T A STREETDISCIPL

BY~L AWRERCE YOUNGBLOGDA
Atenton:

Even tough this book is 8 work of fiction—it's1al. 1n 1o way,form o fshion
oo 1o promote nor glrify iolene o nfluence anyore (o do anyhing dsitive
e work of at. By the bcssings and grace ofmy heavenly Father - God" |
it inpire and sh lgh o peope ving in e dark n hopes of bringing sbost
schange in one's life.

e non we do, we won' sbjectourselves o danger and dumb shil. Intead, we'l
e more in o with who we ealyare, and be prosperous making s diffrence wilin
e many dysfunctonal families and crime infested neighborhoods. I e dont the
Y oy increase getting warse, and worse. The pophecy must b flfiled: you

et what you give.
Ihe mind i s erble thing fo wase,anda precious ift fom God. So use i, r be victim!

This book is dedicated to the memory of:

My homie James “Soulja Slim” Tapp, all the
grieving, and all the homeboys and homegirls
across the nation that have fallen victim to
senseless violence and incarceration (captivity).
May God’s grace be with you all.

Rated R PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED / Raw and Uncut Hip Hop lit
Some material may be inappropriate for children underag.
Drug Content,Sexual Situations Language,Violence Terror

Mr. Lawrence Youngblood #317502
DCI Unit 2 Dorm 6
P.0. Box 788
Copyright 200,209 Jackson, Louisiana 70748
Chapter 1 3

New Orleans, La. April 2000

Pecking maliciously trough long white blinds at her
200 ilvr Benz S60, siting on 22-inch chrome rims, parked on th inlined

- Shit wish his fat ss leave, fuck!” she sad, wondering what the hold up was with the
ek drving away. Vet whatshe fued 1 esiz i tha she ws he cause of i prlonging
{oa o teling highly clated from her ouistanding mouth piece. That was one thing Big Duke
loved inthe world, and that was having hislitle wan sucked. Especialy when i doce.
properly or when he don'task o have it done.

Mookie, a tweaty-thre yearold hot gil with cute features, smooth caramel
Completion, curvaceous body, _ apple bottom shaped ass, hated th situation she was i now
ind wanied ut now. It woukin't've been sucha big deal f Big Dk wasnt a ig s oy

drove her insane

She had been dealing with Big Duke forthe pat fiv weeks now. When she was first
spprosched by him n a nighclub she had dissed him very rudely, which one would hik tat it
‘would make i think twice about 3pproaching her ever sgain. However, it only made him
pursue ate hereven more and stroner. He took th diss s a challenge, nd every time she
Jooked up he was ight there with some weak rap and cxpensive git rying to impress. But,
regardlss 0 whal game he used she remained firm giving him no play or ct ight

However, when her 5o called boyfriend, Money, a twenty-two year old thug and sircet
player hat resembled the rap star Juvenile, leamed about Big Duke’s consistence 1o win hs
bitch, he got her to g acquainted withthethity year old fut trick 1o stdy his motions and
gather o information about his husle an riches. And even though she was a bitreloctant o
g0 slong with the scheme because she knew she wasn't going 0 be comfortable desling with

and show her loyaly o the game.

“Gooood!" Mookie sighed relicved, s Big Duke begin backing the Benz offof the
driveway. For 8 moment she was worried th fat fuck wasn't going to eave.

As Big Duke cruiscd away strtng on his journey out of town and feeling ike the
ckicst man inthe world, Mookie snatched the cordicss phone from of ofi's charge on the
8155 lamp sand nearby and stonmed 1o the bathroom diling Money's cell phone mumber

Meanwhile,on the other side of town, Money, dressed in hs usual G-code: white t-shit
witha eed bandanna tied around his neck, black Girbaud jeans sagging, and black Recbok.
Classics aka Souljas. walked out of Hulio's comerstore with small paerbag of groceries in
i

and an soppd dhot o check i sumoundings. T ghtt was lzing ho e e,
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3% ward neighborhood.

et cosst was cles fom violence andpoie, b roccdd e pusc 307
eting s e vibrating. . hope e s got some'n good 01l me she puti B S0
e morin~ Money sid a bl srcasic realzog bt L was ooke's
e o behind he emergency code and o number o his pagrs digla scren.

“Say il brotha

o wan71” Money snappd, makin his way o the payphone o sd
o ing, and knowing he midde-3gd bommihloking cack fend w3s

% m tryin' to hustle me up &' i’ change to gimme some'n
change or dolla youcould spare? Plesse, | aint et fve days |
he crack iend said pitsully.

e v it Ko youl'n ok, “Herel” Moncy sd bi st bendog
oot the smal paper bag of groceries. “Thal's o haney buns and bottle milk,” he continved,
nowing he out slick the crack iend

o ok you h crack fen suid siow and low, s he gabbed the roccries sensng
st Moy s sware ofhis scheme. He was very much disspponied bcaase b e
xpecing Money o fall vietm 0 him. Though, suddenly, with 8 cunming smile on his fce, e
e th e 10 o copth rfund forthe prchase of groceries Crackhest B

honcy dropped o quarers nto the py-hone and begn iaing the digis hat
‘Mookic had just paged o him.

‘Ringing. Ringing. Ringing, “Hello!” Mookie swered 3 il fst.

g o bou?” Money said smoothy s be watchod his surroundings.

“Bay, ook, I can't take no mo’ o his hit] This nigga starin’ 0 -

Wit Hold up, cam downt” Money interected.

Mok sighed.

g’ witcha? Why you rppi’ snd s agin, man?” Money 18k
smoothy.

Ui ipp’. 10t can't ake b ‘round i igga 1o o' e sxid 0 a0

eat, man. Ya gota il
brotha. Look out o' me,”

“Look, 1 e ya. But what 1 ki, the bes oy gt e most moncy and fame, ihi”
“Fo'sho’. Bul
Bt what?
e veatin® me"bout suckin’ bis dick and kit And every tme look p be 5201
fock,”she sid sasey and agiated." But, ook, he gon' to Baton Rouge, and he*pose o be gon’

s The pan was to b Big Duke _ hard. But sice Mok was cacking
mmmuum_an.rm.,—iu.m.uw..m.uymnmm
from her dutes.

" Alight, wht it ook like?" e asked, abi pisscd.

A b ight we was i thefvin’ room waichin’o* movi his ' broba
here and gave fem s’ Saks" bag wit' #lottamoncy in . "And when he went brung the bag in the
e wack it gym bag and handed wo square s 0 ‘em.” Mookie sid,
Teerring o kilos of cocaine.

1 fee ya," he said.

Ty et i gaage | guess o e his both aut hat way 'cau whet be e
ki i g e it e nd b it ave e gym b, Bt I'm ook the
Closet na, 1 s the Sk’ bag and the same gym bag.” she said

“Get the gym bag.” he said-

e he reaching p 1o the bags o th closet’sshell. “Aigh, ot she
aid, then sicpped over o the cxpensive king size bed snd st both bags down.
“Wass ini?”
. They gotone of them square things in "

“Alight, you got the Saks' b

“Yea," she said, with her heartracing and looking wide-eyed at th pile of numerous
stacks of G,

“The money i i7"

rar

“Ajight look. Lay up there and put the bags t th side, then star ramshackin' the
house,” he said,sil observing his surroundings.

