[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT,
THAT'S FUNNY?
WHAT, 'CAUSE I'M BLACK,
I CAN'T DO HOMEWORK?
LET ME SCHOOL YOU,
ALL RIGHT?
THERE IS SOME OF US THAT
ACTUALLY DO WANT AN EDUCATION.
WORD.
OKAY, OKAY, HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
A PEACE MURAL
ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT,
AND WE WOULD LIKE YOU
TO COME HELP US PAINT IT.
AND ANY OF Y'ALL
THAT CAN STAY,
DON'T HAVE TO DO HOMEWORK,
WE'D APPRECIATE IT.
WE'LL TALK THROUGH THIS
AND WORK THIS STUFF OUT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
BEFORE WE GO,
EVERYBODY JUST STAND UP.
COME ON, GUYS.
COME ON.
ALL OF Y'ALL,
STAND UP.
THERE YOU GO.
COME ON, T.J.,
STAND UP, MAN.
WHAT, WE GOING TO SING
"WE ARE THE WORLD"?
COME ON.
TAKE THE HAND
OF THE MAN NEXT TO YOU.
GRAB HIS HAND.
THEY AIN'T
GOING TO BITE YOU.
Laz: IT'S NOT THAT HARD.
COME ON, GUYS.
MAY THE LORD
BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.
[ SPEAKS HEBREW ]
MAY HE LIFT UP
HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU
AND GRANT YOU PEACE.
[ SPEAKS HEBREW ]
AMEN.
AMEN.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
YO, YOU DIGGING THIS?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I SEEN YOU SOMEWHERE.
DOUBT IT.
YOU KNOW THIS JEWISH LADY
MRS. FEINSTEIN --
SHE'S A NEIGHBOR.
SHE ASKED ME TO TURN OFF
THE STEREO
IN HER HOUSE ONE WEEKEND.
THERE WAS THIS DUDE THERE
WHO LOOKED JUST LIKE YOU.
YEAH, WE ALL LOOK ALIKE.
YOU ALL DRESS ALIKE.
THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
WASN'T ME.
[ ZIPS PANTS ]
YOU KNOW WHY SHE ASKED YOU
TO TURN OFF HER STEREO?
SHE DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE THE POWER BUTTON WAS,
SO I SHOWED HER.
ON SHABBOS WE DON'T WORK
OR OPERATE EQUIPMENT,
SO SHE WOULDN'T
HAVE TOUCHED THE STEREO.
SHA-WHAT?
THAT'S THE SABBATH
TO YOU.
OH, MY BAD. I THOUGHT SHE WAS
JUST SLOW OR SOMETHING.
OH, YOU THOUGHT
SHE WAS SLOW?
YEAH.
ACTUALLY, MRS. FEINSTEIN
IS SLOW.
JUST LOOK
AT WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING.
THEY LET THEIR CHILDREN
RUN WILD IN THE STREETS.
THERE'S NO PARENTS,
NO RESPONSIBILITY.
IT'S NO WONDER
THEY'RE KILLING PEOPLE.
THE JEW CONTROLS
THE POLITICIANS,
AND THE DEVIL
HAS BEEN DISSEMINATING,
DEFILING, COLONIZING,
AND SUCKING THE BLOOD
OUT OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY
FOR YEARS.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
NOW, AS YOU
GO THROUGH LIFE
WITH YOUR SISTERS
AND YOUR BROTHERS
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
JUST BY LOOKING AT THE COVER
NO, I DON'T HEAR YOU BUSTING
THAT WHACK-ASS WHITE BOY RHYME.
WHAT UP, DOG?
MAN, YOU TELL ME.
YOU THE ONE BUYING
THIS BROTHERLY LOVE BULLSHIT.
TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG
WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO GET ALONG.
IT DON'T WORK,
JUST LIKE THAT TEEN SUMMIT SHI AIN'T GOING TO WORK EITHER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IN THE END,
PEOPLE STICK WITH THEIR OWN.
DOG, YOU COMING?
I'M OUT, MAN.
HEY, HEY, MAN,
WATCH THAT.
OH, SORRY.
PAINTING IS NOT
MY STRONG SUIT.
YEAH, I SEE THAT.
HEARD AL SHARPTON'S
COMING TO DO A RALLY.
I'M GOING
TO CHECK IT OUT.
WHAT? HOW CAN YOU?
HE PREACHES THE OPPOSITE
OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO DO HERE.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE REALLY PREACHES, LAZ,
AND I GOT TO KNOW
WHAT HE'S REALLY SAYING
IF I'M GOING
TO BE DEALING WITH IT.
HE DEMONIZES US.
YOU THINK THEY REALLY
BELIEVE IN THIS?
I THINK
THEY'RE HYPOCRITES.
HEY.
HEY.
HOMEBOY CHICK.
COULD YOU NOT -- COULD YOU NOT
DO THAT AROUND ME?
OH, EXCUSE ME.
IT'S BAD ENOUGH
THAT MY DAD
TOLD ME TO BE HERE.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO NOW.
WHY DOES YOUR FATHER
EVEN CARE?
MY FATHER HATES THEM.
APPARENTLY,
THE REBBE DOESN'T AGREE.
CAREFUL WITH THAT,
SCHMUCK.
WHAT?
HEY, WHAT'D YOU CALL ME?
HEY, YOU HEARD
WHAT I SAID.
HEY. HEY!
UNH-UNH.
CHILL OUT.
LET'S CALM DOWN.
WHY DON'T YOU ALL
CHILL OUT?
CHILL OUT.
RIGHT.
WE GOT A LOT OF TESTOSTERONE
FLYING AROUND HERE, MAN.
WE MIGHT NEED TO DO SOMETHING
MORE THAN PAINT WALLS.
HOW ABOUT
A CONTACT SPORT?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.
I WAS KIDDING.
THEY ALL
NOT INTO SPORTS?
WELL, WE HAVE A BASKETBALL
COURT AT THE CENTER.
YOU ANY GOOD?
YOU EVER HEARD
OF THE REBOUNDING JEWS?
READ YOUR HISTORY.
[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ]
WHAT'S UP?
DON'T WANT TO GET
YOUR SUIT DIRTY, HUH?
NOT REALLY
INTO HARD LABOR.
YEAH, WE LEAVE THA TO YOU.
THINK YOU'RE
SO MUCH BETTER, HUH?
DON'T WANT TO BE
NOTHING LIKE US, RIGHT?
WHAT UP WITH YOUR HOMEY
OVER THERE?
HE'S A CLOSET
RAP STAR.
HA HA. YEAH, RIGHT.
I'M OUTTA HERE.
SO WHAT YOU GROOVING TO?
IT'S MY BUSINESS.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
WHITE BOYS CAN'T RHYME.
IF THERE'S
A STORM THAT'S BREWIN'
IT WON'T
KEEP US FROM DOIN'
I'LL SING
AS WE START SLINGIN'
AND TRAVELIN'
IS BRINGIN'
YOU BUSTING THE TRIBE
LIKE THAT?
DAMN, MAN.
"A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME."
DUDE, THOSE ARE MY BOYS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU LISTEN TO THEM.
YEAH, I GOT
A BUNCH OF THEIR STUFF.
THAT'S A TRIP.
HEAVY D
AND DIGITAL UNDERGROUND?
THEIR SHIT IS PHAT.
SLICK RICK?
Both: DA DA-DA
DA-DA DA-DA DA-DA
SO YOU GOT
ANY OTHER MOVES?
AAH! YEAH.
SO HOW'D YOU EVEN
GET INTO THE SOUNDS?
I JUST STARTED
HEARING IT ON THE RADIO.
HEY.
HOW YOU KNOW
HOW TO MOVE?
"YO! MTV RAPS."
YOU KIDDING ME, RIGHT?
YOU WATCH THAT?
RELIGIOUSLY.
RELIGIOUSLY?
WHEN I CAN.
I THOUGHT Y'ALL
WERE LIKE THE AMISH AND SHIT.
I THOUGHT Y'ALL
DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TVs.
MOST HASIDS
DON'T HAVE TELEVISIONS,
BUT A FEW DO,
AND I MAKE IT A POINT
TO BE ON GOOD TERMS
WITH THOSE FEW.
SMART MOVE.
YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST,
THE JEWS AND THE BLACK PEOPLE,
THEY WERE NOT ENEMIES.
IF YOU LOOK
AT AMERICAN HISTORY,
THE JEWS ARE AMONG
THE FIRST PEOPLE
TO FIGHT FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS
OF BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA.
THEY LUMP US
ALL TOGETHER,
BUT WE'RE NOT
ALL THE SAME.
SOME OF THE LOUDEST
PROTESTERS OUT THERE --
THEY'RE NOT EVEN
FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
GOOD SHOT.
TIME OUT.
WHAT UP WITH THAT?
WE HAVE A LEAGUE.
MAN, I DIDN'T KNOW
Y'ALL HAD SNEAKERS.
YOU KNOW
HOW TO FREESTYLE?
IN THE STREETS,
HOT BEATS
SHOOTIN' HOOPS,
NOT PEEPS
BUT THE WAY THEY STARE,
IT'S AS IF WE WERE CREEPS
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SPRAYIN',
KNOW WHERE I'M COMIN' FROM
BUT, WHAM, YOU COULD BE SAYIN'
YEAH, I WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN
DOPE. YOU GOT SKILLS.
WHAT SKILLS?
YO, HOMEY CAN RHYME.
HE CAN FREESTYLE, D.
FOR REAL?
SO HE CAN COPY
AND STEAL OUR CULTURE.
THAT MAKES HIM DOPE,
RIGHT?
LISTEN, HE AIN'T BOTHERING YOU.
LEAVE HIM ALONE.
MAN, GIVE ME THE BALL.
WHAT?
LET'S TAKE 'EM, T.
WHO ARE YOU SMACKING?
YOU WANT TO PLAY THEM?
COME ON.
WE CAN BEAT THEM.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO,
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
COME ON, JEW BOY.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
YEAH, BOY!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE.
AAH!
I SEE YOU AIN'T GOING TO BE
ON NO SIDE...
WE'LL GET THEM.
YO, T.J.,
AIN'T THAT YOUR OLD MAN?
YEAH, THAT'S YOUR SHOT.
[ BALL GOES THROUGH NET ]
TOO EASY, MAN.
GIVE ME THE BALL.
WHERE YOU BEEN AT?
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
BE HOME WEEKS AGO.
YOU -- YOU KNOW I CAN'T
NEVER DO NOTHING ON TIME.
IT'S GOOD TO --
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
STILL GOT YOUR CREW,
I SEE.
WHAT'S UP, FELLAS?
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
NEVER SEEN YOU PLAY
WITH ONE OF THOSE GUYS BEFORE.
I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
THAT'S YUDI. WE'VE BEEN
HAVING THESE MEETINGS.
THEY'VE BEEN
ON THE NEWS AND EVERYTHING.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
HAVING THIS GAME
BETWEEN THE JEWS
AND BLACKS.
YOU GUYS WILL KILL THEM.
MAYBE YOU COULD MAKE IT.
I'D LIKE THAT.
THE MAYOR'S
SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A REAL BIG THING.
YEAH?
YOU GOING
TO SEE MA NOW?
NO, SON, NOT RIGHT NOW.
I-I GOT SOME BUSINESS --
YOU DIDN'T GET THROUGH
THE WHOLE REHAB THING,
DID YOU?
I-I -- I'M GOING
TO GET BACK TO IT.
I AM.
WE WAITED FOR YOU.
MA HAD A CAKE AND EVERYTHING.
YOU BLEW US OFF, MAN.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO --
REALLY.
YEAH, WHATEVER.
SO WHEN'S
THAT BIG GAME?
IT'S NO BIG DEAL
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT.
I'M GOING TO BE THERE.
IN FACT...
LET ME -- LET ME
GET THE PARTICULARS.
NOW COME ON.
HIT ME.
IT'S ON THE 17th.
17th.
AT THE JEWISH SCHOOL
ON EASTERN PARKWAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO CHECK IT OUT.
