Download or read book My Lil Homies written by Sego Ayah and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MY LIL HOMIES is an intriguing urban drama, a character study that is enhanced by stark realism, accessible language, and varied assortment of personalities. MY LIL HOMIES does show the dramatic repercussions of violence and hatred that still fills the streets of the claustrophobic world in the hood. The story details how the effects of drugs, crooked policemen, and the manipulation of criminals thwart the peoples hopes and dreams in the hood from finding a better day. If you ever wanted to know why kids kill kids this book holds the answer.
Download or read book My Kind written by Megan Gannon and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'My Kind' with Eddie's Lil' Homies children learn ways to show kindness. When Eddie was drafted to the AFL he faced challenges due to his inability to read or write. Due to this, he hopes all children can have equal opportunities. This is Ed's first book and it's all about spreading kindness and treating everyone equally. It also makes reading fun, so rap or rhyme with your own Lil' Homies.
Download or read book Homies 1 written by David Gonzales and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to go back to the barrío with the HOMIES! The surprise hit of the 90's is back in a brand-new comic book series co-plotted by original HOMIES creator David Gonzales and "Adventures of Grumpy Cat" writer Elliott Serrano, featuring all-new stories and never-before-seen characters. With art and covers by Andrew Huerta, HOMIES #1 features the long-awaited wedding of Hollywood and Gata. It's been a day that she has imagined for her entire life, but now Gata has to deal with everyone trying to ruin it! What will she do when she hears the whispers about Hollywood and his womanizing ways? Will the wedding still take place when everything that can go wrong actually does? Is Hollywood destined to be a bachelor for life, or will Gata finally get him to settle down? It's a day that will be full of love, laughs and heartbreak. But for who? It's time to go back to the barrío with the HOMIES! The surprise hit of the 90's is back in a brand-new comic book series co-plotted by original HOMIES creator David Gonzales and "Adventures of Grumpy Cat" writer Elliott Serrano, featuring all-new stories and never-before-seen characters. With art and covers by Andrew Huerta, HOMIES #1 features the long-awaited wedding of Hollywood and Gata. It's been a day that she has imagined for her entire life, but now Gata has to deal with everyone trying to ruin it! What will she do when she hears the whispers about Hollywood and his womanizing ways? Will the wedding still take place when everything that can go wrong actually does? Is Hollywood destined to be a bachelor for life, or will Gata finally get him to settle down?
Download or read book A B to Jay Z written by Jessica Chiha and published by . This book was released on 2017-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABC alphabet book for kids
Download or read book Survival Math written by Mitchell Jackson and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A vibrant memoir of race, violence, family, and manhood…a virtuosic wail of a book” (The Boston Globe), Survival Math calculates how award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson survived the Portland, Oregon, of his youth. This “spellbinding” (NPR) book explores gangs and guns, near-death experiences, sex work, masculinity, composite fathers, the concept of “hustle,” and the destructive power of addiction—all framed within the story of Mitchell Jackson, his family, and his community. Lauded for its breathtaking pace, its tender portrayals, its stark candor, and its luminous style, Survival Math reveals on every page the searching intellect and originality of its author. The primary narrative, focused on understanding the antecedents of Jackson’s family’s experience, is complemented by survivor files, which feature photographs and riveting short narratives of several of Jackson’s male relatives. “A vulnerable, sobering look at Jackson’s life and beyond, in all its tragedies, burdens, and faults” (San Francisco Chronicle), the sum of Survival Math’s parts is a highly original whole, one that reflects on the exigencies—over generations—that have shaped the lives of so many disenfranchised Americans. “Both poetic and brutally honest” (Salon), Mitchell S. Jackson’s nonfiction debut is as essential as it is beautiful, as real as it is artful, a singular achievement, not to be missed.
Download or read book Homie written by Danez Smith and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR POETRY Danez Smith is our president Homie is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith’s close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem scarce and getting scarcer. In poems of rare power and generosity, Smith acknowledges that in a country overrun by violence, xenophobia, and disparity, and in a body defined by race, queerness, and diagnosis, it can be hard to survive, even harder to remember reasons for living. But then the phone lights up, or a shout comes up to the window, and family—blood and chosen—arrives with just the right food and some redemption. Part friendship diary, part bright elegy, part war cry, Homie is the exuberant new book written for Danez and for Danez’s friends and for you and for yours.
