" Okay, so last time y'all saw Star..." " You're not happy to see me?" "I didn't kill Otis." "Well, if Simone didn't kill him, then who did?" "Can you switch for me?" "Yeah." "Why does everything have to be a fight with her?" "'Cause that's all she's ever known." "Well, if we're ever gonna make it as a group, she needs to get it together." "My dad is in jail." "Must be why you're so tight with your mom." "You sure you want to give me your credit card?" "I see $20,000 spent in a high-end fashion boutique." "This is Detective Belkin from the Atlanta Police Department." "When's the last time you saw your husband?" "Jahil's up to something." "It's only a matter of time." "Lord, I know you got this... that you oversee all of this, but please keep an extra lookout for this girl." "She's naive and ain't got a clue about this thing called fame." "Maybe if you pull your eyes away from yourself, we can get to work." "I know the work and the song." "The children's hospital event is tomorrow." "We need to be working." "This is work." "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought we were singers." "It says right here, "Word on the street is that Morgan's new love interest," "Ms. Star Davis..." that's my name..." ""is the leader of a new up-and-coming girl group out of Atlanta."" "There is no leader." "It's publicity, Alex." " That's all." " Not the right kind." "Do you want to be known as some football player's piece of ass?" "Our likes are sky-high, and we're trending off the charts." "No." "You." "You're trending." "Not our music." "Jahil is late again." "Do you think it has something to do with this whole Otis thing?" "I think Jahil has a hangover." "I think that's what's wrong with Jahil." "Down." "Yeah." "You lucky son of a bitch." "Wait ten minutes." "Then go." "I paid off your debt to Maggie and the traffickers." "You've been keeping your word to Ed." "You've been good to Hunter." "I owe you." "Yeah, you do, big time." "The minute I made that phone call and stopped that bullet from blasting your brains out, that is when I became majority shareholder of your little musical enterprise." "From now on, the split is 80-20, 80-20" " in my favor." " There is no way" "I'm giving up my group." "Nonnegotiable." "Star." "I want her out." "Look, she is a loose cannon," " I know that, but she is..." " Trash." " No, she's the face of the group." " Mm-mm, not the group that I own." "Listen, Arlene, there is no group without Star." "You can't have a group without Star at the head of the group." "You know, the only thing that I should be hearing from your mouth right now is, "Thank you." "Thank you, Arlene."" "Yeah." "All right, well, look, they-they... they got a performance tomorrow night." "Good." "Make it be her last." "No, no, no, make her want it to be her last." "Keep that bitch away from my son." "♪ It's only you ♪" "♪ It's only you ♪" "♪ No one could ever make me change my mind ♪" "♪ About us together ♪" "♪ No matter where I am ♪" "♪ Or how far I'm from where you go ♪" "♪ Just know that you are mine ♪" "♪ And I am yours forever. ♪" "Where have you been?" "Yeah, my bad." "I should have called." "I, uh..." "I had a meeting with some investors." "Who, Pablo Escobar?" "So, where are we at?" "Working out the choreography." "Impress me." "♪ Ooh ♪" "♪ If you ever get lost, lost, lost ♪" "♪ Don't worry at all ♪" "♪ I'll come for you ♪" "♪ Because you're all that matters ♪" "♪ And we're all that matters ♪" "♪ When words get in the way. ♪" "No, no, no, no, no." "It's not working." "What you mean?" "It was on point." "They were." "You're not." "Let's try it again, this time with Alex on lead." " Vocal and dance." " What?" "Can you do it?" "I mean, yeah, I wrote it, so..." "All right, let's do it again, then." "Alex up front." "This is a joke, right?" "You're joking?" "You know what the joke is?" "You and your antics putting our Atlanta NextFest slot in jeopardy." " That's what the joke is." " You're serious?" "You don't think they monitor all that TMZ garbage?" "Trust me, they do, and this one right here with her sleazy behavior... you