PREVIOUSLY ON "ALL AMERICAN"...
BILLY: I HOPE Y'ALL GOT LOSING
OUT YOUR SYSTEMS.
COMING FROM THE COACH
WHO WALKED OUT ON US.
KID: HEY, SNITCH.
I KNEW SOME PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE A BEEF WITH YOU
HELPING THE COPS TAKE DOWN
TYRONE, BUT COME ON.
SPENCER: WHO'S THIS?
GRACE: THIS IS MICAH.
MICAH: I'M A TEACHING ASSISTANT.
YOUR MOM IS ONE OF OUR
BEST STUDENTS.
YOU DATE ALL
YOUR STUDENTS?
COREY: I'VE ASKED SPENCER
TO COME PLAY
FOR ME AT SOUTH CRENSHAW.
GRACE: YOU WHAT?
THIS NEW KID COACH COREY
BROUGHT IN FROM NEVADA
AIN'T NO JOKE.
MAYBE CHRIS AIN'T
THE ONLY ONE ABOUT
TO BE REPLACED.
COREY: YOU MY SON.
THAT AIN'T CHANGED.
I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY
YOU NEVER CAME HOME.
NOW I KNOW.
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER:
I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY
YOU NEVER CAME HOME,
WHY YOU AIN'T MISSED
YOUR FAMILY.
NOW I KNOW.
YOU DIDN'T MISS US...
BILLY: SPENCE.
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER:
'CAUSE YOU REPLACED US.
BILLY: EARTH TO SPENCER.
COME ON, NOW.
YOU WITH US?
SPENCER: YES, SIR.
BILLY: ALL RIGHT.
CHECK THIS OUT, Y'ALL.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
WHATEVER HAPPENED
THE OTHER DAY IN THAT
7-ON-7 OPENER
NEVER HAPPENED.
ALL RIGHT,
FORGET ABOUT THAT.
FLUSH IT.
MATTER OF FACT,
FLUSH THE MEMORY OF Y'ALL
BEING STATE CHAMPIONS
BECAUSE TODAY
WE START OVER.
TODAY WE START ANEW.
TODAY WE HAVE A CLEAN SLATE.
COREY: NO CLEAN SLATE!
I DON'T WANT YOU
TO EVER FORGET
THE WAY YOU FELT THE DAY
YOU LOST THAT STATE TITLE,
WATCHING BEVERLY
CELEBRATE ON YOUR FIELD!
NOW YOU TAKE ALL THOSE MOMENTS
AND LET THAT BE THE FUEL
TO STEER YOU BACK
TO RECLAIMING THAT STATE TITLE!
ASHER: COACH.
BILLY: SURE?
WHAT ABOUT CAPTAINS?
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
TRADITION
TO NAME THEM BEFORE
SPRING LEAGUE.
NOT THIS YEAR.
NOT UNTIL I SEE
A FEW OF Y'ALL STEP UP
AND HOLD YOUR TEAMMATES
ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISSING
PRACTICES.
NOW BRING IT IN SO WE
CAN GET BACK TO WORK.
NEW CHANT ON 3.
1, 2, 3.
COREY: NEVER LOSE, NEVER AGAIN!
TEAM: NEVER LOSE, NEVER AGAIN!
COREY: FROM HERE ON OUT!
TEAM: FROM HERE ON OUT!
COREY: LET'S GET THAT WIN!
TEAM: LET'S GET THAT WIN!
[REPEATING]
COREY: WHOSE HOUSE?
TEAM: SOUTH CRENSHAW!
COREY: LET'S GO, BABY.
[TEAM CHEERS]
BILLY: FASTER. FASTER.
COREY: COME ON NOW!
BRING IT TO ME.
GO! GO NOW. GOOD WORK.
BILLY: THAT'S BAD.
FASTER, FASTER.
COREY: COME ON NOW.
BILLY: GET IT, GET IT, GET IT.
FASTER!
COREY: COME ON NOW.
SLOW AND STEADY
GETS YOU READY!
JORDAN: DAMN IT.
BEAU YOUNG PRINCE:
♪ TWO CHAINS ON MY NECK ♪
♪ ONE FOR NOW AND ONE
FOR LATER ♪
♪ IF WE DON'T PLAY FAIR, BABY,
WE PLAY FOR KEEPS ♪
♪ HOW YOU PASS ME UP?
THIS IS NOT A BYE WEEK ♪
♪ I'M LOOKING FOR A TROPHY,
COMPETITION ♪
♪ LOOKING STEEP,
YEAH, I'M TRAINING ♪
♪ I BEEN FOCUSED... ♪
MAN: THAT WAS
A GREAT CATCH, SPENCE!
THAT WAS GOOD.
♪ PULL THE CHAIN,
TRY TO GET 'EM OUT THE WAY ♪
♪ PULL THE CHAIN, I'M ABOUT
TO WIN THE GAME... ♪
BILLY: OH, THAT'S
ON YOU, ASH.
COME ON NOW.
♪ ...CHAMPIONSHIPS,
ALL MY RECORDS GO... ♪
THAT BALL
WAS LOW, COACH.
COME ON, MAN.
YOU KNOW THE RULES.
IF THE BALL TOUCHES
YOUR HANDS, YOU CAN
MAKE THE CATCH.
DARNELL: HIKE!
♪ ...ANYBODY, TAKE 'EM,
I CAN SHAKE 'EM ♪
♪ I INVITE 'EM TO THE FIRE ♪
♪ THEN I BAKE 'EM,
I'MA BREAK 'EM ♪
♪ I'M A HALL OF FAME LEGEND ♪
♪ THEY SHOULD GO
AND HANG MY JERSEY ♪
HA HA! YEAH!
THAT'S ALL I NEED TO SEE
FROM Y'ALL TODAY!
HA HA!
GREAT WORK, GENTS!
DARNELL: YOU KNOW,
ACTUALLY, COACH, IF
YOU'RE COOL WITH IT,
ME AND A COUPLE
OF RECEIVERS, WE'RE
GONNA HANG BACK,
PUT IN SOME EXTRA WORK,
GET OUR TIMING DOWN,
FOOTWORK.
♪ MOVE THE CHAINS,
I'M ABOUT TO WIN THE GAME ♪
♪ MOVE THE CHAINS, BABY,
TRYIN' TO MOVE THE CHAINS ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
[ECHOES]
[PLAYER GRUNTS, WHISTLE BLOWS]
RUN THAT BACK,
BABY BOY.
THAT'S THE LAST PLAY.
OFFENSE NEEDS
TO FINISH STRONG.
I THREW 4 TOUCHDOWNS
TODAY.
THAT'S PRETTY STRONG
IN MY BOOK, ALL RIGHT?
PLUS, MY TEAM IS WIPED.
I SAY WE CALL IT
FOR THE DAY.
ALL RIGHT.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
BILLY: GOOD JOB, Y'ALL.
WRAP IT UP. GOOD JOB.
WHAT? COACH.
ROCHELLE: NUMBER 11,
GOT SOME TIME TO TALK?
HEY, WHAT UP,
ROCHELLE?
THIS IS MY DAD,
CLIFF MOSELY--
LEAD BOOSTER
AND LEAD MEMBER
OF YOUR
EVER-EXPANDING
FAN CLUB.
IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU, SIR.
MOSELY CAPITAL, RIGHT?
OH, SO YOU'RE FAMILIAR
WITH MY WORK.
MY MOM'S TAKING A COURSE
ON URBAN PLANNING.
SHE LISTENS TO ALL
YOUR PODCASTS.
"FIND OUT WHERE PEOPLE
ARE GOING AND BUY THE LAND
BEFORE THEY GET THERE"--
ONE OF HER
FAVORITE QUOTES.
YEAH, MINE, TOO.
NICE JOB OUT THERE
TODAY, SPENCER.
SPENCER: THANK YOU.
CLIFF: WE GOT TO GET THAT DINNER
ON THE BOOKS ONE
OF THESE NIGHTS.
CLIFF: UM, EXCUSE ME.
