[Al] Previously onStep Up...
-Is the tour over? -Mm-hmm.
How you gonna recoup the $20 million
that I put up for this tour
when you can't even leave your goddamn penthouse?
What if we can get someone to fill in for you?
[Rigo] Look, I'm gonna do your fucking tour, all right?
But I got some of my own demands.
-Do we have a deal? -Yeah.
Marquise Howard.
-So what do you want? -I want Sage Odom.
Hey, yo. What's crackin', motherfuckers?
Oh, shit! Marquise!
[Angel] You worked your ass off.
You deserve this house. You should have it.
[Odalie] I'm moving in by myself.
Wait, so one second, you're begging to move in with me,
-and the next- -Mm-mm-mm.
-Is it really you and me now? -It's always been you and me.
You can't be out here tap-dancing for the nigga
that's responsible for killing our dad, bro.
That's worse than snitching. That shit'll get you killed.
[Al] Sit back and relax.
This gonna be a good one.
[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 ♪
♪ Want to live my dream ♪
♪ Step up in the spotlight ♪
♪ Want to 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 ♪
♪ Want to step up Step up in the spotlight ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh ♪
[upbeat music plays]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Down, no, no, no, no, no ♪
♪ And even if you're not me ♪
-Whoo! -[laughs]
Can you see it? Can-can you see it? Everybody know what it is?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. -Come on, V.
Come on, come on, tell me something.
Come on, come on, come on. Let me hear it. Come on.
Dope, come on!
You goddamn right it's dope, man.
But, Vida, look, you got to see the whole vision, though.
Imagine dark stage, right? Bam, single spotlight.
My hologram right in the middle,
flanked on either side by the Harlem Boys Choir.
What is that face? What...what's the...what's...
I got some bad news for you.
Why do I feel like that is all I hear as of late?
Come on, come on. Run it down.
I tried everything I could, but the execs running
the Black Music Television Excellence Awards
won't take the risk.
They won't let you perform on the show.
Come on, the ratings on this will be fucking ridiculous.
Big star. Tabloid headlines.
When was the last time
that this award show was must-see TV?
Which I reiterated to them about a thousand times,
but they won't budge.
They're terrified...
of all the wrong things, as usual.
[sighs]
[sighs] The BMTs was the one shot I needed, Vida.
[dramatic music plays]
We go back a long way, Sage.
♪ ♪
Telling you over the phone just didn't seem right.
[Tal] Five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.
Round. One, two, three, four,
slide, five, six, cross, seven.
[Rigo] Cut! Cut, cut.
Cut, cut, cut.
What? What's the problem now, Rigo?
Same thing. It's the dance moves, bruh.
I'm still not feeling it.
We changed the choreo a dozen times.
And, Poppy, that's the thing about vibes, a'ight?
Look, the shit either works, or it doesn't work.
No, actually, it takes work to make shit work.
You can't just watch your routine one time at half speed
and say that it's broken.
[Rigo] Y'all called background dancers for a reason, right?
Yeah, I thought so.
Look, be back here figuring it out.
I gonna be up front doing my own thing.
I'm taking ten.
[Tal] Okay, we can still make this work.
Let's do this--Tacir, pull you up front closer.
Swap with Terrell.
Yes. Odalie, you can still make the turn.
This shit is garbage, Tal.
What, we keep changing everything
'cause Rigo's gone full diva?
I mean, what's the point of busting our asses
and learning all these new steps
if you're just gonna keep throwing them out?
Bitch, I know Little Miss Spartika
-ain't out here checking divas. -Bitch!
Okay, bitch, you don't even have a routine yet.
[all shouting]
[Tal] We don't need to be fighting right now.
[Odalie] I fucking hate her.
[shouting continues]
[Jimmy] Tickets aren't selling.
[Collette] I don't get it.
You know, "Take the Throne"
has been on Hip-Hop Caviar for, what, months.
[Jimmy] Songs are free. Concert tickets cost money.
You want people to shell out 100 bucks to schlep to a show,
you have to convince them that Rigo is the star.
Okay, I... I just need some time.
Give me a couple days.
[Jimmy] You got 24 hours,
or I pull the plug on this whole fucking deal.
[phone beeps]
[sighs]
I was really looking forward to doing that show.
A chance to perform again,
reconnect with the fucking world, man.
I know, I know, babe. It's not fair.
Just when I thought this shit can't get no fucking worse.
[scoffs] You got to be fucking kidding me.
-What now? -Okay, Jimmy called.
Rigo's sales are soft.
He's threatening to shut it all down.
[Sage] I fucking told y'all. The kid is not a headliner.
He's a opener at best.
Okay, we can still save this, all right?
But just keep an open mind, okay?
Your slot on the BMTs...
Mm-hmm.
Vida's still trying to fill it, right?
Don't say what I think you about to say.
-Please, don't. -Well, if we can get her
to get Rigo--
Fuck, 'Lette. Come on.
It would give him the boost that he needs.
You want me to rot in here
and give this little nigga my shine?
-Great plan. -No.
-That's a great fucking plan. -No, no.
