[Al] Atlanta.
[man grunts]
[Al] Remember that shit that happened last week?
A old man told me once,
if you wanna see God laugh, make a plan for tomorrow.
You need to stay in Atlanta. Philly's a no-go.
Fuck that. Hit the jet. We're going to Philly.
If we don't do this tour, $10 million, gone.
[alert buzzes]
[Al] Listen, I told you this shit was crazy.
[crowd shouting]
Oh, it's like this? You know what?
Fuck you and good night, God damn it!
[Al] What I saw was a shit show goin' north.
-Fucker! -[guard] Whoa, whoa. Hey.
Why the fuck would I turn around and kill your pops?
I'm through with you, Sage.
[Al] My nephew Tal was supposed to be
on Sage's national tour for half a year.
Now he's back at my house.
Now Sage is on house arrest,
so maybe things will quiet down.
But I doubt it.
[funky music plays]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Step up in the spotlight ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo ♪
♪ Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo ♪
♪ Yo, yo, yo ♪
♪ Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo ♪
♪ Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo ♪
♪ Yo, yo ♪
♪ Yo, yo, yo ♪
♪ I'm looking ♪
♪ For a better day ♪
♪ Wanna live my dream ♪
♪ Step up in the spotlight ♪
♪ Wanna step up Step up in the spotlight ♪
♪ Want the money Want the fame ♪
♪ Want the love Not the same ♪
♪ I want it all ♪
♪ Step up in the spotlight ♪
♪ Wanna step up Step up in the spotlight ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh ♪
[percussive hip-hop music plays]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ ♪
[music playing over speakers]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ I'm the Big Bad Wolf ♪
♪ Ain't nothing that can stop me ♪
♪ Little Red died Oh, yeah, better watch me ♪
♪ Focus, I'm the dopest Can't copy ♪
♪ The original big kid Call me cocky ♪
♪ Got me, number two Nah, that's a no-no ♪
♪ Holding down that number one Spot, call me uno ♪
♪ You know, you can never Play me for a fool, though ♪
♪ I'ma keep it real, you ain't Nothing but a pseudo ♪
♪ Staying up late Where'd the moon go ♪
♪ I'm a savage Beast mode is my mood, yo ♪
♪ Got everybody, money green Like my moolah ♪
♪ Haters always sayin' Funny things ♪
♪ I'm like, "Ha, ha, ha" ♪
♪ To all these clowns, I'm like boom-ah-yay ♪
♪ Laugh my ass to the bank I'm like doo-da-day ♪
♪ Singing hal-lu-le ♪
♪ I don't care About an enemy ♪
♪ But when it's on sight Better keep that same energy ♪
♪ Hardest one Down to my marrow ♪
♪ Bad to the bone, royalty I'm Pharaoh ♪
♪ Ever catch me slippin' I'ma tell you hell no ♪
♪ If you try to run up on me 'Bout to catch an elbow ♪
♪ Lotta bodies, man They nobodies, though ♪
♪ Lifting heavyweight And do Pilates too ♪
♪ All black, stealth mode Yeah, I'm all that ♪
♪ Sendin' out a warning Everybody better fall back ♪
♪ Here they go, They like, "Oh, my God" ♪
♪ Say I'm pushin' All the buttons, man ♪
-♪ I've gone too far... ♪ -Ow!
[Odalie breathing heavily]
[grunting]
[singer] ♪ Like ah ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya You wanna talk that ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya You know we bust back ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya No, you don't want that ♪
♪ You better ♪
♪ Keep that same energy like ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya Oh, you tough, huh ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya Well, what up, bruh ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya Well, let 'em know ♪
♪ When it's on sight Better keep that same energy ♪
[Sage] You motherfuckers circle around me
like I'm a glazed doughnut when I'm flush like Bezos.
When I'm down is when I actually need you.
No, no, I need you to extend my ass right now.
Thank you.
Backstabbing motherfuckers, man.
Okay, Sage, we need to keep as many friends as we can.
Can you, uh, I don't know, play nice for now?
I-I don't-I don't need advice from you, okay?
I need a way out of this shit.
We're fucked right now, 'Lette, okay?
I-I put everything I had into this tour.
Cruz says everything is gonna be okay.
He's on it.
Can't lose this fucking tour, 'Lette.
We cannot.
But I can't do the fuckin' tour if I can't leave the house.
You can't, but I know someone who can...
[grunts]
...someone who could fill the seats.
They could also protect your presale investments
that you made with Spartika.
The tour will go on
until you're cleared to go back.
-Mm-hmm. -Okay?
Rigo.
He's the headliner.
[mellow hip-hop music plays]
Tell me that's a joke.
You're kidding, right?
-[Collette] Come on-- -No, no, tell me you're
-fucking kidding, 'Lette. -[Collette] Sage.
Sage, who else are we gonna get on such short notice?
He's our opening act. He is plug-and-play.
Rigo, the-the kid with one single, Rigo?
The kid who, by the way, thinks I killed his dad, Rigo?
This is who's gonna save my tour?
This-this is your big plan?
That lil' nigga swung on me, okay?
He called me a fucking murderer.
Not cool, all right? And even if I was over that,
which I'm not, by the way, he is not ready, all right?
That is an opening act at best. No, try again.
Plus, Spartika ain't goin' for that shit.
I think he's ready.
[singer] ♪ I gave you everything ♪
And so does Spartika.
[singer] ♪ You took me to the moon... ♪
So you spoke to Spartika about this without me.
