- ♪ Go! ♪
[upbeat gospel music]
♪ ♪
[rhythmic clapping]
[gospel music]
- ♪ Oh, Jesus ♪ - ♪ He's gonna work it out ♪
- ♪ If you let him ♪ - ♪ He's gonna work it out ♪
- ♪ Jesus ♪ - ♪ He's gonna work it out ♪
- ♪ That problem that I had ♪ - ♪ I had ♪
- ♪ I just couldn't seem to solve ♪
♪ I prayed and I prayed ♪
♪ Kept getting deeper involved ♪
♪ Turned it over to Jesus ♪ - ♪ Jesus ♪
- ♪ I stopped worrying about it ♪
♪ Gave it over to the Lord, he worked it out ♪
- ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ - ♪ Oh, Jesus ♪
- Whoo.
Is First Kingdom always this lit?
Your mother is amazing.
- She's not even warm yet.
Wait till the spirit falls.
- ♪ Yeah, he worked it ♪ - ♪ He's gonna work it out ♪
- ♪ He'll work it, work it ♪ - ♪ He's gonna work it out ♪
- Come on, baby. - ♪ I know ♪
- ♪ He's gonna work it out ♪
- ♪ I've seen him work in my life, hey ♪
♪ How you gonna pay your rent ♪ - ♪ Work it out ♪
- ♪ All your money's spent ♪ - ♪ Work it out ♪
- ♪ A little bit to buy some food ♪
♪ Baby need a pair of shoes ♪ - ♪ Work it out ♪
- ♪ You may have a light bill due ♪
♪ Then you got a gas bill too ♪
- ♪ Work it out ♪ - ♪ Telephone disconnects ♪
♪ Wait on your next paycheck ♪
♪ Tell you what you should do ♪ - ♪ Work it out ♪
- ♪ Tell you what you should do ♪
♪ Lay it all on Jesus ♪ - ♪ Work it out ♪
- ♪ Lay it all on Jesus ♪ - ♪ Work it out ♪
- ♪ Lay it all on Jesus ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ Put your hands together ♪
♪ Come on, praise his name ♪
♪ Hey, I gave it over to the Lord ♪
♪ He worked it out ♪
Whoo!
- Yes, Lord. Amen.
- God is good!
[Chel Strong's "Count Me In"]
- ♪ I'ma get my slice out the pie, I'ma eat ♪
♪ Whatever the price I'ma buy, I ain't cheap ♪
♪ Poppin' like it's Fourth of July with the team ♪
♪ Shorty whip me bad and she fly, I'ma beat ♪
♪ Who you know work harder than me? ♪
- Y'all make some noise for our girl,
the sexy Chardonnay.
[cheers and whistles]
And it's your boy, DJ Z.
We got two for one private dances
going down in the VIP room, so fellas,
grab yourself a girl and turn up, a'ight?
Damn.
You looking good, baby girl. What's up?
- My feet are killing me.
- You want me to rub 'em for you?
- What time are you done tonight?
- Dex asked if I could stay to close.
That cool? - As long as you let
me sleep when you come home.
- Now you know I can't promise that.
Look, I'ma see you tonight though, all right?
- All right.
Oh, snap, the Jonas Brothers in here tonight.
Hey, baby. How you doing?
- Hey, hey.
- You looking for some chocolate tonight?
- [chuckles]
- What's your name? - I--I'm Chase.
- Chase. You want a dance, Chase?
- Yeah. Yeah. Yes, I do.
- Follow me.
[cheering continues in background]
- Dani!
- Hey, boo.
- Dani! You get your ass back here!
Stop! - What's going on?
- Rbel, this is none of your business.
Get back to work.
Dani. - Dani.
- [inaudible]
Get your motherfucking hands off me.
- Let's go talk.
[indistinct yelling]
- Let's get this party started.
You so cute. Come on.
- Whoo. Yes. Praise God.
- Yeah! - Give it up for my wife,
the love of my life.
You all know her as the queen of gospel music,
Denita Jordan.
[cheers and applause] Yes. Yes.
Whoo!
- God bless you all. - You are on fire, baby.
Now, as my wife said, this is a special night,
'cause I'm not preaching.
But music is worship too,
and tonight, we have the best.
- Thank you, baby. - The best, y'all.
