ThereтАЩs a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Around the Way Girls 11 is a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who think they know it all, but are about to get the lessons of their lives.
тАЬMeal TicketтАЭ by Treasure Hernandez: From the outside looking in, Yanna Banks lives what most would consider a perfect life; however, after the tragic death of her husband at the home of his longtime mistress, YannaтАЩs teenage son is forced to step up and fill his fatherтАЩs shoes. Doing everything he can to help his mother make ends meet, the straight-laced student soon links up with an unlikely partner in crime. The two of them, both under the heavy-handed guidance of their mothers, become their householdsтАЩ sole meal tickets. They have no problem dealing with anyone that gets in the way, including one another.
тАЬParty GirlsтАЭ by Clifford тАЬSpudтАЭ Johnson: Tammy and Debbie grew up in the projects on OklahomaтАЩs wicked northeast side. Feeling hopeless, they chose to use their bodies to get what they wantedтАФuntil a frightening encounter inspires them to focus on schooling instead of the streets. Now Tammy is the youngest federal judge in the state of Oklahoma, while Debbie is a well-respected accountant. Deep down, though, they are still the same around the way girls from back in the day, and they sometimes still feel the urge to тАЬget freaky with it.тАЭ Of course, whatтАЩs done in the darkтАФor in their case, under the sheetsтАФwill always come to light, causing complete and utter chaos.
тАЬDo or DieтАЭ by India Johnson-Williams: After a big indictment comes down on some of DetroitтАЩs major drug players, their women are left behind to keep the hustle afloat. Overnight their lives change for the worse. In Detroit, itтАЩs sink or swim, and eat or you starve; in the dope game, itтАЩs kill or be killed. The streets donтАЩt care who you are or where you come from. Will Kali, Hope, and Jamaica beat the odds with their quick wit and hustle-hard mentality, or will the game catch them slippinтАЩ?