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[ music playing ]

? Yeah, we do it 'cause we got it ?

? Just the money and the violence ?

? Back against the wall just the money and the violence ?

? Yo, it's just the money and the violence ?

? Just the money and the violence. ?

I don't even know what I'm doin' in this car.

You shot Rafe, Damon?!

How did you know I was seein' him?

How do you even know where he lives?!

Look, Jessica, I'm not gonna sit here and lie to you,

but this situation ain't as simple as you might think.

Not as simple as I think?

He told me what happened, Damon.

He was coming out of the elevator,

bumped into you,

you guys exchanged a few words,

got into a scuffle, and you shothim!

I saw you run out of the building. Did you forget?

I thought you was tired of this life.

You sell me all this bullshit

about me leavin' the streets alone,

but then you turn around and go fuck with this dude?

What does me not wanting to have to worry

about the man that I'm with every night

have to do with me seeing Rafe?

Why did you have to do this, Damon?

Do you hate to see me happy that much?

But, Jessica, this had nothin' to do with you.

Nothing to do with me.

I saw your boy Black come to see Rafe today.

He told you I was here?

The world is small, Jessica.

But the streets are even smaller.

I didn't send Black in there. He went there on his own.

But your boy Rafe,

he's selling you a bunch of bullshit, though.

A bunch of bullshit about what, Damon?

First of all,

me and him ain't get into no scuffle

about words being exchanged.

That motherfucker knee-deep in the streets.

How do you know that? You don't even know him!

I met that boy a while ago.

He came to the trap to sell me work.

Rafe does construction, Damon.

He has a job.

If that motherfucker got a job,

then he in the streets on the side.

Black done told me about that boy.

Black?

You expect me to believe this comin' from Black?

I've always told you I've nevertrusted him.

Never trusted him in our home,

never trusted him with anything.

I've always felt like he was a snake.

Jessica, listen.

I'm only here because I love you.

Always have, always will.

You "love" me?

- I can't do this. - Can't do what, Jessica?

Six years with a nigga

and that shit don't mean nothin' to you?

Well, I guess it must mean somethin'

because you ain't tell your little boyfriend Rafe

that it was me that shot him.

How?

How do I tell him

that the man that shot him

is my ex-boyfriend?

How do I tell him I'm bringing

that type of drama into his life, Damon?

So it's fuck me, then?!

I can't do this. I'm not gonna sit here

and listen to any more of your lies.

Stay away from us, Damon!

Jessica.

Jessica!

Jessica!

Jessica!

- Where the money at? - Sorry, Bunky, I ain't got it.

What you mean you ain't got it, man? You got-- you got high,

you got your hit. Where the fuck's my dough at?

Next time I see you,

I'm gonna kill you, motherfucker,

if you don't got that money.

[ speaking Haitian Creole ]

Yo.

Appreciate the change of clothes.

You really didn't have to come get me, Kane.

I could've just called a cab.

Where'd you get the car from?

Yo, it's a rental from Z Motors.

A rental?

Sure doesn't look like one.

[ sighs ]

Yeah, man, I knew I had to come pick you up,

so I decided to go pick up a rental.

I hope you're out here doing what you gotta do

- and not blowing this money, Kane. - [ chuckles ]

Ain't that what money's for, Rafe, to be spent?

You'll learn. We all had to.

Man, I guess.

But, yo, can I be honest with you?

Of course. What's up?

[ sighs ]

Yo, no matter how many times you tell me that this isn't my fault,

I can't help to think that it is.

I'm the one that convinced you to give me your gun.

First and foremost,

you did not convince me to do anything.

I'm a grown-ass man, Kane, and I made a choice.

It just so happens that it wasn't the best choice

to make at that moment, man.

But I had a lot on my mind.

Bottom line is I don't blame you,

so don't go beatin' yourself up, man.

I'm fine. That's all that matters.

I guess, man. It's just crazy how life works, yo.

Everything happens for a reason.

God makes no mistakes.

Who knows, not havin' my hammer

might've saved my life.

Speakin' of my hammer, where is it?

There's something I need to talk to you about.

[ sighs ]

I wanted to tell you yesterday,

but Shane told me not to mention it.

Okay, talk.

[ sighs ] Something happened the night you left me, Rafe.

Something like what?

Oh, man.

When I got to my building, Mister was there

and he tried to press me.

Don't tell me you let Mister take my hammer, Kane.

Are you fuckin' serious?

- He didn't take it, Rafe. - So what happened?

[ exhales ] I ended up shooting him. It wasn't my fault.

I tried to take the gun out just to back him off me

and the gun went off.

- Are you serious? - Yeah, man.

- Is he dead? - I don't know.

- I got out of there so fast. - Did anyone see you?

No. And the crazy thing is I haven't heard anything about that since.

The block's only buzzin' about yougettin' shot.

Okay, so what happened to my hammer?

Man, I was so scared, I didn't wanna keep it on me,

you know, if the cops jumped out on me or somethin'.

So I tossed it.

Makes sense.

At least you were thinkin'.

[ chuckles ] This is a lot

for my first day out the hospital.

But I'd be lyin' if I didn't say

that Mister had it comin'.

This is not necessarily what I meant

when I told you to stand up for yourself,

but at least you tried.

So, you're not mad about your gun?

Look, better you toss it

than I come out the hospital

hearin' that you got locked up.

I got other hammers, man.

It's not a big deal.

But look,

let's get me home. Come on.

I got you, man.

[ engine starts ]

This is the address.

Yeah, that's the address.

You think one of these guys is this asshole?

I don't know. I can't tell.

