(CROWD CHEERING)
(HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING)
Ladies, ladies, ladies...
You make me feel kind of vulnerable up here.
Like y'all ready to take advantage.
Is that what you want?
(ALL AGREEING)
Y'all ready to get wet?
(CHEERING)
PRINCETON: I said,
are you ready to get wet?
Y'all seen Magic Mike, right?
Now, we gonna add a little chocolate.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(TUNING RADIO)
(TOILET FLUSHING)
How's the most beautiful mother in the world? (KISSING)
Good morning. Good morning.
What's for breakfast?
A job! That's what's for breakfast, Chris!
CHRIS: Here we go again.
Now, you said last week you was close to getting a job.
These bills is piling up and they cut my hours!
But Mom, if you... "Ma" nothing.
You're 30 and still living under my roof.
Get a J-O-B! What you waitin' on?
Till I'm 40?
Okay, Mom. All right. I understand.
I promise you, I'm gonna get a job, all right?
I'll see if the dope dealers are hiring up the street...
What'd you say?
Good morning.
Your Vitargo's ready. Thanks, Mom.
What's up, lil' bro?
Great. I'm late. I gotta go. English quiz.
Need a lift?
You ain't got no car, Chris. How are you gonna give me a ride?
If he had a job, it would help you get a lift.
Yo, yo! Yo, Mike.
So, you still coming tonight, right?
What time are you guys goin'?
I don't know. Grab a couple of applications,
make her happy, get lined up. About 9:00?
Come on.
Yeah, I'll go. Good job, school boy.
Ha!
(HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING)
CHRIS: She followed me on Instagram, though.
WADE: She didn't follow you on Instagram!
For real. Get out of here.
CHRIS: That hurt.
(CHUCKLING)
WADE: Get down.
Gentlemen... Hey.
There's a two drink minimum.
We have two drinks. Yeah.
Per person.
You can't just go get us four straws? I don't even drink!
So y'all can either order drinks, or y'all could go.
Damn! You a waitress and a bouncer?
Man, I'm gonna buy the drinks and we'll drink 'em.
Yeah? All right. Well, in that case, let's get some shots.
ERIC: It's on you? WADE: Shit.
Four shots of Talero. CHRIS: Really?
Here you go.
Big spender. Great. Thanks.
With that attitude, you ain't never gonna get married.
That's just a...
Pardon me, man. Pardon me?
I gotta go to the bathroom. Can you let me out?
Polite ass. "Pardon me" in a strip club.
You straighten your tie while you're in there?
WADE: What's up with your boy, man?
What's up with your little brother? He's been tripping lately.
A little bit, man. He been... I don't know. Drugs?
You okay, bro?
What?
Seem like you got a lot on your mind, that's all.
What are you, a piss-watcher or something? You watchin' me?
Hey, hey, hey.
Watch your tone, bro.
Between you and your broke-ass friends,
you ain't got a chance in hell.
(SCOFFS) It'll be one hell of a fight though.
You got heart. I like that.
You know, I manage this place.
If you're ever thinking about making some paper,
give me a call.
What's that?
It's a money making opportunity, bro.
Holla at me.
Have a better day.
Are you really doing this to put yourself through nursing school?
Yeah. CHRIS: Sexy.
CHRIS: There he is.
What took you so long?
I was having a conversation.
With who?
This guy in the bathroom.
ERIC: A dude? A conversation in the bathroom?
It was about a job.
A dude in the bathroom.
(LAUGHING)
MICHAEL: What's so funny?
What kind of job he wanna give you in the bathroom?
Really? You tryin' to clown on me? With no money?
He ain't got no money.
You ain't got no money. Huh?
Wow.
Gave it to the dancers earlier. Clearly.
Come on. It's late, man. We got church in the morning.
Church?
ALL: Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! WOMAN: Yes.
(CLEARS THROAT) Now, it seems to me that some of y'all,
the pastor ain't gonna name no names,
(CLAPPING)
you're not with me this morning.
You're not with me this morning.
And you're not with me this morning
because some of y'all been partying all night,
and show up to church Sunday morning
telling me that you were reading your Bible.
MAN: My God. Preach. Preach.
You ain't got to lie to me.
It's like that girl said in that movie Friday,
"You ain't got to lie, Craig. You ain't got to lie."
MAN: Preach. Preach. Hallelujah.
You know what I'm talkin' about.
Y'all know what I'm talkin' about.
Preaching to the choir.
Amen.
Now you know the pastor know.
ALL: Yes.
Y'all turning it up with Chris Brown at the club. Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
ALL: Hallelujah. Preach.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
You know, a couple of people came to my office this morning,
and I hate to say it,
and I'm not gonna put you on blast,
but I got the faint smell of Stoli Cranberry. Hallelujah.
(ALL EXCLAIMING)
PASTOR JONES: And, my God
instills a moral compass within all of us.
MAN: Yes! ALL: Yes.
And that moral compass tell us what is right and what is wrong.
And I don't know if some of y'all need a tune-up,
but your compass is off.
Yes!
The gauge is broken.
You need to pay a mechanic a visit.
Get your gauge right.
Need a little more juice. MAN: That's right. That's right.
I got the juice!
MAN: Yes! Jesus...
Hallelujah. ALL: Hallelujah.
I got the juice.
Yes, you do.
So today, this morning, beloved,
I wanna really instill on you a very, very important message.
MAN: Preach. Preach.
And that message is, that you will reap what you sow.
Wake up.
