By Antoinette Johnson

COLD OPEN – INT. SECRET MUSIC INDUSTRY CONFERENCE ROOM – NIGHT

Dimly lit. Illuminati logos on the wall like Apple, Roc Nation, and a mysterious purple triangle labeled “The Order.” A long, roundtable is surrounded by shadowy music execs wearing sunglasses inside. At the head of the table? JAY-Z (hood up), MADONNA (drinking celery juice), and a CGI-ed hologram of PRINCE.

HOLOGRAM PRINCE
“I told y’all about owning your masters. But y’all still out here selling your souls for brunch slots and Spotify placements.”

MADONNA
“Let’s cut to it. Who let Antoinette in the game again?”

JAY-Z
“She wasn’t let in, she kicked the damn door off the hinges with them skits and RC Coin.”

Everyone murmurs. A conspiracy folder slides across the table:

Label Lies: Volume 7 – Antoinette Files

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INT. HEALING HOUSE – DAY

Antoinette is in a meditative yoga stretch while Janet Jackson burns sage in the corner. Alicia Keys plays a calming melody on a crystal piano.

ALICIA KEYS
“I just want to love… everyone.”

JANET JACKSON
“Girl, snap out of it. They put a PR spell on you.”

Britney Spears is on the couch doing the TikTok Uzi shoulder move.

BRITNEY
“Y’all think I’m crazy. But I see it. They cloned me in 2007. I’m the real one.”

Paris Hilton walks in with a chihuahua in a Chanel bag.

PARIS
“Guys… Nicole and I just came from the gossip salon. Word is… SoulSigned ENT is under surveillance. Something big is going down.”

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INT. SOULSIGNED STUDIO – NIGHT

The walls glitch. Lights flicker. Disco Daddy appears with a microfilm cassette labeled “Artist Secrets Vol. 1.” He inserts it into an old school player. A retro hologram appears showing THE TRUTH:

VOICEOVER
“Back in the day, the industry got infiltrated by the Mogul Order – every deal was tied to silence, sacrifice, or someone’s sneakers getting thrown on a powerline.”

FLASHBACKS PLAY:

Lil Vicious being told he had to “go viral or go home” in 1999.

Capone asking “who’s the side dude now?” in a Roc-A-Fella meeting.

The gay rapper hugging Noriega while whispering secrets.

Young Antoinette at Universal Records watching it all from the elevator with divine knowing in her eyes.

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INT. UNDERGROUND MUSIC TEMPLE – LATER

Mary J. Blige walks in wearing a fur coat and Timbs. She’s done with fake roles.

MARY
“They killed me off on Power like I wasn’t the heartbeat of the show. Y’all forgot I am the drama.”

Alicia walks in singing “No One,” clearly still enchanted.

ANTOINETTE
“Mary, snap her out of it.”

MARY
(SMACKS ALICIA WITH A SAGE BUNDLE)
“You betta wake up sis. This industry ain’t no fairy tale—it’s a math test with invisible ink!”

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INT. INDUSTRY AWARD SHOW – FINAL SCENE

Jason Lee, Jim Jones’ girl Chrissy, Angela Bassett (in full regal energy), and Ray J (trying to livestream it all) are gathered for Antoinette’s fake award ceremony called the “Soul Unsold Awards.”

JASON LEE
“I’m here to report the realest thing I’ve seen all year: Antoinette turned Hollywood into Holy-Wood.”

CHRIS TUCKER & ICE CUBE
(from the crowd, nodding)
“Daaaamn.”

TOM CRUISE (floating midair)
“Scientology ain’t got nothing on this energy.”

WILL SMITH
“Y’all better keep my girl’s name in high vibrational sentences only!”

BOOSIE & JOEY BADASS (cheering)
“That’s facts. Ain’t nobody stopping her now.”

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FINAL MOMENT – ANT IN VOICEOVER
Cut to Antoinette walking away in a custom robe with “RC UNCHAINED” on the back.

ANTOINETTE (V.O.)
“They thought I was another girl in heels chasing clout. Nah, I was the chosen one… waking up the game. Hidden messages? They ain’t hidden if you listening with your soul.”

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TO BE CONTINUED IN EPISODE 20…