Willow left town to go on tour with Cypher. She didn’t have a chance to talk to JD before she left, but their lust-filled night still lingered in her mind. She wasn’t quite ready to deal with her feelings toward him, and being with Cypher was the perfect distraction she needed. Willow wasn’t sure about the intentions that Cypher kept politicking about, and his actions while on tour caused her to question not only his intentions toward her, but whether or not he was really a gangsta. Cypher was excited to have his new bae on tour with him, but not everyone shared his sentiment. Indigo was jealous as hell and made it her personal mission to disrupt Cypher and Willow’s plans to have a good time. She planned on using the information that Shaggy armed her with to expose Cypher as a fake studio gangster to Willow. However, an incident that occurred at the end of the tour made Willow take a second look at Cypher and question her feelings for him. O’Bannon was in rage that Willow helped JD jump him. JD had been a thorn in his side ever since he started taking care of Willow. O’Bannon always thought it was puppy love between them, but the older they got, he started to notice he was mistaken. He planned on convincing Willow that it would be a mistake if she continued to play this silly little game, and the only obstacle that was standing in his way, as he saw it, was JD. Having Willow out of town for a few weeks gave him time to plot and plan how he was going to get her back. Taking out JD was top priority, but to JD, taking O’Bannon out was necessary! It was obvious that Willow was the one person on everyone’s priority list, but there was only one gangsta that she wanted.

Subira has found out that Nika has been sneaking around with Usian, but no one seems to want to talk about it. Nika decided to move with her best friend to get as far away from Usian as possible. She agreed to go through with the marriage to Roc in order to fulfill her obligation and honor her father’s wishes. She would have preferred to marry the man she loves, but instead she has to settle for the latter. Usian decided to help his nephew and get back into the street life. It wasn’t hard considering that two of his closest homies were the men on the streets. He decided to teach CJ the ropes of being a hustler, but this move wasn’t going to be permanent. Nika may be promised to another, but that didn’t mean he was going to accept it, because she may be promised to another, but her heart belonged to him.

Willow Shaw was a 23-year-old woman who lived a relatively privileged life, thanks to a young street legend named O’Bannon who promised to take care of her after her mother was sent to prison for murder. The catch was that he made Willow promise to always remain loyal to him. But Willow didn’t care what he demanded of her because she was in love with him. O’Bannon James was a successful street king who had worked his way up to the top of the food chain because he was known as a certified hustler. He was feared by many of his enemies because of his ruthless way of doing business. However, all of his homies and the people in his hood loved him dearly. After making so much money in the streets, he partners with his wife, Patsy, to make some legitimate money and they easily become successful together, promoting local talent. The only problem is that he runs the risk of losing out on time with Willow, his secret obsession. Cypher aka Jesse White is an up and coming rapper who had just signed a million dollar deal. When Cypher is sent to O’Bannon’s town as a favor to his manager, he runs into the lovely Willow and his fate is changed forever. But will he be able to handle everything that comes with falling for O’Bannon’s secret flame?

A romantic getaway for Izzy’s birthday introduces her to a charming, intelligent, and thoughtful man. She decides to give King an opportunity to prove his intentions and not use his age as a way to deny him a fair shake at a relationship. However, everyone is not on board with Izzy and King being together. Chelsea sends Duchess the video because she feels scorned by King. She thinks she has a genuine chance at being his girlfriend once she shows him that not only is she good in bed but worthy of his last name. Chelsea is Duchess’s prime choice, and she intends to use that leverage to get Izzy out of the picture for good. Duchess is on a warpath because her plans for King are going out the window. He’s no longer doing things to please her, and she feels her son slipping away by an older woman whose temptress ways are stealing her son right from up under her. However, unforeseen circumstances may do the job for her, and she’ll be able to sit back and watch the entire thing crumble.