Download or read book Dope Dough and a Dream written by Thomasina . and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some dreams are real, and for Lashay, she made sure college was the forefront of her own dreams. Coupling wit and charm with a hustler's mind, she soared in her classes and in her personal life. She soon grasped the attention of a neighborhood street dude who quickly fell in love. Once they combined their dreams, a jealous ex-boyfriend surfaced with trouble. Dream didn't realize how much pain someone could render until she remembered how it almost ended: in murder. To bad she survived the plot against her life. Compelled to prove the enemy wrong, Dream and her little sister, Nickee, relocated to a different city to start over. She wore a facade everyday until she received some changing news that caused her to step back . They say some dreams are deferred but will this Dream forge on and get the justice she deserved?

Download or read book It Was All a Dream written by B. MAC and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It Was All a Dream by B. MAC It Was All a Dream captures the mind of people who love music, comedy and family gatherings. In the hood, there is always that one dude who is trying to be successful in the music industry, but has it hard finding his way. Most of the time, he is better than a lot of the artists in the business. However, he lacks resources and the right promotion. No matter what, his hunger won’t let him quit. He will stop at nothing to be successful; even if it means rap wars, constant battles, club fights and gun play. It Was All a Dream is a work of fiction that everyone from the ghetto can relate to. Most people in the rap industry will agree with the hardship of being successful, while others will act as if it simple. But the challenge the artist and producer go through in this book would make any real up-and-coming artist laugh and wonder, at the same time, if he or she really wants to be an artist.

Download or read book A Hustler s Dream written by Chauncey Stevens and published by Chino Dollar. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tragedy and triumph leaps from every page of this sensational memoir by Chauncey “Chino Dolla” Stevens. This book chronicles the personal and professional adventures of a boy, blindly chasing his dreams to become a man. After the death of his grandmother, Chino Dolla finds himself lost in the city streets of Atlanta, GA surrounded by drugs, money and murder. Running from his past demons, Chino Dolla enters the world of entertainment by starting a record label called MasterMind Music. The label helps him find a piece of himself and discover a charismatic rapper by the name of Yung Joc. After executive producing Yung Joc’s 2006 Platinum debut album New Joc City, Chino Dolla finds himself face-to-face with some of the world’s most famous stars. Including world figures like P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, T.I., Beyonce, Big Meech, Young Jeezy, Janet Jackson and more. Along with success Chino also faces betrayal, deceit and the most prolific tragedy of his life. This well-written, educating, and entertaining memoir delivers a powerful message about following your dreams and making the right choices in life.

Download or read book Book of Life Experienced written by Jnaha C and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the young world of Natiliha Johnson. Born and raised in the heart of Oakland California, during the "crack baby" era, Natiliha survives 5 years of sexual abuse, under her mother's roof. Feeling unloved, disrespected, and misunderstood by her mother, siblings, and family; Natiliha is faced with broken dreams, irreparable familial bondage, psychological oppression, and abusive relationships. Unsure of who to trust in her world, she seeks refuge in spirituality and lifelong friendships. Will the weight of life circumstances leave Natiliha defeated? Or will she allow life to work in her favor? Here's life.... through the eyes of a child abuse survivor.

Download or read book A Hustler s Dream I written by Chauncey "Chino Dolla" Stevens and published by MasterMind Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tragedy and triumph leaps from every page of this sensational memoir by Chauncey "Chino Dolla" Stevens. This book chronicles the personal and professional adventure of a boy, blindly chasing his dreams to become a man. After the death of his grandmother Chino Dolla finds himself lost in the city streets of Atlanta, GA surrounded by drugs, money, and murder. Trying to run from his past demons Chino Dolla enters the world of entertainment by starting a record label called MasterMind Music. Through his record label he finds a piece of himself and introduces the world to a charismatic rapper by the name of Yung Joc. After executive producing Yung Joc's 2006 Platinum debut album "New Joc City", Chino Dolla not only finds himself face to face with some of the world’s most famous stars and underworld figures like P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, T.I., Beyonce, Big Meech, Young Jeezy, Janet Jackson, and more. It also brings him face to face with betrayal, deceit and the most horrific tragedy of his life. This well-written, educating, and entertaining memoir delivers a powerful message pertaining to following your dreams and making the right choices in life. A Hustlers Dream 1 is a MUST READ!

Download or read book The Love and Loyalty of a Dope Boy 2 written by Shaytrece and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-22 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After handling an ancient beef and the likes of an obsessed female, Loco and Danielle enjoyed their time with his family and was back in Columbus Ohio to tie up loose ends and relocate to Augusta, Georgia. But, of course, that didn’t prevent the storms that came their way. Dealing with lies, envy, and infidelity eventually led to fights, kidnappings, and the ultimate; death. The moment tragedy hit so close to home, as usual, the couples pulled together to get through the loss of a loved one. And, like any other time that they’ve all been faced with chaos, Loco and Danielle, Daniel and Aliyah, and Dupree and Rabbit all had one another’s backs. Danyea and his boys were there through it all as well, although Danyea had his own drama. The mother of his daughter had returned with plans to have another baby with him, and she wasn't giving up easily. Meanwhile, Danyea was hit with some news that no one was prepared for...

