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♪♪

Sean Starr's remix is gonna pop.

( man ) This is a promo conference call for Sean Starr.

The first stop on his promotional tour is Miami, we need that right away.

( man ) Adding Young Raheem to Sean Star's single,

that could be huge.

Okay, good afternoon, everybody.

Teri's here.

Okay, so let's get started.

Sales, Ashton.

Overall market is down 17% from last year.

Brick and mortar, down 12%,

nontraditional, down 5%.

Digital ringtones, up 32%.

And the charts?

Young Raheem is still strong

at number 39 after 42 weeks!

( Teri ) All right... good job.

Marcus A&R, what's going on with Sean Starr's album?

We got our clearances in from all the major labels,

I finished all the mixes, sent it out to mastering,

just waiting for the master to get back.

Okay, thank you... Kurt, promotions?

As soon as I get the single from Marcus,

I'm going for ads on radio.

Yeah, and to add a bump to the BDS spins,

I added Young Raheem to the remix.

Sean needs a hit. Yeah.

So do we.

Great job, everyone, thank you, thank you, guys.

Okay, that's great.

See you later about Sean's latest release.

Nicole, carve out five minutes in my schedule for Ashley.

Listen, I want to talk to you about Thursday.

Do me a favor, go to my desk, get my messages.

I would be lying

if I said I wasn't worried about Eclectic.

We're in the red.

We have a huge deficit

and I don't know where I'm gonna get this money from

to make this label work.

Eclectic, this is Yvette, how can I help you?

Just hold a minute.

Hey, how you doing? Fine.

You're looking good today. Thank you, thank you.

Hey, I'm fitting to go to the show after work,

you wanna roll with me? Sounds like a date.

Hey, Teri. Hey, Eric.

I got the first draft of Sean's album cover. Okay, make sure you get that to Kurt, I'll see you later. And let's get Sean on the phone, okay?

Yvette, Yvette, I gotta tell you something, girl.

I'll text you. You're the A&R guy.

Eclectic, this is Yvette.

( Teri ) I had to reduce the promotional budget

for Sean's tour.

( woman ) He's not gonna like that. And neither is Barry.

( Yvette ) I'll tell Ms. Stewart you called... Thank you.

Hey, Yvette, I left the cover on Kurt's desk.

Make sure he gets it? Sure.

( phone ringing ) See you later.

Eclectic Records.

♪♪

Barry told me about this new idea.

I know, reality show?

Can you imagine all the hot designer digs

we're gonna get? So cool.

( man ) Man, look at those girls.

They'd be hot on a reality show.

( man ) So what's up with your people?

My cable network contacts are solid.

They want to do a show on you, your girls

and your lifestyle.

I'm not really with it, bro.

Like I said, there's no reality in reality TV, so... It'll expand your audience and increase your

merchandising opportunities.

I'm not with it, so just dead it, all right?

What?

Why? I don't understand.

That would be a dope opportunity for him.

( phone ringing )

It's Teri calling me.

What's up, girl?

( Teri )Hey, Sean.

The album release date has been pushed.

What?

I'm not really with that.

I understand, but it's only six weeks.

The record needs another cut

and this is the time you need to make that happen.

Yeah, but what about my tour and the party for it?

What, we just supposed to put all that back?

No, it's all good.

The launch party and the tour schedule remains the same. All right, Teri, I trust you.

Just don't let anybody over there

do me in, all right?

You know how y'all get over there

at the label with that BS.

I got you, Sean.

All right, love you... gone.

Album got pushed back six weeks.

Unbelievable. Are you serious?

You're my manager... Why wouldn't she call you?

Well, Sean didn't like hearing that album release date

was pushed back.

His single doesn't have any heat.

Young Raheem on the remix is the key.

Now, everything Young Raheem touches turns platinum.

Not everything, Marcus. Yeah, he only had one album.

And that's the same thing you said

about Sean's last record.

Come on, now.

But listen... Marcus isn't that far off.

Raheem is holding his own, 42 weeks on the charts.

He's hot and he's ours, thank God.

Amen. Thank God.

Now Sean can do the same thing

if him and his manager makes the right moves.

Oh, but you know how Barry is.

He's really... Hey, babe. Hi, baby.

What's up?

How you doing? Good.

Everybody, Dwight.

Hey. Hey, how you doing?

Hello, what's happening, fellas?

What are you doing here? Oh, I got a lunch meeting

with my agent. Well, I'm gonna see you later?

Yeah, definitely... All right.

Love you. Love you, too.

I'm engaged to a wonderful man who I love deeply,

star athlete,

and the $100 million contract isn't that bad, I might add,

but here's the thing... Dwight wants me to move.

I can't move and run a label and be a wife.

I know women are thinking,

that is not a problem, girl,

go for the $100 million, but really?

Can't I have my career and my man?

So, Teri...

how does it feel being

Mrs. Dwight $100 million Davis?

We're not even married yet. She knows already.

Mm-hmm.

I'm surprised he didn't come up in here

with his little Super Bowl ring.

I know, right?

Why am I the last to know

that you and Dwight Davis is a couple? 'Cause you talk too much, Marcus.

Yeah, you do have a big mouth.

Do you know what I heard?

Charlene Williams... her husband came up in the studio

and whooped her ass. What?

That's what I'm talking about.

Right there. You're a gossip.

What am I gonna do, son? Right there.

They should have called the police. So what happened, what happened?

So he beat her ass and then what happened?

In front of the program director, pulled...

Shut up. Pulled her wig off.

No. Stop.

You should sell that to somebody. Don't tell him... Don't encourage that.

So I want to know, okay, so he pulls the wig off...

Look at you! I'm just saying.

Bad publicity for the company, absolutely not.

But tell me what happened.

Google it, Google it, let me see it. Let me see what's going on.

( man ) Okay, LA, we got a special,

special surprise guest who just came in.

None other than my main man, Sean Starr.

What's poppin', Los Angeles?

It's your boy Sean Starr,

two "R" s, AKA Superstar,

AKA the African-American idol.

Show!

I love when you do that.

So, Sean, what's going on with you, man?

Hey, man, it's all good over here, bro.

We got the new album "Starr Power"

hitting the stores,

we had to push it back, though,

about six weeks,

only because there's so much heat on it, we had to let it cool down

before the public could touch it, you feel me? That's right, that's right... So what else you got?

You got the tour party coming?

Tour party kicks off tomorrow night, Power Base club. If y'all didn't know, my man Kurt Franklin

set everything up.

That's what's up.

So right after the tour party, you hit the road, right?

Yeah, man, we hitting all the major cities.

We got Miami first up, of course,

Atlanta, we doing DC, my hometown, Detroit,

we bringing it back to Seattle,

back home to Los Angeles.

It's really, really, really poppin' right now, man.

Okay, that's what's up.

So right now, Los Angeles, we getting ready to hit you over the head

with Sean Starr's latest single,

"Right Left," from the new album "Starr Power,"

only on K-ROY.

Yo, that is John Blaze, man.

It's hot.

Sean, yo, so what's up with the six-week pushback?

The label.

I mean, they ain't got the finances

to push my album the way they need to right now

so they gonna push it back six weeks.

On top of that, they got me doing half the marketing

and promotions on my own,

so I mean, if I didn't have people like y'all in my corner, I'd be SOL, you feel me?

So I want to say thank you off top

for bringing me in today

and in advance for coming through tomorrow, Beverly.

I mean, I love you, so...

Well, you know Blue got your back, sweetie.

All right. Maybe we should do like,

the first ten callers get two free tickets.

Yeah, man, we got that. That sounds good.

That's nothing, man, you got it.

What's up, man, what's going on?

You doing shows in your tank?

You need to get into radio, bro.

Hey, hey, you know it's...

You know, everybody can't be in front of the camera.

You looking real Cool J right now, brother.

What's the secret? All right, let me lick the lips.

Yeah, he think he sexy.

( man ) Yo, I am hooking you up.

You gotta hook me up, brother.

I hook you up with Sean Starr's

promotional tour, that's eight Gs.

That's six Gs for you.

I keep the rest.

Hey, Kurt. What's up, Teri?

So tell me about the promo party.

Oh, it's all set up.

We got the club locked down, it looks hot.

And we came in under budget.