Amen. Praise the Lord.
Praise Jesus. Praise Jesus.
I cannot judge you,
but the ultimate judge...
MAN: Is God.
...is God.
MAN: Yes, sir.
That was a great sermon, Pastor.
Thank you. Thank you for coming.
Thank you.
Reverend Rev. Thank you, brother.
You know I love your sermon, Rev.
Thank you.
Reverend. Sister Katherine.
That was some sermon today. Thank you.
I was moved.
I really felt like you was talking to me and my boys today.
God bless you. Sister Katherine!
Oh, Lord.
Glory to God. KATHERINE: Mmm-hmm.
BEATRICE: Now, Sister Katherine,
I need to speak with you
about the women's fellowship dinner on next Tuesday.
Oh, sure. Okay. Yeah. Yes.
Oh, lovely sermon, Pastor. Lovely.
Thank you, Sister Beatrice. Thank you.
I'll leave you all to it.
And I'll see you two young boys at Bible study.
Yes, Pastor. Yes, sir.
KATHERINE: That's right.
Now, Sister Katherine? Yes.
I heard through the grapevine that you are the one
providing the baked goods. Oh, yes.
Now, is that true? That's true.
Because we are countin' on you.
Oh, girl... (WHISPERS) "Provide baked goods"?
I am bringing lemon and cherry pies.
Cherry pie! (LAUGHING)
Well, speakin' of pies...
Look at this little cutie pie right here.
Ooh. He's just gotten so big.
Yes, he has.
Well, if only I was a little younger.
A lot younger.
Mind your manners.
That's okay. That's just boys being boys.
Well, anyway, I will see you at the planning meeting
on Wednesday. Amen. Yes.
Have a blessed week. You, too.
All right. God is good.
KATHERINE: All the time. All the time, sister. BEATRICE: All the time.
What? Mom, that...
She was all like... That should be a crime, man.
You know she used to change your diapers.
No, she didn't. Did she, Ma?
Yeah, baby. She changed your diapers. Mmm-hmm.
Raphael, here's your check.
And Michael, here's your check.
Enjoy it.
Squeeze it.
Hey, was your check short this week?
Shit. Mine's been short since I've been working here, bro.
Man. I'm clocking all the hours, doing everything I can, man,
but they killin' me with the...
Taxes, man. Baby mommas... MANAGER: Hey, you two, let's go!
Let's go! Man, this ain't the Marriott day spa!
I pay y'all to work. Break's over.
(DOOR CLOSES)
Hey, baby.
Hey, Momma.
So how was your day?
Long.
Got paid, though.
That's good.
It's gonna be tight around here for the next few months.
My damn schedule's been cut.
On both jobs? Mmm-hmm.
That's why I asked your lazy ass brother to get a job and pitch in.
I'm not playin' with him. He better get a job.
Well, until he does, I can get a second job.
And mess up your partial scholarship?
Momma... No!
No.
You just keep doing what you do
and let me work out the household.
Come on, girl. You gonna make me late.
I'm coming!
Okay.
Where are we goin', to the club or to class?
Now, girl, you know I'm failing this class,
so I gotta go nuclear option.
Professor Phelps? That is nasty, DeeDee.
Well, desperate times calls for desperate measures.
Are we ready? We're ready.
Let's go.
CASHIER: Okay, that will be
$1,267.23.
I only have $337.15.
It appears your mother is already on a payment plan.
What does that mean?
It means there's nothing I can do.
Unless the bill is paid in full,
your power is gonna be shut off tomorrow.
Listen, miss, I'm a college student, that's all I have.
I cannot let my mom's lights be cut off.
I'm willing to take the $337.15
if you promise that you will not miss one payment.
Yeah, I promise. I won't.
CASHIER: I mean it.
One payment, and lights out.
Thank you.
(PROFESSOR LYONS SPEAKING FRENCH)
Hey, Carmen.
Hi, Michael.
Why you out of breath?
Bike problems.
Hey, can I share your French book today?
I forgot mine.
Yeah, sure. No problem.
So this class will, hopefully, not only broaden your horizon,
but your love lives as well.
Hey, Mr. Williams, can I pick up some overtime?
Mmm-hmm.
Overtime, huh? Yeah.
All right. You can start tonight.
I see you.
(EXHALES)
(SIGHS)
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Second. One, two, three.
Ladies, dip.
Six, seven, eight.
Lean, two, four, dip, eight.
All right. Let's do it all together.
Fellas, please remember
that your choreography is a little different from the ladies'.
Here we go.
Five, six, seven, eight...
And a one, two, three and four, five and six, seven, eight.
You're really good.
I thought you say you only took this class
because I was takin' it.
I did. And I like to dance, too.
I ain't wear no panties today in class,
sat in the front row, and I know he saw all of this.
Oh, my God.
So all of a sudden after class, he wanna be like,
"Oh, Ms. Brian, I wanna talk to you
"about your grade, if you available."
And what did you say?
I was like... Girl, I got this.
I got this. Easy A.
So, "Whatever suggestions you got,
"well, I am totally open."
You would never think of...
Ugh. No. Not that.
Hi, Carmen. Hey, Michael.
What up, DeeDee? What's up, Michael?
Nothing, girl. You got a man, yet?
My brother's been jerking off to you...
This conversation's getting real boring real fast.
You call me later. All right, girl. Talk to you later.
Bye!
(CHUCKLES)
So? So...
What do you think about me taking you out this weekend?
I would love that, but I have a midterm in bio on Monday.
