"[BOTH TALKING INDISTINCTLY]" "[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]" "Damn, that's a gang of grease, Maribel." "Shut up." "I'm just having a bad hair day, okay?" "." "You ain't never lie about that." "Bell, it's damn near a hundred degrees outside." "Aren't you afraid when the sun hits your hair, your head'll catch fire?" "." "It'll be like Michael Jackson's Pepsi commercial all over again." "BOTH:" "Just poof!" "Well, at least I don't have HBO in my head." "Hair Belonging to Others." "Oh." "Oh, bubble guts, bubble guts." "Sweet Jesus, bubble guts." "Bubble guts." "What is wrong with that girl?" "." "You know she always gets the bubble guts every time she gets nervous." "She has a big test in chemistry today." "A test?" "." "It's like day three of school only." "A-ow-ow-ow!" "girl:" "Whoo!" "[CROWD chattering, cheering]" "DANCER:" "All right, basic." "girl:" "Yes." "Okay." "Oh, my gosh." "That's really good." "[DANCERS GRUNT]" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "It's the locomotion now." "Uh-huh." "DANCERS:" "Oh, yeah." "DANCERS [chanting] :" "Now, this step here is called locomotion" "It's guaranteed to cause a commotion" "Watch your body freaking As you're getting busy" "Go get some aspirin While you're getting dizzy" "You're Daddy's little menace" "I came to praise We don 't need faith" "It's just the Lambda way" "What?" "." "STUDENT:" "Whoo!" "You know." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "[CROWD chattering, cheering]" "Hey, Lambdas." "ALL:" "Yeah?" "." "[singing] You're looking good today" "I said, "Hey, Lambdas. " girls:" "Yeah?" "You're looking good today" "girls:" "A Lambda lady looks good every day" "I said, a Lambda lady looks good every day" "That's what I'm saying." "That's what I'm talking about." "BUFFY:" "So take note girls:" "Take note" "All you people take note" "As the Lambda ladies show you How we conquer the show" "BOY 1 :" "Okay." "BOY 2:" "All right." "girls:" "Hoo!" "Hoo!" "Whoo!" "Hey." "Get up." "Whoo!" "Look at them." "Calm down, man." "BOY:" "Yeah." "What?" "." "Hah!" "Hah!" "Hah!" "What?" "." "Whoo!" "BOY:" "Do that?" "." "Yes." "Go, girls." "Lambdas." "Don't Cuss, calm down, man." "He's crazy." "Man, they" "Okay." "Be cool, man." "Be cool." "[CROWD cheering]" "Casino, this is the woman's bathroom." "Are you crazy?" "." "Oh, damn." "My bad." "Heh." "Yeah, look, Virginia Downs girls is here." "And they out there:" "[casino stepping]" "Stepping on the quad." "On our quad?" "." "It's real nice up in here." "Oh, hell, no." "Come on, y'all, let's go." "ANGEL:" "Hey, wait for me." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "Yo." "Mm." "Hey, come here." "Chill, man." "[singing] We are the Lambda ladies" "In all pink and blue" "Stepping to you Like only we can do" "There is no other that can take our place" "Lambda Zeta Gamma is the only way" "Get some:." "girl 1 :" "Oh, yeah." "Break it down." "Break it down." "BOY 1 :" "Uh!" "Uh!" "Uh!" "I called her, she don't even look." "They rocking now." "You don 't want none" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "Oh, back it up." "CROWD:" "Ooh!" "Move your hoochie thing." "Thank you." "That was real cute, but...." "Uh!" "What?" "." "Yeah." "Okay." "That hair don't fool us, baby girl." "Let me see." "What about that one, dog?" "." "Ha-ha-ha." "Okay." "ALL:" "We are the truth." "girl:" "That's right." "ALL:" "You ladies are false." "Five-time champs." "You just lost." "Y'all lost." "You sure did." "Bye." "PAM:" "Get in." "Bye-bye." "[girls chattering]" "PAM:" "So, what are you gonna wear?" "." "ANGEL:" "They look really good." "PAM:" "Thank you, Angel." "girl:" "So, what do we--?" "." "PAM:" "Okay." "PAM:" "I say that we do more pink than blue." "That would be, you know, at least for me." "I think we should all pick one neon color." "Damn, I'm talented." "I know y'all peeped how the crowd was loving me today." "Today, I made it official." "This is our year to win those nationals." ""l am so talented." "I proved to everyone."" "Am I the only one hearing this chick, or were we not all there today?" "." "Porque I could have sworn I was on that stepping board." "Don't play yourself, mama." "You know those people are coming out there to see me." "No, the people are coming to see us." "Destiny, even though you're the captain I'm responsible for the sponsors, I'm responsible for the outfits I'm responsible for the step routines, I mean, really, need I go on?" "." "That is so true, girl." "PAM:" "I know." "Yes, it is." "Get off her clit, Angel." "You need Jesus." "destiny:" "Okay, look." "We couldn't have done this without Pam." "Thank you, Destiny." "Thank you." "And you couldn't have done any of this without us." "Thank you." "destiny:" "Pam, I love you." "I mean, you're our sister." "Me and you been road dogs since elementary school." "But as captain of this team, I selected you as choreographer." "Because seeing the good in someone and allowing their gifts and talents makes a great leader." "Oh, I make a great leader, okay?" "." "There's just a whole lot of politics sitting around this little table." "You think so?" "." "Do I think so?" "." "destiny:" "Yeah." "Do I think so?" "." "I know so." "Really?" "." "Anybody can see this team without me is like Destiny's Child without Beyonce." "Just because your mama decided to name you Destiny does not make it official." "It's my routines that took this team to nationals for the past two years." "Pam's routines, baby girl." "With the second place, okay?" "." "With the second place, okay." "And was this team even a contender before that?" "." "PAM:" "No, we weren't." "We're grateful to you for that." "Thank you." "As you should be." "Question." "Can you tell me why the captain of Virginia Downs wasn't out there?" "." "She graduated." "But they're still using the same routines, so it doesn't matter." "Mine are better than hers." "You see how we demolished them today?" "." "Come on." "Stop hating." "Mm." "All right, now, I was just wondering who's gonna be the captain." "Mira, they have been winning the nationals for the last five years and they've been placing in the top three for the last 20 years." "They just have a great team." "And they rich, bitch." "No, but this is our year." "That's what I'm talking about." "Confidence." "destiny:" "Right." "Say it with me, Maribel." "Confidence." "That's what I'm talking about, Destiny." "You got it." "I