Star (2016–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - Ghetto Symphony - full transcript

Previously on Star...

- You got me out of juvie?
- Yes.

I want to know Star
won't get hurt by this.

Just get the pictures

off her damn phone.

My daughter here found this.
Is that yours?

Yes Your daughter was raised right.
Joyce Sheree.

You're the biggest thing
in Atlanta right now.

This the demo Alex
helped me with.

Some baby-making
music right there.

A track with Roland Crane's
daughter and Noah Brooks?



You know how many
clicks that would get?

You make Black Twitter happy,

you make Ayanna happy.

It's all hype and perception.

I thought it was all
music and talent.

I told you we were done.

You ain't never gonna be
able to leave me, girl.

Officer, stop!

Lucky was my brother.

Um, I feel like what
happened that night is...

on repeat in America.

Every week, every month.

It's...

weirdly normal.



How am I supposed
to feel about it?

These things happen
all the time.

Yeah, what do you
want me to say?

Just talk about him.

Who is Lucky Keyes?

America, wake up.

Noah Brooks' friend,
Lucas Keyes,

was shot point-blank

- for reaching for his wallet.
- Hey, it's playing right now.

How many cases

do you have to hear?

How many times are
you going to tell us

it was misunderstood?

It was based on fear?

Colin Kaepernick took a knee

protesting hatred.

It brings to mind the sit-ins

in the Civil Rights Movement

of the 1960s.

We're trying to get you

to understand

that this is happening too often

and happening over
and over again.

♪ They gon' stop this hate ♪

♪ They don't love us ♪

♪ 'Bout to drive me crazy ♪

♪ They don't love us ♪

♪ They don't see it our way ♪

♪ They don't love us ♪

♪ Steady killing our babies ♪

♪ They don't love us, no ♪

♪ Yeah, black boy sell weed ♪

♪ The white boy snort coke ♪

♪ The white boy go free ♪

♪ The black boy go broke ♪

♪ That's if the black
boy see the court ♪

♪ 'Cause usually the
black boy get smoked ♪

♪ And the country
that they stole ♪

♪ Now says the
borders are closed ♪

Get up, boy.

♪ And the country the
black man built ♪

Get up.

♪ Is the one that
wants us killed ♪

♪ Where's the love at? ♪

♪ American dreaming ♪

♪ All they know is hate ♪

Get back.

♪ Make it great again ♪

♪ American dreaming ♪

♪ It was never great ♪

♪ American dreaming ♪

- ♪ This dream is not for all ♪
- Get out!

♪ But for this dream ♪

♪ Our best have died ♪

♪ American dream ♪

♪ American dreaming ♪

♪ American lies ♪

♪ American dreaming ♪

- Go away!
- Back!

Go!

♪ Give me the love back ♪

Get out of here!

♪ Give me the love back ♪

Now he's gonna get it.

There we go.

Now we get justice.

Get 'em out of here.

♪ Where is the love at? ♪

- ♪ I want the love back ♪ -
♪ Give me the love back ♪

♪ I want the love back. ♪

If we lose the right to protest,

- what do we have?
- I can't do this now.

History is proof
that protesting...

Noah.

And standing for our rights

is not a choice.

It's a necessity.

♪ I bring me ♪

♪ Get mine, 'bout
mine, go hard ♪

♪ Looking for another like me ♪

♪ Boy, stop ♪

♪ I bring me ♪

♪ Whose love is the tightest? ♪

♪ Whose kiss is the nicest? ♪

♪ Me ♪

♪ Whose touch is the rightest? ♪

♪ I bring me ♪

♪ I bring, I bring me. ♪

Sorry I'm late,

but not really.

We're trying to work
out this new song,

and I think I'm onto something.

You gassed up, aren't you?

Yeah, maybe,

'cause a bomb-ass artist
wants to be featured

on our new track.

Yeah? Who?

I'm not telling the competition.

Brooks. Can we get a smile?

We're uploading pictures of you
guys onto the Midtown site,

so I'm gonna need you to look at
her like you've seen her naked.

