Previously on The Chi...
Out of all the bitches in Chicago,
you had to go and fuck Kiesha?
It's not just sex, Tiff.
You ever got a girl...pregnant?
Why?
Is Jemma pregnant?
What? No, hell no.
[Peaches] You are going to be a better parent
than I ever was to you.
You did the best you could.
You gotta tell him.
I don't know how my story will end,
but I know I don't want it to end
with my boys feeling like I disappointed them again,
so I'm gonna leave you with the memory
of me being sober and clear.
hip-hop music
Why you tryna gas me?
Diamonds on my wrist, yeah, they dancin'
Young and I'm rich...
[British accent] Top of the mornin' to ya.
Oh, you British now?
[Emmett] Mm-hmm.
[normal voice] Whatever you want me to be.
Sendin' all them signs, but no alley
I'm tryin' to pull up and get nasty
Tryin' to see what's up, so don't gas me
Get at me
Walk that shit
Can you back it up while you talk that shit
All in my DMs, I want that dick
Every time I see him, I'm on that way
Any time of day
He can put me in positions any type of way
Choppy waters, he might drown
It's that tidal wave
Tell me what's it gonna be, why you tryna tease?
Say bae, I got time today
-[music stops abruptly] -Oh, shit.
What the fuck? Really?
[Emmett] Uh...um--
It's 8:00 in the fuckin' morning.
You need to knock.
I'ma let y'all talk.
I have a key, nigga.
Well, this ain't your house no more.
I told yo' ass last night I was coming early for EJ.
Damn.
[groans] I-I forgot.
-You always forget. -Shit, my bad.
Fuck.
Go get my damn baby.
A'ight. Um...
Go, Emmett.
I'm going.
Shit.
dramatic jazz music
somber music
[knock on door]
She ain't coming back...
is she?
No.
Our mother has a sickness, bro,
but it don't mean she don't love us.
I could never abandon my child like that.
What you say?
She told me to tell you.
Tell me what?
[exhales deeply]
Jemma pregnant.
What?
I was gonna tell you, but--
[Victor] Wait, wait, hold on.
How long you been keeping this from me?
We found out a few weeks ago.
Boy, you are crazy, man.
Is she keeping it?
Answer me.
[sucks teeth]
I asked you, point blank,
and you lied to my fucking face.
I'm sorry.
That ain't gon' fix shit!
How am I supposed to be the pillar of my community
when my lil' teen brother's 'bout to have a fucking baby?
Huh?
Man!
Dude.
[exhales sharply]
What you want me to do?
I want you to take care of your responsibilities.
Can you do that?
[tsks]
[sotto voce] My God.
hip-hop beat
Have you considered an open adoption?
[Jemma] Nah, I haven't.
Well, it's an option.
I've made my decision.
I...I just wanna make sure
you're giving it a lot of thought.
I have.
Have you prayed about it?
Dad, I can't let your fears dictate my choices.
Look, I been through a lot in my life,
but being a father?
There's nothing more challenging than that.
But it's rewarding too, right?
Rewarding doesn't begin to cover it.
You're the best thing that ever happened to me.
Exactly.
[Marcus laughing]
[Jemma laughs]
[sighs]
Okay.
I guess your mind is made up, huh?
Mm. So I'm gonna support you. I mean that.
I'm gonna have your back the whole way.
Jake's gonna do his part too.
Yeah, well, he better.
-[Jemma chuckles] -Come here.
[EJ babbling]
[Emmett] Come on, man.
You always playin' around. Here your mama.
I love you, man. I'll see you later, all right?
Here you go.
I gotta go to the dorm, so I'll see you later.
Okay. All right, be safe, all right?
-[door closes] -Hey, yo,
if you gonna be pissed at somebody,
be mad at me.
Don't take it out on Kiesha.
Don't tell me what to do.
You need to make sure you at your son's
parent-teacher conference on time.
That's today?
See, I knew your ass was gonna forget.
No, I-I'll be there.
I'll be there.
Tiff, I'll be there.
Be on time.
All right. I got you.
[Tiff] Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it.
Come on.
[Emmett] Fuck.
[Maisha] Remember when I was a bully?
Like something fresh out of a movie
My story was privy to any who bothered to know me
And nobody knew me
What happened to being an outcast?
