The Book of Jose
A Memoir
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Fat Joe
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Shaheem Reid
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Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum–selling artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Fat Joe pulls back the curtain on his larger-than-life persona in this gritty, intimate memoir about growing up in the South Bronx and finding his voice through music.
“An adrenaline rush . . . buckle up and lean back.”—Spin
Fat Joe is a hip-hop legend, but this is not a tale of celebrity; it is the story of Joseph Cartagena, a kid who came of age in the South Bronx during its darkest years of drugs, violence, and abandonment, and how he navigated that traumatizing landscape until he found—through art, friendship, luck, and will—a rocky path to a different life.
Joe is born into a sprawling Puerto Rican and Cuban family in the projects of the South Bronx. From infancy his life is threatened by violence, and by the time he starts middle school, he is faced with the grim choice that defined a generation: to become predator or prey. Soon Joe and his crew dominate the streets, but he finds his true love among the park jams where the Bronx’s wild energy takes musical form. His identity splits in two: a hustler roaming record stores, looking for beats; and a budding rapper whose violent rep rings in the streets. As Joe’s day-to-day life becomes more fraught with betrayal, addiction, and death, until he himself is shot and almost killed, he gravitates toward the music that gives him both a voice to tell the stories of his young life and the tools he needs to create a new one. The challenges never stop—but neither does Joe.
This memoir, written in Joe’s own intensely compelling voice, moves with the momentum of pulp fiction, but underneath the tragicomedy and riveting tales of the streets and the industry is a thought-provoking story about a generation of survivors raised in warlike conditions—the life-and-death choices they had to make, the friends they lost and mourned, and the glittering lives they created from the ruins.
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For the first time, Gucci Mane tells his story in his own words. It is the captivating life of an artist who forged an unlikely path to stardom and personal rebirth. Gucci Mane began writing his memoir in a maximum-security federal prison. Released in 2016, he emerged radically transformed. He was sober, smiling, focused, and positive - a far cry from the Gucci Mane of years past. Born in rural Bessemer, Alabama, Radric Delantic Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta, where the rap scene is as vibrant as the dope game.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- De Dee en 12-09-17
De: Gucci Mane, y otros
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From Staircase to Stage
- The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan
- De: Raekwon, Anthony Bozza
- Narrado por: Landon Woodson, Raekwon
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 750
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 654
There are rappers who everyone loves and there are rappers who every rapper loves, and Corey Woods, a.k.a. Raekwon the Chef, is one of the few who is both. His versatile flow, natural storytelling, and evocative imagery have inspired legions of fans and a new generation of rappers. Raekwon is one of the founding members of Wu-Tang Clan, and his voice and cadence are synonymous with the sound that has made the group iconic since 1991.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must listen
- De sam en 12-10-21
De: Raekwon, y otros
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E.A.R.L.
- The Autobiography of DMX
- De: DMX
- Narrado por: Beresford Bennett
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 561
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 513
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 513
His real name was Earl Simmons. As a child, he placed higher on tests than his fellow students and liked to spend mornings with his mother and sisters playing games and making pancakes. But for young Earl - a boy growing up on the streets of Yonkers, New York - that kind of childhood didn’t last long. Beatings, abuse, and neglect very soon had him moving on to other things, like robbing, stealing, drugs, and, eventually, jail. Along the way, however, he found a talent and a passion for rhyme.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not a good listen
- De Ty en 03-24-22
De: DMX
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My Infamous Life
- The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy
- De: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, Laura Checkoway
- Narrado por: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson
- Duración: 13 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 646
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 546
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 546
In this often violent but always introspective memoir, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy tells his much anticipated story of struggle, survival, and hope down the mean streets of New York City. For the first time, he gives an intimate look at his family background, his battles with drugs, his life of crime, his relentless suffering with sickle-cell anemia, and much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"P" is forever...
- De Anonymous User en 09-22-19
De: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, y otros
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Rise of a Killah
- De: Ghostface Killah
- Narrado por: Landon Woodson
- Duración: 5 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Dennis Coles—aka Ghostface Killah—is a co-founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, a legendary hip hop group who established themselves by breaking all the rules, taking their music to the streets during hip hop’s golden era on a decade-long wave of releasing anthem after classic anthem, and serving as the foundation of modern hip hop. An all-star cast who formed like Voltron to establish the pillars that serve as the foundation of modern hip hop and released seminal albums that have stood the test of time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The rawness
- De Amazon Customer en 12-10-24
De: Ghostface Killah
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Cross the Tracks
- A Memoir
- De: Boosie Badazz
- Narrado por: Jaime Lincoln Smith
- Duración: 4 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 288
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 260
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 259
From one of rap’s most evocative writers comes a stirring memoir and “masterpiece of a book” (Snoop Dogg) about how Boosie Badazz, one of the industry’s most controversial figures, was able to overcome insurmountable odds to make his music dreams a reality.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Something is missing.
