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[music]

Dylan!

Phone bill came.

Tell me, why are there so many

international calls to Nigeria?

Oh. I can explain that, Uncle Myles.

Wait.

Please don't tell me you let Booter join

our friends and family plan again.

For the last time, your friends are not my family!

No! Nothing like that, Uncle Myles.

So, look.

I sent one of my songs out to the Nigerian rapper,

-Whiz Kid. -Hm.

[Dylan] And when I didn't hear back,

I decided to call his peoples. A few dozen times.

And?

I left a lot of messages!

♪ There once was a kid from the city of Chi ♪

♪ Mom know I was cool and not a regular guy ♪

♪ Everybody follow me I'ma take you on a trip ♪

♪ Buckle up Let's go ♪

♪ I'ma get you all a hit ♪

♪ I'm a star came up from a block of Chi Town ♪

♪ Livin' large ♪

♪ I try to balance school and these bars ♪

♪ I came far Ain't no better feeling ♪

♪ I tell 'em you gon' love Young Dylan ♪

♪ Young Dylan Young Dylan, Young Dylan ♪

♪ Young Dylan Young Dylan ♪

♪ I tell em' you gon' love Young Dylan ♪

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Oh, hey!

Y'all are back from the school talent show unexpectedly early.

Mm-hmm. And here you are again!

Unexpectedly.

Mom, what are you doing in the house?

You know. Just doin' my thang.

Mm. Right. But how'd you get inside?

Hm?

We got rid of the secret key 'cause you kept findin' it.

Child, I got keys on keys on keys!

Oh, no!

What have y'all done to my grandbaby?

When I sent him to live with y'all,

I thought you would look after him!

Myles, get out the way! Make room for your nephew.

Where's the love, mom?

Dylan, just tell Grandma they names.

Their name is Young Dylan.

What?

Dylan fell off the stage during his performance

-at the talent show. -[Grandma] You what?

Thankfully, it's just a sprain.

They say he'll be fine by tomorrow.

How did it happen, baby?

Well, I was rappin', and bringin' that heat,

-like I do. -Mm-hmm.

Jumpin' up and down, like he do.

[Grandma] Mm-hmm.

And unfortunately,

the last down was all the way down.

Uh-oh.

"Uh-oh"? What "uh-oh"?

Someone turned your fall into a meme.

What?!

"When that beat hits, and you be like..."

What is this that I'm feeling?

That's the feeling of taking an L.

But, but... I've never taken an L before!

Do you really think that's true?

I know it's true!

Charlie, I don't wanna take an L.

No one does.

Don't worry. You'll get used to it.

We all do.

I'ma go get you some ice.

Oh, hey, son. What you doin' with that camcorder?

Oh, we gonna sue that hoity-toity private school

for hurtin' my grandbaby?

No, mama,

Yasmine has to shoot a TV commercial.

That's right. And with a commercial,

no one can draw mustaches on me.

Like they did on all my park bench ads.

It wasn't me!

You know, mom, if you want, I could direct it for you.

I could do the camera work, and edit it.

I do that all the time.

This wouldn't have anything to do with

your ongoing competition with Rebecca M., would it?

-Yes. -Yes.

We both make FlipFlop videos to outdo each other,

and we're basically tied.

But if I direct a commercial that actually airs on TV,

then I basically win.

-Hm. -Take that, Rebecca M.!

Okay. Why not?

It might be fun workin' with my daughter.

-For your daughter. -What's that?

I said... Totally!

[phone dinging]

Whoa. They're quick!

Another meme?! Let me see.

-Maybe you shouldn't? -I said let me see.

"When daylight saving comes, and you fall

aaaaaaall the way back"?

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Rebecca!

I don't understand why I have to wear this.

Can't I just wear regular clothes,

and do a regular commercial?

I can't afford to do "regular"!

I need this commercial to be popular,

so it plays all the time.

That way, Rebecca M. will see it everywhere she goes.

Besides. You look beautiful, mom.

Really? I do?

Well, okay then.

-Oh, oh, that's my chair... -Now.

The script says I am playing the role

of a hero named Super Seller.

Yes. You rescue those in need of the perfect house.

Okay.

But the dialogue just seems a little silly.

You're not wrong.

That's why I hired an award-winning writer

to come help make the script more exciting!

Award-winning?! Who is it?

Hey, Grandma! Do you have the new script?

Wait!

Viola is the award-winning writer you hired?

Excuse you?

I wrote the church's

Black daytivity musical last Christmas,

and the newsletter called it a triumph!

Viola, you write the newsletter.

You wrote that review.

Tomato, potato.

That's not even how you say it.

Mom!

I'm gonna need you to memorize all of this by the morning.

So, this is your mama's costume?

Where's mine?

And I expect to look just as cute as her!

Ugh. Actors.

[music]

They call me Kyrie!

I'm open! I'm open!

Hi, karate!

What's goin' on in here?

Uncle Myles, so much is goin' on right now.

Right.

Well, tell me about the part where a ball almost hit me.

Uncle Myles, I came to a realization.

Since it's going to be next to impossible for me...