Love to hear that.

Also, Eric stopped by this morning,

he had the artwork for Sean's album.

Did you get a chance to look at that?

Yeah, he put it on my desk just before lunch. I'll take a look at it as soon as I get in.

All right, good job... You know what?

If you loosen up on that grip,

you'd have a better shot.

I'll check back with you in a bit, okay?

Bye, Kurt. Oh.

Victor's office just texted me. Okay.

Want to see you at his house.

The Beverly Hills or Santa Barbara estate?

♪♪

Aren't you forgetting it takes money to make money?

Trimming the label's operating budget will help.

That's what I did three years ago

when your father made me president of Eclectic.

You took the reins at a difficult time.

The label performed poorly last year,

losing more than $2 million.

You have several positions that can be eliminated.

I've asked Ella to take a close look at the label

and other companies we own.

Victor, you know I hold you in high regard.

It's mutual.

My father and I agree that in addition

to the layoffs,

the company's use of the office space

in Beverly Hills is too expensive.

About $30,000 per month.

We own another property east of LA.

It's $3,000 a month, about the same square footage.

That's a 90% cost reduction in office space.

Don't worry about the move.

We already have a company that's under contract

that will handle the basics.

Don't you think such an abrupt move

will be detrimental to the label?

At the moment, we're only concerned with

the bottom line.

I see.

I hope you do.

( woman )Sorry, T,

but I don't see how we can lay off more people. Last year, we lost $2 million.

It'd be three if it weren't for

Young Raheem's ringtone revenues.

Either we do this or Ella will shut us down.

Seems like she's already trying.

Exactly.

Any messages?

Yeah, plenty.

I'll text you.

Oh, and Dwight called very excited about a meeting

he had with his agent, but he wouldn't tell me.

He wants to surprise you.

Well, I'm actually gonna see Dwight a little bit later,

but... I just have to be honest right now.

I'm not feeling like the adoring fiancée,

you know, especially after dealing with Ella.

I just really need some time to myself.

( Dwight ) So think about it, all right?

Your man, Dwight Davis,

is about to have his own energy drink.

I mean, it can't get any better than that.

What's wrong?

You don't seem... I had a big meeting today

with Victor and his daughter, Ella.

The company is in trouble

and I have to lay off a lot of people. Hold on, wait a minute... His daughter, Ella?

What does she got to do with anything?

She's a trust-fund baby.

I doubt she has any idea about the music business.

She's actually pretty talented.

She's Ivy League, she's B-school grad

and now she's in charge.

Well, hey.

You don't let it get you down, okay?

Because we can do our own thing...

up in Oakland.

All right?

Okay.

Well, babe, I can't leave the label right now.

And besides, Goompa is coming to live with me.

Goompa? My grandfather.

Yeah, he's got his own house,

why is he coming to live with you? He lost it.

You know, and since my grandmother died and...

Listen, you know they raised me,

so I cannot put him in a home.

No... you're right.

All right, well, don't worry about it,

we'll figure it out, okay?

I love you. I love you, too.

♪♪

Here we are.

Oh. Chateau me.

Hey, you wanna come up?

You wanna stay over? If it's okay with you. Oh, it's okay.

I have a quick favor to ask then.

I have some things in my car. Things?

It's okay.

Delicates. Laundry?

Delicates. Laundry.

Delicates.

Is that okay... real quick?

Oh, you are just... Just real quick.

Okay.

♪♪

Unfortunately, we're trimming our staff.

Don't blame yourself.

This is happening throughout the record industry.

If you need a letter of recommendation,

I'll be more than happy to write one for you.

You've been a pleasure to work with.

If I could keep you on, I would.

The label's just suffering right now.

Thank you.

Girl.

She fired half the department.

Someone had to know what was going on.

( Harrison ) Hey, it's Harrison Shaw and Beverly Blue

and we're gonna be playing the coolest jams,

only on K-R-O-Y.

( Ashton ) Kill me now. Oh hell no.

We went from Beverly Hills to this?

You know what... We can make this work.

We're gonna have to.

Who chose this spot? I gotta work outta here ever day?

Dump in here.

What in the world is this? This is a hot mess.

This studio is not poppin'.

Yo, I'll work out of this cardboard box,

but my vendors need to get paid on time.

That location for the tour party...

I need a check today.

Hey, Ed, what's up? ( Ed )Where's that check, Kurt?

You didn't get the check?Hell no.

Oh, the check's on its way.Better be for real this time. Yeah.

All right, cool, no problem.

No check, no spot.

Damn.

( phone ringing )

Eclectic.

( Yvette )Hey, Juanita, guess where I am?Come on, Yvette,

we're moving here, I gotta go.

Well, Eric and I just spent the last few days together

here in his loft.

What?

Are y'all a couple now?

Well, I got some of my delicates

in his washing machine.

So I don't know.

You tell me.

I think being unemployed, you need to hold onto him.

Well, I didn't exactly tell him that I got laid off.

Yvette, he comes around Eclectic all the time,

he's gonna find out.

Well, he just went over to the Beverly Hills office,

so...

Hello... Yvette, you know we moved.

Yeah?

Well, he'll find out.

Girl, I gotta go.

I'll talk to you later, bye.

( Ashton ) Juanita, can I get that SoundScan report now? Must be on crack.

Ella really worked a number on this office.

Girl, she does not like you.

It's gonna take me a week to figure out this mess.

What?

Oh, no, no, no, no.

A prenup?

T, I know you're not signing a prenup.

Crazy, right?

Listen, I just want the marriage to work,

I'm not after his money.

I know, I know,

but you don't know what's gonna happen in the future. I mean, look around.

I know, Dwight and we have to trust each other.

Right now, I don't want to talk about

no stinkin' divorce

when I'm not even married yet.

Do you at least get to keep the ring, my baby?

Oh, I'm not stupid.

( phone ringing ) That's my girl, already know.

Teri Stewart's office, this is Nicole.

Hey, Nicole.

I just went by the Beverly Hills office, what's going on?

We moved to Montebello.

I'm surprised Yvette didn't tell you.

Man, she didn't even tell me she got laid off.

Well, that's between y'all.

All right, well, is Sean's party still happening?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's still on.

You're gonna be there, right?

Well, um... listen, let me call you back.

All right... bye.

I got this gig,

shooting stills for Sean Starr's tour party. You interested in coming?

You want to go 'cause Nicole's there, huh?

I want to go 'cause it's a gig.

I mean, I'm asking if you want to go.

I mean, I know you're doing laundry and all.

Oh.

So you wish that

she were the one to stay the weekend and all, right?

Girl, we just... we just hung out Friday,

it's Monday and... Oh, we just hung out? Was it... Was it a "bring your laundry over and do it" hangout

or was it a, like, "get to know you" hangout,

have a good time?

Hell no.

( Nicole )Your grandfather called.

I'm picking him up now.

I told you the bank foreclosed on the house

and after Nana passed,

he fell behind on the mortgage payments,

didn't tell me in time, so he's moving in with me.

Hey, you're late. Sorry, Goompa.

It's all right.

The rest of my stuff I put in storage.

I didn't want to mess up your home with my stuff.

Come on.

My label's having a party tonight... Wanna go?

Ah, I'm too tired.

After helping the movers pack up all my stuff.

Well, I'll take you out to dinner.

Let me grab a shower and change first, okay?

You got it.

You gonna be messing around,

you gonna be late for your party.

You know, maybe you're right.

Okay, I'll be back in a couple of hours.

Okay, girl.

Enjoy yourself, have fun. Okay.

Be careful. I will.

All right. Love you.

Love you, too.

♪♪

Why do you always look so serious, Barry?

You gotta be able to make sure the bill is paid.

All right, you guys have a really good night.

Enjoy yourself.

Almost everybody's here. Ladies, what's up? Eric, you're a little late. Yeah, my bad.

I got a little delayed. Yvette.

Oh, don't you be blaming me?

Ain't nobody even looking at you.

Eric, just worry about getting those photos of

Sean and Kurt, please? And Teri.

He needs to drop her like a bad habit.

Nicole! Bitch, what'd you just say?

I know you're not talking to me. Oh yes, I am.

Oh wait, hold on. Nicole, chill, chill!

Oh, I need to chill out? Yes.

