All language subtitles for Queens S01E10

♪ Life can be so bitter
and sweet ♪
♪ It's more than just lyrics
and beats ♪

Eric: Who's this?
I'm Thomas.

My husband.

Crazy, I know.
But life is short.

Alicia: I'm sure
your religious upbringing

didn't help
with your sexuality.

I'm also the daughter
of a deacon

who literally prayed over kids
he thoughtmight be gay.

Naomi: Lady Z --
I mean, one of the coldest

female emcees
in hip-hop history.

I mean,
she was a real rival.

I was driven
out of the business

because I assaulted
Frank Black.
Right.

That's not
the whole story.

There's not a label
that's for artists,

run by women,
supporting other women

that isn't out
just for the money.

The hell is
Nasty Girl Records?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Man:
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

What up, L.A.?!

You know what it is.

We got a legend
in the buildiiing!

You got this.
Steppin' up to massacre the mic
for the first time in 20 years,

make some noise for the
silver-tongued assassin, Lady Z!

[ Audience chanting "Lady Z!" ]

Let's go,
baby.

[ Chanting "Lady Z!" ]

What's goin' on, L.A.?

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Yo, I still have dreams
of bein' on top ♪

♪ But I'm from
where the bottom is ♪

♪ I'm really the mother of this
and I ain't even got a kid ♪

♪ Yeah, I bag groceries
and I ain't really proud of it ♪

♪ But I chose silence
over violence ♪

♪ And that was the consequence

♪ Ain't wanna get into it,
that's why I got out of it ♪

♪ Got a pile of talent
but the game is all politics ♪

It's Hype 109.
I'm Justin Credible.

We have the Queens on the show
today. How y'all feeling?

Thank you, Justin, for having
us. We're so happy to be on.
[ Women agreeing ]

Thank you so much
for having us.
It's the vibe.

What are -- What are we
hyping up? What are we
talking about today?

The launch
of our new venture,

Nasty Girl Records.

We are the first
full-service record label

for women by women.

But the world ain't ready.

Now, are -- are you going by
just Muffin now?

Yeah, my new steeze
is a little Lauren,

a lil Lil Muffin.

Same flavor,
just more baked.
Baked, I heard that.

Okay, now I got
to ask y'all --

We've got bitter rivals
on the same label.

Xplicit, Lady Z.

How the hell
are we gonna make this happen?

♪ 'Cause I don't give a damn
what they say ♪

♪ 'Cause I see you
for who you are ♪

♪ Takin' your place
upon the throne ♪

♪ I need you see it
because I believe it ♪

♪ 'Cause if they only knew

♪ All of the things
that we've been through ♪

♪ They don't want you to win

♪ But they can't stop you
from winning ♪

I'm doing
a warm-up show tonight.

Then we have the official
Nasty Girl Records launch event

at Staples Center.

That's big.

So, will all the Queens
be performing?

Nah. The Queens without
Professor Sex is not a thing.

We're pouring our heart
and our soul...

And money.
...into
Nasty Girl Records.

♪ They,
they can't stop me ♪

♪ Nah, nah

♪ They,
they can't stop me ♪

♪ Nah, nah

♪ They,
they can't stop ♪

♪ But they can't stop you
from winnin' ♪

♪ Nah, nah
♪ Now, now, now

♪ Now, there's some issues
with the industry ♪

♪ It's official,
it isn't me ♪

♪ I seen the lies and realized
how they depicted me ♪

Lady Z, I got to put you
on the spot.

The last
we heard from you,

you were throwin' hands
with Frank Black.

Look,
Frank Black is the past.

That's right,

and Nasty Girl Records
is the future.

♪ Over charge for the Cold Crush
and what they did to me ♪

♪ Was livin' in infamy,
I'm a woman of dignity ♪

♪ Hold the torch for all
my girls, Lady... ♪

[ Murmurs indistinctly ]

♪♪

♪♪

Frank Black
should get slapped

for showing up
at Zadie's performance.

Yo, you okay?
I'm annoyed.

After 20 years, this asshole
still affects me.

We got
to do something.
What can we do?

Press charges!
It was 20 years ago.

The statute of limitations
been gone.

I should've never
come back.