Okay. How about next weekend?
Do you even have time for a girlfriend right now?
What does that mean?
You don't even have a car.
What? You gonna pick me up on your bike?
(SCOFFS)
Plus, we decided we need to focus on school.
We discussed this already.
Mmm.
I guess you're right.
Yeah. (HONKING)
There's my mom. Call me later, okay?
Yeah.
Bye.
I'mma call you. All right.
CHRIS: All right. Make sure you hook it up, coz.
Don't have me looking like Kobe and Lebron.
What up?
What up, baby brother?
School out already?
I gotta study for this French test.
French? What you studyin' French for?
For them French fries at the burger spot?
"Parlez-vous with number two?"
Yo, I got some good news.
Let me guess, you got a job.
Nope. Had two interviews though.
Same day. Who'd do that?
Regular folk?
They tried to offer me something called minimum wage though. Fools.
You didn't take it? Dawg, Momma is gonna be pissed!
Momma always pissed at me. What's new?
Had another job interview, too, at Kinko's.
Okay. How'd that go?
Terrible. Told me I had no work experience.
Copying? For real?
I look like I can't copy?
Oh. Hey, what happened to the dude?
The dude you met the other night.
He said he had jobs.
Oh, yeah. But I didn't call him yet.
Yeah, 'cause you got a job already. Let me see. Let me call.
Always thinking about your damn self. Hold up.
Damn.
Give me the card...
Galactic? The hell...
That nigga work on the moon or something like that?
It's a business card, Chris.
You call him, man.
I ain't calling no Galactic.
Here you go.
Call him now. Damn.
You holdin' out.
Hello? Yeah. May I speak to Princeton, please.
Yeah. Princeton, it's Michael. I met you in the men's bathroom.
Not like that. No. MICHAEL: Mmm-hmm.
Yeah. I wanted to talk to you about the job interview.
You gave me your card.
Yeah.
Oh.
Cool.
Hey, can my brother come, too?
All right. Thanks, man.
See? See how easy that was?
He said come through. He said come talk to him.
What's the job?
I don't know. He didn't say.
That's weird, man.
It's a job interview!
All right. Forget it. A job is a job. We go by there tomorrow then.
No, no. He said to come through tonight. 11:00.
(HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING)
I can't believe that Mom let you borrow the car. (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
She didn't. What?
I'm messing with you, man.
Told her I had a job interview,
she damn near threw the keys at me.
You sure this is the spot?
Only one way to find out.
(CROWD CHEERING)
Whoa!
We in the right place?
So...
You see your connect?
Uh...
Nope.
Okay then, I'mma get a drink 'cause this is... This is different.
Bartender...
Sorry, fellas. It's ladies night tonight.
Oh. No. No. We were invited.
Yeah. We is invited!
(WOMEN SHOUTING)
That was Addiction, ladies.
All right, heavy hitters,
let's keep that cash rolling, baby.
Oh, yeah!
We got some turned up ladies in the house tonight!
All right. What's your name, girl?
My name's Yolanda!
Yolanda! Yolanda!
Are you ready for the show?
Let's give it up for Bolo!
(ALL CHEERING)
Oh, shit. Is he...
That's him.
What? Who? That's the guy who invited us there.
The guy right there? Yeah. That's Princeton.
Princeton. Princeton dress like Prince.
Hey, I see you made it.
Yeah. This is my brother, Chris, right here.
What up?
So, I wanted to talk to you about that job opportunity.
Yeah. Yeah. I think I could help you out with that.
Really? Yeah. Yeah.
It's amateur night features. You're on in 10 minutes. Come on.
Whoa!
Excuse me?
You need a job right?
Right?
Yeah, but I thought that...
Well, you see the show, you see the cash.
Now, brother, do you want it?
(CHEERING)
No. I'm cool, man.
I mean, I thought you had something more...
Okay. Well, it's fast and it's cash.
No.
No problem. Nice meeting you.
Yeah.
What?
Come on, Chris. Let's get out of here, man.
Wait. No... I didn't have my drink!
MICHAEL: Come on, man.
CHRIS: You're a trip, man.
And that, ladies, was Bolo.
Yeah. Up next, we have Slayer!
Yo, Mike. Look, I know it's none of my business,
but we kinda already here.
No! No, Chris. I'm not a stripper!
Nobody said you was!
But, damn, we need the cash!
Oh, yeah? Well then, why don't you do it?
Man, look at me.
All right? You got daddy's body, I got his brains.
At least go try. If you don't like it,
then we right back out of there.
Listen, you're my older, sensible brother.
Momma would kill me and you for you encouraging me to do this.
All right. First of all, I've never been sensible.
Second of all, who gonna tell Momma?
You gonna tell on me? You gonna tell?
No. Exactly.
Plus, you need the cash anyway.
Are you sure I should do this?
What you got to lose?
My dignity.
You lost that at the burger place. Come on.
Here's where we change. Grab a spot anywhere you can.
Cowboy outfits go really well with the ladies.
Look, you'll be fine.
Just remember to connect with each one, all right?
Make her feel like she's the only one in the room.
I don't have a routine or nothing.
I just go out there and just strip?
Routines will come in time.
Tonight, just get your grind on.
They know it's amateur night. You're good.
Okay. All right, get dressed, you're on in two minutes.
(CHEERING)
Business meeting in a strip club?
I'll take a business meeting anywhere.
So without further ado,
I present to you...
Your own business, huh? It's my business.
