Da Rap Game: Music Can Be Money or Murder (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781532023484)

Da Rap Game (Synopsis)

This is a story about a teenager named Jalil Jackson, who was influenced by his older brother to be a rap artist. He had to find out through experience that being a rapper wasn't easy as he thought. Everybody around him was involved in music including his child hood friends, P.G., D.J. Wite and Nina Ross. When Jalil was in Junior High School, he became friends with another teenager from New Orleans named Kamafloge. He's described as a loyal friend and a deadly enemy.

If he and his friends are threatened, he would quickly eliminate them. Jalil was challenged in free style battles. If you win, you're respected. If you lose, you're disliked.

He had a lot of bad experiences with school, jobs, and financial problems, but he still took a risk that other teens wouldn't do to put money in his pocket. When he was stable with money, he put everything he had into his music.

An executive producer from New York came to Hot Springs, Arkansas to put a talent show together to search for new talent. Jalil entered and was labeled as the best rapper in Hot Springs.

He tried to do any and everything in his power to get a record deal. After sending demos off to major companies and never heard from them again, he stayed independent and put his own music out, selling it on the streets getting recognized for his talent.

Jalil was approached by another group of rappers to sign a contract with them. After refusing to sign, he was attacked and almost killed. Kamafloge retaliated against ones responsible for the attack the street way. A serious rap battle was started on the streets and in music between uptown and downtown to compete to get a record deal.

After recuperating from his wounds, Jalil came back stronger and exposed the people who tried to kill him in his music. Music can be money if you sell it, but it can be murder if the wrong person gets jealous of you. There are a lot of people who want to be rappers, but they don't know the business side of it. Without knowing the business, you'll get cheated every time, so this novel is explaining the difference between being signed to a major label and staying independent. It also explains how best friends can become worst enemies in misunderstandings. This is the truth about rap music. This is what some rappers go through before becoming rich and famous.