All right, let's check 'em out.

Say, one of you fellas got the key

- to the front door here? - Nah, I ain't got the key.

Hey!

I wonder who they're looking for.

I don't know, but whoever it is,

good luck to them.

They're probably investigating who popped Rafe.

I don't know.

That looked like Homicide to me, bro.

Whether it's Homicide or not,

it's not my business.

Hey, yo, Shane!

What's good, little man?

Archie? Yo, what up, man?

Man. I been gone that long?

You was gone for a minute.

What you did, like, 10 years?

Yeah, I did a dime. I was with your brother, too.

So when you got home?

Been home a couple months now, Shane.

But I just told you I was up top with your brother Barz.

He said you ain't write him his whole entire bid.

What's up with that?

I'm just not into writin', man.

And when he call the crib, I'm not there.

I'm out here chasin' this paper on these streets.

Ain't nothin' wrong with that.

Ain't nothin' wrong with gettin' your paper,

but your brother's your brother, Shane.

I remember when your little ass

used to follow him everywhere that he went.

It's all love, Archie.

But honestly, I'm not a kid anymore.

Barz is doin' that bid, not me.

He didn't think about his so-called "little-ass brother"

when he got his ass sent away forever.

Look, Shane, nobody intends to do a bid.

This ain't the military.

Nobody signs up to do time.

They're forced.

You know what? Luckily for him,

he ain't got much longer to do on that bid, though.

He wrote me a couple of months back

and let me know that his appeal went through,

so he should be home any day now.

That's great news.

Yo, Shane, I know you don't know shit

about bein' behind that wall.

But take it from me, ain't nothin' sweet about it.

Nothin' sweet at all.

I hear you, man. But, yo, how you holdin' up out here?

I know everything look different now.

Hell, yeah. Flatbush don't even look the same.

But you know what? I'm keepin' my head above water.

I finally got a job, so my parole officer's off my back.

But that curfew shit is annoyin' as hell.

But what I need to be out here the late hours of the night for?

Ain't nothin' out here those hours of the night but trouble.

I feel you, man. So where you workin' at now?

My man just plugged me into this spot

where he work at doin' maintenance.

For a while, I was applyin' everywhere,

but nobody would hire me 'cause I got this "F" on my chest.

"F on your chest"? What you mean?

I'm talking about a felony, Shane.

It's damn near impossible to find work

if you don't got a direct plug or an inside connect.

Why, you lookin' for a gig?

Nah, I ain't lookin' for a gig.

I'm out here gettin' it how I live it--

day by day on these streets.

Gettin' it how you live it, huh? Don't be speedin', Shane.

You don't wanna end up where I been for the last 10 years.

I ain't worried, man. I move correct.

I ain't trippin'. No worries.

You movin' correct?

Everybody always thinks so.

Remember what I said-- nobody intends on gettin' locked up.

Very few see it comin'. But all right, Shane.

Damn, I really been gone that long?

Yeah, man, you've been gone for a minute, man.

Told you, I grew up.

I hear you, Shane.

Be good.

Definitely, my dude.

Can I have a word with you guys?

A word? A word? Words for what?

What's all the hostility about, buddy?

I don't wanna talk. I have the right to speak to who I want.

Right?

Let's see some ID.

ID? IDs for what?

Would you rather have this conversation down at the station?

- Let me see your IDs. - Yo, chill. Just give him your ID, bro.

Yeah, listen to your friend.

Seems to be the one with the sense between the two of you.

[ sighs ]

So neither of you live in this building?

You know, if I wanted to be an asshole,

I could arrest both of you for loitering.

Arrest us for what?

Didn't you hear what I said the first time?

You got wax buildup in your ears?

For loitering, wise guy.

You're lucky that I have better things to do today.

Do you know this guy?

I don't know him.

You sure you don't know him? He doesn't look familiar?

No.

We don't know who that is.

Can we get our IDs back now so we can leave, Officer?

It's Detective, asshole.

Can we please have our IDs back, Detective Asshole?

Just give them their IDs back.

Yeah, I think we'll sit around for a while.

See if this guy Shane comes home.

Get out of here.

Let's go, bro.

Nah, that wasn't him.

They probably know him, though.

Are they looking? I need to call Shane.

[ phone buzzing ]

Yo.

Yo, Shane, where you at?

I'm on Parkside. What's good?

Two detectives just approached me and Ray in front of your building.

They got your picture, bro. They lookin' for you.

What you mean they lookin' for me? Lookin' for me for what?

Don't come to the block, my nigga.

That was Homicide, bro.

Homicide? The fuck they lookin' for me for?

Yeah, my nigga. I mean, I ain't really look at the pic,

but I heard them say that they were gonna stay around

just in case you came home.

So, you know, stay low.

All right, say no more, man.

Good looking on the heads up. Let me speak to Joe real quick.

All right.

- Yo. - Yo, Joe.

Could you meet me at--

at Mickey D's on Parkside?

All right, I'm about to pull up just now.

All right. Good looking.

All right.

Shit is crazy, dawg.

What up, though? You fucking with us tonight?

- What's going on tonight? - You remember my homie from last night,

my man, Papes.

Oh, dude ith the gold Rolex?

Yeah, yeah, that nigga. Fuckin' it's his birthday this weekend.

He tryin' to turn it up every day of the week, bro.

He said tonight he's doing it up crazy.

I don't know. I gotta work in the morning.

Tsk, I don't know, Joe.

I don't know if you wanna miss this one, bro.

Do you know how many broads are gonna be in the spot?

Shit is gonna be crazy, dawg.

