Original subtitles

[ door opens ]

Hey, baby--

Shh! Shh!

[whispering]

The baby, the baby. Hey...

Hey.

What are you looking at?

The best view in the world.

Ooh--ooh--baby.

Can we do the downward dog?

How was your day?

Oh, you got the job?!

I got a job--

Shh! Congra--mwah!

Congratulations, baby.

Thank you.

There were so many guys trying

To get this job.

The line was around the corner,

But you know what I did?

What did you do?

I walked right to the front

Of the line--"Excuse me.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Excuse me."

I looked the owner right in the

Face. You know what I said?

What did you say?

I said, "Sir, what time

Would you like me to come to

Work next week?"

No, you didn't.

Yes, I did.

And then he looked me directly

In the eyes, and you know what

He said?

He said, "Get outta my face."

No, I'm just joking.

I'm just joking, baby.

What did he say?

What did he say?

He said, "Sir, you don't

Have to come in next week,

Because you're starting

Tomorrow."

[squealing with delight]

That's right, your daddy got

A job. Yes, he did.

Yes, he did.

'cause yo dad's a bad mother--

Shut yo mouth.

Come here, baby.

I am so proud of you.

You have been looking for a job

In your field for forever now.

Well, it's not exactly in

My--

Oh, no, no.

It doesn't matter.

It's still a good job.

You know, with you getting your

Degree now, you're on the

Executive track, baby.

Well, um...Executive...

Now, I don't have to be

Embarrassed about the whole out

Of work, child support paying

Thing.

[chuckles]

So, you were embarrassed?

No, no, baby.

You're a good man, but you know

With that whole crazy-tracy-

Baby-mama-drama, and custody of

Calvin, jr--you know, to some

People we can all get a little

Trifling on paper, that's all.

I'm a good husband and

Father.

Yes, you are.

And now, you are an

Executive--my executive.

So, baby, ok.

What's your title?

Is it, like, managing director?

Assistant to the director?

Liaison to the liaison?

Ok, no, no, no.

You know what?

Don't even tell me.

I am so proud of you, it does

Not matter.

I'm about to go take a shower

And we are gonna celebrate.

Watch the baby.

Mwah! Yeah!

[ door closes ]

Some celebration, huh?

Your daddy's got a job.

[baby crying]

You know, you've been so

Helpful.

I'm so glad you're here.

She just has a cold and we're

Gonna just put her to bed, give

Her a little rest.

She'll be all right.

But you've been doing a great

Job, really.

How do I look?!

How do I look?!

Where are you?

Oh!

How do I look?

You look good, baby.

Well, dad, I have to look

Better than good.

It's not every day that a girl

Meets a famous record producer.

Dad, this is my big break!

Ok, ok.

Calm down, calm down.

I need you to be rational and

Mature, ok?

[squealing with delight]

How do I look?!

How do I look?!

I'm so nervous.

Really, janine--

Yes!

I'm gonna need you to be

Rational and mature.

I'm mature.

[knocking on door]

[screaming]

Get the door!

There goes rational and

Mature.

Uh, why is the door locked?

Oh, malik.

It's just you.

Love you, too.

We're waiting for p-rock to

Show up.

He might be signing jazi.

P-rock?

Mm-hmm.

Yes.

Here?

Here.

In this house?!

In this house!

How do I look?!

How do I look?!

Damn, son.

[knocking on door]

[screaming]

Get the door.

Hi, I'm jazmine's father,

C.J.

Hey, I'm p-rock, man.

Good to meet you.

It's a pleasure for you to

Meet me. Yes, it is.

Hello, I'm ja--janine.

I'm janine.

I'm jazmine's mother.

I've been a fan for a long time.

Nice to meet you.

Oh, my gosh.

I got your recent album.

The whole auto-tune gospel

Thing was really risky, but you

Pulled it off great.

Y-y-you did a great job.

Wow...Oh, y-y-yeah.

This is our son, malik.

P-ro-m-n-o. Uh...

I'm so sorry.

He a little slow. He's just...

Oh!

And you remember jazi?

Uh, hi.

Hey, jazz.

Nice to meet you again.

Please, have a seat.

