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[locusts buzzing]

- IN THE REAL WORLD,

I FEEL LOST.

THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE

I FEEL OKAY.

IT'S A PLACE INSIDE ME...

WHERE I CAN HIDE

FROM EVERYTHING.

- [echoing]

WOODY.

WHY DID YOU LEAVE?

- I DON'T KNOW.

- DOES DADDY LOVE US?

- YES.

YES.

VERY MUCH.

WOODY.

[Woody laughs]

- WOODY!

- [grunts]

[muttering]

- WHAT YOU GONNA DO?

I'M THE MAN.

I'MA KILL YOU!

YOU WANNA DIE, RIGHT?

HA HA.

OH, YOU WERE SCARED.

I KNEW IT.

I SAW IT IN YOUR EYES.

YOU WERE SCARED.

- WOODY.

VINCENT.

BREAKFAST IF Y'ALL WANT IT.

[TV in background]

- DANG, UNC.

YOU LOOK LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS.

- OH, YEAH?

THAT'S WHAT'S UP,

LITTLE HOPPER.

- SO, UH, YOU GONNA GIVE ME

A RIDE TO SCHOOL TODAY?

- YOU DO ALL YOUR HOMEWORK?

- YUP.

- ALL RIGHT, I GOT YOU.

- [whispering] THANK YOU.

- [whispering] YOU'RE WELCOME.

- THANKS, MOM.

- YOU'RE WELCOME.

LET'S SAY OUR GRACE.

DEAR GOD...

THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD

WE ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE.

AND LORD,

I THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR BRINGING MY SON HOME

TO HIS FAMILY.

AMEN.

- AND ONE MORE THING, GOD.

PLEASE:

BRING MY MOTHER HOME TOO.

- AMEN.

- GRANDMA, YOU THINK WE COULD

GO DOWN SOUTH THIS SUMMER?

- WELL, BABY, YOU KNOW

GRANDMA'S EYES GOT REAL BAD.

AND...I AIN'T SUPPOSED

TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

- PLEASE?

EVERY SUMMER,

YOU SAY WE CAN DO IT.

BUT THEN WE NEVER GO.

PLEASE.

UNCLE V COULD DRIVE.

- BABY...

YOUR MOTHER LOVES YOU.

YOU HEAR ME?

SHE'S JUST DOWN

IN NORTH CAROLINA TRYING TO...

TRYING TO WORK SOME STUFF OUT.

- BET IF SHE SAW ME,

SHE'D WANNA COME BACK.

UNCLE V,

CAN YOU PASS THE HONEY?

- MA, I NEED YOU TO SIGN THESE.

- I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND

WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND...WHO IS MICHAEL WOODS?

- THIS GIVES ME PERMISSION

SO I CAN GET A LOAN ON A HOUSE

SO I CAN GE MY BUSINESS STARTED.

THAT'S ALL IT IS.

WHAT YOU ALWAYS TELL ME?

WELL, IF YOU DON'T WORK

YOU DON'T EAT.

- I KNOW WHAT I USED

TO ALWAYS TELL YOU.

BUT SPEAKING OF WORK, DID YOU

CALL MISS TINY ABOUT THAT JOB

DOWN AT UMBC?

- I AIN'T TRYING TO WORK

FOR NOBODY.

I'M GONNA BE MY OWN BOSS.

- I GET IT.

[emotional music]

- THE BENZ IS STILL HOT,

HUH, MAN?

- YUP.

- SO LET ME LIVE

OR LET ME KNOW:

YOU CAN'T SEE

OUT YOUR WINDOW:

NOTHING CAN MESS UP

OUR FLOW:

IF WE BUILD...

- IS THAT SUPPOSED

TO BE JESUS?

- YEAH.

- JESUS AIN'T BLACK.

- MINE IS.

LOOK LIKE YOU.

MAKE YOU FEEL ANY BETTER?

- SO WHAT'S UP

WITH YOUR REPORT CARD?

