Kareem Rahman

Up the Ladder Kareem Rahman

Living in the same neighborhood sometimes brings people together. Even when there was a time that you thought you had absolutely nothing in common with someone. Damiko was home, fresh off doing a 12-year stretch in the penitentiary. Things had changed drastically. Everybody from the old days were gone. The hood was now run by a bunch of faces that he did not recognize. He did run into two recognizable faces from the days of old though. Mack and Armani. They were not actually friends back in the day, but being the last of a dying breed bought the three together. The three were feeling the pressure of being a couple of years away from turning 40-years old. Attempting to turn back the hands of time and get money like he used to was out of the question for Damiko. He still loved money, but he was not willing to go back to prison to get it. Damiko comes up with a new way to make some money. An investment from Armani and Mack gets the business of the ground, and the three form a partnership. Things begin going better than anyone expects, and what started out as a side hustle, ends up turning into a full-blown business. The partners decide that they want to take their business to the next level. Going to the next level means rubbing shoulders with the rich and powerful. That turns out to be a different ballgame than the North Philly raised friends could've ever expected. This is a dog eat dog world. A real-life Shark Tank. The partners quickly find out what they are made of. When you're attempting to climb up that power ladder, it's swim or drown. There is no in-between. There is no loyalty. There is no trust. There are no friends. There is only eat or be eaten! There is no right or wrong when you're trying to climb UP THE LADDER!