Look, Frank and every other man
in this business,

in this world, who uses
their power and privilege

to take advantage of people
are the problem,

not you.

And they won't stop
until they get checked.

We're about to launch
an indie record label.

You want to take on one of the
biggest producers in the game?

Hell yeah.
We can't
change the system

if we don't get this label
off the ground.

Listen,
I'm disgusted

by what Frank did to Zadie,
but I --

But you don't want to do
anything about it?

There's nothing to do.

Listen, I signed with NGR.

I want this comeback.

You think you're the only one
he did it to?

He's probably
still doing it.

Frank found me.

He produced
my first mixtape.

I never saw
anything like that.

But I also didn't put myself
in positions

where he could
do something to me.

Don't do that.

Don't blame me!

You don't know me!
You a damn child!

We're good.
Okay.

Look, if we --

if we can't go to the cops,
we go to the press.

If we sway
public opinion,

it might inspire other women
to come --
No.

I'm not gonna be the face
of the crusade.

I froze.
I messed up.

It won't happen again.

I need some sleep.

[ Door opens ]

How do I know you're not
a serial killer?

You don't,
I guess.

How do I know
you'renot a serial killer?

Because I'm a woman
and I'm not white.

Good point.

Afraid to ask,
but where's this coming from?

Trying to write this song
about you, but it's not...

coming to me.

Because I might be
a serial killer?

Because we don't know
each other.

Most marriages
end in divorce.

I'm pretty sure
most of those people

thought they knew
who they were marrying.

Serial killers don't usually
go around advertising

that they want
to kill serially.

I can't even remember

the first time
you told me you loved me.

I can't either.

When did Isay it?
Did you say it?

This is weird.

It's charming.

It's weird.

How have we not
said it to each other?

Don't say it now.

Because you're not sure
that I'm nota serial killer.

Because it's weird.

You're right.

We skipped the whole
"getting to know you" phase.

Fortunately,
we're in luck.

"Fall in Love
in 50 Questions:

A Quiz for You
and Your Soulmate."

Okay,
let's find out

which one of us
is a serial killer.

♪♪

Describe your ideal date.

Camping in Big Sur,
slow dancing by the fire,

sleeping
under the stars.

Renting out the spa
at the Peninsula,

a trip
to Jacob the Jeweler,

making love sans PJs
on a PJ.

♪♪

Private jet,
duh.

Go-to comfort food.

Flan de queso
because...duh.

Most embarrassing moment.

I got stage fright during
my valedictorian speech

and vomited
on Principal Thorpe's shoes.

My love language
is gifts.

Words of affirmation.

"Gone Girl."

Serial killer.

"Harry Potter."
Serial killer?

My biggest fear
is failure and koalas.

I'm...
scared of dying alone.

♪♪

Hey,
last question.

What's your
most prized possession?

I would say my engagement ring
if I had one.

But, um...

♪♪

It's actually this.

I haven't showed it
to anybody yet.

The P.I.
gave it to me

about a week
before I met you.

It's the only photo
he could find of my mother.

That's me
in her arms.

You look
just like her.

Beautiful.

It almost looks like
she loved me.

Of course she loved you.
How could anyone not?

♪♪

Because nobody loves me.

I love you.

I liked that quiz.

It wasn't as dumb
as I expected.

Yeah.

Thanks for being game.

♪♪

Deacon Nathaniel:
Show of hands --

Who here has done something
you consider unforgivable?

[ Congregation murmurs ]
Mm-hmm.

That good ol' Catholic guilt.

Many have a harder time
forgiving themselves

than forgiving others.

When we say,
"Love thy neighbor as thyself,"

we don't focus nearlyenough
on the second part.

According to that famous verse,

self-love is the standard
by which we should measure all,

and the ultimate form of love
is mercy.

If we're all
worthy of God's grace

no matter how we've sinned,

then we must extend
that same grace inward.

To forgive ourselves is power.

To forgive ourselves
is to know eternal life.

How can we ask others
to forgive us

if we are incapable
of forgiving ourselves?

And since we are all made
in His image,

to forgive ourselves...

is to love God.

All: Amen.

Amen.

♪♪

That was incredible.

