Let It Shine Page #4

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with both Kris and me in it,

and I guess they thought Kris

was Truth, 'cause he's tall.

That's messed up.

But, you gonna tell Roxie the truth?

Yeah. Kris is about to tell her right now.

Hold on a second.

Yo, can I talk to you for a sec?

Yeah, what's up?

All right, look,

we been boys a long time, all right?

And you know that I don't usually

let one woman tie me down.

But with Roxie, man, I don't know,

I mean, she loves my flow.

I mean, your flow.

But when she looks at me,

she sees somethin' in me.

You know, like I'm deep.

And I ain't never been "deep" before.

Because you're not.

I know, but Roxie don't know that.

Look, I just wanna see where things go

between me and her.

So you gotta think of somethin',

man. Please.

Okay. She likes you

because she thinks you're Truth.

Okay.

So why don't we just

keep letting her think that?

But, how do we pull that off?

I'll teach you my flow.

I'll stay in the background.

I'll be your DJ,

so if anything goes wrong

I can try to think of

something on the fly. We just...

We really gotta keep this under wraps.

Snap! Man, that is it!

Cy, you're a genius, baby!

Yeah! Stay cool.

Hey, so, I gotta take off.

But, Kris, Lyla says you need

to re-record the song for the video,

so maybe I'll see you

at the studio tomorrow.

I'll be there, fa'sho.

I forgot to tell you, Cyrus here is my DJ.

He produced my track and everything

so he's going to be rollin' wit' me. Cool?

Yeah. Wow. You did some really

nice work on the track, Cyrus.

Thanks.

Okay. So I guess I'll see

both of you tomorrow.

Mos def.

I cannot wait for the day to end

so it'll be tomorrow.

I'm just going to go to bed now.

Night, bro.

Yeah. This is pretty huge.

Now come on, we're gonna be late.

What?

Go, go!

All right, I'm a little nervous, okay.

I need to record your song,

but I don't sound like you.

So you need to record it.

But if Roxie and Lyla are in the studio

with us, they'll see it's you.

This conundrum is just now hitting you?

This is not a condominium, bro.

It is a studio,

and we need to think fast.

Okay, you can copy my style.

You just gotta feel it.

Just feel it?

Yeah.

All right? Just gotta rock wit' it.

Okay. Im rocking

It's time to rap, it's time to roll

Time to rap like you never rapped befo'

Here we go...

Yo! I'm 'bout to rap

I like cats, do you like cats?

I'm getting money

Jump higher than a bunny

I'm getting money...

This ain't gonna work, is it?

You're late!

I knew you'd be late

from the minute I met you.

You got that "late, no watch-wearin"'

kinda look,

suspenders all dangling.

Roxie is late.

My engineer is late.

I have to be downtown in 20 minutes,

otherwise my whole day is shot.

Which is not gonna happen

'cause everybody is late.

That is perfect!

No, I mean it's perfect

that I can work alone

with my DJ slash engineer.

That way I can

get into the zone and flow.

You're an engineer?

Yes. He is highly qualified.

What studios have you worked in?

- He's worked all...

- I'm gonna need you to... Okay?

Yes, ma'am.

What studios have you worked in?

Only one in my room, really.

But, I can show you what I can do.

He's great, I promise.

Sixty-four tracks on this board.

But if you know what you're doing

you can get a good sound out of 24.

But if you don't want

an inexperienced kid like me

who charges half what your regular

engineer makes, I understand.

Wait. Hold on. Hold on, hold on.

I'll give you a chance,

but if you damage anything in here,

anything, you'll never work in this town

again. You understand me?

She is just scary.

Let's get to work.

They say true love is blind

That real romance is timeless

You're like my favorite movie

Play it, don't rewind it

'Cause, baby, you're the finest

Your love, I'm gonna find it

And when I do, I'll run away with you

Somewhere where they can't find us

Yo, it's Roxie.

Lay low, she didn't see you.

Stay right here.

- Hey. Hey...

- Hey!

I hope I didn't interrupt.

But I heard you from outside,

you sounded great.

Oh, thanks. I'm just gettin' warmed up.

I bet when you play it back

you can't even believe it's you.

You can say that again.

I remember my first time.

It was like I was hearing

somebody else's voice.

I know exactly what you mean.

So did you really

write that song about me?

Come on, girl. What you think?

I think, if this blows up like I expect,

people will be looking for another song.

Another song?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah. Maybe when I record my next CD

we can make some music together.

Yeah. Yeah, baby.

I thought you'd never ask.

Great. Then let me hear you freestyle.

Freestyle? Like, right now?

Yeah. Here, I'll give you a beat,

you drop something hot.

Make it intelligent and romantic.

You know how you do.

Intelligent, romantic, right. Here goes.

Girls love me 'cause I'm so pretty

I got babes in every city

LA, DC and Cincinnati

The tall ones, the short ones,

even the uglies

Gotcha! I'm messing with you, girl.

Well, stop playing.

Speak from your heart.

Hey, Kris, repeat after me.

If I speak from my heart,

I'm afraid it'll be broken.

"If I speak from my heart,

I'm afraid it'll be broken. "

I'm scared what you'd say

about the words I have spoken.

"And I'm scared what you'd say

about the words I've spoken. "

I'd rather make you laugh

and act like I am jokin'

than tell the truth about

the feelings that you have awoken.

"I'd rather make you laugh

and act like I am jokin',

"than tell you the truth

about my feelings you've awoken. "

Oh. Sorry. Excuse me.

Yes! That was awesome, Cy.

Did you see the way she looked at me?

We were really vibing

out there, man.

Oh, and she said

I can rap on her next CD.

What? You said you'd rap

on her next CD? Are you nuts?

Yeah, look, I'm sorry about that, man.

I got caught up in the moment.

But now I got Roxie on the ropes.

Kris, what are you doing in there?

It's easier for me to talk to you like this.

Yeah, but now you sound funny.

Come on. Come back out.

I like hearing how you feel.

Don't be shy.

It's hard for me to say

how I feel in person.

Just let my words caress you.

What are you doing?

Can I tell you something now

that I have your attention?

Now that you've got my hopes up.

Please tell me.

You wanna know the truth. Check it out.

How should I describe you?

Sweeter than Godiva

But your thoughts go deeper

than a scuba diver

Whether you're in sweat pants

or dressed in Prada

You can make me dizzy

like a race car driver

I wanna take you to a party

Hold your hand

and show off to everybody

Me, I could be in jeans and a hood

'Cause you're so fine

you make me look good

You're the passion in my life

You're the secret I can't hide

There will come a day

I can't wait to say you belong to me

Girl, and if! let you know tonight

It will be all right, I bet

You don't know it yet,

but, baby, you belong to me

You've been looking for the one

I've been looking for a dime

Maybe we can both find it

at the same time

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