Now, I-- I may be a little biased.
But who would have known that this
tall drink of water that I met singing in the choir
would go on to become
the biggest selling gospel artist in the world?
Wow--oh, I'll tell you who knew.
God knew. God knew.
I didn't.
- It's true. But the one thing you did know
was my daddy was the bishop.
And look who's bishop now, y'all.
- Well, baby, I never said I was a fool.
But before I step aside, I'd like to introduce
the two most incredible gifts to come from our marriage,
our daughter, the minister of music
here at First Kingdom church,
the lovely and talented CJ Jordan-Walker.
- And the gifted young man who's head of A&R
of our First Kingdom record label,
happens to be my favorite arranger and producer,
our son, Taj Jordan.
- Yes.
[cheers and applause]
- What's Larry Reid doing?
Who's ready for another song?
- What was that about?
- Girl, somebody complained to Dexter about me.
Apparently, I have a bad attitude.
- What'd you say?
- I told him my astounding ass more than makes up for it.
- [laughing]
Period.
- He was not amused.
- He's crazy.
Yo, Z working late tonight.
You want to go to the Waffle House?
- I'm not hungry.
- What is it? What's wrong?
Dani.
- Rbel, I don't think I can do this anymore.
Dex keeps pushing me and pushing me.
Don't we ever get a chance to say no?
- Hell yeah.
I say no all the time.
We don't have to do nothing we don't want to do.
We're in charge, Dani.
What's Dex trying to make you do?
- These tears ain't making us no money, honey.
- Nothing.
It's my problem. I'll deal with it.
- It was just before I married Calvin
that I recorded my first album,
"One Moment from Glory."
[cheers and applause]
Thank you. Thank you so much.
I owe every good thing in my career to that album,
the Stellars, the Doves, the Grammys.
Since I was a little girl,
God has always spoken to me in my dreams.
And he gave me songs like this one.
[piano playing]
♪ ♪
Now people ask, when am I gonna retire?
You know what I tell them?
That it ain't over till God says it's over.
When I stop dreaming.
When God stops giving me songs to sing.
- Yeah. Exactly.
- Surely Caesar ain't retired.
[crowd murmuring and laughing]
I'll have a new album coming out soon.
Yes. New songs
inspired by new dreams.
But right now I'd like to sing the one that started it all,
"One Moment from Glory."
[cheers and applause]
- Do you know this song?
- You know I know this song.
Legend.
- ♪ Would you ever dare to believe ♪
♪ You were made for so much more ♪
♪ Dreaming was a luxury ♪
♪ That you could not afford ♪
♪ If you had the chance to see ♪
♪ What's behind that closed door ♪
♪ Your worries would all be erased ♪
♪ So no matter how dark the night ♪
♪ Know that you were created to fly ♪
♪ See the flowers grow ♪
♪ When they dance in the rain ♪
♪ And a new life only shows ♪
♪ After a mother's pain ♪
♪ And soon the whole world will know your story ♪
♪ Don't give up, you're one moment ♪
♪ From glory ♪
♪ Glory ♪
♪ Don't give up, you're one moment ♪
♪ From glory ♪
- You're not gonna believe this.
My mother said the women from her church are praying for me
to stop stripping, change my life.
- I remember when they were praying for you to get a job.
Guess they don't like how God answered that one.
- Girl, you have no idea
how much money they've given that church.
And for what?
They're never gonna be happy.
Not for me.
They want me to be--
I don't know, someone else.
- That's bullshit.
'Cause we're artists, girl.
We're dancers.
- You never--you never ashamed of what we do?
- I'm proud of us, okay? Look how far we've come.
What other girls from juvie you know
making the kind of money we are?
I got a crib, a boyfriend,
money for red bottoms, girl.
- So what? Rbel.
Don't you want something more?
Something better--
- There's always something better.
But right now life is good.
Okay, we're in control.
We don't answer to nobody.
- Dex.
- He can try, but he needs us more than we need him.
We bring business to this club.
I mean, look, it's not like it's forever.
Even astounding asses like ours expire.
Ssss.
[both chuckle]
Unh, unh, unh.
- Stop.
Stop.
