The book of Jose : a memoir
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Published
New York : Rock Lit 101, 2022.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
vi, 283 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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"Fat Joe is a hip-hop legend, but this is not a tale of celebrity; it is the story of Joseph Cartagena, a kid who came of age in the South Bronx during its darkest years of drugs, violence, and abandonment, and how he navigated that traumatizing landscape until he found--through art, friendship, luck, and will---a rocky path to a different life. Joe was born into a sprawling Puerto Rican and Cuban family in the projects of the South Bronx. From infancy his life is threatened by violence, and by the time he starts middle school, he is forced to make a life-shaping choice: to be prey or predator. Soon, Joe and his crew rise up to dominate the streets--dodging bullets and betrayal all along the way--but he discovers his true strength in the street corner ciphers where the Bronx's wild energy took musical form. His identity splits in two: a hustler roaming record stores, looking for beats; a budding rapper whose rep rings in the streets. As his day-to-day life becomes more and more fraught--he is shot and almost killed and watches as family and friends fall to prison, addiction, and even death--he gravitates toward the music that gives him both a voice to tell the stories of his young life and the tools he needs to create a new one. The challenges never stopped--but neither did Joe."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fat Joe., & Reid, S. (2022). The book of Jose: a memoir (First edition.). Rock Lit 101.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fat Joe and Shaheem, Reid. 2022. The Book of Jose: A Memoir. Rock Lit 101.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fat Joe and Shaheem, Reid. The Book of Jose: A Memoir Rock Lit 101, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fat Joe,, and Shaheem Reid. The Book of Jose: A Memoir First edition., Rock Lit 101, 2022.
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