So, let's get down to

Business.

Ok.

I seen jazmine perform last

Night at the talent show, and I

Gotta tell you, she has a great

Voice.

Thank you.

And I believe she could take

It all the way to the top.

Well, where do I sign up?!

Hey, you sure you can handle

All of that?

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

I promise I will not get behind

On my schoolwork. I promise.

Sweetheart, you're gonna

Have so much money you can pay

Somebody to do your schoolwork.

[chuckling]

Oh, and that's even better.

Ha ha ha!

P-ro-m-n-o--

Stop.

So, when do we get started?

I was thinking we'd book

Some studio time today.

Today?

Yeah.

Well, one of us would have

To go with her, right?

Well, go with her, then.

C.J., I have to work.

You know what?

Let me talk to you for a minute.

Be right back.

Not a problem, ok?

In case you have forgotten,

I have a job, too.

You're right, I did forget.

You've been sweating me so bad

About mine I forgot you had

One, c.J.

Well, who is gonna travel

With the girl when she has to

Go to the studio and gotta go

On a tour?

[singing gospel-style]

Excuse me.

* aw, ooh

* I can't feel myself

* I can't feel myself, no more

Wow!

Ow!

Uh, uh, ow!

* whoo!

And that's the first song.

[laughing]

Ah! Ooh. Tired.

Curtis payne of the elements.

What is he doing here?

I tried to stop him.

Sorry.

Yeah.

Jazmine told me that there was

A big-time producer, wanted to

Sign her for a record deal, and

I wanted to make sure he wasn't

Signing her to sugar knight.

Sorry.

I really did try to stop him.

Wuz happenin', p?

[laughs]

'sup witcha?

I'm curtis payne.

I'm her great-uncle and her

Artist/director, and all of the

Above, plus personal trainer.

I know you did not just say

Personal trainer.

Hush.

P-ro-m-n-o...

Is he back on the v-o-d-k-a?

Rosella?

Maybe rosella could do it.

Do what?

Rosella could do it.

She could do it.

Do what? Do what? Do what?

We need somebody to help

With jazmine's singing career.

It would really be a great

Help.

[laughing]

Oh! Aunt rosella! Please?

Oh, really?

Oh, I guess so, baby.

If your parents don't mind.

They do not mind.

They do not mind.

Curtis!

Oh!

Oh, yeah, we can help.

Who's we?

We'll help.

What we?

What you mean "We?"

I asked miss ella.

Well, then you asked both of

Us. I'm the professional.

Did you forget?

You didn't tell my good friend,

P-rock, that I was an original

Member of earth, wind, and

Fire, plus rain?

That was me.

I didn't know that earth,

Wind, and fire had a fourth

Member.

Yeah, they did.

Back in the day, you know.

Of course, I had to let them

Go, you know, because it

Just--it got real messy, you

Know.

They kept saying the fire was

Putting out the water, and the

Rain was putting out the fire.

It was more like gas,

Bloating, and cramps.

Look here, we got your back.

Got your back, jazz.

Well, mom, dad--if auntie

Ella and uncle curtis can help

Me, can I do this?

Pretty please?

I'm ok with it.

[ gasps ]

Dad?

Ok, you can do it.

Ah, yes!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Welcome to rocket star

Records.

Aw, thanks.

Ok.

I don't hug artists until they

Go platinum.

It's platinum.

Come here, boy!

[laughing hysterically]

Come here before I get up!

Come here!

You can't get away from me!

Ha ha ha!

Whew.

Hey!

Miranda, what are you doing

Here? I thought you had

The play date at janine's.

Oh, no, no, no.

I took the baby by janine's

Because I had some errands to

Run.

But look what I have for you.

What did you buy?

I bought a suit for my

Executive.

[chuckles]

Uh, baby, you know I haven't

Gotten paid yet.

Oh, no. It's ok.

We have a little money left on

A credit card, so I bought my

Baby a fabulous suit.

Oh, and let me show you what

Else I got.

Bam!

A briefcase.

And I have my eye on a laptop

For you.

Look, baby.

I've got something I need to

Tell you.

What?

I'm not the liaison to the

Liaison.

Ok, what are you?