- De Mr. GeeChee City en 04-18-25
De: Boosie Badazz
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
- De: Gucci Mane, Neil Martinez-Belkin
- Narrado por: Guy Lockard
- Duración: 6 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,830
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,030
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,028
For the first time, Gucci Mane tells his story in his own words. It is the captivating life of an artist who forged an unlikely path to stardom and personal rebirth. Gucci Mane began writing his memoir in a maximum-security federal prison. Released in 2016, he emerged radically transformed. He was sober, smiling, focused, and positive - a far cry from the Gucci Mane of years past. Born in rural Bessemer, Alabama, Radric Delantic Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta, where the rap scene is as vibrant as the dope game.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- De Dee en 12-09-17
De: Gucci Mane, y otros
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Armed with Good Intentions
- De: Wallo267, Iyanla Vanzant
- Narrado por: Wallo267
- Duración: 4 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 581
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 575
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 575
Named after his well-respected father who disappeared when he was two, Wallo grew up in North Philadelphia with his mom, brothers, and grandmother, feeling pressure to achieve the success and reputation his father had on the streets. Wallace “Wallo267” Peeples spent twenty years in and out of the prison system before restarting his life and catapulting himself to unforeseen levels of social impact, cultural influence, and success. Now he shares his story with the trademark honesty that’s made him an inspiration to those who need it most.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Never quit
- De Amazon Customer en 09-21-24
De: Wallo267, y otros
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Adversity for Sale
- Ya Gotta Believe
- De: Jeezy
- Narrado por: Jay Jenkins
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,368
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,308
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,306
To Jeezy’s legion of fans, his name is synonymous with hustle, grit, and the integrity to go out there and achieve your dreams. In his first book, Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe, Jeezy shares never heard stories of what it took for him to beat the odds and get out of the streets, his mindset he carefully honed to get an edge, and the lessons that changed his life and business.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn’t turn it off!!
- De Anonymous User en 09-11-23
De: Jeezy
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Unsuccessful Thug
- One Comedian's Journey from Naptown to Tinseltown
- De: Mike Epps
- Narrado por: J.D. Jackson
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 863
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 748
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 744
Mike Epps is one of America’s favorite and funniest people, but the path to fame was paved with opportunities to mess it up. And mess it up he did. Growing up in “Naptown” - what people who live there really call rough-around-the-edges Indianapolis - Epps was drawn to a life of crime, but as he quickly discovered, stealing and dealing didn’t really fit his sweet sensibilities. Not to mention he wasn’t very good at it - take, for example, the day he had to call the cops on himself when a dog wouldn’t let him leave a house he was burgling.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The performer is not good
- De Sgamble en 04-11-18
De: Mike Epps
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The Harlem Plug
- The Richard "Fritz" Simmons Story
- De: Harlem Holiday
- Narrado por: Jeremy Michael Durm
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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In Harlem’s tumultuous history, there are many tragedies. For those growing up in this part of New York City, a young man known simply as Fritz from West 112th Street became an urban legend in Harlem. In the 1970s, Richard “Fritz” Simmons is introduced to the drug trade by an associate of the Lucchese crime family, one of the five families of La Cosa Nostra (the Mafia). After negotiating a deal with the Medellín Cartel, Fritz becomes New York’s Cocaine Consignment King. Harlem Holiday brings her inside scoop after almost three decades of silence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Legend
- De Kristen L en 05-02-23
De: Harlem Holiday
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Lucky Me
- A Memoir of Changing the Odds
- De: Rich Paul, Jesse Washington - contributor, LeBron James - foreword
- Narrado por: Rich Paul, Dennis Logan
- Duración: 4 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 942
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 892
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 891
There’s a story about Rich Paul that everyone knows: A twenty-one-year-old kid from Cleveland who sells sports jerseys out of his car meets a high school basketball phenom named LeBron James at an airport—the two become friends and forge a decades-long partnership that reinvents the business of sports. That random meeting might seem like the lucky break that changed Paul’s life. But a moment of good fortune means nothing without the struggle that gets you there. And the truth is, Paul had always been lucky.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bad choices made this man
- De Lynn Gibson en 10-18-23
De: Rich Paul, y otros
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Split Decision
- Life Stories
- De: Ice-T, Spike, Douglas Century
- Narrado por: Ice-T, Spike, Douglas Century
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 382
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 341
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 339
Ice-T rose to fame in the late 1980s, earning acclaim for his music before going on to enthrall television audiences as Odafin “Fin” Tutuola in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. But it could have gone much differently. In this “poignant and powerful” (Library Journal, starred review) memoir, Ice-T and Spike, his former crime partner—collaborating with New York Times bestselling author Douglas Century—relate the shocking stories of their shared pasts, and how just a handful of decisions led to their incredibly different lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An awesome book
