Presenting Princess Shaw (2015) - full transcript

(chatter)

♪ (music playing) ♪

Man: Welcome to the Guggenheim.

The only reason
we're here tonight

is because you create, upload,
and share your incredible work.

His videos get millions of views
on YouTube,

taking existing material

and collaging it
into something new.

Tonight we're gonna see and hear
one of his video creations,

performed live with strings,
YouTube video.

Here is the man behind the mix,



Kutiman!

(applause)

♪ (music playing) ♪

(whistling)

Samantha:
Hello, guys, YouTubers.

This is your girl,
Princess Shaw.

She likes to dance
to the rap jams.

Okay.
So I have this song, right?

- Hi, YouTube.
- ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today, Lord ♪

♪ I know you want us to grow ♪

♪ Making time ♪



♪ Making love
On the shore's end ♪

♪ My passion leaves
It never lingers ♪

♪ I realize you were
My demise all this time ♪

♪ We walk in the park
Hand in hand ♪

♪ But little do you know
This girl feels like running ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today, Lord ♪

I thought
you didn't like blueberries.

You never know
till you try, huh?

What's up, guys?
It is I, Princess Shaw.

I'm here because
I'm letting you know

that I'm starting up
my YouTube channel again,

so go and check
for my update videos,

freestyle singing, beats,
and all that shit.

Love you, guys. God bless. Bye!

- (phone ringing)
- Watch me work, okay, lovers?

Hold on.

Good evening. This is Samantha.

Nurses station.
How can I help you?

♪ Little bitty pretty one
Come on and talk to me ♪

♪ Little bitty pretty one
Come on and set me free ♪

Samantha: We're all going that
way. You know that, Miss Maria?

You can't fight it.

- I know. That's the trouble.
- Samantha: Yeah.

Samantha: It would be nice if we
could stop the process, huh?

♪ Somewhere over the rainbow ♪

♪ Skies are blue ♪

♪ And all dreams
That we dare to dream ♪

♪ Really do come true ♪

Maria: Where's that young man
that came in with you?

Where is he from?

- Samantha: Israel.
- Maria: Israel?

Samantha: He's a filmmaker,

and he's making a film
about YouTubers.

I have videos on YouTube,

and he saw them,
and he contacted me.

Maria:
He's a nice looking fellow.

Yeah, he is.
(laughing)

Hey, YouTubers.
My name is Princess Shaw.

This video is to just sing
a song of mine that I wrote.

I'm gonna sing it a cappella.

If you feel like you have
a beat for it, producers,

then...

send me a video,
let me hear it,

and I'll let you know,
and I hope you guys like it.

This song is my song.
I wrote it, okay?

Don't try it.
All right, lovers?

Okay, so here it is.
I hope you enjoy it.

It is called... umm...

"Backwards".

♪ Sitting on the windowsill ♪

♪ Staring at the rain outside ♪

♪ Asking you why ♪

♪ You don't love me at all,
Babe ♪

♪ I'm stuck in the same place ♪

♪ A million miles away
From the truth ♪

♪ You blew up
In my face again ♪

♪ And I've fallen
Into the dark abyss with you ♪

♪ I cannot see ♪

♪ To fall in front of my heart,
Baby ♪

♪ And I've fallen... ♪

Samantha:
All the songs that I ever do,

I write.

It's hard to write,

and then you have
to find somebody

to form the music
around your song. It's hard.

(drum sounds)

♪ (piano music) ♪

♪ But it's too late
To love me ♪

♪ It's too late to know me ♪

♪ For who I really am,
Baby♪

♪ (piano and bass playing) ♪

♪ (music playing on radio) ♪

♪ And I cannot, cannot
I can't help it ♪

♪ That bullshit makes me
Want to cry ♪

♪ That bullshit makes me
Want to cry ♪

Samantha's mom: (over phone)
Samantha, you already moved?

Yeah, I moved today.

Oh, baby! That's why
it sounds like an echo, huh?

Yeah, because I ain't got
nothing in here

but a stove and a refrigerator,
but I'm so happy.

I know you,
and now you sit inside.

Yeah, I feel like drama-free.

I just feel like everything
is coming together.

- Like, I feel like...
- I told you, didn't I?

Yeah, I feel like I can live
like... I just want to freefall.

Yes, you are, baby.
Didn't Mama tell you,

you was giving birth to your
new self?

Yeah, you did.

Thank you, Lord. Thank you.

(chuckling)

♪ (trombone continues playing) ♪

Hello, lovers.