YOU BETTER
PLAY GOOD, BOY,
'CAUSE I'M GOING
TO BE WATCHING.
COME ON,
HIT ME ONE TIME.
HEY, YO, WHAT HAPPENED?
YOUR POPS BREAK OUT AGAIN?
IT'S NOTHING.
HEY, DON'T BE A PUSSY!
T.J.
WHERE YOU GOING?
HEY, WAIT UP.
WHAT?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
LISTEN,
WHY SHOULDN'T I BE?
IS YOUR DAD OKAY?
I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
LEAVE IT ALONE,
ALL RIGHT?
MY DAD'S GOING THROUGH
A ROUGH TIME, TOO.
WHAT'S UP
WITH YOUR DAD?
I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
YOU BROUGHT IT UP.
WE'RE USING FOOD STAMPS.
I THOUGHT Y'ALL
HAD MONEY HIDDEN AWAY.
I THOUGHT
YOU LIVED ON WATERMELON.
I HATE IT, THOUGH.
I CAN TELL
IT MAKES HIM FEEL SMALL.
PLENTY OF FOLKS I KNOW
DOING THE SAME THING.
FORGET IT.
I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
LIFE DOES THAT SHIT,
YOU KNOW?
SOMETIMES IT CAN BEAT YOU DOWN.
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
RIGHT.
SO THOSE GUYS --
YOU RAP WITH THEM?
YEAH, FREESTYLING MOSTLY.
MAYBE YOU AND ME
COULD PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.
ME AND YOU?
YEAH.
MAYBE.
[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ]
IF HALF THE MONEY
SPENT ON POLICE OVERTIME
WENT TO YOUTH PROGRAMS,
THE WHOLE THING
MIGHT NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.
OKAY.
YOU GOT TO HEAR THIS.
JUST LISTEN.
JUST LISTEN.
I WROTE THIS,
AND I WANT TO PLAY IT
AT THE MURAL DEDICATION.
AND THE KIDS
ARE REALLY INTO THIS.
THEY WANT TO DO
THE WHOLE HIP-HOP THING.
WELL, HAVE THE COUNCIL
CALL ME BACK, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
WHAT KIDS? WHAT ARE YOU --
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
SLOW DOWN, MAN.
WHAT, YOU DON'T
LIKE THE SONG?
I DON'T LIKE
RUSHING INTO THINGS.
LAZ, WE'RE GOING
TO DO THIS KIND OF THING,
WE GOT TO DO IT TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
YOU KNOW SOME PLAYERS?
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
YOU DON'T LIKE THE IDEA?
WHAT?
THE LYRICS?
YOU DON'T LIKE THE LYRICS?
TALK TO ME.
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
YOU NEED
A REAL BASS PLAYER.
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
GOT TO SHOUT IT OUT
YEAH. RIGHT.
YOU KNOW ONE?
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ONE.
GET OUT.
DESTINY.
THE LORD WORKS
IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.
HA HA HA.
YOU'RE TELLING ME.
YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
YOU SAW THE BOY
HE BROUGHT HOME?
IS THERE A PROBLEM?
IS THERE?
LAZ HAS IT
UNDER CONTROL.
I THINK LAZ SHOULD
JUST STAY OUT
OF OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.
RIVKA, I'M PLEASED.
I SEE YUDI CHANGING.
CHANGE?
HELLO, WHAT'S SO GOOD
ABOUT CHANGE?
AY.
Both: 5, 6, 7, 8.
AND 1, 2, 3, AND 4.
5, 6, 7, 8.
1, 2, 3 --
OH, YOU JUST DID
ONE THING OFF.
IT WAS THAT LAST KICK.
DO THE KICK,
AND IT'S...
THEN AFTER DOING THAT ONE,
DO THIS THING,
THEN AROUND,
BOOM, BOOM, RIGHT?
YEAH.
YO, UM, YOU SHOULD COME
TO THIS UNDERGROUND DANCE CLUB
I GO TO.
CHILL WITH ME
AND HAVE SOME FUN.
NAH, I CAN'T
DO THAT KIND OF STUFF.
WHY?
I'M LUCKY MY PARENTS
ARE LETTING ME DO THIS.
YOU DON'T
TELL THEM, YUDI. DUH.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE
FREE TIME, OKAY?
IF I'M NOT STUDYING
FOR SCHOOL,
THEN I STUDY TORAH.
I THINK YOU MIGHT
WANT TO RECONSIDER.
THEY GOT THESE
FLY-ASS HONEYS THERE.
GIRLS?
ALL TYPES. TRUST ME.
OKAY, OKAY, LOOK,
ENOUGH TALK.
WE'RE DOING THE DANCE NOW.
OKAY, WHATEVER.
I'LL TURN THE BASS UP.
[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ]
ALL RIGHT?
Both: 5, 6, 7...
OKAY, CHAIM, HERE'S YOUR MUSIC.
THANK YOU FOR COMING, SIR.
ED.
PAUL.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WANT TO TRY THIS.
LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
READY?
1, 2,
1, 2, 3, 4.
YA'A-SEH SHALOM
YA'A-SEH SHALOM
OH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU SOUND LIKE A CANTOR.
YOU BETTER WATCH IT, MAN.
NO, NO, I'M KIDDING.
YOU WERE TERRIFIC. IT'S GREAT.
I HAVE A LITTLE
CHANGE OF HEART, THOUGH.
I WANT TO HEAR
"INCREASE THE PEACE."
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GO TO THIS TAPE, OKAY?
HERE WE GO.
SO WHAT WE GOTTA DO,
INCREASE THE PEACE
HOW WE GONNA DO IT?
DECREASE THE HEAT
WHAT YOU WANNA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
GOTTA SHOUT IT OUT
WHAT WE GOTTA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
HOW WE GONNA DO IT?
DECREASE THE HEAT
HEY, THAT'S COOL.
THAT'S COOL.
OH, NO, GITTEL,
GITTEL, NOT NOW.
GIRLS, I'M STILL REHEARSING.
IT'S NOT READY YET.
I'LL CALL YOU
WHEN IT'S READY.
IT'S THE WIFE AND KIDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S GO
WITH "INCREASE THE PEACE."
IT WORKS, HMM?
THIS INTERRACIAL
COMMUNITY EFFORT
IS CALLED
PROJECT C.U.R.E.
Both: C.U.R.E. STANDS
FOR COMMUNICATION,
UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT,
AND EDUCATION.
WHAT'S UP, Y'ALL?
THIS IS DR. LAZ
REPRESENTING PROJECT C.U.R.E.
NUMBER 613 COMING OUT
OF CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN.
WE'RE ALL HERE FOR ONE REASON,
TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY
COME ON, COME ON.
WHAT'S UP WITH THE LOVE
IN OUR COMMUNITY?
WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO LIVE FREE
BUT STILL WE FIGHT
IN CROWN HEIGHTS, '91,
STILL DREAD THAT NIGHT
WE COME FROM DIFFERENT RACES,
DIFFERENT FACES
FARAWAY PLACES,
JEWISH, BLACK
HAITIAN, PUERTO RICAN
WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER, SO PEACE
IS WHAT WE'RE PREACHIN'
COMMUNITY, UNITY,
LET'S GET THE JOB DONE
WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER,
SO LET'S STAND AS ONE
YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER
'CAUSE WE ALL WANT PEACE
IGNORANCE AND VIOLENCE,
IT ALL MUST CEASE
RESPECT ANOTHER MAN'S BELIEFS
AND HIS RELIGION
IT'S LOVE THAT I'M GIVIN',
COME ON
SO WHAT WE GOTTA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
HOW WE GONNA DO IT?
DECREASE THE HEAT
WHAT YOU WANNA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
GOTTA SHOUT IT OUT
WHAT WE GOTTA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
HOW WE GONNA DO IT?
DECREASE THE HEAT
WHAT YOU WANNA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
GOTTA SHOUT IT OUT
Laz: COME ON, CHAIM,
PLAY IT IN THERE.
[ PLAYING CLARINET SOLO ]
THAT IS ONE.
HERE WE GO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
LISTEN,
THEY LAUGHING AT US.
SO WHAT?
ARE YOU QUITTING?
I DIDN'T COME OUT HERE
TO BE MADE NO FOOL.
ONLY JERKS ARE LAUGHING.
THOSE JERKS
ARE MY FRIENDS.
WELL, EVERYONE ELSE
LIKES US, OKAY?
THEY CAME HERE
TO CHECK US OUT,
AND THEY'RE INTO IT.
DON'T BLOW THIS OFF.
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I FEEL EMBARRASSED.
[ SIGHS ]
COME ON.
IT'S ALL THE SAME GAME
CAN WE PULL IT TOGETHER,
FIND A DIFFERENT WAY?
'CAUSE WE WAS ALL SLAVES
BACK IN THE DAY
WE'RE ALL THE SAME,
TRYIN' TO GET BY
ONE BOROUGH TO SHARE,
WE CAN ALL SURVIVE
WORD
LA CHAIM
YOU KNOW WHO I AM,
I KICK RHYMES
AND I LEARNED THA FROM YOU
SOME OF MY HEROES
ARE BLACK, TOO
SO GIVE ME CREDIT
FOR THAT
'CAUSE I'M COOL
LIKE THAT
I'M COOL LIKE THAT
SO WHAT WE GOTTA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
HOW WE GONNA DO IT?
DECREASE THE HEAT
WHAT YOU WANNA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
GOTTA SHOUT IT OUT
WHAT WE GOTTA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
HOW WE GONNA DO IT?
DECREASE THE HEAT
WHAT YOU WANNA DO?
INCREASE THE PEACE
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
GOTTA SHOUT IT OUT
AN INTERRACIAL RAP GROUP
MADE ITS DEBUT THIS AFTERNOON
ON THE STREETS
OF CROWN HEIGHTS,
A COMMUNITY RECENTLY RAVAGED
BY RIOTING.
THE GROUP HELPED DEDICATE
A PEACE MURAL
THAT WAS CREATED
BY NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS,
BOTH AFRICAN-AMERICAN
AND HASIDIC.
MAN, WE FAMOUS.
WE'RE A REAL GROUP.
YOU GUYS SOUNDED GREAT.
WE'RE GOING
TO NEED MORE SONGS.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
WHY DON'T YOU LET US
HELP WITH THAT?
YEAH, I'M DOWN FOR THAT.
HEY, THAT'S
A GOOD IDEA, MAN.
HE COULD USE ALL THE HELP
THAT WE COULD GIVE.
HEY.
NOW THAT ME AND YUDI
ARE RAP STARS,
WANT TO BE OUR GROUPIES?
H-HINDY AND DEVORAH,
DO YOU MIND TAKING THE GLASSES
INTO THE KITCHEN
FOR ME, PLEASE?
YUDI, MAN,
CURLY IS FINE.
WHY DON'T YOU TRY
TO RAP TO HER?
T.J.
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU, MAN?
WHAT?
LISTEN, T.J.,
YOU CAN'T ACT LIKE THAT
IN A HASIDIC HOME.
LIKE WHAT?
I CAN'T RAP TO DEVORAH.
YOU SHOULDN'T, EITHER.
WAIT, YOU CAN'T FLIRT?
CAN YOU EVEN DATE?
NO.
YO, THAT'S WHACK.
SHUT UP, T.J.
LOOK, I AIN'T TRYING
TO DIS YOU.
I'M JUST SAYING, DON'T YOU EVEN
THINK ABOUT CHICKS?
DON'T YOU WANT
TO HANG OUT WITH THEM?
OF COURSE.
I WOULD GO CRAZY IF I COULDN' TALK TO NO HONEYS.
I KNOW YOU WOULD,
BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
OUR CULTURE, ALL RIGHT?
DO YOU LIKE
THAT PART OF YOUR CULTURE?
SCREW YOU, SCHMUCK.
LOOK, I AIN'T TRYING
TO DIS YOU.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET
WHERE YOU COMING FROM, HMM?
IT'S MY LEAST FAVORITE PART.
SATISFIED?
