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The Struggle (2019)
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Growing up in the heart of this miserable world, I struggle with my addictions. I'm on my nine. We struggle with poverty and not having much, but she did the best she could for us to make it. I was a disobedient child and I guess I get my anger from my dad, which of course is no longer with us. No longer in our lives. I didn't know I was gonna make it past my 18th birthday but I'm here and I'm still hoping that God brings me through. Where the fuck is Darnell at? Bullshit. He's supposed to been here. Shit. Ayo, Darnell. Let me holla at you. Hey, where you goin', Missy? Mom, look I'll be back, okay? Well hurry back, okay? Dinner's almost ready. All right. What the fuck are y'all gonna do with this? Darnell. Darnell. Darnell. Darnell. What's up? What is this? What the hell is what? What are you talking about? Look you got it? Yeah, I got it. You got 10? Yeah, I got it. Come on. You're supposed to already have it ready. What kinda drug dealer are you? Shut your ass up before I leave you out here with nothing. Here. Here. All right. All right. Now carry your ass back home before Miss Debra come back here. I don't need her saying shit to me. Is that Tracey? The hell she doing over here? Hey, Tracey. Hey yo, Tracey. Tracey. I need to speak to you for a second. What you need to talk to me about? I ain't done nothing wrong. Now you ain't did nothing wrong? Did I say you did anything wrong? Guilty. What's that in your hand? Nothing. Nothing. I got to home. My mama cooking. Uh huh. Now you ain't did anything wrong, right? What the hell is this? I don't know, nothing. Look I got to go home. Please let me just go home. Let me tell you something. Why the hell you out here in these streets anyway? Don't you know this shit will fuck your life up? It doesn't even matter. My life already messed up. Listen I'm gonna tell ya this one time and one time only. Stay your ass out these god damn streets. Go home. Well, can I have it back? I did pay like $10 for it. From who? Who is he? I don't know. That guy over. He ain't there now. What's his name? I don't know. Can I please go home? Go home. And don't let me catch your ass out here buying this shit again. Yeah, yeah, yeah, all right. So what's your excuse for being late? Ma, I ain't got no excuses. What you mean by that anyway? Look, I told you dinner was gonna be ready. I woulda starved waiting on you. Well, I'm here now. I would've starved. Good thing I already ate. Answer the phone, dude. Hey look. Darnell. Look, I need you to come by my house, okay? Bobby done took my shit. I ain't worried about all that. Look, just come here, okay? Hurry up. All right. All right, bye. You got it? No, I ain't got it. Hell, I done sold it already. What's taking you so long? Shut up. My mama's in the next room. Anyway, you sold it? What? Yeah, I sold it. I need to make my money. All right. I got some more at the house. We got to go to the house. All right. Hey Mom, look, I'm gonna be back, all right? Come on. Yo, hurry up. Really. I can't believe you sold my shit. I can't believe you had me waiting. Slow ass. Anyway. Yeah. That shit good. Mm-hmm. You cut slow as hell. Hey, keep talking. Come on. Gonna leave your ass here with nothing. You love talking shit. Shut yo ass up. Whatever. Fuck around with you. Hurry up 'cause I got to get back. You know how daring this shit is I'm trying to do. Here. Cut it up faster. Man, you rush your ass. Hurry up. Yeah. That's that good shit, huh? That's that feel good, huh? Yeah. That's what's up. You good? Yeah. Punk ass bitch. I'm leave your ass here. Your broke ass. Yeah though. Yup. Oh my god. Tracey. Tracey, you in here? What's wrong with you, girl? You on drugs or something? Drugs? You real funny, Ma. Girl. Look I done told you these streets are no good for you. Ma, I'm okay. No, you're not okay 'cause if you were okay, you wouldn't be in the streets doing drugs, Tracey. Look, I'm not doing any drugs okay. What am I gonna do with you? You look like you about to die or something, Tracey. Ma, nobody's about to die. Look, I'm not about to die okay. All I need is some rest. Some rest? Please. Are you kidding me right now? Some rest? Girl, you think I was born this morning? Somebody done gave you something, Tracey. Ain't nobody gave me nothing, Ma. Tracey. What the hell is this? Is this tracks? Ma. Girl, you need some rehab. I hurt myself okay. Look, I hurt myself falling down. What the hell did you fall on? A damn needle? Huh? You think I'm stupid? Look, just let me get some rest okay. Cut it out for real. Tracey look, baby I'm just trying to help you. Trying to help me? Yeah. I don't need nobody to help me okay. I look after myself. Oh. Okay, missy. So now you're wearing the big girl panties right? Okay so you know what? If you could take care of yourself, why the hell you on my couch in my house then? Oh okay. So this your house right? You got complete control over me. Look Tracey. Ma, I'm not a little girl anymore okay. Okay, okay I didn't say that, Tracey. All I'm saying is you going down the wrong route little girl and you definitely need some help. I don't need no help okay. I'm good. I got me. All right? You need rehab. Lord, I don't know what I'm gonna do about this situation. Now what you doing? Nothing, baby. I'm just sitting here with you, honey. I'm okay. I'm all right. No Tracey, you're not. You don't understand, honey. We've been going through this for a long time. We lost your brother to the streets and I just I don't wanna lose you to the streets, Tracey. Ma, you'll never lose me. Okay I said I'm okay. It's not gonna be okay, Tracey. If something happens to you, I don't know what I'm gonna do, Tracey. You're my little girl okay. I don't know what I'm gonna do. These streets are not good. Ma, I'm not in the streets okay. And I'm good. I can take care of me. We're gonna be good period. No, we're not. We're not but I just got to believe if you say okay then Tracey then okay. - Okay. - Yeah okay. Who's calling me? Kandi. Hey what's up, girl? What? Yeah I wanna go. Look I have to throw some clothes on. All right. All right see you later. Where you going? I'm going to the skating rink. I'll be with Kandi