In the finale to this series, Indigo gets prepared for the most important day of her life: her wedding. With the thought that Malik is keeping secrets in the back of her mind, she proceeds to give her hand in marriage. When secrets start to unravel about Malik, and she ends up losing her friendship, will Indigo open her eyes and see her marriage for what it is? Diamond is still dealing with the paternity of her child, and now that Justice wants his daughter, she doesn't know how to feel. Taking the righteous path only lasts so long until she runs into her producer, Shamel. Shamel has a girl, and Diamond couldn't care less. She won't stop at nothing to become his one and only. Lance is caught between a rock and a hard spot. With Kelli claiming she is pregnant and Lasha finally ready to give them a chance, he's stuck. When he gives Kelli a chance of a lifetime in turn for getting rid of their child, will she take it? Lasha is head over heels with Lance, but when a new client, Jah, enters her world, and bends her over, literally, she is torn. Is it love or lust? Is that what Lasha struggles with when it comes to Jah and Lance? Naomi is getting prepared for motherhood and couldn't be more excited. With her man and child, she's ready to take on the world. Until things take a turn for the worse and she ends up losing everything. If that isn't enough, harm comes full force at Naomi from someone she least suspected. Will this make or break Naomi? Justice, not knowing how to deal with everything, flees to California to be with Diamond and his daughter. He's torn between being a family or co-parenting. Will Justice get it together and go home where he belongs? In this finale to Thugs Need Love, we find out that the thugs get the love, but don't know what to do with it.

With the killing of Noble lingering over Lance's head, all his mind is focused on is revenge. He pushes everyone away, including his beloved son, Jamar. Taking to the streets, Lance has no heart, but he soon realizes this isn't him. Especially when a new person enters his life unexpected. However, Lance soon realizes it's someone close to home that's involved with Noble's murder. Justice will do any and everything to protect Naomi and his unborn seed, even send them states apart to assure they're safe. Will the distance apart make or break them? With Diamond still his client, Justice can't stand to be around her, but when he finds out what she's been hiding for years, will his heart soften? Indigo is in love and wants to shout it to the world. With her new man by her side, she feels invincible. The one thing in her life that isn't perfect is her boss/best friend, Lance. Indigo will do anything to assure Lance is straight, even murder. Diamond thought her life was over when Justice locked her out their house and after losing her best friend, but God had other plans. When God plants two angels in her life, will she see that she has to make a change? Is Kyson willing to let that happen? In this sequel, everything isn't what it seems. Follow these thugs down the road of trying to keep the love they found.

Diamond, Noble, Indigo and Naomi are at the top of their game in their careers. But, the men in their life can't say the same thing about their relationship with these ladies. As the old saying goes, with more money come more problems. Diamond and Justice have been together since they were in Jr. high school. Going from rags to riches they took different career paths. Diamond became the hottest female rapper in the industry and Justice is the top King Pin in New York. Justice is making more money than he knows what to do with it. He has women throwing themselves at him all day long, but the only person he wants is his fiancé, Diamond. Between touring, appearances and working on her new album, Diamond barely has time for Justice. When Justice finds out Diamond isn’t only entertaining her fans while on the road, will he leave? Lance and Justice have been friends since kindergarten. When Justice and Diamond hooked up, it was only right that he and Diamond's best friend, Noble, hooked up as well. Noble is the top producer in New York and is high in demand everywhere else. Always on the road with Diamond, she loves to put her work before Lance and their son. When Lance starts eyeing his new DJ that starts working at his club, nothing will ever be the same. Indigo is the hottest DJ straight from Miami. She moved to New York to start a new job as the co- host of a popular radio show. When she lands a night gig for a popular nightclub, she starts eyeing her boss, Lance. Not being one to ever play second, Indigo ignores Lance’s advances and focuses on her career. But, how long will she be able to ignore his advances? Naomi has had a crush on Justice since they met three years ago. Justice has seen Naomi at her worst, but still holds her in the friend zone. Tired of being alone, Naomi starts a relationship that isn’t all that good for her and full of secrets. Will she come out winning?

