

- [horn honks]
- [dishes clattering]

[easy listening music playing]

♪ ♪

All right.
So far, we've got $102.

- Those are cute.
- [Lucille] Oh.

Um, I-I think
we're gonna put these back.

Well, you know,
you can get 20% off today

if you just open up
a store card.

No, I think
we have everything we need.

- Thank you so much.
- You sure?

This tan brassiere
would practically be free,

and the card's good
for purchases all day today.

[tense music plays]

You know what?

I think we will.

- [Lucille chuckles]
- All right.

Just fill this out right here.

Well, I think we gonna do
a little more shopping first.

- [chuckling] Okay.
- Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Now, you take these bras,
and you go back,

and you get the prettier ones.

[chuckles] For real, Mama?

Yes, and we're gonna get us
some clothes

and some shoes for our trip,

and don't you tell
your daddy nothing.

I won't. I promise.

- [softly] Promise?
- Yeah.

[softly] Okay.

[light music plays]

♪ ♪

Y'know, I just got a phone call

from the customer
you threw out your car.

Yeah, the guy was being a jerk,
telling me how to drive,

acting like
he was my damn boss.

The customers are our bosses.

And a bad reputation
can ruin us

before we even get started.

Yo, I'm done taking that sh*t.

This is our company
that we started with my money.

We can't turn a profit
and hire a third driver

if you keep treating customers
like that.

Hire a third driver?

We bought four cars.

Another driver lowers
our insurance,

not to mention we're running
out of that settlement money.

And when we're out of cash,
we're out.

This ain't the streets.

You can't just get
a new supply.

Yeah, I-I know that.

Then start acting
like a business owner.

Wear your seatbelt,

stop cussin'
and blasting your music,

and for God's sakes, don't
throw out any more customers.

And lastly, make sure
you get this homework done.

Your Mama and I still
expect you to graduate.

♪ ♪

[birds chirping]

Those sheets are foul.

She needed a fresh set,
like, yesterday.

Take real good care
of your mama, don't you?

Just like you did
when I was a kid, right?

[Vernell] Mm.

When you gonna give me
a grandbaby, Brian?

[B-Mickie chuckles]

Soon.

Who are those flowers from?

[tense music plays]

Um, a handsome fella
dropped 'em off.

He said he was your boss.

[B-Mickie] My boss?

When--when's Kato coming
to visit?

[upbeat music plays]

♪ ♪

Meechie!

Oh, Nikki, I missed you!

- It's been too long!
- I missed you too!

- Mm!
- [Nicole laughs]

We'll chop it up in Cleveland, okay?

- Okay.
- When we get back,

I'm gonna buy out the Lincoln
for all the kids in the hood

to go see Coming to America.

- For real?
- Yeah.

I wanted to see that
for so long.

I know.

♪ ♪

Yo, yo, n*gga, don't be hittin'
that sh*t from the neck.

No one know
where your nasty-ass lips been.

This my house, n*gga.

[Meech chuckles]

Hey, you won't show up
for a family dinner,

but now you goin' to Cleveland
for Grandma's party?

Now, n*gga,
you know I'm her favorite.

And I also know that
your ass is up to something.

While I'm down there,
I'ma try and put lil' cuz on.

James don't even got hair
on his nuts.

Not to mention
you can't stand his ass.

That's when he was growing up.

Besides,
he been dying to get down

since the last family reunion.

You carrying product in the car
with Mama and Nikki?

Man, f*ck nah, n*gga.

Once I get James on lock,

I'ma have B-Mickie
sh**t it down.

That sh*t sound risky as f*ck
to me.

Yeah, well, I ain't ask
your ass how it sound.

And sometimes, you know, risks,
they worth the reward.

Especially when
you franchisin' out,

tryna put BMF all over.

[tense music plays]

[Bryant]
Your Mama like the flowers?

- [horn blaring]
- [vehicle beeping]

So this is how it's gonna be?

You rolling up on me
all the damn time?

Damn skippy.

Why you got your moms
at this shitty-ass facility?

Bad insurance.

[Bryant chuckles]

I thought you was big-time.

This here?

This the best
your drug money can do?

The neglect in this
m*therf*cker will k*ll her

before the dementia does.

Let me--look here.

I can make some phone calls,
get her to a better facility.

But my favors don't come
for free.

Meech is out of town on some
family sh*t for a few days,

so even if I was
going to help you, I can't.

A loyal soldier.
I respect that.

You know,
I was loyal to my ex-wife

till she stabbed me
in the back.

I don't give a f*ck.
I ain't Sally Jessy Raphael.

Why the f*ck
you telling me all this sh*t?

[tense music plays]

Sometimes a man
gotta look out for himself,

stop protecting others,

and do what's best
for him and his.

I already told you
Meech is out of town.

[Bryant chuckles]

Seventy-two hours.

Give me something on Meech, or...

Mama ain't gonna know who
the f*ck taking care of her.

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

[easy listening music plays]

[phone ringing]

Yep, it's still dead.

Dr. Greenthumb
is back in the building.

Call me Tee, please.

Okay, Tee.
Thank you for your referrals.

