Carl Weber's Kingpins: West Coast

Written by Raynesha Pittman

Narrated by Dylan Ford

All hail to the West Coast, where its natural resources of breathtaking beaches, smokable trees, and beautiful women are unlimited. From the freezing top of Mt. Denali in Alaska to the fly-ass architectural marvel of California's Golden Gate Bridge, the region is one of the most desirable places to visit on Earth. But for a problematic girl like Temper Chey, it's a prison, and she's dying to be freed.

Perhaps Temper's longing to escape is a result of being raised on a road less traveled in an area of South Central Los Angeles, where tourism is obsolete and gang banging and dope slanging reign supreme. Or maybe it's because of the widespread enigma of "the only way out the hood is over a thirty-foot wall." If this hood proverb is true, then being born half black and half Asian should've given her a ten-foot ladder as a head start.

Will her brief escapade with one of the most infamous Crip kingpins force her to twist, toss, and burn her exit plans? Will she give up on the promise she made to her uncle to "bust her ass" to get those missing twenty feet? Or will the chaos be the defibrillator that revives her and provides an escalator ride to freedom?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781705039540

Reviews for Carl Weber's Kingpins

[Yusuf A Muhammad · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The description of the book DOES NOT describe the content! There is NO kingpin. The story spans across a decade and a half but yet the characters behave as teenagers. There is not point to the story whatsoever. Characters are brought up and then forgotten so the reader is left wondering why they were even mentioned. The writer tried too hard to make an intriguing story only to fall short, leaving the reader wondering “what did I just read?”. This is time I cannot get back. But I kept hoping the story would improve as I listened. I was wrong.