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- I THINK THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT A BACHELORETTE PARTY.
- I DON'T WANT-- - STRIPPERS.
- MOMMY GONNA KILL US!
MOMMY IS GOING TO KILL US!
- THAT'S NOT FUN FOR ME, LOOKING AT NAKED BEHIND MEN.
- WHEN DID A COWBELL GET IN THE SONG?
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VOCALS?
THE SOUND'S NOT RIGHT.
I CAN'T SING UNDER THESE KINDA CONDITIONS.
- YEAH! - MAMA'S GETTING MARRIED!
- HE SHOULDN'T BE INVOLVED IN ANYTHING I'M DOING.
THAT'S HIS LIFE OVER THERE.
THIS IS MY LIFE OVER HERE.
- WE ARE THE BRAXTONS AND YOU'LL SEE
THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY
TONI TRACI TOWANDA TRINA TAMAR AND MISS E
WILL TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO
ON BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES
- HI! - HI, LADIES.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY? - GREAT.
- GREAT-- WELCOME TO WINNIE COUTURE ATLANTA.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
- I JUST FLEW INTO ATLANTA THIS MORNING
TO HELP MOMMY SHOP FOR WEDDING DRESSES,
AND THIS IS GONNA BE CRAZY FUN,
ALL OF US SISTERS GETTING TOGETHER AND BONDING.
BUT, MOMMY REALLY NEEDS TO PICK OUT A DRESS TODAY.
THE WEDDING IS, LIKE, A MONTH AND A HALF AWAY.
- ALL RIGHT. - YOU READY TO GET STARTED?
- I'M READY FOR THE CHAMPAGNE.
YES, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A GLASS. - I'LL HAVE A GLASS-- YES.
- ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE PULLED A COUPLE
DIFFERENT STYLES FOR YOU TO TRY,
SO I'M GONNA BRING THEM OUT AND KINDA SEE WHAT YOU THINK.
ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS DRESS HERE IS A DROPPED WAIST.
- OH, WE DON'T LIKE THAT. - NO-- OKAY.
- TAMAR'S DISMISSING THE DRESSES BEFORE WE'VE EVEN SEEN THEM.
TAMAR, THIS IS MOMMY'S WEDDING, NOT YOURS.
- I JUST FEEL NAKED-- DON'T YOU FEEL NAKED?
LIKE SOMETHING'S MISSING? - NEED SOMETHING TO DRINK.
- NEED CHAMPAGNE. - I THINK SO.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT CHAMPAGNE GOES WITH, YOU KNOW,
PLANNING A WEDDING AND GOING TO GET YOUR WEDDING DRESS.
THAT'S, LIKE, THE BEST PART OF LOOKING FOR THE DRESS.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GET YOU DRUNK AND BUY A DRESS
THAT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR PRICE RANGE-- DUH!
- THERE'S REALLY NO CHAMPAGNE, GUYS?
- ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE ANOTHER DROPPED WAIST.
- THEY'RE NOT GONNA ANSWER. - NO, MY BABY.
UH-UH-- DON'T EVEN SHOW IT.
- I THOUGHT IT WAS MY WEDDING.
DON'T I GET AN OPINION?
MY GIRLS ARE NOT LETTING ME GET A SINGLE WORD IN.
- SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ONE HERE-- SIMPLE?
- THAT'S NICE, MOMMY-- WANNA TRY THAT ONE?
- NO. - NO?
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS ONE?
YOU COULD TAKE OFF THE SASH, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE BELT.
- I DON'T LIKE THE SASH-- I DON'T LIKE THE DRESS.
- MA, TRY IT ON-- IT MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON.
- WAIT A MINUTE, HOLD ON-- MOMMY, WHAT KIND OF DRESS
ARE YOU ENVISIONING? - ...DRESS DO YOU WANT?
- I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT'S NOT IT.
- IF MOMMY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS,
HOW'RE WE EVER GONNA BUY HER ANYTHING?
WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE YEAR TO DECIDE.
SHE NEEDS TO MAKE UP HER MIND.
- OKAY. - ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
- NOBODY GOT MY CHAMPAGNE? - I WISH WE HAD CHAMPAGNE.
WE DON'T. - FOR REAL, Y'ALL DON'T?
REALLY? - MMM-MMM.
WE DON'T HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE OR ALCOHOL LICENSE.
- IT'S A BRIDAL SHOWER WITH NO CHAMPAGNE!
- TAMAR, CAN WE FOCUS?
WHY IS TAMAR SO CAUGHT UP WITH CHAMPAGNE?
I THOUGHT I WAS THE DRINKER IN THE FAMILY.
- THIS IS THE ONE I'M THINKING. - OH, THAT'S THE ONE.
- THAT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL, MOM.
- YEAH, IT IS-- TRY THAT ON. - THAT'S NICE.
- OKAY, LET ME TRY IT ON. - JUST TO GET US ALL INSPIRED.
- Y'ALL, IT LOOK LIKE WE GOT US A, UM, BRIDEZILLA
ON OUR HANDS. - A LITTLE BIT.
- Y'ALL STEP BACK-- WE CAN SEE IT.
- OH, SHE'S READY-- OKAY, LET'S SEE.
- OOH! SEE-- YES, YES!
- DO YOU LIKE IT, EV? - NO, I DON'T LIKE MY ARMS OUT.
- SHE DOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HER ARMS OUT.
- I DON'T LIKE MY ARMS OUT.
- WELL, LET'S TRY DRESS NUMBER TWO.
- NEXT!
- WHAT BRIDAL SHOP AIN'T GOT NO LIQUOR LICENSE?
- TAMAR, YOU ARE FIXATED TOO MUCH ON THE CHAMPAGNE.
- NO, BUT THAT'S THE PART THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE DRESS.
ALL RIGHT! - OKAY, YES, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL!
- SHE DOESN'T WANT HER ARMS OUT.
YOUR *** LOOK HUGE! - YEAH!
- I MAY HAVE TO GET THIS JUST BECAUSE OF THAT.
- THE ***-- - THEY LOOK SUPPLE.
- MAMA, YOU DON'T LIKE THAT? - OH, SORRY.
- MY MAMA DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL SHE WANTED TO WEAR,
BUT IT WAS MORE FRUSTRATING
THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHAMPAGNE.
I MEAN, LIKE, I CAN KINDA DEAL WITH THE FACT
THAT SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL SHE WANT,
IF I WAS A LITTLE BUZZED.
MAMA, BUT YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT THE DANCE.
YOU GOTTA HAVE SOMETHIN' THAT'S GONNA MOVE WITH THE--
- LET ME SEE YOUR DANCE. - DO IT, MOMMY-- DO THE DANCE.
- I DON'T WANNA DANCE IN THE DRESS.
- GO AHEAD-- YOU GOT TO. - DON'T DO IT.
- WE GOTTA SEE IF IT CAN MOVE. - MOMMY, DANCE TO MY SONG.
DON'T YOU WANNA DANCE WITH THE BRIDE-TO-BE
- I TOLD Y'ALL,
I'M NOT GONNA DANCE. DON'T YOU WANNA DANCE
WITH THE LADY - I'M NOT GONNA DO IT-- NO, NO.
- DANCE AND DANCE - I'M NOT GONNA DO IT-- NO.
- AND DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE
DON'T YOU WANNA DANCE WITH THE BRIDE-TO-BE
- DID YOU JUST WRITE THAT? - I DID.
- ALL RIGHT, GIRLS. - SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OUT OF ALL THE DRESSES THAT YOU TRIED ON?
- I THINK THE DRESSES ARE GORGEOUS.
- MMM-HMM. - HOWEVER,
I WANT SOMETHING JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
- I'M WORKING ON AN ALBUM, SO I HAVE TO GO.
I'VE GOT TO FLY BACK TO L.A.,
AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE THE GIRLS
TO DO THE REST OF THE WEDDING PREPARATION WITH MOMMY,
IN ATLANTA.
- I'M SURE I'LL FIND SOMETHIN'.
- LET'S GO TO THE LIQUOR STORE.