Download or read book HIP HOP RAISED ME Vol 1 written by Jessica Chiha and published by . This book was released on 2020-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thug Mentality Exposed written by Rayford Johnson and published by ThugExposed.org. This book was released on 2024-02-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thug Mentality Exposed was written by Rayford Johnson, a retired correctional counselor for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where the book takes center stage. Johnson is a credentialed and certified gang specialist, a life skills instructor, a Christian minister who specializes in praying for healing and deliverance for people and a photojournalist for over thirty years while freelancing for entertainment publications, celebrity award shows and television entertainment outlets, such as BET. Johnson brings his wealth of knowledge and eye-opening experiences that reveal the satanic, ritualistic, dark side of the entertainment industry and introduces compelling, spiritual solutions in this book, which encompasses introducing principles and truths that give the reader hope in good overcoming evil. This book will give you a deeper understanding and revelation of the scientific and witchcraft methods being utilized by big corporations for profit, thus, driving mainstream humanity to crave for more of the immorality that is promoted in the compromised entertainment industry. You will hear about seventy graphic, genuine inmate stories that capture raw, honest footage from a mixture of gang members, Satanists, pimps, drug dealers, former honor students and pastor’s kids. Their testimonies are compelling, revealing and worth its weight in gold! Thug Mentality Exposed takes the reader all the way back to the ancient root of Thug Mentality—to India’s infamous and notorious Thuggee Tribe. As you familiarize yourself with the way a thug thinks and operates through the hearts and minds of these inmates you will gain a greater understanding of this wayward lifestyle that deceives so many young people and leaves them broken and emotionally bankrupt. Your journey will take you to the current gang, street, and drug trends. You will learn dark, occultic truths about the music industry that are hidden from the general public. You will delve into how the entertainment and ad industry utilizes scientific and occultic information and methods to manipulate and change one’s belief system without the individual even being aware of it. Other riveting topics featured in this mysterious book include: • The occult’s historical roots • Music’s influence on human behavior, including back-masking • Learning about how pimps think and operate • The influence of the homosexual movement in thug culture, and much more! The book also has a life-skills, personal development segment, which has been utilized as curriculum by correctional, drug treatment, and youth programs across the United States.
Download or read book My People written by Megan Gannon and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In MY PEOPLE with Eddie's Lil' Homies children learn about Aboriginal culture.Eddie Betts is one of Australia's most well know Aboriginal AFL players. Following on from the success of his first book, MY KIND, Eddie aims to educate young Australians on Aboriginal culture which has a unique history dating back over 60 thousand years. Eddie hopes all children can have access to literacy and learning opportunities. This is Eddie's second book and it's all about sharing facts about his mob. It also makes reading fun, so rap or rhyme with your own lil' homies and share it by tagging @eddieslilhomies and #eddieslilhomies
Download or read book Where Are My Homies At written by Lola Willow and published by . This book was released on 2018-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gone Til November written by Lil Wayne and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Transfixing…[Wayne’s] prison diary is, above all, a testament to the irrepressibility of his charisma—his is a force that can never go dormant, even when it’s not plainly on display.” –The New Yorker From rap superstar Lil Wayne comes Gone ’Til November, a deeply personal and revealing account of his time spent incarcerated on Rikers Island for eight months in 2010. In 2010, recording artist Lil Wayne was at the height of his career. A fixture in the rap game for more than a decade, Lil Wayne (aka Weezy) had established himself as both a prolific musician and a savvy businessman, smashing long-held industry records, winning multiple Grammy Awards, and signing up-and-coming talent like Drake and Nicki Minaj to his Young Money label. All of this momentum came to a halt when he was convicted of possession of a firearm and sentenced to a yearlong stay at Rikers Island. Suddenly, the artist at the top of his game was now an inmate at the mercy of the American penal system. At long last, Gone ’Til November reveals the true story of what really happened while Wayne was behind bars, exploring everything from his daily rituals to his interactions with other inmates to how he was able to keep himself motivated and grateful. Taken directly from Wayne’s own journal, this intimate, personal account of his incarceration is an utterly humane look at the man behind the artist.
Download or read book Nostrovia written by Jeremiah Walton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nostrovia!