got things to do, places to be, people to see." "I'll see y'all later." "[ALL chuckling]" "Bye." "While she talking all that mess about what she's doing I work in Admissions." "Ha-ha-ha." "If she don't pay her tuition, they gonna kick her ass out of school." "Chica, how come you didn't say that back when she was here?" "." "Don't say anything behind your sister's back you too afraid to tell her in her face." "[CAR DOOR CLOSES]" "BUFFY:" "Pamela Johnson?" "." "[SCOFFS]" "[DOG barking]" "This year's National Stepping Competition will be held in the land of the movie stars." "As in Los Angeles?" "." "California?" "." "Ooh!" "Let me start saving my pennies." "I need me a future baby daddy with money." "Where's Pam?" "." "I don't know." "What's going on, Pam?" "." "I'm transferring to Virginia Downs University." "PAM:" "I'm the new captain of their step team." "That's what's going on, Destiny." "Are you serious?" "." "Oh, yes." "Why don't we just go talk about this for a second?" "." "No, there is nothing for us to talk about, captain." "Let's go." "Bye-bye." "Yeah, bye-bye." "MARlBEL:" "Pendeja." "Whatever." "Excuse me, girls." "We're so gonna win." "I know." "[chuckling]" "Ain't tripping." "MlLDRED:" "Destiny." "How can she just do that?" "." "This is a free country." "She can decide what college she wants to go to." "How can she afford their tuition, huh?" "." "That's a school where your parents have to be a doctor, a lawyer or have their own record label." "Black movie stars send their kids there." "Don't play us like we stupid." "Is somebody gonna check how her tuition is getting paid?" "." "Scholarship, maybe?" "." "I don't know." "No, scholarships are not given out for stepping." "Listen." "Let me tell you something." "Schools make a lot of money off of sponsors." "Okay, we have sponsors." "Wasn't Pam the mind behind your routines?" "." "Okay." "You ladies really think you have a chance at beating Pam's new team?" "." "Yeah, we do." "Sponsors have to go with what's financially real." "Pam is what's real." "She's going to get folks' behinds in those seats." "We put folks' behinds in those seats." "[sighs]" "COACH:" "One look is not gonna make it in the NFL, son." "One, two" " You should have let that ball go." "You should have let that go." "AGENT:" "That's what I'm talking about." "Good work." "Thataway, Fab." "Do your thing, dog." "I love it." "That's how you do that, dog." "Handle yours, right there." "Right-- There you go." "There you go." "Two hours after practice, he's still out there working hard." "That's a ball player right there." "casino:" "Wait!" "Look, don't get all scary on me." "Look, I'm gonna tell y'all what happened." "THUG 1 :" "What happened?" "." "Let me tell you." "I had the money." "I had it." "But then, see-- THUG 2:" "Hit him." "Wait, wait, wait, man." "Okay, look" "You think we playing?" "." "No, man." "I do not" "Oh, man." "Come on, man, I know y'all serious." "Man, I swear to God." "On the count of three." "One." "Two." "No, no, no." "She gonna give me the money back." "Soon as she get her ssl check." "Three." "Look, look, look." "Come on, man." "casino:" "Wait, wait." "destiny:" "Stop." "Get off of him!" "Casino." "Casino, no." "Come on." "casino:" "Destiny." "Why are we in downtown Richmond at this stupid play?" "." "Oh, relax, sweet pea." "Don't be afraid to be a little light in the loafers." "It's good for you." "Hell, it's culture." "Mm-hm." "I have to write a paper on this show for my African-American theater class." "Yeah, that's what you gotta do." "But what that got to do with me, huh?" "." "Man, ain't even no tight ho's up in here." "Man, I'm up out of here." "Hey." "What?" "." "I need to keep my eye on you." "For what?" "." "Somebody has to make sure you don't get beat up." "[BOTH LAUGH]" "You got jokes, huh?" "." "Whatever, man." "This play need to get beat up." "Psst." "[APPLAUSE]" "I would like to thank all of you for coming out tonight to support my debut play, entitled Mama, I Think He's Cheating on Me." "As a special treat for opening night we will have a live performance by Lambda Zeta Gamma of Virginia Downs University." "[APPLAUSE]" "ALL:" "Lambdas" "Ahhhh" "Can you catch this beat?" "PAM:" "Uh, uh, uh!" "[stepping]" "[APPLAUSE]" "They're not that good." "Hey, wh--?" "." "Where y'all going?" "." "See, y'all just haters." "PAM:" "Miss Destiny." "So how'd you like what you saw?" "." "Yeah, did y'all like what your eyes just showed you?" "." "What do you want, Pam?" "." "Feels good." "For the first time since we're 1 0, I'm not around for you to steal my glory." "What?" "." "You let everybody know that I'm the better captain." "That Pam Johnson is the real deal behind your little team's "success."" "Yeah, Destiny, admit that Pam's the real deal behind your success." "You know what, Pam, you're tripping right now over just a little bit of power." "Uh-uh." "Come on, Destiny, let's me and you have a one-on-one step-off right here, right now." "Let's let them decide who's the better captain." "Yeah, Destiny, let's have a one-on-one step-off and let the audience decide who's the better captain." "Dang, Pam, you got it going on." "What are you talking about, fool?" "." "You got your little repeater pet that repeat everything you about to say." "Ha-ha." "Oh, I got condoms." "Call it?" "." "That's enough of that." "Back up, cousin, back up." "You see her, okay?" "." "You see your face?" "." "She don't want you looking like her." "Hey, man, just let them fight, man." "[ALL shouting]" "Back up!" "Back up!" "Wait a minute!" "Back up!" "Stop it." "Wait, stop." "Stop, stop!" "Don't Cuss, help me out, man." "Have you guys lost your damn minds?" "." "I mean, are you insane?" "." "Fighting each other?" "." "Have you forgotten that you are sisters from the same sororities?" "." "We're sorry." "Yeah, right, you sorry." "Y'all the ones that started it." "No!" "You did!" "[ALL talking OVER EACH OTHER]" "RENEE:" "Stop!" "All right!" "Hey, hey, hey, shut up!" "I don't need all that." "And, Destiny, I am very surprised at you." "We'll make it up to the sorority." "Oh, yeah." "Both squads should be expecting letters that have outlines of the community service that must be done." "What?" "." "Come...." "Yeah, I just need peace of mind on something here." "Pam, why did you leave these girls?" "." "Because I have a lot to offer this squad and they have a lot to offer me as their captain." "I get more