I mean, did you-- you seen how we did it last night.

Damn, I know. Last time was crazy.

You know that.

On top, just let me know if you wanna roll.

I'm swiping 15 bottles tonight.

I just copped some new work.

As soon as I meet my man, he's gonna press up the pieces for me.

On top of that, I'm fuckin' a bartender in the spot

and she's lettin' me swipe all of my pieces, dawg.

You're really tempting me, Ray.

You could get your little, regular night of sleep

and go to work tomorrow

or you could turn up tonight,

be a little tired at work,

and you gonna have a night to remember, bro.

But that's a easy choice for me.

Let me know if you down.

I got you, bro.

All right, say no more.

Ah. [ exhales ]

Yo, you good?

Yeah, I'm good, man.

It'd take more than that to stop me.

Yo, I really couldn't ask you

what I wanted to at the hospital,

but what the fuck happened, my nigga?

Yo, same thing you heard at the hospital, man.

I was coming out the elevator,

I bumped into homie.

We got into a scuffle and he popped me.

You knew the nigga? He looks familiar?

You seen him around the way? Who is that?

And how you let him get that close to you to get a drop on you?

- I know who he is. - You know who he is?

What's up? I'm tryin' to go see him.

Chill, Miz.

- I got this. - You got this?

My nigga, you sittin' here with a hole in you.

That shit ain't sittin' well with me. You ain't shoot back?

What the fuck, Rafe? This shit ain't makin' no sense.

Tsk, yo, I went to the club with Kane.

I wanted to get a couple of drinks.

My dude that usually let me in with the joint wasn't there,

so I slid Kane my hammer so I could get in.

The club?

That doesn't even sound like you, Rafe.

Ain't no drink worth your life.

That coulda been your life.

This nigga Kane is rubbin' off on you.

That sunny motherfucker's got you out here slippin'.

You better than to be runnin' around here with no strap.

Yeah, I do, but don't blame him, man. That was all me.

I got caught slippin'. It is what it is.

That coulda been your life, my nigga.

That woulda been a real hard lesson to swallow.

Yeah, I know.

I don't know why you don't wanna tell me who homie is,

but I just hope you know what you're doin'.

'Cause whoever that nigga is, he knows where you live.

I was contemplatin' a move way before this happened.

I got this under control. That's my word, Miz.

You got this under control?

Not goin' to the club with Kane

runnin' around here with no strap, you don't.

That's why I stay away from dude.

Yo, take it easy on him, man.

He goin' through a lot right now.

What can that boy possibly be goin' through?

Mister took his lunch money again?

Not even, man. The same night I got hit,

I told you I gave him my hammer.

Mister tried to press him and he popped him.

So his scary ass finally manned up? About time.

- Maybe there's hope for him after all. - Man, whatever.

That boy don't need none of that shit in his life, man.

But, yo, just take it easy on him.

It's the second incident that he has to process

in the past couple of weeks.

Say no more. I'll let him live.

Maybe I was wrong. Maybe you are finally startin' to rub off on him.

But on another note, though,

we got a few other things we need to chop it up about.

What's up?

Yo, you remember Madison, right?

I introduced you to shorty a minute ago.

Light-skinned shorty, yeah, I remember.

Yeah, well, she hit me up the other day

and told me to meet her for lunch and she needs to speak to me

and she couldn't speak to me about it over the phone.

Okay.

Well, basically, when I got up with her,

she told me that she saw you and me on the news.

- On the news? - On the news, my nigga.

Robbery spree.

"Two suspects tied to over 60 robberies

over a few years."

- You sure it was us? - It was us, my nigga.

She said they even mentioned a pharmacy in the Bronx

and a few other jobs that I know you and I did.

Did she know that it was us before y'all spoke?

- What do you mean by that? - Yo, I'm sayin'

she's the closest thing to a girlfriend to you

and I know dudes be pillow talking.

Yo, my nigga, that gunshot

must've really did somethin' to your brain.

You know I don't speak on what we do.

You know that.

Did she know it was us?

I don't know, my nigga.

I acted like I didn't know what the hell she was talking about,

but you can't expect a woman to hold water.

No man should ever put a woman

in a position where she have to.

They just not built for that shit.

Damn, my nigga.

This is not good.

Nah, I know, but the good thing is

they stopped runnin' the story already.

Yo, even if they stop runnin' the story,

that doesn't mean the investigation ends.

It's ongoing.

It's on the news,

so that means that they're short on leads,

but they definitely fishin'.

Yeah, you know they are.

[ sighs ]

You know what that means, man.

We're gonna have to fall back on these juxes.

Fall back? My nigga, you just told me they short on leads.

We ain't trying to ride until the wheels fall off.

Ride until the wheels fall off?

Yo, you just said we hot, Miz.

By what you're tellin' me, we're on fire.

If we get caught for even one,

we're gonna get hit with all of those robberies--

an asshole full of charges.

Multiply 60 by three or four.

That's how many charges we talking.

Sal's a great attorney, but this right here?

Yo, I don't know, man.

Miz, this be the downfall

of every street nigga since forever--

my nigga know he hot.

He knows the boys is on him,

but he refuse to fall back.

Yo, they put us on the news, Miz.

That means if more robberies pop up and they see it's us,

you know how hard they're gonna come at us?

I'm not even tryin' to entertain this.

This is a game that I'm nottryin' to play

because we will not win.

Man, fuck that. I say we still do us.

I don't fear these motherfuckers.

Yo, it ain't about fearin' anybody, Miz.

It's about knowin' when you can't win.

Yo, we can do us, but legal establishments

have to be off-limits.