okay. Where she at then? She'll be here in a minute, Ma. Girl. What's up? Hey girl. Ma, Kandi's here. Hi Miss Moore. Hi Kandi. Look, watch after my daughter. I got her, Miss Moore. No worries. No worries. All right. All right y'all be safe. Yes ma'am. Girl, your mama be tripping. Yeah always. See I told you. You always getting in trouble. What's up ladies? Where y'all going? Nowhere. We going to the skating rink. You wanna go? Nah, I got too much work to do. Good. Y'all stay out these damn streets. Especially your ass. Bye. Say bruh. What you gonna do with that little trick over there ain't making no money, man? Man, what you talking about? She making plenty money for me. Bruh, she ain't doing shit, and you ain't gonna do nothing with her. You need to give her to me. I'll show you how to work her. Hell nah. Hell nah. What's up, Tracey? What's up, Darnell? Look, my girl is here okay. And first of all you left me doped up at that house. I ain't messing with your stuff no more. My mom's gonna kill me so. That ain't got shit to do with me. What y'all whispering about? Nothing. Tell Darnell to get out my face. Come on. Let's go get in line. All right hit me up. Anyway here go Tracey. Her fine ass. Hey Tracey, what's up baby? What's up? You know I got that juice for you, baby. What's up? Y'all be killing me with them lame ass lines. Come on. Look at this drip, baby. Come on you know I got this for you. What's up? You gonna give me a chance or what? Make some real money. Nah. Hey Kandi. You need to get with a real one. I'm telling you. Yeah. Yeah. I'll catch you later. Her fine ass. She so damn fine. I'm a get her though. It is what it is. She'll be talking to you later. Hey we need to go pick up that little money though round that corner. You know what I'm talking 'bout? 'Cause I hate to get them pimps out here. Oh yeah. Let's get this. Hey. Ain't that one of them bitches that was in my nigga's face at the skating rink the other day? Come on. Hey. Didn't I see you in my man face at the skating rink the other day? I'm talking to you. Let's just go all right. Let's go okay. Nah, this bitch ain't gonna talk crazy to me and think I'm gon' run. See I don't want you to run, but if I catch you in my nigga face again. What? And didn't I see your drug ass shooting up the other day with Darnell? No wrong person, bitch. Your mama. Eenie meenie miney mo. She 'bout to stick a hoe. It's like that? Yeah it's like that. Okay. Skeet, skeet. Let's go. Go. Ooh they lucky. Damn. Look, I told you I didn't feel like fighting either. And what's that shit she talking about? You shooting up? She ain't talking about nothing. You know what? I'm a cut that bitch the next time I see her. For real I got her. I'm about to leave. I'm a go this way. All right. Be good. Yeah you too. What's up, ma? Y'all 'bout to get this bread. Man you know it. Aye y'all don't want the book. Hey Bree? Bree? Let me talk to y'all for a minute. What's up? What's up? What's up? What you got for me? What y'all got for him? All of it's right there. It's all there? It's there. It better be. All right. Continue. Okay see you later. What's good? Little. She short? What's up, y'all? What it do, bruh? You about that paper, man. Shit more paper than zigzag. Man, what up with it? Yeah, that's what I'm talking 'bout. It's a slow day. Slow? What the fuck? I'll take care of your ass later. What's up, Charles? What's up my man? What's up with that paper, dog? What paper? You know what the fuck I'm talking about, man. I ain't got time today. Man, I'm focused on something else. Man, I don't know what the fuck your problem is, but you better get some hand on your tip, man. You don't really know me, man. I'm chilling. I'm just getting my bread like you getting yours, man. All right. See your ass later, punk. Yeah sister you got it. He ain't running shit no goddamn way. Exactly, man. Always acting like he is. Hey y'all can take it down there. Be down in a minute. Okay. What's up baby girl? You need to make some money? No, I'm trying to get home. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait hold a second there. I got a really nice job for you. It ain't gonna hurt. What you got? I got some girls out here making a little change on the street you know. What you mean making some change? You know hoeing, prostituting. Look, I ain't gonna be none part of that. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You ain't hear nothing at all. You gon' work for me 'cause I need another woman on the street. What are you? You working for me I said. What you doing? What you doing? Yo get off me. Yo get off me. You working for me. Get off me. Get off me. Let me go. Let me go. Man, what do you want, man? What do you want? All I need is a fifth of the bottle. Let me go. Man, I got more... I'm handling this bitch here. Get away from me. Come on, man. I better not see you again, man. Man. Shit. Where the hell this girl at? Where you at, girl? Where you at? I know you out here somewhere. Where you at? Come on out. Where you at? I know out out here somewhere. Where you at, girl? Where you at? I know you round here. Come on out. Where you at? Come on. Come on let's talk about this. Man. Fuck. I see you. I told you you wasn't getting away from me. Told you you wasn't. What are you doing? Told you. Keep trying to run from me. Hey, you have about two seconds to get your hands off her before I take your ass down. Hey look man. Hey, hey, hey. Look, man. It's cool, man. I'm a tell you right now, man. No you ain't talking, man. You heard what I just said. You got about five seconds to hop your ass in that damn car and get the hell out of dodge. All right, man, all right. It's good, man. It's good. Miss Debra. Miss Debra. Yeah. I got your daughter Tracey. Come on, come on. Is she okay? Yeah, she all right. What happened? I don't know. Oh my baby. I caught this guy attacking her. I don't know who the hell he is but she okay. Are you sure she's okay? Yeah, yeah I checked her out. I think she's good. Oh my goodness gracious. Oh Tracey. - Tracey. - Look. I got to go find out who this guy is okay, but let me know if you need anything all right. Okay, okay I will, I will, I will. Okay. Sweetie, wake up. Tracey. Tracey, wake up honey. See this what I'm talking 'bout. Tracey, wake up. Please