Corey Gary is nothing but a low class street runner for a local drug dealer until the day he gets caught in a drug bust. While serving five years in South Carolina's Department of Corrections, the woman he love the most— and mother of his only child—betrays his trust and love. Now, he's back on the streets, and he's got a plan. Corey is going to get back what belongs to him, including his son and the love of his life. He also plans to conquer the lucrative market of Myrtle Beach. A wise forty- dollar investment becomes millions after Corey is introduced to a half- Nicaraguan, half-Cuban drug lord from Central America. Using the alias Walt Diznee, Corey turns a small business into serious street cred. Unfortunately, the love of his life gets involved in a relationship with another drug pusher, placing all of them in jeopardy. Meanwhile, an ex-stripper named Felicia gets a second chance at life when Mr. Teflon sends her to college. She ends up a federal agent and is now playing both sides to traffic cocaine across state lines. Will her path help or hinder Corey? It turns out loyalty is everything in this rough world of hate, envy, and death.

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.

What will the world be like twenty years from now? What if a quick-witted sarcastic sportswriter for the remaining black-owned newspaper in NYC awakes from a coma to find the future of Africa has now been placed on his shoulders? Can he fight off covert agents, fear of commitment, and the pressure of escaping the "Hood" long enough to deliver a mythical staff necessary to save the continent amidst the world basketball championships in Sudan? These are only part of the hood-thentic, futuristic, mythological and spiritual ordeals that Ellis Rey, former near-great hoop star and hiphop-fiend-turned-sports writer must resolve in 21 Hustle-a.k.a. The Funkyhiphoopnautic,a fast-moving, funny, yet intense gaze into one of our possible near futures.

There was no sharper con man on the streets of Chicago than Elijah Brookes. Women were his preferred prey—but no mark and no bankroll was safe when Elijah was on the prowl. Cool, beautiful Toni warned him, “Elijah, brothers be playin’ games so hard sometimes they don’t know when to stop. You know what I’m sayin’?” Elijah Brookes had to learn the ultimate lesson the hard way. So many games to be played, so little time.

Chronicles a social experiment through which wealthy white and disadvantaged African-American basketball athletes were put together to form a successful youth team that also enabled the black players to attend private school, revealing what became of them years later.

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.