Okay, look, I want you to be free, okay?
I want you to have your life back,
for us to have our life.
But right now Rigo needs to make a big impact
in a short time.
If he doesn't move these tickets fast,
then we're finished.
That's 40 million eyes on a national broadcast.
♪ ♪
A'ight, a'ight, we got to move on this.
We got three days before the show,
Vida will be looking for a replacement real quick.
[snaps fingers] You know what?
Remember when I told you to cancel the BMT bash?
-Mm-hmm. -Uncancel that shit.
Okay, we get Vida good and drunk...
-Mm-hmm. -...introduce her to Rigo.
We should be able to persuade her to give him a shot.
Well, I already called the caterer on the way home.
[chuckles]
You're really fucking good. You know that, right?
[upbeat music plays]
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[Poppy] Y'all ready? Come on.
Five , six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
[Sage] No. No.
No, no, no, no, no!
Stop, stop!
I want to shake the shit out of y'all.
I wish I could jump through this goddamn screen right now.
What the fuck is that? You call that dancing?
It's fucking boring. Okay?
Come on, Poppy. This is your choreography?
Where's the spectacle?
I got half a mind to get JaQuel Knight
on a plane back here tomorrow.
You must've really forgot our deal, Sage, huh?
No interferences at all.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, well, circumstances have changed
a little bit, young blood.
Oh, yeah? What kind of circumstances?
[Sage] Rigo, fuck out the way.
Greyhound, you can do better.
Break it down. Start again.
Think sexy, something that I'll actually fuck with.
[Tal] Okay.
Oh, almost forgot.
Mandatory party invitation, okay?
BMT Awards pre-party, my penthouse, tomorrow night.
You will all be in attendance, okay?
I need you fly, I need you sexy, I need you fun.
I need High Water to represent.
Copy that? Okay.
And I don't have shitty dancers at my parties,
so un-shittify yourselves,
and I'll see you there.
Get back to work. Go, go, go.
Great.
All right. Y'all heard the man.
[indistinct chatter]
-We need to go rework this. -Right.
Yo, tell that old man stop playing with me, all right?
This is my tour.
And if he think he gonna turn it
into some Genesis 2.0 bullshit,
I'll walk right the fuck out this door right now,
leave that tour, I'm not playing.
[Collette] This is your tour.
And what happened today shouldn't have happened.
Sage needs to back off.
But what you need to understand
is that Sage and I are dealing with some things
behind the scenes.
Let me guess.
These are those unforeseen circumstances
Sage was talking about earlier?
-[sighs] -Well, what are they? Tell me.
I deserve to know what's going on on my tour, right?
Your shows--
they're not selling at the pace we anticipated, Rigo.
Whatever. That's just Sage doing what he does,
trying to get in my head and... and fuck with me.
All right, so the numbers on the left
are how many seats are in each venue.
The numbers on the right are how many that are left.
That don't even make sense.
Like, mad people out here are playing my shit.
Well, we need them to see you, not just hear you--
give them a taste of the tour.
Okay, how we supposed to do that?
I want you to take Sage's slot at the BMT Excellence Awards.
Once we get the eyes of the music world on you,
we'll move tickets.
You just said the... the BMT Awards--
the motherfucking BMT Excellence Awards?
Are you serious?
You know I will kill that shit, right?
-Like, no cap. -I know, I know.
But Black Music Television's not so sure.
What... what do you mean? What, they don't want me?
Well, they just don't know you.
But that's what tomorrow night's party is all about.
I need you to show up and impress.
Convince BMT that you're a star.
♪ ♪
Poppy won't be happy until I'm back row far left
in every song.
If it were up to Rigo, there wouldn't even be tour dancers.
Spartika's a dancewear clothing company,
and you're the face of it.
-There's gonna be tour dancers. -[sighs] It's just...
you know, I've worked so fucking hard for this shit.
And I feel like I'm back at square one
fighting for my spot.
-[scoffs] -This is just temporary.
Once Sage is back, everything at High Water's
gonna go back to the way it was.
If Poppy and Rigo don't burn it to the ground first.
[Angel] Jeez, that looks terrible, Odalie.
[Odalie sighs]
If you keep dancing on that, that won't heal.
Pain's a part of the job. No one's 100%
[indistinct chatter]
[zipper opens]
[dramatic music plays]
Shit.
-What are those? -It's just Tylenol.
Didn't you say your mom's a doctor?
Can't she find you a specialist--
I'm not close with my family, Angel, I told you that.
Well, you need to listen to someone
that has your best interest at heart
if you're not gonna listen to me.
[singer] ♪ All I want is you ♪
[singers] ♪ All I want All I want is you ♪
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Let them have That diamond ring ♪
♪ ♪
[Poppy moans]
♪ ♪
♪ Let them have ♪
[moans]
♪ ♪
[sighs]
♪ Baby, baby, baby ♪
[singers] ♪ Baby, baby, baby ♪
Baby, are you okay?
-[sighs] -Yeah, I'm- I'm good.
You know you want to tell me what's wrong.
