BMF (2021) s03e03 Episode Script
Sanctuary
1
I just don't think we can live together.
Wow, this sounds like a, you
know, I pay for your life,
but I ain't in it type shit.
You want a break?
You got it.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
- Excuse me, Lucille.
- Maurice?
This is my friend Dr. Montclair.
We went to high school together.
Let me take you to lunch.
We can catch up without
all these interruptions.
I searched my mind, trying to figure out
why my stubborn-ass
father would call me in.
I hear you've been trying to expand.
I'm sending you someone.
Put him to work in your organization.
- Uh, I decide who works for me.
- Let me know how he does.
That VIP is over there,
calling your name, sweetheart.
[MEECH] Damn, who the fuck is that that?
That is Angel.
- So why you ask me here?
- I need a name, and I know you know it.
Nigga, I am not the yellow pages.
[ANGEL] Santiago Dominguez.
Ask around for the Havana House.
- Are you Santiago?
- No, no, estoy loco.
So you came looking
for me to be my plug.
[LAUGHS] Fuck yeah, man, fuck yeah.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Stop, Meech, stop.
Come on, Pops. You mad at my skills?
No, no, no.
Making noise like that ain't
a skill to be proud of, boy.
A drummer's job ain't to showboat.
Look.
In a band
[SNAPPING FINGERS]
Everyone plays their position.
A good percussionist makes
the rest of the band feel safe.
See, he's the rock because
he lays the foundation.
So kind of like how you
are for our family, huh?
- [CHUCKLES] Show me something now.
- [MEECH] All right.
[CHARLES] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
[BLUESY MUSIC PLAYS]
[MEECH] It's human nature
to seek out sanctuary.
Some of us find it
in family or religion.
But for Pops and me, it
was always with music.
They could take away our
heat, our water, our dignity,
but never our expression.
♪
[DOG BARKING]
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
- [GRUNTING]
- [PERSON] Come on!
[STACKS] Motherfuckers robbed us!
- The money's gone, Meech.
- [MEECH] Fuck.
[OLDER MEECH] The thing about
sanctuaries is that you got
to fight to protect 'em.
The same shit that
gives us peace of mind
is what we wage wars over.
I guess that's why they say,
no rest for the fucking weary.
[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 nigga move the weight ♪
Trying to get the cake ♪
I'm in and out of state ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Too many niggas 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 niggas 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 niggas 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 fuck 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 fucked
up so wish me luck ♪
[CHARLIE] At least
you could wish me luck ♪
A nigga move the weight ♪
Trying to get the cake ♪
I'm in and out of state ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Too many niggas 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 niggas 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 ♪
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
[MEECH] You dimed me out, huh?
[ANGEL] What you talking about?
The MKs blindsided me
at that plug meeting
you helped set up.
You think I'm fucking stupid?
And then my crib gets jacked?
Look, I'm sorry all
that happened to you,
but I ain't say shit
to nobody about nothing.
Now if you'll excuse me, time is money.
And it's Jack the
Rapper weekend, so
[GREENY CLEARS THROAT] Everything good?
- Uh, yeah, yeah, we cool.
- [MEECH] Mm-hmm.
[GREENY] Puffy's calling for you, yes?
Go on straight, go, go. There you go.
Little kickstart, that's all you need.
Speaking of money, we make
a good team, you and me.
Got that next green for me to clean?
I had a minor setback,
so it's gon' be a minute.
- [GREENY] Mm-hmm.
- Let me ask you something.
- Who the fuck is Jack the Rapper?
- [LAUGHS]
You got a whole lot
to learn, youngblood.
Jack the Rapper is a Black
radio music convention.
Shit take over the whole
goddamn city when it roll through.
It's where cats come to
learn a little something
about the music game,
elevate their hustle
by rubbing elbows
with the upper echelon,
you know what I'm talking about?
Yeah.
Like the boys over there?
♪
Mm-hmm, I'll tell you
something, Detroit.
If I was a blind man,
I could smell money.
♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
Hey, where the hell Roland at?
- I don't know.
- [TERRY] His girl just had a baby.
Roland got a little Rollie-roll now.
- [STERL] Oh, shit.
- Yo, the freezer's back up.
What was it y'all needed to rap about?
- We sold out of the whipped work, right?
- [TEE] Okay.
And you know how Lops on the
north end been getting all antsy.
So I called them and told them
we got more weight coming in.
But the bull dagger
bitch got to him first,
and stole a couple of our
other clients too. And Dizz.
- Even Dizz?
- Yeah.
Oh, fuck.
Man, I known that nigga
since Little League.
So what you want to do?
[PHONE RINGS]
[PHONE BEEPS]
[MARKISHA] Hey, I've
been thinking about you.
I miss you.
[TERRY] That's nice. Uh,
I've been busy with the family,
Terry Jr. and stuff like that,
since that's what we doing now.
Oh, come on. Don't be salty, Tee.
You know I want to be with you.
I just had to pump the
brakes for a second.
That Saint shit really fucked me up.
No, I'm not I'm not salty at all.
Between Terry Jr he's-he's
sick and LaWanda's pregnancy,
you really just doing me a favor.
Why don't you come over and
we can talk about it in person?
My kids are with my parents,
and I don't have any panties on.
She misses you.
Nah, you-you know what, I'm-I'm busy.
I'm still moving into an
apartment. I got shit to do.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
[SCOFFS]
[UPBEAT HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
You always gotta work, work ♪
[TINA] I'm just saying,
Remi's right-hand
Claude usually be in the store tiptoeing
around in cheap shit. Now he
all draped out in designer threads
after your crib get hit?
[MEECH] At least we
know it wasn't the MKs.
[DUFFY] Nah, they just ambush us.
Glock out here Batmanning and shit.
I'm trying to find Bruce
Wayne, so I can clip
- that motherfucker's wings.
- [STACKS] Man, fuck all that shit.
Yo, chill. What's the problem, Stacks?
Your ass the one that
got caught up, right?
Nah, been told Meech,
first Remi capped Ty.
Now motherfuckers think they got
the green light to Rodney King me?
What up, Meech?
We gon' get this shit right?
We gon' ride for Ty
when the time is right,
and Remi gon' get what's
coming to him for sure.
But right now, we need to be focused
on feeding our fucking family.
[RIP] But how we gon'
eat in the meantime?
[MEECH] Shit, I pawned my Rolexes,
so I got something to
break y'all off with.
[LAZULI] Damn.
- Good looks, Meech.
- [MEECH] Yeah I take care of my people.
And I just talked to my plug.
We're back in regular
rotation, which gon' make up
for the losses in no time.
We gon' build more pipelines in the A,
but we need more manpower.
That's why we going to Jack the Rapper.
- Ey.
- Hell yeah.
- Ey.
- Hell yeah.
And we gon' to show the
MKs and the Atlanta crews,
no matter what they throw at us,
we ain't skippin' a motherfucking beat.
That's solid.
Dealers from all over
the country be at Jack.
[STACKS] Look, man, you come
in here acting like Moses,
but me and mine, we ain't
wandering around the desert
with your ass no more.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
Well, you gon' die of thirst
without me then, partner.
We'll see, nigga.
♪
You ain't never pawned shit for us.
♪
Well, go ahead on.
You know I'm Atlanta.
I'm riding with Meech, yo.
♪
Man, crazy.
[MEECH] Rip, better bring your mixtape.
[RIP] You already know.
[DUFFY] Yo, forget Stacks, man.
We better off without him.
Yo, and since your crib got hit,
if you need a place to lay
your head, feel free to crash.
Appreciate it, Duff.
But those mansions up the
block, in the gated community?
They're more my style.
It is greater in Decatur.
[CHUCKLES] And it's also safer
to do business over there.
Yeah. Look, them HOAs?
They like the mafia themselves.
I mean, someone legit
gonna have to sign for it.
♪
[TERRY] BMF was built on
loyalty and brotherhood.
With these two things,
we got a bright future ahead of us.
We just can't let
outsiders get in the way.
[GUTTAH] Outsiders?
Your biggest threat is
the cyclops in the mirror.
Yeah, man, since Meech left,
your new regime is rigid as fuck.
Yeah, and we sick of being
dinged for late payments,
or being a few bucks short.
Our loyalty was to Meech,
not his penny-pinching baby backup.
You right. I'm not my brother.
I'm running shit my way.
Now, what's up with the rest of you?
[LOP] Man, fuck all that, man.
Where's the product, Tee?
I've been waiting on that shit
- like it's my fucking kidney, man.
- [TERRY] It's coming.
- When?
- Soon.
[LOPS] Hey, look. We've
been wanting to bounce.
And now that we got other options?
Deuces.
Hey, Dizz. Yo, hold up,
hold up man, hold up.
[BELL CHIMES]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Remember when you ran
the register at Watkins,
and we would come over
and eat all the leftovers
when your shift was done?
You ate all the leftovers, Tee.
Surprised you didn't
turn all Fat Albert on us.
Look, the gist is I put you on.
You really gonna play me like that?
All right, fine.
I guess I can cancel
my order with Henri.
Your Hamburglar ass happy?
No.
Don't cancel shit.
I need to know Henri's
every fucking move,
and you're in position to get them.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Appreciate you, cuzzo.
Hey.
For what it's worth, I
don't give two soiled shits
about what your pop's saying.
You've been motherfucking ready, OK?
Managing to get that
pure weight from them
racist-ass Chaldeans proved that shit.
[TUAN] BMF may have the soldiers,
but they're dropping like dominoes.
It's only a matter of time before
the board clears for a new regime.
[DOOR CLICKS]
Motherfuckers don't knock in Ecorse?
I could knock your skinny
ass out, if you're curious.