To come back from falling off the stage

-and embarrassing yourself? -Thank you, cousin.

And embarrassing the entire family?

Okay, Charlie.

And embarrassing rappers all over the world?!

Okay, that's enough now, Charlie!

Anyway.

I think I have to walk away from my dream of being

the dopest rapper of all time.

Really? Are you sure about that?

I mean, you put a lot of work into it.

I know.

It won't be the same. For the world.

But I've decided.

I'm just gonna have to fall back on...

Fall back! Fall...

I'm sorry, please continue.

I'm just gonna have to fall back on...

my other amazing talent.

-Mm. -And that's basketball.

And the world's askin',

"Who's gonna be the next Lebron?"

That's you.

Obvi!

Obvi. Yeah.

[music]

Okay, so here's the plan.

I challenge Lebron to a one on one,

and the fifth time I dunk on him,

he'll ask for mercy.

-But you don't show him any. -Yeah.

And the curse of the L goes from me to him!

And my reign of basketball dominance begins.

Okay, I gotta put a stop to this.

Man, I told you there'd be haters.

Oh, no, no, no. I'm not a hater.

I'm a helper.

Say more.

Well, I just got off the phone with Nigeria.

And the song you sent is being played

all over the radio stations there.

Wait, wait. So, are you sayin'

I have the number one hip hop song in Nigeria?!

Well, they didn't say anything about that.

But I mean, you know...

You're gaining attention. Which proves you shouldn't

give up on your rap career just yet.

Yo, Charlie! Did you hear that?!

I have the number one hip hop song in Nigeria!

Yeah, that's not what I said.

Man, Charlie.

I'm basically Nigeria's Jay-Z.

All right. We need a new game plan. Write this down.

All right.

So, I challenge Jay to a freestyle battle

on Eight Mile, in Detroit.

I give fire "Ooh, ooh, ooh",

and he'll have to ask for mercy.

But you don't show him any.

You drop another freestyle on him,

And drop the mic.

Yeah!

And the curse of the L goes from me, to him!

And my reign of rap dominance begins.

Oh! And, hey.

Thank you, Uncle Myles.

Shame on me for ever thinkin'

I'm not as amazin' as I told myself I am.

[music]

What just happened?

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[Myles] Okay, okay! Time to eat, family!

I ordered takeout! From Fish You Were Here.

Mm.

Mom.

You were five minutes late to the commercial shoot

this morning, and that is not okay.

I'm sorry, but you have been running me ragged.

I needed a little extra sleep.

You know who's not getting any sleep?

-Rebecca M.? -Exactly.

My mortal enemy is out there making FlipFlop videos

to outshine me. I can feel it!

But it won't work

if I make this the best commercial of all time.

You mean if we make this commercial.

Yeah, sure. That's what I meant.

I just know that it can be good

if you do everything that I tell you to.

You wanted me to jump out of an airplane!

And I still do!

That's your kid.

Looks like somebody's bounced back

after bouncing off of the floor.

Why are you wearing a dashiki?

Oh, that's right!

You haven't heard the news since you've been busy

with your commercial.

Your boy has blown up.

I have a hit song in Nigeria.

-What's he talkin' about? -I'll explain later.

So...

How do I look?

-Well... -You know what?

I'll look for myself.

Yo, Flexington!

footsteps]

And one, two, three, go!

And stop!

Ooh. Just like I thought.

I look good.

Dylan, why are you calling Charlie "Flexington"?

It's to remind myself to help Young Dylan

"keep flexing on 'em".

Plus, he said he'll buy me a Tesla!

Why does that mirror look familiar?

Oh!

Probably because it's from your bathroom.

I had Charlie yank it off the wall!

Wait, wait. You did what?!

Chill yourself, Unc!

It's only minor wall damage.

Oh...

Dylan. You're just acting like this

because you have one song out in Africa!

Why are you sayin' it like that, Cuz-o?

Is Africa not good enough for you?

Well... No, I...

I didn't mean it...

I love Africa! It's...

The mother land! Ugh.

I'll let it slide. This time.

I'm in a good place.

With my confidence at an all-time high.

I'm even crushin' it at school.

Flexington!

-Oh! -[Myles] Wow.

All this is 'cause you feel confident?

Yeah! Who knew?

Who knew the key to my school brilliance

was my rap brilliance?

Now, if you'll excuse me.

All right. That's what I'm talkin' about.

-Let's eat. -Yeah.

Okay, nope. Nope, nope, nope.

Daddy gets the biggest piece.

That was before I blew up!

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! Fine! Fine, fine, fine, fine.

Fine, fine!

[music]

Now. I'm not sayin' I'm the biggest thing since Jay,

but I'm not not sayin' that, either!

Hold up.

Well, if it isn't Mister Meme himself.

Look who's laughin' now!

Does he have a number one hip hop song in Nigeria?

I don't think so.

Move along.

I'm so sorry you all had to see that.

But as my entourage,

expect to see girls flockin' me all the time now.

Move outta the way!

Sorry I'm late, Young Dylan.