GET OUR OWN LIQUOR.
- SO, TONI LEFT,
AND THE REST OF THE GIRLS AND I
ARE VISITING THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN,
TO SEE IF IT'S RIGHT FOR MY WEDDING TO DOC.
[all] HI!
- HI, LADIES-- HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD.
- SO, WHO'S MY BRIDE? - SHE'S THE BRIDE.
- I'M JUST EAGER TO GET STARTED ON MY NEW LIFE,
AND BRING MY FAMILY TOGETHER FOR THE HAPPY MOMENT.
- WE'RE GONNA TAKE A GOOD LOOK TODAY
AT A FEW SPACES-- - THANK YOU.
- AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY.
- OKAY. - SO, THIS IS CALLED DAY HALL.
IT'S OUR LARGEST FACILITY. - WOW!
OH, LOOK AT THE LIGHTS.
- SEE, I JUST GOT MARRIED, LIKE, THREE YEARS AGO.
JUST THIS YEAR, THREE YEARS.
SO, I'M KINDA FAMILIAR WITH, LIKE--
BE QUIET, TRINA. - I DIDN'T SAY NOTHIN'!
- WE TURNED THE ROOM INTO, LIKE, WINTER WONDERLAND.
- WE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TAMAR AND VINCE'S WEDDING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT MOMMY AND DOC'S WEDDING.
WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF TAMAR'S OPINIONS.
LET'S GET MOMMY'S.
YOU WANT A HARPIST, MOMMY? - YEAH, SOUNDS GREAT-- YEAH.
- I THINK A HARPIST WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL.
BUT, TRINA'S IN CHARGE OF THE MUSIC-- I'M SORRY, TRINA.
I'M STEPPIN'-- OVERSTEPPIN'.
- MOMMY GAVE US ALL JOBS TO DO FOR HER WEDDING,
AND MINE IS THE MUSIC,
IF TOWANDA WOULD JUST BACK UP AND LET ME DO MY JOB.
AND WE ALL NEED DIRECTION FROM MOMMY TO KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS.
- YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE A LIST OF MUSIC,
UNLESS YOU WANT HER TO CHOOSE THE MUSIC FOR YOU.
- OH, I'LL JUST LET HER CHOOSE THE MUSIC.
- MOMMY, YOU GOTTA CHOOSE SOME OF YOUR MUSIC.
- MOMMY, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO BE JUST
A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL-ORIENTED,
FOR YOUR WEDDING. - SOUND GOOD TO ME.
- MOMMY, YOU GOTTA MAKE ONE-- YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION.
- I'M JUST LISTENING.
I'M JUST GATHERING ALL THE INFORMATION.
- I THINK, WHENEVER WE THROW OUT IDEAS FOR MOMMY'S WEDDING,
SHE'S LIKE, "OH, OKAY-- I LIKE THAT IDEA."
- OKAY, OKAY. - "OH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD."
- YEAH, I THINK I WOULD LIKE THAT.
- "OH-OH, SURE." - YOU KNOW, I LOVE THAT.
RIGHT, OKAY.
- I'VE JUST NEVER MET A BRIDE WHO HAD ABSOLUTELY, LIKE,
NO IDEA WHAT SHE WANTED HER WEDDING DAY TO BE LIKE.
- THIS IS MOMMY'S WEDDING. - I DON'T CARE.
EVERYBODY HAS A JOB-- OKAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S YOUR JOB.
- YOUR GUESTS ARE ALL ENCOURAGED TO WALK THROUGH THE GARDEN.
SO, UM... - THAT WOULD BE NICE.
- YOU WANNA SEE SOME OF THE SPACES THAT THEY'LL SEE,
SO YOU GET A BETTER IDEA.
YOU CAN FOLLOW ME. - AND WE'RE WALKING.
- SO, WE'RE ENTERING INTO THE TROPICAL ROTUNDA.
- THERE ARE BIRDS? - THERE ARE BIRDS IN THERE,
BUT NOTHING'S GONNA-- - IT'S OKAY.
- NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-- COME ON.
NOTHING'S GONNA, UM--
- I HAVE A SERIOUS PHOBIA ABOUT BIRDS.
I HATE BIRDS!
I HATE BIRDS!
AND JUST TO SEE THEM POOPING AND PECKING ON ME--
- BUT, THEY'RE NOT FLYING BIRDS.
THEY'RE QUAILS ON THE GROUND,
BUT THEY'RE NOT GONNA TOUCH YOU.
I PROMISE-- THEY WON'T.
BUT, NOTHING'S GONNA-- THERE'S NO-NO ALLIGATORS.
NO DINOSAURS.
NOTHING'S GONNA RUN OUT AT YOU-- I PROMISE.
- IT SEEMS LIKE A DINOSAUR IS GONNA COME OUT AT ANY SECOND.
- THERE ARE, UM, FROGS IN HERE, BUT NOTHING POISONOUS
OR ANYTHING. - UGH!
- BUT, THEY'RE UP IN THE TREES.
THIS IS-- YOU SEE THESE?
THESE ARE, UM, NOT VINES.
THEY'RE ROOTS, ABOVE OUR HEAD-- THAT PART OF THE JADE.
- DO YOU SEE THESE DREADLOCKS-LOOKIN' ROOTS
DANGLING IN MY FACE?
WHERE AM I-- THE AVATAR PLANET?
THIS PLACE IS GIVING ME THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES.
- THERE'S ONE, RIGHT HERE. - OH!
- DON'T-DON'T--
- WE'RE SCARED.
- I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN JURASSIC PARK,
AND IT SMELLS LIKE HIPPOPOTAMUS CRAP OVER HERE.
- SO, HOW MANY GUESTS DO YOU THINK THAT
YOU'LL HAVE AT THE WEDDING? - UM, PROBABLY FROM--
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT, GUEST-WISE?
- MAYBE FROM 250 TO THREE.
- WHAT? - OKAY.
- TWO FIFTY-- WHAT?
- THAT'S 150 PEOPLE, PLUS ONE. - I HAD 200 AT MINE.
- ME, TOO-- I WAS THINKING YOU WERE GONNA INVITE 100 PEOPLE,
AND THEN, PLUS ONE. - I HAD 50.
- THAT WAS YOU-- THAT WAS YOUR WEDDING!
- I WISH THE GIRLS WOULD STOP BICKERING.
I'M THE BRIDE, AND I'LL INVITE WHO I WANT.
- THE MAIN THING IS KNOWING
HOW MANY PEOPLE. - HOW MANY PEOPLE.
- SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
SHE WANTS TO INVITE.
I THINK WE NEED TO STEP BACK, TAKE MOMMY TO LUNCH,
GET SOME FIRM ANSWERS FROM HER,
SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON FINDING THE RIGHT PLACE
AND NOT WASTE ANY TIME.
- ALL RIGHT. - WHO PICKED THIS PLACE?
TRINA! - I DID NOT.
SINCE MOMMY WASN'T FOCUSING AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS,
WE WERE HOPING THAT MAYBE WE COULD GET HER TO FOCUS
OVER LUNCH.
SHE HAS TO FOCUS.
SHE'S GETTING MARRIED IN SIX WEEKS.
- I'MA HAVE WINE TODAY.
- WHEN YOU START DRINKIN'?
I-I THOUGHT YOU-- "I DON'T DRINK AROUND MY KIDS, HONEY.
"I DON'T PARTY WITH MY KIDS." - THIS IS SPECIAL.
- WHY COME? - WHAT'S SPECIAL?
- UH, I'LL THINK OF SOMETHIN'.
I'M TRYING TO STAY RELAXED.
MY DAUGHTERS SEEM A LITTLE ANXIOUS
ABOUT THE WEDDING PLANNING, AND THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT.
THIS SHOULD BE A CELEBRATION.
- SINCE EVERYBODY'S GETTING EXCITED ABOUT MOMMY'S WEDDING,
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT A BACHELORETTE PARTY.
- I-I DON'T WANT, UM-- - STRIPPERS.
- MALE STRIPPERS-- WE KNOW THAT.
