02x03 - FUA... Good Night!

[bunniefuu]

Okay, so last time
you all saw Star...

- Dee, chill.
- Somebody come quick, please!

I thought I was never
gonna see you again.

Double-cross the devil's wife
and you squash our beef.

You juggling too much.

- Let me handle the salon.
- You up to it?

- I heard you on the phone with Elliot.
- He offered me a job.

So he done got you locked and
then gonna offer you a job?

So, do I get my
own parking spot?

It's not just one thing this
lady doesn't like about us.

She has a whole list.

Your group released property

without my written consent.

As a result, you're parked.

Whatever we got to deal with
with Ayanna and Midtown,

we gonna do it together.

Carlotta Brown's
here to see you.

I did my homework on you.

Do I need to call security?

I am security. And if
you take your head

out your ass, you'll see that
I'm security for you, too.

Mm...

- I'm not hurting you, am I?
- No, babe.

- Are you sure.
- It's... it's perfect.

Just... let's finish
before Grandma get up.

Okay.

Okay. Your lines are clear.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Nice. That new?

No, my mom got this
for me a while ago.

_

They said the doors supposed to
be open since Dee k*lled herself.

Hey, look, I'm sorry
about what happened,

and I know that she
was your friend.

Are you... you trying to
bond with me or something?

Just 'cause Dee's dead?

I don't need your
sympathy, all right?

I'm good.

♪ ♪

♪ Wipe the pole Mami here now ♪

♪ Make it jiggle, make you
wanna catch a feel now ♪

♪ Taste it, don't waste it ♪

♪ Make it jiggle from
the front to the back ♪

♪ Pretty boy, catch a feel now ♪

♪ It's real now, ain't
no silli up in here ♪

♪ If you're real,
boy, become a man ♪

♪ Cop a feel, boy. ♪

Cot, please open the
door, I got to pee.

Come on, I been waiting so long.

When did you start
waking up so early?

Since I had to start grinding
to get this album spot.

You gonna let me in or not?

Come on, you'll get it.
I miss you.

Miss you more.

Careful touching your hair. You
still got stuff on your hand.

I'm not getting in that
shower for two weeks.

Ew.

♪ I bring me ♪

♪ Get mine, 'bout
mine, go hard ♪

♪ Looking for another like me ♪

♪ Boy, stop ♪

♪ I bring me ♪

♪ Whose love is the tightest? ♪

♪ Whose kiss is the nicest? ♪

♪ Me ♪

♪ Whose touch is the rightest ♪

♪ I bring me ♪

Oh, good, the nail station.

Put that over here for me, babe.

We gonna have to knock
one of these walls down

'cause this ain't gonna work.

You ain't knocking down
no walls in this house.

This ain't no HGTV makeover.

Dyes and cuts, yes.
Little paint, maybe.

Knocking down walls?
I don't think so.

Would you let me reclaim
my time so we can get

some coins flowing through here?

You about to reclaim your spot

on the unemployment line
is what you about to do.

Oh, my gosh.

Look at you.

You gotta put you on some
work boots and a flannel,

girl, and butch it
up around there.

Bruce, why you always
throwing shame?

I ain't throwing shame.

I'd throw a palm tree at her ass

if it'd knock some
sense into her.

You know, girls getting
k*lled for that these days.

She can pass.

And she can handle herself.

Ain't nothing wrong with
working a straight job

in a crooked world.

You would know about crooked.

You and my crooked
daddy wrote the book.

I'm surprised the girls
even took you back

with your lying ass.

Hey.

Stop disrespecting your mother.

You're lucky she
didn't knock you out.

Hey, get out of my way, Jahil.

Hey, hold up a second.
Can I talk to you?

- I'm late for work.
- Yeah, listen.

I heard about that
new gig with Elliot.

Are you sure that's the
way you want to go?

It's legit. I'm legit for once.

Do you have a
better option, Dad?

Look, I know you're
hurt, okay, Cotton?

- Listen.
- Listen to what?

How you couldn't trust me?

I had to disappear, all right?

Look, we were trying
to protect you.

I had to disappear until this
whole thing just blew over.

But now you're gonna blow back,
and we're supposed to be

one big, happy family?

Look, I'm just trying
to put the pieces

back together,
Cotton, that's it.

Okay? I know I messed up.
I know that.

- But you're the most important piece.
- Listen.

I don't need you to
put me back together,

and I know your shady ass,
so whatever gray cloud

you're under, it's
still following you.