Truly moving.

Your delivery,
the message.

It really spoke to me,
and I just want to --

[ Gasps ]
Apologize to
your father.

♪♪

Sorry, Daddy.

E, I'm worried
about Zadie.

I'm worried about her.
I'm worried about the label.

Every dime all of us have
is into this thing.

I'm not sure our first artist
is ready for all this.

Supporting artists
like Zadie

is the reason
Nasty Girl Records exists.

We'll make it work.

You are the most resilient woman
I've ever met.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Door opens ]

Man: Mr. Black.

[ Door closes ]

Mm.

E-Roc?

[ Laughs ]

What up, my boy?

Frank Black.

Ah!
Long time, my guy.

Yes, sir.

Yeah.
Ms. Naomi.

Please,
don't get up.

I wasn't
planning on it.

Good to see you, too.

This is
my new heat right here.

Oh, yeah, this, she gonna be
the new Flo Milli, you know?

We know
how you operate.

Everything you touch
turns to gold.

Absolutely.

Hey, congratulations on
Nasty Girl Records, man.

It was a great move
signing Zadie.

You know, she's one of
the illest lyricists

I've ever worked with.

Too bad she let that damn temper
go to her head.

Do me a favor,
man.

When you see her,

tell her I said
I'm rootin' for her.

Bet.

Yeah.

Hey, wait. I'mma come
to the Staples Center

and come check out
that showcase.

You know I wouldn't miss that
for the world.

Yes, sir.
[ Laughs ]

How can you
dap that monster up?

Just being polite.
To a rapist.

That's cool.

I'm on your side.

I'm on Zadie's side.

Look, none of this
is ever gonna change

until people stop
trying to save face

and stand up
for what's right.

♪♪

Should we order?

I done
lost my appetite.

♪♪

Since when do they have
Trini food in Los Angeles?

[ Chuckles ] Well,
I researched this place

when Aunt Vasta told me
you were visiting L.A.

Mm.
It's mediocre.

Definitely not up
to your mom's level.

How could it be?

How long
are you here?

A few days.
I'm officiating a wedding.

Oh.

It's good
to see you.

You look healthy.
I am.

Surprising, since you've been
behaving so erratically.

I've been through
a lot.

So I've seen
on the news.

Have you
stopped to reflect?

It's kind of
all I've been doing.

On how your actions
affect those around you?

I know you don't agree
with my lifestyle --

Let's not
turn this into

me being a gay-hating
religious bigot, okay?

That's too easy.

Being gay
is one thing.

How you handle it
is another.

What did you expect
from your husband

who found out
his wife was a lesbian

at an awards show?

That didn't
just impact Darren.

It impacted
our entire family.

Did you ever pause
to think about that?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, too, for having to
put my hands on you.

But it's my job
to protect my child.

[ Clears throat ]

I've had a hard time
going back to Queens

since Mom's funeral.

How are you holding up?

All is fine when
you walk in the path of Jesus.

[ Scoffs ]

Amen.

Frank Black: Oh, man, I'll
tell you, the coldest MCs
are always the women.

That's why I always work
with the ladies, you know?

I create a space
and I let their voices shine.

Now, this right here,
this is Hood Honey.

She spits fire,
she looks like fire.

[ Keyboard clacking ]

♪♪

I discovered her
in a show in Compton.

She about to be
a superstar.

Yeah, I'm about to go
from Hood Honey to hood rich

thanks to
my mentor Frank.

Eric:
Jojo has class tonight?

She said
she wanted to go to the movies.

Yo,
you heard me?

You think you can get me
a contact on Hood Honey?

[ Chuckles ]

Flan de queso.

Oh.

I thought the Louis bag
was a funny twist.

Oh.

You know, flan de queso
isn't easy to find.

Then Eric told me about a place
the two of you went to.

You know
I'm on a pre-show diet.

Promise I won't tell
your trainer.

You had to go to Eric to find
something special for me?

The name
of a restaurant.
Whatever.

You're serious?

You're seriously mad?

[ Sighs ]

Would you be mad
if it were actually a purse?

Don't insult me.

That seems impossible
at the moment.

Look, look,
I'm sorry.

I tried
to do something nice.