think that's what they want to promote?" "It ain't." "The image, the perception they're trying to put out there is that their contestants are decent, caring human beings, all right?" "That's why we're doing this charity event." "They're not looking for some fame-hungry monster who's banging the local quarterback." "And that's why you're doing this, 'cause of Hunter." "Did you hear what I said?" "!" "But I'm right, though." "Alex... take the lead." "♪ If I should stay ♪" "♪ I would only be ♪" "♪ In your way ♪" "♪ So I'll go, but I know ♪" "♪ I'll think of you each step ♪" "♪ Of the way ♪" "♪ And I... ♪" "I can't do the high part." "Come here." "Why did I name you Star?" "Because I came out of you shining." "That's right." "I want to be like you, Mama." "No, you don't." "Listen... you have to promise me that you're gonna be better than me, okay?" "Promise me." "Promise me." "Promise me." "♪ It's only you ♪" "♪ It's only you ♪" "♪ No one could ever make me ♪" "♪ Change my mind about us together. ♪" "Shouldn't be walking here." "Shouldn't be driving here." "I went by the studio to look for you." "The girls said you took off." "They're worried about you." "Good." "Tell them I died." "I came here to apologize." "Your mother know that?" "Get in the damn car." "How am I supposed to open it?" "Damn, who made the door like this?" "It has nothing to do with the money." "I was shocked, okay?" "And, yeah, a little hurt." "I'm into you, Star." "Right... which is why you let your mother talk to me like that without even letting me explain myself?" "Okay, with my ma it's a little complicated, all right?" "Oh." "What was that?" "What-What are you doing?" "Sorry, I thought I just heard your big balls roll onto the floor." "I was looking for them." "It's the finances, okay?" "I ain't good with that kind of stuff and I come from nothing, just like you, Star." "And my ma, she handles all the money." "And yeah, you're right." "I should have heard you out." "We got two very different versions of nothing." "Okay?" "I had to scratch and claw for everything I ever got." "So, when somebody hands me a credit card, that street bitch just comes out." "I wasn't thinking about you." "I wasn't thinking about... anything." "I want you to be my street bitch." "Don't ever say that again." "Please don't ever say that again, okay?" "See you at rehearsal." "Yo." "Go easy on Star." "Soon as she goes easy on us." "Why'd you take away that lead from Star?" "You're better for it." "Not last week." "Then it was all about having the white girl front and center." " Not true." " Oh, please." "What the hell is going on, Jahil?" "Look, you want to live in Star's shadow, or do you want the world to really know who Alexandra Crane is?" "Huh?" "It is all about you, baby." "I've been watching you, and I was wrong." "It's you." "Forget about them low-rent bitches." "She's a really good person deep down." "But her ego is..." "Yeah." "When I was her age, ego was my religion." "We got that in common for sure." "You know, maybe we could, I don't know, try and get her to come to church." "Sorry, Pastor, but Star is not the church-going type." "I wasn't, either." "But I don't know, we might be able to work our magic from both sides, and bully her into coming in or something." "What do you think?" " Yeah." " Yeah?" "Let's do it." "Yeah, Uncle Cross will love that." "Just bring me some." "All right." "I'll see you then." "All right." "Who was that?" "My cousin Mecca." "My Uncle Cross' birthday's tomorrow." "We're doing, like, a barbecue thing for him with the family... that I can't wait to show you off to." "Don't make me nervous." "I'm not everyone's style." "They're gonna love you, babe, you know that." "What is this?" "What's going on here?" "This song, for the Music Loves event." "Jahil wants me to sing lead on it." "Blondie's mad." "Good." "Tell here to scratch her ass and get glad." "She need to be knocked down a notch." "Yeah, she does." "But I don't know." "Something's not right." "I mean, what's right is putting your beautiful face up front." "That's what's