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Morgan Benson

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Absolutely love it, Rowell did it again.

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Reviewed: 09-01-21

Great book and excellent performance for the voice. If you loved landline this is the perfect follow up.

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Proof that the noid gets hella top

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Reviewed: 08-25-18

If you are a fan of the podcast you really have to give this a listen all the comedy of the pod but with a more cohesive narrative.

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Well researched and compelling

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Reviewed: 08-21-18

This book provides a well researched and compelling look at gangster rap on the west coast as it came about in the mid to late 80s up to mid to late 90s. This book really excels at cutting through the media narrative about who these people are and tells the straight facts. A lot of people in the gangster rap scene are artists who have very little or none legitimate claim to being gangsters, criminals, and gang members but often have to embody that persona for their music.

You get to learn about the real lives and people behind the music in both a sympathetic but also critical way. The writer doesn't moralize about the genre at length but largely provides an unbiased prospective and allows the reader to draw their own conclusions. If this genre of music in an interest of you I would highly recommend this book.

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WARNING HEAVILY ABRIDGED

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Reviewed: 06-26-17

I recently found out this is a HEAVILY ABRIDGED version of the book as much as it is more cohesive in narrative the original unabridged audio book that was released on tape is over 26 hours long where this audio book is only 6 hours

This book tells the story of homicide detectives in one of the most murderous cities in America during one of the most criminal times in recent American history.

You learn the methods of investigation unlike most tv cop dramas rarely cases are broke on forensics alone, it is detectives analyzing the scene then talking to witnesses and possible perpetrators sorting lies and half truths trying to figure out what really happened.

You learn their personality and motives of these detectives, the tragic and too often comical tales of American crime. This is one of the best true crime books I have read in a while.

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The police story told by a cop and great writer

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Reviewed: 06-25-17

This book is memorable and well-written. It tells you what it is to be a police officer from their perspective so much is written about police from the perspective of writers trying to make a exciting story this tells you everything from the good, the bad, the gross, the heart wrenching, and the banal.

it surprisingly makes you very sympathetic to the police experience much like watching The Wire. As a person who's often skeptical and critical of the motives and actions of law enforcement it was nice to see the world from their perspective.

I found the book engrossing and difficult to put down I ended up listening to it in a single night.

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