I'mma drink it. Right after I get
some drinks. I'mma drink this...
He's new in town...
He is new...
Ms. DJ! Ms. DJ! I'm his manager.
Dude, what's his name?
Sexy Chocolate! Sexy Chocolate!
Sexy Chocolate, yo!
(CHEERING)
(ALL CHEERING)
DJ CLEOPATRA: Sexy Chocolate, yo!
Yeah!
Nice set tonight.
All in a day's work, baby.
All right. Fellas, this is Sexy Chocolate.
Hey. What's up, man? Hey.
Welcome to Chocolate City.
My only advice for you, these hoes ain't loyal, baby.
All right, man. This is Magnus. Sexy Chocolate.
Welcome to the city, man. Thanks.
PRINCETON: And this is Bolo. What's happening, dawg?
Hey. And right here, this is Slayer.
He got all the Latinas on lock.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
And over here, this is Rude Boy. You know you up next, right?
What's up, man?
Nice chain.
Thanks. It was my dad's.
I didn't know it was "bring sensitive-ass niggas to work" night.
Who you callin' sensitive?
I'm callin' you sensitive.
Yo, Rude Boy. Your set is up, man.
Yeah. All right, Bolo. Thanks.
Come on. I wanna show you something else.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
CHRIS: Yo.
Look how much money we made, man.
Wait. Hold on. "We?" Yeah. We!
Who told you to do this?
You was about to have your ass at home, asleep.
You know what? And as your manager...
Wait. Who you callin' manager? Yes. Yes. I'm your manager.
Chris... I wanna secure some different looks...
Think about garbage man 'cause ladies love the garbage man.
You might want to secure that.
I dropped... Okay. I...
I was gonna get the money. I was. I was too excited about...
What? If you could have seen you...
Follow me.
CHRIS: Fuck that shit, man. Fuck that shit!
(CHEERING CONTINUES)
That right there? That's his money-shot.
And that's why he closes.
You can do that, man. That ain't nothin'. I can do that.
Yo, this is how you make some fuckin' money, yeah?
Look at this money, Bolo. Shit.
All right, fellas. Bring it in. Bring it in.
I got a couple of changes for next week's show.
The opening and closing is gonna be the same,
but the fifth seed, Magnus,
I'm going to replace you with Seduction and Sexy Chocolate.
You're in sixth. Wait. Princeton. That's my spot, man.
From next week, you're gonna work on the floor, okay?
Lap dancing for newbies?
I think you should get used to it, or find another place to work.
(MAGNUS SCOFFS)
You good? This is bullshit, man.
Good night tonight, fellas.
So, what do you think? Can you handle this?
Yo, what do I do with all this?
Well...
Pay your bills, take some fuckin' dance lessons.
It is all yours, minus
fifty dollars.
Gotta tip out the club.
Wait, that's it?
What? You wanna tip out more?
No, no, no! It's cool, $50 is cool.
All right.
Now, get it right.
Every night, whether you come up short or not,
you gotta tip out the $50, got it?
Yeah. All right.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Hey, Princeton. Thanks, man.
My man.
(LAUGHS)
Yes!
(MICHAEL SCREAMING)
Yeah! (LAUGHING)
CHRIS: All this money, man!
Oh, my God. Look at all this money that we made?
You did it in like, 30 minutes.
This is more money than I can even count, man!
Are you kidding me? Everything's gonna be great now.
This is what we gotta do now, right?
We gotta make sure you're a feature act up there.
We gotta get you more money, gotta renegotiate,
re-negro-tiate.
And then, we gotta put you on the marquee, right out front.
Whoa. Stop, stop, stop. Chris, hold on. Hell yeah.
I did one amateur night, man. What are you talking about?
Yeah, you didn't dance like an amateur, you danced like a damn pro.
Like... You was like...
Like you been practicing in your damn bedroom, man!
Look, them ladies loved your ass.
They love everybody, man. It's women in a strip club.
Are you kidding me, man. Nobody walked out with racks like this!
Let me tell you something. I got plans. I got plans.
Plans? Yeah.
Aren't you supposed to be getting a job?
I found a job.
I'm Sexy Chocolate's manager.
What are you gonna tell Momma that you're doing?
I'll tell her I'm in sales. I sell chocolate.
You gonna tell her you sell chocolate?
Hell yeah, I sell chocolate.
Well, not really chocolate. You look like mocha.
You're like a dense cocoa.
Caramel.
(LAUGHING) Whoo! (SHOUTING)
Yes! Yeah!
(PROFESSOR LYONS SPEAKING FRENCH)
Mr. McCoy, you're late.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
I wanna talk to you.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
Hey, Carmen.
What'd I miss? Nothing.
I got you covered.
Cool.
CARMEN: So, this is where you work, huh?
Yep.
It's nice.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
It's a dump, but great shakes though.
(CARMEN CHUCKLES)
MANAGER: I don't mean to interrupt.
Actually, I do mean to interrupt.
You got another job?
'Cause you haven't been askin' for no overtime
and you haven't been clocking no hours in,
and you look like you been makin' some money.
Look, can we talk about this when I'm actually on the clock?
Ah.
I see you, even with this eye.
(CHUCKLES)
I see you.
You, too.
Don't miss a thing.
CARMEN: What was all of that about?
I don't know. He be trippin'.
So, did you get a new job or somethin'?
Uh...
Yeah. I mean, it's a little side thing.
You know, working with kids.
Children? That's amazing.