-Wow. -Okay, J--listen...
-[Sage] Wow. -Jimmy wants some action.
He wants action now. We don't have a choice.
-Wow. -You know I'm holding them off
right now with a chair and a whip?
You're lucky you even have a sponsor at this moment.
You know what?
Maybe if I had a real business partner,
I wouldn't need a sponsor.
[singer] ♪ Fame, it comes in waves... ♪
-Fuck you. -Fuck you.
-No, fuck you. -No, fuck you!
Oh, fuck yourself.
-Where the fuck you goin'? -Anywhere but here.
[singers] ♪ Big boss in the buildin' ♪
♪ Hey ♪
-♪ Big boss in the buildin' ♪ -♪ Hey ♪
♪ Walk like a boss Talk like a boss ♪
-♪ Walk like a boss ♪ -♪ Hey, hey ♪
♪ Yeah, I am the boss ♪
♪ Comin' large and in charge ♪
♪ Huge for the win ♪
♪ When I walk Into the buildin' ♪
♪ Everyone knows who I am ♪
♪ Yeah, I am the boss ♪
Poppy, how come you're not out on tour?
I quit. Rigo and I left the tour.
After everything you've been through.
After that bitch stole your part
and you had to fight for what shine was left,
you still found a way to fuck it up?
Mom, you don't understand, but I got this.
-Oh... okay. -Okay?
You got this by doing what?
Banking on Rigo when Sage was your meal ticket?
Mom, Sage killed Rigo's dad.
What was I supposed to do?
I couldn't just abandon Rigo
at the lowest moment of his life--come on.
Okay. Well, I hope Rigo can take care of your ass now,
because I am fuckin' done.
Wh-what?
I am done.
M-mama, what are you doin'?
I can't stand to watch your foolishness.
Get out of my house!
-Mom. -I ain't playin'.
-Mom, please--
Get out! Get the fuck out.
Why the fuck you still standing there? Get out!
[dramatic hip-hop music plays]
♪ ♪
[light music plays]
[Tal] You're right. He's not a nice guy.
Not a nice guy? He's a tyrant, Tal.
He was when I met him, and he's worse now.
-Then why'd you come back? -Are you serious?
You, Tal. Obviously, you.
So then what is all this, huh?
♪ ♪
With the tour on hold, Sage cut me loose again.
Wait, what?
This is how it goes.
You've never been hurt in this industry before.
Oh, Johnny, I have been hurt.
No, you haven't been...
because the last time I asked you to leave Atlanta
and come with me, it was a no.
Has anything changed?
So, just learn what you can and leave when it's time,
because I promise you...
it's only gonna get worse.
We aren't even gonna talk about this?
♪ ♪
Tal.
Come here.
♪ ♪
We are both young and talented
and going places,
and the world loves that about people like us,
but no one ever talks about the price,
which means the places you're going
and the places that the people you love are going...
[somber music plays]
...are almost never in the same direction.
♪ ♪
[mellow R&B music playing]
Stop!
[singer] ♪ I can see it In your face... ♪
I'm sorry I dumped all my bullshit on you.
It's just this damn tour and not knowing what the fuck
is gonna happen from one day to the next.
I let it get the best of me.
I know.
[singer] ♪ Can you feel it In the air... ♪
You know that when we fight,
it's like my world is fucking falling apart.
Mine too.
Has made me think about our life beyond Sage, though.
[Davis] Mm-hmm.
And we really can't depend on him or the tour or...
anything to make us happy at some point in the future.
We have to live for right now,
and we have to do it for each other.
You're right.
I have something to show you.
-Word? -Yeah.
-Sexy time? -You wish.
I mean, it's kind of early right now, but I can do it.
[Odalie] Okay, so I know that we are saving up
to get a place of our own.
-Mm-hmm. -And I think I found one.
-Really? -Okay.
So it is a three-bedroom, two baths.
It's near Justin's school, and-and look, look, look, look,
he can walk to Al's.
He can stay with us, or he can stay the night with Al.
Whatever works for you and your brother, of course.
And I know that we said we were gonna wait
until the tour was over,
but maybe it is over.
Or maybe it's not, but either way,
I think that we should buy it now.
Shit, I mean, right now, of all times?
I mean, everything's so uncertain, you know?
[Odalie] I know.
[Davis] I mean, it is beautiful.
What are we gonna do about that, huh?
Look, I get that it's a lot, okay?
But I just got that big Spartika check,
-and-and I want-- -No.
Point-blank simple, okay?
I'm gonna make some shit happen.
I can't move in with you unless we do equal pay.
Unless it's 50-50, it's not happening.
[Odalie] I know you got this.
It's only a matter of fucking time.
Until then, I have the down payment. Why not?
Then believe in me, okay? No more charity.
Look, I wanna finish talking about this. I do.
Justin's got this Mi Familiaproject in class,
and he'll kill me if I'm not there.
Give him a hug for me. He's gonna do great.
Hey...
I love you.
It's gonna be our time soon, okay?
["Let's Dance" playing]
[Mackenzie] ♪ Can I have this dance ♪
♪ With you ♪
[crowd exclaiming]
♪ ♪
♪ I'd like to make... ♪
[student] Hey.
Oh, sorry.
Here's a tip.
Everybody here wants to be a dancer.
You're not special.
[Odalie] I think she's pretty good.
And if you're not careful, she might take your spot.
♪ ♪
Oh, my days, I've been dying to meet you.