love, more respect." "And most importantly, I'm blessed with a better education." "Ugh!" "You're such a phony!" "You just wanted your own step team." "Yeah, is somebody looking to see how her tuition's being paid?" "." "Who cares, Destiny?" "." "As long as it's not coming out of our treasury it's none of my concern, and it shouldn't be yours either." "Now, you guys have regional competitions in a week, right?" "." "Mm-hm." "Well, you-all automatically qualify as defending champs." "You know, when I was coming up, man you guys fighting, y'all would have got thrown out of here, no questions asked." "So I'm gonna say this one time." "I'm not gonna say it no more." "Don't ever let something like this happen again, understood?" "." "Yes, ma'am." "All right." "Good luck with all you ladies." "Bye." "Destiny." "Place first or second in the regionals and that qualifies you for the nationals." "Anything lower, well, you'll still be in there but it'll definitely be left up to the judges on the panel." "I'm just, you know, giving you a little tip." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "You know" "Pam, just get in there." "Go." "I gotta break." "[talking lNDlSTlNCTLY]" "Des, Des, Des." "Yeah?" "." "You know I've been dancing since I was knee-high to a pup, but...." "Well, I've been watching a lot of those hip-hop videos, you know." "I was wondering if I can come up with our routine." "You think you can handle it?" "." "Yes." "Yeah, it's yours." "Really?" "." "Yes!" "I feel like a pig in mud." "Ha-ha-ha." "Des...?" "." "[HlP-HOP music playing ON TV]" "Work it out." "Yes, the girls gonna love this." "Uh-huh." "All right." "Ooh." "Mm-hm." "Mm-hm." "Mm, mm, mm, mm." "One is to pay your tuition, and the other is a little juice for your pocket." "But there's only one there." "It's two checks." "Oh." "What do your parents do for a living?" "." "My father, like, owns a agency for print models." "And my parents, like, own Wavy." "The product that allows African-Americans to have straighter hair." "BLOSSOM:" "Duh." "I like to call it nappy killer." "[BOTH LAUGH]" "BLOSSOM:" "You could use a bottle." "I'm from Compton, okay?" "." "My mom worked at a hotel for 23 years retired making a measly 6.50 an hour." "Ooh." "I'm only here to step and to win nationals." "I mean, I thank you guys for your little check, but I can't take that." "I just need for your parents to keep their word and pay my tuition, that's it." "Are you, like, sure?" "." "Because Manolos are 20 percent off at the mall this weekend." "This weekend?" "." "Yeah." "Girl, just keep paying the tuition, okay?" "." "Whatever." "BLOSSOM:" "Yeah, whatever." "Five, six, seven, eight." "ALL:" "We are the sisters We just can 't hide" "We're here to show you a flip side" "We are the sisters We just can 't hide" "We're here to show you a flip side" "We are the sisters We just can 't hide" "We 're here to show you a flip side" "We are the sisters We just can 't hide" "We 're here to show you a flip side" "Are they serious?" "." "Yeah." "Are they serious?" "." "Oh, my God." "[BOTH chuckling]" "[NO audible dialogue]" "Third place, huh?" "." "Now whether or not we go to nationals is in the hands of the panel." "We'll know in 1 0 days." "Angel's my girl but just because she was an extra in a Missy Elliott video does not make her a qualified choreographer." "I may have to fire her." "Gotta do what you gotta do." "Yeah, but if I do fire her, who's gonna do the choreography?" "." "Hey, it's like they say, when the boat is in shaky water then the captain gotta steer the ship." "I don't wanna talk about it." "So, what's the news?" "." "I saw your agent at the game the other day." "[SCOFFS]" "I don't know." "You know they still ain't called me back yet?" "." "Hmm." "So your guy friend in there?" "." "Yup, all three of them." "Huh?" "." "They go by Math Book, Science Book and English Book." "[FABlAN CHUCKLES]" "But you know who I do think is checking me out?" "." "Who?" "." "Clem." "Oh." "Yo, what's up with him?" "." "You like him?" "." "I think he's cute." "Talk to him." "But I hear he has a lot of women." "Girl, I don't know about all that." "How long have we known each other?" "." "First grade." "Kindergarten." "And the only heads up I get is "l don't know about all that."" "Do you remember when we in the third grade?" "." "I liked you, but you didn't like me, and I said, "Let's go together"?" "." "Yeah." "You said, "l don't know about all that."" "I remember." "Hmm." "Just be careful." "Remember, I need everyone to paint a portrait of someone dear to them." "[indistinct CHATTER]" "Destiny?" "." "Late night?" "." "No, it's just I'm up all night thinking about this whole step team." "As the captain, it's up to me to pull the team out of this state of disarray." "Greek stepping?" "." "Is that what you do?" "." "[CHUCKLES] Yeah." "I teach a African dance class." "You should come check it out sometime." "Okay." "What's this?" "." "Additional homework assignment." "And that's for sleeping in my class." "[BELL JlNGLES]" "Come on, come on." "Open it." "[sighs]" "Huh." "[sighs]" "Some of our sponsors pulled out." "What?" "." "So when we do get the invitation, we're only gonna have 1 0 days to prepare." "So we gotta bust our butts now as if we are confirmed for the big show." "Okay, Angel, show us what else you got." "Okay, ready?" "." "Mm-hm." "Da-na-na-na-na." "Da-da." "Da-da-da-da." "Da-na-na-na-na." "Da-da-da-da-da." "ANGEL:" "Da-na-na-na-na." "Uh." "Uh." "Da-da." "Boom, boom, kick." "Uh!" "Uh!" "You step on the da-na-na." "Step" "And then, boom, so:" "Da-na-na-na-na." "Da-da." "ALL:" "Hah!" "Hah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah-ah-ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah-ah-ah!" "Whoo!" "Okay, already in your pick." "Check this out." "Luck, it is." "What'd I tell you?" "." "You do what I said." "Yeah." "Like doing business with you, Don't Cuss." "But you know what, baby?" "." "I'm gonna holler at you, man." "You know, you win some, you lose some." "But you live." "Is that me?" "." "It is, let me see." "Come on." "Quit playing." "No." "Give it to me." "You can't see it." "Let me see." "Why?" "." "I wanna see." "You can't see it." "You can't." "It ain't you, it ain't you." "lt is me." "I just saw it was me." "Come on." "No, come on, you'll be all right." "girl:" "Hey, Fabian." "Hey, what's up, girl?" "." "ls that one of your little rag heads?" "." "No." "What's