Assistant liaison?

No, I'm not that, either.

You in the liaison training

Program?

No, miranda.

I work for mayhew's market.

It's a grocery store.

You lied to me?

Baby, I didn't lie to you.

You didn't give me a chance to

Tell you the truth, and I tried

To tell you, but...

But what?

You basically said that you

Were ashamed of me.

Oh, no, baby.

You heard my words wrong.

Well, how am I supposed to

Take it when my wife tells me

That on paper, you're trifling.

You think I'm a failure.

Sweetheart, I do not think

You're a failure, ok?

You're just gonna take a little

Bit more time to find

Something--

Miranda, there's

Nothing there.

Do you know how hard it is to

Find a job in this economy?

But, calvin...

I've been on so many

Interviews.

Do you know how many people are

Out there with degrees trying

To find a job?

I work with a phd who's

Unpacking boxes.

Ok, so maybe this isn't the

Job you want.

I want to provide for my

Family.

I want my wife to respect me.

Baby, I do respect you.

Then just because it took

Me 7 years to graduate doesn't

Mean that I don't deserve the

Best job in the market.

Ok, well, maybe it does, but

That's not the point.

Baby, I'm proud of myself, and

I'm gonna work this job until I

Find something better.

We have a beautiful family

And you are a good provider.

We have everything that we need.

Ok, it may take you a little

Longer to find a job in your

Field, but it's ok.

I'm still proud of you.

Thank you.

So, does this mean you're still

In it for better or for worse?

For better, for worse, for

Richer or for poorer--all

Right, maybe not too much

Poorer.

Ok, I'm joking--joking.

Just kidding.

Bam!

Hello!

Ok, now, we gotta do something

About this, though.

This ain't working.

Jazi, what are you wearing?

Uncle curtis told me to find

An original style.

Don't worry about a style.

You look like one of the ghetto

Munchkins from "The wiz."

Ew! Uncle curtis,

What are you doing?

You don't want this hanging

Off the thing.

You don't want the thing off it.

Jazmine, listen to me.

Listen, baby.

Don't worry about style.

Just focus and concentrate on

Being a great singer. Ok?

Now you're gonna get your

First lesson in being a diva,

Ok?

Ok.

Never let anyone look you

Directly in the eyes.

There we go.

That's my girl.

Wait, but auntie ellen just

Said to focus on being a great

Singer.

Blah!

That's nonsense.

Lesson number 2 for diva-t-ism.

Somebody brings you some food,

You always reject it at least

Twice.

Do you hear what I'm saying?

I don't care what it is!

I don't care if it's red velvet

Cake. Send it back!

Ok?

I don't care if it's fried

Gizzards with gravy dripping

All off the plate and hot sauce

Sitting on the side. Huh?

With some hot tea.

Aah!

Blah! Blah! Blah!

Send it back!

Singing...

Ooh, ok.

We're gonna do some warm-ups.

Here we go. Here we go.

The least important part.

Singing.

Ok, close your eyes.

Close my eyes?

Close your eyes.

Straight ahead.

From your diagram.

[vocalizing]

[vocalizing]

And there it is right there.

Uncle curtis, ew!

Tastes like fish tank water.

* do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do

* do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do

Try it again.

* do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do

Mm.

[runway music playing]

Walk it back!

And walk it! And walk it!

Where you goin'?

Come back. Come back!

Run!

And the people are watching

You, and you're singing, you're

Talking, and up and catch.

Swing. Uh! Uh!

And up and kick!

Come on! Come on!

Ooh!

Oh!

You all right?

That's it.

I'm exhausted.

Good, because this is where

The real work begins.

Get 'em up!

Get 'em up!

No! No! Stop!

Look, I have had enough.

I love you, uncle curtis.

But I cannot take it anymore!

You are working her too

Hard, baby.

She's just a kid.

Baby, working her too hard?!

Beyonce was just a kid.

Baby, I'm pushing you because I

Don't want you to be a one-hit

Wonder.

Well, I'm gonna be a no-hit

Wonder because I'm quitting.

And don't look me directly in

The eyes!

Well, baby, what about our

Record deal?

Send it back!

So, how's she doing?