Not even my daddy pursue me
Picked up a mic, and no, I ain't got no new haters
Just friends that blew it, fam only fam
When you make it hard, help you get a chance
Just don't plan not to give 'em some
Careless 'bout that blood, sweat, and tears
I'm who made you, son, I bet I was last
On your list to be the famous one
Hear me out, I had a hard life
Had it so hard, like
I thought bibs, babies, cribs
And coloring books was all life
Thought I could find me a carer in the mix
But he'd rather a girl who was all right
He had a small mind, but
Guess that's how the chips fall, right?
Maybe I shouldn't have been the first daughter
Maybe I'd go a lil' farther, maybe a hug
And maybe more kisses would make me a little less harder
Now I gotta fight for the family
Think I know who the favorites of God are
All of my city, I'm shoulderin' this is a war
And I'm screaming out "Sparta"
[video game sound effects]
[Kevin] Uh-huh.
Mm.
Mm! Told you.
I guess this new gamer group teaching you tricks and shit.
Hell, nah. When I play with you, I get better.
I agree.
Hey, I totally should recruit you too.
I don't wanna be in that goofy shit.
Yeah, but they get money.
What kind of money?
Tonight's game is worth 25,000.
-Oh, shit. -[Kevin] I told you.
They get money.
You playing?
Hell yeah.
-You wanna come? -I ain't tryna sit around
and watch a bunch of dudes do what I could do better.
All right, but it'll be fun,
and you probably could get you some money too.
Fine.
Great.
Oh, yeah, Simone's coming, by the way.
She annoys me.
You jealous?
Hell no.
Look,
I know she's different,
but she's cool.
Just tell her not to read my palm again.
[laughing] I got you.
What's my stepmother's favorite movie?
Uh, Steel Magnolias,
the Black version.
Ahh. [laughs]
Uh, where did she go to college?
Ooh, that's a trick question.
Um...
let's see, she-she didn't go to college,
so she started her own business,
and she loves to brag about starting her own business
without having a college degree.
-Right? -Mm. Excellent.
[Shaad] All right. Whew.
You know, I think you ready to meet the family.
Well, shit, I better be.
I ain't studied this hard since Algebra Two.
[laughing]
[Shaad] No, seriously.
They gonna love me. Okay?
Of course.
How could they not love you?
Aw.
-Oh, and one more thing. -[Shaad] Hm?
Um, don't mention that you were in jail.
Well, um,
I mean, they gonna find out at some point though, right?
Yeah, yeah, but, you know,
let's just let this first meeting be breezy.
Okay. All right.
[chuckles] Anything else?
Um, you got a suit?
Oh, I could borrow one.
Oh, no, no. Let me take you shopping.
Ah, no, I can slide over there to TJ Maxx.
You know, they got their little sales and shit--
Oh, come on, please.
Hey, look, Deja, my mama ain't raise no kept man, okay?
Yeah, but just consider it a gift.
Yeah, but it ain't my birthday.
[sighs]
Okay, all right, fine.
-Just do me a favor, okay? -[Deja] Hm?
Whatever jacket you get for me,
just make sure there's not a lot of buttons on it.
-[laughs] -[Shaad] Is that a deal?
Yes, it's a deal. -[Shaad] All right, cool.
Thank you. -Yes.
Well, I want to start by saying
that EJ is an absolute joy to have in class.
That's my baby.
Get that from his daddy.
Negro, please.
Will you please let the teacher speak?
I'm sorry. I-I didn't catch your name.
If you were more present in your son's life,
you would know her name.
I'm Ms. Greene.
[Emmett] What were you saying, Ms. Greene?
Well, it appears that EJ has a learning delay.
What you mean?
He probably having trouble in class
'cause you out here being messy.
I ain't the one who filed for divorce
and moved in with my weed supplier.
Nah, you just started fucking my best friend.
I been fucking Kiesha since high school.
Is that supposed to make me feel better?
Excuse me.
Sorry.
Got me in here looking crazy.
You don't need no help with that.
Look, I can spend extra time with EJ
and work to get him more help when he's not in class,
but I need to know that when he goes home,
you're doing your part as well.
You hear that, Emmett?
Did you hear it?
How often do you read to him?
I read to him before he go to bed.
[Ms. Greene] Every night?
I-I be tired.
Then you should take turns.