Tonight I'll be performing,
guys, at Cafe Istanbul.

It's free, so please come out
and support me.

You know I support
everybody else.

Come out.
Watch the lover give you love.

Bye. Kisses.

(train horn)

♪ (hip hop music playing
over radio) ♪

♪ ("What These Bitches Want"
by DMX plays) ♪

You know I go in...

♪ (music continues playing) ♪

♪ (rapping) ♪

Host:
All right. All right.

Next act coming up,
this young lady

is very "extraordinaire,"

is very passionate,
love what she's doing,

Miss Princess Shaw!

Hello, everyone.
My name is Princess Shaw.

How is everyone doing?

Well, the ones that are here.

DJ, play it.

My name is Princess Shaw,

and I've been fucking reborn.

You'd understand
what I mean in a second, lovers.

Let's go, y'all!

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... ♪

♪ There you go
There you go again ♪

♪ Repeating yourself ♪

♪ Destroyed me ♪

♪ Destroyed my heart
And buried me ♪

♪ Why the questions? ♪

♪ Why you asking questions
To what you already know ♪

♪ You're a liar ♪

♪ You're a liar
Oh, oh, oh ♪

"What the fuck is wrong
with you, Shaw?"

I ask myself over
and over again.

Why am I going on
in the same direction,

with no direction?

In your eyes, I'm nothing.
I'm no one.

The problem is,
I've always known this.

♪ (jazz music playing) ♪

(engine trying to start)

♪ (music continues playing) ♪

Hey, guys! It's Princess.

I haven't been on here
in a while,

maybe like two weeks,
because I just really...

Ughh...

I'll tell you, okay,
just... okay.

This is the story, okay, guys?
This is so crazy.

So, you guys,
if you know, like,

my car has been down
for a while.

I'm trying to get it fixed,
but I have to live,

so I can't really
do that right now,

so...

I go out...

Well, my friend goes outside
to go to work,

and then she texts my phone,
and it's like,

Um...

"Did you take your tires
off of your car?"

and I'm like, "What?"
And then, you know,

now every time
I have to go outside

to pay attention to my car
and look at it,

because you put it
on cement bricks. Really?

I've only seen that
in the freaking movies!

I've never even seen somebody
do that before.

Like, are you serious?

I had to call the police.
I missed a day of work.

And now it's going to cost me
$900, so they really got me.

♪ (music playing) ♪

(mimicking drums)

♪ Sitting on the windowsill ♪

♪ Staring at the rain outside
Asking you why ♪

♪ You don't love me at all,
Babe ♪

♪ I'm stuck in the same place ♪

♪ A million miles away
From the truth ♪

♪ But it's in front of
Your face ♪

♪ I've given you all of me ♪

♪ I loved you unselfishly
Till the end ♪

♪ You blew up
In my face again ♪

Wow.

- Woman:
- Kutiman:

Woman:

Kutiman:

Woman:

Kutiman:

♪ And I've fallen
Into the dark abyss with you ♪

♪ I cannot see ♪

♪ To fall in front of my heart,
Baby ♪

♪ And I've fallen
Into the dark abyss with you ♪

♪ I cannot see ♪

♪ To fall in front of my heart,
Baby ♪

♪ You say it's too late
To love me ♪

♪ It's too late to know me ♪

♪ For who I really am,
Baby♪

♪ You say it's too late
To love me ♪

♪ It's too late to know me ♪

♪ For who I really am,
Baby♪

Samantha: Hey, Mom.

Just calling to let you know,

you know my lights
are still off,

so my phone has got like...
maybe like ten percent,

so I'll try to call and talk
to you before it goes out.

If you call me back or...

if you don't hear from me
by tonight,

just know that nothing's wrong.

I love you. Bye.

Hello, YouTubers.
This is Princess Shaw,

and I'm gonna be reading

a page and a half of my book.

It's gonna be called
Flying on Broken Wings.

"Growing up, I was always told
to hide my emotions."

If I cried, I was weak,

so as time went on,
I learned to hide them,

faking through my life.

I always say
I was damned from birth.

Why do I say this?

Because as a child
I only knew pain,

torture, and despair.

I was always jumpy.

I never knew when the next blow
was coming,

but knew that it was.

See, the physical abuse

was one thing.

The sexual abuse
was a whole other story.

You see, I learned what sex was
at an early age.

No child should know
about penetration

or oral sex ever,

but I knew all too well.

It would be easier if it
occurred in one situation,

"but I wasn't lucky enough."