Tracey. Tracey. Honey, mama's here. Please can you hear me? Oh Tracey. Please honey. My baby. Please let her be okay. Oh my goodness gracious. Oh honey. What am I gonna do? What am I gon' do? It's Kandi, Miss Debra? Girl what? Miss Debra, is she okay? Girl come on in here. The door is open. Talking through the door. Hey Miss Debra. I heard what happened. Is she okay? Yeah she's okay but doggone it, Kandi. You were supposed to be watching her. I was. I mean, I did. She was close to the house when I went home. She's not okay. Look at her. Oh god. I'm so sorry, Miss Debra. It won't happen again. What's going on? What's going on? Why does my head hurt? They're saying that you fell. Yes. Somebody tried to rape you. What? Rape me? Who is it? It's Zack. Open up. Boy come on in here and stop all that beating. She all right? Who fool? You know who I'm talking 'bout. Tracey. Tracey, you all right? Yeah, I'm okay. My head hurts. Bobby just told me what happened a few minutes ago. Man, look at your head, girl. Oh my gosh. And where were you? I was around the block. I didn't hear nothing. I'm sorry. Some guy came and asked me something about some prostitution or something. Prostitution. Prostituting? What the fuck? Oh no. See that's exactly what I'm talking about. Okay you two, y'all need to go home. Go home. I need to talk to my daughter. I'll check on you later, girl. Yeah, I'm a call y'all later. All right. You know what? You finna tell me right now what the hell is going on. Mom, I told you. This guy approached me. I said no and I guess he got mad. Tracey, that's exactly what I'm talking about. See these streets. You and these doggone streets. What? Mom, I'm not in these streets. You make me sound so bad. Tracey. Like you ruin it for me. You are too pretty of a girl to be in these streets. I don't understand, Tracey. Oh my god. What's the problem? Ma, there's no problem. All right look. Like I told you, I can take care of myself all right. You can take care of yourself? Yes. Girl, who the hell you think you talking to? You can take care of yourself like I asked you before, then why the hell you still in my house? Ma, we can change that okay. And how we gonna do that? Well I can go. Where huh? To who? Kandi and Zack, Ma. Girl please. You think they mamas 'bout to let you come and stay with them? Look, I don't ask much from you okay. All I want you to do is do right. Is that so hard to do? No Ma, it's not hard to do. Just leave me alone. My head hurts. Get on my nerve. Her head hurt. She can take care of herself. Her ass 'bout to hurt. Fuck. Nobody loves me. I'm so tired of making everybody else happy and nobody wants to make me happy. As pretty as a girl you are. It's whatever. Keep that. No. No. Shit. No. No. No. No. Shit. No. Damn dream. Who is that at my door? What you want, Zack? I'm just making sure you all right. I mean 'cause you was lost last night. What you mean I was lost? You were hurt. You bumped your head, remember? Oh yeah. I'm good now. I thought it was a dream though. Some pimp and whoever tried to rape me and Bobby came over to help me. Yeah, I heard. Look, I'm no fool and all but he got one coming from me. What you gon' do? What I'm a do? I'm a put a hurting on fools for messing with you. Yeah I bet. You bet. You bet this then. Zack, what you doing? Nothing, nothing. I was just in the moment. That's all. Yeah well the moment ain't with me all right. I ain't saying all that. I was just trying, you know. No, you was trying to get off my porch. Ain't no free coochie over here. Oh my god know all that. I was just look. Just let me explain. You need to go. And go do your girl 'cause I ain't messing with nobody else's property. You know I don't play that mess. Go on. I'll just speak to you later. All right fine. Yeah. Somebody help. Somebody help. I'm a need this today. I already know. Hey Sasha hey. Ain't that one of the bitches that was talking shit the other day at the skating rink? Yeah, that's one of them. Yeah little ho. Wasn't you at the skating rink the other night talking shit? Yeah I was at the skating rink, but I wasn't talking no shit. Oh this bitch tried to smart you huh. I hear her but she clearly don't know who the fuck she talking to. I know who I'm talking to. What I'm supposed to be scared or something? Nah bitch. I don't want you to be scared. I don't like scary bitches. I like them hoes that talk that shit back. Fuck you mean. I done had a rough night and I ain't got time to entertain y'all bullshit. So if y'all would just keep on moving. Please. Listen to her trying to talk all proper and shit. Bitch you got me fucked up. All you got to do is come over here. You ain't said nothing but a motherfucking... And what? So that's how you gonna play it? That's how we doing it. What the fuck is this? Man, get the hell off my street. Yeah what's up? Yeah y'all thought that shit was gon' be easy huh? Look you ugly bitches got two seconds to get the hell out of here or y'all gonna feel the heat. Oh so that's how we doing this shit? Hell yeah it's like that. Oh we got you bitches. Just walk the street. Just walk the street, bitches. Just walk the street. Bye bye. Y'all came just in time. I was 'bout to whip both them bitches ass. I wanted that Erin bitch so bad. What the fuck you get the gun from, Zack? Look, don't worry 'bout that. Just know I got you all right. Yeah, we got your back. And Kandi, you the one who started all this bullshit in the first place. Yeah, I'm a crime starter. Look at all that. I saw you about to knock her ass out though. See you lay them hoes everyday. Nah. That's the nigga who tried to rape me the other day. You talking 'bout the old dude right there? Yeah. I swear that's him. You know who that is though? That's the pimp of the neighborhood. That fool got all type of girls under him. Fuck who he is or what he do. All I know is he got something coming to him. I know that's right. Hold up, hold up. I know y'all mad and all. But fool ain't nothing to be played with. I'm just saying. You supposed to be scared or something? Nah, nah look. What about what you said at the house? I won't let nothing happen to you? It's just what? You know what? We just gonna come up with something else since you all scared. Scared? What the hell I got to be scared of? Fool