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THEY'VE BEEN

ON THE NEWS AND EVERYTHING.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE

HAVING THIS GAME

BETWEEN THE JEWS

AND BLACKS.

YOU GUYS WILL KILL THEM.

MAYBE YOU COULD MAKE IT.

I'D LIKE THAT.

THE MAYOR'S

SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE

A REAL BIG THING.

YEAH?

YOU GOING:

TO SEE MA NOW?

NO, SON, NOT RIGHT NOW.

I-I GOT SOME BUSINESS --

YOU DIDN'T GET THROUGH

THE WHOLE REHAB THING,

DID YOU?

I-I -- I'M GOING

TO GET BACK TO IT.

I AM.

WE WAITED FOR YOU.

MA HAD A CAKE AND EVERYTHING.

YOU BLEW US OFF, MAN.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO --

REALLY.

YEAH, WHATEVER.

SO WHEN'S

THAT BIG GAME?

IT'S NO BIG DEAL

IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT.

I'M GOING TO BE THERE.

IN FACT...

LET ME -- LET ME

GET THE PARTICULARS.

NOW COME ON.

HIT ME.

IT'S ON THE 17th.

17th.

AT THE JEWISH SCHOOL

ON EASTERN PARKWAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO CHECK IT OUT.

YOU BETTER:

PLAY GOOD, BOY,

'CAUSE I'M GOING

TO BE WATCHING.

COME ON,

HIT ME ONE TIME.

HEY, YO, WHAT HAPPENED?

YOUR POPS BREAK OUT AGAIN?

IT'S NOTHING.

HEY, DON'T BE A P*SSY!

T.J.

WHERE YOU GOING?

HEY, WAIT UP.

WHAT?

YOU ALL RIGHT?

LISTEN,

WHY SHOULDN'T I BE?

IS YOUR DAD OKAY?

I DON'T WANT

TO TALK ABOUT IT.

LEAVE IT ALONE,

ALL RIGHT?

MY DAD'S GOING THROUGH

A ROUGH TIME, TOO.

WHAT'S UP

WITH YOUR DAD?

I DON'T WANT

TO TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU BROUGHT IT UP.

WE'RE USING FOOD STAMPS.

I THOUGHT Y'ALL

HAD MONEY HIDDEN AWAY.

I THOUGHT:

YOU LIVED ON WATERMELON.

I HATE IT, THOUGH.

I CAN TELL:

IT MAKES HIM FEEL SMALL.

PLENTY OF FOLKS I KNOW

DOING THE SAME THING.

FORGET IT.

I KNOW:

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

LIFE DOES THAT SH*T,

YOU KNOW?

SOMETIMES IT CAN BEAT YOU DOWN.

KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

RIGHT.

SO THOSE GUYS --

YOU RAP WITH THEM?

YEAH, FREESTYLING MOSTLY.

MAYBE YOU AND ME

COULD PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.

ME AND YOU?

YEAH.

MAYBE.

[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ]

IF HALF THE MONEY

SPENT ON POLICE OVERTIME

WENT TO YOUTH PROGRAMS,

THE WHOLE THING:

MIGHT NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.

OKAY.

YOU GOT TO HEAR THIS.

JUST LISTEN.

JUST LISTEN.

I WROTE THIS,

AND I WANT TO PLAY IT

AT THE MURAL DEDICATION.

AND THE KIDS:

ARE REALLY INTO THIS.

THEY WANT TO DO:

THE WHOLE HIP-HOP THING.

WELL, HAVE THE COUNCIL

CALL ME BACK, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

WHAT KIDS? WHAT ARE YOU --

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SLOW DOWN, MAN.

WHAT, YOU DON'T

LIKE THE SONG?

I DON'T LIKE

RUSHING INTO THINGS.

LAZ, WE'RE GOING

TO DO THIS KIND OF THING,

WE GOT TO DO IT TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

YOU KNOW SOME PLAYERS?

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE IDEA?

WHAT?

THE LYRICS?

YOU DON'T LIKE THE LYRICS?

TALK TO ME.

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?

INCREASE THE PEACE

YOU NEED:

A REAL BASS PLAYER.

COME ON, EVERYBODY,

GOT TO SHOUT IT OUT

YEAH. RIGHT.

YOU KNOW ONE?

YOU'RE LOOKING AT ONE.

GET OUT.

DESTINY.

THE LORD WORKS:

IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.

HA HA HA.

YOU'RE TELLING ME.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?

YOU SAW THE BOY:

HE BROUGHT HOME?

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

IS THERE?

LAZ HAS IT:

UNDER CONTROL.

I THINK LAZ SHOULD

JUST STAY OUT:

OF OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.

RIVKA, I'M PLEASED.

I SEE YUDI CHANGING.

CHANGE?

HELLO, WHAT'S SO GOOD

ABOUT CHANGE?

AY.

Both:
5, 6, 7, 8.

AND 1, 2, 3, AND 4.

5, 6, 7, 8.

1, 2, 3 --

OH, YOU JUST DID

ONE THING OFF.

IT WAS THAT LAST KICK.

DO THE KICK,

AND IT'S...

THEN AFTER DOING THAT ONE,

DO THIS THING,

THEN AROUND,

BOOM, BOOM, RIGHT?

YEAH.

YO, UM, YOU SHOULD COME

TO THIS UNDERGROUND DANCE CLUB

I GO TO.

CHILL WITH ME:

AND HAVE SOME FUN.

NAH, I CAN'T

DO THAT KIND OF STUFF.

WHY?

I'M LUCKY MY PARENTS

ARE LETTING ME DO THIS.