This book is written for the young and hopeless, for the misguided, misled, misunderstanding, and misunderstood. It's a book of growth to promote growing. A book to reveal that someone understands, can relate, and cares. This book is written out of love and by faith. It's inspired by life and the discovery of the power of choice to shape that life. It's about choosing to know, love, and be yourself. Being a thug or a man is about accepting your humanity, mortality, and individuality; and respecting your own mind enough to trust that you are perfect. Acknowledging, accepting, and respecting that you are always a work in progress serves as a revelation into so much more. It ain't gotta be the way it is, but it is what it is until you choose to do and be different. This book is written with the hope to give both thuggin' and manhood a broader perspective. The hope that we will discontinue the traditional trade of innocence for ignorance. The aim of this book is to break one cycle and begin another more constructive one.

Having escaped from the hard streets, sexy, beautiful Roz - friend of Angel, Jaz and Kyra, who've all loved thugs of their own - is on her way to a professional career in physical therapy. She doesn't need to make a U-turn back to the ghetto. Then she meets Trae, who's still after the bling bling and fast money of drugs. He's hard, hot, irresistible, and trouble. Soon Roz is wild for a brother whose world is filled with dark schemes and deadly desires. But blinded by her passion, she can't see the heartbreak ahead where the 'hood has a law of its own.

There’s no such thing as a perfect love, but what these Miami couples have going on, there the closest thing to perfection. With every relationship, there will always be outsiders trying to break up what you and your partner are trying to build. Meet Breesha. Breesha is a young sexy, independent female that lives by the code “niggas ain’t shit”, that’s before she meets the infamous Dontae Harris. Dontae comes into Breesha’s life and quickly knocks down all walls and proved to her that he could be the man she needs him to be. With a crazy baby mama in the way, will she run Breesha away or will Breesha have to go down and fight for her man? Imani, better known as Mani, is a sweet, innocent 21 year old who attends University of Miami. Imani’s life revolves around going to school and keeping her head in the books, that is until she meets the young and sexy Rashard Lewis. Can Imani handle a man like Rashard and will he turn her out in the process? Last but not least, meet Brenae, married to the famous Sincere O’Neal. Sincere and Brenae have been married for 3 years but they’ve been together since teenagers. Brenae can’t help but feel as if Sincere puts his job before her. Will his long working hours drive Brenae to the arms of another man or will she be able to stick it out for him? Take a ride with the hottest couples in Miami. This book will make you laugh, cry, and even make you want to slap some sense into some of the characters. Filled with drama, sex, and a little bit of rachetness.

Essays on hip-hop feminism featuring relevant, real conversations about how race and gender politics intersect with pop culture and current events. For the Crunk Feminist Collective, their academic day jobs were lacking in conversations they actually wanted. To address this void, they started a blog that turned into a widespread movement. The Collective’s writings foster dialogue about activist methods, intersectionality, and sisterhood. And the writers’ personal identities—as black women; as sisters, daughters, and lovers; and as television watchers, sports fans, and music lovers—are never far from the discussion at hand. These essays explore “Sex and Power in the Black Church,” discuss how “Clair Huxtable is Dead,” list “Five Ways Talib Kweli Can Become a Better Ally to Women in Hip Hop,” and dwell on “Dating with a Doctorate (She Got a Big Ego?).” Self-described as “critical homegirls,” the authors tackle life stuck between loving hip hop and ratchet culture while hating patriarchy, misogyny, and sexism. “Refreshing and timely.” —Bitch Magazine “Our favorite sister bloggers.” —Elle “By centering a Black Feminist lens, The Collection provides readers with a more nuanced perspective on everything from gender to race to sexuality to class to movement-building, packaged neatly in easy-to-read pieces that take on weighty and thorny ideas willingly and enthusiastically in pursuit of a more just world.” —Autostraddle “Much like a good mix-tape, the book has an intro, outro, and different layers of based sound in the activist, scholar, feminist, women of color, media representation, sisterhood, trans, queer and questioning landscape.” —Lambda Literary Review