“Allright.” she said
mean dump all the clths and shit utta the draws, make it ook real fucked up in
there wit”shi ll over the place. *Cause, a dig, you gon" tellthe nigga when you was oo (0
80 run some where three niggas wit” guns and masks on walked up on ya and walked you back
inside. Feel me?™ he asked smoothy.

oty

“Aiight, and once you do that,shool straight by ya moma. I'm siready n the project, and
I'm onmy way to get my cell ofthe charger by Pimp. And when | leave there I'm goin’ on the
se,s0just it my cell when you ge up here, sight?” h said,a bil hype.

“Okay:
“Later," he sad, then hun up lettng the two quarters drop down n the pay phone.
Mookie sighed a e nervous and spooked as she tumed the phone of and placed it

down on the dresse. She looked around the room wondering where should sh start rampaging

st But then as she molioned t begin dumping out the drawers, she looked at her ignature

‘Gucci urse on th dresser then down o th big Saks” Fifth Avenue shopping bag that

contained $35 Gs and realized scandalous hd 10 break even.

“Tknow his as gon’ break bread, but um, hit who?! He gotta be crazy al ths shit he
0t me goin’ through; suckin this nigga dick and shil, I ain' gon" get mines,” she said sassy and
with & nasty attitude as she grabbed fve ofthe $1,000 stacks ot of the sy

‘Walking up the pavement in the Sixth Stret courtyard in the Magolia Housing Project,
Money saw a sim, dark-skinned crack fend, dressed in 3 dingy white tshir and blu Jeans nd
pink women house slippers,ente the courtyard ahead. He signaled with his right-hand for the
erack fend fo come meet with him. i wasn't ke he was desperate 10 make the moncy or
huring or i, specially since heknew he had a kiko and stacks of Gs coming o him. He just
prefered to catch the sl while he had a chance 10 and since nobody else was out. Come (o
was abnormal fo him 10 not see Dino or one of his BGS, aka baby géngstr /
worker / soldier o any hustier who hugged the s, known as The Circl, on the scene.

“Wassup, whoa?" Money asked smoothly, pproaching the crack fiend who looked
older than his thiry-cight yeas of age because of hs sddiction and nappy hair

“Ya scen, Dino?” the crack find asked fast then looked around for his favorite crack
desler

“Man, look, 1 know you see nobodyain't out'chere but me. Na' wassup?” Money said
dry and sort of pissed, agitated sbout the absurd question.

T an 'vas ook o oy by Dincaue e o hm big muhafckas” e cack
fiend sad pissed of, then looked around hoping to see Dino or one of his BGs appear, and
refeming to crack cocaine. “But..Jemme see how ya twenty-fives look?” he continued
hesitantly, then looked around again,

Money, with five crack pices wrapped in clear plasic stashed undermeath his tongue,
placed hislet hand by his mouth and blew out two crack pieces. “You touch ‘e you bought
e, Money said sernly, with the two chunks of crack inthe palm of his hand held out 1 the
crack fiend. He knew most rack fiends had a habitof wanting to touch the product and then

ecding ot o by laving himsck with thegermson e crack. Bad cnoughhe hadto
‘Geslwith his own germs going in his mouth

O, 1 ain't. Bt lemme sce... W
wide looking a the crack picces. “They gotta nice ize.
fust nd hype.

1 give ya four!” Money ssid , with an atitude.

“Fooour!” the crack fiend blurted out,displeased-

“Yen four! Fuck you "spect?!” Money snapped.

E . Dino and s be givin® m fiv, and some e six [0 a"bunnet. And
e i hi g tham yo's,” the crack fend sid, iy lo be persuasive.

e’ Dan and semi” Money s viciowly. “Na’you wan this i o
ause L ain ot time 1o be siandin’ up here fuckin’ wit'chu.”

e mt old oo wait ', Dino, e crack fiend sad, knowing b could get more
crack for is hundred rom Dino.

O Monty ssd, then procecded yet stoppe agin a5 Paula was pproaching wilh
her ik,

K assup , dog? Y got some’s?” Paua sked i 3 eminin hip one, rferinglo rck
pieces. ke of Money and the crack. fend dbating Paua, s shot, cramel skisned:
e e umed<rack fend i hr mid-30s, and her crack addict rick, black g0y 1 i
Jate 40 from the suburbs, o the st and immedisely stormed towards him—fiending.

"eYes, wassup?” Money said, then observed his suroundings.

s e, whot. G fou tweaty-fves” aala aid nously,a she haried
Money 2S00l N, ' s0 gad we canghch causesin" nobody o o i ki
e bitch” she said, efering 10 drug dealing in the hovsing project

e Y oce th.~ Money stid smaothly,then it ou he crack pieces i his rght hand

Vi we hiad to go way o Six "n Damheel and score,” she ssd, refering 108
nighborhand crack spot ouside f the housing rjee, s sh rabed hecrck from oAy
et e e slln’that oda whipshil. And then we fucked sround 7y i’ 0 e
Calio and score and got jacked outa two bils.

it you shoulda knowed that,” Money said, rfering to xpecting 0 cxperience some
fom of e n ane of the most racherous housing prjects i the city, 1 they procesded up
e

courtyard.
Yt aho". But'cha know how it be when ' nigga nee they medicin;”she said bl
jokingly.

Y shor" Money chockled, Knowing mostfiends would o just sbout an and
eveybing 0 et tht it withou ven hinking sbout whl ey are doing. He called them
‘nentl patients,of incompetent beings.

P, ok, ifSafc Homes woukdna come hrough and shut sit down | wouldag wer
gl it " sh sid rfering o her o aving 1 g0 trough b oubls if e
e weuld no have ided the drug spots and swept through the project clein the
Courtyards, allways, and abandon apartment buiklings

“caas? When that happen 7" Money asked , 3 bit stunned.

Wit jew” in't know?!" she asked fast and shocked.

s, Vicsjust been sayin 10 walch out ‘cause s hot.”

e four hunnet degrees in this bitch,”she wamed, a bit spookcdly as she

Y houghtchu wasdroppia’ yonuts be” outchere. But yea man i went down
i his ieh 1 arly this momin'. This bitch was pack wi”police;ike a” fuckn' army came
e Shit wasal o the . Nigga couldn't do i, mything looked uspicious ey w2t
e up. i’ e o orbringin’ ‘e 10 il she sid, sl bil overwhelmed.

5o thai's why this bitch was ike ghost own, huha?” Moncy sid-

“Whon, you houda know some was up when o' s nbody round s bich
much e kb g Gown i k. A ety b Yo v s o g DI
e she

i ra. " Money agreed o, knowing h rbably was' frewamed becus of i
el hone scing

[ O — 7
“Yeas? Wiy o iy tr

“Con that e S e Kickedin ek dooe nd bust e ckin v
v i, nd gt o bo-ko e e she s, rleming 0 ity plc rgean
et s iding in's i pumen i o o,

Whssa? Noney s, it s,

Veap. Sovatco sl vound e, who. it e CalyHesdsnd B
Epe i he vt s whl sg” e warmd e 10 en o s
ot i n e g

“Frah'”Money sid, s they spprosche th ntereting Claa et coutyd.

