New Year, New Us (2019) Movie Script

[soft music]

[R&B music]

♪ When you have a good

love in your life

♪ Feels good

♪ I see clouds but no shower

- Damn baby, you look good.

- Don't come up in here

talking like shit sweet,

you been avoiding me all week.

Just know you not off the hook.

We gonna have a whole red

table talk when we get home.

[sighing]

- Imani.

Imani, I don't wanna fight.

I need you on my team tonight.

You know that if

I sign this group

that VP position is mine.

The last thing I need

is you killing my vibe

so I'm on my Diddy shit

tonight, I'm in my zone.

- BK, you been in your

zone since we got married.

We ain't even went

on a honeymoon yet

because you in your zone.

But you know something?

I'm gonna play the

happy wife tonight.

- You gonna play the happy wife

or you gonna be the happy wife?

- Move!

Play the happy wife, nigga!

- I am a force to

be reckoned with.

I am a king.

I'm a motherfucking boss.

["Auld Lang Syne" hip

hop version playing]

Damn babe, the party

just got started.

You tired or something, babe?

You know, I didn't even

get a chance to celebrate

[horn blowing]

my win.

- Bakari, why don't you

wanna have a baby with me?

All my friends have kids.

They on their second and third.

- First of all, Imani,

half your friends is hoes,

that's a terrible example.

Okay look, Imani,

I wanna have a baby

but we been what,

married a year?

Can't we just enjoy

each other first?

Plus besides, why are

you trying to keep up

with these raggedy

ass bitches anyway?

To be honest, I think

you need to get a job.

Your mind is way

too idle for me.

- Nigga, you got amnesia?

You the one who told

me to close my shop.

Talking about baby, let

me take care of you,

let me be your piece.

- Okay, facts.

But still, you need to

find something to do

'cause you can't keep coming

to me with all this bullshit,

I can't take that.

- Bullshit?

Wanting to have a baby with

my husband is bullshit?

Really, Bakari?

- Babe, I'm not ready!

I'm not.

[screaming]

- I want all that shit.

- Chill, chill, chill,

chill bro, chill bro.

- Yeah.

I want everything

your bitch got too.

- Alright.

- Now what you got, baby?

[gun shooting]

- Babe, babe?

[crying]

What's wrong with you,

you could've been killed!

- I don't know.

I just reacted.

I saw him, I couldn't think

of anything else but you.

I didn't know what to.

[kissing]

Oh shoot.

[R&B music]

♪ Yeah, yeah babe

♪ Yeah yeah

♪ I want some action

♪ I'm flying through

this traffic

♪ Can't borrow this

♪ We'll see how

long you can hang

♪ We'll see how

long you can hang

♪ How long you can hang

[water running]

- You ready for round two?

- We not gonna need that, babe.

- What you doing, I

thought you wanted to wait.

I was--

- Life's too short so

let's have this baby.

[soft music]

- What's up, nigga?

What you doing here?

- Man, what's up, Cy?

- You know me, just taking

care of some last minute things

for this listening

party and everything.

- Okay, that's a lie.

'Cause since you and

Imani got married,

she been having your

ass running rancid, bro.

Come on, tell me the truth.

What the hell you doing up here?

- Okay, you wanna

know the truth?

- Yes I do.

- Okay, so ever

since the robbery,

I decided hey, I told Imani

maybe we could have a baby.

Bro, she has been

wearing my ass out.

She want it anytime, anywhere.

At the house, on the couch,

in the sink, in the tub,

at the store, aisle

one, aisle four,

at the hospital, at the

clinic, I mean, I can't do it.

- A baby?

[laughing]

You?

She do know how you

feel about kids, right?

Come on, man.

- Yeah, but like I said, with

the whole robbery situation,

we almost lost our lives

so I figure maybe I could

take a different perspective.

- I feel that, I feel that.

So basically you can't hang.

Wait, you getting old.

I'm just saying,

you need to get you

some ginseng or something?

I do got the little blue pill

if you need to rock the boat.

- Cy.

- What?

- Do you always have

to make jokes like,

why do you always

have to make jokes?

- Look man, I'm

used to the old BK.

Knock down two, three

chicks at a time BK.

This married BK, it's

a whole nother nigga.

- That was like

college, I'm past that.

- College?

That was like three years ago.

Please tell me you

remember Tina and Tanya.

On some future shit.

- Bro, can we move on?

- You the goat

though, you the goat.

Hey, let's say you

get home, right?

Alright, so, tell

Imani you need a break.

You can't just ghost her,

man, communicate bro!

- Nigga, you been watching

that Ayana shit again?

- See, that's our problem,

between black men.

We can't emotionally

support each other, man.

- Cyrus.

- What?

- Get away from my table.

- You know what, I'm

trying to help your ass.

Okay, alright, so you

take your ass home

before you get put on

punishment, nigga, cling cling.

Motherfucker.

- Punishment?

[playful music]

[birds chirping]

- [Imani] Bakari.

Bakari!

- Damn baby, why

are you yelling?

- [Imani] Why are

you on the couch?

- It was late, I didn't

wanna wake you up.

- Wake up!

You know we were supposed

to have sex last night.

You know I'm ovulating.

- Babe, I'm tired.

What time is it?

Oh come on.

Yo, it's early as fuck, baby.

You just gonna take it?

Okay, okay, just

give me a second,

meet me in the bedroom.

[Imani shouting]

Okay!

[hip hop music]

♪ Yeah

♪ That's the theory

♪ What's your theory,

what's your vibe

♪ Can we kick it,

what's your sign

♪ Deja vu, that's a sign

♪ I be real with

you for your time

♪ What's your theory,

what's your vibe

♪ Can we kick it,

gotta love it

♪ Deja vu, that's a sign

- Mr. King?

- Yeah, that's me.

- I'm Tatiana Lawson,

your new intern.

Cyrus told me I

could find you here.

- Yeah, I remember.

Have a seat.

- What you reading?

- [Bakari] Some deep shit.

- Oh, so you're deep?

- I try to be.

- I'm about to go home, take

him out to eat or something.

Yeah, I been kind

of aggy lately.

Bitch, that's why you

ain't got no man, bye!

[hip hop music]

♪ I know your rival

♪ She said she diving

♪ I know she rival

- [Tatiana] Pac or Biggie?

- I would definitely

have to say Biggie.

- What, Tupac!

- Hi hubby, you ready?

- Hey babe, you look beautiful.

Imani, this is

Tatiana, my new intern.

Tatiana, this is my wife, Imani.

- Oh wow, I didn't know

you were married, hi.

- Well, me and wifey

are about to do lunch

so you can head over to the

office and make sure Cyrus

has your desk set up

and everything, cool?

- Okay, whatever you say, sir.

I just want you to know

that I've been following

your career for years

so it's really a privilege

to be working for you.

I'm here for whatever you need.

- Okay, thank you, bye.

- Bye.

- Okay, it is Taco Tuesday.

- [Imani] Really, Bakari?

- What?

- Oh, so you think

I'm dumb and blind?

She dressed like a fact, she

talk like a fact, it's a fact.

- First of all,

Tatiana is very well

qualified for the position.

And second of all, I didn't

even hire her, Cyrus did.

- That's even worse.

He always trying to

bring hoes around you.

- Imani, lower your voice.

- I don't give a fuck!

Bakari!

- Imani, do not

embarrass me at my job.

We can talk or you can leave,

those are the only two

options that you have.

- I don't like her, Bakari.

- You don't even know her.

- I don't care.

I know what type of girl she is.

I used to be that type of girl.

- And what kind of girl is that?

- The kind that treats other

women like its competition.

It's like a challenge for her

to break up happy

homes or something.

I see it all the

time on Instagram,

you should've seen how that

bitch was trying to read me.

But of course, you're clueless.

- Babe, are you sure you're

just not being insecure?

- Insecure where?

I am a bad bitch, first of all.

Ain't nothing insecure about me.

- Exactly, so then why

are you so impressed?

You don't trust me?

- It's not you, BK,

I don't trust her.

You a man with a dick

and its only so much

temptation you can handle.

And I can tell she

with the sheets.

- So what do you

want me to do, Imani?

Fire the girl?

