Asia Jackson was your normal good girl, a honors student, loves to cheer and dance in her spare time. But some how a blast from the past she's forgotten shows up. The boy from around the way or next door in their case. After taking separate paths and living opposite lives it may be harder for them to rekindle their relationship. But who can resist the Thug From Around The Way.

"I need you" Corrine Parker was troubled. After her father was sent to prison for killing his mistress in a fit of rage and her mother diagnosed with stage four liver cancer, Seventeen year old Corrine is sent to live with her twenty five year old stripper sister named Isis who lives the fast life. Deemed a prude by everyone around her Corrine is in for a wake up call when it comes to dealing with her sister and her choice of men. After Isis agrees to house a hood rich hit man, Corrine's living situations grows a bit complicated after her sister and her open Pandora's box. Kareem Davis was only thirteen when he witnessed his father being killed by a drug related drive by and there was nothing he or anybody could do about it. As soon as he turned of age he decided that he'd enjoy nothing more than taking out the people who took his father from him. After a less than ordinary night at an strip club he and his boys regularly attend he finds himself in a storm of trouble when he attempts to kill the owner of the place after discovering he had something to do with his fathers death only to fail. Word in the hood travels fast and now he's forced to hide out while playing a cat and mouse game with his worst nightmare and dodging his feelings.

Mackenzie was born a rider ever since her father Big Daddy used to run the game. but then Big daddy got shot and left her with her older brother BJ. Bj was always out trapping trying to hold the business down now that their father was gone so she was basically left on her own except for her bestfriends Jayden and Angel. One day while she was out she met Levi. Levi was the love her life or atleast she thought he was so she left Bjs house to be with him . He was controlling and overly jealous. She knew it was wrong but she stayed with him because he was the only one she felt loved her. Shit takes a turn one night she is out with Jayden . Then before things can calm down she meets Mason a well known thug climbing up the ladder to a king pin. She Learns some secrets about everyone in her life and has no idea how to deal with it. all she knows is that no matter what she has to ride for her ballah. the question is, who is her ballah?