Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019–…): Season 3, Episode 9 - After the Smoke Is Clear - full transcript

You think this is a game?

You wanna smoke
some shit, nigga?

Here you go, nigga!

It won't happen again!
I promise!

Hey, yo, what the fuck
is you doin'?

Sometimes you gotta get

your hands a little bloody.

You need to let that go.

You're about to be a father.

I know that, Rie.

This is
my main priority, a'ight?



Go to the studio.

Do what you gotta do.

I thought you were broke.

I sold my whip.

Check that out.
What is this?

It's my first check.

I promise that it ain't
gonna be my last, Pops.

Wu-Tang is a whole brand.

Do you have any sales data
to back that up?

We're working on it.

Man, Power really did
pull this whole store off.

Hey, beautiful.

Jerome is out?

Showed up on my doorstep
like a lost puppy.



And there's a house just like it

waiting for us in Ohio.

Mom, Dad...

- What?
- I made the football team.

Hey!

What happened to The Abbot?

He went to go
develop a new sound

to compete with the ministers.

But while
The Abbot is busy meditating,

people out here hurting.

Hey, yo.

Yeah, what can I help you with?

I'm look for
this David Axelrod album,

uh, Song of Innocence.
Y'all got it?

All our inventory's
on the floor.

We have a lot of his
other albums if that works.

Nah.
I really need this album, yo.

It's got this song on it,
"Holy Thursday."

You know what I'm talking about?

Something you're gonna sample?

Uh... thank you, man.

Oh.

I have been waiting here
for 30 minutes.

Weren't you the one
who wanted to synchronize

our flights
so we could ride together?

Yeah, yeah.
Look, I know. I know.

Look, I had... I had to stop by

the music store
real fast, a'ight?

Yeah.
Of course you did.

Get your ass over here.

I missed you.

- Yeah.
- I did.

Missed you too.

I did. I missed you.

- You look good.
- Thanks, love.

So what'd you buy?

They didn't have
what I was looking for,

but, uh, I've had this song

stuck in my head for weeks now.

"Holy Thursday."

It go like...

No, no, no.
No, no.

"Holy Thursday"
doesn't go like that.

"Holy Thursday" goes...

Now, listen to this.

Gets bigger.

What you know
about David Axelrod?

Here we go.
You thinking you

the only person in this family

knows anything about music.

David Axelrod did some

of my favorite Lou Rawls tracks.

Their version of
"You Make Me So Very Happy."

- Okay.
- Mm!

You ever think that you get
your producer gene from me?

Anyway, it's nice
that you came all this way

from LA for Infinite's birthday.

Shurrie and Dennis...
Oh, excuse me, Ghost face.

- Ghost face.
- They appreciate it.

I haven't been out here in,
what, like, six, seven months?

Since, uh, we got done
doing Liquid Swords.

Now I gotta finish up
Ghost's album and, after that,

get started
on the second group album.

The second album can't just be
better than the first album.

It has to change the game.

See, last time,
I knew how to do that.

This time, I don't know... yet.

When I had the brothers sign
those five-year contracts,

I told them,
at the end of all of this,

I would have them at the top.

The top, to me,

means the number one album
in the world.

That song that's in your head,

you gonna sample that
for their next album?

I don't know.

But I'm looking for a new sound.

Wu-Tang always needs
to be moving forward.

Hmm.

And it's all gonna take place

at the infamous Wu-Tang Mansion,

which I still
have never been to.

It's not even like that.

Yo, look, Dennis don't even
wanna record

at the house this time.

He wanna record
in Staten Island.

Dennis?

In the old neighborhood?

Yeah.

Is that a good idea?

What?

Yo, Ma.

You... you worry too much.

Yo, Ghost is back.

Yeah.

Shit, I may not
have been here in the physical,

but my heart ain't never left.
You already know.

Hey!

Yeah! Just right.

- Is it time for presents?
- Presents?

You haven't even finished
your cake yet.

I did.

Grandma gave me
the rest of hers.

Mm-mm-mm.
Mm-mm-mm.

You were not supposed
to tell anybody.

Okay, well, when you're
bouncing off the walls

from all that sugar later,

Grandma can give you a bath
and put you to bed.

Presents!

Presents!
Presents!

Presents! Presents!
Presents!

All right, all right.

Get it.
Whoo!

Tickle Me Elmo.
Thanks, Uncle Jus.