You ain't learned
your lesson from Star

choking your ass out, huh?

Excuse you. I'm pretty
sure you started this.

I mean, this was
your idea, right?

Noah... she's not even worth it.

Can you give us a minute?

Look, ordinarily,

I would not be
thinking like this.

But maybe GiGi was right

about the whole
self-promotion thing.

We've been getting a lot
of love on the Internet.

People like us together.

Remember when you said that I
could talk to you about anything?

Well, it goes both ways, Noah.

And I'm not trying
to get with you.

Remember that.

Thanks, Crane.

Thank you.

I'm good. I'm good.

Rachel... let's do this.

Okay. Let's be cute.

Inspire me.

Come on, you guys just started dating.
You're in love. Little closer, come on.

Little kiss wouldn't hurt.

It's cute.

It's adorable, actually.

But sexy would be great, too.

Hey, Star.

Hey.

What's up?

How was your fake date?

I thought you didn't care.

Come here.

- Come here, come here.
- Don't grab me.

If you mad, say you mad.

The only thing that I care about

is that my girl's
wasting time with you

when we got work to do.

Don't worry about it. I got
somewhere to be, anyway.

Give me a latte. Skinny.
Easy foam.

- And whatever she wants.
- Right away, Ms. Floyd.

Can I have a hot apple cider?

Miss Carlotta's not gonna like

that you have custody over me.

I don't care what Carlotta thinks.
It's temporary.

Yeah, I don't think we
should tell her yet.

That's your choice.

Hi, Dad.

Yes, I've seen
quarterly reports.

I thought I had a year.

Then I'll just have to show
you how important Midtown is

before the end of the quarter.

Bastard.

- Is everything okay?
- No.

Hey, yo.

This PR move with Alex and Noah?

That's smart business.
This your idea?

No. I don't like it.

Get that thing out
of my driveway.

What, you still
bent out of shape

that my boy's got a
spot in the showcase?

What was the point of
sleeping with her?

What? With who?

You know when she done
tapping that ass,

she gonna be done
with your boys.

Hey.

- Where you been?
- Where you been?

Not hooking.

I'm about to put
her ass in check,

or she getting out of my house.

She is a grown woman, Lottie.

I want this hooptie
moved by tonight.

- Yeah.
- Hey, Brody, how's life?

Why'd you trash the room?

I told you you'd get your money.

Yeah, well, I want it now.

Pay me in cash, or
pay me in blood.

You want it so bad, then
take my damn blood.

No problem.

We know where your
daughter lives.

What'd you say?

Hello...

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

Noah.

Oh, you deaf now?

You missed three
studio sessions.

And how many times I got to
tell you to stop drinking?

♪ Through this world alone ♪

♪ There's no sickness ♪

♪ Toil or danger ♪

You think you caught heat
off that last scandal

at your old record label?

Wasn't nobody coming for
you but Midtown. Nobody.

You been blessed to have Ayanna's
crazy ass believe in you.

I don't care about this label.

♪ I'm going there ♪

I watched my best friend
gunned down in front of me.

You know what that's like?

♪ Going over ♪

Yes, I do.

And Lucky won't be
the last black man

randomly shot by cops.

Life goes on.

Man, get your ass up.

Get up!

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

Yo, you need to thank
God that it wasn't you.

Now, you got an
hour to get sober,

say what you need
to say to your boy,

and then I want your ass
back in that studio.

♪ I know dark clouds ♪

♪ Will gather 'round me ♪

Don't let them take you, too.

♪ Is rough and steep ♪

♪ But beautiful fields ♪

♪ Lie just beyond me ♪

♪ Where souls redeemed
their vigils keep. ♪

Listen, Ayanna, I get it.
I understand.

It was a tough quarter.

But you can't just move
the showcase date up.

We made the deal with
the streaming services.

And Angel and I aren't
exactly ready yet.

Get ready.

This showcase has to launch

a breakout star who will
keep our doors open.

Make it happen or you
won't have a job.

And neither will I.

You wanted to see me?

