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Inner City Hoolum Donald Goines 6/4/12 Brandon lee

Inner City Hoodlum is about the struggles of a young teen that lives in a bad neighborhood where theres smack, money, and murder in the black cesspool of Los Angeles. Johnny Washington, a black teenager Los Angeles knows the freight yards like the back of his hand. He and his pals, josh and Buddy, hit them often, stealing for a fence. They have to. theyre the sole support of their families. But when Josh is Killed by a security guard, who is later killed by Buddy. They are forced to look for other work. They findit with the underworld kings in Elliot Davis also known as Duke. But when Davis recruits Johnnys sister for his stable and later ODs her, Johnny and Buddy come on with a vengeance.

Johnney got his vengeance but cost him and his friend Buddy thier lives. There girlfriends are left alone and the detetives finaliy solve the mystery. What goes around comes around, when your dealing with drugs and gun violence you will ethier end up dead or in jail, and for Johnny and Buddy it was death.