I earned some nice commissions
off of that.

You're welcome. I'm just tryin'

to keep a smile on that face.

Question.

How much would my premium go up

if I add a third driver?

Let me find out.

Hey, question.

How much
would his premium go up

if he added a third driver?

So we recommend hiring someone
with a clean record

who isn't considered high-risk.

As in a teenager like yourself.

[all chuckling]

Look, age ain't nothing
but a number, a'ight?

[chuckles] Nah, but good looks.

I've really been bustin' my ass
to make this car sh*t pop.

You do realize
most businesses fail, right?

- Yeah.
- And the ones that don't,

they have something unique
about them

that their competitors don't

and they build their brand
around that.

I think I got a good idea
on how to hustle.

I'm just saying.

The real money
is at the airport.

The city and metro can charge
for longer fares,

and first-class passengers,
they tip better.

Hmm.

First-class passengers deserve
first-class service,

so I should probably
stock my car up

with some good-ass snacks
and sh*t.

You mean refreshments?

- Not "good-ass" anything?
- [Terry chuckles]

Look, how 'bout
we go to the grocery store

and grab a few things
on your lunch break?

[upbeat music plays]

♪ ♪

Whoa!

That's my niece in that Benz!

How you doing?

- Look.
- Oh.

[Clark] Girl done come up!

Uncle Charles hit the lottery?

Or Wendy's givin' raises.

- Hey! How you doin'?
- [Clark] Girl done come up.

Oh, my good--
you know I'm trying.

- How you doing, Lu?
- Oh, it's good to see you.

- Good to see you.
- Oh, my goodness.

- Hey, Mama!
- [overlapping chatter]

You smell like a million bucks.

- Damn, cuz!
- What's up, cuz?

- You fresh to def, huh?
- You could be too.

Not closing shifts
at the video spot.

It don't pay sh*t,

which is why
I still be on my side hustle.

Check this out.

Diversifying your yield
ain't always a bad thing.

n*gga, I just made a k*lling

off a food truck play
at the factories.

The video stores you at
really might be better

'cause you already
got access to it.

You talkin' way over my head.

Look...

hook me up with ol' boy
that you been booming with.

Then we'll spread the word
that your video store

got a new release coming
later this week.

[Eurline] Where's Terry
and my son-in-law?

Well, they started
a car service,

and it's only two drivers,
so duty calls.

Oh.

You working with 'em, too,
Meechie?

Nah, Grandma.
I'm still with sales.

- Aw.
- [Nicole laughs]

Well, I am so thrilled
you here.

[Meech] Me too.

Damn, I ain't know fruit
was this expensive.

This is how
you step your game up.

[Terry scoffs]

Look, so I already made
a list of some things

that we probably gonna need.

You dropped something.

- [Markisha scoffs]
- [Terry] Oh, yeah.

I was just cutting
printing costs.

You gon' piss people off
doing business this way.

Yeah, but I'm not really tryin'
to make friends.

You gotta set the mood
for a pleasurable ride.

I'm all about giving pleasures.

[smooth music plays]

- You see these Ferrero Rochers?
- Yeah.

Those things melt
in your mouth.

And you see these Andes mints?
They the b*mb.

Yeah, but how am I supposed
to spot first-class passengers?

You gotta look
for men in suits,

collared shirts and slacks,

women with skirts and blouses.

But you only got one sh*t.

So when they ask you
how you doin',

don't say, "What up, doe?"

- [Terry chuckles]
- [Markisha] You say,

"I'm well."

That's proper English.

♪ ♪

Damn, everything you saying
is smart as hell.

Thanks for coming
on a shopping date with me.

It's not a date.
We're just shopping.

Yeah.

[hip-hop music plays]

♪ ♪

[dog barking]

Yo.

This my cousin
I was telling you about.

- What up, doe?
- What's up?

We got them trees for sale.

Keep you floating for hours.

[Meech] Oh, yeah?

I got some smoke that'll
elevate your game even more.

Move that, earn a spot
in my organization.

[laughter]

Your organization?

n*gga, I ain't talking
'bout no k*ll.

I'm talkin' 'bout
the baddest white girl

you ever seen or tasted.

[clicks tongue] Man, please.

Bleek got the purest coke
in the city.

Sitting at 60%.

Oh, yeah?

Well, this sh*t so ill

you could step on it
three times

and still be
sitting pretty enough

that Bleek'll be your bitch.

- Instead of you being his.
- [Stone chuckles]

You ain't getting' pure
like that around here.

Mm-mm. I'm from the D, homie.

So since we just
feelin' each other out

and just getting started,
I'ma float you some trees.

You move that,
then I'll bring in the snow.

Uh-huh.

[suspenseful music plays]

What you talkin'?

I'm a businessman.

So let's step into your office,
negotiate terms.

[hip-hop music plays]

♪ ♪

[phone ringing]

[monitor beeping rapidly]

[machines beeping]

[sustained tone]

[suspenseful music plays]

♪ ♪

- [Lamar grunts]
- [officer groaning]

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

[electricity buzzing]

[dishes clinking]

[liquid pouring]

[Bryant] The reports are true.