up, Fab?" "." "What's cracking?" "." "All right." "What's going on, man?" "." "Destiny?" "." "Clem." "Yo, so I'm gonna catch up with you in a second, bro." "I'm gonna walk Destiny over to her class." "See, that's why I'm swinging over here anyway, so I could do the honors." "You gotta ask her that." "Is it okay?" "." "You're a grown woman." "All right." "I'll see you after class." "All right." "See you at practice." "Hey." "Yo, son, hold up." "You the quarterback?" "." "Yeah, that's what they say." "Let me show you something." "Show me your quarterback stance." "Come on, you're the captain." "Okay, now follow your receiver." "You complete more passes if you don't look where you're throwing." "You know where he's going." "The eyes tell everything." "Just a thought." "What's up, dog?" "." "What's up, man?" "." "Practice ain't until another 20 minutes." "I've been here a hour already." "[SCOFFS]" "Man, you all right?" "." "Yeah, I'm straight." "Yo, what's your intentions with Destiny?" "." "Excuse me?" "." "What's your intentions with Destiny?" "." "She cool." "No, that wasn't what I asked you, man." "What are your intentions with her?" "." "Are you gonna do her like you do all the girls out here?" "." "You know the Clem way, hit it and quit it." "[CLEM CHUCKLES]" "Look, man, I know y'all two grew up together and all of that but you tripping." "I mean, we boys, man." "What, you like her or something?" "." "No." "I mean, she means a lot to me." "If you gonna treat her right, then I'm all for you." "I just don't wanna see her hurt." "Calm down, man." "You being a little too overprotective over this girl." "I'm just saying." "I'm not gonna dog her out, all right?" "." "Okay." "All right, man." "Hey." "Angel...." "We're gonna have to fire you as our choreographer." "Why is that?" "." "Because you suck bigtime at it." "Okay, you know, maybe everybody's right." "Right about what?" "." "We don't have a snowball chance in hell of beating Pam." "I mean, hell, she's the one that's behind our routines." "Maybe she'll rethink what she's doing and come back next year." "Then leave." "Excuse me?" "." "If you don't think we're gonna get selected and it's so impossible for us to beat Pam maybe you should leave, Angel." "And where do you expect me to go?" "." "I don't know, but I think we can beat Pam." "Why do I look like the bad guy here when all I'm trying to do is just keep it honest?" "." "You know, why don't you just go join Pam's step team?" "." "I mean, her school is only a few blocks away." "Okay, fine." "Fine." "I'm not gonna let y'all treat me like a cotton-field slave and throw me away like yesterday's trash." "She's tripping." "Why didn't you tell her?" "." "Destiny." "What's up?" "." "I'm here to ask you to please speak with our sponsors and persuade them to stay with us." "By losing our sponsors, we lose that trip to nationals and it's my understanding that this chapter can't function without money." "Well, now you're starting to see things clearly, that's good." "I'm gonna give you and your squad some advice." "Back down." "Step down, come back next year." "That way, you have time to practice and rebuild." "And who knows?" "." "You might get Pam to come back." "Rebuild?" "." "Look, I know the $1 5,000 first place sounds great." "But let's be realistic." "I saw the tape of the regional step show." "Your whole squad was wack." "Y'all were terrible." "An embarrassment to the sorority." "So all I'm saying is, maybe you take a step down this year and come back next year." "I don't care about winning that money." "I'm here asking you, big sister, please just speak to our sponsors." "Okay." "I'll see what I can do." "Thanks." "You're welcome." "[GAGS]" "[GROANS] Mm." "Oh, man." "I swallowed a bug." "[GAGS]" "I wonder." "Wonder what?" "." "How many women have you had in this bed?" "." "What kind of wonder is that?" "." "I'm just curious." "Pshew." "So...." "Where's your boy Clem?" "." "I thought you could tell me." "So you really like the dude, huh?" "." "Clem?" "." "I think he's cool." "I have a question for you." "Do I gotta fully get up for this?" "." "Yes, you have to get up for it." "[GRUNTS]" "I see doubt in their eyes." "I mean, how do I convince them to believe, you know, that we can beat Pam's squad?" "." "You want my honest opinion?" "." "I think so." "Destiny, first you have to convince yourself." "[CLEARS THROAT]" "I just hope we get the invitation to go to nationals." "Keep busting your butt." "It'll all work out." "I hope so." "Lambda ladies." "I love y'all." "[NO audible dialogue]" "So basically, my job is to make sure that you're taken care of." "You take care of this, I take care of that." "And then together, we make money." "The cars, the house, I'll have you set up." "Your son's sons never have to work again." "Fabian." "Go take some snaps, son." "Son, go take some snaps." "[PLAYERS shouting]" "[whistle BLOWS]" "[whistle BLOWS]" "DON'T CUSS:" "Hey, yo, Fab, man, you good with the ladies, man." "I'm just trying to-- FABlAN:" "Don't Cuss." "fabian:" "It's 1 :00 in the morning, man." "I got a test in the morning." "What are you trying to say to me?" "." "Man, I'm trying to figure out how to get her to notice me." "Who?" "." "Maribel." "Oh, okay." "You know what?" "." "Do this, Don't Cuss." "Tell her something sweet, tell her something from the heart." "Chicks dig that kind of stuff." "Yeah?" "." "Yeah." "Hey, man, thanks, man." "No problem." "Hey, you know what?" "." "You should probably use your own advice with Destiny." "Goodnight, Don't Cuss." "What?" "." "Oh, so it's like that?" "." "Hey, yo, Destiny, come here." "Go to hell." "Come here for a minute." "It's not even like that." "Yo, Destiny." "Hey, Maribel." "Tomorrow's the big day." "When you ladies find out if you made it to the nationals." "Mm-hm." "Are you nervous?" "." "No." "Why not?" "." "Is there something you want from me?" "." "Your hair." "Your hair looks great, it's different, it's...." "I like it." "Oh." "Yeah?" "." "You noticed." "MARlBEL:" "Don't Cuss?" "." "Huh?" "." "Yeah, yeah?" "." "Who are the flowers for?" "." "Flowers?" "." "Flowers?" "." "Mm-hm." "These are for you." "Oh." "Thank you." "[giggles]" "What's your real name?" "." "Well, I really don't tell people." "It's Charles Alexander lll." "I got the nickname Don't Cuss because my dad was a preacher." "I was the only one of the homies who'd get his butt whooped for using foul