Fuck up her college credits

so you can feel

some type of way?

I can't do that so you just

gonna have to trust me.

- I'm watching her ass, Bakari.

- Babe, can we

just get some food?

It's Taco Tuesday.

[mumbling]

- Taco.

- Okay, I have a

surprise for Imani

and I've been working, be quiet.

I've been working really hard

so I'm gonna show

you guys what it is.

Keep your eyes closed.

- My eyes closed.

I'm messing up my damn lashes

trying to keep 'em closed.

- So she has no idea.

Alright, keep your eyes closed.

- Okay, give me your

hand or something.

- Here, come on.

- Don't make me fall!

- I'm not, I'm not.

- Okay.

- Okay, so,

come this way.

- Okay, my eyes stay closed.

- Yep.

- I'm a peek.

- No, don't peek, both

hands, put both hands over--

- I can't, I can't, I'm scared.

- Put your hands over your eyes.

Keep 'em closed.

- Okay baby.

- Keep 'em closed.

Alright, keep coming,

keep coming, come on.

- [Imani] I'm coming.

- Keep coming, keep

coming, keep coming.

- [Imani] I'm

scared, I'm scared.

- All right, open your eyes.

This is us.

- You got us a house?

[Imani screaming]

- She's so extra.

- Look at it!

You dead ass, it's ours?

- It's us.

- Like in real life?

- The Kings.

- Oh my God, I got

a house, bitches!

[upbeat music]

- You know what, I'll

charge your ass next time,

you know that, 'cause damn

y'all got a lot of shit!

Can a nigga get a sandwich

or something, please?

- Man, look.

- I swear to God we

moved 100 boxes, man.

- That's hers, I

got like four boxes.

The rest of that

shit, it's hers.

- I hear that.

That's that marriage shit

and I'm genuinely

proud of you, bro.

Moving on up in the world.

- Well if you settle down and

got you a nice woman, Cyrus,

you might be able to

make the same moves.

- Pump the brakes, bro.

Okay, y'all can have

all that monogamy shit.

I don't want no part, okay?

I'm good, I am good.

Thank you, appreciate it.

- Thank you, big strong

husband, and ugly.

I appreciate y'all,

I love this house.

- You know what, I

gotta be honest though.

Looking at y'all,

when I think of myself

sometimes I think maybe

I should settle down

with a nice wholesome

young lady, right?

But then I think back

in the back of my mind

and I'm witnessing all the

vaginas I have yet to slay

and I'm like I can't do

it, I can't do it, dog,

I can't do it.

- Cyrus.

- What?

- Black Booty Mansion?

- I'm just keeping it 100,

bro, I'm just keeping 100.

You about to go log onto that

shit right now, ain't you?

Yo for real, you

about to log on?

Oh shit, that's nice.

Is that crystal?

Shit, here you go,

Ma, we rich now.

- Put it this way.

[R&B music]

♪ Oh, I know

♪ That you will

always have my back

♪ And I have yours too

♪ I'll be there

♪ And I love that I can depend

on everything that's you

- So what do you think?

- It's so big.

- You like it?

- I love it, it's so big.

[soft music]

I'm hungry now.

[chattering]

- That nigga full right now.

- I'm glad, hey,

but like I told you,

I like you artists, man.

I want you to just make sure

that you're taken care of.

Make sure you check

out the information

I'm gonna send you for

that listening party, man,

'cause these dudes got some heat

so we make sure we try

to take care of that.

[chattering]

- [Dre] Damn, that

ass still fat.

- Dre?

- In the flesh.

- Okay, I appreciate that.

- Man, hey, forget

all of that, bro.

Ain't that your wife

right there, man?

- That's fucked up.

- Terrible.

- Everything cool, babe?

- Oh, so this the nigga, huh?

Went and got your own square.

- Imani, who is this nigga?

- This is--

- I'm Dre, her ex.

The one that taught her

everything she know.

Shit, this used to

be our favorite spot.

Ain't that right, baby?

- Imani, get in the car.

- Bakari.

- Get in the car!

Look bro, I don't know what

the fuck you on right now,

but that's my wife and you

being real disrespectful--

- Nigga, you should

be thanking me.

I got Imani good and

trained for your lame ass.

All them little tricks she

know, yeah, I taught her that.

- Oh my God.

Bakari!

- So everything that you thought

was going on is over with.

- Bakari, don't, let's just go.

Listen to your wife, don't

get fucked up out here, nigga.

I don't fistfight.

- What's your problem, Dre?

We are done, I'm married!

- Right before the wedding,

you was on my dick though.

- Look bro, stay the

fuck away from my wife.

I'm not playing with you.

- You is a funny nigga, dog.

I tell you what, just tell

your wife to quit texting me.

- Imani, give me your phone.

- Huh?

- Give me your fucking phone!

So you been texting this nigga?

And then you take

us to a restaurant

that used to be y'all's spot?

That's some dirty shit!

- BK, it's just--

- BK nothing!

You're wrong!

And the whole time the way you

was up my ass about Tatiana?

- Tatiana?

- You texting this nigga.

Get out.

- You not coming in?

- No.

- Where you going?

- Imani.

It's best that you get out of

the car and let me cool off.

[tires screeching]

- Girl, I don't

know where he at.

He been gone all night.

No, he not picking up

the phone or nothing.

BK, where you been,

I was worried.

- Clearly, I was out

getting fucked up,

but what I wasn't doing

was texting my old hoes,

some of which have been

trying to fuck me lately.

- Bakari, look, you were

right, I was wrong, I'm sorry.

- Sorry for what, Imani?

For disrespecting me or getting

caught disrespecting me?

[Imani choking]

- BK, stop!

- Keep that same

energy with your ex.

Fuck with me, I'll fix this.

[groaning]

- BK, stop!

- Keep that same

energy with your ex.

[dramatic music]

Imani.

Imani?

Imani, we need to talk.

- Bakari, just leave me alone.

- Can you hear me out?

- No.

- Please, Imani, I'm sorry.

Imani?

Babe?

Imani?

[upbeat music]

Babe, why you take

all your stuff?

Call me back.

- Tocarra, pick

up the damn phone.

Bitch, I'm trying

to come over there.

Call me.

- What you mean, busy?

Have you seen Imani or not?

Stop playing dumb.

'Cause you the only other

person that she talks to.

Hello?

[R&B music]

Just come home, let's talk.

I feel like we never gave each

other a chance to just talk.

I'll listen but just

come home, I'm sorry.

Let's talk about it.

Pick up your phone.

♪ Blowing up my feelings

but I don't mind

♪ You and I, there's

something there

♪ Something need to be but

I keep looking for you

♪ You and I

I shouldn't have done what

I did but I'm not mad at you

and I hope you can forgive me.

I really would like for you

to come home and we can talk.

It's not the same without you.

- Oh shit.

- Babe?

- What is you wearing?

What is going on in here?

You didn't come to work, you

didn't pick up the phone,

niggas really thought you

was taking in some shit.

And nigga, where is Imani at?

This shit nasty as

hell in here, man.

- This is a onesie,

Imani bought it for me.

- This nigga.

- Wait, Cyrus, how the hell

did you get in my house?

- Got a key.

- Wait, how did you--

- BK, focus, focus man.

Look, why didn't you

go to work today?

- She left.

- Well when the

hell she coming back

'cause this shit right

here ridiculous, man.

- She left, bro, she gone.

- What you mean she

gone, like where?

Like separated, what

you got going on?

- Man, I don't even know.

I haven't talked to

her in three days,

she blocked me on

all social media,

won't answer my calls,

won't answer my texts,

I haven't even seen

her in three days.

Man, I fucked up.

- Man, come on, gimme

the bottle, come on.

Slow down, bro.

BK, tell me what

happened, talk to me, man.

- I found out she was

texting this ex nigga of hers

and I spazzed the fuck out.

I kind of choked her.

- Damn Ike, you know you ain't--

- I don't need a fucking

lecture right now.

I know about my temper.

We ran into this

nigga at brunch.

Matter of fact, he

pulled up talking about

oh yeah, all the old

tricks he taught Imani

and this and that.

I almost pulled a

strap on that nigga

but I couldn't find it.