- You know I got you, lil' man.
- Hey, yo, Nia's been on my ass

to get her one of those
for Gigi.

How'd you score that, huh?

I'm the toy man. Ask Bobby.

We need to talk
about this seriously.

Nintendo!

Mommy, Uncle Bobby
got me a Nintendo!

Uncle Bobby, you don't think

he's a little too young
for that?

No, nah, Mommy used to let me
play Atari all the time.

Uh, I absolutely did not.

A'ight, look, look, look.

Hand-eye coordination, at his
age, where it needs to be.

I guess.

Baby, I think
that's all the gifts.

Hey, hold on, hold on, hold on.

We got one last one.

- Oh!
- Open it up.

- Ooh.
- What's that?

Ooh, that's that good
ice water shit.

- Come on.
- Pardon me. Pardon me.

Just saying, lil' man,
you gonna be outshining

all the kids in the sandbox. Okay.

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Don't break it. Don't break it.
You know what I mean?

Hey, yo, sandbox,
playground, wherever he at,

he gonna let them know.
Word.

You didn't get all this gold
for me and Darren's birthday.

When Moms comes back
from Florida,

she gonna have something to say.

Hey, what you
talking about, man?

I already iced out
her wrist last birthday.

Hey, yo, how you gonna play
with all these toys?

There's too many of them.

Did you get as many toys
as me on your birthday?

Nah.

How come?

I ain't have it like you

when me and your uncles
was growing up.

But it's cool, though,
'cause we had that.

A record player?

Nah, The Delfonics.

See, anytime I felt sad
or... or... or alone,

I'd just put on
one of their records

and start to feel
a little bit better.

And I want you to...
To be better,

have a better life.

Yeah.

All of our lives are better.

And you got nothing
to worry about, okay?

Okay?

Oh.

About to get some more cake?

You know it.

Oh, Shurrie,
I don't want your bed.

Couch is fine.

Mommy, it's fine.

Besides, Infinite will be
so happy if Mommy and Daddy

have a sleepover in his room.

He's been asking for months.

Dang, Mommy, how many bags
did you bring from Ohio?

And what did you pack, ballgowns?

You got some extra plans
I should know about?

Best to be prepared than not.

And I'm rolling
with certified celebrities.

Never know when an event
may be happening.

You best believe
I'll be looking fly.

Mm.

All right.

Mommy, I'm so glad you're here.

Yeah.
I'm happy y'all are.

Yeah.

Been too long.

- Oh.
- No, don't stab me.

Gah!
Ah, look at that.

Gah!

Look at that.

He crazy like you.

- That's you.
- I guess.

Hey, yo, Bobby.

Yo, when we going through
that next joint, son?

You got us here right now.

Yeah, and all
the brothers are in town,

which is rare nowadays.

A'ight, soon, yo.
Y'all niggas know

I gotta finish up
Ghost's shit first, a'ight?

Yo, quick heads-up.

Finna go on tour
on the West Coast,

quick 11 days,
quick little flip.

Yo, going away to record
Cuban Linx made sense then.

You know what I mean?

Ghost coming back
to the concrete to do his album

makes sense now.

I feel like that's what we
should do for the new album.

Oh, no.

I feel like I'm looking
for something...

Something different,

something that takes us
to the top.

A new sound.

New sound, what that mean?

A new sound, nigga.

I'm still trying
to figure it out.

Find it quickly 'fore
shit come up for everyone.

All right. Whatever, whatever.

I got some BI to attend to.
You know what I mean?

- Word. God, same, yo.
- All right, peace.

Peace.

Let us know when you ready, son.

All right.
See y'all, niggas.

Well, I'm just gonna go hook up

this Nintendo real quick.

- Hey, uh, Mommy.
- Hey.

- I'm about to head out.
- Uh-huh.

I gotta get some, uh, equipment.

- All right?
- All right.

- All right.
- Okay. Mwah.

- I love you.
- All right.

Love you too.
Take care, baby.

I will.

Hey, Mommy, I gotta bounce.
I gotta pick up some medicine.

I hope Nia and Gigi,
they feel better soon.

- Hey, baby.
- Oh, shit.

Oh, she threw up again?

No, I was just about to go
to Pathmark.

Hold on, baby.

Mommy, what happened
to your arm?

Um, me and Randy
going down some steps.

He tripped and grabbed my arm.

Hey, Randy's got a strong grip.

Yeah.
Well, he's taller than you.