You gonna make me dig for it? [chuckles]
I'm sorry, it's just...
Collette and Sage got me fucked up, man.
Like, I feel like they always pulling the strings, like...
I know, baby.
I know, but we just got to roll with it for now.
[grunts]
Poppy...
I'm trying to do right by my dad, all right?
Sage made hella promises to him, too,
and how many of them came true?
Okay, baby, but there's a big difference
between you and East-O, okay?
To Sage, your dad was disposable, but, Rigo...
Sage needs you.
Look, imagine Sage all locked up at his house,
watching you on TV.
You in the spotlight,
people cheering your name and not his.
-Now, that'll fuck his ass up. -[both chuckling]
I can see his face now...
[singer] ♪ Oh, baby ♪
Oh, boy. Oh, my God.
[singer] ♪ All I want is you ♪
[singers] ♪ All I want All I want is you ♪
[singer] ♪ Baby ♪
♪ ♪
♪ You my baby ♪
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[lock clicks, car beeps]
[dramatic music plays]
♪ ♪
-[synth-heavy pop music plays] -[singer] ♪ Crazy ♪
♪ Go crazy ♪
♪ Got my ex going crazy ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I'm back ♪
♪ New track, y'all can run a lap ♪
♪ Got the money Going both ways ♪
[Rigo] See, this what the fuck I'm talking about.
Sitting in the back of the limo sipping Dom P with my peoples,
smoking on that loud pack.
You hear me? All on Sage's dime.
The shit just hit better when he paying for it, don't it?
Hell, yeah.
Baby, he needs you, and he knows it.
That's the only reason he'd even consider
-paying half this shit. -That's true.
Hey, and this just the beginning, too.
'Cause, listen, once I take the throne,
it's gonna be RIP Sage career.
-[Poppy] Ooh. Hey! -Rigo taking over.
[laughter]
Man, you ain't taking over shit.
Hmm? Stay in your motherfucking lane, Marquise.
Don't start that shit.
All that shit you doing is keeping that man alive.
And if you ask me, you ain't taking the throne.
You just keeping it warm.
♪ ♪
[Odalie] I fucking love it. The windows are so dope.
It's open. I just feel good in here.
Wow, baby. I love it. I'm happy for you.
Listen, mami, um, feels kind of stupid bringing this up,
but...
couple of things have been on my mind...
I feel like I need to talk to you about.
Babe, we have all night. Can we talk about it later?
No. It's kind of important.
I can't pretend like I'm okay
with the fact that you got all this without me.
I thought we were gonna do it together.
-I thought we were-- -[footsteps approaching]
Uh, you were right. It fits perfectly.
[Odalie] You look so good.
[squeals] Okay.
Girl, you look way better in it than me.
You should just keep it.
-[Angel] You sure? -[Odalie] Yeah.
Hi. I'm Angel.
Davis.
I'm just gonna grab my necklace, and then we can go.
Yeah.
I didn't think you'd mind.
It seems to be the pattern, right?
Dave, we're all going to the same place,
so why would we make her pay for her own Uber?
[footsteps approaching]
[Angel] This is exciting.
[Odalie] I know. [chuckles] I'm stoked.
We get to see Sage's penthouse.
-Oh, my God. -I wonder how big it is.
[indistinct chatter]
[upbeat music plays]
♪ ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ We did it big We did it big ♪
♪ We did it bigger than big ♪
♪ You know what it is Know what it is ♪
♪ Who did it bigger Than this? ♪
♪ We did it big We did it big ♪
♪ We did it bigger than big ♪
♪ You know what it is Know what it is ♪
♪ Who did it bigger Than this? ♪
♪ Turn it up, bring it back I got this thing in the bag ♪
I'm not fucking with being at this party.
♪ I got this thing In the bag ♪
All these niggas looking at us sideways.
Bro, that OG got you bugging, boy.
Listen, I'm a star now, baby. People gonna look.
A'ight.
♪ We getting money Making stacks ♪
♪ We turn it up to the max ♪
♪ If you like it Run it back ♪
♪ If you don't Then you wack ♪
♪ If you with it Then let's get it ♪
♪ They want to do it But we did it ♪
♪ Walk in like I am the man ♪
What's up?
♪ ♪
You see this shit? Bro, I'm not crazy.
Let me catch somebody else looking like that,
and it's gonna be a situation.
Yo, 'Quise, you got to chill out, bro, a'ight?
We ain't come here to be acting like this.
We here on a mission.
I hope you know what you're doing, Rigo.
Streets is watching.
Nigga, you need a drink.
♪ Hey ♪
♪ We did it big We did it big ♪
♪ We did it bigger than big ♪
♪ You know what it is Know what it is ♪
♪ Who did it bigger Than this? ♪
♪ We did it big We did it big ♪
♪ We did it bigger than big ♪
♪ You know what it is Know what it is ♪
♪ Who did it bigger Than this? ♪
Can I borrow you? I need you to meet someone.
No entourage. Her name is Vida James.
She's the head of programming at BMT.
Nobody performs until she gives the green light.
That's why I need you to impress.