B um. b cool, do, LeTine g ke care i You o b roundhre s sk

Ve, o on The Aver b s efering i snohr st i e projc e i snd
i crew oty g ot .

" Aigh, ase L might wann g quacer, s dig? shesid ooty rferig 03
qur oune o s

o

“Aiight,"she said, then headed off to her project apartment with her trick tailing along.

Witk ik o i ck headin o o Cas St cutyr, Moy e g
outDin and i ' capre,and h il f ocaine e wa ho 13 G, e knew
2 Din s cw ko b prctr, i W cloget Toud dop, P, s bt 0
Lok vt T e 4nd ot hei ik, Lnown e ‘et By on he map o deeg !
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Mookie, in a hurry to blow before Moncy appeared, siepped out of the back hallway of her
mothers project apartment buikling onto the small conerete porch with a lighter in he lefl hand
‘and 2 bluntin he other hand. She looked i both directons of the Sixth Stret driveway (o sec
i Moncy was insight, then nervously fired up the blunt, a cigar-ike marijuana joint, and.
commence to geting high in a ques for pesce within her brin.

Up until this point, Mook had been six months drug free. Which because she was
‘once ago a heavy weed smoler, thatcaused her al sort of problems lke:
paranoia, becoming very lazy and carcess, and smoking up the profit she ofien sold for Moncy,
she had made a promise 10 her nigga and mother to kick her vicious habi. She had been clean

But because of the evl she inflicted upon Big Duke, it caused her to relapse thinking.
marijuana would medicate the menta llnss calld sress she was experiencing. And cven
though she was usd 10 being a it shaken up while taking part i a crime or some.
‘undehanded scheme, which shopliftng was her main huste, for some strange reason she never
felt 2 nervous and spooked s she was now. She coulda't seem to shake the thought and
fecing of Big Duke peeping game.

“Shit!” Mookie aid,sccing Money appear fom around the project apartment building
‘and headed up the driveway. “His ass got round here fis,” she continued, then it the blunt
Tong and hard, and then exhaled kneeling down a
the blunt then headed to hr car parked neaby to
her back pocket.

s Mok rsche e reas of e iee Y00 whie Jt T, she remole b o 00
off and the trunk 10 pop . e i the trunk open a bi and grabbed the two bags ot then
e sunk ck o slpped sround o th diver door and clibed ‘Sccing Money ¥
g s she quichly s teblnt it sy and closd. i hoping he won't detect
She had becn smoking.

Money reached the fron pasenger-door and ulled s Glock, 45 from his waistband.
e syl observod he area, and then swily climbed ko b <4 “Wassup, boo?” he aid
;.mv/mlyuh:pu:ulhi-'mmbmlm-dmy‘bwmmhwfi-mmk.

‘She chuckled, hen sparklc. Being.
b ke asing oy orfinding wha was e nd of aanbor. Ho €2y 1
e onewas, Yo asmusta ran fround here, ubn"” she ssked.

e v igh there by The Circle when you caled..ix seven ight nine,
youcounted i hessked,efring o e money a e Rmbied hrough the numerous stacks
S he bag betwen his legs and on the loorboard.

e mamped. No, 1 it touch i she sid sofly, mare spooked han Vet
moing Money was good t pcping game, cspecially ber ranspares w8

e eon his house fke 0kya”” b askd, stcady counting te stacke

“ea,niggs, that shit wore me out,” she said bt sassy, 3

e foun some oler i, ke, owelryor some'n while youwas s’
his it p?”

D o e when h do his shil”her iner-voce blasted, refrring 0 him QuestoBE
s, cspecially when she’s under pessure. I made her fel like he was inerrogating her wying.
10 bust her in a lie. “Oh, I looked over that shit. It wasn't worth take’; she lied, knowing she
15 Gr o o jowel nd xtr hee grnd hat s stshed n 8 sboc b

"You shoulda il gt it

vt it tink nothin" f i,” she said soly, hunching hr shouders.

oncy inishe counting the sacks and gabd one out of the bag, He knen 0%
isgas v e ey in 1,000 stacks, whie some ohersstaeked b DoV U1
B Bt o b sre tha Big Duke had the money i all 1,000 stacks, b
e o arownd e sack and b counting he cispynew bills, And wid
e o ity S205, e wascarain e al o h stacks were grans, He duikly
meukmumk.mmn.mm,mwum
inthe bag.

1% e unippen the gym bag nd pulld the kil out and e i on the conole 47
ma\y»b-:ilali-:h,I‘)v:nlnm.vdvfm‘mnlhlndplle|n6¢mm
“Here,that's you:he said handing Mookie the £ym bg-

'Al right” sheseid sof and a bildelighied.

et ad o pach ends p sme where Dan' sped pon of iyt

fow weeks aftr you stop fuckin’ wit the nigga 1o spend any of it a dig?™
b e s ofly ke child, knowing et mean fo th ober mancy and
merchandise she went under with as well

e you dd good. But you coulda i beter,” he aidslow and smooth

I know, she sighed, a bil pitifl.

e o woukda did ke we sid andgo the ummas 10 the safe, and found out
wher he igga lash house was atcause | know he got onet We coulda had mo” than s .
shit”

“Linow ,bay. I'm somry.”

Bt a he same time you gon” have 0 tght'nya game up cause shi bout 1o
getrally rea,ya dig?” e said seriously. Yo heard *bout how Safe Homes came through this
momin'
“Yea yea!" she ssid,remembering.” | ws gon’ ell you wa'cha self cause when |
wasleavin' the nigga house Key Key called my phone snd renit 1o me.”

“Yea. But fuck them people, they can'stop nothin',” Moncy bossted bldly. “And, ya
i since Dino and his click, nd coupla m’ of them niggas got swooped up, we and Pimp
oot o take over snd lock thisbich down and come up major,fecl me?™

“Yea,"she sad soly, scing big things. 9

“And, ya dig, i you i ight, we gon’ have o cul il shot. *Cause, ya dig, s gon’
come time when I'ma really needia Lo pull o a" sriou act and handi ke a realG. Ya
el me?” Money said smoothy.

“Yea, feelys." Mook s3d sotand senimenal.

Al thal rippn,crackin’ unde prssure and shil 't gon” gt . That's weak si
You gon’ be down, be down. Allthe other hityou can gt he fck on wit that cause 1 ain't
gotroom o't inmy game oo, whoa,” he said a bi aggressive.

"1 understand.” sh assured submissvely. She ealized Money meant business, which
the hough of losing him reallydistubed her. She knew she had to tghicnhersc up ind be
the baddest itchand ho girl h expected and sh knew she could be. And t the same ime,
she know she neede 10 et on his page and star being srious bowt hr paper 1o.

