01x08 - Family First

[bunniefuu]

I know who snitched on you
about Poncho.

f*cking Spanky.

We gotta figure
this sh*t out Ev.

I can't just go out there
and tell them I'm gay

and start sh**ting
for the Spurs.

It doesn't work like that.

- Is my brother here?
- No.

Cane! You need to come home.

You want back in,
you show up for the family.

- Wanted to see me, Professor?
- I want you to write

about the nature of power
in relationships

between you and a love interest.

- Yeah, I can-I can do that.
- But I want details, Tariq.

I know you're sleeping
with Tariq.

I'm not sleeping
with Tariq St. Patrick.

I'd like you to meet
my Auntie Monet.

I'm a professor,
and you're a student.

Any of this getting out
would be expl*sive.

Now that Malcolm's
out of the picture,

maybe we can talk
about a few things.

Professor at Stansfield is
sleeping with a student.

Look, it's my secret; it's
what you're here for, right?

- You went too far with Cane.
- I did what I had to do.

Look, you ain't out here.

You don't understand
who he is now.

I broke up with Riley.
I'm sorry I didn't believe you.

Look, it's all good, bro.

♪ They say this is
A big, rich town ♪

♪ I just come
From the poorest part ♪

♪ Bright lights, city life ♪

♪ I gotta make it
This is where it goes down ♪

♪ I just happen
To come up hard ♪

♪ Legal or illegal, baby
I gotta make it ♪

♪ I never took
A straight path nowhere ♪

♪ Life's full of twists
And turns, bumps and bruises ♪

♪ I live, I learn ♪

♪ I'm from that city full of
Yellow cabs and skyscrapers ♪

♪ It's hard to get a start
In these parts without paper ♪

♪ Homey, I grew up in hell
A block away from heaven ♪

♪ That corner every 15 minutes
They moving seven ♪

♪ Pure snow, bag it
Then watch it go ♪

♪ Occupational options
Get some blow or some hos ♪

♪ sh**t the ball or the strap
Learn to rap or to jack ♪

♪ f*ck it, man In the meantime ♪

♪ Go head and pump a pack ♪

♪ This my regal, royal flow
My James Bond bounce ♪

♪ That 007
That's 62 on my count ♪

♪ I'm an undercover liar
I lie under the covers ♪

♪ Look a bitch in the eyes ♪

♪ And tell her Baby, I love ya ♪

♪ You're my inspiration
You're my motivation ♪

♪ You're the reason that I'm
Moving with no hesitation ♪

♪ They say this is
A big, rich town ♪

♪ Yeah, I just come
From the poorest part ♪

♪ Bright lights, city life ♪

♪ I gotta make it
This is where it goes down ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I just happen
To come up hard ♪

♪ Legal or illegal, baby
I gotta make it ♪

♪

♪ The plan was to get
In and then make it out ♪

♪ Put a couple mil
Up in that bank account ♪

♪ Drive foreign whips... ♪

- Yo.
- What up?

Got something
that'll cheer you up.

Got the re-up.

Okay, but this is, like,
half of what we usually get.

Yeah, well, the connect
is having some supply issues,

so we're just gonna have
to deal with it right now.

Okay, well, this is the wrong
weekend for that.

It's homecoming; everyone's
parents are gonna be in town.

There's gonna be people
all over campus.

Remember
Choate's Parents' Weekend?

We made a k*lling.

It's gonna be like that
times a thousand.

Plus, we'd make even more
money if we sell powder.

Just this weekend.

Bro, I'm not selling no coke.

I told you,
that sh*t is too hot.

I know, but I'd be like
the snowman with that sh*t.

Call me
Jack f*ckin' Frost, baby.

Jingle bells, son.

Time to deliver.
Catch you later.

A'ight.

♪ Put a couple mill
Up in that bank account ♪

♪ Drive foreign whips
When I'm skrrtin' out ♪

Oh!

- Uh, BruShaundria here?
- Who's asking?

Ma, that's just my math tutor.

A tutor?

Girl, I know you ain't paying
nobody to tutor you.

- You could study for free.
- Mom, stop.

Can you just take
the study guide, please?

♪

Keep talkin', talkin',
and I'll snatch.

What?

Okay, let's get started.

Great.

Uh, welcome, parents,
to Canonical Studies.

If you're unfamiliar,

this is
an interdisciplinary course

that exposes freshmen
to the Western canon.

Our focus on fundamental texts
fortifies their foundations

before they continue
their studies

or go off to run the world.

Professor Reynolds, please?

So this week,

we are dissecting Invisible Man.

Show of hands... how many parents
here have actually read it?

Oh, um...

...it's been a while,
but I think I recall

how the book portrays not only
the effects of overt racism,

but also the depersonalization
of race blindness.

- Mom.
- Very well put.

I certainly see
where Lauren gets it from.

How is this book relevant

in a course about
fundamental texts?

- Dad!
- The text

is a metaphor to illustrate

the racial divide in America.

How is that not relevant?

Ooh, I like him. Mm-hmm.

You can turn around.

Ralph Ellison writes,

"I've been trying to look
through myself.

"And there's risk in it.

I was never more hated than
when I tried to be honest."

How do we interpret that?

Mr. St. Patrick,
what do you think?

Well, I think he's right.

You know, that's how life works.

People only like to hear
what they wanna hear.

The truth is usually ugly,
and they don't wanna hear that.

