List of conventions of the genre: Urban Drama

Typical Characters:
- Main male character -- intimidating, powerful, violent
- Sidekick of main male character -- helps out main character, sucks up
- Enemy of main character -- similar personality (intimidating, powerful, violent)
- Girlfriend of main character
- Best friend of girlfriend

Typical Situations:
- Violent encounter in the street involving knives/ guns.
- Drug deals, bad experiences with drugs, alcohol
- Situations involving money/drugs
- Death/murders
- Suicide
- Teenage pregnancy

Typical Locations:
- In the street
- Dark/grimy alleyways
- Park
- Teenager's bedroom
- Nightclub/ outside a nightclub