[hip-hop beat]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chants] Karma! Karma!
♪ OK, the future is here My name is Karma ♪
♪ And I'm on the road to greatness ♪
♪ When it comes to rap They say I'm everybody's favorite ♪
♪ Lyrically gifted because of my imagination ♪
♪ But have you ever been In a difficult situation? ♪
♪ Let me tell a story How I doubted my name ♪
♪ Started questioning myself And I was feeling ashamed ♪
♪ Now do I try and fit in Or do I stay in my lane? ♪
♪ Which road should I take? It's really racking my brain! ♪
Have you ever wanted to change your name?
[Karma] Stick around, I'mma show you what went down!
[crowd cheers]
-[boy] Karma? -Huh?
Karma? Karma! What's your deal?
It's the first day of school!
-[Karma laughs] -Who gets this excited about school?
Me! Because this isn't just any first day of school,
it's my first day of middle school. Up top!
You're weird.
Think of all the new friends!
And homework… And music classes!
Do you think I'll still have time to write rhymes, Keys?
Keys? Hm.
-Hey! What's up, Winston? -Oh, hey!
♪ Me and my bestie My bestie and I ♪
♪ On our way to middle school And rhyming on the fly! ♪
Not now, Karma.
-But aren't you excited? -No, I'm terrified!
We're gonna be the youngest kids in school again.
Do you know, our grade is so big, there are three Carries?
How am I gonna tell Carrie L, Carrie B, and Carrie W apart?
Don't worry, Winston, it's gonna be great.
♪ It's all good though You don't have to flow ♪
♪ I'll keep the rhymes going And throw it to my little bro! ♪
[grunts] Not now, Karma.
Uh, what is that? Another invention?
It's the Keys Grant Patented…
Snack Launcher!
Perfect for your next snack attack.
-[beep] -Have some chips!
Or a candy bar!
-Uh-oh. -[beeping]
-Huh? -[Grant] Um…
Still a few bugs to work out.
Come back here, snack!
[Karma laughs]
OK, that's gotta make you feel better.
Hmm. How am I even gonna find the cafeteria?
What if I forget my locker combination?
What if I mix up the Carries?
It's gonna be amazing, I promise.
♪ So maybe I'm too hyped Way more than a little ♪
♪ It's bye-bye, elementary And hello, middle! ♪
[Winston laughs] OK, OK, I believe you, Karma.
[both laugh]
[beatboxes] Hmm?
-Ooh, I call dibs! -Oh.
-Uh… -[boy] So, first day in middle school.
[chuckles nervously]
Oh. Hmm.
Hey! There's a seat next to me.
And it's obviously the best place to be.
Thanks!
I'm Alex. But everyone calls me Switch.
I'm Karma. [gasps]
Wow, your bracelet is so cool!
Thanks, I made it.
Well, it's awesome! So… do you like music?
Gosh, I mean, I love making beats, and hooks,
and collecting records, and, of course, seeing concerts, and playing the…
Huh! Yeah, I like music.
[both laugh]
Hi, everyone! I'm Mr. Singal.
Welcome to your first day of middle school.
What what! [laughs]
-Now let's take out our schedules… -[bell rings]
[students chatter]
[drumming and beatboxing]
[drumstick whizzes]
Whoa!
♪ OK now, that beat's the perfect pitch ♪
♪ All comin' from the sticks Of my homegirl Switch ♪
♪ Rhyming and show-timing With our hip-hop skills ♪
♪ You better recognize 'Cause the world soon will ♪
-[both laugh] -Yeah, that's my ja-zam!
You're incredible, Karma!
Karma? What does that even mean?
Well, it's my name.
That's not like any name I've ever heard before. It's so weird!
What even is Karma?
I've never heard that name before.
-[boy] How do you even spell it? -[girl laughs]
[echoes] Karma!
[whimpers]
-Whoa! -Is she OK?
Karma!
Karma! [laughs]
That was not cool, Carrie. And it definitely wasn't funny.
-Yeah, Carrie. She's right. -Hmm-hm.
Wow, the art room is so cool! And I didn't even mix up the Carries once.
How was your first day, Karma?
-[sighs] I don't want to talk about it. -OK.
-I understand. -Carrie B and the other kids
were so mean to me about my name!
I never thought it was weird before, but… I guess it is.
[scoffs] There's nothing wrong with your name, Karma.
[sighs] Oh, Karma.
After some… [clears throat] hiccups in version 1.0,
I'm proud to announce that the Snack Launcher 2.0 is ready!
-[beeps] -Oh, no!
-[clunking] -Um, this didn't happen before.
I wonder if the choco-sprocket is…
Whoa!
[grunts]
[yells]
Whoa!
Stop it!
[laughs]
[sighs]
All right, this must be serious if you can't even laugh at Keys.