That's not funny. [fading chatter]
- ♪ You're ♪
♪ One ♪
- ♪ One moment from glory ♪
- ♪ Keep on moving ♪
♪ Keep on moving ahead ♪
- ♪ One moment from glory ♪
- ♪ You're just one, you're just one, oh ♪
♪ It's too late ♪ - ♪ It's too late ♪
- ♪ It's too late to give up now ♪
♪ No, don't give up ♪ - ♪ One moment from glory ♪
- ♪ You're one, you're one, you're one moment from glory ♪
♪ Don't give up, you're one moment from ♪
♪ Glory ♪
both: ♪ Big bands tell that go head and buss it ♪
♪ Wrist blam yeah them diamonds going dummy ♪
♪ Ah fat you can look but please don't touch it ♪
♪ I got a big, big plans everything I do exclusive ♪
♪ Buss it, aye, buss it, aye ♪
♪ Buss it, aye, buss it ♪
♪ Buss it, aye ♪
- ♪ Aye, aye, aye, aye ♪
Yo, that is fire.
Man, we could be like Cardi.
- And I keep telling you
if it was that easy, every stripper would do it.
- Yeah, but we're good.
Rbel, you got the voice.
I got the rhymes.
I'm not trying to be an old lady on a fricking strip pole.
- Girl, relax. You got time.
Chill.
- Okay.
But just promise me we'll get back to our music.
Rbel, promise.
- I promise.
- Pinky swear. - Girl.
- Yeah. both: Period.
- I love you, girl.
- I love you too. - Be safe.
- Okay, you too.
[uneasy music]
[car horn honking]
Hold on. Stop. Stop. Stop.
- What do you want?
You came to threaten me? What?
- Call 911.
[gunshot fires]
Dani!
Dani. Dani.
Come on, Dani.
- [gagging] - I got you. I got you.
Help is on the way, Dani.
Come on. Just breathe, Dani.
Just breathe. Just breathe, okay?
Help!
- [breathing shakily]
- I wanted tonight to be about the music.
I wanted people blessed, not distracted.
Why did Taj bring her?
- Essence? Looked like a date to me.
- Can't she find someone her own age?
We raised him better than that.
- Well, he brought her to church.
I say we did pretty good.
- Everything that girl does is for attention.
- Got mine.
What are you looking for?
- See if Larry Reid posted yet.
I want to know why he was there.
- To hear you sing. - Mm-mm.
He's trolling for something.
Scandal's that man's bread and butter.
- Maybe he got wind that Caesar was gonna show up
and was hoping for some fireworks.
- Not funny.
- Why do you still let Caesar get to you?
- He's competition.
And I don't like him creeping around.
I need my new album to be big, Calvin.
We need a hit to turn things around.
- We'll be fine. - Will we?
Attendance has never come back to what it was.
Offerings were down before COVID.
But now, my music, the record label
are the only things keeping this ministry going.
This new album has to be a splash.
And it will,
as long as we don't have a scandal overshadowing it.
We don't have one, do we?
- A scandal? - Tell me now.
Lord knows I've cleaned them up before.
[cellphone buzzing] - No.
- Good.
'Cause Larry Reid did not come to hear me sing.
If something in the milk ain't clean, he'll find it.
- This is Bishop Jordan.
I'm so sorry. What's her condition?
I'll be right there.
Got to get to the hospital.
The Williams family needs me.
- It's funny how some people seem to need you more at night.
- Dark colored SUV, tinted windows,
and a license plate that might contain the letters XWJ
and possibly number seven.
Okay, that's good. That's helpful.
Now, tell me about the shooter again.
Anything stand out?
- I told you, all I saw was his arm.
Black sweatshirt maybe. He had on a glove.
- You and the victim were close.
So you'd know if she were mixed up in anything.
Jealous boyfriend, girlfriend,
anyone she might've been fighting with.
- She argued with her parents, but who doesn't?
Me and Dani were in juvie together.
She's been good since we got out.
Okay. No trouble. She stayed away from drugs.
And I know that for a fact.
You can ask her that yourself when she gets out of surgery.
- I'll do that.
One of our detectives are probably
gonna follow up with you, okay?
- Excuse me.
- Listen, the shooter doesn't know what you saw,
what you didn't see.
So be careful.
Give us a call if you hear or see anything suspicious.
- [inaudible]
- No. [crying]
- What'd you mean you tried everything?
- No!