[LAUGHS] All right,
all right, all right.
- At ease, Tuan.
- Ah. Somebody in need of a cavalry.
Mm.
Just 'cause my father vouched
for you don't make you it.
I'm the swinging dick running this show.
So if you need something,
I'ma need to start
hearing some feet a-tapping.
Look here. Any tap
dancing I do is on the necks
of motherfuckers in my way.
Now, I am here for my son's protection.
So why don't you just tell
me what the fuck I got to do,
and let's get on with it.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
You could escort a
shipment I got coming.
If you want your
flight to land smoothly,
you need to find a ship
that can hide in plain sight.
In other words, there
are just some vehicles
that cops don't fuck with.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
- Pops!
- [CHARLES] Come here, son.
[MEECH] Man, I missed
you, Pops. How was first class?
[CHARLES] I can get used to
five-star treatment like that.
You know how we get down.
I'ma stop you by the mall real
quick, get some new threads.
You know you like to show out in style.
[CHARLES] Yeah, that sounds nice,
but when we seeing this house
you thinking about buying?
You said you want me
look at the foundation?
And I want to show you my
boy Duffy's recording studio.
It's killer, huh?
- All right, this you?
- This me, baby.
Ooh.
Asymmetrical walls, high ceilings.
Bet the acoustics here are nice, huh?
[DUFFY] Yes, sir, yes, sir.
You know, music is a
passion for me, Mr. Flenory.
And Meech here said that you know
how to get our bars sounding
crisp as damn Cracker Trax.
Yeah, I tried building a
basement studio back home.
I just never had the funds to finish.
Whoa, snap.
Family Affair this weekend?
Hey, Duffy, why don't you
show Pops the sound quality?
[DUFFY] Oh, yeah, yeah.
[MEECH] Pops, let me know
what you think, all right?
[CHARLES] All right.
Hey, ghost these passes, dawg.
I can't have my dad at
no drug dealer palooza.
For sure.
[MARVIN GAYE'S "MERCY MERCY
ME (THE ECOLOGY)" PLAYING]
♪
How it sound, Pops?
[CHARLES] Oh, man, whoo.
Them speakers got some range.
- [LAUGHS]
- I knew you would like it.
[CHARLES] Oh, now, that
song takes me back, boy.
Look at you.
Mm!
Estelle, thank you so much
for filling in for Nicole.
I guess she just wanted
to be with her friends.
[ESTELLE] I'm happy to help.
Besides, church is a great
place to meet single men.
I'm praying the Lord
giveth me a three-six,
six-pack, 6 feet, six figures.
You know what, I can't take you nowhere.
I know you right about that
'cause I honestly have
no idea what I'm doing.
Because the cake batter is too loose.
The church ain't even gonna accept this.
Hmm.
- Speaking of cakes
- Mm-hmm.
When you gonna let the
good doctor accept yours?
If you don't lower
your voice up in here.
I do not want these church
folks all up in my business.
You got to get back out there, cuz.
Look, I'm not even divorced yet.
And just because Charles
couldn't keep it in his pants
does not give me a green light
to ungodly behaviors, so
You think that stopped me after
I kicked lazy Leebird to the curb?
Girl, life is too short to waste time.
- Maurice is still so fine.
- [ESTELLE SQUEALS]
- [BOTH LAUGHING]
- Stop it!
And he's so kind.
And he's, like he's successful.
And Charles is in Atlanta.
You owe it to yourself to go
see if something is still there.
OK, you know what they say.
[LUCILLE] Hmm?
A good man is hard to find.
But a hard man is good to find.
If you don't cut this girl!
[STERL] If your customers don't
get their orders from Henri,
they'll come running
back to you, hat in hand.
That's cool. We'll raise the
rent on those ungrateful fucks.
Gonna have to move quick.
'Etta's home delivery coming tonight.
Oh, yeah? How do you
know that, Sherlock Hood?
Had to kiss the ring on that
lumberjack-looking bitch.
- Uh-huh.
- While there, I peeped her whole crew
retrofitting an ambulance
with Brighton stickers.
[TERRY] Hmm.
Damn, on all my car ride runs,
I ain't never seen an
ambulance truck get searched.
That's how she's moving her weight.
[EXHALES SHARPLY] That's smart.
- As fuck.
- Damn.
So from Brighton, that
amber wagon gon' be riding
dirty all the way down I-96.
Mm-mm, you're gonna risk
the Jeffries getting jammed.
Smart move is Grand River.
Hoop, you gonna have to run point.
Take my top shooter, Kutz, with you.
And whatever you do, make sure
that ambulance don't make its drop.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
You ever been in a gun battle?
Not yet.
[LAUGHS] So you're a virgin.
I'm going to pop your firefight cherry.
I promise I will be gentle.
I'm not afraid of dying.
When I OD'd, I saw the light.
And it was the most beautiful,
peaceful thing I've ever seen.
My sister was beaten to death.
That shit still haunts me.
I hope she saw what you saw.
[CHARLES LAUGHS] Whew.
It's the same kind of
house your mom and I
dreamt of moving into one day.
[STEPHANIE] Well, the
papers are all filled out.
All you got to do is sign.
[MEECH] Can you give us a minute?
- [STEPHANIE] Of course.
- [MEECH] Thank you.
[CHARLES] It's got a
nice foundation, son.
The only thing is, I don't
got legitimate income.
I was thinking maybe you
could sign off on it for me.
You know, I still don't
agree with what you do.
But I respect how hard you work at it.
Let's see.
Wait, what?
Well, wait a minute.
This is a mistake.
An engineer?
Oh yeah, Pops, I had to
stretch some of the info.
Good thing is, the
realtor, she down with me.
So don't even trip by it.
[CHARLES] You know, Meech,
this is not my salary.
And these for damn
sure ain't my paystubs.
I'm paying everything
up front, all right?
- The money is not an issue.
- The issue is it's illegal.
[MEECH] So is boosting
the neighbor's cable
when electricity goes out
and tampering with the meter.
Come on now. Don't do this to me, man.
Boy, I had a family to support.
Everything I did was for survival.
And so is this.
I was just staying at a
crib that got broken into.
I'm trying to be at a
spot I don't have to keep
looking over my shoulder.
I thought you wanted me to be safe.
That's all I ever wanted for you, Meech.
Which is why I asked
you to end this nonsense.
And now you're asking
me to be complicit?
Oh, no, you know what,
I need to sleep on this,
so why don't you call me
a cab back to the hotel?
I'll be outside.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[RADIO CHATTER]
You sure we ain't going
to run into any one-time?
I mean, can you even make that shit out?
Just shut the fuck up and
keep us between the lines.
[GUNSHOT]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[GASPING]
Let's finish this nigga.
Hey.
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOTS]
[POLICE SIRENS WAILING]
Police! Drop your weapons!
[PERSON] Let's get the fuck out of here.
[AMBERSON] Stop right now!
Get your hands up where I can see them!
♪
[GUNSHOT]
Fuck!
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
♪
[GASPING]
[GUNSHOT]
Shit.
[HENRIETTA] Hiding in
plain sight, my ass!
This is why I don't
take recs from my father.
He sends me limp dick ex-cops who can't
get the goddamn job right.
Somebody fetch me Tuan!
I need to know what the fuck happened.
Well, you gonna be sending
your errand boy to hell, yeah?
Because that's where that nigga done
took up permanent residence.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Tuan?
Yo, that was my fucking blood, man!
- [GUNSHOTS]
- [SCREAMS]
Sorry for your loss.
But BMF knew when, where,
and what to look for.
So if you're looking for a
place to channel that anger
[HENRIETTA SCOFFS]
Tell me everything you know about Tee.
[KNOCKING]
Who's coming to my house this early?
Can I help you?
I'm Lisa Murray from
Child Protective Services.
Oh, shit.
I'm here about Terry Flenory Jr.
Are you the parents?
[TERRY] Yeah, yeah. But
what's-what's going on?
We received a call regarding
Terry Jr.'s well-being.
I'm here to ensure he's
in a safe environment.
But TJ is fine.
[BABY COUGHING]
Does this child of a history of asthma?
No.
Has he even been checked out?
Wait, hold on. Ma'am-ma'am, whoa.
Look, we're responsible
parents, all right?
TJ just has a simple cold.
You know, what you're investigating
is a completely false
and unwarranted claim.
Smoking is a health hazard for children,
even more so if there's
marijuana involved.
Wait, wait, wait. We are
a drug-free family here.
[TERRY] Look,
lady ma'am.
Whoever called is probably
just, uh, they're just joking.
Or they're just full of
shit. It's probably a prank.
Can you just please give us a name?
You'll be privy to the details
of the investigation in 30 days,
- once it goes to the judge.
- [BOTH] Judge?
[TERRY] Hey, hey, look, look, hey.
Hey. I'm gonna fix this.
I promise you I'm going
to fix this, LaWanda.
Terry, this got that cradle-robbing
ass bitch's name all over it.
She's mad 'cause you with me
and not her sorry ass no more.
I don't I don't think Markisha
would do some shit like this.
You better talk to that bitch
'cause if you don't get her
to back the fuck up, I will.
All right?
[BABY COOING]
[SINGER] Here they
come, yo here they come ♪
[MEECH] Mayor Hartsfield
envisioned Atlanta
as the entertainment
capital of the South.
So when DJ pioneer Jack Gibson
threw the biggest urban radio
music convention in the country,
Hotlanta was the perfect host.