♪ (electronic grooves) ♪

Graduating...

Honors. Graduating with honors.

Samantha: Hey, y'all. It's me.

I am cramping...

today.

Today was a kind of sad day.
I don't know.

It started off
kind of sad because...

my ex-girlfriend's here,

and sometimes when she's here,

I don't know.
I just get like very...

I can't describe
the feeling I get.

It's very...
I don't know, very...

I don't know. I don't know how
to describe it, guys, but...

- Hey.
- Olivia: What's up?

- Where you at?
- In the bathroom.

Come here.

She's coming.

You got your hat on,

because your hair's looking
kind of rough.

- What's up?
- Come say hello to YouTube.

Samantha:
Put your hat on though.

Eight years of loving y'all,

and it's all gone to shit now.

Get over here.

She's coming!
You get to see Olivia!

Hello! That's Olivia!

Boo, but she will not
talk to me. Boo, boo...

See?

I kill Olivia sometimes.

I kill her sometimes.

She's a dead one.

♪ ("Turn Down for What" by
DJ Snake and Lil Jon playing) ♪

You know you can
always come to me.

I'm serious.

If you need some place to stay,
I'm not gonna tell you no.

I know.

Olivia: Don't look at me.

(laughing)

I really will miss you though.

I miss you all the time.

I bet...

Don't think that I don't, like,
miss you. You crazy.

Olivia: You know I'm always
in for the book-writing.

Right now I'm still at...

the beginning...
way at the beginning.

So what are you gonna say
about me?

I don't fucking know...

- That...
- I'm the devil.

No.
(laughing)

I haven't even got that far yet.

Basically, I'm still
in the beginning of it.

I'm gonna say what happened,
what it is, what's real.

Of course I'm gonna write about

how I love you
and all that stuff.

I love you.

We were together eight years.

I wrote a lot of songs
through that time.

Every song
was centered around us,

so you were my muse.

Damn you to hell.

Olivia: It's getting cold.

Hello, YouTubers. This is
your girl, Princess Shaw.

I had a dream last night.

You were in it.

It's true.

I dreamed of you
all night long.

Why can't you accept it?

♪ I want to feel your spirit ♪

♪ I want to know you
Inside and out ♪

♪ I want you to give me
All you got ♪

♪ And change my heart ♪

♪ I want to feel
The fire breathe ♪

♪ I want to feel that magic
Can never die again ♪

♪ In your arms I'm free,
Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ In your arms I'm free ♪

♪ I stood up like a soldier ♪

♪ In your battle of love ♪

♪ While my whole world
Was bleeding ♪

♪ You walked away
Hey, hey ♪

♪ I want to feel your spirit ♪

♪ I want you to want me too ♪

♪ I want to feel the extra mile
You travel ♪

♪ To be near me ♪

(children chatter)

Samantha: Ladies!

March, march, march,
march, march, march...

- Pause.
- Child: I'm gonna be popular.

Samantha: Blow a kiss.

- What do you say?
- Hello, lovers.

Hey, Miss Brown!
You want to go too?

- Yeah.
- March, honey.

March. Yeah, she's got
the march already.

March like this.

March like a model.
March like a model.

March, march, march, march it,
march it. Pause.

Pose. Blow a kiss.

Hello, lovers.

Samantha: Come on.

All righty.

Saturday, tomorrow I'll be
at The Voice.

Okay, The Voice.

Okay, where is The Voice
taking place?

I think it's the
Convention Center.

Downtown?

I have to look on my thing
to see where it is.

I'm like, please Lord.
Let me get on the stage.

I just want to get on the stage,

like, you know, with the judges.

I just want to get that.
Even if I don't make it,

I just want to get on TV
and let somebody see me.

- You know what I'm saying?
- Yeah.

It doesn't really matter
if I do the whole competition,

as long as I get on that stage.

Even if nobody turns around,
somebody might see me

and want, you know...
Because everybody
don't like your voice.

Yeah.

We're moving and we're moving
and we're moving

and we're moving, YouTubers.

See the people moving behind me?

I love it.

Gotta stop. I've got to stop.

My boobs...
Do you see my boobies?

Do you see my boobies, lovers?

Okay, so I'm gonna
stop talking for now,

because my voice is going out,
and I don't need that, okay?

So I'll speak to you guys later.

- Monty: What are you doing?
- Are you on there? Hello.

- Hello.
- What's your name?

Monty.

- Are you gonna sing?
- I'm gonna try.

What are you gonna sing?
Are you like a country singer?