I know you.
I mean, I don't know you, know you, but...
I just wanna tell you I'm a huge fan,
like, major.
♪ ♪
-[text message swooshes] -Where is he?
-[phone clicks] -I don't know.
So he's not coming.
All right, let me paint a picture for you, Poppy.
We own Rigo. He's signed to our label.
Every note of his music, we own it.
He can't perform or produce without my say-so.
In other words, Rigo is fucked
unless he agrees to this tour.
And then there's you.
You turned your back on Sage, and when you did that,
you turned your back on High Water.
So, if you don't make things right,
you could say goodbye to High Water.
You could say goodbye to the tour, to everything.
Not to mention you're incurring the wrath of Sage Odom
for the rest of your life.
No fun.
-I don't suppose it is. -[Collette] Mm-mm.
You wanna be the power behind the man,
let me give you some advice, okay?
You go to Rigo, and you flex.
[tense music plays]
'Cause if you have no control over Rigo,
then you're of no use to me
or Sage.
♪ ♪
Hmm?
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
[Big Yavo] ♪ Racks in my jeans Make me walk with a limp ♪
♪ Hey, 40 on my hip Shit, I feel like Draco ♪
♪ Came wit' a girl like Pink I'm pimpin' it ♪
♪ Glock 23, ho pimpin' ♪
♪ Ay, got some Brand-new Diors ♪
♪ They came with no laces ♪
♪ So, bitch, how the fuck I'm trippin' ♪
♪ These niggas stealin' My barber ♪
♪ They still Can't fade me... ♪
Um, excuse you, nigga. Who you think you is?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Yo, you let her by, bro.
That's Rigo's girl.
Rigo's girl, my ass. Fuck out my way, y'all.
Get your ass...yeah.
[host 1] Bizarrely, Sage's opening act, Rigo Octavio,
is the son of the very man
Sage stands accused of murdering.
I mean, can you imagine what must be going
through that young man's head just now?
Working for your father's killer?
-[host 2] Absolutely not. -Yo, yo, what the fuck, Pop?
Fuck you. Where were you, Rigo?
You left me hanging with Collette
and made me look like a fool.
I was here watching this shit,
and I don't give a damn what she wants.
Running around here acting like Sage pit bull.
Okay, that may be right, however,
that meeting was about your future.
Poppy, Sage killed my dad.
The shit is on the news, and now everybody knows.
I'm not about to go on tour
with the nigga who killed my father, what--
Got me out here on tour acting like we really fucking friends
and shit, like he got some kind of respect for me?
-Fuck Sage! -Okay, stop it.
Get your head out of your ego's ass and listen to me.
-What? -You are signed
to Sage and Collette's label.
That means they own you.
[dramatic music plays]
[sighs]
I see what you're going through,
and I know that shit fucking sucks,
but the choice is clear.
Headline a national tour, and yes, it's for Sage,
or never record again.
♪ ♪
I'm not workin' for that man.
[scoffs]
Did you have something to do with this?
[sighs] His daddy, his choice.
♪ ♪
[suspenseful music plays]
♪ ♪
Where is he?
We just pulled him from isolation B.
-Anyone see you? -No, just as you instructed.
♪ ♪
-Marquise Howard... -[door closes]
...just the man I wanted to see.
[chuckles]
You know, I think we can do with just one set of shackles.
Two seems a bit much.
Do you want something to drink?
[handcuffs clicking, clattering]
Here, I'll get you something to drink.
♪ ♪
Do you know who I am?
You're the DA.
And talkin' to you's bad for my health.
We took every precaution to make sure
that this was a private consult.
[laughs]
A'ight.
So what do you want?
[uneasy music plays]
♪ ♪
I want Sage Odom.
♪ ♪
[Odalie] Hey, how was your first day?
Unfortunately, for the coffee lovers of High Water,
I'm a better dancer than barista.
-[chuckles] -Uh, yeah.
What kind of dance do you do?
I mean, I love Sean Bankhead, of course.
-Oooh. -Like, I just admire his game.
But for my style,
I kind of like to combine a little bit
of HomeBros with Calvit Hodge...
-Ooh. -...and Tanisha Scott.
Yeah, I just think the whole Afro dancehall
hip-hop fusion is just so dope.
Yeah. HomeBros, they're from the UK, right?
-Yeah, exactly. -Yeah.
-Like, they're so sick. -So sick.
-How about you? -Uh...
I mean, I wish I was Parris Goebel.
-Oh, my God. She's amazing! -Yeah.
-I know! -Her work with Rihanna
-is, like-- -Oh, it's iconic.
-Exactly! -Yes.
But you remind me more of Janelle Ginestra.
Really? You think so?
Yeah, like, you're both so muscular,
and the way you combine lyrical dance with hip-hop...
And I'm fangirling again, but...
I mean, you know I watch your Insta.
No, don't worry about it. And don't be embarrassed.
I mean, I'm seriously glad somebody is watching.
How are you liking Atlanta?
I don't know yet.
I have tomorrow off, so I thought I'd go check out
Little Five Points or something.
You know what? I actually have tomorrow off too.
I mean, obviously, we're not on the road,
but maybe I could give you my number
and we could link up or hang out or something.
Seriously?
Yeah.
Oh, my God. Yes. Thank you. [chuckles]
I cannot believe you're this nice.
Boom, locked in.
So I'll see you tomorrow, then.
-Yeah, see you tomorrow. -Okay.