Well, we really not getting along right now.
I don't care.
Your son is the priority, not you.
You have to be a team for this to work.
Understood?
We can do that.
Yeah.
We got you.
[muffled hip-hop music playing]
[baby crying]
[music stops]
[baby continues crying]
Okay, okay, okay.
Mommy's got--Mommy's got one more chapter, okay?
Then it's me and you, okay?
Here, here, here. Look, look, look, look, look.
[indistinct whispering]
[Kiesha crying]
[baby continues crying]
[muffled music blaring]
[Maisha] Remember when I was a bully?
Like something fresh out of a movie
My story was privy to any who bothered to know me
And nobody knew me
What happened to being an outcast?
Not even my daddy pursue me
Picked up a mic, and no, I ain't got no new haters
Just friends that blew it, fam only fam--
You gotta work on your stage presence.
Do you ever have something nice to say?
Okay, look, the song is great,
but if you can't perform it...
what's the point?
Okay, so what do you want me to do?
Use the stage more.
Like, interact with the crowd.
What crowd?
[Jemma] Girl, pretend.
[Maisha] My mama crib, missing them classes
44 absences, now I'm on a rotation of checks
I ain't checking no ass, but knew it
Remember when I was a bully?
Like something fresh out of a movie
My story was privy to any who bothered to know me
And nobody knew me
What happened to being an outcast?
Not even my daddy pursue me
Picked up a mic, and no, I ain't got no new haters
Just friends that blew it, fam only--
See? Much better!
Finally, a compliment.
Girl, okay, so we need to figure out what you gonna wear.
We need to figure out how you are gonna be my manager
and somebody's mama.
Women raise children and have jobs all the time.
That doesn't mean it's easy.
Mm, what's this?
They, um, want me to visit their campus.
Wow.
Are you gonna go?
I'd rather be here,
doing this.
You sure?
College has always been my mom's dream,
and trust me,
you get on my last nerve,
okay, my last,
but being here, doing this shit with you,
has been nice,
and my shit sounds a lot better now.
Well, thank you for trusting me.
Thank you for betting on me.
Kent Jamz's "Rollin' Wit' the Homies" playing
This is all on us
Took your bitch and sang to her
Like Shug Avery in The Color Purple
But I ain't Suge Knight in 1995 in
N-Y at the Source Awards
On stage, talking 'bout...
Baby, what you think?
You look amazing.
I feel amazing.
I know it's hard to sleep when you spend the night
I know you think of me I keep you up at night
It's hard for me to breathe like Bookie T at night
Yeah, I still want you but you don't know
I know it's hard to sleep when you spend the night
I know you think of me I keep you up at night
It's hard for me to breathe like Bookie T at night
Uh, I still want you but you don't know it...
[Deja] Oh, my family is gonna love you.
At least I hope they will.
Oh, no, be cool.
It'll be fine. Just relax.
Whew, shit.
[Deja] Ho-hold on, hold on, hold on.
Can you just wait till after dinner?
I don't want you walking in there smelling like weed.
Well, shit, ain't weed legal now?
[Deja] My family will not care.
Yeah, but this shit helps me to relax.
Yeah, trust me, I wish I could light up too,
but I just want us to start off on the right foot.
[Shaad sighs]
All right, all right, fine.
But listen, when we get home,
don't say shit to me, okay?
I won't say shit.
-[laughs] -[Shaad] All right.
No guts, no glory
Since the beginning, I'm man enough for it
Breaking the rules to change the story
Fuck playing nice...
This is crazy.
It's a'ight.
Hey, guys.
-[Lynae] Hey. -[Kevin] Hey.
-Thanks for-- -[Greg] Yo, Kev.
All right, so y'all good?
Don't worry about us. We'll be fine.
Okay.
Oh.
What's this?
I brought you crystals for good luck.
The tiger eye and citrine are for success and inner strength.
The garnet is for prosperity.
Okay.
-Thank you. -[Simone] You're welcome.
So you excited?
-About what? -Seeing Kevin playin'.
I watch his ass play all the time.
Yeah, but not on a big stage like this.
I just hope he don't embarrass me.
[Simone] Let's just think positive.
What?
I tend to believe good thoughts can become reality.
I came ready to win, you came ready to fall
You ain't built to last, you ain't built at all
[Jake] Yo, what the fuck?