Your girls are going
to be in the showcase.

They've got two
weeks to get ready.

I thought it was a month away.

I mean, we'll be ready.

I knew you'd come around.

Took your damn time, but still.

I do have one concern,
though, with Simone.

- What about her?
- Can she handle the pressure?

Like I told you,

you worry about your label,
I'll worry about Simone.

No, I like it. I like
it with the dress.

Deyvar, you like this lip?

It's too dark.

No, it's not.

Shut your ass.

Yerp.

- What's popping?
- Hey, Joyce.

How's it going? This is Star.

The white girl from the
party the other night.

What's up, white girl?

I was wondering what time you'd be
able to roll to the studio tonight.

It's been crazy.
I've been in, like,

three different countries
in three days.

- This life is no joke.
- We love you,

- Joyce Sheree, I love you.
- Oh, my God.

- Hey, who's that?
- I'm sorry.

That's my little sister Simone.

You're gonna meet her tonight.

All right, bae,
I'll see you soon.

- She's in.
- Well, we need more studio time.

You're gonna need
more than that,

because you are in the showcase.

- What?
- Yeah.

- Yes.
- Oh, my God.

But the only thing is this:
Ayanna pushed the date up.

She wants to do
this big PR thing.

- And we just gotta be hot.
- We can do that.

We got heat. We
got Joyce Sheree.

- You did?
- Yeah.

That's what I'm talking about.

See, you know what, you know what?
Sit down for a minute.

Take a minute and think
about how far y'all come.

God is good.

We did it.

Yeah, we did it!

Finally, we can stop
with all the stunts,

trying to get
Ayanna's attention.

You don't gotta do that fake
relationship with Noah anymore.

Why? Have you not been seeing
all the Take Three fans

we've been gaining since
I've been doing this?

Yeah, I just thought
you'd be happy

to focus your attention
back on the music.

I can manage both
music and the PR.

- It's called being an artist.
- Okay.

You're just mad 'cause you're
not the one with Noah.

What are you talking about?

You always want to be the
reason we're getting attention.

I'm over it.

Damn.

- Come in.
- How you been?

This Lucky shooting
got everybody spun.

But I'm hangin'. What's up?

The girls need studio time.

I heard they're in the show.

You come a long way
from that chick

that busted in Ayanna's office.

Nah, I'm still that chick.

So, what they planning?

You'll see.

Oh. What time you looking at?

Maybe in, uh... hold on.

Hey, Elliot.

Uh-huh.

No, I haven't.

No, you doing the right thing.

Thanks for calling me.

Everything okay?

My daughter ain't been to work in a week.
I got to go.

Just get the girls
studio time for today.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

I'm here.

Let's get money.

- Get the side boob here.
- You want to give us a second?

Star's phone was clean.

There's no trace of
Hunter anywhere on it.

Well, look harder.

I want my money. Don't
make me hurt you, lady.

Go ahead.

I dare you.

You've always been a
gambler, haven't you?

And then when you had
nothing to bet with,

you bet with other
people's money.

So now you are in deep
with the loan sharks.

And they'll kill you.

So your little girl

has something that belongs
to me and my son.

Get it.

Sven, come back in here.

♪ Do you ever get the feeling ♪

- ♪ Something's wrong?
- ♪ Something's wrong ♪

♪ When all around you see ♪

♪ The way things going on. ♪

So, what do you think?

In your early stuff
you went there.

You talked about your
pops, your hood.

- What you trying to say with this?
- It's just a song, man.

You going up against
folks that's hungry.

And unlike you, this
ain't their last shot.

You got to find a way to shine.

That's what I think.

Hey.

I ain't in the mood
for you right now.

I ain't in the mood
for you, either.

Come in here.

♪ ♪

♪ I don't stand in line ♪

♪ I don't pay for clubs ♪

♪ ...that, yeah ♪

♪ But I wait for you ♪

All right, all right, all right,

I got, I got to go.

Come on, I got to work.

I know.

We're all in here stressing,
trying to get these songs done.

Hmm.