- De Cornelius DeMarcus en 11-30-22
De: Ice-T, y otros
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More Myself
- A Journey
- De: Alicia Keys, Michelle Burford
- Narrado por: Alicia Keys, America Ferrera, Bono, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 5,705
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5,052
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5,038
As one of the most celebrated musicians in the world, Alicia Keys has enraptured the globe with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away from the spotlight, Alicia has grappled with private heartache - over the challenging and complex relationship with her father, the people-pleasing nature that characterized her early career, the loss of privacy surrounding her romantic relationships, and the oppressive expectations of female perfection.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Title should be Safe Version of Myself
- De Mel en 04-05-20
De: Alicia Keys, y otros
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Chronicles of the Juice Man
- A Memoir
- De: Juicy J, Soren Baker
- Narrado por: Adam Lazarre-White
- Duración: 7 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 176
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 166
The hustle still continues for hip-hop OG Juicy J as he shares his invaluable story as an unwavering force in the music industry. Jordan Houston’s rise to stardom was never easy. He began his journey on the streets of Memphis in the ’80s, always inspired by music and with big dreams of becoming a superstar rapper. Jordan stuck to his plan with determination. From a young, poor, ambitious kid to an Academy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated recording artist and entrepreneur, the Juice Man offers his wisdom as one of the most influential tastemakers in the game.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mafia!
- De Kwab en 10-22-23
De: Juicy J, y otros
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Da Baddest
- De: Trina, Sesali Bowen - contributor
- Narrado por: Trina
- Duración: 5 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 214
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 211
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 211
Growing up in the Liberty City area of Miami, Florida, Katrina “Trina” Taylor spent her childhood feeling relatively sheltered by her mother and stepfather. Trina and her mother had an unbreakable bond, and Liberty City felt like a playground made just for her. And even at a young age, Trina knew what she wanted: to be a powerful, successful, and magnetic woman, a woman who was entirely self-reliant and independent. In Da Baddest, Trina’s voice is, as always, powerful, insightful, witty, and provocative, while also showcasing her vulnerability and deep love for her family, home, and music
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it
- De Linda R. en 05-20-25
De: Trina, y otros
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Maybe You Never Cry Again
- De: Bernie Mac
- Narrado por: Bernie Mac
- Duración: 4 h y 25 m
- Versión resumida
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General5 out of 5 stars 2,250
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,983
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,975
By the tender age of five, Bernie Mac had found his calling: making others laugh. He has since become the star and cocreator of Fox’s hit sitcom The Bernie Mac Show; a stand-up legend; and a hit movie star in Head of State and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. Now, this amazing comedian delves deep down inside to retell the poignant and hilarious story of his childhood and the people who helped shape him into the comedian - and the strong and self-reliant man - he is today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sad & Happy Story, But Very Well Missed Bernie,RIP
- De Eddie G en 03-20-13
De: Bernie Mac
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Hurricanes
- A Memoir
- De: Rick Ross, Neil Martinez-Belkin
- Narrado por: Guy Lockard
- Duración: 5 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,874
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,326
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,319
Rick Ross is an indomitable presence in the music industry, but few people know his full story. Now, for the first time, Ross offers a vivid, dramatic and unexpectedly candid account of his early childhood, his tumultuous adolescence and his dramatic ascendancy in the world of hip-hop.
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1 out of 5 stars
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self righteous boring crap
- De Eric Donovan en 11-12-19
De: Rick Ross, y otros
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BMF
- The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family
- De: Mara Shalhoup
- Narrado por: L. Steven Taylor
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,010
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 818
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 820
In the early 1990s, Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and his brother, Terry "Southwest T", rose up from the slums of Detroit to build one of the largest cocaine empires in American history: the Black Mafia Family. They socialized with music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, did business with New York's king of bling Jacob "The Jeweler" Arabo, and built allegiances with rap superstars Young Jeezy and Fabolous. Yet even as BMF was attracting celebrity attention, its crew members struck fear in a city.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen
- De Lamont en 04-20-20
De: Mara Shalhoup
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I recommend this book to anyone who feels like they come from the streets, anyone who love music, or anyone who just loves a good overall biography
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Can't wait for the Movie!
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Fat Joe!!! He did his thing!!!
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Provocative and Inspiring
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