You lose your bottle?
Nah, man, I'm done.
Check this. Youngers got the attention of a record label.
That means Davina as well.
Ash. Look, I am not working with that girl again.
How about every time I have to chat to her, you're right by my side?
Same way, you're not allowed to be alone with her either.
Fine. I won't be left alone with her as well.
Better shake.
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Man, I'm telling you, these kids are in the studio 24/7 tearing it up.
Yeah, I can get these tracks to you by tomorrow, next day latest.
But trust, they're worth waiting for.
All right, cool, yeah. Yeah, chat to you soon.
Why is it I'm always waiting to pick my groups up from somewhere?
You lot from church and The Bad Breeds from the cop shop.
When you deal with idiots what do you expect?
I'm talking about The Bad Breeds.
They're taking liberties with you, cuz.
Just worry about Youngers cos if we don't get a track to DQ by tonight
we're gonna miss the boat.
Just go and get him.
Yemi, this is Abena, Pastor Ezra's daughter.
She just got back from missionary work in Ghana.
Oh! So you're the famous Yemi!
Famous? Oh well, my dad speaks very highly of you.
Oh. Can't wait for you to show me around.
Yeah...
Behold. Peckham's serial fornicator!
- Who's this sideman calling a fornicator? - It means you're good with ladies.
- Ah, sayin' nothin'. - What you doing here, man?
Actually, Yemi, I'm here for some religious advice.
- Religious advice? - Yeah, I'm tryin' to ease off the galdem.
And I'm thinking is it better to go straight up cold turkey
or maybe just wean myself off gradually?
Perhaps you should take your brother for counsel elsewhere.
Yeah, yeah, cool. No sweat.
Just a purebred sinner.
What you doing here, man?
Mate, we've gotta get some new tracks to DQ quick fast.
- Wassup, Ash? - Cool.
Y'all right, Davina?
Yems, we're hoping we could use your church to record in.
Well, I'm not sure, Ash.
It's too risky, we almost got caught last time.
It looks like it's back to the bedroom for you then.
Do you mind if we do this another time? I'm busy doing church business now.
Well, get yourself unbusy, bruv. The future's calling.
Unless there's another reason
why you don't wanna record with me and Davina?
Nah, course not!
OK.
Sorry. Sorry.
It's good to have you two back on the bed together.
Erm, sitting on the bed, where you sit...
Like old times.
Let's just get on with it, Yems.
Yeah... Yeah, I'll just set up the mike.
We're gonna need it a bit more close if you want to record, Yemi.
Yeah. OK. I know. I know.
It's a bit...
Is that OK? Is that where you want your lips... mouth to be?
Rightio, I'm off to the little boys' room
and when I get back, you two need to have finished dancing, yeah?
Sorry, Jay, you can't go... to the toilet.
You what?
You can't go to the toilet and leave me here alone.
All right, mate. Why not?
Because of my little problem.
Your little...
- Little problem. - Yeah.
What problem?
Oh, nothing, it's just erm...
My mum...
She doesn't like boys in the toilet.
It's fine with me because I'm not really like a boy in the toilet.
- Am I, Jay? - Just play the track, bruv.
Yeah, er...
A nappy cake? Are you serious?
Everyone has one now.
It's got everything you need in it for the baby.
Yeah but for three times the price cos someone stuck a bow on it.
I said clear the rubbish! Does that look like rubbish to you?
Man must have some pretty flash yard if you think that's rubbish.
Ash!
How's things?
Yeah, not too bad, Benny.
And how's the lovely Louise?
The evidence here suggests a blessing's on the way.
That's right. A blessing that's gonna need its dad around.
Louise!
That's all right, Ash. The lioness should be protective of her cub.
It's nature's way.
So what's this? You movin' in?
I've been buying up some properties.
I need to attach them to the right business ventures.
That's if this lot don't bankrupt me first.
Yeah, like someone else I know.
Did you know that nappies have to come in cakes now, bruv?
All right, later.
What?
I don't want you getting mixed up with him again.
I need you by my side, Ash. I'm serious.
Which is exactly where I'll be.
