[cheers and applause]
- ♪ Why should I feel ♪
♪ Discouraged ♪
♪ And why ♪
♪ Should the shadows come ♪
What's going on?
♪ When Jesus is ♪
♪ My portion ♪
♪ A constant friend ♪
♪ Is He ♪
♪ Is on ♪
♪ The sparrow ♪
♪ And I know ♪
♪ He watches me ♪
- ♪ 'Cause I'm free ♪
[crow caws] ♪ Oh, oh ♪
- What is going on?
- ♪ His eye ♪
- That's not my voice.
That's not my voice.
- ♪ The sparrow ♪
- Who is this?
- ♪ And I know ♪
♪ He watches ♪
♪ Over me ♪
Who is it?
[breathing heavily]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[people moaning] - Shit.
Yeah, you gotta give this to the cops.
- Dani made a sex tape. So what?
Who doesn't? - Right.
You know this ain't like that.
You wouldn't be showing me this if that's what you thought.
You see this fat ass here, riding your girl?
He has no idea he's on camera.
- You don't know that. - Bullshit.
Look at him. I mean, shit, he ain't posing.
Listen, I guarantee you,
the guy know there's a camera,
he's for sure gonna make like he's a porn star.
- So what are you saying?
- Look, I know Dani's your girl, but...
this seems like some kind of honey trap shit to me.
- No, don't you say that.
Dani wasn't blackmailing anybody.
She wasn't like that.
- Everybody got secrets, Reb,
and Dani ain't no different.
Shit, I mean, you said you found this
stashed in her locker, right?
Huh?
Then why was she hiding it if it ain't a secret?
Or, shit, why you ain't know about it if it ain't a secret?
You ever think maybe this is the guy that popped Dani?
I mean, shit, you even know who he is?
- Are you serious?
Okay, you know how many bald Black dudes I see in the club?
All of them.
And you expect me to know this one?
Uh-uh.
I'll tell you this.
I'll know him if I see him again.
- And I'm telling you give it to the cops.
- Why? So they can make copies and spread it around?
What, you think they're gonna work harder
if they think she's some type of whore?
'Cause you know that's how it's gonna be.
She doesn't deserve that.
This is not who she is.
That's my sister.
My friend.
And I won't have her thought of that way.
- And what if someone's looking for this, huh?
Then what?
You gonna bring that shit into our home?
- If you don't like it,
no one's saying you gotta stay.
- Oh, okay, cool.
[gentle piano music playing]
- D'Wayne, what does it mean?
♪ ♪
- Dreams can be God's way of revealing His word to us.
My interpretation of dreams also come from God.
Do you understand that?
- Yes, D'Wayne, as always.
Come on, let's get with it.
What is God saying this time?
♪ ♪
- He said that in your dream,
the spotlight kept moving,
leaving you in the dark.
- Yeah, that's right.
- A spotlight represents God's anointing.
But it no longer falls on you.
- And the blackbird?
- It's someone you once shared God's favor with.
That person is no longer here,
but they left a remnant.
That's the feather.
- The other voice I heard...
who is it?
- I don't know.
♪ ♪
God didn't reveal that to me.
♪ ♪
- [humming]
♪ Da-da-da-da-da ♪
Oh.
[piano notes playing]
[humming]
Yeah, I found them.
Malcolm?
- That song we were working on last night,
you wanna tell me where you got that from?
- It came from the same place I get all my songs.
Came from God.
Tea? - No.
I found this in the studio. Malcolm wrote it.
It's not like that song God gave you.
- Watch your tone.
My studio, my music.
God led me to it for inspiration.
But what we did, the changes we made...
it's not even the same song anymore.
It's better. - It's Malcolm's song, Ma!
- Get in here.
- You know he wants to record it himself.
You have to talk to him.
- Malcolm's not a singer.
He's a nurse with delusions of grandeur.
- Who's also married to your daughter.
- And he should be so blessed to have us record his song.
- Ma, are you serious? - Fine.
I'll talk to CJ about it.
- Bishop Jordan, I'm Detective Jackson.
This is Detective Parker. You have a minute?
- How do you do, Detectives?
I'm just on my way to the airport,
but I guess I have a few minutes.