She still refuses to come

Out of her room.

What happened?

Nothing.

I mean, everything was fine,

Till you gave her that ol'

Nasty tea.

Listen, curtis tortured your

Child.

What?

You are such a snitch.

Tell 'em.

Maybe this was just too much

For jazi in the first place.

Well, whatever it was...

[doorbell rings]

It caused her to lock

Herself in the room and beg us

To let her quit.

This is your fault.

My fault?

Dude, what you got a lock on

The door for? Huh?

She's 12 years old.

What's she doing with a lock?

Curtis, you need a lock on

Your mouth.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for coming.

Yeah, got your message.

What's going on?

Well, we--we'd like talk to

You about something.

Is jazmine ok?

Yeah, yeah, she's fine.

She's fine.

And we'd like to thank you for

Giving her a chance, but, uh,

She doesn't want to sing

Anymore.

We just wanted to

Tell you face-to-face.

We hope this isn't any

Inconvenience.

I can appreciate that, but

Jazmine's under contract.

How is she under contract?

C.J. Payne,

I never signed anything.

Well, don't look at me.

I didn't sign nothing.

No, but her manager did.

Manager?

Manager!

Manager?

Curtis, come back in here.

You mean come back in here?

Curtis, did you sign a

Contract?

I didn't sign no contract.

I look like I can sign a

Contract?

What--what--what did you

Sign?

It was paper.

I know you did not commit

Jazmine to a contract without

Consulting me first.

Don't you mean us?

Oh, yeah.

That's what I meant.

Look, did chaka consult khan

Every time she wanted to sing?

No!

I had a job and I did what I

Had to do, so?

All right, excuse me.

I don't want appear callous,

But it's just business and I

Just bought a g5 and I've got

To get some fuel.

Wait, wait, wait.

What exactly does this mean?

Uh, it means jazmine better

Be ready for her showcase next

Week.

Whoa, whoa--better?

What if she's not ready?

Then I've got to sue you for

Every dime you got.

There you go.

You ain't got to worry about

Nothin', 'cause I ain't got

Nothin'.

[all arguing at once]

Old people!

Old people!

Did anybody read the contract?

No.

4 adults in the house and

Didn't nobody read the contract?

Well guess what?

I read the contract and

Jazmine's name isn't on here.

It doesn't--it says, "Rock star

Records does not own jazmine."

He doesn't?

No.

He owns you, uncle curtis.

What?

Yeah.

Right here.

Everywhere it says artist name,

It's signed curtis payne--aka

Rain.

Yeah, jazmine's name isn't on

Here anywhere.

It looks like you off the

Hook, baby.

[cheering]

What are you so excited

About?

'cause I about to blow up!

Ha ha ha!

[grunting]

Curtis, please, baby.

Now, calm down.

Don't you have something you

Need to say to jazmine?

Yes, I do.

You never really could sing,

Really.

Don't do that.

Just say...

"Jazmine, I want to apologize

For pushing you so hard.

I know this was your damn"--

Oh!

"Drea"--"Dream"--"I know

This was your"--I can't read my

Handwriting--"Your dream and

Your opportunity.

Please forlive me."

"Forgive."

"Forgive."

Yeah, uncle curtis.

I forgive you.

Platinum.

Only platinum.

Everybody, I'm gonna blow up!

You hear me?

And I'm gonna buy a whole new

Family!

I'm gonna get a family that

Loves me for me!

Curtis! Curt--

Ow! Ow!

* I said rain

Here I come.

We love you, tokyo.

We love you, atlanta.

We love all the peoples of the

World.

* let it rain

Hey, I'm good.

This is all right.

* let it rain on you

Ok. Thank you. Uh...

* let it rain on you,

Let it rain on you, yeah *

* let it rain,

Let it rain on you *

* let it rain on you, p-rock

* all the people

What's that?

This was the contract.

This is the contract.

He tore it up, baby.

Tore it up.

But you can't--why you

Tearing up the contract?

No, no, no.

He tore it up, curtis.

He didn't tear that contract

Up?

Yes, he did. Yes, he ripped

It and he walked out.

He walked out on the rain?

Baby, you drizzle.