They wanna hear
their own version of it.

I think a mature person
is always honest,

even if other people
don't like it.

Mm, nice answer, honey.

Nobody is always honest.

Mm, better answer, honey.

So, students, maybe we
should share with our parents

some of the excerpts
from our Invisible Manpapers.

♪

Here's my extra-credit paper.

I hope it makes up for the
paper I failed on The Apology.

Listen, I, uh...

I know things can be very
difficult for you right now,

seeing
all these other families here,

given your situation.

But that point you made
earlier today in class

about struggling
to tell the truth...

Was that about your parents?

Because it really seemed
to come from the heart.

Nah, that was-that was really
just about the book,

Professor Reynolds.

Uh, listen, Tariq.

Look, I still feel like there's
something that you're hiding.

Now, you know
you can trust me, right?

Have you read the book,
Professor?

You can't trust anybody,
not with the truth.

I have to make it
to my next class.

♪

Ms. Richards.

Been a minute.

Francis.

I thought you were still inside.

They just let you out?

Something wrong with my arrest.

White people f*cked up.
I'm home.

Is that how Spanky got out too?

Like that?

You know,
I don't believe it, but...

...but I heard rumors
somebody said he snitched.

You have any idea
who might did that?

I heard some people inside
talkin' that same sh*t.

Let's just say they ain't
talkin' at all no more.

I'm sorry for your loss,
Ms. Richards.

Spanky was my day one,
my best friend.

Anybody throwing dirt
on his name

gotta deal with me now.

Well...

it's good to have you out,
at least.

You always took care of Spank.

I got you now.

You need anything,
just holla at me.

I'll be around.

♪

♪

Got a minute, Carrie?

Not here.

And it's Professor Milgram
at school.

Right, right, right. My bad.

So what's wrong?

It's just this rivalry game
tomorrow.

It's already airing on ESPN,

and I just found out
NBA scouts gonna be there too.

Well, that's great.

Isn't this everything
you've been waiting for?

That's why I'm nervous.

If I don't show out
for these scouts,

I could end up in
the second round of the draft,

and half them dudes
end up playing overseas.

Okay.

Play this out.

Say all that does happen.

What's the worst
that can happen to you?

Ain't about me.

I'm holding down
my whole family.

They're depending on me,

and I just wanna make it
to the league

so they can stop
what they've been doing...

...stop working.

Well, just approach it
like it's any other game.

It might help put my mind
at ease

if I know
I'm gonna see you later.

Tonight's a little busy.

I'll call you.

♪

Not if I call you first, girl.

♪

Well, look who it is.

Good to see you again,
Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin.

Hey.

I'm surprised you were
all alone in class, Tariq.

They couldn't grant your mother
release for the weekend?

My mother will be home
for good very soon, actually.

Okay, anyways, we were actually
just on our way to lunch.

- You can join us if you want.
- Oh, that'd be perfect.

I just have to grab something
from my room really quick.

♪

Yo, what was up with you
the other night?

Look, you had just broken up
with your man, a'ight?

What did you want me to do?

I make the move,
and then I'm the assh*le.

Why didn't you
just say that, then?

'Sup, 'Riq?

The f*ck are you doing here?

Looks like I'm interrupting.

Oh, well.

Yeah, you actually are.

Now I see what the
other night was about.

She doesn't look worth it to me.

Oh, sh*t, you big mad, huh?

Lauren.

- Lauren, I'll catch up, a'ight?
- Don't bother.

Yo, what the f*ck
you up here for?

I hope you're not here
to collect,

'cause I don't owe you sh*t.

It's Parents' Weekend,
homecoming,

the big basketball game.

It's Yale versus Stansfield.

I'm here to make money.

All these people on campus
at once is a f*cking cash cow.

I brought product down here.

I just need you to tell me
how to move it.

Split it 50/50.

To be honest with you, Effie,
I'm not on that sh*t no more.

What do you mean?

I don't sell dr*gs. I'm done.

I'm out the game.

You really hate me that much?

That you just gonna lie
straight to my face?

This has nothing to do
with you, all right?

But since you did ruin
my whole afternoon,

I got a paper to write.

Damn.

A'ight.

♪

Look, all I am saying
is that catches like Malcolm

don't grow on trees, dear.

And even though I don't
advocate chasing a man,

I think maybe
you should reach out.

Mom, it's over.

Well, I'm still going
golfing with him.

Hey, excuse me.

You know
where the freshmen stay at?

Um, freshmen dorms
are straight ahead.

You look way too young
to be somebody's parent.

Who are you here for?

My little cousin Tariq.

St. Patrick?

Yeah, you know him?

Oh, we're all quite acquainted
with Tariq.

Okay, his building
is right around the corner.

The names are on the door.

Oh, he might be kind of busy
right now, though.

Not too busy for me.

Oh, and don't tell him I'm here.

It's a surprise.

Don't worry. I won't.

Thank you.

♪

What? Don't hold out on me, man.

What do you think?

I love the new story.

It feels real.

Like your first book,
but grittier.

Okay, but, listen:

I truly believe that this
can be the fundamental text

on Black male identity
for the next generation.

Yo, but even better, I can sell
this drug-dealing family sh*t.

I set up meetings
with the majors.

Should be a big payday
for the both of us.

And I gotta know,
how does it end?

Does the kid end up dead?

In jail?