Clearly,
I missed the mark.
I'm not hungry.

I'm tired, I'm stressed about
the performance.

Let's chill then.
Reset.

Let's not
talk about work

or flan or any food of any kind
and just chill.

I appreciate it,

but I'm gonna need
a little time.

I love you.

Thanks.

[ Door closes ]

[ Knock on door ]

Hey.

Leah.

Naomi.
Thank you for coming.

I always wondered
when someone would call

to ask about Frank.

I didn't expect it
to be you.

Come in.

One second.

♪♪

[ Door closes ]

Let's talk.

I was 16
doing a talent show in Compton.
My phone rings
the next morning,

and my mom is like,
"Frank Black wants to meet you."

Frank Black,
Frank Black?

I grew up listening
to that man's records.

He was the first person
to tell me

I could make money
from my music.

He helped me
with my demo.

He was my manager, mentor,
father figure.

I thought
he was my friend.

[ Sighs ]

It happened slowly.

And you can't really tell
where it begins

or what it really is.

And he makes you
so dependent on him

that questioning
whether it's right or wrong

feels like
you're being ungrateful.

I don't know
if I ever said no.

I let it happen.

And then I thought
it was what I wanted,

so how could I
tell anyone?

You were a child.

I found out I was pregnant
the week my album flopped.

Then he disappeared,

wouldn't return
my calls.

Finally I-I rolled up on him
at a party...

mascara pouring down my face
from the tears.

I told him
I was pregnant.

For a second,
he stopped,

and he looked at me
like I was a person.

I just knew I had gotten through
to him, you know?

Then he just
reached in his pocket,

and he handed me $2,000
and said...

"Go take care
of whoever's it was."

[ Clicks tongue ]

I never
saw him again.

Have you ever thought about
coming forward?

What's the point?

It's done.

♪♪

Naomi says
to start without her.

Something came up
with the Frank Black situation,

so she's meeting
with Zadie.

[ Sighs ]

Why can't people
just let the past go?

I thought Gen Zs
were supposed to be mad woke.

You have been
insanely unsympathetic to Zadie.

Life is full of
these gray areas,

and either
you do something about it

or you put it behind you
and let it go.

Can I crash
at your place tonight?

Thomas and I
got into it,

and I could use
the space.

You know I live at Naomi's
with Muffin and Eric.

Like a hostel?

I'm sure there's a room
in the Ritz.

So you're, what,
two weeks into marriage

and you're already
trying to get out?

Something's not clicking
with Thomas.

He brought me
my favorite carbs

hidden inside
a Louis Vuitton shopping bag.

The bastard.
Ouch.

And then we realized

we never said "I love you"
to each other,

so then he said it.

I didn't like
the way he said it,

so I didn't
say it back --

So this marriage
is basically doomed.

Basically.
I think
she was kidding.

I was.

Oh.

Look, I know you,
and I know what you're doing.

You're trying to sabotage
something that could be good.

Or maybe
everyone was right all along

and I did
something impulsive and dumb

and I should turn back
before I can't.

But you got to try --
hard.

That's all I'm saying.

I got to go soon.
My dad's in town.

I told him I'd join him
for Bible study.

Hold up.

Your mean-ass deacon daddy
is in town?

Chill,
he's my dad.

You said he prays the gayness
out of gay babies.

I'd say
that's pretty mean.

Parents are complicated.

This man raised me.

You're 40,
not 14.

Blood is not
a good enough reason

to have
someone in your life

who doesn't treat you
with respect.

I can't
tell him that.

Both: Yes, you can.

My mom passed
about two years ago,

and it's not like I've been
around very much to help.

So your mom died
and he gets to be an asshole?

When is the world
gonna stop making excuses

for terrible men?

Says the woman
who's running away

from a man
who isn'tan asshole.

Naomi: Leah was 16
in that photo.

That's when Frank
started abusing her.

Why are you
riding me like this?

Because I was onstage with you
when you saw Frank.

I saw
what happened to you.

And I don't think you should
have to give up on music

just because you stood up
for yourself.

We like to think

that the world
is a different place today

than it was in 1999,
but it's not.

Money wins,
power wins.

Men win.

