Barbershop: The Next Cut Page #9

18th birthday.

And 19th and 20th.

And it gotta start

somewhere, man.

And we say it starts here

this weekend

for two days.

But we need y'all.

Y'all the shot callers.

We just need y'all

to call some shots.

I'm in.

Because of you, Cal.

Appreciate it, man.

I got you.

All right, everybody,

we're good to go this weekend.

All right, there we go.

Let's get ready.

Yes, sir.

Hey, thanks for taking care

of me earlier, Rashad.

-I really appreciate it.

-We all good.

And...

Thanks for giving me

a ride home the other night.

You were a real gentleman,

Shady-Shad.

So you took the b*tch home.

Look, she needed a ride home

so I gave her a ride home.

I'm a good dude.

It was night time,

she was by herself.

I wasn't gonna leave her

out there.

It's crazy out there. What

else was I supposed to do?

Draya works in a barbershop.

There were plenty

of other good dudes

who could've taken her home.

Why'd you have to be the one?

Because it was on the way.

Bullshit!

I know girls like Draya.

I see through her fake lashes,

and her watermelon ass,

and her whole

damsel-in-distress routine.

She wants you, Rashad.

Are you dumb enough

to fall into that girl's trap?

Terri...

You come home

every other night

from some video shoot

or some athlete's commercial.

Do I ever question it?

No, because I trust you.

I know you hold me down,

I'm holding you down.

I don't care,

I don't like that b*tch.

Look, I promise you...

I promise you, there's nothing

going on with me and Draya.

I need you to know that, okay?

Pull your pants down.

What?

Pull your pants down,

we're doing it.

What the hell

are you doing, girl?

Stepping up my lazy

side booty game.

-Let's go.

-Yo, chill out.

-Be quiet.

-I am being quiet.

You're gonna wake her up.

I don't care, we can be quiet.

Let's go.

Chill out! Chill out! Look...

We ain't having sex on demand,

I ain't no piece of meat.

-"Let's go." Look...

-Whatever.

Get up in it.

Get up in it. Now!

I mean...

I am aroused though,

I ain't gonna lie.

But I got this sofrito sauce

on the stove, I'll be back.

What? You're just

proving my point!

And your sofrito sauce

don't taste better than me!

You're not going nowhere.

Not this weekend.

It's too crazy out there

on them streets.

But, Dad, there's a three on

three tournament this weekend!

I don't care

about no basketball.

Do you know your mama found

gang paraphernalia

in your drawer?

In my house!

Now how am I supposed

to trust you?

Man, this ain't fair!

None of my team has gotta deal

with these stupid rules!

You know why? Do you know why?

Because most of those

knuckleheads

ain't even got a father

to look out for them anyway.

But they look out for me.

When I'm at school,

my boys are the ones

that got my back.

Who you talking about?

You talking about Kenny?

You think that's your boy?

Why you always gotta say

something about Kenny?

Aren't you and Uncle Shad

like brothers?

-Why you always tripping?

-Hey!

You watch your mouth, Jalen!

Now, I'm not one of

your friends, okay?

I don't see

why you don't understand

how dangerous it is out there

and that we don't approve of

who you're associating with!

What? You want me to hang out

with the cornball

that cleans the shop?

What's wrong with Anthony?

Why is it corny to be smart?

Why is it corny

to do what you ask?

Why is it corny

to handle your business?

That's not corny, son.

That's being a man.

Look, J...

I know you're mad.

I know you're upset.

But listen,

you gotta realize

how lucky you are

to have two parents

that wanna know where you are,

what you're doing,

who you're associating with.

That's important.

You're lucky.

I don't feel lucky.

My life would be so much

better if you wasn't in it.

What? What'd you say? Jalen!

-Did you hear him?

-Baby, please wait! Hey!

Hey, boy!

Did you hear what he said?

I know, but listen,

he didn't mean it!

He's angry and he's 14.

Well, I'm angry

and I'm older than 14.

-Boy, you ain't white!

-Okay, babe...

Listen, at some point,

he's gonna realize

that we're doing all of this

because we love him.

-But he's not a tough guy.

-I know.

He's trying to act like it.

Boy, you not a tough guy!

Hey, I know that.

South Side's no place to flex.

You ain't got it like that,

you need to ease back

'cause the consequences

out here are way too thin.

I know, but clearly,

he's going through something.

But you and me?

We raised a smart kid.

He's gonna turn around.

Trust me.

Hope so.

Unlike New York and LA,

there has been a spike

in the number of homicides

in Chicago in the last year.

You think anybody who's not

a regular will show up?

Yeah, everyone likes

free sh*t.

That's not exactly what

we're doing this for though.

You really think

the neighborhood's gonna agree

to be peaceful for two days?

I can't think of the last time

we went two hours

without gunfire popping off

around here.

We gonna make it happen

this weekend.

So what?

What happens after that?

The enclosure

just magically stops?

Exactly.

It ain't like politicians

really listen to the people

anyway.

So we're gonna

make them listen.

The shop staying open

depends on the success

of this ceasefire

and how much press we get.

Check this out. I already

created a Twitter campaign.

#BarbershopSaves

TheNeighborhood.

Now, look, we get a few

celebrities to tweet that out,

we'll go viral in no time.

I'll tell you what.

If you can get this to be

a trending topic on Twitter,

I'll vote Democrat

the next election.

Deal.

This just got

very interesting.

-What up, everybody?

-Yo-yo.

-Am I early or late?

-Both.

My man.

Come on.

I don't think we should.

What do you think?

Made him get in

the game injured, man.

That's why we

couldn't do nothing last week.

Head must tilt a certain way.

I'm just fond of sh*t.

I like that.

I'll set that down there.

Thank you!

Appreciate it.

Thank you for the work.

Appreciate it.

This is low

as I can go really.

I can't go much lower

than this now.

Is this decaf?

Yeah, cold brew's for me.

Good looking out, A.

Yeah, no problem.

All right, my man.

Thanks for coming.

-Yo, who next?

-I got you, Cal.

There you go.

How is it out there?

Streets is quiet, feels good.

It's actually starting to feel

a little normal.

-Okay.

-Yes, sir.

All right, ma.

Bye, Anthony-Shmanthony.

Girl, I know.

That was probably crazy.

B*tch, we've been in here

17 hours.

You know,

I am half delirious.

So what'd he say?

Angie, do you wanna get that?

Stop, Tewana, stop!

What the f***?

I'm the owner today?

Calvin's shop, Bree speaking.

May I speak

to Calvin, please?

Yeah, one second.

Calvin, it's for you.

Who is it?

I'm sorry, may I ask

who's calling?

It's me, girl!

Why you acting

all business like?

It's One-Stop.

I'll answer it in the back.

Yeah, he's gonna

take it in the back.

It's like that?

That's gross.

Yo, Raja, let me get

some of that spray, G.

I had to get mine in the back,

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