Raw : my journey into the Wu-Tang
U-God, 1970-2018
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The Wu-Tang Clan are considered hip-hop royalty. Remarkably, none of the founding members have told their story - until now. Lamont 'U-God' Hawkins was born in Brownsville, New York, in 1970. Raised by a single mother and forced to reckon with the hostile conditions of project life, Lamont learned from an early age how to survive. And surviving in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s was no easy task - especially as a young black boy living in some of the city's most ignored and destitute districts. But, along the way, he met and befriended what would eventually form the Clan's core: RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, and Masta Killa. Raised by the streets, and while bonding over their love of hip-hop, they sought to pursue the impossible: music as their ticket out of the ghetto. This is U-God's unforgettable first-person account of his journey.
Main title:
Raw : my journey into the Wu-Tang / Lamont 'U-God' Hawkins.
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Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2018.
Collation:
292 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780571342419 (pbk)
Dewey class:
B U-G782.421649092B/UGO
Language:
English
BRN:
2596742
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