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The crew is back in the finale of Rotten Apples. The girls are thick as thieves but like they say, there's no honor amongst thieves.ΓÇ⌐Marley is still fighting to get her kids back, but remains her own worst enemy. She'll have to grow up in a hurry if she's going to convince a judge to send them home with her.Yasmeen's drive will either rescue or ruin her and everyone around her. She puts the crew on her back and leads the way even though she lost her own way.Jellissa invested in herself, but would it work? Would it change her if it did or destroy her if it doesn't? Will her mother ever forgive her or is their relationship gone for good?ΓÇ⌐Mitzi is still trying to take care of her siblings while her mother slides further into the abyss of abuse.The clock is ticking on getting Rosa back in one piece. ΓÇ⌐They know the only way out of the hood is to hit a few more licks. Each does her part but one enjoys busting her gun a little more than the others and the bodies begin to pile up. All those bodies draw more heat than the girls can handle. ΓÇ⌐If they all stand strong, they can survive. If not, they all crash and burn.After all, it only takes One Bad Apple to spoil the bunch.

Yasmeen, Marley, Mitzi and Jellissa are back in the explosive follow up to Rotten Apples: Harlem's Finest. The crew is determined come up by whatever means necessary. They decide to pull a stick up, but can they actually pull it off?Marley desperately needs money so she can get her kids back and get them out of the hood and for good.Jellissa is tired of being teased and taken advantage of. She needs money just as bad so she can take drastic measures to improve her condition.Mitzi is still looking for love but finding more heartache instead. Serious issues develop at home and now she's forced to act.Yasmeen is just as confused as ever. The streets threaten to swallow the naive girl whole and eat her alive. She soon sinksto an all time low that she may not make it back from.Either way, the Rotten Apples are back and it's going to be a Hot Girl Summer.

Bella Beufonte has it all, she's smart, pretty, and a professional business woman who owns one of New Orleans hottest hair salons. However, for all of her smarts, beauty and money Bella has the hardest time keeping a man. After a series of toads has she finally met her prince when she makes a long distance love connection with Gavin, an Atlanta music producer who almost seems too good to be true.Join Bella and the colorful assortment of stylist who work for her as they deal with the everyday issues of family, work and love.There's Shandera, who isn't sure if she wants to be a friend or a foe; a lady or a hoe. Sherbert, who can't decide if he's a he or a she and Baby Girl, a troubled young lady with an affinity for bad boys, who is given a way out of the hood, but her choice in men could drag her down instead. There's also Alexis, a big beautiful woman with man problems of her own.Will Bella's hope and prayers of this new man finally being the one come true, giving her the southern love story she's been searching for or is he just serving her another dose of Lies and Manipulation.Previously released as Lies and Manipulation.

Welcome to Harlem USA! Home to the world famous Apollo theater and the soon to be infamous Rotten Apples.Marley is a single mother struggling to make it past life's obstacles. Despite the fact that she is the biggest one in her path. Her bad parenting skills may come back and bite her.Jellissa may not be the cutest chick on the block but dudes love her nonetheless. Her shape and attitude more than make up for what she lacks in looks.Yasmeen is a confused young Muslim woman trying to live in two opposite worlds. They don't coincide so she'll eventually have to choose one.Mitzi's the Puerto Rican mami looking for love in all the wrong places. Meanwhile she's trying to raise her eight siblings as well as her childish mother.Fate forces their hands and causes them to do things to survive by every means necessary. Turn the page and see why these Rotten Apples are Harlem's Finest.

William Champion, known as Willie, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He had the best of everything and a bright future lay ahead of him. He escaped death's hands at a young age, only to get caught up with life. Young, naive, and inexperienced Willie gets turned out by the excitement of the hood. The lure of a lifestyle filled with drugs, hooks and sex continuously consumes him. Lies and betrayal become his name. Can he change before he loses his picture perfect life or is it too late?