I SAW IT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

- I GET DISTRACTED EASY.

- DISTRACTED?

WHAT YOU DISTRACTED BY?

YOU DON'T PLAY NO SPORTS.

YOU DON'T LIKE GIRLS.

- I LIKE GIRLS!

- YOU LIKE GIRLS.

IT'S NOT WHETHER YOU LIKE GIRLS.

DO THEY LIKE YOU?

- YEAH, THEY LIKE ME.

I BE HOLLERIN' AT SHORTIES

ALL THE TIME.

- OH, YEAH?

WHAT YOU BE SAYING TO 'EM?

- HUH?

- WHAT YOU SAY--TO GET THE

SHORTIES YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHING.

WHAT YOU DO?

- I'M GOOD WITH COMPOSITION.

- COMPOSITION?

WHAT?

- I LIKE TO WRITE STORIES.

DRAW PICTURES.

LIKE A COMIC BOOK.

man outside:
YO!

- WHAT UP, PIMP?

YOU DREW THAT?

- YEAH.

- ONLY THING,

YOU DREW MY GUNS TOO SMALL.

LOOK AT THIS.

OH!

[laughter]

YOU CAN PUNCH I HARDER THAN THAT.

UGH, UGH, UGH, UGH.

YOUR UNC GOT SOME GUNS ON HIM.

MAN, YOU TALENTED, BOY.

- THANKS.

- MAKE SURE YOU DO

YOUR HOMEWORK,

TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS

YOU GOTTA TAKE CARE OF.

YOU FEEL ME?

- YEAH, I DO MY HOMEWORK.

- SO I'LL BE BACK HERE

AT 3:
30, ALL RIGHT?

- ALL RIGHT.

- WHO'S THAT?

- KENISHA BARTON.

FINEST GIRL IN MY SCHOOL.

- SHE CHECKING YOU OUT.

GO HOLLER AT HER, WOOD.

LOOK, SHE LOOKING AT YOU.

WHAT YOU HIDING FOR?

- UNCLE, PLEASE STOP.

YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME.

- NO, I AIN'T EMBARRASSING YOU.

YOU'RE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF.

I AIN'T LEAVING

TILL YOU HOLLER AT HER.

[school bell ringing]

SHE LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU.

[car horn honking]

- WHERE YOU GOING?

I GOTTA GO TO SCHOOL.

- DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT SAY

"I BE HOLLERIN' AT SHORTIES

ALL THE TIME"?

SPEAK UP!

- YEAH.

- THEN YOU LIED TO ME.

YOU AIN'T GOTTA LIE

TO YOUR UNC.

YOU AIN'T GOTTA BE SCARED

OF NOTHING.

ESPECIALLY NOT NO GIRLS.

PAY ATTENTION TO ME.

YOU WITH ME TODAY.

- FOR REAL?

- I'M GONNA TEACH YOU

REAL WORLD SH*T.

- LIKE WHAT?

- WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A MAN.

HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS

ACROSS THE BOARD.

YOU CAN HANDLE THAT?

- YEAH.

- YOU CAN WATCH MY BACK.

- LIKE A BODYGUARD?

- SORTA.

BUT YOU JUST WATCH YOUR UNC.

- ALL RIGHT.

- FIRST THINGS FIRST,

WE GOTTA GET YOU FRESH.

COSMO!

- WE OPEN UP AT 9:00.

- IT'S VINCENT.

- VINCENT WHO?

- VINCENTVINCENT, MAN.

- OH, VINCENT!

[laughing]

[buzzer]

- I'M TALKING ABOUT FRIDAY NIGH OR MONDAY MORNING.

- NAH, I NEED THIS TODAY.

WE ABOUT TO HANDLE

SOME BUSINESS.

- ALL RIGHT.

SON, WE ABOUT TO PUT YOU

IN SOME FINE THREADS.

YOU GONNA BE SUITED

AND BOOTED,

AND READY TO RIDE.