up." " Can I hear it?" " Yeah." "Rashid just got shot." "What?" "Damn, who told you that?" "That was his mama Regina on the phone." "The boy was just picking up some groceries for her." "Was it the police?" "I don't even know." "She was a wreck." "I couldn't even understand nothing she was saying." "But who else could it be?" "Who else... who else could it be?" "He... he was in a gang, too." "Don't go there yet, Cotton." "All police ain't bad." "I done had quite a few." "Some of the best sessions I done ever had." "Bitch, you gonna burn in hell." "Girl, that's what they say." "Pastor here." "I'm gonna send him right to Regina's." "Cotton, why don't you run up to my bedroom and get that old curling iron?" "Really?" "Say it." "Just say it." "You don't want me here when your holy crush walks in." "Just get the damn iron." "I think it'd be good for you." "But I'm clean now." "They'll help you stay that way." "Hey." "I was just telling Simone about my friend's recovery group, you know?" "That'd be real good." "I invited Pastor over for Sunday dinner." "That's if it's okay with you." "Um, so I'll just see you on Sunday." "Hey, Bobby, would you mind just going and checking on Sister Regina?" "Her son got shot." "My God." "Okay, I will." "See you, babe." "All right, I'll text you her address." "Yeah." "♪ From where you go... ♪" "Look, I'm not a miracle worker." "I need more time." "♪ You are mine and I am yours ♪" "Yeah, I hear you loud and clear." "♪ Forever ♪" "Great, and take a five." "You hear that?" "Yeah." "Alex sounds good." "Yeah, she is good, just not as good as me." "I know you're unhappy, really, and I'm sorry." "No, I don't care if you're sorry, just put it back the way that it's supposed to be." "No, it's the right thing to do for now, trust me." "Why you gotta make this so damn difficult?" "Because you won't tell me the real reason you just made that switch." "You want your place back up front," " stay the hell away from Hunter." " Why?" "'Cause he told me that you snort more coke than Tony Montana?" "Or because you're just plain jealous?" "You know, Star, whether you want to believe this or not, all I care about is what's right for you." "Now, I love Hunter like a nephew, but he is bad news..." "Trust me on this." "Don't get caught up with him." "You're pissed off because Hunter's everything you're not, and he has me." "You ungrateful little bitch." "Give up the blow, and maybe I'll give up Hunter." "Baked chicken and sweet potato pie?" "Since when you became Paula Deen?" "My pastor is coming by for dinner after church." "You sure you want me to be here?" "Stop that." "Come on, Mama." " Now, we both know what's up." " Really?" "What is up, Cotton?" "You chose to be who you are." "Don't put your issues on me." "And I ain't having dinner without you." "So I'm supposed to say thank you now?" "Don't even worry about it, Mama." "'Cause your precious pastor ain't gonna know." "Not unless you tell him." "And why would you do that?" "I don't know." "Then don't ask for my help, then." "You look cute." "Girl, you look normal." "Okay, for God's sakes, this is a barbecue." "Just don't use your big-ass words, and slouch a little bit..." "Slouch, slouch." "That's already better." " Yeah, there you go, yeah." " I don't slouch." "Look what I got for the charity event." "You think it's cute?" "Is that what you're wearing?" "I'm going to Derek's uncle's barbecue first." "How come I'm not invited?" "Like you'd want to go." "Hunter said he wanted me to be his "street bitch."" "Wow, he's a kinky one, isn't he?" "And Star isn't?" "I don't know, you guys." "You think his family will respond to me?" "Respond to you?" " Yeah." " No." "Not if you talk like that." "Just go in there and act regular." "Don't stare at any of his cousins who have missing teeth, and don't squint or act surprised by his aunties with bad weaves." "You gotta respect the fact she didn't grow up the way that we did." "What I respect is us having our priorities straight." "Like you getting the lead spot back?" "Oh, no, that's your spot today, Alex." "Everybody who's