'THE BIRTH OF THE REAL STATE': CHRONICLE 2 OF THE REAL STATE AND DEATH ROW RECORDS CHRONICLES TRILOGY
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00OICB7CG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 109 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Chronicle 2 of The Real Death Row Chronicles Trilogy: the exclusive verifiable accounts and documents of The Real State, South Central Los Angeles, Tupac’s letters, Death Row and the final whirlwind in 1996 by British journalist and ex-Death Row employee Nina BhadreshwarNina leaves mainstream journalism and begins The Real State magazine in 1992. She becomes schooled in a new awareness along with her first encounter with hip hop and Tupac. It details her passion for graffiti, underground art and social issues, trips to New York, Italy and Amsterdam for graffiti interviews and detailed interviews with graffiti and hip hop legends and founders, Phase 2, Vulcan, DC3 and many others. Following the calls and correspondence with Tupac, his rape case and troubles, Nina sells her apartment in Sheffield and leaves for California in November 1994 arriving the night he is shot in Times Square.
Excellent portrait of the 90's street culture! I have to say I'm not really a fan of hip hop but I love everything related to street culture and California. I loved the 90's and this book definitely brought me back to those times. The author, Nina, has an incredible way of exposing the facts and it's probably thanks to her experience in journalism. This is the second book of a series that is about the her life and her love for graffiti and underground art, in this case . Hip Hop Hooray---to Personal Growth! The literary soundtrack to Nina Bhadreshwar’s life, a.k.a. The Birth of the Real State: Chronicle 2, picks up right where Nice Girls Don’t Speak: Chronicle 1 last left off. There’s something about Nina that makes her feel like she’s an old friend at this stage in the series. Her mind space is different, and it makes her open and accepting, with an enthusiasm to learn about others and there environmen. Great read!! This was a very interesting read to say the least! I have always followed rap and all of the twists & turns surrounding the deaths of Tupac & Biggie Smalls. This book was so riveting that I simply could not put it down. It is truly a modern day gangster tale reminiscent of the old mafia stories like Scarface and Al Capone. Nina obviously is a gifted journalist and writer as I think this book is so well done. She goes into s