That's why I needed
that quick pick-me-up.

- Mm-hmm.
- You did, too, clearly.

Yeah.

♪ I'm so in love, so in love ♪

Stay right here.

♪ There's no one above ♪

Wh-What are you doing?

What do you think I'm doing?

- No, no. Wait, wait, no.
- What?

Stay right here.

Right there.

- You gonna get me in trouble.
- Right...

there we go.

No, I'm not.

- You got it?
- Yeah, I got it.

All right.

I just needed something to keep.

Mmm.

I got to go, too.
We got work to do.

Joyce is coming by
the studio tonight.

Wait. Y'all got Joyce Sheree?
That's the homie.

We're gonna talk
about her performing

- at the showcase with us.
- Oh.

We got a spot, by the way.

Mmm. Me, too.

But I ain't got no
stunt like Joyce.

Aw. You used to be
the King of the A.

- Mmm.
- Think of one.

- Used to be. Okay.
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, well, I'm the king
of that ass, though.

That's all that
matters right now.

Uh-uh. All right, all
right, all right.

You about to get me
started all over again.

Oh, 'cause you're not in the
mood for me right now. Right.

No. I'm not in the mood.
You right.

- Got it.
- Yeah.

Yeah.

What you need to do
is stop drinking.

Hey.

I was hoping you'd do my head.

What you want done to it?

Well, as you can see,

it's pretty thick.

Just needs to be taken care of.

Hmm.

- I know who you is.
- Mm-hmm.

I'm sure.

And I heard you were
very good at your job.

What's your name, anyway?

You know who I am.

And I know what went down
with you and them girls.

You think Carlotta
ain't tell me?

Honestly, I just
came for a haircut.

I don't cut white boys' hair.

Hey, Bruce.

Hi.

- Damn.
- I need another shot.

My ass still ain't
sitting right.

Bitch, are you crazy? You
cannot say that out loud here.

Don't nobody know I be sitting
here, doing ass shots.

You trying to get me fired?

Could I use a
toilet before I go?

It's around the corner.
Make it quick.

Yes, ma'am.

You cannot come here talking

about no ass shots
at my job, girl.

- I was gonna tell you.
- Yeah, no, you weren't.

I really was. I just wanted to
make sure I actually liked him.

Are you ready to jump into
something this quick?

- Hunter's body ain't even cold yet.
- Shh. Come here, Simone.

I actually like him.

He's really cool.

Got a bit of a drinking problem,

- but we can fix that.
- Just like you could fix Hunter?

It's like you haven't
learned your lesson yet.

You can't fix people, Star.

No matter how famous
they can get you.

It's not about fame with him.

That's why I don't even
want anybody knowing.

So, is that why...

- you don't want Alex and Noah together?
- Yeah.

Yeah, you a real trip.
A trip to Bermuda.

Hey.

What?

Um...

We overheard Miss Carlotta telling
Bruce that you were shoplifting.

Which is weird, 'cause
you got money, so...

why would you need to do that?

It was a rush.

I can't explain it.

Cotton!

Cotton, get out here.

- What's wrong?
- She ain't been at work in a week.

Ain't picking up the phone.

She's under all this financial debt
to get right with Elliot. And me.

The last time she was under
this kind of pressure,

she started using.

I mean, look, she did
tell me this guy

was about to get
out from prison.

She was nervous about
that, she told me that.

Well, what else she say?

What was he in for?

Stop eating my damn food.

♪ I know I know
what I want and ♪

♪ I know I'm turning
you on, so ♪

♪ We gon' ignore ya alarm ♪

♪ And do it again
in the mornin' ♪

- ♪ I know I know what I want and ♪
- Yeah.

♪ I know you're
turning me on, so ♪

♪ We gon' ignore ya alarm and ♪

♪ Do it again in the mornin'. ♪

Yeah, that's the bridge.
We can try it.

- It's simple.
- Oh, Joyce is here mad early.

- Cool. Cool.
- She's here.

You got cramps?

I got a headache.

Studio C?