“Look, wherever you go pu’cha money at make sho' you et rid of that ba,” Moriy
sad 1 b concealed and stapped hi gun back o his waistband. ~“And when you gt back by
his house, lay p there nd cal'em and el Y what happen.”

Al rght”

“Act ealshook up,cry f you have to. A ssk em do he wani'cha to callthe plice.
And then fom tere, in 3+ day ortwo, el the nigga you'ont wann fuck wi” Jem o mo" "cause
you scared and fearn’ o' ya e na’ fuckin’ wit” e, dig?” he said calm and smooth.

right”

“Look, it me up when it lok coolto cal and lemme know how h take'n sil, dig?”
e ssid,then grabbed the kil snd the shopping bag

“Okay™

“Aight getat me,” Money said smoolhly, thn cimbed out ofthe ca and placed the
ilo i his armpit. He pulledhis keys out of is front pocket then stepped o the rear o his|
superclean 196 red. mpala SS, sitting on 20-inch chrome rims,parked net 10 Mooki's car
He remoted the car shrm o and the runk 0 pop o, then i hetrunk open it and placed
the shopping bag in th runk. Closing the trunk back and remaling the ca alarm on, he
proceeded heading o Pimp's mother's project pariment with the kilo sl i his empit while
Slyly observing his suroundings.

Chapter 2

Moncy was in deep thought about making moves in the sireets. He sat with his back against the
headboard of Pimp's low king size bd playing Madden 2000 on a Playsiation 2. He wasn't
really playing the video game being that his mind was on geting some serious money. 1t was.
as though he was i a trance while his ingers worked the buttons on th joystick and his eyes
were locked on the 36" TV e

‘Suddenly, he was awaken by Pimp storming through the door exhausted and pissed and
slamiming the door shut behind himself “Maaan, them dick suckas workin' the shi outta
nigga,” Pimp sighed tiresomely as b flopped down strched out on thebed.

Pimp, a resembling of the lae rap st Soulja Slim, was a twenty-two year ol hustler
and bonafide player. Before he emerged o and became well-known as Pimp, he was known
for his birth name Ronald Carmouch, and as Slim because of his thin and slm build. He still
‘went by the name Slim, but,he prefered for people o address him as Pimp,especialy the
adies
i and Moy hadbeen s close ke rtherssnc hey wresix. And ven tough
by we o i o e s i e was e of grimy sl arogant
e s o s v b devloped tename Pinp, wher s Moty was
e sk bype cat ht s idback, v, gnge a h sam me. But dsplc
T netn ey shared bood hat was uique and s, bty uncommon 0
o e uon hey e ving i, where st was 8 10-0 ad i ws desroying,

e e crushd by is st ad oy love when b was 13 yeus ok, 0d
et vt iy the weght of g he mamof i bouschold and gt ke
e i i s whn hi e, who wes i scple, was e wd e
B Stk abus, s menality had became ssight guer: et it ow you
e Gt maney ke s Pimp.

lo

tHaw many " hours you ot e, dog?” Money chuckled,eeriog (o the ime i
o e o oty srvic progam s parof i e et prabation
o s atk drug harg h dirtycop Srge gave him.
. ran i ighd e, "Whos, hem mohauckas gt
i o e i <o o, Tt g 1 b i when s il ovr. bich
- he comimed, tkinsbot e Gy cop platin dogs o i
e s wioney ki, St o e video g
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e ot i o call il y e proect was sk’
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b yot s why 1 i i i, ™ Mosey s
e e ar trough e cors bk’ niggas p and . 1 ht i
ke o oy p nd et my s mside.” P
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st Dina and e conkintup two igs”™
Ve herd ot i
et ots hou ag Sa Homes took August 0 L™
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g, TS kel o Y, b o s, Money i, eeing o 3 st
g s ith blf kil of cocain.
e Bemp sighe, knowing of h disgsed pised o fclingof bing e
et T gy s i ndpiay Maddea 1 ool o Money
i
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s W o ot why mody e ot il bt ight some',” Money sid
eaa?
1 vwas makin £ o ime. Bu the muthafckesstaredcomin’back out

ki’ them peape gt backhot_ Andthar'shen tat it happen it August, ' Ik shop
Clos f’ me fo ' whil,” Money said
v know ha, Mopey sd. “Butpesp out s ron | came up o, TigEA he
osstcd s vt onsed e video game, 1 ten puled 3 Glock 45 from s wastband and eld
it opwards.
T arn Pimp said stunned and impressed, oakingat the big blck gun. “Lemme scc
it it sggh s ich gotta beam on i, i he contined ashe grabbed the gun
“Fsho'” Money bragaed oking) .
“This bitch nice, and new huhn? - Where you cop this from?” Pimp asked. 1
B ool it tht, man! They goton n thecharbal”
Nt ot this. Pmp assuredcam and cool, siming he g s the wall wih the
infured beaming.
e ot from a”cucka Pl brought on th st fendin’ Moneysid. efering 10
- geting he weapon from a crack iendaka Vic.
“Yeasa? How much you got it 0’7"
: “Two twenty-ives.”
g s mpresed. “Bat i can't fock wit ht fify calia,nigga”he
bossiedcgotsically, efrring 0 his weapon.
. e fifycan' fock wit that Eaglel” Money bust bac, refering o his
othr weaponya 44 Desert Eage
D o ey by, That ity pui’ ol in niggas the size o donut bole. Bul
i it gangsta,” Pmp said low and low, handing the gun back over.
e gonn my gun. Allhat focin i Money sed spory, slghl jeking his

‘wespon outof Pimp's hand.

“Aw, nigga, | ain't hate'n.”

“Whatever,” Money said dry.

“Man, I'm hungry is a’ muthafucka.”

“Say. do, pcha Mookiecracked up on e again!” Money bluted ou,remembering 10
share the low-

“Yean?"

e " Money sid bi pissed s he resumed plying the video game. “She call
e his o’ ppin ot she couldn' take t 10 ', d getn’the il sithe had i the
house,” he caninued.
“Whaaa? She go 7" Pirp asked, l cars.
“Yea, man” Money siddry.
“What she go1" Pimp aske fst.
“Thify Ga and ¢brick"
~One bird?t” Pimp blrted out dipleased.
ety
) ke, man, 1 toldj 15 you should lemme send on of my hoes a the niggs!”

“Lsn't wpin’”

o eilda got tha clown fo' everything and be paidis a muthafucka 1

aid ype,ptsed snd egotistcally. “You broke e off?”

“Yea, gave ertenstacks.”

Pl sk his ip.*Man, | woukinsgave at ho ha mch.” e ssd wih

tinde s though Mookie was his it and had disappoited i

“Tsrted ot 10"

e ish you wouldalemme send on of my hoes st that clown,” Pimp sighed.
ok . dog. At Jast 1 ota ' some'n ut the lick; and 1 ain' had 10 dono diry
work, ya dig?" Money said smoothy

“Fo'sho.” Pimp agreed

Pimp
"Bt lock,dog. Whatcha workin' wit 7"
“Whatcha talkin’ hout?” k3
Money wise.