Hey, hey... Hey, come on.

Thanks for the car.

Good morning, everybody.

Good morning, everybody.

Good morning.

Hey, sorry, I...

was helping Derek.

All right, you are
all in competition

to be the artist who puts
Midtown Sound on the map.

Good Day Atlanta
will be here doing

an in-house segment covering
me and my new label,

and two artists will
be a part of that.

You will all be singing today,

performing at various venues.

Those performances
will determine

who is highlighted on GDA.

What is this,
Ayanna's Got Talent?

More like Ayanna's Got Ego.

No, just chill. We got this.

Noah, you will be a
part of that segment.

We will use Good Day Atlanta
to announce your new contract.

Mass Effect, surprise. You're
performing at The Loft.

- All right, all right.
- Seena Melody...

Looks like she already wants
your boy front and center.

Where do you want me?

From what I hear,

you wouldn't know what to
do once you got there.

Big Trouble, you're performing
at Atlanta Underground.

Uh, we're performing at a mall?

The hell would you have
us perform at a mall for?

It's a waste of
everybody's time.

I mean, we won Atlanta
NextFest, didn't we?

Until you have a sound, you
don't know what you are.

I have an idea.

Don't put us with
cheap-ass producers

and maybe we'd find our sound.

I've put you with a producer

who can help you find a sound.

He remixed "Suga."

You'll be singing it today.

Carlotta...

is there a problem here?

No.

We'll do the gig.

So, we know what we
doing, everybody?

Let's get money.

Relax, y'all.

I know how to play
this trick here.

A remix in a mall is bull.

A mall is what we got
to prove who we are.

Understand something,
this woman is gonna

make you work three times harder

than any artist on this label.

But why?

I don't understand that.

First of all, she inherited you.
She didn't get to choose you.

But on top of that, you're
three strong women,

and that threatens her...

Puts you on her level.

So just slay the gig,

and we'll be able to go for whatever
the hell we want after that.

I'll deal with Ayanna.

♪ So I give him my suga,
suga, suga, suga ♪

♪ He don't deserve it
but I give him my ♪

♪ Suga, suga, suga, suga... ♪

She took one of our best songs and
ruined it. I'm not singing this.

Oh, so we're just gonna
tell Miss Carlotta

we're gonna bag the track
and blow our opportunity?

This entire process has been
us jumping through hoops.

We should just bounce from
Midtown, honestly... I'm done.

Let the contract expire.

Slow down, Rihanna.

Maybe that's an option for you,
but me and Simone need this.

Yeah, the track is wack
and the venue sucks,

but if we leave Midtown with
nothing to show for it,

we're gonna be bouncing around

to different labels
looking burnt.

So take a risk. Go indie.

Says the girl with the
platinum parachute

- in her Chanel backpack.
- Have you not seen my life lately?

- I might as well be you.
- What is that supposed to mean?

- You know exactly what it means.
- 'Cause you know what? Yeah.

- You still look pretty blingy to me.
- Don't get this twisted.

I don't have any jewelry on.
Do you, Simone?

- Do not get this twisted. You don't see
- I'm calling it like I see it.

A damn thing unless you're
in the center of it.

Guys, can we all take a breath?

Some things never change.

And people wonder why girl
groups never work out.

Talk about fake news.

I knew you weren't
dead, in my bones.

And Carlotta confirmed it.

What do you want?

Nothing.

Just checking in on you,
you know, now that you're

at the label that we all worked
so hard to get you signed to.

You know you weren't
in the picture

when we got signed here, Jahil.

You weren't even in the frame.

And you wouldn't
even gotten signed

unless I had put you on in
the first place, right?

So you want to
focus on what was,

or do you want to
deal with what is?

Because let's start with Alex.
She's right on point right now.

That "Suga" remix, it's not you.

You need a better producer.

- Oh, here he goes.
- So let me produce it.

Come on. Like I did for Mixed Harmony.
Let me do it.

Damn. You haven't even
been here for a second,

and you're already trying to...

You were a half-assed
manager, Jahil.

What? You want to try
your hand now at being

- a half-assed producer?
- Look, I've been working

on a lot of music
while I've been away.

And I got decades of experience

under my belt in this
game and you know it.

So you're serious?

- Yes, I am.
- You think this is about to be

some kind of shakedown?

That's not how this
is gonna go, Jahil.

We've been at this label
working our asses off

to turn this hustle
into something real.