- Hold it, wait, wait, stop.

You telling me shit

got that serious?

- Bro, you know I

don't play about Imani.

- You're not gangsta, bro.

You got your phones linked

to your laptop, man?

- Yeah, why?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up,

there's some real

private shit in there.

- Move, man.

Goddamn, you funky as hell.

What the fuck, when the last

time you took a shower, nigga?

Yeah, you stink, nigga.

I almost burnt my goddamn

nose hairs out, man.

Personal hygiene, man, damn.

Look, I got her GPS

history right here, man.

Put the goddamn.

- What's that?

- What's the ex nigga name, bro?

- Dre.

- Standby, let me work.

Put, put, put.

Alright, here we go.

Got his address, bro.

- Damn, for real?

- Yeah.

So you trying to holla

at this nigga or what?

Look for your wife

or you gonna sit here

in your onesie that Imani

got you and cry all day?

- Yeah, let's do that.

- Let's do that.

First thing you need to do,

you need to go jump in

some hot water, bro,

'cause you funky as hell, boy.

Yeah but, boy, please, goddamn.

And take that shit off.

Men don't wear onesies, bro.

- Cyrus.

- What?

- Get out of my house.

- I'm trying to help you.

We uplift each

other, my brother.

[hip hop music]

♪ I eat a bitch up

♪ Beat a bitch up

♪ And I keep up with her

♪ Think of all that

stupid, get 'em gassed up

♪ Sacked up, racked

up, packed up

♪ I don't need to act,

shut the fucking act up

♪ Sacked up, racked

up, packed up, boy

♪ I don't need no act,

shut the fucking act up

♪ Niggas get a glock and

the let it act tough

♪ Lay up with your bitch

watching snow on the block

♪ Pockets looking swell,

yeah, my shit look good

♪ These bitches, yeah they

always trying to cut

♪ What they trying to smoke

♪ Aint got shit on the bluff

♪ Do it like that, yeah

that shit got me stuffed

- The fuck you

doing here, nigga?

- Listen, I just came over

here looking for my wife.

Is she in there?

- How the fuck you

know where I stay?

- It don't matter, I just came

to see if Imani's been here

or if she's in there.

- Boy, you know where you at?

You got some big balls.

- Look, I didn't come to rap.

I just need to know if

Imani is in there right now

or if she been over here.

- What's going on in here

ain't none of your

motherfucking business.

But since it look like

you're coming to me as a man,

I'll tell you this,

Imani a runner.

When shit get real,

she outta there.

- So is that a no?

- Yeah.

That nigga come over here

again, it's gonna be a problem.

Sit down, quit acting all scary.

You used to be all

through this motherfucker.

- I'm good, look Dre,

this little game we been

playing back and forth,

it's over now, I'm happily

married, it's been a year.

- You so happy,

what you doing here?

- Dre, it's over,

over, I'm dead ass.

This different, this real.

- What we had was real.

- Imani, I'm sorry.

I haven't talked to you in

what feels like forever.

I sent you messages,

I tried to reach out

to everybody I can.

- Two weeks before that nigga

proposed, where was you at?

I had you in there on all fours.

- Yeah, I was, but I had to

make sure I was over you.

And I am, but

that's the last time

you ever gonna taste this.

- I just need to see

you so if you could

could you please just come

home and just let's talk,

let's just talk, we don't have

to do anything but just talk.

I just wanna hear you out, I

just want you to come home.

- Don't forget who

leveled you up.

You were selling them bootleg

dresses out your Mama crib

before you started

fucking with me.

I got you a condo, a studio

for your design shit, all that.

- You did a lot for

me, Dre, you did.

But what you also did

was fuck hoes in our bed.

Had bitches sending me videos

of them sucking your dick.

And let's not forget when I

was your personal punching bag

when them hoes made you mad.

That's what you did.

But I didn't come here to argue.

I'd be gone the first

thing in the morning.

- Imani, I hear you talking.

But I'm the first

nigga you ever loved,

first nigga you ever fucked

and I know you still

got feelings for me.

- Whatever I have to do,

whatever it is, I don't care.

It's worth it and I

don't know, I miss you,

so whatever you need, I got you.

[dramatic music]

Tabitha?

- Bakari?

Oh my God, hey!

- How are you, you look amazing.

What are you doing in Atlanta?

I thought you were in Miami now.

- I'm just here networking

for a couple days.

I actually have a shoot

with Sister Talk Magazine,

my first cover!

- [Bakari] That's major,

yo, congratulations.

- Thank you.

I heard you doing

big things out here.

VP of A&R, huh?

I read the blogs.

And you got married?

- Yeah, I did.

- Okay, tell me about her.

- Oh, Imani, she's a stylist.

I met her on set, she was

styling one of the artists

and we really just connected.

The rest is just

kind of history.

- I'm so happy for you.

I always knew you'd

make a great husband.

- Oh really?

I find that kind

of hard to believe

being that you broke up with me

in the most worst

possible way ever.

- Bakari, I'm gonna own that.

I should have talked

to you, I should have.

But I knew if I would've sat

and had a conversation with you

and looked into those puppy

dog eyes, I would've folded.

I had to go, I had

to go right then.

And you would've just

talked me out of it

and I couldn't have

let that happen.

- But did you have to

leave the whole continent?

By the time I heard from you

you were already in Spain.

And of course I was

gonna talk you out of it,

I was dumb in love with you.

- And I was in love with you

too but we were so young.

I had all these dreams.

I wasn't ready to be

a wife or a mother.

You always knew

exactly what you wanted

and I, you were just

too much too soon.

- Well, I guess thanks

for not leading me on.

- How about we get

lunch, catch up, on me?

- Tabi, I'm good, I got a

lot of errands I gotta run.

It was really good

seeing you though.

- It was good seeing you too.

Congratulations on everything,

you were always

gonna go get her.

- I'm gonna make sure

I cop those covers too.

I'll get like five of them,

get you to autograph 'em.

Then I'm gonna sell 'em on eBay.

- Shut up, I got

something better.

Take a selfie.

Now I'm gonna let everybody

know I know the new Diddy.

You gonna hit me up the next

time you're in Miami, right?

- Promise.

- You always kept your promises.

Talk to you later.

[soft piano music]

- Imani, Imani, let

me get this straight.

You got a brand

new, big ass house

and you still on my couch,

can you please make

this shit make sense?

- I already told

you, BK OD'd on me

and I'm not about

to let that nigga

put his hands on me, period.

- You said he choked you,

but did he like

choke you choke you?

- It don't matter,

that's how shit starts.

- Okay, okay, better stop

playing with that nigga.

Okay crybaby, for

real, for real,

why he turn up on you like that?

- We ran into Dre and that

shit went low real quick.

- Dre?

Bitch, you still on that?

Did you record it?

Bitch, you know Instagram!

- No, almost.

But Dre told BK that I

was texting him and--

- Wait, wait, what?

- All I said was a couple text

messages in my phone and BK--

- Wait, wait, why do you

have text messages from Dre?

- It was just simple shit,

good morning texts,

nothing serious.

- Man, I ought to

punch you in the face.

Don't no married man want

his girl texting no nigga.

- Carra, it was

not that serious.

He went way overboard.

He just a control freak.

- Bitch, don't no man want his

wife texting no other nigga.

Then y'all see his ass

and he got receipts?

You the one looking

dumb, and played.

- Bitch, you been taking

his side since I met him.

He is not perfect.

He want to control everything.

He don't want me to work,

he went and picked out this

big house without my opinion,

he always gone and--

- And what, bitch?

And he's faithful, and he

got you a big ass house

and he fine as fuck.

And, do he have a big dick?

I knew it, bitch, okay!

So it's 80-20, the

pros and the cons.

You better go home

and get your nigga

'cause if a bitch like me

come across a nigga like that,

I'm gonna change his life.

Okay, your dumb ass.

- Bitch, go find you a man.

You glad I'm your company.

