The Waterboyz

Hey, bruh, I'm telling you,

this street shit ain't where it's at.

It's like every other day I'm hearing about someone

who looks just like me and you losing their life out here.

Yeah.

Even worse than that;

it's someone that looks just like us

that's doing the killing.

Twin, my cousin just got arrested

last week for murder.

See?

That's two young brothers lives lost.

Lemme grab this cooler.

Rinse this thing out.

Yeah, all right, let go.

You got it?

Hell, yeah.

Not to mention, 12 out here killing us like animals.

Yeah.

Ain't no jobs out here.

They gentrifying the hood.

Rent prices getting high.

Folks ain't got no choice but to hustle.

Yeah, selling poison to our own people.

Bro, I feel ya.

Social media has these young girls out here

looking up to strippers and popping pills.

Dig what I'm saying.

We so lit.

Yeah, for real.

We bad as fuck.

And the irony of it is,

we live in Atlanta.

Birthplace of M.L.K.,

cradle of the Civil Rights Movement.

I bet Dr. King is turning in his grave

over at the monument right now.

Looking at what we've become: savages.

I'm telling you,

that's why I'm just trying to stack my paper,

get this car, pay my way through college

and get out of these streets.

Once I get my degree in graphic design,

I'm gonna start my own company.

Become an entrepreneur.

Hell, I might even make it on the cover

of Black Enterprise one day!

This is my best friend, Dolo.

We've been thick as thieves ever since we were kids.

Boy, you sound crazy as hell.

Shit, I'm just trying stack enough money, a'ight,

grab that Hellcat and some fine bad bitch to ride shotgun.

Boy, that my American dream.

Shut the hell up!

Needless to say,

me and my boy view life different.

You wish!

Man. I'm telling y'all man. When I got goddamn leave here--

This is our squad.

Come on, man!

Like they can't tell me I can't walk-on, man.

Look at Jordan Nelson.

You right, you right.

This is Slim,

who was a star receiver at our school

with lots of scholarship offers

'til he got injured.

He was always talking about going to the league.

Santana Moss, goddamn, walk-on.

So you mean to tell me Slim can't walk-on, huh?

Them folk need me, man.

Look, but you do know,

Kap said the NFL was like a slave ship.

These folks only wanna see us with a gun,

a microphone or a ball in our hand.

This is Malcolm.

He's a conspiracy theorist

and card-holding Black Lives Matter member.

He literally keeps a membership card in his wallet.

Hey, Cuz!

You got to chill, bro. Chill!

You always talking all that militant stuff like... relax!

Get you a girlfriend.

And this our girl, Tee.

Yeah, she a girl who like girls but she one of the homies.

Always got our back and always makes us laugh.

You know I be all chilling,

you know I'll be chilling doing my thing or whatever.

That's because I get all the shawtys.

I got all the shawt-ays!

Ah, okay!

Vagina, what?

I'll hook you up.

Hey, what's up, y'all?

-Hey. -What's up?

Y'all ready to get you money?

-Hell, yeah. -I know that's right.

Hell you talking about?

You ain't said nothing but a word.

Let me explain to you the economics

of being a Waterboy.

Ice cold water!

You buy a cooler.

$16.98 at Walmart.

Save money. Live better.

You get a bag of ice. $4.

40 waters. $5.36 each.

See? It's not only water we're selling,

we're offering people an opportunity

to support the inner city kids

who are trying to do something positive.

Water! Water!

Ice cold water.

H2O, water!

Shit, man, let me get one of them.

One of 'em blue boys for you.

Oh, thank you. You need change?

Nah, keep the change.

-Appreciate you big, bro. -All right, young brother.

-All right, have a good day. -You too, buddy.

-Hey. -Keep the change, bro.

Appreciate you, Unc!

Water!

Get your water, water!

-Keep the change. -Appreciate ya, Aunt C!

Nice cold water, H20!

I got some ones from the strip club.

Hold on, let me--

You gonna help me out, big bro?

I'm gonna help you out.

Water!

-Come on, water. -It's hot out here.

Y'all need this water!

All right, so listen,

this is not about this water.

It's about you doing what you need to do with the money,

you hear me?

- Yeah. - All right.

Thank you. You need change?

I don't need change.

- Thank you. - Keep going, alright.

You have a good day.

Water! Water!

Get your water!

Attorney Crump?

How you doing, young king?

I'm good. How are you?

How may I help you today?

I'm just out here selling water.

Oh brother, you not just selling water,

you running your business.

This $60 is an investment in your future business.

We believe in you.

Thank you.

- Alright King. - H20!

We were constantly competing

for corners with other Waterboys and drug dealers.

This is Junior.

Him and his crew move different than us.

They pack guns, sell drugs, and behave like criminals.

Unfortunately, this was just the cost of doing business.

We had to watch our backs

anytime they was around.

They would be out here trapping in broad daylight.

And 12 wasn't doing nothing about it.

Ice cold water!

Ice cold water!

Auntie! We got some ice cold water!

Hey, bruh.

Ice cold water!

Give me some water, little nigga.

This is Lil Zoo,

the neighborhood drug dealer

and all around out goon.

Y'all boys out here working?

Selling!

What you got for me?

Ain't made nothing all day, man.

Oh he lying.

So you mean to tell me you out here all day,

you ain't make nothing?

Come on with my cut, man.

Quit playing, man.

I said what you got for me?

- Come on. - Look, he robbing 'em.

- Run them pockets. - For real?

Run them pockets.

Him and Zoo gang

run terror on these streets.

Yes, sir, we don't lie.

Ah, what?

-Yeah. -Yeah.

Hey, man, when you in the city of Atlanta,

make sure you checking in, man.

This big Zoo shit, for real!

Tell 'em, Juice.

Don't ever call me that.

And we got that fire on us. Mmm hmm.

Niggas ain't playing.

Ready to do it!