- Huh. Where you headed?
- National Governors' Prayer Breakfast.
They've invited me to speak.
So what's this about?
- We're investigating Dani Williams' death.
We have a potential lead on the shooter.
- I'm glad to hear that.
Her parents have taken this hard.
How can I help? - Well, a witness at the scene
was able to provide a description
of the shooter's vehicle, also a partial plate.
We've identified over a dozen possible matches
across the state, but one of them
was registered at First Kingdom,
your church.
- Oh, sweet Jesus, I--
I don't know what to say.
The church maintains a fleet of vehicles
all donated by one of our members.
He owns a dealership.
Let me call someone at the church and see if they can--
- We just came from there.
Your head of security told us that there's a vehicle missing.
We were hoping you could tell us where it is.
- I'm afraid I don't.
What, do you think someone took it?
- At this point, we're not ruling anything out.
- What, do you think it might contain evidence?
- It's possible. - If it's the vehicle.
- Blood splatter from the victim,
shell casings, powder residue.
- Like we said, we have a number of vehicles to consider.
Might just be an unfortunate coincidence
you have one missing.
- Mm. - I wouldn't be too concerned.
- No, no, of course.
Listen, if you learn of anything,
please let me know.
I'll be praying for your investigation.
- Thank you, Bishop.
- Bishop Jordan, I forgot to ask.
Have you ever been to the strip club
where Dani Williams worked?
- No.
- Hmm.
Any members of your congregation?
- No one is immune to sexual temptation, Detective.
If I hear of anyone, I'll be certain to let you know.
I really have to be going.
- Thank you.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, it's changed ♪ choir: ♪ I believe ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, it's changed ♪
choir: ♪ Lord, I believe ♪
- ♪ Every word ♪
choir: ♪ Every word that comes from heaven ♪
♪ I believe ♪
- ♪ I believe, yeah ♪
♪ I believe just like Daniel ♪
choir: ♪ I believe it ♪
- ♪ What about Moses ♪
choir: ♪ I believe it ♪
- ♪ Is that kiss up there ♪
choir: ♪ I believe it ♪ - ♪ In the tree, yes, I do ♪
choir: ♪ I believe it ♪
- ♪ Matthew, Mark, and Luke ♪
choir: ♪ I believe it ♪ - ♪ Oh, and John ♪
choir: ♪ I believe it ♪
- ♪ Paul and Silas ♪
choir: ♪ I believe it ♪
- ♪ We can overcome ♪
choir: ♪ I believe it ♪
- ♪ Every word that comes from heaven ♪
♪ I believe ♪
- Sing the song, Malcolm.
[applause]
All right, y'all, I think that's about it for today.
I'll see y'all on Sunday.
- Okay. - Good job, guys.
Malcolm, can I speak with you over here for a second?
- Yeah, actually, can it wait
till tonight or tomorrow, actually?
I got a double shift; the ICU is shorthanded,
and I told them I would step in if--
- My mother found one of your songs.
- Which one?
- "The Me You See."
She wants to record it.
- She wants to record it, or she wants me to record it?
- She wants to record it... with Taj.
- You told her no.
- So you would get shared songs credit with Mom and Taj.
- How generous, a song credit on my own song.
- It could mean a lot of money if it's a hit.
- But it's my song, CJ. - I know.
- I'm wrapped up in every note, every lyric.
- I know, Malcolm.
But I think you have to let this one go.
For the Kingdom.
- Did you even fight for me?
[somber music]
Didn't think so.
Oh, almost forgot.
I gotta work the night of the Stellars.
I won't be able to go.
♪ ♪
- He's here. Should I let him in?
- Yeah, bring him in.
That's enough, everybody. Thank you.
- Hey, Ma, you wanted to see me?
- Yeah, for the red carpet.
What do you think?
- [laughs] Okay. Hold up.
You look beautiful.
What's wrong? You don't like it?
- Just thinking about my first award show.
Mama wouldn't let me wear what I wanted to.
She said I was showing off.
Said pride was a sin.
And she made me wear the plainest dress she could find.
Obedience and sacrifice,
that's been my life.
That's why this award means so much to me.
