Crown Heights Page #5

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THAT ANTI-SEMITISM IS SPREADING

LIKE WILDFIRE.

WE CONTROL LESS THAN 1/2 OF 1%

OF AMERICA'S WEALTH, MAN.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT

TO HEAR ALL THE DIFFERENT --

YOU GUYS ARE LATE.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA --

YOU GOTTA SHAPE UP.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR STUFF

TOGETHER,

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE READY

TO PLAY THE GARDEN,

AND IF THIS COMES THROUGH,

WE GOT TO BE TIGHT.

LISTEN, MAN,

WE THOUGHT THIS OVER.

IT'S GONNA BE DOPE.

FIRST THE GARDEN,

THEN WE GET A RECORD DEAL...

WE'RE ABOUT TO GET PAID.

WE WORK HARD,

WHO KNOWS?

WAIT, WAIT, Y'ALL AIN' TRIPPIN' NOW.

YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT

RUN-DMC, RIGHT?

YO, MAN, WE'RE GONNA

BLOW UP, I'M TELLING YOU.

FELLAS, WE'RE LUCKY PEOPLE

COME HEAR US AT ALL.

WHAT IS THAT?

LAZ, COME ON, MAN,

HOW GOOD ARE WE REALLY?

WE'RE GOOD.

FOR REAL, MAN.

IF NOT, WHY ARE WE GETTING

ALL THESE DATES?

YEAH.

WE FILL A NEED. FOLKS KNOW

SOMETHING COULD JUMP OFF

AT ANY TIME. THEY LIKE SEEING

THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN

WE'RE GOING TO END UP

ON SOME BIG-ASS WORLD TOUR.

NO. NO, WE GOT TO PRACTICE

TO GET THERE.

WE'RE HERE.

WE'RE PRACTICING.

WATCH.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING

ON SOMETHING.

1...2...3...4...

5...6...7...8...

1...2...3...4...

WHOA. HEY, THAT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU GUYS

CONTINUE ARGUING,

AND WE'LL PRACTICE

ANOTHER ONE.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR MAN

ELIJAH MUHAMMAD --

OH, NO, NO, YOU'RE NOT

GOING TO QUOTE MUSLIMS TO ME.

"TEACH THE YOUNG ONES,

"AND THE OLD ONES WILL FOLLOW

OUT OF CURIOSITY

OR SHAME."

YOU KNOW WHAT? WHY DON'T

WE JUST AGREE TO DISAGREE?

AGREED.

ALL MY PEOPLE:

IN THE STREETS WORDIN' UP

AND ALL MY PEOPLE

IN THE SPOT:

WANT TO MAKE IT HOT

LET'S CELEBRATE PEACE,

YOU AND ME:

IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO

WITH YOUR CULTURE OR CREED

COME ON, EVERYBODY,

LET'S DANCE AND SING

COME ON, EVERYBODY

JUST DO YOUR THING

JUST DO YOUR THING

WE ALL PUT TOGETHER

COLLECTIVELY:

IT'S JOY AND PEACE

THAT WE BRING:

IT'S A...

CELEBRATION:

CELEBRATION:

IT'S A...

CELEBRATION:

CELEBRATION:

Headphones:

YEAH, THE MUSIC PUMPIN'

IT SHOULD SHOW YOU

SOMETHING...

Both:
MOVE THROUGH THE CROWD

WITH LOVE AND PEACE

THE VIBE THAT WE SEEK

IS A SWEET RELEASE

NO DRAMA, NO HATE,

NO BIGOTRY:

LET'S CELEBRATE

UNITY:

IT'S A CELEBRATION

MAN, I'M REPRESENTING.

A'IGHT?

THESE AIN'T THEIR STREETS.

THESE IS OUR STREETS.

I GUESS, MAN.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT? YOU GUESS?

WHAT Y'ALL DOING?

PUTTING SOME HOOPS UP

IN THE HOOD, MAN.

TRYING TO GIVE YOU YOUNG

BROTHERS SOMETHING TO DO.

HEY, HEY, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU

PEOPLE DOING HERE?

EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING

HAS BEEN APPROVED

BY THE CITY COUNCIL,

JOEL.

YOU GOT A COMPLAINT,

CALL THEIR OFFICE.

YEAH, I HAVE A COMPLAINT.

I HAVE A COMPLAINT.

HE JUST MAD 'CAUSE

HE THINKS THE HOOP

GONNA ATTRACT THE WRONG

KIND OF PERSUASION.

MAYBE HE'S AFRAID OF HIS

WINDOW GETTING CRACKED.

HE'S PROBABLY JUST AFRAID

CUSTOMERS MIGHT GET HIT

BY A BALL.

I'M STEPPING

THIS CORNER, MAN.

THANKS, DARREN.

YEAH.

WHY DON'T YOU STICK AROUND

AND GIVE US A HAND?

A'IGHT.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

OKAY, BOYS, SHABBOS CALLS.

COME ON.

YEAH, WE OUT OF HERE.

HEY, HEY, WHOA, NO, NO.

THEY CAN'T WORK ANYMORE,

BUT I GOT Y'ALL

FOR ANOTHER HOUR.

AND, DARREN, YOU'RE GONNA

STICK AROUND:

AND MAKE YOURSELF A LITTLE

BIT MORE HELPFUL, MAN.

COME ON.

PAUL, CAN YOU DO ME

A FAVOR?

SURE.

WANT TO TAKE:

THE TORAH-MOBILE

BACK FOR ME:

WHEN YOU'RE DONE?