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 Eastside written by Garrison Johnson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: East Side is a story about a young boy from a good family who got involved with gangs in Los Angeles. The story tells how the boy goes from good to worse because he did not have a father to set rules in the house. When he went to school he was introduced to gangs, Crips on the west side, Bloods on the eastside. They were rivals, but only over territory at first. Then drugs came into the scene, and the young boys used the drugs to make money. Then they saw how much money they were making and wondered why people were buying them. The young boys became curious, so they also began using the drugs. Then, they ended up stealing, robbing, and even killing for the drugs. This habit of allowing chemicals to alter their mindset and destroyed family, people, and many lives. The drugs took control. The gangs had other gangs fights over who could sell drugs and where at. The Crips started having division within themselves. It was like a drug war, a family war, and war within yourself. So many kids had their lives ended: buried, in jail, or in hospitals. This went on for a number of years, and it is still happening to this day. East Side tells of the reality of drug use and gang affiliation.
Download or read book Lil Baby Cuffed A Street King written by T'Nesha Sims and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LoVonna Lewis is a smart, beautiful, humble, and fierce young woman who will soon be off to college. Her parents do everything to set her up for success in her future. While she’s enjoying life and doing everything she’s supposed to, her ex-boyfriend, Musiq, tries his hardest to sing his way back into her life. It would be easy if someone else didn’t have their eyes on her. Once this stranger comes into her life, it is hard for Musiq to get LoVonna back. LoVonna, being who she is, stays clear of all the guys that seem to mean her no good. That is until someone she has never thought about being in a relationship with, captured her attention. Will she move on with this new man or give in to the lyrics Musiq is spitting? Larisa Suave is LoVonna’s best friend. They go off to college together and explore the world as young adults. Larisa isn’t your average around the way girl. Her mouth is slick, and her attitude can be just like a nigga’s. It’s hard for any guy to get close to her because she’s so hard. That doesn’t take away from her beauty. When a street thug comes at her, she doesn’t hesitate to shut him down, but he stops at nothing to get what he wants and break down the wall she has up. LaVondrius Truman aka Trigga is doing a four-year bid in prison and only has two years left. His right-hand man has been holding the streets down while he’s away. Trigga is the king of the Los Angeles streets. He has more money than he knows what to do with. His girlfriend of two years left for Georgia right after he got sentenced. She left with no goodbyes, leaving Trigga with a bitter taste in his mouth. Once Trigga finally gets released, someone captures his eye, and he will stop at nothing until he gets her. Only his father, who is a street legend, disapproves of the woman, making it harder for Trigga to be with her. Will Trigga go against his father for a woman he’s only known for a short amount of time, or will he let the girl know it’s best if they go their separate ways? Darcel Martin aka Diggy has been holding the streets down while his best friend/brother is away doing a four-year bid. Although Diggy is well respected in the streets, he has his share of problems he deals with. There is one person he has been keeping his eye on because something just doesn’t seem right. Once his boy Trigga touches down and makes it home to pick up where things left off, Darcel puts him on game about what’s going on, but Trigga feels it’s nothing to worry about. Will Darcel’s warning come off as hate because Trigga is back and Diggy wants to continue being the man in the streets, or will Trigga believe his boy and take care of what is needed? Elijah Stokes aka E and Neen Summers have been together for over ten years. E is the only one that Neen has ever been with. When E shows Neen another side of him, she starts to wonder if there is someone else out there for her. The truth must come out. The lies in the streets will surface, exposing hidden secrets. With power comes greed, and with love comes hates. Family will always stick together, but when betrayal is relevant, sometimes family is broken apart. Take this journey with this crew in Lil’ Baby Cuffed a Street King.
Download or read book The Residue Years written by Mitchell S. Jackson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner Whiting Writers' Award Winner Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction Finalist for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Mitchell S. Jackson grew up black in a neglected neighborhood in America's whitest city, Portland, Oregon. In the '90s, those streets and beyond had fallen under the shadow of crack cocaine and its familiar mayhem. In his commanding autobiographical novel, Mitchell writes what it was to come of age in that time and place, with a break-out voice that's nothing less than extraordinary. The Residue Years switches between the perspectives of a young man, Champ, and his mother, Grace. Grace is just out of a drug treatment program, trying to stay clean and get her kids back. Champ is trying to do right by his mom and younger brothers, and dreams of reclaiming the only home he and his family have ever shared. But selling crack is the only sure way he knows to achieve his dream. In this world of few options and little opportunity, where love is your strength and your weakness, this family fights for family and against what tears one apart. Honest in its portrayal, with cadences that dazzle, The Residue Years signals the arrival of a writer set to awe.
Download or read book Friends Make the Best Enemies written by Al-Quan McLendon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a nonfiction book about the life of the young people of our world living a hard life on the streets of New Jersey.
