Before The Set Up

<p>BEFORE THE SETUP</p><p>By Quentin Smith</p><p> </p><p>Before the shootouts. Before the betrayal. Before the bodies hit the floor-there was just Q Spanky Tray and Rikky D... four kids ridin' rim bikes through the northside of Houston eatin' greasy burgers from Menefeeds and learnin' life the hard way.</p><p> </p><p>But loyalty don't grow in silence.</p><p>And hate? It don't always come loud.</p><p> </p><p>In these streets childhood is short and envy moves quiet.</p><p>As friendships shift and the block turns colder Q starts seein' the cracks long before the setup ever begins.</p><p> </p><p>This is where it all started.</p><p>The dogs. The dirt. The lessons. The love.</p><p>This is the story before the war.</p><p>This is Before The Setup.</p>