YES, SIR.
AS IF MY DAD
COULD NOT BE
MORE IMPRESSED.
ALL HE TALKS
ABOUT IS HOW YOU
SINGLEHANDEDLY
CHANGED THE CULTURE
AT BEVERLY.
NO. WE ALL DID.
JUST A SMALL PART
OF THE WAVE.
SURE ABOUT THAT?
'CAUSE AFTER WHAT I
JUST SAW TODAY
AT PRACTICE, BEVERLY
SHOULD BE THANKING
THEIR LUCKY STARS
YOU'RE NOT AT
SOUTH CRENSHAW ANYMORE.
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
COACH BAKER.
CLIFF. MY MAN.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
OOH. SPENCER JAMES.
WHOO! HE'S BETTER
THAN ADVERTISED.
I HATE THAT I WAS AWAY
ON BUSINESS MOST OF
THE SEASON.
WATCHING A STREAMED
FEED OF THE GAME DOES
HIS TALENT NO JUSTICE.
YEAH. EVERY DAY,
I'M AMAZED.
SO, UH, HOW LONG
ARE YOU HERE FOR
THIS TIME?
A WHILE. YOU KNOW,
IT GIVES ME A CHANCE
TO GET MORE INVOLVED
IN OUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM.
BILLY: OH, OK.
CLIFF: I'M STILL IN
THE SHADOWS, FOR THE MOST PART,
BUT I THINK IT'S TIME
THAT I WAS SEEN
AS SOMETHING MORE
THAN JUST A CHECKBOOK.
BILLY: OK.
CLIFF: HEY, UH,
YOU EXCITED
ABOUT 7-ON-7?
YEAH, MAN, YEAH.
I AM.
WE NEED A LITTLE BIT
MORE WORK,
BUT I THINK OUR BOYS
ARE GONNA BE OK.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
OFFENSE WILL BE FINE,
RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS
AS SOON AS JORDAN
KNOCKS OFF THE RUST.
SURE, YEAH, AND, UH,
AS SOON AS HE GETS
THE EXTRA HELP HE
NEEDS FROM THOSE
OTHER RECEIVERS.
WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING
YOU GOT A FEW WEEKS
TILL THE NEXT GAME.
BILLY: YES.
CLIFF: MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME
TO GET THINGS CLEANED UP
WITH THOSE RECEIVERS.
YUP.
YOU KNOW,
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
OK. GOOD TO
SEE YOU, MAN.
CLIFF: ALL RIGHT, YOU, TOO.
BILLY: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HA HA!
COACH BAKER!
OLIVIA: WAIT,
JORDAN ENDED PRACTICE?
YEP. THE VIBE BETWEEN HIM
AND YOUR POPS ON THAT FIELD
RIGHT NOW IS BANANAS.
OBVIOUSLY, COACH BAKER
GOING EASY ON HIM
OUT OF GUILT.
AND JORDAN'S TESTING
THE BOUNDARIES, SEEING HOW
MUCH HE CAN GET AWAY WITH.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
THE MORE HE ALLOWS JORDAN
TO QUESTION HIS AUTHORITY,
THE MORE EVERYBODY ELSE
GONNA DO THE SAME.
AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS,
IT'S OVER. OUR TEAM IS
AS GOOD AS DONE.
GREAT. YET ANOTHER REASON
PUSHING YOU TOWARDS CHOOSING
SOUTH CRENSHAW.
I AIN'T EXACTLY
FEELIN' THEM, EITHER.
OH, YEAH,
'CAUSE OF DARNELL.
ARE YOU READY TO TALK
TO YOUR DAD YET?
AND SAY WHAT?
[SIGHS]
I'M SORRY. I JUST--
I KNOW THE WHOLE
DARNELL THING SUCKS.
LOOK, 7 YEARS RAISING
ANOTHER MAN'S CHILD IS
A LONG TIME.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES AND VIBRATES]
OLIVIA: WHAT IS IT?
SPENCER: IT'S CHRIS.
HIS DOCTOR CLEARED HIM
TO RUN AGAIN.
BARRING ANY SETBACKS,
HE SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE
SEASON OPENER THIS FALL.
I MEAN, THAT'S AMAZING.
GOOD FOR HIM.
AND BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING,
HIM BREAKING UP WITH YOU
HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH HIS PROGRESS, A'IGHT?
WAIT. BUT WITH DARNELL
ON THE TEAM, WILL CHRIS
EVEN HAVE A QB1 SPOT
TO GO BACK TO?
LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT.
DISTANT BOY: HEY, YO!
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
GUESS WHO I JUST
EXCHANGED NUMBERS WITH.
WHO?
MRS. JANELLE COOPER.
COOP: MOMS HIT YOU UP?
PATIENCE: YUP.
COOP: WOW.
PATIENCE: I KNOW.
GOT THROUGH TO YOUR MOM,
SO...AT LEAST SHE'S TRYING.
GOOD TO SEE ONE OF US
STILL MAKING FRIENDS.
EVER SINCE THAT WHOLE
SNITCH THI--
MY CIRCLE DONE GOT
SMALLER AND SMALLER.
WHO CARES?
YOU GOT ME,
YOU GOT SPENCE,
YOUR PARENTS.
I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY
GOOD CIRCLE.
MMM. [KISS] OK?
MM-HMM.
BOY, RAPPING:
♪ ...HE GOT ON HIS "I DO
ALL MY HOMEWORK, TOO"s ♪
♪ YOU REALLY ASKIN'
FOR IT, I GOT TO
LYRICALLY INJURE YOU ♪
♪ WHY YOU STILL WEARIN'
THIS BOOK BAG FROM
MIDDLE SCHOOL? ♪
♪ I'M A PRINCE, BUT
MY RAIN AIN'T PURPLE ♪
YO, SINCE WHEN DID
ERIK WEAK ASS START
BULLYING CATS?
I AIN'T BEEN
M.I.A. FROM SCHOOL
THAT LONG.
♪ ALL YOU'RE REALLY MISSIN'
IS A FLAG WITH A RAINBOW ♪
♪ WHY YOU QUIET?
YOU AIN'T MAKIN' NO NOISE ♪
COOP: NAW,
THIS IS NONSENSE.
I GOT TO DEAD THIS.
ERIK: ♪ I GUESS
THAT MEAN I'M RIGHT,
HE REALLY DO LIKE BOYS ♪
COOP: HEY, YO, MAN,
WHAT THE HELL IS
YOUR PROBLEM?
OH, SO NOW THE SNITCH
WANT TO TAKE UP
FOR ALL THE FOOLS.
BOY: HA HA!
ERIK: MAN, WHATEVER.
MISS ME WITH THAT.
THE ONLY THING FUNNY
IS THEM WACK-ASS BARS
YOU SPITTIN'.
BITCH, WHAT YOU SAY?
[SCOFFS]
"BITCH"?
HEY, LISTEN,
FIRST OF ALL,
TELL YOUR BARBER
TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
[RAPPING]
♪ THAT FADE WACK,
YOU PUSH BACK ♪
♪ AND STEPPED ON
LIKE THEM DAMN SHOES ♪
♪ PICK ON SOMEBODY
YOUR OWN SIZE,
YOUR OWN KIND ♪
♪ BROKE, UGLY,
WITH A "I JUST NEED
SOME BREAD" SIGN ♪
♪ YOU'RE NOT TOUGH, YOU
CAN STOP IT 'FORE I RUN
ALL IN YOUR POCKETS ♪
♪ MAKE YOU REALLY SHOW ME
GANGSTA, DO IT RIGHT HERE
WHILE THEY WATCHIN' ♪
BOY: WHAT?
COOP: YEAH, I THOUGHT SO, BOY.
♪ NOW GO TO CLASS,
GO AND LEARN
SOMETHIN', BOY ♪
♪ AND WATCH YOUR MOUTH
'CAUSE YOU AIN'T
GROWN, LI'L BOY ♪
♪ NOW RUN AND TELL 'EM
COOP DID IT.
