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A boldly opinionated, bracingly street-tough memoir. -- Kirkus Reviews An enlightening read...For anyone interested in how street smarts are transferable to the entertainment industry. -- Library Journal In this no-holds-barred memoir, Ice-T writes with refreshing, if profane, down-to-earth candor, recalling his first memories of racism, his increasingly dangerous street life, and his experiences on tour, including a funny and wild anecdote about a show in Milan. A fascinating and inspiring story about an African American orphan who beat the odds to become successful, this memoir will appeal to fans of hip-hop and popular culture. -- Booklist (starred review) In this intriguing memoir, groundbreaking rapper and actor Ice-T chronicles his rise from nomadic criminal to hip-hop star...Ice-T is a canny businessman, and he charts clearly the decisions that brought him up each step of a very treacherous ladder. -- Publishers Weekly A goes-down-easy m lange of memoir, self-help, and amateur criminology...Ultimately, Ice showcases an eminently reasonable, positively likable guy, the gangsta rapper even a parent could love. -- New York Times Book Review

"""A boldly opinionated, bracingly street-tough memoir."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""A goes-down-easy m�lange of memoir, self-help, and amateur criminology...Ultimately, Ice showcases an eminently reasonable, positively likable guy, the gangsta rapper even a parent could love."" -- ""New York Times Book Review"" ""An enlightening read...For anyone interested in how street smarts are transferable to the entertainment industry."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""In this intriguing memoir, groundbreaking rapper and actor Ice-T chronicles his rise from nomadic criminal to hip-hop star...Ice-T is a canny businessman, and he charts clearly the decisions that brought him up each step of a very treacherous ladder."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""In this no-holds-barred memoir, Ice-T writes with refreshing, if profane, down-to-earth candor, recalling his first memories of racism, his increasingly dangerous street life, and his experiences on tour, including a funny and wild anecdote about a show in Milan. A fascinating and inspiring story about an African American orphan who beat the odds to become successful, this memoir will appeal to fans of hip-hop and popular culture."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)"""

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Ice-T was born Tracy Marrow in New Jersey. As an only child whose parents died when he was very young, he became involved in Los Angeles gangs before spending four years in the army. He released a string of groundbreaking West Coast rap records and formed the thrash-metal band Body Count. He currently stars as Detective Fin Tutuola on Law & Order: SVU. Douglas Century is the author of Barney Ross and Street Kingdom and the coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers Takedown and Under and Alone, as well as several highly acclaimed memoirs. He has written frequently for the New York Times, among many other publications, and is a contributing editor at Tablet magazine. Mirron Willis-actor of film, stage, and television-is the winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2012 and a finalist for the Audie in 2015, as well as the winner of four AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook recordings. He has worked extensively in film and television and on stage with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and the Ensemble Theatre, among others. He has recorded some 150 audiobooks, including the Smokey Dalton series by Kris Nelscott and My Song by Harry Belafonte. He resides and records audiobooks on his family's historic ranch in East Texas.

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