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The Chi Season 8 Episode 1
The "Coldest Winter" ushers in a season of profound change and difficult truths for the residents of Chicago. As a community grapples with loss and the consequences of past actions, new life is unexpectedly welcomed into the fold. Tensions rise as old wounds resurface, forcing characters to confront betrayal and the relentless pursuit of justice.
The episode explores themes of family, loyalty, and survival amidst a backdrop of escalating danger. Characters are pushed to their limits, questioning their choices and the true cost of their decisions. The lines between right and wrong blur as they navigate a world where every move could have life-altering repercussions.
Trust becomes a fragile commodity as secrets unravel and alliances are tested. Faced with impossible situations, individuals must find the strength to protect themselves and their loved ones. The harsh realities of their environment demand resilience and a willingness to fight for a better future, no matter the odds.
#TheChi #ChicagoDrama #SeasonPremiere
The "Coldest Winter" ushers in a season of profound change and difficult truths for the residents of Chicago. As a community grapples with loss and the consequences of past actions, new life is unexpectedly welcomed into the fold. Tensions rise as old wounds resurface, forcing characters to confront betrayal and the relentless pursuit of justice.
The episode explores themes of family, loyalty, and survival amidst a backdrop of escalating danger. Characters are pushed to their limits, questioning their choices and the true cost of their decisions. The lines between right and wrong blur as they navigate a world where every move could have life-altering repercussions.
Trust becomes a fragile commodity as secrets unravel and alliances are tested. Faced with impossible situations, individuals must find the strength to protect themselves and their loved ones. The harsh realities of their environment demand resilience and a willingness to fight for a better future, no matter the odds.
#TheChi #ChicagoDrama #SeasonPremiere
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00:00It's a miracle.
00:01My poor baby won't get a chance to meet his baby,
00:04but we'll raise him with love.
00:06Look at my baby mama, y'all.
00:08Y'all know where that girl is.
00:12It's a girl.
00:15Look, Rob is right here with us.
00:17He's right here with us.
00:20He's right here with us.
00:21He's there.
00:22Forgive me for the dirt I've done
00:23and the pain I've caused.
00:25First, you gotta look to God, get right with Him,
00:27and then you gotta get right with yourself.
00:30Whenever I take someone's life,
00:31I go somewhere in my mind.
00:32Where do you go?
00:33I don't know, but I'm not in my body.
00:35You want me to attend my own funeral?
00:39It's not a funeral.
00:41It's more like a celebration of life.
00:44Just wanna thank y'all for coming out,
00:45loving all my J.
00:46I know you killed Duda,
00:54and he told you that Nuck.
00:57As a matter of fact, he did.
00:58I watched him do it with my own eyes.
01:07Alicia!
01:08Oh, shit.
01:09Where you at, man?
01:10Tiff had the baby.
01:11He needs you to get to Alicia's house right now.
01:13Fuck.
01:14We can't leave her on the floor like this.
01:15No, we can't touch the body, bro.
01:16I'm moving her over to this couch,
01:18whether you help me or not.
01:20Ugh.
01:20The house is surrounded.
01:23Come out with your hands up.
01:48Everything has to come to an end.
01:53Nothing is forever.
01:54I'm a man that didn't deserve it.
01:56Me be treated like a punk.
01:58You know that's unheard of.
01:59You better watch how you're talking
02:01and where you're walking.
02:02Or you and your homies might be lying and chalk.
02:05I really hate the trip, but I gotta know.
02:07Some people leave your life.
02:09I'm a man that didn't deserve it.
02:11I'm the kind of cheater.
02:12Little homies wanna be like.
02:14On my knees in the night
02:15You're tearing prayers in the street
02:16While others will return.
02:31Some people leave your life
02:33and never come back.
02:39Look at the situation
02:41They got me facing
02:42I can't live a normal life
02:43I was raised by the shit
02:45So I gotta be down with the hood team
02:47Too much television watching
02:49Life comes at you fast
02:51Whether you ready for it or not
02:53Got my tin in my hand
02:55And a gleam in my eye
02:56I'm a low-down gangster
02:58Set, trippin' banker
02:59And my homies is down
03:00So don't arouse my anger
03:02Fool, death ain't nothin'
03:04But a heartbeat away
03:05I'm livin' life
03:05Do or die, yeah
03:07What can I say?