Hey, do you follow Ysabelle Caps?
Duh. She's amazing.
[hip-hop music plays]
[Sage] Hey, Marty. Marty.
I'm not about to sit here and let you tell me
that nobody is available for me from the international label.
-[Marty] They're all booked up. -Okay, I don't-I don't wanna
hear that shit. No, it wouldn't.
No, it wouldn't.
You know what it would be? It'd be death.
-[Randy] Seriously? -[Sage] You'd be dead.
-[Randy] Come on, Sage. -[Sage] 'Cause that's exactly
what I'll be in four weeks-- fucking dead.
Who is ever away from their phone, okay?
Everybody's phone is literally Gorilla Glued to the side--
-[Lisa] Mr. Odom, please hold. -[Sage] Yeah, I'll hold.
[Muzak playing]
Hello!
♪ ♪
[upbeat funky music plays]
♪ ♪
You know I had a meeting with Collette this morning--
-Can you give me a napkin? -Yeah.
And she's hot to make this deal happen or whatever, so--
And the ghost pepper sauce.
♪ ♪
You good now? Need some salt, pepper?
A pat on the ass?
♪ ♪
So you know I'm right.
[sighs]
Rigo has no choice but to do this tour.
So, what, are y'all, like, back together or something?
So this is what this is about?
This is why you being petty? Come on.
Nope, just seems like
every time you come around is when you need something.
♪ ♪
Well, you need this too.
If Rigo can't record anymore, we both lose.
That's why I always keep
a bunch of different shit going on.
[scoffs] You know what?
Why did you even agree to meet with me?
Damn.
[phone buzzing]
[phone beeps]
[sighs]
This is serious, King.
I left Sage and threw everything I had in it with Rigo,
and I'm not about to lose just because he's being a dumbass,
which, by the way, you're being a dumbass too.
[sighs]
All right, Poppy. Sit.
♪ ♪
Real talk?
I don't really feel like I can trust anybody.
Not Sage, not Collette, not even Rigo.
But I do trust you.
So I'll go along with this plan under one condition.
Yeah.
I don't want any more secrets,
not from you and Rigo.
I wanna be in on everything.
♪ ♪
We got a deal?
Deal.
♪ ♪
[footsteps tapping]
[Sage] I'm sorry.
None of this is your fault,
and I should not be taking it out on you.
You do not deserve that.
I'm an asshole, and you are queen.
You are a goddess. The angels sing...
-Okay, okay, -...whenever you enter a room.
You could reel it in.
Reel it in. You got it. It's okay.
Look, Sage, I understand.
You and I have never been through
anything like this before,
so it's like we're flying blind.
So we okay, future Mrs. Odom?
Yes, but still, I say fuck you.
-Fuck you. -Mm.
Give me a kiss.
This is a fucking nightmare.
Everybody's ghosting me.
Nobody's really gonna touch you right now
with all that's going on.
You know I would change it if I could.
-[sighs] -Like, seriously,
how the fuck did we get here?
Yo, I...
...I didn't do this, 'Lette.
I know you didn't. I do.
We gotta focus right now.
Okay, Sage, we are bleeding money.
Rigo is our best play.
[tense music plays]
-Yeah, you're right. -Mm.
You're right.
Rigo is a fucking nobody, but maybe he'll sell tickets.
Kid whose dad got killed headlining the tour
of the guy accused of murdering him,
who wouldn't buy a ticket to that?
It's a fucking tabloid gold mine.
Hmm.
But I-I do have to tell you something.
[breathes deeply] Rigo is balking.
He still hasn't said yes.
-Got to be fucking kidding me. -Yeah.
I think if you talk to him...
-Wait, me? -Yeah.
-Don't he wanna kill me? -[scoffs]
No, he doesn't.
You know, there's a huge part of Rigo
that still admires you more than anyone.
You need to find that side of Rigo and convince him.
♪ ♪
[light R&B music plays]
♪ ♪
[Angel] I'm so glad you called.
Any news on the tour?
[Odalie] No. No, but I do trust Sage.
And if he says he's gonna fix this, he will.
But fortunately, I have this endorsement deal
to keep me afloat until then.
Cheers to Spartika. Clink and drink.
[Odalie] Clink.
Mmm.
We have to get you out of that café.
I mean, it's not so bad.
I get to see everyone come and go.
I saw this one kid crying about his pottery project.
-[chuckles] -And a piano player
spilled his cappuccino down a fashion student's top.
Oh.
Yeah, she definitely slapped him.
-Mm-hmm. -Yeah.
And I'm pretty sure I saw you kissing up some fit guy.
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
Oh, my God, you saw that?
That's my boyfriend, Davis.
I mean, he's mad cute.
If he was my boyfriend, I'd be snogging him too.
-[chuckles] -We're not always like that.
We were just making up after a fight.
What could you possibly have to fight about,
who gets to go on top?
No, I usually win that one.
-Hey. -[laughs]
Mm, it's always the same thing:
money.
You know, I-I found what I thought
was the perfect house for us, and he just said, "No.
It's not the right time."
[scoffs] I'm afraid it's never gonna be the right time.
Super confidentially,
I'm afraid Davis will never have the money.
Men are very proud, at least the ones I know.
So what's good here?
Oh, everything. And I'm buying.
I'm buying, so don't even try me.
[chuckles]
[singer] ♪ This is for my fellas ♪
♪ Yes, I'm a player now... ♪
So, uh, been working on some dope-ass beats.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah, some, uh, "straight to number one" shit.