Yo, we could still get dudes

for birds and pounds of bud,

but anybody that pays taxes

we can't fuck with.

I hear you, Rafe, and I can't front.

Since you put it like that, you do make a lot of sense.

Trust me.

Falling back is the best thing for the both of us.

So how you gonna eat?

I know you're sittin' on some paper,

but you and I both know sittin' on your stash,

before you know it, you'll be sittin' on your ass.

I don't know.

But, yo, I'ma have to figure something out.

Ain't shit to figure out, my nigga.

Everything happens for a reason, right?

Now you can come fuck with me with this white.

Tsk, yo, you know that ain't my thing, Miz.

I don't fuck with that coke.

I stay in my lane.

Man, fuck that, Rafe. You told me yourself--

you will rob until you couldn't rob no more.

You told me we gotta fall back and I'm cool with that.

But why not fall back comfortably?

And I'm telling you I need you.

This nigga, Capone, he about to hit me off.

I don't know how much he hittin' me off with,

but we could take it straight to the top.

It's time to switch lanes, my nigga.

This is something to be grateful for.

"Everything happens for a reason."

[ scoffs ] Shit, the way shit is lookin',

I don't even really have a choice right now.

- Fuck it, I'm in. - Exactly.

And trust me, my nigga, you're not gonna regret this.

- What's up? - Yo, nothing much.

Not much. Yo, let's talk downstairs.

[ door closes ]

You could take a seat, man.

I didn't mention this over the phone,

but I got robbed not too long ago.

What? Why you didn't say nothing?

Man, I didn't tell anyone.

I was givin' myself time to let it process

and observin' the actions of all those around me.

Make sure nobody was acting a little off.

So you was observing me as well, Ronaldo?

You can't believe and think I set you up, bro.

The thief commits one sin.

But the one trying to figure out who stole from him

commits many each and every time

he mentally points the finger at the wrong person.

- Now, don't take that shit personal, man. - Per-- whatever, Ronaldo.

Now I know where we stand at, nigga.

So what conclusion have you come to?

- Who you suspect? - Tai.

What, the young kid?

- Yeah, him. - What got you thinkin' it's him?

Man, a couple days after the robbery,

I call this kid.

He's talkin' about he ain't gonna be around for a while.

Mind you, that's the same kid

that literally beggedme to fuck with him.

It was basically a favor I did for him.

The little work I was throwin' him didn't mean much at all.

Now he talkin' about he "falling back."

- That do sound a little funny, though. - A little funny?

I'm not stupid enough to believe that it was a coincidence, Chase.

No way, no how.

This little motherfucker lined me up.

Yo, relax. Just tell me how it went down.

Man, these two dudes walk up in here

acting like they're ready to do laundry.

One of them I've never seen before,

but the other one, he's been here a couple times,

usually on the late night-- do his laundry, leave.

We had a small talk before.

No real conversation, though.

[ sighs ] So whoever it is

must have been watchin' you for quite some time now.

That's what it seems like.

Yo, so what did they get?

[ sighs ]

Four birds and 150 grand.

- What? - I just wrapped that money up to put it away.

You would've thought I knew they was coming

and wrapped it up for them.

Yo, you don't usually keep

that much work and bread in here, do you?

Hell, no! That shit was here

briefly in transition to go somewhere else.

Yo, did Tai know you had that in here?

How the hell would he know that, Chase?

You know my conversations with people

are on a need-to-know basis

and most shit they don't need to know.

So you sayin' it's pure luck on their part

that they came the same day that all that shit was in here?

Yo, I don't know.

My mind is pullin' me in a million different directions.

I'm just tryin' to make sense of it all.

So, listen, let's double back.

You saying you think it's Tai 'cause you spoke to him

and he told you he was gonna fall back for a while.

Yo, has Tai been settin' you up all this time?

And I'm pretty sure he would've stopped fuckin' with you

way before that happened.

I don't think so. And if I remember correctly,

dude came and did his laundry

one of the days that Tai came to check me.

Yo, why you tryin' to change my mind?

Yo, listen, I never said I'm tryin' to change your mind,

'cause I could give a fuck about the kid neither way.

But you and I both know how the story ends if it's true,

so I'm telling you, Ronaldo, be sure.

You know what? I'ma give this kid a call. Tell him to come see me.

I'ma look him dead in the eye and feel the vibes.

He could hide the truth within his words,

but the eyes tell all secrets.

Man, you do what you gotta do.

Just let me know when your mind is fully made up

so we could do what we gotta do.

All right.

- Hey, let's get this done. - All right, let's go.

Where the fuck is Joe at, man?

This nigga's taking too damn long.

Yo, what the fuck took you so long?

Nah, I stayed a little while longer

to see if "the Ds" were leaving.

- And? - They didn't.

They just parked in front of your building.

They're just sittin' there.

Now, what the fuck are they be lookin' for me for?

What they want from me? And I know that's not the warrant squad

'cause the warrants come banging at your door 6:00 in the morning.

I don't know. Ray said it was Homicide.

Homicide? What the fuck would Homicide want with me?

I don't know, Shane.

[ sighs ] Yo, Joe,

yo, could I come to your crib, man?

I gotta get off these streets to think.

Yeah, no problem. I'm headed there now.

All right. Hey, yo, what are you doin' with this dude Ray, man?

You know that nigga's in a lot of shit?

That's not a good person to be around, my nigga.

Nah, he cool.

I bumped into him last night on my way home from work

and he invited me out.

I wasn't doing nothin' and I was off today,

so I said fuck it, why not?