Graduating and going straight?

Gotta wait and see.

You don't know, do you?

Look, publishers are gonna want
the full spiel, all right?

So just figure
that sh*t out, n*gga.

Oh, sh*t.

I gotta take this.

♪

Yo, I already told you,
I'm out of the game, man.

- You know who I am?
- You look familiar.

I look more
than f*cking familiar.

And you owe me money.

Listen, man,
I hope Davis ain't tell you

I was gonna pay you
for holding it down in court,

'cause I don't got no money
to give you, a'ight?

Davis ain't say sh*t.

I'm here 'cause Ghost owe me,
m*therf*cker.

We had an agreement
before he d*ed.

Long story short,

he said he'd take care of me,
so I'm here to collect.

I know you think he left me
and my family a bunch of money,

but we broke.

I could barely pay
for Davis, man.

Look like I give a f*ck
about your life story?

I want my f*cking money.

I see you already got
Ghost's Rolex.

Look, this is all I got for now.

f*ck out of here.
What's that? Your lunch money?

Just give me
till the end of the week.

- I'll get you some money...
- I look like I got all

f*cking week?

You know what?
I'm a reasonable man.

I want my money tomorrow.

If not, you're f*cking dead.

- All right, man...
- Your first payment is 24K.

All right, man.
Tomorrow. I got it.

Now, give me your phone.

Come on!

♪

Here.
When I hit your line, pick up.

If not, me and my friend here
will be back.

I got you, man.

A'ight, man. Relax.

Good to see you, cuz.

♪

Yes, hello?

Daniel Warren, please.

So sorry I kept you waiting.

Mr. St. Patrick.

I was surprised
that you reached out.

- Have you graduated already?
- No, not quite yet.

But I am here to speak to you
about my inheritance.

I'm gonna need an advance.

The money stays in the trust

until you gradate
with a three point five,

as your father wished.

You're right,

but I don't need
the full amount.

I just need 24,000.

On top of that,
I'm crushing my grades.

Wonderful.

Aside, of course,

from the Canonical Studies
paper that you failed?

You've been keeping
track of my grades?

Your father saw to it
that I would.

But he's the reason
I need the money.

I'm in danger
until I pay his debt.

Danger? Oh, dear.

Should I alert the authorities?

No, no, no.
It's not that kind of danger.

This guy said he would...
sue if I didn't pay, so...

Well...

if he does, you have my number.

I'm sorry I couldn't be
of more help.

Have a good day.

Tariq, what's wrong?

Ma, is there any lockboxes
in the city

with some extra cash?

If there was more money
out there,

I would have told you
before now.

Why?
Why do you need money so fast?

- Is it Davis?
- No, it's not Davis.

Well, tell me.

Look, Ma, I can't tell you,
all right?

I-I'm not gonna involve you
in this.

Tariq, I'm your mother.
I'm always involved.

Look, baby,

I wish
I was out there to help you.

You can help me.

Look, I need some help
from this girl, right?

But she stabbed me
in the back before.

How do I work with someone
that I can't trust?

Well, after I found out
your father was cheating on me,

on all of us,
I couldn't trust him either.

Facts.

So when things went left

and we still had
to work together,

I did the next best thing.

I got him to trust me.

And that worked?

Like a charm.

"Instead of writing
about power in relationships,

I'm gonna investigate
the power of relationships.

You know, the ones I saw
ended up in death,

and the only ones I've ever
been in were built on lies.

And I didn't think
they could work,

I wrote them off entirely.

But there's this one person
who's changing my mind.

She cares. We connect.

I wouldn't even be in
Canonical Studies without her,

to be honest.

Only problem is,

she got this square
for a boyfriend

who shows up all the time,
but...

she chose me over him."

n*gga, you wearing a wire?

f*ck, no.

Look, you the one that ratted
on me at Choate, so...

Yeah, and just
a couple hours ago,

you told me
you was out the game.

Now you're saying you know
what kids want coke

and you're willing
to point 'em out to me

in exchange for half my profit?

Why the sudden change of heart?

My mom's trial.

You know,
I owe her lawyer money.

Yeah, I figured
it was something like that.

I didn't think you would tell
me the truth, though.

I know you don't f*ck with me
like that anymore.

But you don't know why, though.

You know, I really liked you.

You know, I don't let myself
like anybody.

I don't even let people
get to know who I am.

When you tell people the truth,

they don't even wanna hear it.

I wanna hear it.

♪

Truth is, I need your help
making this money.

- And I wanna trust you, but...
- I'm here for you, 'Riq.

Hey, back at Choate,
I did what I had to do,

but that doesn't mean
that I liked it.

Haven't you ever done
anything you had to do,

even if it was the last thing
you wanted to do?

♪

Yep.

You can trust me, Tariq.

We're the same.

We both do
what needs to be done.

♪ I want you ♪

♪ You want me ♪

♪ We need trust, babe ♪

♪ Trust babe ♪

♪ I want you, you want me ♪

I didn't mean for you
to see that.

♪ We need trust ♪

♪ Hey, I can be
The one you need ♪

You don't need yours tonight.

You're safe with me.