Number one--that's what I like to hear, King.
Too bad I can't record with you.
What? Fuck you talking about?
Look, man, I record with you,
I'ma have to put that shit straight in the trash.
[Rigo] Look, man, all we gotta do is come up
with a new plan, a'ight?
Fuck living in Sage's world, a'ight?
We come up with our own paradigm.
It's cool, shit.
Paradigms cost money, and we got to keep
a tight ship around here with no cash flow.
I'm not talking about money, nigga.
I'm talking about loyalty, boy.
Loyalty, that is an interesting word.
[Rigo] Ooh.
We're friends, right?
Of course we friends. You my homeboy. What's up?
The same homeboy that you promised to take on tour
and then dropped soon as Sage snapped his fingers?
And then what'd I do, King?
Two days later, I walked. What's your fucking point?
I'm just saying, man,
this is our opportunity to, you know, make it your own,
you know, take your own shots.
♪ ♪
Don't knock it, Rigo.
Sage knows the music is your heart and soul,
and he will destroy it, and it's not just you.
Rigo, if you don't do this, everybody loses--
the tour dancers, High Water, everything.
You know, fuck Sage.
This isn't even about him. It's about having a way out.
Having a dream that isn't just an ordinary dream.
That's what High Water is.
Don't let that die, Rigo, please.
♪ ♪
I mean, I don't want him to take my music, so...
[Poppy] Exactly.
Let's do this.
[door opens]
Hey, yo, what's cracking, motherfuckers?
Oh, shit, Marquise! [laughs]
What's up, bro?
How the hell you get out of jail, bro?
[Marquise] Hey, man, I caught a good public defender.
Illegal search and seizure, case dismissed.
What was so illegal about it?
What? Who gives a fuck, all right?
The justice system finally worked
in our fucking favor for once.
Hell yeah.
[Rigo] Hey, you know what that means, right?
[Marquise] What's cracking?
[Rigo] It's time for a celebration.
-Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. -[Rigo] A celebration.
Cool!
[Marquise laughs]
What's cracking, King?
What's up, man?
Poppy.
Babe, what time you want me
to set up that meeting with Collette?
Man, ain't nobody worried about that right now.
Hey, 'Quise just got out of jail, girl.
Hey, look, been saving this for a special occasion.
-You know what I'm saying? -Oh, word.
[Rigo] Uh-huh, go ahead.
[Marquise] It's like that.
[Rigo] Yeah, yeah. Take a chug. Take a chug.
-[Marquise] Okay. Mmm. -[Rigo] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Yeah.
Whoo! Boy!
[Odalie] You know, it was actually Sage who got me in.
You know, he saw me dance,
saw I was talented, and just bulldozed the rules.
[Angel] I need to dance for Sage.
[Odalie] Or Collette.
They just need to see how good you are.
We just need to find the right time, the right moment.
Just need to think.
Oh, my days.
That's you.
Knees are gonna go right and left.
Come on.
[Odalie] It's gonna be good. You're gonna go left.
Holy shit.
Oh, my God.
[Angel] Odalie.
This is really embarrassing.
I had no idea that video was finished.
Who cares? You should flex.
You're eating it up there.
All your energy back and hit a cute little picture.
From there, you're gonna go down and roll.
Roll, roll, cross, cross,
hit, hit, slide, back, roll, roll.
Oh, my God, they're so precious.
[Odalie] And so good.
Watch this.
Hey, girls.
You guys are killing it, by the way.
Are you--
[dancer] It's not who I think--
[Odalie] Killing it!
Let's put that together.
-[both squeal] -Hi!
-Oh, my gosh.
You're real. Like, you really are.
[Odalie] You guys are so good.
So can you please dance with us?
Please, please, please?
Oh, I wish I could, but I can't.
-I'm sorry. -Please. Just one time.
I'm just passing by with my friend.
Odalie... get in there.
[dancer] Yes, you heard her.
-Okay. -[both squeal]
But one thing. You have to dance with me too.
[dancers] Yes! Come on!
Ooh, ooh, boy, you done did your thang with this fade, boy.
[Marquise] Hey, man, the one good thing
about prison: picked up a whole new skill.
Since you in the barbershop vibes...
Right?
...try and give your boy a little advice?
Oh, yeah, of course, bro. Holler at me.
What's up? You know I got you.
[sighs]
I got Poppy and King all up in my shit right now,
telling me I gotta do this tour and betray Dad.
And if I don't, then I'm fucked.
But it's like-like, as soon as I think about it,
like, the shit just don't feel right.
Like, I-I see Dad in the casket.
I feel... I feel the coldness of his hand.
Like, shit starts getting to me, man.
What should I do, bruh? Like, you the only nigga
I can talk to about something like this.
All right, look, man, you know me.
I'm all about taking a dollar
whenever it's on the table, but it's no fucking way
I'm working for the dude that killed our pops.
That don't make no damn sense.
'Quise, this is a lot of money, bro.
Well nigga, this ain't got shit to do with the money.
It's about your name.
You can't be out here tap-dancing for the nigga
that's responsible for killing our dad, bro.
That's worse than snitching. The shit'll get you killed.
[chuckles] But see, 'Quise, that's the thing.
All this street shit, the shit ain't even me.
I'm just around it, bro. That shit I just rap about.
Bro, Pops left the business for you.
So what the street shit got to do with me?
I don't know, but you can't outrun the streets.
Now you in it.
