Emako Blue/Woods

Main characters: Emako, Jamal, Monterey, Savannah. Setting: Los Angeles (South Central). Main character Emako, a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice is romanced by a "player," Jamal and is gossiped about by Savannah. All questions will assume this intro: "In which book . . ."Emako's ex-con brother is the target of a drive by shooting, but Emako is killed instead.