Yo, you should've seen

how much bottles there was last night.

It was so much, I couldn't even count!

We had all the broads on us in the club.

Yo, you know they didn't pay for none of that, right?

You know everything was swiped.

How he get his money is not my business.

I'm just enjoying the fun.

You should've seen how all the females was actin'

when we pulled up four cars deep.

Benz, Beemers.

Shit, Ray homie had a Porsche Panamera.

Yo, don't get caught up in the hype, man.

A lot of them dudes are scumbags

and they can't be trusted.

I mean, they're really cool, bro.

Ray caught me a bottle

and his homeboy I just met last night caught me one.

All right, Joe. Yo, you just be safe, man.

All right, I got you, bro.

Yo, but let's get out of here.

Let me get off these streets. Gotta go think.

[ music playing ]

Woman: What's wrong, China?

Is everything all right?

A lot, Samone. There's been so much going on,

it's getting so heavy on my mind.

If you wanna talk, you know I'm always here.

I appreciate it,

but you know there's certain things I can't speak on.

Is it Cash? Did he do somethin'?

No, it's not him.

He's done nothing wrong.

He's done nothing wrong at all.

He's really good to me.

You say that like if it's a bad thing.

Good men are hard to find.

You're lucky to have found him.

Yeah, I am. He's a real good dude.

I've never encountered that before.

Isn't that a good thing, though?

You're speaking as if there's something wrong with him being a good guy.

I'm usually so emotionally detached from these situations.

You know, from men.

After being so in love with my daughter's father

and him just abandoning us,

picking up like me and the baby meant nothing to him,

men became like a game to me.

I took none of them seriously.

I know that their goal was to get in my pants

and mine was to get whatever I could get out of them

before they realized that was never gonna happen.

But being so aware of this

makes it so easy for me not to get my emotions involved.

But, Samone, what happens when I meet a guy

whose goal is to get to know me

and appears to have no motive whatsoever

and I start to believe him?

What happens is you thank God for bringing him your way.

I know what happened between you and your daughter's father.

And I get it,

but not everyone's the same, China.

- Rafe wouldn't feel that way. - Rafe?

I thought you told me

the two of you are like brother and sister.

I knew there was something more to it than that.

[ scoffs ] No, girl.

But after Rafe getting shot,

it has me thinking a lot about life,

about my daughter, and just the things that I'm into.

What are you into, girl?

As of what you told me,

your friend was a victim

of an asshole with a short temper and a gun.

What does that have to do with you?

It has nothing to do with me.

It's just a reminder that...

no matter how careful you are,

no matter how much you may plan,

things can always go wrong.

Welcome to this thing called life.

And most importantly, have you and Cash

slept together yet, girl?

You know man cannot live on food and water alone.

Every man needs some love in his life

so that he can be happy.

That's the crazy thing, Samone.

He doesn't even try.

He doesn't even pressure me.

And because of that, I find myself wanting to give myself to him.

So wait-- you have a handsome man

who's financially straight,

treats you well, seems to have great intentions,

and, exactly as you put it, is a good person,

and you're wondering whether you should give him some?

Am I missing something here, China?

You just don't understand.

[ chuckles ] I do understand.

I understand you're sounding crazy right now.

You must be losing your mind.

[ sighs ]

Cash is my chance

to leave a lot of things in my life alone.

He's the type of man

that will take care of me for the rest of my life.

All those other dudes in the past,

they had bread, but they only wanted a piece of ass.

Cash wants to bewith me.

Once again, am I missing something here?

Sounds like you afraid.

Are you afraid to feel something, China?

I like to be in control

and right now, I feel like I'm at the tipping point

where me losing control is a possibility.

What's wrong with that?

Love is an exchange of power.

That's what it requires.

You give the other person power over you.

It requires you losing control.

Let me find out Miss China's fallen in love.

It's not that deep, Samone.

I'm just thinking out loud.

Fight it if you want, but it sounds to me

like Cash is thawin' that icebox in your chest.

[ sighs ] He doesn't deserve--

I'm not right for him, Samone.

What do you mean you're not right for him, China?

You're one of the sweetest people I know.

You come off cold at first,

but once you warm up to someone, you're a sweetheart.

I think you just overthinkin' this.

Maybe you're right.

I probably just need to let things play out

the way they were supposed to.

Exactly.

You knew why you began talking to him

and you know where your intentions were

when you began getting to know him.

So let things play out as they're meant to.

You're right.

I'm bugging. Everything will be fine.

[ music playing on radio ]

Man, this girl needs to hurry up.

Chill, homie. Anything worth it takes time.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm just tryin' to get to the money.

But aren't we all?

Speeding around will get you nowhere.

When you're in the lead like you, they don't.

Me? I got catchin' up to do.

I'm trippin' runners, I'm breakin' legs,

I'm doing whatever it takes to get ahead.

To each his own. Whatever works for you.

Yo, what you doin' tonight?

My man throwin' somethin at this rooftop in the city.

It's supposed to be crazy.

You know I don't be tryin' to be in the mix like that.

But I'm supposed to get up with China later.

You remember the shorty I introduced you to?

Damn, Cash.

I haven't seen you like this before.

You usually don't let broads get this close to you.

That ass must be crazy.

Yo, what's even crazier is I haven't get to that point yet.

What you mean?

What I mean is I didn't even get in her pants.

What type of second-grade peanut-butter-and-jelly shit is this?

So y'all play tag at recess, too?

Funny, Leon.

But on a serious note, she's different.

Different how, Cash? Last I saw her,

she had two legs, two arms, and one head

like any other female.