03:08Sometimes you don't know
03:09If you're coming
03:10Or going
03:25All you can do is be right where you are
03:27It's dead tall
03:31No matter how you got there
03:59Hurry up!
04:00Pop, I got a beat
04:04All right, all right
04:05Hey, y'all gotta get more washrooms in this house
04:09It's not my fault you ain't got no hot water at your house
04:11Yeah, I know I shouldn't have gotten that poor long sale
04:14It'd be one thing if it was just you
04:15But housing you and your woman is a lot
04:17Hey, be nice
04:18Well, oh, oh, oh, sorry Emmett
04:19I'm gonna be real quick, I promise
04:24What's wrong?
04:25There's too many people in this house
04:25It's temporary
04:26He's been here for three months
04:28I think your dad likes staying with us
04:30Why?
04:30He got his own house
04:33Probably hard for him to be in that house without your mom
04:35Well, it's hard for me to be in my house with him and this new bitch
04:38Don't call her that
04:39She nice
04:40She's not my mom
04:44Look, I know you're hurting
04:46Don't be mad at your dad for moving on with his life, okay?
04:50I just miss her
04:52I miss her, too
04:54You can't even get it in
04:55Because every time we try
04:56Somebody starts knocking on our door looking for something
04:58Schedule an appointment
04:59I'll make sure everybody out
05:00An appointment?
05:01Yeah, I'll make myself available for you
05:04Okay, hurry up and get in the bathroom so we can get these kids off, okay?
05:18This ain't my fault
05:22Yes, it is
05:24Look, I just needed somebody I could trust
05:26If my dumbass came running
05:27Well, we couldn't just leave it out
05:30Yes, we could
05:31I ain't calling the cops
05:32This ain't no snitch
05:33I'd rather be a snitch than a fucking prison, huh?
05:35All right, all right, look, look, look
05:37We're gonna get out of here
05:38Trust me
05:39When?
05:41When Noah tells my lawyer I was with her that night
05:43And why hasn't she done that yet?
05:45She changed her number and now we can't find her
05:48Tiff already told the cops I was with her that night
05:49And they still won't let me go
05:55We look like killers
05:56So that's how they gonna treat us, bro
06:01Boom!
06:10Papa not coming down?
06:12Nah, he has a funeral, remember?
06:14All right, man, look
06:17You talk to Victor?
06:19Yeah
06:20He's still waiting on my court date
06:23It's crazy how long they can keep you in there before you even get to trial
06:27They got the wrong brother locked up
06:29Reg, wow, that's the one who's supposed to be behind bars
06:32What's going on with Reg?
06:34I don't know
06:35I'll stay away from his ass since he got me kicked out of my apartment
06:39If it's too hard for you to stay at Victor's house by yourself, you can't always stay here
06:44I can't say enough as it is
06:47Papa, what would we do?
06:48Stay if you want
06:49We don't mind
06:50And since Don and my brother moved out, we got space
06:55I appreciate y'all
06:57But I'm good
07:10He wasn't the perfect man
07:13But he was a child of God
07:16Which means he deserves our love and our grace
07:20As we guide him home
07:25The circumstances surrounding his death
07:29Are not to be gossiped about
07:32Or to be judged
07:35We will honor his contribution to society
07:40We will uplift his family
07:44His daughter, his wife, his grandson
07:50And we will honor all the lives he's touched
07:56As many of you know
07:59Zeke was like a brother to me
08:03We came up together
08:07And many times like brothers do, we beefed
08:14But we always respected each other
08:16And we guided each other through our darkest of times
08:23And I'll forever miss him
08:27I love him
08:30And he's gone, but he's not forgotten
08:46Thanks for making your purpose
08:47Anything for my queen
08:52You like the new portrait?
08:55Yes, I
08:56What's wrong?
08:57Nothing
08:57Just trying to start my own legacy
09:00You jealous?
09:02No
09:02I just don't want to feel like Rob is always looking over my shoulder
09:05Well, I want to honor him
09:08He is the father of my child
09:11I know
09:14You good?
09:16Yeah, I'm always good
09:20I just want to do something to honor their memory
09:27I don't think they'll be too happy about me being here
09:30Well
09:32There's not much they can do about it now
09:34I guess not
09:38Excuse me
09:40Sorry, I forgot she was coming
09:42I texted you to say I was on my way
09:44I must have missed it
09:45Whatever
09:46Hey, baby
09:47Y'all want some pancakes?
