First let me say that i am a HUGE K'WAN fan. I have all of his books and thoroughly enjoy them however Gangsta was for the birds. It was not well written and it did not flow well for me. It was slow and the whole gang connections were a little confusing and unnecessary for me. (I could've done wihout the whole bloodz and crips storyline) I also couldn't get with the way the book mentioned random people only to never talk about them again. I understand that this was his first book but I am glad that I didn't read this one before Hoodlum or Eve because I would have never bought another one of his books. However, I will say that K'wan has progressed as a writer and I am fan of his work (Gangsta excluded).