ICE CREAM FOR FREAKS by DeJon

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In the tradition of cult literary icon, Donald Goines, Ice Cream for Freaks is written with a realness that accurately depicts the bleak conditions of the story’s urban backdrop. Nathaniel Wilson, better known in his middle class Queens neighborhood as Ice, has a reputation for being a brutal … [Read more...]

CARMELLO: A FAMILY AFFAIR by Rahsaan Ali

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When you’re in the streets, nothing is ever sacred. Out there, loyalty ain’t nothing but a word. In this game, the money is fast and the women come in abundance; anyone can be a winner and everybody a loser. It can all be good when everybody’s getting’ that paper, but as soon as you start … [Read more...]

A PIMP’S LIFE by Treasure Hernandez

The life of a pimp: glamorous to some, dangerous to others. Mack sees his life as both. Born into the street game, Mack makes his living turning girls out. To him, it's just business, and if it means sometimes he has to be cruel and unforgiving, then so be it. That is until he meets … [Read more...]

MONEY POWER RESPECT by Erick S. Gray

My name is Ricky Johnson, and this is my story… 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 … [Read more...]

DOGISM by Mark Anthony

Lance Thomas is a sexy, young black male who has it all: A high-paying, blue-collar career, a home in Queens, New York, two cars, a son, and a beautiful wife. However, after getting married at a very young age, he realizes that he is afflicted with Dogism, a distorted sexuality that causes men to … [Read more...]

PAPER CHASERS by Mark Anthony

Paper Chasers is the Essence best seller set in Queens, New York during the summer of 1991. The crack epidemic was wreaking havoc on just about every major city in America, and New York was the epicenter of it all. Fourth Crew, a close-knit group of young hustlers hailing from middle-class homes … [Read more...]

BLOW by 50 Cent and K’wan

Prince, Killa-E, Daddy-O, and Danny grew up together in the projects, moving crack and cocaine, and answering to Diego, the neighborhood drug lord. They were small-timers playing for low stakes - until Prince is introduced to a heroin connect. Overnight they go from soldiers to bosses, and their … [Read more...]