Osachafo Jamal Brewer was born in Oakland, and raised in both California and Tucson, Arizona. At age fourteen, he was initiated into a neighborhood gang and eventually matured into...view moreOsachafo Jamal Brewer was born in Oakland, and raised in both California and Tucson, Arizona. At age fourteen, he was initiated into a neighborhood gang and eventually matured into a man not to be overlooked or disrespected. Young Nigga$ was his first and only novel. Brewer was murdered in 2018.view less