Street Lit Goes Legit

In the world of rap music, street credibility is everything. The same is true in the growing genre of writing known as street fiction.

With titles such as ”Gangsta Lean” and ”Blood Money,” street lit is often written by authors who come from hardscrabble backgrounds, some having served time in jail.

And mainstream publishers have started to take notice of what street vendors and readers across the country have known for several years.

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