Beat Street Page #2

I thought we'd stopped

dancing on the sidewalk for pennies.

But, Mom. We made $46 last time.

The money is not the issue, Lee.

Sit up, Kenny.

What time did you get in last night?

About midnight.

I'm glad you're still telling me the truth.

Now eat.

What's the big deal about eating oatmeal...

when all I feel is tired for real?

Is my rap too slick, my tongue too quick

my gallant talent like a magic trick?

Eat your eggs before I break your legs.

Now you know where your

gallant talent came from.

Open the door, Lee.

Open the door.

Who goes there?

Chollie, brother.

Who goes there, little brother?

You know I don't want you out so late.

When you do it, Lee does it, too.

Then I've got the both of you

to worry about.

I've already lost one son out there.

There he is, Double K. How you doing?

- How are you, Mrs. Kirkland?

- Good morning, Chollie.

You want this toast, man?

Tomorrow, we're loose.

And I got a rocket in my pocket.

Comps to the Roxy.

I'm talking major leagues.

How did you do that?

Just a little business.

If you're going to be a superstar

you have to check out the style.

I've got my own style.

Yeah, but you just need some

of them professional touches.

Chollie, superstar is not a profession.

You can keep your dreams, gentlemen.

But get something to fall back on.

We got to get going.

Yo, Kenny. Yo, Chollie.

What's happening, Lee?

Yo, Chollie. Watch this.

You better practice up.

When we get to the Roxy tonight,

Beat Street breakers are gonna kick ass.

I don't know, little brother.

The Bronx Rockers are tough.

Yo, Ramon, let's go, my man.

Goddamn.

What are you doing? Stop!

Please, don't do this to me. Stop.

Man, I would not put up with that sh*t.

What are you, crazy?

- You're beautiful.

- Yeah, I'm beautiful.

F*** him!

He's just helping you stir the paint, brother.

"When are you going to stop

writing on the walls and make some money?

"When are you going to stop tagging

the subway cars?

"When are you going

to make your son legitimate?"

Legitimate, sh*t.

Just tell him about all the money

you're going to make with me and Kenny.

You know we're gonna have album covers,

posters, T-shirts, buttons...

- Chollie, you're always talking that sh*t.

- You're damn right.

Talk about something else.

Yeah, let's talk about

bombing subway cars, Ramon.

That's real fresh, brother, real smart.

Why don't we talk about what

a big goddamn deal you're gonna be?

That's all you ever think about anymore.

King of the Hustlers.

And you think like some little kid.

Man, you're so phony.

What are you doing?

Live from the Bronx, it's the 6:00 news

Tapin' two little homeboys singin' the blues

One talkin' paint, the other one money

And they're so full of sh*t

that it ain't even funny

Take it away, Walter.

Let's kick his ass.

You gonna kick what?

This could be the night

Gonna find the special one

to make you feel all right

This could be the night

We'll be living in a dream

until the morning light

I'm talking to you, ladies

Listen to me carefully

I know you're gonna find what you want

If you're waiting patiently

Don't make your move too fast

If you want this night to last forever

Love is waiting for you

This could be the night

Gonna find the special one

to make you feel all right

This could be the night

We'll be living in a dream

until the morning light

Do you feel the magic

Everywhere tonight?

If you are gonna give all your love

Make sure that the feeling's right

This could be the night

Don't you make your move too fast

This could be the night

Tonight's gonna be for you and me

Hold it. He with you?

Yeah. He's my bodyguard.

Hi.

What you doing, man?

How come you don't frisk them?

Tracy!

Robert!

I'll see you all later.

I got a battle to attend to.

Yo, Double K, chill out.

All right! Get down!

So come on, everybody, everybody come on

Let's all get together and rock along

Twist and scream and shout

Twist and scream and shout

Now do what you came here to

In order to get frantic, you got to get loose

Say, say what, everybody say

Say, say what, everybody say

It's a frantic

Situation

Worldwide

It's a musical drive

Emancipation

It's a proclamation

All across the nation

It's a heavy situation

Frantic, frantic, frantic

Now Shango and Soul Sonic

Two groups of heavy knowledge

are trying to educate you

So you won't become a frantic fool

Vibration of the music,

On the dance floor, fantasy illusion

A breakin' beat, electric boogaloo

Street dancing's now a cultural school

Now sing, now sing

Yo, Jazzy! Jazzy J!

What's happening? What's up, man?

What's up, Double K?

What's going on, man? All right.

Come here. Come on up.

Come on up and check this out.

Bronx Rockers.

Gino.

Come on.

There's Beat Street. Let's serve them.

The Bronx Rockers are here, man.

It's Beat Street, man.

They're gonna battle, man.

Do it!

Break dancing's where it's at

Say what?

Hit me

We all take

Energy

San Francisco

And Zimbabwe

Break dancing's where it's at

Say, where it's at

Break, break

Come on, Crazy baby.

Crazy, my man! Do it!

Break, break, break, break, break

Let's go, Kuriaki!

Come on, Beat Street!

Little brother was hot.

The Roxy's having auditions

next Tuesday, my man.

- We're gonna get you in here, mark my word.

- Baby, let's dance.

All right, let's dance.

Hi, I'm Tracy Carlson from City College.

What's your name?

Hello, my name's Lee.

- You're a wonderful breaker.

- Thank you.

I like you a lot.

Can you give me your phone number?

Damn!

- Why'd Spit do it, man?

- 'Cause he can't do no better.

Like, he used to do these tags

that were just stupid.

They were so lame, everybody thought

they were already messed up.

So now, he's gonna go over

everybody else's stuff.

Man, somebody needs to break his hands.

Does anybody know who this guy is?

Nobody knows.

Check it out.

It's so white.

It's so clean!

Ramo, we gotta.

All you ever talk about is white trains.

We gotta go.

If I get in that show of theirs,

ain't gonna be nothing like it.

Just let us do all the talking about business.

But I don't need help.

I can do my own talking.

We're all going in with you, Lee.

She didn't invite nobody but me.

Little brother, this is the big time.

If you want to be part of their show,

your manager has to protect your interests.

What if they want to take you on the road?

How about some extra money

if they put you on TV?

You think about that?

Check that out.

Hold it.

Tracy, hold it.

Tracy, the tempo on this section

is a little slow...

Yo, Tracy!

Lee! Come on up.

Bring your friends!

That's the guy that I met. The dancer.

He's a fabulous dancer.

Thank you so much. Thank you, too, Tracy.

It's a wonderful idea.

We're going to have a discussion now,

but you're all welcome to stay.

And Tracy knows where to reach you

with tickets for our performance.

I want to check something out.

My brother ain't here

to be in your show, is he?

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