WHO ARE YOU KIDDIN'? ♪
♪ YOU KNOW I DO THIS
FOR A LIVIN' ♪
[STUDENTS MURMURING]
PATIENCE: DAMN. I'M SORRY,
BUT YOU--YOU
JUST GOT COOPED.
[LAUGHTER AND CHATTER]
STUDENTS, CHANTING:
COOPED! YOU GOT COOPED!
YOU GOT COOPED!
YOU GOT COOPED...
PATIENCE:
YOU SEE THIS?
[TRUNK LID SLAMS SHUT]
YOU STILL HERE.
7 DAYS OF SILENCE.
NOW YOU WANT TO TALK?
WHAT, I CAN'T GET
A FEW DAYS TO MYSELF,
SOME TIME TO PROCESS
THE REAL REASON YOU
ABANDONED YOUR FAMILY
AFTER 8 YEARS?
ONE THING I CAN COUNT ON
IS YOU WILL ALWAYS SPEAK
YOUR MIND, SON.
HEY, WHATEVER, MAN.
YOU STILL WANT ME
TO COME PLAY FOR YOU
AT SOUTH CRENSHAW OR WHAT?
OF COURSE I DO, BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY,
I WANT TO MAKE
THINGS RIGHT
BETWEEN ME AND YOU.
I CAN GIVE YOU BOTH,
UNDER ONE CONDITION.
SEND DARNELL BACK
TO NEVADA.
WAIT A MINUTE, SON.
ARE YOU GIVING ME
AN ULTIMATUM?
EVER SINCE YOU GOT BACK,
ALL YOU'VE DONE IS GIVEN ME
ULTIMATUMS, SO YEAH.
EITHER ME
OR DARNELL.
SO HOW WAS PRACTICE
WITH DAD?
GREAT. YOU KNOW,
JUST CALLING MORE AUDIBLES,
BEING MORE VOCAL,
YOU KNOW, BASIC STUFF.
EMOTIONALLY SHAKING
DAD DOWN?
ADMIT IT.
YOU ARE PREYING
ON HIS GUILT,
USING YOUR POWERS
FOR EVIL.
WHAT?
LAURA: HEY, LIV,
I HAVE SOMETHING
I THINK WOULD BE
REALLY GOOD FOR YOU.
IN FACT, IT HAS YOU
WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
OLIVIA: "SOLA MUSE"?
LAURA: YEAH,
THEY HELP YOU DEVELOP
YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS
AND THEY DO
PHILANTHROPIC WORK
IN THE COMMUNITY,
AND IT WOULD LOOK
REALLY GOOD ON YOUR
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.
OK.
AND THE BEST PART IS
THERE IS A COTILLION
AT THE END OF THE YEAR
TO CELEBRATE
YOUR EFFORTS.
JORDAN, CHUCKLING:
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
OH, WAIT.
OLIVIA AT A COTILLION?
YOU MEAN, LIKE DEBUTANTES
AND GOWNS AND THE LITTLE
WHITE GLOVES?
OH, MAN!
THIS IS GONNA BE
TOO GOOD, LIV.
[CHUCKLES]
YEAH, I DON'T--
I DON'T KNOW, MOM.
I'M STILL NOT SEEING
THE PART THAT HAS ME
WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
COME ON.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH,
A STRONG DESIRE TO
HELP OTHERS IN NEED?
THAT IS SO YOU.
COME ON, HONEY,
JUST GIVE IT A SHOT,
AND IF YOU DON'T
LIKE IT, YOU CAN AT
LEAST SAY YOU TRIED.
[DOOR OPENS]
GRACE: MICAH?
I THOUGHT
THAT WAS YOU.
HEY.
[CLOSES DOOR]
HEY. I--
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU AROUND
SINCE WINTER BREAK.
I'M NO LONGER DOING
THE TEACHING
ASSISTANT THING.
GRACE: GOOD FOR YOU.
MICAH: YOU KNOW, I TRIED CALLING
AND TEXTING,
I MEAN, A FEW TIMES,
BUT I NEVER
HEARD BACK.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MY LIFE GOT
A LITTLE COMPLICATED.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE
JUST TOLD ME THAT
INSTEAD OF GHOSTING ME,
RIGHT?
GRACE: YEAH.
MICAH: SO, OK, LOOK, UM,
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE
DOING WELL.
TAKE CARE.
[SIGHS]
CHIEF WAKIL: ♪ WHAT YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS GOOD LIFE? ♪
♪ IF IT AIN'T THIS,
IT DON'T LOOK RIGHT ♪
OH. OH, WE'RE DOING IT
LIKE THAT. OK.
LAYLA: MM-HMM.
SPENCER: LET ME SEE.
I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS
LIKE EARRINGS
BOUNCING OFF
YOUR SUNGLASSES, SO
THIS MUST BE
MY NEW BAE. H.E.R.?
UH, FLATTERING, BUT NO.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
CHECK THIS OUT.
I SMELL FLOWERS.
PEONIES?
WAIT. YOU KNOW WHAT
PEONIES SMELL LIKE?
HEY, LOW KEY, BOY KNOWS
HIS WAY AROUND A GARDEN.
ALL RIGHT, I TOOK
HORTICULTURE LAST SEMESTER.
IT WAS THE ONLY ELECTIVE.
[GIGGLES]
LAYLA: WHAT?
SPENCER: NOTHING.
YOU'VE JUST BEEN
KIND OF DISTANT
THE LAST FEW DAYS.
I FIGURED YOU WERE STILL
MAD OVER ALL THE QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOUR POPS.
NO, WE'RE GOOD.
OK, SO WHEN'D YOU BUY
THE NEW PERFUME?
UH, NOT ME. MY DAD.
THE PERFUME,
THE EARRINGS,
GOT A NEW WALLET
FULL OF CASH.
ALL VERY
EXPENSIVE BRIBES.
OK. OK.
THOSE BRACELETS
A BRIBE, TOO?
UH, NO, I JUST--
SOMETHING I GOT
FOR MYSELF.
WHAT'S THE POINT
OF HAVING CASH IF YOU
CAN'T SPEND IT, RIGHT?
DAMN. IT'S LIKE THAT,
KYLIE JENNER?
HEH! LOOK, IF THERE'S
ONE THING I LEARNED
FROM QUITTING STU-CO...
SPENCER: MM-HMM?
LAYLA: IT'S, LIKE, YOU GOT
TO LIVE, SPENCER,
YOU GOT TO BE SELFISH,
YOU GOT TO DO
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY,
LIKE YOU THINKING ABOUT
GETTING RID OF DARNELL.
[CHUCKLES]
SPEAKING OF THINGS
THAT MAKE US HAPPY...
KALI UCHIS: ♪ DIMELO,
DIMELO, DIMELO ♪
[GIGGLES]
♪ ALL I HEAR IS SIRENS... ♪
WAIT, WAIT.
CLASS ABOUT TO START.
♪ WOULD YOU BE A TYRANT? ♪
[LAYLA GIGGLING]
♪ IF I GAVE YOU POWER... ♪
SPENCER: LAYLA,
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M
SAYING THIS, BUT WE'VE
GOT TO SLOW DOWN.
I MISSED YOU.
BABY, I MISSED YOU, TOO,
I MISSED YOU, TOO,
BUT WE AIN'T GOT
TIME FOR THIS.
OF COURSE WE DO.
♪ YOUR LOVIN' IS LIKE
A KALEIDOSCOPE ♪
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
OOPS.
GUESS WE DON'T.
SPENCER: OH, SH...
[LAYLA GIGGLING]
♪ ROUND AND ROUND
AND ROUND AND ROUND AND... ♪
♪ OOH... ♪
♪ I'M GOING ROUND AND AROUND
AND AROUND, GOING DOWN, DOWN ♪
OH, DUDE, THEY'RE
HAVING A DAY PARTY
AT MAX'S ON MONDAY.
STARTS AROUND 4:00.
OK, YEAH.
WE'RE THERE.