09:48Are you done?
09:49You want some?
09:50I don't like pancakes
09:51I'll make you some waffles
09:54As soon as the dude with the random face tattoos is gone
09:58You don't even live here
09:59Neither do you
10:00I heard that
10:02Oh, I meant you too
10:03Mine
10:11As long as y'all niggas stay loyal to me
10:14You ain't got to worry about shit
10:16But what if you get locked up?
10:19Ain't nobody getting locked up
10:21Same thing I said right before they locked my ass up
10:24Don't be speaking negativity over my life, nigga
10:45Jordan, what you doing here?
10:47I'm making a delivery
10:48For who?
10:49For me
10:52Nah, we not doing that
10:55You ain't my daddy
10:56But you my woman
10:56I'm not about to let you get caught up in this bullshit
10:59Are you giving me money?
11:03That's what I thought
11:06Don't call me if you get locked up
11:07I won't
11:09You can call me
11:11I ain't calling neither one of y'all
11:21Give him his money back right now
11:23No
11:24You know I gotta support my mom
11:26Her disability check ain't shit
11:28Nigga, his breakfast is ill
11:30I'm giving him expired pills that the hospital would throw out anyway
11:33It's still illegal
11:38I gotta do what I gotta do
12:00This new strand really been moving
12:02Good to know because I've been experimenting
12:05Well
12:05Ain't been hard to say
12:08Hey
12:09We doing this shit in front of mixed company?
12:11That's my girl
12:12We don't know that bitch
12:14Hey, don't be calling me a bitch
12:15She helping me out
12:17Be cool, Rafi
12:18You ain't got no clout here yet
12:22Come here
12:25Hey
12:27Makari say she's good
12:28She's good
12:28But
12:40I'm so sorry about Pastor Zeke
12:42Me too
12:46Are you okay?
12:48I'll be fine
12:51You don't seem that upset
12:56Everybody grieves differently, Papa
12:58It just seems like his white mistress was more upset than you
13:02There's a lot you don't know
13:03You could tell me
13:05You're too young for this kind of stuff
13:08He told me a lot
13:09Well, that was his problem
13:11But he talked too much
13:14What you mean?
13:16The police, they wanted info on one of the guys he was counseling
13:20Who?
13:23Nug
13:27Was he gonna snitch on him?
13:28I guess we'll never know
13:32You think Nug did this?
13:35I know he did
13:46This better not be another stolen car
13:48It's not
13:54At least
13:55Put what money?
13:56Nug gave me in advance
13:58For what?
13:59For all the work I've been putting in
14:03When you gonna stop hustling?
14:05As soon as my book drops
14:07You think you gonna get rich out there?
14:09I could
14:09What if you don't?
14:12I can't afford to think like that
14:14You also can't afford this car
14:15I'll pay it off
14:16When my book drops
14:18Have you even promoted it?
14:19I've been promoting it all week
14:21And
14:22I sent out a bunch of texts
14:24Some niggas that don't read
14:26They gonna buy it
14:27Cause it's me
14:29You shouldn't work with the publisher
14:32I wanna own my own shit
14:34So the money comes directly to me
14:36And all the people I love
14:39I don't know
14:42You don't believe me?
14:43Of course I do
14:47I just want you to be realistic
14:49Steve Jobs wasn't realistic
14:50White people don't have to be
14:52I believe in myself
14:55That's only half the battle
14:56You have to be strategic
14:58You can't just drop something
14:59And expect it to sell
15:07Are you mad?
15:10I'm annoyed
15:12You're annoyed
15:13I mean you can tell it the truth
15:14And whatever
15:14I'm about to drop your ass off
15:15Why?
15:17Cause I got somewhere to be
15:23Now Maxine I know you are upset about Bird
15:25But if you don't stop worrying
15:27You're gonna make yourself sick
15:28He has no right to put her and Jay
15:30And Jane to like this Kenny
15:31Well you're right
15:32But I don't think he did it intentionally
15:33It doesn't matter
15:35In here Kenny
15:37Crying and shaking
15:38I've never seen her like this before
15:40Things are out of control
15:41And she needs to separate herself
15:43What exactly are you saying?
15:45She needs to leave
15:46You know I don't think that's for you to decide
15:48Now her bird is still there
15:50Then it's because she wants to be
15:52What's wrong?
