Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
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Cast verified as complete
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Kyle Lee Watson
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| Leon | ... |
Shep
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| Tupac Shakur | ... |
Birdie
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| David Bailey | ... |
Rollins
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| Tonya Pinkins | ... |
Mailika
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| Marlon Wayans | ... |
Bugaloo
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| Bernie Mac | ... |
Flip
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Byron Minns | ... |
Monroe
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| Wood Harris | ... |
Motaw
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| Shawn Michael Howard | ... |
Bobby
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| Henry Simmons | ... |
Starnes
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| Iris Little Thomas | ... |
Waitress
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| Michael Rispoli | ... |
Richie
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| Eric Nies | ... |
Montrose
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Bill Rafferty | ... |
Self
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James Williams | ... |
Speedy
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Richard Ray Kirkland | ... |
Phil Redd
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Tyrone Batista | ... |
Tyrone
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Cinnamon Paige | ... |
Young Woman
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Debra Rubins | ... |
Hostess
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Jesse Williams | ... |
Official
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| Robert Harvey | ... |
Official #2
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Cuffee | ... |
Referee #1
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Anthony Hargraves | ... |
Referee #2
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Darien Berry | ... |
Younger Player
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Lakeesha E. Allen | ... |
Monarch Cheerleader
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Sherrese Clark | ... |
Monarch Cheerleader
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Annie Charles | ... |
Monarch Cheerleader
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Aspen Davis | ... |
Monarch Cheerleader
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Charlene Levi | ... |
Monarch Cheerleader
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Tameeka McKinney | ... |
Monarch Cheerleader
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Dannell G. Ruiz | ... |
Monarch Cheerleader
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Leslie Terrero | ... |
Monarch Cheerleader
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Kenneth Bantum | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Howard Bond | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Troy Bowers | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Roger Brooks | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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| Dorian Graham | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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| Marion Jenkins | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Gill K. Kimble Jr. | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Shabar Lassen | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Franklin Martin | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Troy Trusdale | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Tracey Walston | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Sam Worthen | ... |
Bombers & Birdmen
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Darrian Strong | ... |
Background
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CiMa Birch | ... |
Birdie Girl (uncredited)
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Jamie Blue Rocks Frank | ... |
Producer Jay Wright of Biv10 Entertainment (uncredited)
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| Barry Bradford | ... |
Basketball Player (uncredited)
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| Hazel Dolphy | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Kiante Elam | ... |
Nutso (uncredited)
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Michelle Etwaroo | ... |
Tournament Attendee (uncredited)
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| Bobbito Garcia | ... |
Player (uncredited)
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| John Jarusiewicz | ... |
Orange Team Member (uncredited)
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Pee Wee Kirkland | ... |
College basketball scout (uncredited)
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Scott Andrew Miller | ... |
Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jeff Pollack | ||
Written by
| Jeff Pollack | ... | (story) & |
| Benny Medina | ... | (story) |