Yeah, somewhat.

What are you gonna sing, Monty?

I don't know yet.
I haven't decided for sure.

Me either. I'm like sitting
here, trying to think,

and I don't even know.

- What are you going to sing?
- "I Feel a Sin Comin' on."

All right. Um-hmm.

I love them. They're awesome.
Good luck, guys.

(applause)

♪ I look into your eyes ♪

♪ It's like watching
The night sky ♪

♪ Or a beautiful sunrise ♪

♪ So much they hold ♪

♪ I won't give up on us ♪

♪ Even if
The storms get rough ♪

Samantha:
I've been trying for so long.

When you keep trying, and have
the rug pulled from under you,

have the door slam in your face
a thousand times,

it makes you wanna give up.

Blake: How does such a big voice
come out of a miniature person?

Adam:
I've never had any complaints.

Man: (on computer) In the middle
of this extraordinary gathering

of 5,000 elephants

is the one who's inadvertently
led in there.

I can see Watley,

right there, right there...

Hey, big girl.

♪ (guitar playing) ♪

Guys, I am moving to Atlanta.

First, I'm gonna go
down there and see
what the scene is about,

and see what it's like,
and then...

if it's what I believe
it to be, I'm outta here.

I feel like I'm not
progressing musically

in New Orleans at all.

It's like, there's no support.

Even people that I know
don't even support me,

so it's like,
you know, whatever.

♪ I'm excited
'Cause I'm going to Atlanta ♪

♪ I'm excited
Gotta get up in the morning ♪

♪ I'm excited
'Cause I'm going to Atlanta ♪

♪ To see, to see
The music scene ♪

(Man speaking
indistinctly over PA)

Oh, my God! This is awful.

♪ (music playing) ♪

Samantha, but they call me
Princess Shaw.

They call me Shannon.

Shannon?
That's your like singing name?

It's nice to meet
a fellow singer.

So you sing all kinds of music?

♪ I want to be your superman
Love you the best I can ♪

♪ Fly across the sky
And make things right ♪

I love it. Give me...

You need to produce that.
It is so hot!

Like, the way you do it...

I love the way you're singing.

♪ (music playing) ♪

Guys, it's Princess Shaw.

I'm here, ATL-bound, bitches.

I checked into the hotel,

and now I'm about to go to
sleep, because I'm, like, tired.

I took my medicine,
and I'm sleepy,

but I'll get back to you guys
tomorrow. Love you.

Good morning.

Man: So what you just
hanging out or what?

Samantha: I'm coming to check
out the music scene.

Okay.

Because I sing, so I wanna see,

like, what it's about and like,
you know.

Well, Atlanta's like, you know.
It's the new Motown.

I know.
That's why I'm here, man.

You're at the right place.

Hit a little note for me.
Let's see what you sing.

♪ You should've stayed still,
You ♪

♪ You should've stayed still
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ And you ♪

♪ You could've
Stayed here, yeah ♪

♪ You could've stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ I thought you were together
Big fancy man ♪

♪ But you act like a boy
And you make me so mad ♪

- There you go.
- I like that.

Thank you.

- I like that kind of music.
- Thank you.

- Yeah, I write my own songs.
- I like that.

And I have other songs
that I sing.

I just wanna be successful, man.

All right, thank you.

I'll see you...

Most definitely. See you.
Thank you so much.

♪ You tell me
You're gonna play it smart ♪

♪ We're through
Before we start ♪

♪ But I believe
That we've only just begun ♪

♪ I won't give up
I won't give up ♪

♪ I won't give up ♪

♪ I won't give up
I won't give up ♪

♪ I won't give up ♪

♪ I won't give up
I won't give up ♪

♪ I won't give up ♪

♪ (singing gospel) ♪

(applause)

(microphone feedback)

Samantha:
Come on now. Come on, baby.

Come on. Come on.

You got it. Come on, baby.

♪ I was born by the river ♪

♪ In a little tent ♪

♪ Oh just like the river
I've been running ♪

♪ Ever since ♪

♪ There's been times
That I thought ♪

♪ I couldn't last for long... ♪

Hello, Insta,
this is your girl,
Princess Shaw.

I just wanted
to come to you guys today

and tell you I went
to open mic night tonight

to perform.

Didn't make it on the stage.
It took a long time.

So I just wanted to give
you guys a heads-up.