15:53Nothing
15:55Don't lie
15:59How you feel about tipping up?
16:02It's a little weird
16:03But I'm used to it at this point
16:05I'm not
16:06Well it's her life
16:07And she can move on if she wants
16:09So people's partners just dying
16:11And people moving on like it's nothing
16:13What do you want?
16:15Your dad and Tiff to be along forever?
16:17No
16:18I just need some time
16:19Stop being a baby
16:21I have feelings
16:23I get that but your dad is grown
16:26So is your ex-wife
16:27Oh now she my ex-wife?
16:29Is that not what she is?
16:32I just feel like there's something else behind it
16:34She got a ring
16:35I never got one
16:37That's what this is about
16:39All I'm saying is
16:40Y'all haven't been together for years
16:41Do you trust Nook?
16:44I trust him to be a good father
16:47And that's all that matters to me
16:49I just don't know what he's capable of
16:53As long as Tiff is happy
16:54We can't complain
17:09What happened to Pastor Z?
17:11Why?
17:12The cop was fucked up about it
17:14He was like a second father to him
17:16I knew too much
17:20Only shit you told him
17:22And confidence
17:23Was he gonna talk?
17:27Everybody got a price
17:28Who was gonna pay me?
17:32The finish
17:35Damn
17:37Couldn't chance that shit
17:40You took him out
17:42Bakari stop asking me stupid ass questions
17:44All you do is ask stupid ass questions
17:46Nigga fuck you
17:48Hey y'all two niggas should tell the fuck out
17:49Nah fuck this little nigga
17:50Stop acting like a bitch
17:51Stop telling yours all our business
17:54And that ain't got nothing to do with this
17:55Then why the fuck was she side eye and neck?
18:02How the fuck am I supposed to know?
18:05This nigga writing books and shit
18:06And telling this little bitch what we doing
18:10Don't make me kill you nigga
18:11Bakari chill
18:14I ain't running
18:15I shoot back
18:18This nigga just want my spot
18:19I don't trust you
18:21I do
18:25Trusting him gonna get you killed
18:27You need a real number two
18:29Like some corny ass kid
18:32Well
18:34Bakari's my number two
18:37And if you don't like that shit
18:38Go work for somebody else
18:40Drink's doing dumb shit
18:42With your money
18:43Stop blowing all your money
18:45Stop blowing all your money
18:48Keep ballin' hot
18:50At least that's what you think nigga
18:53It's in the building
19:03No
19:04Oh, y'all.
19:18Hey, son.
19:20Hey, Dad.
19:24Go play with your friends, man.
19:42What's going on?
19:44Devontae been getting in trouble.
19:45What'd that mean?
19:46He got into three fights last week.
19:48Damn.
19:49And he been taking money from my purse.
19:52What's wrong with him?
19:53I don't know. Ever since we moved, he just started acting out.
19:56I told you not to leave.
19:57Don't put this on me.
19:59So you want him to stay with me four times?
20:00He needs you right now.
20:07The boys always need their fathers.
20:13You know, a part of me wishes that I never got involved with Alicia.
20:17Romantically?
20:19Professionally?
20:20You know they say mixing business for pleasure doesn't always end well.
20:26You never mix business for pleasure?
20:30Excuse me?
20:33My bad.
20:35Just trying to get to know the woman is fighting for me, that's all.
20:41You married?
20:43I'm not.
20:45Okay.
20:47Got them kings?
20:53This isn't about my personal life.
20:55It's about yours.
20:59Now I heard you two broke up a few weeks before she was killed.
21:03Yeah, yeah.
21:04We were good.
21:06Listen.
21:07I had no reason to take her out.
21:10Who did?
21:11A lot of people.
21:13Can you name a few?
21:15It's a long list.
21:17Was one of them Nora?
21:20Nah.
21:21She's my alibi.
21:23Not anymore.
21:25Wait, so you found her?
21:27No, but apparently she sent a statement to the police claiming that you two weren't together the night of Alicia's
21:31murder.
21:32What?
21:36No, no.
21:38That's not true.
21:39Why would she lie?
21:42I don't know.
21:44I'll try to track her down to see what's going on.
21:48Why did you call Victor instead of the police?
21:52He's the only one I could trust.
21:54You thought you could trust Nora too?
21:56No, no, no. He's different.
21:57I hope so.