You haven't seen him in a while.

I'm gonna go get
changed out of this.

Uh, the new MPC just came in.

Have you tried it yet?

No, not yet.

Let me get one of those.

Is there something specific
you're looking for?

Nothing specific, just...
Just wanna...

Just wanna try
different things, you know?

Let me... let me grab this too.
Yeah.

Oh, shit.

Hey, yo.

What about this?

A slide guitar.

A slide what?

- A slide guitar.
- Oh.

Like, uh, you know
the George Harrison song

"Give Me Love"?

Yeah, "Give Me...
Give Me Peace on Earth"?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Let me grab this too, right?

- You got it.
- Yeah, fuck it.

Yeah.

Uh...

we're not supposed to,
but I'd kick myself

if I didn't say something
to you, man.

I loved that beat
for Liquid Swords, bro.

I can't wait
for the next Wu album.

Respect.

Tell Willie Mitchell.

He's the one
that played the music.

RZA just lifted it.

Yeah, well, that's
why, uh, Mr. Mitchell

gets a cut off the record.

Quite happily, too, I might add.

Can you even play that?

I can buy the guitar.

I can pay someone to play
for me if I wanna hear it.

Problem is, you don't.

Guys like you are putting
guys like me out of work.

- Hey, come on, man.
- It's all good.

I actually like
some of your records.

But that doesn't make you
a real musician.

My gold and platinum records
say otherwise, OG.

Later.

As the mayor holds

a press conference...

Good afternoon, New York.

For all you lonely...

Yeah, son!

Yo, this shit still got
that new-car smell.

- You know what I mean?
- You know.

You gotta treat yourself
every now and again.

You know what I mean?

What's up, guys?
Angie Martinez...

[static crackling

That's my shit right here.
Ooh. Uh-huh.

Whoo-hoo!
Yo, yo.

You got fuckin' speakers
in the headrest or something?

Hell yeah.
Worth every penny.

I knew
this shit was gonna be a hit

the second I heard it, son.

He fuckin' murdered that track.

Yeah, yo.

Wu Wear sales spike
every time a new song pops off.

You know what I mean?

A rising tide
lifts all boats, nigga.

Remember that.

Yo, what if, instead
of using the regular models,

we use the Cream Team
to wear our clothes

in the next photo shoot?

It's good for the brand.

It's good for the group.

Speaking of, this new Wu album,

I don't know what RZA meant
about finding a new sound.

Yo, son, what the fuck?

Look over there, nigga.

Hey, yo, you trying to take me

on a Macy's shopping spree
or some shit?

Wait, hold on, that's U-God?

Yo, son!
Yeah.

- That's our shit?
- Yeah, yeah.

Yo, son! What the fuck?
I been telling niggas.

The Macy's
front fuckin' window, nigga.

The Macy's
front fuckin' window, son.

I been telling niggas, man.
I been telling niggas, man.

What you talking about?

What you talking about, son?

- Told y'all niggas.
- What you mean?

Yo, yo, you really got
The Delfonics

to be on my shit, son?

They was excited to do it.

And they loved 36 Chambers.

And, yo, your verse
on "Can It Be,"

yo, they fuckin' loved it.

Hey, yo, that's crazy.

And I could really hear them
on the shit, too, like...

yeah, like...

like, being... like, being young

and becoming a successful MC
is one thing.

But being a kid always playing
their records and shit,

it's big, it's legendary.

You know what I mean?

Yo, having them sing on my shit,

it's like everything
coming full circle.

Feel me?
Yeah, yeah, nigga.

I feel you, yo.

- Found it.
- Oh, shit.

Yo, let me see,
let me see, let me see.

Yo, this could be
that new sound I need, yo.

- Yo.
- Hmm?

Yo, I told you to get
Song of Innocence, yo,

not Songs of Experience.

Hey, yo, I'ma get some air.

Are you sure?

Yeah, Tom.
I'm sure, yo.

'Cause isn't "Song
of Innocence" an Enigma song?

Yo...

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

- How you doing, Power?
- What up? What up?

You guys are here early.

Traffic was light.

I appreciate you making
the trek all the way to Staten.

I mean, I could have came
by the offices

in New York, though.

No, we like seeing
the product up close.

Congrats on that Macy's
window display.

It's, uh, prime real estate.
Thank you.

Appreciate it.
Appreciate it.

You know, we've been
pushing for, like, a year.

