Dead Mic: a No Tears for Black Girls Story

From the streets of Oakland to the stages of Atlanta, some truths are worth dying for.Three years after a botched robbery left her best friend bleeding out on a convenience store floor, Jasmine Perkins has reinvented herself as Jayda Truth—a fierce rapper with bars sharp enough to cut through lies and a voice that refuses to be silenced.But when she steps into Atlanta’s underground music scene, Jasmine discovers the industry’s glittering promises hide a darker reality. Girls go missing. Voices get silenced. And behind it all lurks a mysterious figure known only as “The Queen”—a puppet master who controls careers, destroys lives, and collects crowns from the wreckage.As Jayda Truth rises through the ranks, she uncovers a web of exploitation that reaches from Oakland’s abandoned buildings to Atlanta’s hottest venues. When she finally takes the stage for the performance of her life, she’ll face a choice: stay silent and survive, or speak her truth and risk everything.Some mics go dead. Some voices live forever.