[dramatic music]

♪ Purpose slides,

sliding down my

[lyrics muffled]

♪ Look what she devised

♪ No I can not ride more

♪ Purpose lies,

sliding down my

♪ Double double

♪ Look what she devised

♪ I'm too high, no

I cannot ride more

♪ She trying to

buckle the beast

♪ She wanna just try to repeat

♪ She traveled around,

rifled around

♪ Said that she's

more than a pound

♪ When I lay it down

when she in town

♪ Then gotta bounce it

♪ I don't wanna get around it

♪ Getting around it yo

♪ Girl you shouldn't have

brought it around me

♪ Getting around it yo

♪ Girl you shouldn't have

brought it around me

♪ Purpose slides,

sliding down my

♪ Look what she devised yo

♪ I'm too hard, no

I cannot ride more

♪ Purpose slides,

sliding down my

♪ Look what she devised yo

♪ I'm too high, no

I cannot ride more

- So I'm sorry the

night kind of was a blur

but hopefully I'll

see you again soon?

- Yeah.

- Alright, no worries.

Take care.

[mumbling]

- Yes, yes, yes.

Wait, wait, wait, no, no, no.

What the fuck is you doing, bro?

Who was little shortie?

Look, usually I would

be giving you a trophy

for this type of

behavior but bro,

you have a whole wife, man!

- Nigga, what wife?

I haven't seen or heard from

my so-called wife in two weeks.

I'm basically single.

- No, no, BK.

Look, you the only one out here

giving niggas hope bro, shit.

You the only faithful

nigga I know.

Well, knew.

- Hey!

I didn't sleep with

that woman, chill.

- So what, okay, what was that?

Explain it to your boy, please.

- I met her at a bar.

We had a couple drinks,

talked a little bit.

I brought her back to the house,

planning on doing something dumb

but we both passed out.

Besides, even if I did fuck

her, it wouldn't matter anyway.

Imani's not even here.

- Oh man, come on, bro, y'all

gonna work this shit out.

Okay look, Imani

probably just needed

a little time to herself.

- Some time, Cyrus?

This Imani we talking about.

I don't know if I wanna deal

with, let alone be married

to a motherfucker that what,

could go two weeks without

seeing me, speaking to me?

She's killing me.

- Look bro, just don't do

nothing irrational, okay?

- I ran into Tabitha.

- Whoa, whoa, wait, bro,

so that's why you out

here acting reckless.

- What you mean?

- Duh nigga, Tabitha.

Ever since college

she done had you

wrapped around her

little finger, man.

- What?

- And then she

sprinkle that little

Erykah Badu black

magic dust on your ass.

Every time you get to

talking to her you act out

and you try to prove like

you over her or something.

- Yo, you tripping, never.

- Okay, okay, never, okay,

last time you was with

Tabitha, what did you do?

Yeah, you proposed

to Imani, man.

You met Tabitha at that

bougie ass day party,

you got to talking to her

and all of a sudden

you couldn't wait.

You had to propose.

- First of all, I

proposed to Imani

'cause I wanted to marry Imani.

That's the only reason

I proposed to her.

Tabitha didn't have

shit to do with that.

- Okay, okay, so you telling

me ain't a little bit of taste

of get back in there, huh?

Because she left your

ass high and dry, man,

and I know that's why you--

- Cyrus, just drop it.

- Look man, I wouldn't

be a real friend

if I couldn't call you

out on your bullshit.

But you been married

for almost a year now

and curbing bitches.

Now you got drunk ass

females coming to the house

like you 21 again, man.

What, you back on

that old BK shit?

- If she not trying to fix

it, why the fuck should I?

- God damn.

[soft piano music]

So, what's going on, nigga?

Look, they remodeled

your office.

I didn't know when you was

coming back with the situation.

It's like you never left, man.

Just one thing, please

tell me done crying

and some drinking shit.

- Good morning, Cyrus.

You got that stuff prepared

for the shoot today?

- No, nigga, elephant

in the room, man.

You talking money and what not.

She back at the house, all is

well, let me know what's up.

- Actually, none of that.

But not really focused on that

and we got a lot of shit to do.

But while you're here.

Cyrus, would you stop using

the company credit card for

your personal shit, bro?

- Me, no.

Who told you that?

- I get the credit

card statements, Cyrus.

Fortunately, Tatiana found a

discrepancy while I was gone.

[mumbling]

Huh?

- Look, I do not recall.

- Cyrus.

- What?

- We been friends since

freshman year in college.

You're the only nigga I know

that drinks Old Fashioneds

and you been trying

to pull girls

with those cheap ass apple

martinis since you were 21.

Look, what's this,

what's it say?

- Discrepancies.

- [Bakari] What's it say, huh?

- It say apple martinis

and Old Fashioneds man,

I used it okay.

Damn, BK, she was bad dude,

I'm talking about bad.

- Cyrus?

- Yeah.

- Do I need to take the card?

- No man, I'm good.

Look, it won't happen

again, I promise you, man.

[mumbling]

[phone ringing]

- I gotta take this, Cyrus.

Tell Tatiana meet me

at the photo shoot

and please make

sure Fax is on time.

- [Cyrus] I got you.

- I'm serious, Cyrus.

- Serious too, BK.

- Hello?

- Bakari, look.

Listen, I don't

have time to talk

so I just wanna let you know,

Imani is okay, she's safe,

you don't have to

worry about her.

- Wait, what?

What you mean I don't

need to worry about her?

That's my fucking wife.

You seen her?

- Yeah, she's fine.

- Where she at, your house?

- Bakari.

- Oh no, I'm about to pull up.

- Boy, do not come over here.

- Look Toccara, I just

wanna talk to her.

- Bakari, do not

pull up right now,

she's not ready to talk to you.

I will call you when she's

ready to talk to you, okay?

- I need to talk to her.

Like why won't she talk to me?

- She will talk to you when

she's ready to talk to you

and I gotta go, okay?

Bye.

[soft music]

♪ What he doing

[lyrics muffled]

♪ I been going crazy

♪ I get that money

and throw it

♪ I get that bag of blow

♪ My diamonds hitting

- Imani, we're not

gonna cry today.

We not gonna [speaker

voice muffled]

We're gonna call, get

all our stuff together.

We not gonna cry.

- Babe, I don't care if I

have to call a million times,

I'm going to keep calling

and I'm gonna keep

leaving messages.

Don't do this to me, Imani,

don't do me like that.

You at least owe me a

conversation or something.

Two weeks, two weeks, Imani?

I haven't went this

long without seeing you

since we first met.

We've got all these big plans.

You're a part of all my plans

so would you just

please call me back.

- I'm sorry, I didn't mean

to scare you, Mr. King.

We're wrapping up, I

wanted to get your input

on some of the frames

for the single cover.

Is everything okay?

- I'm good, I'll be

there in a second.

[lyrics muffled]

♪ I get that money

and throw it

- Okay boss, so the

photographer is paid,

the artists are heading home,

anything else you need from me?

- Nah, you're good, you've

been here long enough.

I really appreciate you

just being here this late.

- Mr. King, I love it here.

You know it's no problem.

- Yeah, but it's Friday,

no plans, no date tonight?

- No, I'm focusing

on school right now

and the boys my age

are stupid immature.

- Well that's

good, stay focused.

I think I'm gonna

head up out of here

and I'll see you Monday morning

- On Monday.

- Oh, the artist bios.

- Yes, got 'em right here.

- Yo, these are really dope.

- Thank you.

I do what I can.

- This was exactly

what I was looking for.

You may have a little

hidden talent after all.

- Oh Mr. King, I got

all kinds of talent.

- Oh yeah?

[romantic music]

Whoa, Tatiana, no, no, no.

No, no, no.

Tatiana, this cannot happen.

- Are you sure?

[tense music]

[slow music]

- Jordan.

- Malibu, what's up?

- It's so good to see you.

- Long time no see.

Miss married lady,

how's the hubby?

- No comment, we taking

a break right now.

- Taking a break?

Okay, I'm gonna

leave that alone.

What you doing over here on

the south side, Miss Bougie?

- So, you don't like need

any help around here?

- Help?

- Yeah.

- From who, you?

Girl, if you don't get

the hell out my face.

- Come on, Jordie,

I'm trying to--

- Trying to what, come down

here, overwork yourself,

get all sweaty for these

ungrateful heifers?

Child, please.

- I need to start

back working again.

I feel like I been

missing something.