[SINGER] Come on
Who's the black sheep? ♪
What's the black sheep? ♪
Know not who I am or when
I'm coming, so you sleep ♪
Wasn't in my realm or
wasn't in your sphere ♪
Knew not who I
was but listen here ♪
Dres, D-R-E-S, yes
I guess I can start ♪
[JACK] Without beating around the bush,
we're glad that you're hanging
out with the sugar-sugar man,
Jack the Rapper.
Ow!
[MEECH] Gospel,
funk, R&B, jazz
Family Affair was home to
everyone in Black music.
Then hip-hop burst onto the scene.
Sponsors warned old mellow
yellow rappers would ruin
the party with their drama,
but he invited them anyway,
embracing Black cultural
freedom in all its forms.
Like the charts, hip-hop
dominated the event.
And in honor of its
fast-talking founder,
the streets rechristened
that shit Jack the Rapper.
[SINGER] You can get with this ♪
Or you can get with that ♪
I think I'll get with this
'cause this is where it's at ♪
You can get with this
Or you can get with that ♪
[RIP] Got that heat. Five bones.
Holla at me.
[CAESAR] Oh, shit, they got
those iggity diggity jiggity
niggas over there.
Damn, they got everybody
and they mama in this bitch.
I might have to break me off a big bite.
This my type of party for sure.
Look like it's your old
man's type of party too.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
- Pops?
- Hey, Meech.
Ah!
You know your mama love
her some Clark Sisters.
You're supposed to be at the hotel.
Boy, I'm grown.
And I've dreamed of
coming to Family Affair
since Tee was in trainers.
You standing in history, son.
White folks would never
give us the time of day,
so we had to create our own.
That sound good, Pops,
but just look around.
Does this look like
the same event to you?
I admit, the vibe is different.
♪
Is there anything left
decent you boys won't poison?
Pops, that's why you gots to go.
And what am I supposed to tell Mama
if something happened to you?
Oh, so now you're thinking
about my well-being?
Let me live, boy.
[CHUCKLES]
♪
[TERRY] Markisha!
Markisha, girl,
where the hell you
yo, Kish.
What you doing, busting
up in my house like that?
First of all, this is my house.
Hey, yo, did you call
CPS on LaWanda and my kid?
Nigga, excuse you?
If you did, just tell me.
Tee, I'm a mother.
I know what calling the authorities
could do to people like us.
And how dare you accuse me of
some fucked-up shit like that?
[SIGHS] Damn.
Look, I you're right.
I'm sorry.
Tee, I love you.
I'm only gonna lift you up. I'm
not gonna tear you down ever.
I know, I know.
It's just you know,
there's just been a lot.
My head is a little twisted.
They talking about pulling
up my police reports,
school records, medical files.
If they find any shit they
don't like, it's a wrap.
My family's destroyed.
Damn. That's fucked up, Tee.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
[MEECH] Back in the day, hip-hop heads
couldn't catch a cold over the airwaves,
let alone radio play.
So they used Jack the Rapper
to get on with the DJs.
Especially Uncle Luke.
That nigga threw the livest
suite parties at Jack.
Liquor was loose, but
the women were looser.
Next thing you know, Luke's
jams were bumping coast to coast.
♪
I'd go on to use the
same networking strategy.
You treat motherfuckers right,
they never gonna forget you.
[PERSON] Hey.
That pimp Greeny over at Platinum
comped our party favors.
Said we had that rattail
motherfucker to thank.
Yeah, that's no sweat, dawg.
Just trying to spread the love.
- Big Meech, Motor City.
- J-Pusha, Hustle City.
I dabble in a little bit of everything.
You know, uh, fish
fries, beepers, birds.
Before my little brother
right here go pro,
I wanted to, you know, give
him a little taste of what to expect.
Matter of fact, given all
the opportunity in this room,
figured I'll make
it a two-for-one.
So it seems like y'all
know a lot about a lot.
I'm actually trying to expand
my pipeline down to St. Louis.
My brother jammin', man.
I'm talking about to lock
down the biggest PJ in the Lou.
So if you really got that work, shit.
He sure as hell got them pipes.
[CHUCKLES]
Oh, yeah? See, that's what's up.
But you know, a lot of
motherfuckers like to shit
from their mouth more
than their asshole,
so I need to come down to St. Louis
and check y'all out myself before I can
make any commitments.
♪
[BOTH LAUGHING]
You know what, if I
didn't know any better,
I would swear that these
were the popcorn balls
from Euclid Park in Cleveland.
Do you remember that?
Girl, you thought I could forget?
I remember we used
to take our shoes off,
walk down the beach when
there were full moons.
Oh, my goodness.
Can I tell you a secret, though?
Hm?
These are the popcorn
balls from Euclid Park.
What? How?
They closed decades ago.
Mm-mm. They're a candy company now.
Hmm.
I had them shipped here, so
you'd have a little pop of home.
How did you know I would even call you?
Truth is
Hmm?
I didn't.
But if there was just
the slightest of chances,
I was gonna be ready.
- Got something else for you.
- Oh, my goodness.
This is for your church.
I heard about the bake
sale you spearheaded.
This is
listen, I-I-I did not expect
you to do anything like this.
- I that was not my
- Lucille.
Letting you walk away
is one of my biggest regrets.
And if this lets me be a part
of your life even just a little,
then it's a blessing.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Thank you
'Reece.
[BOTH LAUGH]
I haven't heard that in a long time.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
[SINGER] You are buggin' if
You're playing with my head ♪
'Cause I ain't falling
For the same mistakes again ♪
'Cause I spent Long enough, yeah ♪
[PERSON] You know, my
people have a saying.
Knowing how to read doesn't
make you intelligent.
Just like having a fancy title
doesn't mean that your audio
isn't dog shit.
[LAUGHS]
You know, truth is, I'm just
getting back in the game.
So, to a old head like
me, every little bit helps.
Wisly Solomon, Colonial Records.
Now, I must warn you,
we are small-time,
but our breakthrough is on the horizon.
- What is your name?
- Charles Flenory.
You know what, Charles,
in the spirit of the Family Affair,
maybe we should fellowship, hm?
Who knows?
Who knows, maybe you
are the breakthrough
that we're looking for.
[SINGER] You know
real recognize real ♪
And give me honesty ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
♪
[MEECH] God damn, nigga.
They letting us blaze in here?
Hell no.
This Cali kush was burning
a hole in my pocket, so
here.
[MEECH] Let me hit that motherfucker.
♪
[TUPAC] It's that shit.
Damn, nigga, I got to be getting
my weed from the wrong coast.
Yeah.
♪
What that's about, though?
- That goofy-looking motherfucker?
- [MEECH] Mm-hmm.
[TUPAC] That's Luke's Miami folk.
They still popping off.
That's exactly why I roll deep.
Why I got family everywhere I go.
You know what's crazy?
I used to think hip-hop
heads ain't have beef.
Shit, I'm thinking that's
only my line of work.
[CHUCKLES] Nigga, it's the same shit.
Just a different hustle.
Look, everybody in the hip-hop game
either trying to get out or avoid it.
Ain't this rap shit a
motherfucker, though?
Like, they used to throw the
book at our ass for the shit
we go through.
Now look at them, bending over backwards
for our fucking stories,
noses all the way open.
That's 'cause y'all make
that cheese, you know.
"America's Most Wanted,"
for real. [LAUGHS]
Nigga, not just America.
They love them some Pac overseas.
Pac be loving they ass right back.
Like Jack the Rapper, taking
this motherfucker over.
Yeah, maybe I'll be right
there with you one day.
[BELL CHIMES]
[TERRY] We're gonna get a
menu out to you. You're gonna
Tee, we got a problem
with our fucking delivery.
Oh, yo, uh, our shipment
um, our beef shipment.
Can you guys give me
a second? I'm sorry.
Bro, let's talk. Come on.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
Yo, what the fuck is
wrong with you, Hoop?
I been blowing up your
phone. Where the fuck is Kutz?
Man, I lost my fucking phone.
I just walked all the
way here from Novi, nigga.
Novi.
And Kutz got fucking pinched.
Wait, what? The fucking
cops got involved?
Yes.
We must have been fucking tailed
because as soon as shit went down,
it was raining fucking five-oh.
Listen, Kutz a real one, all right?
- You ain't got to worry about him.
- Get this, Bryant was there.
And this motherfucker is
flying Henri's colors now.
You got to respect Henri's gangster.
I'm just saying, having
somebody hip to both sides
of the law comes in handy,
especially now that Kutz's bagged up.
Maybe our organization
should get on that.
I should have fuckin' killed that bitch.
♪
[SINGER] It's that south side ♪
South side, south side ♪
Yo, yo.
This man Solomon here gave me some gems.
Now, what do you all think
about vinyl sound
barriers for the studio?
I like that.
Yeah, yeah.
Do you see that pendant
old dude wearing?
- Mm-hmm.
- That's some voodoo shit.
Them Haitians from Miami
be wearing them in my shop.
Meech, that's a Miami Killa.
♪
Hey, Pops.
Spike Lee having a screening
in Ballroom C. Come check it out.
No, man. I'm having fun right here.
[SOLOMON] You know, you should
do the right thing, Charles.
[CHUCKLES]
You should listen to your son.
- What, y'all know each other?
- [MEECH] Yo, get him out of here.
Man, get your hands off me, man!
Yo, Meech, who is this guy?
I am the man that this ti vole
has been trying to steal from.
I was trying to smoke your
bitch ass from out the shadows.
But I see you must feel threatened
since you've been hellbent
on trying to merk me.
[DUFFY] Yo, hold up.
This old ooga-booga
motherfucker is Glock?
Typical American negro.
Half a decade late and a dollar short,
yet you still think you deserve
to have a free pass in my city?
[LAUGHS]
Yo, I thought security was beefed up.
I own security.
Just like I own the pimp
who cleans your money.