♪ Other b*tches wanna be you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ No
I don't wanna do you wrong ♪

♪ I'ma give you my all ♪

♪ And I'ma always Keep it real ♪

♪ Just gotta tell me
How you feeling ♪

♪ If we ain't got no trust ♪

♪ Then I ain't got No feelings ♪

♪ You say you need my love ♪

♪ We ain't got no limits ♪

♪ Said if we ain't got trust ♪

♪ We ain't really got Nothing ♪

♪ I want you ♪

♪ And you want me ♪

♪ We need trust ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ I want you ♪

♪ You want me ♪

♪ We need trust, babe ♪

♪

♪

Hi. This is
Professor Carrie Milgram.

♪

It's about f*cking time.

Damn, Dru.

I gotta come
all the way up to the BX.

Not even giving me a full re-up.

Things been a little shaky
since D.C. Joe went missing.

Plus, I don't make
the f*cking rules.

Man, you could've dropped
that sh*t off at campus.

I look like Postmates to you?

That's your lane, CourseCorrect.

♪

You right.

It is my sh*t, and we're making
a lot of money from it.

But n*gga,
I can't keep coming up here.

I be having sh*t to do.

Well, what the f*ck you
think I gotta do?

I got a life.

Well, you just sitting
here in a motel waiting for me.

Next time I have to travel
this far for the re-up,

I want some extra.

Yeah, that's definitely not...

Then we need
to work some sh*t out,

because this was
a long-ass journey.

You know who you have to
talk to about changing this.

- I'll do that.
- You do that.

Till then, it is what it is.

Finally.

Wait.

We should focus on business.

- A'ight. You got the coke?
- ♪ Ooh ♪

Where the customers at?

All right, so, boom.

- It's Parents' Weekend, right?
- Mm-hmm.

So, basically, seeing someone
with their parents

lets you know everything
you need to know about them.

Now, some kids at Stansfield
got perfect parents

and can't wait to be reunited.

But most kids f*cking hate
their families.

Having them around is a reminder

that these college kids
ain't adults yet

and they still under
their parents' thumbs.

I paid for the damn thing.

Well, you got
divorced moms and dads

in the same room together,
jealous siblings acting out.

That's why your grades
are so low!

And with them around,

students can't turn up
in the time they most want to.

We'll target
the computer science, pre-law,

the econ kids.

Those are the ones
most overworked,

and their parents being here
means less time to study.

Gotta flirt with the bag boys
at the grocery store?

And that's where you come in.

Well, excuse me
for trying to live a little.

You look like you need this.

These kids not about to
leave campus to get some coke,

so they gonna
pay airport prices.

♪ Here we go ♪

♪ If you a bad gyal
Then you have to back it up ♪

♪ Me no want no negativity
A-come around me ♪

Hmm.

For someone who's not dealing,

you sure know
the lay of the land here.

You know, I made it my business
to look around

just in case I change my mind.

♪ Ooh ♪

I guess I changed it for you.

♪

You know, it's a good thing
you don't go here,

'cause I wouldn't get
no work done.

We're gonna work.

Later.

♪ Ooh ♪

Think you're better
off single, Brayden.

When I was an undergraduate,
I kept a scoreboard.

- Bobby.
- Relax.

This was all before we met.

Who do you think taught Trace?

♪ I be stuntin' Like my daddy ♪

♪ Stuntin', stuntin'
Like my daddy ♪

What?

- Is it, like, 2006, Trace?
- Mm.

What in the actual f*ck
is happening right now?

Two glasses wasn't enough?

Oh, it was before
your joyride down memory lane.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't realize reliving my
glory days was a crime.

"Glory days"?

Like last year
with your assistant?

You're a walking #MeToo, Bobby.

Well, maybe if I was
more stimulated at home,

I wouldn't need to entertain
those girls at work.

Always an excuse for everything.

- Ah!
- And you wonder

where Becca gets it from.

What's going on with Trace?

Oh, we did a few lines earlier.

Um, once his high wears off,

he'll be back
to his normal douchebag self.

Where the f*ck did you get coke?

Ha! Nice try, Skids.
Find your own dr*gs.

♪

♪

Hold the f*ck still.

Here, I got it.
Don't worry about it.

What the f*ck, man?
Take that sh*t.

There you go. Nice and pretty.

Yo, why am I trying to k*ll
this n*gga again?

- Wait, you scary now?
- Man, come on.

Barz ain't scary, man.
He's a m*therf*cking soldier.

Yo, he told you.

This kid
Tariq is our competition.

That's right.
He tutors my cousin.

And once he saw
how reckless and wild

y'all was moving online,

he convinced Monet to drop
y'all and only deal with him.

He said GTG
was bad for business.

- f*ck that.
- Yeah, f*ck that.

Soft-ass tutor n*gga
took food off our plate, Barz.

Gotta go handle that sh*t.

Look, you'll be able

to get through
the metal detectors with this.

Hey, remember,
you're on a college campus,

so don't do it until
you have him cornered, alone,

with no witnesses, okay?

There's gonna be a lot
of white folks up there,

so the police will pull up
on your ass in a heartbeat.

And then text me
on the burner when it's done.

Ayo.

Finish this sh*t.

♪

Yo, I can't believe
we made 50K that fast.

That's what happens
when you got a team.

You know
we ain't gotta stop here.

We could go to
Homecoming Weekend

at the different schools,
take over all the Ivy League.

Yo, I never thought of that.

Think about how big
we could make it.

Just you and me.

Is that the girl from yesterday?

Ooh, I bet she's pissed.

Nah, it's not.

But I gotta go pay
my mom's lawyer.