| Barry Michael Cooper | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Jeff Pollack | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| James D. Brubaker | ... | executive producer |
| Steven Greener | ... | associate producer |
| Mara Manus | ... | associate producer |
| Benny Medina | ... | producer |
| Aaron Meyerson | ... | associate producer |
| Jeff Pollack | ... | producer |
Music by
| Marcus Miller | ||
Cinematography by
| Tom Priestley Jr. | ||
Editing by
| James Mitchell | ||
| Michael Ripps | ||
Editorial Department
| Elizabeth Castro | ... | assistant editor |
| Vartan Nazarian | ... | apprentice editor |
| Michael Ripps | ... | senior editor |
| Matvey Shatz | ... | color timer |
| James Stellar Jr. | ... | assistant editor |
| Amy Tompkins | ... | additional editor |
| Lynne M. Whitlock | ... | first assistant editor (as Lynne Whitlock) |
Casting By
| Ellyn Long Marshall | ||
| Maria E. Nelson | ||
Production Design by
| Ina Mayhew | ||
Set Decoration by
| Paul Weathered | ||
Costume Design by
| Karen Perry | ||
Makeup Department
| Larry M. Cherry | ... | key hair stylist |
| C. Romania Ford | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Diane Ford | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Andrea Miller | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Ellie Winslow | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| James D. Brubaker | ... | unit production manager |
| Diane Conn | ... | production supervisor |
| Joe Fineman | ... | executive in charge of post-production |
| Elizabeth Fox | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Deborah Moore | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Parnes Cartwright | ... | second second assistant director |
| Howard McMaster | ... | assistant director |
| Mary Rae Thewlis | ... | key second assistant director |
| Brian A. York | ... | dga trainee (as Brian A. York) |
Art Department
| Anthony Baldasare | ... | on-set dresser |
| Diana Burton | ... | property assistant (as Diane E. Burton) |
| Suzanne E. Cestare | ... | set dresser |
| Sarah G. Conly | ... | scenic artist |
| Warren Drummond | ... | storyboard consultant |
| Arthur Dworin | ... | scenic artist |
| Douglas Fecht | ... | set dresser |
| Stephen Finkin | ... | set dresser |
| Nancy Griffith | ... | property master |
| Laura Iler | ... | property assistant |
| Mikhail Ivenitsky | ... | scenic artist |
| Diane Lederman | ... | assistant property master |
| Amy Martin | ... | art department assistant |
| Jeff Naparstek | ... | lead man |
| Glen Pangione | ... | construction coordinator |
| Dominic Toto | ... | property assistant |
| Mitch Towse | ... | set dresser |
| Steven P. Duchscherer | ... | property master: third unit (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Michael Barosky | ... | production sound mixer |
| Craig Berkey | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Tim Boggs | ... | adr editor |
| Mark Cookson | ... | sound effects editor |
| Louis Creveling | ... | dialogue editor |
| Lisle Engle | ... | sound effects editor |
| Robert Friedman | ... | foley walker |
| Sean Garnhart | ... | digital sound transfer engineer |
| Ginger Geary | ... | foley walker |
| Danielle Ghent | ... | foley editor |
| David Grant | ... | dialogue editor |
| Daniel S. Irwin | ... | dialogue editor |
| Dan Jamele | ... | dialogue editor |
| Darryl Linkow | ... | production sound mixer: additional photography |
| Tommy Louie | ... | boom operator |
| Derek Marcil | ... | adr mixer |
| David Melhase | ... | dialogue editor |
| Piero Mura | ... | sound effects editor (as Piero Murg) |
| Stewart Nelsen | ... | sound effects editor (as Stewart Nelson) |
| Darren Paskal | ... | sound facility |
| Paige Pollack | ... | foley walker |
| John Ross | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Craig Sadler | ... | sound effects editor |
| Joshua E. Schneider | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Steve Scoville | ... | dialogue editor |
| David Torres | ... | foley mixer |
| Paul Urmson | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mathew Waters | ... | sound effects editor (as Matt Waters) |
| Cory Coken | ... | additional adr artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Harold Baines | ... | stunts |
| Richard Colbert | ... | stunts |
| Jake Crawford | ... | additional stunt coordinator |
| Kiante Elam | ... | additional stunts |
| Ousaun Elam | ... | additional stunts |
| Jalil Jay Lynch | ... | stunt youth #1 |
| Monty L. Simons | ... | additional stunts |
| Jeff Ward | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Keith Leon Williams | ... | stunts (as Keith Hickles) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dana Altomare | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Bob Brennan | ... | grip |
| Jonathan Burkhart | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Bill Cassidy | ... | grip |
| Joseph F. Coffey | ... | additional camera operator |
| Joe Collins | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Craig DiBona | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| John Dolan | ... | grip |
| Liz Dory | ... | additional second assistant camera (as Elizabeth Dory) |
| John Finnerty | ... | grip (as John 'Spike' Finnerty) |
| Thomas Ford | ... | best boy electric (as Tom Ford) |
| Brad Goss | ... | best boy grip |
