Battle of the Year Page #5

It's a dance.

What we do is an art form.

Yeah, that's right.

All right, hey, listen up.

That's right.

Art versus sport, very

philosophical conversation.

Let's all have a seat.

Let's talk about this.

You ever hear of a guy

named Magic Johnson?

Of course, yeah.

Of course.

Of course you have.

Played basketball,

a sport.

But watching him play,

it's like art,

poetry in motion.

Why can't it be both?

Let's form it up,

and let's run it again.

We'll be here all night

if you want to be!

Now, run it!

That's what I'm

talking about. That's it.

Where is he?

BLAKE:
Keep going, guys,

four more!

What is this?

Aren't you supposed to be

working on the routine?

We are.

By running them

like a chain gang?

Where's Grifter?

He's gone.

Gone where?

Cut him.

So you cut one of

our best b-boys?

Actually,

he was the best.

Let me just make sure

we're on the same page here.

Am I mistaken,

or was it not your idea

to take America's best

b-boys to the worlds?

You're mistaken.

It was my idea to bring

the best team to the worlds,

which is what we're doing.

Ain't no "we," all right?

You work for me.

Back off.

No, you back off.

I'm sponsoring this team.

I stuck my neck out for you.

I've been calling you,

you don't call me back,

so I got to come down here

to see what's going on,

and you're running

my boys into the ground!

Meanwhile, you're a mess.

You smell like

you're sweating gin.

And is that vomit

on your shoes?

Shoes are Franklyn's.

That's not cool.

I don't got time for this.

I got to get your team ready

for the Russian exhibition.

Get your ass down here.

How hard's he

working these guys?

Real hard.

But it's working.

WB might be crazy, D,

but he knows what he's doing.

He's bringing

them together.

And how is that?

The enemy of my enemy

is my friend.

Get them inside.

FRANKLYN:

How you feeling, Coach?

Fine.

Yeah?

You look like

a gazelle out there.

A gazelle with arthritis.

(CHUCKLES)

I just wanted to ask you about

the choreographer thing again.

We got the Russians

in five weeks.

Yeah... Uh...

Get me the best.

Got it.

Anything else, Franklyn?

Yeah.

Yeah, I just wanted

to thank you.

For what?

For everything.

D said I could learn a lot

from you, and he was right.

He can be a wise man.

Yeah.

We were just in high

school and everything,

but being here is definitely,

like, mad emotional.

When you walk through

the hallways, it's like,

that competitor,

that's the guy

you're competing against right

there, you know what I mean?

That's it.

Don't slow it down!

You're slowing down!

Pick it up!

Come on!

Russia's Top 9 has

experience on their side.

They've been a team

for over 10 years.

They were Battle of the Year

champions in 2010,

known for their artistry,

finesse and showmanship.

Now, run it! Do it again!

...dancing, fellas,

it's about

becoming one, right?

Should be fine.

He's a little brusque at first,

but you'll get used to it.

(B-BOYS CATCALLING)

Settle down.

Here he comes.

Who's she?

Choreographer.

She's a girl.

Indeed she is, yeah.

She's gonna help us win

Battle of the Year? Yeah.

A b-girl?

Yeah.

She's gonna help us flip the

script at the Battle of the Year.

She's coming.

We can't whisper anymore.

Stacy.

It's nice to meet you.

Blake. Nice to meet you.

So, Franklyn here

tells me you're a dancer.

Choreographer.

Right.

Look... Stacy,

I'm just gonna be

honest with you here.

I'm afraid in this

situation, with the boys,

you might be a bit of a...

An exciting new chapter.

A distraction.

A distraction. Thank you.

Well, maybe we need to teach them a

little bit of focus and discipline.

Trust me, you need me.

Let's meet the boys.

My name is Stacy, and I'm

gonna be your choreographer.

You can teach me

whatever you want.

Preferably on the floor!

Are you good

with massages, too?

'Cause I have a lot of tension right

here up in my upper thigh region.

Are you done?

Let me explain

something to you.

I'm not into boys.

Hey, I like that.

That's cool.

I'm cool with that.

I don't mind.

I'm into men.

So you and I,

we won't have a problem.

Like that.

That's cool.

First thing

tomorrow morning?

From the top, clean,

five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four...

Look, guys, clean, clean!

Stop, stop.

Y'all are supposed to be b-boys.

Come on, let's go!

Kilowatt, you're killing me.

STACY:
One, two,

three, four...

All right,

hold up, hold up!

Everybody stop.

The hell are you doing,

Do Knock?

What did I do?

"I"?

(ALL GROAN)

Again?

Come on, man!

Idiot. Who's stupid now?

Keep talking, b*tch,

I'll beat your ass.

Beat me? There's a reason why

you're always in my shadow,

and that's the same reason

Lauren left your punk ass.

Get your ass up!

(LAUGHS) What?

Yeah, that's right.

You was half the man I was.

YO, yo:

You're not

gonna stop this?

Hey, hey!

That's enough! Get him back!

Back up! Back up!

That's it!

This about that girl?

Either one of you

still with her?

Huh?

No.

So let me

get this straight.

We used to be friends,

now we're swapping blows over

some girl we're

both glad is gone

and who no doubt has hooked

up with some other fool.

That about right?

Let me be crystal clear.

History is exactly that.

History!

Fighting ends now!

You understand me?

Yes, Coach.

Any one of you even think about

fighting, you will be gone!

This is ridiculous!

We're running out of time!

Now, line up

and let's run it!

Hold your flix

I'm not for the photo op's

It's Black, code name

Yaphet Kotto ock

My twist like a ratchet

in an auto shop

Since granddaddy old Desoto

stopped and he got the Caddie

I been gladly serving any

y'all cats wanna act determined

I Spit pesticides

for rats and vermin

Seem like none of y'all

chumps is learning

I Party people gather round

What we have here

is a brand new sound

Reach for my waist

you hit the ground

You better duck when

that awful sound goes

Boom

That's what's happening

in the parking lot

Boom

That's what's

happening on stage

The man at hand

that rule the school

And reach and teach the blind

and find a way from A to Z

And be the most to boast

I'm load and proud

The game and reign

that remain

The heat is on so feel

the fire come off the empire

Or the more higher level

of depth one step beyond dope

To suckers all scope

and hope to cope but nope

'Cause I could never

let 'em on top of me

I play 'em out like

a game of Monopoly

Let it speed around

the board like an astro

And send them to jail

for trying to pass go

I Party people gather round

What we have here

is a brand new sound

Reach for my waist

you hit the ground

You better duck when

that awful sound goes

Boom

Thats what's happening

in the parking lot

Boom

Thats what's

happening on stage

Yo, where'd you get your

b-boy name from, Lil Adonis?

Here.

What's that?

That's my mom.

First time I tried

a battle, I'm 15.

But my mother, see, she knows

I'm not like the other kids.

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