Hey, don't curse in my house.
Who you think you are?
Where Jemma at?
-She with Maisha. -Doing what?
I don't know.
Get up, man.
-Why? -Because you not about
to sit around and act like you ain't got no baby on the way.
[Jake] What you want me to do?
I want you to get your ass up
and start figuring out how you gonna take care of this child.
What, you want me to quit school
and work full-time at Smokey's?
Hell, no. You can't be no dropout and a teen father.
How you think that's gonna make me look?
This ain't even about me.
It's about your campaign.
Look, I'm worried about your future.
Man, it seem like you just worried about yourself.
[baby crying]
I can't do this.
[counselor] I've heard that before.
No, I can't handle this. This loud-ass dorm
and trying to do my schoolwork and keep him quiet.
We talked about this.
You knew it wouldn't be easy.
I'm drowning.
Can you move back in with your parents?
No. No, I can't.
Why not?
My room is being occupied
by someone who needs it more than I do.
Well, you need to find a place
that includes a live-in babysitter
and a safe space where you can do your work.
And I think that place is your mother's house.
I think I got a different option.
[video game sound effects]
What's that?
Vegan gummy bears.
-You want one? -Nah.
Come on, try it.
Just try it.
They taste a little funny, but they a'ight.
See? Told you.
So why aren't you playing?
I don't know.
You know,
Kevin could probably get you in.
I don't need him for that.
It's okay to need people.
Y'all are friends, right?
Yeah.
Then let him help you.
I'll think about it.
That's the least he could do.
I know he's only this good because of you...
-and my crystals. -[Lynae laughs]
Your crystals don't have nothing to do with it.
Yes, they do.
Know what?
I'm gonna get you some.
Please don't.
Whatever.
How far along is she?
-A few weeks. -Okay,
she could still change her mind.
Nah, I don't know about that.
They-they really wanna do this.
What am I supposed to do?
We have to support them. There's no other option.
What, you not mad that he fucked up?
This kind of thing happens all the time.
My mom had me young too.
I didn't know that.
You never asked.
I'm scared.
[Tierra] Imagine how Jake feels.
I gotta talk to him.
Don't worry about how it looks.
Just smile and say you're excited to be an uncle.
[scoffs]
It's not gonna be that easy.
I mean, people gonna talk shit in my comments.
Okay, that's part of it.
I can't believe this.
Me either.
I wish I was the one that got pregnant.
People love a politician with a baby on the way.
Nah. Good luck with that.
Stranger things have happened.
So now you wanna be for real?
Anything's possible.
[laughs]
Wh...are you hitting on me?
-You are not my type... -[Victor laughs]
[Tierra] But you are growing on me.
Oh, is that right?
Stop blushing.
[announcer] Are you ready?
The battle starts now!
[onlookers cheer]
[Kevin] You ready to get embarrassed?
Don't get cocky now.
Okay.
[announcer] Begin!
They never scored
[teammate] Swipe that, Kev.
Come on, Kev.
Get his ass, Kev.
Stay focused.
Shoot his ass, Kev!
Take the win, Kev!
[cheering]
[announcer] That's it!
Head shot! Head shot for the win!
[teammate] I knew we picked right, boy!
[teammate] That's what I'm talking about!
-Cash! -[teammate] Hold up.
[team] We rich. We rich.
We rich.
We rich!
[teammate] All right, yo, it's your show.
I told you my crystals worked.
[Kevin exhales deeply]
I knew the stars would align for you to be victorious.
[Kevin] Yeah, I guess so.
I'm proud of you, bro.
You know, y'all my good luck charms.
Lynae is more like your coach.
What?
No, no. Lynae is not my coach.
I know I'm not your coach,
but I been showing you all my tricks.
[Kevin] And I showed you some of mine.
You only have two.
Because you got more free time.
What you mean by that?
Everybody chill.
Let's not ruin a good night.
Kevin won.
Yeah, I won.
But you probably wouldn't have if it wasn't for Lynae.
Exactly.
What is this? Y'all-y'all jumping me or something?
Oh, we friends now.
You know what? Let's make some balance.
Okay. How?
Give Lynae 20%.
Hell naw, for what?
[Simone] Giving you a leg up.
[Kevin sighs]
That's fair.
That's cool with you, Lynae?