It's like God is saying, "Well done."
Come on, have a seat, baby.
We need to talk.
Son, I know you wanna be relevant.
But gospel isn't entertainment.
It's ministry.
I hold that mantle,
and I hope to pass it on to you.
- Don't worry. It's gonna be great.
- Oh, I know it is, baby.
That's why I called a few of my friends,
and here are their personal cells.
- Ma, I got it. Why are you--
- I know, I know, I know, but if Ron is not
gonna let me sing, then I feel better knowing
that we have someone worthy, you know?
You just need to give them the details.
- Okay.
Hey, did you speak to CJ yet?
- Everything's fine.
Come on, now.
[cell phone ringing and buzzing]
- Hello.
- What about the gold?
- Ma, I gotta take this.
- Since I was a child, I've felt a calling
to create music that could touch people's souls,
lift them if they're down,
soar with them if they fly.
To do that, I need singers who know how to give voice
to hope, to desire, to pain.
I need people who have lived it.
It's a rare talent,
but I believe you have it.
It's in your blood.
But it needs to be developed.
And I could do that
better than anyone.
So why don't you tell me how you got started singing?
- I sang in church when I was a kid.
I stopped singing when I was eight.
I didn't like the people. Too many rules.
Thou shalt not this, thou shalt not that.
I mean, no offense. I'm just saying.
- But you like gospel music?
- I'm more into hip-hop.
So maybe.
- So why are you here, Rbel?
I'm sure Ty's explained to you
that Redeeming is a gospel label.
- Yeah, and he said you had money,
so I came to see how much.
- Well, that depends.
You make stacks when I make stacks.
- Maybe a signing bonus?
- Are you her manager now?
- I'm just here to make introductions, that's all.
I can go. - No, no.
- I can do maybe $5,000.
- [laughs]
Five bands?
I can make more than that on the pole.
This is a waste of time.
- Everyone calls you Rbel,
but your name is really Rebecca Belle.
[soft piano music]
Isn't it?
♪ ♪
- What else do you know?
- I know who wrote that song you sang for your friend.
I did.
For this album.
I also produced it.
For your mother, Raven.
Back when we made this, I thought she was
a once-in-a-lifetime talent.
Maybe I was wrong.
You're a lot like her.
- Except that's her music, not mine.
- What you did...
That's already in you. That's the real you.
Now, you can run from it, and you can deny it,
but it's in you.
It's in your heart.
- I don't care where you work or where you come from,
only where you're going.
You can keep that.
- When my mama died, nobody knew her.
Hell, nobody cared.
So tell me.
If she was so good,
if you're so damn good,
how did my mama die with nothing?
- Truth is, not everybody liked your mother
or me.
Some gospel music people can be nasty
even if they say they're singing for the Lord.
- I don't need to think about this.
I'm out.
♪ ♪
[car door clicks open]
- I won't keep you. I need a favor.
- I'm here to please.
- One of your party girls might have something I need.
- Okay. Girl got a name?
- Dani.
- Funny. You want me to dig her up?
- Give her some respect.
I think she kept a locker here.
Whatever you find inside, I'd like to have it.
- Anything I should know about?
- That was between me and the girl.
What happened to her, I had nothing to do with.
- Whatever you say.
I'll see what I can do.
I'm not gonna get in no trouble, am I?
- Well, with any luck, neither of us will.
Hey.
I know you have cameras everywhere in the club.
Is there a video
I need to be concerned about?
- Don't know why.
You never been here.
♪ ♪
- Hmm.
[mutters indistinctly]
[static crackling]
[smooth music playing]
- ♪ Oh ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
- Mama?
- ♪ Can anybody hear me ♪ - Mama!
- ♪ Anyone who can help me ♪
- Mama!
- ♪ Can someone feel the pain ♪
- Mama.
- ♪ I'm going through ♪
- Mama!
- ♪ My eyes are red from crying ♪
- Mama!
- ♪ My world is slowly dying ♪
♪ And I'm standing lost ♪
♪ Not knowing what to do ♪
- Mama.
- ♪ Can someone explain ♪
[record scratches] - Yo, what's up?
- Did I say that you could play that? Did I?
