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Ingram Benjamin Meadows
Ingram Benjamin Meadows - Diary Of A Madman The Geto Boys Life Death And The Roots Of Southern Rap - Paperback
Ingram Benjamin Meadows - Diary Of A Madman The Geto Boys Life Death And The Roots Of Southern Rap - Paperback
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Description: One of Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2015 From Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller Scarface comes a passionate memoir about how hip - hop changed the life of a kid from the south side of Houston and how he rose to the top - and ushered in a new generation of rap dominance. Scarface is the celebrated rapper whose hits include " On My Block " " Mind Playing Tricks on Me" and " Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta" (made famous in the cult film Office Space). The former president of Def Jam South he's collaborated with everyone from Kanye West Ice Cube and Nas and had many solo hits such as " Guess Who's Back" feat. Jay - Z and " Smile" feat. Tupac. But before that he was a kid from Houston in love with rock - and - roll listening to AC/ DC and KISS. In Diary of a Madman Scarface shares how his world changed when he heard Run DMC for the first time; how he dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started selling crack; and how he began rapping as the new form of music made its way out of New York and across the country. It is the account of his rise to the heights of the rap world as well as his battles with his own demons and depression. Passionately exploring and explaining the roots and influences of rap culture Diary of a Madman is the story of hip - hop - the music the business the streets and life on the south side Houston Texas.
Title: Diary Of A Madman The Geto Boys Life Death And The Roots Of Southern Rap
Author(s): Ingram Benjamin Meadows
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062302649
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 1/26/2016
Category: Autobiography: Arts & Entertainment
Description: One of Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2015 From Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller Scarface comes a passionate memoir about how hip - hop changed the life of a kid from the south side of Houston and how he rose to the top - and ushered in a new generation of rap dominance. Scarface is the celebrated rapper whose hits include " On My Block " " Mind Playing Tricks on Me" and " Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta" (made famous in the cult film Office Space). The former president of Def Jam South he's collaborated with everyone from Kanye West Ice Cube and Nas and had many solo hits such as " Guess Who's Back" feat. Jay - Z and " Smile" feat. Tupac. But before that he was a kid from Houston in love with rock - and - roll listening to AC/ DC and KISS. In Diary of a Madman Scarface shares how his world changed when he heard Run DMC for the first time; how he dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started selling crack; and how he began rapping as the new form of music made its way out of New York and across the country. It is the account of his rise to the heights of the rap world as well as his battles with his own demons and depression. Passionately exploring and explaining the roots and influences of rap culture Diary of a Madman is the story of hip - hop - the music the business the streets and life on the south side Houston Texas.
Title: Diary Of A Madman The Geto Boys Life Death And The Roots Of Southern Rap
Author(s): Ingram Benjamin Meadows
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062302649
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 1/26/2016
Category: Autobiography: Arts & Entertainment