- Oh, you're missing something.

So you're trying to

get back in the game.

- Yep, what you got for me?

- Well, clearly

it's prom season.

- Oh yeah, yes so what we doing?

- Bitch, you ain't

slick, but come on.

- [Imani] You got some juice?

[door knocking]

- Come in.

- Good morning.

I have a peace

offering, can we talk?

- Yeah.

Leave that open.

- So, I wanna apologize for

my behavior the other day.

I don't know what got into me

but I was totally out of

line and so unprofessional.

I'd like to move forward

if it's okay with you.

I don't want it to be awkward

or anything so we're cool.

- We're cool 'cause I'm

not really trying to be

the subject of a me too protest.

- Everything's cool,

nothing ever happened.

Did you sleep here?

- No, I got here about

four AM this morning.

I try to get an early start.

- So dedicated.

Can I get you anything, coffee?

- Yes, coffee, please.

- The usual?

- The usual.

- You got it.

[soft music]

[lyrics muffled]

♪ I am a menace,

don't you forget it

♪ You came to me

how you do that

♪ You came to me

how you treat them

♪ You came to me

if you have them

♪ You hear in my cadence,

I am your patience

♪ You know I'm impatient

so why can't you wait

♪ I don't care if they watch

♪ And don't care

if they hate it

♪ You know I can't take it

♪ Now call me the greatest,

you know I'm your favorite

♪ Can't know I replace it

so stop all that playing

- Oh hell no, hey, hey!

Hell are you doing here, man?

- Wow, Atlanta is

so small, hi Cyrus.

- I said what you doing here?

- Not like it's any

of your business

but I'm gonna go see if BK

wants to go to lunch with me.

- Tabitha, BK is married,

leave that man alone.

Why you keep playing

with him like that?

- Cyrus, BK is grown, he

can make his own decisions

and if he decides he wants

to go to lunch with me

that's what it'll be.

- You know what, every

time you come around

you're on that bullshit,

you know that, right?

You know that man don't love you

but you keep using that

shit to manipulate him.

- Manipulate him for what?

- I don't know!

Whatever freaky-deekey

ass voodoo shit

you be throwing on that man.

You have him all zoned out.

- Cyrus, BK and I

have a connection.

Something you will

never understand.

It's something like celestial

and I need to feel that.

That's why I'm here.

- That is some of

the most selfish shit

I ever heard in my life, man.

You try to make it

sound all beautiful

but really you just saying

you don't give a fuck

about that man's marriage.

- From what I'm hearing, his

marriage is complicated, so.

- Who told you

that, and so what?

What, you thought you would

slide right in real quick?

You know how many hoes he had

to fuck to get over your ass?

- Look, Cyrus, you

never liked me.

- Preach, thank you!

- And I never cared.

So I'm about to go mind my

business, you do the same.

- So your hoe

homework out here--

- Bye Cyrus.

- Oh, you looking prissy.

I'll beat your ass.

[slow music]

- Ready to take over the world?

- Tabitha, what

are you doing here?

- I'm taking you to lunch

and I'm not taking

no for an answer.

- I'm not--

- In approximately 53 hours

I leave for an 18 month

assignment in Tokyo

and I probably won't see

you for a very long time

so how about lunch?

- Tabitha, I don't know, I

haven't been to my office

in God knows how long

and I just got a lot of

stuff I gotta catch up on.

You think we can take

a rain check though?

- How about dinner later?

- Well it'd have to be a

little later, like nine.

- That's fine,

Atlanta never sleeps,

I'll pick the restaurant.

- Okay, nine o'clock.

[door knocking]

- BK, something you

need to see, man.

- Well I--

- Hey man, you need to

see this now, alright?

Yeah.

- Bitch, you did

not just post this.

So you just gonna

expose your husband

to all of social

media like this?

- Expose?

I was just telling my truth,

it's probably gonna

help somebody.

- Look bitch, shut up.

So Aisha Curry now?

- All my followers support me.

You supposed to be my

friend, you acting like a op.

- Girl, now although I am

here for all the drama,

endless chasers, you really

gonna air all your dirty laundry

in front of everybody?

I mean your husband

is low key popping

and this shit kind of messy.

- Look, this is

about me, not him.

Look at my comments,

they understand what

I'm going through.

- Girl, who, all

these damn strangers?

Do your husband even

know what's going on?

Do he even know what happened?

You know I talked

to Carra already

and she said you and

him ain't even talking.

- First of all y'all bitches

need to stop talking about me

behind me back.

Look, I'm gonna talk to

him when I get ready.

- Look Imani, all I know is

if you would've told the man

about your past this

situation probably

wouldn't have ever happened.

Now, this post, about to

have all these thirsty

background bitches popping

up out the wood works.

Like The Walking Dead.

- Look, my past don't have

anything to do with me and him.

It's none of his business.

But if a background bitch can

take him, he was never mine.

- Girl, you giving

the nigga away.

You supposed to be covered.

But you done sent his ass

back on the display case

for all these thirsty

ass hoes out here

and you know they window

shopping with they broke asses.

- He gonna have to

learn a lesson about me.

- Ooh, so my spider

senses are tingling

and telling me, you

gonna take this L.

Right.

Well go get them sequins, girl.

Come on so we can go tack this

old tacky ass dress behind you.

Smack this.

[mumbling]

- She owe this, man,

she got my purse.

- Yo, I can't

believe she did this.

She knows what this'll

do to my career.

- Man, we gotta get

in front of this.

The blogs will have

a field day with this

and I'm sure Imani not even

thinking about the backlash.

- Of course she not thinking

about no fucking backlash.

Her ass thinking about

getting some damn attention.

- God damn gotta know it, bro.

Woo-wee.

- Get me an interview, Cyrus.

I need to be on the radio show

first thing in the morning.

I can't afford to have

this type of press

especially with Fax and

Trans' project dropping soon.

Hell no.

- I got this.

You know the folks

at J96 love you man.

They would want an

exclusive from you.

Where you going, man,

you not gonna help me?

- I think I'll pull up,

this shit has gone too far.

- You know where she at?

- I got a good idea.

- Mr. King, have you seen this?

[mumbling]

Jeff.

- Yeah, yeah, snitch.

Call Steve Harvey.

[tense music]

- I'm not mad, Cyrus,

I'm just gonna pull

up to talk to her.

Look, this shit has

gone on far too long.

Hey look, I gotta call you back.

Yeah, I gotta call you back.

I'm trying to look

up this address

and the GPS is doing

something, I'll call you back.

[groaning]

- License and registration.

- Here you go, officer.

- Keep your hands on

the steering wheel too.

Mr. King, where you coming from?

- Coming from my

office in Lenox.

- Office?

What do you do for work?

- I work at a record label.

- What are you, a

rapper or something?

You dress like one.

- No, I'm not a rapper.

I'm like a talent scout.

Anyway, I'm kind of

in a rush, officer.

- You wanna tell me why

you're parked back here then?

- I lost GPS signal.

I pulled over, I was

looking for an address.

I'm just trying to be on my way

and I'm not breaking

any laws so what's--

- Yeah' well see about that.

Sit tight for me.

Black lives matter.

- [Cop] Mr. King, is there

anything in the vehicle

you want to tell me about?

- No, nothing at all, sir.

- Go ahead and step out

of the vehicle for me.

- [Bakari] Can I ask why?

- Yeah, there's been a number

of break ins in the area,

you have a breaking and

entering charge on your record.

Now step out of the vehicle.

- Officer, but that

was a long time ago.

- Step out of the vehicle.

I'm not gonna ask you

again, you understand me?

Keep your hands in plain sight.

Get out now.

Slowly.

- [Dispatcher] Calling

all cars in the area

of North Druid Hills,

211 in progress at Walsh Brother

Jewelers, please respond.

- Patrol car 1644 is

right around the corner.

I'll be there in just a second.

Looks like it's your lucky

day, mister talent scout.

Move along and don't let me

catch you over here again,

you understand me?

[door knocking]

- I told you, keep that

loud shit down around here.

I got nosy ass white neighbors.

Do not pull up, what the fuck?

That's why she don't fuck

with you, you don't listen.

- Toccara, let me in.