22:00Were you able to find the hospital footage yet?
22:02I sifted through a lot of it.
22:04But I don't see a clear shot of him during the time of Alicia's murder.
22:08Well, Tiff said he was with her all night.
22:09Yeah, but he left after you called, so that window of time can't be accounted for.
22:15Fuck!
22:19Don't worry.
22:22I'm going to do everything I can to get you both out of here.
22:28Our best bet is to pin this whole thing on Rashad.
22:32He didn't kill her.
22:33How do you know?
22:34I just do...
22:36Well, he's done time before.
22:38Home robbery.
22:39He could pin everything on you.
22:41You'd never do that.
22:42It would be an easy out for him because we can't prove your alibi.
22:45Did you look at the hospital footage?
22:47Yeah, I didn't see you.
22:48Look again.
22:52Do you believe in that I'm innocent?
22:54It doesn't matter what I believe.
22:55Just the fact that you touched that body means that you could be in here for the rest of your
22:58life.
23:11Hey, why you been fighting?
23:15Boy, you better answer me when I'm talking to you.
23:17I don't know.
23:19Well, if you're going to live with me, you're going to do things differently.
23:22I'm not putting up with no bullshit.
23:23I ain't asked to live here.
23:24You don't have a choice.
23:27Look, I'm enrolling you into my old school.
23:29And I don't want to hear no shit about you getting in trouble, man.
23:31I don't want to go to a new school.
23:33You don't get a say.
23:35And the kids over here, they know how to fight.
23:37So I suggest you keep your hands to yourself.
23:42All my life, I've been an outlaw.
23:44Long gone, but the Lord can't reach me.
23:46I make big noise.
23:49Nigga, what you want?
23:52Good job.
23:57I ain't hiring.
23:58I know you got some shit y'all trying to move.
24:04And why should I trust you?
24:05Because I'm loyal.
24:07If you ain't loyal enough, you ain't going to be loyal to me.
24:10Y'all ain't just saying.
24:14Yeah, we not.
24:29All right.
24:32But if I see one sound of disloyalty,
24:38I'll kill your ass.
24:44You ain't got to worry about me.
24:50We gon' see.
24:52Yeah, we gon' see.
24:56So, you gave up preaching to manage a barbershop?
25:03Yeah.
25:04This is my new ministry now.
25:06Okay.
25:07I hear that.
25:10Um...
25:11I'm sorry about your friend.
25:13I know y'all were close.
25:17Yeah, but we were distant towards the end.
25:19Mm.
25:20What happened?
25:24I feel like he lost his way.
25:27And...
25:28he wouldn't let me in.
25:30Yeah.
25:31I know the feeling.
25:34I'm sorry about you and Damien.
25:36It was for the best.
25:38He needed to go back into rehab.
25:41Being with me was a distraction.
25:46Well, I love being distracted.
25:50Don't even try.
25:51Why not?
25:54The last time we were together,
25:56all we did was hurt each other.
25:59I mean, we were different people then.
26:01Yeah.
26:02I'm still working on myself.
26:05Aren't we all?
26:07I don't want you to be my new addiction.
26:11I mean, to be honest, Zee, I'm...
26:14I'm practicing celibacy right now, so...
26:19No, I'm serious.
26:21What, you trying to get right with the Lord?
26:24I'm trying to get right with myself.
26:28I hear that.
26:33So...
26:35Let me take you to dinner.
26:38Okay.
26:40Okay.
26:40I'll try my best not to tempt you.
26:43You love tempting me.
26:44You are an easy mark.
26:46Not anymore.
26:50When I'm not there.
26:51When I'm not there.
26:59I haven't seen you in so long.
27:01It's been a while.
27:02I know.
27:03How's Fatima?
27:05Thriving.
27:05She ain't gonna let no nigga hoe her down.
27:08I'm not surprised to hear that.
27:09Hmm.
27:11I need your help.
27:13What else is new?
27:16I see y'all follow each other.
27:18How cool are you?
27:19Oh, I buy candles from her.
27:21When's the last time you spoke?
27:22It's been a while. Why?
27:24She's supposed to be my client's alibi.
27:26Oh, shit.
27:27Yeah, now we can't find her.
27:29I mean, she ain't posting a minute.
27:32What you need me to do?
27:33Can we place an order for some candles and ask her to meet you in person for a drop off?