Hell yeah.
Bet.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
Now let's go celebrate and look at the moon.
I think it's a full one tonight.
All you wanna do is look at the moon.
[Kevin] Yeah, I'm saying, man.
[classical music playing]
Damn.
Cynthia, Dad, this is Rashaad,
the man I keep telling you so much about.
[Cynthia] Well, it's nice to finally meet you.
The pleasure's all mine, ma'am.
Good to meet you.
Sir.
-You play golf? -[Deja] Dad,
can we at least get him to the table
before you start grilling him about that?
It's a simple question, Deja.
Um...well, I don't get a chance to play much golf these days,
um...but I'm always down to learn.
[Cynthia] Careful what you ask for.
He'll have you out on the course before the sun comes up.
Is that right?
You drink scotch?
Uh, Dad, can we eat first?
It's okay. Uh...
I could do a little bit of scotch.
Let these men drink, Deja.
I'll pour us some wine.
Thank you.
[Deja's Dad] Now, do you like your scotch neat
or on the rocks?
Neat, uh...
yeah, yeah, yeah, neat.
That's how I always do it.
Okay, uh, Smokey's slowest days are Tuesdays and Thursdays,
so I could pick EJ up from school and go over his homework
with him while you make your runs and shit.
-Okay. -Yeah.
And we could probably start getting flash cards
and extra workbooks to work with him too.
Yeah.
You think he gonna be all right?
Yeah, he gonna be a'ight.
He just needs more of our attention, that's all.
I'm sorry if I've been fucking up.
I just-I just got a lot going on.
Me too.
I'm not saying you don't.
That's what it feels like.
I'm just saying I'm running a business
and raising three boys.
I'm running a business, too, Emmett.
Well, I'm trying to leave something behind for them.
I want to make Smokey's a franchise,
and when they get old enough, they can run it, you know?
Something I could pass down to 'em.
I never knew you wanted to do that.
I been thinking about it a lot lately.
How come you never told me that?
I never got the chance to.
[door opens]
Hey.
-I got you. -[Kiesha] Hey.
Can we talk later?
Yeah.
Y'all can talk in front of me.
It can wait.
-You sure? -Yeah.
What's up, man?
Stop being mean to Kiesha.
We gon' have to make this work.
It's a lot to digest.
Well, start digesting.
soft dramatic music
[door slams]
Shit.
[Frankie] I be all over the city.
How come I ain't never seen you around?
I don't know, I-I just kind of like to lay low.
-[Deja chuckles] -Know what I'm saying?
Yeah, real low.
Ah, leave him alone.
Nah, it's-it's cool.
So where'd you go to college?
I didn't.
You a entrepreneur?
Yeah, something like that.
Well, what does that mean?
Well, uh, sir, I-I work at ROCK.
Um, it's like a community center.
[Deja] Yeah, yeah, I went there to donate some clothes,
and-and that's how we met.
Yeah.
So you're a community organizer?
Yeah, I-I guess you could call it that, yeah.
[Frankie] What does that job entail?
Ah, easy with the questions.
I'm just curious.
Well, let me put it to you this way.
It's better than my old job.
What was that?
I like food, so they stuck me in the cafeteria.
Cafeteria?
Yeah, well, you know, you gotta have a job
when you locked up in the pen.
[coughs]
[Frankie laughs] You were locked up?
[Shaad] Uh...
no, wait a minute, uh--
I knew this nigga wasn't shit.
[Shaad] Hey, hold up.
Don't judge me, a'ight?
Listen, I...
I was young, and, uh...
I ain't had nobody to teach me right from wrong like that.
And for your information,
there's a lot of good people locked up in there.
We was just trying to survive and, uh...
we just got caught up.
Well, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth,
and I survived just fine.
Yes, but Granddaddy sacrificed
everything he had just so that you could go to school.
And we did the same for you.
And your parents didn't go through all that
so you can end up with some jailbird.
Fuck you, Frankie.
I'm so tired of folks judging
other people based on they past.
That's some bullsh--
What are we supposed to judge you on?
Off of the man I've become.
And who is that exactly?
Well...
I like to cook.
[Deja] Yes. He's a great cook.
A-and I love giving back to my community.
I-I'm even thinking about doing
a-a spades tournament or something real soon.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Look,
I'ma help you with that, okay?