You were actual dead weight.

You're not pulling
us down this time.

Go sell dr*gs or girls or
whatever it is you do.

Ms. Brown. You're not allowed on the
executive floor without security anymore.

- Excuse me?
- Um, unfortunately,

Ayanna has asked that
all your communications

go through your new A&R
exec, Maurice Jetter.

Is this about the other night?

Obviously.

- Well, you let me in.
- Well, you came in and put your feet

on the lady's desk and
fixed your drink.

- Didn't nobody ask you to do all that.
- You said,

make myself comfortable.
You know what?

I'm tired of being
disrespected at this label.

What's the matter?

This kid here is telling me

that I need my new A&R guy to
hold my hand at this label.

I'll handle this.

- Come with me.
- No. I don't need to be handled.

I just need to see
whoever this A&R guy is.

I'll take care of
you, just this way.

This is ridiculous.

And of course, he's
not here, right?

Look, let me tell you right now,

this is not the way
you do business.

I don't know what it
is you do around here,

but take note of
this very moment,

and do the exact damn opposite.

What is it you do
around here, anyway?

I'm your A&R guy.

Maurice Jetter.

You needed to vent.

You been handling
this album all wrong.

Ambushing the last president,
storming into Ayanna's office...

I didn't storm in her office.
We had drinks.

No one hangs artists
over balconies anymore

- or jumps on tables during meetings.
- Well, maybe they should.

At least deals got done.

Maybe that's how cats rocked
it in the Mixed Harmony days,

but this is different times.

What you know about
Mixed Harmony?

I have dope taste in music.

Well, good then. You should
know my girls are the dopest.

I'm on their side.

Yeah, and at 3:00 you got
another artist in here.

At 4:00, you got another group.

- Can you even focus?
- Look, I asked to work with your artists

because I see their potential.
Now, our job

is to make sure they're
ready for this album.

- Don't question my focus.
- Then we need producer approval.

You trippin'.

Look, we both know when artists
don't have producer approval,

it's a bad look all around.

Prince, Beyoncé,

- Miley Cyrus, Stevie, Marvin.
- All right, Carlotta.

Look, they all took
control of their careers.

They didn't let nobody
call their sh*ts.

Okay.

Okay, if they k*ll this
gig at the Underground,

then I can make that ask.

Fair?

I mean, not completely fair,
'cause the record is wack, but...

my girls still gonna
k*ll it, anyway.

So, fair.

PVC, it's not rocket science.

Ship it here so I can cut it.

You didn't have to
get so dressed up.

I didn't know what to wear.

Hey, mami.

Show me that brown sugar loaf.

Why don't you let me see
what's going on in that dress

so I can sleep good tonight?

If you saw what was going
on under this skirt,

you'd sleep good every night.

- How about a preview?
- Hey, hey.

You talk to my employee like
that again, you're fired.

Chinese ass.

You know, better yet?

Grab your tools and leave.

You're fired. Go!

Elliot.

- I'm here to help you.
- Don't.

Could you just show me
where the office is?

This is our stage?

At least we're close to
the sticky buns place.

I'm-a go check the sound to make
sure at least that's right.

This is not happening to me.

- This is not happening. This...
- Yo, this is happening.

Come on, let's rehearse
these harmonies.

This is Derek's medical insurance.
I got to take it.

Can you do it when
we're done rehearsing?

Damn, that girl is making
all the wrong choices.

Maybe she doesn't
have any choices.

Noah, quick one for the girls?

- Of course.
- They're gonna go crazy.

We're always gonna ride for you.
We love you.

Thank you. Check me on Good
Day Atlanta tomorrow, a'ight?

- Okay.
- Thank you.

You here to see
how it gets down?

I'm just here to get
my sneakers cleaned.

Oh, okay. You just happened
to choose the same mall

Ayanna has us performing at?

But you know if we k*ll this, she'll
put us on GDA with you, right?

And we will show your ass up, so
you should be a little shook.

Shook?

Three chicks harmonizing in a food court?
Come on, baby.

- Okay.
- Oh, my God, there's Noah.

But stay tuned.

Let me show you what putting
it down looks like.

What's up, baby? How you doing?

This is what desperation
looks like.

You know you came
to see me blow.

And you will.

Ah.

Oops.

Yes, we already filled
out all the paperwork

to see what coverage
he's eligible for.

No, this is not a
pre-existing condition.

How the hell is being paralyzed
a pre-existing condition?