27:37I am not trying to get that girl locked up.
27:39You always gonna lock her up.
27:40I just wanna ask her some questions.
27:42What if she say no?
27:44Tell her you'll pay double if she delivers the candles herself.
27:49Ari, I got you.
27:52I appreciate you.
27:53I know you do, girl.
27:56Always something.
28:01I told you to stop bringing the shit in my house.
28:06All this illegal shit we doing, but this way you draw the line?
28:08I'm not trying to get raided.
28:10If you do, just say they mind.
28:11They'll be too busy locking me up.
28:13I'm gonna move them quick, I promise.
28:15I told you not to bring it in here in the first place.
28:17Jordan just brought them to me. I ain't have a chance to move them.
28:19Oh.
28:21Jordan.
28:23Your supplier?
28:24Why you saying it like that?
28:25Because I'm not convinced you're not fucking the bitch.
28:28That's Keith's girl.
28:29And?
28:31So is this about the pills or is it about Jordan?
28:33Both.
28:40You know what? Get the fuck out of my house and take your shit with you.
28:44You really kicking me out?
28:46Bye, Ridge.
28:49Aw, you on some bullshit.
28:57You gotta be cool around Nook.
28:59I am.
29:00You be giving him too much side eye.
29:01I hate him.
29:02Why?
29:03Cause he keeps you in the streets.
29:04I choose to work for him.
29:05Also cause he killed Rob.
29:06He also killed Pastor Zeke.
29:10What?
29:12Don't tell nobody.
29:13I don't want you fucking with him.
29:14I don't have a choice.
29:15Yes, you do.
29:16That shit was none of our business.
29:18You being all uncomfortable and shit around him.
29:21Got niggas talking.
29:22Who talking?
29:22Rafi told him I tell you our business.
29:25I haven't told anybody anything you've told me.
29:27You better not.
29:29Don't talk to me like that.
29:33I'm sorry.
29:46I know how you feel.
29:50I know you do.
29:53Some days you're gonna wake up and have to remind yourself that he's gone.
30:03I did that today.
30:06It all feels like a bad dream.
30:12But I know it's real.
30:16I'm sorry.
30:20Me too.
30:25How are you?
30:28I don't know.
30:30What do you mean you don't know?
30:33I'm just feeling numb.
30:35Is that why you've been smoking so much?
30:38You noticed?
30:40It's obvious.
30:43I'm just passing the time, that's all.
30:46You used to pass the time by reading the Bible.
30:53Honestly, I don't even know if I believe in that shit anymore.
30:57Since when?
31:01Since my dad got killed.
31:05Now Pastor Zeke, I just...
31:09I feel like God is mad at me.
31:15He never gives us more than we can bear.
31:19I think I'm at my limit.
31:28Apple.
31:30I love you.
31:34I love you too, can't you?
31:49What's up brother?
31:50The fuck you want?
31:52I am.
31:53It's good to see you too.
31:54You only here cause you need something.
31:58I need to stay at your crib for a little while.
32:00Nigga, this is you out your fucking mind.
32:02My girl tripping over one of my latest business ventures.
32:04Good for her, I'm sure it's illegal.
32:06I ain't doing nothing the government ain't doing.
32:08Man, don't bring no illegal nothing in my house.
32:10Your crib belong to all of us.
32:12Not you.
32:14I don't need your permission.
32:15Yes, you do.
32:17Jake watching it until I get out.
32:18He barely stayed up.
32:21Nigga, I don't care.
32:22I don't want you to bring none of your dumb ass friends in my house while I'm in here.
32:26Nah, what about?
32:37It was your first day.
32:38He was talking shit.
32:39I don't know if I'm more mad that you got into a fight or that you lost.
32:42Emmett.
32:43Look, it doesn't matter what anyone says to you.
32:45You don't have the right to put your hands on him.
32:47He was gonna hit me.
32:47Then you tell the teacher.
32:48Oh, don't teach him to be a snitch, Keisha.
32:51I ain't letting nobody punk me.
32:52What you gonna do if I punk you?
32:54You gonna hit me?
32:57You don't even want to know what he said.
32:59It don't matter, son.
33:00We said no fighting.
33:02He's gonna be looking for me tomorrow.
33:03Good.
33:04Then you'll have the chance to make a better choice.
33:06You're lucky the principal is letting you off with a woman.
33:08Can I go to my room?
