MVP
by Jihad
Envisions Publishing

Riding Rhythm
by Jihad
Urban Books

The Revolution will not be Televised

When Moses King the Robin Hood, Black Panther like founder of the notorious Disciples Chicago street gang is framed for the rape/murder of a popular Black Chicago Congressman and his wife, he is sentenced to life without parole. Rhythm Azure a young freedom fighting law student at Howard University takes interest in the case and as she grows closer to Moses and closer to uncovering a conspiracy involving government officials she attempts to bring the church and the street together to help her fight for the freedom of the man she grows to love. The closer she gets to the truth the closer she comes to her own demise and the demise of everyone who threatens to side with her including the incarcerated Moses King. Her only hope lies in uniting the two largest rival street gangs of Chicago along with the Church to topple the biggest conspiracy and cover up in The Black community the nation has ever known.

This is a story of a woman that will die for the love of a man she has never laid eyes on. This story is filled with intrigue, cover-ups, and surprises that will leave you breathless at every turn.

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Babygirl
by Jihad
Urban Books

Life hasn't been easy for Babygirl. She's seen and done her share of dirt.

Raised by an overprotective mother, who was willing to go to no ends – including kill or be killed —for her precious daughter.

Babygirl developed the attitude that what she wants, she gets. Dancing in strip clubs, leading the rich to her love nest and than crying rape- to running credit card, and money scams, Babygirl is making things happen by any means necessary.
 

While the streets have hardened Babygirl, underneath that tough exterior, the hustler/stripper/scam artist really wants to make a change. But by the time she figures out how to make that happen, Babygirl will see getting out the game isn't easy. Especially when you've crossed the notorious drug dealing family, the St. Louis Black Mafia, and the ice-cold, ex-cop, strip club owner, Stevie Brown.
 

Between Uncle Shabazz a heroine addict white wanna-be black scam artist, and Uncle Ben a drunk street pyschologist, and a host of colorful characters Babygirl comes to realize that getting money doesn’t mean anything if you can’t use it to help the less fortunate.
 

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about the author
Jihad emerged on the scene when it was cool to be black and the word nigga was whack. Black power and love where in the air. It was April 8, 1969. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and in 82 he moved to the ATL. He was second of three children. His father was a street hustler, in and out of five marriages. His parents divorced when he was two. His mother worked tirelessly to better herself and her children.

Attending alternative schools in Atlanta, Jihad had little interest in literature. However, when he was incarcerated, he discovered the Donald Goines Series, The Browder Files and educational books by Naim Akbar, an unexpected surprise. He didn’t know African Americans published books.

In 1984, Jihad at 14 came onto the drug scene at the beginning of the crack-cocaine era. He developed an intricate and multi-million dollar drug empire by the age of 17. He lived the life of what hip-hop artist glorify in their music. He was the youngest strip club owner in the country at the age of 20 and by the age of 21 his life took a turn for the worst.

Six months after his 21st birthday On August 4, 1990, Jihad was paralyzed from a near fatal automobile accident. Suffering two fractures of the neck, his medical team left him with little hope to ever walk again. But, through faith and determination, he regained enough mobility to return to the streets again, while the driver of the car remained in a wheelchair.

After being shot three times and being in the car accident, On March 19, 1992, Jihad was incarcerated for possession of drugs and a firearm. He served seven years in six different Federal penitentiaries. He recalls this time being a time of transformation and of new awareness. He joined programs to help troubled youths. He started looking up to a group of socio-political positive self-taught prisoners, who raised his awareness about himself and his past. He read everything he could get his hands on, and soon realized the game he was playing was the wrong game.

He began identifying with classic black authors and historians, something that never spurred his interest while growing up in a mass of confusion in school. It was through reading when he realized he had a purpose and a reason to live.

Jihad started researching and writing about his own analysis of his findings. He wrote essays about European Cultures and Chinese Dynasties. He also wrote about things he felt were misconceptions, such as life, religion, society and his people His focus and discipline prepared him to write his first book, Street life.

Six years after prison Jihad is the successful best-selling author of four books. Street Life, Baby Girl, Gigolos Get Lonely Too and Riding Rhythm. His style of writing is very unique in that he writes socio-conscious street fiction. Jihad is the single parent of a beautiful 2 year old son Zion and he has a non-profit organization (The Wake Up Everybody Foundation) geared to raise the awareness of self in our youth. He also builds homes and has a landscaping company. For more about Jihad log on to www.Jihadwrites.com

Jihad is energetic, provocative, and compassionate about youth issues. He is available for interview.

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