Mogul
A Novel
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From the Essence bestselling author of Hiding in Hip Hop and an entertainment insider—a fascinating novel about the “down-low” life of one of New York’s most beloved Hip Hop producers.
After the sudden death of his father, a renowned jazz musician, Aaron “Big A.T.” Tremble clings to music as an escape. Making hip hop beats becomes his life. His love for music lands him at the estate of Larry “Pop” Singleton, a retired and respected Hip Hop music mogul who sees something special in Big A.T.—he also knows the truth about his sexuality. With Pop’s blessings and nurturing, Big A.T. is on the path to becoming the next great Hip Hop producer in New York.
With the help of Pop and “the family,” a network of secretly gay men in the Hip Hop world, Big A.T. finds success and starts his own music label. He’s signed and worked with some of the biggest Hip Hop artists in the country. One of them is Brooklyn native lyricist, “Tickman.” Together they are making sweet music together. Tickman and Big A.T.’s relationship goes beyond producer and rapper—they become secret lovers.
Nothing can stop Big A.T. All of the radio stations play his music. He has money, fame, and Jasmine, his girlfriend who doesn’t know about his secret love for men. However, at the pinnacle of his career, compromising photos of Big A.T. land on the desk of a national news program—and in the hands of his girlfriend. Big A.T., for the first time is at a crossroad in his career: come out publicly with his secret or watch his music empire crumble.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dean (Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry from Music to Hollywood) continues his controversial coverage of the down low lifestyle with a disappointing and salacious debut novel. Aaron Tremble, aka Big A.T., a hugely successful hip-hop producer, is about to give a press conference to make the biggest announcement of his life, one that could ruin his career and for sure his relationship with his girlfriend and baby momma, Jasmine, but as he's about to say the words, he passes out and falls over backwards in front of the hordes of waiting reporters. Buying himself some time, Big A.T. reflects on his sexual awakening as a gay teen and his start in the music world. He was a hungry young producer when he was introduced to Pop, who hooked him up with a group of powerful, influential and secretly gay industry movers and shakers. With the help of this circle, Big A.T. rose quickly to the top. But compromising photos appear, and he's got to make the decision whether to come out of the closet. Dare he expose the world of hip-hop in all its macho posturing? Unfortunately, Dean's got the subject for a compelling novel, but he doesn't have the story. There's not a sympathetic character in the bunch, the dialogue is wooden, and transgressions have no consequences. It's all set up for a sequel; hopefully, not for more of the same.