Vida. Hello, girl.
So I want you to meet our new artist. This is Rigo.
Rigo, meet Vida.
Pleasure. Mwah. Pleasure. Pleasure to meet you.
[Vida] Rigo.
Got him tap-dancin' already.
♪ ♪
"Take the Throne" was a nice little hit.
Song of the summer.
But "Bow Down"?
Now, that was some real tear-up-the-club shit.
Nice. So you're a fan?
Uh, he means, so you're aware of his music.
I'm aware of every prospect in the city of Atlanta.
[chuckles] Prospect?
Well, you know, uh, Rigo is not a long-term project, Vida.
Rigo's on the verge of breaking out in a big way.
And all you have to do is put me in the game.
Look, I'll put up big numbers. Believe me.
Look, I just came to say hello to Sage and have a drink.
-Not to talk business. -I get it.
But, Vida, I do know that the slot is still open on the show,
and I just really--
I'm already talking to Gucci Mane.
My bases are covered.
Gucci Mane can't match my demo.
Sweetheart, listen,
I got six million followers on Instagram,
four million followers on YouTube,
and steady climbing, all right?
The people feel my energy. They see the vision.
But do they buy the tickets?
-[Rigo sighs] -I'm not stupid, Collette.
I know why you're pushing so hard for this kid.
But have you seen me perform?
Like, I do you know what kind of heat I can bring
-to the stage? -No, I haven't.
[Sage] Maybe the kid's right.
Maybe you should see what the crowd do
when, uh, Lil Rigo here do his thing.
Might change your mind.
Lil Rigo?
[scoffs] It's just Rigo, bro. You know this.
You know what? I kind of like Lil Rigo.
I feel like it might be better for the brand.
You should think about it.
I will send you some videos
of him performing at the Genesis tour.
Rigo killed.
Clips are clips. [chuckles]
I need to see an artist up close,
feel the energy in the room.
Okay, okay, look, so he's no Sage Odom, of course.
Who is?
But he's close, all right?
I taught the little kid everything he knows.
East-O's the only man whoever taught me shit.
You might want to check them receipts, playboy.
-Stay focused. -[Vida] Sage.
You know I love you, but it's not happening.
♪ Let it down ♪
[singer vocalizing]
♪ ♪
[distant siren wailing]
[singer] ♪ Yeah, bad bitch, I'm rare ♪
♪ See the shine, Ric Flair ♪
♪ You can feel it in the air ♪
♪ When I shake my derriere ♪
Oh!
♪ I'm rare, no fair ♪
♪ I'm rare, don't stare ♪
[dramatic music plays]
♪ ♪
I spilled your drink.
It's cool. They free drinks.
I'm Angel.
What's up, Angel?
-Want to let me up? -Oh, yeah. Yeah. [chuckles]
There.
I'm gonna get you that drink.
Okay, yeah.
[Odalie] Girl, this is my song.
Let's dance now.
[Angel] See you soon.
[singer] ♪ I'm like One, two, three, four ♪
♪ This'll be five, six, 7.62 Fuck a eight ♪
♪ It's not gonna hit ten or 11 In this club ♪
♪ ♪
[crowd exclaiming]
♪ One, two, three, four ♪
♪ This'll be five, six, 7.62 Fuck a eight ♪
♪ It's not gonna hit ten or 11 In this club ♪
[crowd exclaiming]
♪ ♪
Hey, yo. Who's that?
♪ ♪
♪ Hey, no, we ain't no fucking Kids, but we gon' come... ♪
Oh, she showed up a couple of weeks ago
begging Ms. Collette for an audition.
She's gorgeous.
♪ ♪
[record scratches]
[crowd exclaims]
♪ ♪
That guy from the bar, do you know him?
No.
♪ ♪
-I've seen him around. -He's peng.
He's a drug dealer.
Uh, that's what I've heard, of course.
Girl, he's sketch.
-No, don't do it. -[both laugh]
♪ ♪
"Lil Rigo"?
You don't think it sounds better?
I... I think it sounds better.
Throwing passive-aggressive shade
is not fucking hyping him up.
It's sabotage.
Okay, okay, okay. I'm sorry. I apologize.
No, no, no, stop acting like an ass, all right?
And start handling your shit.
Now, listen, Vida's right.
We need to show her Rigo's energy tonight,
or else everything we worked for is gonna go up in flames.
Okay, Sage, it's time to step up, all right?
Show Rigo what it's like to be the bigger man.
Start acting like a mentor and not his rival.
♪ ♪
[crowd cheers]
♪ This shit hit Like boom, boom, boom ♪
♪ Fix your face, bitch Stay on mute ♪
♪ I'm the coldest In the room ♪
♪ Bank account On silver spoon ♪
♪ I no lie, I tell the truth ♪
♪ My car has stars On the roof ♪
♪ You're mad your bitch On the move ♪
♪ Oh, damn, hell, yeah She get loose ♪
♪ Screamin' bad girl summer Like boom, boom, boom ♪
♪ That DJ wrong For playin' that song ♪
♪ He done turned on her Like boom, boom, boom ♪
Don't look now, love, but everybody's watching.