ain't got this. Where was your protection when you need it? Protection? I protected you from Erin beating your ass, didn't I? Nah. Ain't nobody beating my ass all right. I can hold my own. Damn right. Yeah, don't be instigating. Look, all I know is we need to go to the house 'cause we need to come up with something 'cause I'm not finna to let him slide with this. Man, come on. First of all, what you got in mind? What you got in mind? Just come on. Both of y'all crazy. We're scandalous. You know what? What big daddy? I know that chick from somewhere. That's that same chick that gave me kick in my balls. Ma, have you seen my other earring? Where you going? Ma, I'm going out to meet some people. You said that last time and you all dressed up. Ma, I'm gonna be out front. If I go anywhere, I'm not really going anywhere, but if I go somewhere, then I'll let you know. All right? Let me ask you something. What's up, boss? You got my money? Do I got your money? Do you have my money? Yes. Yeah boss, I got your money. You been late, man. My business is about time. My money got to be at a certain place at a certain time. You been later and later, bruh. You been late. Come on, man. You know how I roll, man. You know I ain't gonna do you like that, man. Tighten up, man. Tighten up, son. I need my money. Let me ask you something, boss. When can I get in one day? I told you in due time. You got to be patient. You got to be patient. Patience? Son, I'm grooming you. I'm grooming you to take. I'm grooming you for this. You got to be patient. I been patient. How much time is due time? You'll see. You'll see. I'm working on things. Working on things. Can't just hand my business over, man. Grooming. Okay. Be patient with me, man. Most of all, have my money. Look, so y'all ready? Man, where you going look all sexy? She got to attack the guy first, fool. Don't you know anything? You over here looking for friends. Y'all ain't talking 'bout nothing. Look, we need to get on this right here okay. So we can do this. I got your back, girl. I'll get you your money. All right. All right. He's leaving. Y'all ready to go? Hey baby girl, don't I know you? Yeah you know me. Didn't you try to like rape me the other day? Oh no. I wouldn't hurt you. I was just trying to get your attention. That's all. Damn. The hell they talking 'bout, man. You so impatient. Damn. Whatever. Come on. Sh. Horrible way of trying to get someone. You're so beautiful. I need a girl like you working for me. You can get some real money. How's that? You know. I'd get you with my girls and they show you how to do things. Tell you what. All my girls make good money. I take care of my girls. They do? Yeah. All my girls have cars, houses, everything. You right. I need a big daddy like you. Yeah there you go. Coming around. Get you started in about a minute, baby. Yeah, I didn't see at first but now I see it. You know what I'm saying? Got your ass. Tick tock, pimp. Your time is up. Motherfucker you thought that you was gonna rape me okay and get away with it. You tricked me. Damn just rob the damn dude so we can go. Zack, give me the gun. You crazy. I ain't giving you no damn gun. Come on just rob the man. Give her the gun. Give me the fucking gun. Give me the gun. So you can do some stupid shit? Give me the gun. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Let's talk about this now. So you really thought that you could do that? Oh. Let's go. Fuck that. Let's go. Come on. Fuck him. It hurts. Come on you fine. Calm down. Calm down? Yo my mom's gonna kill me. Zack, hold her up. I'm holding her up. Fuck. All right, Kandi. All right come on. It hurts, man. I know. Zack, get her. I got her. Look, come on. Shit. Go find something. Go find something. I got it, I got it, I got it. Put it on her. It's gon' be okay. It's gon' be okay all right. What am I gonna tell my mama? We got to get out of here okay. Come on let's go. We got to go. We got to go. We got to go. Fuck. Ah Zack. Zack, get her. I got her. Come on. Hurry up. Let's go. What's up, Zack? Hey what's up, Darnell? What's going on? What's up? Man, guess what I saw tonight. Tonight? What'd you see tonight? Boss man got shot. Damn that's messed up, man. Damn. And I saw you there. Nah, man. Look man, you ain't see me nowhere, man. Nah man, it's cool. It's cool, it's cool. 'Cause nigga wasn't paying me right no damn way. But you know what else? What? You owe me now. I owe you? Owe you for what? You owe me one 'cause I ain't gonna snitch on your ass. Snitch? Oh that's how we do it now? You gon' blackmail me now? It ain't about no damn blackmail. You cutting into my pockets. Besides man, I need a little security. Yeah, but what that got to do with me? Sound like I just helped you out. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you did, but you didn't. Your girl, Tracey, she was buying her stuff from me. Been getting high as hell. Tracey? Yeah. You seen the mark on her arms. Yeah, I did that. No, I didn't see the marks on her arms. What you doing selling my friend drugs though, man? What you trying to get her addicted or something? It ain't even about that. Forget all that. But you know what? You and your girl Kandi is gonna help me make this money. I ain't got no part in that, man. I'm not asking. I'm telling. Hey man get this damn gun out my face, bruh. Well, well, well. Little Zack got some balls. I like that. Just remember what the fuck I said. Damn. Shit getting crazier and crazier. Fuck I get killed him. I killed him. I killed him. Damn it. How can I? I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. What's up, Zack? You know you in trouble with me since you left us. Look, I ain't worried about being in trouble with you 'cause it's the least of my worries. What you need to be worried about is Darnell. What you mean worry about Darnell? Where his name come from? I ran into that fool on the way back. Talking 'bout he saw what happened tonight. What? How? I didn't see nobody. Yeah and he said we owe him or he gon' snitch. Damn. Low down ass okay. I mean it must be real serious. He put a gun to my head. Talking 'bout man we owe him and he gon' kill all of us for killing his boss. Look, Darnell ain't gon' do shit and he ain't gon' snitch. And plus he said he be giving you drugs. Getting you high