- SO HOW'D THAT FEEL?

- GOOD. JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT,

THAT'S ALL.

- YOU LOOKING TIGH RIGHT NOW.

LIKE A LITTLE BUSINESSMAN.

- HA.

SO, UH...

HOW'D YOU GET OUTTA JAIL

SO EARLY?

GRANDMA SAID I'D BE IN COLLEGE

WHEN YOU GET BACK.

- NAH, MAN.

I GAVE MY TIME BACK.

MOTHERFUCKIN' JUDGE

GAVE ME 20 YEARS,

GAVE HIS ASS 12 BACK.

- SO HOW'D YOU GET UP

IN THERE ANYWAY?

MAN MAN SAY YOU SCARED

TO COME BACK AROUND

'CAUSE YOU GOT A LOTTA BEEFS

FROM BACK IN THE DAY.

HE SAY PEOPLE WANT YOU KILLED.

- NIGGAS ALWAYS TALKIN' SH*T.

DO I LOOK SCARED TO YOU?

- NO.

- ALL RIGHT THEN.

- WAS MY FATHER SCARED OF YOU?

- HE HAD NO REASON

TO BE SCARED OF ME.

- WHY YOU GOT TWO PHONES?

- MAN, YOU ASKIN'

A LOTTA QUESTIONS.

I GOT ONE FOR BUSINESS,

ONE FOR BROADS.

YOU CAN HOLD THIS ONE.

- THANKS!

- ALL RIGHT, SHORTY.

LOOK.

WHEN WE COME THROUGH, DON'T BE

LOOKING DOWN AT YOUR FEET.

'CAUSE THE WAY YOU WALK

LET PEOPLE KNOW EVERYTHING

THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.

WHEN YOU UNC COME THROUGH

I GET RESPECT.

man:
WHAT UP, PIMP?

- HEY, HOMIE.

- HEY, HEY!

HEY, MY MAN!

- WHAT'S UP?

- WHAT'S UP?

HOW YOU BEEN?

- ARE YOU GOOD?

- YEAH, YOU KNOW

I'M GOOD, YOU KNOW?

ARE YOU GOOD?

- WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

- AH, SOME OF THOSE SANDTOWN

NIGGAS BANKED ME, JACK.

YOU BELIEVE THAT SH*T?

- YEAH?

- YEAH, MAN.

JUMPED ON ME.

BUT I'MA GET THEM

MOTHERFUCKAS.

I KNOW JUST WHO THE F***

THEY IS,

AND I KNOW JUST WHERE THEY AT.

- YO, WOOD, THIS IS COFIELD.

- HEY, WHAT'S UP, SHORTY?

YOU WANT ONE OF THESE OYSTERS?

- GET YOUR LITTLE BALLS READY

FOR THEM YOUNG LADIES.

- HE DEFINITELY AIN'T READY

FOR THAT.

I GOTTA TEACH THIS MAN

SOMETHING.

WE GOTTA TEACH HIM.

WOOD.

WHO THAT?

- THAT'S KINK.

HE'S ONE OF ENOCH BOYKINS'

BOYS.

HE RUN WITH THAT CREW.

- THEY KNOW ME?

- THEY DON'T KNOW YOU.

THEY PEEPING YOU 'CAUSE YOU GO THAT TIGHT-ASS SUIT ON,

LOOKING LIKE YOU A DETECTIVE.

YOU JUST A NEW FACE,

THAT'S ALL.

- YEAH.

IF ANYBODY COME AROUND

ASKING ABOUT ME,

YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING,

HEAR?

- MAN, THEY AIN'T YOUR PROBLEM.

NOW, FISH BEEN LOOKING

FOR YOUR ASS.

HE GOT LIL BABY:

SHAKING PEOPLE UP.

SPECULATION IS...

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT OUT.

AND YOU KNOW HOW FISH GET DOWN

WHEN HE UNCOMFORTABLE.

- WHAT'D YOU SAY?

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