Yeah. I mean, they're a little spoiled and bratty,
but it's good money. (CHUCKLES)
Well, congratulations.
Thank you. (CHUCKLES)
Hey, Ma.
What is this?
It's the money that I left for you.
I know what it is.
Where the hell did it come from?
I asked Chris and he didn't know either.
Work. It's from work, Ma. Work?
What do you think, I'm stupid?
I'm your mother. You go and leave me $300 in cash
and you wanna tell me that it's from work?
I did overtime last week, Ma.
Yeah, right.
I don't want no drug money in my house, Michael.
Not to put my two cents in, but I gotta agree with Mom.
We was raised better than that, man.
It's not drug money, Chris... It's not drug money, Ma. I promise.
(CELLPHONE RINGS) Mmm-hmm.
Answer it.
Hello?
What's up, bro?
Hey.
PRINCETON ON PHONE: Are you comin' in tonight?
Yeah. Good.
I've put together a closing routine with all the dancers.
Figured it be a good way to close out the show every night.
You want me in it? Yep, you got that right.
Did you take any dance classes yet?
Got your routine down? Not yet.
Look, the guys get in at 7:00. I'm at the club now.
Just come down and I'll show you some stuff.
All right. I'm gonna change. I'll be there in 40 minutes.
Okay.
(PHONE BEEPS)
Work, right?
Mmm-hmm.
I did not know what to say.
She started drilling me and drilling me, "Get out of my house."
I was scared, man.
All that crap you told me, you couldn't think of anything?
I couldn't come up with nothing. She was right in my face.
She had the I'mma-put-your-ass-out face.
You're an idiot, Chris.
Hey! We working tonight?
You're here a little early.
Yeah. Yeah.
I just need a minute of your time.
What's up? It's about the other day.
Clearly this is how I make my money, Princeton.
You gotta put me back up on the roster.
You still on that? Yeah. I'm still on that.
You know, I go on right after Rude Boy,
while those chicks are still open.
This is how I make my money, man. Stop.
This ain't the United Nations. We ain't negotiating no peace treaty.
It is what it is.
My man.
All right. Let's see what you've got.
Just start dancing?
Yeah.
All right, just like.
(PRINCETON CHUCKLES)
No, no, no. This ain't the club. This ain't the club.
PRINCETON: Mike, you've got natural talent.
But it's those moves that keeps those ladies
digging in their purses. (CHEERING)
MICHAEL: What do you want me to do?
Okay, okay. We work it.
Control.
We sell fantasy, not sex.
Wait, what's the difference.
Well, sex has an ending.
What these women want is fantasy.
And if you're good, that fantasy never ends.
They keep coming back for more.
Be in control of it.
So, rope, rope,
pull, pull, pull.
PRINCETON: Hold 'em, caress 'em, whisper to 'em.
We want them wet.
You know, they don't like sissy boys.
They want real men.
Studs. Strong, solid.
Be sensual.
Give them what they can't get at home.
But never forget this is a business. Never get personal.
You rock it. Bam!
PRINCETON: The harder you work, the more they'll respond.
Bam. Bam.
PRINCETON: And always end with a money shot.
In the eyes, in the eyes.
Look purposeful. Like if I see her...
Yes. ...and I look at her and I spot her
and I'm sort of just dancing like... That's what I'm talking about.
Yes, sensual.
(INAUDIBLE)
Roll, pop. Roll, pop.
And roll. Roll.
Rude Boy, start with your head first.
Head first, in with the...
Boss, I know that already.
Mike, show him how to do it.
Show him. Go, go. Really, boss.
PRINCETON: Head first, head first. Head, hip.
Head, hip.
That's all I'm sayin'. That's all I'm sayin'.
You up front for a reason.
You're supposed to be leading everybody, okay?
Yo, how many years I've been doing this, boss?
Tell me. So you should know, right?
Let's get the count.
Five, six, seven and...
Roll, pop. Roll, pop.
(CHEERING)
Hold on.
Push this back. There we go.
Don't you think it's time you get yourself a nice car?
Patience, patience. I'm working on it.
What about you? I don't see any keys in your hand?
Besides biking is excellent cardio.
So...
I got you something.
What is it?
Open it and see.
I wanted to get you something special.
I love it, but you didn't have to do this.
I know, but I wanted to.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
(CARMEN MOANING)
You know I never felt like this about anybody before?
Me either.
PRINCETON: Yes, ma'am. So I got you down for 25.
Party? Yeah.
The 23rd. Got ya.
There it is.
(SIGHS)
So you wanted to talk to me?
You know I've been traveling, right? Yeah, I know.
Yeah, so I got a proposal.
I show up one week out the month,
I bring the ladies out, of course,
I get half the door.
Come on, man, we've been through this before.
You know every club from here to Memphis want me as their feature.
Right, baby? They love you, Pharaoh.
Oh, yeah.
Look, I can't do that kind of split.
Especially now, with the economy hurting.
PHARAOH: Come on, man. The economy?
Look, I show up, I bring my fan base out
I get half the door. Period.
Can't do.
That's it? That's it.
All right, well, next time I'm in town I dance somewhere else.
And, yeah, that kid you got, that new kid.
I like him.
But he'll never be me.
No. He'll be better.
You got jokes.
Come on, baby.
DJ CLEOPATRA: Yeah!
The boy's on point every night!
The one and only Playa!
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(CHEERING)
Girl, you better get that child support.
You're gonna do this at my job?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Security!
WOMAN: Give me a second. Give me a second.
