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Chicago natives Grammar Award winner Kenya West and celebrated rosehip to(predicate) hop a artist and actor Common. Both artists provide the books foreword as well. From convict to conqueror, pistol to pen, Ward serves as a legitimate role MO del and real life urban legend for todays guide y exposeh.A self made entrepreneur, politician n, community activist and attractor, Ward is a native of Chicago Altered Gardens, one of the t suggest lodgement projects in America. The DVD chronicles his street life, criminal enter prices and rise to a life of rightful endeavors with Altered Gardens serving as the backdrop. A bright and heart wrenching testimony to the laws of survival and success, Ga nester with a Heart of Gold The None G. Story was produced by Block 8 Productions and directed by Goodie and Chick who are best known for their medicine video work with hip ho p artists Kenya West, Pit Bull, Ill Jon and Moss Deft.Redrawing diary keeper Adam Matthews h eloped shape the films na rrative and wrote Commons script. While the film captures and portrays the load of gang life in Chicago, Ward s life developing up, family ties, imprisonment, his rise in the Gangster Disciples and his transit ion out and ended, the book is a more own(prenominal) narrative from Ward offering straight fro m the streets life advice and motivation. Wards personal layer is an encouraging tale. The former gang leader has com platelet transformed his life and dedicated his path toward making a way for others t o follow.Political prisoner and founder of the Gangster Disciples, Larry Hoover, script picked No none Ward to implement a new command of change and interruptment for the community at la urge, with Growth and ripening becoming the new battle cry. Street violence is not button to go away overnight, Ward acknowledges. It is difficult to understand what these young plenty are dealing with if you havent been the re and lived that life. Im not proud of my past, but it is what i t is and because of it, I now have a unique platform to engage the possible action of change. It crushes my heart to know that its a war zone out here.Every cadence a child is killed, a part of me dies with them. Im a soldier out here now trying to make a change. If my personal story can assistance someone then know God is utilise me and Im a better man more for it. Im giving away my books and DVDs to help get the word out n the streets that there is a better way and we have got to end the violence. Ward is serious about drag others up with him. Utilizing the hip hop com unity as his vehicle, he has garnered a list of noteworthy accomplishments to his credit ova re the years. He actively engages the efforts and brave out Of several hip hop luminaries.Cell, from NBC The Voice made a personal appearance at Wards Chicago book signing race crackers and has committed to assisting with the holiday book giveaway. He partnered with race Roding artist triad Songs to create the Songs for Peace Foundation, joined with rapper/ actor T. I. O babble out to youth in schools and hosted a toy drive for Chicago children with hip hop artist t Wake Flak. Wards early accomplishments include workings with President Barack Obama as an activist in Altered Gardens, and organizing Chicago head start National Gang Summit for Pea CE attended by Russell Simmons, NFG legend Jim Brown and Minister Louis Farmhand.