- [crying]
[somber music]
♪ ♪
[breathing shakily]
[sobbing]
- It's okay. It's all right.
- Dani.
[sobbing]
- Morning, everyone.
- Good morning.
- I just spoke with Ron Washington
at the Stellar Awards.
And let me just say...
I think we're gonna need a bigger case.
First Kingdom Records received 12 nominations.
So thank you, guys.
Congratulations on all your hard work.
- So do you know how many nominations
Caesar got over at Redeeming Records?
- Now, Sasha.
You know this is not a competition.
What we do here, we do for the kingdom.
- Amen.
- And I don't care how many nominations Caesar received.
It's not important.
[upbeat music]
- One nomination. Are you kidding me, Ron?
You know that ain't right.
This is supposed to be the year for change,
fresh blood, new direction, new sound, new voices.
So if I only got one nomination,
how many did First Kingdom get?
- [laughing]
- What's so damn funny?
- The first thing Denita wanted
to know was how many nominations you got.
They got 12.
And, um, there's something else.
- Though she's too modest to say it,
the Stellars will also be presenting my mother
with the Lifetime Achievement award.
- [chuckling]
Now isn't that what they give you when they say you're done?
I'm just getting started.
But I'm humbled and I am honored just the same.
- And they're recognizing her landmark album,
"One Moment From Glory" that launched it.
- Ron. R--Ron.
Okay. Okay. What about me then, huh?
If you're honoring Denita and that album,
you know I should be included.
There wouldn't even be a Denita Jordan without me.
I produced that album and wrote half the damn songs.
You know that. - Aw, come on, Caesar.
Your name's not even on the album.
- Because the bitch took it off!
Look, you want to honor Denita and that album.
Fine. I got no problem with that.
But if you're gonna shine a spotlight,
shine it on the truth.
I mean, 30 years, Ron.
it's time to finally correct some history.
- I'm sorry, Caesar.
I can't do it.
That's between you and Denita.
- Oh, yeah, that looks good.
Yeah. Thanks, Sasha. Hey.
Ron wants to put together a musical tribute, you know,
have some of the stars sing some of my hits.
- Figured as much. - Mm-hmm.
- I'll work up a list. - Okay. Hey, wait a minute.
Who are you thinking?
- I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be a surprise.
- You know I hate surprises. Who are you thinking?
- I want to do something fresh, broaden the audience.
I'm thinking Kanye or Maverick City--
- Nah. Mm-mm. Try CeCe.
Girl owes me for all the hardware
I've handed her over the years.
- I did. She's busy.
Mom, I really do think that we--
- No. No, try again.
Or do you want me to do it?
- I know how to do my damn job.
- Taj. - If you'd let me.
- Taj.
- Do I want to know?
- Train up a child, that's all I'm trying to do.
What brings you here?
- Well, I wanted to--I wanted to give you a heads up.
I've been asked to hold a memorial
for the Williams girl.
- The dead stripper?
How's that gonna look for the church?
You best pray my daddy doesn't hear about this.
- Well, your father is bishop emeritus.
Little he can say. - Mm-hmm.
You keep telling yourself that.
- I wasn't asking your permission.
I was telling you out of respect.
And I heard about the Stellars.
I'm sure you're pleased. Congratulations.
- It just hurts. I miss her so much.
I can't believe somebody would do this.
- I know.
Completely senseless.
It's gonna take some time.
Try to focus on the good things.
- Remember when me and Dani had that group in juvie?
- [chuckles]
Yeah. You two would be practicing
when you were supposed to be in counseling with me.
- She had to talk me into it. You know that.
You know, sometimes I think
if it wasn't for her,
I wouldn't have any good memories.
- I don't think I ever saw two girls as tight as you two.
Always had each other's backs.
- Dani dared me to dream even when I was afraid to.
And she was trying again.
Dani believed in me.
- And so do I.
So do I.
Memorial's tomorrow at First Kingdom.
Should I pick you up?
- I haven't been to a church since my mother died.
I mean, the way they talked about her.
All turning their backs on me like I was nothing.
No, I don't need to go to some church to remember Dani.
- Church hurt is the worst hurt, I know.
But sometimes showing up for someone matters,
especially when that person always showed up for you.
Mm. I got you.
- Unfulfilled and unfinished.