(CROWD BOOING)
You gotta get out there.
You know what I'm saying?
That fool ain't worth bullshit, man. Get it? Bullshit.
Man, you boys been killing 'em the last couple of weeks.
Hey, Sucka Chocolate!
Sexy Chocolate.
Ain't nothing sexy about you.
Hey, man, I'mma need you to get out of my brother's face.
PRINCETON: Hey, hey, hey. Seriously.
Hey! What the hell is going on?
Chill, man.
Look, it's this fool, man.
Getting in my face for nothing.
That's the last incident out of you, man.
Don't you mess up my money.
But... You're on in ten minutes.
I got four sets ahead of me, Princeton.
Chocolate's closing? MAN: What?
You're picking this sucka over me?
It's nothing personal, bro. Supply and demand.
ALL: Sexy Chocolate! Sexy Chocolate!
(ALL CHEERING)
(HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING)
Man, that boy is bad! He got them bitches hooked.
Let me see.
Yeah, eso, bro.
We got a new star, dawg!
Eso! Eso. Yeah, yeah, that was hot.
Yo, it's Adrian.
I got some work for you.
I don't know what's going on with Michael, Pastor.
What do you mean?
Lately, he's just had some strange behavior,
that I can't put my finger on.
Well, it could be as simple as
you've got a young man on your hands.
You know, with social media these days...
No, no.
No, it's not that.
Have you tried talking to him?
Not really.
Pastor, ever since his father passed away,
it feels like he's got to be the man of the house or something.
Well, that's understandable. I mean, he's a young man.
He may feel a need to protect you.
Especially if he's a younger sibling.
He's been bringing a lot of money in the house.
He works. Could that be it?
Pastor, I can't have my son running with the wrong group.
(CRYING) I can't stand to lose my baby.
I'll talk to him.
And I'll see what I can find out. And look...
He's a good boy, Sister Katherine.
Yes, he is.
It'll be okay.
Thank you, Pastor.
I have to say, Mr. McCoy, that these recent grades of yours
are quite disappointing.
You have received D's in the last two quizzes,
and you missed your report last week.
I know, I've just been, you know,
not really focusing.
I don't know what's going on with you these days.
Something you wanna talk about?
Uh...
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
How an A grade student
degenerated this quickly in a matter of weeks.
I thought you like French.
(SPEAKING BROKEN FRENCH)
Can I be honest, Professor Lyons?
Sure.
I'm having second thoughts about this whole francais thing.
It's a lot harder than I figured.
Harder than you figured?
Looking for something easier?
A quicker payoff?
Well, let me tell you something, son,
you better find a solution very quickly.
You're gonna fail this class and this may affect your chances
of graduating all together.
Am I clear?
Oui, monsieur.
KATHERINE: Son?
Hey, Mom.
You're home early.
Lately it's been 3:00, 4:00 in the morning.
Yeah, I was just hanging out with a friend.
A friend?
Is everything okay?
I found something out that you have forgotten to tell me.
Surprised I know?
(SCOFFS)
You could've at least had the decency to tell me first.
I didn't know how you'd react.
Guess you forgot I was young once, huh?
(SIGHS)
What's her name?
Excuse me?
The girl that you've been getting all fly boogie for?
What's her name?
Oh.
Carmen.
The girl from my French class.
Are you in love?
Mom.
Don't "Mom" me. I asked you a question.
I love you.
At least you got some damn sense.
Do me a favor,
don't be leaving these laying around my house.
Yes, ma'am.
(LOUD SIGH)
(MUSIC PLAYING) (CHEERING)
I could've managed Akon but I felt like my brother
needed me more, you know what I mean?
MICHAEL: Chris, let's go.
Yo, you a bona fide star here, man.
Magic Mike ain't got nothing on you!
Magic Mike is a movie, Chris.
You need to learn your history.
See, Elvis Presley stole rock and roll from black people.
Then Eminem stole rap.
It's why I bootleg his damn albums, you know that.
And then Magic Mike trying to steal stripping.
What? Yeah.
This is our shit, man. We started this back in Africa.
Naked, that's why we stay naked all the time.
You don't see Matthew McConaughey's ass
running through the jungle, did you?
Chris, stop. All right? Have you?
We just need the money, all right?
I'm just happy that our lights ain't being cut off every two days.
True, lights is nice.
So, when are you gonna tell Carmen?
I don't know, man. I'm just waiting for the right time.
The right time? Like, "Hey, you enjoying your sandwich?
"By the way, I'll be naked." That's how you're gonna tell her?
I don't know, man. Come on.
Can I... Can I...
I got some... Can you go by yourself?
You ain't got no car, Chris.
I don't need no car, when you got the playa!
Good job tonight.
You got some groupies over there waiting for you.
Oh, my God, can I have your autograph?
Yeah.
Thank you. (CHUCKLES) Yeah.
Can you come over to my place and give me a private show?
Uh...
I have a girlfriend.
Get him! (GROANING)
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Save some for me! Save some for me!
Pick his ass up!
Hell no!
Hold him up! Hold him up!
I got him.
Take him out.
Fuck your mama! Come on, one more time.
Let's go.
MAN: Fuck out of here.
(SHOUTING)
(STRAINING)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(GROANS)
PRINCETON: Mike, what happened?
Call an ambulance.
Shit.
Guys, hold on.
Mike, whatever you need, you call me.
Make sure the hospital bills the club.
You know who it was don't you?
I suspect, yes. But did you see anybody?