anybody in Atlanta's gonna be there." "Kill it." "Don't fall on your face 'cause you're letting me rent space in your head." "Star, why you gotta go say stuff like that?" "Grow up, Simone." "No, you grow up!" "Stop hurting people." "Alex didn't ask for that lead part." "Then she should have said no." "Why can't you put your ego on the shelf for a second and be supportive of someone else for a change?" "You didn't act like this when we were kids." " Nephew." " Unc!" " Happy birthday." " Thank you." " How are you?" " Thank you." "Good, good, good." "I would like to introduce you to Alex." " Alex, this is my Uncle Cross." " Hi." "So you're still with this Black Lives Matter thing, huh?" " Yes, sir." " Be careful, man." "Come on, our country's been one step forward, two steps back." "I'm just trying to make it so we stay moving forward, you know?" "But it's a new sheriff in town, nephew, be careful." "What he's doing is important." "What'd you say you did again?" "I'm a singer." "You shouldn't have told him that." " Uncle Cross likes to sing." " Ah." "Singer." "Okay." "I'm gonna find the right song for us." "Then, me and you, it's on." "O-Okay, sure." " What the hell?" " "It's on!"" " You heard what he said." " That's not funny." "Look, he rap." "Y'all gonna have fun, I promise." " Okay." " It's cool, all right." "Now, can we go check on my grandma?" "I'm sure she's about" " half drunk right now." " Okay." "I'm thinking about this recovery group, but..." "I don't know." "Baby steps." "Check it out and then you take it from there." "Pastor, do you drink?" "Nope, I'm allergic." "You're allergic?" "Yeah, I..." "I break out in handcuffs." "I mean, I'm 16, and I can't even imagine not having a drink ever again." "That's crazy." "Never should've started in the first place." "But... day by day." "Yes, 'cause that's what the big book says." "See, when I was your age, I used to have a thing for mollies." "But I dealt with that all on my own." "I didn't know you had such a lovely daughter, Carlotta." "It's nice to meet you." "You wouldn't think she had a daughter at all." "Well, I got to go get ready for this event." "Well, don't come back in here drunk." "I mean it." "One day at a time." "Thanks for everything." "Grandma Ruby," "Look who I brought." "Alex." "Ain't you a pretty little black thing." "Much better looking than his mama." "God rest her ugly ass." "You met Alex already." "She is cute, ain't she?" "I'm Star, I live right next door." "I don't think we've met yet." "What's she doing in here?" "Get her out." "Get her out of here now!" "You know I don't have no white folks up in here!" "They're bad luck!" "Grandma, please calm down for a minute." "No, you calm your ass down." "Negro, you trying to kill me or something?" "!" "That bitch done made me lose my appetite." "Little girl, what's your name?" "Alex." "Help an old lady up to her bedroom, since her grandson don't give a damn." "Uh, baby, will you give me my bottle of beer?" "Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma." "Grandma." "Please." "I got it, okay, okay." "Just relax a little bit." "Get her some water..." "I'm sorry, I apologize for that." "She's drunk." " No, no, no." " Don't pay her no mind." " Please." " That's okay, you don't have to do that." "You really don't have to do that, I'm used to it." "And I'm sure a lot of old white folks feel the same way about y'all." "You ain't as bad as I thought." "Really?" "What exactly does Alexandra say about me?" "Look, we're not gonna go into detail, but it's all good, okay?" "I can't even imagine." "Why are you here?" "Look, if Jahil wants you to sing lead today," "I'm cool with it." "Oh, really?" "Yes." "Whatever is best for the group, right?" "Hey, I've got the song, y'all." "Y'all go over there, over there." "This is our stage." "Let's go." "You." "You said you could sing, right?" "Well, we're gonna see what you got." "No." " Come on, now." "Come on." " Yeah, show time." " Come on." " Thought you was rich." "Show 'em what you got, babe." "♪ Oh ♪" "Come on, Alex." "You got this." "♪ Wake up all the teachers ♪" "♪ Time to teach a new way ♪" "♪ Maybe then they'll listen ♪" "♪ To whatcha have to say ♪" "♪ Cause they're the ones who's coming up ♪" "♪ And the world is in their hands ♪" "♪ When you teach the children ♪" "♪ Teach 'em the best way that you can ♪" "♪ The world won't get no better ♪" "♪ If we just let it be ♪" "♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪" "♪ The world won't get no better ♪" "♪ We gotta change it, yeah, just you and me ♪" "♪ Wake up, everybody, and look at the storm comin' ♪" "♪ Blood in the streets and the tears in my eyes runnin' ♪" "♪ Recognize who I am ♪" "♪ Release 'em out the can ♪" "♪ Never was an animal or 3/4 of a man ♪" "♪ They set this up for peace but it wasn't in God's plan ♪" "♪ If we all created equally, why these officers beaten' me?" "♪" "♪ Divided as a people, then all we need is some unity ♪" "♪ A unified front and then we build our community ♪" "♪ Put our pennies together and put an ending to poverty ♪" "♪ And violence not the answer, war is worser than cancer ♪" "♪ But peace could never come with frustration and anger ♪" "♪ A nation that's divided, well, that's a nation in danger ♪" "♪ The world won't get no better ♪" "♪ If we just let it be ♪" "♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪" "♪ The world won't get no better ♪" "♪ We gotta change it, yeah, just you and me ♪" "♪ The world won't get no better ♪" "♪ If we just let it be ♪" "♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪" "You can sing, girl!" "She can sing!" "♪ We gotta change it, girl, just you and me. ♪" "Good!" "You're blessed to have a mother that's a true Christian." "Her walk with God is inspiring." "And she knows both sides, the street and the spirit." "Yes, she does know both sides." "When you gonna come to church?" "When you gonna join us?" "Where you going?" "Some place with alcohol." "You know what amazes me?" "Alex thinks she's all that because a bunch of drunks at a barbecue told her she is." "Wait until she has to perform in front of an entire audience of people who matter." "That's kind of harsh, babe." "It's not harsh, it's the truth." "She's in for a rude awakening." "What is this?" "Where's my dress?" "Threw it away." "I'm kidding." "Easy." "But I would love to see you in this tonight." " That is not what I picked out." " I know, but..." "No, where's my dress?" "Did you throw it away?" "Relax, no, I did not, okay?" "Come on." "Wear this." "Please, wear it." "Why?" "Because you deserve to be seen in a $3,000 dress." "Wear it." "I guarantee it'll be worth your while." "Why have a fund-raiser?" "They could've just used the money they spent on this." "It's all a waste." "It's the first rule to being rich." "Damn, girl, you look hot!" "No tan mamacita como tu." "She said "Not as hot as you."" "So you all set?" "Yeah." "A little nervous, but good." "So where is, uh, where's Star?" "Bringing up the rear." "You clean up good, Unc." "Why don't, uh... why don't you guys try to find a place, and do what you got to do to get ready." "You're gonna go on after the speeches." "Oh." "Want to come?" "Si." "Hey, Hunter, you mind if I talk to you a minute?" "Yeah, sure." "How you doing?" "Good." "Just enjoying some free time before minicamp." "You?" "Fine." "Listen, I need to ask you a favor." "I don't have any money for you, Jahil." "Stay away from Star." "Excuse me?" "Just do what I'm asking, please." "You want her, don't you?" "Just... stay away." "All right?" "It's the right thing." "Cotton is a man." "That's my baby boy." "I named him Arnold." "That's why I ain't never had you over." "They do make a good apple martini." "I like my martinis raw." "I am talking to the most beautiful woman" "I have seen in all my 32 years." "Look, baby, I don't do Asian boys." "What if I told you..." "I'll buy you another." "Yeah." "Yes, please." "Music Loves works hard to provide a safety net..." "Oh, my God, it's Porsha Williams." "...who might have fallen on hard times." "Whether economic or because of health issues..." "You get through this, I'm gonna explain everything." "I'm gonna make it up to