{"product_id":"9781419750328-it-was-all-a-dream-biggie-and-the-world-that-made-him","title":"Tinsley Justin - It Was All A Dream Biggie And The World That Made Him - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: Culture journalist Justin Tinsley's It Was All a Dream is a deeply reported saga of the ephemeral yet colorful life of The Notorious B. I. G. (US a Today). The Notorious B. I. G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s. Born Christopher Wallace and raised in Clinton Hill\/ Bed - Stuy Brooklyn Biggie lived an almost archetypal rap life: young trouble drug dealing guns prison a giant hit record the wealth and international superstardom that came with it then an early violent death. Biggie released his first record Ready to Die in 1994, when he was only 22. Less than three years later he was killed just days before the planned release of his second record Life After Death. A fresh insightful telling of the life beyond the legend It Was All a Dream is based on extensive interviews with those who knew and loved Biggie including neighbors friends D Js party promoters and journalists. And it places Biggie's life in context both within the history of rap but also the wider cultural and political forces that shaped him including Caribbean immigration the Reagan - era disinvestment in public education street life the war on drugs mass incarceration and the booming creative and influential 1990s music industry. Justin Tinsley's biography is the story of where Biggie came from the forces that shaped him and the legacy he has left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: It Was All A Dream Biggie And The World That Made Him\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Tinsley Justin\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781419750328\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 336 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 5\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Biography: Arts \u0026amp; Entertainment","brand":"Tinsley Justin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49616361685297,"sku":"IN-G-9781419750328","price":15.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781419750328.jpg?v=1724474934","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781419750328-it-was-all-a-dream-biggie-and-the-world-that-made-him","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}