Brown Sugar Page #3

Synopsis: This romantic comedy centers on a romance between an A&R exec, Dre, at a hip-hop label and a magazine editor, Sidney, who have known each other since childhood.. They find themselves drifting towards being more than friends, even as Dre is engaged, and Sidney starts being wooed by a handsome basketball player.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Rick Famuyiwa
Production: Fox Searchlight
  2 wins & 18 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
PG-13
Year:
2002
109 min
$27,186,836
Website
3,321 Views


You know, we all looking

for wifey material.

A woman that's fine,

smart, classy,

but not a snob.

You know, hella... hella

sexy, but not a ho.

That's brown sugar.

That's my Reesey.

I mean,

don't get confused

by her business suit.

She is a freak

in the bedroom...

A little bit

too much information.

Hey, I'm just

letting you know.

Then on the converse

side of things,

you got the girls

at the video shoots

with their breasts

all propped up

and their booties

hanging out

of their dresses.

I like

to refer to them

as the Cyndi Lauper

honeys.

They just like

to have fun.

Don't get it

twisted.

I'll tap that

as well.

Oh, I forgot being

best friends with a man

means I get to find out

the stupid and simple

ways they look at women.

Well, that's how men are,

stupid and simple.

See, that's the problem

with y'all women.

You... You're all

too complicated.

You keep trying to

change every man

into

the marrying type,

and you just

can't do it.

Well, I guess Reese

did a good number on you.

Ooh, touch, touch,

touch.

And tell me, then...

Dreski,

what type am I?

You could probably

be in a video.

- Do this.

- Dre...

- Do this.

- Dre!

Dre.

What do you think

about this for the mantle?

That sounds so cool.

I never had a mantle before.

It's cute. It's not

really you, though.

Now this is tight.

Oh, couples love

that piece

because it's not

too masculine,

it's not

too feminine.

I like to call it

a compromising piece.

Let me guess.

Newlyweds, right?

No, we just...

Pu-lease, we are

just friends, that's it.

Oh, um, I'm sorry.

I just thought, um...

Well, if you need

any help

finding friend things

just ask. Mm-hmm.

Why you have to

say it like that?

Say what?

Pu-lease.

Like I ain't sh*t.

'Cause you ain't.

Oh, damn it, see.

I forgot. I'm supposed

to check out

this MC I want

to sign tonight.

What jail

or group home

does Simon have you

going to now?

Oh, that's funny.

It's open mic night

at Webster Hall.

What you doing tonight?

Oh, I can't, Dre.

Aw, come on, Sid.

You remember how

we used to do it.

Club to club,

up all night,

eggs and bologna

in the morning. Come on.

I can't

hang like that.

I gotta get up

in the morning.

All right, we'll

bump the eggs and bologna.

You can do it.

You got it in you.

What? Hear the music.

Unh, unh, unh.

# No eggs, unh, unh, unh #

# No bologna,

unh, unh, unh #

Ok.

Just dancing.

Ok, stop it!