[PERSON] Suck my dick,
Miami motherfucker!
[CROWD EXCLAIMING]
Watch out, Pops!
[PERSON] Fucking shit, man.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Fuck!
- Hey, you all right, you good?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm good.
[PEOPLE SHOUTING] Red Dogs!
[CHARLES] Meech, Meech!
- [PERSON] Come on!
- [CHARLES] Meech!
[PERSON] Gotta go!
♪
[PERSON] Get him out of here, man!
[TERRY] I'm still getting settled in.
You know, it's starting
to feel like home.
You living big-time now, huh?
[BOTH LAUGH]
It is so nice.
Thanks. Trying.
I got you a housewarming gift.
- What you got?
- You ready?
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- Oh, shit.
Oh, my God.
Yo, I thought I really was gonna
impress you with this, and
you shut my ass down so quick.
Wow.
Well, I'm glad you didn't give up.
Me too.
I missed you.
[TERRY] I missed you too.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
- [KNOCKING]
- [PERSON] Terry?
[TERRY] Oh, shit. Damn, it's my mom.
[MARKISHA] Go, go, go.
[TERRY] Uh uh, I'm coming!
[MARKISHA] Wait, wait, wait.
My shirt, my shirt, my shirt.
[DOOR CLICKS]
[TERRY] Hey.
Hi, Mrs. Flenory.
I need to talk to my son.
Yeah.
OK.
I will see you at dinner.
All right.
I talked to LaWanda's
mother, and she told me
what's happening with CPS.
So I'ma need you to get your
head out of that cougar's ass
and take this seriously.
That's exactly what I'm doing.
Why do you think I fast-tracked
getting this place decorated?
So they can see that
Terry Jr. has a nice place,
instead of that damn chimney.
Desiree said the accusations are bogus.
Those three-letter folks,
they have a track record
for ruining Black families.
The few years that I was
in the foster care system,
they were the most
traumatic years of my life.
It makes you feel less-than.
Like there's no ground
underneath your feet.
Like you are unworthy.
Please, Mom, don't cry, don't cry.
I promise you, Terry Jr.
Is gonna stay put, Ma.
[MEECH] All good, Duff?
All right, I'm just making
sure the homies straight.
And keep me posted.
- All right.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
Pops, you good?
Pops.
You know, this whole state
was a house of bondage.
Even now, our brightest
stars get treated
like studio session hands.
That's why they started Family
Affair in the first place,
to shine a light on our
music, to force the whole world
to take notice.
I know how much that
event meant to you, Pops.
And I'm sorry it didn't turn
out the way you wanted it to.
Son, if you knew what was gonna happen,
why did you go in the first place?
Because I have to take
care of my family, Pops.
And it ain't going exactly
how I wanted it to go.
Now you see why I need
that roof over my head.
To be safe from all the
shit we just dealt with.
Boy, you got a roof back home.
Just hit the highway and head north.
Pops, you don't get it.
You're not getting it.
You left the house because
you gave up on your dreams.
I left the house because
I'm still chasing mine.
Meech, you have no idea
what I had to sacrifice.
Pops, I know everything you've given up
because I've watched you my entire life.
[SIGHS] Now, listen.
I know the world didn't
exactly give you a choice.
But I have a choice, Pops.
I know what you think of what I do.
I know I didn't exactly
turn out the way you wanted.
But I'm the first
Flenory who can actually
control they destiny.
You know how badly I wanted that
and how heavy that weight is
because when you were my
age, you felt the same too.
Pops, I need you to
sign that paper for me.
Please.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
You got them keys for me, baby?
[STEPHANIE] Mm-hmm, here you go.
- [MEECH] Thank you.
- [STEPHANIE] You're welcome.
Congratulations on your new home.
I'm sure you'll put it to good use.
Yes, we will. Thank you.
Admit it, Pops,
you're already thinking about all
the renovations you could do.
[CHUCKLES]
No, I'm just admiring the craftsmanship.
You got everything you need.
[CAR HORN HONKS]
- That's my ride.
- [MEECH] Hey, Pops, hold on.
I just want to let you know,
I'ma take care of you and Mama,
just how you did your family.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
[SNORTING]
♪
[SNORTS, COUGHS]
Yo, you've been hitting
that white girl pretty hard.
- Pull back.
- [TYSON] You're one to fucking talk.
Tuan is pushing up daisies,
and all I can fucking think about
is how it should have been me.
Listen. Uh, cuzzo needs
to forget his sorrows too.
Why don't you go over there and
put those pretty little lips to work?
But if I wanted dick, I'd
go back to my boyfriend.
[CHUCKLES]
You're either a useful
bitch or a dead one.
On your fucking knees.
♪
Love you, cuzzo.
Which is why I'm gonna make this right.
Every motherfucker
responsible for Tuan's death
is gonna find themselves on
the wrong side of the dirt.
[GREENY] These motherfucking
ball players and rappers
got y'all boosted up.
You know what, you a fine
piece of ass and all that,
but I will cut your ass like
some motherfucking grass.
And then what? You
ain't shit without me.
Say it.
- I ain't shit without you.
- Say it again.
- I ain't shit without you.
- That's motherfucking right.
And don't you ever forget
your place, all right?
I run the show, you hear me?
I run the motherfucking
show. What the fuck?
The fucking
[MEECH] You fucking snake!
[ANGEL] Stop! What y'all doing?
You fucking set me up. You
thought I wouldn't find out?
- [GREENY GRUNTS]
- Meech, please stop!
[GREENY COUGHING]
Your greasy ass don't
deserve to clean my money.
I'ma cut your fucking water off.
And you double-cross me again,
I'm cut something else off too, bitch.
[ANGEL] Meech!
This fucking shit-stain, man. Why wait?
- [GREENY SCREAMING]
- Oh, shit!
- [DUFFY LAUGHS]
- [GREENY] Oh, shit!
[GREENY SCREAMING]
If you think this shit
is over, motherfucker,
you will pay for this shit. You
hear me, you Lite-Brite bitch?
Both of y'all!
Oh, my God, you scared me.
I didn't I forgot you
were coming back tonight.
Oh, you know I couldn't
stay away too long.
[LAUGHS]
Lucille, baby. What's wrong?
Somebody called Child
Protective Services
and fraudulently claimed that Terry
and LaWanda were unfit parents.
CPS could take everything,
even the unborn baby,
if they see fit.
- They won't do that.
- This is a government agency.
They can do whatever
the hell they want to do.
I'm going to bed.
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
[CLICKS TONGUE]
[CHUCKLES]
[DOOR CLICKS]
What?
What happened?
[GUARD] Stop. Hands on the table.
Kevin, you gon' be OK.
I got the best lawyer,
and you won't have
any more problems in here.
Uh
hey, Bruiser has allies now.
Help is on the way, you understand?
Look, I'll stay tonight,
but I got to go back.
I know Greeny's not
perfect, but he's right.
I ain't shit without him.
[MEECH] Man, the way you
pack that club out night after night,
he ain't shit without you.
He protects and provides for me.
Angel, you have to start
taking back your power.
My mom always taught me, a woman's worth
is in her mind and her heart.
And I got you. Believe that.
You're safe here.
[OLDER MEECH] The real of it is,
there ain't no sanctuary
in the drug game.
That false sense of
security can get you killed,
a lesson I had to learn the hard way.
And once I did, I didn't
get a good night's rest
until I was sleeping in a jail cell.
[TERRY] So how's my
little man Kev doing?
[SIGHS] You got 90 seconds.
[LAUGHS]
Look, I figure you
must be desperate to be
rolling around with
that crazy bitch Henri.
There's always a job for
a man willing to work.
Look, if you gon' be
back in the streets again,
you might as well roll with the top dogs
like you were with Meech.
[CHUCKLES] So uh, this a job interview?
I understand you got to do what you
got to do to protect your family,
and we can help each other out.
We could pool our resources together
and fix both our problems.
Yeah, how we gon' fix it
when y'all are my problem?
Look here, you and
Meech are the ones should
be on the inside, not my son.
Well, buddy, we're free.
And from the looks of it, the
world is my fucking oyster.
So you either get on board,
or get ran the fuck over.
[BRYANT] Hey.
I choose to get run the fuck over.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[OLDER TERRY] I stayed in
the D 'cause I couldn't bear
the thought of losing
the ones I cared about.
But sometimes, you hold
on to loved ones so close,
you push them away.
With my enemies coming from all angles,
my sanctuary was becoming my nightmare.
And without my brother,
the only one who could
wake me out of it was me.
[SINGER] You ask for a favor
and showed up on that paper ♪
Get hit with the razor
your life is in danger ♪
They blowing up my pager
I watch for the neighbors ♪
The reverend can't save
you your life is in danger ♪
You ask for a favor and
showed up on that paper ♪
Get hit with a razor
your life is in danger ♪
They blowing up my pager
watch for the neighbors ♪
The reverend can't save
you your life is in danger ♪
Yo, yo, get stabbed
with a sharp blade ♪
Blood stains on the
arcade it's all over ♪
Now my hands filled with residue ♪
Your man in the
ICU he a vegetable ♪
You pull your back
up get the backhand ♪
I eat you to eat your
ghost like I'm Pacman ♪
Here's the proof I got the juice ♪
Don't care if you want
Q I'm bishop on the roof ♪
It's hard as hell for a Black man ♪
It's either 187 or a crack den ♪
And I'm committing
both Colombian connect ♪
Make it stretch I get the dough ♪
And all my cuzzes they trust me ♪
But I'm on a lookout this 38 rusty ♪
Know they blowing up my pager ♪
If you act up know
your life is in danger ♪
[DRAMATIC HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
I just don't think we can live together.