Cool. Let's go.

How about we meet up later?

- How long you here for, anyway?
- Just through the weekend.

But I could stay
a couple more days.

Do you want me to stay
a couple of more days?

Yeah, that would be cool.

That is, if it's okay
with your roommate.

I think he might feel some type
of way about us hooking up.

He always had a crush on me.

Yo, his ex basically moved in.

Ex? What happened to her?

Uh, look, I really gotta go,
all right?

Mm-hmm.

See you after the game?

For sure.

♪

- How you feeling?
- Better.

Taking your advice.

It's just another game.

- Good.
- Zeke.

What up, Auntie?

- Where everybody else at?
- Parking the cars.

Is this the teacher
that put you on probation?

No, this is my advisor, Ca...
Uh, Professor Milgram.

You should be really proud
of your nephew.

I am.

Well, go, Stallions.

♪

Hey, you good?

Yeah.

Don't f*ck this up.

- I won't.
- Here.

♪

- What's this for?
- You earned it.

Not yet.

Look, those scouts showed up
to see you play.

You already won.

Now go in there
and give them a show.

You got this.

Love you, Auntie.

♪

Yo, I was just
about to call you.

I just got back
from family brunch.

My little sister and Trace
were high as f*ck.

They bought coke off
of someone on campus.

Some outsider is making money
on our turf.

That's our f*cking money, 'Riq!

It ain't our money, a'ight?

- 'Cause we don't sell coke.
- I know, but we should.

Do you think Effie is here?

I know her school
is playing ours.

I don't know; I think she would
have hit us if she was here.

Yeah, you're right.

All right, I'm gonna ask around

and see
who's been hustling here.

Pills and weed, a'ight?
That's our bread and butter.

I mean, do you even know
how to cut a brick of coke?

Do you even know how much
a brick of coke

goes for on the street?

- No.
- All right, then.

That's a whole
different game, bro.

You gotta stay in your lane.

I gotta go check on Trace.

I'll catch you later.

♪

♪

Zeke, focus up.
We need your head in the game.

♪

Energy up.

♪

You're good.

Right through.

♪

♪

- Yo. What up, y'all?
- Yo.

- Yo, what up?
- What up, man?

- Hey.
- What's up?

Ms. Tejada,
I could use some more work.

Running low.

Well, I'm having some problems
on my end this week.

I'll get back to you.

All good.

Yo, I'm about to go
to the concession stand.

- Y'all want anything?
- No, thanks, I'm good.

- A water.
- I'm Gucci.

Hey, grab me some nachos,
orange soda, and a pretzel.

Yeah, word.

♪

All right. Come on through.

♪

What's good, bitch?

♪

Get the f*ck off me.

Let's get the f*ck out of here.

Nah, he ain't done.

♪

Yo, who the f*ck is this n*gga
trying to k*ll you?

I don't know who that is.

Y'all got cameras in here?

Nah, they out of service.

m*therf*cker.

I should sh**t this n*gga
for f*cking up my Rollie.

They asking if he k*lled me, yo.

♪

Here.

Nah. More.

Man, that's what you asked for.

Circumstances changed.
I just saved your f*cking life.

It's gonna run you
at least 20 to 50 more bands.

f*ck it, all right.
Let's just go.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Wipe everything down you
touched, you stupid-ass n*gga.

♪

And at sh**ting guard,

standing six foot five,

Ezekiel Cross!

Zeke! Zeke! Zeke!

I taught him everything
he know, baby.

Lyin'-ass n*gga.

- Here.
- Thank you.

- Yo, they was all out.
- A'ight.

What took so long?
You almost missed tip-off.

All right, the way we win
this game is effort.

That means moving the ball
and playing together as a unit.

On three. One, two, three.

Stallions!

Let's go, Zeke!

Yes baby, they can't hold you!

- Let's go, let's go, let's go!
- Bust they ass, cuzzo!

♪

Whoever the f*ck this is,
when I find you, you're dead.

f*cking p*ssy.

♪

Zeke! Zeke! Zeke!

Zeke! Zeke! Zeke! Zeke! Zeke!

Hey, Effie. I-I didn't know
you were here.

Hey.

Mm. You look good.

So like,
what are you doing here?

Why didn't you hit me?

Um, just supporting
the basketball team.

But isn't the game
going on right now?

Yeah.
I'm the one who got played.

Tariq?

Yeah, he blew me off
for some bitch.

Let me guess.
Blonde hair, kind of stuck up?

Hey, Hamiltonstarts
in 45 minutes,

and you know how Dad gets
when he misses the opening.

Thank God.
I was looking for you.

Um...

do you have any more
of that white stuff?

Get it from your brother's
best friend.

I'm sure he has more left over.

Wait, what?

Tariq was selling coke with you?

Yeah. He sold me, all right.

Uh, tell Tariq
he can suck my d*ck.

♪ Yo ♪

♪ I got money, bitch ♪

- Hey, turn up!
- Zeke Cross!

We need you on the Knicks
next year, baby!

Hey.
Drinks on me tonight, fellas.

Word? Top shelf?

I'm about to be on my Ciroc
Obama sh*t in here.

Y'all n*gg*s
gonna make me broke.

They're not gonna charge
you anyway, First Round.

They want you to come back
with your little NBA friends

when you hit the league.

Bottle service all night.

Y'all stupid.

