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- Stepped on that sh*t.

- Yeah, boy.

This thing's off the chain, tonight, man.

I got shotgun.

Hey, whoa, whoa.

- What are you doing?

- Come on.

Come on, Brooklyn.

- You heard me call shotgun.

- Come on, man.

All right, you see up in here, right?

You see it, right?

It's like a goddamn

Negro clown car up in here, man.

Come on, get your ass in the back, man.

That's real.

- Damn.

- Come on, I don't like him, man.

He never sits in the front.

Now he wanna sit in the front.

- Sit your ass over.

- Shut up.

Hey, man, what you doing?

- Ain't you gonna wait on Ant?

- He say he got a ride.

That tickles.

That's my belly button, baby.

Yeah, yeah. I know.

Good, baby.

You're getting closer.

- That's strong, baby.

- What's up? What's up?

- Was it a good idea to keep my money?

- No, no!

Shut up. Come on. Get up.

Come on. Come on.

Boy,

don't you know I graduated with a 3.68?

Lord, I'm parched.

Let me get my drink.

This supposed to be my family,

my blood cousin.

- Give me the money. Give me the money.

- All right.

- It was only 100 dollars.

- That's it?

Shut up.

Shut up.

You better not tell my mama.

Come on, baby.

That empty space right there on the bar,

that's for this year's trophy.

Don't even worry about that.

A little confident, aren't we?

For good reason. You like the pole?

You wish.

What's this?

Nothing.

These are fly. You did these?

Yeah, but it was just

me fooling around, though.

This ain't somebody just fooling around.

This is good, Rashad.

Is this me?

- My mouth is not that big.

- Hey.

It's artistic expression.

And I'm sensitive about my sh*t,

so I'd appreciate it...

Thank you.

Cute.

But for real, Rashad...

...you got talent.

I don't know.

- Like you can't have no talent.

Be real with me. Come on.

Be real with me. I'm serious.

All right.

Well, when I was younger,

every Sunday...

...my pops used to give me...

...the comics out the of Sunday paper.

I guess I kind of had this dream...

...that one day I could be the one...

...who drew the comics

in the Sunday paper.

- That's it.

- You still can.

What's happening, Uncle G?

How you doing this morning?

Get myself some orange juice.

Good morning, brother.

- Good morning, Uncle George.

- What's happening?

What is y'all so happy about?

How come you here grinning?

You just grinning.

Grinning, like you

a new man or something.

No, Rashad's a New New man.

He got some cutty last night.

Shut up.

You got some booty

in this house?

I told you I don't want

no company in my house.

I told you I don't want

them fast girls in my house.

No females in this house, that's the rule.

There's a one-bowl rule in effect.

Okay, Uncle George.

One bowl.

What is with you?

I ain't gonna lie.

- I got some cutty last night.

- Stop lying.

You ain't got no cutty.

With your little scrawny ass.

If anybody gets some cutty,

it's supposed to be me.

I gets the booty here.

I gets the drawers.

I gets the booty. I gets the trim.

I'm the one supposed to be getting cutty.

I'm a grown man.

I get the cutty, not y'all.

Understand what I'm saying?

Uncle George. Me.

Well, I guess we see

who didn't get the cutty last night, huh?

Give me my cereal.

I hope your little weenie fall off.

You say something?

- No, man, let me see this.

- See what?

This thing gonna make

her neck turn green.

Man, shut up, man.

It got the 14-karat stamp on it.

I don't know how you bought that.

You never bought a girl anything.

- So what, man?

- You need to watch it, Rashad.

This girl got your nose wide open.

Let you tell it.

Yeah, it ain't even like that.

She real, man.

He bought a cheap-ass necklace

for New New.

I was about to buy her some sh*t, man.

- Yeah, right.

- We gotta go, man.

It's my first day, B.

K.K. Soul Food.

I'm with my people now, homey.

Free collards. Free collard greens.

Why you blocking, man?

That's what I'm talking about.

Who this?

- New New.

- Shut up, man.

- What you want?

- I need a ride tomorrow.

I got you.

You got some gas money?

Hold on.

- Who this?

- It's New New.

Y'all need to find something to do,

because y'all ain't funny.

- I love that.

- Hold on.

- Yo.

- Who's that?

- Teddy.

- Hey, how old is he anyway, 30?

Hold on. Hello?

Hello?

My bad, man.

I just wanted to see what was popping.

Hey, y'all going to the pool tomorrow?

I don't know.

I gotta take Esquire up to Sandy Springs.

Teddy? Teddy.

If you don't get off that damn phone

and clean them dishes...

Hey, Ma, I'm 21 years old, man.

Still getting on the phone?

I never feel comfortable

on this side of town.

Man, kind of how I feel

about our neighborhood.

I don't see what this cat making you

drive all the way up here for.

He invited me to dinner, fool.

Man, this is John Garnett.

The millionaire.

If he want me to cook dinner, I'm with it.

- Hey, man, that's 31 Canterbury.

- Right here?

Damn!

Yeah.

Hey, man, go ahead and push the buzzer.

...yes, may I help you?

It's Benjamin- It's Benjamin Gordon

for John Garnett.

...yes, Benjamin. John's expecting you.

Come on in.

Ben. Right on time.

- Always, sir.

- Come on in.

I talked to some friends

at the Falcon Society.

This should help.

Thank you.

One thing you should learn

early in this life:

It's not always what you know.

Sometimes it's who you know.

Yes, sir.

You'll be fine.

- You hungry?

- Oh, I could eat.

Well, dinner's almost ready.

I'd like you to meet my daughter.

She's going to Brinton next year too.

Erin, honey?

Come down to dinner.

- You hear me?

- Yes. I'm coming.

Have sons.

I just wanna say again,

I appreciate this a lot.

Oh, well, just do well.

You'll be fine.

- Here she is.

- That shirt is just so cute.

- Dad, I already ate.

- That's all right.

Come here.

Erin, I'd like you to meet Ben.

- This is her friend Holly. She lives next door.

- Hi.

I gotta go. Bye.

Bye.

Strange chick.

Erin, nice to meet you.

It's always a pleasure

meeting new people.

It's nice to meet you too.

You're not telling Rashad.

Wow, you even talk different.

You're not telling him.

Oh, I'm telling him. Please believe that.

You're not saying anything to him...

...and I'm not telling my dad about you.

If I tell him where you're from,

you're done.

- Is that a threat?

- Call it what you want.

I gotta tell him in my own way.

I knew it. Because Rashad was

telling me how "New New is this"...

...and "New New's so real. "

- I am real.

- You ain't sh*t.

Excuse you?

How did you even find Cascade?

What, you go buy you a 99-cent ghetto

handbook to show you how to keep it real?

The salad fork goes on the other side.

I'm from the Trey.

You from the Trey? That's funny.

- Well, my dad is.

- I never read that.

- He never talks about it.

- I don't blame him.

Are you serious?

He's a sellout.

You really wanna be ghetto.

Believe me, you can have

the piss in the hallway.

I'll take the Picasso.

You got a Picasso in your house!

You need to lower your voice. Shut up.

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