Drumline Page #8

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- Should we kick their...

- (Man) ...sacrifice, work and toil...

- (Devon) Be quiet.

- to join a brotherhood like no other.

You are now men of distinction.

- I don't see Ernest.

- Gentlemen of service.

Sons of scholarship.

It is my pleasure to welcome you

to the Lambda Mu chapter of Kappa Kappa...

- (Men Shouting) Psi!

- National honorary band fraternity incorporated.

- Yo. Go, E.

- Your journey is now complete.

Ha! Yo, E! Yeah!

That's my man!

(Jay)

Oh! He's pledging!

- What's up, baby?

- What y'all doing here?

- Yo, man, I went over.

- For real, man?

- K-K-Psi till I die, baby.

- Yeah, I thought you had lost your damn mind.

- I couldn't talk about it.

- (Jay) Yeah, obviously, dog.

- (Charles) All right. Well, congrats, man.

- Hey, hold that.

- (Charles) Okay.

- (Jay) Aw, yeah.

(Charles)

Mmm-mm.

Yes, I would love

to go out with you.

- (Devon) Player, player.

- (Charles) Yeah, look at you.

- (Charles, Jay) Ooh!

- Cat-daddy!

(Barking)

People say that the band...

is just a reflection

of its director...

and I want you all to know...

that you've influenced me

as well...

and I'm very proud of you.

(Man)

We're proud of you too, Dr. Lee.

(All Cheering, Applauding)

- Dr. Lee!

- Go, Doctor!

Excuse me, Dr. Lee?

I'd like to challenge

Donnell Jones, P2 bass...

on musicianship and choreography.

- (Cheering)

- (Whistle Blowing)

(Man)

Everybody take a knee.

(Drumsticks Clacking Tempo)

# (Drums Stop) #

(Whispering)

- (Woman) All right, Jay!

- Yeah, that's how you flip it, Jay.

(Cheering)

Mr. Miles, can I holler

at you for a second?

Yeah. Yes, sir.

(Sighs)

If it means anything,

I've been back and forth 100 times...

about letting you

on the field tomorrow, man.

I understand.

But I can do something about next year.

You earned that.

- Word?

- Sure.

Thanks a lot, Dr. Lee.

Thank you.

No problem.

Look...

how about we start all over?

I'd like that.

- I'm Devon.

- Laila.

So what's your major?

Dance.

Okay.

That's hot.

Give me a hug.

(Crowd Cheering)

(Television Announcer) It all started

Atlanta A& and Morris Brown College...

putting on a small competition...

to raise money

to purchase uniforms.

A humble beginning

for what has grown...

into a "band-aholic's"

dream weekend here in Georgia.

Today's B.E.T. Classic brings in

over 50000 fans to the Georgia Dome...

and an even bigger

television audience.

Over the years, the competition

has become slicker and much more glitzy.

With reigning champion Morris Brown,

you know what to expect.

- # (Singing) #

- Five of the South's best competing for top honors...

$50,000, and a year's-worth

of bragging rights.

(Woman Singing)

# Oh, say does that star-spangled #

# Banner yet #

# Wave #

# O'er the land of the free #

# And the home #

# Of the #

# Brave #

# (Funk) #

# You keep bumping

me against the wall #

# Yeah, I know

I let you slide before #

# But until you seen me

Trust me #

# You ain't seen bouncing back #

# (Up-tempo Soul) #

# (Flourish) #

# (Dance) #

# (Ends) #

(No Audible Dialogue)

Whoa! Whoa!

(Morris Brown Announcer) Prepare to experience

seven minutes of mind-blowing moves.

Man, do they

do anything new?

of sensational sound.

- (Car Horn Honks)

- I know you've seen three bands marching already.

You ain't seen nothing yet.

Morris Brown, Atlanta.

Check it out, y'all.

- (Chattering)

- Coming into the stadium, right now...

this is the future of the funk.