♪ Like who she'll chat to What she'll chat about ♪
♪ 'Bout to get hit Like boom, boom, boom ♪
♪ Huh, sis? What, sis? You so childish ♪
♪ Fuck that, fuck shit ♪
♪ Boom, oh ♪
♪ I could tell she ain't Talking about nothing ♪
Is that...?
The bitch that fucked up my soy-milk latte?
♪ Keep shit cute Say nothin', bitch ♪
♪ Fuckboys, out my face ♪
♪ Fuck snacks, I'ma buffet ♪
♪ I rain on parades ♪
♪ He ain't like me, okay ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Your money quiet What you say? ♪
♪ Park a bitch like a valet ♪
♪ He ain't got no feng shui ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪
[hip-hop music plays]
♪ ♪
♪ I don't want nobody To do drugs with me ♪
♪ If you love me, won't you Let me do my drugs in peace ♪
So Angel's just crashing, huh?
-What's that supposed to mean? -Nothing.
You guys just look like you're having a lot of fun out there.
That's all.
D, we're just dancing.
Baby, why you playing with me?
[scoffs] I have no idea what you're talking about.
You have no idea what I'm talking about?
One minute, you love me, and you're dying to live together.
And then this chick shows up out of nowhere,
and you move in with her.
I'm doing the best I fucking can to love you,
and you can't even bother to let me know I'm being replaced.
How's that supposed to make me feel, huh?
♪ ♪
You know what, Davis?
I am sick of worrying about your delicate feelings.
I can't seem to get it right with you, anyways.
I want to do what the fuck I want to do for once.
And right now I want to enjoy this party.
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
So, what? You stalking me or something?
-American boys are so cocky. -[chuckles]
So they don't like confidence where you from?
It depends on the boy.
♪ 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... ♪
Oh, you dig this track.
I ain't gonna lie.
It sounds a little better when I rap the lyrics.
There that's that confidence again.
[chuckles]
Nah, it ain't like that.
Rigo, that's my brother, but...
I'm the brain behind the lyrics.
And I choreographed "Lemonade."
Oh, you don't believe me?
How about you let me prove it to you then?
Let's, uh... let's take walk. Let's go find some place quiet.
♪ Yeah, bow down ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
Yeah.
♪ Bow down, hey, hey ♪
♪ ♪
Okay, young blood.
There's some shit we need to discuss.
For whatever reason, you want to believe I killed your pops.
And I know it ain't helping you got motherfuckers in your ear
calling me a murderer and all of that shit.
But I got to tell you, Rigo...
I did not kill East, a'ight?
And I don't want to see you miss out on one
of the biggest opportunities of your fucking life
behind believing some stupid shit.
The district attorney thinks otherwise.
Oh, okay, so we ridin' with the-with the Queen of the Hip-Hop Cops now?
The bitch that want to make ATL
safer for Margaret fucking Mitchell?
Or you gonna ride with a nigga you've known
your whole goddamn life?
Look at me, man.
East-O wanted the fucking world for you.
He wanted to see you holding up Grammys
and platinum plaques and shit.
I'm trying to give that to you.
So this don't benefit you?
You telling me me getting on that stage don't save yo' ass?
Yeah. Yeah.
That's what you want to hear? Yeah.
You're saving my ass.
And Collette's, by the way.
And Poppy's, by the way.
And all of fucking High Water.
Yeah, everybody reaps the benefit, Rigo.
But you, nigga, you the one
getting blasted into the stratosphere.
I seen a lot of kids move through High Water, man,
talented kids.
You the one that reminds me the most of me.
So you got to ask yourself, "If you were me, what would I do?"
And you better believe
I'ma grab the hand reaching out to help me.
♪ ♪
[cell phones chimes]
Fuck. Fuck.
What? What happened?
Moment of truth.
Yo, is you in, or is you out?
'Cause in about two minutes, Vida's gone.
And when she goes, so does your opportunity.
So what we doing?
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
So this is where the magic happens.
-[door closes] -[Marquise] Damn.
He's got his own temple all to himself.
Hey, look, I ain't gonna lie.
I don't think I can flow with all this ego in the air.
-Excuses. -Nah, I'm saying, like...
came up in the same streets I did.
But do you hear it in his music?
No, you don't.
I'm waiting.
[smooth music plays]
♪ ♪
[Sage] ♪ Baby, live it up ♪
♪ Go on and enjoy yourself ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Shorty, take it off ♪
♪ I know it ain't For no one else ♪
[singing indistinctly]
♪ ♪
♪ You have just enough to hitch a ride ♪
♪ ♪
♪ This is cool for the moment and then we start to groove ♪
♪ ♪
♪ All these fucking records ♪
♪ Ain't never talking About shit ♪
♪ It don't mean the same thing If you ain't got it ♪
♪ I'm a motherfucking prophet For profit ♪
♪ And it's A motherfucking jungle ♪
♪ 90% of these niggas crumble I ain't humble ♪
♪ I'm ten toes down, and I ain't stumbled in the field ♪
♪ Steady running this bitch And I ain't fumbled ♪
♪ Touchdown And I'm ready for war ♪
♪ I want the trouble hold up ♪
♪ Fuck Sage Odom And you can quote it ♪
[chuckles]
-[Angel] Okay, I see you. -You dig that?