So all I'm saying is, bro, just think about it.
Streets always catch up to you.
Bro, a whole-ass concert for me.
Yeah, it's crazy.
Dad would've loved that shit, man.
He would've.
[dramatic music plays]
But fuck Sage, bro.
I ain't finna get shot over him.
-Hell no. -Exactly bro. Exactly.
Appreciate the fade. You did your thing, fam.
-You guys ready? -Ready.
I think we're ready. Let's kill it.
Let's go, guys.
[dance music plays]
Five, six...
[singer] ♪ Hardest one Down to my marrow ♪
♪ Bad to the bone, royalty I'm Pharaoh ♪
♪ Ever catch me slippin' I'ma tell you hell no ♪
♪ If you try to run up on me 'bout to catch an elbow ♪
♪ Lot of bodies, man They nobodies, though ♪
♪ Lifting heavyweight and do Pilates too ♪
♪ You a square, man I'm well-rounded, bro ♪
♪ Got a big mouth, you can't Even get around it ♪
♪ The only thing I'm talking Yeah, I'm walking ♪
♪ I'm about it Yeah, man, whatever ♪
♪ I don't care how I sounded ♪
♪ All black, stealth mode Yeah, I'm all that ♪
♪ Sending out a warning Everybody better fall back ♪
♪ Here they go They like, "Oh, my God" ♪
♪ Say I'm pushin' All the buttons, man ♪
♪ I've gone too far ♪
♪ But, man, blah, blah, blah What's a king to an enemy ♪
♪ 'Cause when it's on sight Better keep that same energy ♪
♪ Like ah ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya You wanna talk that ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya You know we bust back ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya No, you don't want that ♪
♪ You better ♪
♪ Keep that same energy like ♪
♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya... ♪
Good job, guys! You killed it.
Come back, learn some more dances from us.
We love you guys.
[cheers and applause]
[Odalie] You guys killed it.
[laughs]
[inspirational music plays]
♪ ♪
They're so sweet.
[sighs]
Odalie, you're a star.
[chuckles]
Your future is set.
What about that house you love? Let's go see it.
It's too expensive. I told you that.
Not for you. You can afford it.
Why don't we just go and check it out for a minute?
Just for fun? We're already out.
♪ ♪
Yeah, okay.
Yeah. [giggles]
[Collette] Did you get Rigo straightened out yet?
-[Poppy] I'm working on it. -Wrong answer, girl.
Look, I have moved heaven and Earth
to have everything set on my end.
Now you need to make sure that you deliver Rigo to Sage
by tomorrow morning, do you understand?
I'll try.
Just fucking get it done, all right?
If not, I'm gonna have you blacklisted all over Atlanta.
And you'll never dance in the city ever again.
[line clicks and beeps]
[sniffles]
How much longer are you gonna play this game?
NeNe's about to come on, and NeNe's gon' be loud and real.
NeNe keeps it real.
Real loud.
[knock at door]
Poppy. Hey, what's the matter?
[sniffles] I fucked it all up.
I don't have anywhere else to go.
Whoa. Hey.
It's okay. Come inside.
[Poppy sniffles, sighs]
-Hi, Al. -[Al] Hey, Poppy.
Linen closet's down here. Top shelf is the blankets.
The bottom shelf are the face towels.
There's no dancing before noon,
and please learn how to play dominos.
Dominos?
Who don't know how to play dominos?
You'd be surprised.
All these Poppies and Johnnies.
I feel like I'm trapped in a BET movie.
Tell me what happened. What's going on?
[sniffles] Ugh.
My mom found out that I left the tour,
and she went all crazy on me and kicked me out.
And I've been trying to get
Collette and Rigo to make this deal,
but then Rigo go and change his mind,
and now Collette hates me.
And I can't even stay at Rigo's house
because I just can't be around all that drug shit.
I know, I know, I'm a mess.
[sniffles] But, Tal, I just don't know what to do.
Hey, it's okay. Just breathe.
-And tell me what I can do. -[sighs]
Should've never left that tour with Rigo.
And it's like, I've been trying to get him to see that.
[sighs] This is not gonna be good.
It's not gonna be good for any of us.
So tell him that.
I tried. He's not being logical.
[chuckles] Of course he's not being logical. It's Rigo.
You can talk to him in words
all you want about something, but he's not gonna get it
'til you light his jacket on fire.
Last time you had to go full Left Eye on his ass
to get him to understand you.
[both laugh]
Yeah, he got his act right when I did that.
Yes.
[sighs]
Poppy, look, I-I don't know, but if there's one person
who can talk to him about this, that's you.
He loves you, you know?
But you're gonna have to talk to his heart
and make him understand that way, yeah?
"You can stay in my room."
-[Poppy] Yeah. -[Tal] You can stay in my room.
I can't make this shit up.
[Odalie] Wow.
-Oh, my gosh, it's perfect! -[Angel] Wow.
[light music plays]
♪ ♪
[Odalie] Oh, my God!
Wow, it's huge.
Oh, it's so pretty.
It's freakin' beautiful.
♪ ♪
[gasps] Angel.
Okay. I love that fucking window.
Oh, look, there's more.
[gasps] Oh.
♪ ♪
Maybe...
we go to the market on the corner, get some snacks,
have a little picnic here.
Just take a second before you close the door
on your dream house.
[singer] ♪ Standin' In the light, babe ♪
[R&B music playing]
♪ Why won't you stand here In the light with me... ♪
Ah. Mmm.