That's not what I mean, man.

She's not even like that.

At first, I thought she was.

I thought she was just another chick fascinated by the paper.

But she's not even like that.

She's not concerned with none of that at all.

Yo, why would she be concerned?

You're a dude who got it. You're her rich.

They say money can't buy love,

but I say it can cover the down payment.

Buy a chick a few designer purses,

a couple designer shoes,

and that's love in the making.

It sounds like this girl's got you going.

I trust these broads as much as people should trust me.

She zoed your heart, Cash.

Trust me, I know.

And that's how I viewed things at first.

So she's a virgin or something?

'Cause I wouldn't wait until Christmas to open up a gift

that's been opened already.

You don't understand, Leon.

It's a grown man thing.

And you? You got maturing to do.

Igot maturing to do?

Cash, you've been messing with this girl for months.

Does she feel how you feel about this?

'Cause if so, she would've gave it up already.

I don't think about it.

But you act as if I see this girl every day.

I don't have that type of time on my hands.

I'm always out here chasing this paper.

Yeah, man, whatever.

Best of luck to you.

Whatever works for you.

Just know that couldn't be me.

Well, it ain't you, so you don't have to worry about it.

[ scoffs ] Yeah, whatever, man.

[ knocking ]

[ lock clicks ]

[ door opens ]

She has been driving me crazy about wanting to see you,

but I told her that you didn't want me bringing her to the hospital.

- Are you all right? - I told you over the phone, I'm fine, Janie.

Are you sure, Rafey?

Because I know you like the back of my hand, okay?

and that is always your response-- "I am fine"--

while you were carrying the weight of the world on your back.

I'm fine, seriously.

Do you need me to do anything for you?

Do you need me to go and get you anything before I leave?

I was shot. I'm not handicapped.

Don't be funny, Rafe.

Not because you and I are no longer together

doesn't mean I don't still worry about you,

doesn't mean I don't still care.

I'm fine, woman. No worries.

Well, you're gonna have to still explain to me

what is going on

when Little Miss Nosey here isn't around.

It was random.

I got into it with this guy. We got into a scuffle

and he shot me. Nothing crazy.

Are you sure? Because I know you

and you would tell me anything for me not to worry.

I'm fine,Janie.

No worries.

Rafey, please, please be safe out there.

- Stormy still needs her daddy. - Yes, I do.

Look, I'm fine.

There's nothing for either of you to worry about.

I'm good out here.

All right, I'll take your word for it.

But you and me, we're gonna still need to talk.

Stormy, baby, I'll be back in a few hours

to come and pick you up, okay?

In the meantime, please take care of your daddy.

- Okay, Mommy. - Okay, baby.

- See you later. - Okay.

- Bye, Rafe. - Bye, Janie.

[ door opens ]

[ door closes ]

[ lock clicks ]

It's a beautiful day, Capone.

God is just as good on US soil as He is in Mexico.

Sim�n. Sounds like a shipment has come in.

Free and clear with all of our precious cargo.

You got everything in order?

Just as I always do.

I got new blood coming with this shipment.

Obviously, you trust this new blood.

What level you startin' him at?

- How big is he? - Without trust, there's no business.

Business built on fear alone

has a very weak foundation, Victor.

The squares always say it's business, not personal,

but there is nothing more personal than our business.

My new brother's street level, nothing major.

He could be groomed to do so much more.

He's got heart.

He's a gringo, a mayate, or is he one of us?

He's a mayate-- with a heart like us.

Finding a trustworthy mayate is no easy task, Capone.

I understand your concern, Victor.

But I think he's worth the risk.

Obviously.

He must've proven himself.

In more ways than one.

I have offered him this opportunity

a number of times and he turns me down.

That's impressive.

Most mayates stick their hand out to receive

before even knowing how they will repay they debt.

So what caused him to change his mind?

I'm not sure about his situation that has changed.

But now I think that he's ready.

Does he know the consequences of bad business?

Victor, the whole world knows the consequences.

Our reputation precedes us.

Yes, it does. But as yousaid,

good business is notbuilt on fear alone.

- I don't see fear in his eyes. - That can be a problem.

There's no love in this business, Capone,

and I am yet to see an obedient dog

that does not fear its master.

Loyalty is key and he has proved himself.

Capone, you keep your pets loyal

and I'll continue to beat mine

and instill fear in them.

I was not too fond of the last time I was bitten.

Teeth marks have never touched my flesh, Victor.

[ chuckles ]

Must I remind you of Mr. Marcus James

or, as he told you to call him, Block?

And where's that dog now, Victor?

- Buried. - As he should be.

But dead dogs don't pay debts

and they are not an acceptable form of payment

for cocaine, Capone.

As you wish, though.

I can't tell you what to do, Capone,

but keep your new dog on a short leash.

I wouldn't recommend you to give him too much lead.

He might jump out the window and hang himself.

New blood means new money, es�.

Potentially. Let's just hope

we don't have to bury any more pets.

[ phone buzzing ]

Ronaldo, what's up?

What's going on, Tai? How have you been?

I'm all right. I've just been out the loop.

Okay. Is everything all right with you?

Well, things have been a little crazy,

but I'm still out here doing what I gotta do.

Oh, okay. But check it,

- I need you to come see me. - Come see you?

- Why, what's up? - Nothing much.

You know my conversations are for face time, not over the phone.

Oh, I hear you. I'll stop by one day this week.

When?

Uh, tomorrow?

What time?

You sure you're all right?

You usually just tell me to stop by.

Yo, I'm gonna be in and out tomorrow,

so I just wanna make sure that I'm around when you get here.