You're gonna let her talk to me like that, huh?

Yes. Oh yes.

No, you need to be a man is what you need.

Okay, okay, you need to get.

Oh, am I embarrassing you, am I embarrassing you?

Yvette, chill. I'm so sorry!

You need to go. Oh no, I need to go?

You know what? Yvette!

God. I'm sorry.

Eric, could you please get those photos?

I'm on it.

That was crazy.

I told you she... She's not all there.

She's off the chain, man.

Unemployment must be getting to her.

She's lucky I was at work.

Yeah, she's lucky you was at work.

Dag, I ought to call her... She embarrassed herself.

Hey, hey... Oh, what's up, D?

How you doing, man? I'm good, I'm good.

Long time no see.

So this is my number one over here, Sean. That's Rain and this is also the lovely Natasha.

That's right, hello, hello.

Yo, D, what's up, big pimpin'? What's happening, man?

Good looking out on coming through, man.

Hey, no doubt, man... You work with Teri, right? Kurt Franklin... I do promotions for Eclectic.

Okay, promotions, huh? That's right.

This kickoff of Sean's promotional tour, this is me.

Oh, you did a good job.

Teri mentioned I got some artists signed on my own? Oh no, she hasn't discussed it with me yet,

but I'm sure she will.

Okay, I'm sure she will.

Hey, give me a minute, all right?

It was good meeting you.

Hey, I'll be back.

Hey, Kurt, how about some promotional vodka?

Yeah.

Cheers.

Nastrovia.

Dwight.

D, I need to talk to you in private. What's up? I want us to get back together.

Oh, come on now, V. Come on, just hear me out.

Come on.

♪♪

Hello, ladies! Hey, boss lady.

Everything's going really good. Okay.

Hey, Young Raheem. How you doing, love?

All right.

Raheem.

We still need to talk about my ringtone money.

Have your manager call me.

He's busy so I'm gonna be handling it from now on.

You need to get a real manager,

not your older brother.

That's none of your business.

You know how much money I bring in to Eclectic?

I mean, damn, I pay your salary.

Whoa.

Let's chill.

I will get this straight.

You owe me a ringtone check

and you about to bring the ugly out of me.

It's too late for that.

Well, Dwight's inside? Oh, he is?

Okay, so I'm gonna go to the bathroom

and powder my nose.

All right. Okay.

You look cute, girl.

So I thought we rented out the entire Power Base club.

We're lucky we got the bar area.

The check was late, remember?

So you saved me some money?

Try again.

Dwight. Oh, I'm with Dwight.

No, you're not. Bitch, out.

What? Get out.

( Teri ) You know what... We're finished.

No, come on, baby... Don't.

Don't what, huh?

You're not getting away with this.

Baby, calm down, you know I love you. Calm down?

You don't love me!

You know what?

You know what?

This!

I didn't sign a prenup for this.

It's over.

Baby, seriously, come here...

Hey, Teri. Hey, Harrison.

You all right?

I think she was crying. Oh my God.

What happened? I don't know.

Hey, Kurt.

Let me get a photo with you and Mary B. Morrison here.

Oh, you wrote "Unconditionally Single."

I did, every woman should be.

♪♪

( crying )

Baby, seriously, come on...

( answering machine beeping )

( Nicole )Teri, it's Nicole.

I've been calling you on your cell,

you're not texting me back.

You got me leaving messages on this

old-ass answering machine.

There's some crazy rumor that you caught Dwight

with some groupie and the way you left,

I know something went down, girl,

so just come on, T,

if you're there, just please pick up, all right?

You know I'm there to talk, so just call me.

( knocking )

Go away, Dwight.

Come on, Teri, I'm sorry, okay, really.

I was an ass. You think?

Listen, I gotta fly out tonight,

you know I gotta get back, just let me in.

No.

Teri, I said I'm sorry, okay?

Don't let me get on a plane with us like this.

At least let me give you your ring back.

I said no.

All right, you know what?

I made a mistake,

but in your heart, you know I'm one of the good guys.

Not for me.

♪♪

Well, lookee what we have here.

Did you have fun tonight?

Where you going?

Peace. Oh, this is cra...

Hey, this is my key.

How'd you get my key?

This is my key. That's how I roll.

I'm crazy.

You're just confused.

( Harrison ) Hey, this is Harrison Shaw

and you're listening to the cool sounds of K-R-O-Y

on your morning drive.

( Nicole ) Did you put any sugar in here?

No, Nicole, you didn't ask me.

Girl, last night was crazy.

Yvette was a little extra. A little?

Girl, that is your friend. I know, that's my girl,

I love her to death, but she was way over the top.

Oh, I need to chill out. Yes.

You're gonna let her talk to me like that, huh? Yes. I just can't believe Eric would have

such a bad judge of character.

Nicole, I told you, it's not Eric, it's her.

She's just a little desperate right now.

Well, that's obvious. What about Teri?

I know.

I feel so bad for her.

You know, I can't believe Dwight

would do something like that.

And I heard that girl was giving Dwight head

in the bathroom.

Ugh.

Nasty. Nasty.

You think she's still gonna marry him?

Knowing T, I doubt it.

You think she's still gonna keep the ring?

I know I would.

Two carats, one for you, one for me.

Ah! Ring, ring!

Oh no, it is gonna take way more than flowers,

Mr. Super Bowl.

Ugh. They are pretty, though.

Ooh.

Now don't make the same mistake twice.

I'm not accepting this.

You shouldn't have thrown it in the toilet

in the first place.

Nicole, I'm not marrying Dwight.

So what?

Keep the ring anyway.

After all the stuff he put you through?

If I keep this ring, that man is gonna expect a wedding.

Teri, Teri, Teri,

who cares what he expects?

That ring is worth, what, 30K?

50,000.

$50,000?

All the more reason to keep it.

Send it all back.

Listen to me, just listen.

Keep the ring, pocket the 50K... Nicole...

He owes it to you.

She's right.

See?

I rescheduled my flight.

This belongs to you.

If I keep this ring, I encourage you.

Well, then that's good for you and me.

I don't want your ring

and I don't want your money.

Teri, we love each other.

Sadly, I love you, Dwight,

but I can't be with anybody who treated me

the way that you did.

Listen, I'm more sorry than you could even know...

but I gotta tell you, that girl wasn't just some groupie.

I used to date her

and she wanted to get back together. I don't want to hear nothing about no ex-girlfriend, okay?

There's always gonna be a woman somewhere

trying to get at you, so spare me the details.

Come on, Teri, you don't mean that.

It's the hurt.

Just give us some time.

No, I... Dwight.

I love you.

I feel you, girl, but I still would have kept that ring.

Nicole, get these flowers out of here right now.

I got bills. Now!

Crazy. Now.

I don't care how much he grovels.

I'm not going back.

I don't care how much money he makes.

I shouldn't have to settle for that.

Women throw themselves at men

even if they don't have $100 million.

When is it gonna stop?

It's not just his fault.

I mean, it takes two, right?

( phone ringing )

( choking )

Damn.

Yeah?

Yvette.

Oh, hey.

Juanita, what's up?

You tell me, acting all wild at the tour party.

Nicole insulted me, that bitch.

And Eric, he agreed with her, that bastard.

I mean, what do you expect?

You were way over the top.

Man, I'm living in my car and shit.

What?

Did Tanisha kick you out?

Tanisha said I can live with her if I was working. Girl, I got to go, I got cotton mouth and shit.

Oh, God.

( man ) One always returns to Florence.

But you'll only have fully experienced

the daily life of Florence

if you rent a motor scooter

and take on the Italian drivers...

or do a little bit of flirting in a local café.

( humming )

Oh, don't worry about that, I got it.

You know, it's really good seeing you make all those dishes

that you and Grandma loved so much.

Getting my appetite back.

That medicinal marijuana helps.

Better get some of them black eyed peas.

Means money.

Oh, wait a minute.

Is it greens mean money,

black eyed peas mean good luck?

Whatever.

You always did eat like a little bird.

I don't know.

I'm gonna go eat in my room, if you don't mind.

If that's what you want to do, it's your house.

You're a full-grown woman now.

Wait a minute.

Is there something that you want to say? Maybe, like, me using too much reefer or something?

It's not that, it's...