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. - I DON'T PLAY THAT ONE.
- WE JUST-WE JUST WANNA PLAN YOUR BACHELORETTE PARTY.
- OKAY, OKAY. - AND, WE'RE JUST PLANNING IT,
BUT WE-WE'RE NOT GONNA PARTY WITH YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS.
- SO, WHAT YOU THINK, TRACI? - I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A TOAST
TO OUR MOTHER, WHO'S FINALLY MAKING--
- TRACI, CAN YOU SIT RIGHT HERE SO I CAN SEE EVERYBODY TOGETHER?
- CLANK-CLANK-CLANK-CLANK-CLANK. - WAIT-- STOP.
MOVE, TRACI-- MOVE. - WHO SAT THERE?
- WHY-WHY YOU WANNA MOVE, MAMA? - 'CAUSE I WANNA SEE EVERYBODY.
I CAN'T SEE TRACI-- EXCUSE ME.
- I DON'T WANNA MOVE SEATS,
BUT AT LEAST MOMMY'S MAKING A DECISION ABOUT SOMETHIN'.
- SO, MOMMY, WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE
AT YOUR BACHELORETTE PARTY? - I WOULD LIKE, UM...
- COMMUNION.
- I DON'T WANT COMMUNION, TRACI.
[laughing] YOU KNOW WHAT, MOVE-- GET-GET OUT OF MY SPOT.
- DID YOU WRITE ALL OF YOUR GUESTS OUT YET?
[makes buzzer noise] - NO, NO, NO, NO-- NOT YET.
[laughing] - ALMOST?
DID YOU ADD DADDY TO THE LIST?
- WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-- WHY DO Y'ALL DO THAT?
W-WHY WOULD I-- W-WHY DO Y'ALL DO THAT?
- I JUST WANTED TO KNOW.
- EVER SINCE TONI'S SURGERY,
THE GIRLS THINK THAT THEIR FATHER AND I
SHOULD BE FRIENDS AGAIN.
I MEAN, SURE, I CAN BE CIVIL, BUT I'VE MOVED ON WITH MY LIFE,
AND WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD I WANT HIM IN MY NEW LIFE?
NOW, WHEN Y'ALL GET MARRIED, YOU LET YOUR DADDY KNOW,
'CAUSE THAT'S YOUR DADDY. - HIT ME, BOO.
- WHAT-- YOUR DADDY? - THANK YOU, TOWANDA.
- YOU'RE WELCOME. - GIRL, PLEASE.
NO, I'M JUST GLAD I'M SAVED,
'CAUSE I MIGHT'VE SAID A COUPLE THINGS.
- SAY IT, SAY IT. - SAY IT-- GO AHEAD.
- WHAT?
- I COMPLETELY GET MOMMY NOT WANTING DADDY AT HER WEDDING,
BUT I DO THINK HE DESERVES TO KNOW.
THAT'S NOT THE SORTA THING THAT YOU WANNA FIND OUT
OVER THE INTERNET.
SO, DADDY'S COMING TO ATLANTA IN ABOUT A WEEK,
AND I THINK HE DESERVES TO HEAR ABOUT IT FROM US.
- SO, NOW, WE CAN GO AND HAVE A WEDDIN'.
- HE'S A LOT BETTER THAN THAT FIRST MAN YOU MARRIED.
[hysterical laughter]
- RIGHT NOW, MOMMY'S WEDDING AND VINCE RECOVERY ARE-ARE
THINGS THAT I DEFINITELY HAVE TO BE THERE FOR.
I'M HAVING SO MUCH FUN WITH MY SISTERS AND MOMMY,
BUT NOW I'VE GOTTA FLY TO NEW YORK TO BE WITH VINCE.
I LOVE YOU, MOMMY. - I LOVE YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU, GUYS-- THANK YOU, TAY-MAY.
- BYE, TAMAR.
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
I HAVE SOME IDEAS.
[music variety plays]
NO.
- CAN WE GET A PREVIEW OF THE GENTLEMEN?
- WHO'S ILLEGALLY PARKED OUTSIDE?
- OH, THAT WAS QUICK WITH THE--
- HEY-- ALL GOOD?
FEELING GOOD? - I'M GOOD.
- LET'S DO IT.
- THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR ME.
I'M PLANNING TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM THIS YEAR,
AND TODAY, WE'RE STARTING TO WORK ON THE NEW SONG.
I HAVEN'T RECORDED AN ORIGINAL ALBUM IN A FEW YEARS,
AND I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS-- I'M GONNA BE HONEST.
BUT, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE MY EX-HUSBAND, KERI, WILL BE PRODUCING IT,
AND I KNOW HE'S GONNA DO A GREAT JOB.
OH, YOU GOT THE KEYBOARD OUT--PERFECT, PERFECT, PERFECT.
I HAVE SOME IDEAS.
- WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?
- I-I THINK, FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT,
I DON'T WANNA DO OTHER PEOPLE'S WORDS.
I MEAN, I CAN WRITE IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE,
BUT THEY HAVE TO BE MY WORDS AND MY THOUGHTS.
HOW I REALLY FEEL AND WHAT-WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH.
THIS ALBUM, I DECIDED THAT I'M GONNA TAKE MATTERS
INTO MY OWN HANDS.
I'M GONNA WRITE THE SONGS.
I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.
I'VE WRITTEN IN THE PAST,
BUT I WAS ALWAYS THE HIDDEN WRITER.
BUT, THIS TIME, I'M IN THE FRONT.
I'M GONNA START WITH THE SINGLE AND SEE HOW THAT GOES,
BUT I-I'M REALLY AMPED ABOUT IT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
- GOT LYRICS? - WORKING ON LYRICS.
- OKAY. - I'M WORKING ON THAT.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT CREATING IS COMING UP
WITH THE RIGHT SOUNDS, TO ORCHESTRATE YOUR MUSIC.
SO, WHEN KERI AND I GET TOGETHER,
I LIKE TO HAVE FUN AND PLAY AROUND,
AND FIND JUST THAT PERFECT SOUND.
RIGHT-- SOMETHING LIKE THAT? - YEAH.
- I'LL KNOW IT WHEN I HEAR IT.
WHENEVER I'M CREATING A SONG, I HAVE A-A VISION, AN IMAGE.
I KNOW WHAT I WANT, BUT I HAVE TO FIND IT.
IT'S NOT AS EASY TO IMPLEMENT IT.
SO, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THESE SOUNDS,
'CAUSE I HEAR IT IN MY HEAD.
I JUST HAVE TO FIND IT IN THIS DARN KEYBOARD.
[keyboard music playing]
OKAY, NO-- ALL RIGHT, LET ME SEE.
THAT'S REAL CHURCH, RIGHT?
NO-- OKAY, OKAY, I'M GONNA BE SERIOUS.
LET'S SEE.
- I LIKE THAT.
- YOU LIKE THAT? - SOUNDS GOOD.
- THIS ALBUM WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN MY PAST ALBUM.
I THINK, WHEN YOU HEAR IT, IMMEDIATELY, YOU'RE GONNA KNOW,
HEY, THIS IS CLASSIC TONI,
BUT I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A TWIST,
AND I-I THINK PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
THAT'S THE IDEA. - OKAY.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK? - I LIKE THAT.
- OKAY, I THINK IT'S GOOD-- I THINK IT'S GOOD.
EVERY ARTIST WORKS DIFFERENTLY.
IT COULD TAKE ME A DAY TO THREE WEEKS TO WRITE A SONG,
AND I HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME.
I NEED TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT I WANNA SAY.
FOR THIS ALBUM, I FEEL LIKE I'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
COME BACK, LIKE, NEXT WEEK OR SOMETHIN'
AND PUT IT DOWN SOME MORE. - OKAY.
- OKAY, I'LL SEE YA LATER.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
- TALKING TO WHAT? - ON THE PHONE?
- PEOPLE THAT ARE TEXTING ME ABOUT WORK AND STUFF.
- YOU READY TO GET BACK TO WORK?
- BEEN READY TO GET BACK TO WORKIN'.