LISTEN, MAN,
I'M GOING TO THIS DANCE CLUB
I TOLD YOU ABOUT.
YOU SHOULD COME,
CHECK IT OUT.
IT'S TIME
TO CELEBRATE, MAN.
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
LET'S DANCE AND SING
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
AND DO YOUR THING
YEAH, MAN.
YOU GOING TO HANG OUT
OR WHAT?
I GOT TO STUDY.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
TWO FINGERS.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE MISSING, BOY CHICK.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AMERICA
IS THAT MANY JEWS
ARE ABANDONING THEIR TRADITIONS,
THEIR BELIEFS.
BY ASSIMILATION,
WE ARE DISAPPEARING.
WE'VE BEEN ROBBED
OF EVERYTHING.
BROUGHT OVER HERE
ON SLAVE SHIPS.
WE LOST OUR NAMES,
OUR CULTURE.
WE'VE BECOME NO ONE,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY
HOW WE'RE TREATED.
WHAT YOU DOING HERE?
HEY, SON.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT GAME TODAY.
WHAT TIME DID YOU GET IN?
WHY ARE YOU LETTING HIM
STAY HERE?
THIS IS STILL HIS HOME.
THAT'S WHACK.
IS IT SO HARD
TO UNDERSTAND?
I LOVE YOUR DADDY.
HE IS TRYING
TO GET IT TOGETHER.
HE IS SO EXCITED
ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
TOGETHER WE'RE BETTER.
T.J.: TOUGHER
THAN LEATHER.
VERY GOOD.
GOT YOU
A KOSHER SODA, MAN.
THANKS, MAN.
TASTES THE SAME.
I JUST DON'T GET IT.
YEAH, A LOT
OF PEOPLE DON'T.
YEAH, PEOPLE CAN GET
REAL NARROW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YEAH, THEY CAN. YOU TRY
AND DO SOMETHING POSITIVE,
THEY'RE JUST GOING
TO COME DOWN ON YOU, RIGHT?
YEAH. I LOVE
MY MAMA AND ALL,
BUT SHE JUST DON'T GET
HOW HARD IT IS OUT THERE.
YEAH? WELL, I HAVE
TWO OF THEM.
ALWAYS FIGHTING,
YOU KNOW.
WE CAN'T FART WITHOU HAVING AN ARGUMENT.
YOUR PARENTS STILL DO IT?
EVERY SATURDAY.
OH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS
A HOLY DAY FOR Y'ALL.
IT IS. DOING IT ON SHABBOS
IS A DOUBLE MITZVAH.
GET OUT OF HERE.
NO, I'M SERIOUS.
HEY, MAN, IT MAKES ME
SO MAD AT MY MAMA,
'CAUSE SHE'S STILL
DOING IT WITH MY DAD.
JUST CAN'T WAIT
TO GET MY OWN PLACE.
YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT?
YOU AFRAID
TO BE OUT ON YOUR OWN?
Woman: DID THE MAYOR
SEND ANY SPECIAL WORD?
I THOUGHT JEWISH SCHOOLS
WERE SUPPOSED TO BE RICH
OR SOMETHING.
BASIL, THAT'S RUDE.
LAZERSON, LAZERSON,
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY KID,
I'M HOLDING YOU RESPONSIBLE.
DON'T WORRY.
HE'LL BE FINE.
NO, YOU PUT OUR BOYS
TOGETHER WITH THEM,
AND FIRST IT'S GAMES,
THEN WHAT, DRUGS?
YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE
THESE SCHVARTSES CAN BE.
YEAH, I KNOW WHAT KIND
OF PEOPLE THEY CAN BE.
THEY CAN BE SIDNEY POITIER,
MICHAEL JORDAN,
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING,
YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE TALKING L'SHON HARA,
THE SIN OF KILLING A PERSON
BY SPREADING RUMOR.
ARE YOU TELLING ME THESE PEOPLE
DIDN'T START THE VIOLENCE,
THAT THEY DON'T FIGHT?
WHY ARE YOU PLAYING THEM
AGAINST US?
WE'RE NOT PLAYING --
IT'S A MIXED TEAM.
IT'S NOT ONE GROUP
AGAINST ANOTHER.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
I'M TALKING ABOUT VIOLENCE.
TA, IT'LL BE FINE.
WE WANT TO PLAY.
YUDI, DON'T GET HURT.
YOU ENJOY.
ALL RIGHT.
COME, LET'S FIND
SOME SEATS.
IS THAT SEAT
AVAILABLE?
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, FORM UP,
RIGHT ON THE LINE.
HERE WE GO.
Laz: LET'S GIVE 'EM
A GOOD SHOW.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK
THE YESHIVA FOR HOSTING US.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK GOD
AND THE REBBE FOR HIS WISDOM.
BUT MOST OF ALL, WE WAN TO THANK EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
FOR COMING OUT
AND SUPPORTING
THIS VITAL WORK.
WE TRULY ARE ONE COMMUNITY
UNDER ONE ADMINISTRATION
UNDER ONE GOD.
PLAY BALL!
COME ON.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
WE GOT BLOCKING RIGHT HERE.
TWO SHOTS! TWO SHOTS!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS, T.J.
COME ON, MAN.
LET'S DO THIS.
COME ON, T.J.
HOW YOU DOING?
THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY, T.J.
YES. COME ON!
GOOD SHOT, BABY.
D. UP! D. UP!
I GOTTA GO.
PICK IT UP!
T.J., PICK IT UP.
COME ON!
Man: ALL RIGHT!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE ARE LAZ AND THE CURE!
HIT IT!
YO, YO, YO, COME ON
WE NEED TO PUT
ALL THIS ANGER DOWN
AND JUST GIVE EACH OTHER
POUNDS
AND REALIZE THERE'S GOT
TO BE A BETTER WAY
WE GOTTA PUT IT TOGETHER
AND STOP THE VIOLENCE
AND MAKE SURE TOMORROW'S
GONNA BE A BRIGHTER DAY
UNTIL YOU WALK A MILE
IN MY SHOES
AND START PAYING
HALF OF YOUR DUES
WE'LL NEVER FIGURE OUT
THE TRUTH
ON HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER
HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER
JUDGE ME BY MY ACTIONS
AND NOT HOW I LOOK
READ THE WHOLE STORY,
NOT JUST THE FRONT OF THE BOOK
IF YOU CAN LISTEN, THEN I GO SOMETHING TO HEAR, Y'ALL
DO AWAY WITH THE FEAR
DO AWAY WITH THE FEAR
OH, OH
NOW PUT YOUR HANDS
IN THE SKY
AND LEAVE 'EM UP HIGH,
WAVE 'EM SIDE TO SIDE
IF YOU'RE FEELING ALL RIGHT
'CAUSE TODAY IS THE DAY
THAT WE ALL DISCOVER
THAT YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
BY LOOKING AT THE COVER
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
BY LOOKING AT THE COVER
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
BY LOOKING AT THE COVER
AW, YEAH
AW, YEAH
UNTIL YOU WALK A MILE
IN MY SHOES
AND I START PAYING
HALF OF YOUR DUES
WE'LL NEVER FIGURE OUT
THE TRUTH
ON HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER
HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER
HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER
JUDGE ME BY MY ACTIONS
AND NOT HOW I LOOK
READ THE WHOLE STORY,
NOT JUST THE FRONT OF THE BOOK
IF YOU CAN LISTEN, THEN I GO SOMETHING TO HEAR, Y'ALL
DO AWAY WITH THE FEAR
DO AWAY WITH THE FEAR
THAT'S ENOUGH, T.J.
NOW PUT YOUR HANDS
IN THE SKY
AND LEAVE 'EM UP HIGH,
WAVE 'EM SIDE TO SIDE
IF YOU'RE FEELING ALL RIGHT
'CAUSE TODAY IS THE DAY
THAT WE ALL DISCOVER
THAT YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
BY LOOKING AT THE COVER
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
BY LOOKING AT THE COVER
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
BY LOOKING AT THE COVER
YO! YO!
PEACE! THANKS, FOLKS!
PEACE!
T.J., WE JUST CAN'T
ROLL OUT THERE
DOING WHATEVER WE FEEL.
WE GOTTA SHOW SOME RESPECT,
ALL RIGHT?
T.J.
LOOK, MAN,
THE HASIDIC COMMUNITY
IS A VERY CONSERVATIVE ONE,
BROTHER.
LISTEN, I AIN'T JEWISH.
AND I AIN'T PLAYING,
MAN.
YOU GOTTA LEARN TO SHOW
SOME RESPECT, YOUNG BROTHER.
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GOT
TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE --
NO, AIN'T NOTHING WRONG
WITH DANCING WITH A CHICK.
IT MIGHT NOT BE YOUR CULTURE,
BUT IT DAMN SURE IS MINE!
T.J. T.J.
PAUL --
WHAT? WHAT?
JUST TAKE IT EASY.
TAKE IT EASY?
LET HIM CALM DOWN.
THIS KID NEEDS
SOME DISCIPLINE, LAZ.
IS THAT YOUR ROLE?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
THIS KID NEEDS GUIDANCE NOW.
LATER IS TOO LATE.
IF HE DOESN'T LEARN
TO RESPECT HIMSELF
AND RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE,
HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.
AND I BET IF THAT
WERE YUDI ACTING OUT,
YOU WOULDN'T TAKE I EASY ON HIM, MAN.
EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN?
I'M THE PRINCIPAL
OF A BRONX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE IT
IF YOUR GROUP WOULD PLAY
FOR THE KIDS.
ME TOO.
SHARON KANE --
DIRECTOR OF THE HEBREW
SENIORS HOME IN YONKERS.
SENIORS WANT OUR MUSIC?
MM-HMM. IT'S REALLY WHAT
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
YOU KNOW, IT JUST KEEPS THEM
FEELING YOUNG.
YO! YO!
THERE'S A DUDE OUT HERE
WAITING ON Y'ALL.
SAYS HE BOOKS HALFTIME ACTS
DURING BASKETBALL SEASON
AT THE GARDEN!
THE GARDEN?
AS IN --
AS IN MADISON SQUARE?
EXACTLY.
OH.
OH. HA HA HA.
HEY, T.J.
WHAT?
WE -- WE WERE
REALLY AWESOME.
YOU -- YOU WERE
REALLY GOOD OUT THERE, OKAY?
LOOK, IT JUST SEEMED LIKE
ALL THEY WERE DOING
WAS COMING DOWN ON YOU,
BUT THEY SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU
WE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
YEAH, WHATEVER, MAN.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
CLUBBING.
NOW?
WHY NOT?
YOU WANT SOME COMPANY?
YEAH. COME ON.
[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYING ]
HEY, THEY GOT THE GAME.
WE DIDN'T COME HERE
TO WATCH NO GAME.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
COME ON.
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
LET'S DANCE.
LET'S GET IT POPPING.
HEY, CUTIE.
LET'S DANCE.
I DON'T KNOW.
COME ON, I WANNA DANCE.
I'M NOT SURE --
YO, DANCE, MAN. COME ON,
OR YOU'RE GONNA EMBARRASS ME.
DANCE.
THANK YOU.
HEY, Y'ALL, I BET
YOUR CAVE BOY
WISHED HE WERE A BALLER.
MAYBE, D.
BUT, YOU KNOW, HE AIN'T
GETTING IT, NOT TONIGHT.
DAMN.
COME HERE.
NICE EYES.
CALL ME.
GOT THEM DIGITS, HUH? YOU THINK
YOU'RE THE MAN NOW, DON'T YOU?
WAIT, WAIT,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
LEAVE ME ALONE.
DAG, YOU COULD AT LEAST KEEP
HER NUMBER FOR A SOUVENIR!
YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?
I'M NOT EVEN SUPPOSED
TO TOUCH A GIRL, ALL RIGHT?
STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME DO STUFF
I DON'T WANT TO DO!
"STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME
DO STUFF I DON'T WANT TO DO!"
YOU SOUND
LIKE A LITTLE BITCH.