| Jeff Hand | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Jonathan Herron | ... | additional camera operator |
| Kevin Janicei | ... | electrician |
| Miguel Jimenez | ... | electrician |
| Roberto Jiménez | ... | electrician |
| David Knox | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Richard C. Kratina | ... | additional camera operator / director of photography: second unit |
| Ondrej Kubicek | ... | camera trainee |
| Gábor Kövér | ... | additional camera operator / camera operator: "b" camera |
| Sal Lanza | ... | grip |
| Eric Liebowitz | ... | still photographer |
| Deborah Lipman | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Lauren Loughin | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Edward W. Lowry | ... | dolly grip |
| Frances 'Buddy' McBride | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Charles Meere III | ... | electrician (as Charles E. Meere III) |
| Robert Merk | ... | electrician (as Rob 'Gel Master' Merk) |
| Peter Morei | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Larry Orlick | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Lawrence Orlick) |
| Douglas Pellegrino | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Ronald Plant | ... | key grip (as Ronnie Plant) |
| Paul Postelnicu | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| George Potter | ... | electrician |
| Chris Primavera | ... | grip |
| Frank Rinato | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Daniel Sanabria | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| George Santo Pietro | ... | additional dolly grip |
| Gerard Sava | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Joseph Sciretta | ... | electrician |
| Susan Starr | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Rian Stocking | ... | electrician |
| Phillip Todd | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Jon R. Tower | ... | gaffer |
| Robert Wagner | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Casting Department
| Yolande Gerai | ... | extras casting |
| Keith Gunthorpe | ... | extras casting assistants |
| Ulysses Terrero | ... | extras casting assistants |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jennifer L. Bryan | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| John Corbo | ... | additional wardrobe supervisor |
| Lynne Maureen Curtis | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Katrina Jeffries | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Estella Marie | ... | seamstress |
| Barry Mazurek | ... | assistant wardrobe supervisor |
| Travis Miller | ... | set costumer |
| James Wilcox | ... | additional wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| Lys Hopper | ... | location consultant (as Lysbeth Hopper) |
| Joe Kelly | ... | location assistant |
| Isabelle Kostic Crosley | ... | location assistant |
| Scott Allen Logan | ... | location manager / location manager: additional photography |
| Vincent Taylor | ... | location assistant |
| Adam G. Williams | ... | locations department |
Music Department
| Charmaine Amee | ... | playback singer |
| Anita Camarata | ... | music supervisor |
| Toby Emmerich | ... | executive in charge of music: New Line |
| Earl Ghaffari | ... | music editor |
| Benny Medina | ... | music supervisor |
| Marcus Miller | ... | musician: musical score |
| Gilberto Morales | ... | music recordist |
| Charles B. Underwood | ... | music producer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Deirdre Horgan | ... | script supervisor (as Deirdre Horgan Aska) |
Transportation Department
| Will Jam Baker | ... | driver |
| Tom Beathe | ... | driver |
| Timothy P. Cassella | ... | driver |
| Albert Colella | ... | driver |
| Bob Donavan | ... | driver |
| John Featherstone | ... | driver |
| Michael Fennimore | ... | driver |
| Gus Fiein | ... | driver |
| William K. Gaskins | ... | driver |
| John P. Jones | ... | driver |
| Leonard Luizzi | ... | driver |
| Avie Shwartzbach | ... | driver |
| Charles Spillane | ... | driver |
| Barry Stanton | ... | driver |
| Barry Sweeney | ... | driver |
| George Washington | ... | driver |
| Carlos Williams | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Anton Austin | ... | production intern |
| Shawn Baker | ... | production assistant |
| Carolyn Annette Benjamin | ... | production intern |
| Wayne 'jo-bear' Bristo | ... | set production assistant |
| Theodor A. Brown | ... | teamster captain |
| Cassandra Butcher | ... | unit publicist |
| Sharron Cannon | ... | assistant: Mr. Jeff Pollack / director of product placement |
| Eric E. Clark | ... | set production assistant |
| Edwin Davis | ... | production assistant |
| Kimberly Demek | ... | production intern |
| Maurice A. Dwyer | ... | production intern (as Maurice Dwyer) |
| Helena Echegoyen | ... | creative executive |
| Maurice 'pee-wee' Edwards | ... | assistant parking coordinator |
| Avy Eschenasy | ... | production attorney |
| Courtney Fain | ... | production assistant |
| Mary Garvey | ... | production intern |
| David Graham | ... | assistant location consultant |
| Timothy Gray | ... | production executive |
| David Guilbeau | ... | craft service (as David 'Cajun' Guilbeau) |
| Shannon M. Hawkins | ... | set production assistant |
| Tony Hoffman | ... | product placement |