BEEN WORKIN' SINCE I GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.
- VINCE IS RECOVERING WELL FROM HIS PULMONARY EMBOLISM.
THANK GOD!
BUT, HE'S BEEN OUT OF THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO WEEKS NOW,
AND THE DOCTORS WON'T LET HIM TRAVEL.
I AIN'T SEEN MY HOME IN THREE MONTHS.
WHEN YOU TRY AND GO HOME?
- SOON AS THE DOCTOR SAY I CAN GO HOME.
YOU READY TO GO? - YES.
IF I DON'T GET OUT OF THIS LITTLE, TEENY-WEENY ROOM,
I'M GONNA KILL YOU.
AND THEN, YOU'RE GONNA KILL ME RIGHT BACK.
- I WOULD NEVER KILL YOU-- I LOVE YOU.
- BUT, I THINK HE'S A LITTLE NERVOUS TO START FLYING
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS KINDA HOW IT ALL STARTED.
- BEING IN A PLANE, IF IT'S NOT DONE RIGHT,
COULD HURT MY BODY.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE TO GET BACK TO 100-100%.
- YOU GONNA WORK FROM HOME,
OR YOU GOING BACK TO YOUR OFFICE?
- NO, I CAN'T GET UP AND NOT MOVE AROUND.
- YOU'RE NOT GONNA WORK ALL THOSE HOURS.
- YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK WORK HELPS KEEP YOUR MIND
OFF OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE ORDEAL THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH.
SO, DON'T YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT?
- YEAH, BUT-- - YOU WERE SICK WITH ME.
- WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT TAMAR, NOW.
SHE IS GOING THROUGH ALMOST LIKE A POST TRAUMATIC STRESS,
RIGHT NOW.
- GOING THROUGH THE CHANGE OF LIFE, I THINK.
- YOU'RE NOT-- YOU'RE JUST STRESSED, TAMAR.
- YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT, TOO-- HARD FOR YOU.
- VINCE IS RIGHT-- IT WAS *** ME.
BUT, WE DO HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES
TO MAKE SURE HE STAYS HEALTHY.
HE JUST NEVER STOPS.
YOU DON'T THINK THAT HAS IMPACT ON YOUR BODY?
- TAMAR. - LIKE, GOING FROM 8:00 TO 7:00
EVERY SINGLE DAY? - TAMAR.
- AND HAVING AT LEAST 20 MEETINGS?
- I WAS DRINKING TOO MANY SODAS,
AND JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT EATING THE RIGHT FOOD.
ALL THAT STUFF'S NOT GOOD FOR YOU,
BUT HAVING A MEETING--
- SO, YOU DON'T PLAN ON SLOWING DOWN AT ALL.
YOU JUST WANNA THRUST RIGHT BACK INTO WORK?
- NO. - VINCE LOVES HIS WORK.
HE WORKS HIS *** OFF FOR HIS CLIENTS,
AND THAT'S WHY HE'S BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL ALL THESE YEARS.
BUT, THESE LONG HOURS RIGHT NOW, I MEAN,
THAT'S KINDA WHY HE GOT SICK, AND THINGS GOT TO CHANGE.
- I JUST SAID I CAN'T SEE MYSELF SITTIN' AROUND,
NOT DOING STUFF-- THAT'S NOT WHO I AM.
- I'M EXCITED-- YOU'RE EXCITED?
- NOT REALLY. - TRACI, YOU'RE EXCITED?
- I'M ECSTATIC.
- I AM TRYING TO FIND A WONDERFUL, FUN LOCATION
FOR MOMMY'S BACHELORETTE PARTY.
I KNOW MOMMY SAID NO STRIPPERS,
BUT STRIPPERS ARE TRADITIONAL FOR BACHELORETTE PARTIES.
I'VE ALREADY BOOKED AN AUDITION AT A LOCAL STRIP CLUB,
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN.
- I'M ANGELINE- WELCOME TO CORONET.
SO, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU LADIES?
- WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BACHELORETTE PARTY SPACE
FOR MY MOM-- WE JUST WANT IT TO BE FUN.
- OKAY, SO, YOU WANT MORE, LIKE, A PRIVATE EVENT?
- YES. - YES.
- WE ALSO HAVE A HOT SEAT. - PUT HER IN THE HOT SEAT.
- THE HOT SEAT IS WHERE YOU WOULD PICK OUT
HER THREE FAVORITE GUYS. - MMM-HMM.
- AND THE GUYS WOULD DO A DANCE FOR HER IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
THEY WOULD, BASICALLY, JUST EMBARRASS HER.
- OH, WELL, THAT'S GREAT--THAT'LL BE GREAT.
- OH, MY GOSH! - WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
- MOMMY'S GOING TO KICK US IN THE FACE.
I THOUGHT WE WAS GONNA HAVE TEA TIME FOR HER.
MOMMY'S VERY CONSERVATIVE-- SHE'S A LADY.
SHE'S GOING TO SLAP THE HEN *** OUT OF US.
- WELL, CAN WE GET A PREVIEW OF THE GENTLEMEN?
- WHAT TYPE OF GUYS DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM WOULD LIKE?
- DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S TALL
AND WALK LIKE DENZEL? - YEAH, SHE LIKES 'EM TALL.
- YOU HAVE ANYBODY LIKE THAT? - WE'VE GOT GUYS LIKE THAT.
- WHO'S ILLEGALLY PARKED OUTSIDE?
- THAT'S TRACI-- TRACI DID THAT.
ARREST TRACI.
- GOT A POLICE OFFICER HERE. - OH!
THAT WAS QUICK WITH THE-- THAT WAS REAL QUICK.
I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT HE TOOK ALL HIS CLOTHES OFF,
ALL AT ONCE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE YOUR TIME.
YOU SUPPOSED TO GET PEOPLE IN THE MOOD.
YOU AIN'T GETTIN' ME IN THE MOOD.
CAN I HAVE A DRINK?
CAN I HAVE MINE ON THE ROCKS, PLEASE?
A DOUBLE-- MOMMY GONNA KILL US!
MOMMY IS GOING TO KILL US!
NO!
- WHEN TOWANDA SAID "MALE STRIPPER,"
I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS TALKING, LIKE, DOWN TO THE SKIVVIES,
DOWN TO THE UNDERWEAR, MAYBE HIM WEARING A SPEEDO.
BUT, NO!
I MEAN, THIS DUDE SHOWED THE FULL MONTY,
AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS CAN ONLY SEE THAT BIG OLD BLUR,
RIGHT THERE ON THE SCREEN.
THIS DUDE HAD THE FULL MONTY, TIMES 12.
- YOU ABOUT TO GET ARRESTED YOUR OWN DAMN SELF.
[all laughing] CHECK!
I WASN'T SURPRISED ABOUT TOWANDA PICKIN'
SOME KIND OF ESTABLISHMENT LIKE THIS FOR MOMMY,
'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE-SHE-SHE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF FREAKINESS
IN THAT SIDE OF HER.
YOU CAN'T TURN THE MUSIC-- - HOW OLD ARE YOU?
- I CAN JUST TELL BY LOOKIN' AT THE SCROTUMS, ACTUALLY,
TO BE HONEST.
THEY'RE NOT HANGIN' AND SWINGIN'.
IT'S KINDA HARD TO SAY IF A DANCER IS ATTRACTIVE OR NOT,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T LOOK AT THE FACE, GENERALLY.
- OOH, Y'ALL ARE GONNA GET IT.
- H-HELP. - OH, JESUS!
I HAD WIENERS AND BALLS HITTING MY LEGS.
- TRACI, HIS THING IS TOUCHING YOUR KNEE!
- JUST BALLS-- SWEATY BALLS.
- HE PUT IT ON THE TABLE!
[all laughing]
- DON'T PUT MY DRINK ON THERE!
- WHEN HE JUST FLOPPED IT ON THE TABLE,
I WAS PULLIN' OUT MY KNIFE AND FORK.
- OKAY, THANK YOU.
- KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. - THANKS, LASER BEAM!
