In
2009, I tried to have a book release party for 'A Ho Needs to Stay in a
Ho's Place' at a popular bar in downtown Detroit and was told no
because management felt the title was disrespectful. The Palms on
Fenkell Ave which had just opened welcomed me and we shut the place
down. The club AND the parking lot was packed. My MySpace friends showed
up and showed out! 😂😂😂
Local bookstores wouldn't carry the book because of the title. Only two supported me and that was Michel Moore from Hood Book and Ice from Harlem World.
A bestselling author told me books only have a two year shelf life and with my title I'll probably have less than that.
Whelp here we are in 2016 gearing up for the movie premiere of Stay in
Your Place which was inspired by the book and I'm on my way to the post
office to ship off autographed copies of the same book. Don't allow
people to put you in a box. Boxes have walls therefore they have
restrictions. When you're on the freeway and your exit is closed, you
don't back up or sit still. Maybe that exit wasn't the route you were
supposed to take. Keep going forward until you find YOUR exit. #GetItDone #RecalculateYourRoute #StayInYourPlace
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