But, you know,
the hard work paid off.

You know what I'm saying?

Well, which brings us
to why we're here.

We've been keeping our eye
on Wu Wear since it came out.

Yeah, you guys
are onto something.

Streetwear's gonna go
to the next level.

And we just wanna help you
get there.

Yeah, I heard you guys got

a great network
with manufacturing.

We have contracts with
factories in China and India,

which will cut your costs

by 2/3.
2/3?

Yeah, not to mention
retail relationships

we have with all
the department stores.

I mean, we already got
something in Macy's,

though, you know?

You got a single window display,

and it took about a year.

No disrespect.

But how long is it gonna take

to get that second window?

All right, so look, y'all here

to sell me on scaling,
so sell me.

We can get Wu Wear
into every department store

across the country
by the end of the summer.

Just in time for fall.

Kids going back to school.

Wu-Tang logo in every
high school hallway in America.

Is your fall collection ready?

We working on it.

What's the offer, though?

Got till the end
of the week to decide.

Okay, so, what,
y'all putting a clock on it?

Full disclosure,
we're looking at other brands,

but we... we don't make this kind
of offer to just anybody.

- Appreciate it.
- Think about it.

- Thank you so much.
- Thanks for coming.

Pleasure.

My goodness.

I know.

It's a lot of money, right?

For a guy that don't know

how to fold a shirt properly.

Give that here.

Okay, well, after you're done,

I got some more stuff
for you to fold in the back...

- All right.
- If you want.

So what you think about that?

What's there to think about?
It's a great offer.

I mean, do you need
to get approval

from the other members
of the group?

Nah, I control Wu Wear.

Then take the deal.

Yeah, but I'd be
selling them my business,

- our business.
- Yes.

And collecting
a very respectable royalty

for the rest of your life

without having to lift a finger.

Yeah, but I put so much...

Yeah, but you don't
wanna give up something

you built from scratch.
I get that.

I mean, look,
we'd be giving up all control.

I mean, what would you do
if someone offered

to buy your store?

At those numbers...

I'd have taken an early
retirement with your mother,

chase the sun all year long.

When you're my age, I promise,

you won't be sitting back,
saying, "I wish"

- "I worked more in my life."
- Yeah, but I don't mind

- the work, Pop.
- Yeah.

But the brand can grow
without you.

If you take the money,
you have the freedom

to create something else.

I mean, you've done it once.

You're a businessman, son.

Isn't that what business is?

Hey, what you say, young man?

Hey, what's up?
What's happening, y'all?

What up? What up?
What up?

How you doing, man?

Right there, yeah.
Nice to meet you.

- I'm William.
- Yeah, what's up?

What up, bro?

- How you doing, brother?
- Nice to meet you.

What's happening, man?

All right.

Shh! Yo!

Yo, fuck yeah!

I went to every single
record shop in Brooklyn,

and I almost got in a fight
with an engineer at D&D,

but that's it.

Yo, hell yeah.

You wanna put on
"Holy Thursday"?

- Yeah.
- A'ight.

Hmm.

Dude, don't tell me.

That's not the record.

I don't think
that's the right song.

I don't... I don't think
that's the...

That's the sound
I'm... I'm looking for.

- What's the sound?
- I don't know.

I'm still trying
to figure it out.

Everyone's gonna be expecting
something game-changing

for this next Wu album.

I need a smoke.

All right.

Yo, yo.

Shit. What's good, 'Vine?

What you doing here?

Yeah, um,
so I gotta dip for a few days,

so if you can't get
a hold of me, you know,

don't even worry, a'ight?

Female drama?

Nah, nah.
It's nothing.

Just stay focused
on what you're doing, a'ight?

Hey, yo.
Yo, yo, yo.

You talking
like you used to talk

when you was in the streets, nigga.

What's up?

I think Jerome
put hands on Mommy.

Yo, what?

Yeah, she got bruises
all over her arms.

Now, she gave me
some bullshit excuse,

but, you know,
it's pretty obvious to me.

So I'ma take a ride to Ohio

and have a little chat
with Jerome.

Know what I mean?
Yo, fuck it.

Yo, we out.

No, no, no, nigga.

You... you got work to do.

Yo, fuck you mean
I got work to do, nigga?

You expect me to work after
hearing some shit like that?

Yo, come on.
Come on, 'Vine.

You're not Bobby Diggs anymore.

Know what I mean?
You are the RZA.