- HE HAD IT ON THE TABLE. - MMM-HMM.
- I MIGHT NEED SOME CLOROX WIPES.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WOULD NOT BE AN APPROPRIATE VENUE
FOR MOMMY'S BACHELORETTE PARTY.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THIS LITTLE OUTING TO OURSELVES.
WE WILL DEFINITELY BE IN TOUCH.
- ABSOLUTELY-- I SWEATED IN THE DAMN SEAT!
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
- 'CAUSE THAT THING WAS ON YOUR KNEE.
- WHEN I GOT UP, MY SEAT WAS KINDA MOIST,
AND I THINK HE LEFT SOME SUPPOSITORIES DOWN THERE.
YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE A PREGNANCY TEST,
[chuckling] BUT, UM, THIS NIGHT IS OVER WITH.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
DID HE LEAVE SOMETHIN' THERE?
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- WE DON'T WANNA TALK PASTS. - WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?
- 'CAUSE ALL OF US HAVE PASTS.
- I GOT TO READ HIM, LIKE HE JUST READ ME!
WE ALL HAVE A PAST!
- HELLO? - HEY, DAD.
- WHY IS MICHAEL BRAXTON CALLING ME?
WE ARE NOT FRIENDS, FOR GOD SAKES!
- IT'S TOO EARLY-- AREN'T YOU DRINKIN' SOMETHIN'?
- WELL, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS-THIS IS THE HOTEL
YOU CHOSE. - HOTEL I CHOSE?
- THEY WANNA MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW,
WE ARE FIT AND TRIM.
VINCE AND I HAVE BEEN COOPED UP IN HOSPITAL AND HOTEL ROOMS
AND, FINALLY, LAST NIGHT,
WE GOT A CHANCE TO GET OUT AND HIT THE TOWN.
WELL, I KINDA HIT THE TOWN A LITTLE BIT TOO HARD.
BUT, YOU KNOW, VINCE IS STILL ON THE MEND,
BUT WE DEFINITELY GOT OUR GROOVE ON.
- YOU NEED TO WAKE UP,
'CAUSE YOU WAS OUT PARTYING LAST NIGHT.
- YOU WASN'T COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT.
- 'CAUSE I WAS DRINKING CRYSTAL LIGHT,
[both chuckling] EATING SUGAR-FREE SORBET,
AND MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.
BUT, ANYWAY, CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHIN'?
- OKAY. - I LIKE DOGS,
AND I WANT A NICE DOG. - WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WE HAVEN'T TALKED IT OVER YET.
- YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY DISCUSSED IT.
- WE HAVEN'T DECIDED WE WERE GETTING A DOG.
YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE I'VE KNOWN VINCE,
HE'S SAID HE WANTS SOME DOG.
- I WANT A LITTLE PUPPY SO BAD.
- VINCE, SHE DON'T DO DOGS! - I-I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE IS.
- SHE, ME, HER.
I-I DON'T FEEL LIKE CLEANING UP NO PEE-PEE AND NO POOP
ALL DAY-- THAT'S NOT MY THING.
BUT, I'VE HAD BAD EXPERIENCE WITH DOGS.
- BUT, THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.
THAT'S JUST LIKE YOU SAYING-- - THEY CHEW ON MY SHOES.
- YOU HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE. - MAYBE WE SHOULD FIND US
A SNAGGLETOOTH DOG, BECAUSE WE FIND US A SNAGGLETOOTH DOG,
SEE, THEN THEY CAN GNAW ON THE SHOES AND NOTHING'LL HAPPEN.
THEY CAN'T BREAK, YOU KNOW, THE LEATHER.
- FIRST OF ALL, I WANT MY DOG TO HAVE GOOD TEETH.
I'M NOT GETTING NO SNAGGLETOOTH DOG.
- OKAY, MY NUMBER ONE ISSUE WITH GETTIN' A DOG
IS BECAUSE MY BROTHER HAD A ROCK-WEILER--
YES, WITH FANGS AND FOAM,
AND HE CHASED MY *** ALL THE WAY DOWN THE STREET.
- YOUR BROTHER SIC THE DOG ON YOU.
- NO, WHY WOULD ANYBODY SIC THE DOG ON THIS CAT?
- BECAUSE THAT CAT, RIGHT THERE, ALWAYS MEOWIN'.
[laughing]
- VINCE SAID HE WANTED TO GET A DOG,
TO GO ON WALKS WITH HIM, AND TO KINDA, YOU KNOW,
HELP HIM CHANGE, YOU KNOW, HIS WAY OF LIFE.
LIKE, HE REALLY WANTS TO EXERCISE
AND GET HIS LIFE TOGETHER.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK BEING THERE FOR MY HUSBAND IS,
YOU KNOW, THE BEST THING I CAN DO.
SO, DAMN IT-- WE GET A DOG.
LET'S JUST GO TO THE PET SHOP AND SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH.
OKAY, IS THAT A DEAL? - THAT'S A DEAL.
- I SAY, BEFORE WE GO TO THE PET SHOP,
WE SHOULD PLAY A GAME.
IT SHOULD BE CALLED "THE DOG'S CHASIN' THE CAT."
- I'M NOT CHASIN' NO CAT. - HOW YOU LIKE THAT?
- DO YOU HAVE TO PEE? - NO.
- WELL, WHY ARE YOU-- - VINCE, HAVE SEVERAL SEATS,
OKAY? - I TOLD YOU,
I DON'T EVEN NEED A SEAT FOR YOU.
YOU NEED A WHOLE BENCH.
- WELL, YOU NEED MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
- HOW ABOUT YOU GO TO YANKEE STADIUM
AND JUST HAVE A SEAT AT THE-THE PITCHER'S MOUND?
[Tamar laughing] "HAVE SEVERAL SEATS."
- I HOPE THEY HAVE CRAB CAKES.
- I-I DON'T WANT NO MORE CRAB CAKES.
- TODAY, NOT ONLY DID TAMAR FLY BACK INTO ATLANTA,
TO HELP PLAN MOMMY'S WEDDING,
BUT DADDY'S ALSO IN TOWN FOR A CONFERENCE.
AND EVEN THOUGH MOMMY DOESN'T WANT DADDY
TO ATTEND HER WEDDING,
WE THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO KNOW
THAT SHE'S GETTING MARRIED.
SO, WE DECIDED THAT IT'S UP TO US TO LET HIM KNOW.
- DADDY, WHERE'S YOUR COCKTAIL?
- OH, BO-BO-BO-BO-BA-BA-BA. - I HAVE IT.
- THAT'S WATER. - IT'S H20.
- YOU'RE THE ONLY PARENT WE CAN DRINK WITH.
- WHY YOU CAN'T DRINK WITH-- - 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, OUR MAMA--
- SHE DON'T-SHE DON'T PARTY WITH HER CHILDREN.
- WELL, SPEAKING OF MOMMY-- - YEAH!
I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST!
- TRINA? - DAD, LET'S LIFT OUR GLASSES.
MAMA'S GETTIN' MARRIED!
[collective cheers]
- PRAISE THE LORD-- GET ME A DRINK.
[laughing]
- WHY YOU NEED A DRINK? - I NEED ONE, NOW.
- SO MUCH FOR DIPLOMACY.
WE PLANNED FOR TRINA TO TELL DAD
IN A THOUGHTFUL, SUBTLE, GROWN-UP WAY.
BUT NOW, THAT'S OUT THE WINDOW.
- YOUR MOTHER'S GETTING MARRIED?
- SHE'S GETTIN' MARRIED! - WHO'S SHE MARRYING?
- HE'S A MAN, HE'S A GOD.
HE'S A DOCTOR! - HE'S A DOCTOR!
[laughing]
- CAN SHE WEAR WHITE? - DID YOU?
DID YOU WEAR WHITE DRAWERS?
I HOPE YOURS WAS BLACK WITH KEROSENE IN 'EM.
- WHY MINE HAVE TO BE BLACK?
- YOU HAD SIX KIDS AND A GIRLFRIEND.
- BOOM!