and shit. What's up with that? Why you just didn't shoot him with the gun? Shoot him with what? I ain't got no gun. You took it remember? Look man, I ain't got time for all this, man. Look, I'm 'bout to go home. I'm 'bout to go to bed. I'll talk to you later. Zack. Zack. Damn. Fuck. I'm a get his ass, too. Well, well, well. If it isn't Miss Badass. The hell you want, Darnell? Aw baby you know I got that dope for you. I don't want nothing to do with you or that shit. All right? Oh okay. I guess you talked to your boy huh? Yeah, I did and you don't wanna fuck with me, Darnell. Oh okay. So just because you killed a nigga, you think that you bad huh? You think you cave woman or something huh? Look, it didn't even go down like that. And I ain't got to explain shit to you. All right? You know what? I don't need you to explain shit to me okay. What I need for you to do is for you and your motherfucking friends to help me sell my shit because if you don't it ain't gon' end well for none one of you motherfuckers. You can believe that shit, bitch. All right I'm a tell you this okay. You ain't scaring me and if you ever put your finger in my face again, I'm a cut that bitch off and you can believe that, nigga. What's going on out here? Darnell, I know you not harassing my daughter. No, we just talking. Well you know what? Get your drug dealing ass away from my damn porch. Okay sorry Debra. Don't forget what the fuck I said. What did he want? Ma, nothing. He's talking about Zack or something. Zack? What about Zack? I don't know, Ma. I don't know. All right well whatever. Look, I'm gonna go get something to eat. You wanna go with me? No. Not really. Oh no you are going. It wasn't a request. So go change 'cause you not going any place with me looking like that. Come on. No come on. Oh it's a gorgeous day out here. Hey Darnell. How you doing this morning? Hey Miss Ida. How you doing? Just fine. Blessed. What are you doing out here in front of an empty house? Nothing, nothing. Just came just you know to get my thoughts together. Just wanted to be alone by myself for a minute. You okay? I mean you hungry? You need to go to church or something? You need to go to church with me? No, no ma'am. No ma'am, no ma'am. I'm fine. You sure? Yes ma'am, I'm fine. I just need to be by myself right now. That's all. - That's all. - Okay. Nothing wrong. Okay now look. You know I stay down the street. Now you know I be back and forth, so if you need me for anything, make sure you get in touch with me now. Yes ma'am, I will. Okay now. You have a blessed day. You too, Miss Ida. Okay. Bye. Damn. She stay harassing. Damn. You say something, son? No ma'am. No ma'am. I'm just like I said just thinking to myself. That's all. Okay. Take your ass to church or something. So I mean what are you gonna do when you get out of school, honey? I really don't know. I need you to start thinking about it, you know. I am, Ma. I am. What I really need to be thinking about is my dad. You ain't told me nothing about him. Baby, there's nothing to tell. That was a long time ago. Okay a long time ago. I need to know something about him. His name was Robert. That's really all you need. I mean that's. Doesn't make any difference. He's not around. He's not helping us. So it's not important. It's important to me. Okay and how I feel. Maybe the way that I act is because I don't know who I am fully. Well what about me? I mean I've raised you. I've done the best that I can. You have. I got you. I just I need something. More than what I'm doing right now and I won't be able to go forward until I at least know something about him. He was a bad guy. You don't know need to him. He was just bad news, you know. He just came into my life at a bad time. Maybe he changed. No, hardly doubt that. We're good. It's like you feel about me already. What do you mean? You talking 'bout me being on the streets and stuff, but you don't know. Maybe he's different. That has nothing to do with you though. I raised you not to be in the streets. So whatever of his genes... I'm saying the way that you feel about me, is maybe also the way you feel about him. No. I'm just saying. No. So his name is Robert. That's it. Yeah. Yeah, I mean that's all. It was. It's just not important. Please believe me. Yeah, Ma. All right. Baby, don't be like that okay. I mean, I'm doing what I can. I'm gonna get us out of our situation. How? I'm gonna get a better job. Ma. I'm a get a better job and I'm gonna get us out of you know the hood. Come on in, Tracey. Yeah. What's up? What you watching? Ease of Pain. You know it's on repeat at my house. Yeah. Why you got the bandage on your clothes? 'Cause it's bleeding on the inside, too. You know I have to have my pants. It's cold. I'm sorry though. Don't you know I'm sorry for real? Girl, don't worry about it. I'll be all right. But I did have to tell my moms about the bullet 'cause the doctor was gonna tell her anyway. What your mama say? Nothing. Just told her some guys were shooting at the skating rink. Doctor said it was just a graze. I'm glad 'cause look Zack ran into some trouble on his way to the house. Some trouble? Yeah. Darnell said he saw everything and that he was gon' snitch if you didn't do what he say. And what he want us to do? I don't know but I think he worked for that pimp and I think he want us to sell for him. He got me bent. Girl. What you say? So how the shit come together? I don't know but he stopped by my house and if I had my gun, I would've blast his ass. Girl. And I'm cutting his shit off, too. Wait what? Yeah. You talking 'bout down there? No. Nigga put his finger in my face. You know I don't play that. I don't play that. Oh girl. And then you know Erin and Sasha's ass. They gon' be round soon. So. I'll be glad when my damn leg heal up. I won't be able to help you. Yeah, we just got to stay out of the way from all of them so that I'm not fighting by myself but I will. I know you will. Yeah you know I will. Zack's ole scary ass. I don't know. Zack might end up surprising us one day. Yeah right. He said that he was talking a lot of shit to Darnell when he saw him. Yeah. Yup he sound scared on the phone. Oh god. Crazy. Girl, let's go get something to drink in the kitchen. Help me up. Yeah come on. Girl you know you weigh like a