language." "[CHUCKLES]" "You're a P.K., huh?" "." "Yup." "So am I." "What?" "." "But I cuss like a fucking sailor." "In two languages." "[cursing in spanish]" "Whoa, whoa." "I get it, I get it." "[DON'T CUSS sighs]" "Charles Alexander lll." "Would you like to go out sometime?" "." "Would I like--?" "." "Hell, yeah." "I mean, heck, yeah." "I didn't even stick around to hear what he had to say." "[destiny sighs]" "Wow." "Can we talk?" "." "About?" "." "About us?" "." "Privately." "I'll catch up." "Can we take a walk?" "." "[sighs]" "Come here." "We showed a lot of fight and we showed a lot of heart." "But, ladies we didn't get the invitation to go to nationals." "[casino FAKE-SOBBlNG]" "Casino, you're not helping." "You really think they're gonna cry?" "." "Look, I think you need to quit being so negative." "Just open the letter." "You don't understand." "A good leader has to be prepared for the good, the bad and the ugly." "And this could be bad, and really ugly too." "Oh, ugly." "Real ugly." "I'm just gonna wait until they come." "Right." "Whatever it takes." "While I eat this." "This is good." "How can you eat a time like this?" "." "[LAUGHS]" "Easy." "Ha-ha-ha." "You paying, right?" "." "No, I'm not." "Come on, coz." "Uh-uh. "Come on, coz," my ass." "I am a broke college student just like you." "Oh, man, come on." "Look." "I'm gonna get my wallet in your truck." "It's cool." "Be right back." "[sighs]" "[sighs]" "Wait." "Man, I'll pay y'all your money back." "Come on, dog." "Don't put me in the trunk." "Get in." "Shut up." "Come on, dog." "Damn, man." "Come on, dog." "Damn, man!" "[MUFFLED shouting]" "Eww." "Uh." "Tramp." "Skank." "Oh, I see the rejection letter from nationals is in." "Man, what are you gonna tell the squad?" "." "They are gonna be so disappointed." "Maybe next year, huh?" "." "You know what, you're looking cute, Destiny." "Real cute." "Sluttish, but cute." "[sighs]" "MARlBEL:" "All right." "So, look, was that Pam I saw driving off when we came in?" "." "Forget that trick." "Let's talk about us." "Are we in?" "." "Come on, I can't take the suspense." "Come on." "Well?" "." "Hurry up." "Oh." "Okay, wait a minute." "Good Lord, bubble guts." "Ugh." "What's it say?" "." "Well?" "." "Wow, ladies I don't know how to tell you this, but...." "We're in!" "[ALL screaming]" "casino:" "Hold on, man!" "Wait, wait, look." "Put me down." "What you gonna do?" "." "Come on, man." "Shut up." "What is that, man?" "." "It's meat." "Brother, don't put that in me like that." "Shut up." "Come on." "casino:" "Oh, damn." "Son, um I know you wanna take care of your family." "But you're just a sophomore, son." "And you know I believe in education over sports." "And I rejected every one of my players who wanna leave school early before they got their degree, and you know that." "Sir, this is a new generation." "Now, we have an, heh, appreciation for your old-school ways." "AGENT:" "Stay in school, get an education." "But this is a new day." "A new generation." "Get paid, bling-bling." "AGENT:" "You dig?" "." "Let me ask you a question, son." "What do you have your degree in?" "." "Law." "You're a lawyer?" "." "Yes, sir." "And that's why you became an agent?" "." "Yes, sir." "How many clients do you have, son?" "." "Ten." "Ten." "And you charge each one of those clients 1 5 percent, am I right or wrong?" "." "And I figure you'll be doing that until the time you're about 65, 75 years old." "Or until the day you go into your grave, am I right?" "." "Yeah." "Mm-hm." "This young man right here is special." "And I don't wanna see anything happen to him." "Let me ask, what's the average career span of a football player in the league today?" "." "Three and half years." "This young man right here may or may not reach that." "Or he may play 1 0 years, or even 1 5 years." "And you and I both know that takes a great toll on the human body." "[AGENT sighs]" "Fabian, what do you wanna do, son?" "." "Thank you." "I was wondering when I was gonna get my say." "What do you wanna do, son?" "." "Is anybody willing to sign me?" "." "I have several teams right now salivating to draft you in the first round." "Look, coach." "I know we said we was gonna work on my fundamentals, and I still do want to." "But that's not what I wanna do." "Are you sure?" "." "I'm broke, my mom's broke, we're tired of being broke." "I'm sure." "Okay." "It's your choice." "I'll stand behind you 1 00 percent, if that's what you wanna do." "Thanks, coach." "fabian:" "I'll make you proud, coach." "COACH:" "I hope so." "AGENT:" "We appreciate your support, sir." "I'm going pro." "Congratulations." "One other thing, I'm gonna" "Holler." "Yeah." "What you got planned for tonight, chief?" "." "Oh, man." "I met a chick off-campus." "Chilling with her." "Word?" "." "Yeah." "That's what's up." "She let me hit it raw." "You're bugging, man." "Your ass is gonna catch a disease." "No, man." "This chick was too pretty to have a disease." "Come on, man." "Please, bro." "It's the pretty chicks that a brother would most likely catch something from." "Everybody wanna hit it, you know what I'm saying?" "." "It's the ugly ones, maybe, you got a little bit of leeway." "Hey, man, check this out." "She was a virgin." "You serious?" "." "I was the first one." "You had a virgin." "I was the first one." "I didn't know they even existed anymore." "And believe me, she was a screamer." "I'm tearing it up." "Ah!" "Ah!" "The deeper I go, the louder she screams." "Ah!" "Screaming so loud, the neighbors called the police, man." "Get out of here." "You lucky, man." "You know what I'm saying?" "." "Who is this?" "." "You know that little dime piece on the step team?" "." "No, no." "Who?" "." "Little cutie, man." "The captain of the step team." "Oh, oh, oh." "PLAYER:" "I know who you talking about." "CLEM:" "Yeah." "That's a catch right there." "That's a winner right there." "Type of shorty you take home to Mama." "I ain't taking them to meet my mama." "She a little wholesome, though, you know what I'm saying?" "." "Wholesome?" "." "Yeah, about to turn into a ho, son." "[BOTH LAUGH]" "You crazy, dude." "CLEM:" "All right, I'll see you, dog." "[CLEM LAUGHS]" "When I'm done with your hair you wanna help me with my extra-credit assignment for art history class?" "." "Well, let me think about that one." "Um...." "No." "[BOTH CHUCKLE]" "Trust me." "I got my hands full with graduate school." "But congratulations on