The Rotten fruit franchise takes us to beautiful Miami, Florida. Khawan and Kharese grew up on different sides of the notorious Pork and Bean projects. They had been mortal enemies until they realized how much they had in common.
Once the girls combine their smarts and looks, they become thick as thieves and began to leave their old friends behind. Easier said than done since crabs in a barrel tend to pull each other down instead of lift each other up.
Can Kharese and Khawan overcome their surroundings or be swallowed up by them? Will they become more products of their ghetto environment or, become two of Miami's Finest with a bright future ahead of them?

Your favorite rotten fruits are back in Rotten Oranges 2. The girls are forced to grow up real quickly when their mothers are snatched from their lives. The projects are no longer safe for them as foes began to converge from every side.College and a new life await at the end of the summer, if they can make it that far. Re-Re has proven her loyalty and worth but what will happen to her when the Johnson sisters go away to school.In the meantime, the girls hustle hard to make as much money as they can before getting out of the game. It's a dirty game though and danger lurks in every deal. Not to mention the get back, Jenel and the rest have to be dealt with for their disrespect.Kharese and Khawan have proven they are two of Miami's finest, now it's time to Glo Up.

Narcotics Detective Carl Malease earned the nickname of Malice because of his relentless drive on the job. Motivated by walking in his legendary father's footsteps drives him to make the biggest bust in New York city. The problem with that is he is the lone good apple in a bushel of bad ones.His ambition and integrity put him at odds not only with his crooked supervisor but his entire unit. A miscalculation gives them the fuel they need to burn his stellar career to the ground. It also puts him in the cross hairs of the most dangerous mobster in the city.Attorney Alicia Murdock is the pretty and pretty ambitious defense attorney. All she handles were the vicious murder cases and had yet to lose a single case. Her courtroom tenaciousness earned her the moniker of, 'Murder Murdock'. Fate cast the two adversaries into an unlikely collaboration. There was bad blood between the two from a courtroom defeat of one of Malice's cases but now he needs her in not only the fight to clear his name, but to stay alive. Malice and Murder is a nonstop, thrill ride from the first page until the last. Buckle up and take a trip with Malice and Murder, love on the run.

Kharese dropped a bombshell in part two and now she has to deal with it. She has some serious decisions to make and soon. The crew agreed to shut down once school starts but that's a lot easier said than done.Meanwhile, a silent enemy is playing a game of real life chess, using people as pawns. Foes come from every direction and the girls must keep their heads above water.It's a dirty game they play. They have to watch for the cross and the double cross or risk getting caught up in a Conspiracy.

Ra and Dre are all grown up now and faced with grown up problems. They have the perfect family in the perfect house far away from the ghetto streets that raised them. Now, all they have to do is maintain them. That's a lot easier said than done when all you know is the streets.Dre has fallen into a rut as struggles with motherhood maturity. Ra has trouble finding work and his past life temps him to make some easy money. He sacrifices himself to provide for his family. Will it work out or blow up in his face?This final installment of the Ra & Dre franchise takes a surprising turn when Millie comes back into the picture. Faced with twenty-years in prison she decides to save herself at Dre's expense.They may be all grown up but Ra & Dre are STILL THUGGING!

Ra and Dre finally get together in this last installment of the Thug Love Affair. With one child and one on the way, they decided to leave the streets alone. The money from the armored car heist is more than enough to start a new life. All they have to do now is pick it up, get married and live happily ever after. Sounds simple but when has anything ever been simple with these two? Never, that's when!A Thugged Out Love Affair 4 begins now.

Part 3 picks up with Ramel headed upstate to do his bid on gun charges. Meanwhile Dre is faced with some difficult choices in this next installment of the Ra and Dresaga. On one hand is Jabari, who's rich, handsome and dangerous. Will sheyield to his demands? Can she live life as a kept woman? On the other hand,will Dre continue to struggle with her sexuality or has motherhooddefined her? Can she and Ra ever be more than friends and businesspartners? This is an action packed ride told by both Ra and Dre. So, sit back, buckle up, and enjoy the ride because Daddy's Home.