Silas escaped this morning.

Units are canvassing
the neighborhood,

but there's no sight of Lamar.

[Jin]
Any idea of where he might go?

- Friends, family?
- [Bryant] Nah.

But, you know,
this here's nice.

I mean, except for

the prostitutes
and graffiti outside.

[Jin] Hey. I pay, I pick.

And if you put as much energy
into your sources

as you do your lunch,

we would have a lead
on Flenory by now.

Well, in my experience,

if a source don't want my foot
up they ass,

he or she will deliver to me.

- [Bryant clears throat]
- [Jin] Nice.

This is a hot pot.

You cook the uh, meat
and the veggies

in the broth.

Yo, there ain't no cats
or dogs in this, is there?

Don't make me get out my g*n.

Look, I'm just sayin'.

You know,
when I think about Chinese,

I think about
almond boneless chicken,

maybe some shrimp fried rice,
you know, some Mongolian beef.

None of that is even authentic.

If I'm gonna be taking you
to Chinese,

it's gonna be the real deal.

Okay. Uh...

[soft music plays]

♪ ♪

- Meow!
- [Bryant yelps]

[laughing]

[plane engine roaring]

- [person] Taxi, right here.
- [horn honks]

[officer] Let's go. Let's go.

Keep it moving.

You want to park at the curb,

there's gonna be
an airport fee.

Man, if you don't get the f*ck
outta here with that.

Everybody here's paid the fee.

You get the f*ck outta here.

- [honk honking]
- [officer blows whistle]

All right, damn.

[officer] Let's go.

[whistle blasts]

No stopping.

[upbeat music plays]

Let's go.

♪ ♪

Hey, my mans!
You need a ride?

♪ ♪

Yeah, but I'm going
to the West Side, though.

And? Come on, hop in.

I'ma pop the trunk. Hop in!

♪ ♪

I got you. Hop in.

[passenger] Thanks, man.

[Terry] No problem. All right.
Come on. Hop in.

[officer] Keep it movin'!

None of the other car companies
go deep into the city.

Damn. Really?

Hey, if anyone else needs
a ride to the North End,

West Side, or downtown,

I got room for three,
I got room for three!

Come on, hop in! Let's go!

♪ ♪

How y'all doin',
how y'all doin'?

[officer] Let's go, man!

- Keep it moving!
- [Terry] Yeah, all right.

- [blows whistle] Let's go!
- [Terry] We leavin' now.

- [hip-hop music plays]
- [singer] ♪ From the tip ♪

♪ Yeah, one two, one two ♪

♪ Mic check
One two, one two ♪

♪ ♪

♪ One two, one two ♪

♪ Hold on ♪

♪ Is that mic on
Is that mic on ♪

♪ Is that mic on, tell me
Is that mic on ♪

♪ Is that mic on
Is that mic on ♪

♪ Is that mic on, tell me
Is that mic on ♪

♪ Uh, I get busy... ♪

Will this be all for you, sir?

Yes.

Do you have the deluxe edition?

We sure do.

- Great. I'll take it.
- All right.

[singer]
♪ Got the speakers blown ♪

♪ I write bars that make... ♪

Video's due back in three days.

[singer]
♪ Boy, I don't stutter ♪

♪ I'm from the gutter
With a clear voice ♪

♪ I used to get in trouble
With my spit game ♪

Hey, let me get this, this.

And is this the deluxe edition
of Ghostbusters?

Let me get it.

[Kool The g*ng's
"Celebration" playing]

Here you go.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

What you got, what you got?

♪ ♪

[singers] ♪ Yahoo ♪

♪ ♪

[singer]
♪ This is your celebration ♪

♪ ♪

- [doorbell rings on TV]
- [person on TV] Herb. Herb!

[Herb on TV] I ain't home.

[person on TV] Herb...

Pops, check it out.

I hit the airport today,

and I found a new market
we can definitely tap into.

The other car companies
are too afraid to go deep east

or to the West Side,
but we ain't.

I even came up
with a business slogan.

"We go where you go."

You didn't get
out the drug game

to be driving through
the worst parts of town.

It take risk to expand.

We could corner
a underserved market.

And I even bought
some first-class snacks

to lock down
first-class passengers.

[chuckles] That sound like

a waste of money to me.

Yeah, but sometimes
you gotta spend money

to make it back.

And--and this'll set us apart
from our competitors.

Listen, we need to stick
to who and what we know:

driving folks
through the community.

Look, Pops.

We're partners.

We gotta start hearing
each other out.

With the business model
I'm proposing,

we could corner
the high end, low end markets

as well as hire a third driver
to start making some real bank.

I just need you to trust me
on this.

[soft music plays]

♪ ♪

[Meech on phone] Get on
the road tomorrow morning,

and call me when
you reach the city limits.

[Bryant]
Open the door, m*therf*cker.

It's me.

[Meech on phone]
What the f*ck was that?

[B-Mickie] Nothing.
About to cut the radio down.

[Meech on phone]
Just remember what I said.

Hit me tomorrow
when you touch down.

All right. Bet.

