The writings of The Legendary Experience have been favored by readers of urban literature for years, and have been republished after experiencing cult appeal in the 1980's and 1990's.

Berkeley, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/20/2015 -- Certain African-American authors have managed to stand out in the publishing world and capture the voice of a generation. Among these authors are literary stars like Donald Goines, Richard Wright, Iceberg Slim, and now, The Legendary Experience. This street author has been captivating both young and old with an authentic Los Angeles voice for over 20 years.

In the late 1990's, readers passed worn copies of his limited-run paperbacks to friends, family, and cellmates, and now these beloved stories are back. The first, Young Loc's On the Westside, captures the inner world of a cold and vicious street gang, and was written at the height of the Los Angeles gang phenomenon. Readers couldn't get enough of The Legendary' s Experience's words, and can now enjoy them once again, as Young Loc's on the Westside will take them back to the 1980's era on the streets of Los Angeles, when crack was king. It's the author's very skill at evoking that sordid and intense time that gave him the name "The Legendary Experience." Young Loc's On the Westside features the story of kids that live on the Westside of the city, and lived outside the stereotype of other gangbangers in the city. Instead of bandanas, these gangsters wear preppy brands, but brandish cold steel. "I wrote Young Loc's On the Westside for straight-up shock value. America has a sickfascination with sex, money and murder". I decided to take readers on a journey down this path filled with lustful innuendos and let them experience it in a gritty visceral way. I'm going to give it to them uncut, raw, and straight with no chaser. That fantasy has now been changed into a very sexy and gritty reality," says Legendary. Young Loc's On the Westside is now available in paperback on Amazon.com and Overtheedgebooks.com it will soon be followed up the other books in the series.

About The Legendary Experience
The author has several books to his name, including Moral Dilemma, Dubie the Hustler, A Hip-Hop Love Story, and Water the Bush, and lists Sidney Sheldon as one of his literary influences, alongside Sister Souljah, Goines, and Richard Beck. When he's not writing, he's volunteering his time as Director of Operations for Go beyond the G.A.M.E. Student Athlete Mentoring Program.

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Berkeley, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/23/2015 -- First-time playwright Neecole Cockerham tells a coming of age story filled with the truths about living life based on the hand you're dealt. The show is character driven, modeled after the people that brought Cockerham'sown lessons to life. She opens a Pandora's Boxas she tells a revealing account of her success while appearing in more than 100 national commercials and exposes what lies beneath the surface of personal failures and the opulent Hollywood lifestyle. The show, penned over a span of 8 years, recounts her journey to embrace life and find inner peace and bridges to a family tragedy striking her greatest fears. The show weaves effortlessly in and out of life's sometimes comical, sometimes taxing situations and the obligatory consequences that follow.

"(I Am Not My Mother) illuminates the struggle of not wanting to be your parent, It's something that every kid goes through at a certain point in life when you are finding out who you are as a person." says playwright and actress Neecole Cockerham.

The actress is excited about performing in her hometown. When asked why she chose to do the play in Berkeley she said, "The prodigal daughter returns and no matter where you go in the world there is no place like home."

Details:

I Am Not My Mother, written and performed by Neecole Cockerham.

Venue:Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Osher Studio, in the Arts Passage
2025 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704

Dates:January 24, 2015, 8:00pmandJanuary 25, 2015, 2:00pm and 8:00pm

Director: Rashidi Natara Harper, Senior Producer: Brian Ross, Sound Design: Thayod Asura

About Neecole Cockerham
Berkeley-born actress Neecole Cockerham studied Acting for Television at Cal State Northridge under the consummate professional, Lillian Lehman. Additionally, she studied with Eden Harmon at Estelle Harmon's Acting School and the acting for television program at W.P.C. in New Jersey. While on the east coast she established herself as a valuable player onstage at the Ian Ziering sponsored Black box Theatre, It has produced "For Colored Girls Who Consider Suicide When the Rainbow Wasn't Enuf" (Ntozake Shange). The notoriety of Cockerham's performances also landed her a reprise of one scene at "Crossroads" at the Ruby Dee and Ozzie Davis Playhouse.

Her other projects include: promos for E!'S "Chelsea Lately" show (co-star); MTV'S "Faking The Video" (role of Omarion's of B2K's manager); NBC's "Significant Others" (co-star); WB's "Do Over"; ESPN's "The Life" (pilot). And the most recent role of the sidesplitting La Noca Hill In "Jesus' Secretary which has garnered Neecole a Best Actress nod from the Cellesty International Film Festival.

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