Author: Jahquel J.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648408281
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Crack Money with Cocaine Dreams 2
Author: Jahquel J.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648408281
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648408281
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
What Are the Odds?
Author: Lindell Publishing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734283433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734283433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Crack Money with Cocaine Dreams II
Author: Jahquel J.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781514325582
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The streets of the forgotten borough are still filled with greed, deceit and disloyalty. Messiah finds her mother and doesn't know how to react. Her anger wants to put a bullet in her forehead, but the little girl inside is dying to know the woman who abandoned her so many years ago. The only problem standing in the middle of that is Tech. Messiah's mother, Carla, has to make one of the toughest decisions in her life, but will she make the right one? When Messiah digs up some old skeletons, it causes Carla to step back into the role she had lost so many years ago. Will she make the right decision? Rasheed is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Choosing between his sister, and fiancé he's stuck. His loyalty and love for his sister wont allow him to turn his back on her, no matter how wrong she did him. With Messiah stepping into her new role, Rasheed doesn't approve of; heads are sure to bud. Will Rasheed approve of his fiancé's decision or fight back? Jaylah and Lb's relationship is on the rock. When someone from her past enters her life, he opens her eyes to the stuff that Lb is putting her through, along with the possibility of rekindling a crush she had harbored for years. When Lb is caught up, and the truth hits Jaylah like a ton of bricks will she leave or continuing riding for Lb? Ock has a personal vendetta against Tech, since he was the reason he lost six years of his life. When he runs into Jaylah it's fate's sign that Tech has a death threat. Determined to handle business, and get his self right, he falls for the lovely Jaylah, hard. Eli thinks everyone thinks he's dead. That is until his brother starts making costly mistakes that could end both of their lives. With a price on his head, and a reckless brother, will Eli fall into Messiah's grasp or escape the forgotten borough?
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781514325582
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The streets of the forgotten borough are still filled with greed, deceit and disloyalty. Messiah finds her mother and doesn't know how to react. Her anger wants to put a bullet in her forehead, but the little girl inside is dying to know the woman who abandoned her so many years ago. The only problem standing in the middle of that is Tech. Messiah's mother, Carla, has to make one of the toughest decisions in her life, but will she make the right one? When Messiah digs up some old skeletons, it causes Carla to step back into the role she had lost so many years ago. Will she make the right decision? Rasheed is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Choosing between his sister, and fiancé he's stuck. His loyalty and love for his sister wont allow him to turn his back on her, no matter how wrong she did him. With Messiah stepping into her new role, Rasheed doesn't approve of; heads are sure to bud. Will Rasheed approve of his fiancé's decision or fight back? Jaylah and Lb's relationship is on the rock. When someone from her past enters her life, he opens her eyes to the stuff that Lb is putting her through, along with the possibility of rekindling a crush she had harbored for years. When Lb is caught up, and the truth hits Jaylah like a ton of bricks will she leave or continuing riding for Lb? Ock has a personal vendetta against Tech, since he was the reason he lost six years of his life. When he runs into Jaylah it's fate's sign that Tech has a death threat. Determined to handle business, and get his self right, he falls for the lovely Jaylah, hard. Eli thinks everyone thinks he's dead. That is until his brother starts making costly mistakes that could end both of their lives. With a price on his head, and a reckless brother, will Eli fall into Messiah's grasp or escape the forgotten borough?
Money Rock
Author: Pam Kelley
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620973286
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
“An ambitious look at the cost of urban gentrification.” —Atlanta-Journal Constitution “Kelley could have written a fine book about Charlotte’s drug trade in the ’80s and ’90s, filled with shoot-outs and flashy jewelry. What she accomplishes with Money Rock, however, is far more laudable.” —Charlotte Magazine “Pam Kelley knows a good story when she sees one—and Money Rock is a hell of a story. . . like a New South version of The Wire.” —Shelf Awareness Meet Money Rock—young, charismatic, and Charlotte’s flashiest coke dealer—in a riveting social history with echoes of Ghettoside and Random Family Meet Money Rock. He's young. He's charismatic. He's generous, often to a fault. He's one of Charlotte's most successful cocaine dealers, and that's what first prompted veteran reporter Pam Kelley to craft this riveting social history—by turns action-packed, uplifting, and tragic—of a striving African American family, swept up and transformed by the 1980s cocaine epidemic. The saga begins in 1963 when a budding civil rights activist named Carrie gives birth to Belton Lamont Platt, eventually known as Money Rock, in a newly integrated North Carolina hospital. Pam Kelley takes readers through a shootout that shocks the city, a botched FBI sting, and a trial with a judge known as "Maximum Bob." When the story concludes more than a half century later, Belton has redeemed himself. But three of his sons have met violent deaths and his oldest, fresh from prison, struggles to make a new life in a world where the odds are stacked against him. This gripping tale, populated with characters both big-hearted and flawed, shows how social forces and public policies—racism, segregation, the War on Drugs, mass incarceration—help shape individual destinies. Money Rock is a deeply American story, one that will leave readers reflecting on the near impossibility of making lasting change, in our lives and as a society, until we reckon with the sins of our past.
