What if "O" suddenly gave every poor person in the impoverished streets of America a chance to be rich? In, GOD, I RESPECT YA GANGSTA by Teresa Rae Butler, winning participants of this story must prove low-income status to claim winnings. Rainy Dae Harris picks up where dead Coraz, a.k.a. Rainia Harris has left off by organizing a lottery for the poor with famous, talk-show host, Ophelia Windsor, 'Baddest in the Windy.' They are only giving the money to the unfortunate, meaning anyone can buy a ticket however you must be poor to win. Miss Harris helps fix individual's credit and educational problems alongside their winnings with an assisting program, RE-RAISE 4 PRAISE. It is a story within a story that goes even deeper as to why and how many people suffer in the struggle. Join Billy Jacksin, the pimp; Ms. Jack, the cross dresser; O.B., the drug dealer; Anmarie, Coraz's mother who used to be just the white stripper with three, mixed kids for an extreme adventure. You as a reader will find ghosts, the State Street suicide, murder, tremendous wealth and poverty, all of the spirits that take them on this journey of death for a glimpse of eye opening revelations about God, world love, forgiveness and more that are sure to make you laugh until you cry, cry until your eyes swell, get so upset and finally walk away from the novels feeling POWERFUL There are also over twenty illustrations that help to bring this fierce title to life. If the belief in GOD does not grab you from the beginning, then HIS unbelievable ending will