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[[caption-width-right:295:Every second, every minute, man I swear that she could get it...]]



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* {{Drown My Sorrows}}: Iesha.

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* {{Drown {{Drowning My Sorrows}}: Iesha.
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* {{Drown My Sorrows}}: Iesha.
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* {{Hollywood Homely}}: Justice become this after her boyfriend [[spoiler: is shot in front of her]]. Before, she sported a yellow crop top and displayed her braids. Afterwards, she dresses in all black, oversized clothing and wears hats. Even in mom jeans and a newsboy hat, its still freaking {{Janet Jackson}}.
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* {{{{Hollywood Homely}}: Justice become this after her boyfriend [[spoiler: is shot in front of her]]. Before, she sported a yellow crop top and displayed her braids. Afterwards, she dresses in all black, oversized clothing and wears hats. Even in mom jeans and a newsboy hat, its still freaking {{Janet Jackson}}.
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* {{Poetry}}: Justice recites poetry in a few voice overs throughout the movie. They're all works by {{Maya Angelou}}.
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* {{Drugs Are Bad}}: Lucky's baby mother does crack and sleeps with another man with her kids in the next room. This causes Lucky to storm out of her apartment with his daughter, sick of her neglectful ways.
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* {{Tear Jerker}}: Watching Justice stare herself down in the mirror and cry over what she's lost can definitely inspire tears. Doesn't help that she's doing it to a very sad Stevie Wonder song.
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* {{The Alcoholic}}: Iesha, to Justice's chagrin.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Chicago. Whether its [[spoiler: hitting Iesha and then attempting to attack Justice when she intervenes]] or verbally attacking Justice for showing interest in Lucky. An inner monologue reveals he planned to [[spoiler: cheat on Iesha]].

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* {{Tear Jerker}}: Watching Justice stare herself down in the mirror and cry over what she's lost can definitely inspire tears. Doesn't help that she's doing it to a very sad Stevie Wonder song.
* {{The Nineties}}: Box braids, dashikis, oversized bamboo earrings and mom jeans, oh my!

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* {{Tear Jerker}}: Watching Justice stare herself down in the mirror and cry over what she's lost can definitely inspire tears. Doesn't help that she's doing it to {{Informed Flaw}}: Chicago has a very sad Stevie Wonder song.
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* {{Tear Jerker}}: Watching Justice stare herself down in the mirror and cry over what she's lost can definitely inspire tears. Doesn't help that she's doing it to a very sad Stevie Wonder song.
* {{The Nineties}}: Box braids, dashikis, oversized bamboo earrings and mom jeans, oh my!



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* {{Road Trip Plot}}: Both destroys and creates relationships.
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* {{Slap Slap Kiss}}: Justice and Lucky spend a lot of time getting on each others' bad sides before they eventually [[spoiler: hook up]].
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* {{Crazy Cat Lady}}: Justice. Her friend even lampshades this.
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* {{Tear Jerker}}: Watching Justice stare herself down in the mirror and cry over what she's lost can definitely inspire tears. Doesn't help that she's doing it to a very sad Stevie Wonder song.


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* {{Hey, It's That Guy}}: Q-Tip from {{A Tribe Called Quest}} plays Justice's ex-boyfriend.

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* {{Hey, It's That Guy}}: Q-Tip from {{A Tribe Called Quest}} plays Justice's ex-boyfriend.{{The Ninties}}
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*{{Would Hit a Girl}}: Chicago.
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The movie focuses on Justice coping with her life after her boyfriend, played by Q-Tip, is [[spoiler: killed by gang members]]. She learns to love herself again and opens up to a budding romance with an unlikely friend after embarking on a mini road trip.

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The movie focuses on Justice coping with her life after her boyfriend, played by Q-Tip, is [[spoiler: killed by gang members]]. She learns to love herself again and opens up to a budding romance with an unlikely friend after embarking on a mini road trip.trip.

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Poetic Justice is a 1993 romantic comedy film starring {{Janet Jackson}} as the titular Justice, {{Tupac Shakur}} as Lucky and {{Regina King}} as Justice's best friend Iesha.

The movie focuses on Justice coping with her life after her boyfriend, played by Q-Tip, is [[spoiler: killed by gang members]]. She learns to love herself again and opens up to a budding romance with an unlikely friend after embarking on a mini road trip.

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