I don't know. I might have to record that.
-[door opens] -[person] Hey!
Rigo and Sage are turning it up.
♪ ♪
♪ Help me start your groove ♪
[feedback whines, music fades, record scratches]
What the fuck? Yo, what--
[crowd clamoring, air horn blares]
[Rigo] ♪ Picked the wrong fight ♪
♪ Picked the wrong night ♪
♪ And I ain't gonna be here ♪
♪ For none of the pretty-boy Shit on these street lights ♪
♪ Got one eye on the scepter ♪
♪ Keeping one eye On my blood ♪
♪ Enemies on a stretcher ♪
♪ Down there, breaking They necks to look up ♪
♪ Police at my trap ♪
♪ Got the family in my guap ♪
♪ Got my name Up in they mouth ♪
[both] ♪ I'ma have to shut em up ♪
♪ I'm on a whole nother level ♪
♪ Standing up Under the pressure ♪
♪ Doing it better Than veterans ♪
♪ I'ma take the throne ♪
♪ Comin' for the top ♪
♪ I'ma be that King Kong Can't nobody stop ♪
♪ Y'all ain't ready for me ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
♪ Y'all ain't ready for me ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
♪ I'ma take the throne ♪
♪ Hey, coming For these streets, streets ♪
♪ Got it in my blood This a living legacy ♪
♪ Y'all ain't ready for me ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Y'all ain't ready for me ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ I'ma take a... ♪
I hate to admit being wrong, but I see it.
So you're gonna put Rigo on?
I'm texting my segment producers right now.
♪ Golden chains on my neck ♪
♪ Came through drippin' With respect, unh ♪
♪ Show me your pride And I'll humble it ♪
♪ Show me a castle I'll crumble it ♪
♪ Quick on my feet And y'all stumblin' ♪
♪ Fumblin' over the shit That I do ♪
♪ And I see y'all ready to rumble ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
♪ Ready for whoever come With it ♪
♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey ♪
♪ I ain't gonna never be done With it ♪
[cheers and applause]
[electronic music plays]
♪ ♪
Got some superstar in you, young blood.
That's for sure.
We did it, man, me and you.
Mostly me, but, hey.
-Whatever, little nigga. -[laughter]
No, real talk--you a natural.
You proved that shit tonight.
But, yo, decisions get harder the bigger you get.
Wrong one...
wind up on the exit ramp.
Tonight you made the right one.
I'm proud of you.
[smooth music plays]
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Baby, we need Some time away ♪
♪ Baby, we need Some kind of space ♪
♪ I don't want to feel Like this anymore ♪
♪ 'Cause it's getting harder To sleep ♪
♪ Tossin' and turnin' ♪
♪ Finally, I have... ♪
♪ All your love exhausted me ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Don't beg The quiet days is over ♪
♪ I was drunk on your love But now I'm sober ♪
♪ Sometimes you got to learn To love from a distance ♪
Hey, love.
♪ ♪
I, uh...
I have an idea.
Oh, yeah? What was you thinking?
I think I have a way
to get you out that of the cafe and dancing on tour.
[chuckles]
[upbeat music plays]
♪ ♪
Let's feel the vibe, y'all. Feel it.
All right, here we go.
Oh. Uh-huh.
Yeah, shoulders back, in.
Oh, to the side.
-Yo! -[music stops]
They got clocks in Buckhead?
There was a car crash at Spaghetti Junction--
You're late. And your friend must be lost.
Sorry, baby girl, this rehearsal's for dancers,
not for groupies, so if you could just...
I told you this was a bad idea.
No, no, Sage said he needed something spectacular, right?
Something sexy.
And you think you're that something?
[laughs]
Girl, get in the back and do your job in the--
You too, Mel B. Okay?
[Tal] Hey, yo, wait.
What are... what you doing?
You saw them last night. They've got something.
[sighs]
No.
-No. -It's your call.
I'm not gonna argue if you don't like it,
but I am the creative director,
and that shit last night was fucking fire.
[Rigo] Hello? Are we doing this?
It's not rocket science, a'ight? Fuck are we doin'?
[Poppy groans] Okay. You got my attention.
For real?
-[Poppy] Show me what you got. -Okay.
[Poppy] Hey, y'all, back up.
Let's see these spectacular dance moves.
[sultry music plays]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Take a good look at it ♪
♪ Look at it now ♪
♪ Might be the last time ♪
♪ You'll have a go-round ♪
♪ I'll let you touch it ♪
♪ If you'd like to go down ♪
♪ I'll let you go further ♪
♪ If you take The southern route ♪
♪ Don't go too fast, don't go too slow ♪
♪ You've got to let Your body flow ♪
♪ I like 'em attentive ♪
♪ And I like 'em in control ♪
-♪ Baby, it's yours ♪ -♪ All yours ♪
♪ If you want it tonight ♪
[Poppy] All right, that's enough.