‘Awwrw, | go thireen Gs. Plus 1 gt coupla ounces ef fomthe s ime we sored
Bt why, wass happenin'”" P ssked smootbly.

Money paused the video game. Dog, 1 was si
some realshil, ya dig?”

“Fo'sho""

V' fei’ ik, a i, g beenshort changin’ urslves oo long n'. 1's ime to
move up in thisshit and b on some srious getin’ maney hi, lngin’ e hings-ya know
‘what 'm syi 7" Money said smooth and serious

“Dog, 1 was sayin’the same muthafuckin' hing 1o mysclf he ther day. Tha's why |
washopin’ everyting el through wit Mookic and th nigg. 1 know the thee woulds put us
on that leve,” P sid, it hype, and snious o do i b

“Whs, do'tcven rp on tha cause, dig, we st can gt i oppi. Wit chour
ihiten, the ieen | ot by my moma, and the twenty | go loday. And I'm thinkin' we could
1ay up there and break this ey I ot down ino all fory doll labs and sang em o' wenty-
fives, and make 'bou oty Gs ofhe key. tharscighty-ight G ther,” Money ssd smoothly.

Pimp was elly tncd i 0 the conversaton ecingvery enthuscd 1 h visalzed
havingbigaer money. bigaer dope,bigger carsand tucks nd motorbike,biger jewelry-doing
it reai b,

*“An from ther, we could o holaat that nigga, D.C.. And wit’ that much change, he
ot give us some ice nummas on them things, v dig?” Money said refemin o getin Kilos
foranice price from drug dealr

“Yea ye, 'm fecli that, whoa,” Pimp ssid slow and smooth, then smiled deviihly:

“And fuck, i th g actjve and play hard ball wi”us ik h abways do we could go
holla 3t the boy Boodie. | know he'l sho love all that work the iggas goL.” Moy sid,
vefeming o dru deaer ha esided in he Sain Thoms Housing Projct.

“Naw, man, Tont wan fuck wit" hem niggas out the Thomas, Them igas 0o ot he
Feds o them nigaas”ase. | ather (ake my chance it tht ighway and goit gt that work
1hant fock wit them cats, We'llcome ou beter i’ that highway anyway,” Pimp assured,

“Yea,probaby s. Bt fuck, we gt find some work and good nummas some where”
Money sid.

‘Whos, dor" ven rp. My new il bich, Toi, gt some kin folks ou there in Houston
1'ma gt thebih 0 g0 out ther and scope some shi oul, ya know what I'msayin'?" Pimp
sid smoothly

il

“Ba in the mean ime, 'm sh i's gon e al gravey wi’ha it as nigga D.C.
Wrich,ya dig Uiscouldbe ur chance o gt locked in witthe igga.” Pimp s3id,clm nd
cool.

here befo" you came thinkin' "bout

Money slightly chuckled, knowing his dog stayed scheming and plotting.

“By us constantly goin’ a "em wit”big change al the ime, we could ge 'em 10 rustus
or get " lil” relax, ya dig, where he comfortable hangin' ‘round us. And when th time right, do
hat boy some’n real dity like we been wantin’ {0 do Feel me?” Pimp sad slow and smooth,
yet devious and cu throat

“Fo'sho’,” Money sad, like whatever, “Bul whenever we get the wark, we gon’ lay up
there break half o it down like we gon’ o the key got ', then lay up there and move off The
‘Ave and lock The Circle down,” Money said.

1 was gon’ say thal,” Pimp said.

“Dig, Dino and his il”click through, so we ain't gotta worrie 'bout no shit or trigga
plav. And them other cats, you know they ain' no trouble so we cool as far as b goes. AL
least o'na’, ya dia?” Money said.

A, ot you ko i i’ s whaeve Whevr Wi, whoeve, 8 k1
ha oo o i i it eady o bring dama.

b s bl ur o w1 e st 0 B st vk v
ai

L fctin that” Pimp agred 13

e o e, our s gt g s I BGs o i 15
ek et e e st W wepish g wOri 31
vayup,yadig”

T et e, Pimp sid by pcuin o o i He ookt s
o Ry, e hiy-ve Do e you wan hndi Bt wit b
ey v s and o s some's o c o Popeye's omewber
e ko this commnity service bulsit 0" one?”

et e you g e Fis?”

St oot e Pimpsidsiing rom the bl 1o is et

s ood time. Cause by then it shovld
mm‘l‘flfi-&wem'mhlmuk
e eope sk Money s, e resumed paying e video
game.

ool Lemme go gt my ass some'n 0 cal. I'm bolla, "Pimp sid opening the docr.
e e st it Pimp sammed he door behind himselpssed off
because he had to go back to community service

Chapter 3

The next day, Thursday, 11:32a.m.

il imp was st communityscrvice, Money was on Th Cirleputing it workc
saing e pavenent i th courtyar ooking sround snd Wit ‘nd hustlers o come
e anfo he palice coming o ballr block and 1y capturing b

e Morey nd Pmp had frishd cooing th Ko of coctine 1 cack
and packgin s plaed, ey bt The il with fore layng b down. They made it
P bosiness snd g persoal no only by mouth, bt e Sben he
e siboing ek e productfor 3 low pric 1 ws s 08 0y REEC fillingin
i et e, ey were more detrmined o o i beer i (i would-be:
compelitor.

ey snd imp's ake ove gave manyof e uslers an the 5t o 9P IR cither

et check e hustle. Bt since th two weie Known (0 be SEBEsive
e e squesingviggrs and hd wig splters down wih e s o 2
et e two's hustle whieolers despsedthem ye ok (e w7 hustle lsewhere.
Rayone opposed o hey thought was a rea, hey had a1 ‘unpleasant surprise for they 5.

e long fo Money o spo ithe a clucka or huster o he police

e g yough bt 3 wes e police.ven hough i 'y sioppoting, e
e e hrough Money and s crw di wo hings: ey ciher quickly ducked ot
e, jus remaned cool allowing e po-pos 10 ilhr s B with mest facer
o i and assuming the position for them. But aftrvards, if o one wasarstd for
O et cops planting it o he, ey resumed clocking giving th cops the middie
Tinger as they headed about their business.

Money saw a crack fiend gettng near followed by two young hustlers, i their carly
teens and sporting dread locks, iding on a mounain bike. He felt good not having to hustle
semi hard ike they used 1o do on The Ave, where it was buckwild and every man was for
himself getting it how you live. But al thal was over now now that Pimp and him controled
“The Circle. All they had 10 do now was sit or ace and collect o direct when customers
appeared, yet vanish into the nearest cscape route or hallway when the cops came through if
they chose to

‘Wassup?" Money asked smoothly, s the short, brown-skinned crack fiend approached.

“Ya got some twenty-fives?” the crack fiend asked in a nasal tone and wide-cyed from.
smoking crack.

Money and Pimp had thei set organized where they woul disribute 100 bundies of
crack, while heir crew sold assorted picces of crack individually. It was a stategy they used to
keep themselves from having 10 deal with so many customers al st onc, especially during rush
hours. So when a customer wanted 10 score crack pieces or bundles of crack they were directed
1o the positioned dealer.

