Her motivational book of essays, The Message: Life Lessons from Hip-Hop's Greatest Songs was published in 2007.

[5][6][7][8] Her young adult novel, Patterson Heights was a 2010 American Library Association Pick for Reluctant Readers.

[13] Her directorial debut was the short film tender, about two Black women in the aftermath of a one-night stand.

[15] That year she also co-wrote and executive produced her first feature drama film Really Love, which received a Special Jury Recognition for Acting award at SXSW 2020.

[14] In April 2021 it was announced that Pride's romantic drama script Like It's the Last is in development by Will Packer and James Lopez, and she is also an executive producer on the project.