So there was this chick name Mercedes. Her life was mad shady…15 and pregnant with a baby. She wanted to be grown. but didn’t know sh*t about being a lady.The streets claimed her, couldn’t tame her, blame her mother though... She didn’t come from a stable home, she was in this all alone. Shorty just wanted to be grown. Looking for love and affection, she started flexing…and messing around, all around town…These streets and these freaks were her medication shorty was in a bad situation.Trading one needle from another to another...She prayed and prayed that she would never be like her mother! No self respect or no class...Life gone, what a straight waste. In revenge she started to give the world a taste... Bitter sweet, never did she once look like she weak! Not to mention..that butt was a walking death sentence! Sexually transmitted, if you know her you better run straight to the clinic. Let me tell you how all this started… Before we go do you know it's Aids awareness month? Do right and know your status. Because YOUR life matters!

    With dreams of making it big, she is already on the right track to a new life after building a following by doing make-up tutorials and posting sexy photos of herself on her Instagram page. Though a good girl, she’s infatuated with the violent and merciless street king, Polo, the head of the city’s most notorious gang. She wants nothing more than to help him drop his current girl so that she can be the woman in his life. But Star gets more than she bargained for when a series of events lead her to not only be Polo’s main chick but forces her to be the leader of the female counterpart to his gang. Tragedy strikes when Star’s own dope fiend of a mother robs Polo’s trap house and the act sends Mink, Polo’s baby brother, and Kato, Polo’s right-hand man, blasting right through Star’s front door. When the night ends with Kato shot and Mink murdered at Star’s hands, Polo demands to know who is responsible for killing his brother but she quickly covers her own tracks to save herself from his wrath. Unfortunately, Star doesn’t know there is a witness to her crime. Kato, who she thought she’d killed is actually alive and in a coma fighting for his life. When he suddenly awakes, Star is afraid that her fate will be sealed as soon as he tells how Mink really died. However, Kato is not the same man that he was before and things between the two quickly begin to change. When sparks fly and Star feels she’s found true love in the one man she thought she hated more than anyone on Earth, will the real truth of her lies come to light and ruin it all? This is the first part of a series written not for the faint at heart. Brace yourselves for a story of love, loyalty and survival on Chicago's Southside.

    

    Crowned Queens, an organization that Ashura and Nacobi created when they were freshmen in college, had turned into a lucrative empire right before their very eyes. Young, successful and content with life, Ashura implements the necessary changes to put that lifestyle behind her, but with the power that she’s gained comes a slew of enemies prepared to snatch everything that she has worked for. Nacobi has always been there for Ashura. Her rider to the point of no return and that will never change. When Ashura gets fed up with Crowned Queens, Nacobi reluctantly follows suit in getting things shut down. However, what they don’t know is that the enemy who is out to get them is closer than either of them would expect. With love found, love betrayed, and love tainted, the savage that Ashura has fought tooth and nail to keep suppressed is threatening to rear its ugly head. Unbeknownst to the enemy, if the beast is released, they will soon learn why she’s the diva who was Crowned Queen.

    After spending almost a year in Savannah, she returns to Atlanta, GA, with a heart still torn between Kacey and Quintez. But the heart wants what the heart wants, and after fighting with hers for so long, she is finally ready to accept who she can’t live without. The question is, will it be Kacey or Quintez? Asia and Jay’vion are planning their big wedding, but when things hit the fan, will there be a wedding after all? The gang is back, and once again, ready to take you on yet another rollercoaster ride of your life in What Hurts the Most 4…

    Find out what happens when Iman secrets catch up with her & she realizes some times its best not to play games & keep secrets from dudes in the trap…! Love, Deceit, drama, and treachery at its finest!

    Unlike most her age, all she does is go to school and work, to help her mother pay bills, and take care of her younger sister, Khadijah. On her 23rd birthday, her friend Priya persuades her to go to the club for the first time. Yani encounters a man who seems like all the others, but she’ll find out that may not be the case. Handsome, aspiring rapper, Ramello, is a no-nonsense kind of man. He takes his love of music serious, and refuses to let a woman stand in the way of his career. Meeting Yani, he finds a woman that is not all about being with him for what he can do for her. They hit it off, but his past starts to interfere with what they can be. After shutting Ramello down at the club, he runs into her while she’s at work and shoots his shot again. This time Yani notices that he’s a sight for sore eyes, and finally agrees to go out with him. Mello has this cool, calm, and collected demeanor that wins her heart over, but women from his single life start to stand in the way. They’re popping up at shows and wanting to fight inside of clubs. Yani is a hard woman to crack, but will Ramello be able to open her heart? Will he be able to show her that all men aren’t the same, or will he end up proving her theory correct?

    Emery is reminiscing over the love she had with Wise. She is being pulled two places and she wonders if it is possible for you to love two men at the same time. The feelings that she buried are now bubbling over and she doesn't want anyone to get hurt. Wise is back and ready to claim his rightful place. His time away from Emery did nothing to make his love calm down. She is his soulmate and his prison time couldnt change that. In his opinion there is no competition. So the guy that she is with now is the least of his worries. Wise is sadly mistaken if he thinks that Shad is just going to sit by and let the love of his life go that easily. Shad is ready to go toe to toe because Wise's lost was his gain. He will play dirty if he has to, but he will not let her slip away. Secrets will be revealed, plotting is at an all time high and everyone's life will be changed

    Struggling through life, the sister’s lean on each other for support and guidance. Juelz Kassom is the king of the streets. After becoming a billionaire thanks to a lucrative drug enterprise, Juelz has finally ready to go legit. Although the transition seems like it should be smooth, it turns out to be the exact opposite. Motivated by the death of his fiancé and daughters’ mother, Juelz knows he has to leave the streets alone before it’s too late. As his brother’s keeper, it’s only right that Zelan Kassom take over his brother’s empire. The only problem is Zelan is known for his reckless behavior. Will he be able to keep his brother’s empire afloat? Will his wild ways have Juelz rethinking his decision? Neither Ciera nor Ari have ever been in a true committed relationship but the Kassom brother’s aim to change that. Each couple will face obstacles that threaten to tear them apart and have them questioning if pursing a relationship in the right choice. Will they be able to silence all doubts and become the two most powerful couples New York has ever experienced, or will forces stronger than them find a way to destroy love before it even happens?

