📢📢📢If you're under the age of 18, this book ain't for you! 📢📢📢 A woman is on the rise of becoming a successful woman, and a native of a poor Midwestern city. Donald DeGrate Junior is a successful musician and producer from Virginia. They each go through their own trials and tribulations. Childhood trauma... Adulthood trauma... Disorders... Egos... Stigmas... Rumors... LIES... Betrayal... The industry... Different careers, but still manage to cross paths. If you want to know more, read more... The book gets better as you go because I didn't think I'd get past writing chapter eight at the time. 🤷🏽‍♀️ This book is my first draft, and my first serious book, so please excuse ANY errors. WARNING: IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO IS EASILY OFFENDED, THIS AIN'T FOR YOU! Many things in book may offend people. If it does offend, then go somewhere else. SIMPLE! 🤷🏽‍♀️ I'm not here to stroke NOBODY'S EGO or write what YOU want me to WRITE. MY story, MY way... PERIOD, POINT-BLANK! There also may be some language used that some people may be offended by. You either like it or don't... Like 50 Cent and The Game said, "HATE it or LOVE!" NOTE: DeVante/Donald is not crazy in this story! This is PURE FICTION! I DON'T believe the false fabrications of the group or DeVanté. This book is for entertainment purposes only. This is a 90's & 2000's story. DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT CLAIM ANY RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC, PHOTOS, OR MOVIES/SHOWS MENTIONED OR SHOWN IN THIS BOOK. DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER IS NOT INTENDED TO HARM REAL PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS STORY. ALL WRITING RIGHTS ARE RESERVED TO THE WRITER. NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO USE THIS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. Start date: August 6, 2020 End date: October 27, 2021

' a feeling of intense pleasure or joy. ' © 𝐣𝐜𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 ┊ the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ≠ 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘪 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘴. ㋡

Break it down DeVante'Swing

Living Up To An Expectation Growing up in a smart family, you have an life that has high standards. Good Grades-Happy life-Good job Sometimes it's hard to try to live up to those expectations if you're not happy personally I'm not the type to say that I'm depressed but I'm not happy Being judged because I'm dark skinned Being judged because I'm kinda thick Being judged because I'm tall I know I shouldn't beat myself up about it but it's hard growing up thinking it's bad to have one of those traits Sometimes I wonder..... will I ever be missed Or will I just be another irrelevant memory? She's lost He's lost They both find eachother and fall in love but can it stay that way or will they flop? Come on an adventure in Devante and Tajiah's relationship

[if you haven't read Hazel don't click on this story until you have] This is a continuation of the love story of Nyla-Janae Jones and DeVante Swing four years later after departing from each other in the summer of 1990.

𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐊, stormi evans is the biggest female r&b singer on the planet. with the fame and success, such tragic events in her life take place. watch the story of an r&b legend from the beginning of time till her deepest despair. ⁽ real life - alternative universe female oc x devante swing @𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚢𝚡𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 ⁾

ha·zel//ˈhāzəl//a reddish-brown or greenish-brown color, especially of someone's eyes. © jodecipowers

' all i can do is imagine what could be. ' © 𝐣𝐜𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 ┊ the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ≠ 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘪 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘴. ㋡

Don't talk, just read. First of all, I have to be honest with you, readers. I lied-when I told you I was gonna' finish that other story. Can you read? Just for tonight. Or maybe we can do something like eat popcorn and drink water or thirst after DeVante Swing as a group? Slide your finger across the page, baby. Let the book feel you. You read so sexy and so good. © 𝐣𝐜𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 ┊ the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ≠ 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘪 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘴. ㋡

You got a jawline like a model You stay fresh from head to toe Got your own money, never borrow On your grind, I like your hustle But you're no good for me Cuz them pretty boys not pretty On the inside of they souls And even though I know you're bad for me I can't let go You're no good for me No, you're no good for me But I can't stay away No matter what they say I keep comin' back for that bad boy Even though I know you treat me bad, boy I can't stay away No matter what they say Even though you still treat me bad My dumbass keep on comin' back, no