He can find the next fool to go to jail for him.
(RAP SONG)
- That's the new track? - Yeah.
It's a work in progress, you know what I mean?
- I'm not sure about the bars. - What?
They're a bit... I don't know.
I guess I thought we were moving on. Growing up.
That was fire right there.
Really? Cos it sounds like every other wannabe rapper to me.
What do you think?
Er... well...
I mean it's good, but it could maybe be a bit more... good.
Which it will be when you put your sing...
When you sing on it it'll be better.
It probably just needs one of your sweet honey girl hooks.
- My girl hooks? - That's the one.
I'm not here to lay down vocals for a track you two already made.
Yeah, you are.
Bars. Beats. And girl hooks.
It's not even a real thing, Jay! Tell him, Yemi!
Erm, I mean, I think, well...
It is a hook and you are a girl so...
I wasn't er...
I think what you're trying to say is, you know, you are the glue.
And whoever heard of a track without glue?
You don't have to be the glue if you don't wanna be.
I wanna be more than that. And from what Ashley says, DQ thinks I am.
Meaning?
Meaning if he just wanted the two of you,
you wouldn't have to try so hard to get me back, would you?
Ah! So you think we can't get anyone else to fill your shoes?
You know what, you either start valuing my opinion
or this ain't gonna work.
Ah.
Davina!
I know what I'm talking about.
Like, Baker, you can unzip your jacket once in a while.
And Tiny, what about some facial hair?
All I'm saying is you lot could do with
being a bit more fashion forward, innit.
Check him out, he looks heavy!
And that is how a real man dresses, you get me?
Wa gwan Mandem?
What, you too good for us now?
Calm down.
Yo, Jodie is giving Mandem a makeover.
Yeah, you man are under the thumb, innit?
Man's surprised to see you lot rolling together after, you know.
Yeah, well, we don't need to get into that now, do we?
Easy for you to say. You're the brer that got the girl!
(ALL LAUGH)
After the lipsing and the mashing always comes the crying.
Links those lips and then mashing while Yemi was crying.
How do you feel about getting a grill?
(ALL RAP)
Are they not the freshest new bars you've heard in the longest time?
They just about make up for you getting arrested.
But no more nonsense, yeah?
We strictly legit from now on.
Did you learn them moves off yer dad at a wedding?
Nah, bruv, I learnt 'em off your mum!
Say that again if you're bad.
Leave it, Jay. Leave it, Jay man.
Hey! Last time I checked, my shop was called the Clean and Jerk,
not the Scream and Twerk!
Yeah, all right, Uncle.
We'll be done in a minute. Yeah, what's this?
When you gonna come join some real talent though, slim ting?
Might be sooner than you think the way things are going.
What's that supposed to mean?
Oi! I'm not gonna have any beef between you lot.
So you Youngers got a new track for me yet?
The Bad Breeds are cookin' and they ain't the ones with the deadline.
What!
Ash, we've had a few problems.
What kind of problems?
Yems, I'm relying on you for some leadership here, you know.
(RAPS): * Check the Youngers out right there *
♪ Givin' each other air ♪
♪ Tracks silent as dead Mandem ♪
♪ Nah, the chill they bring is bare ♪
♪ Good ting we bring some spare ♪
♪ To get the temp ramped higher ♪
♪ Cos when The Youngers bring the icy ting, yeah ♪
♪ The Bad Breeds bring the fire ♪
So, what's the problem? You not been beef in' again, nah?
No, it's just like... Just having some work space problems.
We need some proper studio time too, y'know?
It ain't easy to get pro in the bedroom.
Unless we're talking a different kind of pro!
You lot wait here. I'm gonna go and sort this.
Whoa, where you going? Don't leave these youngers here.
My place is not a creche! All right, so who's buying?
An' you better have more in your pockets than fluff!
Ash! What you sayin', brother? I ain't seen you in a hot minute.
I was hoping you might be able to help me out with some studio time.
You spitting now, bruv? It's just banter, bruv.
Yeah, I was hoping more for mates rates.
No can do, Ash man. I'm running a business here, bruv, not a charity.
