Absolutely no comment

I want this book like Whitney wants a crack rock! But sadly, I'm a broke college student.


WHY ME LAWD?!

bboy87 said:

I see ALL signs of this book getting out of stock very soon,,,,I didn't want to wait.

An interesting read, most definitely

Have anyone read this book yet?
How is it?
/peace Manki

manki said:

It's very interesting. You need to get a copy, ASAP

Man the book was an interesting read. I mean he "wrote" it. With no help from an experienced author. Believe me it shows. Some Chapters are 1 or two pages!!!!! It has some what people may perceive as juicy info. But in my opinion the Miles Davis autobiography is model for how autobio showed be and this autobio is no where near close to being that good or informative.

JQuad said:

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The book is not well written but, it has all sorts of juicy info. I would grab it before it goes out of print.

Rick puts everybody on blast.

The book is a MUST-HAVE.Once I started reading,I couldn't put it down.So many juicy stories and funny memories I highly recommend it!

JQuad said:

To me its informative since I'm not that hip to Slick Rick's history.

But I agree, Miles Davis' autobio was just grand.

Is this available in big bookstores?
I'm going to the states tomorrow so maybe I can find it,
or is it only available on onlinestores?
/peace Manki

manki said:

Got mine from Amazon

No offence to his fans, but this man was an abuser of women - big time. Even though he released some very funky music in his time I can't get over the fact that he was so sexually abusive. I know we have to focus on his music, but whenever I hear is stuff, I can't help but think of the sexual abuse and that instantly turns me off.

Empress said:

All of them are, ALL of them.

From Marvin Gaye to Al Green, from Ike Turner to John Lennon, from Miles Davis to Rick James.

Not condoning them by any means,,,,but singling out Rick is insane.

This is instant comedy. Has anyone seen rock stars who were saints? Have yet to meet one that is? Rock stars are human like anyone else and have faults like everybody else. And not all Rock Stars go gung ho with the Sex, Drugs, & Rock N Roll persona. So it wouldn't be fair to generalize all Rock Stars as being the same either.

As for Rick , Yes he was rebel who didn't give a damn, said what he felt and lived his life to the fucking fullest. One thing for sure wasn't about fascades. What you saw is what you get and he wasn't hiding behind a religious affliations or hags constantly getting married over and over to fool the public.
As for his autobiography, the publisher rushed it out to early without doing the needed revisions. And that its only ahcilles heel. Otherwise, what you read is pure uncut raw to core Slick Rick.
[Edited 8/31/07 11:00am]

Is is being sold in a brick and mortar store like Borders?

Harlepolis said:

This thread is about Rick, so that's why I mention him exclusively.

Yes, I do agree that many men were/are abusive, but nothing about Rick turns me on in the least. He actually gives me the creeps to be honest with you.

Empress said:

Fair enough, then

Just finished reading the book...Rick is hilarious. He did put everybody on blast...."Anita Baker is the most stuck up bitch I ever met."
He had me crackin up. "Christopher Reeve snorted up all my cocaine...that motherfucker really was into that Superman shit." Oh no...the man of steel was doing coke. Rick is a fool. I've never read a book as quickly as I read that one.

After reading the book, what's amazing to me is, after all the shit that he did, he lived to be in his 50's. I would have thought he would have died sooner.

illimack said:

I was @ what he said about Teena Marie when he had sex with her. Speaking of - I'm in grey territory on whether her child is Rick James' or not, I understand if they wanted to keep this subject out people's mouths though.

Not that it absolves the behavior, but any chick who messed with Rick James knew what time it was. They knew he was freak!
[Edited 8/31/07 18:57pm]

Harlepolis said:

Good point.And let's not forget that Prince has also been known to "mistreat" women too (not in a violent way,but still).In many cases,you have to separate the artist from who they are when they step offstage.

OK wtf, I ordered this with overnight shipping, and they said it wouldn't even ship until October 1. OCTOBER!

So is this book released or what?

Cinnie said:

Cancel the order and order AGAIN with a different shippment method this time! See what happens

Damn thats exactly the reason why I ordered this shit in the 1st place,,,,fickle ass publishing company
[Edited 9/1/07 9:21am]

Harlepolis said:

I tried Amazon, who u went thru?

Cinnie said:

Amazon

Check Barnes & Noble too.

I got my copy back when it first came out and I liked it. RJ had an interesting story to tell. It's one of the best autobiographies i've read, I'd rank it in my top five no doubt!

Harlepolis said:

LOL!! I bet Teena even got a good laugh about what Rick said about they're first sexual encounter, "She Came Like The Fallin Rain", LOL Rick was a trip

They need to come on and get this book in the stores. It sounds like a great read.