# Cavi is my name but you

can call me Cav #

# It's all the same

abbreviated or whole #

# Shout it out

so it don't be a secret #

# It goes Cav,

short for Cavi #

# But I'm not from Cali #

# I'm from

the rotten Apple #

# Dirty streets and alleys #

# Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

doing it exactly #

# Get at me,

you feelin' it, New York? #

#All right, listen #

# I make 'em holler #

# Like Missy and JJa Rule #

#Ain't a crowd in the world

that Cav cannot move #

#A hot doom, cats thinking

it's not true #

#You come front row

to the show #

# I got proof #

# I went from selling candy

in junior high school #

#To selling Spoonie Gee

to the fiends to nod to #

# Got sent upstate

on the bus, not cool #

# In my vault thinking #

# Man, should've

listen to ma, too #

# Came home in '99,

what the law gonna do? #

# I don't move bundles,

I got a new hustle #

# I quit pie making

and starting rhyme making #

# Building up my name till

I'm one of the 5 greatest #

#And I ain't saying Cav

the best nigga out there #

# But till he appears,

I'm sittin' in his chair #

#And I'm gonna need

a few moments #

#JJust to get in your ear #

#To make y'all forget

the dude was ever even here #

# I got 2 words

for the world #

# Be prepared #

# I got 3 words

for you, girl #

# Don't be scared #

#When they ask

for the real hip-hop #

# It's over here #

#When they ask

where Brooklyn at #

# It's right here #

# Chris Anton Vichon

capricorn #

# Breakin' off

with the classic form #

#And then I'm gone #

I don't want

to look too anxious.

Do I look anxious?

Yeah, you look

real anxious.

Tell me

when he comes.

He's right here.

What?

Hey, I'm Dre Ellis.

This is Sidney Shaw.

Hey.

I'm from Millenium

Records.

Wondering

if you were signed.

Uh, no,

not right now.

Nobody caught you yet?

Hey, you doing me

dirt, man.

What's the deal?

I see you.

Why don't you take

this man, give me a call.

You really rip it

on stage.

I remember you, man.

You used to, um,

you used to

hang up posters

for DefJJam.

Yeah. Ha!

That's right.

You got

a good memory, man.

That was back in the day,

that was back in the day.

Yeah, yeah.

Seriously, though, we're trying

to do some big things with you.

We're looking for artists

of your caliber. What's up?

Why don't you take that

and then shout me out

real quick.

You want to

sign me for pennies

and sell my publishing

for millions?

Oh, that's funny.

You got jokes.

For real, though,

you're looking for

a deal, probably, right?

Why don't you take...

Can I put this anywhere?

Well, all right,

but listen,

to be honest

with you, man,

I'm not sure

Millenium

is really ready

for what I'm doing.

It's on a different

tip, you know.

I've seen some

of your artists.

No dis.

Oh, that's cool, man.

We're trying to, you know,

broaden our horizons.

But I know

where you're at, man.

I'll get at you, man.

I know

where Millenium at.

I know where

the office is at.

Thanks for coming, man.

I'm glad you felt it,

man, all right?

Yo, that was

all right.

Ok.

There's Dre.

Yo, that's Dre.

Yo, yo.

Excuse me, Dre.

Dre, yo.

Yo, Dre.

Dre,

we're Ren and Ten.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What's going on?

How you doing, brother?

My name is Ren...

No, no,

we decided I'm Ren.

All right,

whatever, man.

The Hip-hop Dalmatians,

you understand

what I'm saying?

Yo, you get it?

White

with black spots.

You know

what I'm saying?

Like, we represent

that whole unity thing.

You know, like one unit.

U- N-I-T.

- Why?

- Because.

- Right.

- Thank you.

I like that.

Now, let's go.

I'm doing some talking

about the schematics

for the album cover, ok?

What we seeing is this.

I'm gonna be standing there,

right, we gonna have

101 dalmatians around.

All around, all around...

boom...

And I'm gonna have

a white fur coat

with black spots.

It's gonna be

chinchillin'.

I'm gonna rock

a black fur coat

with white spots,

you know what I'm saying?

- We flip it on.

- Boom.

Like, the audience,

they like, "what?"

They don't know.

They're kinda confused

'cause we do one thing,

we go 160 degrees

to the other side.

160 degrees?

Ren, Stimpy.

Stimpy?

Rin Tin Tin.

Dre:
Rin Tin Tin... Rin...

What can I do for you?

All right, Dre...

it's Ren and Ten.

Hip-hop Dalmatians.

D- A-L-M-A...

Well, you know,

"shens", man.

Ren:
No, he don't know.

He don't know,

dun sun.

Let him know.

I'm gonna tell you,

dun sun.

We your new group,

dun sun!

Oh! We just signed

to Millenium yesterday!

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