OH, DO I?
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM,
MAN?
YOU'RE MY PROBLEM. YOU THINK
I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU,
BUT I DON'T!
OH, YEAH? SO LEAVE
HIP-HOP ALONE THEN.
THAT'S ME.
THAT'S MY CULTURE.
OH, IT'S YOUR CULTURE?
GUESS WHAT, BUDDY. YOU DON'T
HAVE ANY CULTURE!
HOW THE HELL WOULD YOU KNOW,
YOU KOSHER-EATING,
NON-DATING,
BLUE-BALLED MOTHERFUCKER?
AT LEAST MY FATHER'S
NOT A CRACKHEAD!
NAH, HE'S SECTION EIGHT,
AND THAT AIN'T NOTHING
TO BRAG ABOUT.
YOU BEANIE-WEARING
BIYOTCH.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, YOU TAKE
THAT BACK TO MOMMY.
GOOD JOB.
YOU'RE LATE.
I KNOW. I'M SORRY.
WHERE'S T.J.?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE BETTER NOT BE
MESSING UP, MAN.
THROWING THE WHOLE
GAME OFF.
WHAT'S UP?
NOTHING.
Paul: T.J., YOU RUNNING
ON C.P. TIME?
I'M HERE, MAN.
BECAUSE THE BALL TEAM'S
GETTING TIGHT.
I DON'T WANT US
FALLING BEHIND.
Yudi: CAN WE CHOOSE
WHO'S PLAYING?
I GOT MY TOP 10.
T.J.: ARE WE ON IT?
NO.
WHAT'S WITH THAT? YOU GOT
SOMETHING AGAINST MY PLAY?
Laz: YOU BOTH ALREADY
HAVE ENOUGH TO DO.
YO, NOAH!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT I WANT -- YOU DID SUCH
A NICE JOB BUILDING THE ARK,
I THOUGHT
IF YOU HAD SOME TIME
MAYBE YOU CAN BUILD ME
A NICE TABLE, A CABINET.
NO, I WANT --
I WANT TO SING A SONG.
FINE, THEN.
HERE WE GO!
[ MUSIC PLAYING ]
HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO.
TAKE HEED TO THE WORDS,
WE ARE ONE
TRAVEL THE RIGHT PATH AND PU THE TROUBLES IN THE PAST
WITH EVERYONE TOGETHER,
YO, WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE
TO MAKE LIFE NICE
TO MAKE WRONGS RIGHT
STRONG ENOUGH
IS WHEN THE PEOPLE UNITE
YO, JEWS AND BLACKS,
HAND IN HAND
ALL THE PEOPLE
IN THE STREETS
MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK,
BUT HERE COMES THE TEST
CAN WE ALL KICK IT
WHEN THERE'S CIVIL UNREST?
IT'S A COAT OF ARMS,
NO MATTER HOW WE FLIP IT
SO, ALL THE PEOPLE
FROM BROOKLYN
CAN I KICK IT?
NOTHING BUT LOVE
ON THE BROOKLYN STREETS
NOTHING BUT LOVE
FOR THE PEOPLE YOU MEET
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD
THEY'RE SAYING.
WHAT IS HE SAYING?
WOULD YOU PLEASE
SHUT UP?
WE ARE ONE
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'RE MESSING UP.
EVERYBODY
WE ARE ONE
[ MUSIC PLAYING ON TAPE ]
HERE, HERE, HERE WE GO
WHOO
THESE SONGS ARE WHACK.
I WAS LISTENING
TO THAT.
HEY, SHOVE THAT --
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?
HEY, HEY!
RELAX, MAN, YOU GUYS
ARE ACTING LIKE BABIES.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
WANNA FIGHT?
LET 'EM FIGHT.
LET 'EM TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
WANNA TAKE IT OUTSIDE?
LAZ.
YEAH,
LET'S TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
FINE.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
HEY! WHERE THE HELL
ARE YOU GOING?
HEY, WAIT UP!
HEY, COME BACK!
STOP! STOP!
WHERE Y'ALL GOING?
WERE YOU ACTUALLY
GOING TO LEAVE US?
WHO'S THE BAD GUY NOW,
HUH?
NOW, IF I HAD LEFT YOU,
YOU'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO GET HOME TOGETHER,
WOULDN'T YOU?
SO IF WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE IT TO THE GARDEN,
WE'VE GOT TO DO IT
AS A TEAM.
UNLESS YOU GUYS DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
YOU SEEN THIS?
MUSLIM PAPER CALLING JUDAISM
A GUTTER RELIGION
AND HITLER A HERO
TO HIS PEOPLE.
YEAH, I'VE SEEN IT.
SO, HOW COME THE LEADERS
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
DON'T SPEAK OUT
AGAINST THIS RACISM?
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT
THE LEADERS OF OUR COMMUNITY
SPEAK OUT AGAINST, LAZ?
YOU LISTEN TO THEM?
WELL, I READ. AND LET ME
TELL YOU SOMETHING.
IF THE JEWS TRASHED
A NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'D SPEAK OUT.
REALLY? SO YOU SPEAK OUT
AGAINST THE ISRAELI TREATMENT
OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE?
SOME OF US DO.
ENOUGH TO STOP IT?
YOU CANNOT COMPARE ISRAEL
TO THIS.
ISRAEL'S THE ONLY FREE COUNTRY
IN A REGION
THAT IS DOMINATED
BY DICTATORSHIPS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT
IRRESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP HERE.
YEAH? WELL, THAT WORKS
BOTH WAYS.
A LOT OF WHAT'S
IN THAT PAPER IS SHIT,
BUT SOME OF IT
IS EMPOWERING.
ARAB TERRORISTS?
YOU CANNOT LEGITIMIZE
THIS BULLSHIT.
ANGER FEELS GOOD,
DOESN'T IT?
AND WHEN YOU'VE BEEN
SLAVES FOR CENTURIES,
SOMETIMES
YOU LASH OUT, HMM?
WE WERE SLAVES ONCE, TOO.
WHY CONDEMN AND VILIFY US?
LAZ, YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY COMPARE
THE SITUATION OF BLACKS
AND JEWS
IN AMERICA TODAY, MAN.
OH, YOU THINK ANTI-SEMITISM
IS ANCIENT HISTORY?
WELL, THINK AGAIN, BUDDY.
BUT IT IS NOT THE CORNERSTONE
OF THE SYSTEM
THE WAY RACISM IS.
ANTI-SEMITISM IS RACISM.
LOOK AT THE COURTS.
WHO'S IN JAIL?
WHO'S GOT THE JOBS?
WHO GOT THE MONEY?
12% OF AMERICA IS BLACK...
WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IS
THAT ANTI-SEMITISM IS SPREADING
LIKE WILDFIRE.
WE CONTROL LESS THAN 1/2 OF 1%
OF AMERICA'S WEALTH, MAN.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR ALL THE DIFFERENT --
YOU GUYS ARE LATE.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA --
YOU GOTTA SHAPE UP.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR STUFF
TOGETHER,
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE READY
TO PLAY THE GARDEN,
AND IF THIS COMES THROUGH,
WE GOT TO BE TIGHT.
LISTEN, MAN,
WE THOUGHT THIS OVER.
IT'S GONNA BE DOPE.
FIRST THE GARDEN,
THEN WE GET A RECORD DEAL...
WE'RE ABOUT TO GET PAID.
WE WORK HARD,
WHO KNOWS?
WAIT, WAIT, Y'ALL AIN' TRIPPIN' NOW.
YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT
RUN-DMC, RIGHT?
YO, MAN, WE'RE GONNA
BLOW UP, I'M TELLING YOU.
FELLAS, WE'RE LUCKY PEOPLE
COME HEAR US AT ALL.
WHAT IS THAT?
LAZ, COME ON, MAN,
HOW GOOD ARE WE REALLY?
WE'RE GOOD.
FOR REAL, MAN.
IF NOT, WHY ARE WE GETTING
ALL THESE DATES?
YEAH.
WE FILL A NEED. FOLKS KNOW
SOMETHING COULD JUMP OFF
AT ANY TIME. THEY LIKE SEEING
THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WE'RE GOING TO END UP
ON SOME BIG-ASS WORLD TOUR.
NO. NO, WE GOT TO PRACTICE
TO GET THERE.
WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE PRACTICING.
WATCH.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON SOMETHING.
1...2...3...4...
5...6...7...8...
1...2...3...4...
WHOA. HEY, THAT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU GUYS
CONTINUE ARGUING,
AND WE'LL PRACTICE
ANOTHER ONE.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR MAN
ELIJAH MUHAMMAD --
OH, NO, NO, YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO QUOTE MUSLIMS TO ME.
"TEACH THE YOUNG ONES,
"AND THE OLD ONES WILL FOLLOW
OUT OF CURIOSITY
OR SHAME."
YOU KNOW WHAT? WHY DON'T
WE JUST AGREE TO DISAGREE?
AGREED.
ALL MY PEOPLE
IN THE STREETS WORDIN' UP
AND ALL MY PEOPLE
IN THE SPOT
WANT TO MAKE IT HOT
LET'S CELEBRATE PEACE,
YOU AND ME
IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO
WITH YOUR CULTURE OR CREED
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
LET'S DANCE AND SING
COME ON, EVERYBODY
JUST DO YOUR THING
JUST DO YOUR THING
WE ALL PUT TOGETHER
COLLECTIVELY
IT'S JOY AND PEACE
THAT WE BRING
IT'S A...
CELEBRATION
CELEBRATION
IT'S A...
CELEBRATION
CELEBRATION
Headphones:
YEAH, THE MUSIC PUMPIN'
IT SHOULD SHOW YOU
SOMETHING...
Both: MOVE THROUGH THE CROWD
WITH LOVE AND PEACE
THE VIBE THAT WE SEEK
IS A SWEET RELEASE
NO DRAMA, NO HATE,
NO BIGOTRY
LET'S CELEBRATE
UNITY
IT'S A CELEBRATION
MAN, I'M REPRESENTING.
A'IGHT?
THESE AIN'T THEIR STREETS.
THESE IS OUR STREETS.
I GUESS, MAN.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT? YOU GUESS?
WHAT Y'ALL DOING?
PUTTING SOME HOOPS UP
IN THE HOOD, MAN.
TRYING TO GIVE YOU YOUNG
BROTHERS SOMETHING TO DO.
HEY, HEY, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU
PEOPLE DOING HERE?
EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING
HAS BEEN APPROVED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL,
JOEL.
YOU GOT A COMPLAINT,
CALL THEIR OFFICE.
YEAH, I HAVE A COMPLAINT.
I HAVE A COMPLAINT.
HE JUST MAD 'CAUSE
HE THINKS THE HOOP
GONNA ATTRACT THE WRONG
KIND OF PERSUASION.
MAYBE HE'S AFRAID OF HIS
WINDOW GETTING CRACKED.
HE'S PROBABLY JUST AFRAID
CUSTOMERS MIGHT GET HIT
BY A BALL.
I'M STEPPING
THIS CORNER, MAN.
THANKS, DARREN.
YEAH.
WHY DON'T YOU STICK AROUND
AND GIVE US A HAND?
A'IGHT.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
OKAY, BOYS, SHABBOS CALLS.
COME ON.
YEAH, WE OUT OF HERE.
HEY, HEY, WHOA, NO, NO.
THEY CAN'T WORK ANYMORE,
BUT I GOT Y'ALL
FOR ANOTHER HOUR.
AND, DARREN, YOU'RE GONNA
STICK AROUND
AND MAKE YOURSELF A LITTLE
BIT MORE HELPFUL, MAN.
COME ON.
PAUL, CAN YOU DO ME
A FAVOR?
SURE.
WANT TO TAKE
THE TORAH-MOBILE
BACK FOR ME
WHEN YOU'RE DONE?
YEAH.
IT'S TOO LATE
FOR ME TO DRIVE.
NO PROBLEM. GRAB THE LADDER,
BROTHER. GRAB THE LADDER.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL DO IT.