Oh, I get it. I'll stop by around 8:00.

All right. 8:00 in the morning sounds good.

- See you then. - All right, cool.

Why didn't you want me to come to the hospital, Daddy?

Didn't you wanna see me?

Of course I wanted to see you, baby.

But I knew that I wasn't gonna be there long

and I really didn't want you

to see me laying in that hospital bed.

Truthfully, I contemplated not even telling you what happened.

Not tell me? Why?

Because I didn't want you to worry.

As you can see, I'm fine.

When Mommy told me what happened, I started crying.

I know you did. That's why I called

after you came home from school.

I wanted you to hear my voice

so you could know that I'm okay.

But why would someone shoot you?

That's, like, the meanest thing you could ever do to someone.

I know, baby.

This world is filled with all different types of people.

Some of them are mean.

Are you mean?

Do you think that I am?

You can't ask me that question.

You're always gonna be nice to me. I'm your daughter.

Well, unless I get in trouble.

I have different sides to me, baby,

all depending on who-- agh-- I'm dealing with.

Was Goddaddy Dub mean?

What makes you ask that?

Storm, you can ask me anything.

Was Goddaddy Dub mean?

I'm surprised you're even asking about him.

You were so young when he died.

What is it that you really wanna know?

How could I forget him?

I used to kiss your tattoo and say good night to him

after I said good night to you when we used to live together.

I remember. That was my way

of making sure that you never forgot him.

I didn't, but was he mean? I don't remember.

Storm, what is it that you really wanna know?

Be honest.

It's about the way that he died.

- You heard how he died? - I overheard Mommy on the phone

when she was talking about him to someone.

- So you know how he died? - Yes.

He was killed while robbing a bank.

[ exhales ]

I didn't really want you to know about that

until you got much older.

But, yes, that's how he died.

Well, can I ask you a question, Dad?

Of course. You can ask me anything.

Being that you two were very close

and people who are very close often have

a lot of things in common,

do you do stuff like that?

- Do stuff like what? - Stuff like that.

Rob banks.

Storm, you know that I would never lie to you.

And I always tell you the truth.

Yes, Daddy, I know you always do.

- Do you trust me? - Of course I do. You're my dad.

Okay, so I'm not gonna say no,

but I'm also not gonna say yes to that question.

I'm gonna ask that you trust and believe me

when I tell you that this is a conversation

that's better had when you get older.

- Okay? - All right, Dad. I'll be waiting.

[ chuckles ] I swear sometimes you're too smart for your own good.

I just don't want anything bad to happen to you, Daddy.

Nothing bad's gonna happen to me, baby.

I'm not going anywhere.

- Mister: Yo, respect your jaw! - [ gunshot cracks ]

This motherfucker done shot me!

[ reggae music playing ]

? With bad man, ain't no runnin'... ?

[ speaking Jamaican Patois ]

? Pull a dog on wire tape gone what was coming... ?

[ knocking ]

Cindy: Who is it?

It's Kane.

- Hey, Kane. - What's up, Cindy?

My bad I didn't get to call you before I came here, yo.

Just a lot of things on my mind.

It's okay. It's actually a pleasant surprise seeing you.

I'm just glad we were home.

All right, cool. Is the baby here?

Of course she's here. Where else would she be, silly?

Come on.

[ sighs ]

So, uh, how you been?

I'm alive. Can't complain.

Well, I heard you say that you were having a hard time

and you had a lot of stuff on your mind.

And I hope that you know that if you wanna talk about anything,

I'm here.

Okay...

Tsk, don't be like that. Look, regardless of everything,

you are the father of my child

and I hope that you really know that if you need me,

I'm here.

Okay, Cindy, I appreciate that.

So what is it? A female got you stressin'?

- What? - I'm asking you.

What, are you datin' somebody? They actin' up?

- Got you stressed out? - Nah, Cindy.

Seriously, I ain't even here to talk about all that.

- Why you acting like that? - Acting like what?

Like you're too good to talk to me or something.

This is why we can never get along.

I try to be your friend, I try to talk to you,

- and you ain't never trying to hear me. - Are you fucking serious?

Yes, I'm serious! Look at you.

You're already acting hostile.

The hell is your problem, Kane?

Yo, I don't even want no issues with you, man.

And I just came here to see my daughter.

- Can I please see my daughter? - She's asleep.

- But if you'd like, I will wake her up. - Nah, it's cool, man.

I was just dropping off these sneakers to her.

- Make sure she get it, all right? - All right.

I'ma holler at you.

[ sighs ]

Kane, wait.

What, Cindy?

I mean, how may I help you?

You know what? Never mind.

- Forget it, Kane. - [ sighs ]

Whatever.

Shit.

[ slams ]

[ sighs ]

[ baby crying ]

[ phone buzzing ]

Shane, what up, bro?

Yo, Kane. Hey, you good?

Yeah, I'm good, man. Just a little confused.

Confused about what?

Tell me why I just seen this nigga Mister

and he look like nothing happened to him.

Son, he's not walking with a limp or anything.

- How is that even possible? - Did he see you?

Hell, no, he ain't see me.

I got under a car quick, man. I would not let him see me.

You think I could have this conversation if he saw me?

You think he's gonna kill me?

Yeah, he really is for trying to shoot him.

But, yo, you still on the block?

Yeah, I'm still here, man. What's up, man?

All right, I need you to do me a serious favor.

Yeah, I got you. Just ask for it. You know I got you.

[ sighs ] I need you to walk up and down that block

and let me know if you see any Ds, Kane.

"Ds"? You mean the cops?