I had to change out of my gym clothes,

and tying a bow tie is harder than it looks.

What can I do for you?

Sadly, nothing.

You've been failin' to meet your valet duties as Flexington.

I'm so sorry. You're fired.

Can I still be in your entourage?

That's gonna be a hard... Nope!

Hey!

[music]

♪ I be cookin' on the grill ♪

♪ 'Cause I got skills

♪ 'Cause I'm the real deal

Myles!

-Yo! -Montgomery Wilson.

Look at what your nephew did!

What now?

He said that as the "world's best rapper",

that he needs to have a clothing line.

So, Dylan went into my closet,

and started making alterations to my clothes.

-Oh, that's not good. -No. It's not.

You need to talk to Dylan...

And undo these white lies before this goes any further.

Okay! I agree.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, listen.

I hope you don't mind,

but I took the liberty of talking to Rebecca.

And I handled that commercial situation for you.

-You did? -[Myles] Mm-hmm.

-Thank you! -Yeah.

How'd she take it?

You know. She got the message.

-Okay. -[Myles] Mm-hmm.

Mom.

You used my dear, sweet father to do your dirty work

and fire me from the commercial?!

That's pretty low.

You could have just came and talked to me.

Myles, tell her that I didn't do that.

Boy, is that meat burnin'?

Look at that. Whoa.

That's not the only thing burning.

-Here. -What's this?

I edited what was usable from the commercial.

Just know, it could've been great.

Also, Rebecca M. dropped another FlipFlop video,

and now she's beating me.

Hope you're happy!

Yeah, mom. Hope you're happy.

Thanks, Myles.

[Myles] "Thanks, Myles."

Oh, look.

Hey! Dylan.

We need to talk.

You heard how I aced another exam,

and you wanna tell me how amazing I am?

Wait a minute. You got another A?

Yeah!

That's... Yasmine, you hear that?

I mean, maybe we should rethink this whole...

Okay.

What is going on the studio?

Oh, nothing. I bought a falcon!

-A falcon?! -Yeah.

She's getting familiar with the place.

Oh, oh, look, look, look.

Oh! Oh!

[falcon screeching]

Wait for me! Wait for me!

Get the chair, get the chair, get the chair!

Oh!

Uh-oh! I think she's angry!

More like hangry.

Hey! Hey!

Put my steak down!

- all shouting -This is enough!

Drop it.

Dylan, you are doing too much.

How am I doing too much?

By... By gettin' a falcon!

And it attacked us.

But, but... How is this on me?

If anything, the falcon is doin' too much.

Look, Dyla. Your Music career

isn't a sprint, it's a marathon.

There are gonna be good times and bad times.

Bad times... Like when I fell off that stage?

-Yes. -But...

I can't let people see me like that again.

And they won't!

If I keep remindin' them how amazing I am.

And that's what havin' a falcon and a number one song does!

Yeah... About that.

I may have exaggerated. A little.

How little?

Like...

All of it?

Yeah, you, you... You don't have a number one

hip hop song in Nigeria.

So, where? Ghana?

Nope! Nope.

Okay, look. Dylan, listen. I'm sorry.

But I didn't want you to give up on your rap dreams,

so I...

I lied to you, to help build your confidence.

Yeah. And it worked!

I mean, look! You know...

You started doing better with your grades at school.

You know?

I just didn't think you were gonna take it this far.

Have we met before?

Of course I took it this far. I'm Young Dylan!

It's what I do.

[throat clearing]

And that's probably a problem.

It's concerning, yes.

Well, hopefully you've learned

not to repeat this kind of behavior.

Yeah.

I think I owe Charlie an apology.

That would be a step in the right direction.

You really embarrassed him at school.

Thanks, Aunt Yasmine.

Yo, what up, Chuckles?

Look. I ain't even gonna lie.

Mistakes were made this week.

And some were by me.

All right, I've heard enough.

Okay, okay, okay, okay!

They were all my mistakes.

But I learned a hard lesson.

How I treated you wasn't cool.

And I'm really sorry.

Well, that's nice and all, but if you'll excuse me,

I have homework to do.

Yo, Chuckles.

To show you how bad I feel, I'm gonna let you pick

whatever bed you wanna sleep in from now on.

Really?! Any one?

Cool!

And I also got you something.

A sleep machine?! I've always wanted one of these!

-Thanks, Dylan. -No problem, man.

Now if you'll excuse me,

I gotta work done in the studio.

I'm gonna make the dopest mixtape ever.

So, no more basketball?

Nah. Young Dylan is a rapper.

The dopest rapper out there.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I just need an affordable ranch home.

Three bedrooms, two bathrooms.

Super Seller, help!

Go, mama! Go, mama!

Look at you! Baby, look at you!

Have no fear, Super Seller is here!

And I have the perfect house just for you!

[humming]

-Oh! -Wow.

I have to say, this is great.

Great? No, that looks amazing.

Oh, it is. Rebecca?

Is there any chance you could do another one for me?

Fine. But I don't wanna be questioned.

Oh, okay.

Now. Where can we work a jet?

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Who... Who's payin' for a jet?

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