My Infamous Life by Albert "Prodigy" Johnson - ISBN: 9781439103197
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Rap legend’s rise, fall, and redemption in hip hop’s golden age.

My Infamous Life

The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2017

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Summary

From one of the greatest rappers of all time, the memoir of a life cut short, a revealing look at the dark side of hip hop’s Golden Era…

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-cel…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781439103197
ISBN-10:1439103194
Author:Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, Laura Checkoway, Albert Prodigy Johnson
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Touchstone
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:1 December 2017
Weight:372g
Dimensions:232mm x 156mm x 25mm
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Critics Review

“The legendary rapper unsentimentally details a life of beefs, brawls and murders during the heyday of East Coast hip-hop.” The Washington Post

“The legendary rapper unsentimentally details a life of beefs, brawls and murders during the heyday of East Coast hip-hop.” –The Washington Post“A surprising triumph, both as an archive of 1990s New York hip-hop folk tales and for its stirring sketches of a man who, on many occasions, could have made his life a lot easier on himself … This is the kind of vulnerability that is fearless, especially within hip-hop.” –Slate.com

About The Author

Albert "Prodigy" Johnson

Albert “Prodigy” Johnson was one half of the platinum selling hip-hop duo, Mobb Deep. Widely considered one of the most skilled lyricists in the history of hard-core East Coast rap, Prodigy lost a life-long battle with sickle cell anemia in 2017.

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