How can you guarantee
that if I tell my story,

other women'll
come forward?

I can't.

But the only thing
I know for sure

is that
if nobodycomes forward,

then Frank gets to do this
to all of his protégés.

Zadie, I found a journalist
that wants to talk to you.

She's good.

She's one of us,
and she will have your back.

♪♪

What do you say?

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

Frank and I were in the studio
late one night.

I got tired, so I told him

I was gonna sleep on the couch
before I got back in the booth.

He said
he'd wake me up in 30.

I remember waking up
because I was cold.

I thought maybe my blanket
had fallen off,

but when I opened my eyes,

I saw that my shirt
had been unbuttoned

and he was trying
to undo my jeans.

I was like,
"Yo, what are you doing?"

And he looked at me so calmly
and asked,

"Why would
you fall asleep here

if you didn't want this
to happen?"

He was so cool
and matter of fact about it

that it threw me off.

I was in shock.

How could it be wrong
if he was so okay about it?

I feel like I blacked out
for a few minutes,

but then the feeling came back
to me when he...did more.

I knew it was wrong,
and I reacted again and again.

It felt like he was just waiting
for me to run out of gas.

He was just so damn calm.

That's the thing
that haunts me the most.

But...

I kept hitting him...

until I had
enough space to run.

It wasn't until the cops
showed up at my place

that I even found out
that I broke his jaw.

They were so damn aggressive

that I thought I'd done
something wrong.

I got raped and arrested
on the same night.

After a few hours in jail,

my lawyer came and he said he
could get the charges dropped

as long as the story stayed
with me, so that's what I did.

But after I got out, no producer
would give me a track

'cause I was the hood chick
that breaks producers' jaws.

You know
who hired my attorney?

Frank.
That's the game.

That's what Frank Black
did to me.

I am so sorry
that this happened to you.

I don't even
have the words.

I don't need sympathy.
I don't need an apology.

I need Frank Black
to be held accountable.

I promise to do my part.

♪♪

[ Footsteps approaching ]

What a glorious morning
to topple the patriarchy.

Right.

Zadie's story on Frank
is supposed to run today.

It's already out.

♪♪

♪♪

I told you
I didn't want to do this.

I knew
this is how it would go.

"It would be impossible
not to be moved

by Lady Z's account of
the events nearly 20 years ago,

but we'd also be foolish
not to question the timing

and what she stands to gain from
spinning a different narrative

than the one
we've previously known."

Frank's people
must've gotten to them.

I never should've listened
to you.

You did the right thing,

no matter what
this article says.

It's so easy to lead the charge
when it costs younothing.

I'm sorry.

You dragged me
back into this!

And now all your lame,
self-serving ass

is offering
is a weak apology?

You are obsessed
with fixing problems

that ain't got nothing
to do with you.

This is never
gonna change.

This is the world
we live in.

The only thing that people
like me, the victims, can do

is bury it inside and move on,
because the result is the same.

Now I have to live
with the pain again.

I will not shed another tear
over this.

Frank Black doesn't get
anything else from me.

Done with you
and Nasty Girl Records.

No, wait.

[ Door opens, closes ]

"In an effort to salvage
the shambles of her career,

Zadie capitalizes
on the Me Too movement

by reinventing herself
as a victim,

coincidentally, just in time
to debut new music."

I mean, not only have
I ruined a woman's life,

I might've just tanked
Nasty Girl Records.

♪♪

Naomi.

♪♪

[ Exhales deeply ]

[ Clears throat ]

Okay.

Hey, Daddy.

It's me.

[ Thudding ]

[ Gasps ] Daddy?

♪♪

What?

[ Gasps ]
Daddy!

Daddy. Come on.

[ Grunts ]

[ Slurring ] Jill, baby,
you're home.

[ Grunts ]

I'm so glad you're home.

Come on,
let's get you in bed.

Come on, come on.

Hey.

Are you gonna cancel
the showcase

now that Zadie's out?

I'm not sure it matters.

I mean, we can't put on
the showcase

when our number-one draft pick
just quit,

and Muffin,
with her new flow,

is gonna have to build
a fan base again.

You should go home
and do something fun

with your, uh...husband?