Wow, this sounds like a, you
know, I pay for your life,
but I ain't in it type shit.
You want a break?
You got it.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
- Excuse me, Lucille.
- Maurice?
This is my friend Dr. Montclair.
We went to high school together.
Let me take you to lunch.
We can catch up without
all these interruptions.
I searched my mind, trying to figure out
why my stubborn-ass
father would call me in.
I hear you've been trying to expand.
I'm sending you someone.
Put him to work in your organization.
- Uh, I decide who works for me.
- Let me know how he does.
That VIP is over there,
calling your name, sweetheart.
[MEECH] Damn, who the fuck is that that?
That is Angel.
- So why you ask me here?
- I need a name, and I know you know it.
Nigga, I am not the yellow pages.
[ANGEL] Santiago Dominguez.
Ask around for the Havana House.
- Are you Santiago?
- No, no, estoy loco.
So you came looking
for me to be my plug.
[LAUGHS] Fuck yeah, man, fuck yeah.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Stop, Meech, stop.
Come on, Pops. You mad at my skills?
No, no, no.
Making noise like that ain't
a skill to be proud of, boy.
A drummer's job ain't to showboat.
Look.
In a band
[SNAPPING FINGERS]
Everyone plays their position.
A good percussionist makes
the rest of the band feel safe.
See, he's the rock because
he lays the foundation.
So kind of like how you
are for our family, huh?
- [CHUCKLES] Show me something now.
- [MEECH] All right.
[CHARLES] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
[BLUESY MUSIC PLAYS]
[MEECH] It's human nature
to seek out sanctuary.
Some of us find it
in family or religion.
But for Pops and me, it
was always with music.
They could take away our
heat, our water, our dignity,
but never our expression.
♪
[DOG BARKING]
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
- [GRUNTING]
- [PERSON] Come on!
[STACKS] Motherfuckers robbed us!
- The money's gone, Meech.
- [MEECH] Fuck.
[OLDER MEECH] The thing about
sanctuaries is that you got
to fight to protect 'em.
The same shit that
gives us peace of mind
is what we wage wars over.
I guess that's why they say,
no rest for the fucking weary.
[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 nigga move the weight ♪
Trying to get the cake ♪
I'm in and out of state ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Too many niggas 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 niggas 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 niggas 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 fuck 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 fucked
up so wish me luck ♪
[CHARLIE] At least
you could wish me luck ♪
A nigga move the weight ♪
Trying to get the cake ♪
I'm in and out of state ♪
At least you could wish me luck ♪
Too many niggas 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 niggas 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 ♪
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
[MEECH] You dimed me out, huh?
[ANGEL] What you talking about?
The MKs blindsided me
at that plug meeting
you helped set up.
You think I'm fucking stupid?
And then my crib gets jacked?
Look, I'm sorry all
that happened to you,
but I ain't say shit
to nobody about nothing.
Now if you'll excuse me, time is money.
And it's Jack the
Rapper weekend, so
[GREENY CLEARS THROAT] Everything good?
- Uh, yeah, yeah, we cool.
- [MEECH] Mm-hmm.
[GREENY] Puffy's calling for you, yes?
Go on straight, go, go. There you go.
Little kickstart, that's all you need.
Speaking of money, we make
a good team, you and me.
Got that next green for me to clean?
I had a minor setback,
so it's gon' be a minute.
- [GREENY] Mm-hmm.
- Let me ask you something.
- Who the fuck is Jack the Rapper?
- [LAUGHS]
You got a whole lot
to learn, youngblood.
Jack the Rapper is a Black
radio music convention.
Shit take over the whole
goddamn city when it roll through.
It's where cats come to
learn a little something
about the music game,
elevate their hustle
by rubbing elbows
with the upper echelon,
you know what I'm talking about?
Yeah.
Like the boys over there?
♪
Mm-hmm, I'll tell you
something, Detroit.
If I was a blind man,
I could smell money.
♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
Hey, where the hell Roland at?
- I don't know.
- [TERRY] His girl just had a baby.
Roland got a little Rollie-roll now.
- [STERL] Oh, shit.
- Yo, the freezer's back up.
What was it y'all needed to rap about?
- We sold out of the whipped work, right?
- [TEE] Okay.
And you know how Lops on the
north end been getting all antsy.
So I called them and told them
we got more weight coming in.
But the bull dagger
bitch got to him first,
and stole a couple of our
other clients too. And Dizz.
- Even Dizz?
- Yeah.
Oh, fuck.
Man, I known that nigga
since Little League.
So what you want to do?
[PHONE RINGS]
[PHONE BEEPS]
[MARKISHA] Hey, I've
been thinking about you.
I miss you.
[TERRY] That's nice. Uh,
I've been busy with the family,
Terry Jr. and stuff like that,
since that's what we doing now.
Oh, come on. Don't be salty, Tee.
You know I want to be with you.
I just had to pump the
brakes for a second.
That Saint shit really fucked me up.
No, I'm not I'm not salty at all.
Between Terry Jr he's-he's
sick and LaWanda's pregnancy,
you really just doing me a favor.
Why don't you come over and
we can talk about it in person?
My kids are with my parents,
and I don't have any panties on.
She misses you.
Nah, you-you know what, I'm-I'm busy.
I'm still moving into an
apartment. I got shit to do.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
[SCOFFS]
[UPBEAT HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
You always gotta work, work ♪
[TINA] I'm just saying,
Remi's right-hand
Claude usually be in the store tiptoeing
around in cheap shit. Now he
all draped out in designer threads
after your crib get hit?
[MEECH] At least we
know it wasn't the MKs.
[DUFFY] Nah, they just ambush us.
Glock out here Batmanning and shit.
I'm trying to find Bruce
Wayne, so I can clip
- that motherfucker's wings.
- [STACKS] Man, fuck all that shit.
Yo, chill. What's the problem, Stacks?
Your ass the one that
got caught up, right?
Nah, been told Meech,
first Remi capped Ty.
Now motherfuckers think they got
the green light to Rodney King me?
What up, Meech?
We gon' get this shit right?
We gon' ride for Ty
when the time is right,
and Remi gon' get what's
coming to him for sure.
But right now, we need to be focused
on feeding our fucking family.
[RIP] But how we gon'
eat in the meantime?
[MEECH] Shit, I pawned my Rolexes,
so I got something to
break y'all off with.
[LAZULI] Damn.
- Good looks, Meech.
- [MEECH] Yeah I take care of my people.
And I just talked to my plug.
We're back in regular
rotation, which gon' make up
for the losses in no time.
We gon' build more pipelines in the A,
but we need more manpower.
That's why we going to Jack the Rapper.
- Ey.
- Hell yeah.
- Ey.
- Hell yeah.
And we gon' to show the
MKs and the Atlanta crews,
no matter what they throw at us,
we ain't skippin' a motherfucking beat.
That's solid.
Dealers from all over
the country be at Jack.
[STACKS] Look, man, you come
in here acting like Moses,
but me and mine, we ain't
wandering around the desert
with your ass no more.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
Well, you gon' die of thirst
without me then, partner.
We'll see, nigga.
♪
You ain't never pawned shit for us.
♪
Well, go ahead on.
You know I'm Atlanta.
I'm riding with Meech, yo.
♪
Man, crazy.
[MEECH] Rip, better bring your mixtape.
[RIP] You already know.
[DUFFY] Yo, forget Stacks, man.
We better off without him.
Yo, and since your crib got hit,
if you need a place to lay
your head, feel free to crash.
Appreciate it, Duff.
But those mansions up the
block, in the gated community?
They're more my style.
It is greater in Decatur.
[CHUCKLES] And it's also safer
to do business over there.
Yeah. Look, them HOAs?
They like the mafia themselves.
I mean, someone legit
gonna have to sign for it.
♪
[TERRY] BMF was built on
loyalty and brotherhood.
With these two things,
we got a bright future ahead of us.
We just can't let
outsiders get in the way.
[GUTTAH] Outsiders?
Your biggest threat is
the cyclops in the mirror.
Yeah, man, since Meech left,
your new regime is rigid as fuck.
Yeah, and we sick of being
dinged for late payments,
or being a few bucks short.
Our loyalty was to Meech,
not his penny-pinching baby backup.
You right. I'm not my brother.
I'm running shit my way.
Now, what's up with the rest of you?
[LOP] Man, fuck all that, man.
Where's the product, Tee?
I've been waiting on that shit
- like it's my fucking kidney, man.
- [TERRY] It's coming.
- When?
- Soon.
[LOPS] Hey, look. We've
been wanting to bounce.
And now that we got other options?
Deuces.
Hey, Dizz. Yo, hold up,
hold up man, hold up.
[BELL CHIMES]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Remember when you ran
the register at Watkins,
and we would come over
and eat all the leftovers
when your shift was done?
You ate all the leftovers, Tee.
Surprised you didn't
turn all Fat Albert on us.
Look, the gist is I put you on.
You really gonna play me like that?
All right, fine.
I guess I can cancel
my order with Henri.
Your Hamburglar ass happy?
No.
Don't cancel shit.
I need to know Henri's
every fucking move,
and you're in position to get them.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Appreciate you, cuzzo.
Hey.
For what it's worth, I
don't give two soiled shits
about what your pop's saying.
You've been motherfucking ready, OK?
Managing to get that
pure weight from them
racist-ass Chaldeans proved that shit.
[TUAN] BMF may have the soldiers,
but they're dropping like dominoes.
It's only a matter of time before
the board clears for a new regime.
[DOOR CLICKS]
Motherfuckers don't knock in Ecorse?
I could knock your skinny
ass out, if you're curious.
