Rick Ross's New York Times bestselling memoir "takes readers on a gripping journey through Ross's childhood...to his rocky road to stardom and the many perils and controversies that came after" (People)
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"A gripping journey."--People
The highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami's crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies and his unstoppable rise to fame.
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.
Born William Leonard Roberts II, Ross grew up "across the bridge," in a Miami at odds with the glitzy nightclubs and yachts of South Beach. In the aftermath of the 1980 race riots, he came of age at the height of the city's crack epidemic. All the while he honed his musical talent, overcoming setback after setback until a song called "Hustlin'" changed his life forever.
From his first major label deal to the controversies, health scares, arrests and feuds he had to transcend along the way, Hurricanes is a revealing portrait of one of the biggest stars in the rap game and an intimate look at the birth of an artist.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 1335050124
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 8.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
"Hurricanes takes readers on a gripping journey through Ross's childhood growing up in the '80s in the crime-ridden neighborhood of Carol City in Miami Gardens, Florida--to his rocky road to stardom and the many perils and controversies that came after."--People
"No one can accuse William Leonard Roberts II of living an uninteresting life, and his appropriately titled memoir is one wild ride."--Library Journal
"Hip-hop fans will flock to Ross' frankly told and compelling life story."--Booklist
"Another milestone moment [for Ross]."--HotNewHipHop
Rick Ross is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and founder of the Maybach Music Group. All ten of his albums have landed in the top ten of the Billboard 200, including five number one debuts. He has received four Grammy Award nominations. He has worked closely with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Diddy, Drake, Lil Wayne and DJ Khaled, among many others. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Hurricanes is his first book.
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