Download or read book It Was All a Dream written by Reniqua Allen and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Black Americans have been trying to realize the promise of the American Dream for centuries and coping with the reality of its limitations for just as long. Now, a new generation is pursuing success, happiness, and freedom -- on their own terms. In It Was All a Dream, Reniqua Allen tells the stories of Black millennials searching for a better future in spite of racist policies that have closed off traditional versions of success. Many watched their parents and grandparents play by the rules, only to sink deeper and deeper into debt. They witnessed their elders fight to escape cycles of oppression for more promising prospects, largely to no avail. Today, in this post-Obama era, they face a critical turning point. Interweaving her own experience with those of young Black Americans in cities and towns from New York to Los Angeles and Bluefield, West Virginia to Chicago, Allen shares surprising stories of hope and ingenuity. Instead of accepting downward mobility, Black millennials are flipping the script and rejecting White America's standards. Whether it means moving away from cities and heading South, hustling in the entertainment industry, challenging ideas about gender and sexuality, or building activist networks, they are determined to forge their own path. Compassionate and deeply reported, It Was All a Dream is a celebration of a generation's doggedness against all odds, as they fight for a country in which their dreams can become a reality.

Download or read book Loving A Dopeboy Through It All written by Prenisha Ajá and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As women, we all find ourselves playing tug of war with our hearts and our minds, even when deep down, we know what she should do. Tiyanna is just like many women who can’t decide if she wants to stay or leave her husband, Charles, whom she has been married to for years. She finds herself being held hostage in an abusive relationship for the sake of keeping the picture-perfect image. However, with a best friend named Briesha in her corner, she leans on her for support and advice, not knowing that Briesha isn’t being a real friend because, even though Tiyanna is opening up to her, Briesha is keeping secrets. Find out the price you’ll pay when you fall in love with a dope boy by reading Loving a Dope Boy Through It All by Prenisha Aja’. You’ll find yourself glued to your seat as you ride a wave of a storm as Tiyanna walks a tightrope as thin as sewing thread that will eventually snap. Blood will be drawn, secrets will be kept, and love will be lost, but will death be the only way out?

Download or read book Fear of a Black P s written by Gordon Manning and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Some people love animals. Some people eat animals. Most people say they love animals and eat them anyway. Welcome to America folks. Land of the free. Home of the brave. Land of opportunity. Home of opportunists. And the rest of us? Well, we just hang on for dear life till the train comes to a complete stop. So far away from home, so close to what might have been " excerpt from Fear of a Black *****

Download or read book Dressed in Dreams written by Tanisha C. Ford and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW OPTIONED BY Sony Pictures TV FOR A LIVE-ACTION SERIES ADAPTATION: produced by Freida Pinto and Gabrielle Union "A perfect time to look at the ethos of black hair in America — and the perfect person to do it is Tanisha Ford" —Changing America "Everyone from the shopaholic to the clearance rack queen will see themselves in [Ford's] pages." —Essence "Takes you not only into the closet, but the inner sanctum of an ordinary extraordinary Black girl who discovered herself through clothes." —Michaela Angela Davis, Image Activist and Writer "[A] delightful style story." —The Philadelphia Inquirer From sneakers to leather jackets, a bold, witty, and deeply personal dive into Black America's closet In this highly engaging book, fashionista and pop culture expert Tanisha C. Ford investigates Afros and dashikis, go-go boots and hotpants of the sixties, hip hop's baggy jeans and bamboo earrings, and the #BlackLivesMatter-inspired hoodies of today. The history of these garments is deeply intertwined with Ford’s story as a black girl coming of age in a Midwestern rust belt city. She experimented with the Jheri curl; discovered how wearing the wrong color tennis shoes at the roller rink during the drug and gang wars of the 1980s could get you beaten; and rocked oversized, brightly colored jeans and Timberlands at an elite boarding school where the white upper crust wore conservative wool shift dresses. Dressed in Dreams is a story of desire, access, conformity, and black innovation that explains things like the importance of knockoff culture; the role of “ghetto fabulous” full-length furs and colorful leather in the 1990s; how black girls make magic out of a dollar store t-shirt, rhinestones, and airbrushed paint; and black parents' emphasis on dressing nice. Ford talks about the pain of seeing black style appropriated by the mainstream fashion industry and fashion’s power, especially in middle America. In this richly evocative narrative, she shares her lifelong fashion revolution—from figuring out her own personal style to discovering what makes Midwestern fashion a real thing too.