- Go home, Bakari.

- Imani, come talk to me.

- That's what we not gonna do.

No, now I'm trying to help

you and you fucking shit up.

- I just, I just

want to talk to her.

I need to talk to her.

- You gonna have to leave

or you gonna make me

call a security nigga.

- I'll beat dude ass.

- Probably, but he be calling

the cops and shit, Bakari,

and I ain't trying

to get you locked up.

- Well I'm gonna just sit

here till y'all come out then.

- Oh no the fuck you not,

you not gonna have

us locked up in here.

Just be cool and go home.

- Why's she doing this, Carra?

This shit don't make no sense.

- She said something about

y'all moving too fast

and all this but I don't know.

But I'll just tell

you all that later.

- Moving too fast?

You say that after

we just got married

and a brand new house?

- You really want

me to call security?

Look, I don't know how much

she told you about her past

but one of her exes

hospitalized her,

like beat her the fuck up.

- What, she never told me that.

- Okay, she don't

tell nobody that.

So who knows what psychological

shit you stirred up

when you did what you did.

But who knows,

that's just the state

that she's in right now.

Just go home and I'll call

you, just chill, damn!

- Sorry for popping up at you.

- It's cool, Bakari.

- Imani, I love you, but

I'm not gonna wait forever.

Yes, Cyrus?

- Hey man, I been calling

your ass about an hour, nigga.

- Man, look,

yesterday I got caught

in a whole Black Lives

Matter situation.

Yeah, I mean cop, gun,

the whole scenario.

- Damn bro, you good?

- Man, I don't know what I did

but it just seems

like the universe

has been taking a

major shit on me.

It seems like ever since

I got that promotion

everything's been going left.

- You gonna be good, bro?

- [Bakari] Yeah,

I'll be alright.

- You sure?

- Yeah bro, but what's up

with this radio interview?

- Yeah, that's why I

was calling you, man.

You know what, talked to 'em,

they said they're good with

the exclusive and everything

but they can only get you

on the show Monday morning.

- Fuck, it's Friday,

so you mean I gotta let this

shit marinate all weekend?

- Hey, you try to

talk to Imani, man?

- I pulled up.

She wouldn't come to the door.

I started talking to Carra

and then she ended up

telling me some shit

about Imani's past that

really got me fucked up.

- Really, what's up?

- Man, I'll talk to

you about it later.

- All right man, look, you

got till Monday morning

to get all your talking

points and shit together.

Just go home, chill

out, clear your mind.

Just let this shit go for the

night, alright, let it go.

- Honestly Cyrus, yo, I hate

being in that house all alone.

It's like I bought

the shit for her.

It don't even feel

right no more.

But I'll just pulling

up on Fax and Trans

and work on some promo stuff

and try to keep myself busy.

- Alright man, the best

thing for you to do

is to dead all that

social media shit.

That's the best bet, alright?

You still going on

Saturday, right?

- Yeah, I'll be there.

- Alright, and you know

Kurt is still doing

the Fourth of July grill.

- Alright, well I'll

meet you later, alright?

- Alright.

Talk to this nigga.

Got some shit going on,

be talking about me.

I'm trying to help our ass.

- This is really dope.

So y'all do this every week?

- Yeah.

This my home spot.

I'm just the money man.

Sometimes I get on stage

and do my thing though.

- So you rap too?

'Cause I work at a record label.

- Oh for real?

I need to get to know you then.

You hungry?

- I could eat.

[hip hop music]

♪ Without a pot to piss in

[lyrics muffled]

♪ You be dope in the ass

♪ She got no regret

♪ Welcome to Atlanta

♪ I'll bet your ass

♪ Everything that you

got is in the past

♪ You get dope in the ass

♪ Bitch wanna fuck no

she gotta bring friends

♪ You not from the city

you gonna get finessed

♪ Welcome to Atlanta

I'll bet your ass

♪ Where everything that

you got is in the past

- [DJ] Happy Saturday, ATL,

it's your girl Nina's World

in the studio here at 96 Jams.

That was Hayden Hendrix and

Roscoe Dash, new Atlanta.

It's gonna be a hot

one today, baby.

It's gonna be 95 degrees.

Stay safe, stay hydrated.

Now make sure y'all tune

in on Monday morning.

You know how we do it.

We got that exclusive

with Bakari King

from over there

at Theory Records.

I know you been seeing all

the drama on social media

but we know there's two

sides to every story

so he gonna spill all

his teeth right here

Monday morning on the

Morning Show with Miss P.

Y'all keep it locked to 96 Jams.

- You heard that?

He going on the radio?

- You know y'all

celebrities or whatever.

He gotta do his little

Breakfast Club thing.

Bitch, you like this?

The print is super.

Imani.

[mumbling]

- Shit, me and the wife drank

a whole bottle of

tequila last night.

Know what I'm saying,

a little role play.

I was el jefe, she's

my little senorita.

- Anyway, what you

did last night?

- I did some yoga last night.

- Yogurt?

- Yoga.

- Yo, my nigga.

[chattering]

- You gotta make a grand

entrance everywhere you go.

[mumbling]

Exactly!

- What I really wanna know is

why y'all niggas insist on

playing on this hood ass court?

- What, you scared or something?

Forgot where you came from?

- Scared, I ain't scared

of shit, I'm just saying.

It's a little sketchy.

- Only thing sketchy around here

is your broke ass jump shot.

- Oh, try again.

- I'm gonna whoop your ass.

I know the tequila gonna

catch up to your ass.

[upbeat music]

[shouting]

- Damn!

[speaker voices muffled]

- Yo, y'all wanna

hear some crazy shit

that happened the other day?

- Yeah, what's up?

- Alright, so I'm leaving the

office with my artist, right,

everybody gone, it's

just me and my intern.

While we going

through paperwork,

do you know she leaned

in and kissed me?

- So did you kiss her back?

- I ain't gonna cap, I kind

of let it happen for a while.

- Wait a minute, wait a

minute, Tatiana kissed you?

- Yeah.

- Damn, man, I was gonna

try to get that, man.

- No, no, dog, never fuck with

chicks you do business with.

Man, trust me, don't do that.

- But she just so

young and bubbly, man.

You know what I'm saying, no?

- No, I'm actually with Kurt.

Look, women at work, off limits.

You can't risk it going south

when you gotta

see her every day.

- Oh, I know, she came

in the next morning,

she tried to apologize.

She says we're cool.

But I'm not trying to be seen

or left alone with that

girl again, period.

- Be careful, man,

[speaker voice muffled]

fatal attraction and all.

- You know, I'm trying, let

me get this straight, okay.

Tatiana kissed you, right?

Tabitha pop up out of nowhere,

wanna take you out and shit,

what you got going on, bro?

- Tabitha?

- Yes, Tabitha, the one and

only, right here in Atlanta.

Pop up at the office yesterday.

- Excuse me, is your

name Imani, right?

- Um yes, do I know you?

- I'm sorry, this

may seem strange

but I'm an old friend of BK's.

I just see you guys

all over social media

and blogs all the time.

Wow, you're even prettier

than the pictures.

Yes, body, yes, all of this.

- Yes, and I'm feeling

this bohemian vibe.

Too cute!

- Thank you.

So I'm Tabitha, me and BK

went to college together.

- Oh, it's nice meeting you.

- So, I don't wanna pry.

I just seen all the drama online

and I just want you to

know you got my support.

Even as a friend of BK's,

just know that if the

situation isn't safe for you,

if you don't feel

protected, you leave.

You don't look back, okay?

- I appreciate that,

thank you so much.

- You got my support, girl.

Better go, it was

nice meeting you.

- You too.

- Girl.

- What?

- Who was that?

- One of BK friends from

college, she's nice.

And she supports me.

[laughing]

- The Walking Dead.

[sirens wailing]

[hip hop music]

♪ I'm gone, gone

♪ You be treating

me with bad checks

♪ She gone

- Nah nigga, I'm just pulling

back to the store real quick.

I'm about to pull right

back up now, nigga.

Stay right there, I'm

gonna be right back.

- So let me get this

straight, alright?

So your wife throws you under

the bus on social media.