Yeah.
The RZA still has a mother.

And if the RZA
can't take care of his moms,

he ain't nobody.

A'ight, you driving, though.

Hey, Ghost should be here soon.

You want me to cue up
the two-inch?

Hey, uh, you handle that,
a'ight?

- Me?
- Yeah.

Look, the song is already done.

All you gotta do
is just record the vocals.

Where are you going?

Yo, peace, peace.

Ah, thanks for the ride.

Nah, nah, of course,
of course, of course.

Yo, thank you so much
for doing this.

Nah, for real.
Like... like... like, I...

I grew up on y'all,
like, since I was

a snot-nosed kid just listening

to y'all records and shit.

Always great to hear.

- Yeah.
- Nah, for real.

Y'all music really helped me...
Helped me get

through some shit in my life.

I grew up right over there.

Ah. Has it changed much?

Haven't been back in a minute.

It's good to return to the
old neighborhood now and again.

Mm.

Never forget
where you came from.

Always remember
where you're going.

Word.

We spent a lot of time together.

On and off for 30 years.

No shit, 30 years?

And we're still touring.

Not too many groups
can say that.

Hey, yo, what do you think
kept y'all together?

Like... like, what's
the secret, for real?

Love the music.

Now, let's hear some.

Word.

This motherfucker
right here, son.

Fucking play me?

Fucker.

What? What? What?

Fucker.

Fuck.

Shit. Shit.

Shit.

My bad, y'all.
My bad.

My bad.

Yo, I'ma punch in right here.

That was crazy.

Crazy?
That was insane.

One second,
he's smiling, chatting us up.

The next, he's firing
out the fuckin' window.

What do you think set him off?

I'm done.
Forget this.

Okay.

You wanna tell him
we're leaving?

Hey, yo.
Hey, yo, cut the music, son.

- Everything cool in here?
- Yeah.

Yeah.

You sure?

He's just anxious
to do his thing.

Right?
Right.

Oh, uh, word, word.

I mean, I could...
I could do my verse later

if y'all wanna just go in there
and do y'all shit now.

That works for us.

Hey, yo, son,
you really got The Delfonics

on your shit, son.

Hey, yo, I'm saying, son.

This shit crazy, son.
Word, word.

Hey, yo.

Your verse
better be fire, nigga.

Hey, yo, what...
Get the fuck outta here.

Hold on.

I gotta kill you on your own
shit now, nigga, like...

- You ain't doing that shit.
- Yeah, a'ight, son.

You ain't doing that shit.

Legendary for real.

Get you right right now.

Hey, yo.

Yo, we not bringing that.

Hey, yo, you said everything
is on the table, right?

Yo, that's still Randy's dad.

We need to put
the fear of God in him,

not just the fear
of the gods on Earth.

I mean, I'm talking some, like...

Some Old Testament shit.
Know what I mean?

All right, look, how about, uh,

we go to Ghost's
tomorrow morning?

Now, you know he got some shit
if we trying to get biblical.

Hey, yo, I don't want
to wait until morning

to fuck this nigga up, a'ight?

Ghost is at work.

Yo, besides, yo, I just got
this new equipment.

And, yo, I'm trying to...

I'm trying to play
with that shit.

Oh, okay.
Okay, you get to play

with your toys,
but I can't bring mine, huh?

What you gonna do?
You just gonna go

ding-a-ling-a-ling?

Hi, baby.

- How was it?
- It was all good.

Uh...
you trying to play cool?

You met your childhood heroes.

What were they like?

It was nice.

Quiet.

That's it?

Yo, look, Rie,
I'm... I'm tired, for real.

Long day, so...

No, but the track came out
dope, though.

Did you remember to get
that autograph for my mom?

Shit.

Hell.

I could barely find the time

after the fuckin' shoot-out, son.

Shoot-out?

Wait, what are you talking
about, like a real shoot-out?

Yeah, Rie.
You know how that shit go.

Go back to the old hood,
niggas start acting up.

Shit go down.
Know what I mean?

No, I don't know.

What the fuck happened?

Niggas was creepin', a'ight?

I see this car, the same car,

following me around
all fucking day.

So boom, next thing I know,

I'm in the car
with The Delfonics.

Nigga pull up to my side,
so I had to back it out.

You had to back it out?

- Yeah.
- No, you didn't.

How do you even know
they were gonna do anything?

Like, it could have
all been in your head.