White girl from the party.

Hey.

Hey.

- How you doing, Mama?
- Good. Good to see you.

- Good to see you.
- I'm Alex.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, too.

- I'm Simone.
- I'm Joyce.

Nice to meet you, shyness.

Yeah, you, um,
Noah's new boo, huh?

It's all good. Y'all
mad cute on the Gram.

Thanks.

- J, what's up?
- Hey!

- What's up, Mama?
- What's poppin'?

- Good to see you.
- Oh, you look good.

- Thank you, thank you.
- Yeah.

Speaking of looking
good, I met your girl.

- She a ten.
- Yeah, she is.

Way better than that last
ho you was dealing with.

- Chill out, man, come on...
- You know, Noah like the ho types.

- For real?
- Oh, for real?

- Don't embarrass me.
- You did a good job.

- I'm proud of you, kid.
- Thank you.

So, the track's all
ready for you.

All you got to do is hop in the
booth and put down your verse.

What, Noah ain't tell y'all?

- Noah ain't tell us what?
- What?

I'm-a hop on his joint.
I mean, I'm still open

to hear y'all joint,
but this is my boy.

I told him I'd be there for him.
Um, plus, he said it's for,

- like, some, uh...
- Showcase.

Yeah, some showcase.
Something like that.

Oh, he said it was
for the showcase.

Got it.

I got to take this right away.
I'm-I'm sorry.

- Nice meeting you. Nice meeting you.
- Nice meeting you, too.

- Thank you, Joyce. Okay, see ya.
- All right. All right, bae.

- You serious right now? Really?
- I just gave her the option, all right?

She chose.

It happens all the time.

How did he even know she
was singing on our track?

I didn't tell him.

Back to the drawing board.

Yo, you told him, didn't you?

Man, I told you he was
gonna play your ass.

That's what happens when you
try to get ahead in the game.

What, you got a GPS on that car?

Hey, that pony used to
be my kid before Cotton.

- What y'all want?
- Hey, is that your ride outside?

'Cause I was wondering if, uh,

you could move it
up a little bit.

Open the door.

- You got the wrong house.
- Who's at the door, baby?

- Your mom and your daddy.
- Hey, get your ass back upstairs!

If you gonna use
it, then use it.

Shoot this...

- Baby! Ma!
- I'm tired of rescuing you.

Now, get your ass in the car
before I shoot you next!

You stay away from my daughter.

- Baby, I'm s...
- Why didn't you tell me

your family was crazy?!

You should call a doctor, baby.

Okay, got it.

Thanks.

So, contacted one of my dad's
friends to get a name.

And nothing.

Can't we just rework the track?

I would if I didn't build
that entire track around

Joyce Sheree. I promise,

you guys, I didn't
say anything to him.

Oh, we know.

Don't we know, Star?

He's already got more
street cred than us.

He's got his PR stunt with you, and
now he has a track with Joyce.

That's everything
he needs to win.

He's looking out for number one.

Just like we always do.

If we don't do the best
in this competition,

we don't get the tour.

And then that's it. We ass out.

Where you going?

I need some air.

Hey, you.

I didn't invite you in my car.

Look what I found.

You must've dropped it in my
car the night of the party.

Huh.

Thanks.

Guess I can stop using
this janky old one.

So, did y'all ever get Joyce
Sheree to sing on that track?

Dude I was dealing
with stole her

- and had her sing on his instead.
- Hmm.

I guess I have you to thank

for yet another terrible
choice in a man.

I'm tired of apologizing
to you, Star.

You want me out, I'm out.

Yes, I do.

- Say hello to the fans, boo.
- Ah, what's up?

- Yeah, we go way back.
- Way back.

Way back into time.

All right, we gonna finish
this record, y'all.

We gonna get back at y'all.
Peace!

Yo, social media is a grind.

- I know.
- For real. You got to,

like, keep your followers
happy and keep your brand up.

Look, I know you
just lost your boy.

You're gonna always be looking
for ways to escape it.

How you escape it?

I got my vices.

You gonna get me in trouble.