Look, I know I ain't what y'all expected.
But I'd do anything for this woman.
And honestly,
I don't give a damn what any of y'all think of me.
'Cause when it's all said and done,
as long as I got this woman by my side right here,
I know I'ma be okay.
Well done, son.
dramatic music
Thank you, sir.
[hip-hop music playing]
[breathing heavily]
You got this.
It was so much easier when it was just us.
They're gonna love you.
And I'll be right down in front,
and I invited Papa too.
Thank you.
[indistinct chatter]
You're good.
Hold up, 20 bucks.
Whoa, come the fuck on.
And you're wearing the wrong shoes.
-Come on. -[Bakari] Oh.
Really, nigga?
[doorman] Watch who you talkin' to.
[person laughs]
Man, what the fuck you laughing at, bro?
[Papa] Bakari, Bakari, come on.
Here.
Your boy's got you, come on.
Stop holding up the line.
Man, fuck that nigga, bro.
What?
[Papa] Man, come on.
Bakari, you can't be out here beefing with the doorman.
Bro, he was saying some shit to me.
That's why I said some shit to him.
-What's wrong with that? -That's what them dudes do.
[Bakari] Hey, bro.
I thought you said we was coming to a fucking concert.
We is. Maisha about to perform.
Nigga, she ain't nobody famous.
Not yet, but she could be,
and when she blow up, don't be asking for no pics either.
Trust me, nigga, I won't.
Now help me find Jemma.
Hey, hey, hey. Yo.
Who the fuck is that, nigga?
Trust me, she don't want you.
-What up, Lynae? -Hey, Papa.
I like your braids.
Thank you.
Uh, Lynae, this Bakari.
Hi.
Hey.
[Jemma] Hey, guys.
-[Papa] Hey. -Thanks for coming.
-Hey. -[Lynae] You look cute.
Thank you. Hi, I'm Jemma.
-Bakari. -[Jemma] Nice to meet you.
Oof, we been practicing all weekend.
[exhales deeply]
[sighs]
-Victor. -[Victor] Hey.
What's going on?
Um, now's not a good time.
You alone?
[scoffs]
Oh.
I mean, we...
we're not exclusive, so...
Uh, can we talk tomorrow?
I'm-I'm busy tomorrow.
Well, then maybe another time.
Maybe?
Look, I...
I gotta go.
Yeah.
Me too.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Maisha] Hear me out, I remember them days
When motives was by any means, look at me now
Thought it was college, but music was the only way
I could get me out, stay with them kids
In my mama crib, missing them classes
44 absences, now I'm on a rotation of checks
I ain't checking no ass, but knew it
Remember when I was a bully?
Like something fresh out of a movie
My story was privy to any who bothered to know me
And nobody knew me
What happened to being an outcast?
Not even my daddy pursue me
Picked up a mic, and no, I ain't got no new haters
Just friends that blew it, fam only fam
When you make it hard, help you get a chance
Just don't plan not to give 'em some
Careless 'bout that blood, sweat, and tears
I'm who made you, son, I bet I was last
On your list to be the famous one
Hear me out, I had a hard life
Had it so hard, like
I thought bibs, babies, cribs
And coloring books was all life
Thought I could find me a carer in the mix
But he'd rather a girl who was all right
He had a small mind, but
Guess that's how the chips fall, right?
Maybe I shouldn't have been the first daughter
Maybe I'd go a lil' farther, maybe a hug
And maybe more kisses would make me a little less harder
Now I gotta fight for the family
Think I know who the favorites of God are...
Hey, Papa, I'll be back.
[Maisha] Fam only fam when you make it hard
Help you get a chance, just don't plan
Not to give 'em some
Careless 'bout that blood, sweat, and tears
I'm who made you, son, I bet I was last
On your list to be the famous one
[cheering]
[gunshots]
[screaming]
dramatic music
[Jemma screams]
[Papa] Jemma!
Fuck!
[Jemma screaming]
[Maisha] Jemma! Oh, my God, Jemma.
[Jemma] Flip me over!
Flip me over!
[sirens wailing]
[Emmett] So what did you want to talk about?
I spoke with the school counselor today.
Oh, yeah? How'd that go?
She said I need to find a place off campus
with moral support and a roommate to help with Ronnie.