you, okay?" "I promise." "Either way, Music Loves is there for them." "And now, to help in that effort, what I hear may be" "Atlanta's next big contribution to music," "Big Trouble." "♪ It's only you ♪" "♪ It's only you ♪" "♪ No one could ever make me change ♪" "♪ My mind ♪" "♪ About us together ♪" "♪ No matter where I am ♪" "♪ Or how far I'm from where you go ♪" "♪ Just know that ♪" "♪ You are mine ♪" "♪ And I am yours forever ♪" "And you have to promise me that you're gonna be better than me." "Promise me." "♪ If you ever get lost ♪" "♪ Don't worry at all ♪" "♪ I'll come for you ♪" "♪ Because you're all that matters ♪" "♪ And we're all that matters ♪" "♪ When words get in the way ♪" "♪ Know that I care ♪" "♪ More than a song could ever say ♪" "♪ You ♪" "♪ Are my heart ♪" "♪ Even when it hurts ♪" "♪ Take my love ♪" "♪ When you can't give in return ♪" "♪ We'll risk it all ♪" "♪ We will not fail ♪" "♪ And so what if we do?" "♪" "♪ 'Cause I'll still have you ♪" "♪ If you ever get lost ♪" "♪ Don't worry at all ♪" "♪ I'll come for you ♪" "♪ Because you're all that matters ♪" "♪ And we're all that matters ♪" "♪ When words get in the way ♪" "♪ Know that I care ♪" "♪ More than a song could ever ♪" "♪ Say ♪" "♪ It's only you ♪" "♪ It's only ♪" "♪ You ♪" "♪ It's only you. ♪" "Thank you." "Yo, what the hell was that?" "How could you let that happen?" "I didn't know she was gonna do all that." "What do you want me to do?" "You're supposed to be our damn manager and you can't even manage her!" "I can't even deal with you right now, all right?" "Star?" "Mira." "♪ Lost lost lost ♪" "♪ Don't worry at all ♪" "♪ I'll come for you ♪" "♪ Because you're all that matters ♪" "I can afford to break our little agreement, Jahil." "You, on the other hand, cannot." "I just..." "I need..." "I need more time." "I asked you to do two things." "Kick her out of the group and get that mop-head of a bitch away from my son." " What happened?" " Arlene, please." "There's got to be another way." "Don't force my hand." "♪ Baby you've been bad ♪" "♪ They have your money ♪" "Yeah, he'll love the hell out of that." "♪ When words get in the way ♪" "I can't believe that she did this." "I'm so sorry, Alex." "She had me fooled for a minute." "Stop." "Just..." "It's all right." "No, it's not all right." "There's something wrong with my sister." "There's something wrong with both of you." "I'm sorry, Simone." "I didn't mean that." "Yes, you did." "And you're right, there is something wrong with both of us." "I'm gonna go check on my grandma, okay?" "Okay." "Alex, you are the star." "Where you been?" "Heaven." "I met a man, children." "The man." "Okay." "Are you gonna be all right?" "Yeah." "I just posted our video on the Atlanta NextFest Web site, and it is trending off the charts." "Nobody's even close, it's crazy." "And you're pissed." "Which I understand." "But Alex, you did great, too." "And people will see that." "What matters is that we're in, right?" "All right, she don't get it." "It's exactly why I got to leave this outfit." "You hurt her, Star." "And she will get over that." "But what matters right now is that thousands of people are looking at us," "Simone, us." "You keep it up and there won't be an us." "I mean, look at you..." "The jealousy, the ego." "You know that's what broke up Mama and Miss Carlotta, right?" "And now look what you're doing." "Simone." "I can't with you." "I got us to number one, y'all should be thanking me." "It was supposed to be a routine traffic stop." "One which ended in tragedy as Danielle Jackson was shot and killed by police" " after they claim..." " Danielle." "...she reached for a gun in her glove compartment." "Oh, no." "No gun was found at the scene." "Oh, no." "No, she don't have no gun!" " What?" " They took her." "This is the second incident..." "They took her." "...of an unarmed African American citizen." " Danielle don't do nothing like that!" " It's all right, babe." "She don't do nothing like that." "No, no, no." "Police and local authorities urge calm until all the facts are in." "Oh, my God." "It's okay, baby."