I GOT IT.
LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL MIGHT BE
DOING SOME GOOD IN THE HOOD.
ABOUT TIME.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
AH, MAN,
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
WHAT'D THEY DO
TO THE MURAL?
T.J.: NOW, WHO WOULD WANT
TO DO THIS, MAN?
THEM, MAN.
WHAT THEM?
MAN, THEY HATE US!
THEY DON'T EVEN WANT OUR FACE
ON THE SAME WALL AS THEM.
AND THAT'S WHO YOU'VE
BEEN HANGING OUT WITH.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO DID IT, DARREN,
SO DON'T SAY NOTHING.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
THAT'S COLD.
LET'S GO!
LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK WHAT THEY DID
TO THE MURAL.
Paul:
COME ON, GUYS, GET IN.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
HEY, THOSE GUYS ARE STEALING
LAZERSON'S VAN.
WHAT?
FIRST YOU SPRAY-PAINT
THE MURAL,
AND NOW YOU STEAL A CAR.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
CALM DOWN.
[ ALL SHOUTING, DISTORTED ]
SON OF A BITCH!
BACK OFF.
SHH. COME ON.
Man on TV:
THE CONTROVERSIAL CASE
OF LEMRICK NELSON WAS FINALLY
SETTLED IN COURT TODAY.
HE WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL
DESPITE OBJECTION
FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.
A JURY EARLIER THIS YEAR
FOUND HIM GUILTY
OF THE MURDER
OF YANKEL ROSENBAUM.
A MAN WAS MURDERED,
LYNCHED,
FOR ONE REASON ONLY --
BECAUSE HE WAS A JEW.
AND NOW THE SYSTEM HAS LE THAT MURDERER GO FREE.
THEY ALL UPSET AND YELLING
ABOUT WHO DID WHAT TO WHO.
BUT HOW Y'ALL EVER GONNA KNOW
THE TRUTH?
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M GONNA LIVE.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS ALL
ABOUT MAKING PEACE.
YEAH, WELL, SOMETIMES
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SETBACKS.
YEAH.
HEY, T.J., LOOK,
I DON'T BLAME YOU
FOR BEING UPSET.
I'M FINE. JUST DON'T WAIT
FOR ME AT REHEARSAL SUNDAY,
'CAUSE I'M NOT COMING.
WHY NOT?
MAN, I'M THROUGH
WITH THIS BULLSHIT!
T.J.!
HEY.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA LET
ONE FIGHT
MAKE YOU QUIT, ARE YOU?
IT AIN'T JUST THAT!
YOU NEVER STOP PREACHING.
YOU NEVER GAVE ME
A CHANCE.
YOU ALWAYS GIVE ME
A HARD TIME
IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!
I'M SORRY.
T.J., YOU KNOW I'M TRYING
TO HELP YOU, NOT HURT YOU.
LOOK, I'M TRULY SORRY.
YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OUT
ON ME, YOU TAKE IT OUT ON ME.
THERE'S NO NEED
TO TAKE IT OUT ON THEM.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
JUST FORGET IT.
FORGET THEM,
AND FORGET IT ALL!
HEY! T.J.!
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING
YOU ALL YOUR LIFE.
YOU GONNA LET THAT
MAKE YOU BITTER?
DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M MOVING ON.
WHERE YOU GONNA
MOVE ON TO?
IT DOESN'T MATTER!
IT ALL MATTERS!
ALL OF IT, T.J.
YOU KEEP YOUR HEART OPEN,
YOUNG BROTHER.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
PAUL?
IT'S OFFICIAL!
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA PLAY
AT A KNICKS GAME FOR REAL.
YEAH, THEY WANT THE TEAM
TO PLAY HALFTIME,
AND THEN WE GET
TO PERFORM, TOO.
MOVIN' ON UP
WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?
LAZ -- LAZ, LAZ...
T.J. WANTS OUT.
OUT?
WHY?
HE'S HAD ENOUGH, MAN.
HIS HEART AIN'T IN IT.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
MAYBE HE NEEDS TIME
JUST TO COOL DOWN.
WELL, THEN THAT GIVES YOU
THREE WEEKS
TO CHANGE HIS MIND.
WELL, I'M NOT SURE
THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, LAZ.
OH, SO YOU'VE GIVEN UP
ON HIM THEN?
NO, I'M BEING REALISTIC,
MAN.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH.
WELL, HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM
SINCE AFTER THE FIGHT?
NO.
YOU WANT TO DANCE ALONE?
ALONE?
ALONE.
[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
HI, YUDI.
HI.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
COME ON IN.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YEAH?
HEY.
HEY.
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?
WHY'D YOU SKIP REHEARSAL?
WHAT'S WITH THAT?
LISTEN, I'M NOT FEELING
THAT CURE STUFF NO MORE.
IT'S NOT WORKING.
OH. IT'S NOT WORKING.
THAT'S WHY WE GOT
THE GARDEN, RIGHT?
WHAT?
YEAH. US...
DOING OUR SONG
AT A KNICKS GAME
AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
MAN, OUR SONG IS WHACK.
AIN'T NO REAL PEACE
OUT HERE.
ASK YOUR FRIENDS.
OKAY, OKAY,
WE AREN'T ALL BROTHERS,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WE SHOULDN'T KEEP WORKING
AT IT, RIGHT?
MAYBE. YOU KNOW WHAT?
I JUST DON'T EVEN
KNOW ANYMORE.
AT LEAST THEY LET
LEMRICK GO.
THEY LET HIM GO?
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE GUY WHO KILLED YANKEL?
YEAH.
THAT'S CRAZY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LET
THAT SON OF A BITCH OFF.
THEY CAN'T PROVE
IT WAS HIM.
WE WAS LIKE 1 OF 10
BROTHERS THERE THAT NIGHT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ALL
LOOK ALIKE TO YOU PEOPLE.
ACTUALLY, IT WAS 20 OF YOUR
BROTHERS STANDING THERE,
ALL OF THEM JUST WATCHING
AS AN INNOCENT MAN GOT KILLED.
THE GUY WHO KILLED
LITTLE GAVIN --
HE DIDN'T PAY, DID HE?
THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM
DELIBERATELY KILLING SOMEONE.
YOU KNOW IT.
KNOW WHAT?
IT WAS MURDER!
YOU SAY.
DON'T MAKE YOU RIGHT.
YOU'RE BLIND SOMETIMES.
YOU KNOW THAT?
AND YOU'RE FULL OF IT
MOST OF THE TIME,
SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST
GET OUT OF MY FACE?
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
THE THING IS,
WE AIN'T NEVER GONNA
SEE THINGS THE SAME WAY.
WORD UP.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE GARDEN --
IT IS ALL WHACK.
WHO NEEDS ANY OF THIS?
I DON'T KNOW.
MOSHE.
LAZ.
WHERE IS HE?
UPSTAIRS.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M FINE.
YOU KNOW, THE TALMUD
TALKS ABOUT GOOD DEEDS
HAVING A RIPPLING EFFECT.
I DID MY PART.
I'M TRYING TO GET BACK
TO BEING A GOOD JEW NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU WERE BEING A GOOD JEW.
YOU'RE DOING MITZVAHS.
YOU'RE DOING GOOD WORK.
SINGING AND DANCING?
THEY'RE NOT MITZVAHS.
I'M DONE.
IF THERE'S
A RIPPLING EFFECT, GOOD.
THEN YOU DON'T NEED ME
ANYMORE.
WELL, ACTUALLY, WE DO.
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DO
SOMETHING BIG HERE.
DON'T THROW IT AWAY.
I'VE GOT TORAH TO LEARN.
YOUR ROUTINES ARE SO HOT,
YOU KNOW?
LET HIM BE, LAZ.
HE'S DONE ENOUGH.
IS THAT TRUE?
DON'T WE HAVE
TO KEEP WORKING?
REPAIRING THE WORLD --
WE TRY. WE FAIL.
WE TRY AGAIN.
THE TORAH --
THE TORAH SPEAKS ABOUT
MAKING PEACE --
SHALOM.
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
NOW, I KNOW THAT'S TOUGH.
BUT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE
THAT UP?
YOU THINK T.J.
WILL GO ALONG WITH THIS?
Paul: YEAH, I'LL HOLD.
THEY'RE GONNA DO IT.
HUH? WHO?
T.J. AND YUDI.
BOTH OF THEM?
BOTH OF THEM.
MAN,
YOU'RE A MIRACLE WORKER.
NO, IT'S THE KIDS, MAN.
THEY'RE WORKING IT OUT.
I GOT THE GARDEN
ON THE LINE.
OOH, WE'RE BACK ON TRACK.
YEAH. SURE.
NO, IT'LL BE GOOD.
IT'LL BE GREAT.
HA HA!
OKAY.
WE GOT A --
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
WHAT?
THEY DON'T WANT THE BAND.
WH--WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
WELL, THEY ONLY WAN THE BASKETBALL TEAM.
AHH...
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IT'S THEIR SHOW.
THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT.
NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THIS IS
A PACKAGE DEAL HERE.
THEY GET THE TEAM
AND THE BAND.
BUT THEY'RE SAYING THEY
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR BOTH.
DAMN!
WELL, CALL THEM BACK.
CALL THEM BACK.
IT'S NOT GONNA MAKE
A DIFFERENCE, MAN.
IT'S NOT GONNA MAKE
A DIFFERENCE?
THAT IS --
THIS IS WRONG.
I-I WANT THIS.
I WANT THIS -- I WANT THIS
FOR YUDI AND T.J.
THIS IS SUCH A GREA OPPORTUNITY HERE.
LAZ, ARE YOU SURE
YOU WANT IT FOR THEM?
WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO SAY?
WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOU
AND WHAT'S REALLY,
REALLY RIGHT FOR THOSE BOYS,
IT MIGHT NOT BE
THE SAME THING.
THAT'S THE BITCH
ABOUT RAISING KIDS, MAN.
AM I RIGHT?
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME!
DON'T START DUMPING
ON ME HERE.
LAZ, CURB THE EGO.
I'M NOT DOING THAT.
OH, OH, AND LIKE YOU DON' WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
YES, BUT YOU GOT
TO RECOGNIZE THE LIMITS.
NO, YOU GO BEYOND
THE LIMITS.
JUST ALL THESE
LITTLE STEPS
NEVER SEEM TO BE
GOOD ENOUGH.
LAZ, YOU'VE GOT TO STOP,
MAN,
AND APPRECIATE
WHERE WE ARE NOW,
WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
WE GOT PEOPLE TALKING.
HEY.
PEACE IS A LONG-TERM
INVESTMENT, BROTHER.
WHERE DO YOU GET
YOUR PATIENCE?
YEARS AND YEARS
OF MESSING UP.
Paul: ALL RIGHT, FELLAS,
LET'S GO.
COME ON!
GET ON HERE.
LET'S GO.
THAT'S IT.
GONNA BE GOOD.
COME ON, LET'S DO THIS.
LET'S DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME HEAR IT!
All: YEAH!
LET ME HEAR IT AGAIN!
YEAH!
[ RAP SONG PLAYING ]
ALL MY PEOPLE
IN THE STREETS...
[ Singing along ]
WHO WORD IT UP
AND ALL MY PEOPLE IN THE SPO WANNA MAKE IT HOT
LET'S CELEBRATE PEACE,
YOU AND ME
IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO
WITH YOUR CULTURE...
OR CREED
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
LET'S DANCE AND SING
COME ON, EVERYBODY,
JUST DO YOUR THING...
Man on TV:
COMING UP AFTER THE NEWS,
THE KNICKS
TAKE ON THE PACERS
AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
UP NEXT --
A FEDERAL JUDGE
DECLARES A MISTRIAL...
YOU ALL RIGHT?
FINE.
I WAS THINKING OF MAYBE
GOING TO THE GARDEN...
TO SEE.
SURE.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
FINE, MAYBE --
IT'S STUPID.
FORGET IT.
THE GAME'S HALF OVER.
YUDI...
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE A TOUGH GUY.
