My Infamous Life
Book by Johnson, Albert Prodigy Read My Infamous Life by Albert Johnson – kino-fada.fr All memoirs by rappers should be read the rappers I am soooooo glad I bought the audio version of this As a big fan of Mobb Deep and Prodigy, himself, I couldn t have made a better choice I took a lot of this with a grain of salt Rappers brag, they twist things to shine on them, that s endemic to the genre That said, this memoir still reads as honest in a way that Jay Z s Decoded did not What interests me most about these memoirs are those moments of vulnerability that occasionally shine t All memoirs by rappers s...I was a big Mobb Deep fan so when I heard that Prodigy died recently, I checked this out It s not a great book and he could have used some much tighter editing However, it was interesting to find outabout his life story, but I would have...I had always been hesitant to read rapper autobiographies but I said f it , after Prodigy s passing I had my doubts going in, but this was a surprisingly good read for any fan of Mobb Deep Especially if you came up listening to early 1990 s NYC hip hop during that era The behind the scen...This is a very thorough memoir which opens readers up to many of Prodigy s personal and entertaining stories I can t recall ever being bored at a given point in this book, which means a lot for someone with a tiny attention span like me Overall it was just ...Albert Prodigy Johnson is one half of arguably the greatest rap duo to come out of the 1990s Mobb Deep This book is enthralling, filled with illuminating details about one of the most vibrant decades for rap hip hop Any fan of Mobb Deep will eat this book up Read it a...I never considered Prodigy one of the great Golden Age rappers, and I don t think anyone really did Not until his untimely death anyway our assessment of middle of the pack musicians, and rappers especially, always increases in reflection upon each one s untimely demise And while The Infamous is a bona fide classic listen to it now and it hasn t diminished one bit since 1995 Prodigy was alwaysknown for his cold blooded persona than his lyrical prowess.And yet, P was a very solid I never considered Prodigy one of the great Golden Age rappers, and I don t think anyone really did Not until his untimely death anyway our assessment of middle of the pack musicians, and rappers especially, always increases in reflection upon each one s untimely demise And while The Infamous is a bona fide classic listen to it now and it hasn t diminished one bit since 1995 Prodigy was alwaysknown for his cold blooded persona than his lyrical prowess.And yet, P was a very solid, credible MC, thecharismatic and recognizable of the Mobb Deep duo Havoc is often as nondescript as he is competent Outside of some of the intentionally shocking groups of the era Gravediggaz, Onyx, or the nascent horrorcore acts like Flatlinerz Prodigy may have been the first Nihilist rapper for adults He didn t dress up his fatalism in loud, grindhouse hyperbole or any kind of death gimmick P essentially could have predicted that he would die young, and though he wasn t in his 20s, that he made it to his ...Listened to the audiobook As an added bonus the book is narrated by Albert Prodigy Johnson He does a phemomenal job telling his life story Couldn t stop listening to it.I am by no means a fan of rap music but what I do love is autobiographies read by their authors I stumbled across this and really enjoyed hearing Prodigy s story It felt authentic and gave me a glimpse into what was important to him and why I found him and his story surprising it wasn t what I imagined I had the impression it was authentic and validated my theory that famous people come from weird huddles, with their lives overlapping with other famous people, but not necessarily having a d I am by no means a fan of rap music but what I do love is autobiographies read by their authors I stumbled across this and re...RIP Prodigy A really original MC, member of the legendary Mobb Deep and a great solo career too It s a tremendous book Most rapper s books are terrible, ghostwritten I don t know if this one is, but if it is it s done well and don t have any depth This...Hearing Prodigy tell his story made you feel like you were right there through it all I spent most of the time on the edge of my seat waiting for the next thing to happen Growing up in New York during the same time made it easy to relate I was back in that time again I love Pro...
- English
- 03 April 2018 Albert Johnson
- Hardcover
- 320 pages
- 1439103186
- Albert Johnson
- My Infamous Life