Get it! Get it!

Yo, Ev, you good?

- Yeah, I'm good.
- Come on, bro.

Look where we at, man.

What's up, Dru?

Nah, we at the club.
Just me and some teammates.

Yeah, you should come through

if you can, uh,
get away from Monet.

Let's get it.

♪

♪ What's poppin'? ♪

♪ Brand-new whip
Just hopped in ♪

♪ I got options ♪

♪ I can pass that bitch
Like Stockton ♪

♪ Hometown hero Feelin' myself ♪

♪ Can't m*rder my ego ♪

♪ She heard Of my deep stroke ♪

♪ She said, "Bae, does it hurt
When I deep throat?" ♪

♪ Certified freak ho ♪

♪ Hang around us
And she learning my lingo ♪

♪ Back then wasn't worried
About me, though ♪

♪ In the gym, trying to work
On my free throw ♪

♪ God damn, God damn ♪

♪ Spending money in the club
Like Sam's ♪

♪ Yes, ma'am
She a little freak on cam ♪

♪ I'm at the club
With the basketball team ♪

♪ Me and the Cardinals
Are sharing this section ♪

♪

♪

All right, that's it.
That's it. I'm done.

- Come on, man.
- Hey, nah, man.

Come on,
we got sh**t tomorrow.

No, we got sh**t tomorrow.

You got interviews
on ESPN and sh*t.

And shout-out your point guard

for dropping you all them dimes.

Stop playing, hey?

We got-we got
a bunch of games left.

sh*t,
if I dropped 40 on primetime,

I'd wrap my ass in Bubble Wrap

till the commissioner
calls my name.

- Didn't I see you on TV today?
- Me?

Nah, but you did see
my boys here.

If you got love,
show it to them.

♪

Yo, Ev, that's you, man.

You ain't get
no p*ssy all season.

What's up, Ma?

I noticed you noticing me.

You kind of short...
but cute, though.

- Come on.
- Aw, yeah.

- Cuzzo! You made it.
- Yeah.

Y'all turning up already, huh?

Hey, man, it's a celebration.
You need to catch up.

The whole crew out.

♪ Keep it heating up Mmm ♪

- ♪ See, I can't take it ♪
- Yeah.

♪ I'm gonna
Call your bluff, yeah ♪

But y'all ain't got
no champagne.

I'm gonna be back.

Hey, let's get it.

Good lookin' out!

- What do you want?
- I just wanted to talk.

I didn't answer your call
for a reason.

So I gotta keep pretending
I don't know you

when we see each other?

You making it sound like
you ran into me here, Dru.

Come on.

I know you called Zeke,
looking for me.

So what the f*ck is up?

I like the other you better.
This one's a f*cking assh*le.

Man, you don't even know me.

I'm trying,
but you won't let me.

Because I'm trying
to make the league, Dru.

But you keep trying
to blow up my life

and turn me
into a f*cking symbol.

I just want you to be
real with me.

You wanna be real? Fine.
Let's go outside.

Outside? For what?
So you can hide?

That's all you f*cking do
is hide.

Hide from me,
hide from your team,

- hide from the f*cking world.
- You're right, okay?

You're right.

I hide.

Man, not everybody's family
is like yours, okay?

Not everybody accepts me
for myself.

And it's hard being myself,
okay?

But I am trying.

Okay? I'm trying.

♪

♪ Ooh, yeah ♪

- Yo, f*ck the ride at?
- Forget the ride.

We need to run them
drinks off anyway.

Come on.
Don't let me see you dragging.

Oh.

So your family ain't show up
for the big game?

Dad wanted me to go to Yale.

So he probably rooted
against me today.

Just so you know,

my family ain't
a cakewalk neither.

Keep wanting me
to be something I'm not.

What they want you to be?

More like them.

Yo, I'm trying to eat, man.

Halal cart
right around the corner.

And they got that fire sauce.
Come on.

Hey, Zeke Cross.
Hey, what's good, fam?

Can I get a picture?

- I got you, fam.
- Appreciate it, man.

Zeke.

- Yo, Zeke!
- Yo, what the f*ck?

He ain't got nothing
to do with this, man.

Oh, they do now.

See, y'all Tejadas think
GTG ain't got no code,

but we take that "eye
for an eye" sh*t to the grave.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey!

Guap. Guap. Hey, listen. Chill.

You want back
in the game, right?

Right? I can do that.

But only if you fall
the f*ck back right now.

Ain't about being
in no game, man.

This is about Cane sending
my young boy Barz into a trap.

All that passion,
all that energy, dead and gone.

So now I'm about
do the same sh*t to y'all.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey, hey, hey!

If you gonna do some sh*t...

do it to me.

♪

Nah.

This will hurt Monet way more

than k*lling her F*gg*t-ass son.

♪

♪

♪

Dru!

Dru!

♪

Zeke, come on.

Zeke, come on!

♪

I can't even look
at you right now.

Bringing this on your cousin.

Ma, it all happened so fast, I...

When I said, "Keep Zeke
away from the business,"

it doesn't mean you gonna stalk
his little teammate at the club

'cause you all caught up
in your feelings.

I'm sorry.

- Uh, but Zeke's okay, so...
- Zeke didn't come home.

He's not okay,
not after what almost happened.

Ma, I saved him. Me.

You don't get credit

for putting out
a fire that you started.

Basketball is all Zeke's got.

