Brown Sugar Page #4

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- Right?

- In your area.

2002, sun.

Ren and Ten.

Look out, world.

What's that about?

What's gonna happen now?

We're gonna take it

all over, you and me.

I mean and him, too.

Hey, Dre.

Thank you, baby.

Um, did you sign a new act

without consulting me?

Dre, I saw 'em

and I had to sign 'em.

I had never seen

no sh*t like that.

A black and white

rapping duo.

I know they gonna hit.

Come on, man.

You know that's just a gimmick.

I mean, these guys

they have, like, no skills.

They're just

straight up wack.

Now I saw, last night,

a real MC.

This cat deserves a shot.

He came with the real original,

real, real hip-hop.

I don't give a damn.

I'm trying to sell records

to people

who'll actually buy them.

So I need a group

who is gonna be able

to get me

that MTV rotation, baby.

Now, Ben and Ken...

Ren and Ten.

They the future, baby.

Now Eminem,

he paved the way.

They're gonna be

like Paul McCartney

and Stevie Wonder,

you know?

Paul McCartney

and MichaelJJackson.

Whoo!

They can do a remake

of The Girl Is Mine.

Oh, sh*t.

Hell, yeah!

See, that's why

I got you here.

Oh, that's gonna

be tight!

I'm gonna be able

to call it, uh, uh, uh...

That Ho Is Mine.

The Ho Is Mine.

Are you serious?

Barber:
Yeah,

that's tight.

You really want me

to do this?

Well, if you want to work

for Millenium Records.

That's what we do here.

We make hits.

Now, you wanna keep it real,

you go to Rawkus.

We keep it profitable.

Now, it's too hard

to do both of'em.

Now, listen, Dre...

go on to your little

bachelor party,

marry that fine-ass

woman of yours,

and have

a nice honeymoon.

When you get back,

you gonna

make it happen

with Ren and Ten.

Hmm? You hear

what I'm saying?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

Smart boy.

I'm coming.

What you doing here?

Aren't you supposed to be

at your bachelor party?

Yeah.

You know what?

I was thinking

about yesterday...

when I got my hat

handed to me

by that MC...

And I realized that I'm

the character you're writing on

when you say that hip-hop

has lost its way.

Dre, I was talking

in general terms.

Sid, I could... I could feel

that look of yours

from 3,000 miles away.

And I was ready, too.

I was ready

to leave Millenium.

You know, give them

my high-minded speech

and just bounce.

Then I started thinking

about the money,

upward mobility,

the suits...

and I punked out.

You didn't punk out.

Well, you gotta admit,

I punked out a little bit.

Not even a little bite-sized,

"melt in your mouth,

not in your hand" punk out?

Ok, maybe a tiny

bite-sized punk out.

See?

Dre, we all sell out

a little in our careers.

It's how you survive

the business.

Why did it all get

so complicated?

I mean, all I wanted

to do was make music,

and now

I'm not doing that.

All I'm doing now

is making deals

and 10% of them

is shady.

All right, 30%.

Fine, 50%.

But you see what I'm saying?

Come here.

Come here.

You'll be all right.

Just trust yourself.

Do you remember

when we saw

Get Fresh

and The Kangol Crew?

How could I forget?

That was a good day.

I wish I could

go back to that day.

It's gonna be ok.

Uh...

you'd better...

You'd better go.

You'd better go.

Mm-hmm.

You'd better go.

Uh, wait. Dre?

Wait, wait.

Uh...

are you sure you want

to do this tomorrow?

Yeah.

Yeah, um...

Yeah. Yeah.

I love her

and, uh...

you know, I want to

marry, um...

Reese.

I want

to marry Reese.

I love her.

Ok.

Well, uh...

you better get

to that bachelor party.

See those strippers.

Right.

Right. Ok.

- Peace.

- Bye-bye.

What was that about?

What?

What was what about?

He just looked at you

like you had 3 breasts.

What happened?

Nothing.

Nothing happened.

Francine:

Wait a second.

You boned him,

didn't you?

Sidney:
Shh!

No, I didn't.

Oh, you little ho.

What you gonna do?

Nothing!

It was just

a little kiss.

Tongue?

A little bit.

Did you feel anything?

It was a mistake!

Mistake my ass.

She gonna marry your man.

Dre is not my man,

he's my friend.

That's it,

end of discussion.

Guests:
Shh!

Reverend:

Ladies and gentlemen,

please be seated.

You're just gonna

let it go down like that?

Do you

Reese Marie Whigham...

Can we talk

about this later?

Why? You only think

you're friends?

That's your man

up there.

Francine, shut up!

Say something!

...till death do you part?

I do.

She don't even

know him.

Do you, Andre Romulus Ellis,

take Reese Marie Whigham...

You're seriously gonna

let her marry him?

Yes!

France!

...to hold in sickness

and in health,

for richer,

for poorer,

till death do you part?

I do.

He don't mean that.

The rings.

Say something.

If there is anyone here

who has just cause

why these two

should not be

lawfully married,

let them speak now...

That's your man

up there.

Francine,

shut up!

- Say something then.

- Shh!

By the power vested in me

by the state of New York,

I now pronounce you...

Husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

I can't believe it.

I present to you,

Mr. And Mrs. Andre Ellis!

Sidney, Narrating:

The union of hip-hop

to the mainstream was

a hard thing to imagine.

Hip-hop was always this

personal, regional thing

that belonged to just me.

Starting with Fab 5 Freddie

and Yo.! MTVRaps.!

Anyone with a television set

and cable box

could get a piece

of hip-hop.

I knew I was

gonna have to share,

and that was hard

to get used to.

# One shot to your heart

without breaking your skin #

# No one has the power #

#To hurt you

like your kin #

# Kept it inside,

didn't tell no one else #

# Didn't even wanna

admit it to yourself #

#And now it just burns

and your back aches #

# From 15 years

of holding the pain #

#And now you only have

yourself to blame #

# If you continue

to live this way #

# Get it together #

# Get it together #

Yeah, not next Wednesday,

but the Wednesday after.

Ok, looking forward to it.

Hot 97 called again.

They still want you

to come in for an interview.

Tell 'em I can't

do it right now.

I got too much

on my plate.

And we just got

the release dates

for Kelby Dawson's album.

It works with

our next issue.

Great, when can we

get an interview?

Tomorrow night.

The Nets are playing

the Knicks on Wednesday,

so if you're free...

Mm-mmm.

Get Rashad to do it.

Well, here's the thing.

According to his agent,

he specifically

asked for you.

Look, you need

to catch a man,

but you not dangling

the right bait.

I look fine.

You dangle enough

for the both of us.

Ok, now look,

I know you don't want

to make that little friend

of yours jealous,

but you need

the real thing.

It's a massager

from Brookstone.

Whatever you want

to call it.

Listen,

you got to go inside,

Katrina's gonna

hook your hair up,

then we gonna get you

some real clothes

so you look incredible

for your date

with Kelby Dawson

tonight.

I'm meeting Kelby

on business.

This isn't a date.

But it's an opportunity,

so you gotta dangle.

I'm not gonna

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