02x01 - Karma Goes To Work

[bunniefuu]

[hip-hop beat]

Whoa!

♪ I was told no task too big
No job too small ♪

♪ And if I work hard
I deserve to have it all ♪

♪ But what if that job
Was way too much to handle ♪

♪ Is it worth getting what I want?
That's the gamble ♪

[pants]

Have you ever not wanted to do something
'cause it was hard?

[sighs]

Stick around, I'mma show you
what went down!

Today's the day, today's the day!

Today, I start my job
at the recording studio

with hip-hop legend Lady K!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

[Keys] Karma, will you please quiet down?

Major and I work all the time,
and you don't hear us yelling about it.

We have our own business
and make our own hours.

Uh, don't Mom and Dad decide your bedtime?

We make most of our own hours.

Now, if you'll excuse us, we're going
to the diner for a business meeting.

Major, where are those
profit-margin documents?

[Major whines]

What do you mean, you ate them?!

-[both] Hey, Keys.
-Ah, good day.

There she is, Lady K's new assistant.

That's Miss Lady K's new assistant to you.

[they laugh]

So, Karma Grant, what do you think
you'll do on your first day?

I don't know. Maybe make beats
and write rhymes? [sighs]

I'll probably help Lady K
by rapping on her new album.

You heard it here first, folks.

Karma's got the coolest, funnest job ever!

Yeah, but you've got a pretty awesome
new job too, Switch.

Yeah, I'm working at the Spin Shop.

But you're rapping with a legend.

-[phone chirps]
-Hmm?

-I'm Jayla.
-And I'm Tayla.

Whoa. Jayla and Tayla are back?

-Even after losing freestyle knockout?
-[phone beeps]

-That's old news.
-Now all anyone cares about is…

[both] The Quadruple Talent Challenge!

-We're gonna one, rap.
-Two… ♪ Sing ♪

-Three, dance and…
-Four, do backflips.

♪ Don't flip out
'Cause you know we got so many skills ♪

♪ And our acrobatics
About to give you chills… ♪

-Whoa!
-Wow.

[scoffs] Who cares?

-I'm the one rapping with Lady K.
-Yeah. Yeah.

It's just some silly challenge video.

That's a lot of backflips.

Well, doesn't bother me.

I wonder if Lady K and I
will give each other cool nicknames.

Ooh! Maybe LK for her
and K-Dog for me.

-Wish me luck!
-Whoo-hoo!

Next time you see me, LK and I
will have recorded our first album.

-Oh, yeah. Say hi to Lady K for me.
-You go, K-Dog.

Hi, LK, it's me, K-Dog!
[chuckles nervously]

K-Dog? LK?

I gave us nicknames. Cool, right?
Pew-pew-pew!

Lady K is already a nickname.

That's OK.
I'm here and ready to get to work.

Maybe we should start
by rapping a song together? Hm?

I love that fire, but, uh…

we're not gonna be making music just yet.
There's a lot to do.

-Oh.
-First, organize these records.

I want to know who sang the song
and when it came out.

You got it, Lady K.

Then sort through these mics.

Some don't work.
I need you to figure out which ones do.

Uh, yeah. Sure thing, Lady K.

-And most importantly…
-[Karma gasps]

[Lady K] Untangle these wires.

Um, OK, Lady K.

It's not exactly what I thought
we'd be doing together,

-but that's cool.
-Together?

No, I'm sorry, Karma,
but I got some things to do this morning.

Thank you for holding down
the fort though. You got this.

Yeah. [forced laugh]

Toodles.

-[door closes]
-[sighs]

Well, guess I better get to work.

Uh… [chuckles nervously]

I'll start with the records.

[sighs] I thought I was gonna
be making music with Lady K,

not going through her old dusty records.

Ah! [sneezes] Oh.

Hm. Nelly Partridge?

[laughs]

[country music]

-♪ Working hard or hardly working… ♪
-[sneezes]

♪ Either way, somebody's fussin' I know ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ I wake up in the morning
Like every day ♪

♪ I work long hours
Don't get no break ♪

♪ Got me working night and day… ♪

[groans] This is hard work.

I deserve a break, don't I, Nelly?

I'll take that as a yes.

-She's Jayla.
-And she's Tayla.

And this is our latest video.

The rap with peanut butter
on your shoes challenge.

[Karma groans]

They're already doing
another rap challenge

and I haven't even rhymed once today!

-Wait, what?
-Huh?

I thought your job
was rapping with Lady K.

Huh? Oh, yeah! Yeah, totally.

I think we're just about to start rapping.

Lady K told me
we're probably gonna record

a brand-new album together today.

-Seriously?
-That's awesome!

-Yeah, so… I'd better get back to it.
-Huh?

[groans]

I should be rapping
just like Jayla and Tayla.

I guess I could take another break
to make one little video.

[grunts] And I'll bring this.

I mean, I'm not not working.

[pants]

[doorbell rings]

Uh, excuse me.

-Keys! Keys! Keys!
-Thanks, chef.

Karma, you're interrupting
a very important business lunch.

But, it looks like… Hm.