- It was just laying right there.
I've never heard your mom sing before.
- Do you know how hard it is
to hear that after what happened?
- Actually, I do.
Because sometimes it feels like
it's all you talk about.
- Wow.
- Well, I'm sorry, but you need to get over it.
- [scoffs]
You did not just say that.
- Look, I said what I said.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[door slams]
- [crying]
[groans]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I ♪
♪ I used to believe ♪
♪ Believe you were there for me ♪
♪ No matter what went down ♪
- Hey. I'm so glad you called.
Can I order you something to--
- Why you don't want me on your label?
I mean, you say I got a God-given gift
and that I'm anointed,
whatever the hell that means.
Is that not good enough for you?
I'm not good enough for you? - It wasn't up to me.
My mom didn't think that-- - You for real?
Using your mom as an excuse?
- She started First Kingdom Records.
I work for her.
And she didn't think that you were a right fit for the label.
She's a hard woman to say no to.
- All right, no judgment.
Moms can be complicated.
You do what you gotta do.
- I appreciate that.
It's a sore spot.
- What was your mom like?
- Selfish.
- How?
- She thought that she was gonna be somebody special.
And when she found out that she wasn't,
she killed herself and left me to find her when I was eight.
Selfish.
- I'm sorry.
- I'm over it.
- I don't think I could ever get over
something like that, I mean, not completely.
- Just taught that's what you get for chasing your dreams.
[laughs]
- You and me,
we're alike.
I mean, it's not good letting our mothers
stand in the way-- or memories of our mothers
stand in the way of what God's calling us to do.
- And why should I care what God wants?
- Because he loves you
and he wants what's best for you.
- God loves me?
[laughs]
That's why He let my mom kill herself, right?
And why my best friend just got shot down
in the middle of the street?
I mean, is that how He shows His love?
Can you explain that to me so I can understand?
- No.
- Well, at least you're honest.
- But I promise you this.
If you do sing,
you won't end up like your mother.
I won't let you. - I'll tell you what.
If I sing,
it ain't gonna be for-- for God.
It's gonna be for me.
- We just need to ask you a couple questions.
[indistinct chatter]
- Look, I need to get inside.
I already told the officer everything I know, so...
- All right, well, if you think of anything else,
anything at all.
[dramatic hip-hop music]
♪ ♪
- What was that about, huh?
- Nothing, it's just a couple detectives asking about Dani.
They don't know anything. Neither do I.
- That's good,
'cause whatever shit your girl was mixed up in,
you don't want nothing to do with.
- How about I quit? How about that?
- Where you gonna go?
Look at yourself.
If you're so special, why'd you come crawling to me, then,
when you needed money?
- I'm sick of this shit.
- You ain't going nowhere till you pay me back
every cent that I loaned you.
Now, you get your pretty little ass
back up on that pole,
and don't stop till they...
[clapping]
Hey.
Did you clean out Dani's locker?
- What's it to you?
- I don't give a shit.
Her parents were here asking, that's all.
- Okay, no need to do anything differently
than what we talked about.
- You're asking me to give up a lucrative career,
and for what?
I already told you, five bands ain't gonna cut it
for a signing bonus.
- Five is generous.
- 25 is more generous.
I mean, I need five just to hire a lawyer.
And not to mention, I got debts.
- Why are you here again?
- 'Cause I asked him.
- All right.
Five now and another 20 for your debts.
That's after you sign, happy?
- [laughs]
25 now,
and I want it put in here
that I can leave in a year if I want to.
- And now, why would I agree to that?
- 'Cause another 3 million people
have seen my video since the last time I was in here.
And 'cause I've read what they're saying about me.
And maybe just because if you don't,
we can go to another label.
- Have your lawyer make the change.
- And my money?
- You'll have it in a couple of weeks.
- Uh-uh.
Now.
And that's nonnegotiable.
- Fine.
As a show of good faith and goodwill,
I'll write you a check out of my own checking account.
I'm curious about something.
What made you change your mind?
Was it just the money?
- Mostly, yeah.
And because I made a promise
to go for something better.
I think this might be it.
- Rbel...
I need to make something clear,
and I think Taj will back me up on this.