ASHER: NOT TO BE THAT
GUY AGAIN, BUT WE'LL
STILL BE AT PRACTICE.
YEAH, OK, AND I'LL JUST
CALL IT EARLY AGAIN.
ROCHELLE: YOU SURE CALLING
PRACTICE AGAIN EARLY IS
A GOOD IDEA, JORDAN?
-QUESTION.
-JORDAN: HMM?
ROCHELLE: WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE JORDAN BAKER WHO THREW
FOR 292 YARDS
AND 3 TOUCHDOWNS AT
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP?
WHAT, IS HE STILL TOO BUSY
CHASING THOT POCKETS
FROM WINTER BREAK?
YEAH, WORD GETS
AROUND FAST.
LOOK, WHAT DOES IT MATTER
TO YOU, ROCHELLE, ALL RIGHT?
SHOULDN'T YOU BE FOCUSED
ON YOUR INTERN JOB
AT THAT AGENCY?
LOOK, I'M STILL
BEVERLY FOR LIFE,
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
I HAVE PRIDE.
MAYBE YOU GUYS SHOULD PLAY
WITH THAT A LITTLE MORE.
BYE.
SHE'S NOT WRONG.
OH, GOD. YOU, TOO?
I FIGURED, WITH YOUR DAD
BEING BACK, YOU'D BE MORE
COMMITTED TO THE TEAM.
HONESTLY,
YOU'VE BECOME KIND OF
A DISTRACTION, MAN.
JORDAN: YOU'RE CALLING ME A
DISTRACTION AFTER EVERYTHING
YOU PUT OUR TEAM THROUGH
LAST SEASON, REALLY?
JJ: HEY, JORDAN, COME ON. EASY.
ASHER: NO, HE'S RIGHT,
AND I HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THOSE MISTAKES
EVERY DAMN DAY,
BUT THAT WAS THEN, OK?
RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING
LIKE CRAZY TO BE
THE BEST TEAMMATE
AND LEADER THAT I CAN BE.
THAT'S WHY I'M
ON THE FIELD EVERY DAY
AFTER PRACTICE, GRINDING.
SAME WAY YOU AND I
USED TO GET AFTER IT
WHEN WE WERE FRESHMEN.
NO ONE'S GONNA BE ABLE
TO QUESTION MY DEDICATION.
WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SAY
THE SAME ABOUT YOU?
COOP: ♪ THAT FADE WACK,
YOU PUSH BACK ♪
♪ AND STEPPED ON
LIKE THEM DAMN SHOES ♪
♪ PICK ON SOMEBODY
YOUR OWN KIND,
YOUR OWN SIZE ♪
♪ BROKE, UGLY,
WITH A "I JUST NEED
SOME BREAD" SIGN ♪
COOP: MMM! MMM!
SPENCER: WHOO! HA HA HA!
KID, YOUR GIRL'S
A VIRAL LEGEND.
I DON'T KNOW
IF 200 LIKES QUALIFIES
AS A VIRAL LEGEND.
COOP: MAN, WHATEVER.
I TAKE THIS KIND OF LOVE
OVER BEING CALLED
A SNITCH ANY DAY.
SPENCE: FACT.
YOU TELL SPENCE THAT YOU'RE
DOING "OFF THE DOME"?
YOU'RE JOINING
THE FREESTYLE BATTLE
HERE SATURDAY NIGHT?
YES, SIR.
HEY, THE GRAND PRIZE
IS $500, BRO.
THAT COULD GO
A LONG WAY TOWARDS
STUDIO TIME.
SPENCER: YOU SURE?
COOP: DEFINITELY.
I MEAN, CHECKING SOME BULLY
IN SCHOOL IS ONE THING,
BUT GOING UP AGAINST
SOME LEGITIMATE RAPPERS
WHO'VE BEEN BATTLING
FOR A MINUTE NOW, THAT'S
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
YO, I'LL BE GOOD.
IT'S LEGIT, LIKE
AMATEUR NIGHT.
OK, I MIGHT AS WELL GO
IN THERE, SHOOT MY SHOT,
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
OK, UH, YOU GUYS WANT
SOME REFILLS?
COOP: PLEASE. THANK YOU, BABY.
SPENCER: I'M GOOD.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
♪ HERE I GO,
HERE I GO, HERE I GO... ♪
SPENCER: WHAT?
COOP: WHAT?
YOUR LEG BEEN SHAKING
SINCE WE GOT HERE,
AND YOU ONLY DO THAT
WHEN YOU GOT TO
TELL ME SOMETHING,
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW
TO SAY IT, SO WHAT'S UP?
LOOK, I TOLD MY POPS
THAT IF HE WANTS ME
TO COME PLAY FOR HIM
AT SOUTH CRENSHAW,
HE GOT TO SEND
DARNELL'S ASS
BACK TO NEVADA.
HOLD UP.
YOU DID WHAT?
CHRIS IS GONNA BE
BACK SOON, A'IGHT?
HE'S THE QB1,
NOT DARNELL.
HOW WILL I LOOK, NOT HAVING
CHRIS' BACK AFTER EVERYTHING
I PUT HIM THROUGH?
MAN, SHUT UP.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHRIS.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU
MAKING YOUR DADDY CHOOSE
BETWEEN HIS TWO SONS.
SPENCER: DARNELL IS NOT HIS SON.
COOP: AND YOU'RE NOT
BILLY BAKER'S SON,
BUT YOU STILL CONSIDER
HIM FAMILY, DON'T YOU?
WHAT DID MISS GRACE SAY
ABOUT ALL THIS, OR DID
YOU NOT TELL HER?
OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T
'CAUSE YOU AND I BOTH
KNOW THAT WHOLE
ULTIMATUM JUNK WAS SOME
STRAIGHT-UP NONSENSE.
LOOK, BRO,
THAT'S NOT YOU.
I DON'T CARE HOW MAD
YOU ARE. THAT'S NOT YOU.
I'M TIRED OF BEING
A RUNNER-UP IN
MY FATHER'S LIFE, COOP.
I GET IT, I DO,
BUT LET ME ASK YOU
SOMETHING.
SAY YOUR DAD DOES
CHOOSE YOU.
WHAT'S WAITING
BACK HOME
FOR DARNELL?
HOW DO WE KNOW
IT AIN'T SOME OLD
CRAZY SITUATION?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[SCOFFS]
MY POPS HOME?
NAH, HE STEPPED OUT
FOR A LITTLE,
BUT YOU CAN WAIT
IN HERE IF YOU WANT.
NO, I'M GOOD.
YOU LEAVING?
YEAH, WELL, LOOK, MAN,
THE ONLY REASON
WHY I CAME OUT HERE WAS
TO PLAY BALL FOR COREY.
THE LAST THING
I WANTED TO DO WAS
DRIVE Y'ALL APART.
CATCHING THE BUS BACK
TO NEVADA TOMORROW.
WHAT? YOU AIN'T GOT
NOTHING TO SAY?
I MEAN, 'CAUSE THIS IS
WHAT YOU WANTED, RIGHT?
HEY, YOU REMEMBER
THAT RECEIVER
FROM PORTER RANCH
WHO SHREDDED US
FOR 3 TOUCHDOWNS
LAST SEASON?
BILLY: UH, TONY WRIGHT?
CLIFF: YEAH.
A.D. HART JUST
PUT IN A REQUEST
FOR HIS TRANSFER.
HEY, HOLD UP.
[GRUNTS]
MY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
PUT IN A REQUEST?
AT MY STRONG
SUGGESTION, YEAH.
WRIGHT WILL BE HERE
ON MONDAY.
AND NOBODY THOUGHT TO CHECK
WITH ME ABOUT THIS?
WE THOUGHT YOU'D BE
ECSTATIC; YOU WERE
THE ONE THROWING
EVERY RECEIVER NOT NAMED
SPENCER JAMES UNDER
THE BUS THE OTHER DAY.
NO, THAT WAS ME
COMMENTING ON PRACTICE.