-Hey, more wine. -Okay.
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Forget about what's wrong ♪
♪ Tell me what you like Babe ♪
♪ I'll do what you like Babe... ♪
Odalie, you've spent your whole life
trying to make other people happy--
your parents, Sage, Davis--
but you deserve to be happy too.
You worked your ass off.
You deserve this house. You should have it.
[both giggle]
[Angel] This is my song.
[Odalie] Mm!
-[Angel] Hey. -[Odalie] Hey.
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Getting' high On whatever you like ♪
[Odalie] Mm, mm.
[singer] ♪ Welcome to Lovers' Pass ♪
♪ We can live in paradise ♪
♪ This feeling's so enticin' Babe ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Release that body Don't you fight it, babe ♪
♪ ♪
♪ And you wear that-- ♪
-[music stops] -[phone buzzing and chiming]
You okay?
Yeah, I'm just tired.
Um, it's late, so I should go.
[Usher] ♪ There's always That one person ♪
♪ That will always Have your heart ♪
♪ You never see it coming ♪
♪ 'Cause you're blinded From the start ♪
♪ Know that you're that one For me ♪
♪ It's clear for everyone To see ♪
-♪ Ooh, baby, oh ♪ -[Alicia Keys] ♪ Yeah ♪
[Usher] ♪ You gotta rockaway To this one, come on ♪
♪ You will always Be my boo... ♪
[Rigo] Yo, what the fuck are you doing?
I just wanted to see if you remembered.
[Rigo] Remember what? This song?
Yes, I remember this song.
[Usher] ♪ We know how to rock ♪
♪ Do you remember, girl ♪
♪ I was the one who gave you Your first kiss ♪
-Hey. -♪ 'Cause I remember, girl ♪
♪ I was the one who said ♪
-♪ "Put your lips like this" ♪ -♪ Put your lips like this ♪
[Usher] ♪ Even before all the fame ♪
♪ And people screaming Your name ♪
-♪ Girl, I was there... ♪ -Come on, join in.
[both] ♪ And you were my baby ♪
-Ugh. -[chuckles]
What the hell is wrong with you, girl?
It's two in the morning.
If you hungry, just say that.
-Shut up. -[both laugh]
You remember our dream
when we were 16, 13, 11,
hell, day one?
Yes, I remember our dream, Poppy.
What was it?
We thought we was gon' be Jay-Z and Beyoncé...
-Mm-hmm. -...in love, together forever.
[chuckles]
That was a good time in my life.
Yeah.
Shit feels like that was the last time
anything was good around this motherfucker.
Look, I know
I've been pushing you hard to do this tour.
-Ah, fuck. -Whoa, whoa, wait.
Ah, ah, ah. Hear me out. Hear me out. Hear me out.
Hold on. Hold on. Bring it back.
But...
but...
if it is not meant to be,
then it's not meant to be.
Mm-mm.
I need you to be good.
That's really the reason why I came over here tonight.
♪ ...When we were younger You were mine ♪
You know, when we were kids,
I knew there was something special between us.
It's like something different from everybody else.
-I can't explain it. -[both laugh]
But if it's not the tour...
then there's something else.
I believe that. I really do.
And that's why I quit it all for you.
♪ ♪
Tell me what you want.
Just tell me,
and that's how it'll be.
-Mm. -Mm-hmm.
-Talk to me nice, then, girl. -Mm-hmm.
But you talk to me first, so what's it gonna be?
[Usher] ♪ My, oh, my, oh ♪
Look, before we start, there's something I need to say,
and it's something you need to hear.
Look, I know-I know you hurting, man.
I know at one point,
I was somebody that you thought you could trust.
I'm still that person, a'ight?
And I swear to you on my life...
I ain't kill your pops, man.
Now, I ain't gonna bullshit you.
Yeah, we had our beef,
but what-what homeys didn't?
And-and make no mistake,
East-O was my homey at one point.
I mean, shit, we-we grew up together.
We spent every waking moment together as kids.
That was-that was my dawg.
I wouldn't hurt him like that. I wouldn't hurt you--
Man, shut the fuck up.
I didn't come here to talk about my father.
Look, I'ma do your fucking tour, a'ight?
But I got some of my own demands.
[dramatic music plays]
I need total control of the tour
and all of your resources.
Poppy and Tal are mine and dancing lead.
I also want Poppy in charge of my choreography...
♪ ♪
...Tal to be my creative director,
and for no one to fuck with them.
King belongs to me and me alone,
which means he only makes beats for Rigo.
♪ ♪
Is that all?
I gotta get paid, don't I?
-[clears throat] -[both laugh]
We share in on the profits, 60-40 split.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, I'm the 60.
Uh, a'ight, well,
so we-we'll look at the numbers and make sure--
Do I look like I'm negotiating with you, motherfucker?
Nigga, you and I both know you got one play, a'ight?
And this is it. So learn to love it.
So this is how you wanna play it, huh?
♪ ♪
Do we have a deal?
♪ ♪
-Yeah. -[scoffs]
Then I guess this meeting is over.
♪ ♪
Guess I'll, uh, see you around High Water.
Or maybe not.
[laughs]
Least you got this big old house to run around in.
[laughs]
♪ ♪
[Sage sighs]
Look, I know that was hard, but you handled it great, okay?
Calm and collected.
-Yeah? -[Collette] Yeah.
'Cause I feel like I just got fucked.
[sighs] Better be right about this, 'Lette.
