D'Angelo, Bodie and others in “The Buys”

D'Angelo

Now look, check it, it's simple, it's simple. See this? This the kingpin, a'ight? And he the man. You get the other dude's king, you got the game. But he trying to get your king too, so you gotta protect it. Now, the king, he move one space any direction he damn choose, 'cause he's the king. Like this, this, this, a'ight? But he ain't got no hustle. But the rest of these motherfuckers on the team, they got his back. And they run so deep, he really ain't gotta do shit.

Bodie

Like your uncle.

D'Angelo

Yeah, like my uncle. [picks up a queen] You see this? This the queen; she smart, she fierce. She move anyway she want as far as she want. And she is the go-get-shit-done piece.

Wallace

Remind me of Stringer.

D'Angelo

And this over here is the castle, like the stash. It move like this, or like this. [demonstrates]

Wallace

Dog, stash don't move, man.

D'Angelo

Come on, yo, think, how many times we move the stash house this week. Right? And every time we move the stash, we gotta move a little muscle with it.

Bodie

True, true, you right. A'ight, what about them little baldheaded bitches right there?

D'Angelo

These right here, these are the pawns. They like the soldiers. They move like this, one space forward only. Except when they fight, then it's like this. And they like the front lines, they be out in the field.

Wallace

So how do you get to be the king?

D'Angelo

It ain't like that. See the king stay the king, a'ight? Everything stay who he is, 'cept for the pawns. The pawns, they get all the way to the other dude's side, you get to be queen. And like I said, the queen ain't no bitch. She got all the moves.

Bodie

A'ight, so, I make it to the other end, I win?

D'Angelo

If you catch the other dude's king and trap it, then you win.

Bodie

But I make it to the end, I'm top dog?

D'Angelo

Naw, it ain't like that. Look, pawns man, in the game, they get capped quick. They be out the game early.

Bodie

Unless they some smart-ass pawns.