I broke off my engagement with Dwight.

Oh.

You know, I don't need to be anybody's trophy wife,

I've got my own career.

Well, from what I heard the other night,

he's not worth it.

I thought you were asleep. No.

Anybody come up in here late at night,

ain't about to catch me sleeping.

But you didn't say anything.

I wanted you to share it with me,

so I could show respect for you.

Thanks, Goompa, that means a lot.

It's the years, sweetheart.

This was somebody that I trusted.

This was somebody who

I was supposed to spend the rest of my life with.

And not to mention things at work

aren't that great, either.

Ella, oh, I could kill her.

Ooh, if I were to see her today.

( phone beeping )

"Where's my ringtone money?"

Yeah, right.

Blue, what's the 4-1-1 with Teri Stewart?

Well, I heard she broke up with Dwight Davis.

Really?

You interested, huh, Harrison?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, she is everything that my ex wasn't.

That definition fits a lot of women.

Look at you.

( Juanita ) Yes, I'm sorry,

Ms. Stewart and her assistant are not in just yet.

They are on their way back from Galaxy now.

Damn, you a cold piece.

Want some?

Halle Berry.

Okay, I wrote that message down, thank you... ( phone ringing )

Hold on one second, please.

Good morning, Eclectic, how can I help you? ( phone ringing )Yes, I'm sorry, one second, please.

( Ashton ) Juanita! Good morning, Eclectic.

Did the buyer from Transform call me yet? Yes, yes, I did. Hold on one second. ( phone ringing )

Good morning, Eclectic, how can I help you?

( phone ringing ) I'm sorry, they're not in just yet.

It's really... You know what, one second, please.

( Kurt ) Dude, we did a promotion and you drop my record?

Yo, what do I need to do to get my BDS where it needs to be?

But they like Sean in Miami.

This ain't no Def Jam or Interscope,

I mean, we ain't got that kind of money.

Hello?

He hung up on me. Guess who I just met.

Tupac? No.

Victor's daughter!

I didn't know he had a daughter.

And she's part black.

I knew Victor was happening.

Listen, there's a meeting in the conference room,

Teri wants you there, okay?

When Mom and Dad started Eclectic,

it was with a few jazz artists and some folk singers.

It was fun and they even made money.

Now you're swimming in red ink.

We're not alone.

The entire music industry is suffering right now. But what about Eclectic?

Nothing seems to work.

Can anybody help me out with that?

Do we have the right artists,

the right songs, the right management team?

I... I like this team.

It's a good team.

It's a very good team.

Sean's new single is picking up a lot of steam.

( Kurt ) The single feels good, we're massaging all the PDs.

Exactly, the program directors have even

promised us more airplay.

I get it.

And we don't have to spend a million dollars to get it played?

It's not gonna be cheap.

Moving forward,

all travel and expenses must be signed by me.

You'll be turning in your company credit cards today.

What?

They'll be returned if and when

I determine a new operating budget.

Teri?

And remember, no drugs or drinking

on the premises at any time.

It's a major legal liability.

I trust you have a handle on this, Teri.

I got it.

Cards.

Good enough.

What planet...

No, excuse me, what universe is Ella from? Our industry is based upon relationships.

You have to have relationships with people

and she clearly...

You would think somebody who's named after

the late great Ella Fitzgerald would be a really cool person.

Extra, extra, read all about it.

What?

Where did you get this? Wikipedia, girl.

Listen.

"Ella Oliansky is the 28-year-old daughter

"of billionaire investor-entrepreneur

"and inventor Victor Oliansky.

"Ella is the sole heir to a fortune

estimated at $6 billion."

What? And they're trying

to cut things around here... Listen.

"The only child of Victor Oliansky

and his late wife jazz singer..."

That's where the black part comes in.

"Jean Cheyenne.

"Ella is an internationally respected management consultant who specializes in mergers and acquisitions."

You think she's trying to merge us with another company?

I hope not. Oh God.

"A graduate of Harvard Business School,

she spends most of her time in Paris and Hong Kong."

Bitch. Bitch.

"Where her father owns various properties."

What does this mean for us?

Well, let's not panic yet.

Okay.

Girl, I gotta get back to work, I'll talk to you later.

All right.

Hmm.

( Harrison ) This is the most requested single of the day,

Young Raheem, "Work Me."

( Teri )Marcus, remember,

Sean decided to take a break from the tour because he's pissed about the lack of promotion.

We need him back on stage by next week.

I heard that.

So keep it positive.

Got it.

When your first album came, "Meet the Starr,"

you was multiplatinum.

When "SuperStarr" came, your sales, they dropped.

I'm here to bring you back on track, brother.

All right, but everybody's talking about doing

a new track, doing a remix,

but what's going on with my single right now?

I mean, we on the road as we speak

and my radio play in Atlanta is mediocre at best.

See, that's gonna change right now.

To get you poppin' again, I'm wanna add Young Raheem

to the remix of your single.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, then it's all about Young Raheem.

Nah, baby.

Young Raheem on your single,

we could sell a half a million ringtones in three weeks.

But we still need radio.

Kurt can't go to radio with a million dollars anymore,

"SuperStarr" came in un-recouped.

Yeah, where's Kurt?

Where's the VP of promotions and what is he doing? Shoot, with no hit record, he can't promote nothing.

I made some banging pirozhnoe.

Danish.

From Russia with love?

Yeah.

♪♪

So Marcus keeps sending me texts about this group.

I hope they're really good.

Well, I just hope he has lunch laid out like he promised. Hey, Blue, why are we the only LA station

playing Sean's latest single

and I still can't get a lunch with Eclectic's Teri Stewart?

I heard he was crazy.

Just like her boss,

beautiful and takes no prisoners. Bev, this is Teri Stewart and Nicole...

Mason, and I love your show. Thank you.

Teri. Hey.

Hey, guys. Hey.

What's going on?

Harrison. What's up, man?

Blue, what's going on?

So this is it right here.

This is a one-stop shop.

We could do tracking, recording,

mixing, editing, mastering. Everything here.

Videos in the back.

In my budget, right? Definitely in your budget.

Okay. Okay.

Dwight... Ugh.

Handle it. Okay.

How about lunch? Okay.

Okay, cool.

So where you want to eat?

Oh, I'm open. Yeah.

Yo... Where you going?

This is Harrison from K-ROY. What's up, man?

I brought Begetz all the way down here to meet you

and you're just gonna walk out on me?

Don't let what's going on in our personal lives

interfere with this business.

This is not personal, Nicole can handle business.

I don't need Nicole, Teri, I need you.

Dwight, you don't have me.

Teri!

Thank you.

What's up, fellas?

Yo, where did she go, what is this?

Look, she had to run out to an emergency meeting,

but don't worry, I'm here,

I'm her eyes and ears.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

The president of the company comes here, I got Begetz here,

I got Shay Shyster flew in, what is this? I know, I know, I know, but I promise your artist

is still gonna get heard. Do you know what I just turned down?

So tell me, what was that all about?

Look, Marcus calls me at the station,

says he wants me to listen to Begetz's new jam

and tells me you're gonna be there.

Isn't it obvious? Which part?

The part where there's a rumor that you and Dwight are engaged

or the rumor that you two are breaking up?

My money is on the breakup.

We have a winner.

Okay, good.

So... Harrison, let's just eat lunch.

( woman ) Hi, are you guys ready to order?

Yes, I will have the salmon and salad.

Okay, and for you? Baked chicken.

Great, thank you. Thank you.

We're just colleagues. Wow.

That really does not sound right.

I mean, I've known you for two years,

but just in passing.

And?

Listen.

I'm a record label executive, you're an on-air personality.

There is a conflict of interest.

I want my records played on the radio.

I get it, I get it, I get it.

Conflict of interest.

The perception, yes.

Not really.

Perception can be everything.

I suspect you let the old man win the last set.

Me, lose on purpose?

When have I ever done that?

Like father, like daughter, huh?

True, except concerning Eclectic.

Why are you such a pit bull

with that little record label?

Come on, it's less than 1% of our total holdings.

That's just business, Dad, that's all.

The value is in the music catalogue,

not current operations.

Maybe you're right. Of course I am.

( laughing )

Why do you always have to be right?

