According to Sister 2 Sister Magazine: Music fans are getting a whole new perspective on Sammy Davis Jr. with Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money and Madness. The book, written by Matt Birkbeck, is an illuminating work about the entertainer’s life filled out with shocking information. For starters, the book states that Sammy’s shows often served as a front for mob-controlled operations, like investment schemes, and that ...
According to EUR Web: Rap pioneer-turned-reality TV star Rev. Run and his wife Justine Simmons have written a new self-help book for struggling parents titled "Take Back Your Family: How to Raise Respectful & Loving Kids in a Dysfunctional World." The book details the couple's fight to raise their six children in a world of videogames, bad TV and divorce. "I ...
Here's more from Billboard.com: Rap star 50 Cent has turned his attention to publishing, having co-written a book about how to make business out of bling. Profile Books will publish The 50th Law, a business guide for the 21st century co-written by "modern Machiavelli" Robert Greene ...
Video vixen turned author, Karrine Steffans, is back with a new book called, "The Vixen Manual: How To Find, Keep, and Seduce The Man You Want" which has been described as a guide (and a fairly graphic one at that) for women on how to get and keep a man. The author whose claim to fame is her notoriety as a video vixen who bedded quite a few ...
According to a press release announcing Q-Tip's deal with Ballantine Books: Ballantine Books will publish Industry Rules by Q-Tip, world-renowned artist, producer, DJ, and lead MC of hip-hop’s legendary A Tribe Called Quest. It was announced by Libby McGuire, publisher of Ballantine Books. Assistant Editor Porscha Burke acquired North American rights for the group from Jay Mandel at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. Q-Tip was inspired to write Industry Rules as he acknowledged upcoming ...
A new book by investigative journalist Ian Halperin released on Tuesday is grabbing headlines around the world. The book is based largely on Halperin's belief that Michael's alleged prescription drug abuse, anorexia, and a life threatening lung disease ultimately led to the singer's death. The author claims he predicted Jackson's death six months ago. The most shocking claim in the book is that a close friend of Jackson's ...
If it's hot haute, it's on HListed.com. When it comes to the latest in entertainment and culture geared toward the African-American experience, HListed.com has you covered. HListed.com is aiming to become the digital destination of choice for news, interviews, photos, and video of African Americans of prominence, celebrity, and mass interest. Share your input on the kind of coverage you would like to see. What's on your Haute List? More