| Jay Horne | ... | assistant location consultant |
| Kevin Jackson | ... | set production assistant |
| Rena Jordan | ... | production intern |
| William Keys | ... | production assistant |
| Richard Ray Kirkland | ... | technical basketball advisor |
| John 'yayha' Lyons | ... | key set production assistant |
| Jennifer Madeloff | ... | production intern |
| M.J. Magbanua | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
| Richard Mancuso | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Ginny Martino | ... | contracts administrator |
| Margaret McCourt | ... | production accountant (as Margaret Ann Mccourt) |
| Rafael Osorio | ... | set production assistant |
| Sharon Parker | ... | set production assistant |
| David Price | ... | production intern |
| Daniel Ramirez | ... | key office production assistants |
| Exile Ramirez | ... | office production assistant |
| Terry 't-bone' Rhodes | ... | parking coordinator |
| Dawn Murphy Riley | ... | production office coordinator |
| Gingi Rochelle | ... | set production assistant |
| Holly S. Rymon | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Peter Schön | ... | key office production assistant |
| Alan James Scott | ... | cast liaison |
| Felicia Standel | ... | production intern |
| Hasson Javieor Taylor | ... | production assistant |
| Neal Thompson | ... | title designer |
| Adolfo Vasquez | ... | production intern |
| Rick Washburn | ... | weapons coordinator |
| Katreniah L. Washington | ... | assistant: Mr. Brubaker |
| Cecil Watkins | ... | technical sports consultant |
| Sandra West | ... | production intern |
| Alex L. Worman | ... | publicist |
| H Spencer Young | ... | production assistant (as H. Spencer Young) |
| Ronald C. Briggs Jr. | ... | inventory services (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- New Line Cinema (1994) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1994) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (1995) (Germany) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox India (1995) (India) (theatrical)
- First Independent Films (1994) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Asso Film
- Capital Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS) (through)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Mr. Banker Films (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- New Line Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD) (AOL Time Warner print)
- New Line Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (VHS) (AOL Time Warner print)
- New Line Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD) (Infinifilm version)
- New Line Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- New Line Home Video (1995) (United States) (tv) (print, Turner)
- New Line Home Video (1996) (United States) (tv) (print, Turner)
- New Line Home Video (1997) (United States) (tv) (Turner print)
- New Line Home Video (United States) (DVD) (late 1997) (Time Warner print)
- New Line Home Video (United States) (VHS) (late 1997) (Time Warner print)
- Reel Corporation (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Reel DVD (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Roadshow Entertainment Video (1995) (Australia) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1995) (Australia) (VHS)
- Schröder Media (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- United Paramount Network (UPN) (World-wide) (tv)
- WWOR (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Howard Anderson Digital Effects (opticals)
- RGB Optical (opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Story of Kyle-Lee Watson, a promising high school basketball star, and his relationships with Birdie, a powerful drug dealer, and Birdie's brother, Thomas 'Shep' Sheppard, himself once a promising high school star at Kyle's school, now employed as a security guard.
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| Taglines | The Hardest Part Of Winning Is Choosing Sides. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | At the start when Shep awakes from the nightmare, you hear the intro to Tupac Shakur's "Pain" - "I Couldn't help but notice your pain" - "My pain?" - "It runs deep, share it with me!". This voice-over is from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). See more » |
| Goofs | In the movie's first scene Shepard and Nutso are playing ball on a rooftop with a huge wall and glass window behind the basketball hoop. When Nutso falls off of the roof the wall completely disappears. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult/Monkey Trouble/The Paper/Bitter Moon/Savage Nights (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Pain See more » |
| Quotes |
Shep:
You think I came back here to work for you? Birdie: Come on, man, we brothers; wouldn't have you working for me. We'd be partners. Shep: What, selling that shit? Are you that dumb? Birdie: Who the fuck you think you're talking to, man? This ain't Nutso. This ain't that dopehead on the roof taking orders from you. This ain't your same little brother following behind you trying to go outside. You ain't the motherfuckin' man no more. I'm the one! Shit has changed! It's a new day, bro. If you can't clean up your act, I suggest you raise the fuck up and get the hell out of Dodge... or get caught up. See more » |