LOOK, LOOK,
THIS IS MY TEAM.
YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S
A LEAK IN THE SHIP,
THEN I'MA BE THE ONE
TO PATCH IT UP.
LOOK, HERE'S
THE HARD REALITY, BILLY.
COACHES COME AND GO, OK?
THIS ISN'T YOUR TEAM.
THIS IS BEVERLY'S TEAM,
WHICH EFFECTIVELY
MAKES IT MY TEAM,
GIVEN MY POSITION
AS LEAD BOOSTER.
NOW I WARNED YOU,
MORE THAN A CHECKBOOK,
REMEMBER?
UH, DO YOU STAB
ALL YOUR FRIENDS IN
THE BACK LIKE THIS?
BECAUSE YOU WERE ON
THE HIRING COMMITTEE.
YOU PICKED ME
TO LEAD THIS TEAM,
SO WHEN--WHEN DID I
LOSE YOUR CONFIDENCE?
YOU HAVEN'T,
AND AS LONG
AS YOU'RE OK
WITH THIS BUDDING
PARTNERSHIP,
YOU'RE STILL
IN GOOD STANDING.
MONDAY.
CLIFF: IT'S GONNA BE
A REALLY GOOD DAY
ON MONDAY.
[VIDEO GAME SOUND EFFECTS]
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU NEEDED TO TALK.
SPENCER: HEY, MY BAD, MAN.
JORDAN: YO, FOR WHAT?
FOR TURNING YOUR
WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
WHEN I MOVED HERE.
I DON'T THINK I
EVER REALLY
APOLOGIZED FOR THAT.
WHAT? WHO CARES?
THAT WAS MONTHS AGO.
I MEAN, YEAH,
WE HAD SOME DRAMA
IN THE BEGINNING,
BUT WE FOUND
A WAY PAST IT.
LOOK, YOU'RE--YOU'RE
FAMILY NOW, SPENCE.
HOW EXACTLY DID YOU
GET PAST IT?
DUDE, SERIOUSLY?
WHY YOU ALL UP IN
YOUR FEELINGS RIGHT NOW?
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF--
JORDAN.
MY--MY BAD. OK. UM,
LOOK, I GUESS
I JUST GOT TO KNOW YOU
FOR WHO YOU REALLY ARE,
YOU KNOW, AND EVENTUALLY
IT CLICKED THAT MY BEEF
WAS NEVER REALLY WITH YOU.
IT WAS ABOUT ME
AND MY DAD AND OUR ISSUES.
WELL, PLUS--HEH!--
EVERY SINGLE TIME ASH AND I
TRIED TO BLOW UP
YOUR SPOT AND GET YOU
SENT BACK TO CRENSHAW,
IT JUST KEPT BITING US
IN THE ASS.
YEAH. YEAH, Y'ALL
REALLY GOT ME DRUNK
BEFORE I HAD
TO SHOW OFF
FOR THOSE BOOSTERS.
WE DID, DIDN'T WE?
YEAH.
Y'ALL CRAZY, MAN.
FUN TIMES.
HEY, WHAT--YOU OUT
OF HERE ALREADY?
YEAH, MAN.
I'LL BE BACK.
I GOT TO HANDLE
SOMETHING THAT AIN'T
SITTIN' RIGHT.
OK. HEY, REAL QUICK,
DO YOU THINK I'M BEING
A DISTRACTION TO THE TEAM?
100%,
BUT I GET IT.
YOU AND COACH STILL
WORKING THROUGH
YOUR ISSUES.
NO DIFFERENT THAN ME
AND MY POPS.
[SNIFFS]
IT'S KIND OF CUTE
IN HERE. OK.
WE'RE OFF TO A DECENT START.
NICE.
OK. I TAKE THAT BACK.
THEY ARE ALL DRESSED IN WHITE.
WHAT IN "THE STEPFORD WIVES"
IS GOING ON?
PLEASE GIVE ME A REASON
TO BACK OUT.
I WILL SWING BY AND HELP YOU
WITH SOMETHING, ANYTHING.
NICE TRY.
NOW'S NOT
REALLY A GOOD TIME.
I'VE ACTUALLY GOT
SOME ERRANDS TO RUN.
WELL, IF YOU DON'T HEAR
FROM ME IN A FEW HOURS,
SEND A SEARCH PARTY.
WE JUST GO RIGHT
IN THERE.
OH. SORRY.
-HEY.
-OH.
YOU OUT ALREADY?
YEAH. WAIT. I KNOW YOU.
YOU'RE SPENCER'S EX.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE KNOWN
AS SOMETHING OTHER THAN THAT.
I'M SORRY. UM, OLIVIA.
WE MET AT
THE PARK CLEANUP.
YEAH, I REMEMBER.
YOU GOING IN?
UH, NOT ANYMORE.
KIND OF NOT DRESSED
FOR THE OCCASION.
THAT'S WHAT I GET
FOR NOT READING
THE BROCHURE.
NOT HAVING DRESSED
APPROPRIATELY THESE
WOMEN CAN FORGIVE.
STANDING THEM UP?
NOT SO MUCH. COME ON.
YOU'LL BE FINE.
FULL DISCLOSURE:
I'M ONLY DOING
THIS FOR MY MOM.
I GET THE SENSE THAT
THIS IS HER WAY
OF PROVING
SHE CAN RAISE ME
ANCHORED TO MY
BLACK CULTURE
WITHOUT MY DAD AROUND.
OK. MRS. BAKER.
I HEAR THAT.
ME, ON THE OTHER HAND,
I HAD NO CHOICE.
I'M THIRD GENERATION.
BOTH MY MOM AND GRANNY
WERE COTILLIONAIRES.
OUR FAMILY'S BIG
ON TRADITION.
THAT'S AWESOME.
GOOD EVENING, COTILLIONAIRES.
WELCOME TO SOLA MUSE.
JUST STOPPING BY TO GIVE YOU
YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE PACKETS.
SO FEEL FREE TO FILL IT OUT
HERE OR WHEN YOU GET HOME.
THANK YOU.
THANKS.
FIRST QUESTION UP,
WHO ARE YOU?
YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE
I ANSWERED THIS
SHORT ESSAY QUESTION
IN THIRD GRADE.
HA HA! AND WHAT DO YOU SEE
AS YOUR CONTRIBUTION
TO THE WORLD?
THAT'S EASY. PROGRESS
FOR OUR PEOPLE.
[DOGS BARKING]
-DARNELL JUST LEFT?
-YUP.
INSISTED ON GETTING
HISSELF TO
THE BUS STATION.
FOR THE RECORD, I
DIDN'T CHOOSE BETWEEN
EITHER OF YOU.
IT WAS DARNELL'S DECISION
TO GO BACK HOME.
WHY?
SEEING THE STRAIN HIM
BEING HERE WAS CAUSING
OUR RELATIONSHIP, HE
FELT HE SHOULD LEAVE.
I COULDN'T TALK
HIM OUT OF IT.
SO HE JUST BACK
WITH HIS MOM?
YOU REALLY CARE?
YEAH, ACTUALLY, I DO.
HIS MOTHER, RENEE, SHE
DOING A TOUR OVERSEAS.
GOOD WOMAN. MEANS WELL.
BUT SHE JUST LOVES
BEING A SOLDIER
MORE THAN SHE LOVES
BEING A MOTHER--
HER WORDS.
SO DARNELL GOES
BACK HOME
TO HIS MOTHER'S
HOUSE ALONE.
GETTING BY THE BEST
WAY HE KNOWS HOW.
I'M SORRY, DAD.
I WAS HURT,
AND I WAS ANGRY, AND...
IT WAS JUST EASIER
TO BLAME DARNELL.
I KNOW, SON.
I HAD A FEELING YOU'D
COME HERE FIRST.
I DID THE SAME THING
THE NIGHT BEFORE
I ENROLLED AT BEVERLY.
AT LEAST YOU GOT
A CHANCE TO PLAY.
I WAS JUST GETTING
WARMED UP.