At the same time, your

intern shoots a shot

and your ex, your first love,

who is lit right now by the way,

shows up to town

looking for you?

Man, you in some real

drama in these streets.

But look, I told him, I

said don't get married.

Now look at the universe

showing you all your options.

- All of 'em, HD.

- What the hell are

you talking about?

Weren't you just in some

weird love triangle?

Shit, like a month ago.

- Y'all just can't

let me live, can you?

That was the old

Lance, I'm engaged now.

Man, fuck y'all.

[laughing]

We talking about BK.

- For real though, what are

we gonna do about this post?

You gotta respond.

- Man, I'm going to 96 Jams

first thing Monday morning.

I gotta put a spin

on this shit ASAP.

- You know I got you on

legal representation.

We just need to see where

her head is in this.

You talk to her yet?

- So I pulled up

to Carra's house.

- So no.

- And I'm trying

to talk to Imani,

get her to come to the door

but she won't

fucking talk to me.

Then Carra goes, starts

explaining about some crazy ex

that Imani had, said that

nigga really fucked her up,

put her in the hospital

and everything.

It's like damn, she never

told me that before.

- Damn bro, you know that

might actually explain a lot.

- Yeah, it's the same

thing Carra was saying,

saying it might be bringing up

some psychological past shit.

But still though, after

all that we been through,

as long as we been together

and you never told me that?

How could she not tell

me that, I'm her husband.

- You know, people cope with

things differently, bro.

Like instead of keeping

all that put away

maybe it's easier for her

not to retell her

story all the time.

- Nah, she still gotta give

my nigga a chance to explain.

These bitches act like

we gotta be perfect.

- Bitches, why they

gotta be bitches?

- And they're doing

bullshit all the time.

- Damn, respect the ladies, bro.

- How did a woman even

agree to marry your ass?

- Look at me, I'm

an amazing nigga.

Masters degree,

education, looks, I'm

the cream of the crop.

At least she knows

she's winning with me.

- Winning!

[chattering]

- Alright nigga, I'm

gonna pull right back up.

- See, you niggas

don't know your worth.

These women got us running

around like its all about them.

But we know this is a

man's world, fellas.

We all know what

it boils down to.

They gonna return to our house

when they want or need a man.

Go to work the next day for

their boss who's a what?

A man, exactly.

Besides, all you gotta do

is have a little money,

have a little swag, you got her.

They're just as shallow as us.

- Hell no, hell no, don't

lump us in that shit.

They're not as shallow

as you, hell no.

Keep that over there.

- Fact and you sound like

an old caveman right now.

Women enhance everything.

They make everything better.

They make it smell better,

make it taste better.

Shit, a world full of

niggas would be trash.

- All I'm saying is look at us.

We're educated, employed,

we're young kings,

the cream of the

motherfucking crop,

know your worth,

know your worth.

- I know my worth, nigga.

- Hey, who gave you niggas

permission to hoop over here?

- Oh God, this nigga.

Remember we had to roll up?

- Oh!

- Oh look, famous bitch niggas.

- Yo, I'm really tired of

seeing your fucking face

and I ain't gonna be too

many more bitches either.

- What's up then?

- What's up?

- Corny ass niggas.

Lucky I'm in a good mood today

otherwise you'll end up dead.

Feel real great, real positive.

Black lives matter, right?

I catch you niggas

around here again,

next time I won't be so nice.

- Hey, I almost pulled a

strap on this nigga, man.

I got kids.

- How this nigga gonna tell me

I can't hoop in my own hood?

This nigga crazy.

- Fuck!

Bitch ass niggas.

- Yo, I'm trying to figure out

where the fuck this

nigga came from.

Just pop up out of nowhere.

Yo BK, you good, man?

- I'm straight.

- Man, fuck dude, alright?

Let's go record this video

for your IG, alright?

Come on, man, come on.

Man, this gonna

come my savage out.

[engine starting]

- Alright, let's get

it together, bro.

Alright, let's get these

ladies back on your side

before Monday, you ready?

Let's get it.

- What's going on Instagram

family and friends,

I just wanted to come

and first and foremost

thank you for all the love,

all the support,

all the comments.

It's been a really rough 24

hours but no need to worry.

Monday morning

I'll be on 96 Jams.

Make sure you tune in for that.

I'll be setting the record

all the way straight.

Until then I will be

turning off all my comments.

I just wanna keep my

energy levels right.

I appreciate all the love.

Now, more importantly, y'all

make sure you go get that

new Fax and Trans single

"What Are You Doing?"

It's available on all your

favorite streaming platforms.

I'll see you all Monday, peace.

- Yeah, we out.

- Let's get up out of here, man.

- This nigga think he cool, man.

- You know I taught

him he knows.

- Oh really?

- He was a little

nerd back in undergrad

before he rolled with

me sophomore year.

- What happened after that?

[R&B music]

[lyrics muffled]

♪ 'Cause it's Heartbreak Hotel

♪ The devil's in

the fine details

♪ I fan feel the pain

♪ Feeling like my

life's derailed

♪ 'Cause it's Heartbreak Hotel

♪ It's a Heartbreak Hotel

♪ Girl, it's a

Heartbreak Hotel

♪ It's a Heartbreak Hotel

♪ 'Cause I don't

wanna die alone babe

♪ No I don't wanna die alone

♪ I don't wanna die alone baby

♪ No I don't wanna die alone

♪ It's a Heartbreak Hotel

♪ The devil's in

the fine detail

♪ I can feel the pain

♪ I'm feeling like

life's derailed

♪ 'Cause I don't

wanna die alone baby

♪ I don't wanna die alone

♪ No, I don't wanna

die alone baby

♪ I don't wanna die on my own

♪ It's a Heartbreak Hotel

♪ Girl I feel this

pain is permanent

♪ I don't feel this

time it's working

♪ Leave me out here all alone

♪ 'Cause I'll be in the

hotel when you're gone

♪ Heartbreak Hotel

♪ Devil's in the details

♪ It's a Heartbreak Hotel

♪ Devil's in the fine details

♪ No I don't wanna die alone

♪ I don't wanna die alone baby

♪ No I don't wanna die alone

♪ It's a Heartbreak Hotel

♪ The devil's in

the fine details

♪ I can feel the pain

♪ I feel like my

life's derailed

♪ I don't wanna die alone baby

♪ I don't wanna die alone

♪ No I don't wanna

die alone baby

♪ I don't wanna die on my own

♪ It's a Heartbreak Hotel

- Yeah man, he on the radio.

Yeah, BK is on the radio.

Yeah, there you go,

yeah, turn it on.

O-N, turn it on,

press, there we go.

- We're ready for

you now, Mr. King.

Right this way.

- Mr. King!

So glad you could stop by.

I wish it was under better

circumstances though.

- P, you know me, can I get

the benefit of the doubt?

Can I get a hug?

- Mm-hmm, you lucky

we go way back

to when you was throwing

the parties at Cory's place.

- Yeah, y'all like

those parties.

- So tell me it's

not true, friend.

- Look P, let's

just get on the air,

'cause honestly I'm tired

of telling the story

over and over again.

But I really do appreciate

you bringing me on.

- You know I got you.

And where's Cyrus

crazy ass these days?

That boy is so stupid.

- Miss P, we go live in five.

- I hope you're ready.

- Four, three, two.

- Good morning, Atlanta, it's

your girl Miss P with the T

and my guest is in the

building to spill it.

Live from the studio we have

the Vice President of A&R

at one of the fastest growing

music labels in the city,

Mr. Bakari King from Theory

Records is in the building

and in case you have

been hiding under a rock

than you have probably seen

the post on social media

that his wife Imani has posted

and for reference sake, I'm

just gonna read it verbatim.

I usually don't get

this personal online

but I feel like I

should share my truth

with some other women

around the world

who may be going

through the same thing

in their relationship.

Me and my husband Bakari have

been married for almost a year

and we just started

trying to have a baby.

Nobody has ever made

me as happy as him, aw.

I thought he was perfect

until we got into a fight

a few weeks ago.

I won't get into any details

but he lost his temper

and put his hands on me.

Well them sure sound

like details to me.

It was a side of him that

I had never seen before.

I been in an abusive

relationship before

and I promised myself I would

never let it happen again.