Oh, that's the way God likes it.

Just like your mother, huh?

Exactly.

I don't know, I mean, I guess Ella hates me

because she thinks we're in a competition

for fatherly love or something with her dad, Victor,

which is clearly not the case.

Victor is my mentor.

She has nothing to be, you know,

in competition with me about.

( Teri ) Eric, you've outdone yourself

with Sean's album cover.

Great work.

Thanks, Teri.

Regarding your schedule for tonight, the recording session.

Okay. I need to have

a very good still package.

Definitely, definitely.

I'll call you with all the details, so don't worry.

Okay. So...

Wonderful.

Thanks, Teri. Always a pleasure.

I'll call you later and I'll see you tonight.

All right. All right.

♪♪

Barry, I need you to make sure Sean

has no distractions in the studio tonight, AKA the girls.

All right, I got you. All right?

Now I need two minutes alone with Sean.

Why you gotta be alone with my client?

Pep talk, Barry.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Sean.

What's up, Teri? Hi.

How you doing? Great, how are you?

I'm good.

So I wanted to talk to you for a second. All right, you know that I believe in you 100%,

which is why you were signed to this label.

Your first album was great,

the second, not so much,

but I still believe in you,

which is why we've moved forward

with this third album.

Now, you know that the industry has changed, okay,

which means that we need to move

in the direction of new media and ringtones. I like lavish things, you like lavish things,

so I need you to bring it, okay?

You got it.

You know, I need this to be my best work to date, so whatever you need, I'm gonna commit it 1,000%,

just let me know, you got it?

All right, all right. Thanks for coming down.

Of course.

All right, be safe, all right. Take care, okay.

We are his muses.

I mean, how can we possibly be distractions?

I mean, I was there for the first album,

and you know what?

That album went platinum.

If more men had distractions like us,

there'd be a whole lot more successful men in this world.

See, you know what?

That's what I'm talking about. That's right. I mean, Barry just doesn't understand our value.

Yo, where's your manager at, man?

He ain't here.

I heard about your ringtone issues, too.

That mess wouldn't happen with me.

You heard that, huh? Yup.

Want a hit? No.

All right, cool, more for me.

Make sure that when we come...

Oh, there's Barry, but I don't see Marcus.

Yo, man, niggas getting me twisted.

Think niggas are doing stuff for no money.

Are we close? No, I'm not talking to you.

Look, you wanna do the gig,

just e-mail me the contracts.

Sean's on a new label.

Oh, he called and said he's gonna bring a guest.

No, I'm back.

Uh-huh.

We still ain't doing nothing without no damn cheese, so tell them niggas to get up off of it.

Barry, is everybody you work with a nigga?

Not you, boss lady... Or you, Nicole.

Gee, thanks.

I'm gonna go talk to Raheem.

Hey, guys, I'm so sorry I'm late.

So, so sorry.

You slippin'.

Yo, what the heck, honestly? You know what? Before you even get started,

I haven't forgotten about your ringtone money.

And so you say.

Marcus, you the one that told me to be here, I'm only here 'cause of you.

You late, we ain't... I got you, I got you,

let me just handle this.

Come here, let me speak to you.

Listen, while I got his concentration,

let me knock out these vocals.

As long as it doesn't cost me any more money.

Okay, let me show you something.

( whispering ) Oh, no, no, no, I don't think so.

Where you going? Uh-uh!

You don't touch me like that, okay?

You keep your damn hands to yourself.

Teri!

I should have slapped him, okay? Okay.

Let me handle this, let me handle this.

You know what... He's inappropriate.

We need to deal with Raheem right now.

( Marcus ) What happened now?

Raheem's not respecting Nicole.

I understand, but let's try to lay down these tracks.

Wrong... We need to get this straight immediately.

Eclectic does not need a lawsuit.

Oh. You okay?

Yeah... Yeah, I'm okay.

Really?

No, not really.

Raheem.

I mean, he thinks just because he's an artist,

he can say anything, do anything, touch anybody.

I'm at work.

I'm not a groupie.

You cannot touch women like that.

I didn't touch that girl.

It's inappropriate and unacceptable.

You tripping, dog, I'm out.

You know what... You better check yourself.

Especially if you expect for me to pay

for those tracks you're using

from Swizz Beatz and the Underdogs.

Let me talk to him, Teri.

Dog.

Listen, we gotta make this happen.

Marcus, I would do this, man,

but it's really about the money.

Money?

Rah, that's not how you're gonna get it.

I never seen you like this... What's going on, girl?

I just feel like I'm breaking down, Eric.

Everything is just too much.

Eclectic is in trouble.

Teri...

Teri's running around here, like, trying to pretend like everything's fine.

I mean, we can't even afford a publicist

to pump Sean's album.

I feel like I'm in danger of losing my job at any minute.

Nicole has nothing to do with you not getting your money.

She is right about that.

Okay.

Okay.

You know Harrison, right? Of course.

Hi.

How are you?

How you doing?

Great.

Strong women never really go over too well with Raheem. Really... How do you do it?

Can't you tell?

I love strong women.

Is that right? That's right.

Well, come on in and watch this session.

Okay. Okay.

Let's get back in there and finish this.

But afterwards,

we're gonna continue this conversation.

Okay.

Marcus, explain the vision behind this single

so everybody gets a better understanding.

Well, I have Begetz come in and write "Splash" for the guys,

I got Sean in there,

Young Raheem doing the vocals over

and it's gonna be top, one record.

Hit it, Julian.

♪♪

♪ We splash ♪

♪ Splash diamonds just flash ♪

♪ In other words we show 'em how to get that cash ♪

♪ We splash ♪

♪ Splash the rocks with the chain ♪

♪ It's funny how a few dollars will mess up your brain ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ We don't say ball no more we say "splash" ♪ ♪ In other words I'll show you how to get that cash ♪

♪ All money reason in God we trust ♪

♪ I don't trust nobody but God so y'all better duck ♪♪

So what y'all think? I'm feeling it.

I think it's a hit.

All right, man, top five all day.

Let's do this. It's done.

All right, bro, enjoy the rest of your session.

Yes, sir. Handle that, man.

Good stuff today. Appreciate it, man.

Uh-huh. Thanks for coming through, baby.

Not a problem.

Ringtones. Ringtones?

Yeah. Yeah?

Yeah.

Oh my God.

Hey. Hey.

You good? Yeah.

Well, you know it sounds really good,

I think it could take off.

Well, that's our hope.

Thanks for helping out with Young Raheem.

Well, Sean had mentioned

that they were recording that day and if I wanted to come by, you would be here.

And you couldn't resist.

Got me.

But he also mentioned that Raheem would be performing

and knowing Rah's rep,

I thought you could use a little help.

Well... as you can see, I did.

So... thanks, I appreciate it.

It's just I feel like the weight of this company

is resting on my shoulders right now

between Ella and Marcus

and Kurt and Ashton, it's just...

It's just too much.

You know?

Yeah, I know how that feels.

A lot of stress. Yes.

Well, you happen to be in luck, because...

I happen to be the best shoulder-rubber in the world.

You didn't know that was a word. I didn't know that.

Let me see what you got. Okay.

♪♪

It comes with kisses, too?

♪♪

We better stop.

I don't know exactly where my feelings are right now.

Like, is Harrison the rebound guy

or is this something that could be serious?

I kind of just need to slow down

and, you know, get a grip on things

because I did just, you know,

get out of this relationship with Dwight,

but Harrison sure is cute.

Hey, I got it from here.

You can take the rest of the evening off. Thanks, T.

Good job today. Thank you.

Good job today, too. Thanks, T.

So this is the timer.

Now, this old baby, my camera.

I mean, I mostly shoot digital,

but for labors of love, there's just no other way.

Mm-hmm.

And I bet you bring all your ladies up here, right? Put the negative in here.

Like that.

Slide that in?

Why don't you show me that?

♪♪

Good morning.

Hey, morning.

What are you doing up so early?

I wanted to see you off to work.

We should have lunch today. Okay.

I won't be free 'til about 2:00, 2:30.

That won't work for me.

All right, well, it's just, I gotta go see my attorney.

My ex-wife is contesting the divorce.

Then she's not your ex, she's your wife.

Technically.

( brushing )

♪♪

Now I can kiss you.

