Kanye West Owes Me $300: And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who Almost Made It Big
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01FKJ6004 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 425 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Best of Friends podcast made me read this I heard about this book on the Best of Friends podcast and from the author's verbal description was very intrigued. I am SO glad I decided to buy it and read it. I laughed HARD at this book and I almost never laugh at books. The stories about Hot Karl's mom were my absolute favorite. The book did take a very dark turn at the end, but it was real and well-earned. Like Jensen said on BOF, if the description of the book even remotely intrigues you, read this book!. Michael Glazer said Industry Rule Number Industry Rule Number 4080! Michael Glazer [I NEVER WRITE REVIEWS EVER - This merits a co-sign]At the time Jensen's book came out in summer 2016, the Mike Posner song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" about the roller coaster of fleeting/near fame in the music business was a global smash. (See Here:[]Jensen zooms out, to a macro level, and invites you ride shotgun on his analogous spin on the rollercoaster of burgeoning music stardom (at least the first long clank-clank-clank climb up the hill and moment of frightening vertigo at the top).I stayed up until 4am to finishand it left me wishing it was all fiction.Additional fans of this should include. 080!. [I NEVER WRITE REVIEWS EVER - This merits a co-sign]At the time Jensen's book came out in summer "Industry Rule Number Industry Rule Number 4080! Michael Glazer [I NEVER WRITE REVIEWS EVER - This merits a co-sign]At the time Jensen's book came out in summer 2016, the Mike Posner song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" about the roller coaster of fleeting/near fame in the music business was a global smash. (See Here:[]Jensen zooms out, to a macro level, and invites you ride shotgun on his analogous spin on the rollercoaster of burgeoning music stardom (at least the first long clank-clank-clank climb up the hill and moment of frightening vertigo at the top).I stayed up until 4am to finishand it left me wishing it was all fiction.Additional fans of this should include. 080!" according to Michael Glazer. [I NEVER WRITE REVIEWS EVER - This merits a co-sign]At the time Jensen's book came out in summer 2016, the Mike Posner song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" about the roller coaster of fleeting/near fame in the music business was a global smash. (See Here:[]Jensen zooms out, to a macro level, and invites you ride shotgun on his analogous spin on the rollercoaster of burgeoning music stardom (at least the first long clank-clank-clank climb up the hill and moment of frightening vertigo at the top).I stayed up until Industry Rule Number 4080! Michael Glazer [I NEVER WRITE REVIEWS EVER - This merits a co-sign]At the time Jensen's book came out in summer 2016, the Mike Posner song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" about the roller coaster of fleeting/near fame in the music business was a global smash. (See Here:[]Jensen zooms out, to a macro level, and invites you ride shotgun on his analogous spin on the rollercoaster of burgeoning music stardom (at least the first long clank-clank-clank climb up the hill and moment of frightening vertigo at the top).I stayed up until 4am to finishand it left me wishing it was all fiction.Additional fans of this should include. am to finishand it left me wishing it was all fiction.Additional fans of this should include. 016, the Mike Posner song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" about the roller coaster of fleeting/near fame in the music business was a global smash. (See Here:[]Jensen zooms out, to a macro level, and invites you ride shotgun on his analogous spin on the rollercoaster of burgeoning music stardom (at least the first long clank-clank-clank climb up the hill and moment of frightening vertigo at the top).I stayed up until Industry Rule Number 4080! Michael Glazer [I NEVER WRITE REVIEWS EVER - This merits a co-sign]At the time Jensen's book came out in summer 2016, the Mike Posner song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" about the roller coaster of fleeting/near fame in the music business was a global smash. (See Here:[]Jensen zooms out, to a macro level, and invites you ride shotgun on his analogous spin on the rollercoaster of burgeoning music stardom (at least the first long clank-clank-clank climb up the hill and moment of frightening vertigo at the top).I stayed up until 4am to finishand it left me wishing it was all fiction.Additional fans of this should include. am to finishand it left me wishing it was all fiction.Additional fans of this should include. I showed up for Kanye, but stayed to be moved by Jensen's story. I've been a casual Get Up On This podcast listener for a few years. My girlfriend and I tend to binge-listen on road trips and love listening to Matty and Jensen banter. When Jensen started promoting his upcoming book on the show, I immediately pre-ordered it here on Amazon. The book (and Jensen's story) was far from what I expected.I'm sure many people will read this book and think "wow, people have real problems, you just didn't make it as a rapper." But those are probably the same people who talk loudly on their phone while at the checkout counter of the grocery store. It's easy to look at Jens
After Vanilla Ice, but before Eminem, there was "Hot Karl", the Jewish kid from the LA suburbs who became a rap battling legend - and then almost became a star. Now, in Kanye West Owes Me $300, Karp finally tells the true story of his wild ride as "Hot Karl", the most famous white rapper you've never heard of. It's 30 Rock for the rap set, 8 Mile for the suburbs, and quite the journey for a white kid from the valley.. Finally he reveals why his album never saw the light of day (two words: Slim Shady), the downward spiral he suffered after, and what he found instead of rap glory. He also introduces his rap par