THANKS, TA, BUT I'LL
FIGURE IT OUT FOR MYSELF.
YOU GROW UP,
YOU MAKE CHOICES.
YOU CHOOSE ONE ROAD,
YOU LOSE ANOTHER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
OUR CITY HAS BEEN GOING
THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES,
BUT WE HAVE COME THROUGH
TOGETHER.
NEW YORK IS A MELTING POT
OF CULTURES.
AND TONIGHT,
AFTER THE TRAGEDIES OF BROOKLYN,
WE HAVE PROOF THAT WE CAN BE
GOOD NEIGHBORS
AND MAKE OUR CITY BETTER.
PLEASE GIVE A WARM GREETING
TO CROWN HEIGHTS'
OWN YOUTH GROUP --
PROJECT C.U.R.E.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
GO!
GO!
Man: IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
THESE KIDS HERE AT THE GARDEN.
Man #2: ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S TAKEN A WHILE
FOR US TO HEAL --
WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?
IT WAS SHIT.
THAT AIN'T THE WAY.
COULD YOU LOOK AT ME,
PLEASE?
I KNOW YOU'RE HURTING.
SORRY, MOM.
COME OVER HERE
AND SHOW ME.
WHY DON'T WE WATCH I TOGETHER?
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
OUT HERE ON THE COURT.
FINE ATHLETES
REPRESENTING...
[ SUBWAY APPROACHING ]
SHALOM
SING SHALOM
SING SHALOM
GRANT US UNIVERSAL PEACE
AND THE WINE
OF UNDERSTANDING
SING SHALOM
[ SINGING IN HEBREW ]
GIVE US GRACE
AS WE JOURNEY THROUGH
THROUGH THIS PLACE
[ SINGING IN HEBREW ]
SPEAK STILLNESS
TO THE WINDS
OF ALL THAT STAND
BETWEEN US
HEAL
EVERYONE THAT HOPED
TO BRING US TOGETHER
FOREVER
-- Captions by VITAC --
CROWN HEIGHTS
HAS 200,000 PEOPLE --
20,000 JEWS
AND 180,000 BLACKS.
PEOPLE OFTEN PROJECT
NEGATIVE IMAGES ABOUT YOU,
ESPECIALLY
IF YOU LOOK DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE TWO COMMUNITIES
LIVING SIDE-BY-SIDE,
BUT HAVING VERY LITTLE
INTERACTION WITH EACH OTHER
EXCEPT WHEN SOMETHING NEGATIVE
GOES DOWN.
YOU COULD HAVE
LUBAVITCH HASIDIM,
INSTEAD HAVE MANY MORE PEOPLE
LIVING IN TOO SMALL A SPACE,
LIVING ONE ON TOP
OF ANOTHER
IN APARTMENT HOUSES
AND SO ON.
UM, SOME PEOPLE THINK
THAT JEWS HAVE
MORE A PIECE OF THE PIE.
DURING AN ECONOMICALLY
DEPRESSED PERIOD
WITH HIGH CRIME
AND STEREOTYPICAL IMAGES
ON BOTH SIDES --
WHITE PERSON SAYS,
WELL, NO,
THE BLACKS ARE THE ENEMY
BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL ON WELFARE,
AND THEY DON'T WANT
TO BE NOTHING,
AND THEY'RE SLACKS
AND THEY'RE SMOKERS.
I DON'T THINK
BLACK PEOPLE HATE JEWS.
I THINK
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND US.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
WITH US WHEN THEY SEE US.
THEY TEND TO BE
SO SEPARATE,
NOT JUST LOOKING SEPARATE
BUT BEING SEPARATE.
SOME OF US DON'T TRUST
THE JEWS.
MAYBE HE THINKS THAT I THINK
THAT I'M BETTER THAN HIM
BECAUSE I'M RELIGIOUS,
WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE
OF WHAT I THINK.
THEY DON'T LIKE US
BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR OWN CULTURE,
WE LOOK DIFFERENT,
WE DRESS DIFFERENT,
WE HAVE OUR OWN WAYS,
YOU KNOW,
AND THEY CAN'T
DEAL WITH IT.
WHENEVER MY SON
GOES TO THE STORE,
IT'S AS THOUGH THEY DON'T
EVEN WANT TO TOUCH THE BOY.
ONE HEART
ALL RIGHT
GIVE THANKS AND PRAISE
TO THE LORD
AND I WILL FEEL
ALL RIGHT
LET'S GET TOGETHER AND...
Man: FEEL ALL RIGHT
[ SIREN WAILING ]
LET'S GET TOGETHER
TO FIGHT
THIS HOLY ARMAGEDDON
ONE LOVE
SO WHEN THE MAN COMES
THERE WILL BE NO DOOM
[ TIRES SQUEAL, CRASH ]
THE ACCIDENT
WAS NOT HANDLED PROPERLY.
OUTSIDE AGITATORS CAME INTO
THE COMMUNITY IN CROWN HEIGHTS
AND CAUSED
A LOT OF TROUBLE.
IT TAKES BUT A MATCH,
WHEN YOU GOT
THAT MUCH GAS,
FOR IT TO BLOW UP.
[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ]
Woman: YEHUDA!
YUDI!
YUDI!
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE
FOR SHUL!
[ SIREN WAILING ]
TRUST THAT ON THE MIKE
I DELIGHT
AND DO LUSTFUL THINGS
ON DARK, HOT NIGHTS
WITH YOUR
ROUND-THE-WAY GIRL
YO, YO,
NOT MY GIRL, SEE
SHE ON A WHIRLWIND
WITH ME
UPLIFTING THE RACE
WHILE YOU KEEPIN' YOUR PLACE
SOME JEW KILLED
A BLACK BOY.
JUST RUN HIM OVER.
A KID?
YEAH, AND THE COPS
LET THE JEW GUY GO.
WORD?
THAT'S MESSED UP, MAN.
WE'RE GOING TO KINGSTON
TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
CHASE THE MAN.
WE'RE GOING ON DOWN THERE.
YOUNG PEOPLE,
GET OFF THE STREETS.
KEEP THE PEACE.
DON'T BE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
SORRY-ASS UNCLE TOM, MAN.
AW, COME ON, MAN,
HE ALL RIGHT.
MAN, LET'S GO
CHECK THIS OUT, YO.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AW, COME ON.
WHAT ABOUT THE RHYME?
OH, MAN, FORGET YOU, MAN.
COME ON.
DON'T STAND THERE. COME ON.
SO WHAT WAS
YOUR TALMUD PASSAGE TODAY?
BROCHOS 60B.
"ONE MUST PRAISE GOD
FOR THE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPEN
JUST AS YOU PRAISE GOD
FOR THE GOOD THINGS."
THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
THE BROTHERS
ARE GOING OFF, MAN.
YO, MAN, WORD.
THAT WAS ILL, THOUGH.
THEM NIGGERS ARE GOING
TO RIOT, MAN.
GET HOME FAST.
PEOPLE ARE GOING CRAZY.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
THE SCHVARTZES --
THEY'RE THROWING BOTTLES
AND SETTING FIRES.
WHY IS THIS?
DO I KNOW, HUH?
THAT'S HOW THEY ARE.
GOOD SHOT, YO!
I'M RIGHT THIS MINUTE
CALLING 911! GET OUT OF HERE!
YOU BUNCH OF BOYS,
GET OFF THE BLOCK!
YO, WHERE YOU GOING, MAN?
WHERE YOU GOING?
WHY DON'T YOU
GET OFF OUR STREET?
PLEASE, PLEASE,
WE DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE.
TROUBLE?
YOU ARE TROUBLE.
TAKE THE -- YOU WANT
TO TAKE SOME MONEY HERE?
THANK YOU, JEW MAN.
WE WASN'T GOING TO ROB YOU,
BUT SINCE YOU MAKE I SO EASY...
HEY, LEAVE HIM ALONE!
HEY, WILL YOU
GO IN THE HOUSE?
WE DON'T WANT TROUBLE.
PLEASE LEAVE US BE!
NO, HEY, LEAVE US ALONE!
AAH!
DON'T TELL ME
WHAT TO DO, MAN!
[ SIREN WAILING ]
IT'S THE COPS!
COME ON!
YOU BASTARDS!
DROP IT!
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SEE YOU LATER, FOOL!
NO, THE BOY --
HE'S THE VICTIM HERE!
DID YOU SEE WHAT THEY DID?
HE NEEDS AN AMBULANCE!
LOOK, HE'S BLEEDING!
Man: HOLD ON, SIR.
WE'LL GET YOU AN AMBULANCE.
PLEASE! HE NEEDS HELP!
Man: RACIAL VIOLENCE BROKE OUT
ON THE STREETS OF CROWN HEIGHTS
THIS EVENING
WHEN A CROWD REACTED
TO TWO BLACK CHILDREN
BEING HIT BY A CAR THAT WAS
DRIVEN BY A JEWISH MAN.
HE'S WITH A DOCTOR NOW, MA.
THEY SAY HE LOST --
HE'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.
I'LL CALL YOU
AS SOON AS I KNOW ANYTHING.
I WILL.
WHEN AMBULANCES ARRIVED,
BLACK WITNESSES ALLEGE
THAT THE MAN
WHO DROVE THE CAR
WAS TAKEN FOR TREATMENT
BY A PRIVATE JEWISH AMBULANCE
AHEAD OF THE CHILDREN,
ONE OF WHOM HAS SINCE DIED.
CITY OFFICIALS DENY
ANY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
THE OTHER CHILD WAS TAKEN
TO KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL
AND REMAINS
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
AT THIS MOMENT,
THE RIOTING HAS NOT STOPPED.
CODE BLUE!
CODE BLUE!
THIS GUY'S
NOT MOVING HERE!
BOTTLES AND ROCKS HAVE BEEN
THROWN FROM ROOFTOPS,
AND EVEN GUNSHOTS
HAVE BEEN FIRED.
THERE ARE REPORTS THAT
AT LEAST ONE YOUNG JEWISH MAN
HAS BEEN STABBED TO DEATH.
THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR ANY EXCUSE TO RIOT.
THAT CAR CRASH WAS AN ACCIDENT,
PURE AND SIMPLE.
THE PROBLEM IS,
WITH THESE JEWS,
THEY GET
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
AND THE POLICE,
THEY EITHER OVERREACTED
OR NOT REACTING AT ALL.
YO, T.J., YOU SHOULD HAVE
BEEN THERE, DOG.
IT WAS SLAMMING.
CRAZY.
I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THESE
PEOPLE TREATING US LIKE THAT.
FOR REAL --
FOLLOWING US AROUND
IN THEIR CHEAP-ASS STORES
AND SHIT.
D., THEY FOLLOW YOU 'CAUSE
YOU LOOK LIKE A THUG, MAN.
YO, MAN, ANYBODY BLACK
LOOKS LIKE A THUG TO THEM.
THEY ALSO BE SWEATING
BLACK FOLKS
TO SELL THEIR HOUSES
ALL THE TIME.
YES. YOU UNDERSTAND, MAN?
THESE PEOPLE, THEY TRYING
TO TAKE OVER, DOG.
SO LAST NIGHT, I HAD TO
GO GET ME SOME JEW SHIT.
OOH!
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
HOLD UP. YOU WENT LOOTING?
WORD UP, MAN.
I WAS "HEIL HITLER"
ALL IN THERE.
I AIN'T ABOUT
TO GET LOCKED UP
OVER SOME CHEAP-ASS
SHIT, MAN.
YOU SCARED?
I AIN'T SCARED.
HUH, NIGGER?
ARE YOU SCARED?
I AIN'T SCARED.
WELL, YOUR ASS SHOULD HAVE
BEEN THERE, THEN.
MOSHE.
I'M OKAY, BARUCH HASHEM.
I'M OKAY.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
LOOK AT YOU.
I-IT'S CRAZY OUT THERE.
TH-THE NOISE --
CHAVA WAS UP
ALL NIGHT CRYING.
IT'S HORRIBLE.
DID YOU SEE WHAT THEY DID?