I've adopted a zero

tolerance policy

and that's how I've

lived ever since.

So I left my husband and

our brand new house, really?

Because I needed to be

sure that this situation

is what's best for me.

Anyone who's in a

similar situation,

I want you to know

that you are not alone.

Do what you have to do for you.

Love you babies.

Okay well, Mr. King,

welcome to the show.

- Thanks for having me, P.

- Now 96 Jams and Mr. King

have a little history, Atlanta.

BK, well that's what the

boss man used to call him

because his name was too long,

BK was an intern here

way before he was out

discovering your latest rappers.

So he's like

extended family to us

and so now you know we

had to get him in here.

- I appreciate you.

- Okay so listen, I'm

gonna shut my mouth

and just tell me what's

going on, friend.

- P, you know and a

lot of my followers

know me or know of me.

It's crazy what's being said.

I love women.

I support women.

80% of my staff at the

label, they're women.

So honestly it's really

hard to see and hear

all these comments

on social media,

people calling me

a woman beater,

just saying that I

don't have any respect,

saying I took it too far

and that's just not me.

I'm none of those things.

My wife is telling the truth.

I did lose my temper

and I did touch her in a

way that was too aggressive.

What I should've done was

just talked, communicated,

asked questions, taken a

step back when I was calm.

But no scars or bruises,

nothing like that,

no cops were called,

it wasn't a fight

and I didn't beat up my wife.

It was just two

passionate people

that let things get out of hand.

[phone ringing]

I just made a terrible decision.

But you know me, P,

I'm not really one to get

too into my personal business

so I'm not gonna take any calls

or answer any questions

or anything like that

but I will say this,

Imani, you're my

friend, you're my wife.

I love you and I just

want you to come home.

I'm saying it in front

of the whole world.

- Mm, Imani, forgive him, girl.

He is out here

looking too pitiful.

And you know he too

fine to be single.

Well thank you for

stopping by, Bakari.

Even though you walking out

on all these phone calls.

We gonna take a

pause for the cause

and when we come back

we will have new music

from Theory Records camp,

B-H in Fax and Trans,

what are you doing up next

in three minutes, 96 Jams.

So how you just gonna leave

my listeners like that?

- Look, I gotta

get to the office.

There's a lot of work

that needs to be done

and I'm really not

trying to stick around

and hear the hate right now.

I already had to turn

my comments off on IG.

- Well you know how that

goes, you hood famous.

[grunting]

- It's good to see you.

- Look man, this too shall pass.

- I know, thanks, P.

- This bitch ain't

tell me nothing.

- Hello?

- Girl, why I gotta hear

this drama on the radio?

You ain't be answering

my calls or texts.

I had to call Carra and she

acting all mysterious and shit.

And she told me you was

over Dre house though.

You fucking Dre?

- Y'all don't call me, Missy,

let me clear this

shit up real quick.

I did not sleep with Dre.

I crashed over

there a couple days

'cause I knew BK would be

calling all the hotels and shit.

- So y'all ain't fuck.

- No bitch, no.

- Bitch.

- What'd I just say?

- Okay, that's cap, anyway,

about the interview BK did,

what the hell you talking about?

- You didn't see

my Instagram post?

- Imani, you know I'm

on social media detox.

Damn, I'm missing everything.

He beat your ass?

You know I'll come

air that bitch out.

- Mm-mm, girl, calm down.

He ain't beat me up but he

did put his hands on me.

- Okay so he slapped

you, punched you, what?

- No, he came in the house drunk

and we was kind of arguing.

He put his hands

around my throat,

I had to get him up off me.

- Damn, wait, so was this after

y'all ran into Dre

at the restaurant?

- How do you know about that?

- Uh, Jordan, duh, so

did you really think

he was gonna hurt you?

- I don't know, I

didn't think so before

but now I'm not sure.

He just scared me.

- Oh damn, boo, he don't

seem like the type.

But did he apologize?

- He keep trying but I ain't

really trying to talk to him.

He popping up at

Carra house and shit.

- Oh, so you're not

gonna forgive him?

- See y'all keep saying that,

y'all just don't get it.

- Imani, I remember what you

went through so I understand.

- Y'all really think y'all

some hood therapists.

I'm not even talking

about what Trap did to me.

I think I might be pregnant.

- Hey yes!

- Don't tell nobody, bitch.

- Lips are zipped.

- I'm for real.

- Me too, you been

feeling sick, throwing up?

Oh, Bakari don't even know.

- Slow down.

I just been feeling a little off

so I'm gonna take a test.

I just don't know

what I'm gonna do.

I love him but this

little incident,

I just never seen

him like this before.

- Well take the test

before you start stressing

'cause if you are pregnant

we're gonna have to kill

all this little drama.

It's not good for the baby

and let me get on my mama shit.

It was dumb for you

to make that post.

He still your husband and

now possibly your baby daddy.

- You know what, ever

since we got together

it's been BK, BK, BK, like a

bitch invisible or something.

- You know that's

not how I meant it.

Whether you like it or not,

y'all are in the public eye now.

Every little thing

you say online,

it's gonna be under microscope.

So just saying choose

your posts wisely.

That shit never goes away.

- Okay, thank you,

talk to you later.

- What, you got an attitude now?

- Bye!

- This bitch.

She pregnant.

- I'm not even gonna be petty

about you standing me up

'cause I heard you on

the radio this morning.

- Tabi, I apologize.

It's just so much shit

going on right now.

- I understand.

I saw the infamous post.

Bakari, I know you're not

that guy, you could never be.

- I'm glad someone knows it.

- Can I ask you something?

I was wondering how long you

and your wife been together

because I remember a

particular day party.

We were so happy

to see each other,

we had margaritas, we

walked back to the hotel

and made love the entire

afternoon, it was beautiful.

- Oh, 'cause I remember.

I remember going to sleep

and waking up to a note

and you leaving me, ghost again,

and some Polaroid of

me sleeping, real cute.

If I'm being completely honest,

that was the day I

made the decision

to propose to Imani 'cause I

knew me and you were a wrap.

- Wow, that's kind of deep.

I had an early flight and

I didn't wanna wake you.

Bakari, I still

wanna be your friend.

- You know what, Tabi?

I'm tired of being nice

and I'm tired of playing

this little game.

I don't wanna be your friend

and I'm not gonna

sit here and pretend

like everything is

okay and it's not.

You really fucked me

up, you broke my heart.

To be honest, the only

reason I keep letting you

come back around is

'cause I hope you,

it doesn't even matter.

- Yeah, wow, tonight

has been perfect.

- And that's kind of why I

wanted to make sure the time

was right before I did this,

make sure you're done with your

finals and everything first.

Tabitha,

I haven't stopped smiling

since the first day we met

and no woman has truly

ever made me happy

and honestly, I've never felt

this way about anyone before.

- BK--

- Just let me finish.

You didn't judge me

based on my reputation.

You never gave up on

me when I was damn near

was wanting to

give up on myself.

And to be honest, the way

I feel in this moment,

I want to feel like

this forever with you.

So, will you marry me?

Well?

- Um, BK, can I think about it?

- Think about it?

Okay.

- I'm sorry, I just

need more time.

- Tabitha, I'm really

fucking confused right now.

We talk about

marriage all the time.

What?

- Let's talk about

this in the morning.

Tonight has been perfect

and I don't wanna ruin it.

Let's just go home.

[soft music]

BK, last night was perfect.

You did everything right.

I love you with all my heart

but I'm just not ready, Tabi.

- Look Tabi--

- It's obvious your wife

doesn't see the king in you

like I always did.

- Tabi, what do

you want from me?

- I want you to be there for

me like you've always been.

- I'm married now.

Like that shit is

over and done with.

- I know and that scares me.

- Oh, so I guess I'm like

this security blanket, huh?

Makes sense.

Why I only hear from

you when you're in town.

What, to eat, have a

place to crash, some dick.

- Bakari, I know

I made a mistake.

I should've tried

to make it work.

But I'm not gonna apologize

for taking control

of my own destiny.

But, I still want you.

In the risk of being too bold,

if things don't

work out, I'm here.

And I wasn't ready then but I'm

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