YOU DON'T

TELL THEM, YUDI. DUH.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE

FREE TIME, OKAY?

IF I'M NOT STUDYING

FOR SCHOOL,

THEN I STUDY TORAH.

I THINK YOU MIGHT

WANT TO RECONSIDER.

THEY GOT THESE:

FLY-ASS HONEYS THERE.

GIRLS?

ALL TYPES. TRUST ME.

OKAY, OKAY, LOOK,

ENOUGH TALK.

WE'RE DOING THE DANCE NOW.

OKAY, WHATEVER.

I'LL TURN THE BASS UP.

[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ]

ALL RIGHT?

Both:
5, 6, 7...

OKAY, CHAIM, HERE'S YOUR MUSIC.

THANK YOU FOR COMING, SIR.

ED.

PAUL.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I WANT TO TRY THIS.

LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.

READY?

1, 2,

1, 2, 3, 4.

YA'A-SEH SHALOM

YA'A-SEH SHALOM

OH, YEAH, YEAH.

YOU SOUND LIKE A CANTOR.

YOU BETTER WATCH IT, MAN.

NO, NO, I'M KIDDING.

YOU WERE TERRIFIC. IT'S GREAT.

I HAVE A LITTLE:

CHANGE OF HEART, THOUGH.

I WANT TO HEAR:

"INCREASE THE PEACE."

SHOW ME WHAT YOU GO TO THIS TAPE, OKAY?

HERE WE GO.

SO WHAT WE GOTTA DO,

INCREASE THE PEACE

HOW WE GONNA DO IT?

DECREASE THE HEAT

WHAT YOU WANNA DO?

INCREASE THE PEACE

COME ON, EVERYBODY,

GOTTA SHOUT IT OUT

WHAT WE GOTTA DO?

INCREASE THE PEACE

HOW WE GONNA DO IT?

DECREASE THE HEAT

HEY, THAT'S COOL.

THAT'S COOL.

OH, NO, GITTEL,

GITTEL, NOT NOW.

GIRLS, I'M STILL REHEARSING.

IT'S NOT READY YET.

I'LL CALL YOU

WHEN IT'S READY.

IT'S THE WIFE AND KIDS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET'S GO

WITH "INCREASE THE PEACE."

IT WORKS, HMM?

THIS INTERRACIAL

COMMUNITY EFFORT

IS CALLED:

PROJECT C.U.R.E.

Both:
C.U.R.E. STANDS

FOR COMMUNICATION,

UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT,

AND EDUCATION.

WHAT'S UP, Y'ALL?

THIS IS DR. LAZ

REPRESENTING PROJECT C.U.R.E.

NUMBER 613 COMING OUT

OF CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN.

WE'RE ALL HERE FOR ONE REASON,

TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY

COME ON, COME ON.

WHAT'S UP WITH THE LOVE

IN OUR COMMUNITY?

WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY

TO LIVE FREE:

BUT STILL WE FIGHT

IN CROWN HEIGHTS, '91,

STILL DREAD THAT NIGHT

WE COME FROM DIFFERENT RACES,

DIFFERENT FACES:

FARAWAY PLACES,

JEWISH, BLACK

HAITIAN, PUERTO RICAN

WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER, SO PEACE

IS WHAT WE'RE PREACHIN'

COMMUNITY, UNITY,

LET'S GET THE JOB DONE

WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER,

SO LET'S STAND AS ONE

YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER

'CAUSE WE ALL WANT PEACE

IGNORANCE AND VIOLENCE,

IT ALL MUST CEASE

RESPECT ANOTHER MAN'S BELIEFS

AND HIS RELIGION

IT'S LOVE THAT I'M GIVIN',

COME ON:

SO WHAT WE GOTTA DO?

INCREASE THE PEACE

HOW WE GONNA DO IT?

DECREASE THE HEAT

WHAT YOU WANNA DO?

INCREASE THE PEACE

COME ON, EVERYBODY,

GOTTA SHOUT IT OUT

WHAT WE GOTTA DO?

INCREASE THE PEACE

HOW WE GONNA DO IT?

DECREASE THE HEAT

WHAT YOU WANNA DO?

INCREASE THE PEACE

COME ON, EVERYBODY,

GOTTA SHOUT IT OUT

Laz:
COME ON, CHAIM,

PLAY IT IN THERE.

[ PLAYING CLARINET SOLO ]

THAT IS ONE.

HERE WE GO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LISTEN,

THEY LAUGHING AT US.

SO WHAT?

ARE YOU QUITTING?

I DIDN'T COME OUT HERE

TO BE MADE NO FOOL.

ONLY JERKS ARE LAUGHING.

THOSE JERKS:

ARE MY FRIENDS.

WELL, EVERYONE ELSE

LIKES US, OKAY?

THEY CAME HERE:

TO CHECK US OUT,

AND THEY'RE INTO IT.

DON'T BLOW THIS OFF.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

I FEEL EMBARRASSED.

[ SIGHS ]

COME ON.

IT'S ALL THE SAME GAME

CAN WE PULL IT TOGETHER,

FIND A DIFFERENT WAY?

'CAUSE WE WAS ALL SLAVES

BACK IN THE DAY:

WE'RE ALL THE SAME,

TRYIN' TO GET BY

ONE BOROUGH TO SHARE,

WE CAN ALL SURVIVE

WORD:

LA CHAIM:

YOU KNOW WHO I AM,

I KICK RHYMES:

AND I LEARNED THA FROM YOU

SOME OF MY HEROES

ARE BLACK, TOO

SO GIVE ME CREDIT

FOR THAT:

'CAUSE I'M COOL

LIKE THAT:

I'M COOL LIKE THAT

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