33:08You mean my room?
33:09You don't pay no bills up in here.
33:15Yes, you can go to your room.
33:32Hello?
33:33We have a collect call from an inmate.
33:34You offended?
33:35Yeah.
33:36Jake.
33:37Yeah.
33:40Don't let Reg in the house.
33:42What?
33:42Niggas girl put him out.
33:44No, he can't.
33:45I don't know.
33:46You tell me.
33:47Shit.
33:48I don't know.
33:49I stay away from that nigga as much as I can.
33:51Well, he has to stay out of the house and I told him no.
33:52So make sure that nigga don't get in.
33:54I got you.
33:57You got the crib?
33:59Yeah, I'm out.
34:01Go in my closet and look under the floor board.
34:18Oh, shit.
34:24Just in case.
34:33D, we can't keep having sex in your son's house.
34:37Shit, we grown.
34:39Yeah.
34:39But you also laugh.
34:42You know what?
34:47Mm-hmm.
34:49Why don't you spend some time fixing that boiling back at your house?
34:52And then we can be as loud as we want.
34:58All those expenses.
35:00Yeah?
35:02It's been months.
35:05Yeah, I know.
35:10Why are you looking at me like that?
35:17I know grief when I see it.
35:20What's that supposed to mean?
35:24You don't want to go back to the house because it reminds you of Jada.
35:29That's not true.
35:32The end here keeps you from facing the fact that she's gone.
35:36I know that she's gone.
35:41Have you grieved it?
35:44I've been grieving for the rest of my life.
35:51You can't run away from the feelings forever, Tony.
35:53Please stop pressuring me, Jaden.
36:00Look.
36:02Riley.
36:05Riley, I'm sorry.
36:10I know.
36:13I've been here before.
36:50I don't have money in it.
36:58I don't know what to say.
37:22Say what?
37:24I told you so.
37:25That's not how I get down.
37:27You said it wasn't gonna work?
37:28I said you needed to promote it more.
37:30Same thing.
37:33Dreams aren't linear.
37:34They take time.
37:39Fuck this.
37:42Let's go.
37:43We still have to be here for another hour.
37:45Nobody's coming.
37:46You've sold a few books.
37:47Not enough to make me a millionaire.
37:50Is that why you did this?
37:51To get rich?
37:54I thought you had a story to tell.
37:56I thought you wanted to inspire people.
37:57Can't I do both at the same time?
37:59Seems like money's your only mission.
38:02I don't know what my mission is anymore.
38:19I don't care.
38:21I never know.
38:24I don't care.
38:26I don't care.
38:26I don't care.
38:27I'll see you later.
38:46You all right down here?
38:49I don't know.
38:52Sorry about your friend.
38:55I know he was like a second father to you.
38:58Yeah, he was.
39:02Let me know if you need anything.
39:05Hey, uh, I do, actually.
39:08You must have.
39:10Ask your man if he murdered my friend.
39:13Excuse me?
39:14I think Nut killed Pastor Zeke.
39:17Why would he do that?
39:18They were friends.
39:19I don't matter to him.
39:22You don't know that he did it.
39:23I got the information from a pretty good source.
39:26Who?
39:29I can't say.
39:31Right.
39:33Do you even trust him?
39:38I asked you a question.
39:40Yes!
39:42What took you so long?
39:43Go home, Papa.
40:04I'm so proud of you, man.
40:07You're the only one.
40:10What you talking about?
40:12I had my book released today and nobody came.
40:17Did you promote it?
40:18I tried.
40:20Did you try hard enough?
40:21I was busy with my other job.
40:25You still working for nothing?
40:26Hell yeah.
40:29What?
40:30I was busy with my other job.
40:30I want to help Lene with the bills.
40:32N****s Smokey's always hiring.
40:34That ain't enough money for me.
40:35It's enough to help you get by.
40:37I'm tired of just getting by.
40:40Get creative.
40:42Be strategic.
40:43Make...
40:44Do something.
40:46We just can't sit around and wait for our dreams to come true.
40:49We gotta get out there and make shit happen.
40:52You hear me?
41:01I'm gonna read your book.
41:05Let me know what you think.
41:07I will.
41:10Hey, Bakari.
41:15You care whether you live or die?
41:20I don't know.
41:33I want to know that you're there.
41:35I ain't never gonna leave you.