your invitation to nationals, Miss Destiny." "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "What?" "." "All your sponsors pulled out." "How are you gonna make it to California?" "." "We worked too hard." "If we have to hitchhike and sleep on the street, we'll be there." "[destiny sighs]" "What?" "." "What are you not telling me?" "." "The board wants to close your chapter down." "The invitation your squad got to nationals was almost out of sympathy." "You know, kind of like a last hurrah." "You have to beat Pam." "If not, your two schools are so close the board will unite your team with Pam's team." "And I'm 99.9 percent sure they'd make her captain." "This can't be happening." "Girl, I'm sorry." "You know I've been your personal big sister in this sorority since day one." "I have to give you the real deal." "So, what are we supposed to do?" "." "Beat her." "I don't know if we can." "Then prepare to bow down to your new captain, Pam." "Yeah?" "." "That's all I get, is a "yeah"?" "." "Yeah?" "." "What's wrong with you?" "." "Can I come in?" "." "No, I'll come out." "Can we talk?" "." "About?" "." "Fabian, I haven't heard from you in weeks." "So why you wanna talk to me now?" "." "I mean" "You let your boyfriend slam the door in my face." "[CHUCKLES]" "Thought so." "I am so sorry about that." "Sure you are." "Fabian." "You don't know" "I don't know what?" "." "That I...." "I'm going to the restroom." "I don't even know why I came here." "Goodbye." "Are you in trouble?" "." "You did tell her that you were helping me with my artwork, right?" "." "casino :" "Hey, coz." "Girl, what's wrong with you?" "." "What, you drinking and shit?" "." "What's wrong with you?" "." "What's not wrong?" "." "[SNlFFLES]" "Mm." "Talk to me, what's wrong with you?" "." "Hey, don't be drinking all my drink." "[SNlFFLES]" "You still stingy." "Damn, what's wrong?" "." "I'm trying to see what's wrong with you, you...." "Ahh." "What's wrong, girl?" "." "You crying." "How am I supposed to explain to my team that we're not gonna go to nationals?" "." "What?" "." "You're not going to nationals?" "." "Why not?" "." "Every last one of our sponsors pulled out." "Sponsors pulled out." "What that got to do with going to the nationals?" "." "Because there's travel and hotel, Casino." "I understand that sponsors got a big part of it the whole little thing." "[destiny MUMBLES]" "What else is wrong with you?" "." "Something else wrong with you, I could tell." "I rejected the idea of being in love with Fabian for fear of losing him." "Oh." "Now he's gone." "Come here, coz." "Come here, come here, come here, come here, yeah." "It's all right, all right?" "." "Look, look." "It's all right, all right?" "." "For real." "Don't let fear stand in your way, all right?" "." "Look at you, it got you drinking." "You don't need to be doing this." "Fear is just nothing but false evidence appearing real." "That's all it is." "You know?" "." "Dudes come and go." "Destiny?" "." "You hear me?" "." "Oh, that's good." "[janitor SNlFFS]" "[janitor CHUCKLES]" "I remember when I used to play football down there." "The name Fabulous Smith was on the lips of every scout." "Fabulous Smith?" "." "The Fabulous Smith?" "." "Yep, in the flesh." "Oh, man." "Know how many stories my father used to tell about you?" "." "You was one of the only brothers QB'ing in the early ' 70s." "Man." "Coach is telling me they wanna turn you pro." "Yeah." "Well, I'm not one to be giving advice about life." "But look at me." "An unexpected injury ruined my career." "A nasty cheap hit, coming out of the backfield." "I'm sorry to hear that." "Oh." "No, man." "Nine months later, I was as good as new." "And the very first play of the very first game back, bam pulling out of center, my own guard fell on me." "[CHUCKLES]" "Damn, I'm sorry." "What you sorry for?" "." "You know how difficult it is as a man to one day be the talk of sports then suddenly you find yourself looking for a 9 to 5 because you didn't have something to fall back on?" "." "I need the money, though." "Hell, we all need the money, son." "But do you have something to fall back on?" "." "Yeah." "I'm an artiste." "[LAUGHS]" "So you wanna be rich when you dead." "Artists don't make no real money, boy." "You got to have you a degree in something." "Like business." "That way, if this pro thing don't work out you got a little money to invest in your own business create your own future." "Yeah, but I gotta put some food on my plate." "You're a young man." "Do what you wanna do." "Thanks." "[talking lNDlSTlNCTLY]" "Boo!" "I was just playing with y'all." "Man, you must be one crazy fool, man." "You must got nine lives or something." "Let's get this fool." "I wanna tell you something real fast." "Tell you something real fast." "Hey, this better be good, man." "Hey, can I talk to y'all for a second?" "." "We've all been working really hard and your work ethic has been amazing." "I don't know how to say this to you, but" "casino:" "Hey." "Step, step, girl, how y'all doing?" "." "What's up?" "." "Doing good, I see you." "See y'all do y'all two-step thing." "Ain't nothing to it." "All right, how you doing?" "." "Hey." "Good." "How you doing?" "." "Yeah, I need y'all to do me a favor." "What's that?" "." "When y'all get out to Hollywood, go out there and kick that ass for me." "It's all I ask." "I know y'all could do it." "Yeah?" "." "Yeah." "And this for you, coz." "[sighs]" "I know what you're thinking." "It's legit, all right?" "." "Didn't do nothing." "It's for you." "Go on, take it, girl." "Yeah." "Hang on." "Give me a second." "Oh, okay, no problem." "Go get your bags packed." "I'll be right here." "You know what?" "." "No, what?" "." "You are a true leader." "I don't know if I'm a good captain or not." "I have to be honest with you guys tonight." "If we lose this weekend over a hundred years of blood, sweat and sisters who put their all on the line to establish this step team comes to an end." "Even if we get the money to pay our fees, the board wants to close our doors." "They wanna unite us with the Virginia Downs University team." "The only way our squad can stay in existence is if we beat Pam." "My gut feeling is telling me that when we step on that stage we have to reach in and tap into everything we have and bring it to them." "True sisterhood is gonna bring us through whatever they come with." "It's gonna be in every step that hits that