♪ I thought you were together
A big fancy man ♪

♪ But you act like a boy
And you make me so mad ♪

♪ I'm texting your phone
And you don't ever reply ♪

♪ I thought you and I
Were friends for life ♪

♪ But no... ♪

♪ You should've stayed still,
You ♪

♪ You should've stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You could've
Stayed here, yeah ♪

♪ You could've stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ I thought you were together
Big fancy name ♪

♪ But you act like a boy ♪

♪ And you make me so mad ♪

♪ I ask you no questions
And you tell me no lies ♪

♪ I thought you and I were
Gonna be together for life ♪

- Hi.
- Samantha: Hi!

Oh, this is so nice!

Hi, doggy. Hi, honey. Hi!

- Woman: Oh, you're so pretty!
- It runs in the family.

Yes. Yes.

- Come on, dog.
- It's Fluffy.

What's your baby's name? Fluffy?

- She's not so fluffy right now.
- I know. Hi, baby. Hi, baby.

Samantha: Hi, cousin.
(dog barks)

You don't know me, do you?

I don't know you either.

Come and give your cousin love.

Hi, honey!

Oh, you're awesome.
You're so handsome!

- I have little cousins!
- They're not that little...

I'm Samantha, by the way,

and I'm your cousin.

This is Grandma Mary's niece.

- You have some beautiful kids.
- Thank you.

I don't have any kids, guys.

We all look so lovely!

My cousin Samantha from where?
Chicago?

- From how long ago?
- Years!

Let me wind back this clock,

because that was
a long time ago.

I'm surprised
I even reached out,

'cause I don't even know
how to do that really.

I really don't know
how to do that.

Our family has been...

dysfunctional.

Nobody's been brave enough to
actually do something about it.

- Samantha: I know.
- People don't talk about it,

because one,
we were always conditioned

to not talk about
shit like that.

"You get raped?

- "Don't tell nobody."
- Right.

- Samantha: I even told.
- You just become numb to it.

You know what my mother said?

"I don't think he was trying
to do you like that."

That was like the... boom!

Like really?
This is gonna go on forever.

It just like stopped me
in my tracks.

Like, I'm looking at
her in her face,

and I'm telling her:

"This man wants to wash us up.
This is your boyfriend.

He had us side by side."
I mean, I'm looking at her,

and you can see.
I know my eyes were like:

"Please, help me."

She's like: "Oh, he ain't gonna
do you nothing,"

and then I go marching up the
stairs to get destroyed again.

You know. So it's just like...
That feeling is like...

That's why you don't tell,
because it's like...

Woman: Your own mother
don't protect you.

Yeah, it's like...

- Where can I go?
- So who's going to protect me?

Yeah, where can I go?

I'm just gonna keep
letting this happening,

keep happening to me,

keep doing this to me

until I just finally said:
"Look, I had enough,"

and one day I said,
"No. I don't care,"

because, you know,
he was like...

"If you don't do this,
I'm gonna tell your mother."

And when he told Mom, Mom used
to beat the fuck out of us.

When I tell you...

You don't understand, the...

just to beat the...
When I tell you...

I remember beat-downs so severe

I don't know what I did to get
beat down like that. Really.

Like, so if I don't do this,
you're going to make up a lie.

She's not gonna believe me,
'cause she loves you so hard,

so she's gonna come in
and destroy us, like,

and we used to get fucked up,
girl. I remember them.

To be in that all the time...

(crying)

Woman:
Women have been destroyed

to have an emotional connection
with a man.

To feel wanted?

"Oh, wait. You choose me?
Okay. Oh, wait."

"I can't let my children get
in the way of me being wanted."

And that's the thing, like.
You've got to understand,

most of these men
aren't looking at you, dumb ass,

they're looking behind you,
at your kids,

and they're picking them out.
And they pick the weak ones.

Oh, I was weak.

But I think I was stronger...

I think I protected my sister.
Like, I would take the brutal...

the fucked-up for her.

I would sleep on the
outside of the bed,

so when he'd come and tapped you

and said, "Come on."
You know you've got to go.

But you to be able to say
at a young age,

"I protect you, my siblings,
and I will take all of this..."

Who the fuck does that?

- Girl...
- That's power.

And then you take all the pain

and all the negative,
and all the positive,

and all the grand, and all
the fucked-up, everything,

- and you put it into song.
- Yeah.

And then you post your...

crazy...

not really...

People look at you like,
"What the fuck?"

Yeah. Yep.
(laughing)

But that is your therapy.

That's how you...

continue to do
what you're doing.

You're right.

And people, we really have to
understand that we are...

we have it. We got it.

