CoreyN. Smalls was born in South Carolina. As a youth, he learned the art of the hustle and later became a drug dealer. Due to poor decisions, he landed in prison, where he remembered the words of ...ver maisCoreyN. Smalls was born in South Carolina. As a youth, he learned the art of the hustle and later became a drug dealer. Due to poor decisions, he landed in prison, where he remembered the words of his grandmother: “I’d rather have a slow nickel than a fast dollar any day.” He now writes and lives by that mantra while celebrating God’s love.ver menos