Hell, it probably was.
What?

What are you...
What are you talking about?

The niggas was trying to rob me
for my jewels or some shit.

So then they rob you
for your jewels

and you buy some new ones.

You are not that kid
in Stapleton

who has to act hard all the time

listening to The Delfonics.

No.

You're the famous rapper

who has The Delfonics
on his record.

You are a father.

You are my partner.
You have everything to lose.

Yo, stop talking to me
like I'm some fuckin' child.

Then stop acting like one.

You can't do the same shit
that you used to do.

And you can't handle conflict
like you was in the hood.

You need to grow.

You need to evolve
past this shit.

Hey, yo, well,
this is me, a'ight?

- Mm.
- And being me

got us this nice fuckin'
apartment, a'ight?

- Who cares about this shit?
- You do.

You sitting up here
comfortable, right?

I ain't about
to change for nobody.

Clearly.

And you're gonna go?

Ghost face.

Now you see him, now you don't.

Whatever, Rie. Whatever.

I love waking up to the smell

of someone else
making breakfast.

- Mm-hmm.
- Ooh.

Ah-ah-ah. Here.

Made the eggs
just the way you like 'em.

Mm, thank you, Mommy.

Mm-hmm.
Dennis up?

No, he's not here.

I wish I had known that.

I cooked all this turkey bacon.

If I had known that, I would
have gotten the real stuff.

Mmm.

I still don't know
how you make them so fluffy!

I know Randy's missing this.

Mommy, how long are you staying?

Not that it matters. No.

You can stay
as long as you want.

I was just...
You know, I'm not sure.

But hey, if I'm in the way...

No, you're not in the way.

Is everything okay?

Jerome and I are separating.

This time, for good.

Randy, he's older now.

He's got his... friends.

He's got his football.

And he wants
to stay in Ohio, so...

Mm.

What happened?

Grow and change.

At least I did.

Jerome's always gonna be Jerome.

Yeah, I never liked him.

- Hey, Mommy.
- Hey.

Just in time for some breakfast.

Take a seat.
Uh-

Uh, yo, sure, sure.

We can... we can eat something
real quick,

though there's a lot
of work to do for...

For Ghost's album.
Hey, big head.

- This early?
- Yeah.

You know, uh, deadlines,
all that?

Mm-hmm.

Hmm.

Hey, yo, Rie.

Dennis in the bedroom?

No.

Yo, he at the...
He at the studio?

I don't know.

Hey, I need to go inside
your closet to grab some shit.

- Like what?
- Like tapes and shit, a'ight?

We don't have tapes and shit
in the closet.

Yo, why you always trying to...

You walk up in here...

Just let me go in there
to grab something, a'ight?

Just like old times, huh, Mommy?

It is and it isn't.

I mean, y'all are all in
different places in your life,

and I'm so proud of how far

you've each come, you know,

business, relationship, music.

What was that
you told me, Bobby?

Uh, what is it?

Wu-Tang always needs
to be moving forward.

That right?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

Yo, Mommy, what the fuck?

Mommy,
is... is that from...

Reason I left Jerome.

Pretty much.

And I'm not looking back.

And neither should any of you.

What about Randy?

Have you seen him lately?

You seen his pictures?

He's bigger than
the three of you put together

and wants
to finish his football.

He's living
with a teammate, you know.

Might even get
a scholarship to college.

And that motherfucker Jerome?

That motherfucker Jerome
is on probation.

And last time I heard,
this violates that,

so he and his lawyer got
a lot of work ahead of 'em.

Now, I'm going for a walk.

And since you boys,
you're looking for a mess

to clean up,

by all means...

Damn, huh?

A'ight, I guess I'll, uh,
go and work on Ghost's album.

About that...

What up,
let' press these cats, yo.

Hey, I'm sorry I, uh,
couldn't be here

to help you record this.

Nah, nah, it's cool.

We got what we needed,
so, you know...

This shit sounds dope.

You know, first time I heard
"Didn't I Blow Your Mind,"

I was, like, maybe three.

It was some... some crazy storm
outside, thunderin' and shit.

Moms put it on
so I wouldn't be scared.

Now these niggas scared of me.

At least Major Harris was.

It's crazy, though,
'cause, yo, yo,

it's really the dark-skinned
nigga that got the falsetto.

I thought it was
the light-skinned one.

Yo.

Nah, I'm serious.
I'm serious.

For real.
Come on, come on, come on.