I just want a normal name like everyone else's.
Wait, I know! I'll change my name!
Well, for what it's worth, I like your name.
And Winston Torres is taken, so don't even think about it.
[laughs]
♪ I never thought about my name Or what it meant ♪
♪ I never thought It would bring me no drama ♪
♪ But now that's changed I'm not the same ♪
♪ And I don't think I wanna be… Karma ♪
[sighs]
I just want a normal name. I don't wanna be Karma.
I wanna be…
[gasps] I got it!
♪ I want a new name Want to change the game ♪
♪ I just wanna be ordinary ♪
♪ It's time for me To stop going by Karma ♪
♪ It's time for me to be Carrie!
[Mom] Dinner time!
OK, Mom!
Hello, soon-to-be investors.
Uh, who?
Today I'm here to present to you
the latest invention from Keys Grant Enterprises.
I guess we're having chocolate mashed potatoes now.
-[Mom chuckles] -Hello, lovely family.
Wow, someone's in a happy mood.
-Good first day of school? -Nope.
But I figured out how to make it all better.
From now on, my name isn't Karma.
It's Carrie!
-Excuse me? -Carrie?
Hm, you look more like a Vincent to me.
[groans] Keys!
Uh, why is there chocolate in these mashed potatoes?
Better question. Why don't you want to be Karma?
Because it's the weirdest name on Earth!
Karma's a beautiful name.
No, Carrie is.
It's normal. It's regular.
There are already three Carries in my grade, so I'll fit right in. Mm.
-Well, I support you. -Thank you, Keys.
Now can ya pass the meatloaf, Vincent?
-[groans] -[laughs]
[groans]
Hey, Kar-star.
Uh, I mean… Carrie.
What's up with wanting to change your name?
[sighs] Carrie B and some of the kids made fun of it today.
So I just want to change it to something that's not so… weird.
Well, I like to think of it as unique.
You see, your mom and I chose Karma
because as soon as we met you, we knew you were gonna be one of a kind.
And you deserved a name as special as you are.
[sighs]
But what does Karma even mean?
It means what you put out into the world is what you get back.
-Huh? -[Dad laughs]
Well, maybe another way to think about it is hmm…
It's kind of like a boomerang!
If you put out love, you'll get love back.
Hmm. And if I put silliness out into the world…
[babbles]
…I'll get silliness back?
Yes!
[babbles]
[both babble]
[both laugh]
And if you put snacks out into the world…
-Huh? -…you get snacks back!
[gasps]
-Uh-oh! Wait! Come back here, chips! -[they laugh]
I'm not sure if karma works for chips.
Nope.
[sighs] Thanks, Dad.
Hm-hmm.
[boy] That homework was a piece of cake.
[gasps] There's Karma.
[gasps]
Karma! Over here.
[gasps]
You made this for me?
Yep! For letting me sit with you yesterday.
You're pretty cool, Karma.
Huh. Put friendship out, get friendship back.
Uh-oh. Carrie alert.
Want me to talk to her?
I got this.
What do you want, Carrie?
Um… Nice bracelets.
Hmm.
[sighs]
I wanted to tell you that I've never heard a name like yours before.
You made that clear.
And I think that's really cool.
I mean, there are two other Carries in our grade.
I wish I had a name as special as yours.
Oh! Thanks.
But that doesn't change the fact that you were a real bully to me yesterday.
I know, I know. I'm sorry.
Hmm.
Sit here.
OK, OK everyone, quiet. It's attendance time.
-Carrie? -Here.
-Chris. -Here.
-Karma? -Uh…
Karma?
[dramatic music]
Right here.
♪ Here's my introduction Chapter one verse one ♪
♪ Best rapper alive If anybody wants some! ♪
♪ But let me tell a story How I doubted my name ♪
♪ And I lost my confidence Until my daddy explained ♪
♪ That Karma means destiny ♪
♪ If I put good into the world It comes back ♪
♪ And that's bringing out The best in me ♪
♪ We're all unique And nobody's the same ♪
♪ So, let's conquer the world I'm ready to make change ♪
♪ Tell 'em who's the queen And I follow my dreams ♪
[crowd] ♪ Go, Karma! Go, Karma! ♪
♪ And I wouldn't change a thing 'Cause I love my name ♪
[crowd] ♪ Go, Karma! Go, Karma! ♪
♪ I said, tell 'em who's the queen And I follow my dreams ♪
[crowd] ♪ Go, Karma! Go, Karma! ♪
♪ And to all the boys and girls Let's change the world ♪
[crowd] ♪ Go, Karma! Go, Karma! ♪
-Whoo-hoo! -Yeah, let's go!
[boy] I love that song!
That was amazing, Karma!
Yeah, I don't want a new name.
I am Karma!