What are you doing?

You were up so early.

Just uploading last night's footage.

Oh, look, that's good.

Sean is crazy.

You know, it's nice having you around.

It's nice being here.

Why don't you move in?

Maybe in a few months.

Too fast for you, huh?

Uh, yeah, just a little.

Don't get me wrong, though,

I really like the vibe we've got going, but we should see how it goes.

Ditto.

All right, then slow your roll.

Don't scare me like that. Yeah, this is cool.

I must be out of my mind.

I can't believe that I let myself do this.

You know what, that man is technically

still married, right.

Ooh... But he sure can kiss.

Oh my God, he is such a good kisser.

Then why worry about it now?

Because it's only been a few weeks since Dwight.

I don't want to go through the same heartache and pain

that I went through with him

and I'm already spending the night

over at Harrison's house.

That's not good.

I mean, let's be clear...

I did not have sex with that man.

I wanted to have sex with that man.

But I didn't sleep with him.

I mean, besides, I don't have time

to nurture a relationship right now.

I know, you are busy.

But it's just funny how the more a woman says no,

the more a man wants to hear yes.

Yeah, I think it goes both ways.

It's human nature.

You know, the things we want the most

are the things that we can't have.

Mm, I know that's right. Mm.

What does that mean?

Well, last night, I went over to Eric's place

after the recording session.

You know, he has a really nice, artistic loft.

It's real cool. Mm-hmm, and?

And we chilled. And?

And I was a really bad girl last night.

I mean, I like Eric.

Girl, I like him a lot. Okay.

I just don't want it to be a problem, 'cause, you know,

he does work for Eclectic.

'Cause technically, he's a freelancer

and he's not under contract.

I just don't want it to be an issue.

It's not an issue

as long as you keep your business private.Always.

Oh, but Barry is no different.

It's always "nigga this" and "nigga that."

Yo, man, these niggas got a nigga twisted

if they think niggas is doing stuff for no money.

Why is he still using that word? I don't know.

Thank you.

I... I mean, we should be beyond that by now.Exactly.

Not to mention the way he talks to Teri. I mean, she's the president of the company,

calling her, "Hey, Princess,"

"Hey, boss lady."

She's the president, call her by her name.

And then as soon as she turns her back,

he's all looking at her behind.

Oh my goodness.

And I told you what happened with me and Young Raheem. Exactly... no respect.

You should have slapped his ass. I should have.

But you know, these rappers and these music videos,

they make it seem like we don't have a mind.

I know. Like it's just T&A.

Exactly.

But you should have saw those women that came out to that music video casting.

Girls had everything out.

I wanted to take a blanket and cover 'em up.

Girl.

Well, you know, sex sells.

Girl, you're right,

and sex is paying our paycheck.

And I need my job. Hello!

I'll talk to you later.

( phone ringing ) All right.

Good morning, Eclectic, how can I help you?

Oh, yes, I do.

♪♪

Okay, so make sure that we have, um,

all of the messages taken care of.

Okay.

Young Raheem's first payment

will be available by next week

for his ringtone royalties. Great.

He should be happy to hear that.

You know what?

I've been trying to reach Raheem and all I get is a full voice-mail. Good luck, that's his only number.

That's ridiculous. So here's the deal.

If you could get me those inventory orders, it'd be great.

Teri, now Ashton's asked me for inventory orders?

I already have Marcus putting his studio bills

and clearances on my desk.

( phone ringing ) Now the phone.

Oh, T.

Quincy Jones called, he wants to invite you

to his newest event.

Hey, Teri.

I'm gonna warm up the streets with "Passenger Side,"

then third quarter,

we're gonna hit the streets with "Splash."

Okay, just make sure Harrison and Blue

have an advance copy.

Of course. All right.

Signatures, please.

And also, you need to get on that.

He's been calling. All right.

I'll handle this in a bit, I'll be in my office.

Okay.

( Nicole ) Teri, Harrison's on the line for you.

Okay.

Hi.

Hey, Nicole. Hey, you.

Nice shirt.

Yeah, thanks.

It smells good, too.

She's expecting you. Okay.

You wanna go out tonight?

I'll call you.

Okay. Okay.

I'm good.

I have a meeting with Eric

and he's in my office, so not today.

All right. Okay.

I'll talk to you later?

Okay, bye... Hi. Hello.

Let me see what you got. Here it is.

Look, don't tell me I imagined it,

because she dissed me.

But did she come to the phone?

Yes.

You don't want dessert or anything, do you?

No, I'm cool.

Do you even know how Teri feels, Harrison?

Yeah... I mean, probably confused.

You know, she just ended one relationship,

starting another.

She know you still married.

Yeah, but that's just technical.

Technical... Not to a woman.

Are you serious?

For real.

♪♪

( crowd roaring )

So they're really gonna pay me my money, huh?

I worked it all out.

Teri really came through.

Thank you.

Marcus, you're the only one I trust in there, man. I see your vision.

You know, believe it or not, Teri got your back, dog.

Whatever you say, man.

Oh yeah.

See, this is what I'm talking about,

this is what I needed.

Yeah, that half a mil is just the first installment.

Man.

You know, I put up with a lot of BS, man.

I gotta keep it 100 with you.

My brother ain't got no business managing me.

But he family, man.

I mean, it's only been him,

me and my mom as far as I can remember.

But I'm glad I got you on my side, man.

That's real talk, Marcus.

Thanks for everything, man.

Appreciate it.

Now go kill that stage.

( crowd roar growing )

( man ) Now what you've been waiting for, Young Raheem!

He'll be right back, man.

That's right. Hey, Mr. DJ.

What's happening?

So where you coming from? I was just on the phone with Teri. She's still at the office, huh?

Yeah, yeah, but we gonna hook up tomorrow and, you know,

I'm gonna get in the kitchen, cook a little something up.

( Sean ) That's what's up, man... I know that's right.

You cook? You better ask somebody.

Who are you talking to, man?

This dude is the best chef in the world.

Hey, excuse me.

Next to Natasha, Harrison is the best chef in the world. Y'all know the best chefs

in the world are men anyway, right? Oh, no only because men are chefs

because the woman does all the work

and then the man takes all the credit. What's wrong with that?

I don't see the problem with it.

Natasha, did you see where Rain went?

I think she went to powder her nose.

Yeah, go check on her for me, please.

I know what that means. Yeah, you better get up on that.

Yeah, I'm gonna go check on her.

What a gentleman. I'm a gentle man.

Thank you.

So what's up with Teri, man?

Teri, man, wow.

It's just... It's getting confusing,

you know what I mean?

Like, 'cause at first, she would take all my calls,

kind of be on point, had a lot of time for me,

but lately, you know,

I've been getting the assistant,

kind of feel like I'm getting pushed to the side.

It's just getting a little bit frustrating,

that's all.

Hey, bro, what can I say?

You know that's what you gotta deal with

when you're dealing with a super woman

and Teri is the super woman.

And that's the story, so...

And then along came Dwight. Yes, Dwight.

Great athlete, just couldn't go the distance.

Sounds like he blew it. Ah-ha!

You know what... I'm glad you can cook.

That is really good.

Guess what?

I talked to my attorney today.

And?

He got my ex to sign the divorce papers.

Right there? Mm-hmm.

I think I missed a spot. Okay.

Yeah.

♪♪

Hey. Hi.

Well, something sure smells good. Uh-huh.

This is a pleasant surprise. Well, thank you.

You know, it's nothing.

Just a little turkey bacon, some eggs, fruit, toast and coffee. You know.

Well, this is a lot

when you're used to eating corn flakes every day.

Well, wait until you try the salmon croquettes

my grandfather taught me how to make.

Girl, pinkie swear.

Swear it.

I got a chance to listen to the show this morning.

You did? Mm-hmm.

What was your favorite part?

The part where you played the Eclectic catalog. Okay, now you're starting to see the benefits.

Mm-hmm, love the benefits.

So you got a busy day? Ugh.

Yes.

I have a meeting with the entire staff, Marcus is over budget,

Kurt has to make some promotional deals

and I have a phone conference with some international sales,

so a pretty busy day.

But enough about me.

You need to try the eggs.

Uh-huh, the all-important taste test.

Mm-hmm.

