Hurricanes

A Memoir

By: Rick Ross, Neil Martinez-Belkin

Narrated by: Guy Lockard

“A gripping journey.”—People

The highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami’s crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies and his unstoppable rise to fame.

Rick Ross is an indomitable presence in the music industry, but few people know his full story. Now, for the first time, Ross offers a vivid, dramatic and unexpectedly candid account of his early childhood, his tumultuous adolescence and his dramatic ascendancy in the world of hip-hop.

Born William Leonard Roberts II, Ross grew up “across the bridge,” in a Miami at odds with the glitzy beaches, nightclubs and yachts of South Beach. In the aftermath of the 1980 race riots and the Mariel boatlift, Ross came of age at the height of the city’s crack epidemic, when home invasions and execution-style killings were commonplace. Still, in the midst of the chaos and danger that surrounded him, Ross flourished, first as a standout high school football player and then as a dope boy in Carol City’s notorious Matchbox housing projects. All the while he honed his musical talent, overcoming setback after setback until a song called “Hustlin’” changed his life forever.

From the making of “Hustlin’” to his first major label deal with Def Jam, to the controversy surrounding his past as a correctional officer and the numerous health scares, arrests and feuds he had to transcend along the way, Hurricanes is a revealing portrait of one of the biggest stars in the rap game, and an intimate look at the birth of an artist.

Astounding

always a vivid speaker
, gave so much clarity in this memoir really want a new chapter every year from now on!

AMAZING! The narrator is WONDERFUL!

I’m sooo glad i took a chance on this book. I’m not a Ross fan. I grew up on his music in middle school from his debut album but this right here?! Made me A FAN!!! Let me go listen to all his albums to better understand the references from the book! P.s. i LOVE THAT he called “Curly” out! The icing on the CAKE!

BOSS!

It could’ve been better

I didn’t like that Rick Ross didn’t read it himself. He had a lot of song lyrics in here. When someone else reads your words it doesn’t have the same impact. It had a lot of good stories in it but it just was missing something. I can’t tell you exactly what but I Gee it could’ve been better.

Nice Read

Great Memoir, only knock is that I wish it was a tad more detailed but still thoroughly enjoyed it.👍🏾👍🏾

Ricky did it again

This book is absolutely amazing on so many different levels the hip-hop levels to the book are amazing Rick Ross his story is amazing overall the book has inspired me to continue to read more memoirs thank you Rick Ross.