After her mother dies in childbirth Lashay Murphy is raised by her grandmother and aunt who have made her feel like a burden her entire life. With the truth kept just out of her grasp Shay is taught to keep her head down and stay out of the way, leaving her defenseless and inexperienced. Being young and naïve has her tripping, tumbling, and falling mercilessly in love with a man unworthy of her heart. Deep down she knows she deserves better, but the grip he has on her makes it almost impossible for her to walk away.

After the revelation that the man she’s loved for years and her closest friend have betrayed her, Shay is shaken to her core. Unable to face the revelation that she could have contracted HIV she goes into hiding pushing everyone away, much to Asada’s dismay. Not one to be told what he can’t have, Asada fights to be a part of her life only to be met with resistance with each try. Frustrated with Shay he focuses on the ex-girlfriend refusing to live a life without him and the father holding a life changing secret. Will this latest shot to Asada’s heart be enough to break his heart forever?

Kadeem wakes up in the hospital with the news that his brother didn’t make it and is devastated. He lashes out at Tyesha because his mind was so focused on her bullshit he was off and in his mind, that makes it her fault. Quana isn’t impressed by Kadeem and Oshea’s disappearing acts and addresses their most recent behaviors. The news of Kadeem sleeping with his best friend sends a brick of ice around Tyesha’s heart. Will she stay down for Kadeem while he struggles through the street life? Jess is already aware of Oshea’s past dealings so the blowback isn’t a game changer for them and if anything draws them closer. But how many times will she have to deal with women from his past? Will Jess stick around for the clean up and ride for Oshea or is the drama proving too much to bare? Will Quana’s new love interest hold her attention or will Kadeem always be in her sights? Follow this crew as Hood dreams turn to nightmares right before their eyes.

Sinna and Saint are finally happy and enjoying each other when he’s arrested along with her father. They say when it rains it pours and Sinna begins to feel the weight of each drop as her worst fears surrounding her nephew come to life. Sinna is tired of giving her all . Can Saint heal his damaged past and convince Sinna he can be the anchor she needs?
Kidd is struggling to harness the anger that’s been buried inside him all his life. Will he be able to control his emotions or will the demons from his past push Khadijah away forever?

Wykia Ford was born to a teenager that put money, drugs, and men above her duties as a mother. Growing up in a single parent home, Wykia witness’s her mother’s bad behavior prompting her to follow in her footsteps and become a stripper. As a child she felt overlooked and dismissed so the attention she receives on stage feeds her shattered self-image. Unable to believe she’s worthy of being loved or capable of loving someone else she attaches herself to a man that fumbles her heart.

Trinity Reed is a seventeen-year-old, rising senior who is torn between both loving her mother and hating her mother’s boyfriend. Watching her mother fumble with poor choices in men, she inadvertently falls victim to the same trials. Blessed with both her mother’s beauty and dangerous curves, she falls for the manipulative and thuggish charms of Katrell “Keys” Gibson and once she’s in his crosshairs she finds it hard to walk away. Until one of her mother’s rash decisions gives her a chance to meet Duece. And you know what they say, when you know better you do better.

The only word to describe what Kyrie Phillips endured as a child, is hell. Losing his immediate family, battling cancer, and getting put into foster care all before he was fifteen years old put a massive chip on his shoulder. Unable to open up about what he was going through he turned to Facebook and fell in love with the breathtaking Blaine Sutton. Or at least he thinks it’s Blaine he’s revealing all his deep, dark secrets to. After Blaine stands him up, he puts her and the feelings he’s grown for her in the back of his mind and focuses on building the drug empire along-side his foster brother, Jamar.