- NOW, WE DON'T WANNA GO BY PASTS.
- WHAT YOU MEAN? - WE DON'T WANNA TALK PASTS.
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT? - 'CAUSE ALL OF US HAVE PASTS.
- "WE ALL HAVE PASTS?"
LIKE, YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT MY MAMA PAST
WITHOUT TALKIN' ABOUT YOURS.
GET YOUR LIFE, DADDY-- MMM-MMM.
SO, DADDY? - YEAH?
- YOU KNOW YOU ONLY GOT, LIKE, A MONTH TO GET BACK WITH HER,
IF YOU WANNA CHANGE YOUR MIND. - WOW!
- YOU BETTER BUST THROUGH THE DOOR AND SAY,
CONGRATULATIONS
- I THINK TAMAR'S JOKING AROUND WITH DADDY
ABOUT MOMMY'S WEDDING, BECAUSE SHE REALLY WANTS TO
SEE HOW HE FEELS ABOUT MOMMY,
AND IF HE'S STILL SECRETLY JEALOUS
THAT MOMMY'S MOVING ON WITH HER LIFE.
I THINK IT WORKED.
I THINK HE WAS GETTING IN HIS FEELINGS A LITTLE BIT.
- YOU KNOW, IT'S KINDA HARD FOR Y'ALL TO UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S ALWAYS A PLACE IN MY HEART FOR YOUR MAMA.
- YEAH. - WE DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND.
- BUT, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, YOU GOTTA MOVE ON.
YOU GOTTA MOVE PAST THAT, 'CAUSE LIFE DON'T STOP THERE.
- IT DON'T.
- SO, I WISH HER ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD.
AND I HONESTLY MEAN THAT FROM MY HEART.
- MMM-HMM. - I WANT HER TO BE HAPPY.
SHE DESERVES HAPPINESS. - OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
- DAD, THAT'S SO SWEET-- THAT'S GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
- DON'T CRY. - TRINA, YOU ALWAYS CRY.
- DON'T CRY.
I THINK I SHOULD CALL HER AND CONGRATULATE HER.
- I AGREE, DADDY.
- YOU KNOW, I THINK MY DAD HAD A LITTLE FAKERY GOING ON.
WE TOLD HIM THAT MY MOM WAS GETTING MARRIED.
I MEAN, I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE HE THOUGHT
SHE WAS GONNA BE SINGLE FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.
NO, MA'AM-- SHE'S NOT.
- WELL, LET'S HAVE A TOAST TO YOUR MOTHER.
WHAT'S HIS NAME? - DOCTOR.
- DOCTOR? - WE CALL HIM DOC.
- I HAD HER MY WAY, AND HE HAD HER HIS WAY,
[hysterical laughter] BUT WE BOTH HAD HER.
- WE ALL HAVE A PAST!
WE AIN'T TALKIN' ABOUT NO PAST!
NO, SIT DOWN-- SIT DOWN!
UM, 'CAUSE I GOT TO READ HIM, LIKE HE JUST READ ME!
WE ALL HAVE A PAST!
DON'T MAKE ME PULL YOU UP A SEAT.
- THE-THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR WEDDING,
TAMAR ALWAYS REFERS BACK TO HERS.
- 'CAUSE I-BECAUSE I JUST PLANNED MINE.
- WE'RE GONNA GET A BINDER TOGETHER FOR YOUR WEDDING.
- THANK YOU.
- WE NEED TO FOCUS ON WEDDING PLANNING FOR MOMMY.
I HOPE SHE'S MADE A FEW DECISIONS, THOUGH,
SINCE WE LAST SPOKE.
WE REALLY NEED TO BE PROACTIVE.
WE ARE REALLY RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
- I CAN GO AND VISIT SOME OTHER VENUES,
ALONG WITH TOWANDA. - AND EVELYN.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'.
I'M JUST SAYIN', SINCE THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF THAT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THAT WOULD BE NICE. - MOMMY, BUT I'M-I'M THINKING
YOU'RE MISREADING WHAT "IN CHARGE" MEANS.
"IN CHARGE" MEANS JUST EXECUTING WHAT YOU WANT.
- OKAY, CAN WE FOCUS?
- I THINK THAT MOMMY IS A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMED,
AND I THINK SHE'S REALLY FRUSTRATED
WITH THE WHOLE WEDDING PLANNING,
WITH EVERYONE BEING SCATTERED ABOUT,
AND TRACI BEING IN MARYLAND, AND TONI BEING IN L.A.,
AND TAMAR BEING IN NEW YORK, AND TOWANDA AND I AND MOMMY
BEING IN ATLANTA.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CHAOTIC
THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.
- SO, I JUST WANTED TO RECAP.
WE ARE CLEAR WITH HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU WANT AT THE WEDDING.
CORRECT? - CORRECT.
- HOW MANY?
- PROBABLY ABOUT 50. - THAT SOUNDS--
- DOC AND I TALKED ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW.
- OKAY. - BLESS THE LORD.
- WE ARE CLEAR WITH THE COLOR, IS BLUSH.
- RIGHT. - AND PLATINUM.
- YOU GUYS LIKE THAT COLOR, ALSO, RIGHT?
- YEAH. - IT'S YOUR-IT'S YOUR WEDDING.
YOU HAVE TO LIKE IT. - JESUS, I KNOW THAT!
- BLUSH, PLATINUM, AND CREAM. - WHAT I'M SAYING IS,
EACH ONE OF YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL STYLE.
ALL OF 'EM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THE SAME.
- I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU STARTED MAKING UP YOUR MIND
WITH SOME THINGS. - ME, TOO.
- NOW, WE CAN GET THIS BALL GOIN'.
I FEEL IT'S GONNA BE A ALMOST SMOOTH RIDE.
[cell phone ringing] - YOU GOTTA BE LIKE A CAPRICORN.
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOIN'. - ANSWER THE PHONE.
- OH, MY GOD!
JUST AS THINGS ARE FINALLY GOING WELL WITH EVELYN WEDDING PLAN,
LIKE, THE PHONE HAS TO RING.
GUESS WHO IT IS?
IT'S DADDY.
WE DON'T NEED THIS, RIGHT NOW.
- HELLO? - HEY, DAD.
- HEY, DADDY-O.
- YEAH, SHE'S RIGHT HERE.
- WHY IS MICHAEL BRAXTON CALLING ME?
I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO HIM.
WE ARE NOT FRIENDS, FOR GOD SAKES!
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- HE SHOULDN'T BE INVOLVED IN ANYTHING I'M DOING.
AND I FEEL VIOLATED WHEN THEY GO OUT AND TELL MY BUSINESS.
NOW, Y'ALL CAN GET IN YOUR FEELINGS IF YOU WANT TO--
I'M NOT-- WE'RE GONNA LET YOU HAVE YOUR--
- WELL, WHEN DID A COWBELL GET IN THE SONG?
I DIDN'T PUT A COWBELL IN THE SONG.
I CAN'T SING UNDER THESE KIND OF CONDITIONS.
I CAN'T DO IT.
- CHAMPAGNE? - 'CAUSE TRINA'S PAYING,
SO IT HAS TO BE THE CHEAPEST. - I BEG YOUR PARDON?
- TRINA TELL HER, "[deleted] YOU AND YOUR--
- TRACI!
- YOU SAID THE "F" WORD IN FRONT OF DADDY!
- WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? - OH, LORD JESUS!
HE'S SHARPENING THE-THE FOR-- I MEAN, THE KNIFE.
[indistinct]
[all laughing]
- I'M SORRY, DADDY. - 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, IN GEORGIA,
WE DON'T CURSE IN FRONT OF OUR PARENTS!
- LOOK AT DADDY-- HE'S JUST SO...
FLABBERGASTED. - I KNOW.
- HEY, DADDY, I THINK YOU SHOULD SLAP THE *** OUT OF HER.
[all laughing]
- HELLO? - HEY, DAD.
- HEY, DADDY-O. - IS YOUR MOM THERE?
- YEAH, SHE'S RIGHT HERE. - HI, MISS E.