- Aw, hell nah!
- What?

Black Twitter's going
in on you right now.

What?

You cheating on Alex
with a white chick?

Seriously?

You have a big
problem, Noah Brooks.

I already have white
people looking at you

as some type of
police-inciting thug.

And now you want your
black female audience

to view you as a dog, too?

We really talking about
social media right now?

Sit your ass down.
The only thing

keeping you in the media...
No, scratch that...

On this label is this PR stunt.

Now, you will clean this
up before the showcase,

or don't bother coming at all.

You really got me out here
looking dumb as hell.

I wasn't trying to
do that to you.

Did you try not to
steal Joyce, too?

Just when I was starting
to like your sorry ass.

You cannot just go
around shooting people.

- What if he calls the police?
- He ain't calling no police!

Coming straight out of prison!
Trust!

You know, you've been
real disrespectful

ever since you
came out of there.

Yes, I lied to you about Jahil
being your father. Look at him.

But we both thought it was
best you not be involved

- in what he was caught up in.
- Look, it was my idea, Cotton.

You better stay away from that man.
You on probation.

You're gonna end up right back
in there if you're not careful,

- you know that?
- He protected me. If not...

So what? You think you
owe him something?

I need him.

You need him?!

Let me tell you something.
You better

stay away from his black ass.
You hear me?

♪ We gon' ignore ya alarm
and do it again... ♪

I like it. You guys like it?

Joyce Sheree who, girl?

- You killed this verse, Simone.
- Thank you, thank you.

'Sup, girls?

You know what,

- I can't even right now.
- Yeah.

I hate when boys think they're
cute when they're not.

Don't you got
somewhere else to be?

Somebody else's ideas to steal?

That wasn't personal...
That was business.

The chick who leaked the
video, on the other hand,

she got personal, she got
messy, and she got desperate.

I think using pillow talk
to get a leg up on us

in the competition
is pretty personal.

And messy. And desperate.

Oh, my God.

So y'all is really just gonna
argue about me, over me?

Well, I got your argument.

J.

I'm so sorry. I don't really
want y'all arguing...

Yo, you... Joyce?

- I'm-I'm-I'm...
- Are you good?

I'm good. I'm...

- You sure?
- I'm-I'm sure.

Okay.

J.

Oh, my God, oh, my God,
oh, my God, oh, my God.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
- What's in that cup?

- What's in that cup?
- It's lean.

- That could kill her, man.
- She must've mixed it

- with something. We got to call 911.
- Joyce.,

- She mixed it with more lean.
- Joyce, wake up. Joyce, wake up!

I can't lose somebody else.
Please, please, please wake up.

Please, please.

She's conscious.

Hopefully, her manager
can talk her into rehab.

Noah, thank you

for staying with her until
the paramedics arrived.

Oh, that-that was so scary.

I mean, 'cause she's my idol.
Joyce.

I wanted her dream,

'cause she has it all,
and I thought that...

What if I can't even
get my life together?

Breathe. You're having
a panic attack.

Is this why you took my pills?

- I, uh...
- Where are they?

Okay. I thought...

I just thought that maybe
they would help me focus,

- 'cause you take 'em...
- Because I know what I'm doing.

I don't want what happened
to Joyce to happen to you.

- Do you understand me?
- Okay. Yes. Yes, I do.

Just a minute.

Come here. Take this.

- What is that?
- It's a Xanax.

It will help bring you
down, help you to relax.

No alcohol. You're still feeling
anxious after four hours,

- I'll give you another one.
- Okay.

You'll be fine.

You good?

Let's get back to work.

You know this is
not your studio.

- I didn't know y'all were still in here.
- Well, we are.

Doesn't matter anyway.

I can't give Midtown
what they want.

Am I supposed to feel
sorry about that?

Nah. I don't want nobody
feeling sorry for me.

Lucky would've been told
me to stop whining by now.

Lucky was counting on me.

We used to hustle together.

When he heard me
sing, he was like,

"Bro, you ain't
slingin' no more."

