At twenty-five years old, Rainbow (Bow) Fuller was living her best life. Going to nursing school, swiping unlimited black cards, rocking the latest fashions and cruising in the finest rides, Rainbow's life finally matched her name; bright and full of life. Being dealt a bad hand at an early age, she was ready for what life had to offer to a once nobody like herself. Being born to crack addicted parents in one of the dirtiest hoods in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Rainbow was doomed from the start until she met the suave playboy and bar owner by the name of Kassious Brown. From the time she meets Kassious, he introduces her to the good life. But little did she know, the good life came with a price. Upgraded from the hood to the hills, one would think Rainbow had it made. The saying 'everything that glitters isn't gold' rang true once she began to discover exactly who her knight in shining armor really was. Knox St. James could run with the best of them, but doing a ten-year bid in prison he vowed to follow the law, get a legit job and build a relationship with his teenage daughter. While it all sounded like a good plan, we all know that just because we plan to do right doesn't mean it always goes that way. A chance encounter with the beautiful Rainbow Fuller detours his plans like never before. While trying to stay from behind bars and follow the law, something about Rainbow continues to draw him in, even though he knows dealing with her could cause him his freedom and a bunch of problems with her man, Kassious. While Knox knows in his mind the safe and smart thing to do is to leave Rainbow Fuller alone, it was something about her that continued to pull him in.As the saying goes, 'the heart wants what the heart wants' and come hell or high water, Rainbow was willing to risk it all for the Carolina Thug That Showed Her Love.

At the end of the first installment of A Carolina Thug Showed Her Love, Zane dropped a bomb shell on everyone. He had gone behind everyone’s back and did the unthinkable. Not only did Iva now possess his last name, but she was lawfully his daughter. Taking underhanded measures to make sure Knox had nothing to do with his new family, Zane puts Knox in a compromising position. With his gun drawn, ready to take measures into his own hands, Knox has a choice to let Zane live and handle things the legal way pertaining to his daughter, or take measures into his own hands and show Zane who Knox St. James really is. Which one will he choose? Rainbow is devastated when she learns of the betrayal of Kass and Nadia, but Kass and Rainbow have history. Not only do they have history, but Kass saved and rescued her at her lowest point in life. Will Rainbow let bygones be bygones and live her happily ever after with Kass? Or will she give him a dose of his own medicine, seeking out revenge while she follows through with her sudden, off-guard feelings for the sexy, bold Knox St. James? While Knox and Bow didn’t get off to the best start, Knox is determined to have his time with her. There was just something about Bow that stood out and had Knox gravitating to her, even when he tried his best to let her go. This finale will have you gripping your seats and biting your nails because just when you think you have it all figured out, more secrets and lies are exposed, ripping all these characters to pieces. With both Bow and Knox going through their own personal battles in life, would it be safe for them to just forget the other ever existed? Or will Bow do whatever it takes to be with the Carolina Thug that Showed Her Love? Find out in the finale of....... A Carolina Thug Showed Her Love 2.

What happens when both love and loyalty are put to the test between the ones you call family? When it’s all said and done, is blood indeed thicker than water? Karmen Howard vowed early on no one, and she meant no one would run her life. She lived her life how she wanted, not worrying about what others thought about it. Amongst those people who wanted to call the shots in her life was her religious father who only drove her further away. Then there was her husband, Adonis, who she had been with her entire life. Adonis, every women’s dream man, came from the hood and was never seen as the type a “Howard” girl should be with. However, being with Karmen made him want to change his ways and become a better man. While he strives to be what she needs, his wife’s wounds run deeper than he’ll ever know. Just when doing all he can to be what she needs began to weigh him down, his sister-in-law moves in with them which takes their lives on a rollercoaster in a completely different direction. While both girls were raised in a Christian home under strict rules and demands, Kashae knew it had to be more to life. Unexpectedly, being able to move in with her sister and brother in law she was ecstatic, but what she didn’t bank on was what was to come. Realizing her sister and brother in law didn’t have the picture-perfect marriage threw her for a loop. They always seemed happy and so in love but being under the same roof with them proved differently.

Camille Jackson knows firsthand how to hold her man down. After all, she was a hustler's girlfriend. Riding side by side with her man while he ran the streets of Philly, she stayed down until those same streets sent him to the grave. This in turn, causes her to reevaluate her life and start anew. Months later, she finds herself in South Carolina with her family and has gotten a job as a correctional officer. After a few months of working at the state Prison, Camille meets someone from her home city of Philly and immediately they develop an astronomical bond. While adjusting to this new life of hers, Camille learns that the people closest to her may not be as they appear. Can she handle her new life of greed, betrayal, envy, secrets and power?

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

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Will Alexander, sheriff of a small town in southern Appalachia, is baffled by a murder case with no body and no suspect, and sets out to find the truth about what really happened to a local thug.