- We are great people.
- Samantha: Yeah.

I have a problem
with loneliness.

Being alone,

completely alone,

with my thoughts.

But I have to learn...

to be alone.

You have to let yourself feel
the pain that you feel

from your troubles
and your past,

and you have to be alone
with yourself.

It's not easy...

to be alone with myself,

not easy at all.

But I have to move on,

and I have to forgive,
and I have to forgive myself,

because I haven't
forgiven myself,

and that's the biggest thing.
I haven't forgiven myself.

I have nothing
to be sorry about,

but I still feel like guilt.

I feel ashamed.

I feel violated.

I feel ripped clean.

So, right now I'm at the point
where I feel like I want to...

step back from the camera
for a little bit.

So... bye, guys.

(Man talking on TV)

♪ (Anton singing) ♪

♪ I'm looking for a miracle ♪

♪ The sky
Is the limit of love ♪

♪ Hey... ♪

♪ Don't you know,
Don't you now I'll ♪

♪ Wait to go...
Ooh... ♪

My voice is going out.

Samantha: Yes, Lord!

I'm glad I met you. I'm Princess
Shaw. What's your name?

Anton Mason.

That's a star name.

I'll see your name
in lights yet.

- Yeah, Anton Mason.
- If I make a before you,

I'm gonna come get you.
Come on. Bring it on.

- That's what's up.
- I'm telling you.

- Awesome.
- Thank you.

- Keep pushing.
- You too.

All right, darling.

♪ I wanna be
Wanna be ♪

♪ Yeah... ♪

(phone chimes)

(chuckles)

Awe!

That's so awesome.

"Kauchiman?"

Mix?

Hello, YouTubers. This is your
girl, Princess Shaw...

Princess Shaw...
I am coming...

T-i-m-a-n.

K-u-t-i-m-a-n.

K-u-t-i-m-a-n.

Oh, my God!

This song is called...

I don't know. Maybe it'll
be called "Give It Up,"

because that's like the, um...

♪ (Samantha's music
starts playing) ♪

...chorus.

So, y'all ready?

Oh, my God. This is so awesome.

Who is it?

"Thru You Too", "Give It Up"?

♪ I know you want us to grow ♪

Oh, my God!

♪ Making time
Making love on the shore end ♪

♪ My passion leaves ♪

Oh, my God!

This is so awesome!

♪ I realize you were
My demise all this time ♪

- Oh, my God! Who is this, bro?
- (phone ringing)

Who's calling me from Kansas?

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today ♪

Oh, my God. This rocks ass!

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

Oh, my God.
That rocks freaking ass sauce!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God! Wow!

This has 7,945 views.

It's 1K likes.

Wow!

This rocks ass.

I got a message from somebody
saying that,

"You have an amazing voice."

Then somebody at the bottom
said, "Did you see..."

I want to pronounce
his name correctly, but I...

Kutiman? I think
that's how you pronounce it.

"Did you see his remake of your
song?" And I'm like, "What?"

- But you know him.
- No.

You don't even know him?

Stop.

- No, I don't know the man.
- Really?

I'm just being amazed that
people think I'm interesting.

I'm interesting?

That's cool.

New York Times? Really?
Really, bro?

- Did he say your name?
- Samantha: No, he just said...

"The musician does not
seek permission

to use snippets
from performers' clips,

but has not had any complaints.

'As far as he and his manager
are aware, the spokesman said,

'these people are excited to see

what he has done
with their videos.

No money changes hands. He does
not sell them commercially

or allow advertisements
or sponsored links

"on either his YouTube page
or his website.'"

Oh, and it mentioned...

It mentioned my thing,
"Give It Up."

That's so awesome.

I think that's it.

There it is. Right here.

Yeah, that's me.

I don't know. Maybe it'll be
called "Give It Up."

Because that's like...

Can you make it big?
Make the screen...

♪ (music playing) ♪

...chorus. So, y'all ready?

Samantha:
Wow, they say I'm going viral.

This is The New York Times.

The New York Times, man!

(laughing)

Samantha:
This is so fucking awesome!

This is so awesome right now!

"You're about to go viral."
Everybody keeps saying that.

(laughing)

This is so awesome.

I can't believe this, bro.

♪ The passion leaves ♪

♪ It never lingers ♪

Oh, my God.
I've got 22 subscribers now.

♪ I realize you were
My demise all this time ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today ♪

"You go, girl.
Sweet singing voice.

You'll probably
be flying places soon

to sing your song here."

Samantha:
"You have a beautiful voice.