No, I didn't see anyone.
We have to go.
Call me.
I can't believe this happened to him.
You don't remember the name of the club?
No, not really.
Why wouldn't he tell me he was going out tonight.
I don't know.
That's foul.
Where's my baby?
Where is he, Chris?
They say he okay, all right.
I haven't seen him yet, but the doctors say
he has a gash and he gotta get a few stitches, that's all.
KATHERINE: Well, the police didn't tell me much.
They said he got assaulted.
Yeah, he got jumped in a parking lot by some thugs.
Mom, this is...
Oh, I'm Carmen, by the way.
Nice to meet you.
Michael's friend. He mentioned you.
And this is DeeDee, my friend.
Nice to meet you.
Hey.
Where were you, Chris?
Well, I was...
Is there a Katherine McCoy here?
I'm his mother.
Thank you.
(SOFTLY) Hey there, son.
Hey, Ma.
Look what they did to you.
Did you tell the police what happened?
I told them everything I remember, but it was dark.
Where did this happen?
In the parking lot.
Chris and I went to a club,
and they jumped me.
Where was Chris?
He left before me.
(COUGHS)
Well, he's...
He's in the lobby and your girlfriend is, too.
Wait, Carmen's here?
Yeah.
You wanna talk to her?
Yeah, sure. Send her in.
So?
Is he okay?
KATHERINE: Yeah.
Just a few bruises.
He wants to see you.
I should have been there for him, Ma.
I shouldn't have left the club early.
It's all right, honey. It's not all your fault.
Hey!
You okay?
The prettiest nurse I've ever seen.
(CHUCKLES)
Come on. Don't be scared. I'm feeling better.
It's just a little bruising. Doctor said I can leave soon.
Why didn't you tell me you were going out last night?
It was a last minute thing. Just for work.
Work? Mmm-hmm.
Chris told me you guys were at the club
and this happened in the parking lot.
Yeah, that's right, that's what happened.
I got out of work and then I met Chris at the club and this happened.
You need to rest and stop working yourself so hard.
Yeah, you're probably right.
Thank God you're okay though.
I'll call you later?
Yeah, okay.
All right.
Hey, Carmen. Yeah, babe?
Nothing.
Okay.
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
PRINCETON: Oh, oh, oh.
There he is.
My superstar. Welcome back, brother.
Man, you look like a million bucks, look at you.
Yeah, man, I just want to thank you for helping me out
with all the medical bills and stuff.
Don't even trip. You made that back for us like 20 times over.
You know, it ain't been the same without you.
These women have been complaining.
So when you coming back?
Tonight. Tonight?
Yeah, I'm low on cash, man, just bought a new car.
Well, we're back in business then.
So nobody took my locker, right?
No, it's just the way you left it.
My man.
Yo, man. What up?
What you doing, boy?
Ready to get money, baby.
All right. All right.
(CHEERING LOUDLY)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(HOOTING)
DJ CLEOPATRA: He's back, y'all!
Let's welcome Sexy Chocolate home, y'all!
Now, ladies, pull out your purses and make it rain. Come on, ladies!
Yes, it's your one and only
Sexy Chocolate!
(ALL CHEERING LOUDLY)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
How you doing?
Hi.
I'm Sexy Chocolate's manager.
Cool.
He's cute. He can dance.
He sure can.
Teach him a lot of his moves.
Where do you work?
I don't work. I'm a student.
Student?
Maybe you should learn about this right here.
Get you in free, so bring your girlfriends,
check out some more Sexy Chocolate.
Cool. All right.
I like free. I like you.
You know that I love spending time with you over everything else.
But you're working tonight, right?
Yeah, I got to put in some overtime this week.
Baby, why are you working so hard?
Babe, I gotta make some money.
Well, I'm confused.
I don't get how you can spend every night,
all night with children.
Yeah, I guess I got a real talent for that.
All right, well, I'll call you later?
Yeah, but before 8:00.
Yes, I forget.
You got to put the kids to bed
and you don't wanna wake them.
Exactly. I'm sorry about that.
You got a strawberry bubble gum?
Yeah.
Talk to you later.
Carmen! Wait, wait, wait. Carmen, wait.
CARMEN: Hey, what's up, girl?
Hey. Hey.
I'm hitting the study lab. What you doing?
You ever meet my girl Cynthia? No!
Hi, nice to meet you. It's my pleasure.
So what're you doing tonight?
I just got to study. What's up?
Well, there's this club I wanna check out.
And it's free. You should come.
No, you guys, I really got to study.
Come on, it'll be fun.
It'll be girls night out. MAN: What?
Rude. I don't wanna be with y'all anyway.
Y'all are late. Excuse me.
DEEDEE: Listen, it's a strip club.
It's a male strip club. You should come. It's gonna be fun.
You know I never been to one of those before, right?
Come on. This guy, he invited me out.
And he wants me to go for free.
We'll go in for free, drink free, we're good.
And we'll get dirty!
Okay, fine.
Yeah, good.
Okay, but I can't stay out too late.
That's fine.
Cool, we can pick you up at 8:00.
Yeah. 8:00 is cool?
All right, let's go, let's go.
Bye! Bye!
Chocolate City! We getting very sexy tonight.
Yo, ladies, stop for just a second. Check that out right there.
That's my brother's body right there.
And I'm his manager and his trainer.
(HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING)
(WOMEN CHEERING)
(HOOTING)
Oh, my God, look at all these women in here.
He is so into me.