Now, the gospel music audience
holds its artists to a very high standard.
Now, if they find out you're
singing one thing but living another,
they're not gonna support you or buy your music.
- Look.
You know who I am, and I can't change that.
- I'm not out to change you.
Well, maybe smooth some of your edges a little.
If word got out and your story surfaced,
I could probably spin that.
People love a good redemption story.
But you can't be about that life anymore.
And I can't sell a gospel-singing stripper.
- And you won't have to.
[laughs]
- Well...
we're good, then.
You go do whatever business you gotta do.
But I need you back here alone
this afternoon, okay?
We got work to do.
- Thanks.
This is a good thing you doin'.
- Yeah, says the guy going behind his mama's back.
I guess we're gonna find out, aren't we?
[dial tone hums, touch tone beeps]
Yeah, tell them it's Caesar.
Hey, man, yeah, yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
Hey, listen.
You know that girl from the viral video
that everybody's been talking about?
Well, I just signed her.
And I think I have the perfect way to launch her.
- ♪ I can do all things through Christ ♪
♪ I got this 'cause You got this ♪
♪ You call strength out of my weakness ♪
♪ I got this 'cause You got this ♪
♪ Your power here in me made perfect ♪
♪ I got this 'cause You got this ♪
♪ You call strength out of my weakness ♪
♪ I got this 'cause You got this ♪
- Ever been in a recording studio before?
- What you think?
- I think I paid for your voice, not your lip.
- ♪ Grace ♪
♪ Grace resting on my life ♪
- Who's she?
- Kierra Sheard.
She's laying down a track for a new song.
I asked her to stick around and work with you a little.
♪ There is a grace ♪
- God, she sounds amazing.
I never heard of her before. She one of yours?
- I wish.
She just likes the studio.
- Mm. - She's a beast.
- ♪ I can do all things ♪
- And he's a sound engineer.
He controls the way everything comes together.
- ♪ I can do all things ♪
♪ I can do all things through Christ ♪
♪ I can do all things, yeah ♪
♪ I can do all things through Christ ♪
What you think, Caesar?
- I think that was the best one yet.
Come on out.
- Okay, cool.
[vocalizing]
[humming]
- Kierra, this is the girl from the viral video I showed you.
- You're Rbel.
Oh, my, girl, you can sing your butt off.
I can't wait to see what God's gonna do through you.
- Me and the Lord got a few things to work out first.
- You need to work on your conversational skills.
Now, go on in there and sing, please.
- Come on. You ready to give it a go?
- Yeah. You sound amazing. - Thank you, girl!
We all got something to work on with the Lord.
Oh, let me shut the door.
- Okay. [door creaks]
- This your first time? - Yes.
- Oh, really? - Thank you.
- Here, take your headphones.
- ♪ Yes ♪ - ♪ Yes ♪
♪ Jesus loves me ♪
- Okay, hold on one second.
So you gotta sing it with some confidence.
Sing it like you know Jesus loves you, right?
Okay? ♪ Yes ♪
♪ Jesus loves me ♪
Set it up well, you know?
Give yourself somewhere to go. Let's try it one more time.
both: ♪ Yes ♪ - Yeah.
- ♪ Jesus loves me ♪
- It don't sound like He loves you.
You gotta sing it like He loves you.
- Come on, Rbel, from the heart.
Listen to me, from the heart.
- ♪ Yes ♪
♪ Jesus loves me ♪
- She's getting pitchy.
- Color it a little bit more.
- ♪ Yes ♪
♪ Jesus loves me ♪
- Yeah.
One more time. Do the third one.
- ♪ Yes ♪
♪ Jesus loves me ♪
- Yeah.
♪ For the Bible tells me so ♪
That gotta deliver, like, period.
- Okay. - Like, that's the attitude--
- Like, period, that's it? - Yeah, that's it.
- [laughs] Okay. - Okay?
- ♪ For the Bible tells me so ♪
- Yes.
- ♪ For the Bible tells me so ♪
- Yeah.
- ♪ Yes ♪
♪ Jesus loves me ♪
♪ Yes ♪
♪ Jesus loves me ♪
- Yeah.