[pounding on door]

[Bryant] Dude,
the f*ck is wrong with you?

I'm on the phone talking
to the doctors about my moms.

Right.
And my name is Bout Scout.

[B-Mickie]
I'm being real with you.

All right, man. My- my bad.

Cool.

Now I'ma get the operator

and have them trace back
the last call

- just to make sure...
- [keypad beeping]

- ...it was the hospital.
- [line ringing]

[B-Mickie]
Wait, hold on, hold on.

[line ringing]

- [phone beeps]
- [B-Mickie sighs]

I'ma be real.

Okay, that was Meech
on the phone.

He's still up in Ohio.

He needs me to secure a meetup

between him and the Bubs
from 6 Mile.

When?

Two days.

At the stash house
in Hamtramck.

And you sure
Meech gon' be there?

Yes, man. f*ck!

That's the same reason why

I couldn't answer
the damn door.

Now you know
what's gonna happen

if you lying, right?

I don't got a reason
to lie to you.

I just want this sh*t
to be done.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[door slams]

[plane engine roaring]

- [Terry] Hey, look, my man.
- [officer] Hey!

You in the black!

- [Terry] Just hear me out.
- [whistle blasts]

We work too hard
to be paying a kickback

to some guy
that's running a scam

for pulling up at a curb
on public property.

Know what I'm saying?
It's just--it's ridiculous.

- Hey, my mans.
- [whistle blasts]

Who runs your business,
you or this guy right here?

[driver] Don't matter
as long as my check clears.

Yeah, but what he's doing

is called
unethical business practices.

Look, young blood.

Don't come around here
stirring no trouble, okay?

Most of these people been
driving for over ten years.

And so what that
the white dude's taxing us?

We still get to take care
of our families and make bank.

Yeah, but look.

If we stick together
and fight 'em as a unit,

we could change the system.

[horn honking]

And what if we can't?

Then you continue
business as usual,

old boy keeps getting paid
for no f*cking reason.

But--but look, just...[sighs]

...just think
about what I'm saying

and just get back to me, please.

[driver] A'ight, bet.

Thank you, brother.

Hey, I told you.

No fee, no curb.

[Terry] I ain't paying you
a g*dd*mn thing.

And you know what?
Matter of fact, none of us are.

We blackballing yo' ass

and filing a complaint
with the airport,

so now you can get the f*ck on.

How 'bout that, huh?

Bye-bye. Get the f*ck on.

[person over PA]
Your attention, please.

Yeah.

Well done.

You from the Flenory
Family Car Service?

That's right.

[tense music plays]

Don't you ever f*ck
with our brochure again.

Yo, get the f*ck away from me,
you f*cking weirdo.

[person] You've been warned.

♪ ♪

[officer] Taxi Tommy,
keep it moving.

Let's go, chop-chop.

♪ ♪

Excuse me.
Where is the cab line?

Oh, um, it's- it's down this way,

but I- I can take you
where you need to go.

You know what?
Let me grab your bags.

I-I'll take you.

- [both speaking Arabic]
- [both chuckle]

- [passenger] Thank you.
- [Terry] All right.

You're welcome.

[passenger] I only see these
during the holidays.

Customer satisfaction
is our number one priority.

I can tell.

And I'll be sure
to recommend your company

to all my colleagues.

[Terry chuckles] Thanks.

[passenger chuckles]

- Oh, damn.
- [horn honks]

♪ ♪

[passenger] Is something wrong?

[Terry] Nope, I just don't want
any of my customers to be late.

Excuse me, officer.

I'm driving my clients
to and from the airport.

I want to know if you guys
are gonna have

checkpoints all over the city?

Yeah, from downtown
to south West Side.

Be prepared for delays
or take alternative routes.

Okay. Thank you.

Hey, do you mind
if I make a quick stop

so I can call a client

to give him
a earlier pickup time?

Please, be my guest.
[chuckles]

[upbeat music plays]

♪ ♪

Come on, come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on.

[phone ringing]

Man, is you coming
or you ain't?

Yo, it- it's Tee.

n*gga, hang up.
You cloggin' up the line.

You done lost your mind

smoking that devil's skin
at my house!

[Meech shushes]

- [cane thudding]
- Ah! Come, on, Grandma.

- What is you doing?
- [disconnect tone]

Ah, f*ck!

Boy, you ain't never too old
to catch one!

All right. I'm sorry.

[Parliament's "Flash Light"
playing]

[Dink] Hey, turn that up,
man, turn that up.

- [Sockie] You already know.
- [singer] ♪ Flash light ♪

Hey, go, go, go. [laughs]

[singer] ♪ Flash light ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ha-da-da, dee-da
Hada, hada, da-da ♪

[singer] ♪ Oh, it's no use ♪

[laughter]

- [door opens]
- Yo, where's B-Mickie?

[Sockie coughs]

The hell invited yo' square ass
to the party?

I don't need no invite.
I built this sh*t.

Where the f*ck is B-Mick?

Look, n*gga.

Yo' hostile Black ass

ain't even got no bidness here,

so why don't you
get the f*ck on,

you Stevie Wonder-looking
m*therf*cker?