“See that dude n thal wheelchair?” Money asked, pointing n the direction of the crcle-

g

“Go holla at him, h gon' take care ya. OH, MIKE-BI” Money blurted out.

“Alright, thank you,” the crack fiend said, then headed towards the dealer as Money got
his atention.

“Say, whoa, | heardjew got them big slabs?” said the young hustler,aslm light-skinned

ting on the handle bars of the mounain bike as hir and his homie rolled up.
'Yea, wass happenin’?” Money asked smoothly.

1 gotta bill seventy-five,” the young husler said s he hopped off ofthe handle bars.
“Ya work wit'me wit” that?” he continued, sanding serious about his hustle and dressed in &
‘white tshirt with a black bandanna tied around his nck, sagging black Girbaud jeans, and
Toose fittng camel-colored Timberland boos.

“Yea, 'mon, | go'cha, * Money said smoothly, motioning towards the hallway of the
apanment building where they siood near.* Ya whoadie getin’ some'n?”

“Yea, I go the same thing,” said th other young hustler, a stocky builcaramel-skinned
fellow dressed similar 1o his homeboy, a he climbed ofTof the mountain bike and laid it on the
pavement

fellow,

' mon,” Money said, hen ran up onto the long concrete porch of the spartment
building ™. all hold up right there, whoa,” h said etering the spooky looking and pissed.
sained hallway where his stash was located. As the young hustlers stopped on the porch and
near the entry of the hallway, Money stcpped in ront of the in-wall mounied mail boxes,
pened the vacant apartment #1 mailbos and pulled a big zip-lock bag out filed with bundies
of erack.

“Here, them hunnet dolla bundics,” Money said, handing the young hustlers each two
bundies of crack.

“Aiight, whos," the young hustler sid delighted, who was pedaling the mountain
bike."We'ont owe you nothin', huhn?” h asked a5 he handed over his money to Money.

“Naw, just keep it gangsta wit' #nigg, ya heard me?” Money said, refering to the
young hustlers being loyalful customers.

“Aw, fo'sho’" You gottha," h replied hype and sincere, as h slapped hands with
Money.

“Where y'allfrom?" Money asked , tanding with the zip-lock bag n his armpit and
folding the money together he just collected.

“The twelth ward;round Cohen school.”said the young hustlr , who was riding on the
handie bars of the mouniain bike.

O,y o my peaple nem Teddy and Oulav w2
et
e come way round here o scor, hat nigga Teddy and Outlw ain’t ave 1
work?”

" Money said s

nigga Teddy tight, and then he selin”

ot know wass happenin’ wit' that, nigga. 1 heard he was

“Nooo, huha?t" Money sid stunned.
o thars the word. Thal g o have tat clea 15 Acura 0 70 Pl
Aot oo by o ol and hont nevs have b0 wark when you sk fem wEssp. 1

young huster said.
e ioney sighed a bt saden, knowing his cousinon is faher'ssde had done

relapsed back t crack abuse.

ot et iggn dont g0 of, wighefuck outike e shways do when he o 30
i Moy s sefering 1 i cousi's nsane behaviorhe's b known 0 have WA
indulging insubstance sbuse.

T wbra e young husteragreed, knowing f isbig homic's | unacy behavir

e ime et Fide, them people smokin.Jus kecp holl'n at o”riggs I'ma Ke<p
rskin .y heard e Money s, then peped utofthe hallway and checked e w3

o e th young hstersaid, motioning o walk away skong it his homeboy.

et igga, Outlaw,tll Yem 1 said come holla a me,” Money said, a bit sporty

At whoa.” Money ssd,hen placed hissash back n the mail box and s .
A it ot e g o srigien out andarnize the ey be made off o
Joung husters, Pam walked u on the porch fending.

am as thiry-nine year oldcrack fend. And becaus she was the siser of a well
Amown gangser ame Meat Bll and was ive months prognant,she had hard time scorng
o ustlers around town. Even crack iends were affaid to deal with her being i fear !
‘e brother. They knew if he found out,thal was thei asses.

"“You got some *n, Money?” Pam asked sof and sad

o it gt mothin'” Money eplied slow and low, stepping over 1 e sy

“Cmon, man,sop lyin. You ust servd them two I udes some'n. Don' do me that
Here, gimme two twenty-fives,” she out 2 $50 bill

a1 st got mohin't” he blured oul, siting down on a step ofthe stairvay. Na
gobend ' the peape come,” e caninued, wavin s hand.He hted talking o ber b bu
3 e i he dida' talk with aggression she would continue to nag hirm.

"*C'mon, bre, pleaasel”she pleaded.

“Mian, gt the fock sway from me!" he snapped, looking at her iciously.

e it was seles, Pam gave up and baded out o the hllvay 0,80 1y

the ofber hustlrs (o sell her some crack again.

8 v flt sory fo her,but more fo he unborn child than amything, Though shaking
h sadmess ey and eting back in tuned wth his huste b pled abig knot of moncy, the
o af n Eig Mebuin, ou of is ontpocket and dded the money he made off of he
g s o . The 8 h bgin orgarizin e $20s withthe $205, e $105 with he $10
T e 35 with the 55 dark shade tha appeared (o be a shadow (0 him sppeared over hir.
He was slipping.

e o his firstthought wastha it was Pam returning. he dida't bother 10 look up
Though s the shade b o seem broader and th hallway darker, helooked up and his ¢ycs
o s hi beart pounded sway ralizing who load befor his very cyes in the cnry of

{he allway. I was Blacky Moe, aka King Kong, who was jacker rom outof the
Melghomene Housing Project

I the ghetto word of mouth and gossip was lke an epdemic discase: it spreaded ke
wildfie. Justas manycrack fends and uslersgot the s about Dino an his cew bust and
oney's nd Pimp'sakeovr, S did many ks And ke e ks whowas s of
Money's and Pimp's reputation decided o siay at bey, there were some who wasn't aware or
e ar ot st sy it cre ke Blacky M. He ws vulurous jacker that was
ey cager 1o play wih ie o s i he would either et bumed, or put the ircout.

Money was strapped with his new Glock 45. But realizing Blacky Moe, a gorilla-
shape nigga inhis mid 205, wasto close up on im, which lookinga the bi darkhole f he
‘barrel of a chrome A4 Desert Eagle, he knew he couldn't draw his pistol quick enough without
getting dome checked. He just put it in his mind to accept the jack move but was hoping the.
acker didn' discove that he wis sraped.

“The Sixth Sretcouryard was football etk dweling thtsat i the middle of
numerous thre story brick sprtment buidings nd incrected with The Circle ClaraSteet
courtyard. By Money and Pimp being so eager 1o and aggressive at taking over The Circle they
aver looked having exira ook out boyson therteam.

