Welcome to the Maze: A Novel

Raekwon, born into the street life, the youngest hustler on the streets, making a living the best way he knows how, finds himself caught in a maze of which he has one foot in the streets and the other in the rap game. After getting caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, Raekwon ends up doing time in juvenile confinement. Nearly losing his mind, he realizes that behind bars is not where he needs to be. He promises himself to pursue his rap career, and then quickly realizes, such as the streets, everyone isn't in it to play a fair game. As Raekwon grows older and gains more trust with Tone, who teaches him the depth of the game, Raekwon learns that unless he can find his way through the maze, his life will forever be trapped within it. Now more educated and paranoid than ever, Raekwon finds himself back in a situation where he promised himself he would never be after his first run. Sentenced to penitentiary time due to an unloyal and only father figure he knows in his life, his stepfather, Raekwon's biggest challenge lies ahead. What will he do when he gets out of prison? Will he allow the hard lessons from the past keep him tangled in the maze or will he follow his dreams and start a new life outside of the maze?