LOOK AT THE WINDOWS!
IT'S OKAY.
IT CAN BE FIXED.
YEAH, HOW ARE WE GOING
TO PAY FOR IT, HMM?
DON'T WORRY.
DON'T WORRY?
ONLY A FOOL WOULDN'T WORRY.
OKAY, BE CALM, RIVKA.
IT'S OVER. IT'S OVER.
IT'S OVER. WHAT MAKES YOU
SO SURE IT'S OVER, HMM?
OH-HO-HO.
OKAY, I'M HOME.
LOOK AT YOUR LEG.
WHAT --
WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY?
A COUPLE OR THREE DAYS.
TWO OR THREE DAYS?
I'M OKAY.
YOU'RE NOT OKAY.
NOTHING'S OKAY.
Man: MORE VIOLENCE
ON THE STREETS
OF CROWN HEIGHTS TODAY
AS HUNDREDS
OF ANGRY PROTESTERS
THREW STONES AND ROCKS,
REACTING TO THE ARREST
OF A BLACK TEENAGER
LEMRICK NELSON,
WHO'S BEEN ACCUSED
OF KILLING YANKEL ROSENBAUM,
A HASIDIC JEWISH MAN.
MAYOR DINKINS SPOKE
AT AN EMERGENCY
PRESS CONFERENCE...
THEY GOT LEMRICK.
HE WENT TO MY SCHOOL.
WHAT'D HE DO?
THEY SAY
HE STABBED THAT JEWISH MAN.
BABY, I GOT TO GO
TO THE BAKERY.
YOU GOING
TO KINGSTON AVE. TODAY?
NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE,
DON'T EXPECT TO TODAY.
MA, LOOK.
THAT AIN'T GOT NOTHING
TO DO WITH ME.
I GOT A CAKE
TO PICK UP FOR YOUR DADDY.
CAKE? WHAT, HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
COMING HOME OR SOMETHING?
HE CALLED,
SAID HE FINISHED UP.
YOU GOING TO BE
WASTING 5 BUCKS.
WATCH YOUR MOUTH.
DON'T BE SO QUICK
TO GIVE UP ON HIM, HUH?
WHATEVER.
YOU WANT ME
TO BRING YOU BACK A BAGEL?
Man: UNRULY MOBS...
MA, HOLD UP.
COME ON, I AIN'T LETTING YOU
GO OUT THERE BY YOURSELF.
I'M GOING
TO BE YOUR BODYGUARD.
SO YOU GOT MY BACK.
IS THAT IT?
YOU KNOW YOU RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON...
MR. T.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ SIREN WAILING ]
NO, THE LAST TIME
JEWS WERE PASSIVE,
WE HAD THE HOLOCAUST.
OH, GET REAL.
THIS IS NOT NAZI GERMANY.
WE SHOULD ARM OURSELVES.
THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
OH, YOU WANT MORE VIOLENCE.
WE NEED HEALING, NOT SHOOTING.
WE HAVE TO GET
TO THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM.
YEAH, WHO'S GOT TIME
FOR THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM?
OH, WHO HAS TIME -- YUDI.
HOW'S YOUR FATHER?
HE'S GETTING BETTER.
GOOD. BORACH HASHEM.
WE HAVE TO FIGHT BACK.
EVERY JEW, A .22.
OH, YOU GET A GUN.
GO AHEAD, GET A GUN.
YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR FOOT OFF.
HE'S RIGHT.
WE DO HAVE TO FIGHT BACK.
NEXT ONE TO MESS WITH ME
WILL BE SORRY.
EVEN THE BOY
HAS MORE SENSE THAN YOU.
[ BELL RINGS ]
Man: DAVID, SHALOM.
SHALOM.
GITTEL TOLD ME
YOU'D BE HERE.
YOU'VE BEEN ASKED
TO COME TO THE REBBE'S.
THE REBBE?
WHY HIM?
YEAH. WH-WHY ME?
WE WILL TALK
ON THE WAY.
UM, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL FINISH THIS LATER.
YEAH, IF WE'RE LUCKY.
HOLD ON.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
JUST GOING
TO THE BAKERY.
WHAT FOR?
WHY DO YOU THINK
SHE'S GOING?
YOU CAN'T GO TO THE BAKERY
IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD?
THIS IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
OFFICER.
SURE AIN'T YOURS.
ALL RIGHT, KID,
UP AGAINST THE WALL.
I'M GOING TO SEARCH YOU.
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.
WHY ARE YOU PICKING ON HIM?
LET HIM BE.
YOU TOO. TURN AROUND
AND FACE THE WALL.
HOLD UP. YOU GOING
TO FRISK MY MOM?
FACE THE WALL,
BOTH OF YOU,
WITH YOUR HANDS
ABOVE YOUR HEADS, PLEASE.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
MOMS ARE A REAL BIG THREA AROUND HERE, HUH?
SHUT UP.
ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN GO.
YOU BETTER WATCH HIM.
THE COLOR YOU SEE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME
MAKE YOU BLIND
TO MY HUMANITY
AND SO THE CRIME
IS YOURS, YOU SEE?
COME ON, MA.
WE GET A CAKE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SHALOM.
SO, LAZERSON.
YESTERDAY MAYOR DINKINS
ASKED THE REBBE
TO HELP FIND WAYS TO BRING
THE TWO COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW
WHAT THE REBBE SAID TO HIM?
"WHAT TWO COMMUNITIES?
"WE ARE ONE COMMUNITY
UNDER ONE ADMINISTRATION,
UNDER ONE GOD."
IT'D BE NICE IF OTHER PEOPLE
FELT LIKE THAT.
PRECISELY, AND IN THAT VEIN,
THE REBBE HAS A JOB FOR YOU.
WHAT DOES
HE WANT ME TO DO?
DO WHAT YOU DO.
YOU WORK
WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
BRING THEM TOGETHER
WITH THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MAYBE TOGETHER,
THEY CAN TEACH THE OLD.
I-I --
I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M THE MAN FOR THIS.
ABRAHAM, JACOB, GIDEON --
A LONG LIST OF "I'M NOT THE MAN
FOR THE JOB."
I'M NOT IN THEIR LEAGUE.
THEY HAD GOD'S HELP.
MAYBE YOU WILL, TOO.
I'LL NEED IT.
DON'T WE ALL?
SHALOM.
SHALOM.
THANKS.
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
YEAH. AND WHAT
ARE THE POLICE DOING?
YOU'RE KIDDING.
NO, I'LL BE OUT THERE.
YEAH, I'M GOING.
RIGHT.
OKAY.
PAUL RICHARDS.
YOU MUST BE...
DR. LAZERSON.
WELL, THEY CALL ME LAZ.
LISTEN, I CAN'T
REALLY TALK RIGHT NOW.
WE GOT SOME PROBLEMS
OUT THERE,
AND I GOT TO TRY
TO CALM THESE FOLKS DOWN.
WELL, YOU MIND
IF I COME ALONG?
YEAH, YOU CAN COME.
A YANKEE FAN.
YEAH. YOU?
NO.
WHAT ABOUT THE KNICKS?
NO, NOT REALLY.
NOT REALLY?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
DID YOU WATCH LAST SEASON?
THAT WAS THEIR BEST SEASON.
YOU GOT A PROBLEM
ROOTING FOR NEW YORK?
COME ON.
OVER HERE.
THAT VAN YOURS?
YEAH.
I CALL IT THE PEACEMOBILE.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT
ONE THING IN COMMON.
WHAT'S THAT?
COLOR.
SAY WHAT?
RED. THE DENTED ONE'S MINE.
[ HELICOPTER WHIRRING ]
HEY, WHAT YOU GOT?
HURRY UP!
HURRY UP!
YOUNG PEOPLE, DON'T BE
PART OF THE PROBLEM.
GO ON HOME NOW!
GET OFF THE STREET!
WHY -- WHY DON'T
THE COPS DO ANYTHING?
YOU GOT ME, MAN.
[ YELLING ]
DAVID STEIN AND SIMKA LEVY,
GO HOME
BEFORE I CALL YOUR PARENTS!
BE SEEING YOU,
JEW BOY!
NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE ANYTHING
LIKE THIS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THIS IS
FAR FROM OVER, MAN.
HEY!
HEY, YO!
WE GOT TO STOP THIS NOW.
LET'S GET OUT.
CALM DOWN!
CALM DOWN!
HEY, HEY!
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
BACK OFF!
GO HOME.
BREAK IT UP,
BREAK IT UP.
IT'S OVER.
YOU TWO, STOP IT.
GO ON HOME!
LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE, MAN.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. YOU?
YEAH.
HOW ARE WE GOING
TO STOP THIS?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE GOT YOUTHS
OUT HERE WITH NOTHING --
FRUSTRATED, CRAZY, ANGRY.
YEAH, I GOT AN OLD WOMAN
COMMITTED SUICIDE LAST NIGH 'CAUSE SOME KIDS
BROKE HER WINDOW
YELLING "HEIL HITLER."
MOST OF THESE KIDS DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHO HITLER WAS, MAN.
THEY COULDN'T TELL YOU
THEIR HISTORY,
LET ALONE YOUR HISTORY.
WHY DON'T WE --
WHY DON'T WE GET THEM
TALKING TO EACH OTHER?
MAYBE THEY CAN LEARN SOMETHING.
YOU UP FOR THAT?
THAT'S WHAT I DO, MAN.
NO, I MEANT WITH ME.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.
WE'LL GET SOME BOYS
AND GIRLS TOGETHER --
OH, NO, TIME OUT,
TIME OUT.
WHAT?
GIRLS DON'T FLY
ON MY SIDE.
ALL RIGHT?
WELL...
IT'S THE BOYS MAKING MOS OF THE PROBLEM ON THIS.
RIGHT.
LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.
OKAY.
YOU GET SOME FROM YOUR TURF,
I'LL GET SOME FROM MINE,
WE'LL GET THEM TALKING
TO EACH OTHER.
SHOULD BE EASY, HUH?
YEAH.
WE'RE HAVING
A SUMMIT MEETING.
NOW, GUYS, I THINK WE GOT
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE.
THURSDAY AT 7:00
OVER AT THE SCHOOL.
WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER
AND TALK ABOUT THE...
MNH-MNH.
NO, I DON'T WANT IT.
PROBLEMS THAT...
WHAT'S THIS?
7:00, WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A SUMMIT MEETING
WHERE EVERYBODY GETS TOGETHER --
YOUNG MAN,
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
AT OUR MEETING ON THURSDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
WE'LL GET --
AND JESUS THE CHRIST
TELLS US
"BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS,
FOR IT IS THEY
THAT WILL BE CALLED
THE CHILDREN OF GOD."
NOW, BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
WE SIT UP HERE EVERY SUNDAY
TALKING ABOUT HOW WE LOVE GOD,
DON'T WE?
DON'T WE?
BUT YOU CAN'T LOVE GOD
WHILE YOU HATE
ANOTHER OF HIS PEOPLE.
"BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS,
FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED
THE CHILDREN OF GOD."
GET YOUR ASS IN THERE.
DON'T MESS WITH ME,
'CAUSE WHAT YOU SEE
IT WON'T BE
WHAT YOU G-E-T
THE TORAH SAYS
THAT A JEW SHOULD BE THE FIRST
TO GREET HIS NEIGHBOR IN PEACE.
SO, BASICALLY, WHAT --
HEY, YUDI.
YU-YUDI.
WHAT YOU ALL
DOING ABOUT IT?
SO WE'RE STARTING
A SERIES OF MEETINGS...
FOR JEWISH YOUTH
TO SPEAK WITH BLACK YOUTH.
PUBLIC ENEMY,
UPLIFTING THE RACE.
YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
MAN, YOU DISSING
UNDERGROUND
JUST 'CAUSE THEY TALKING
ABOUT CHICKS AND TELLING JOKES?
LISTEN, MAN,
WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT,
DOING THE HUMPTY HUMP, MAN,
OR "FIGHT THE POWER"?