Cut the music.
We've seen enough. S-settle down.
Uh-huh.
[dramatic music plays]
♪ ♪
Just to be clear...
y'all get to do this shit one night only.
Learn it.
[cheers and applause]
Welcome to the show, Angel.
[cheers and applause continue]
[Jimmy] So let me to this straight.
You had a party and didn't invite the guy
who's on the cover of this magazine?
[chuckles] That's a nice shot,
but, uh, parties are for friends
that are not on payroll.
-Ouch. Hey, that hurt. -[Sage] You'll be all right.
[Jimmy] Look, I hate that I couldn't help
with that whole BMT thing, but, uh, I was wondering--
any chance you could score two extra tickets for moi?
[laughing] Are you fucking serious?
[Jimmy] Yeah, I'm fucking serious.
'Cause you know there's no shame in my game.
[chuckles] Shit, well, uh...
I can probably get you something in the balcony,
but, uh, you don't want to go to that shit.
Collette convinced BMT to give my spot to Rigo.
Amateur hour.
Really? Rigo's taking your spot?
-[liquor pouring] -Yep.
That's one hell of a development.
Didn't take you for a trap fan.
Well, this could be one hell of an opportunity for us.
-What kind of opportunity? -[Jimmy] Think about it.
East O's kid up there on the stage.
Now he says the right thing, it's a fucking game changer.
Now, it's a hell of an ask, but if the kid does it...
this could derail that fucking DA's whole narrative.
I like it.
[slow dance music plays]
[singer] ♪ Put it all on me... ♪
Savor these moments, Rigo.
This time tomorrow, everyone's gonna want a piece.
I'm ready.
I know.
I've always known.
Between the tour, BMTs...
every step of the way, I've always had your back.
♪ ♪
Man, I got so much on my mind right now to be this high.
Mm.
What's wrong?
♪ ♪
Come on, you can tell me.
What's up?
♪ ♪
Well, I got to ask you something.
You've always had my back. Lay it on me. What's up?
Vida called me,
and she's worried about you taking Sage's slot.
You know, there's a lot of love for Sage in this industry.
It's gonna be some people disappointed
about you being on the stage instead of him.
Boomers gonna boom, right? Fuck 'em.
Well, after your performance...
♪ ♪
...Vida was thinking maybe you throw Sage
a little bit of love...
you know, make it clear
that you appreciate why you're on that stage.
[chuckles]
[laughs] Wait a minute.
Hold up.
You want me
to show some love
to Sage
o-on national television?
The man who... who people think killed my dad?
[laughs]
You have got to be kidding me, right?
I told her that you would never do it.
Yeah, because I can't.
I'll look like a damn fool.
-[scoffs] -All right, well, then I guess
I'm back to square one.
I guess I can call Vida and see if maybe
I can get Sage back on his slot.
[cell phone clicking]
♪ ♪
Hold up.
[dramatic music plays]
I'll do it.
[sighs] Thank you.
[singer] ♪ I only know To live fast and die young ♪
♪ And represent Where I'm from ♪
♪ Got to make a lot of cash And die young ♪
♪ ♪
[Marquise] Them motherfuckers want you to do what?
Look, I don't... I don't know what the fuck to believe, bro.
Rigo, if you get up on that stage
and you thank the man that people think killed your dad,
that's something that you can never come back from.
Come on, nigga.
♪ ♪
Look, I'm your brother, all right?
I want to see you win.
All right, so what the fuck am I supposed to do, then, bro?
♪ ♪
Well, that depends, Rigo.
Do you really want to take the throne?
[dramatic hip-hop music plays]
♪ ♪
I've never performed in front of this many people before.
I mean, I've barely performed in front of anyone.
Don't worry.
Once you're out there, you won't even see them.
It'll just be you and me and the music.
Ankle okay?
Can't feel a thing.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
Coming next to the stage
is Atlanta's hottest new rapper.
I need everybody in here to put they hands together
for Rigo.
[cheers and applause]
♪ Picked the wrong fight Picked the wrong night ♪
♪ And I ain't gon' be here ♪
♪ For none of the pretty-boy Shit in these streetlights ♪
♪ Got one eye on the scepter ♪
♪ Keeping one eye On my blood ♪
♪ Enemies on a stretcher ♪
♪ Down there, breaking They necks to look up ♪
♪ Police at my trap ♪
♪ Got the family in my guap ♪
♪ Got my name Up in they mouth ♪
♪ I'ma have to shut 'em up ♪
♪ I'm on a whole nother level ♪
♪ Standing up Under the pressure ♪
♪ Doing it better Than veterans ♪
♪ I'ma take the throne ♪
-♪ Comin' for the top ♪ -Yes!
♪ I'ma be that King Kong Can't nobody stop ♪
♪ Y'all ain't ready for me Hey, hey ♪
-♪ I'ma take the throne ♪ -Let's go!
-♪ Comin' for these streets ♪ -Hey.