YEAH.

IT'S TOO LATE

FOR ME TO DRIVE.

NO PROBLEM. GRAB THE LADDER,

BROTHER. GRAB THE LADDER.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL DO IT.

I GOT IT.

LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL MIGHT BE

DOING SOME GOOD IN THE HOOD.

ABOUT TIME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

AH, MAN,

WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

WHAT'D THEY DO

TO THE MURAL?

T.J.:
NOW, WHO WOULD WANT

TO DO THIS, MAN?

THEM, MAN.

WHAT THEM?

MAN, THEY HATE US!

THEY DON'T EVEN WANT OUR FACE

ON THE SAME WALL AS THEM.

AND THAT'S WHO YOU'VE

BEEN HANGING OUT WITH.

YOU DON'T KNOW

WHO DID IT, DARREN,

SO DON'T SAY NOTHING.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

THAT'S COLD.

LET'S GO!

LOOK AT THIS.

LOOK WHAT THEY DID

TO THE MURAL.

Paul:

COME ON, GUYS, GET IN.

WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

HEY, THOSE GUYS ARE STEALING

LAZERSON'S VAN.

WHAT?

FIRST YOU SPRAY-PAINT

THE MURAL,

AND NOW YOU STEAL A CAR.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

CALM DOWN.

[ ALL SHOUTING, DISTORTED ]

SON OF A B*TCH!

BACK OFF.

SHH. COME ON.

Man on TV:

THE CONTROVERSIAL CASE

OF LEMRICK NELSON WAS FINALLY

SETTLED IN COURT TODAY.

HE WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL

DESPITE OBJECTION

FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

A JURY EARLIER THIS YEAR

FOUND HIM GUILTY

OF THE MURDER:

OF YANKEL ROSENBAUM.

A MAN WAS MURDERED,

LYNCHED,

FOR ONE REASON ONLY --

BECAUSE HE WAS A JEW.

AND NOW THE SYSTEM HAS LE THAT MURDERER GO FREE.

THEY ALL UPSET AND YELLING

ABOUT WHO DID WHAT TO WHO.

BUT HOW Y'ALL EVER GONNA KNOW

THE TRUTH?

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M GONNA LIVE.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS ALL

ABOUT MAKING PEACE.

YEAH, WELL, SOMETIMES

WE'RE GONNA HAVE SETBACKS.

YEAH.

HEY, T.J., LOOK,

I DON'T BLAME YOU

FOR BEING UPSET.

I'M FINE. JUST DON'T WAIT

FOR ME AT REHEARSAL SUNDAY,

'CAUSE I'M NOT COMING.

WHY NOT?

MAN, I'M THROUGH

WITH THIS BULLSHIT!

T.J.!

HEY.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LET

ONE FIGHT:

MAKE YOU QUIT, ARE YOU?

IT AIN'T JUST THAT!

YOU NEVER STOP PREACHING.

YOU NEVER GAVE ME

A CHANCE.

YOU ALWAYS GIVE ME

A HARD TIME:

IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!

I'M SORRY.

T.J., YOU KNOW I'M TRYING

TO HELP YOU, NOT HURT YOU.

LOOK, I'M TRULY SORRY.

YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OUT

ON ME, YOU TAKE IT OUT ON ME.

THERE'S NO NEED

TO TAKE IT OUT ON THEM.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

JUST FORGET IT.

FORGET THEM,

AND FORGET IT ALL!

HEY! T.J.!

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING

YOU ALL YOUR LIFE.

YOU GONNA LET THAT

MAKE YOU BITTER?

DOESN'T MATTER.

I'M MOVING ON.

WHERE YOU GONNA:

MOVE ON TO?

IT DOESN'T MATTER!

IT ALL MATTERS!

ALL OF IT, T.J.

YOU KEEP YOUR HEART OPEN,

YOUNG BROTHER.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

PAUL?

IT'S OFFICIAL!

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA PLAY

AT A KNICKS GAME FOR REAL.

YEAH, THEY WANT THE TEAM

TO PLAY HALFTIME,

AND THEN WE GET:

TO PERFORM, TOO.

MOVIN' ON UP

WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

LAZ -- LAZ, LAZ...

T.J. WANTS OUT.

OUT?

WHY?

HE'S HAD ENOUGH, MAN.

HIS HEART AIN'T IN IT.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

MAYBE HE NEEDS TIME

JUST TO COOL DOWN.

WELL, THEN THAT GIVES YOU

THREE WEEKS:

TO CHANGE HIS MIND.

WELL, I'M NOT SURE

THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, LAZ.

OH, SO YOU'VE GIVEN UP

ON HIM THEN?

NO, I'M BEING REALISTIC,

MAN.

OH, REALLY?

YEAH.

WELL, HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM

SINCE AFTER THE FIGHT?

NO.

YOU WANT TO DANCE ALONE?

ALONE?

ALONE.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

HI, YUDI.

HI.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

COME ON IN.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

YEAH?

HEY.

HEY.

WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?

WHY'D YOU SKIP REHEARSAL?

WHAT'S WITH THAT?

LISTEN, I'M NOT FEELING

THAT CURE STUFF NO MORE.

IT'S NOT WORKING.

OH. IT'S NOT WORKING.

THAT'S WHY WE GOT

THE GARDEN, RIGHT?

WHAT?

YEAH. US...

DOING OUR SONG:

AT A KNICKS GAME

AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

MAN, OUR SONG IS WHACK.

AIN'T NO REAL PEACE

OUT HERE.

ASK YOUR FRIENDS.

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