No, Ds as in "deez nuts." Yes, Ds, cops.

Is everything okay, Shane?

Yeah, everything is cool, man,

but please check that out for me.

I need you to look thoroughly, Kane.

I need you to look inside of every window

and let me know if you see anything suspicious

hanging around there.

And when you're done, hit me back.

All right, yeah, I'll look on the block.

- I got you. - Good looking, man.

All right.

[ sighs ]

[ sighs ]

What's up, Joe?

We gonna catch this motherfucker tonight.

I can't wait to see his face when I hop out on his ass.

How you wanna do this? Do you want us to handle it

or do you want us to fall back and hold you down if need be?

Just hold me down.

I owe him what he has coming.

I'ma run up on his ass.

- Where his building at? - It's right there.

That's where he was standing

the last time me and Leon ran up on him.

Yo, what the fuck am I doing here, Gunner?

All your niggas got guns except me.

What if that dude Shane starts shooting at me?

What am I gonna do? I should not be here.

Do the same thing you did before-- run.

- At least you got us here to shoot back. - Shoot back?

Tai told me that you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a boat.

You know how safe that makes me feel?

- Not even a little bit! - Oh, yeah?

Let Shane show his face tonight

and I'ma show you what I can hit.

[ phone buzzing ]

Oh, shit.

- Yo. - Yo, Shane.

- Yeah, the coast is clear, bro. - Are you sure?

Yeah, I walked up and down the block and looked in every car.

Everycar?

Yes, every single car, Shane.

So nobody is hangin' around looking suspicious?

Nah, ain't nobody out here, man.

All right, man. Thank you, man.

Thanks for the solid. I really appreciate it.

- You okay, though? - Nah, everything is cool.

- Nothing to worry about. - All right.

All right. Later.

[ sighs ]

So the coast is clear?

That's what he said, but I don't trust it.

You're probably just paranoid, bro.

I ain't paranoid, Joe. I'm just playing it safe.

I just don't understand.

It can't be the warrant squad.

Warrant squad don't come in the afternoon.

- They come banging on your door-- - At 6:00 in the morning.

Bro, this is, like, the hundredth time you're telling me this, Shane.

If it's not the warrant squad, then what you got to worry about?

I don't even know, Joe.

But, yo, can I stay tonight, here tonight?

Because I'd rather be somewhere

where I know they're not banging on the door early in the morning.

I just need time to figure this out.

Yeah, one night won't hurt, bro.

You could stay till tomorrow.

Good looking, man. I appreciate it.

Yeah, got you.

Ronaldo, what's up?

Nothing much. Yo, let's talk downstairs.

[ silent ]

- Everything all right? - Everything's good.

[ music playing ]

? I get one for just coming, two to do a show ?

? Can't wait for me to come on 'cause I does this, yo ?

? I get one for me to come in, two to do a show ?

? Can't wait for me to come on 'cause I run this show ?

? New York is in the building ?

? That's what's up, get up ?

? Roll over niggas like monster trucks ?

? Only here to click confusion ?

? Better get your crews done ?

- ? But this shit is real - ? Not an illusion

? I close my eyes in the booth, then I enter my zone ?

? So I can bark 'em like a dog fetching for bones ?

? Style so original it can never be cloned ?

? 'Cause biting with dog teeth can leave you injury-prone ?

? And all is stress-free 'cause D.I.B. gonna deal with it ?

? Front me a ton of bricks and my fam gonna build with it ?

? Give me a full deck and I'm likely to deal with it ?

? And if the heat is on, I extinguish the real with it, uh ?

? And lay it down every time that it's on ?

? Full throttle on the track ?

? So I can rock with the song ?

? And if the bars are light, pop the clutch and I'm gone ?

? March right out the womb, another warrior born ?

? And I'm still living throughout the New York jungle ?

? Get position in the field can make the enemy fumble ?

? While D.I.B. always keep the chrome properly tucked ?

? Someone reaching, I'm in position ?

? Putting charms out of luck ?

? And wherever you stand with this lightning you could be struck ?

? And I hate repeating myself, nigga, that's what's up ?

? New York is in the building ?

? That's what's up, get up ?

? Roll over niggas like monster trucks ?

? Only here to click confusion ?

? Better get your crews done ?

- ? But this shit is real - ? Not an illusion

? D.I.B. is in the building ?

? That's what's up, get up ?

? Roll over niggas like monster trucks ?

? Only here to click confusion ?

? Better get your crews done ?

- ? But this shit is real - ? Not an illusion

? Well, I'ma rise for the moment ?

? Just to enter your mind

? My thoughts infatuated, motivated with crime ?

? Make moves stagnated, it's hard to combine ?

? 'Cause life is like an hourglass ?

? It's all according to time-- D.I.B.! ?

? Determined Ill Being is one of a kind ?

? Yeah, really, we born equal, but I'm destined to shine ?

? My potential is at a peak, you need rope to climb ?

? You're like fish, caught by bait now hooked on the B Line... ?

? Futuristic flows mic, leave a nigga behind ?

? See, you need the perfect math to know ahead of my rhymes ?

? Where I stand at is fan base ?

? And all aware that I rock this butter like land lakes ?

? Street smarts is parallel to where I stand straight ?

? Highly anticipated so therefore you can't wait ?

? Till the records get pressing flatten like pancakes ?

? Accumulatin' the profit, ya hope it's man-made ?

? And to ya chickens in the world, now they cluck ?

? They fiend to get plucked all the flock away ?

? Yeah, that's what's up ?

? New York is in the building ?

? That's what's up, get up... ?

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