Miles “Reapa” Karrington was the most feared man in all of New York. He may have been sitting at the top but he was straight hood at heart. Running with the same people that you jumped off the porch and got it out the mud with, you would think that your bond would be airtight. In Reapa’s case, his foundation wasn’t as solid as he thought. After a disaster of a relationship with his ex Ava, he wanted no other relationship because his trust was messed up.
Often times we close ourselves in, away from the world as a form of protection. We build walls thick enough for Trump to approve of just to protect our hearts. It feels safe, it’s familiar.
They say if you want to make God laugh, just tell him your plans in life. Legend thought he had everything mapped out, but he was sadly mistaken.
Legend was your average hood dude. All he wanted to do was provide for his family and raise his son the right way, but his whole life changed when the streets took the life of his cousin Tjay. Tjay’s death didn’t erase his debt and his plug is waiting to be paid, which puts Legend on edge. Refusing to let his family suffer for his cousin’s since, Legend jumps head first in the game and quickly got sucked in. The money was too good for him to leave the game so soon, but he knew he was playing a dangerous game. With debts paid, money to blow, and his baby mama Kameron in his ear, Legend is at a crossroad between giving up on everything he build so far, or continuing his empire.
Jurnee is fresh out of her dead end marriage to Isaiah and living her best life at least that’s the plan. Still feeling Cruz but in denial about her feelings she continues to put them to the side and just enjoy what they are when they’re together.
There’s no better way to describe the Miahgo Triplets than ‘three the hard way.’ If you see one, you see all three, whether it’s partying or handling business for the underworld.
Lessiin the first born of the triplets takes his role as the leader and protector of the trio. Although, his heart and demeanor are cold to the outside world, his family is his soft spot.
Fighter by profession, lover by nature Kadeem Sessoms’s life seems to be progressing in the right direction. He’s on track with his boxing career and living a batchelor lifestyle. One night changes his whole life and threatens his future as a boxer.
Royale inherited the crown of Pittsburgh but he has to earn the respect that comes with it. He is completely turned out by the fast money, women and drama that comes with his new lifestyle. While on his way to the top a new enemy will emerge and test family loyalty. He still has feelings for Dionne but is unwilling to play second fiddle to her husband. Their paths will cross in an unlikely manner and the spark is reignited.
One minute you are flying high. The next you’re at the bottom scraping the dirt from the bruises… Temptation was tired of the roller coaster and all the turmoil that it came with.
Ryan was the lead singer in the all-girl group Toxic. They were new to the music world quickly finding out that everything wasn’t as it seemed. For Ryan, her music was it for her. She deeply depended on it to help get her family out the hood. An unexpected relationship blossomed with rapper Chi-Raq. In her eyes, it was just a disaster waiting to happen. Trapper turned rapper Chi-Raq felt like he couldn’t love another human being besides his mother, Celeste, let alone be loved by one. That is until Ryan entered his world of chaos opening up his heart and soul.
Cassidy grew up in a Christian home with her mother, stepfather and younger sister. On the outside she had the seemingly perfect life most people yearned for the simple fact that she was raised in a 2 parent household, but inside all she knew was secrets and pain. Before she got caught up into the whirlwind of deceit from her family life Mike came in and swept her off her feet and gave her everything she never had. Who would’ve thought a girl from the hood with no work experience and just a high school diploma could get a rich manto fall for her? Years later, with a 10 kt princess cut diamond on her ring finger Cassidy realized everything that glitters wasn’t gold. Everything came with a price and she was falling apart not only from the family secrets she held inside but now her abusive draining relationship. Giving her all into a man and clinging onto the street mantra Family First, she felt trapped to her situation because it was all she knew and without it she had nothing.
A woman’s Love comes straight from her heart, a man’s Loyalty comes from the pit of his soul and together that’s one of the most powerful combinations on earth but in a world full of jealousy and hate it proves to be somewhat impossible.
Trina is a natural born hustler, who will do anything to see her family win. When her husband is brutally murdered she did the only thing she knew how to do and that was to survive. She steps in as the head of the family business and with her kids by her side the Shaw family is headed for excellency. The only thing that’s missing in her world is companionship, although half of her heart was buried with Trav she feels like she’s ready to step back out into the love scene. The only thing standing in her way is the love and respect she has for her kids, what would they think about her moving on and how would they about who she has decided to move on with?
This Industry is about music, not about love. Yes, the artist may sing about it but do they really want love when they can rather have money, power and love?