    Born and Raised straight off Collier Rd. Journee isn't your typical chick from the hood. She's young but far from dumb. She's a different breed she's in a league of her own. She played in the streets heavy, but she knew that being book smart would take her further than the streets ever would. She has an old soul. I wouldn't say that she was dealt a bad hand, but she's played her cards well. She refuses to be a statistic and a product of her environment. She’s determined to win no matter what. Her back is up against the wall in more situations than one. She's forced grow up sooner than she would like and to make choices and sacrifices that she wouldn't normally do. Juelz Thomas is young fly handsome dope boy in the making. He has it all car, clothes, hoes and bands on demand. He even has main chick but she doesn't quite peek his interest anymore. With age and growth things change and you realize everything that looks good ain't good for you. Journee and Juelz cross paths through mutual friends Nikki and Skeet. Juelz has been feeling Journee for a while but he's never approached her before because of her age. With temptation and lust lingering in the air and amazing chemistry that can't be denied. Juelz broke every barrier that Journee built up. On the outside looking in many would think that Journee and Juelz relationship was beautiful, pure and picture perfect until some skeletons and unresolved relationships reappear

    Walking away from the life, he does everything in his power to keep his daughter Kalina from that lifestyle. No matter what he does, he can’t control the savage that runs through her veins. Kalina aka Roulette portrayed herself to be the picture perfect daughter. In her father’s eyes, she was the good girl he fought hard for her to be. Unbeknownst to Vicious, his daughter was the biggest queen pin in Chicago. Trying to step out of her father’s shadow, the only thing on Roulette’s mind was taking over, until she met Capone.. Being the connect, Capone had it all. The money, women, and more power than he could dream of... but with power comes great responsibility... with his father’s legacy going downhill he has to take on more clients. He was ready for anything except Roulette. Coming into his life by storm, Roulette Taps into feelings Capone thought he didn’t possess. Everything was perfect until family secrets causes both legacies to come crumbling down. Find out who comes out on top when a daughter of a hood legend and the connect fight to take on the throne and their love for each other.

    Doesn't matter whether it's lieing, we cheating or gotta kill 'em. Me and my friends, Juice and Aaron own Club Palace, which is the hottest club in Fayetteville, North Carolina. When it gets hot, niggas start acting crazy, and I have no problems putting niggas to sleep. Anyah Men... They lie, cheat, and steal your heart. My brother, Aaron, and cousin, Juice own a night club with their best friend Bless... who I'm sleeping with. When it gets hot, niggas start acting up. What happens when lies are told and truths are exposed?

     Hades wants Loyalty all to himself. So much so, that he does the unthinkable, and it may cost him more than he’s willing to pay. With blood on his hands and a guilty conscience, he has to make a decision that could potentially save someone else. Tinka’s involvement in the streets has finally caught up to her by the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Greg. When her brother, Hiro, is shot because of it, her father begins to reconsider giving her the reigns to his operation. Loyalty is harboring a secret that could possibly destroy the close bond of the Royal and Smith Family. Afraid of the consequences, she continues to dig a deeper hole for herself while unintentionally tearing her family apart in the process. Legend is forced to become a man, father, and provider much sooner than he ever imagined. When the pressure becomes too much, he allows it to lead him into a situation that may cost him everything including his relationship. Outside of their personal issues, an unexpected secret is brought to light that rocks the whole family. With life constantly throwing them curveballs, will this gang make it through their obstacles together, or will they realize that they’re better off apart?

     Diamond is now faced with more challenges than before. Getting pregnant was not her plan. Now she has to choose if having a baby is worth losing the love of her life, and her career. Juice also has a a lot of choices to make. His career is now jeopardized now that his addiction is revealed. He finds out devastating news about his fiancé and his new lover, Diamond that he doesn’t know how to handle. He has to figure out if basketball is important enough to loose everything over or if letting it go will help his situation. Diamond, Juice, Cornell and Fancy all have choices that need to be made. Will exes get seconds chances? Will money and greed cause them to loose sight of what’s important? Can friends become true lovers and is chasing your dream easier than chasing love?

    While the rest of the family are at the restaurant sorting out family secrets, Kahleno and Sutton’s lives hang in the balance. Will they make it out alive or will the love that they have for one another be proven by the ultimate sacrifice? It seems as if Adoreé just can’t catch a break. Every time he turns around it’s like something else is standing in the way of his sanity. This last bomb is enough to push him over the edge and Icelynn may be the only person to help him through his madness, but the way he left her hanging put a bad taste in her mouth. Will she be able to put her pride to the side and bear his demons or will she be consumed by demons of her own. Ziva is on a warpath and anyone with the Maler name is in her sights. After revealing that Adoreé Maler was born from her womb, she has hopes of rekindling what she felt she lost. When things don’t go exactly how she wants them, things heat up real fast and Siya is at the center of her rage. Nothing is ever what it seems when envy is in play, and no one can be trusted. Lines are crossed and truths are revealed in the third installment of this jaw dropping hood love story.