I'm sorry, I --
I'm still getting used to it.

I'm still getting used to you
being a dad.

We grown now.

Are we?
Do we really change?

We say we do,
but is that really real?

It's too early
for the deep stuff.

Thomas told me he loved me,

and, uh, instead of saying
it back, I ran away.

I found issues.

You know, usually brides get
cold feet before the wedding.

I've only said it
to two people.

Do you?
Love him?

I don't know him.

That summer "Nasty Girl"
dropped was wild.

I went from being homeless,
living in my car

to flying private
to St. Barts with you.

We had fun.

The other person I said
"I love you" to

was a woman
impersonating my mom.

The only love I know
is wrong.

It's crazy, it's angry.

It's confusing.

It hurts.

But it's the only love
I know.

I don't know
if I see that with Thomas.

[ Sighs ]

I want to hurt.

I want to be confused.

I want to want it.

I can't let you do this.

I've known you for a long time,
and it hurts my heart

to hear you sound
like someone

who doesn't deserve
to be loved.

You shouldn't hurt, V.
You shouldn't be confused.

And you shouldn't want anyone or
anything that doesn't want you.

From what I see,
Thomas wants you.

No dramatics, no games.

He is ready to take on
all the extra you got.

And you got plenty.

Don't turn your back on it
for something that was real,

but it wasn't right.

Come on.

People do change.

What's up, guys?

I, um...

I got to take off.

You ready to talk?

♪♪

It really is good
to see you, baby.

Hmm.

Dad, did -- did you drink
all these bottles?

62 years,
I never touched the stuff.

Now she's not there.

Why would He
let her leave?

It was just her time,
Daddy.

The hell does that mean?

He spit in my face

after I gave Him
all of the glory,

all that I have.

Okay.

You should come home
like this more often.

I told you,
it's hard for me.

And...

What?
Say it.

You want to say it.

It just feels like
who I am...

disappoints you.

I talk to her
every Sunday after church.

We watched your performance
at the BET Awards.

I didn't fully understand
what you were saying,

but you looked happy.

That's what
I told your mom.

You were
a happy little girl.

And then, I don't know,
you weren't.

Did I -- Was I the reason
you were unhappy?

You did the best
with what you knew.

Alright,
let's lay you down.

Come on.

I'm proud of you.

♪♪

I love you.

♪♪

♪ Wade in the water

[ Chuckles ]

♪ Wade...

I love you, too, Daddy.

♪ ...in the water, children

♪ Wade in the water

[ Humming ]

♪ God's gonna trouble
the water ♪

♪ Wade in the water
♪ Wade in the water

♪ Wade in the water,
children ♪
♪ Wade in the water,
children ♪

♪ Wade in the water

♪ God's gonna trouble
the water ♪

You're really not
gonna perform?

What do you care?

♪ See that whole star
dressed in white ♪

Frank assaulted me, too.

♪ God's gonna trouble
the water ♪

And I have proof
that can bring him down.

♪ Ohh, wade in the water

Frank Black:
Lil Lauren, what's up?

I left you a couple messages.

I hope you're not feelin'
some kind of way

about the other night.

I had a few drinks.

Maybe you were sending
the wrong messages.

I don't know.

I just want to make sure
we're all good.

I also sent the single out
to Interscope this morning.

They're into it.

Hit me back.

That's the voicemail he left me
the night after.

That's the first night
I ever had a drink.

I had about 10.

I never told anyone
what he did

because I-I felt like
I owed him.

I still feel that way,
messed up as it is.

Every song on that mixtape
reminds me of that night.

[ Sniffles ]

I never called
Frank back.

I started over.
I found Eric.

And...I don't know.

I-I'm just trying my best
to act like it never happened.

[ Sighs ]

Why'd you say
he never touched you?

I don't know.

I felt alone.

That's kinda
the worst part.

No one knows.

[ Sighs ]

You're alone.

I know.

I know.
[ Sniffles ]

But we're not.
We're not.

These men only win
when we give up.

Don't give up.

Don't give up.

And...I'll --
I'll speak up.

[ Breathes deeply ]

Let's make sure

he never makes another woman
feel like this.

