If you\'re a fan of the hit show Empire and its characters Cookie, Lucious, Hakeem, Jamal, and Andre, then you have to check out Terrance Dean\'s provocative memoir Hiding in Hip Hop.
It\'s a provocative and honest look at stardom and sexuality..
It\'s poignant.
It\'s personal.
Hiding in Hip Hop is not a traditional tell-all.
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.
Most of what Dean unveils in this book is fascinating and salacious, but all of it is true.
As a gay man immersed within the world of the famous and the fabulous, Dean knows well the industry\'s secrets and the façade that is kept, that for men, promotes machismo and heteronormative behavior.
Terrance 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. - JL King, New York Times bestselling author of On The Down Low Celebrated blogger and former MTV insider Terrance Dean reveals a hidden side of Hollywood and hip hop in this explosive and illuminating memoir.
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.
If you\'re a fan of the hit show Empire and its characters Cookie, Lucious, Hakeem, Jamal, and Andre, then you have to check out Terrance Dean\'s provocative memoir Hiding in Hip Hop
