“Bushwick Bill passed away peacefully this evening at 9:35 P.M. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Īfter several conflicting reports earlier Sunday - initially disseminated by TMZ - regarding the health of the Geto Boys’ Bushwick Bill, it has now been confirmed that the pioneering rapper has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. We offer a Price Match Guarantee, and QuickQuote form, to make purchasing quick and easy.LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 05: Rapper Bushwick Bill of The Geto Boys performs onstage during Beach Goth Festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park on Augin Los Angeles, California. Unlike Amazon and other retailers who may also offer Diary of a Madman (The Geto Boys, Life, Death, and the Roots of Southern Rap) books on their website, we specialize in large quantities and provide personal service, from trusted, experienced, friendly people in Portland, Oregon. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

This book title, Diary of a Madman (The Geto Boys, Life, Death, and the Roots of Southern Rap), ISBN: 9780062302649, by Brad 'Scarface' Jordan, Benjamin Meadows Ingram, published by HarperCollins (January 26, 2016) is available in paperback. It is the account of his rise to the heights of the rap world, as well as his battles with his own demons and depression. Passionately exploring and explaining the roots and influences of rap culture, Diary of a Madman is the story of hip-hop-the music, the business, the streets, and life on the south side Houston, Texas. In Diary of a Madman, Scarface shares how his world changed when he heard Run DMC for the first time how he dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started selling crack and how he began rapping as the new form of music made its way out of New York and across the country. But before that, he was a kid from Houston in love with rock-and-roll, listening to AC/DC and KISS. The former president of Def Jam South, he's collaborated with everyone from Kanye West, Ice Cube and Nas, and had many solo hits such as 'Guess Who's Back' feat. Scarface is the celebrated rapper whose hits include 'On My Block,' 'Mind Playing Tricks on Me' and 'Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta' (made famous in the cult film Office Space). One of Rolling Stone’s Best Music Books of 2015įrom Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller Scarface, comes a passionate memoir about how hip-hop changed the life of a kid from the south side of Houston, and how he rose to the top-and ushered in a new generation of rap dominance.

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