ton. Picking you up. You was like all over here. Come on. What you call me a fat ass now trick? You lucky I love you. What's up, Zack? Oh hey sir how you doing? You hear anything about what happened down on the corner last night? No, sir I haven't. They said somebody killed pimp. Hell it probably was for a good cause. Shit had them girls down on the block selling drugs and shit. Like that damn Darnell. When I catch his ass, I'm a lock his ass up. Well I wouldn't know nothing about that. What's wrong with you, man? What? Why you looking all nervous? Me nervous? Nah I ain't got nothing to be nervous about. What you talking 'bout, dog? I don't know, man. Sound like you are nervous. Oh by the way, they say it was about three people. So if you hear anything, let me know. I can do that, sir. But look I got to go though. Talk to you later all right. You got it? Yeah girl. This my favorite part. Shit. Phone. I'm trying to relax. Who that? Zack. Hey what's up? You know I just ran into Bobby and he talking 'bout the pimp being dead. Zack said that Bobby. According to him he's talking 'bout that pimp. What? We're in so much trouble. Dang. I wonder if Darnell said something to him. I don't know. I'm just saying. All he know is there's three people involved. No look, we need to get Darnell okay before he go run his mouth. Me? No, no, you mean y'all. I'm not getting involved in this shit, man. You gon' kill up the whole neighborhood. What do you want him to go snitch and then we all go to jail? What? What I do? You know my leg. Come on, Tracey. Why we always got to do this shit, man? Look, you gon' stay here all right. Zack, you know you don't wanna have her now. Kandi's leg is hurt. Punk ass better not be backing out. Man all right. All right bet. Look, you just stay here okay. Be careful okay. Yeah. Damn leg. Whatever. Damn. Damn. Here go these two bitches. Yeah ho. I see you ain't got your little friend to back you up. I don't need nobody to back me. I can handle my own. Listen to her. I can handle my own. Yeah you was talking all that shit the other day. Talk that shit now. Get off me. Oh hell no. Ah. Handle your friend, bitch. Handle your friend. We got you, bitch. We got you. Ooh this bitch just stabbed me. We got you. Come on. Stab my friend. We got you. Yo Kandi. You won't believe these bitches tried to jump me. For real? Girl look, I had to stab Erin ass. Shit Sasha better be lucky I let her ass go. Hell she was scared. Damn I wish I was there. Them bitches won't be bothering us no more though. Look, I'm gonna call you when I get back home though okay. All right. Fuck. Damn. Hello, hey, Bobby. Have you heard from Tracey? Oh yeah. I'm looking for her and her friends right now. What's this about? I stopped them earlier today 'cause I had to question them about something. Yeah it looks like somebody killed the pimp and I think they may be involved. At least that's what Darnell told me. Darnell? I know you don't believe Darnell. The way his life is going. No, no. I'm not saying they did anything wrong okay, but whenever I hear from 'em, I'll let you know. Okay? All right. Now you know it's our block. You know what I'm talking 'bout? I got you, daddy. You know what I'm talking 'bout? You ain't got to worry 'bout nothing. That bitch? That heading bitch. She got to go. You know what I'm talking 'bout? She got to go. This block, man. This my block. Look Charles. You seen Tracey and her fucking friends? What the fuck? I ain't seen nobody, bro. Why you always running up on me talking 'bout? Hell nah, bruh. Talk about some money, bruh. Who the fuck you yelling at, dog? Bro, you know what happened last time you tried that bullshit. Come on now, Darnell. You know he ain't did nothing. Carry your ass on, Darnell. Come on he ain't did nothing, Darnell. Shut the fuck up, bitch. Man it's too damn cold out here to be trying to start a fight. Bitch shut the fuck up. You know the rule. When two grown men are talking, shut the fuck up. Chill baby. Hold up, man. It ain't got to be like that, bruh. I told you I ain't seen shit, bro. I'm just getting my motherfucking money. That's it, bro. Go on with that bullshit. Fuck. You know what, Charles? I ain't got time for this shit. I don't give a fuck what that motherfucker did. If you see them, you tell them. I ain't telling them shit. Look for them, bro. Motherfucker you tell I'm looking for them. Been on some tough ass shit since the pimp dead, but we gon' see 'bout that shit. I got you. Fuck him. Let's get this money up. Pussy ass. Like I was saying though we gon' take over this block. We gon' get this money and get rid of that bitch ass. Can't believe that fucker, Darnell. Can't believe his ass. It's all right. It's all right. This my motherfucking block. You gon' get his ass back. Damn man. Hey what's going on, Charles? Oh what's up, Bobby? What's going on, man? You all right? What's up? Yeah man, I'm straight, man. Hey man, you see Tracey, man? No, but that damn Darnell just came through here, man, looking for Tracey, Kandi, and Zack, man. All in a fucking rage, man. I don't know what that shit was about. For what? Did he say? No, he didn't. He just said he was looking for 'em. If I see 'em, to tell 'em but I don't get in that shit, man. You know me. I stay to myself. Tell you what, man. You hear anything man, give me a call. Oh for sure. You know I got you, man. All right man. What they do? Shit crazy. Fucking with the wrong man though. You know how I get down. I got you, baby. Yeah you know. Let's get this money. Tracey. Tracey. What? Man, what's up, man? I been looking for you all night. I got the call from Kandi. She said you went to go see Darnell. What's up? What? You weren't gonna do nothing. Shit. Aye man, what's up with your hand? Is this blood? Oh come on. Don't tell me you done killed this man, too. No, I didn't kill him okay. It's Erin's blood. Shit. Them bitches tried to jump me. I had to stab that ho. Aw damn I knew it. Damn. Really? And you weren't around. I know. Look, my fault. I was just. Damn there go Bobby. Oh shit. This nigga. Every time I see y'all, y'all in these damn streets. Won't y'all go home or something? Matter fact that's what we were doing. Come on. Yup we finna go now. So. Come on, come on. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What happened to your hand? - I cut myself. - Is this blood on it? I cut it and we finna go to I think get a bandaid. Yup talk to you later. You need to get that checked out. Yeah we are. By the way, hold up. There's something suspicious going on with both of y'all and I'm gon' find out. Suspicious with us? Got dang. I'll talk to y'all later. See you later, see you later, see you later. Aye what you doing to that boy? That was close. The fuck? Yeah. You need to get your hands washed off for real. I don't even feel like going in the house. I don't. I don't even. All right look, let me go find a rag. Please. Here. Wash 'em out. Wash 'em out. I am. I got it. You know, Tracey. What? We've been friends for awhile. You know that right? Yeah and? 18 years now right? Yeah. You know I always liked you right? Why you ain't never said nothing then? I was scared. I was scared you ain't like me. I was scared. So, I guess you can tell me that when you single right? Oh yeah. Oh yeah I'm single now. You such a lie. Lie. Lie, lie, lie, lie. Whatever. Lie bye. Whatever. I hope you washed all that blood off for real. Darnell done snitched. No look, Darnell ain't gon' say nothing okay. We already know that. Did you kill him good enough? Zack, what the fuck? Okay. I'm just asking. I mean you crazy, man. I'm crazy now. Yeah. I'm trying to protect us okay. I understand. I understand. He already had it coming. He already know what he was doing. That shit was foul anyway. Yeah. Man, what's up with this mess? Shit. You think he know what we did? Yeah 'cause Darnell a snitch. Just the two I need to see. There's a rumor going round that y'all killed the pimp. Come on, man. Where you hear that from? Now didn't I just say it was a rumor going round in the streets? Boy I tell you the more y'all hang around these streets, the dumber y'all get. Yeah, I said there's a rumor going round the streets. Look, hold up Bobby. I just. Look. What he trying to say is we don't know nothing all right. Tracey, I ain't ask you a damn thing. I think Zack can speak for himself. Now what were you saying, Zack? I was just saying we didn't do it. That's all. Oh? Ain't nobody say anything about doing it. Guilty. Let me tell y'all something right now. If I find out any of y'all have anything to do with it, it's gonna be hell on earth to pay. I can promise you that. As a matter fact, won't y'all ride with me. Come on. Ride? Let's go. Where we going? I ain't trying to go to jail. I ain't trying to go to jail either now. I ain't taking y'all to jail, man. Just get in the car, man. Come on. Fuck. This nigga done locked this damn lock. Who is it? Hey it's Bobby. Hold on please. Come on in. What's up, Bobby? Mister Bobby. Nah girl, you know who I am. So what's going on? Not much. Okay. Hey, I got Tracey and Zack with me right now. They're in the car. I want you to come with us. I wanna show you something. What? Am I in trouble or something? No, no, you not in trouble. Just wanna show y'all something. My leg is kind of really hurting today. Your leg? Oh. What the hell happened to your leg? I fell on some concrete. That must've been some mighty strong concrete right there to put a gash on your leg like that. Yeah it was. You need to get that checked out. I did. I'll be okay. All right well. Yeah, come on roll with us right quick. It won't take long. Man. Come on. Yes sir. All right. Oh no I think you need to get that checked out again. It don't look too good. Come on, man. You brought us into this mess. That was that bullshit. He knows. Sit your scary ass down. Yo Bobby, what's going on? Yeah, why ain't you telling us anything? If you trying to kill us man, just say it. Just be straight up. Man, he done went out of our neighborhood. Yeah I know. Look, we're not gonna say nothing okay. I ain't say nothing in the first place. You was about to. Aw man. Can you go easy on them bumps? Damn. Come on. I got a busted leg. Well the incident happened right around here. So tell me Zack where were you around 7:00 p.m. last night? Come on, man. The hell I'm watching TV, man. Your mama's. Is there anyone I can confirm? Your mama. My mama? Speaking of that, where were you, Kandi? At Tracey's house talking with her. Is that true, Tracey? Look yeah, like she said. Y'all must think I'm dumb as shit. Do y'all honest believe I was gonna fall for that damn story? Oh come on, man. I know all of y'all were together that night. I'm trying to help y'all ass out. You gon' make me click on y'all ass. All right you know what? Enough of this shit. What the fuck? If we say we didn't do it, we didn't do it. All these questions, Bobby, is not called for. Girl. Tracey, what the hell you doing? Zack, shut the fuck up. You did the same thing the last time. Now Mister Bobby here is gonna get his handcuffs out of his pocket. Know what? Matter fact, Zack get his handcuffs. I'm not doing this shit. He a cop. Do what the fuck I say. Girl why you tripping? Get his handcuffs. Damn. Definitely going to jail now. Ain't nobody going to jail. Bobby, I'm sorry but I got to do this all right. Come on. Tracey, you putting yourself in deeper trouble like this. Yeah, so what? All I know is you ain't taking us to jail. Hurry up. Look, I'm only trying to get the damn truth. We told you the truth and that's it all right. We had nothing to do with it. And now we finna to go. Let's go. What? Come on. Aw hell. Tracey. I know you ain't gonna leave me handcuffed to this bullshit. Come on let's go. Damn. Tracey, bring your ass back over here. Shit. Motherfucker. Damn. Motherfuckers, man. Ooh damn. Aw looks like they got your ass huh. Man, where the hell you come from? I was over there watching. I seen the whole thing. Aye man check it out. Reach in my back pocket, man. I think I got the key to it. Your back pocket? Nigga I ain't gay. Look, I got my own key. Just in case somebody try to handcuff me to something. Where the fuck you get a damn key from? Man, don't worry 'bout all that, man. Let me do this. What they tell you? They told me they didn't do it. That's a damn lie. Shit 'cause I know what I saw. I saw them do it. I saw the whole thing. You could be lying, too. They already know you don't like they ass. What they got to do with anything? That got a lot to do with it. Man whatever. Now you out