41:38Tomorrow, me and you are gonna go down to that goddamn welfare.
41:42We're gonna talk about this goddamn thing and try to goddamn work it out.
41:49Goddamn.
41:49Can you turn it down?
41:51Well, why don't you go to your room?
41:53Keisha and the baby took over the bed.
41:56Yeah, that's a good woman you got there.
41:58I know.
42:02Well, when y'all finally gonna get married?
42:04I already asked her, Pop.
42:05She rejected me.
42:07Boy, that wasn't no real proposal.
42:09I meant it.
42:10Yeah, but you did it under duress.
42:12I still meant that shit.
42:18Why can't you go to your room?
42:22I mean, Riley, you're taking some space.
42:26What happened?
42:33I accidentally called her by your mother's name.
42:42Oh, shit.
42:47Yeah.
42:54I'm sorry.
42:57It's hard to believe that she's gone.
43:01It don't feel real to me either.
43:05It's hard to accept.
43:09I mean, you'll never get over it.
43:12Sure, I don't want to.
43:16I thought Riley made you forget about her.
43:21Son, no woman could ever make me forget about your mom.
43:25She lives in my heart, my soul.
43:28Always.
43:35I remember what it was like when I lost my mama.
43:38Broke my heart.
43:42Mine's broken, too.
43:47You're dealing with a broken heart and a rebellious son.
43:51You got a lot going on, boy.
43:54I don't know why you're acting out.
43:56You haven't always been there for them.
43:59I spend as much time with these kids as I can.
44:01It's never enough.
44:02You know that.
44:05You got four kids, but four different women.
44:08Because I didn't teach you how to be anything other than what I was.
44:15I've got to show my sons a different way.
44:17Yeah, but the older they get, the harder it is to teach them.
44:22I feel like I'm losing them.
44:24That's why now is the time to hold on to them tight.
44:28All right.
44:29I will.
44:30All right.
44:35Hey, uh, did your mama come and visit you in your dreams?
44:41No.
44:42You?
44:44Yeah.
44:46Yeah, she visits me all the time.
44:50Why she ain't come to visit me?
44:53No, she will.
44:54When you need her the most.
44:56I need her now.
44:59Just give her time.
45:02What's going on?
45:03Devontae's principal just called.
45:04They found a gun in his book bag.
45:10I said, I met her on the internet.
45:13I said, little bitch, I'm trying to fuck some.
45:16She said, you know I got a girlfriend.
45:19I'm like, baby, y'all can come smoke some.
45:23She was shotting the guy.
45:25But I'm not getting the guy.
45:25I'm not getting the guy.
45:26Don't want short-eat need to stab stab stab.
45:29I want th vale cash for the night.
45:31Y'all can give me his philosophy.
45:33Because I'm just trying to fuck.
45:34Oh, fuck.
45:36Oh, fuck, yeah.
45:38Because I'm just trying to fuck.
45:40Oh, fuck.
45:41Oh, fuck.
45:41Yeah, yeah.
45:43Fuck, yeah.
45:44See, I'm just trying to fuck.
45:46Oh, fuck.
45:47Yeah.
45:47Because I'm just trying to fuck.
45:51Oh, shit.
45:58You gonna shoot me?
46:00I think I will if I got you.
46:05Do it then.
46:19And I don't ever really relax.
46:22Cause these niggas don't know how to act, how to act.
46:25I told y'all women's coming back.
46:28I told y'all to go and get the straps.
46:31And I don't ever really relax.
46:34Cause these niggas don't know how to act, how to act.
46:37Put something on his head and add a whole hood on him.
46:40That flowers and that casket gon' look good on him.
46:43We lay in the cut and pop up in this time suit.
46:46I keep that thing on me.
46:47I don't want to remind you.
46:49Man, we living in some crazy times.
46:51But these thieves still snorting up crazy lines.
46:54I remember you.
46:55You was number one in the hood.
46:57Look at you now.
46:58Shit, you just a bum in the hood.
47:00Talking about the old times and back in the days.
47:03These kids don't give a fuck.
47:04You catching straights.
47:06And I'ma get mine.
47:07Cause crime pays.
47:08And I hate the hood.
47:10Getting out is just like a maze.
47:11I told y'all women's coming back.
47:14Cause these niggas don't know how to act, how to act.
47:17Oh, they're all separate.
47:21.
47:30I hope I'm happy.
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