Hm, sound like a good idea to me.
She said I should move back in with my parents.
Nah, hell no, you can't do that.
You gonna kill everybody up in there.
I know it sounds crazy, but what you think
about me moving in here?
Honey, if not, don't even worry about it.
I'll just figure something out.
Actually, I...
think that'd be dope.
Really?
Yeah.
The last thing you need is another baby in here.
Yeah, but we both need the help.
And I don't trust too many motherfuckers with my kids.
I know.
And you're great with Ronnie.
I love lil' Ronnie.
Me and Tiff actually need a lot more help with EJ right now.
What's wrong?
Teacher said he having a hard time keeping up in school.
I can help with that...
if Tiff is cool.
She'll be fine.
Just gotta give it time.
Yeah.
I'm just gonna move back in with my mom.
-What? -Look, Tiff hates us.
If I move in, she gon' try to kill me.
Nah, no, look, Tiff moved in with this dude.
I had to get over that. She can get over this.
She's my closest friend, and I'm losing her.
Look...
we can't live our life for other people.
All I know is, this feels right.
And I ain't worried about nothing other than that.
So we moving in together or what?
Let's do it.
Yeah?
-Yeah? -Mm-hmm.
-[Emmett] Yeah? -[Kiesha laughing]
I'm looking for Jemma St. John.
I'm her father.
Can you hang up the phone and help me find her?
One minute, sir.
I need to see my daughter.
What's her name?
Jemma St. John.
She's stable.
What about the baby?
[doctor] I'm sorry.
[Jake] Fuck!
Wh-what baby?
[Marcus] I need to see my daughter right now.
You can follow me.
[Maisha] We should go.
What the fuck happened?
I don't know.
I saw it from the stage.
Bakari got into it with somebody,
and next thing I knew, I heard two shots.
So this is Bakari's fault?
Man, I told you that nigga wasn't shit!
[Maisha] Jake.
somber music
Hey.
Ah, I'ma give y'all a minute, okay?
I'm sorry.
You ain't got nothing to be sorry for.
I should've stayed home.
[Kevin] So I paid my entry fee, I paid Lynae,
and apparently I gotta pay Uncle Sam.
That's pretty much how it works.
Yeah, but I ain't gonna have shit left.
That's why working is a trap.
[Kevin] Gotta get money somehow.
Is this gonna be your career?
[Kevin sighs]
Can it be a career?
Anything could be a career.
[Kevin] I never thought about it like that.
[Simone] Just because you haven't thought about it
doesn't mean it isn't possible.
Yeah, but...
what if it don't work?
Well, what if it does?
I'll think about it.
You should.
[Shaad laughing]
Ay, man, by the time I walked up out of there,
her daddy was damn near asking
if he could officiate the wedding.
Wow, that's amazing.
Yeah, man.
We had a great talk afterwards too.
Man, relationships is crazy, right?
Yeah.
They can be.
What's wrong with you, lover boy?
One of your ladies got you feeling down or something?
Apparently I'm not Fatima's only dude.
Oh.
-[Victor] Mm-hmm. -Got you.
Well...well, I ain't surprised, you know?
I mean, these ladies nowadays got more game than us, you dig?
[Victor] Mm.
If I don't start claiming her for real,
I could lose her.
[Shaad] Hm.
I don't know.
You willing to let her go?
[door crashes open]
dramatic music
-[Shaad] Jake. -What happened?
Hey, talk to me, boy. What's up?
[Jake sobbing]
[Marcus] All right.
Here you go.
You need anything?
Why don't you get some rest, okay?
Dad?
Yeah.
Can you stay?
Of course.
Come here.
[door opens]
tense music
[Victor] Hey, hey, hey. Come on, stop.
Man, my girl lost our baby 'cause of you!
I fucking hate you!
What?
Fuck.
Bro, I ain't know.
Man, get the fuck out my house, nigga.
Get the fuck out!
Man, you gotta go, man.
Donny Hathaway's "For All We Know"
For all
We know
We may never meet
Again
Before you go
Make this moment
Sweet again
Can I stay with you, bro?
Yeah.
Good night
Until
The last minute
I'll hold
Out my hand
And my heart will
Be in it
For all we
Know
This may only be
A dream
We come
And we go
Like the ripples
Of a stream
So love me
Love me tonight