Numbers

Even as a young teenager, Dupree "Numbers" Wallace had a keen mind for math. Whether he was getting good grades on his math tests or adding up the change he earned making grocery runs for his mom and neighbors, Numbers came out ahead more times than not.
When Crispy Carl, the flyest pimp in the hood, gets wind of the young man's gift, the old cat takes him under his wing. Numbers quickly finds himself deep in his Brooklyn neighborhood's numbers racket, as well as dice and card games, gaining a legendary reputation for his hustle. But just then a family crisis forces Numbers to bump up his game to the high-stakes world of drugs in order to raise more paper.
Soon Numbers builds a strong crew and runs the streets as the baddest hustler in Brooklyn. But when he gets into beef with a rival drug dealer, his territory starts to slip away, and the Feds begin to close in, Numbers remembers the wise words of his old mentor Crispy Carl: A good hustler knows when to get out. Now that it's time to ditch the game, he must calculate an exit plan unlike any ever attempted before.

Dana Dane?hosted Sirius Satellite Radio’s Classic Hip-Hop Backspin Channel 43. He also tours the nation performing his classic rap tunes solo, as well as with other classic hip-hop artists. Numbers is his first novel.