Zeke is all this family got
if this drug sh*t goes left.

Stay out of my face.

♪

What the f*ck?

Look...

y'all need to leave me alone,
all right?

- Cane ain't even here.
- Uh-uh.

You already tried that sh*t
with Diana.

- I know he's here.
- Nah, f-for real this time.

I heard
he's at his other bitch house.

Okay, well, you should know:

n*gg*s is out looking
for Cane, to get at him.

And if I thought he was here,
they will too.

- Cane?
- God damn.

I told you not to say sh*t.

You ain't tell me you was using
me for a safehouse, n*gga.

Get the f*ck out.

Take your weird-ass brother
with you

and your funky-ass Timbs.

- Yeah, whatever.
- Mm-hmm.

f*cking most.

Blew up my whole spot.

- n*gga, Barz is dead.
- No sh*t.

Why you think I'm hiding out?

Yeah, but GTG ain't come
for you.

They came for us.

Almost sh*t Zeke's leg off.

Wait, what?

Lil' Guap and them jumped us.

They put their g*n right up
to Zeke's knee.

I saved him.

- You?
- Mm-hmm.

Did you clip Guap?

This is on you, Cane.

Oh, my God,
y'all always blame me, okay?

But this is Ma's fault.

First, she links up with
that silver-spoon m*therf*cker,

then she replace me with him,

then her and Dad have my ass
b*at outside the Bing,

and y'all mad at me
for doing me?

- Get the f*ck out of here.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

I didn't know Dad did that.

f*ck, man.

Monet finds out Zeke got
touched behind this sh*t,

I'm dead.

She knows.

She just don't know
it's your fault.

♪

And she don't got to.

♪

What you need me to do?

Body them Guaps.

End this sh*t... for good.

Say less.

I was about
to do that sh*t anyways.

♪

Oh, you must
really miss me, huh?

- Ma!
- What's wrong?

Somebody tried
to k*ll me today, Ma.

What?

Tariq, are you okay?

I'm good. I got away.

I should be out there with you.
This never would have happened.

- Look, I can handle it.
- Who was it?

Was it the people
that you work with?

I can't get into that
right now, Ma.

I'm trying to keep you
out of this.

No, that's over now.

You need to tell me everything

that you've been up to,
right now.

♪

You seem to
misunderstand how this works.

You don't call sh*ts,

and you don't get me
on the phone.

I got one question.

Why you been fronting me
like you're some kind of boss?

Lady, I don't front.

So you're the one who ordered
a hit on my son's life, then?

♪

What are you talking about?

Why don't you ask Monet?

Yeah, I know about her.

The way I see it, we're
all one big, happy family now,

and everybody's getting rich
off of my son's back.

You better listen to me,
and listen to me good.

If you hurt what's mine,
I swear to God,

I will find a way
to hurt what's yours.

♪

Yeah, 'Renzo, I know I'm right.

We tried everything
with him already.

Look, I gotta go.

Dru, get in here.

Already tried what with me?

Your father and I were talking
about Cane, not you.

Somebody d*ed
at Stansfield today.

School says it was someone
that just got drunk

and drowned in the pool.

But I think Cane sent one of
them Guaps up there

to k*ll Tariq.

But they didn't k*ll Tariq.

- Tariq k*lled them.
- Exactly.

And now GTG thinks
that we set them up.

And what's why
they went after Zeke.

I've been seeing
this whole thing wrong.

What do you mean?

I mean, you taking the blame
for your brother.

Great leaders always take
the fall, deserved or not,

'cause it's the quickest way
to make things right,

and you did that.

- It was nothing, Ma.
- It wasn't.

Look, Cane is just too far gone
at this point.

Ma, Cane is out taking care
of GTG right now.

You made that call?

I did.

♪

Well, that'll be the last thing
Cane does for this family.

This is
for my little n*gga Barz.

Guap in peace, bro.

Cane f*cking finessed us.

Sent our boy into an ambush.

We need to go smoke that n*gga.

- Facts. We out. Let's go.
- Not just him.

The whole Tejada family
is f*cking dead.

♪

f*ck, y'all n*gg*s
ain't paid the ConEd bill?

It might just be a blackout.

Okay, y'all go outside and check

if the whole block
got their power out too.

Man, this is some bullshit.

♪

Hey. Go and check that sh*t.

♪

f*ck!

♪

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Yo, Cane.

Look, man,
it don't gotta be like this.

I-I'll do whatever you need.
Just please, bro, just chill.

Calm the f*ck down, bro, a'ight?

From now on,
I want half of everything.

I don't care if you moving
weight or hitting licks.

Half is mines.

- Want half of every...
- Every f*cking thing.

Or else I'm gonna come
back here, and I'm gonna finish

- the f*cking job.
- Bam. Got you.

You got it.

My guy.

Oof!

That's for violating my cousin.

♪

Zeke!

You can't just show up
at my place like this.

Oh, my God.

What happened?

Can I come in?

Yeah.

♪

What's up?

You heard about Zeke?

I didn't-I didn't send GTG
after Zeke.

Come on, D.
I would never do that.

But you'd send them
after Tariq, right?

And now...

Cane, now she's made up
her mind.

You're not welcome here anymore.

Wait, so y'all choosing
Tariq over me?

It ain't about that.

It's about you going
against this family.

Yo, I gotta talk to her, okay?

