An introduction to the life and career of the rap artist and actor Jay-Z.
CHRONOLOGY MM 1968 January 14 James Todd Smith born in Bay Shore, New York. 1972 Todd and Ondrea Smith move in with Ondrea's parents. 1973 Kool DJ Herc talks and rhymes over beat in the Bronx, New York, popularizing rap while working as ...
Sweet Jones: Pimp C's Trill Life Story, penned by former OZONE Magazine publisher and editor Julia Beverly, explores his memorable life and examines his suspicious death.
A biography of the rap artist and two-time Grammy Award winner Sean Puffy Combs, who has also worked as a producer with many other recording artists.
8 The next day, Phillips went to Harlem and freestyled for Yams. Phillips was welcomed into the Mob and became A$AP Twelvyy. Twelvyy said other talented young rappers did not want to join the Mob because Yams intended to promote one ...
Sean Combs's comfortable life came to a swift and dramatic end. A few months after his second birthday, on January 26, 1972, his father was killed. Janice told her son that his father had died in a car accident. Sean believed that tale ...
Each book in this series includes the artists' lifetime awards, albums, tours and collaborations that have led them to where they are today.
The Reppies: Teacher's pets
Biography of musician Soulja Boy.
'Rebel for the Hell of It: The Life of Tupac Shakur' is a biography of the mega-star rapper who was gunned down in Las Vegas in September 1996 at the age of 25. This is a serious exploration of his life and art.
An introduction to the life and career of the rap artist and actress Queen Latifah.