{"product_id":"hiding-in-hip-hop-on-the-down-low-in-the-entertainment-industry-from-music-to-hollywood-paperback","title":"Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--From Music to Hollywood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerrance Dean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you're a fan of the hit show \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e and its characters Cookie, Lucious, Hakeem, Jamal, and Andre, then you have to check out Terrance Dean's provocative memoir \u003ci\u003eHiding in Hip Hop.\u003c\/i\u003e Dean writes a compelling story about black gay men in Hip Hop and Hollywood, and what it takes for them to make it the entertainment industry.\" - JL King, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOn The Down Low\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebrated blogger and former MTV insider Terrance Dean reveals a hidden side of Hollywood and hip hop in this explosive and illuminating memoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerrance Dean worked his way up for more than ten years in the entertainment industry from intern to executive and has lived the life of glitz and bling along with Hollywood and Hip Hop's most glamorous heavy hitters. As a gay man immersed within the world of the famous and the fabulous, Dean knows well the industry's secrets and the fa ade that is kept, that for men, promotes machismo and heteronormative behavior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of what Dean unveils in this book is fascinating and salacious, but all of it is true. He also shares his own secrets, and an account of the pain of his mother's addiction, and the poverty and molestation he experienced as a child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiding in Hip Hop\u003c\/i\u003e is not a traditional tell-all. It's personal. It's poignant. It's a provocative and honest look at stardom and sexuality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaker, educator, author, and hip hop head Terrance Dean is the author of the explosive and provocative memoir, \u003ci\u003eHiding In Hip Hop\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eOn the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry from Music to Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e. Dean is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMogul: A Novel, Straight from Your Gay Best Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eVisible Lives\u003c\/i\u003e. He has worked in the entertainment industry for over ten years with heavy hitters such as Spike Lee, Rob Reiner, Keenan Ivory Wayans, and Anjelica Houston, and with notable television and film production companies such as MTV Networks, B.E.T., Savoy Television, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Sony Pictures. He now teaches Black Studies and Religion at Denison University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.28 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47551367315709,"sku":"9781416553403","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/RU5zRlNadUU2MWg2azVBN2J0dFk0Zz09.webp?v=1779215425","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/hiding-in-hip-hop-on-the-down-low-in-the-entertainment-industry-from-music-to-hollywood-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}