[Terry]
n*gga, I'm being serious.

B's supposed to be making
a run for Meech--

[Sockie] Wrong.

I'm making the move.

You ain't going nowhere
high as a kite.

- Where's the work?
- [Dink] sh*t.

- Yo, where's the f*cking work?
- [Dink] Yo, yo, yo, easy!

Get the f*ck off me.

[softly] Work.

We was having fun
till you showed up, man.

[Terry] Man, f*ck your fun.

Just go get the work.

[singer] Oww! get him!

[singer] ♪ Most of all
He needs the funk ♪

[soft music plays]

- Baby girl.
- [Lucille sighs]

What is it?

[Lucille sniffles]

My life just did not turn out

the way I hoped it would.

[sniffles]

Why should it?

Where's the fun in that?

Charles and I
might as well be roommates.

Wendy's is paying pennies.

I had to take out a credit card

just to buy this outfit.

And...

the Mercedes is not mine.

It's Meech's.

He got it selling dr*gs.

♪ ♪

None of that impresses me.

And it don't matter to God, neither.

I just want you
to be proud of me, Ma.

Lucille,
I've always been proud of you.

I was disappointed
when you married Charles

and moved away,

but you had to do
what felt right.

You had already chosen
your path,

just like Meech.

Yeah...

...but I just feel like

I'm fighting one losing battle
after the next.

You've always been stronger
than you realize.

[Lucille sniffles]

Now, every baby's gotta leave
the nest at some point.

But if you raise 'em right,

they'll always
come back to the tree

and find their comfort
in its shade.

[Lucille chuckles softly]

[horns honking]

[rhythmic knock at door]

♪ ♪

[baby fussing softly]

- [rhythmic knock at door]
- [LaWanda sighs]

Hey. How's it going?

Mm, good. What's up with you?

'Bout to sh**t
to my grandma's birthday party

in Ohio and surprise them.

I wanted to see
if you and TJ wanted to roll.

- Terry, seriously? [scoffs]
- Hell yeah.

I've been driving all these
damn customers around all day.

I haven't even given y'all
a ride yet.

- [LaWanda chuckles]
- This could be

a nice, quick getaway.

Come on. Pack a bag.
Come on, let's go.

- Pack a bag, hurry up.
- All right, all right.

All right, all right.

I bought some formula
and diapers,

so I'ma load up his bag,
all right?

Hey, little man. Oh, he asleep.

Yep. All right, I'm packing.

[Terry]
♪ He's got the whole world ♪

♪ In His hands ♪

♪ He got the whole world ♪

♪ In His hands ♪

♪ He's got the whole ♪

Hey, you good?

[LaWanda]
Yeah, I'll be right out.

[Terry] All right.

[LaWanda] It's weird,
riding back here like this.

Not often
you get to be chauffeured

by the best driver
in the city, huh?

Well, the best driver
in the city

better keep his eyes
on the road

and stop looking back here
at us.

[Terry chuckles]
All right.

- Aw, sh...
- What the hell is goin' on?

[Terry]
Thought I avoided this sh*t

coming down 4th Street.

[officer] Sir, pull on up.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[Terry] f*ck, f*ck.

Oh, that's...

[officer] Let's go.
This man through.

[officer] Move forward now.

♪ ♪

Let's go.

Move forward now.

[officer] Next.

Let's go.

Come on, now.

♪ ♪

Why did you back up?

Uh, no, sir, I was just
gathering my documents.

♪ ♪

- Where are you headed?
- Um...

Um...

To my granny's house
in Cleveland.

[chuckles]

♪ ♪

License and registration, please.

Uh...

All right, hang tight a sec.

♪ ♪

[LaWanda]
Terry, what's going on?

You acting all weird and sh*t.

[Terry] Nothing. Just chill.

♪ ♪

[officer] All right, sir.

I'm gonna need you to, uh...

drive safe with that precious
cargo in the back seat.

[Terry] Thank you, officer.
Will do.

Say bye-bye!
Say bye-bye, TJ.

[officer] Bye, little fella.

♪ ♪

[Terry] I hate the police.

They always f*cking
with a n*gga.

- [rain pattering]
- [brakes squealing]

Man, what the f*ck?

[tense music plays]

[Meech]
The f*ck you doing here?

I brought the fam.

And your girls.

And please believe me
when I say you needed my help.

I thought you was done.

B-Mickie was
supposed to make that run.

The least you could say
is thank you,

considering
all them damn checkpoints

I just went through.

- Man, f*ck you.
- [Terry] You know what?

That means "thank you"
in Meechie talk,

so you welcome.

Hey, Grandma,
look who I brought

for you to see.

[Meech]
Man, that food was good.

Now let's get to work.

Tee just brought them girls in.

Yo, what the f*ck?

Bro, one of them f*cking cans
is missing.

That's bullshit.
They all was in there.

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

[mumbling indistinctly]

♪ ♪

[Clark]
What you guys looking for?

[Lucille] Easy, pumpkin.

[babbling softly]

Okay, wait, wait, wait.

♪ ♪

Oh, no, Mama, I'll--

I'll--I'll make--
I'll make his bottle for you.