HEY, LOOK, BRO,
I WASN'T TRYING TO
MESS UP Y'ALL's LIFE.
YOU GOT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOUR POPS, MAN. HE
CHANGED THE GAME FOR ME.
NOT HAVING A FATHER
AROUND FOR THE FIRST
9 YEARS OF MY LIFE
FORCED ME TO GROW UP.
IT WASN'T UNTIL I MET
COREY THAT I LEARNED
HOW TO BE A SON FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
HE GAVE ME SOMEONE
I COULD COUNT ON.
KIND OF LIKE MY COACH AT
BEVERLY DID FOR ME.
LOOK, MAN, YOUR HOME
IS CLEARLY WITH COREY,
WHICH MAKES CRENSHAW
YOUR HOME NOW, TOO.
YOU SHOULD STAY.
HEH. NOW, YOU--
YOU SURE?
MY BEEF AIN'T WITH YOU.
RAPPER: ♪ MONEY, MONEY,
MONEY ON THE FLOOR ♪
♪ ON THE FLOOR ♪
♪ BABY, CAN I TELL YOU
SOMETHING? ♪
♪ YOU'S A PRO ♪
♪ I'MA, I'MA THROW IT UP
AND LET IT FLOAT ♪
♪ LET IT FLOAT... ♪
♪ I'MA, I'MA THROW IT UP
AND LET IT FLOAT... ♪
HEY, PREACH, WHAT'S UP?
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU DID
SECURITY HERE.
WHY WOULD YOU?
FORGET IT.
LOOK, IT'S A LEGIT JOB.
KEEPS MY PAROLE OFFICER
OFF MY ASS,
NOT THAT THAT'S
ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS.
HEY, WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET
ONE OF THOSE TABLES
BECAUSE YOU'RE, LIKE, THE
FIRST ONE HITTING THE STAGE.
COOP: YEAH.
PREACH: HA HA!
YOU BATTLING TONIGHT?
SINCE WHEN DID YOU
BECOME A RAPPER?
WHY YOU LAUGHING?
MUSIC'S ALWAYS BEEN
MY THING, BRO.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?
LOOK UP "YOU GOT COOP'D."
I WENT VIRAL.
YEAH, WHATEVER.
IT WAS GOOD, SO...
M.C.: YO, YO, YO.
WHAT'S GOOD, L.A.?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
I'M YOUR HOST FOR THE MOST
LIT FREESTYLE BATTLE
IN THE CITY, AND WE ABOUT
TO GO UP TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. LOOK, FIRST RULE OF
OFF THE DOME SATURDAY--
THERE ARE NO RULES.
EVERYBODY'S FAIR GAME.
TALKING MAMAS, GRANDMAMAS,
EVEN BABY MAMAS.
[LAUGHTER]
LOOK, THIS IS
HOW IT'S GONNA GO.
I'M GONNA LINE UP TWO RAPPERS
AT A TIME.
EACH RAPPER GETS 20 SECONDS
TO SPIT THEY BARS,
AND WHEN THEY DONE, Y'ALL
DECIDE THE WINNER
BY CHEERING LOUD AS HELL.
YOU FEEL ME?
[CHEERING]
LET'S HIT IT.
FIRST TWO RAPPERS UP IS COOP
AND PROFESSOR KOO KOO!
ALL RIGHT, COOP.
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
-HERE YOU GO.
-WHOO!
PATIENCE: ALL RIGHT, COOP.
SPENCER: GO, COOP.
COOP: DJ, LET'S GET IT.
[MUSIC STARTS]
YO.
♪ YO, YOU TRIED TO TAKE IT,
NO, YOU DIDN'T DO IT ♪
♪ AND WORD AROUND TOWN,
THE KOOK ALREADY BLEW IT ♪
♪ KOO KOO WASHED UP,
I'M SAYING YOUR TIME'S UP ♪
♪ I'M SAYIN' THE BEST STUFF,
I'M MAKING MY MIND UP ♪
♪ I WENT AND GOT ME A PEN,
I PUT IT OVER ON THE PAD ♪
♪ IF I DON'T PROMISE
YOU NOTHING ♪
♪ I PROMISE I'M UPPIN' MY BET,
SO TAKIN' MY SPOT? ♪
♪ NO, YOU WILL NOT DENY, GO,
LIKE PRESSURE BUSTS PIPES ♪
♪ FOR CERTAIN, I'M GONNA
BLOW NOW ♪
JUGS MACHINE?
REALLY?
IT'S RELIABLE.
IT DOESN'T MAKE EXCUSES.
IT'S ALWAYS WILLING
TO WORK.
WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?
YEAH. BUT...
I MEAN, THERE'S
NOTHING ABOUT IT
THAT REALLY SAYS
"JUGS," YOU KNOW?
[LAUGHTER]
YO, LET ME SEE
THAT ROCK.
IT'S TIME TO WORK.
SET. GO!
JORDAN: WHOO-HOO! HA HA!
JUST LIKE
OLD TIMES, BABY!
RAPPER: ♪ YO, YEAH ♪
♪ THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE
IS A SCARED ONE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I'M ON THAT ASS,
I AIN'T LETTIN' UP ♪
♪ IT'S FEELING LIKE
SOMEBODY SET YOU UP ♪
♪ JUST TAP OUT WHEN YOU
THINK YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH ♪
♪ LOOK, I AIN'T COME HERE
TO MAKE FRIENDS ♪
♪ SO WE DO NOT
HAVE TO PRETEND ♪
♪ I KNOW ALL
YOU ALL WILL REMEM-BER ♪
♪ THE DAY KIM NITTY WENT IN ♪
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
M.C. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU ALL KNOW THE DEAL.
WHOSE BARS WAS
YOU FEELING THE MOST?
KIM NITTY?
[CHEERING]
OR THE WINNER OF
THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS, COOP?
[LOUDER CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
COOP AGAIN. HEY, BIG
UPS TO YOU FOR MAKING IT
TO THE FINAL ROUND.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[CHANTS OF "COOP"]
LAYLA: WHOO!
SPENCER: KEEP IT GOING.
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
THEY'RE LOVING YOU!
YO, I GOT TO BE HONEST,
I DID NOT THINK IT WOULD
BE THAT EASY.
IT AIN'T NOBODY HERE
ON MY LEVEL.
NOPE.
WE NOT DOING THAT.
YOU GOT A WHOLE
NOTHER ROUND TO GO.
YEAH, I'M WITH SPENCE.
SECURE THAT BAG.
LISTEN, I'M JUST SAYING,
THE BETTER THE COMPETITION,
THE MORE THAT MONEY
FEELS EARNED.
I'M TRYING TO GET MY NAME
OUT THERE, OK?
DON'T NOBODY WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT NO GIRL THAT WON
FIRST PRIZE AT
A WEAK-ASS RAP BATTLE.
SPENCER: WILL YOU CHILL?
LAYLA: HERE.
COOP: I'M CHILLING.
SPENCER: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M ADDING TO
THE GRAND PRIZE.
MAYBE SOMEONE HERE CAN
ACTUALLY GIVE THE COOP
THE COMPETITION SHE NEEDS.
IT'S NOT THAT DEEP,
ALL RIGHT?
PUT YOUR MONEY AWAY.
OK. EASY THERE.
IT'S MY MONEY.
I'LL DO WHAT I WANT.
HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT ME
TO ADD? 500? 1,000?
LAYLA: OK. 1,500 FOR
AN EVEN 2,000.
-YOU SERIOUS?
-YEAH.
TWO STACKS FOR
THE GRAND PRIZE?
YOU CAN'T WALK
UP THERE WITH
ALL THAT MONEY.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO'S WATCHING.
OK. UM, YOU'RE RIGHT.
MONEY'S NOT ENOUGH OF
A SWEETENER.
OH! I'LL ADD IN
STUDIO TIME WITH MY DAD.
-LAYLA--
-I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
L--LAYLA?
[CHUCKLING]
WHAT?
YO, TWO RACKS
AND STUDIO
TIME WITH HER DADDY?