Even though they fl secured with watching eachothr’s bk thy was il valnerable
10 prey. Because by Mike-B and thefew others all makin deal with customers t the same.
time, Blacky Mo wasabl o ente the courtyarfrom the Magnolis Street way, hat was the
oppasitcway from Clara Stretandthe way thecrack fend and two young husiershad ntered,
snéak pass four young il playing Double Duich and creep up on Money umnfice ke snke
i he grass. Bt ha's how the game go: you slp, you fall. Yo crsp u, you lose. Money gone
dami foolt

“C'mon,niggs, you know what me s*da it s Lemme ge that with'ch, play,”
Blacky Mo said in a husky fon, yet calm, a h siepped ino the hllway with fim grip on
his chvome caliber

Money sighed disgusid. “You got that, whos he sidslo, low and pissed et
Kecping his composure as he handed over the knotof money.

Stand up, nigga”Blacky Moe demanded, shoving he moey i his frot pocket.
Money sighed again,thinking o himel how in the fuck he gt caught lpping ke i,
a5 heslowly ised.

Ralse ya shit up” Blacky Moe sai.

Money's hear rate increased. He flt a whiff of doom come over him. Though withfst
ihinking, e said,“What?" as nt distract the acker fom havin him tum around because his
£um was strappec o b back wistband.

You heard me igga! Rise ya fckin’ it upl” Blacky Mos said vicously.

“*Oh, I'm straight, whoa. I aint strap, " Money said fast, lifting the front bottom of his
‘whit " “Here!" e continud, ging nio his olher frot pocket 1o keep th jackerdisiracted
offof having to tum around

Hold vp wha he fok youdoin' gt Blacky Moe snapped, ready o shoo.

Money pause. “Whos whos whoa! I'm st giin my pocke 1 give you this sther

money, tht’s all " h said fat and wide yed. Hejustknew he wa sbout o gt blsted on-
"You move when 1 tell you to move,niggal”

“Aight, yougo that. 'ont want no troube,dog” Money sid convincingly.

“Hury up Take it ow!” Blacky Moe e o, walching Moneyclose.

i, whos. justdon't shoo” Money said a bit ervous, et reending (0 be
perified.

“Wass n ya back pocket?” Blacky Mo asked, gabbing another big knot of money
from Money.

Money's hear pounded. “Oh, ain’t nothin’ but my walle” he said nervously as he
reached and pulled his black lather wallet out of his back pocket* Here, you want his
watch?" he continued, keeping the jacker distracted offof his back.

etk Where it ki work L igge?”Blacky Moc 5k,
ance ookt e $4,500damond ecrustd whiegod Caicr, ’

gt gt e you vl . whoa!” Moy el Bk e
ooked st him mean.

i D Thats o th money | e offt gave Y. Meney s snunding
Jocee et v, bt b K e woud hav ad o et s stsh o of e
e e oot s, e s 4 bigchnce b would gt busicd b b 10
e iged i box hat b o could open bt i and s . )

e Monty ven ore vicious sghl iin down on bis 7
e i it wach” n dmande,a e 00k Quick lance 1 he gDk
D ey ook thewatchoff and handed i (o him.
e e sepe Blacky Moe it shoving e wich n s ront pocke
e e and wa gk around, bl ot s you.Na' g up them stcps ore 1t
o poey s lacky Moe demanded vrydevious,he maiond 10 valk ot
e allway with s ees el on Moncy
vt g h o af g, As el scpping ut of viw i 1080 U2
e econd ot e opped shr s pcped bk seound e vl e
e et e By henqucky drawed s weapan 2 rushed back
B R eeachd the ey of e vy d looked ut il he couryrd
o e woc siowly din off o0 o mounai bike s chagd e i
B v Moncy aped offf e porch n Blacky Mocs'sdirctin. He ook
e e back ofBlcky Moe' siny bk head then fred,BOOM! making
e dad o o avenen s pigonsliteredand h young s o i (o,
e ik comse, ookd a i o secods thn qickly wert o the
et v al he oo and g ling. Andas i e e g
e e bod again nd ten opend e BOOMIBOOM!BOOM!BOOM:.
T et ek s ches. i ok ff i back o he by 8
e i rough e bickdoor 0 head o i cr parked n he
drveway

B homicide detetives, he realized a murder had becn commilied,
o sy whecled his motoreyce o th Clara Stet couryard,then lopped et
e e oy s spument uiding porch.He killed he engine, e the molorcyele of '
et hen climbed off and headed over by is thee homeboys Mike-B, Dougalov.
e anding i the midle o th i, He did' pay any mind o why o of <5
e s ook a being normal tring forpeople 0 adrmirc and sreat i
et hustlers,all i thei early 205 and with ly smileson thei foces,
Pimp 4 s and smooth, Wass appen 7" 5 sapped hands wihcach ne o .
ot smoked and I'm the killa?” he said jokingly.

\-skinned, chubby Dovgalou

e urder-wasn't a big deal 10 Pimp. He know you lived, and then you dicd
Which e it s though people should reoice when one dis,and cry when one s bors bt
e vk ullof copton and evi.“Whos, who tat s stain'”” he aske,reering
o the dead body.
“Man, stop playin’ lke you *ont know what happen,” Dougalou said a it sarcastic, then
chuckled.

st chalkin out, dog?” i s puazed ing o gt viw o e comse |
hrough the cracks of the people standing along the yellow police tape baricade.

..You serious, man?” Dougalow asked, seeing that Pimp seemed unaware of what
happencd. The thrce husters were sort of puzzled. They assume he was already aware of the
ragic incident by geting the detals of it from Money and others by cel phone, 5 much .
news ravelfast i the Thood. They figured he was just o the scene tocheck things out and
gather up info.

“Serious "bout what, whatcha talkin’ bout? Where that nigga Money ai?” Pimp asked,
realizing his home boy wasn't around.

“Whoa, you ain’t talk to hat nigga?”

“No, why wass happenin'7” Pimp asked fst, sensing rouble

..Whoa, thats that nigga work,” Dougalou said slow as he nodded towards the dead

body.

“What happenr

“Dog. tha nigga Moncy did thatthere. He smoked tht clown Blacky Moe,” Dougalos
said low with a srious expression on his face.

“You lien?"

“On the fo" reala my nigga,” Mike-B assured smoothly, looking up at Pimp from his
wheclchair

imp sghed,pssed thinkingof thei plans fling.
“Yeaia, whos.” Dougalou reassured slow and low.

Pimp smackes his lips. “Darmn! That's Blacky Moe out the Melp?"
unclamping his celphone from his waistband.

pised, clamping his dead-defected cell phone back o his waist band * Lemme sce ya phone.
¥all Know what happen?”

“Naw. The shit happen so fast, as 'memba Money sent a vic 1o me, then next thing |
Know & shot wentoff | ok up, I see Money standitf over the nigga dumpin on'em some ma',
Mike-B 5id low, amongs themselves a5 sly looks watched them.

“Damn, *Pimp sighed, grabbing Dougalou's cel,

1 bet he downt that nigga o' ryin’ o jack som'n,” Dougalou sid.