No, I don't want to be
transferred over again.

I been trying to get this
answer for the past three days.

Hell...

- You need to get your head on straight.
- Damn it!

Okay.

♪ Suga ♪

♪ He makes me feel so good ♪

♪ That man of mine ♪

- ♪ Though half of the time... ♪

Damn, man, would you
stop popping up on me

in stalker mode?

♪ But every time we
make good love ♪

♪ All the bad seems to go away ♪

♪ And I always give him
something he can feel ♪

♪ 'Cause I got nothing if
I can't make him stay ♪

♪ Oh, suga, suga... ♪

So, I stopped in on the girls
earlier to say what's up

and they were at
each other's throat.

Then they turned it on me.

Stop dropping in on them.

It's my show now.

Stay away from them.

Are you serious right now?

We're good.

They're all you.

♪ He ain't going nowhere ♪

♪ Wrong or right, I don't care ♪

♪ I just want to keep him here ♪

♪ So I give him my ♪

♪ Suga, suga, suga, suga ♪

♪ He don't deserve it
but I give him my ♪

♪ Suga, suga, suga, suga ♪

♪ So I give him my ♪

♪ Suga, suga, suga, suga. ♪

♪ What ever happened to you ♪

♪ And all of the things
that you knew? ♪

♪ Before you were twerking and
dropping it low in the club ♪

♪ Doing too much ♪

♪ And now that you're
rollin' with Molly ♪

♪ You've become the
life of the party ♪

♪ Such a rebel ♪

♪ In a cold, cold world ♪

- ♪ The ratchet life ♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ You want the ratchet life ♪

♪ You hide behind
your disguise ♪

♪ But I know the truth ♪

♪ You ain't 'bout
that ratchet life ♪

- ♪ Ooh ♪ - ♪ Won't last
till the morning light ♪

♪ You're still
putting up a fight ♪

- ♪ What do you have to prove?
♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I just miss the old you ♪

♪ One selfie, two
Swisher Sweets ♪

♪ And three bottles of Jack ♪

♪ Four bundles of
imported hair ♪

♪ Five little thoughts ♪

♪ Chasing the fame ♪

♪ Tell me how long do you
think it will last? ♪

♪ The ratchet life ♪

♪ No more of this ratchet life ♪

♪ Doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Just throw away
your disguise ♪

♪ 'Cause I know your truth ♪

♪ I know your truth ♪

♪ You're so much more
than this ratchet life ♪

♪ Ratchet life ♪

♪ Won't last till
the morning light ♪

♪ Morning light ♪

♪ You're still
putting up a fight ♪

♪ Up a fight ♪

♪ What do you have to prove? ♪

♪ You have to prove ♪

♪ I just miss the old you ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Unforgettable you ♪

♪ Irresistible you. ♪

♪ So I give him my ♪

♪ Suga, suga, suga, suga ♪

♪ Suga. ♪

You, Atlanta. Good night.

What is she doing?

Look at her.

Oh, my God, she's crazy.

Now I'm interested.

When I said I wanted you
to smash this performance,

I did not mean my
$10,000 speakers.

Is there some kind
of mental deficiency

I should know about
with you, Alex?

No, no, I'm great.

In fact, since you're
the one that had us...

Sit your non-talented ass down.

Alex, just sh-shut up.

Listen, don't let this one
performance define us.

Um, excuse me, Ms. Ayanna,

do you know what it's like
to be singing your heart out

and people just stuffing their
face with gross food? It's...

It's your job to
make them forget

about stuffing their
face with food.

Make them forget
about everything.

If you can't own

a food court audience,

how the hell are you
going to own a stadium?

I don't know. Give
us that album spot

and maybe you'll find out.

You have got balls on
you the size of Texas.

I don't really find
that offensive.

Balls are awesome.

Oh, my God, what is she doing?

Look at her.

Oh, my God, she's crazy.

This makes Midtown look bad.

Okay, I know you pissed off,
Ayanna, but do you see that?

200,000 views.

Forget about what happened. We
should be riding this moment.

Okay.

Let's.

You'll perform on Good
Day Atlanta with Noah.

Are you serious?

Yeah. Looks like you girls
are failing upwards.

Let's hit it.

Gladly.

That's-that's garbage.

Failed... It could be a
failed prayer, maybe?

Got it, got it.

I found it.

I found it!

- Shut up!
- No, you shut up!

We know the original
version of "Suga" works.