You ever have somebody
hear your music and...

just believe in you like that?

Yeah. Star.

I miss him.

I miss making my music.

And those two things,

they're all tied up together.

I can't catch a break.

What's up, guys?

I'm sure you all have seen
the video of Noah's ex.

She's trippin' because
she wants him back.

And I'm here to tell you...

And to let her know...

That we're good.

So stay out of our business.

Okay?

You just caught a break.

Hey, it's me. I'm
just washing up.

Joyce Sheree overdosed
in the studio.

Yeah, I heard.

Angel told me.

It's crazy, right?

Kind of makes you wonder
what kind of life

we fighting for these
girls to get into.

Guess what it is being
a manager, right?

Yeah, a parent, too.

Anyway, look, I'm, uh... I'm gonna be
moving out first thing in the morning.

- I'm just working on the engine.
- Actually...

I was thinking you
shouldn't leave.

Not like that.

But just to help keep
Cotton good, you know?

Yeah, I can do that.

Hey, Carlotta.

- Figured I'd come check on you.
- Oh, hey.

- Hey, man. What's up?
- Hey.

Maurice, right?

Jahil. You Andy and
Angel's guy, right?

- Yeah.
- Am I... interrupting?

No, I just... I
live in the back.

Good night.

How's your daughter doing?

Oh, that's not an easy answer.

I looked at her today, and
all I saw was the old me.

Which was?

A lost young woman
making bad choices.

People got to make their own mistakes.
That's how we grow.

No, she can't. She-she can't
make no more mistakes.

If she does, she
goes back to prison.

- Oh.
- And to make it a family affair,

me and her daddy
both have records.

Her dad?

Jahil is, um...

my daughter's father.

Old boy?

Some drama, huh?

Wow.

I know you're ready to go now.

You've been through a lot.

It makes you strong, beautiful.

♪ If this world were mine ♪

♪ I would place at your feet ♪

The only place I want to
go is to your bedroom.

♪ All that I own ♪

♪ You've been so good to me ♪

♪ If this world were ♪

♪ Mine ♪

♪ I'd give you the flowers ♪

♪ The birds and the bees ♪

♪ And it'd be your
love beside me... ♪

Baby, I'm so sorry.

Just please call me back. I
don't know what came over me.

I didn't mean to hurt you, Star.
Remember when we first met?

Remember who I was then?
That's the real me.

That's still me.

I swear it was just
that one time.

It was just that one time.

I love you. It was
just that one time.

I'm sorry. Baby, I'm so sorry.
Just pick up the phone!

♪ If this world were mine ♪

♪ I would make you a king ♪

♪ With wealth untold ♪

♪ You could have anything. ♪

- Have you tried it, rich girl?
- Are you serious?

- No, no.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I know you all
hear me talk a lot

about how pressure
makes diamonds.

It also kills talent, and I
don't want that to happen

to any of you.

I want you and Midtown to soar.

So we are going to
open big and loud

and strong with a
group opening number.

Here is a copy of the track.

- Noah Brooks.
- You each have a verse.

You are going to close
the showcase...

- Here you go.
- With Alex in a duet.

That supposed to mean you're
performing with us and him?

It does. They are
the biggest thing

we have going here at Midtown,

and they will help bring
eyes to all of you.

Good luck, ladies and gentlemen.

Congrats.

All right.

Alex.

- Alex. Alex!
- What?

Look, we cannot do this
showcase together.

I feel like I'm taking something
away from my own group.

Trust me, I'm not trying to get
in between you and your girls,

but I think we got to
do what Ayanna wants.

- Do we? Okay.
- Wait, wait, wait.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Listen.

I never got a chance to
thank you for earlier.

For everything.

Thank you.

Is this your way of
convincing me to do the duet?

'Cause if it is, you
really suck at this...

I'm sorry. I shouldn't... I
shouldn't have done that.

No, you shouldn't have.

Um, hey, Jax, can I check
my levels real quick?

♪ Do you think about the
times that we're together? ♪

- Yeah, it sounds good.
- Let me hear what it sounds like.