I hope this does go viral,
I'd buy your music. Good job."

"We found you.
Thanks, Kutiman - Thru You Too."

I'm about to burst out
crying, like, really.

It's real.

Samantha: "This is your own
song? It's incredible."

"Props to Kutiman
for finding this gem.

"I was expecting the originals

that required a lot of
processing and editing samples,

but this a cappella stands
on its own. Very nice."

Samantha: "Love, love, love.
You are amazing."

This is like a Macy Gray...

I'm trying to...

Woman: She'll soon be there.

Somebody told her
that she sounded like...

Let it all out, Samantha.

This is a beautiful thing.
This is like history...

being made. We...

We give thanks. We are being
able to witness it, because...

- That's just... That's crazy.
- You over there crying?

Fuck, yeah, bro. Like...

I didn't this, like...

I didn't even know nothing
about this, bro.

This is like...

Woman:
Oh, Amy Winehouse sings...

She said somebody told her
she sounded like Amy Winehouse.

She said that was a compliment
for her.

Yeah, Amy Winehouse?

Oh, my God, bro...

- Oh, my God.
- Really, bro?

Woman:
Well, you wanted it, girl.

Yeah but I'm like...
It's like... Wow.

It's real.

(guitar solo)

♪ (music continues playing) ♪

Woman: (on radio)

- God bless.
- Hey, Mom.

Hey, special.

- Mom.
- Uh-huh?

It reached
a million views today.

(screaming)

Oh, God! I told you!

I told you!

Oh, my God!

And then it's like
on People magazine...

- Samantha, don't say that.
- No, it's New York Times,

- it's Huffington Post.
- Oh, my God! Oh, baby!

- Mom, don't start crying.
- Oh, baby...

You're so beautiful. You're
worth it, baby, because you...

You ain't nothing but
a big lady and a voice.

Thank you. I try.

And I got honored and blessed
to give birth to you.

- Thank you, Mom.
- Oh, baby.

- Girl, God is so good.
- Yeah, He is.

What's up, guys? It's Princess,
and I have arrived

in...

(mimicking drum roll)

Israel.

Can you believe that shit?

I am sitting in Israel now.
I'm actually in Tel Aviv.

I'm here to do a show.

I was invited to come down
to do a show.

(applause)

Samantha:
I'm so happy to meet you!

Oh, my God. You changed my life.

You're awesome!

- It's crazy that you're here.
- Samantha: I know.

- You are awesome.
- Kutiman: Wow!

- This is so rock ass right now.
- Wow.

So it's your first time
in Israel.

Yeah, I'm like this,
like, oh, my God. Yeah.

So how should I introduce you,
Samantha or KarMaRedd

- or Princess?
- Princess.

- Princess?
- Princess Shaw.

- Everybody, Princess.
- Samantha: You guys rock.

- Nice to meet you all.
- Hey, welcome.

Thank you.

- I love your singing.
- Thank you.

This is awesome.

I hate your music,
but her singing is good.

I'll go get beer.

I still don't believe this.

- Take your time.
- I know, right?

Can I hug everybody?
Is that okay?

Samantha: You guys rock.
You're so awesome.

Hello. Thank you.

I'm freaking out actually.

I'm completely nervous now.
Like, oh, my God!

God, you guys rock.

This is so surreal.
I love you all.

I'm sorry.

Let's play it again.

My hair is a mess. I'm sorry.
My hair is just like...

Oh, wow. I can't believe this.
This rocks.

Samantha:
I'm like freaking out right now.

This is awesome.

I love you, Kutiman!

This is so shocking.

I feel like I'm in a dream.

Like spank me...
and I'm still like asleep.

♪ (music playing) ♪

♪ I'm gonna do a song for you ♪

♪ I'm gonna show you
How to dance too ♪

♪ You go right foot
Yeah ♪

♪ You go left foot
Yeah ♪

♪ You go
Move... down the line ♪

♪ I'm gonna sing a song
For you ♪

♪ Ay-ay
Ay, ay, ay... ♪

♪ Were gonna do
A thing or two ♪

♪ Ay-ay Ay,
ay, ay... ♪

♪ Left foot
Right foot ♪

(laughing)

I love you guys.
You guys rock.

I didn't tell you,
but I went over all your videos,

and I really fell in love with
two more songs...

- Uh-oh.
- and I started working on them.

That's so awesome!

- Yeah, but it's just...
- So what?

It's something.
It doesn't matter.

I want to show them to you.
I hope you like it, because...