- HEY, YOU.
- YES-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, YOU DON'T-YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.
WELL, OKAY.
UM, BRAXTON, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONVERSATION.
SO, WE'LL HOLLER AT YOU LATER, OKAY?
- OKAY, BYE. - LOVE YOU!
- BYE! - BYE!
- SO, YOU GUYS TOLD YOUR FATHER I WAS GETTING MARRIED.
WHY?
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
MY EX-HUSBAND WAS THE LAST PERSON
WHO I EXPECTED TO HEAR FROM.
LET ALONE, CALL ME TO CONGRATULATE ME.
WHO TOLD HIM?
HAD TO BE ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS,
AND I FEEL VIOLATED WHEN THEY GO OUT AND TELL MY BUSINESS.
NOW, Y'ALL CAN GET IN YOUR FEELINGS IF YOU WANT TO--
- I AM NOT-- WE'RE GONNA LET YOU HAVE YOUR MOMENT, GIRL.
- I'M GONNA SAY WHAT I NEED TO SAY.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S YOUR DAD,
AND I RESPECT THE FACT THAT THAT IS YOUR FATHER.
BUT, YOUR DADDY'S LIFE IS OVER THERE,
AND MY LIFE IS OVER HERE,
AND EVERYTHING I'M DOING IS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS.
HE SHOULDN'T BE INVOLVED IN ANYTHING I'M DOING.
- BUT, HE'S NOT.
- I DON'T EVEN WANT HIM CALLING ME, CONGRATULATING ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- MOMMY, BUT WE DIDN'T DO THAT-- HE DID THAT.
- I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST YOUR DAD.
IT'S JUST THAT, I'VE CHOSEN TO GO ON WITH MY LIFE,
AS HE DID HIS, YEARS AGO. - I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL.
- WELL, THANK YOU-- I APPRECIATE THAT.
CLEARLY, MY GIRLS DON'T GET IT,
BECAUSE IF THEY DID,
THEY WOULDN'T BE SO INSENSITIVE.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE MY GIRLS.
I LOVE ALL OF MY-MY KIDS, BUT STAY OUT OF MY BUSINESS.
IT IS SO EXHAUSTING.
LET ME MOVE ON.
- WE KNOW THAT TAMAR HAS TO LEAVE,
AND GO TO NEW YORK TO SEE HER MAN.
- I GOT TO GO. - YOU GOTTA GO-- OKAY.
- SEE YOU LATER-- HAVE A SAFE TRIP.
LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU, MOMMY.
LOVE YOU. - YOU HAVE A GOOD TRIP, OKAY?
GIVE VIN A HUG AND A KISS FOR ME.
- I'M GONNA GIVE HIM MORE THAN A HUG AND A KISS, BABY.
- ALL RIGHT-- SORRY I'M LATE, AGAIN.
I'M READY TO SING. - OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
- LET'S DO IT.
SO, I'M BACK IN THE STUDIO WITH KERI.
I'VE SPENT THE PAST FEW DAYS WORKING ON MY LYRICS AND MUSIC.
SO, I THINK I'M READY TO RECORD.
A-HA-- YEAH, RIGHT.
WHO THOUGHT I WAS THIS TALL?
LIKE, REALLY, GUYS, IS THIS A JOKE?
- YOU COULD BE THAT TALL ONE DAY.
- HAS THIS BEEN WIPED-- NO ONE ELSE USED IT, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW I'M A LITTLE O.C.D.
WHEN I'M IN THE STUDIO, I'M A LITTLE CONTROLLING.
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I'M NOT GONNA APOLOGIZE FOR IT, THOUGH.
I'M JUST BEING CREATIVE,
AND AS AN ARTIST, I FEEL WE HAVE THE RIGHT.
GUYS, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, IN THE STUDIO,
MY NAME IS TAZ, BECAUSE I BECOME THE TASMANIAN DEVIL.
I'M A PERFECTIONIST-- I WANT IT TO BE PERFECT.
GIVE ME A BEAT.
[music starts]
GUYS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE ME A KICK.
WHAT IS-WHAT'S THE COWBELL?
WHEN DID A COWBELL GET IN THE SONG?
I DIDN'T PUT A COWBELL IN THE SONG.
WHAT AM I, A FARMER?
WHAT'S NEXT?
I THINK I CAN BE METICULOUS IN REGULAR LIFE,
BUT WHEN I'M IN THE STUDIO, I'M GONNA BE HONEST.
IT'S TIMES TEN.
THINKING OF YOU
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VOCALS?
I GOTTA DO IT, AGAIN-- I'M SORRY.
IT'S-- THE SOUND'S NOT RIGHT.
OOH OOH OOH
OKAY, I WAS OFF-- ONE MORE TIME.
I FEEL YOUR LIPS
I CAN'T GET THE NOTE RIGHT-- LET ME DO IT AGAIN.
ONE MORE TIME.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOT-- THAT DOESN'T SOUND HOT TO ME.
AS TRINA'D SAY, "THAT'S NOT HOT."
IT'S NOT HOT.
I WANT IT TO BE PERFECT, SO I'M GONNA BE *** MYSELF,
AND I'M GONNA BE *** EVERYONE ELSE.
I JUST WANT IT TO BE RIGHT.
IT'S TOO FAST.
I'M SINGING-- I-I CAN'T TAKE MY TIME.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE SLOWER.
- I CAN SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE. - SLOW IT DOWN.
WHEN DID IT GET SO RUSHED?
- IT NEEDED TO BE SPED UP A LITTLE BIT.
- I-- WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
UGH!
KERI SPED UP THE MUSIC ON ME,
'CAUSE HE THOUGHT THE SONG WAS TOO SLOW.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE THE WAY I WROTE IT!
I DON'T APPRECIATE HIM DOING THIS.
I KEEP TELLING HIM, "I'M THE SHERIFF.
"YOU'RE THE DEPUTY."
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA TRICK ME.
SEE, I'M NOT-I KNEW I WAS NOT THE TASMANIAN DEVIL
FOR NO REASON.
THERE'S A LOT OF TRICKERY GOING ON IN THE STUDIO.
I CAN'T SING UNDER THESE KIND OF CONDITIONS.
I CAN'T DO IT.
I CAN'T DO IT, IF I'M BEING TRICKED.
I CAN'T SING, IF I'M BEING TRICKED.
COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- LOOKING AT NAKED BEHIND MEN?
THAT'S NOT FUN FOR ME.
Y'ALL HAVE TO STOP ALREADY!
IT'S AN INSULT!
- THERE'S A LOT OF TRICKERY GOING ON IN THE STUDIO.
I CAN'T SING UNDER THESE KIND OF CONDITIONS.
I CAN'T DO IT.
I CAN'T DO IT, IF I'M BEING TRICKED.
I CAN'T SING, IF I'M BEING TRICKED.
KERI, HE OFTEN TRICKS ME IN THE STUDIO.
I HATE HIM WHEN HE DOES THAT.
OOH-OOH
OOH-OOH-OOH
BETTER? - PERFECT.
- OKAY, GUYS, JUST SO YOU KNOW,
I'M THE TASMANIAN DEVIL ONLY WHILE I'M IN THE BOOTH.
- YOU'RE A [deleted] MANIAC IN THE STUDIO.
- LOOK, I'M A PERFECTIONIST IN THE STUDIO.
[chuckling] THERE'S A DIFFERENCE-- I'M NOT A MANIAC.
I'M A PERFECTIONIST. - MANIAC IS A UNDERSTATEMENT.
- THE GOOD THING ABOUT KERI IS, AS QUICK AS HE CAN *** ME OFF,
HE CAN ALSO CHEER ME UP AND DEAL WITH MY MOODS.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. - HERE WE GO.
I COULD BE YOUR GIRL
WE'D RULE THE WORLD
ALL THE LOVEMAKING
ALL OF THE [indistinct]
OOH-OOH OOH-OOH-OOH
OOH-OOH-OOH
- I LOVE IT. - ALL RIGHT, THERE WE ARE.