I just k*lled the m*therf*ckers
who f*cked with Zeke.

All right,
I-I need y'all right now.

sh*t's hot out there.

You know damn well
that sh*t ain't up to me.

Take it.

And get out of the city.

Be careful out there.

♪

♪

Yo, bro, what's up
with your phone?

I called you, like, ten times.

I know.

Bro, you good?
I was worried about you, man.

No, I'm not good, dude.

You lied to me
about knowing Effie was here,

side hustle with her,
did it all without me,

and I think
you f*cked her in here.

The room smelled
all weird earlier.

You know what?
Don't even tell me.

Listen, bro, you don't
understand, all right?

My mother's lawyer was asking
for mad cash by today,

or he would drop her case.

I don't want to hear that sh*t

about you having
to help your mom, okay?

You could have
come to me about that.

But instead, you lied to me.

I would have, but I don't
trust your judgment

after you bringing a bitch
like Riley around.

The only thing on your mind
is her, bro.

You're not even thinking
about the money anymore.

Okay, run the app
with Effie, then.

Listen, B, that's our business.

n*gga, I ain't tell her
sh*t about that.

Nah, there is
no business anymore.

♪

This is Effie.

Don't leave a message.
I won't check it.

♪

Hello?

♪

♪

♪

♪ I am what I am ♪

♪ What I'm not, see I never be ♪

♪ n*gg*s woofin' up
Until we meet ♪

♪ Catch him lackin'
Put him on TV

♪ And if I should die ♪

♪ I'm boostin' The m*rder rate ♪

♪ My n*gg*s gon' slide
Every day ♪

♪ He been talkin' that sh*t
I can't wait ♪

♪ I am what I am What I'm not ♪

♪ See, I never be Uh-uh ♪

♪ n*gg*s woofin' up
Until we meet ♪

♪ Catch him lackin'
Put him on TV ♪

You don't trust me.

That's why you asked me
to meet you here.

You can't k*ll me
in broad daylight.

You'll get caught.

I wasn't trying
to k*ll you, Tariq.

That was Cane, all on his own.

Now, why should I believe you?

Because if I wanted you dead,
you'd be dead.

Look, I don't f*ck with none
of y'all, a'ight?

So just stay away from me,
and we'll keep it at that.

If I was you,
I would feel the same way.

But I want you to know that
Cane was all the way wrong

for what he did.

And because of that, he's no
longer a part of this family.

So you don't have to worry
about him anymore.

sh*t, I don't even trust him.

I told you I was the one
you could trust the most.

Cane is your blood, all right?

You not gonna
turn your back on him.

Yeah, well, your mother
made it very clear

that she's not gonna turn
her back on you either.

You talked to my mom?

She made a call to Lorenzo
on your behalf.

I ain't tell her to do that.

Look, she's a mother.
I understand.

But she can't call him
ever again.

A'ight.

And Cane can't come
for me again.

Look, I'm not giving you
permission to hunt Cane down.

But this is the streets.

You gotta protect yourself
at all times,

by any means necessary.

So if he comes for you,
it is what it is.

I'll hold nothing against you.

But if I get any word
of you seeking him out

and k*lling my son,

n*gga, I promise you,
I'll come k*ll you myself.

Do we have an understanding?

♪

Yeah, we good.
I need some more work.

More just came in.

I got you.

We got each other.

♪

♪ I am what I am ♪

♪ What I'm not See, I never be ♪

♪ n*gg*s woofin' up
Until we meet ♪

♪ Catch him lackin'
Put him on TV ♪

♪ And if I should die ♪

♪ I'm boostin' The m*rder rate ♪

♪ My n*gg*s gon' slide
Every day ♪

♪ He been talkin' that sh*t
I can't wait ♪

♪ I am what I am ♪

♪ What I'm not, see I never be ♪

♪ n*gg*s woofin' up
Until we meet ♪

♪ Catch him lackin'
Put him on TV ♪

♪ And if I should die ♪

♪ I'm boostin' The m*rder rate ♪

♪ My n*gg*s gon' slide
Every day ♪

♪ He been talkin' that sh*t
I can't wait ♪

♪ Ey, look
You know how we rock ♪

♪ I can't wait
Until we find out the block ♪

♪ Forever Pop ♪

♪ We ain't never getting' cool
With the opps ♪

♪ I get the money
I do it a lot ♪

♪ Bow, I got it on me
He gettin' sh*t ♪

♪ We ain't give a f*ck
About the cops ♪

♪ I am Woo You know what to do ♪

♪ I throw the set
When I come in the room ♪

♪ I heard they offer
a hundred mil ♪

♪ Tell them boys
I need a hundred and two ♪

♪ Ay, ay, boom ♪

♪ Send me the addy ♪

♪ I'm comin' to you ♪

♪ Huh, send me the addy ♪

♪ I'm comin' to you ♪

♪ I just touched down ♪

♪ Von like
"Welcome to the 'Raq" ♪

♪ I need a g*n Where it's at? ♪

♪ It's GDK on my back ♪

♪ Uh, and I ain't talkin'
'Bout a tat ♪

♪ Henny, 'gnac ♪

♪ I'm off the liquor
Don't know how to act ♪

♪ I am what I am ♪

♪ What I'm not, see I never be ♪

♪ n*gg*s woofin' up
Until we meet ♪

♪ Catch him lackin'
Put him on TV ♪