Yeah, and we know that the
crowd will respond to it.

Yeah, but we also know
that Noah's not gonna do

anything new, so
we might as well.

Ooh, Alex, we should start rehearsing
that song you've been working on.

That's true. We should.

That song is dope and it's new.

We can't do "Suga." It
just blew up in our faces.

Like, it literally
blew up in our faces.

Look, it's not even
close to ready, okay?

- Alex, it's really good.
- It's not there.

We can get it there.

I'm too damn fried right now
to think of another song.

Stop pushing me.

We stick with what we know.

♪ ♪

- Really?
- Uh-huh.

So, you're just gonna do
all your old songs again?

Not old. Classic.

Unlike that island
remix you guys tried.

- We didn't like it, either.
- Uh-huh.

But I guess it's what
you have to do...

Remind people why
they liked you.

Correction: loved.

That's still past tense.

At least I ain't got to pull
no stunts to get my shine on.

Nah, that's true, you do
well enough with scandal.

Y'all are wrecking equipment.

I'm surprised you're still here.

You're gonna be
even more surprised

when you see us
tomorrow at Good Day.

♪ ♪

Ooh. You didn't know.

Nobody told you?

We're performing on
Good Day Atlanta, too.

Y'all performing after me?
It's not a good look.

I mean... there's not
gonna be no hype left.

The way I see it, you're setting
us up to knock 'em out.

You're the fluffer.

We're the finisher.

♪ You wanna love me stranded ♪

♪ But love doesn't ♪

♪ Need a hostage ♪

♪ No, no ♪

♪ It's like I gave too much ♪

♪ I don't wanna work too hard ♪

♪ I ain't thinkin' bout you. ♪

Hey, now, what's up, all you
pretty ladies in the house?

- What's going on, now?
- What you want?

Changing lives, my
brother, changing lives.

Don't you worry about it.
Check this out.

Ladies, I was up all
night last night

working on a new track for you,

and I'm telling you right now it is...
it is hype.

Oh, I mean, not today, Jahil.

No, no. No, no, I got that.
Not today, not tomor...

Look, I know it's not gonna change how I
let you all down before, I know that.

But, look, I ain't beggin'.

Okay? I ain't
beggin' here, okay?

You know why? 'Cause I
got the goods for real.

Let me play it for you.
I'm just...

I'm looking for an
opportunity, okay?

Get your ass outside.

Hey, Lott. Hey.

Lott, I know this sounds
crazy, all right?

But I got what they need, all right?
I know them.

Sounds crazy?

Look at you. Pinned
to the ceiling.

It's caffeine, all right?
I'm not doing coke.

Please. I told you not to
push up on them, didn't I?

Will you just take a listen?
'Cause I want you to hear this.

- I was up all night, and I...
- Yo, this is so...

- this is so typical of you, Jahil.
- What?

Blowing something up and
then coming back through

like there's no
debris left behind.

You got to live with the choices
you made five months ago.

What? The choice I made?

Hold on a second.
W-Wasn't that you?

Wasn't that you who
helped me to fade out?

That was to keep Cotton
and them girls safe.

- Oh.
- And now look at you.

You go behind my
back to them, huh?

Oh, wow, okay, so it was to
keep the girls safe, right?

Wow. No, pardon me, you know, I thought
it was also to help keep me safe, but...

- don't worry about it.
- It was.

And we did it.

But I can't have you getting
in those girls' head.

They got a performance
on Good Day Atlanta,

and I need 'em focused.

You can't just get back in with the
group like nothin' ever happened.

So if you want to
drop a track on them,

or even a single note, you
got to come through me.

Hey, you can wear that
hat if you want to.

I'm drowning here.

But I ain't gonna give up,
'cause you know what?

'Cause I know when I got
lightning, and you know it, too.

And you know what, I got me a
track, and it's a great track!

I just need a sh*t here, Lottie.

Yeah, you do.

Just not with my girls.

Alyse Eady?

- Star Davis. Hi. This is Big Trouble.
- Hi.

We're the act
performing after Noah.

Oh, I thought there was only
one act performing today.

Uh, we actually have to get her
into touch-ups. I'm sorry.

Hey, girls.

Put these on.

- Why?
- You're too shiny for backup singers.

Backup singers... for who?

Oh, you didn't actually think you
would be rewarded for your behavior?

Oh. You did.

You're performing right
after Noah's interview.

You'll sing "Pull Up."

