[3] Brown's first book,[4] published in 2005, traced the connection between infamous drug dealers Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols and Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, and rappers Irv Gotti, Ja Rule, and 50 Cent.
Based on extensive interviews and police wiretaps, Brown's investigation uncovered the connection between "hip hop hustlers" and actual street hustling.
The dangerous connections and unflattering details exposed by Brown led journalist Chuck Klosterman to remark: "If somebody doesn't get shot because of this book, I will be fucking amazed.
"[5] The book additionally goes into depth about the extreme tension that existed at the time between law enforcement and drug kingpins such as Fat Cat.
Brown's second book,[6] published in 2007, looked at the complicated and often conflicting relationship between law enforcement and paid and unpaid informants.