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Adversity for Sale
- Ya Gotta Believe
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- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
To Jeezy’s legion of fans, his name is synonymous with hustle, grit, and the integrity to go out there and achieve your dreams. In his first book, Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe, Jeezy shares never heard stories of what it took for him to beat the odds and get out of the streets, his mindset he carefully honed to get an edge, and the lessons that changed his life and business.
Born into poverty and raised in a small town in the middle of South Georgia’s so-called “Black belt,” Jeezy realized at an early age that nothing was going to come easy, there were no handouts headed his way, and if he ever wanted anything in life, he was going to have to get out there and get it on his own. So that’s what he did.
Now, for the first time, Jeezy retraces his steps, going back to day one to share how he turned nothing into something, stayed solid, survived the trap, and triumphed over adversity to become the successful artist, father, husband, entrepreneur, and philanthropist that he is today.
Adversity for Sale isn’t a street memoir. Like his music, these pages are filled with lessons from his deeply personal story to motivate you to go out and get after your dream.
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In this often violent but always introspective memoir, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy tells his much anticipated story of struggle, survival, and hope down the mean streets of New York City. For the first time, he gives an intimate look at his family background, his battles with drugs, his life of crime, his relentless suffering with sickle-cell anemia, and much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"P" is forever...
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Ice
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Ice-T here offers his hip-hop generation’s Horatio Alger story: the narrative of an orphaned child who, drawn inexorably into a harrowing life of crime, ultimately turns away from the streets and, through self-discipline and a single-minded work ethic, forges a path to international fame as a musician and film-and-television star.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I have a whole new respect for this man!
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By: Douglas Century
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My Appetite for Destruction
- Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses
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- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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From Steven Adler, the original drummer for Guns N' Roses, comes My Appetite for Destruction, the inside story of GNR. Offering a different perspective from the bestselling Slash, Adler chronicles his life with the band, and own intense struggle with addiction, as seen on Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab and Sober House.
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4 out of 5 stars
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TERRIBLE NARRATION
- By SNAFU666 on 02-04-21
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- Narrated by: Arthur Flavell
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The beautiful and tragic saga of the Louvin Brothers-one of the most legendary country duos of all time - is one of America's great untold stories. Charlie Louvin was a good, God-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother, Ira, had the devil in him and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife with a telephone cord.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read!
- By Haley on 06-03-21
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- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
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There was a time when Ralphie May was one of the biggest stand-up comedians in the country, both by ticket sales and by tonnage. While some things changed - Ralphie lost half his body weight - others did not: He will be remembered as one of the most successful comics of his time. Completed just months before his untimely passing, in This Might Get a Little Heavy, Ralphie takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of his life and career, one that winds across the country, over obstacles, beyond heartbreak, and through the golden age of stand-up.
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brilliant and tragic
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By: Ralphie May, and others
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Purpose
- An Immigrant's Story
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- Narrated by: Sam Jean
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Wyclef Jean is one of the most influential voices in hip-hop. He rocketed to fame in the 1990s with the Fugees, whose multiplatinum album, The Score, would prove a landmark in music history, winning two Grammys and going on to become one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time. In Purpose, Wyclef recounts his path to fame from his impoverished childhood in "Baby Doc" Duvalier's Haiti and the mean streets of Brooklyn and Newark to the bright lights of the world stage.
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Great, great, great read!
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By: Wyclef Jean, and others
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Will
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- Narrated by: Will Smith
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 52,035
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One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Will sure loves Will
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Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore. Short and sporting waist-length dreadlocks, Morris is known the world over for his take-no-prisoners approach on the stage and his integrity off of it. Over the course of his 40-year career, he's battled diabetes, drug and alcohol addiction, and the record industry. My Damage is more than a book about the highs and lows of a punk rock legend, however.
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keith rocks.
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Story5 out of 5 stars 208
Steve Parish was never one to walk the straight-and-narrow, even during his childhood growing up in Flushing Meadow, Queens. Busted as a teenager for selling acid in the summer of 1968, Parish landed in Riker's Island. The experience changed him, and after getting out, he did his best to stay out of trouble, securing a job moving music equipment at the New York State Pavilion. The first show he worked was a Grateful Dead concert in July of 1969, and Parish was captivated by the music. A life seemingly headed nowhere had suddenly found its calling.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator-Blaa
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Black Is the New White
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- Narrated by: Tony Isabella
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Story5 out of 5 stars 208
For more than 40 years—whether writing for Richard Pryor and Saturday Night Live or performing stand-up to sold-out crowds around the country—Paul Mooney has been provocative, incisive...and absolutely hilarious. His comedy has always been indisputably real and raw, reflecting race issues in America, and this fascinating, fearless new memoir continues that unapologetically candid tradition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Master Piece!! I loved every moment.
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,126
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On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He’s been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike. But the real Danny Trejo is much more complicated than the legend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book ever!
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The Perfect Day to Boss Up
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Rick Ross is a hip-hop icon and a towering figure in the business world, but his path to success was not always easy. Despite adversity and setbacks, Ross held tight to his vision and never settled for anything less than greatness. Now, for the first time, he shares his secrets to success, offering his own life as a road map to listeners looking to build their own empire.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Boss Up
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 625
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 545
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 541
In the second half of the 20th century New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene, punk and new wave, and hip-hop. But as the end of the millennium neared, cutting-edge bands began emerging from Seattle, Austin, and London, pushing New York further from the epicenter. The behemoth music industry, too, found itself in free fall, under siege from technology. Then 9/11/2001 plunged the country into a state of uncertainty and war.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Deeply disappointing.