Girl, just watch.
DJ CLEOPATRA: Hello!
(ALL HOOTING)
Okay, y'all, it's that time again.
He's back in tip top shape.
The one and only
Sexy Chocolate!
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Carmen!
I knew I recognized you from this flier.
Sexy Chocolate!
Beatrice?
Yeah! I'm having a party. Can I hire you?
Sexy Chocolate! I know him!
MAN: It's crazy loco.
Are you sure that was him,
because it was really dark in there,
and I couldn't really see nothing.
I know my boyfriend, DeeDee.
That's really foul though.
Like, why wouldn't he even tell you something like that?
I don't know.
Hey, yo, I need to talk to you.
Listen, I ain't got time for this right now, all right?
Yo, you need to leave.
Leave what?
Leave this fucking club.
Adrian, what're you talking about, man?
There's no room in this place for both of us.
One of us got to go, and that's you.
Fine.
I'm done anyway.
Mikey boy! Mike, chill out.
Chill out, man.
Yo, man! He ain't worth it.
Get off me!
Yo, take him home, bro.
Mike! Mike! Hey, wait, man. Mike, calm down.
Calm down. Come on, man. Just relax, man.
You cool? Am I cool?
No. Honestly, Princeton, I'm done.
I'm done with all of this.
I out!
Wait, wait, wait. What're you talking about?
This is crazy, man.
I'm losing everything that's important to me
'cause of this place.
I just came for the extra cash, man.
This place is out of control.
Hey, Ma.
Hey, son.
What're you still doing up?
(EXHALES LOUDLY)
I couldn't sleep.
So, I decided to make some hot chocolate
and clip some coupons.
You want some?
No, I'm good. Okay.
Hey, Ma, I got something I got to tell you.
I haven't been entirely honest with you.
I haven't been entirely honest with
a lot of people about what I've been doing.
Ma, I've been dancing.
Dancing?
Stripping.
I'm a male exotic dancer.
And I work at the Chocolate City Strip Club.
And I just so happen to be
one of the featured dancers there.
Okay...
That's where all the cash has been coming from.
And Chris is my manager.
Do you have sex with these women?
No, it's nothing like that. It's just dancing.
And it's not entirely nude.
Thank you, God.
(CHUCKLES)
What's so funny?
Exotic dancer?
(LAUGHS)
You are a cutie pie, that's for sure.
So you're not mad?
No, son, I am not mad.
If dancing is what you like or what you wanna do,
I can't tell you you're wrong for that.
That's a decision
that you are ultimately gonna have to live with.
Yeah, first I was just doing it for the money.
Mmm-hmm.
And then, it became fun.
But it's not fun anymore.
It hurt your girlfriend, didn't it?
Yeah, it did.
And then I lied to her.
Well...
It's none of my business, but,
she seems like a really nice girl.
And you should do everything in your power to win her back.
Everything.
Hey, Ma.
Yes, son.
I love you.
I love you more.
Thanks for the talk, girl.
You're sure you okay?
Yeah.
I'm cool.
I'll talk to you later?
Okay. All right.
Carmen! Carmen!
Leave me alone, Michael.
Carmen, wait. What?
I need to talk to you.
What?
Look, Carmen, I know you're probably upset with me.
And I know that should've came to you.
I didn't know how.
So you lie to me instead?
Is it that serious, Michael?
Look, I didn't mean to.
I just didn't know how you would react.
I mean, think about it.
"Hey, baby, I'm a male stripper."
"And by the way, how about those Lakers."
Well, of course I would disapprove.
You're my boyfriend.
I don't want other women looking at your body,
groping and trying to grab your crotch.
Why?
Why would you become a male stripper?
Because they were gonna turn my mom's lights out.
I needed the money.
It was fast and, I mean,
it was the only thing I could think of.
I wish you would've told me that you needed some help.
Look, baby, I'm the man.
Okay, it's not my style.
I'm supposed to be buying you gifts and spoiling you
and treating you like a princess.
Not the other way around.
You're always the charmer, Michael.
Look, I'm sorry, babe.
And besides, tonight's my last night.
'Cause I quit. I knew you'd want me to.
And honestly, nothing is worth losing you.
No more lies.
I promise.
My dancing days are over.
Except, when you do it for me in private, right?
Hmm?
Wanna come inside?
Bad girl.
(SINGING GOSPEL MUSIC)
Michael, couple of people are asking for you in front.
For me?
You're Michael, aren't you?
Oh, my God. It's Sexy Chocolate.
Can we have your autograph?
Can you sign my breast?
All right, here you go, ladies.
Can you sign this? Yeah.
Yo, Mike, man!
What, you don't answer the phone no more?
Chris, what're you doing here?
I came for the delicious grade C menu.
That's my brother right here. I came to talk to you.
Hi. Hello, ladies, how're you doing?
Can I talk to my brother for a minute?
Come here. MICHAEL: What is up?
CHRIS: So listen.
Apparently, one of the days
that you were up there doing your thing,
you caught the attention of a beautiful young lady.
She wants to fly you out for a private gig.
No, no, no. I'm cool, man, listen.
I got an A on my test.
I got my girl back. I'm happy, man.
Congratulations! That'll mean nothing...
Hey, let's break this parade up.
If you wanna continue working in this establishment, I...
You know, you better bring your ass back in this kitchen.
Yes, sir. Listen, bro, I gotta go.
No, what you gotta do is
get on this plane and go to Japan and make this $100,000
(MUSIC PLAYING)