Black by popular demand...

the Morris Brown College

Marching Wolverine Band...

featuring Jive recording

artist, Petey Pablo!

- # (Hip-hop) #

- # Y'all ready #

# Y'all ready #

# Uh-huh, uh-huh!

Hey #

# U.S.A. #

# U.S.A. #

- # Who am I? #

- (Crowd) Petey Pablo!

# Everybody happy #

# Come on

Y'all witness to me #

# Everybody happy #

# Come on, y'all

Y'all ready tonight #

# Get your pride now

About to blow this up #

- (Band) # Yeah #

- # It's on now #

# Petey Pab graduated broke

Shook them up twisted the game #

- (Band Makes Train Noises)

- # Train coming full speed #

# Ain't nothing

stopping this thing #

# Everybody happy #

- # Y'all #

- (Crowd) # Y'all #

# Everybody happy #

# Y'all, y'all

Y'all listen to me #

# Everybody happy #

# Y'all

Y'all listen to me #

- (Crowd) # Hey, y'all #

- # Everybody happy #

- (Crowd) # Hey, y'all #

- # Y'all #

# Band, break it down for me #

# Yeah #

- (Crowd Cheering)

- (No Audible Dialogue)

All right, A&T, check up!

(Stadium Announcer)

As you can see...

there's a lot riding on this competition,

folks... $50,000 top prize.

Okay.

The radio is off now.

It's time for some real music.

But when you get

out there today...

I only want you to do one thing...

and that's enjoy playing

with your band mates.

- So what's the con...

- (All) One band! One sound!

All right.

- It's show time!

- (Cheering)

We have seen imitators!

We've also seen duplicators!

But now...

it's time for the originators!

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to introduce to you...

- the Atlanta A&T marching band!

- All right!

(Crowd Cheering)

And now fasten your seat belts...

- and get into the Atlanta A&T time machine.

- # (Flourish) #

We're going back, back,

back in time.

# (Playing "Can You Feel It" By The Jacksons) #

- # (Ends) #

- (Crowd Cheering)

(A&T Announcer)

Oh, so y'all like old school, huh?

- Let's give them one more.

- (Whistle Blows)

# (Playing "I Want You Back" By The Jackson 5) #

# (Playing "Dancing Machine" By The Jackson 5) #

# (All Singing Indistinctly) #

# (Hip-hop) #

(Woman)

Boogie!

- Yeah!

- (A&T Announcer) Pack it up! Let's go home!

The A&T Panthers

own the dome.

- (Crowd Cheering)

- (No Audible Dialogue)

(Stadium Announcer)

And now, ladies and gentlemen...

to announce the winners

of tonights competition...

straight from New York City,

it's B.E.T.'s very own A.J. and Free!

What's up, Atlanta?

How y'all doing?

What's up, A-T-L?

- I'm Free, y'all!

- And I'm A.J. from 106 & Park, B.E.T.'s Top 10 Live!

- How y'all doing out there?

- (Cheering)

It has been

an amazing night, y'all.

We haven't stopped grooving

since we started.

(A.J.) No doubt. All the bands

have performed and put it down.

You made it very difficult

for the judges to decide.

- So hard.

- Oh!

So hard,

in fact, that today we have...

(Both)

A two-way tie!

(Free) That's right, y'all.

We've got a two-way tie today.

(A.J.)

Y'all have given it up for the bands.

They've worked really hard to get here tonight,

but two have stood out from the rest.

(Free) I don't know about y'all,

but the suspense is killing me. Let's get to it.

- All right, so Mr. Wade...

- Yes!

- From Morris Brown...

- (Laughs)

- And Dr. Lee from A&T, please step forward!

- Yes!

Yeah!

(Free)

Ladies and gentlemen...

for the first time in the history

of the B.E.T. Big Southern Classic...

A&T and Morris Brown

will meet center field!

- The drumlines will put it down for the championship!

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