♪ ♪
Yo, I can't believe we bought all of this.
-And it's just-- -[shushing]
[whispering] And it's just the beginning.
-We did it, Rigo. We got-- -[door closes]
Shh, be quiet.
-We got our own tour. -[Rigo] Mm-hmm.
And I got you back, ain't that right, Poppy?
It's just you and me.
Ah, ah, ah, stop. Al's home.
Are you really gonna stay here?
You don't wanna come with me?
You know this is where I need to be right now.
-[sighs] -Right now.
Fine, fine, fine.
[Poppy sighs]
-[Rigo] But... -[Poppy] Uh-oh.
[chuckles]
I need to know.
Oh...
what?
Is it really you and me now?
Like, for real?
[smooth music plays]
-It's always been you and me. -Hmm.
So, uh, dinner tomorrow? A real date?
Oh.
As long as it's Pappadeaux's.
-Mm-hmm. [laughs] -Okay, okay.
-I might switch it up. -[both laugh]
See you at rehearsal for our tour.
Mm. Say it again.
-Our tour. Ooh. -That sound good.
Better walk off before I started waking people up.
-Get out of here. -[door opens]
[chuckles]
-Whoo! -[dog barking]
It's me and Poppy, baby!
[Rigo laughs]
-[reporters clamoring] -[reporter 1] Rigo, Rigo.
Tell us about the murder.
Come on, Rigo.
Rigo, tell us what happened in the murder.
Tell us what you know about the murder.
Did Sage Odom kill your father?
[reporter 2] What are your feelings about Sage?
Come on, Rigo. Tell us something!
[reporters clamoring]
What the fuck is going on?
Where the hell are my dad's corner boys?
They know you met with Sage, fool.
There's already a press release out.
Rigo, did Sage Odom kill your father?
Come on, Rigo, tell us.
[reporters clamoring]
[Rigo] Fuck!
[reporters clamoring]
Do you know what's happening?
No.
I mean, is Sage even back?
[dramatic music plays]
Hello there. I need everyone's attention.
♪ ♪
Okay. All right.
I know the last couple days have been pretty difficult
for everyone, but I want to assure you
that Sage Odom is not guilty
of these heinous accusations.
Now, I got some good news, and I have some bad news.
Now, the good news is...
the tour is back on.
-Oh, my God. -[all exclaiming]
[Collette] We've got an exciting new artist
who's gonna be taking over for Sage until he comes back.
Ladies and gentlemen...
[dancers] Oh!
-Holy shit! -[chatter and applause]
[upbeat music plays]
♪ ♪
[Odalie] D!
Oh, my God.
-Mm. -God, what does this mean?
Hey, I want-I wanted to surprise you.
Rigo hit me up this morning, told me the tour was back on.
That means I'll have the money to move in with you, right?
We can move in wherever you want.
Pink, blue, orange house, it doesn't matter,
as long as I'm around you.
♪ ♪
Um... [chuckles]
I'm sorry, but, you know, you were so sure
you didn't want to move in with me, I'm...
I'm moving in by myself.
I just wanted to do something for me for a change, you know?
Are you serious?
Wait, so one second, you're begging to move in with me,
and the next,
well, shit, you don't want me around at all?
-That-- -Shit is fucking annoying, man.
What the fuck do you want, Odalie?
[Odalie] Come on, D.
[Collette] All right, now,
we're keeping you all on the tour.
But here's the bad news:
everything is up for grabs.
The old numbers are gone.
No spot is secure.
And now let me introduce you to your new choreographer.
[cheers and applause]
We gotta put together a whole new show,
and rehearsal starts now.
Let's get it popping, y'all.
[dramatic hip-hop music playing]
Odalie, back row.
♪ ♪
All right, y'all, follow me.
Five, six, seven, eight!
[singer] ♪ Oh, my God It's like back in the spot ♪
♪ Packed out like there's ice In my watch ♪
♪ No secret, it's hot When I drop ♪
♪ Got girls getting naked I feel like a god ♪
♪ Don't even roll my weed No more ♪
♪ Man, I got people Ain't no equal to the fire ♪
♪ And the power Get your hands up ♪
♪ Back it up, back it up Back it up, back it up ♪
♪ Back it up, put some respect On my name ♪
♪ Stack it up, stack it up Stack it up, stack it up ♪
♪ Stack it up I'ma be breaking the bank ♪
♪ I got all my haters eatin' ♪
♪ And if the party poppin' You know where we be ♪
♪ We in ♪
♪ My house, bow down ♪
♪ Bitch, you know Where you at ♪
-♪ My house, bow down ♪ -Keep it goin', keep it goin'.
♪ Bitch, you know Where you at ♪
♪ My house, bow down ♪
♪ Bitch, you know Where you at ♪
♪ My house, bow down ♪
♪ Bitch, you know Where you at ♪
♪ Talk shit, I'ma blow ♪
♪ So why you be jealous Of me ♪
♪ You can't even step a foot In the room... ♪
[all] Oh!
♪ Bitch, you know Where you at ♪
-♪ My house, bow down ♪ -My house.
[singer] ♪ Bitch, you know Where you at ♪
♪ My house, bow down ♪
♪ Bitch, you know Where you at ♪
♪ My house, bow down ♪
♪ Bitch, you know Where you at ♪
♪ Bow down, hey, hey ♪
♪ Yo, bow down ♪
[dramatic hip-hop music plays]
[choir vocalizing]
♪ ♪