stage." "True sisterhood is gonna throw all our petty differences we have with one another out the door." "Now, if there's any arrogance on that stage, we forfeit sisterhood." "If there's any hatred or animosity on that stage we forfeit our sisterhood." "We are step sisters." "Right?" "." "ANGEL:" "That's right." "MARlBEL:" "You are a true captain." "[MARlBEL AND ANGEL CHUCKLE]" "ANGEL:" "Come here, girl." "[casino APPLAUDS]" "casino:" "That's what I'm talking about, love." "That love." "Give me a little of that love too." "That's all right, can't we all get love?" "." "I can't breathe." "I can't breathe." "Casino, leave them alone." "Casino, stop!" "Stop it!" "Come here." "Let me talk to you." "I ain't had a girl hold me...." "destiny:" "I know." "casino:" "Come on, man." "That speech you said today, it was powerful, girl!" "It was so powerful, I didn't know what to do." "It sounded like you was speaking at the Million Woman March." "You did." "Don't lie to me." "Ain't nobody lying to you." "Where did you get the money from?" "." "All right, man, I saved it up." "I saved it up, that's all." "What?" "." "Why you don't you pay your debt so you can stop getting beat up?" "." "I like the way I get beat up." "It's like a workout for me." "I'm just playing." "I don't like getting beat up." "I just like the way how money feel in my pocket." "I'm not playing with you, Casino." "I ain't playing neither." "Look at me." "Look at me, coz." "Look at me." "Do--?" "." "All right?" "." "Trust me, all right?" "." "It's a loan" " It's not a loan." "It's not a loan at all." "Scout's honor." "For real." "You'd better not be lying to me." "Ain't nobody lying." "Do I look a liar?" "." "I'll call your mama, make sure" "Do I look a liar?" "." "I'll call your mama." "Make sure you were a Boy Scout." "She got no phone." "Her phone cut off" "You liar!" "I just talked to her yesterday." "Look, I don't care." "If you do call, all she gonna do is say yeah." "And to be honest with you" " Look, I went to African Methodist Church." "I did, I went to African Methodist." "Who was the pastor?" "." "I had a bishop." "Yeah?" "." "Bishop Don Juan." "Guess what he did." "You know what?" "." "What did he do?" "." "He blessed me with a cup and everything." "You know I'm just playing with you, girl." "You straight, though?" "." "I'm straight." "All right?" "." "Thanks for the money." "You welcome, girl." "You could have my right hand if I didn't have it." "You know that." "Come on." "You know I love you, though, right?" "." "Hah!" "[NO audible dialogue]" "PROFESSOR:" "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "And two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "Three, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "Four, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "Five, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "Six, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "Ooh." "[PHONE rings]" "Ooh." "Sss." "Damn." "Hello?" "." "Clem?" "." "Hey, it's Destiny." "Hey, what's up?" "." "Listen, I want you to come to California to my competition." "Huh?" "." "Yeah, I'm gonna have your plane and your hotel covered." "Yeah, just bring your id to the airport and your ticket will be reserved." "Okay." "destiny:" "Look, don 't fake me out." "Okay." "I miss you." "Ooh-ooh, I miss you too." "Ooh!" "[CHUCKLES]" "Was that to your liking, big daddy?" "." "Man, Superhead ain't got nothing on you." "Oh, my God." "All right, my turn." "Sixty-eight and I owe you one." "I gotta go." "Clem." "[SOBS]" "Welcome to the 2006 National Step Show." "I'm Dorian Gregory." "Can I hear it?" "." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "Let's get this thing started by introducing our celebrity judges." "You've seen him in Dr. Dolittle, Fighting Temptations." "Superstar recording artist Lil Zane." "Give it on up!" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "Now, you also know this next cat." "From the 7UP guy, Soul Plane, VH1 's I Love the 80's." "Godfrey!" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "We got more coming." "From the original It's Showtime at the Apollo Live in Hollywood, Bid Whist Party Throwdown Miss Kiki Shepard." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "MAN:" "Damn!" "dorian:" "Beautiful as ever, baby." "Now, Damion "Crazy Legs" Hall, from multi-platinum recording group Guy singer, songwriter, CEO and hall of fame entertainment Mr. Damion "Crazy Legs" Hall." "dorian:" "Come on, people." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "MAN:" "All right." "All right, brother." "dorian:" "The man can dance and sing his behind off." "Last but not least, Petri Hawkins-Byrd, don't start no trouble, won't be no trouble the bailiff of the hit TV court show Judge Judy." "[CHEERS, LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]" "Let's get this thing started, now." "Let's get to stepping, baby." "Come on." "Hey, auntie." "auntie:" "Mm-hm." "These the dudes who been beating me up all the time for loaning me money." "How you doing?" "." "Okay, I'm all right." "MARlBEL:" "Guess what." "destiny:" "What?" "." "You see those two guys over there with your cousin?" "." "But I mean, damn, auntie, I ain't seen you in a couple years." "If you weren't family, girl, ha-ha, you'd be on my list of milf." "Mothers I'd love to fu" " Ha-ha." "Watch that." "[crunching]" "Don't Cuss just gave me the heads up." "Those are not Casino's friends." "They're his bookies." "What?" "." "He bet on us?" "." "Mm-hm." "Oh, Casino." "MAN:" "Oh, yeah!" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "[singing "lift EVERY voice AND sing" A CAPPELLA]" "[chattering lNDlSTlNCTLY]" "[chattering lNDlSTlNCTLY]" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "WOMAN [singing]:" "I'm gonna tell you" "About the ladies of Zeta Mu Delta" "I said, I'm gonna tell you" "About the ladies of Zeta Mu Delta" "I said, I'm gonna tell you" "About the ladies of Zeta Mu Delta" "I said, I'm gonna tell you" "About the ladies of Zeta Mu Delta" "I said, I'm gonna tell you" "About the ladies of Zeta Mu Delta" "I said, I'm gonna tell you" "About the ladies of Zeta Mu Delta" "[stepping]" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "LEADER:" "Zeta Kappa Eta." "[ALL GRUNTlNG RHYTHMlCALLY]" "LEADER:" "Break it down, now!" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "Theta Eta on fire!" "Ahh!" "Theta Eta on fire!" "Ahh!" "Theta Eta on fire!" "Ahh!" "Theta Eta on fire!" "Ahh!" "Theta Eta on fire!" "Theta Eta on fire!" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "One!" "Two!" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "We are those Lambda Xi" "Those Lambda Xi Nu" "Those smooth brothers incorporated Of orange and blue" "ALL:" "We are the Lambda Xi The Lambda Xi Nu" "Those smooth brothers incorporated Of orange and blue" "We are the Lambda Xi The Lambda Xi Nu" "Those smooth brothers incorporated Of orange and blue" "Xi Nu" "Orange" "Oh!" "And blue" "Nu" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "ALL:" "Whoo!" "Ahh!" "Whoo!" "Whoo!" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "Big sister Pam is who I be" "What?" "Captain of the squad 'Cause my steps are so nasty" "My chants are so fresh And my moves are so tight" "Put a mike beside our feet 'Cause this right here" "Is why we gonna win tonight Ladies" "Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh." "Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh." "Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh." "PAM :" "Mm, mm, mm." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "WOMAN:" "Yeah!" "A Lambda lady went up the hill To fetch some water" "She looked up in the sky" "Saw the Lord and said, "Holler!" ALL:" "Whoo!" "I feel the spirit Oh, I feel the spirit" "I feel the spirit Moving down in my soul" "I feel the spirit Oh, I feel the spirit" "I feel the spirit Moving down in my soul" "I feel the spirit Oh, I feel the spirit" "I feel the spirit Moving down in my soul" "I feel the spirit Oh, I feel the spirit" "I feel the spirit Moving down in my soul" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "[chattering lNDlSTlNCTLY]" "No, we're fine." "The winners are the Lambda Zeta Gammas from Virginia Downs..." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "...and the Lambda Zeta Gammas from Virginia National District." "It's a tie!" "[sighs]" "PAM:" "What?" "." "What?" "." "What?" "." "Who wants to see a step-off?" "." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "Oh, no, I can't hear you." "Who wants to see a step-off?" "." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "So let's step off." "Come on, ladies." "ANGEL:" "We got Jesus on our side." "That's right." "We need him right now." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "[ALL GRUNTlNG RHYTHMlCALLY]" "ALL:" "Oooh!" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "destiny:" "Five, six, seven, eight." "[destiny GRUNTlNG]" "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "[GROUP CHANTS]" "ALL:" "Hah!" "MAN:" "Oh, yeah." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "[NO audible dialogue]" "That's my baby." "How y'all doing out there?" "." "Y'all ready to hear it?" "." "CROWD:" "Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!" "The winner of the national step show is-- Y'all ready?" "." "[DRUMROLL]" "Lambda Zeta Gamma of Virginia National District University!" "[girls SCREAM]" "Give it on up." "Come on out here." "[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]" "I love this." "Come on, ladies." "[LAUGHS]" "[CROWD cheering continues]" "Come on!" "Nice!" "Destiny." "destiny:" "Yeah?" "." "You truly are a great captain." "Thanks." "You know, you still are the best stepper." "Oh, yes, I know." "[BOTH CHUCKLE]" "We coming for that ass next year, you know that." "We will be waiting." "Sister." "Sister." "[CHUCKLES]" "Papi, hi!" "First of all, I wanna congratulate you." "I also wanna wish you luck on defending your title next year." "You did great." "So congratulations." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "Go on with your bad self, girl." "[laughing]" "That shit was hot!" "[LAUGHS]" "Yeah, yeah, yeah, see?" "." "Y'all didn't believe me." "I told y'all that was something." "See?" "." "See, I'm saying, money went to a great cause." "That's what I'm talking about." "You was right about this one." "Boy, you lucky." "Damn." "You know, since I'm all lucky and stuff I don't gotta pay y'all the money back, right?" "." "Come on, man." "Come on." "Okay, since" "Not this time." "You sure?" "." "Well, since y'all saying all that you know, sign this for me stating that all debts are cleared." "Because a brother wanna be safe." "You know?" "." "Put my last name too?" "." "Just sign" " Yes." "Put your Social Security too." "girls:" "Ahem." "BOTH:" "Are y'all going to the after party?" "." "Hell, yeah." "Hee-hee-hee." "Is Thick and Thicker gonna be there?" "." "Hee-hee-hee." "Which one of y'all cuter?" "." "[CHUCKLES]" "Yeah." "Chill out, man." "Come on, man." "Why you gotta keep on--?" "." "No, we got your money, okay?" "." "So just don't hurt him." "Why you tripping, Des?" "." "What?" "." "They my boys." "Casino, come on." "Look, they my brothers from another mother." "They great." "No, for real, they all good." "For real." "We signed the paper to kind of say they gonna leave me alone." "Unless you just wanna give that money up." "Because we can take it from you." "No, I'm good." "We'll take it from you." "You signed." "Okay?" "." "Because we fixing to party anyway." "[CHUCKLES]" "Stop wearing them small shirts." "I'll have a heart problem, man, hitting my chest like that." "You know what I'm saying?" "." "I gotta go with them because they big." "Hey!" "Wait on me, black and white." "casino:" "You's a black ugly boy, don't even know why I'm hanging with" "I never slept with Clem." "How do I know that?" "." "Because you know me." "I never lie to you." "[sighs]" "It's just so crazy now" "Just please stop." "Stop." "Just...." "No more games between us." "After nearly most our lives it's time for us to be in love." "I don't know about you but I know my love for you is real." "I have always, always" "I can't even remember a time when I wasn't in love with you." "I get this incredible feeling in my stomach every time I think about you." "And I just...." "I know you love me." "I can feel it." "I know you're going pro and I just couldn't let you leave without knowing how I felt." "I'm not going pro." "I'm gonna stay here and finish out." "Are you sure?" "." "Yeah." "That's good." "[EXHALES]" "Destiny." "CLEM:" "Whoo." "She played me?" "." "[SCOFFS]" "[talking, singing lNDlSTlNCTLY]" "Oh!" "Wait, wait." "Okay." "I got money, man." "Oh, damn." "Come on, man." "Come on, man." "Damn." "Come on." "Come on, man." "Yeah, nigger." "Motherfucker." "MAN:" "Cut." "Cut."