"Keep Ya Head Up" is the ninth episode of the first season of All American. It premiered on January 16, 2019.
Summary[]
ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES – Spencer should be on top of the world -- his football team is headed to the playoffs and he can finally be with Layla -- but he can't shake a major tragedy that occured causing him to question everything. Meanwhile, Coop learns some disturbing information about a friend and Jordan is worried about the results of a drug test that could end his football career for good.[2]
Plot[]
To be added
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Daniel Ezra as Spencer James
- Bre-Z as Tamia "Coop" Cooper
- Greta Onieogou as Layla Keating
- Samantha Logan as Olivia Baker
- Michael Evans Behling as Jordan Baker
- Cody Christian as Asher Adams
- Karimah Westbrook as Grace James
- Monet Mazur (credit only)
- Jalyn Hall as Dillon James
- Taye Diggs as Billy Baker
Guest Starring[]
- Jay Reeves as Shawn Scott
- Demtrius Shipp Jr. as Tyrone Morris
- Michelle Hayden as Ripley
- Antoine Harris as Juice
- Bernadette Speakes as Ruth Scott
- Chris Conner as Gordon Bauer
Co-Starring[]
- Chelsea Tavares as Patience Robinson
- Daryl C. Brown as Pastor Weeks
- Jefferson Reid as Brandon Scott
- Michael Wayne Williams as Young Spencer
- Kendall Joy Hall as Young Coop
- Christopher Farrar as Young Shawn
Trivia[]
- This episode’s title originated from the song “Keep Ya Head Up”, originally sung by Tupac Skakur.
Multimedia[]
Soundtrack[]
Title | Artist | Scene |
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"Hold On" | Animal Fiction | Football practice. |
"You Gotta Go" | Haydee | Layla tracks down Asher to encourage him to stop partying and get back to school. |
"Let's Get Together" | Extreme Music | Layla and Spencer discuss the negative news article written about him, then she urges him to go to the awards ceremony. |
"River" | Chelsea Tavares | Patience sings at Shawn's funeral; Tyrone tells Spencer that Shawn warned everyone else from going after him, because he knew Spencer would make something of himself. |
"How This Ends" | Tom Bromley | Asher stops by the cafe to bring Layla a bouquet of flowers and declare his love, but she tells him she's with Spencer now. |
"River" | Leon Bridges | Flashback to Spencer talking to Shawn at his brother's grave, trying to convince him not to retaliate; Spencer visits Shawn's grave. |