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A sizzling and engrossing behind-the-scenes look at the underbelly of the hip hop world. Angie, one of the most well-known and best regarded radio hosts of her generation, championed an unknown Jay-Z and presided over an intimate and inflammatory interview with Tupac Shakur at the height of the East Coast/West Coast rap war—and those are just her career CliffsNotes. It's an engrossing read about the origins of hip hop's major players—before they were famous—at a time when hip hop was exploding into the mainstream. Whether you're a fan of the genre or not, this is a juicy and addictive look into the lives of the rich and famous.