- Okay.
- Let me--let me do it.

I'm just so surprised

and thankful
that you guys came.

It's so nice to have
all my kids at one time,

even if it is
just for one night.

- [all chuckling]
- Yeah.

You welcome, you welcome.
I'll make it.

Okay.

[singer]
♪ Graffiti on the walls ♪

♪ Says you better be aware ♪

♪ Scrunchies on our ponytails
Legs with the warmers ♪

♪ Watching every slow car
When they hit the corner ♪

♪ Huge door knockers
Bending on the canvas ♪

♪ When they see my fresh
Adidas hit the campus ♪

[Terrell] Hey, Mo.

When you gonna cut off
that helmet, man?

[laughter]

n*gga, you gotta
get another hairstyle

if you're gonna be part
of this crew, man.

sh*t ugly, man.

[indistinct chatter]

Sick-ass security, man.

[singer] ♪ Side of the school
With the bleachers ♪

Show y'all boys
what real coins spend like.

Uh-huh. We'll see.

What we got, what we got? Ooh!

- Who baby ass we wipin' today?
- [laughter]

[Stone snorts]

Yeah? That's it?

Yeah, you know what?

I don't like the terms
no more...

so I'm switching up
the profit margin.

In my hood,
once you negotiate the terms,

the deal is done.

- [zipper unzips]
- The f*ck?

Is you pissing right now?
This stupid-ass n*gga, man.

But this ain't your hood, man.

[James] Come on, Rell.

So this is how
y'all get down out here?

[urine trickling]

Okay.

Rell, this is
a good opportunity.

Yeah, yeah.
No, no doubt, no doubt.

But this my city and my crew,
so we taking a bigger cut.

Then I'm taking my sh*t back, n*gga.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Nah, I don't think so.

Now, we done here.

Unless you and this
Rick James-looking m*therf*cker

want some static.

[song continues indistinctly]

♪ ♪

I got it.

I'ma see you around, though.

[Rell] Yeah, all right then.

[singer]
♪ Every day in the hood ♪

♪ Fresh as f*ck
Everything understood ♪

So we've located the stash spot

where Demetrius Flenory
is going to be tonight.

Outskirts of Hamtramck.
We're hitting it at 11:00.

How do we know
if this is good intel?

Well, it came from my source,
so--

[G-Q] Your source must be
pretty high in the ranks

for him to know
where the top dog's gonna be.

That's Bryant's guy

who he's been building
a relationship with.

And I'm sure as hell
gonna give my partner

the space to do his job
if it means

we're gonna get more of these
m*therf*ckers off the street.

[Bryant] Okay, then.

So there is one point of entry
right here.

Third floor.

[Terry] What's going on, Pops?
We being audited?

[Charles chuckles] No.

This is Denise, our new driver.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

Hey, Pops. Can I have a word?

Yeah. Excuse me.

You hired a new driver
without talking to me first?

I don't need your permission

to do what's best
for this company.

Yeah, but this is our company.

We gotta do this together
to make this work.

Look, I understand that,

but just think
about where Denise

can take the company.

She can go to places
and pick up clients

that we can't.

She can expand
our customer base,

which means our pockets.

It's a win-win.

Yeah, but how do we know
we can trust her?

I worked with Denise for years
at the factory.

She just got laid off.
She's a single mom with a son.

Yeah, I mean, I got a son
I gotta provide for too.

Yeah, and hiring a third driver
helps us do just that.

[Lucille] Ooh, we are home!

Hey, welcome back.

- [Charles] How was it?
- [Lucille] Hey.

You know Mama enjoyed herself.

Hey, sweetie.

It was good.
I gotta go to the bathroom.

- Hey, Miss Denise.
- Hey, Denise.

You're looking
at the newest addition

to the Flenory
Family Car Service.

My, goodness,
that is just wonderful.

Meechie dropped us off.
Terry, get them bags.

Been a while. Good seeing you.

Oh, my goodness. How you been?

[Denise] Oh, I'm good.
How about you?

I'm good. Look at you.

[Denise] Oh, thanks.

It's good to see you too.
Nice meeting you, Terry.

[hip-hop music plays]

Thank you.
You won't regret it.

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ Word is bond
Ring the alarms ♪

[Meech] Here, miss. Here.

- [person] Oh.
- Let me help you with that.

[singer] ♪ Consider then ♪

I got you.

That is awfully thoughtful
of you.

- Oh, no problem.
- [chuckles]

- You live right here?
- I do.

[singer]
♪ Cool J on his best day ♪

- Oh!
- [Meech] I got you.

- What a gentleman.
- [Meech chuckles]

My son usually helps me
with this kind of stuff, but--

oh, hey, sweetie.

Oh, this must be your son
right here.

- Mm-hmm.
- How you doin'?

Hey, Mama,
why don't you go ahead

and--and watch your shows?

- I-I got this.
- Okay.

[Meech] Actually, ma'am,

can I please have
a glass of water?

- I'm sorry.
- [person] Oh, of course.

- Thank you.
- Have a seat.

Oh, thank you.