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Deal
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On their 50th anniversary comes a groundbreaking rock-and-roll memoir by one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For 30 years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Decent but not great
- By Monty S on 03-02-16
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Pain Killer
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Brantt Myhres wasn't around for the birth of his daughter. Myhres had played for seven different NHL teams, and had made millions. But he'd been suspended four times, all for drug use, and he had partied his way out of the league. This is his story, in his own words, of how he fought his way out of minor hockey into the big league, but never left behind the ghosts of a bleak and troubled childhood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love hockey.
- By Brew2go on 06-14-21
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Remember the Time
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 386
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 338
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Hounded by the tabloid media, driven from his self-made sanctuary at Neverland, Michael Jackson spent his final years moving from city to city, living with his three children in virtual seclusion - a futile attempt to escape a world that wouldn’t leave him alone. During that time, two men served as the singer’s personal security team: Bill Whitfield, a former cop and veteran of the security profession, and Javon Beard, a brash, untested rookie, both single fathers themselves. Stationed at his side nearly 24/7, their job was to see and hear everything that transpired.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Book! I didn't feel dirty listening to it
- By MObetta on 06-11-14
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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.
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self righteous boring crap
- By Eric Donovan on 11-12-19
By: Rick Ross, and others
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Cashing Out
- Win the Wealth Game by Walking Away
- By: Julien Saunders, Kiersten Saunders
- Narrated by: Julien Saunders, Kiersten Saunders
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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When it comes to our finances, we’re told to follow the same script as our white colleagues: work hard, make money, save, and invest. Yet despite putting in twice the effort, you end up making less and are routinely passed up for career opportunities. Here’s the truth: financial freedom is within your reach, but playing by corporate America’s rules will only take you halfway there. To win, you must eventually walk away—and take up an entirely different model of wealth accumulation.
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A letter to the Black community about financial se
- By Anonymous User on 06-24-22
By: Julien Saunders, and others
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Worthy
- By: Jada Pinkett Smith
- Narrated by: Jada Pinkett Smith
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Jada Pinkett Smith was living what many would view as a fairy-tale of Hollywood success. But appearances can be deceiving, and as she felt more and more separated from her sense of self, emotional turmoil took hold. Sparing no detail, Worthy chronicles her life.
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Budda
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The Life We Chose
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- By: Matt Birkbeck
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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The “adopted” son of legendary organized crime boss Russell Bufalino, for decades D’Elia had unequaled access to the man the FBI and US Justice Department considered one of the leading organized crime figures in the United States. But the government had no real idea as to the breadth of Bufalino’s power and influence—or that it was Bufalino, from his bucolic home base in Pittston, Pennsylvania, who reigned over the five families in New York and other organized crime families throughout the country.
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a long ng mob history rich
- By brian on 04-05-24
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Expect to Win
- 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace
- By: Carla A. Harris
- Narrated by: Carla A. Harris
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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While climbing the corporate ladder, Carla Harris sought career advice from her mentors and superiors but found some of the counsel too nonspecific. As Carla's career advanced, she discovered the key survival tools to business success and vowed that when she reached senior management and people came to her for advice she would provide them with specific, play-by-play answers about what they needed to do to fulfill their career potential.
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The Roadmap to Success
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David and Goliath
- Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
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- Unabridged
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Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the best-selling author of The Bomber Mafia. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. Or should he have?
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The Art of (Unconventional) War
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The Book of Jose
- A Memoir
- By: Fat Joe, Shaheem Reid
- Narrated by: Fat Joe
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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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. This memoir, written in Joe’s own intensely compelling voice, moves with the momentum of pulp fiction, but underneath the tragicomedy and riveting tales of the streets and the industry is a thought-provoking story about a generation of survivors.
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Real Recognize Real
- By Magic Wilder on 05-24-23
By: Fat Joe, and others
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- Tanya & Kenneth
- 08-30-23
Loved it!
It kept my attention the whole time. I’m glad Jeezy read it himself. His story was interesting!
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- 08-30-23
Authenticity
Great book! Loved listening to his life story and how it all started! Love to see a black man change and grow. If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be authentic from the story told to how he read it. Day one fan and still a fan. Congratulations, Jeezy.
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- Darryll L Harris
- 08-24-23
Real good listen
I know he left a lot out of this book, but I’m sure that will come on the next. This was actually a really good listen and it put a lot of things in context when you listen to everything other people had to say about him and his music.
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- Khiara
- 08-24-23
Loved the life messages
Definitely would recommend reading! Jeezy did a good job tying a message to each chapter. This book was motivating, inspiring and a reminder of what’s important in life.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-07-23
Wish for more but this is great
I wish it was a longer listen. So much has happened into his life I just want to hear more.
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- Keywonna Floyd
- 08-11-23
Great Read!
I loved this book, not to mention I'm a big fan so it was a no brainer to read it. The best part of it all was that he did his own narration.
I suggest everyone read this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-23
Long Awaited
Long awaited, it's like Hustlers Ambition with more in-depth detail. Pick up is a must. Just to hear Jeezy's narratives is something.
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- Johnson Family
- 08-13-23
great book
grown man book. very interesting, great story teller. was glued to the book until the end.
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- Des
- 09-11-23
Great Read!
Loved Adversity For Sale! Adds great context to his eaely music! An overall great read! The narration was perfect!
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- Amanda Nikki
- 08-17-23
Been a fan now a bigger fan
I’ve been a jeezy fan, but hearing his story told by him made me an even bigger one.
I love how he gave just enough info but I’m sure kept a lot to take to the grace. I’m inspired at his growth & transition to real man hood. The book is solid.
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