I'm always gonna like it.
Come on.

It's...

♪ Sitting on the windowsill ♪

♪ Staring at the rain outside ♪

♪ Asking you why ♪

♪ You don't love me at all,
Babe ♪

♪ I'm stuck in the same place ♪

♪ A million miles away
From the truth ♪

♪ But it's in front of
Your face ♪

Awesome.

That's awesome!

♪ I cannot see ♪

♪ To fall in front of my heart,
Baby ♪

This is my favorite.

♪ But it's too late
To love me ♪

♪ It's too late to know me ♪

♪ For who I really am,
Baby♪

(indistinct chatter)

♪ You should've stayed still,
You ♪

♪ You should've stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ And you
You could've stayed here ♪

You write awesome songs,
you know?

Like, there are so many,
you know, so many,

so you hear them,
but once you pick one,

and I start working, I'm like...
"Damn, this is like a hit."

- Thank you.
- Really.

I love it...

♪ You should've stayed here
In love ♪

(music fades out)

Samantha: It is approximately
5:00 a.m. in Israel.

This is just... This rocks ass.
Like, this is so awesome.

I never thought
that I would be here.

I never ever imagined that I
would be standing

on the balcony of
a hotel in Israel, in Tel Aviv.

Never in a million years.

I'm gonna perform with Kutiman.

You know, I wake up and I hear
all the details of the show,

and what's gonna happen,
and I'm still in awe.

Like, oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. I'm here.

And I always said that

I want to experience this
once in my life.

If I never do it again,
let me do it once,

and I just pray the Lord
has more in store for me,

but this is just unexpected,
and it's a blessing.

So I'm gonna go, guys,

but I want to show you guys
the streets of Tel Aviv.

- Kutiman: How are you doing?
- I'm all right, and you?

Yeah, I'm okay.
You got some sleep?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

Woman:

Oh, my freaking God!

So, I am at the show.

Do you see that?
That is so rock sauce.

If you could only see what
I see, like in real live time.

I'm gonna show you in a minute.

(music and chatter)

(applause)

Man:

♪ (music playing) ♪

♪ I know you want us to grow ♪

♪ Making time ♪

♪ Making love
On the shore's end ♪

♪ My passion leaves
It never lingers ♪

♪ I realize you were
My demise all this time ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ So, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today, Lord ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today, Lord ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ (music continues playing) ♪

♪ Lord ♪

♪ Walk in the park
Hand in hand ♪

♪ But little do you know
This girl feels like running ♪

♪ My passion leaves
It never lingers ♪

♪ I realize you were
My demise all this time ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ So, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today, Lord ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today ♪

I love you, lovers. Do you love
your girl? Love me long time!

♪ (music continues playing) ♪

One, two, three...

Rock sauce!

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today, Lord ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Give it up ♪

♪ Uh, uh, uh,
Uh, up today, Lord ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

(applause)

♪ I been sitting here
Wandering ♪

♪ Walking up the street
By my lonesome ♪

♪ Lonesome ♪

♪ Looon-some ♪

I clown, because I do me,
because you know, I'm me.

I can never be you.
You can never be me.

You see the red hair?
I'm a vixen. Red, red, red!

Bye, bitches.

Samantha: Hello?

Hi.

How you doin'?

You cold, huh?

I'm cold too, you know that?

'Cause it's cold in here.

♪ All right ♪

♪ Hello ♪

♪ Are you ready for bed?
Let's go ♪

♪ Take your glasses off ♪

♪ Take off your clothes ♪

♪ Are you ready today
My love ♪

I have one truth.

I am open.

Completely open.

I leave nothing unexposed.

Am I wrong for being me?

♪ You should've stayed still ♪

♪ You should have stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You could've stayed here
Yeah ♪

♪ You could've stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ I thought you were together
A big fancy man ♪

♪ But you act like a boy
And you make me so mad ♪

♪ I ask you no questions
And you tell me no lies ♪

♪ I thought you and I
Were together for life ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You should've stayed still ♪

♪ You should have stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You could've stayed here
Yeah ♪

♪ You could've stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You should've stayed still ♪

You should have stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ I thought you were together
A big fancy man ♪

♪ But you act like a boy
And you make me so mad ♪

♪ I ask you no questions
And you tell me no lies ♪

♪ I thought you and I were
Gonna be together for life ♪

♪ And oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You should've stayed still ♪

You should have stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You could've stayed here
Yeah ♪

♪ You could've stayed here
In love ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Love
Ooh, ooh ♪