- Oh, you thirsty, huh?
- Very.

Thank you so much.

Of course.

Hey, Mama,
I-I got the groceries.

Why don't you go ahead
and get some rest, okay?

- Oh, okay.
- Yeah.

You got some f*cking nerve--

[click]

sh*t, since you like surprises,

I really didn't think
you'd mind.

So check this out.

Moving forward, my cousin's
gonna be running sh*t.

That means you report to him,

and if you f*ck sh*t up,
your mama in there

is gonna be making her son
some meatball stew

with your balls.

[tense music plays]

All right. I get it.

I hope so, 'cause I need
them girls back as well.

♪ ♪

[hip-hop music plays]

[singer]
♪ Feel that pressure ♪

♪ Deal with pressure
Gettin' closer ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Feel that pressure ♪

♪ Deal with pressure
Gettin' closer ♪

♪ ♪

- ♪ Feel that pressure ♪
- [door bangs]

[Bryant] Get down, get down!
Don't move!

- [Jin] Freeze! Get down!
- [glass shattering]

[singer]
♪ Feel that pressure ♪

♪ Deal with pressure
Gettin' closer ♪

[Bryant] Think about it.
Don't move.

[singer]
♪ Feel that pressure ♪

♪ Deal with pressure
Gettin' closer ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Feel that pressure ♪

♪ Deal with pressure
Gettin' closer ♪

- [thud]
- [Prophet] Oh!

[singer] ♪ Born
In the belly of the beast ♪

sh*t!

I broke my leg!

Hey, dum-dum.

You must've just got off
the short bus, huh?

You didn't see all these
cop cars outside your window?

- [G-Will] Take it easy.
- Just keep moving, big boy.

[singer]
♪ No sneak moves around me ♪

♪ And no extras ♪

♪ I bring context, pressure ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Feel that pressure ♪

♪ Deal with pressure
Gettin' closer ♪

At least we got the dr*gs

and these two shitheads
off the street.

Yeah.

But still no Meech.

[singer] ♪ Feel that pressure ♪

♪ Deal with pressure
Gettin' closer ♪

[upbeat music plays]

sh*t, what we doin'?
Six, six? That's craps?

- Yeah.
- All right, bet.

Throw your sh*t down.
Let's go, let's get it.

sh*t. Strike?

- All right, let's go.
- [dice clatter]

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

No, don't even trip.

I got your ass.
You just watch.

♪ ♪

Put your whole ass
over here on this table.

♪ ♪

- Big dog.
- My n*gga.

- What up, doe?
- What up, doe?

All right.

[loud slam]

Yeah! Told y'all!

I'm the man, m*therf*ckers!

Man, y'all can suck my d*ck.

♪ ♪

Sorry-ass craps.

I hate n*gg*s who get loud
about winning.

Gotta be careful with those
who make too much noise.

Yeah, I'ma keep bustin'
y'all ass up in here.

Lady luck.

Right, right, right.

[gambler] Blow on these, baby.

You're so silly.

♪ ♪

[chuckles] Sexy-ass.

I know you K-9's girl,

but you're still
your own woman.

[Peaches chuckles]

[both chuckle]

Come. There's something
I want to show you.

♪ ♪

[gambler] Take all y'all
motherfuckin' money.

[indistinct chatter]

Found Cinderella.

And the f*cking shoe fits.
[chuckles]

[dramatic music plays]

[thunder rumbles]

[K-9]
When a m*therf*cker violates...

...we demonstrate.

[K-9] That's what's up.

[thunder rumbling]

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

[Alvin] I'm here.

sh*t. f*ck.

I got you, cuz!

I got you.

I got you, cuz.
Don't even trip.

- [siren wailing]
- sh*t. f*ck.

Come on.

Come in here.
I'm gonna take care of you.

I got you.

Come on, man.

Can we try this sh*t
some other time?

One and a half kilos,
two pushes.

Seen some new faces
in the crew,

but they ain't saying sh*t
till their lawyers show up.

[siren wailing]

Not a bad day's work.

- But no Meech.
- He was supposed to be there.

Hell is this?

Pulled some strings.

Got your mom into a new

state-of-the-art
rehab facility.

They transferring her tomorrow.

Yo, Bryant, ain't nobody ever
done no sh*t like this for me.

I mean, especially no cop.

Well...

we family now, ain't we?

[thunder rumbles]

[tense music plays]

[hip-hop music plays]

- [door opens]
- [bell jingles]

♪ ♪

- [door closes]
- [bell jingles]

My bad I couldn't make it.
My moms took a turn.

Damn. She all right?

That sh*t crazy, man.

Hope she feel better.

But you know, you still got
a responsibility here as well.

Yeah, I know.

I been kickin' myself
for making it seem like

B-Mickie always B-Missing.

[Meech chuckles]

Crazy as hell for that one.

I'm being for real, dog.

No, we family, B.

Hey, look. We all family.

But when something comes up,

we have to do a better job
of communicating

so things
can just run smoothly.

If something comes up, call me.

If I call you,
hit me back ASAP.

Bro, we can't
do this sh*t no more.

Yeah, you gotta communicate
that sh*t with us too.

