Ghetto Supastar

By Michel Prakazrel and Pras Michel

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671027301
• ISBN13: 9780671027308
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A "Diamond" in the rough.

This book was not as good as I thought it was going to be, but it was not as bad as it could have been. Centering around Diamond St. James, and his struggle to rise above the poverty surrounding him and his mother, by using his talent in rap music to become a star. Offsetting him is best friend, Gage, who has a violent streak in him a mile wide and will use his muscle and malice to gain enough money to keep his friend in rehersal studios until his big break comes. Easily misled by Gage, Diamond sometimes find himself assisting him and his ill-gotten plans to finance his future, and promises himself it will be the last, until the next time the well starts to run dry. The part of the book that was so distracting was the fact that the story was told in various points of view, but you had to read two to five lines before you could figure out who was doing the talking. All in all, a good, quick read.

Pras parlays his writing into a masterpiece

From the first page the story is beautifully crafted. Everything is connected to tell a captivating tale. The writing is poetic and very descriptive. Michel uses an interesting effect of shifting the point of view, which is done very effectively making the story a real masterpiece.