Stop it. Okay, no, I'm just playing.

You know what? It's really good.

I'll never make breakfast again.

It's tasty. Mm-hmm.

You will. Okay, you're right.

♪♪

You know, sometimes you remind me

so much of your mother.

I can't sing like her.

But you sure got her looks.

And pragmatic nature.

And that, too.

You know, Eclectic's only real asset

is the music catalog.

Give Teri some time.

Ooh, that was a good idea, I needed that.

I needed that... ooh, me too.

If I get another message from Ella

asking me for those operational budgets...

Come on, ugh. Listen.

Juanita, you work with all the guys, what's going on? I need my budgets.

Are we at work right now, Teri?

You know I'm overwhelmed.

I got freakin' Marcus, all that paperwork from him,

then I got freakin' Ashton with his little sales reports.

"Here, Miss Thing."

I mean, "Gosh, could you do this, Juanita?"

My goodness gracious.

Then Kurt, all he wants to do is play golf.

Don't even get me started on Kurt, okay?

Yes, let's not get started on work. Okay.

All right, all right. Can we please just...

Enjoy happy hour. It's gonna get done, Teri,

it's gonna get done.

I'm working on it, I'm gonna work late, okay?

Thank you.

I mean, but why you got that glow on?

You asking me, "Where is the stuff?"

With a smile on your face.

I've noticed that. Okay, what's going on with you?

Nothing, I mean...

let's just say Dwight is officially done.

Oh. Especially after this morning.

Ooh, hello, Harrison... How you doing?

How you doing?

Damn, can I get some?

I'm married, I can't even get none.

Y'all got me working all these hours.

I want to have a glow on my face, too.

Well, Eric... Eric asked me to move in with him and I'm...

No. No, no.

No. No.

No. Why?

No! No.

You can't do it, I'm sorry.

But he's... I think he's a genuinely nice guy.

He is a nice guy, I'll give that to him,

but once you move in, it's over, it's a wrap.

Why pretend like you're married?

Let that man put a ring on your finger, then move in.

Plus, y'all need to date some more.

Wait a second... I just realized something.

Dwight, Harrison, Eric, all bald.

What's up with the bald-head loving?

I don't know, I like that bald head.

Should I got tell my man to shave his head or what?

It's like my magic ball,

you can see your fortune in that head. Oh, you could be like, ooh, baby...

With your smooth baldy.

Come on, baldy!

Here's to the baldies.

( Harrison ) Harrison Shaw and I'm gonna be with you all morning

on the station that plays the most jams.

Well, you gotta add my record to the rotation.

Yeah.

Well, then we can get you them 50 iPhones

we promised you for that promotion.

Yeah, all right, cool, I gotta go.

Yeah, I'll holler back at you, all right?

Cool. Hey, Kurt.

I had to trim the budget for the release party.

We can no longer afford the Power Base club

and a publicist.

You're gonna have to do publicity

for the release party.

Now, the good news is that we have a savings,

which is gonna go toward promotions,

so those 50 iPhones you just promised

can actually be delivered.

All right, cool.

I'll put in a couple extra hours, all right.

Keep me posted?

Thanks, Kurt. All right, thanks, Teri.

I'm gonna have to talk to you later, okay?

We were gonna see each other.

I can't, there's not enough time today.

No time?

Harrison, I have several budgets that I have to get in,

I have a few meetings planned.

All I want to do at the end of the night is just crash. I understand.

Call me later.

Listen, Harrison, can you do me a favor?

What's that?

I hope you don't take this the wrong way,

but I need some space.

If it's space you want, it's space you'll get.

Oh come on, Harrison, honey,

please don't be like that, I just need some time. Yeah, okay, later.

High maintenance.

Wow. Okay.

Sean's first-day numbers are in from the West Coast

and they're not good.

The Midwest is a little better but not by much.

We can turn this around.

I'm working on a budget that will allow us

to put more resources

into promotion to increase sales.

Well, that's great.

So what I need you to do is do a meeting with everybody

who worked on this album.

You got it, I'll set it up.

Does that include Eric? Let's keep it internal.

How are you guys doing?

Well, the past few weeks have been great.

But you were a little abrupt with Harrison.

What's going on with that?

I mean, you see what's going on around here.

I'm busy, I don't have a lot of time.

I mean, I love the man, but he can be high maintenance.

Oh, you mean he actually wants to see you sometime?

Okay, Nicole.

You and I both know that neither Harrison nor Eric

can make us feel better, okay?

Especially if this album fails.

Speak for yourself, hey.

Seriously, though, you gotta remember,

you can have a great career and a great relationship.

Remember that.

Think about it.

Thank you.

Listen, I hope you don't mind,

but I need some business advice.

Dwight, I know you're interested

in the music business

and my advice to you would be,

if you're gonna invest your money,

you need to invest with people you can trust

and it's got to be smart. What do you have in mind?

If I had your kind of money,

I would do a joint venture with Eclectic.

Yeah, but you don't have my kind of money.

You could have had my money, but listen.

Whatever it is I do, it's got to work.

Okay.

Have you ever met Victor Oliansky, Eclectic's owner?

Yeah, when I played in Miami.

That's the man you need to meet with. All right.

Set it up, we'll talk about it.

But set it up soon, okay?

I gotta go to training camp in a few weeks. You know, Blue, I don't get it.

I meet a woman, I fall for her

and I want to spend time with her.

Do I expect too much?

Well, did you confront her about being with Dwight?

No, I didn't, but I told her I would give her a lot of space.

Besides, if she wants to get back with Dwight,

there's nothing I can do about that.

But you don't know that.

I mean, you don't know that she really wants to be with him.

Yeah, you're right.

But all the same, it's not something that

I would even confront her about.

I don't consider myself a jealous person.

You got cheese on that burger?

You're not gonna eat this.

It starts with the music and ends with the sale.

The in-store was a disaster.

It's 'cause we didn't have enough promotion.

Yo, airplay is poppin' right now.

Ash is head of sales,

he should tell you why it ain't selling.

Ash, explain.

But you didn't have it in the top-ten markets.

Give me LA, give me Chicago, give me New York.

Both of you guys quit it,

'cause if you don't got YouTube,

MySpace, Twitter or even Facebook

or the hip-hop network,

we're not in the promotion game.

Look, I got it in the top 50 on iTunes.

Yeah, but you didn't get it on the front page.

Guys, let's not play the blame game.

It's obvious that we need resources

in order to get new media outlets.

I'm working on a deal that will provide us

with enough capital to get us out of this mess.

( phone ringing )

Oh.

Eclectic Records.

Oh yes, hold one second, please.

It's Victor. Okay.

Hi, Victor.

I am absolutely uncertain

about pairing Dwight and Victor together

to do business.

You know, is this the right decision,

can I trust Dwight this time?

Ella, I'm sure, is still in her father's ear,

constantly telling him to get rid of Eclectic,

but little does she know about this deal.

Yeah, I tried again, but I couldn't get her

on the phone this time.

Did you text her, too?

Look, I know she's worried about Sean's album release.

You know, man, she got a gig that has a lot of pressure.

So do I?

Not the same.

Not like that.

Nowhere near the same.

Hey, did you get that memo about us

having to clean up after our show?

Yes.

After we finish our playlist here, I got to go do inventory

'cause you know they fired Lester.

And before that, they fired Clarence.

Man, radio is changing, especially urban.

Man, it's a wonder we still got a job.

Amen to that.

♪♪

Dog, 'cause look, it's really messed up

what radio is doing now.

They're syndicating everything.

They take the voice, they package it up

and they mass-distribute it all over the country.

So somebody like me, like a local DJ,

I feel like I'm the last of a dying breed, man.

Yeah, man, I know, tell me about it.

It's the same way with me, you know.

With digital downloading and ringtones.

It's not the same anymore, man.

People ain't buying music anymore, you know?

Remember back in the day when people used to

buy albums and then tapes and then CDs.

They'd be excited about buying a CD, you know,

you couldn't wait to get that CD.

It ain't like that no more, man.

Ain't nobody buying music.

Circuit City, done.

Virgin, done.

Tower, done, man.

You know what?

I think I've had enough alcohol.

You sure?

For tonight, yeah, man.

Yeah.

