My Voice: A Memoir
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Rating | : | 4.70 (532 Votes) |
Asin | : | B00ZQH2YCY |
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Number of Pages | : | 558 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-03-10 |
Language | : | English |
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Star Brown said The Friend on Your Radio. When I heard THE Angie Martinez was writing a book, I HAD to buy it. Not borrow it, not download it, not blog skim, actually buy it. So my expectations were to hear juicy stories about the interviews, moments, and highlights in the world of HipHop. There are a couple of juicy tales but this book is STRICTLY about Angie. Her voice. Her experience. Her growth. Her lessons. The juicy tales she did share were those she recognized as impactful to her life and was a lesson in building the woman she is constantly working on. If you have ever avidl. "As Good as you'd think it would be" according to Patrick Ellison. I was so happy when I heard she was coming to Power 105 as I was not the biggest Hot 97 fan and was equally excited for this book to come out. I'm a fast reader and as soon as this downloaded to my kindle,I dove in head first. Admittedly though I'm not done with it but I can tell you that this book is great & easily gets 5 stars. A real hip hop fan will love this memoir.And truth be told,I think any fan of radio personalities and music in general will love this. I'll be done with it in a day or so,it's that good. Simply put,great read by a . Boss"Great read!" according to Boss2099. Wonderful book. Lots of history, told by a great. Always the voice of NY, and now global. Salute! Highly recommended!!!. 099 said Great read!. Wonderful book. Lots of history, told by a great. Always the voice of NY, and now global. Salute! Highly recommended!!!
Angie’s nearly twenty years of on-air hosting experience has led her to become the media trailblazer that she is today: multimedia host, spokeswoman, actress, recording artist, entertainment personality, author, and philanthropist. . Angie Martinez is recognized as one of the most influential personalities in popular culture and multimedia
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAngie Martinez is the “Voice of New York.” Now, for the first time, she candidly recounts the story of her rise to become an internationally celebrated hip hop radio icon. In her current reign at Power 105.1 and for nearly two decades at New York’s Hot 97, Angie Martinez has had one of the highest rated radio shows in the country. She also opens up about her personal life—from her roots in Washington Heights and her formative years being raised by a single mom in Brooklyn to exploring the lessons that shaped her into the woman she is today. Blige and Chris Brown, and describes her emotional, bittersweet final days at Hot 97 and the highly publicized move to Power 105.1. After working her way up as an intern, she burst on the scene as a young female jock whose on-air “Battle of the Beats” segment broke records and became a platform for emerging artists like a young Jay Z. At age twenty-five, at the height of the East Coast/West Coast rap war, Angie was summoned by Tupac Shakur for what would be his last no-holds-barred interview—which has never aired in its entirety and which
I absolutely love this woman! Her own words in this book demonstrate why she is so loved and why her authenticity is so admired. My Voice does not disappoint!”—Adrienne Bailon"Angie captures perfectly the essence of hip-hop in a genuine way. Everyone in New York, the greater metropolitan area, and beyond would benefit from reading My Voice. In a way that only a person who has lived it can.” – The Huffington Post “Her voice is a theme throughout the memoir, both literally and figuratively, with Angie painting detailed portraits of how she developed as a person and used not only her voice, but her experiences and perspectives to navigate life and remain hones