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Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler |  | Author: Ethan Brown
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 136717
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1400095239
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.106609747243
EAN: 9781400095230
ASIN: 1400095239
Publication Date: November 22, 2005
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Based on police wiretaps and exclusive interviews with drug kingpins and hip-hop insiders, this is the untold story of how the streets and housing projects of southeast Queens took over the rap industry.
For years, rappers from Nas to Ja Rule have hero-worshipped the legendary drug dealers who dominated Queens in the 1980s with their violent crimes and flashy lifestyles. Now, for the first time ever, this gripping narrative digs beneath the hip-hop fables to re-create the rise and fall of hustlers like Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols, Gerald “Prince” Miller, Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff, and Thomas “Tony Montana” Mickens. Spanning twenty-five years, from the violence of the crack era to Run DMC to the infamous murder of NYPD rookie Edward Byrne to Tupac Shakur to 50 Cent’s battles against Ja Rule and Murder Inc., to the killing of Jam Master Jay, Queens Reigns Supreme is the first inside look at the infamous southeast Queens crews and their connections to gangster culture in hip hop today.
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 Wonderful Book January 6, 2010
C. W. Slade (Mesa, AZ USA)
I'm From The Bright Lights And Big City ( New York City ). This Book Is Justifiable To The Actual Events. I Really Enjoy The Part When They Speak About Tupac, I'm Very Upset To Learn Tupac Would Line Biggie Smalls Up To The Shooting That Took Place Over At The Quad Studios When He Was Fully Aware Of The Content Of The Beef That Arose That Event.I Guess Maybe He Didn't Want To Lose Face With His Thug Image!?!. R.I.P CHRISTOPHER WALLACE! AN EXCELLENT BOOK
 Opens window to city Hell. December 8, 2009
J. Rodeck (Guam)
Excellent writing. Preferred the Hip Hop history aspect. With that, my problem is how can you talk about hard-core without a single mention of Public Enemy? Like talking about British Invasion without mentioning the Beatles.
Amazing read! March 22, 2009
Gayathri (New York, USA)
This book is a wonderful read for fans of hip hop and also for readers who want to learn about life in Jamaica, Queens in the 70s and 80s. The author has done an amazing job gaining access to documents and to real characters who influenced hip hop today and then presenting the information in a compelling narrative.
From South Side to the darkside..Jamaica Queens! July 29, 2008
Kirk Ch (Florida)
The book Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler really depicts the inner circle of the 80's drug culture in South Side Queens. Growing up in Bedstuy,Brooklyn and hanging out in Jamaica, Queens gave me a whole new prospective of the "suburbs". I thought growing up in the projects in Bedstuy was bad enough and it was a condition you could not help. From murders, robberies to stick up kids, you name it, we had it. So when I went to high school in Queens I never thought that kids that grew up in houses, parents with the high paying city jobs could be be so dubious, cut throat and down right murderous all in the name of the almighty dollar from drugs sales. This book slices the cake straight down the middle and lets you taste the filling inside!
From Queens Come KINGS!!! January 19, 2008
Scoon (Hollis, Queens)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book and great body of work documenting the origins of much of what commercial hip hop currently reflects. A must have for any rap music aficionado. Although rap was created in the Bronx the successful blueprint for the business of rap was drafted in Queens. While Bronx artists like Afrika Bambaata and The Furious Five were inspired by Funk and Soul acts of the time such as Parliment Funkadelic the rappers in Queens were heavily influenced by some of NY's most notorious hustlers and gangsters. Men like Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols and Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff who also hail from Queens. Essentially, the legendary criminal figures of Queens influenced an entire generation worldwide through the pop icons who emulated them and also called Queens home. From Fat Cat to 50 Cent... Queens Reigns Supreme!
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