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tamekamullins's review
5.0
This is a very comprehensive look into the lives of two men who were integral in trying to help solve the murders of Tupac and Biggie. It’s more than that though as we also learn more about the underbelly of the hip-hop music business and it’s direct connection to street soldiers who used their drug sales to jump start their rap careers. It’s not a pretty read, but it’s grit and authenticity will keep you turning the pages.
bholloway2's review
informative
medium-paced
This book was very interesting. There were a lot of typographical and formatting issues with my Kindle version. Not sure if that had to do with converting to a digital format.
cmdeer's review
3.0
I picked this book mostly out of interest for the topic - a look into Compton from the eyes of a cop. With the recent releases of LA92 and the various police brutality cases lately I was interested to see it from another perspective.
The first half of the book was normalizing an abusive culture, with examples included where police planted drugs and made excuses for arrests. The author did little to act apologetic or condemn those actions.
The second half of the book focused more on the major crimes they dealt with, including those involved directly (and indirectly) in the murders of Biggie and Tupac. This part of the book was much better and, had they left out the "oh it's normal for cops to treat gangbangers this way" I could have rated the book much higher.
The first half of the book was normalizing an abusive culture, with examples included where police planted drugs and made excuses for arrests. The author did little to act apologetic or condemn those actions.
The second half of the book focused more on the major crimes they dealt with, including those involved directly (and indirectly) in the murders of Biggie and Tupac. This part of the book was much better and, had they left out the "oh it's normal for cops to treat gangbangers this way" I could have rated the book much higher.
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