What if you were raised to be a hooker and worst of all, your father was your pimp? In “Keepin’ It in the Family,” this isn’t just a nightmare for the Collins daughters, this is reality. Raised without the guidance of their mother, Diamond, Essence and Chanel were forced onto the streets at a very young age. They were expected to make that money by any means necessary, or face the wrath of their daddy, Dallas Collins. Can the girls band together in order to free themselves from Dallas?

In “Pound Cake,” we bring you to Coney Island, where four friends deal with daily life in one of the most deadly parts of the borough. Pound Cake, a beautiful yet fiery nineteen-year-old, is the leader of the pack. People in the streets know not to mess with Pound Cake or her homegirls. So when a local hustler named Winter impregnates and then abuses Minnie, the youngest in the group, pound cake won’t stand for it. She is going to find a way to make him pay.

“So Seductive” introduces you to the world of Cinnamon and Simonne. Best friends since childhood, they are every man’s fantasy and they know it. They love to play with men and get whatever they want from them. But when one of their night’s escapades turns violent, will the girls change, or will they fall prey to the unforgiving Brooklyn streets?

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Beautiful River joins a stick-up-crew, but she doesn’t know that Big Red and Twinkie have a secret that she’s not in on. When she falls in love with Eric, one of their victims, all she wants is to find her baby sister and settle down with her new love. But River soon becomes a prisoner in her dangerous world. And escaping may cost her more than her life.

By the time she turns sixteen, Starr is working for a pimp and turning tricks daily. But when an assault by one of her “dates” lands her in the hospital, Starr meets a woman who wants to help her change her life. Starr’s heart is too hardened to believe in second chances, but she soon begins to long for something more than selling her body just to survive. However, the game does not give up its players so easily.

Enter Eric’s cousin Yung Slim, fresh out of jail after seven years. He’s looking to reclaim the streets, and take care of some old grudges. When Yung Slim goes to battle, Eric is torn between his love for River, his ties to his cousin, and the lure of the streets – and gets in too deep. When war breaks out on the battlefield of the streets, who will be left standing?

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Where I’m from, South Jamaica Queens, making the wrong choices in life can actually make you feel like you made all the right moves; especially when you’re driving around in the high-end cars, spending money like it’s water, and sporting the latest trends and fashions.

Since I was thirteen I’ve been hustling and running the streets. My theory in life is “the more money you hold, the more respect you get.” But unfortunately, my lavish lifestyle came to an end, and I ended up doing a bid upstate. As a man, I should have learned from my mistakes and done right with my life. But the thing is, I got the devil, disguised as my best friend Kinko, addressing me in one year, and then I got my family and my girl preaching to me in the other ear.

Coming home from jail and trying to do right – it ain’t easy, because you’re used to the money, the power, and the respect.

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