We'll never know the life Dani might've lived,
The woman she might've become.
Hers was a life of hope and possibility.
Yet another flame snuffed out far too soon,
another young, promising life lost
to gun violence.
In the words of the Psalmist,
our hearts cry,
"How long, oh Lord?
How long?"
At this time, I'd like to invite anyone who wishes
to say a few words about Dani to please come forward.
Now I know her parents would appreciate
any words or memories you might like to share.
- I, um--
[clears throat]
Dani loved music.
♪ Can anybody hear me? ♪
♪ Is there anyone who can help me? ♪
♪ Can someone feel the pain I'm going through? ♪
♪ My eyes are red from crying ♪
♪ And my ♪
♪ My world is slowly dying ♪
♪ And I'm standing lost
♪ Not knowing what to do ♪
♪ Can someone explain ♪
♪ The purpose for the pain? ♪
♪ When is my praying done? ♪
♪ Tell me when does over come? ♪
♪ I'll give it one last try ♪
♪ Savior, can you save me? ♪
♪ See my faith I've let it go ♪
♪ Change me and make me ♪
♪ Better than I was before ♪
♪ I didn't mean to break your heart ♪
♪ Jesus I apologize ♪
♪ Fear covered up my mind ♪
♪ So I didn't realize ♪
♪ Love was there all the time ♪
♪ The time ♪
♪ Love, love ♪
♪ Love ♪
- ♪ It was love, love ♪
- ♪ Oh, thank you, Lord ♪ - ♪ Love.
- ♪ Love ♪ - ♪ Oh, love ♪
♪ It was love ♪
- ♪ Love ♪ - ♪ Love ♪
♪ It was love ♪ - ♪ Oh, thank you, Jesus ♪
- ♪ Love ♪ - ♪ Oh, thank you, Lord ♪
- ♪ Love ♪ - ♪ Love ♪
♪ Oh, love ♪
♪ Can anybody hear me? ♪
♪ Is there anyone who can help me? ♪
♪ Can someone feel this pain I'm going through? ♪
[murmuring]
- Almost a million views in just 48 hours.
She's on the IGs, the Youtuberations,
the Twitterations, and the Facebookings.
Listen, this girl is causing
a conver-dern-sation everywhere.
But I want to know who in the whole hell
and the heaven is she?
I mean, she came, she sang, and blew the roof off.
But then she did like Brandy did in "Cinderella."
She was--poof! Gone.
Can't see her. Just gone.
Where did you go, mystery girl?
I need to know.
You can't hide no light like that under a bushel.
I need all the LRL'ers to find out who this girl is.
I want to hear from her. Let me hear from you.
- I'm going to sign her.
I mean, she's everything Kingdom needs.
She's young, she's got swag, and that voice.
Man, she sounded like an angel, but with broken wings.
- We've only been dating a minute,
and you're already trying to make me jealous?
- What?
Nah this--babe, this is work.
- Relax. I'm teasing.
How are you gonna find this Cinderella?
- I'll figure that out after I've talked to my mom.
- Your mom? - It's her label.
She has to approve anybody we sign.
- Mm. Well,
maybe you need to work someplace else.
Produce me.
- Okay, we're ready.
- Well, First Kingdom is my birthright.
It's also my purpose. It's where I'm meant to be.
- So-- - So?
- What would you think about me singing at your mom's tribute?
- You know, mom--my mom is strictly--strictly gospel.
- I can sing gospel.
- [laughs]
- Oh, I get it.
She has to approve that too.
- Essence, we're ready for you.
- Hey--hey, babe.
- Hey, don't.
Ladies.
- Hey, Ma. - Thank you.
- You remember that girl who sang for Dani's Memorial?
- The stripper. - Well, we don't know that.
- Her friend was a stripper. She sang for her friend.
Son, it's a short hop.
- Well, God is no respecter of persons.
Ma, she's got a gift.
- We all have gifts. It's the anointing
that breaks the yoke.
- I'm gonna sign her. - Taj.
- I think she has a voice that needs to be heard.
- I disagree.
- If we don't expand gospel,
we'll end up irrelevant one day.
Ma, we've got to meet people where they're at.
There are some labels that get that.
- Who, Redeeming?
And how many nominations did they get?
- I thought we were in this to save souls, not win awards.
