Starting the Game: A Hood and Ghetto Tale About the Underworld

By Shawn L. Hunter

A tale from the hood with true experiences. People who interact like this from day to day in the hood. It’s also a tale of a few blocks and corners of a neighborhood that people have no reason to leave because food, drugs, bills, are all in the same vicinity. I’ve witnessed this first hand. Open your eyes, ears and mind and absorb the story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
• Release date: Dec 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781489731562

Shawn L. Hunter

A very defiant, hard nosed writer willing to reach audiences with the truth of the underworld. I bring to you a true to life story with real people.

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ISBN: 978-1-4897-3155-5 (sc)

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LifeRich Publishing rev. date: 12/10/2020

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3&4

Chapter 5

Starting the game is a hood and ghetto tale about the underworld and how guy’s could get caught up, rise and fall and also die by the games that were played on each other and other people. How a man could make money on the weakness of other men who were tricks, hustlers, gamblers, number men, and king pins. Starting the game, there’s no way out, you’re in it for life, you die by age, overdose, or get killed. Starting the game is a serious matter! Once you’re on top you want to stay on top. But what goes up must come down, you got money one day and the next day you could be broke. It all depends on the heart you have and the type of man you are. You got to have style, class, be a sharp dresser and be a draw. You got guys and whores bringing you money, you have a grown man mentality this is no game for boys! No joking or laughing involved. The best hustlers are truly alone at the end of the day! He got cash, jewelry, the money and plenty of cocaine to use and sell.

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CHAPTER 1

The Opening

It was a long night and dawn was breaking through the clouds. Big Cuz a short heavy set hustler, road threw on 14th street. His gaze gathered him! As he looked over the block to see wassup. What up nigga he said to Co-Diggity.

Co-Diggity is a smooth sharp dressed seasoned ladies man and a block hustler. He walked to a car and gave the fiend a 40.

A car pulled up playing loud music and you could smell a strong scent of weed!

Damn that shit is loud and bumping said Big Cuz.

Bizzo said do you want to hit the blunt Big Cuz?

Sure nigga pass that shit I know you got that fire!

Bizzo passed the blunt to Big Cuz and he hit it, he began to cough loudly, damn nigga how you smoking this shit it’s too strong. Bizzo laughed.

Bizzo is an eastside hustler, a boss player who supplies the block. He always rides around with 9 or 10 ounces of cocaine cause he is always picking up and dropping off.

Big Cuz, man what’s the business Bizzo? I need at least 2, what are you letting them go for?

I’ll meet you guys up to the house. I got to go get some cash so give me 30 minutes! Okay said Bizzo and Heavy D. (Heavy D and Bizzo were the connection for the 14th street crew. They were seldom without dope, and what you needed