I mean,
Tee came through this bitch

throwing his weight around
tryin' to call sh*ts and sh*t.

- What we supposed to do?
- Yeah, that was some bullshit.

He messed our party up too.

Who we supposed to answer to,
you or Tee?

Yeah, Meech.
That sh*t be mad confusing.

From now on, I'm the only
m*therf*cker calling sh*ts.

If I'm not here,
holla at B-Mick.

- [thunder rumbling]
- Flat out.

[Hoop] Well, there it is, then.

All right.

A'ight, n*gga.

[thunder rumbling]

That's a mighty fine
looking nightgown.

You like it?

I do.

Thank you.

Did you buy it
with the credit card

you opened
on our daughter's name?

[soft music plays]

I was just trying to measure up

to all those women
you've been fantasizing about.

What the hell
you talkin' about?

I was cleaning up
the other day, and I--

and I saw those dirty magazines
in your guitar case.

Well, I wouldn't have
to buy them damn things

if you didn't treat having sex
with me like a chore.

I wanna make myself vulnerable
for you,

for you to take me
however you want me.

[tense music plays]

It's just--it's just so hard

to do everything for everybody
all the time.

Well, lookit here.

Saint Lucille
made some sacrifices,

and now she wants praise
from the pope.

Don't talk to me like that.

♪ ♪

That smut...

♪ ♪

This is you breaking our vows.

No, this is you
breaking the law.

And screwing up
Nicole's future.

You just thinking about yo'self
and you embarrassed

about what everybody else
thinks about you.

Oh, no.
You talkin' about yourself now.

Oh, oh, oh,
I'm talking about myself?

Am I? Am I?

Because it seems to me

that we are just
two peas in a pod.

We used to be.

Do you remember?

We used to be everything.

I remember
when you used to like me.

I am your husband, Lucille.

♪ ♪

And it would be nice
if every once in a while

you wanted me like I want you.

♪ ♪

[Lucille breathes deeply]

♪ ♪

I'm just tired.

[crying softly]

[whispering]
That makes two of us.

♪ ♪

Here you go.
Enjoy the movie, little man.

[hip-hop music plays]

♪ ♪

[Meech] m*therf*cker,
you got my crew questioning me

'cause you inserting your ass
into my business.

[Terry] You must've forgot that
we built this sh*t together.

Tee, I don't give a f*ck.

n*gga, get in the game
or stay out of it.

Can't keep tiptoeing in both
lanes, messing up my sh*t.

Yo, get the f*ck out my--

- [Nicole] Yo, Terry, stop!
- [blows landing]

Terry, Meech, stop!

Stop it, Meech! Stop!

[employee] Hey, hey!
Knock it off, you two,

or I'm calling the cops.

[Meech] Next time
you get in my business,

I'ma b*at your ass again.

Man, f*ck you!
If it wasn't for me,

Sockie would've been locked up
and all your sh*t gone.

I saved your ass,
like I always f*cking do.

I ain't tell your stupid ass
to do that.

Mind your own f*cking business
and get out of mine.

Stupid-ass.

[Older Terry] When family
business gets f*cked up

and ties are severed,

that's when you're left
most vulnerable

and enemies att*ck.

[singer] ♪ Everybody
Anybody, nobody ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody
Anybody ♪

♪ Nobody, somebody ♪

♪ Everybody, anybody, nobody ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody
Anybody ♪

♪ Nobody, somebody
Everybody ♪

- ♪ Anybody, nobody ♪
- [singer] ♪ Bodies ♪

[singer] ♪ Somebody, everybody
Anybody ♪

- ♪ Nobody, somebody ♪
- [singer] ♪ Bodies ♪

[singer]
♪ Everybody, anybody, nobody ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody
Anybody, nobody ♪

♪ I heard somebody mad
That I'll jack anybody ♪

♪ So everybody got connects
But never put nobody on ♪

♪ Everybody think they
Somebody but ain't anybody ♪

♪ Nobody ever k*lled me
I got plenty bodies ♪

- [singer] ♪ Plenty bodies ♪
- [singer] ♪ Anybody press me ♪

♪ I'ma hit first ♪

♪ Nobody move
Nobody get hurt ♪

♪ Somebody better tell 'em
We ain't came to play ♪

- [singer] ♪ Tell 'em ♪
- [singer] ♪ Everybody sound ♪

- ♪ The f*ckin' same today ♪
- [singer] ♪ Everybody ♪

♪ Everybody, everybody ♪

[singer] ♪ Bodies, bodies ♪

♪ Bodies ♪

♪ Bodies, bodies ♪

♪ Bodies ♪

♪ Bodies, bodies ♪

♪ Bodies ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody ♪

♪ Anybody, nobody ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody ♪

♪ Anybody, nobody ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody ♪

♪ Anybody, nobody ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody ♪

♪ Anybody, nobody ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody ♪

- ♪ Anybody, nobody ♪
- [singer] ♪ Bodies ♪

♪ Somebody, everybody ♪

- ♪ Anybody, nobody ♪
- [singer] ♪ Bodies ♪