[LAUGHS] All right,
all right, all right.
- At ease, Tuan.
- Ah. Somebody in need of a cavalry.
Mm.
Just 'cause my father vouched
for you don't make you it.
I'm the swinging dick running this show.
So if you need something,
I'ma need to start
hearing some feet a-tapping.
Look here. Any tap
dancing I do is on the necks
of motherfuckers in my way.
Now, I am here for my son's protection.
So why don't you just tell
me what the fuck I got to do,
and let's get on with it.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
You could escort a
shipment I got coming.
If you want your
flight to land smoothly,
you need to find a ship
that can hide in plain sight.
In other words, there
are just some vehicles
that cops don't fuck with.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
- Pops!
- [CHARLES] Come here, son.
[MEECH] Man, I missed
you, Pops. How was first class?
[CHARLES] I can get used to
five-star treatment like that.
You know how we get down.
I'ma stop you by the mall real
quick, get some new threads.
You know you like to show out in style.
[CHARLES] Yeah, that sounds nice,
but when we seeing this house
you thinking about buying?
You said you want me
look at the foundation?
And I want to show you my
boy Duffy's recording studio.
It's killer, huh?
- All right, this you?
- This me, baby.
Ooh.
Asymmetrical walls, high ceilings.
Bet the acoustics here are nice, huh?
[DUFFY] Yes, sir, yes, sir.
You know, music is a
passion for me, Mr. Flenory.
And Meech here said that you know
how to get our bars sounding
crisp as damn Cracker Trax.
Yeah, I tried building a
basement studio back home.
I just never had the funds to finish.
Whoa, snap.
Family Affair this weekend?
Hey, Duffy, why don't you
show Pops the sound quality?
[DUFFY] Oh, yeah, yeah.
[MEECH] Pops, let me know
what you think, all right?
[CHARLES] All right.
Hey, ghost these passes, dawg.
I can't have my dad at
no drug dealer palooza.
For sure.
[MARVIN GAYE'S "MERCY MERCY
ME (THE ECOLOGY)" PLAYING]
♪
How it sound, Pops?
[CHARLES] Oh, man, whoo.
Them speakers got some range.
- [LAUGHS]
- I knew you would like it.
[CHARLES] Oh, now, that
song takes me back, boy.
Look at you.
Mm!
Estelle, thank you so much
for filling in for Nicole.
I guess she just wanted
to be with her friends.
[ESTELLE] I'm happy to help.
Besides, church is a great
place to meet single men.
I'm praying the Lord
giveth me a three-six,
six-pack, 6 feet, six figures.
You know what, I can't take you nowhere.
I know you right about that
'cause I honestly have
no idea what I'm doing.
Because the cake batter is too loose.
The church ain't even gonna accept this.
Hmm.
- Speaking of cakes
- Mm-hmm.
When you gonna let the
good doctor accept yours?
If you don't lower
your voice up in here.
I do not want these church
folks all up in my business.
You got to get back out there, cuz.
Look, I'm not even divorced yet.
And just because Charles
couldn't keep it in his pants
does not give me a green light
to ungodly behaviors, so
You think that stopped me after
I kicked lazy Leebird to the curb?
Girl, life is too short to waste time.
- Maurice is still so fine.
- [ESTELLE SQUEALS]
- [BOTH LAUGHING]
- Stop it!
And he's so kind.
And he's, like he's successful.
And Charles is in Atlanta.
You owe it to yourself to go
see if something is still there.
OK, you know what they say.
[LUCILLE] Hmm?
A good man is hard to find.
But a hard man is good to find.
If you don't cut this girl!
[STERL] If your customers don't
get their orders from Henri,
they'll come running
back to you, hat in hand.
That's cool. We'll raise the
rent on those ungrateful fucks.
Gonna have to move quick.
'Etta's home delivery coming tonight.
Oh, yeah? How do you
know that, Sherlock Hood?
Had to kiss the ring on that
lumberjack-looking bitch.
- Uh-huh.
- While there, I peeped her whole crew
retrofitting an ambulance
with Brighton stickers.
[TERRY] Hmm.
Damn, on all my car ride runs,
I ain't never seen an
ambulance truck get searched.
That's how she's moving her weight.
[EXHALES SHARPLY] That's smart.
- As fuck.
- Damn.
So from Brighton, that
amber wagon gon' be riding
dirty all the way down I-96.
Mm-mm, you're gonna risk
the Jeffries getting jammed.
Smart move is Grand River.
Hoop, you gonna have to run point.
Take my top shooter, Kutz, with you.
And whatever you do, make sure
that ambulance don't make its drop.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
You ever been in a gun battle?
Not yet.
[LAUGHS] So you're a virgin.
I'm going to pop your firefight cherry.
I promise I will be gentle.
I'm not afraid of dying.
When I OD'd, I saw the light.
And it was the most beautiful,
peaceful thing I've ever seen.
My sister was beaten to death.
That shit still haunts me.
I hope she saw what you saw.
[CHARLES LAUGHS] Whew.
It's the same kind of
house your mom and I
dreamt of moving into one day.
[STEPHANIE] Well, the
papers are all filled out.
All you got to do is sign.
[MEECH] Can you give us a minute?
- [STEPHANIE] Of course.
- [MEECH] Thank you.
[CHARLES] It's got a
nice foundation, son.
The only thing is, I don't
got legitimate income.
I was thinking maybe you
could sign off on it for me.
You know, I still don't
agree with what you do.
But I respect how hard you work at it.
Let's see.
Wait, what?
Well, wait a minute.
This is a mistake.
An engineer?
Oh yeah, Pops, I had to
stretch some of the info.
Good thing is, the
realtor, she down with me.
So don't even trip by it.
[CHARLES] You know, Meech,
this is not my salary.
And these for damn
sure ain't my paystubs.
I'm paying everything
up front, all right?
- The money is not an issue.
- The issue is it's illegal.
[MEECH] So is boosting
the neighbor's cable
when electricity goes out
and tampering with the meter.
Come on now. Don't do this to me, man.
Boy, I had a family to support.
Everything I did was for survival.
And so is this.
I was just staying at a
crib that got broken into.
I'm trying to be at a
spot I don't have to keep
looking over my shoulder.
I thought you wanted me to be safe.
That's all I ever wanted for you, Meech.
Which is why I asked
you to end this nonsense.
And now you're asking
me to be complicit?
Oh, no, you know what,
I need to sleep on this,
so why don't you call me
a cab back to the hotel?
I'll be outside.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[RADIO CHATTER]
You sure we ain't going
to run into any one-time?
I mean, can you even make that shit out?
Just shut the fuck up and
keep us between the lines.
[GUNSHOT]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[GASPING]
Let's finish this nigga.
Hey.
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOTS]
[POLICE SIRENS WAILING]
Police! Drop your weapons!
[PERSON] Let's get the fuck out of here.
[AMBERSON] Stop right now!
Get your hands up where I can see them!
♪
[GUNSHOT]
Fuck!
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
♪
[GASPING]
[GUNSHOT]
Shit.
[HENRIETTA] Hiding in
plain sight, my ass!
This is why I don't
take recs from my father.
He sends me limp dick ex-cops who can't
get the goddamn job right.
Somebody fetch me Tuan!
I need to know what the fuck happened.
Well, you gonna be sending
your errand boy to hell, yeah?
Because that's where that nigga done
took up permanent residence.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Tuan?
Yo, that was my fucking blood, man!
- [GUNSHOTS]
- [SCREAMS]
Sorry for your loss.
But BMF knew when, where,
and what to look for.
So if you're looking for a
place to channel that anger
[HENRIETTA SCOFFS]
Tell me everything you know about Tee.
[KNOCKING]
Who's coming to my house this early?
Can I help you?
I'm Lisa Murray from
Child Protective Services.
Oh, shit.
I'm here about Terry Flenory Jr.
Are you the parents?
[TERRY] Yeah, yeah. But
what's-what's going on?
We received a call regarding
Terry Jr.'s well-being.
I'm here to ensure he's
in a safe environment.
But TJ is fine.
[BABY COUGHING]
Does this child of a history of asthma?
No.
Has he even been checked out?
Wait, hold on. Ma'am-ma'am, whoa.
Look, we're responsible
parents, all right?
TJ just has a simple cold.
You know, what you're investigating
is a completely false
and unwarranted claim.
Smoking is a health hazard for children,
even more so if there's
marijuana involved.
Wait, wait, wait. We are
a drug-free family here.
[TERRY] Look,
lady ma'am.
Whoever called is probably
just, uh, they're just joking.
Or they're just full of
shit. It's probably a prank.
Can you just please give us a name?
You'll be privy to the details
of the investigation in 30 days,
- once it goes to the judge.
- [BOTH] Judge?
[TERRY] Hey, hey, look, look, hey.
Hey. I'm gonna fix this.
I promise you I'm going
to fix this, LaWanda.
Terry, this got that cradle-robbing
ass bitch's name all over it.
She's mad 'cause you with me
and not her sorry ass no more.
I don't I don't think Markisha
would do some shit like this.
You better talk to that bitch
'cause if you don't get her
to back the fuck up, I will.
All right?
[BABY COOING]
[SINGER] Here they
come, yo here they come ♪
[MEECH] Mayor Hartsfield
envisioned Atlanta
as the entertainment
capital of the South.
So when DJ pioneer Jack Gibson
threw the biggest urban radio
music convention in the country,
Hotlanta was the perfect host.
[SINGER] Come on
Who's the black sheep? ♪
What's the black sheep? ♪
Know not who I am or when
I'm coming, so you sleep ♪
Wasn't in my realm or
wasn't in your sphere ♪
Knew not who I
was but listen here ♪
Dres, D-R-E-S, yes
I guess I can start ♪
[JACK] Without beating around the bush,
we're glad that you're hanging
out with the sugar-sugar man,
Jack the Rapper.