What man is facing is the problem that comes with having more contacts
in the curry goat game than the music game.
Yeah, right. Thanks.
Ash, hold up.
I've got a lotta love for your own brand of Caribbean cuisine.
Perhaps we can come to some kind of arrangement.
What kind of arrangement?
Free food for the artists recording in the studio.
Delivery service as standard.
We don't have anyone doing deliveries.
You got a car, ain't you?
Ash, there ain't no room for pride in this business, you know, bruv!
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!
What happened?
What happened? An eviction!
Turns out they were suffering from broke pocket disease.
Hey, this was delivered for Louise.
Nappies in the form of a cake, you see?
Ash, you gonna tell us where we're going or what?
You'll see. Now stop dragging your feet. Let's go, quick fast!
An old friend's doing me a favour.
It stinks like fish round here.
Well? Was I right or was I right?
This is the studio?
Yeah, but you just need a bit of vision to see it.
So, DQ ain't gonna wait around forever,
and I've promised The Bad Breeds they can get in here later.
So you might need to get to it. Peace.
It's freezing in here. I can't sing in here.
Yeah, well, no worries on that front.
If there's one thing man knows about it's boilers.
Why don't you go and get us some teas, warm us up?
- You are kidding? - Do I look like a comedian?
Do I look like a tea lady?
Don't worry, I'll get the teas.
Oh really, Yems, you gonna make the teas, are you?
Oh... Er, yeah. You're right, I should probably stay here actually.
And why's that, Yemi? Why do you need to stay here?
Erm, because...
Look, Davina, can you please just get the teas?
Please. You heard Ash, I've got to do the equipment and get started.
You two are unbelievable.
Two sugars.
(MIMICS JAY): Yems! If there's one thing man knows about it's how to fix boilers.
Right, firstly I do not speak like that.
Two, this is an ancient model.
I'm talking Henry VIII days. They don't make them like this anymore.
Yeah, cos that will be it. Do you want help with this mike, Yems?
You're gonna set up the mike, D?
Yeah. Why's that funny?
I just feel like Yemi don't really want his stuff all mashed up.
I think you need to start treating your lead singer with some respect.
I'm sorry, lead singer?
Jay, just allow it, yeah?
It's fine. I don't mind you helping.
Right, what's so urgent that I need to be dragged away from work?
After all this time working with me, is this the best you can do?
You reckon you can fix it?
Yeah, it's a pretty common model.
(BOTH LAUGH)
♪ Ah ah ♪
I don't know. Yemi, can you hear me?
(RAPS): * Hark at him articulating a jocular rhyme *
♪ So effortlessly he could do it in the style of mine ♪
♪ By setting him on fire is the only time he shine ♪
♪ So make a divine shrine in honour of every line ♪
♪ Of the line, it's sublime ♪
♪ Now I ain't for dissing them youths of today ♪
♪ But they ain't got no stay ♪
♪ Throw their blessings away, Jay ♪
♪ Chasing bare crepes and reps ♪
♪ But it ain't the real way ♪
♪ They be bitching and switching and beefing all day ♪
♪ Where's the love for the beats, man ♪
♪ The heart for the bars ♪
♪ Cos the music ain't about all the bling and the cars ♪
♪ They be chasing the fame, they be wishing they stars ♪
♪ Instead of making, creating instead of raising the bars ♪
Well, that was awkward. I take full responsibility.
You know, I think he sounded all right.
And, look, we've got a studio!
Nah, I think Olders one, Youngers nil.
(RAP SONG)
I'm telling you from now,
there's no way I'm singing on that track.
Look, one of you is going to have to back down.
- You gonna let her boy off our track? - She's not boying off our track.
Yes, I am. It's rubbish.
Do you know what, yeah? I'm telling Ash, man.
- I've had enough of you. - Really?
You're going to go, are you?
You're going to leave me here, all alone with Yemi?
So what? You just took it upon yourself, did you, Jay?
To decide that I can't be left alone with either of you?
Cos I'm just some silly girl who's only good for singing girl hooks
or getting the tea or being someone's girlfriend?