♪ Got it in my blood This a living legacy ♪
All right, all right, all right, young blood.
Not bad, not bad.
♪ I'ma take the throne ♪
♪ Pops passed me this torch ♪
♪ Gave me this fire Got me this horsepower ♪
♪ My fists clenched, and I'm Superman in this high tower ♪
♪ I'ma run the business Like a track star ♪
♪ Olympic golden chains On my neck ♪
♪ Came through Drippin' with respect ♪
Let's go!
♪ Show me your pride And I'll humble it ♪
♪ Show me a castle, I'll crumble it ♪
♪ Quick on my feet And y'all stumblin' ♪
♪ Fumblin' over the shit That I do in my sleep ♪
♪ And y'all ready To run with it ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
♪ Ready for whoever come With it ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
♪ I ain't gonna never be done With it ♪
[cheers and applause, air horn blares]
That's what I'm talking--
Bravo, young blood! Bravo!
That's how you command the audience.
That's what I'm talking about.
Yes.
Yes!
[cheers and applause continue]
Thank you. Thank you.
Mm.
Before I go, I want to give a quick shout-out
to a man real quick...
[dramatic hip-hop music plays]
♪ ♪
...by the name of Sage Odom.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Yo.
♪ I see a lot Of niggas talking ♪
♪ But I ain't Really discussing ♪
♪ Never been The type to argue ♪
♪ With motherfuckers Who dump me ♪
[cell phone ringing]
♪ Leave his spleen on The ground covered in ketchup ♪
♪ Now let us pray and burn Sage to a mountain of dust ♪
♪ You son of a bitch You wicked as fuck ♪
What in the actual fuck?
[cell phone ringing]
Not right now, Sage!
♪ You feel me? ♪
♪ Fuck Sage Odom And you can quote it ♪
-What? -[cell phone ringing]
♪ Should've noticed I was coming ♪
♪ Cliqued up and reloaded ♪
♪ And now I got the chrome Gripped up and exploded ♪
♪ No withholding, you can't Crop me out the picture ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm hot now, nigga ♪
♪ Ain't dropped five songs Still top five, nigga ♪
♪ Better pray To someone special ♪
♪ On that hotline, nigga ♪
♪ 'Cause when I see you In the streets ♪
♪ You'll be outlined, nigga ♪
♪ I'm a motherfuckin' rider A rider ♪
♪ Run up on me You'll be slidin' ♪
♪ I'm slidin' ♪
♪ They be watchin' Never try us, try us ♪
♪ You gonna end up hearin' Sirens, sirens ♪
♪ I'm a motherfuckin' rider A rider ♪
♪ Run up on me You'll be slidin' ♪
♪ I'm slidin' ♪
♪ They be watchin' Never try us ♪
You were right. Your delivery is better.
Let's go.
[cheers and applause]
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
Aah!
What the fuck?
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
Yes, sir! Ha ha!
Yes, sir!
Hey, hold up, hold up.
Before we turn up, gather round real quick.
Gather round, gather round,
gather round one time for your boy.
Listen, I want to thank you guys
for all your hard work and your talent.
You know what I mean? We did it. We fucking did it.
You hear me?
And we did it together, yeah!
Let's go! Turn up one time!
-Let's go! -[cheers and applause]
Let's go!
Yeah!
We keep no secrets. Isn't that what you said?
Fuck you, King.
-What the fuck was that? -How the hell should I know?
-[man] Hey. -What the fuck?
Rigo.
Do you have any idea
what kind of shitstorm you just started?
Kind of busy right now, 'Lette.
No, no, no, no. Look at me, you little shit.
Aw, what's... what's wrong?
You... you didn't like what I did.
I'm sure it'll move some tickets.
This how you do me, motherfucker?
-[crowd shouting] -Come here.
[man] Man, calm down!
[Sage] What the fuck is wrong with you?
This how you do me, huh? Huh?
This is how you fucking repay me?
This is how you fucking repay me, huh?
-Sage, stop! Stop! -Sage!
Everything I motherfucking did for you, huh?
Are you fucking crazy? [shouting fades]
[singer] ♪ Okay, life ♪
♪ Was that your best shot? ♪
Get off me!
♪ Come on, man, Is that all you got? ♪
♪ No, I can't breathe ♪
♪ But I can't stop ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Even though I know you're Waiting on me to drop ♪
♪ But I just went Into beast mode ♪
♪ Level up Like I got a cheat code ♪
♪ Rollin' with the punches ♪
♪ Man, I eat those ♪
♪ Like I don't know The meaning of defeat ♪
♪ No, you won't keep me ♪
[singers] ♪ Down ♪
-[singer] ♪ Oh ♪ -[singers] ♪ Down ♪
[singer] ♪ No, you won't keep Me down, down ♪
♪ Down, no, no, no, no ♪
♪ Even if you knock me ♪
♪ You knock me down, down Down, down ♪
♪ I won't stop ♪
♪ Ooh, down, down, Down, down ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Won't keep me down ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Won't keep me down ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Won't keep me down ♪
[music fades]