Yes.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

I think you think
I'm some kind of pushover,

a sound engineer who can't
possibly understand

how complicated your life
and your past is.

You're wrong.

That quiz gave you 50 reasons
to fall in love with me,

but there are 150 reasons
why you shouldn't.

I am a vain, selfish,

materialistic
high-school dropout

who clawed her way
to the top

by screwing over the only people
who've ever loved her.

I am so scared
of abandonment,

I have a panic attack if
the Uber driver cancels on me.

"Do they hate me?
Does he think I'm ugly?

Do they think
I won't tip well

because I'm Puerto Rican?"

And when
they do pick me up,

I'm mad because
they don't recognize me.

And I just tried
to kiss my ex

because I thought
it would make me feel good.

That's me.

That's your wife.

And there are
143 more reasons

why you should run.

What the hell
is wrong with you?

I just told you.
No, not that.

That is
insanely immature.

But I'm learning
that's who you are sometimes.

What I don't get is how
someone as deep as you are,

who's accomplished so much

when they had no business
making it out of Queens,

tries so hard
to convince people

that they're too superficial
and vain to be loved.

Does that not exhaust you?

It does.
So stop!

What we did was
incredibly stupid.

I have doubts.
I have a brain. I wonder.

We jumped off a cliff.

We did that.

Now we just keep jumping.

Why do you fight so hard
for something

you don't really know
anything about?

It makes
absolutely no sense

to fall in love
with someone in 12 hours,

but I've fallen in love
enough times to know

what it really feels like,
and that's what I felt.

I'm not giving that up.

I love you.

Even if you're too scared
to tell me that you love me.

I love you.

Then can we
stop the crap

and start getting
to know one another?

[ Sighs ]

Okay.

Okay.

You're hot.

You're my husband.

And I want to make out.
[ Chuckles ]

You're really
just determined

to make out with someone
in the studio today.

I guess so.

♪♪

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

I'm sure you're hungry.

Who let you in here?

The door was open.

So you just walked in
and moved my belongings?

Your liquor.

What business of yours
is that?

Let's just sit down
and eat.

I'm sure you're hungover.

I'm not hungry,
I'm not hungover.

Look, I've had my issues
with addiction.

Now, I called around

to a few places back home
that could help you.

I walk
in the path of Jesus.

As always, I encourage you
to join me.

I know you're going
through a lot.

And you don't help!

Constantly flaunting
your lifestyle in my face.

All your mother and I did
our entire lives

was to try to teach you
morals and discipline

and a Godly work ethic,
and all we got in return

was rebellion and disgrace
and ungratefulness.

I'm sorry.

I should go.

I think that's best.

You don't love me
because you can't.

Because
you don't love yourself.

I'm not sure
that you even love God,

or if you just love the fact
that you can use the Bible

to justify the hate
in your heart.

I love God.

I have that in my heart,

which is why I keep
coming back to you,

hoping
you'll be different!

Hoping that you will finally
accept me for who I am.

That's love.
That is God.

You know,
I have been fighting

for your approval
my whole life,

but after 40 years,
I don't even want it.

I'm done.

I'm proud of who I am.

I'm Jill Da Thrill,
the rapping lesbian

who is worthy
of unconditional love,

and if you won't
give it to me,

then you can go to hell!

And if you ever, ever
put your hands on me again,

I swear to God, I will have
your old, drunk ass arrested.

You know, I wish
I had realized this sooner,

but I don't need you.

♪♪

[ Vocalizing ]
I want back in the show.

The world needs to hear
what I have to say.

From my mouth.

Not from lawyers,
not from press.

It has to come from me.

Are you sure, Zadie?
I don't want to --

So sure.

Help me write something.

I'd be honored.

Let's get him.

Let's launch
this record label.

[ Squeals ]

Emcee: Alright, alright!

If you're a nasty girl

livin' in a nasty world,
say, "Hell yeah!"

-Hell yeah!
-Hell yeah!

That's what I want to hear, L.A.

And shout-out to the 300,000 of
you live-streaming from home.

300,000?

We got you.
Yes.

No matter what happens
after this,

no matter who tries
to come for you,

we got your back,
as a label and as a family.

-You got this.
-Okay, hands in.

You got this.