Well, actually, D, it was Yemi that decided he couldn't work with you.
I...
No... It was... I only said it cos I didn't want to be awkward.
What did you think was going to happen?
Nothing. I wasn't scared of what was going to happen.
I was...
I was scared about how I might feel.
But that's fine, it doesn't even matter
because I do not like you at all, like, innit.
I told you. No...
No, I didn't mean... I mean like you like you.
You know what, Yemi?
Tell it to someone who cares! I'm done.
Davina, wait! What, Yemi?
Are you gonna beg me to stay, yeah?
You know what, no, I'm not.
If you want people to respect you, stop telling them and start showing them.
That could of went better.
Yeah, you think?
Yo, slim ting!
Wait a sec.
I expected to find you in the booth.
You ain't got long till these lot need to get in.
And you got a track to deliver.
Yeah, I'm just getting some air.
Good. Cos we need you on point.
You're the thing that stops this being just another rap group.
Yeah, don't tell me, I'm the glue.
Nah, D, you're the magic.
Can you just give us a little more time?
Nah.
Yeah, cool.
All right, brothers.
Yems, maybe it's for the best. Them girl hooks were moist anyways.
She was right about the track. It's rubbish.
Why you being so negative?
♪ La la la la-la, la la la la-la ♪
Yeah! Some girl hooks!
It's not a girl hook.
So you're a guy now?
No, what I mean is, it's not for a vocal part. It's for a synth.
Sounds really good.
Let's get this down.
The Bad Breeds are outside. It's now or never.
She's taking your job. You gonna have that?
Yeah, I am actually. Sing it again.
♪ La la la la-la, la la la la-la ♪
(PLAYS TUNE ON KEYBOARD)
What about something like...
(PLAYS TUNE ON KEYBOARD)
Nah, after the day I've had with you guys
it has to be something meaner.
Something like this.
(PLAYS LOUD VERSION OF TUNE)
Proper anger issues going on there.
That sounds wicked, Yems.
Yeah? What do you think, Jay?
It's all right, still.
♪ There's more to me than looking fly ♪
♪ There's more to dreams than staring at the sky ♪
♪ There's more to life than feeling high ♪
♪ There's more to me than meets the eye ♪
♪ More to me than meets the eye ♪
(RAPS)
Are you serious? Them bars are quality! What you talking about?
For a different track, Jay, not this one. This one is about us three.
You know, I've got a few ideas for bars.
You got a few ideas for bars? Okay.
What? You got a problem with that?
No. He hasn't got a problem.
No.
Good.
I'm glad you're back, D.
Me too.
Let's not all get moist.
This gets all right.
OK. Go on.
This should be good!
♪ We got the riffs ♪
♪ We got the hooks ♪
♪ We got enough bars to make us stars ♪
♪ We got the looks ♪
♪ We got the brands, we got the fans ♪
♪ I got my fam stood here beside me ♪
♪ Like Supergirl and Batman ♪
♪ Which I'm guessing makes me Spidey ♪
♪ And if I ever diss 'em ♪
♪ May bare lightnin' come and strike me ♪
♪ Swear down ain't nothin' now ♪
♪ Without my people stood behind me ♪
♪ There's more to me than looking fly ♪
♪ There's more to dreams than staring at the sky ♪
That's some nice girl hooks you got right there, yeah?
Actually that was Yemi's hooks. Diva did write some of the bars.
We move fresh now some man still.
It's good. It's really good.
(ALARM)
(CLAPPING)
So you lot have made yourself at home.
Yeah, sorry, man.
Youths got a bit carried away but we'll get all this stuff shifted.
What? And stop our new studio before it starts?
We're gonna do big things here, Ash.
You and me, like old times.
Benny, thanks for...
Not only is tonight's showcase serious.
The head of LGO records is gonna be there!
Are we gonna get signed?
Miss Diva here can bang out a vocal but you're the weakest link, my boy.
Say that again if you're bad.
Say that again if you're bad. Just stop!
A spider!
Uncle, what is an epidural again?
Epi what? Epidural! I don't know!
(SCREAMS)
Get off my property or I will call the police!
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