I think you all know it.

You're out of your damn mind.

I'm very much in it.

My label...

my rules apply.

Come on, Ayanna, backup singers?
Really?

They're not no "ooh
and ah" girls.

They are today, and they'll
go wherever I choose.

They work for me.

Everybody, places!

Stand by, sound!

So, Noah, back in the ATL.

Well, you know, I
never really left.

I got too much love for my city.

It's been a pretty tough
year for you, though...

That highly publicized
as*ault case last year

- with your former label exec...
- Yeah, well, that label

wasn't a good fit for me.

That's why I came over
to Midtown Sound.

It's more of a home than
any label I ever been at.

And I'm not here to talk about
a case that's been closed.

- I'm here to sing.
- We're waiting for it.

We're gonna hear from Noah
Brooks after the break.

All right, places, places.
Everybody, places.

And we'll be back in
90 seconds, okay?

He's our competition,
and here we are

trying to make him look better.

I knew it. We
shouldn't have signed

with this label... This
is a waste of our time.

Okay, I know that face...
What are you thinking?

What if it's not a
waste of our time?

We already got on the dresses.

Let's do this.

Do what?

Hijack this bitch.

Oh, you don't have
to ask me twice.

Wait.

Wait, y'all singin'
background for me?

Wait. I thought y'all
were gonna show me up.

Nah.

This is all you, bruh.

Okay, here he is performing his
number one hit, "Pull Up,"

Noah Brooks.

♪ ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

This is not the way to
introduce these girls

as artists on this label.

Can you back me up here?

♪ ♪

Oh, wow. Really.

Make sure y'all keep up, yeah?

♪ It's 2:00 in the morning
and I'm through ♪

♪ With what I gotta do, so ♪

♪ Through fun, yeah ♪

♪ I'm riding through the city
in an old-school Chevy ♪

- ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ - ♪
Low pros, restless ♪

- ♪ Than a you know what
♪ - ♪ Than a what? ♪

♪ Feeling sexy than
a you know what ♪

- ♪ Than a what? ♪ -
♪ Got me texting ♪

♪ Like a you know what ♪

♪ Like a what? ♪

♪ For some of that
you know what ♪

- ♪ Yeah, what? ♪ - ♪
But you playin' games ♪

♪ And I ain't gonna take
it, pick up, pick up ♪

♪ I know that it's late and
I'm faded, but, baby ♪

♪ Get up, get up ♪

- ♪ Check it out
♪ - ♪ SOS, 911 ♪

- ♪ Mayday, Mayday
♪ - ♪ Emergency ♪

- ♪ Code Red ♪ - ♪
Mayday, Mayday ♪

♪ I know where the spare
is for such an occasion ♪

♪ 'Cause they tie you up like
a straight home invasion ♪

♪ Ring, ring, blowing
up ya phone ♪

♪ Pull up, pull up ♪

♪ Got something you
don't wanna miss ♪

♪ Beep, beep, blowing
on my horn ♪

- ♪ Pull up, pull up ♪ - ♪ Yeah,
you know, I'm that chick ♪

- ♪ Love ya like ya never been
loved ♪ - ♪ Pull up, pull up ♪

- ♪ Touch ya like ya never been
touched ♪ - ♪ Pull up, pull up ♪

- ♪ Ya dealin' with a real
one here ♪ - ♪ Pull up ♪

♪ Ya dealin' with
a real one here ♪

- ♪ Now, when I'm in the
mood ♪ - ♪ I pull up ♪

- ♪ And when I want
to ♪ - ♪ I pull up ♪

- ♪ That's what I do
♪ - ♪ I pull up ♪

- ♪ And when I want
you ♪ - ♪ I pull up ♪

♪ Nobody can love
you this good ♪

♪ Love you the way
that they should ♪

♪ Nobody but me, I'm the
queen of your world ♪

♪ Keep it up till I hear
you say good girl ♪

♪ Good girl, good girl ♪

♪ Ring, ring, blowing
up ya phone ♪

♪ Pull up, pull up ♪

♪ Got something you
don't wanna miss ♪

- ♪ Beep, beep, blowing
on my horn ♪ - ♪ Oh, oh ♪

- ♪ Yeah, you know I'm
that chick ♪ - ♪ Ah, ah ♪

- ♪ Love you like you never been
loved ♪ - ♪ Never been loved ♪

♪ Touch you like you
never been touched ♪

♪ You're dealin' with
a real one here ♪

♪ You're dealin' with
a real one here. ♪

My girls ain't nobody's backup.