of this shit, man. Anyway, I know what I saw. Just find out about that. Hey man, I got to go, man. Try to find out where they went to. Well damn. Don't I get a thank you? You ain't getting shit. You ain't getting shit. Well fuck you, you rent a cop ass motherfucker. Yeah fuck you, too. Punk ass. Tell them to give you a better police car, bitch. Where they ass go? Handcuff me to a damn pole. Must be a damn fool. Shit. Can't believe I let myself do that shit. Oh y'all come on. Can we stop please? Look. All right come on. We need to hurry up 'cause we ain't trying to get popped. Come on. Ain't nobody gonna get popped. Stop saying that shit. You know what? You are very selfish. Fuck that, Kandi, okay. We need to go. Can we cut this talking shit out? Can we just help Kandi so we can get the hell out of here? First you shoot me in the leg and now you acting like you don't even care. Kandi look, I made a mistake by getting you shot okay, but I'm just trying my best to keep us from getting killed. Okay? Killed? Killed? What you talking 'bout? Zack, didn't you just say how you had a gun put to your head? Yeah? You don't think that Darnell keeps up to his word? How many people okay? We need to make sure that together we get out of this. Okay? We need to go. We need to get out of here. Hey y'all ready? Yeah come on. Look husband and wife, can we just not have any more conversations. Let's just get home. Man. What's up, man? What's up, bro? Man, it got colder than a motherfucker out here. Where you been, man? I need to get some fucking money out here. I'm trying to get money like you. Man, I been getting it, you know. Shit put me on that shit. Shit you need to ride. Tracey. Tracey. Fucking money yeah. Yeah honestly I'm just getting yeah for real. Hey Charles. That's some real shit. Oh hey Miss Debra. How you doing? How's it look like I'm doing? Have you seen my baby? Who Tracey? Boy, who the hell you think I'm talking 'bout? No ma'am. Not through here. No ma'am. Not through here. How you doing? If you see her, please let her know I'm looking for her. Most definitely. I'll bring her straight to you. I will. Ain't there something y'all should be doing? Trying to get it popping now. Get your ass off the corner. Here you go. Miss Debra, I'll bring her straight to you. I promise. You should been told me about her, man. Man, that's Tracey mom. You know little Tracey. Yeah, the thing with Zack thing yeah. What the fuck going on with that, man? Yeah Darnell looking for them, man. He been riding through this motherfucker looking for them. I don't understand. Nigga tried to start some shit with me and everything. I don't know what's going on. The pimp got shot. The pimp got shot for real? Yeah. I don't know what the nigga did but he sure got shot. You know what I'm talking 'bout? There's some shit going on, man. You need to put me on a lot of shit, man. Man, this shit's crazy for real. You know what I'm talking 'bout? Yeah I'm just getting some money. Stay the fuck out the way though. You know what I'm talking 'bout? Pissed off situation. Yeah she always mad. She don't play that shit, man. Never played that shit. Oh wait a minute. Is that Miss Debra? Hey Miss Debra? Bobby? Yeah it's me. Detective Bobby. Hey. Hey I need you to ride with me. Too much done happened. Your daughter done pulled a gun on me. What my daughter? Yeah. Your daughter done pulled a gun on me and had Zack to handcuff me. What? I'm looking for 'em right now. My daughter? Yes, your daughter Tracey. Okay, okay, come on. Let's see what's going on. All right. Oh my goodness. Right now I'm still looking for them. I don't know where they went, but I know they can't go too far. Out here no. Damn. Where the fuck are they? Stop all that damn humming. Zack, shut up. Stop bitching all the time. You know what, Miss Debra? There they are right there. Oh my god. You need to stop all that damn hollering, too. Shut up, Zack. Shit. If I didn't know your ass, I'd kick the shit out your ass. Can y'all stop with this husband wife and shit? Damn. What's up? What's up little bitch? I got your friend. Let her go. Let her go. You real funny. You know why don't you just go home. You know your mama looking for you. Look, my mama okay all right. Look, look, look. Yeah, that's what I said 20 years ago. What? What the fuck you mean? You know what? Don't even worry 'bout it. Just bring your ass over here. Now. You better do something. Now do what the fuck I said and bring your ass over here right now. Why don't you just leave us the fuck alone, Darnell? No, no, no. See, I can't do that. See, y'all done messed things up for me. Y'all done cost me a whole bunch of money. Do you know how hard it took me to work to take the pimp's place? I almost had him but y'all messed it up for me. You always mess it up for me. We didn't do nothing to you okay. Why don't you just leave us alone? Shut up, Kandi. Shoot him. Shoot him. Yeah, I got the gun, nigga. What you gon' do now huh? Go 'head. What you gon' do? Go 'head. You gon' shoot your own father? Go 'head, shoot him. What the fuck you just say to me? Huh? That's right, Tracey. He's your father. Now put the gun down. It's not worth it. What do you mean huh? You heard what he said. I'm your father. So why don't you just do it, huh? Pull the trigger. Go 'head you little bitch. Go 'head and do it. Do it. You know what? All this time you been trying to shoot me up with drugs, overdose me, trying to kill me and my friends. Why Darnell huh? What the fuck? 'Cause I left him alone. All he wanted to do was run the streets when I was pregnant with you. Sorry ass. Why didn't you tell me, Ma? I didn't want him to have anything to do with you. You know, and I didn't want you to have anything to do with him. He put his hands on me, Tracey, when I was pregnant with you and I'd be damn if that was gonna happen to you. Also Tracey. I know you had to defend yourself from the pimp. We know you didn't do it. What are you talking about? Well, after Darnell tried to frame y'all, he went back to the store across the street. Saw some surveillance footage. So when y'all left the scene, he came over to finish the job, so he can take over the business. The nerve of you. I should shoot your ass right now. |
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