- ♪ For the Bible ♪ - Yeah.
- ♪ Tells me so ♪
- Yeah, yeah! - All right, all right!
Good, good!
Yes, yes, much, much better, okay?
But we still have a long way to go.
Now, we need to do something to follow up
that viral video of yours,
something that's gonna get people talking again.
- Like what?
- Something big.
- ♪ Amazing, amazing ♪
♪ Life is so amazing ♪
♪ 'Bout to call a toast ♪
♪ And let the crowd know we made it ♪
♪ Amazing, amazing ♪
- Showtime.
CJ. Scoot.
Oh, no, you don't.
This is not the time for one of your episodes.
- You know I can't help it.
- And that's my problem?
Where's that husband of yours when he should be here?
- I think you know why he's not here.
- I don't wanna hear another word about that song.
This night is not about your husband,
and it's not about you.
This is my moment.
- Denita. - It's okay, Mom.
We'll meet you inside.
- When is it not your moment, Ma?
♪ ♪
- ♪ We're the legends ♪
[camera shutters clicking]
[cheers and applause]
[cell phone ringing]
- This is Bishop Kelvin.
Can I call you back? I'm at a function?
- Yeah, this will only take a minute.
Wanted to let you know
we located the church's missing SUV.
It's been torched.
If there was any evidence, it's all been destroyed.
- I see.
Well, look, thank you for calling.
I've gotta go.
[cheers and applause] - Yes, yes.
She's been the face and the voice
of gospel music
for 30 years.
Her record label, First Kingdom Records,
is the most successful gospel label today.
[cheers and applause]
She's called the queen of gospel music.
[laughter] And for good reason.
Her voice is powered by faith,
and her artistry has inspired countless others.
[laughs]
You know who I'm talking about.
The recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award,
Denita Jordan!
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you. - Love you, Ma.
- Great job.
- Tonight three gospel artists
will pay tribute to Denita by singing her landmark song
from her album of the same name,
"One Moment from Glory"!
- Ladies and gentlemen, in tribute to Denita Jordan,
welcome to the stage
Isaac Carree and Le'Andria Johnson!
choir: ♪ One moment from glory ♪
- ♪ One moment from glory ♪
choir: ♪ One moment from glory ♪
- ♪ I prayed so long and You came through ♪
choir: ♪ One moment from glory ♪
- ♪ Ooh, don't throw in the towel ♪
♪ Oh ♪
choir: ♪ One moment from glory ♪
- ♪ You're, you're one, you're one, you're one ♪
♪ Ooh, one ♪
choir: ♪ It's too late to give up now ♪
- ♪ No, no, no, no, no, no ♪
♪ No, don't give up ♪
- ♪ It's too late to give up now ♪
choir: ♪ It's too late to give up now ♪
both: ♪ Too late, too late, too late ♪
- ♪ One moment ♪ - ♪ One moment ♪
- ♪ Glory ♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪
- ♪ Glory ♪
[explosions booming]
[scattered applause]
- ♪ One moment from glory ♪
♪ ♪
♪ One moment from glory ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's too late to give up now ♪
- ♪ 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 a chance to see ♪
♪ What's behind that closed door ♪
♪ Your worries would ♪
♪ All be erased ♪
♪ See, the flowers grow when it starts rainin' ♪
♪ And life comes from a mother's pain ♪
♪ And you can't quit right now ♪
♪ Keep praying ♪
♪ You're only one, you're only one moment ♪
♪ You've come too close for you to give up now ♪
♪ A boss never quits, let me show you how ♪
♪ Even when the hate tries to knock you down ♪
♪ You're only one, you're only one ♪
♪ Listen, you've come too far ♪
♪ For you to give up now ♪
♪ ♪
♪ You've come too far for you to give up now ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ You've come too far, you've come too far ♪
♪ One moment from ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Wait, wait, wait, she's a stripper?
There's tomorrow's show.
From the pole to the pulpit.
I can see it now: a stripper pays tribute
to the queen of gospel.
The saints not gonna like that.
- Yes!
You were magnificent.
Now the real work begins.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Caesar, Caesar, Caesar.
[chuckles]
I don't need to tell you,
but we saw history made tonight.