SHE GOT IT LIKE THAT?
I GUESS SO.
LOOK, IF YOU WIN,
YOU GOT TO GIVE HER
ALL THAT MONEY BACK,
ALL RIGHT?
WHY?
OK. WHATEVER. I'M KEEPING
THE STUDIO TIME, THOUGH.
M.C.: YO, YO,
QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.
BIG UPS TO HOMEGIRL OVER THERE,
LAYLA KEATING.
BECAUSE OF HER, GRAND PRIZE
TONIGHT HAS GONE
FROM 500 TO 2,000!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
HOLD UP. HOLD UP.
AND AS A BONUS,
THE WINNER ALSO GETS
FREE STUDIO TIME
WITH LEGENDARY PRODUCER
J.P. KEATING.
[CHEERING]
HEY, BUT WE GONNA
SWITCH THINGS UP.
COOP, IT'S ME AGAINST YOU.
COOP, LET'S GO.
YOU GOT IT, COOP.
COME ON, COOP.
COME ON! YOU GOT THIS.
COME ON, COOP.
YOU GOT THIS. GO, COOP.
LAYLA: WHOO!
PATIENCE: YOU GOT THIS.
SPENCER: YOU GOT IT.
FIRST OR SECOND?
I'VE BEEN FIRST ALL
NIGHT, BROTHER. GO AHEAD.
OK. ONE CHANCE TO
STUDY THE COMPETITION.
ALL GOOD.
[MUSIC STARTS]
♪ YEAH, RIGHT OFF THE BAT ♪
♪ HANGIN' OUT WITH THE CAT ♪
♪ LINING YOUR RAPS ♪
♪ NO, YOU TYIN' ON
THEM STRAPS ♪
♪ GAY AS THE RAINBOW, BUT
YOU SUPPOSED TO BE BLACK ♪
♪ AND YOUR FAMILY
DON'T WANT YOU ♪
♪ THEY DENY YOU, IN FACT ♪
♪ LOOK, WORD
ON THE TOWN NOW ♪
♪ YOU SNITCHIN' TO
THEM PEOPLES, TOO ♪
♪ GOT PREACH SHOT
4 TIMES ♪
♪ AND YOU'RE
THE REASON, COOP ♪
♪ WE DON'T BELIEVE
IN YOU ♪
♪ DECEIVIN', AND YOU
THINK IT'S CUTE ♪
♪ I SHOULD BEAT
YOUR, UH! ♪
♪ JUST FOR SELLING ALL
THEM DREAMS YOU DO ♪
♪ YOU GAVE SHAWN UP ♪
♪ THEY KILLED HIM JUST
BECAUSE OF THAT ♪
♪ NOW SOMEBODY GOT TO
TELL HIS MOMMY ♪
♪ THAT HIS SON IS DEAD ♪
♪ AND THAT'S MORE
THAN SAD ♪
♪ YOU FEELING
DUMB?, MY BAD ♪
♪ 'CAUSE NOW HIS
DAUGHTER LIKE ♪
♪ "WHEN MY DADDY
COMIN' BACK?" ♪
♪ AND YOUR BEST FRIEND
ROLLIN' WITH YOU ♪
♪ SHOULD WATCH
HIS ASS ♪
♪ AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND
PATIENCE ♪
♪ WAY OUT OF
YOUR WEIGHT CLASS ♪
♪ STILL THE DRAMA'S NOT
TO BE MISUNDERSTOOD ♪
♪ THAT YOU'RE
THE GRIM REAPER
OF THE HOOD ♪
CROWD: OOH!
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
IT'S OK. COME ON, BABE.
YOU GOT THIS.
SPENCER:
GOT THIS, COOP. AIN'T
NONE OF THAT TRUE.
[MUSIC STARTS]
"THE GRIM REAPER." DAMN.
JUST KEEP IT MOVING,
PREACH.
HEY, HIP HOP'S A DIRTY GAME.
I SAW A LOT OF HOMIES
GET LOST IN THE SAUCE
CHASING THAT FAME.
THERE WAS ONE HOMIE
IN PARTICULAR
WHO HAD WHAT IT TOOK,
BUT WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR
HIM TO GET ON THAT STAGE
AND PERFORM FOR
THE FIRST TIME, HE FROZE.
I SAW THAT SAME LOOK
ON YOUR FACE TONIGHT
WHEN HOMEBOY WENT IN ON YOU.
SO WHAT YOU TRYING
TO SAY?
MAYBE THIS MUSIC THING
AIN'T FOR YOU.
LET ME ASK YOU
SOMETHING, PREACH,
WHY YOU EVEN CARE?
I THOUGHT WE
WASN'T FAMILY NO MORE.
WE AIN'T.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU MAYBE
NEEDED A LITTLE GAME.
BY TELLING ME TO QUIT?
BY TELLING YOU TO KEEP
YOUR OPTIONS OPEN.
YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT
LIKE ME, COOP.
YOU GOT SOME HUSTLE
IN YOUR BLOOD.
JUST SEE WHAT ELSE
IS OUT THERE.
READY TO BOUNCE?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU RIGHT.
I DO GOT A LOT OF
HUSTLE IN MY BLOOD,
AND I AIN'T NEVER
GONNA GIVE UP
ON MY DREAM.
IT'S GONNA TAKE MORE
THAN TONIGHT
TO BREAK ME.
AND YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE,
SHOULD KNOW THAT.
SPENCER: HEY.
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
I HAVE MIDTERMS
NEXT WEEK.
WOULD YOU MIND BEING
MY STUDY BUDDY
AGAIN TONIGHT?
YOU KNOW I GOT YOU, MOM.
[CLEARING THROAT]
HERE YOU GO.
UH, YEAH. THIS--THIS IS
LIKE JAPANESE TO ME.
YOU SURE YOU
WOULDN'T BE BETTER
OFF WITH SOMEBODY ELSE
LIKE--I DON'T KNOW--
MICAH?
MM-HMM. NOT SUBTLE.
I JUST AIN'T SEEN HIM
IN A MINUTE.
WHY'D HE DISAPPEAR?
OH, THINGS GOT COMPLICATED
THE MINUTE HURRICANE
COREY BLEW INTO TOWN.
SO YOU AND MICAH
BROKE UP.
NOT FOR SURE WE WERE
EVER AT THAT POINT.
LOOK, I KNOW
WHEN DAD LEFT,
YOU MADE A CHOICE TO PUT
ME AND DILLON FIRST,
AND WE LOVE YOU FOR THAT.
BUT IT'S TIME TO PUT
YOURSELF FIRST FOR A CHANGE.
I'VE DONE IT.
DILLON'S DONE IT.
EVEN DAD HAS DONE IT.
IT'S YOUR TURN, MA.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
HEY, MAN.
HEY, WHAT'S UP, COACH?
MY BAD FOR SHOWING UP
UNANNOUNCED.
YOU GOT A FEW SECONDS?
YEAH.
HEY, GRACIE.
HEY, BILLY.
UH, LOOK, I DON'T WANT
TO PUT ANY MORE PRESSURE,
PUT ANY MORE--
YOU NEED TO KNOW
IF I'M TRANSFERRING
BACK TO SOUTH CRENSHAW.
YEAH. I MEAN,
I'M JUST PUTTING
MY TEAM BACK TOGETHER.
SO I NEED TO KNOW
WHAT PIECES I'M GONNA USE.
LOOK, NO OFFENSE,
BUT YOU GOT BIGGER
PROBLEMS THAN ME, MAN.
YOU CANNOT KEEP LETTING
JORDAN SLIDE.
OH. RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S--
THAT'S COMPLICATED.
NOT REALLY.
YOU WANT YOUR SON BACK,
SO YOU'RE
GOING EASY ON HIM.
I GET IT, BUT I KNOW
FOR A FACT
THAT JORDAN MISSES
HIS COACH,
THE TOUGH, DEMANDING
COACH THAT PUSHED HIM TO
BECOME A STATE CHAMPION.