Download or read book Rap Capital written by Joe Coscarelli and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From mansions to trap houses, office buildings to strip clubs, Atlanta is defined by its rap music. But this flashy and fast-paced world is rarely seen below surface-level as a collection not of superheroes and villains, cartoons and caricatures, but of flawed and inspired individuals all trying to get a piece of what everyone else seems to have. In artistic, commercial, and human terms, Atlanta rap represents the most consequential musical ecosystem of this century so far. Rap Capital tells the dramatic stories of the people who make it tick, and the city that made them that way."--

Download or read book Some Dreams Never Die written by Runas C. Powers III and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Dreams Never Die begins as a massive Collection of lyric poems. The subject matter of the poems go from love to life, politics, personal life experiences and spirituality. Some Dreams Never Die also has six plays that are very diverse dramas that express not only truth and beauty but pain and the cruel reality of the life. Along with the poetry collection and plays, Some Dreams Never Die has several essays on various subjects. These subjects range from personal experiences and personal interest to my beliefs on social issues and politics as well my spiritual beliefs. In these essays I express not only my opinions and beliefs but I try to make attempt to educate and inform others with what I write. Some Dreams Never Die is a complete book that over all express hope, truth, struggle, and most of all pain.

Download or read book Angel s Back written by Brenda G. Wright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angel; A Hustling Diva with a Twist - a dark, thrilling and gruesome saga that explores the underground world of criminals- Angels Back; What s Next is the equally gripping sequel that can give the mobsters, assassins and Italian mafia a run for their lives and for their money. Wright s new book is a fitting comeback with twice the danger and twice the excitement, featuring a natural born deadly trio that is a force to be reckoned with.

Download or read book Been Hustlen written by Sherika Moore and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is about a group of friends from Oakland, California, that gained love and respect for one another at a young age. Each lived different lives but had the same struggles: bills with no money, negative guidance, and influence as role models. Through loyalty, passion, deceit, and love, no matter what friends they all accumulated, they manage to ride or die through it all, hustling to the death do them together. All stayed focused on their own talents, gifts, or tricks of their trade even though the systems vision for them was failure. They did not let that stop them. They adapted to getting money, gun violence, and high tolerance to that good Cali weed. The Oakland friends had one mission: making it out alive and on top by any means necessary.

Download or read book Hustler s Dreams Federal Nightmares written by Amir Sanchez and published by Urban Soul. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The game once had three major rules that were never to be broken or compromised, regardless of how serious things got in one's life. Death before dishonor was more than just a code; it was the law of the streets, written in the blood of the OGs who killed and died upholding it. Back then, there were many rewards for those who followed the codes. On the other hand, the penalty was death for anyone who violated the laws, and anybody close to him. At the very least, that person would be blackballed from the hood and any illegal street ventures. Clearly the game as we once knew it has been changed by today's hustlers, gangsters, and crooks. Most of them have strayed far from the script. The majority of them would rather save their asses than save face. They would sooner live with shame and disgrace than die with honor and respect. With the current status of the game and the sheisty individuals who are playing it, is there anyone who will honor the past and acknowledge the rules of the game for what they used to be? A newcomer to the urban lit scene, Amir Sanchez delivers a realistic, gripping story of life on the streets, where hustlers still rule, but honor and loyalty have taken on new meaning.

Download or read book Cecil Jarrell Dowden s Dopeboy Hustle the Play written by Cecil Jarrell Dowden and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a seventeen year old ex carrier named Calvin Wilkins who is trying to straighten his life around because of the recent pregnancy of his girlfriend. After getting into some trouble, he is now staying with his girlfriend Briana, her mother Yvette Parker, her sister Keisha Parker, and grandma Miss Gloria. Besides Briana, Miss Gloria is the only other person in the house that likes Calvin. Struggling with his drug problem, his brother being released from juevnile hall and adapting to a new life with the Parkers, Calvin is learning how to change for the better and that even though hustle is neccessary, being responsible and showing discipline is what makes you a man.

Download or read book Houston Rap Tapes written by Lance Scott Walker and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The neighborhoods of Fifth Ward, Fourth Ward, Third Ward, and the Southside of Houston, Texas, gave birth to Houston rap, a vibrant music scene that has produced globally recognized artists such as Geto Boys, DJ Screw, Pimp C and Bun B of UGK, Fat Pat, Big Moe, Z-Ro, Lil’ Troy, and Paul Wall. Lance Scott Walker and photographer Peter Beste spent a decade documenting Houston’s scene, interviewing and photographing the people—rappers, DJs, producers, promoters, record label owners—and places that give rap music from the Bayou City its distinctive character. Their collaboration produced the books Houston Rap and Houston Rap Tapes. This second edition of Houston Rap Tapes amplifies the city’s hip-hop history through new interviews with Scarface, Slim Thug, Lez Moné, B L A C K I E, Lil’ Keke, and Sire Jukebox of the original Ghetto Boys. Walker groups the interviews into sections that track the different eras and movements in Houston rap, with new photographs and album art that reveal the evolution of the scene from the 1970s to today’s hip-hop generation. The interviews range from the specifics of making music to the passions, regrets, memories, and hopes that give it life. While offering a view from some of Houston’s most marginalized areas, these intimate conversations lay out universal struggles and feelings. As Willie D of Geto Boys writes in the foreword, “Houston Rap Tapes flows more like a bunch of fellows who haven’t seen each other for ages, hanging out on the block reminiscing, rather than a calculated literary guide to Houston’s history.”