“C'mon, man, what else its gon’ be *bout,” Pimp s2id s bit sporty, a he quickly dialed
Money'scell phone number.* A" nigga that jack, round here? And I know Money sin'thave.
0 beef wit his nigga, 50 it can't be nothin' el but that. Maan, ks nigga st cocn answen”
hislne, fuck™
1 had tied callin' both y all but none of 'al sin’t answer,” Mike-B said.

"Man, lemume g0 ry (o find this nigga. ¥"allain't sec nobody talkin’ 0 them people,
‘wha?" Pimp asked,refering o snitches, as he handed Dougalou his ccl phone back.

"Naw, we becn on game,” Mike.B assured.

“Fo'sha”.Bu,look, y'all shut shop down tl shi cool off"

Aiight”
‘And, look, when y'al open back up bring them things out 'cause | know Dirty and
“nem gon’ come through tryin' o catch us slippn, ya dig?” Pimp said, referring o their crew
aming themselves with assault rifle o prepare forretaliation from Blacky Moe's icious.
homeboys.

‘Fo'sho’." Dougalou sid, ready for drama,

"1 be back later. Keep tryit 1o get Money. And when y'all dotell ‘em beep me 'ca
my phone rippin’ na;” Pimp said, motioning (o walk away.

1
“Aight” the three said.
T ool and areful 'round here, whoa,” Pimp said smoothly, ready for war s he
lappet s wih e tree, and then headed b bis molreycl o o and y vacking dowr it
7oad dog before Blacky Moc's homeboys did.

Chapter ¢

Lateron, 638 pm

pimp with bis 50 caiber pistlrstng i his I andconceable bulleproof vest nact, cruised
ep et i i supr clean 00 e lack Escalade, with dark s and rolling on 22-inch
e sn spoke ims, bumping “From What | Was Told" by Soulja Sim at 2 ow volume
hrough the $10,000 surround sound system.

e e i ocp thought about Money. Al sorts of negative and evil houghts clogsed
his mind: s Money stinking dead somewhere, or was he being lortured before he was lo take
e ot reath,or would he cve see him again, and so forth. He was tempted 0 irc p the at
e o bt that had been in the ashiray since yeserday to releve his sress, but he knew he
e o stay sharp, focus and alrt. He didn' want 0 gt caught slipping i the war they had
on their hands now.

From the tme he had Ie the muder sene up unil this moment he had been all over
\own searching for Money. He had kept going to places he thought Money would be, but sl

s of nis dog. He had paged and called Moncy's pager and cell phone
e oo times, He'd ven went a far s having everybody be could think of constanty rying
ey i down. But with all the effort n rying 10 ge in contact with Money there sll
wasa any sgas of him showing up nor callng.

Susdenly,Pimp il his pager vibrating. He pulled the page from his wistband. And
45 he prsse b pagebuton, he blured o, “Bout mathafuckin’ time!” scing Moncy's
o othir's home phone number and his code number appear on th display scrcen. He gabbed
i cel phone connected 1 ' ca charger off f he console 10 s it was working again

befor pling over o the nearstpey phone. To hissurprise, the cllphone was back i scton

“Man, Fock you been a2 Pimp asked fast and hostile.

) been layin’ low in Harvey by new lil"boo crib,” Money replcd.

“Damn, whoa, why you sin"t leta rigga know you was iight then?”

“Like sy, | was layin’ low.”

el ya. Bu, man, you shoukd il said some’n, et somebody know you was aight
Y mom was worried and scared to death,” Pimp sid.

T Know, 1 ain't think she’llfind out bout the shit and she way in Gentily,” Money.
said

+Cmon, man, you know how muthafuckas run they meuth and shit ravel."

“Fofthahe agreed. “But tha's why I came over her fo' & mirute o lt ‘e know
L cool and check up o e Pcause she said some'n bout sh seen fou niggas jus iin’ i 3”
o sros th tretfrom Yer house” Money said, then peeked through th blinds to check the
const.

“en,man. Tont know how tre t s, but she al worked up and worricd and shi
binkin' o et smoked. Talkin' "bout furm mysefin *cause she scen me on the news 0" the
Bt he lyin "bout that cause | been watchin’ll th news. She tippin’ wi’that shit
there,” Money said.

“Huhn-br,” Pimp agreed. He dido't believ in trning yourselfin when you was
wanted. His atitude was:‘Catch me ifyou an cock suckas.”

“ButI'ma Iy up there and go ay out ther i Baton Rouge by my uncle il shit cool
offand 0 calm ernervsand keep 'r ool y dig?” Money sad.

“Yea dothat”

“Yea, V'ma gojust il hit ool o

“Cool, whatever "

“Dog,just b coolan contine don’ the damn thing. it " I ragy right ', but |
e back s so0n s shi ool off a heard me?” Money said smoothy.

“Fo'sho’ igga. Justcil, and 'm take care everyhing on his nd,ya dig?” Pimp
sid smooth andcool.

*Offtop. And, ook, my " brotha go them fifce sacks. 1 gave e ya umma s0
Took (0" Yem 1o be callin' ya 0 give ya tht, dig?” Money said

“For sho’” Pimp sad hype.* Bu,dog, what happen? Why you smashed 'em?” he
asked, wishing Money would't have killd Blacky Moe justye.

“The niggajacked me, dog” Money said, with no remerse. “Sirightup handle me ke
o bichass nigga ™

“Damn,how hathappen” Pinp sked,inking the wors.

“Tont cven know, dog Shi happen s quick”

“You ont think none of them nigass st tha p, hubn?”

Naw, naw. The nigga justcaught ussippn’,go lucky, ya dig?"
“Fo'sho’ But, man, 1 wish you would waited o et wit he igga,” Pimp said.
“Dog, I know 1 fcked up ' bit But trust e, we on” be sight,” Moncy said

“I'ma holla."

“Dog, you think you might be wanted fo th shit? ‘Cause | can lay up there go put
some'n down on a lawya just in case you get pop you can b ready in court and geita ow bond
set cause | know that muthaficka gon’ b sky high,” Pimp said.
‘ont know. But woulds’t be able 1o make bond anyway "cause of this probation
shit,” Money said, then peeked through th blinds again.

“Yea,that's ight, you s on paper. Damn.”"

“But still do tha wit the lawya. Go holla at Byron Gibson; | hear he the firet lawya in
the city fo’ whoopin' murders, ya dig?” Moncy said

ight, yea, 1 heard that 100,” Pimp sad. “But ' take care everything, dog. Justbe
cool, and ay low, ge’cha mind right, ya heard me?”
“Fo'shor
Get 3t me.
“Fo' sho'"

"Money mumbled, then hung up ashe entered his bedroom closing the door
ehind himself. And justas h satthe cordless phone down on the dreser, nd then sat down
on his twin bed t collect his thoughs... police burst through the bedroom door with their guns
aimed. Busted and disgustd.

His mother'sreason and attitude fo notifying the authorites andleting them in her
ome to capture hr middle son was: ost my older boy t0 them wicked sreets, but | refuse (o
Tose another one of my babies o . | rather see 'em alive i jail than lyin' ina pool of blood
somewhere inthem strects."

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