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A big record executive can’t be everywhere at once. Irv’s ex-wife wants him home with her and the kids, his music artists want more attention, and his wandering eye wants to spend more time with the ladies. Whatever will he do to fit it all in? Find out what happens in the recap after the jump.

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Irv goes into a club and immediately tries to get a woman’s phone number. He blames success for his failed relationship with Deb and says the business won’t let him be faithful.

Meanwhile, Deb goes out with some friends to talk about life. She calls them the hip hop ex-wives club because they’ve all been through it. They agree they wouldn’t date anyone in the industry again. She doesn’t like the long nights, travel, or the temptation. Deb says Irv living at home and being there would be the ideal relationship. She accuses her friends of putting the blame on her instead of Irv. She says she tried and stuck through it, but couldn’t do it anymore. The conversation ends badly and awkwardly. Deb says Irv doesn’t respect marriage, but she doesn’t want to give up hope on the relationship.

The next day at the office, Irv comes in and sees Ja Rule in a video and wasn’t thrilled with the quality of it. He wants to know whose idea it was to do that video. He is told it was everyone’s idea to do a YouTube video. Irv tells them they can’t just do that stuff because Ja Rule is popular and will be torn apart for something bad like that. Ja’s manager yells at him to stop sitting around and do something then. Irv feels split up because he has many artists and can’t always be in the office running things.

The next day, Irv is at Deb’s house helping cook breakfast for the kids. He asks her how her night with the girls went and what they talked about. She tells him about being accused of making their relationship fail. He tells her everyone should find their own happiness. They argue about marriage. It comes up that Irv has too much temptation to commit. Deb thinks relationships can be good if they are worked on, but Irv doesn’t think you can put everything on the man when it goes bad. He tells her its 50-50 and they are equals in relationships. He says making it work doesn’t equate to being happy. They continue arguing, but Irv tells her he lives for his kids and that’s it. Deb is afraid that her sons will grow up and live like their dad and Angie will be trapped like she is. Deb refuses to listen to what Irv says about relationships.

Later, Irv confesses sometimes he questions the decisions he’s made and goes to see his parents. His parents have been married for 51 years and he asks them how they have been together for so long. He then asks if being peaceful with Deb now is better than fighting like they used to. He blames being unfaithful on the business again and thanks his parents.

Back at the office, Irv says they need to keep cranking out records so they can find a hit. the other guys say it’s not like it used to be when they were successful and he needs to be there to guide Ja Rule and get him back on top. They tell him he’ll never have a record if he doesn’t get in there and work with Ja. He agrees and heads into the studio with Ja. They work together over the next couple of days and Ja loves the beats Irv comes up with for him. He says sometimes he has to just drop everything to work with Ja and get him back on top. Irv tells him that song could be a number one and Ja agrees.

Once again Irv blames his relationship bust up on the business again. He says a 9-5 job may have settled him down, but he isn’t in that line of work. He tells Deb they have a good relationship now. He tells her any job that has lots of money and travel has a lot of temptation. Deb doesn’t buy that because there is temptation everywhere and relationships take work. He tells her 9-5 guys just come home and watch the game while the wife nags and then two days later they are fine, but he goes away mad and can hook up with someone somewhere else. Deb tells him she’ll prove him wrong and have a relationship that works someday. She says as time goes on, she’s more unsure they ever should have been together at all.

Next time, Irv says he’ll sacrifice everything, including his family time, to get a hit record. Deb starts talking to the kids about getting a full fledged divorce.