All: Nasty Girl Records!

Let's go!

Frank just arrived.

We good?
We're good.

Emcee: Let's welcome
to the stage Lady Z!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Lady Z! Lady Z!

-Get 'em, girl!
-Get 'em, Z.

[ Cheers and applause ]

What's up, L.A.?

[ Cheers and applause
intensify ]

I wrote a song so that you would
hear it straight from my mouth.

It's called "Best of Me,"

and it goes out
to survivors everywhere.

[ Cheers and applause
continue ]

♪♪

♪ Unh

♪ Lady Zadie

♪ Yeah

♪ Lady Z

♪ Me and my girls, we run it

♪ Us forever, we run it

♪ Said we can't,
but we done it ♪

♪ Best of me
and you love it ♪

♪ We forever and ever, ever

♪ Nobody is better

♪ We together forever, ever

♪ Nobody is better

♪ Me and my girls, we run it

♪ Us forever, we run it

♪ Said we can't,
but we done it ♪

♪ Best of me and you love it

♪ We forever and ever, ever

♪ Nobody is better

♪ We together forever, ever

♪ Nobody is better

♪ Look, it's not me,
it was you ♪

♪ Saying that wasn't easy

♪ I lied about the truth

♪ Cuz I thought
they wouldn't believe me ♪

♪ Thought I did
something wrong ♪

♪ Yeah, I thought
I was the reason ♪

♪ Looked like a nice guy

♪ I guess looks are deceiving

♪ You used a knife
called trust ♪

♪ My cuts was bleeding

♪ With every unwanted touch

♪ Those cuts was deepened

♪ I wasn't never sleeping

♪ And I was barely eating

♪ It's like all
my mistreatment ♪

♪ Became my biggest weakness

♪ And then I told my girls

♪ Together they helped me
defeat it ♪

♪ And now we all stronger
cuz it's no longer a secret ♪

♪ No apology needed

♪ Your "sorry,"
you can keep it ♪

♪ Now you're exposed
for who you really are ♪

Reporter: Hip-hop mega producer
Frank Black has been arrested

and held without bail
on multiple charges of rape

and sexual battery.

♪ It don't matter your age,
if you're old or a youth ♪

♪ There is nothing to fear
about telling your truth ♪

♪ If it's killing you inside,
let me be living proof ♪

♪ I walked around
with that baggage ♪

♪ Yeah, I was in your shoes

♪ My girls gave me courage

♪ And it was hard to choose

♪ But I had so much to gain

♪ And just the pain to lose

♪ If you ever was scared
or ain't know what to do ♪

♪ You're not the only one
and it's not only you ♪

♪ I said if you ever was scared
and ain't know what to do ♪

♪ You're not the only one
and it's not only you ♪

♪ Yo, yo

♪ I'm not a victim,
I'm a victor ♪

♪ Say I'm not a victim,
I'm a victor ♪

♪ Again

♪ I'm not a victim,
I'm a victor ♪

♪ This what a survivor
looks like ♪

♪ Now take a picture

♪ Me and my girls, we run it

♪ Us forever, we run it

♪ Said we can't,
but we done it ♪

♪ Best of me and you love it

♪ We forever

Reporter:
The arrest comes off the heels

of a viral performance
of one of his accusers,

rapper Lady Z,

as well as multi-platinum
artist Lauren Rice,

better known as Lil Muffin.

Shortly before taking the stage
at Staples Center,

Lil Muffin gave an exclusive
interview to ABC News,

sharing the harrowing story of
how she was assaulted by Black.

♪ Now take a picture

♪ Me and my girls, we run it

♪ Us forever, we run it

♪ Said we can't,
but we done it ♪

♪ Best of me and you love it

Lady Z and Muffin's
public disclosures

prompted four more accusers to
come forward on social media.

♪ Me and my girls, we run it

♪ Us forever, we run it

♪ Said we can't,
but we done it ♪

♪ Best of me and you love it

♪ We forever and ever, ever

♪ Nobody is better

♪ We together forever, ever

♪ Nobody is better

[ Cheers and applause ]

If convicted,
Frank Black could face

up to 40 years
in federal prison.

[ Cheers and applause continue ]

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