AFTER THREE HOURS OF WORKING ON THIS SONG,
I FINALLY FEEL THAT WE'RE AT A PLACE WHERE IT'S GREAT.
'KAY, LET ME HEAR IT, GUYS.
SITTING HERE THINKING OF YOU
AND I THINK, ONCE KERI GET INTO THE STUDIO,
PUT HIS LITTLE BELLS AND WHISTLE,
MINUS THAT DAMN COWBELL, IT'LL BE GREAT.
OKAY, COOL.
I'M OUT-- GOOD JOB.
AND I'M BACK-- I'M NOT TAZ, NOW.
- YOU'RE STILL CRAZY.
- ABOUT TO EAT? - I JUST WANNA HAVE, LIKE,
A BITE OR SOMETHIN'.
MY NERVES ARE SHOT. - I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
THEY REAL SHOT OR A LITTLE BIT OF SHOT?
- SUPER SHOT. - WHAT ARE YOU EATING?
- HEY, YOU. - NOW, JUST ONE QUESTION.
WHO WAS THAT GUY THAT CAME TO THE TABLE?
WE WERE SITTING AT LUNCH WITH MOM,
AND NO ONE, OTHER THAN LASER,
THE STRIPPER FROM THE CORONET CLUB,
COMES IN AND SAYS "HI" TO US AND MOMMY.
SO, FOR RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH MOMMY.
- A STRIPPER-- IT'S A MALE STRIPPER.
WE MET HIM AT A STRIP CLUB.
SORTA, KINDA.
WE WERE TRYING TO PLAN YOUR BACHELORETTE PARTY.
- SO, YOU GUYS WAS PLANNING TO WHAT?
- HAVE A MALE EXOTIC DANCER.
- FOR-FOR WHOM?
- FOR A BACHELORETTE-FOR A BACHELORETTE PARTY.
- A BACHELORETTE PARTY. - WAIT A MINUTE.
LET'S GO BACK TO THIS.
YOU GUYS-- UH-UH--
WAS GONNA SET THAT UP FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS?
NOT ONLY DID THE GIRLS TELL MY EX-HUSBAND ABOUT MY WEDDING,
BUT THEY WENT TO SEE A STRIPPER,
SO HE COULD BE PRESENT AT MY BACHELORETTE PARTY.
THAT'S TOO MUCH.
I THOUGHT Y'ALL KNEW ME BETTER THAN THAT.
I DON'T DO THAT. - MOMMY, IT'S NOT ABOUT
KNOWING YOU BETTER THAN THAT.
IT'S ABOUT HAVING FUN FOR YOUR BACHELORETTE PARTY.
- THAT'S NOT FUN FOR ME, LOOKING AT NAKED BEHIND MEN.
THAT'S NOT FUN FOR ME! - WELL, GUESS WHAT, MOMMY?
HE WAS WALKING LIKE DENZEL. - I DON'T CARE.
UH-UH, I DON'T-I DON'T CARE.
IT'S ONE THING TO SEE SOMEBODY WALK LIKE DENZEL.
IT'S ANOTHER THING LOOKING AT SOMEBODY'S HIND PARTS.
I DON'T WANNA SEE IT. - HE WAS WALKING LIKE THAT
'CAUSE HE WAS LONG DUCK ***.
[hysterical laughter]
- WE BETTER STOP.
MOMMY'S GONNA SMACK THE *** OUT OF EVERY LAST ONE OF US.
- I-I DON'T SEE NO-I DON'T SEE NO HUMOR IN IT.
- I KINDA THOUGHT MOMMY WOULD JUST THINK
IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY THAT WE'D AUDITION A STRIPPER.
I GUESS I WAS WRONG ABOUT THAT.
- Y'ALL HAVE TO STOP ALREADY!
MY GOD!
I FIND IT TO BE INSULTING.
IT'S AN INSULT! - WHAT'S AN INSULT?
- I MEAN, TO-FOR-FOR YOU GUYS TO EVEN THINK OF PREPARING
SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR ME. - NO, BUT THAT-BUT--
- I DON'T EVEN WANNA LOOK AT THE LITTLE BOY!
- MOMMY, HE DIDN'T LOOK LITTLE,
AND IF YOU CAN FLAP IT UP AND DOWN,
LIKE YOU'RE MANDINGO OR SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT,
YOU'RE NOT A LITTLE KID.
- YOU MAY THINK I'M BEATING A DEAD HORSE TO DEATH,
BUT-- - YOU ARE.
- I HAVE TO, 'CAUSE Y'ALL KEEP DOING THE SAME THING!
Y'ALL MAKE ME NERVOUS.
YOU'RE MAKING ME SO NERV--
I NEVER BEEN NERVOUS LIKE THIS.
IT'S LIKE I CAN'T TRUST YOU GUYS' JUDGMENT.
THE GIRLS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS MY WEDDING.
I MAKE THE DECISIONS.
THEY NEED TO LISTEN TO ME AND RESPECT ME.
I'M NOT HAVING IT ANY OTHER WAY.
SO, FOR A BACHELORETTE PARTY,
I'D JUST RATHER HAVE JUST A GATHERING,
JUST ME AND THE GIRLS,
WITH FINGER FOOD AND JUST JAZZ PLAYING,
AND JUST-JUST TALKING.
NOW, THAT'S EXCITING TO ME.
THANK YOU.
- CAN YOU WAKE ME UP WHEN IT'S OVER?
- HOW ARE YOU?
I'M TAMAR-- THIS IS VINCE.
VINCE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT GETTIN' A DOG
FOR A COUPLE MONTHS.
EVEN THOUGH I'M AFRAID OF DOGS,
I AGREED TO START LOOKING FOR ONE.
HE WANTS, LIKE, THIS HAVANESE DOG,
BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'LL HAVE IN THERE?
OH, MY GOODNESS!
- LOOK AT THIS ONE.
- CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HAVANESE DOG?
- THEY'RE A GOOD FIRST TIME DOG.
- OKAY. - TH-THEY'RE EASY TO MAINTAIN.
IT'S A HYPOALLERGENIC, NON-SHEDDING BREED.
WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER HAVANESE.
IT'S A BOY.
[laughing] LOOK IT!
- HEY, BUDDY-- HEY, BUDDY.
WE'LL TAKE HIM.
- YOU DIDN'T EVEN SEE HIM YET.
- BUT, HE JUST LOOKED IN MY EYES.
- VINCE IS LIKE, "OH-OH, HE LOOKED AT ME."
WHAT?
WE CAN'T GET EVERY DOG THAT LOOKS AT YOU, VINCE.
- HEY, TAMAR. - OH, LOOK AT HIS PAWS.
- HOW ARE YOU? - THEY'RE WHITE.
- SAY, "HI, TAMAR." - HE'S CUTE.
I'M-I'M AFRAID TO TOUCH HIM, THOUGH.
- TAMAR, TOUCH THE GUY. - I JUST WASHED MY HANDS.
- TOUCH THE GUY.
TOUCH HIM. - HI.
- I'LL LET YOU TALK ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND.
- I AIN'T COOKIN' FOR NO DOG, NOW.
THAT'S WHERE I DRAW THE LINE. - GOTTA MAKE HIM SOME CHICKEN.
- HUH? - CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES.
- WHO'S GONNA CLEAN UP AFTER IT?
- I WILL.
- YOU'RE GONNA CLEAN UP AFTER THE DOG?
- YEP.
- JUDGING BY THE LOOK ON VINCE'S FACE,
WE AIN'T LEAVING HERE WITHOUT NO DAMN DOG.
- ALL RIGHT, THIS IS OUR GUY.
- YOU DON'T THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AROUND ANYMORE?
- NO.
DON'T YOU SEE US SITTING HERE AS ONE?
MAN AND DOG-- MAN'S BEST FRIEND.
- WHAT ABOUT ME?
HE SEEMS TO REALLY LIKE YOU.
- HE'S A GOOD GUY. - I'M-I'M GONNA GO WITH IT,
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT ONE,
AND CONSIDERING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,
YOU SHOULD HAVE WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
- WE'LL TAKE HIM.