James Earl Hardy's classic novel celebrates its 25th Anniversary - and, for the first time, is available on eBook!Years before and "homo thug and " and and "down low and " became infamous catchphrases, Omar Little put the and "G and " in Gangsta on HBO's critically acclaimed series The Wire, and Lil Nas X claimed a same gender loving space in pop music ... there was B-BOY BLUES. Revisit or experience for the first time the story that ushered in the Africentric gay fiction genre, and put Black-on-Black male love on both the map and the bestseller lists!SYNOPSIS: Mitchell Crawford always wished, hoped, and dreamed for a RUFFNECK - a hip-hop-lovin', street-struttin', cool posin', crazy crotch-grabbin' brotha. And he finally finds one in Raheim Rivers, who is a vision of lust: six feet tall and 215 pounds of mocha-chocolate muscle. Mitchell knows Raheim will take him for a walk on the wild side, especially between the sheets. But he doesn't count on getting behind Raheim's mask - and finding someone he can love.Praise for B-Boy Blues: and "Hardy has successfully crafted the first gay hip hop love story. It sexily sizzles off the page. and "- E. Lynn Harris and "Not since Terry McMillan's Disappearing Acts has it felt so good to be loved so bad. Grade: A-. and "- Entertainment Weekly and "Hardy proves that Black love is just as dizzying and gratifying when boy meets boy. and "- Vibe and "A masterpiece of both Black and gay literature. and "- Booklist