I have an opening in my schedule
in four seconds. Are you free then?

[sighs] Really, Keys?

Three, two, one.

Hi, you could make it. What's up?

[groans]

I need you to record a video challenge
of me rapping, like Jayla and Tayla.

The rap while juggling carrots challenge!

♪ Check out these crunchy carrots
Full of vitamin A ♪

♪ We be dipping them in hummus
Like, every day ♪

[Keys] Hold up.
Aren't you supposed to be working?

I am! I'm just taking a little break.

All right, all right!

Just one quick rap and then back to work.

[music plays]

♪ Check my rhymes ♪

♪ Carrot time
Gimme that orange crunch ♪

♪ You know my flow look best
In a carrot bunch ♪

-[Keys] And… cut!
-[Karma laughs]

Not too shabby.

[sighs] I guess it's time
to get back to the wires.

-[Keys] Whoa.
-Huh?

-Jayla and Tayla posted another video.
-Uh. Hm…

Maybe I could do just one more?

The rap and dance with your dog challenge.

[Karma] Hm.

-[music plays]
-[Major yaps]

♪ You know me, I'm on top ♪

♪ And I'm in my groove ♪

♪ And to prove it
Watch me and my dog bust a move ♪

[Keys] Oh…

We know you love watching
our challenge videos.

But now, it's time to take it
to the next level.

This is the rap
and behind the back challenge.

♪ No two are better
Rapping's in our lane ♪

♪ We have all the vibes
Now we making it rain ♪

Whoa! They just rapped and did
a no look behind the back shot!

And I'm gonna do it too.

I mean, it's not like the wires
are going anywhere.

♪ I got the hustle, got the fire ♪

♪ Not a little but a lot ♪

♪ So watch me do it big
While I master this shot ♪

[slow-motion] Whoa!

Whoo-hoo! I made the shot!

-I did it, Keys!
-[Keys] Awesome!

[Lady K] Keys? Is that another nickname?

I was looking for these wires.

[gasps] Lady K! I-I was just…

-[grunts] Nuh-uh.
-Oof!

That's why I'm my own boss.

[sighs]

I really let Lady K down.

-Uh-huh!
-You're being a fool, girl.

-[Jayla and Tayla laugh]
- ♪ I can't believe my behavior ♪

♪ I've been off track
Following Jayla and Tayla ♪

♪ I told Lady K that I was ready to work ♪

♪ But the only thing I was thinking about
Was rapping a verse ♪

♪ Should have untangled wires
And plugged up mics ♪

♪ Listened to a bunch of records
That I don't like ♪

♪ I need to learn how to get
All of my priorities straight ♪

♪ Time to make things right
'Cause it's never too late ♪

I know what I have to do.

[sighs]

-Um, h-hi, Lady K.
-Hm.

Oh, you don't need to untangle those,
I got it.

-Do you?
-[Karma sighs]

I know I was supposed to be working,
but I wanted to be rapping.

Karma, you want to be a rapper, but
there's only one way to achieve that goal.

You can't play your way to it,
you can't joke your way to it.

You have to work your way to it.

It's just there are these rappers
Jayla and Tayla and--

I'm not worried about Jayla or Tayla.

You know, even after years of rapping,
I'm still trying to get better.

There are things you have to learn
before you can really succeed.

But that won't happen if you don't--

Don't fit in the work.

[chuckles] Girl, now come on
and help me with these wires.

[mid-tempo music plays]

[microphone thuds]

Nice work this week, Karma.

Thanks! But…

Lady K, how am I ever gonna
make my own music

if all I do is listen to old records
and untangle wires?

Mm. Good question.
Bring me one of the records you organized.

I'm thinking something
with a strong female voice,

-catchy melody, maybe from the 1970s.
-Hm.

[Karma] Oh, Nelly Partridge!

Country pop, released in '72.

Oh, I love that one!

♪ Working hard or hardly working ♪

♪ Either way, somebody's fussin' ♪

[Lady K sings along]
♪ I know ♪

- ♪ I know ♪
-[Karma laughs]

So, how many beats per minute
do you think it is?

Uh, it's moving pretty fast,
maybe… 100?

And do you know which wire
you need with that?

Yeah, I do. It's the… Oh!

Yeah, I do!

Good. Bring 'em in.

♪ Working hard or hardly working ♪

[raps]
♪ Work, working hard or hardly working ♪

♪ Work, working hard or hardly working ♪

♪ Work, working hard or hardly working ♪

♪ I admit it, I didn't get it ♪

♪ Was not with it, but now I did it ♪

♪ It was a lesson in the work ♪

♪ It was a blessing in the work ♪

♪ There's a long road ahead
Becoming a great rapper ♪

♪ Take small steps every day ♪

♪ And can you master
Anything you wanna do in this industry ♪

♪ Become a hero for our community ♪

♪ That's right, Lady K
I'mma work hard ♪

♪ And I'm gonna give it
Everything that's in my heart ♪

♪ I'm dedicated
No stopping this girl ♪

♪ I am Karma
I'mma change the world ♪

Need me to untangle any more wires,
Lady K?

[chuckles] We are good, Karma.