Magic City
Trials of a Native Son
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Publisher Description
“A thug is someone who stands on his own. He lives by the decisions he makes and accepts the consequences. A thug is comfortable in his own skin. I wear mine like a glove.”
Trick Daddy was born a thug—just a stone’s throw from downtown Miami, yet a world away from its dazzling beauty and sparkling wealth. Where grinding poverty, deadly crime, and devastating racial tension taught kids to live by the ’hood rules. Remarkably, Trick came from nothing and made it big just when his chances had run out.
Magic City is the extraordinary tale of a boy whose father was a pimp, who learned to hustle to survive, and whose only role model was his brother, the drug dealer he watched plying his trade on the block. It’s the untold truth behind the cult movie Scarface, of the drug money that transformed the city into a shining mecca for the rich and famous while turf wars between smalltime pushers claimed countless lives. It’s also the incredible story of how that potent mixture of extremes—the electric pulse and glittering abundance of South Beach and the crime, corruption, and despair in its shadows—gave rise to the most dominant sound in hip-hop today. Magic City is an ode to Miami, a riveting tale of a paradise lost and a native son determined to infuse it with new life.
Customer Reviews
The real MIAMI
The book and Trick's painted a real visual of what life was like in the REAL MIAMI not the Miami the media wants you to focus on, I'm proud to say I grew up in this city and state and won't change it for the world
Very good
Great read from a hometown legend..... 305 Stand Up!!!!
Great
This was one of the best books that I've ever read. It talks about the realities of growing up in impoverished black America but does not glorify the bad choices that were made. Great job Trick.