- Your point is?
- I'm in charge of A&R.
I scout talent,
and I'm gonna sign her.
- You're in charge because I put you in charge.
I can also take you out of charge.
- ♪ As long as you're with me ♪
♪ As long as you're with me, and I know ♪
- ♪ A valley's not so low, a mountain's not so high ♪
- ♪ The fire's not so hot ♪ - ♪ Not so hot ♪
- ♪ And I got victory ♪ - ♪ As long you ♪
- ♪ As long you're with me ♪
♪ As long you're with me ♪ - ♪ As long you're with me ♪
♪ As long you're with me, as long you're with me ♪
♪ As long as you're with me ♪
♪ As long as you're ♪
♪ With me ♪
- Let's take five.
Let me guess, you came here to tell me
that the queen has herself a booty itch
because I had the audacity to get one Stellar nomination.
- Truth? My mom does know I'm here.
This the group you're taking to the Stellars?
They're dope.
- And definitely not what you're doing
over there at Kingdom.
- Well, different sound, same spirit.
It's all for God's glory, brother.
Right?
- Why don't you tell me why you're here, brother.
- You seen this girl?
- I'm a grown man with his own business.
You think I have time to sit around and watch videos?
Let me see.
- ♪ I didn't mean to break your heart ♪
♪ Jesus, I apologize ♪
- Who is she? - Don't know yet.
I mean, she's definitely got some street in her,
but she's a star, right?
Or I'm I crazy?
- Crazy like I was the first time
I heard your mother sing.
But some things you just know.
- My mom doesn't want to sign her.
I think you should.
- This a joke? You setting me up?
- You and my mom got history. I get that.
And if she knew I was standing here right now,
she'd swear the devil himself got ahold of me,
but I prayed about it and prayed again and again.
And every time I prayed, God told me the same thing.
- So God spoke to you--
- Like a thunderclap in my head.
He told me this girl needs redeeming.
And that's you, Redeeming Records.
- [laughs]
Wait a minute. You really believe that?
- I don't know this girl's story,
but you don't sing like that
unless you've known some kind of pain and loss.
I mean, you sign drug addicts, felons.
You see their hearts.
You care about the talent.
My mom, she just cares about appearances.
- So it is about you trying to prove a point to your ma.
- No, this is about me being obedient, and I'm here.
Now it's your turn.
- Hold on for a minute.
Tell you what.
Bring her to my office. I'll meet with her.
- You want me to catch holy hell from my mom?
Nah, I'm out. I did my part.
- Bring her to me.
If God really spoke to you, let Denita take it up with him.
All right, Jewel, let's get back.
From the turnaround.
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- I just don't get why somebody would kill Dani.
Like, I just don't understand why.
- Okay, so I probably shouldn't say anything.
But your girl--she was mixing it up pretty hard
with some serious players at the private parties.
- Dani? No.
She wasn't doing that. She would've told me.
- She probably knew you wouldn't approve.
Anyway,
these are the kinds of people with reputations to protect.
- That's bullshit. That's not Dani.
- I'm not saying it's a fact. It's just what I heard.
[bass-heavy music]
♪ ♪
- Unless Dex made her do it.
♪ ♪
Thanks. - Mm-hmm.
♪ ♪
- This girl work here?
- Yeah.
Chardonnay.
- Hey, baby, you wanna... - My bad.
I'm sorry.
Excuse me. Excuse me.
I'm looking for Dani's friend, Rbel.
She sang at the memorial. Is that you?
♪ ♪
- Why are you asking? You a cop?
- No, no, no. I just wanna talk.
Dani's parents said I might be able to find you here.
So you are Rbel?
- Look, around here, I'm Chardonnay,
and it's $100 for 10 minutes.
- Okay.
- Okay, come on.
♪ ♪
- Whoa. My--my bad.
Can we--I just want to talk. That's all.
- So talk.
- Um... okay.
My name is Taj Jordan, I'm in the music business,
and I think you have an amazing voice.
Do you have any idea how many people are talking about you?
- Me? What they saying?
- You haven't seen this?
You have over 2 million hits.
People love you.
- What'd you say you do again?
- I scout talent, and I think you can be a star.
I want to introduce you to somebody
who runs a progressive gospel record label.
