gigisxm's review
4.0
A Frank look into the rise of the drug trade, the US government's role in the trade and police misconduct
jazzandtaz's review
This book was brutally honest to the point of hurt, betrayal, and heartache. Rick Ross was looking for a way out of his ruthless envoirnment and he tried as a teenager to use his natural gift of playing tennis extrodinarly well as a hope of a better future, but when the school he was to attend realized Rick couldn't read or write they threw him to the dogs. Forget the fact that he was driven and had a desire to succeed, he was just forgotten about. So with no opportunities of a better future anywhere to be seen he gave in to the drug scene. He was very successful very quickly making millions of dollars and was thrown under the bus by the US Government as being the person that single handly created the crack epidemic of the late 1980's. Although the Government under direct orders of Ronald Regan transported the drugs to the USA to the black communities and took the profits and send them to sponser the Contra group of freedom fighters in Nicaragua. Then the government declared "war on drugs" to further cover up the evil they had done. Handing out 15-30 year prison sentences on first convictions to mainly blacks who were selling tiny street level narcotics. They tried to give Rick Ross a life sentence on a first conviction but thru hard work and law research he was able to get the sentence overturned. He now tries to pay back his wrongs through servimg the community and disswaying the youth from a life in the streets. Absolutely woderful read.
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