Ow!
[MEECH] Gospel,
funk, R&B, jazz
Family Affair was home to
everyone in Black music.
Then hip-hop burst onto the scene.
Sponsors warned old mellow
yellow rappers would ruin
the party with their drama,
but he invited them anyway,
embracing Black cultural
freedom in all its forms.
Like the charts, hip-hop
dominated the event.
And in honor of its
fast-talking founder,
the streets rechristened
that shit Jack the Rapper.
[SINGER] You can get with this ♪
Or you can get with that ♪
I think I'll get with this
'cause this is where it's at ♪
You can get with this
Or you can get with that ♪
[RIP] Got that heat. Five bones.
Holla at me.
[CAESAR] Oh, shit, they got
those iggity diggity jiggity
niggas over there.
Damn, they got everybody
and they mama in this bitch.
I might have to break me off a big bite.
This my type of party for sure.
Look like it's your old
man's type of party too.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
- Pops?
- Hey, Meech.
Ah!
You know your mama love
her some Clark Sisters.
You're supposed to be at the hotel.
Boy, I'm grown.
And I've dreamed of
coming to Family Affair
since Tee was in trainers.
You standing in history, son.
White folks would never
give us the time of day,
so we had to create our own.
That sound good, Pops,
but just look around.
Does this look like
the same event to you?
I admit, the vibe is different.
♪
Is there anything left
decent you boys won't poison?
Pops, that's why you gots to go.
And what am I supposed to tell Mama
if something happened to you?
Oh, so now you're thinking
about my well-being?
Let me live, boy.
[CHUCKLES]
♪
[TERRY] Markisha!
Markisha, girl,
where the hell you
yo, Kish.
What you doing, busting
up in my house like that?
First of all, this is my house.
Hey, yo, did you call
CPS on LaWanda and my kid?
Nigga, excuse you?
If you did, just tell me.
Tee, I'm a mother.
I know what calling the authorities
could do to people like us.
And how dare you accuse me of
some fucked-up shit like that?
[SIGHS] Damn.
Look, I you're right.
I'm sorry.
Tee, I love you.
I'm only gonna lift you up. I'm
not gonna tear you down ever.
I know, I know.
It's just you know,
there's just been a lot.
My head is a little twisted.
They talking about pulling
up my police reports,
school records, medical files.
If they find any shit they
don't like, it's a wrap.
My family's destroyed.
Damn. That's fucked up, Tee.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
[MEECH] Back in the day, hip-hop heads
couldn't catch a cold over the airwaves,
let alone radio play.
So they used Jack the Rapper
to get on with the DJs.
Especially Uncle Luke.
That nigga threw the livest
suite parties at Jack.
Liquor was loose, but
the women were looser.
Next thing you know, Luke's
jams were bumping coast to coast.
♪
I'd go on to use the
same networking strategy.
You treat motherfuckers right,
they never gonna forget you.
[PERSON] Hey.
That pimp Greeny over at Platinum
comped our party favors.
Said we had that rattail
motherfucker to thank.
Yeah, that's no sweat, dawg.
Just trying to spread the love.
- Big Meech, Motor City.
- J-Pusha, Hustle City.
I dabble in a little bit of everything.
You know, uh, fish
fries, beepers, birds.
Before my little brother
right here go pro,
I wanted to, you know, give
him a little taste of what to expect.
Matter of fact, given all
the opportunity in this room,
figured I'll make
it a two-for-one.
So it seems like y'all
know a lot about a lot.
I'm actually trying to expand
my pipeline down to St. Louis.
My brother jammin', man.
I'm talking about to lock
down the biggest PJ in the Lou.
So if you really got that work, shit.
He sure as hell got them pipes.
[CHUCKLES]
Oh, yeah? See, that's what's up.
But you know, a lot of
motherfuckers like to shit
from their mouth more
than their asshole,
so I need to come down to St. Louis
and check y'all out myself before I can
make any commitments.
♪
[BOTH LAUGHING]
You know what, if I
didn't know any better,
I would swear that these
were the popcorn balls
from Euclid Park in Cleveland.
Do you remember that?
Girl, you thought I could forget?
I remember we used
to take our shoes off,
walk down the beach when
there were full moons.
Oh, my goodness.
Can I tell you a secret, though?
Hm?
These are the popcorn
balls from Euclid Park.
What? How?
They closed decades ago.
Mm-mm. They're a candy company now.
Hmm.
I had them shipped here, so
you'd have a little pop of home.
How did you know I would even call you?
Truth is
Hmm?
I didn't.
But if there was just
the slightest of chances,
I was gonna be ready.
- Got something else for you.
- Oh, my goodness.
This is for your church.
I heard about the bake
sale you spearheaded.
This is
listen, I-I-I did not expect
you to do anything like this.
- I that was not my
- Lucille.
Letting you walk away
is one of my biggest regrets.
And if this lets me be a part
of your life even just a little,
then it's a blessing.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Thank you
'Reece.
[BOTH LAUGH]
I haven't heard that in a long time.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
[SINGER] You are buggin' if
You're playing with my head ♪
'Cause I ain't falling
For the same mistakes again ♪
'Cause I spent Long enough, yeah ♪
[PERSON] You know, my
people have a saying.
Knowing how to read doesn't
make you intelligent.
Just like having a fancy title
doesn't mean that your audio
isn't dog shit.
[LAUGHS]
You know, truth is, I'm just
getting back in the game.
So, to a old head like
me, every little bit helps.
Wisly Solomon, Colonial Records.
Now, I must warn you,
we are small-time,
but our breakthrough is on the horizon.
- What is your name?
- Charles Flenory.
You know what, Charles,
in the spirit of the Family Affair,
maybe we should fellowship, hm?
Who knows?
Who knows, maybe you
are the breakthrough
that we're looking for.
[SINGER] You know
real recognize real ♪
And give me honesty ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
♪
[MEECH] God damn, nigga.
They letting us blaze in here?
Hell no.
This Cali kush was burning
a hole in my pocket, so
here.
[MEECH] Let me hit that motherfucker.
♪
[TUPAC] It's that shit.
Damn, nigga, I got to be getting
my weed from the wrong coast.
Yeah.
♪
What that's about, though?
- That goofy-looking motherfucker?
- [MEECH] Mm-hmm.
[TUPAC] That's Luke's Miami folk.
They still popping off.
That's exactly why I roll deep.
Why I got family everywhere I go.
You know what's crazy?
I used to think hip-hop
heads ain't have beef.
Shit, I'm thinking that's
only my line of work.
[CHUCKLES] Nigga, it's the same shit.
Just a different hustle.
Look, everybody in the hip-hop game
either trying to get out or avoid it.
Ain't this rap shit a
motherfucker, though?
Like, they used to throw the
book at our ass for the shit
we go through.
Now look at them, bending over backwards
for our fucking stories,
noses all the way open.
That's 'cause y'all make
that cheese, you know.
"America's Most Wanted,"
for real. [LAUGHS]
Nigga, not just America.
They love them some Pac overseas.
Pac be loving they ass right back.
Like Jack the Rapper, taking
this motherfucker over.
Yeah, maybe I'll be right
there with you one day.
[BELL CHIMES]
[TERRY] We're gonna get a
menu out to you. You're gonna
Tee, we got a problem
with our fucking delivery.
Oh, yo, uh, our shipment
um, our beef shipment.
Can you guys give me
a second? I'm sorry.
Bro, let's talk. Come on.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
Yo, what the fuck is
wrong with you, Hoop?
I been blowing up your
phone. Where the fuck is Kutz?
Man, I lost my fucking phone.
I just walked all the
way here from Novi, nigga.
Novi.
And Kutz got fucking pinched.
Wait, what? The fucking
cops got involved?
Yes.
We must have been fucking tailed
because as soon as shit went down,
it was raining fucking five-oh.
Listen, Kutz a real one, all right?
- You ain't got to worry about him.
- Get this, Bryant was there.
And this motherfucker is
flying Henri's colors now.
You got to respect Henri's gangster.
I'm just saying, having
somebody hip to both sides
of the law comes in handy,
especially now that Kutz's bagged up.
Maybe our organization
should get on that.
I should have fuckin' killed that bitch.
♪
[SINGER] It's that south side ♪
South side, south side ♪
Yo, yo.
This man Solomon here gave me some gems.
Now, what do you all think
about vinyl sound
barriers for the studio?
I like that.
Yeah, yeah.
Do you see that pendant
old dude wearing?
- Mm-hmm.
- That's some voodoo shit.
Them Haitians from Miami
be wearing them in my shop.
Meech, that's a Miami Killa.
♪
Hey, Pops.
Spike Lee having a screening
in Ballroom C. Come check it out.
No, man. I'm having fun right here.
[SOLOMON] You know, you should
do the right thing, Charles.
[CHUCKLES]
You should listen to your son.
- What, y'all know each other?
- [MEECH] Yo, get him out of here.
Man, get your hands off me, man!
Yo, Meech, who is this guy?
I am the man that this ti vole
has been trying to steal from.
I was trying to smoke your
bitch ass from out the shadows.
But I see you must feel threatened
since you've been hellbent
on trying to merk me.
[DUFFY] Yo, hold up.
This old ooga-booga
motherfucker is Glock?
Typical American negro.
Half a decade late and a dollar short,
yet you still think you deserve
to have a free pass in my city?
[LAUGHS]
Yo, I thought security was beefed up.
I own security.
Just like I own the pimp
who cleans your money.
