Magic City: Trials of a Native Son

Magic City: Trials of a Native Son

â€œA thug is someone who stands on his own. He lives by the decisions he makes and accepts the consequences. A thug is comfortable in his own skin. I wear mine like a glove.â€

Â Trick Daddy was born a thugâ€”just a stoneâ€™s throw from downtown Miami, yet a world away from its dazzling beauty and sparkling wealth. Where grinding poverty, deadly crime, and devastating racial tension taught kids to live by the â€™hood rules. Remarkably, Trick came from nothing and made it big just when his chances had run out.

Magic City is the extraordinary tale of a boy whose father was a pimp, who learned to hustle to survive, and whose only role model was his brother, the drug dealer he watched plying his trade on the block. Itâ€™s the untold truth behind the cult movie Scarface, of the drug money that transformed the city into a shining mecca for the rich and famous while turf wars between smalltime pushers claimed countless lives. Itâ€™s also the incredible story of how that potent mixture of extremesâ€”the electric pulse and glittering abundance of South Beach and the crime, corruption, and despair in its shadowsâ€”gave rise to the most dominant sound in hip-hop today. Magic City is an ode to Miami, a riveting tale of a paradise lost and a native son determined to infuse it with new life.
Country USA
Brand MTV Books
Manufacturer MTV Books
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2010-11-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781439148525

Country	USA
Brand	MTV Books
Manufacturer	MTV Books
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2010-11-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781439148525

Magic City: Trials of a Native Son

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