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A memoir by the Oscar-winning, platinum-selling rapper and producer. The hustle still continues for hip-hop OG Juicy J as he shares his invaluable story as an unwavering force in the music industry. Jordan Houston's rise to stardom was never easy. He began his journey on the streets of Memphis in the 1980s, always inspired by music and with big dreams of becoming a superstar rapper, producer, and executive. Jordan stuck to his plan with determination, on a never-ending grind to greatness. From a young, poor, ambitious Black boy to an Academy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated recording artist and entrepreneur, the Juice Man offers his wisdom as one of the most influential tastemakers in the game. A raw, intentional portrait of artistry and a never-before-seen look into the making of a respected musical veteran, Chronicles of the Juice Man is an essential read for creatives everywhere.

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"Jordan Houston, best known by his stage name Juicy J, is an Academy Award-Winning and Grammy nominated hip hop recording artist and record producer from Memphis, TN. He has amassed a list of collaborators from 2 Chainz to Katy Perry and is one of the original members of platinum-selling rap group Three 6 Mafia. Soren Baker has had over 3,500 articles published in major news outlets such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, XXL and The Source. He is the author of The History Of Gangster Rap, The Music Library, and I'm The White Guy, and has also co-authored books with Gucci Mane, Game, Glasses Malone, Young Bleed and Murs. Adam Lazarre-White grew up in NYC and went to Harvard University, graduating with honors in government and political philosophy. He was the quarterback for The Harvard Crimson and played in The Harvard Jazz Band. He studied voice with Ken Howard, movement with Claire Malardie, and modern drama with renowned director of both Yale Rep and Harvard's ART, Robert Brustein. As an actor, Adam quickly became known in Hollywood on Living Single, Martin, Will & Grace, and The Parkers, and for his role as ""Flynn"" in the Emmy Award-winning NBC mini-series, The Temptations. He was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his lead role as ""Nathan Hastings"" on The Young and the Restless. His twenty-year resume includes 2018 blockbuster, Uncle Drew, Joel Edgerton's 2015 hit directorial debut, The Gift (with Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall), Glow (2017 Netflix series from Jenji Kohan [Orange Is the New Black]), and Rosewood, as well as Criminal Minds, Scandal, Royal Pains, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Love's Routine (with Willam Defoe) and Ocean's 13 (with Al Pacino). Adam's narration won an Audie Award for May The Road Rise Up To Meet You and an AudioFile Earphones Award for bestselling author Joyce Carol Oats's The Sacrifice. Adam is proud of recent delightful, musical teen novel, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, the peek into Nat King Cole's inspiring life, Driving The King, but perhaps his highlight was narrating the great James Baldwin's Go Tell It on The Mountain. ""Lazarre-White delivers a perfect presentation. He accurately captures accents of Harlem and of the Deep South but avoids stereotyping."" -AudioFile magazine Adam's nonfiction includes Mike Tyson's recent release, Iron Ambition, extraordinary first person narratives from award-winning journalists in The Beholder's Eye, Tony Dungy's daily devotional, Uncommon Life; and Stuart Scott's chronicle of his battle with cancer. In other artistic work, Adam was a senior writer on staff of Vin Diesel's groundbreaking webseries, The Ropes, available on Netflix and Crackle. He has penned many original pilots and screenplays. As a director, Adam reached the 3rd round of Oscar voting for his short film, 200 Years. He cowrote, produced and starred in Forgiveness, with Richard T. Jones, which won of the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival HBO Prize; and swept the San Diego Black Film Fest., including Best Feature & Best Supporting Actor for Adam. Adam adapted and produced TV Movies for The Dreambuilder Foundation & Proctor & Gamble: Just Passin' Through and What Angles Fear (both won Emmys for Regional TV); he also won consecutive regional Emmys as lead actor."

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