Your girl is all anyone is talking about.
Play your cards right,
and next year, you're gonna own these awards.
Get yourself some of that recognition
you missed from the first time around.
Hmm?
Oh, I should go, let the two of you talk.
- I do believe that man's afraid of me.
- Thought you'd be at the after-party by now.
- After that stunt you pulled?
It was you, wasn't it?
- It was all me.
Pitched it to Ron, and here we are.
He was just saying that he was very happy
about the way it turned out.
- Why give the spotlight to a nobody on my big night?
Gospel's no place for trash like her.
- Because...
this should have been our big night.
And that girl is no more trash than you are.
Don't forget, I know who you are.
And I know the twisted road you walked to get here.
- I advise you... stop talking.
- The songs you sang
were my songs.
The album that made you
was my album.
And you erased me from all of it.
Denita, you stole my future.
- What future?
You had 30 years to prove yourself.
You're nothing without me.
- I had Raven.
But you were so scared that she was gonna outshine you,
you did everything in your power to destroy her.
- She destroyed herself.
She was weak.
- And God turned their weakness into strength.
Rebecca Belle, Rbel,
she's Raven's daughter.
- Raven's daughter?
- Mm-hmm.
[unsettling music]
God created a child of strength,
and that girl is not gonna be afraid of you.
She's an answer to prayer, a gift,
and restoration for all you've taken from me.
- What do you want, Caesar?
- I wanna know...
if you ever really loved me.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- That's the last time you ever touch me.
- Our own child would be just a few years
older than Rbel.
- Don't.
- What do you think that your fans would do
if they found out the queen of gospel
had an abortion?
You think that would be bad for business?
- My father was bishop.
He said it would destroy his ministry.
- Yeah, and you shut me out
and married Calvin.
Denita, I would've--
- I told you, my daddy thought--
- No, stop. Stop.
It was you.
It was what you wanted because you thought
it was best for your career.
Just be honest.
Hmm.
He raises up kings and queens
and removes others.
Rbel has His anointing.
Your reign is over, Denita.
- Is that a declaration of war?
'Cause if you want one,
you got it.
- This is gonna sound stupid.
But when I was singing, I felt like you were watching me.
I felt something...
Bigger,
something...
Outside of myself.
♪ ♪
You were right.
It's time for something better.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Every day I wake up, I just take it to the max ♪
♪ I make no excuses, where I'm at is where I'm at ♪
♪ Money on my mind ♪
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Where you going, huh?
You got work.
- I quit.
♪ ♪
- Now, I say allegedly, she's a stripper...
[knock at door] - 'Cause I don't wanna
get sued. - It's open.
- Just came to say good night. - Shh. Come here.
- 'Cause of what y'all calling receipts.
And, you know, that may be--
- If my fans think I support this,
they'll turn on me.
I can't afford that. We can't afford that.
- That may be just the tip of the iceberg, because...
♪ Allegedly ♪
There's more going on
in these dern clubs
than what you guys even know about.
And it's involving some very influential people.
Mm-hmm!
- What'd I tell you?
The man's always trolling for a scandal.
- Okay, you need to stop watching Larry,
and don't worry about the girl.
- But what if she really is what the people want?
Where does that leave us?
I have sacrificed too much, Calvin.
And for what?
We could lose it all.
- Listen, all right, whatever our differences,
we have always agreed on one thing.
We do what we have to do to protect the Kingdom.
Right?
- Right.
- Okay.
Good night. - Night.
- And that may be just--
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[items clattering]
♪ ♪
[metallic scraping]
- Hey!
- [grunts]
[gun cocking]
[gunshots]
[both grunting]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[dishware shattering]
♪ ♪
[door bangs open]
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ Sunday morning, Jesus called me ♪
♪ Wake up ♪
♪ ♪
♪ A new beginning, this time, we winning ♪
♪ Look up ♪ - All right!
♪ The kingdom's in me, the greatest in me ♪
♪ Rise up ♪ - Come on, now!
- ♪ Past behind me, I'ma keep on fighting ♪
♪ Get up ♪ - ♪ Get up, get up, get up ♪
- ♪ Get up ♪
- Hey!