Hey, uh, what's up
with you and Rie?

You know,
she pissed off and shit.

Telling me I can't keep doing
the same shit I've been doing.

Neither can I.

You been doing drive-bys
in LA or something?

Shit, something
like that, nigga.

Almost.

Hey, what you talking about?

Man, we just...

We just gotta keep
moving forward.

Never backwards.

Musically too.

That's... that's what
I've been reaching for.

Just ain't found it yet.

Hey, yo, right before
you left for Ohio,

you played me some...
Some beat, like,

it's almost some Jackson 5
type shit.

Reminded me of our childhood.

Remember that?

Play that shit, son.

I got some shit for that.

Peace.

Y'all hiring right now?

Sorry.
All positions is filled.

All right.

Thanks.

Hey, yo.

You from around the way?

Yeah, I live in 160.

Oh, you from 1-6-0?

Okay, yeah, I know
about over there.

How long you been stayin' there?

My whole life.

Staten Island all day,
like y'all.

I'm trying to do
positive things like y'all too.

You know what?

Might have something
opening up soon.

Here's an application.
Fill that out.

Yo, the chef has arrived.

- Son, what's the word, man?
- What up?

Ready for my close-up and shit.

That's Rae right there.
Yo, yo, it's Raekwon.

Fuckin' be walking runways
in Milan and shit.

Cuban Linx is my favorite album.

Can you...

Yo, son, not on
the application, yo.

Whatever.
I'll get you another one.

A'ight, son.

Hold on. Hold... you still
ain't leave the house?

What are you doing, son?

Nigga, we 15 minutes out
right now, man.

Stop playing, son.

Get... hey, yo, listen,
listen, listen, listen.

Get your ass on the train, son.

Meet us there.

See, wrangling niggas

ain't as easy as it look, right?

That's not even funny, man.

It's like a full-time job.

I don't think
I got the patience.

We at the...
We at window again, son?

A'ight.
Yeah, yeah.

You know what I'm saying?
I know how you feel.

Know what I mean?

When I... when I first
dropped my album,

know what I'm saying,
I was riding all over the city

looking for...
Looking for posters

and billboards and shit.

Know what I mean?

Word.

What, you want to get out
and take a photo, nigga?

Nah, son, that ain't it.

I'm just trying to let
the moment last

as much as I can,
know what I'm saying?

Might be the last time I see
my shit like this, yo.

The fuck that mean?

I got a offer for Wu Wear.

- Oh, word?
- Like, a big offer, though.

Like, I'm talking like,
if I take the deal, like,

I can make that cream
on royalties forever.

- Oh, word?
- You know what I'm saying?

So what's the problem?

I'd lose control.

Yo, nigga, like,
Wu Wear was supposed

to be our thing, right?

Know what I'm saying?
That was supposed to...

represent us
and where we came from.

Don't take the deal, then.

I mean, fuck you need
they money for anyway, son?

Wu Wear blowing up.

Son, I can't grow
the business fast enough

with the money
we making right now.

It's like, yeah, we...
We got this window here.

That's cool or whatever,
but, like, what about

all the other stores
all around the country,

all around the world,
even, nigga?

Know what I'm saying?

Like, cash rules everything.
You know that.

- Yeah.
- You know that, son.

Yeah.

So how much you need to keep it
in the family and do it big?

I mean, a lot more

than we pulling in right now, nigga.

I might have a little something

I can put in your pocket.

You know you're not guaranteed

to get your money back, right?

Just 'cause we ain't
hustling in the street no more

don't mean this ain't no hustle.

Know what I mean?

You invested in me, right?

And the whole crew.

Yeah, it's time for us
to have your back.

You sure?

We ain't about to let
some non-street niggas

in charge of Wu Wear.

Come on, son.

Nah, we keeping that shit
in the family.

- Word.
- Word.

If the rest of
the brothers kick in like you,

then we'll really be able
to grow Wu Wear ourselves.

Know what I mean?

So what you think?

I think it's beautiful.

It might be the best thing
you've ever written.

Word?

Yeah, because that song
is the Ghost that...

That's the Dennis
that I fell in love with.

And I'm happy
that the rest of the world

gets to see that man.

Hey, yo, look, Rie.

I'm sorry
about that other night.

For real.

Mm-hmm.

I promise that's
never gonna happen.

All right, Ma,
so this right here

is what we call the Wu Mansion.