MAN, THE HUMPTY HUMP, YO.
HEY, YOUNG BROTHERS.
HELP SPREAD THE PEACE.
WE GOING TO TALK TOGETHER.
SO YOU REALLY TRYING
TO GET US
TO TALK TO SOME JEWS, HUH?
YEAH, MAN,
WHY SHOULD WE?
WE HAVE TO FIX THIS MESS.
YOU KNOW
WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER.
BLOW IT OUT, MAN.
THAT'S JUST NOISE.
HOW YOU DOING, T.J.?
I'M ALL RIGHT.
YOUR DAD BEEN AROUND?
IT'S NO BIG THING,
YOU KNOW?
YEAH, IT'S A BIG THING, MAN.
BUT YOUR DAD'S STUFF --
THAT'S NO REFLECTION ON YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU
AT THIS MEETING, MAN.
TAKE IT EASY, T.J.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
I'M NOT INTERESTED.
SORRY.
THE MEETINGS
ARE SUPERVISED,
AND WE'RE MAKING SURE
THAT IT'S SAFE
FOR EVERYONE THERE.
LOOK, I DON'T CARE.
LISTEN TO WHAT
HE HAS TO SAY.
TA, AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOU --
I-I KNOW
THIS IS TOUGH FOR YOU --
AND FOR BOTH OF YOU.
YOU -- YOU WERE ATTACKED.
THIS IS PERSONAL.
NO, IT'S NOT
JUST ABOUT US.
WHAT ABOUT THE ONES WHO LOOT
AND START FIRES?
WHAT ABOUT THE GUY
WHO KILLED YANKEL ROSENBAUM?
YOU'RE GOING TO CONDEMN
AN ENTIRE PEOPLE
FOR THE RUTHLESS ACTS
OF A FEW?
IS THAT
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO?
I DON'T --
UH...
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, COME TO A MEETING,
AND YOU'LL KNOW MORE.
WHAT IF THE GUYS
WHO ATTACKED US ARE THERE?
THEN WE'LL
HAVE THEM ARRESTED.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
[ SIGHS ]
THANK YOU, RIVKA, MOSHE.
LAZ.
I'LL LET MYSELF OUT.
THANKS A LOT.
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.
I THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IT'S A SILLY IDEA.
WHY ARE YOU PRESSURING HIM?
WHO'S PRESSURING?
I DON'T WANT HIM TO HATE.
I'M NOT HATING ANYONE.
I HATE WHAT THEY DO.
LOOK, IT'S NOT LIKE
WHEN WE WERE IN COLLEGE.
THERE'S NO MORE LEARNING
TO DO?
NOT WHEN IT PUTS
OUR CHILD IN DANGER.
I'M NOT A CHILD.
YOU ARE A CHILD.
OKAY, I UNDERSTAND
THERE'S FEAR,
BUT WE CAN'T LET IT
RULE OUR LIVES.
RIGHT, YUDI?
I'M NOT AFRAID.
IF THAT'S TRUE,
THEN THERE'S NO REASON
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T GO
TO THAT MEETING,
IS THERE?
MOSHE, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
HE'S GOING
TO GET HURT.
NO, HE WON'T.
HE'LL BE FINE.
WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS
ARGUING WITH ME, RIVKA?
WE LIVE SEPARATE.
WE WANT TO LIVE THIS WAY,
AND AFTER ALL,
AMERICA IS ABOUT
LIVING THE WAY
YOU WANT TO LIVE.
WE LIVE THIS WAY,
AND WE AREN'T
HARMING ANYONE ELSE.
OUR CHILDREN, THEY SPEND
ALL DAY STUDYING THE TORAH.
THEY DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
I AIN'T ADVOCATING
ALL THIS COMING TOGETHER.
HEALING AMERICA IS BULLSHIT.
Laz: ALL RIGHT.
Paul: GO AHEAD.
ALL RIGHT,
WELL, I'M GLAD TO SEE
MORE OF YOU
SHOWED UP THIS TIME.
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO A FEW MINUTES OF THIS,
AND THEN I WANT YOU
TO TELL ME WHAT THE THEME IS
AND WHO YOU THINK
THE SINGER IS.
[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ]
KNOW IT'S BEEN SAID
ABOUT A MILLION TIMES BEFORE
BUT CHANGE DON'T COME EASY,
YOU GOTTA KNOW THE SCORE
LOOKIN' FOR A FRIEND,
LIKE A LIFELONG BROTHER?
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
BY LOOKIN' AT THE COVER
WE NEED TO STOP THE FIGHTING,
WE NEED MORE PEACE
LOVE IN THE STREETS,
DON'T CONDONE THE BEEF
DON'T-DON'T-DON'T,
DON'T CONDONE THE BEEF
DON'T-DON'T,
DON'T CONDONE THE BEEF
UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY
IS WHAT WE NEED
YES, INDEED,
WE NEED TO INTERCEDE
SHALOM
THAT HAS GOT
TO BE VANILLA ICE, MAN.
IT'S NOT VANILLA ICE.
YEAH, THAT'S
TOO MUCH CREDIT, MAN.
THAT'S GOT TO BE
ONE OF THE BEASTIE BOYS.
DEFINITELY A WHITE,
THOUGH, RIGHT?
WELL, YOU GOT --
YEAH, YOU GOT
SOME OF THAT RIGHT.
IT'S, UH, IT'S ME.
[ BOYS LAUGHING ]
I ACTUALLY RECORDED THIS
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
I WAS FED UP
WITH ALL THE RACIAL HATRED
GOING ON --
YOU KNOW, BENSONHURST,
HOWARD BEACH.
THE POINT HERE IS THAT
WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON
WITH EACH OTHER
THAN SOME OF US
THINK WE DO.
LOOK,
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE,
WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IS GET EVERYBODY TALKING,
GET TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER
A LITTLE BIT.
SO WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE OPEN DIALOGUE.
IT'S A FREE FORUM.
YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT,
NO HOLDS BARRED.
JUST ASK ANY QUESTION
YOU WANT
AND GET
TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
OKAY, SO IF YOU WANT
TO ASK THESE GUYS A QUESTION...
GO AHEAD.
ONE OF YOU ALL
WANT TO ASK
ONE OF THESE HASIDIC
GENTLEMEN A QUESTION?
OPEN IT UP.
NOTHING'S --
NOTHING'S TOO PRIVATE TO ASK.
JUST KICK IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
WHY Y'ALL BE WEARING
THOSE BEANIES?
OOH, SERIOUS ISSUE, MAN.
GOOD ONE.
THEY'RE CALLED YARMULKES.
WHY DO YOU WEAR THEM?
TO HONOR HASHEM.
WHO?
THE NAME --
WHAT YOU'D CALL GOD.
WHY DON'T YOU GOT THOSE CURLS
LIKE THE JEWS IN WILLIAMSBURG?
THEY STILL
LOOK LIKE UNDERTAKERS.
AND WHAT ABOUT
THOSE STRING THINGS
HANGING OUT YOUR CLOTHES?
THEY'RE CALLED TSITSIS.
TITTIES?!
[ LAUGHING ]
IT SAYS IN THE TORAH --
HEY -- THAT IS
OUR HOLY BOOK.
GO AHEAD.
FOUR KNOTS REMIND YOU
THAT GOD IS IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
EVERYWHERE.
WHY DO YOU GUYS
WEAR YOUR HAIR LIKE THAT?
LIKE WHAT? THIS?
DREADS. WE GROW IT.
WE DON'T WEAR IT LIKE THIS.
AND, WHAT, YOU GROW IT
LIKE THAT WITH MUD?
MUD?
WHAT?
SOME PEOPLE WEAR I JUST FOR THE LOOK,
BUT THE RASTAFARIANS
IN JAMAICA STARTED
TO GROW THEIR HAIR LIKE THIS
AS A SIGN OF PRIDE.
WE ARE PROUD OF THE TEXTURE
OF OUR HAIR,
AND FURTHERMORE,
IT SAYS IT IN OUR BIBLE --
IN OUR LEVITICUS,
JAH SAID,
"THOU SHALL NOT CUT OFF
THY HAIR OFF THY HEAD."
YOU READ TORAH?
TORAH? HEAR ME, MAN, WE --
MY PEOPLE, THAT IS --
ARE THE ORIGINAL
LOST TRIBE.
[ LAUGHING ]
SO HOW COME
YOU GUYS WEAR ALL BLACK?
SO WE DON'T
SHOOT EACH OTHER
OVER SNEAKERS AND JACKETS
LIKE YOU DO.
THAT'S WHACKED.
YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY?
IT'S TRUE, ISN'T IT?
[ ALL TALKING AT ONCE ]
HEY, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT,
LET'S SEE --
CAN WE JUST SEE
IF WE CAN HOLD OFF
MAKING ACCUSATIONS
ABOUT EACH OTHER, OKAY?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
TAKE A SECOND.
LOOK AT YOUR FEET.
LOOK AT YOUR SHOES, MAN.
YOU SEE, THE JEWISH KIDS
ARE ALL WEARING BLACK SHOES.
AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOYS
ARE ALL WEARING SNEAKERS --
HIGH-TOPS. LOOK AT THAT.
SO THAT'S --
THAT'S WHAT?
THAT'S CULTURE, RIGHT?
THEY GOT THEIR UNIFORM,
YOU GOT YOUR UNIFORM.
DOESN'T MEAN
ONE'S BETTER THAN THE OTHER.
LISTEN, MAN,
I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT HOW Y'ALL
GET SPECIAL TREATMENT.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I GET HASSLED ALL THE TIME
'CAUSE I'M BLACK.
YEAH, THAT'S 'CAUSE
THE COPS KNOW
THAT WE DON'T
COMMIT THE CRIMES.
WE'RE NOT BREAKING
INTO HOMES.
WE'RE NOT STEALING
CAR RADIOS LIKE --
NEITHER DO I.
WHAT, BECAUSE I'M BLACK,
I'M A CRIMINAL?
LISTEN, WE GET HASSLED
BY THE COPS, TOO.
I GOT ATTACKED,
AND THEY ACTED
LIKE I WAS THE CRIMINAL.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THAT, WHITE BOY?
YOU EVER BEEN
PULLED OFF THE STREETS
AND BEATEN BY COPS?
WELCOME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S RIGHT.
HEY, YO,
THE REAL ISSUE HERE
IS THAT SOME JEW LET
A LITTLE BLACK BOY DIE
BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK
OF US AS HUMANS.
THAT'S BULLCRAP, MAN.
THAT'S SIMPLY NOT TRUE.
COME ON!
IT IS TRUE. WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT, MAN?
YOUR AMBULANCE TOOK AWAY
THAT JEWISH DRIVER, NOT THE KID.
THAT GUY IN THAT AMBULANCE
WON A MEDAL
FOR RESCUING A BLACK KID
FROM A FIRE JUST WEEKS AGO.
LETTING THAT KID DIE
WAS AN ATTACK ON ALL BLACKS.
NOBODY KILLED THAT KID.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
HOLD UP, HOLD UP.
WE HAVE A CHOICE HERE, MEN.
WE CAN LET OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
BE A WAR ZONE, RIGHT?
OR WE CAN GET
TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
IF WE DON'T
GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER,
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
AT EACH OTHER AS ALIENS,
AS STRANGERS,
AS THE ENEMY.
UNDERSTAND THAT?
IT'S A CHOICE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE TRUTH IS?
THE TRUTH IS THAT
IF YOU CUT ANY OF US OPEN,
WE ALL LOOK THE SAME, RIGHT?
BUT DO WE HAVE TO DO THAT
TO KNOW IT?
YOU HAVE A CHOICE
RIGHT HERE.
YANKEL ROSENBAUM
DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.
THEY KILLED HIM
JUST 'CAUSE HE WAS A JEW.
THE JEWS STARTED IT
BY KILLING THAT KID.
YO, MAN, WE COULD
GO BACK AND FORTH ALL DAY
ABOUT WHAT WE DISAGREE ON,
BUT I GOT HOMEWORK TO DO.