Yo, that was a crazy idea,
and totally worth it.

- ♪ Yes. ♪ - Yo. Let
me holler at you.

Yeah. Say what you gotta say.

Y'all can figure it
out on your own.

Look, I been in this game
long enough to know that

that's the weak-ass move
you pull when your music

is trash and you're
thirsty for attention.

You mean our saving you
from having to perform

that dry-ass song one more time?
You're welcome.

You think I'm playing with you.
This ain't no game.

This is my career, my life.

Now, I don't know who
got you twisted,

but I want you to hear me
right now: I am not the one.

You know, you're
doing a great job.

- Really?
- How about I thank you

by taking you out
to dinner tonight?

I don't know, Elliot.

It's okay, it's fine,
I just thought,

- you know...
- Not right now?

Okay. "Not right now"
is a good answer.

It means you're already
thinking about the future.

I got to go walk the site.

But, uh...

you good here?

♪ ♪

Top-shelf bourbon,
one round, please?

Oh, I'm sorry. Am
I bothering you?

Yeah, sort of.

Cool. My bad.

Won't happen again.

You good?

Yes. Thank you.

What are you listening to?

- Huh?
- What are you listening to?

Oh, nothing. Just, uh...

you know, a magnificent track.

- Let me hear.
- You want to hear it?

- Yes, I'd like to hear it.
- Really?

Mm.

- That's good.
- Yeah, you like it?

- I do.
- Good.

Who's the producer?

He's smart, imaginative.

Quick.

Hopefully, he's not too quick.

Hmm. Oh, no, he times
it just right.

Mm.

Yeah, why don't you, uh,

why don't you call
him sometime...

find out?

You didn't just randomly wander
in here tonight, did you?

- I don't know, did I?
- Uh, no, you didn't.

You know exactly who
I am and what I do.

Better yet, I know
exactly what you need.

Oh, you do?

Make that call.

Oh, we're not accepting
applications right now.

The receptionist job has
already been filled.

You don't look like
no secretary to me.

And you don't look like your
raggedy ass belongs in here,

so what do you want?

I'm Meeka.

Omari's sister?

He wanted me to check in on you.

You can tell him I'm fine.

You can tell him that yourself.
He getting out early.

Wanted me to give this to you.

And that ain't my résumé.

What's up? You here for
the barber's position?

No. I-Is Carlotta around?

I ain't got nothing
to say to you.

That's cool.

What if I'm here as
a paying customer?

We closed.

Peace offering.

I'm not drinking today.

Oh, I am.

You know we need the coin.

Your edges are jacked up.

Very. You... you
want to line me up?

I thought that just maybe,
you were different.

But you just... you just
a punk on the payroll,

kissing Ayanna's ass.

Well, I got you and the girls
the producer approval.

Y'all are beasts.

Go away, Bruce.

So what's your plan?

I got a few things.

Alex, pick up the phone.

It's important. Carlotta
wants to talk to us.

Call me back.

Derek.

Okay. All right.

Okay, move you on?

Okay, one, two, three.

Okay. Okay.

- Hey, sorry I missed your call.
- Hey.

I was just working on
some stuff in the house.

What's up?

Carlotta just wanted to talk to us.
But...

You good?

Yeah. I'm great.

You sure?

100. Why?

I was knocking, and I...

I saw you in there.

With Derek.

Alex, I knew it was hard, but I
did not know it looked like that.

And you been doing
that every day.

I mean, I told you so.

"I told you so"?

You know what I'm saying that I'm
sorry you're going through this.

I'm 19, playing nurse to my man.

Sexy nurse.

At least he's paralyzed
and can't b*at your ass.

- I'm serious.
- So am I.

That's a plus.

I'm just so sick of everything
being out of my hands.

Our future.

Me and Derek's.

But you know what?

Either way,

you know what you've got?

Come here.

- Come here. You got these two...
- Oh, God. No.

- You got these two...
- This is not gonna help at all.

- Beautiful boobs.
- What are you...?

- I...
- to rest your head on.

- No.
- Your weary head on.

Ugh, I don't need this at all.

Oh, everybody does.

So are we celebrating,
or are we mourning?

They're giving us control
of the producer situation.

Are you serious?

- Hey, hey!
- From now on, nobody's dictating

our music but us.

You have producer approval.

As we should.

- Finally.
- God...