[PERSON] Suck my dick,
Miami motherfucker!
[CROWD EXCLAIMING]
Watch out, Pops!
[PERSON] Fucking shit, man.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
Fuck!
- Hey, you all right, you good?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm good.
[PEOPLE SHOUTING] Red Dogs!
[CHARLES] Meech, Meech!
- [PERSON] Come on!
- [CHARLES] Meech!
[PERSON] Gotta go!
♪
[PERSON] Get him out of here, man!
[TERRY] I'm still getting settled in.
You know, it's starting
to feel like home.
You living big-time now, huh?
[BOTH LAUGH]
It is so nice.
Thanks. Trying.
I got you a housewarming gift.
- What you got?
- You ready?
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- Oh, shit.
Oh, my God.
Yo, I thought I really was gonna
impress you with this, and
you shut my ass down so quick.
Wow.
Well, I'm glad you didn't give up.
Me too.
I missed you.
[TERRY] I missed you too.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
- [KNOCKING]
- [PERSON] Terry?
[TERRY] Oh, shit. Damn, it's my mom.
[MARKISHA] Go, go, go.
[TERRY] Uh uh, I'm coming!
[MARKISHA] Wait, wait, wait.
My shirt, my shirt, my shirt.
[DOOR CLICKS]
[TERRY] Hey.
Hi, Mrs. Flenory.
I need to talk to my son.
Yeah.
OK.
I will see you at dinner.
All right.
I talked to LaWanda's
mother, and she told me
what's happening with CPS.
So I'ma need you to get your
head out of that cougar's ass
and take this seriously.
That's exactly what I'm doing.
Why do you think I fast-tracked
getting this place decorated?
So they can see that
Terry Jr. has a nice place,
instead of that damn chimney.
Desiree said the accusations are bogus.
Those three-letter folks,
they have a track record
for ruining Black families.
The few years that I was
in the foster care system,
they were the most
traumatic years of my life.
It makes you feel less-than.
Like there's no ground
underneath your feet.
Like you are unworthy.
Please, Mom, don't cry, don't cry.
I promise you, Terry Jr.
Is gonna stay put, Ma.
[MEECH] All good, Duff?
All right, I'm just making
sure the homies straight.
And keep me posted.
- All right.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
Pops, you good?
Pops.
You know, this whole state
was a house of bondage.
Even now, our brightest
stars get treated
like studio session hands.
That's why they started Family
Affair in the first place,
to shine a light on our
music, to force the whole world
to take notice.
I know how much that
event meant to you, Pops.
And I'm sorry it didn't turn
out the way you wanted it to.
Son, if you knew what was gonna happen,
why did you go in the first place?
Because I have to take
care of my family, Pops.
And it ain't going exactly
how I wanted it to go.
Now you see why I need
that roof over my head.
To be safe from all the
shit we just dealt with.
Boy, you got a roof back home.
Just hit the highway and head north.
Pops, you don't get it.
You're not getting it.
You left the house because
you gave up on your dreams.
I left the house because
I'm still chasing mine.
Meech, you have no idea
what I had to sacrifice.
Pops, I know everything you've given up
because I've watched you my entire life.
[SIGHS] Now, listen.
I know the world didn't
exactly give you a choice.
But I have a choice, Pops.
I know what you think of what I do.
I know I didn't exactly
turn out the way you wanted.
But I'm the first
Flenory who can actually
control they destiny.
You know how badly I wanted that
and how heavy that weight is
because when you were my
age, you felt the same too.
Pops, I need you to
sign that paper for me.
Please.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
You got them keys for me, baby?
[STEPHANIE] Mm-hmm, here you go.
- [MEECH] Thank you.
- [STEPHANIE] You're welcome.
Congratulations on your new home.
I'm sure you'll put it to good use.
Yes, we will. Thank you.
Admit it, Pops,
you're already thinking about all
the renovations you could do.
[CHUCKLES]
No, I'm just admiring the craftsmanship.
You got everything you need.
[CAR HORN HONKS]
- That's my ride.
- [MEECH] Hey, Pops, hold on.
I just want to let you know,
I'ma take care of you and Mama,
just how you did your family.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
[SNORTING]
♪
[SNORTS, COUGHS]
Yo, you've been hitting
that white girl pretty hard.
- Pull back.
- [TYSON] You're one to fucking talk.
Tuan is pushing up daisies,
and all I can fucking think about
is how it should have been me.
Listen. Uh, cuzzo needs
to forget his sorrows too.
Why don't you go over there and
put those pretty little lips to work?
But if I wanted dick, I'd
go back to my boyfriend.
[CHUCKLES]
You're either a useful
bitch or a dead one.
On your fucking knees.
♪
Love you, cuzzo.
Which is why I'm gonna make this right.
Every motherfucker
responsible for Tuan's death
is gonna find themselves on
the wrong side of the dirt.
[GREENY] These motherfucking
ball players and rappers
got y'all boosted up.
You know what, you a fine
piece of ass and all that,
but I will cut your ass like
some motherfucking grass.
And then what? You
ain't shit without me.
Say it.
- I ain't shit without you.
- Say it again.
- I ain't shit without you.
- That's motherfucking right.
And don't you ever forget
your place, all right?
I run the show, you hear me?
I run the motherfucking
show. What the fuck?
The fucking
[MEECH] You fucking snake!
[ANGEL] Stop! What y'all doing?
You fucking set me up. You
thought I wouldn't find out?
- [GREENY GRUNTS]
- Meech, please stop!
[GREENY COUGHING]
Your greasy ass don't
deserve to clean my money.
I'ma cut your fucking water off.
And you double-cross me again,
I'm cut something else off too, bitch.
[ANGEL] Meech!
This fucking shit-stain, man. Why wait?
- [GREENY SCREAMING]
- Oh, shit!
- [DUFFY LAUGHS]
- [GREENY] Oh, shit!
[GREENY SCREAMING]
If you think this shit
is over, motherfucker,
you will pay for this shit. You
hear me, you Lite-Brite bitch?
Both of y'all!
Oh, my God, you scared me.
I didn't I forgot you
were coming back tonight.
Oh, you know I couldn't
stay away too long.
[LAUGHS]
Lucille, baby. What's wrong?
Somebody called Child
Protective Services
and fraudulently claimed that Terry
and LaWanda were unfit parents.
CPS could take everything,
even the unborn baby,
if they see fit.
- They won't do that.
- This is a government agency.
They can do whatever
the hell they want to do.
I'm going to bed.
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]
♪
[CLICKS TONGUE]
[CHUCKLES]
[DOOR CLICKS]
What?
What happened?
[GUARD] Stop. Hands on the table.
Kevin, you gon' be OK.
I got the best lawyer,
and you won't have
any more problems in here.
Uh
hey, Bruiser has allies now.
Help is on the way, you understand?
Look, I'll stay tonight,
but I got to go back.
I know Greeny's not
perfect, but he's right.
I ain't shit without him.
[MEECH] Man, the way you
pack that club out night after night,
he ain't shit without you.
He protects and provides for me.
Angel, you have to start
taking back your power.
My mom always taught me, a woman's worth
is in her mind and her heart.
And I got you. Believe that.
You're safe here.
[OLDER MEECH] The real of it is,
there ain't no sanctuary
in the drug game.
That false sense of
security can get you killed,
a lesson I had to learn the hard way.
And once I did, I didn't
get a good night's rest
until I was sleeping in a jail cell.
[TERRY] So how's my
little man Kev doing?
[SIGHS] You got 90 seconds.
[LAUGHS]
Look, I figure you
must be desperate to be
rolling around with
that crazy bitch Henri.
There's always a job for
a man willing to work.
Look, if you gon' be
back in the streets again,
you might as well roll with the top dogs
like you were with Meech.
[CHUCKLES] So uh, this a job interview?
I understand you got to do what you
got to do to protect your family,
and we can help each other out.
We could pool our resources together
and fix both our problems.
Yeah, how we gon' fix it
when y'all are my problem?
Look here, you and
Meech are the ones should
be on the inside, not my son.
Well, buddy, we're free.
And from the looks of it, the
world is my fucking oyster.
So you either get on board,
or get ran the fuck over.
[BRYANT] Hey.
I choose to get run the fuck over.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[OLDER TERRY] I stayed in
the D 'cause I couldn't bear
the thought of losing
the ones I cared about.
But sometimes, you hold
on to loved ones so close,
you push them away.
With my enemies coming from all angles,
my sanctuary was becoming my nightmare.
And without my brother,
the only one who could
wake me out of it was me.
[SINGER] You ask for a favor
and showed up on that paper ♪
Get hit with the razor
your life is in danger ♪
They blowing up my pager
I watch for the neighbors ♪
The reverend can't save
you your life is in danger ♪
You ask for a favor and
showed up on that paper ♪
Get hit with a razor
your life is in danger ♪
They blowing up my pager
watch for the neighbors ♪
The reverend can't save
you your life is in danger ♪
Yo, yo, get stabbed
with a sharp blade ♪
Blood stains on the
arcade it's all over ♪
Now my hands filled with residue ♪
Your man in the
ICU he a vegetable ♪
You pull your back
up get the backhand ♪
I eat you to eat your
ghost like I'm Pacman ♪
Here's the proof I got the juice ♪
Don't care if you want
Q I'm bishop on the roof ♪
It's hard as hell for a Black man ♪
It's either 187 or a crack den ♪
And I'm committing
both Colombian connect ♪
Make it stretch I get the dough ♪
And all my cuzzes they trust me ♪
But I'm on a lookout this 38 rusty ♪
Know they blowing up my pager ♪
If you act up know
your life is in danger ♪
[DRAMATIC HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
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