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620973286
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
“An ambitious look at the cost of urban gentrification.” —Atlanta-Journal Constitution “Kelley could have written a fine book about Charlotte’s drug trade in the ’80s and ’90s, filled with shoot-outs and flashy jewelry. What she accomplishes with Money Rock, however, is far more laudable.” —Charlotte Magazine “Pam Kelley knows a good story when she sees one—and Money Rock is a hell of a story. . . like a New South version of The Wire.” —Shelf Awareness Meet Money Rock—young, charismatic, and Charlotte’s flashiest coke dealer—in a riveting social history with echoes of Ghettoside and Random Family Meet Money Rock. He's young. He's charismatic. He's generous, often to a fault. He's one of Charlotte's most successful cocaine dealers, and that's what first prompted veteran reporter Pam Kelley to craft this riveting social history—by turns action-packed, uplifting, and tragic—of a striving African American family, swept up and transformed by the 1980s cocaine epidemic. The saga begins in 1963 when a budding civil rights activist named Carrie gives birth to Belton Lamont Platt, eventually known as Money Rock, in a newly integrated North Carolina hospital. Pam Kelley takes readers through a shootout that shocks the city, a botched FBI sting, and a trial with a judge known as "Maximum Bob." When the story concludes more than a half century later, Belton has redeemed himself. But three of his sons have met violent deaths and his oldest, fresh from prison, struggles to make a new life in a world where the odds are stacked against him. This gripping tale, populated with characters both big-hearted and flawed, shows how social forces and public policies—racism, segregation, the War on Drugs, mass incarceration—help shape individual destinies. Money Rock is a deeply American story, one that will leave readers reflecting on the near impossibility of making lasting change, in our lives and as a society, until we reckon with the sins of our past.
Crack, Rap and Murder
Author: Seth Ferranti
Publisher: Gorilla Convict Publications
ISBN: 9780988976030
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In the mid-1980s when hip-hop and the crack era were jumping off street dudes like Alpo and Rich Porter were the icons in Harlem. Everyone was watching and emulating them. Their stories have been told in many different formats and forums but now the complete tale is detailed in one concise volume. Read Alpo and Rich Porter's story from beginning to tragic end in this extensively researched new volume in the Street Legends series brought to you by celebrated and noted gangster writer, Seth Ferranti and Gorilla Convict Publications.
Publisher: Gorilla Convict Publications
ISBN: 9780988976030
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In the mid-1980s when hip-hop and the crack era were jumping off street dudes like Alpo and Rich Porter were the icons in Harlem. Everyone was watching and emulating them. Their stories have been told in many different formats and forums but now the complete tale is detailed in one concise volume. Read Alpo and Rich Porter's story from beginning to tragic end in this extensively researched new volume in the Street Legends series brought to you by celebrated and noted gangster writer, Seth Ferranti and Gorilla Convict Publications.
The Stickup Kids
Author: Randol Contreras
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520273370
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Randol Contreras came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. For this riveting book, he returns to the South Bronx with a sociological eye and provides an unprecedented insiderÕs look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Known on the streets as ÒStickup Kids,Ó these men raided and brutally tortured drug dealers storing large amounts of heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and cash. As a participant observer, Randol Contreras offers both a personal and theoretical account for the rise of the Stickup Kids and their violence. He mainly focuses on the lives of neighborhood friends, who went from being crack dealers to drug robbers once their lucrative crack market opportunities disappeared. The result is a stunning, vivid, on-the-ground ethnographic description of a drug robberyÕs violence, the drug market high life, the criminal life course, and the eventual pain and suffering experienced by the casualties of the Crack Era. Provocative and eye-opening, The Stickup Kids urges us to explore the ravages of the drug trade through weaving history, biography, social structure, and drug market forces. It offers a revelatory explanation for drug market violence by masterfully uncovering the hidden social forces that produce violent and self-destructive individuals. Part memoir, part penetrating analysis, this book is engaging, personal, deeply informed, and entirely absorbing.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520273370
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Randol Contreras came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. For this riveting book, he returns to the South Bronx with a sociological eye and provides an unprecedented insiderÕs look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Known on the streets as ÒStickup Kids,Ó these men raided and brutally tortured drug dealers storing large amounts of heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and cash. As a participant observer, Randol Contreras offers both a personal and theoretical account for the rise of the Stickup Kids and their violence. He mainly focuses on the lives of neighborhood friends, who went from being crack dealers to drug robbers once their lucrative crack market opportunities disappeared. The result is a stunning, vivid, on-the-ground ethnographic description of a drug robberyÕs violence, the drug market high life, the criminal life course, and the eventual pain and suffering experienced by the casualties of the Crack Era. Provocative and eye-opening, The Stickup Kids urges us to explore the ravages of the drug trade through weaving history, biography, social structure, and drug market forces. It offers a revelatory explanation for drug market violence by masterfully uncovering the hidden social forces that produce violent and self-destructive individuals. Part memoir, part penetrating analysis, this book is engaging, personal, deeply informed, and entirely absorbing.
A Hustler's Dream
Author: Chauncey Stevens
Publisher: Chino Dollar
ISBN: 098882101X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Chino Dollar
ISBN: 098882101X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
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.
Crack Money with Cocaine Dreams
Author: Jahquel J.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648408274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648408274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Hustler's Dream I
Author: Chauncey "Chino Dolla" Stevens
Publisher: MasterMind Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0988821001
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
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!
Publisher: MasterMind Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0988821001
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
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!
Born Hooked
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description