Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler

图书标准信息

• 作者 Ethan Brown 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2011-11
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781400095230
• 定价 96.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Basedonpolicewiretapsandexclusiveinterviewswithdrugkingpinsandhip-hopinsiders,thisistheuntoldstoryofhowthestreetsandhousingprojectsofsoutheastQueenstookovertherapindustry.

Foryears,rappersfromNastoJaRulehavehero-worshippedthelegendarydrugdealerswhodominatedQueensinthe1980swiththeirviolentcrimesandflashylifestyles.Now,forthefirsttimeever,thisgrippingnarrativedigsbeneaththehip-hopfablestore-createtheriseandfallofhustlerslikeLorenzo“FatCat”Nichols,Gerald“Prince”Miller,Kenneth“Supreme”McGriff,andThomas“TonyMontana”Mickens.Spanningtwenty-fiveyears,fromtheviolenceofthecrackeratoRunDMCtotheinfamousmurderofNYPDrookieEdwardByrnetoTupacShakurto50Cent’sbattlesagainstJaRuleandMurderInc.tothekillingofJamMasterJay,QueensReignsSupremeisthefirstinsidelookattheinfamoussoutheastQueenscrewsandtheirconnectionstogangstercultureinhiphoptoday.

【作者简介】

EthanBrownwritesaboutpopmusic,crime,anddrugpolicyforpublicationssuchasWired,NewYork,RollingStone,TheVillageVoice,andGQ.Thisishisfirstbook.HelivesinNewYork.

【目录】

The　Players

Prologue

Part　I

　1:　The　Crews　Coalesce

　2:　The　Cops　Move　In

　3:　The　Game　Changes

　4:　Downfall

Part　2

　5:　The　Rap　Game

　6:　Straight　Outta　Hollis

　7:　The　Rise　of　Murder　Inc.

　8:　50's　Insurgency

　9:　Hard　Times

　10:　Takedown

　11:　The　New　Insurgency

Epilogue

Endnotes

Acknowledgments