So now you get to decide who
and what you really about.

Okay? So am I mourning
or celebrating?

I'm celebrating, baby.

Okay. Okay.

Oh, that's my joy.

All right.

That's a lot of money.

♪ I'm every woman ♪

- ♪ It's all in me ♪ - Hey.

- ♪ Anything you want done, baby... ♪
- What?

- ♪ I'll do it naturally... ♪
- Carlotta!

I can't believe I
tried to fire you.

Oh. It's all right, baby. You
gave me something to prove.

But don't doubt my skills.

Alex should do it.

Write and produce.

Nobody knows us better than her.

- This is true. This is true.
- I accept.

- Wait, wait, wait. Did I tell y'all?
- What?

I caught Cotton
masturbating this morning.

- Ew.
- Can someone take me back to jail?

Come back!

- ♪ Ring, ring, blowing up ya
phone ♪ - ♪ Pull up, pull up ♪

♪ Got something you
don't wanna miss ♪

- ♪ Love ya like ya never been
loved ♪ - ♪ When I pull up ♪

- ♪ Touch ya like ya never been
touched ♪ - ♪ When I pull up ♪

- ♪ You dealing with a real
one here ♪ - ♪ Right here ♪

♪ Ya dealing with a
real one here... ♪

- Hey!
- By the time we ended that hook,

- he was dead by that point.
- He really was.

Three chicks who pulled up
to Atlanta trying to get in.

- And we pulled up!
- Hey!

- See you guys tomorrow!
- Bye!

- Bye, girl!
- Bye.

Look, I didn't ask
for a room change.

They just stuck me here.

We having a party in here?

The last thing I need
is for my roommate

to be ODing on some pills.

How many did you take?

None.

Okay.

Dee was gonna wait for me.

We was gonna take 'em together.

We were supposed to k*ll
ourselves together.

I didn't make it.

But you did make it.

And you're not alone.

♪ Give me a run for my money ♪

♪ There is nobody, no
one to outrun me ♪

♪ Another world premiere! ♪

♪ So give me a run
for my money ♪

♪ Sippin' bubbly,
feelin' lovely ♪

♪ Livin' lovely ♪

♪ Just love me... ♪

- What up, Stunt?
- ♪ I wanna be with you, ay... ♪

- I like that nickname.
- ♪ I wanna be with you... ♪

Maybe you're right.

Maybe I do pull
stunts for attention.

♪ Just love me ♪

♪ If I didn't ride blade
on curb, would you still ♪

♪ Love me? ♪ -♪ If I minimized
my net worth, would you still ♪

- ♪ Love me? ♪ - ♪
Keep it a hundred ♪

- ♪ I'd rather you trust
me than to ♪ - ♪ Love me ♪

♪ Keep it a whole one hund':
don't got you, I got nothin' ♪

♪ Ay, I got somethin'... ♪

- But it seems to be working.
- ♪ Hold up, we gon' function ♪

- ♪ We gon' function ♪ -
♪ Ay, no assumptions ♪

- ♪ No assumptions ♪ - ♪ Feelin'
like Tyson with it... ♪

- Can't recognize game?
- ♪ Only for the night, I'm kiddin'... ♪

♪ Only for life, you're
a homie for life ♪

♪ You're a homie for
life, let's get it ♪

♪ Hit that shoulder lean I know
what comin' over mean... ♪

- See you 'round old man.
- ♪ I know what you need ♪

♪ Already on ten,
our money come in ♪

♪ All feeling go out, this
feeling don't drought ♪

- ♪ This party won't end... ♪
- You seem happy.

I am.

It's...

Lately it's been pretty
difficult to see that,

but even with all the
noise, one thing I know

is that I love you very much.

Love you, too.

♪ There is nobody, no
one to outrun me ♪

♪ So give me a run
for my money ♪

♪ Sippin' bubbly,
feelin' lovely... ♪

Should... should we stop?
I know you can't...

♪ Love me... ♪

Come here.

♪ I wanna be with you, ay,
I wanna be with... - ♪

Come closer.

I am closer.

No.

Come closer.

♪ Told you that I'm on the way ♪

♪ I'm on the way, I know
connection is vague ♪

♪ Pick up the phone
for me, babe... ♪

- You get her back on time?
- 10:00 p.m. on the dot.

Okay.

Hey, Carlotta.

What the hell are you
doing here, Brody?

Thought I'd come say
hello to my daughter.

Hey, Star.