I think it's good.

- Can you turn me up a little bit?
- Will do.

I'll t-try to remember it.
Remember those parts.

- All right.
- Okay.

You good? You ready, Noah?

Ready.

All right, I'm doing
the first verse.

Let's see where it goes.

- You ready?
- Take three: ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Tell me, girl, do you
know what you want? ♪

♪ Tell me, girl ♪

♪ Do you understand how
rare it is indeed ♪

♪ Just to know who you are? ♪

♪ Oh-oh, tell me, girl,
what's in your heart ♪

♪ I know it's hard, can
you play your part? ♪

♪ Can you take your mind
off the silly things ♪

♪ Keep your eye on the ball? ♪

♪ I know this inconsistent
relationship trip ♪

♪ Is killing you ♪

♪ It's killing me, too,
believe it or not ♪

♪ But you ain't gotta worry 'bout
nobody comin' round here ♪

♪ Gettin' none of this
or takin' your spot ♪

♪ Do you think about the
times that we're together? ♪

♪ And she said,
"No, but I think ♪"

♪ About the times we
ain't together" ♪

♪ And I said "Oh" ♪

♪ I said, "No, this
ain't right" ♪

♪ Said, your hands
got too much time ♪

♪ Staying up all
hours of the night ♪

♪ Checking my page, seeing
who and what I like ♪

♪ Ooh, on my timeline
seeing who is new ♪

♪ Don't worry about
who follows who ♪

♪ Baby, here's the truth ♪

♪ Yeah, I see a lot of people...
but, baby ♪

♪ I want you ♪

♪ We need to let go
of the jealousy ♪

♪ 'Cause turning our
back won't do ♪

♪ Without compromise, we lose ♪

- ♪ Oh, baby, I want
you ♪ - ♪ It's you ♪

♪ I really can't say
enough about ya ♪

- ♪ Yeah, baby, I choose ♪ - ♪
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪

♪ All I wanna do
is be around ya ♪

♪ Don't you worry
'bout the old ♪

♪ 'Cause we're on to the
new, ain't studdin' them ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm
thinking 'bout you ♪

♪ Know that nothin' can come ♪

♪ Between what we
have and what we do ♪

♪ So for the times
that I'm gone ♪

- ♪ Yeah ♪ - ♪ Know that
this much is true ♪

- ♪ Yeah... ♪ - ♪ Baby,
you are not alone ♪

♪ So I'm asking you ♪

♪ Do you think about the
times that we're together? ♪

- ♪ But you say no,
no ♪ - ♪ No, no ♪

♪ I think about the
times we're together ♪

♪ I said, "Oh" ♪

♪ What in the world are
we tryin' to do? ♪

♪ What we tryin' to say,
what we tryin' to prove? ♪

♪ Fussin' and fightin'
like we want a war ♪

♪ When we both know
that ain't true, yeah ♪

♪ As long as the sky is blue ♪

- ♪ Sky is blue ♪ - ♪
As long as the homie ♪

♪ Sing a song or two ♪

♪ Baby, it's true ♪

♪ I'm-a see a whole
lotta people ♪

- ♪ Lotta people, lotta people
♪ - ♪ But, baby, I want you ♪

- ♪ I'm trying to love
you true ♪ - ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Celebrate who you are ♪

- ♪ Yeah... ♪ - ♪
Appreciate ya for you ♪

♪ Baby, I want you ♪

- ♪ Yeah ♪ - ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

- ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
♪ - ♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh,
ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ Not 'cause I want ya,
happy to have ya ♪

♪ Not 'cause I need ya,
because I want ya, babe ♪

♪ Not 'cause I need ya,
I really love ya ♪

♪ I really want ya, babe ♪

♪ And I gotta have you,
I wanna lead you ♪

♪ I kinda need you, babe ♪

♪ I'm happy to have ya ♪

♪ I really love ya, and
I choose you, baby ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh. ♪

- I missed you.
- Oh.

I missed you, too.

You're beautiful.

You okay?

Yeah.