If you want to talk about "street fiction" Donald Goines, a Detroit native, wrote numerous books set in Detroit that are considered classic examples of the genre. Dopefiend was the one that I read.
Black Gangster was another Donald Goines classic. The film adaptation was supposed to be developed by Jay-Z some years ago but never panned out.
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