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Last chapter was entitled 1971, for tupac's year of birth.
This chapter is 1972 for Biggie's year of birth.
1972
Queens - wintertime 1971
Rolo asks Moe if he could stay in his lounge. Moe denies. Hands some money to Rolo. Rolo punches him, takes the money and runs off. A gunman then grabs Moe, and shoots him twice. Grabs his bag and keys and drives off with his car.
Discussed changing demographics of Bedstuy and Brooklyn. 20 bedroom houses were being subbed into 20 separate rentals for poorer folks and Gentrification moved elsewhere.
Donald and Rojo Smith, not related go to the Methadone clinic to get their fix each morning.
Rolo took Donald's share of the clinic's alotted treatment because Donald fell asleep. Donald found out Rolo took his stuff from the bartender.
Brookyln '71
Donald goes to teach Rolo a lesson when the police pull up and shoot Donald and pocket the money. I suppose it's implied that Donald is the gunman who killed Moe. It's mentioned that Donald is high on Time Bomb and thought it was Rolo shooting at him. So Donald shoots Rolo and kills him.
Jamaica Kingston '68
Mentions England colonized Jamaica in 1655, and that Jamaicans were citizens of England by default.
Manley brought independence to Jamaica in 1962.
Discussed how the Movement was viewed differently by people there.
England London '56
Discusses how Paul moved to England from Jamaica hoping to hit it big with the BBC. The places he lived in England were not the nice regal places you see on TV. Paul spent years trying to make it with no success. His dad wants him to join the church.
New York City - LaGuardia Airport - 1968
Gaietta lands and gets mistreated by a police officer.
There is an excerpt of Gaietta meeting Paul as the cab driver, and it gives a character development and contrasting of the two, their worldviews, goals, and interests, and the beginning of their courtship.
Brooklyn '71
Gaiettta is pregnant and while she likes Paul, she doesn't see herself spending the rest of her life with him. Paul learns his father is ill. Gaitta's water breaks. She is told her son would be a special child and that the city will call him "King of Kings"
Characters
Rolo Smith
Moe - Ritz's owner
Gunman
Donald Smith
Donald smith's mother in-law
Taylor
Nurse
Bartender
Barry
Gaietta Neece - born 1948 (Biggie's mom was born 1953 in Jamaica) Biggie was born in 1972 Paul - Gaietta's boyfriend - born 1934 Paul's father Gaietta's father Gaietta's mother Massau Emane Samantha Thomas (Gaietta and Paul's son)
L Ron Hubbard
Prime Minister Michael Manley
Queen of England
Jamaican Labor Party JLP
Sensational Mytals
Dr. Walter Rodney
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