HE NEEDS THAT GUY
ON THE FIELD.
ONCE YOU GET THAT BACK,
YOU CAN FOCUS ON BECOMING
FATHER AND SON AGAIN
BUT OFF THE FIELD,
ON YOUR OWN TERMS.
OK. BUT I, UH--
YOU STILL HAVEN'T
ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
HAVE YOU MADE A DECISION?
ACTUALLY, I HAVE.
OK.
GOOD MORNING,
SWEETIE.
HOW WAS THE SOCIAL?
AND, LISTEN,
IF YOU HATE IT,
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO BACK.
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU TRYING.
NO. ACTUALLY, IT
WASN'T THAT BAD.
OH!
IT ACTUALLY MADE ME
REALIZE SOMETHING.
WHAT?
THE OTHER DAY I WAS
ASKED A VERY SIMPLE
QUESTION:
WHO AM I,
AND WHAT HAS BEEN
MY CONTRIBUTION
TO THE WORLD?
AND I REALIZED
I HAD NO CLUE.
MY WHOLE LIFE
HAS BEEN DEFINED
BY BEING TETHERED
TO SOMETHING
OR SOMEONE ELSE--
ADDICTION,
BEING EX-NFL STAR
BILLY BAKER'S DAUGHTER,
BEING ONE-HALF OF
A TWIN.
WELL, SWEETIE, THAT'S
NOT ALL THAT DEFINES YOU.
IT FEELS THAT WAY.
I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH
TIME CONSUMED
IN OTHER PEOPLE'S
IDENTITIES THAT I'VE
NEVER TAKEN THE TIME
TO CARVE OUT MY OWN.
WELL, THEN START TODAY.
FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE
AND JUST KNOW THAT
WHATEVER YOU DISCOVER,
I WILL BE EQUALLY AS
PROUD OF THAT OLIVIA
AS I AM OF THE ONE
SITTING IN FRONT
OF ME RIGHT NOW.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
HEY. JUST IN TIME
FOR BREAKFAST.
LET ME FIX YOU A PLATE.
NAH, I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.
I CAN'T EAT RIGHT NOW.
YOU OK?
UH, I'VE FINALLY DECIDED
WHERE I'M GONNA PLAY
THIS FALL.
I'M CHOOSING YOU TO BE
MY FATHER, NOT MY COACH.
OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO ME RIGHT NOW.
I--I JUST WANT TO BE
YOUR SON.
AND I DON'T WANT FOOTBALL
GETTING IN THE WAY OF THAT.
SO I'M GONNA STAY
AT BEVERLY.
LOOK, I SEEN
WHAT THIS HAS DONE
TO COACH BAKER AND JORDAN,
AND I DON'T WANT--
YOU NEEDED TO SEE ME?
YEAH. I, UH, I JUST
BLOCKED TONY WRIGHT
FROM COMING TO BEVERLY.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE
YOU A HEADS-UP
FACE TO FACE.
YOU KNOW, ABOVE BOARD,
PROFESSIONAL WAY
OF HANDLING THINGS.
WELL, 5-STAR RECEIVERS ARE
IN ABUNDANCE AROUND HERE.
I'LL JUST SHAKE A TREE
AND FIND ANOTHER ONE.
-OK, I'LL BLOCK THEM, TOO.
-OH.
CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU
MAY BELIEVE, THIS IS
STILL MY TEAM, CLIFF.
AND LAST TIME THAT
I CHECKED,
I GOT US ALL A STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
SPENCER JAMES LED THEM
TO A CHAMPIONSHIP.
WHO DO YOU THINK
BROUGHT HIM HERE?
ME. I DID THAT.
BUT AT THE END OF
THE DAY,
YOUR FELLOW BOOSTERS,
ALL OF WHOM HAVE VOICED
THEIR SUPPORT IN ME,
THEY KNOW WHAT IT
TAKES TO RUN THIS TEAM,
AND IT AIN'T
A CHECKBOOK.
SO YOU CAN SEE
YOUR WAY OUT.
FOR THE RECORD, BILLY,
YOU WERE NEVER MY CHOICE
TO BE HEAD COACH.
SINGER: ♪ WEST SIDE,
GET MONEY, MAKE MONEY ♪
♪ MAKE MONEY... ♪
YO, I'VE BEEN
THINKING.
DON'T YOU SEE ME EATING?
LISTEN, YOU NEED LEGIT
SOURCES FOR MONEY,
AND I COULD REALLY
USE SOME HELP.
SO I'M THINKING MAYBE
WE SHOULD JUST WORK
TOGETHER.
-DOING WHAT?
-SELLING MY MUSIC.
I WANT TO DO IT
INDIE-STYLE.
YOU KNOW, MIXTAPES,
JUST LIKE
NEIGHBORHOOD NIP DID IT.
I DON'T KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
MAYBE NOT, BUT YOU
DAMN SURE KNOW HOW
TO MOVE SOME PRODUCT,
ONE THAT AIN'T GONNA
LAND YOUR ASS BACK
IN JAIL EITHER.
WHERE'S YOUR MUSIC?
I'M WORKING ON IT.
SHOOT IT TO ME WHEN
YOU'RE READY.
IF I LIKE WHAT I HEAR, THEN
MAYBE I'LL ROCK WITH YOU.
A'RIGHT.
BILLY: ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL.
GATHER ROUND REAL QUICK.
I'VE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART.
RARE OCCURRENCE. YES, I KNOW.
BUT I'VE MADE A DECISION ON WHO
I WANT TO LEAD AS CAPTAINS
FOR THIS
SPRING'S 7-ON-7 LEAGUE,
SPENCER AND ASHER.
I'LL GO OVER WITH YOU TWO
WHAT I EXPECT
FROM THE FIELD OF 30.
YOU'RE EXCUSED.
CONGRATULATIONS, BOYS.
WELL DONE.
[BILLY CLEARS THROAT]
JORDAN, CAN I TALK WITH
YOU FOR A SECOND?
YEAH.
SO, LOOK, I HOPE YOU KNOW
THAT I WENT IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION BECAUSE--
YOU DON'T NEED
TO EXPLAIN, ALL RIGHT?
I HAVEN'T BEEN ACTING
VERY CAPTAIN-LIKE LATELY.
SO I GET IT.
JUST KNOW I'M GONNA
EARN IT BACK.
SO I WANTED YOU TO HEAR
THIS FROM ME FIRST.
I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.
YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME
AT BEVERLY
FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR.
NICE.
"NICE." YOU MIGHT WANT
TO TURN YOUR EXCITEMENT
DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
I MEAN, YEAH, I'M
THRILLED YOU'RE STAYING,
BUT I HONESTLY WOULD'VE
BEEN THRILLED EITHER WAY.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE
HAPPY, I'M HAPPY.
THERE SOMETHING YOU
WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
NOT REALLY.
OK. LAYLA,
THINGS HAVE BEEN
KIND OF DIFFERENT
WITH YOU LATELY.
AND, MY BAD, I'VE BEEN
CAUGHT UP WITH MY OWN STUFF,
BUT I'M FOCUSED NOW.
YOU KNOW, I'M
TRYING TO HELP YOU.
JUST TALK TO ME.
I DON'T OWE YOU EVERY
THOUGHT IN MY HEAD,
SPENCER.
I'M NOT SAYING YOU DO, BUT
I'M CONCERNED, THAT'S ALL.
OK, I'M FINE.
I JUST--LOOK,
I NEED TO GO.
I WANT TO BE ALONE
TONIGHT, OK? GOOD NIGHT.
LAYLA--
DAMN IT, SPENCER.
JUST GET OUT OF
MY CAR, PLEASE.
GET OUT. I'M SERIOUS.
GET OUT.
WOMAN: ♪ OH OH OH ♪
♪ THIS IS MY CONFESSION ♪
♪ OH OH OH ♪
♪ I'M COMING OUT OF HIDING ♪
♪ OH OH OH ♪
♪ CAN'T KEEP...LIKE THIS ♪
MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.