Chanelle is a 16 year old girl. Tan skin, 5'2",long dark brown curls that hang down her back, has the whole world in front of her. Has a great home life, gets the good grades in school and has amazing friends. No one would ever think she would end up with a Thug. What happens when, Lexis, Big time thug,16 years old, light skin, short dark hair, 6'3", can get any girl of his dreams and runs the streets of Oakland, crosses her path?

"This was suppose to be easy, nobody was suppose to get hurt". Twenty year old Ivory Santana was what most people would call friendly and caring. She'd be the person you'd least expect to have a father running one of the biggest drug trafficking industry's in America. Ivory has went through great measures keeping that part of her life private while attending college at NYU, that is until she's taken. Twenty two year old Jade and his older brother Ohaji are 2 completely different types of people that you wouldn't expect to even associate with each other if they weren't related. With dreams of one day being as legendary as their father once was. The two brothers were given the task of kidnapping their boss, big Al's enemy's daughter until he agrees to compromise. Sounds simple enough right? WRONG. What happens when Ivory teams up with the brothers and this turns into a cat and mouse game between bonds and blood?

A strung out mother, selfish aunt, ho-ish sister, and no where to turn are only a few of the problems that Devyn has to deal with. She just wants to finish school and leave everything behind her, but that same everything is determined to keep her exactly where she is. Trying to find a way out of seemingly no way, Devyn Yanis is faced with the harsh realities of the real world on her own. When she meets Ace, the biggest drug dealer in the whole city, she finds it almost impossible to steer clear of him. Will he change her life for the better or will he only complicate her already complicated life?

Dating is overrated. At least that's what Kierra thinks. After what her ex did she's completely over relationships...or is she?