Lowriders

I remember

when I was a little kid

I would scribble on every car

at my dad's shop to show

I could paint lowriders

just like him

and his car club...

The coasters.

My pops used to tell me...

That means, like, you're like

a dog pissing on walls.

Well, I guess not much

has changed.

Still pissing on walls.

For my pops,

all he cares about

besides cruising

down the boulevard,

is when he's best in show

at elysian park.

At elysian park,

hundreds of car clubs

just like the coasters

come from all over la

to try to win best in show.

If you win, it's like

you're the king

of the lowriding world.

You get mad respect.

But if you don't... well...

It's kind of like

you don't even exist.

If it was up to my pops,

I'd be fixing cars

at his shop all day.

I just want to get

my name seen.

Show everybody that I'm here.

There might be hundreds

of car clubs in la,

but there's thousands

of billboards

that I've got to hit up.

I put up my art for free.

And he wastes his money

on car parts?

That makes no sense to me.

I grew up in boyle heights.

But for kids like me,

la isn't divided

by the sixth street bridge.

This whole city is my canvas.

Finally, pretty boy!

Took you long enough.

Damn, Danny!

Man, you been doing too much!

What's up, chuy?

I'm sorry, did I mess up

somebody's make-up?

Who you trying

to impress anyways, huh?

No one in this car.

Oh, yeah? Well, you missed

a spot, look.

Hey, we going or what, b*tches?

Come on.

Yeah, we're going

but they're not going to let

you in with that stupid jacket.

This jacket's fire, dude.

I took it out

of your mom's closet.

So I know it's fire.

Oh, sh*t!

Come on, let's go!

What are you guys waiting for?

Wait up!

Hey!

Hey!

Can I get four beers,

two shots?

Me and my homies,

we've never been to Mexico.

And no,

our Spanish ain't perfect.

But you can find us partying

with the hipsters in echo park,

chillin' at the skate park

in venice

or doing karaoke in k-town.

Alright, sometimes we do

end up the night at taco zone.

Yeah, we eat tacos.

So what?

I love you, b*tches.

Stop the car! Stop the car!

What, what? What's wrong?

I got to piss.

Come on, I got to piss.

Please? I'm begging you.

Oh, Danny.

- I promise it'll be fast.

- Hurry up.

Hey, hurry up.

He always takes

a long time to pee.

Why did he take his bag?

Oh, my god.

What are you doing?

Danny! I'm leaving! Okay?

I'm not going to go

to jail for you!

What are you doing?

Are you trying to get us caught?

Chill out, claud! I'm just

trying to have some fun!

Yeah, well, if we get caught,

that's my scholarship, Danny!

Claudia, shut up!

Nobody's going to get caught!

No, no, no!

You need to hurry up, man!

You done?

I'm done.

Are you serious?

Oh, my god.

Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey!

No, no, no, no, no, no!

Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!

Where--

he's not going to ruin

Columbia for me, okay?

No, no, no. I understand that!

Stop.

Okay. Yeah, yeah, I'm stopping,

I'm stopping. Completely fine!

That's completely fine!

But you can't leave us!

You can't leave us!

Danny!

Danny!

Oh, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t!

You mother--

f***!

Come on.

Chuy, chuy! Chuy! This way.

Chuy, run, chuy! Chuy!

I'm running!

Chuy, up here! Right here.

What?

Dude, I can't do that!

Come on, chuy.

Hop it! Hurry up!

What makes you think

i can do that?

Oh, sh*t!

Hurry up, chuy! Go, go, go!

Freeze! Put your hands up!

Hands up!

Put your hands up.

Daniel Alvarez?

Already?

Chuy herrera?

You two. Go.

You called my pops?

I told you to call Claudia.

She's still mad at you.

And you know I ain't got nobody

that would've come for me.

And if you like your cars

old, slow, and restored,

the annual lowrider competition

at elysian park

is in three weeks.

Good luck, stay safe,

and ride them low.

I just want to say for, like,

whatever it's worth,

uh, Mr. Alvarez...

Senor Alvarez.

Uh, sir. I'm sorry.

I, uh, I'm going to pay you back

ev-every, every, uh,

dime and cent.

And, uh, but I,

i ain't got no job right now,

so... you might have to wait.

I mean, or I could,

i could work at your shop

if, if you want me to.

He doesn't need

your ass there, chuy.

That's what he's got me for.

To do all his b*tch work.

Maybe he needs another b*tch,

man, alright?

It ain't always

about you, Danny.

Oh, my bad, chuy.

I was distracted by your hair.

You look like a Mexican eazy-e.

You know my hair is gorgeous

as hell, man.

Do you have any idea

what this cost your family?

Writing your name

on other people's property?

Scribbling like a toddler.

Well, you're the one that

always said mom encouraged me

to scribble, so...

Don't you have

an ounce of shame?

A real artist. Not a criminal,

like your brother.

You know he wanted to see me?

Fine. I'll let you

be the grown-up.

Maybe then I'll stop

scribbling on the walls.

I love this song.

Let me tell you something.

Building a,

a nice ride is like

making love

to a beautiful woman.

You can tell a lot about a man

from the ride he's got.

White boys, they want

their cars to go fast!

Asians want teeny-weeny

little cars that go even faster!

But Mexicans,

we like it low,

and slow.

You going to break a hip, homie.

You better relax.

Alright, alright.

Hey, I'm sorry

i missed the meeting. Okay?

But this is still a business.

Okay? Let's get back to work.

Hey!

Hey, Daniel.

I want you to start

clearing the, uh, graveyard.

Since when do you

care about that sh*t?

Since you got arrested,

cabroncito.

That sh*t back there,

that's my savings account.

Everything back there

is valuable. Alright?

That's how you're going

to pay me back

for getting you out of jail.

Hey, boss. You okay, or what?

Never seen you cut

a coasters meeting

like that before.

No.

Everything's not cool, homes.

We have elysian park

in a few weeks.

I should have stayed here.

You know?

Working on green poison.

Not bailing out my son.

Yeah, well, I wonder

where he gets that from.

Man, we used to get busted

all the time lowriding, man.

Riding dirty past them cops?

Could barely fit a quarter

between the Fender

and the street, you know?

What was the name

of that fat girl, man?

You know, the tank?

You know the one

I'm talking about?

Oh, Lydia?

Lydia. That's right.

Had a little light moustache.

Tell you what, man?

She wanted to ride

in your ride so bad.

The only reason why you let her

is 'cause she'd drop it

three inches.

I don't know, boss.

You stress too much.

Green poison is famous.

I mean, she's probably going to

win best in elysian.

I need to.

Only way we going to get

some business through that door,

you know?

Think I'm going to have to

cut half a turn on the coil.

Then she'll lay

three inches more.

You could do that,

or we could call Lydia back.

Hey! You know the rules.

No phone until after homework.

I already did it.

Oh, good! Then you can help me.

Hey, baby.

Hello, mi amor.

How was work?

Mm. It was good.

Did you cut half a turn

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