- Gospel. Boy, do you see where you are?
You tripping, and whatever you smoking,
I really want some of that.
- I mean, gospel's changing.
Wait, hold on. Can we stop? Can we stop?
Wait a second, please. I'm serious.
You have a God-given gift.
- Facts, period. Okay?
You're looking at it. And it pays.
- You're better than that. You can be.
I believe you've been anointed. God has chosen you to sing.
You don't want something better than this?
- It doesn't matter what I want, okay?
And God don't give a shit about me.
Now, back to business.
- Stop. Come on, stop.
I'm trying to talk to you.
Stop. Stop! I'm--I'm sorry.
- Hector. - My bad. My bad. My bad.
I'm just trying to--listen, take my card.
- Hector! - I'm trying--I'm not trying--
- He's a freak. Get him outta here.
- Let's go. - Come on. Bro, stop.
- Let's go. That's it. Let's go.
- Bro. I can make you a lot of money.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I didn't mean to make you... ♪
- Working late, aren't you?
- I can't rest.
- She got you troubled.
- That thing?
Many are called, Few are chosen.
I meant what I said.
I'm here as long as God gives me songs to sing.
Lifetime Achievement?
Nice way of saying,
"You're through. You can rest."
But we don't have that option, do we?
Calvin.
We're barely keeping up on the interest of our payments.
- Okay, look, I'll take up a second collection Sunday,
say it's for missions.
- Missions? - Yeah.
I consider your music ministry a mission.
- That'll barely scratch the surface.
I need a hit.
God will give me one. He always does.
- Maybe if you--if you get some sleep,
God'll give you one in a dream. I'm just saying.
- That's not the only way he speaks to me.
- All right.
Well, I'll let you two get to it.
[soft music]
- Let the words of my mouth,
the meditation of my heart, be acceptable to you, oh Lord.
Lord, show me the way.
Who left this mess? [knock at door]
♪ ♪
[humming]
Hmm.
- ♪ The me you see ♪
♪ It's just so hard to believe ♪
You out late.
Where you been?
- Out.
What are you working on? - A new song.
♪ The me you see ♪
♪ It's just so hard to believe ♪
- Okay. - What do you think?
- You mind if I put you in a friendlier key?
- Come on, boy. Come on.
- Okay.
- [playing piano]
Mm? - [playing warm chords]
- Mm-hmm.
♪ ♪
♪ How do you feel when you look at me? ♪
♪ When I'm not my best is it hard to see? ♪
♪ Do I let you down? ♪
- ♪ No, you're still my child ♪
- ♪ Life is crazy now ♪
- ♪ And still, you make me smile ♪
♪ Because I know the plans that I have for you ♪
♪ To prosper your life and make all things new ♪
♪ It's on the way ♪
- ♪ How much can I take? ♪
- ♪ Trust me when I say ♪
- ♪ Please, help me say ♪
both: ♪ The me you see ♪
♪ It's just so hard to believe ♪
♪ Since no one knows what our day may bring ♪
♪ I need to know that you're working to gather our things ♪
♪ I'm asking you please ♪
♪ Remember the me ♪
both: ♪ You see ♪
- Yeah, yeah. - Ooh, we good at singing.
- Uh, hold on. What if, uh...
the bridge... - Mm-hmm.
- Um...
♪ See me ♪
both: ♪ When storms fill the night, see me ♪
- Yeah. - Yeah.
both: ♪ When love don't feel right see me ♪
- ♪ Oh, where is my certainly ♪
- You know what I'm saying? - Oh.
I don't know what I'd do without you, baby.
You always have my back.
That didn't sound like what I just played.
- I got you, ma. I got you.
- I just had a wonderful idea.
Well, you said we need something fresh.
This seems fresh to me.
- Yes, Mom. - What about a duet?
Taj and-- - What?
- Well, no, let me--yeah, Denita and Taj together again.
- Ma, I was a kid when you dragged me on stage.
- You've always had a beautiful voice.
- And I've never liked being on stage.
- But people will love it.
I'll love it.
It'll make the new album special.
Come on. Let's try it again.
Please.
- Okay. - I like that key.
Good.
- ♪ The me you see ♪
♪ It's just so hard to believe ♪
[uneasy music]
♪ ♪
[upbeat gospel music]
♪ ♪