A Harlem Kingpin comes home from prison. He crosses paths with a struggling Single Mother. Hood Love is in the air! For the last 3 years, Marquez Robinson, the former head of the infamous 116th Street Crew has been sitting on Riker's Island. He's doing a 25 to-life sentence for murder. Once he got locked up, his younger brother Drako shut down the illegal street operation and went into the nightclub industry. He's owns the hottest club in Harlem, Shakerz. And he's proved that he can get things popping without his older brother looking out for him. Both of their lives are about to get ...

Marquez has been a free man for almost 72 hours. But he still hasn't gotten that release of tension that he's been yearning for. When he sits down and talks with Kalisha, he realizes that he's not going to be able to wait any longer. His body yearns for her. And he can see from the look in her eyes and the tone of her voice, that she's feeling the same way. But right before they're about to sneak off together, a woman from his past explodes on the scene. She threatens to ruin everything. She drops a bombshell on him. One that could completely destroy all of the plans he has going forward. ...

A Harlem Kingpin meets a Plus-Sized Single mother. Hood Love is in the air. Life in Harlem has never been easy for Kalisha. She was raised in a dysfunctional home with an alcoholic mother and an absent father. She’s always searched for the love that her parents never gave her. Maybe that’s why she fell into the arms of her no-good baby daddy. He made her promises and sold her big dreams. But he's never delivered on any of them. She works a above minimum wage job. While her baby daddy is sitting in jail, twiddling his thumbs. And her mother is sitting on the couch drinking wine and ...

A Harlem Kingpin meets a Struggling, Single Mother. Hood Love is in the Air. Growing up in the projects of East Harlem, life has never been easy for Tatiana “Taytay” Watkins. Having two kids before graduating high school didn't make things any easier. Life wouldn't be so bad if she had a loving man to come home to after her long shifts. But her baby daddy is anything but loving. For years, she's felt neglected and unloved. She needs a change. She wants freedom and independence. And above all, she wants to be the great, loving, nurturing mother that she never had. Just when she thinks ...

A Harlem Kingpin meets a Struggling, Single mother. Hood Love is in the air. Life in Harlem has never been easy for Kayla “Kiki” Hayes. Getting pregnant right as she was graduating high school didn't make things any easier. Life wouldn't be so bad if she had a loving man to come home to after working her minimum-wage job. Her baby daddy is a lot of things. But loving ain't one of them. For years, she’s felt neglected and unloved. She wants to be free. More than anything she wants to be the caring, loving mother that she never had. Just when she thinks she can't take anymore, a ...

Chicago’s winters were infamous for being cold but not many people talked about just how cold It got in the hood. Lavish Sanchez knew all to well and learned at a very young age that the city of Chicago didn’t love anyone After her King pen mother and father were killed at her 6th birthday party , she was sent to Texas to live with her grandparents. Lavish grew up unhappy and promiscuous trying to fill the void of losing her parents and being uprooted from where she knew was home. Hungry for the luxurious life she lived as a child, Lavish now 23, sets off to Chicago to strip her way to ...

Amari Moody, the daughter of a powerful mafia boss, is navigating her life with a mental health disorder and a troubled past. Just as she is finding her footing, her world is turned upside down when her father arranges a marriage between her and Domonick Rivera, the son of a rival cartel leader. Amari is hesitant, but as she gets to know Domonick, she finds herself drawn to him in ways she can't explain. Meanwhile, finding out her best friend Britt is pregnant with Amari's brother Channing's child causes a rift in their lifelong friendship.

Working a minimum-wage job and raising a son has never been harder for Jayla. Each day she feels more and more beat down by life's trials and tribulations. Watching her ailing mother waste away after a serious stroke, makes things even tougher for her. The love she has for her man Keenan is what gets her through these troubled times. Together, they plan on getting out of the projects in Harlem. But unfortunately, that journey won't be an easy one. A traumatic event at her workplace shatters her fragile mental state. She doesn't ever want to go back there. There's got to be a better way to ...

With Drako's help, Harmony has managed to stay clean these last few months. He's become her new addiction. As long as he keeps showing her love and affection, she knows she'll be all right. Unfortunately, he seems to be pulling away from her since Jayla showed up at the club. She's not willing to share him. But she’s willing to do everything necessary to get rid of her rival. Jayla's baby daddy Keenan isn't dead. At least not yet. His captors have filled his head with lies. He believes that Jayla and his son are being brutally mistreated by Drako. Now he's being sent on a mission to take ...

The fast-paced, hood drama continues in Heart of a Thug 4. Catching Markell “the Snowman” Etienne would be the highlight of Detective Jermaine Powell's career. That's why he's willing to do anything to get his hands on him —even if it means breaking the law and putting his career at risk. The detective’s desire soon becomes an obsession. A deadly one. Markell feels torn in different directions. He wants to do everything in his power to protect Kayla and her daughter. But he may have to abandon them in order to save his family. Nobody connected to him is safe. He’s at a crossroads....