Book Description

Authored by Tamba Beasley, She Belongs to the Game: A Pimp's Sister is a rude awakening to life, a peek into an ever-present yet seemingly unfamiliar world, one of money, sex, and drugs. This story is as real as they come, and embodies black literature at its finest. Brilliantly written for an urban audience, and well-seasoned with American street slang, Tamba narrates the struggles of a girl who was born into the street life. Having being raised by several relatives and dealt with the horrors of an unstable upbringing, she was determined to make it through the struggle the best way she knew how. After riding the wave of her brother who had been in the game came the struggle and the pain, she was caught between becoming a hoe or a pimp, on a quest to rise to the top. In Tamba's words "You are either a hoe or a pimp in life; the choice is yours". She Belongs to The Game is a classic hustler's tale that never seems to be behind the times. It takes you into the secret inner world of the pimping game from a young girl's perspective, as she saw, felt, tasted, and smelled it. It gives an unflinching, uncensored look at her life, her environment, and her actions. It will send you on a roller-coaster of emotions; from sadness to disgust, humor to anger, horror to delight, and keep you in suspense through the unforeseen twists and turns the story ushers. If you are in search of a book that will captivate you from start to finish, exposing a rarely seen side to the pimping game --from a pure genius in terms of writing and storytelling-- bringing you along for an insightful, intriguing, and gut-wrenching experience, She Belongs to The Game is the perfect mix.