The Neighborhood Hope Dealer

4).

November 15 2003 

Mother Angel's birthday has rolled around again and The Slauson Boys are planning yet another surprised birthday party for her. 

"You think it should be at the house or should we rent a party hall? " 

Nip was asking his brother Blac Sam, because, Nip had a secret girlfriend and he knew Blac Sam would not appreciate who she was. Not after warning Nip that she was hooked to too many guys already. She started young and has already had a baby by one of the hood boys. Being that Nip is now sixteen and they guessed this chick age is eighteen. She had a baby at sixteen. A daughter. 

Nip knows about it but she told Nip it was statutory rape because that baby daddy was at least ten years older than her at the time. He had to be an old 'G' running shit to have his way with a young tenderoni. 

So much was heavy on Nip's mind. A girlfriend with a two year old daughter. He still very much a youthful hard fighter in his hood unit. She told Nip how her bully uncle wanted her to try hard to get Nip. She let Nip know that he promised not to buy her anything if she did not land him as her boyfriend. 

Strangely enough, Nip wanted to know what they really wanted with him. They already knew his ambitions. Yet, he knew she had ties to a baby daddy? Nip thought she was cute, but wasn't sure he was finish looking. They began their relationship by him listening to her sob stories of child abuse. She loved it that. Ip came from a stable home. 

Nip and Petty Cuz, his nickname for her, because she was a member in the same set. He saw how petty she could get. Very secretive too. All she wanted to do was be around Nip's charm. He always wondered what she would do if he broke it off and looked at another pretty face. He knew their set plotted for years before they actually got their target. 

They had good shooters like Mozzy, Layziebone, Trick Trick, Rare S Bay Maac, Kev Mac, Fly Mac, and a few other West Coast upcoming rising rappers. By now Nip was on top of all of them, except Snoop Lion. Nobody bet not mess with him and he had Nip's back too. So why would Nip agree to be on the arm of Petty Cuz? Was he trying to piss off, Shitty cuz? Even though he got in his feelings and denied that she was just a gang girl and he never caught no feelings for her. Nip saw different. If Fly Mac ever caught Nip slipping it would be payback time. Only Petty Cuz would be able to save him. 

Just what could Nip do to piss off a gang girl? He knew he had better get a clue. 

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"Man you and your deep thinking. Are we going to have any babes at this surprise party?" his brother wanted Nip to get out of his feelings and find a nice sweet Islamic sister of the cloth. Like they really loved studying with The Nation of Islam. Noticed a few of the sisterhood and they knew they needed to be squeaky clean. 

If Blac Sam ever finds out that Nip got a gang girl and has nicknamed her Petty Cuz! A matching name for her other secret hood boy, Shitty Cuz, he would smack some sense into his mouth. Blac Sam knows that gang girl by another name. She boy crazy. Hard to believe she could actual get in her feelings and not get another good fighter in a beat down or even gunned down. That's what happens when you mess with a gang girl who comes from the bosses immediate family. Nip should steer clear of her

"Oh so you and Fatts y'all tight now? No wonder I can't seem to get through you anymore. " his brother was talking about how Nip had a lot going on without Blac Sam being around. Like he saw they had Hood 60 Day in June. 

Nip gave his first freestyle. The look on those hood boys faces. They were really betting if he did not stay with Petty Cuz, then they were going to jump him anyways. She goes crying to them how he don't have for her? She knew he wanted to make it out of the hood. They talked about that. Nip let her know she was a very moody girl too. That being with her was an arrangement by her uncle so she would stop whining. Nip was the finest young gangster in their set. Petty Cuz was considered the finest gang girl.