I want to go home, read my book,

"Extraordinary Popular Delusions

and the Madness of Crowds."

People going mad in herds, man,

and they regain their sanity one by one.

What does that have to do with anything?

I mean, life is about the company we keep.

Harrison.

We met a year ago at a party.

Let me help you with that,

you're having problems.

You a hot mess tonight, come here.

No, I'm good. I got you.

Hold on a second.

Mm-mm, I'll drive you home.

I'll just take that.

I'll drive.

Yeah.

Come on, now.

You just lay back...

and enjoy the ride, come on.

Easy there.

I got you.

♪♪

Ooh.

( phone ringing ) There we go.

Do you want me to get that?

( phone ringing )

There we go.

Whoo!

Ooh.

Oh.

See, I told you I should have gotten it.

Oh.

Hey... Hey, what you doing that for?

Are you really gonna be complaining about this?

There you go.

Just relax, that's better.

You know what you need?

You need a good woman to take care of you

and everybody needs a little love.

Just lay back and relax.

That's better.

Hey, look, you gotta go now. Shh.

You better listen to the man.

Hey, look, I was just...

Leave him before your butt get more than it can handle.

Bitch, you need to get out of my face.

Oh, I know you didn't. Yes, I did.

You know what?

Don't let me show you these streets I came from.

Bitch, I will whip your ass.

Okay.

Oh! Okay, okay, okay, whoa!

Bitch, I'm gonna cut you! Yeah, yeah.

Look, you gotta go, Yvette.

What?

You're gonna kick me out for this ho? Yes. Oh, I see how it is.

Ooh, it is cold out here.

I am done with these fools.

Tired of all this.

I gotta walk my ass all the way... Shit... Better slow down.

Look, Teri, I'm really sorry.

You know what, Harrison,

you have to get up early in the morning, so just...

No, no, I don't, not tomorrow.

Come on, you don't mean that.

You know I had to work really late today,

so all I wanted to do was be with you

and I come here and I see you drunk

on the couch with Yvette.

No, that's not... No, uh-uh.

The drinking, yeah,

but she picked me up, I didn't pick her up. It's the same difference.

No, it's not the same difference.

Look, I was stupid, all right,

and I shouldn't have been drinking, but I wasn't trying to cheat on you.

Harrison, I thought we had something.

We do.

We got something.

Look, I was wrong, okay?

Look, I saw you with Dwight.

At the restaurant?

Dwight came over to talk to me about business,

it was innocent.

You know what...

This is so high school, Harrison.

No, wait, you're right.

I should have talked to you about it.

So what do you want? I want us.

I want you.

( woman ) To the challenge of ice and cold, add another.

Wind.

I really think you should go to

the release party with me.

I don't like rap music.

I'm a blues and jazz man.

Please, let me just watch the documentary, okay?

This precarious edge is the favorite spot of the dipper.

It's a songbird that hunts aquatic insects year-round.

Insulated with special down, it dives in and out,

all the while looking dry and comfortable.

You ought to be like the dipper.

Standing in bare, little feet on the ice...

Look, Teri, your reorganization plan

and financial estimates

address the label's problems, but it's a two-year turnaround. That's realistic, given the market.

But too slow.

Then we'll talk to Victor about it.

My father is not gonna continue covering for you. For me?

That's not the truth, Ella, and you know it.Please.

You know my father wouldn't have done this without you.

Okay... Here's what's gonna happen.

I'm gonna take four months

and I'm gonna restructure this company

and in the event that that doesn't happen,

then what you should do

is hold onto the music catalog

and then sell off everything else.

Okay, Ella?

Have a good day.

♪♪

We are live with my main man

Sean Starr's album release party

for "Starr Power."

What's up, man, what's been going on since

the last time we talked to you? First off, let me say, show!

All right, I gotta set the mood off top.

Man, everything's good,

we got the new single, "Passenger Side,"

it's testing real well.

Young Raheem actually made an appearance on the album,

so everybody look out for that, "Starr Power," in stores.

Goompa, if you don't mind,

I've got some business to take care of.

Okay, I'll be at the bar. Okay.

All right.

Teri. Gentlemen.

Dwight, I've already outlined for Victor

the type of joint venture

that would run a minimum of two years

and allow you to join our label.

I want music from both artists at Eclectic

and under contract to me.

Correct. And I hadn't considered

any partnership deals for Eclectic.

And I've also submitted to Victor a plan for us

to use his Internet

and digital media contacts to strengthen distribution.

And then we would split gross profits 50-50?

Exactly.

Ten million in funding over the next two years. Sounds good.

Got a deal. You got a deal.

Congratulations. Congratulations.

We have a couple of questions from our listeners,

'cause we are live.

Our first question is from Keisha, she is from Atlanta

and she's actually asking something

that I would like to know.

Do you sleep in the nude?

Sometimes, I guess it just depends on

where I fall asleep.

Oh!

Tow!

Thank you, everybody, for coming out tonight,

to Eclectic's own album release party

for our man Sean Starr.

But to kick off festivities,

we're bringing out the triple-platinum ringtone artist,

y'all all know him.

Young Raheem.

Let's make it happen.

♪ I say say work me work me ♪

♪ Work me work me ♪

♪ Say work me work me ♪

♪ Work me work me ♪

♪ Say work me work me ♪

♪ Work me work me ♪

Let's go.

♪ Hello love what's your name what it be like ♪

♪ Tripping at the graveyard and work me all night ♪

♪ Yeah I see you droppin' it and I see you poppin' it ♪

♪ Show me to the river yeah I'mma hop in it ♪

♪ I go by the name of Flea yeah you know me ♪

♪ Known to tear up any beats space can throw at me ♪

♪ You know I'm no lame you know I'm no simp ♪

♪ If I put this work in we'll have you walking with a limp ♪

♪ Hit it out the park like I'm in the major leagues ♪♪

I am a real twitter.

What are you, gay?

No, I'm talking about Twittering.

Oh.

And I'm supposed to know what that is. Instant messaging, e-mail.

Twittering.

No, man, I'm not into that stuff.

I don't even own a cell phone.

In-ter-net.

No, no, no, no, never.

I read the newspaper.

Well, congratulations. Thank you, sir.

The name is Victor Oliansky.

Oliansky? Oliansky.

You own the record company.

That's right. Okay.

Are you into herb?

I got some of the best.

Come on.

Well, label president, how you feeling?

You got your two top stars here, Young Raheem, Sean Starr.

Yes, I'm feeling great.

I don't even have to talk about Young Raheem,

we already know, he's top-selling, okay,

but I am so excited about Sean Starr,

"Starr Power,"

and with the help of you two, he's gonna be platinum, right? Yes. Right.

Yes.

Okay.

♪ ... wake up from my dream back to lonelyville ♪

♪ I always knew that my journey was made for two ♪

♪ But I'm still rolling solo like I always do ♪

♪ The love of my life what she just denied ♪

♪ I need her rolling me flowing me ♪

♪ On my passenger side ♪

♪ On my passenger side ♪

♪ My passenger side ♪

♪ I need you rolling me flowing me ♪♪

Ooh, that's good. Yeah.

Have you done much traveling?

No, I been in the post office for the last 45 years. Really? Yeah.

Well, would you like to come with me over to Italy?

To Lake Como?

I have a villa right on Lake Como.

Oh, you're kidding me. No, I'm serious.

Really? Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Count me in.

Okay.

Seems like it's gonna be a beautiful friendship.

( laughing )

You said Italy, right? Yeah.

Yeah, well I... You know, I never been there,

but they have some nice ladies in Italy.

Oh yeah, they do.

Watch out, Nicole... I am a one-woman, man, girl.

Get on out of here.

So your salmon cakes as hot as your dance moves?

Pinkie swear.

Keep you going.

So I'm gonna bring my stuff over this weekend.

All right, get ready, it's coming. And I'll give you your key.

Okay, going old school... Try to keep up.

Oh, you just gonna do the robot? $10 million robot.

All right, now.

( Ella ) Teri, I've spoken to my father about the two-year venture.

In any event, I'm returning the company credit cards

as well as your authority over company expenditures.

I'll continue monitoring the quarterly financials

and if you need to get in touch with me,

I'll be at my father's house in Paris.

[Together] Bitch.

♪♪

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