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Hooked On The American Dream-Vol.1: New Jack City Eats Its Young by [Barry Michael Cooper]

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This is a collection of the investigative journalism and essays written by the award winning journalist and filmmaker Barry Michael Cooper. His groundbreaking 1987 lead story in the Village Voice titled "Kids Killing Kids: New Jack City Eats Its Young" was the source material for the hit 1991 Warner Brothers film "New Jack City", which launched the careers of Wesley Snipes, Chris Rock, Ice-T, Allen Payne, and the director, Mario Van Peebles. That iconic cover story, along with a few other investigative articles--including "Teddy Riley's New Jack Swing" and 'The Larry Davis Show" cover stories from the 1987 and 1988 editions of the Village Voice, and his 1986 "Crack" feature story from Spin Magazine, which was the first national news story on the emerging crack cocaine epidemic--along with a short story titled, "The Diary of Nino Brown (The Untold Story of a Street Legend)", which is both a prequel and a sequel of sorts to the hit 1991 film 'New Jack City". "Hooked on the American Dream-Vol.1: New Jack City Eats Its Young" by Barry Michael Cooper, is only available on Kindle.

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ASIN : B005P3GUOM
Publication date : September 23, 2011
Language : English
File size : 418 KB
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Print length : 156 pages
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Boston Bo

Barry Michael Cooper is a trailblazer in American journalism

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2011

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This collection is a must have for anyone interested in great journalism. Barry Michael Cooper is one of the most influential writers of his time and this collection marks him as a New Journalism icon. The stories here include the first national magazine story about crack, an up-close examination of the Yo Boy world in Baltimore years before the Wire, the best Larry Davis article ever written, and a short fiction story about Nino Brown described as both prequel and sequel to New Jack City.
Barry Michael Cooper's stories go beyond gritty environs to reveal what has happened to the American dream after crack, gangster rap and Puffy.

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Gripping!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2012

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Journalism that reads like a novel! I learned a lot of backstory on pop culture and 80s culture, where I came of age. I watched all three of his films growing up and had no idea he was behind them. This book made me reflect on my life and appreciate where I am today.

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Manof Thepen

Pure Genuis

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2012

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Barry Michael Cooper has written a slice of Americana that spans nearly 30 years and is a snapshot of our nation's conscious. The brilliant Nino Brown piece is begging--screaming--to be made into a companion piece to the iconic film "New Jack City." It shouldn't even be a sequel; this story deserves its own unique space. This piece of brilliant journalism ranks as one of the most comprehensive and compelling volumes of work I have ever read. Job well done!!!

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Sonya Wins

A fresh approach to street tales...

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2013

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I'm a proponent of connecting the occurrences of the past with the actions of the present. Barry Michael Cooper's book provided several snapshots of why a marginalized, and often disenfranchised, subculture of Black America that gained a strong footing 50 years ago still behaves as it does today. Even discussing how Michael Jackson's rise to musical affluence is still indicative of the Black struggle of assimilation, power, and authenticity.

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Chakasboy

Boring

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014

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With 60% of this book read, I could not take anymore of the boredom. I do not know how I got that far.

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Renee Foster

So Very Necessary

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2012

This collection of critical investigative journalism is very timely. With voting rights being eroded, the urban public education system serving as "feeder schools" for the prison industrial complex, the failed "war on drugs," disenfranchisement of the middle class and the over reaching racial overtones of the upcoming elections, this is a must read for some much needed context.

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