Yeah.
Come on in.

Oh! Whew.

Yeah, this is
our living room right here.

You know, we be having a bunch
of get-togethers down here.

You know?

You see the barbecue pit.

If you look further back,

we got a pool.
Wow.

Yeah.

Wow.

Come here.
Come here.

Yeah.
Let's go see what's over there.

- Kitchen, right?
- Ah.

You know Raekwon be
cheffing it up, you know?

Trying.

Yeah, we got this...

Marble top right here.

Ooh.

Beautiful.

Big.

Yeah.

Hey, I wanna apologize for...

For not spending
as much time as...

As we should have
since you've been here.

No.
Look, I understand.

I mean, you workin'
to pay for all of this.

Nah.

I'm sorry about Jerome too.

That's okay.

Like, I told Shurrie, okay?

Don't worry about me.

So...

you gonna move
to New York permanently?

Well, I don't know.

Um, I'm thinking about it.

Okay, it would be nice
to be here,

closer to my grandkids.

- Yeah.
- And you gonna work

on giving me a few more.

That's funny.

Hey, you remember
living in Staten Island,

looking at those mansions
on top of Todt Hill?

Oh, yeah.
Now look at you.

Got one of those mansions
for yourself.

Well, I mean,
it's not on that hill,

but, you know, still.

You know, I'm thinkin'...
maybe it's time.

What?
You movin'?

Well, not necessarily.

Because you are, Ma.

What you talking about, you two?

You know I always figure
everything out for myself.

I always do.

Yeah, well,
that's the thing, right?

You spent our entire lives
figuring things out,

never had the home you wanted

but made our house a home.

We wouldn't be here
without you, Ma.

We buying you that house.

You deserve it.

That's where you belong.

My boys.

Thank you.

- Yeah, we love you.
- Yeah.

I love you.
I love you so much.

Thank you.

So this is where
all the magic happens.

Hmm.
All right.

We are not in the basement
anymore, are we?

- Yeah.
- Hey.

You found that record
you were looking for.

Yeah, yeah.

It's not the sound
I had in my head,

but, you know...

Well, what's the sound
that you had in your head?

I don't know.
It's kind of hard to explain.

You know when you, uh...

You have the answer
to a question but you just...

you just keep getting...

- Interrupted.
- Yeah.

Hey, yo.
Peace, peace.

Gotta move forward
as an artist, right?

Hey, yo.
I think the album's done, son.

Not yet.

I want to try something

that'll bridge us
to the next Wu album.

Bridge?
What you mean, bri...

Hey, Ma.
I really gotta...

No... it's fine.

I know what that look
in your eye means.

It's okay.

Uh, I've been dying
to check out your pool anyway.

- Oh.
- Oh, you gotta be kidding me.

Oh, you wanna run it back?
Go ahead.

Rack it up.

A'ight, a'ight.

Look, I... fine.

I got five minutes.
Okay?

I can play you on a quick game.

You won't have a chance.

You know, uh, I wish it
was this easy to bring

all the brothers together.

I don't know
how you did it, Mommy.

I mean, there were
so many different things

that were pulling me
and Bobby and... and Shurrie

and even Randy
in different directions,

and yet you still got us
to come home every day.

Love.

- I know it sounds simple.
- Mm.

But with everything that's
going on in our crazy lives,

we forget to let people know
that they are loved,

first and foremost,
above business,

above everything.

Now let me kick your ass again.

All right.

Pow!
Oh!

That was good.
And you got one in.

Yeah.

That shit gonna work.

Oh, my God!

Who is it?

It's probably my mom.

Okay, okay, okay, okay.

Hello?

He's busy.

We're busy.

Yo, who the fuck is that?

Hey, yo, yo.

This entire time,
I've had this...

This sound stuck in my head, yo.

I thought maybe
it was from a record.

But yo, yo, it's...

It's from my head.
It's from my mind.

Hey, yo, everything
come from your mind.

What you talking about?
Yo, I know.

But... but look, this time,
I ain't building from samples.

I'm building from instruments.

Hey, yo, fuck you talkin' about?

You don't play no instruments.

I do now, nigga.

Yo, check this out.

I know you hear that, nigga.

Yo.
Yo, yo, yo.

Hey, yo, what the hell
is that, son?

That's our new sound.

We're not just...
moving forward.

We're moving upward.

Ooh, shit.

This is gonna take us
to number one... in the world.

Get on the line.