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1) Cardi B
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"Cardi B was born Belcalis Almanzar on October 11, 1992, to parents of Dominican and Trinidadian descent. Her meteoric rise to the top of the music industry includes becoming the first female rapper since Lauryn Hill to reach number one on Billboards Hot 100 Chart with her 2017 single Bodak Yellow (Money Moves). She has gone from checking out groceries in a lower Manhattan supermarket to being one of the fastest-charting artists in Billboards history....
2) The Weeknd
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Abel Tesfaye, better known by his stage name The Weeknd, has rocked the hip-hop world as the only artist in 2017 to earn a multi-Platinum album that also includes four Platinum songs! Hes also won seventy awards and completed numerous tours. The Weeknds journey started with anonymously releasing YouTube videos and critically acclaimed mixtapes before his first album, TRILOGY. Though the Ethiopian-Canadian star started off his career nameless, he soon...
3) Drake
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This book explores the secrets behind Drake's transformation from a quiet Jewish kid to a hit TV star to a worldwide musical sensation. You will learn everything you'd like to know about this famous celebrity, including information on his family, his major awards, his commercial endorsements, and much more! You'll also read about the various struggles that Drake faced, both as he grew up and even now, after he has achieved an elite level of fame....
4) Rihanna
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"Born in Barbados, Rihanna knew at a young age that she wanted to become a musician. Overcoming a tough childhood added to her need to succeed and follow her dreams. After being discovered at a chance concert for two New York City music producers, her journey to stardom began. In this booyou'll'll learn more about her beginnings, her biggest highlights in music, the endeavors and projects she's focused on, her film career, and how exactly she came...
5) Pitbull
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Pitbull is an international superstar famous for not only his music but his product endorsements and business ventures as well. He is proud of his Cuban heritage and hometown of Miami. The rapper grew up in the roughest parts of Miami and learned that to make something of nothing required hard work and his signature "never-give-up" attitude. Pitbull has not forgotten the neighborhoods where he grew up and gives back to the people who still live there....
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Chance the Rapper, born Chancelor Jonathan Bennett in Chicago, Illinois, might have followed his father into government work and into President Barak Obama's White House if his love for Billie Holiday, jazz, and gospel had not swayed him toward music stardom. In this book, you'll learn more about his beginnings, the biggest highlights in his musical career, the endeavors and projects he is focused on, his television career, and how exactly Chance...
7) Jay-Z
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Born Shawn Corey Carter, Jay Z was the youngest of four children. When he was only eleven years old, his father left the family and they moved to the Marcy Projects, a drug-infested housing project in Brooklyn, New York. Jay Z began rapping and selling CDs from his car to escape that lifestyle. Since starting his own recording company, Jay Z has released thirteen studio albums and has won numerous awards. His success continues in the business world...
8) Pharrell
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Pharrell was an artistic child who always had a fascination with music. Playing drums in the school marching band and being in a gifted program in summer band camp led him to collaborate with best friend Chad Hugo, creating a four-piece band: The Neptunes. Pharrell's meteoric rise to stardom began after a famous record producer discovered him at a high school talent show, and the rest, as they say, is history. In this book, you'll learn about Pharrell's...
9) Bruno Mars
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"Bruno Mars is an artist who has taken the world by storm, and since he started, hes shown no signs of stopping! While fans all over the world have enjoyed listening to his hit songs and sizzling collaborations, many have no idea of the fascinating life that Mars led on his way to becoming a global sensation. From growing up as a musician and performer in small clubs in Hawaii, to becoming a starving artist and virtually unknown songwriter, to becoming...
10) DJ Khaled
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DJ Khaled, born Khaled Mohamed Khaled in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 26, 1975, spent the first several years of his adult life working as a sales associate in a record shop and hosting his own radio program before launching his career with his first album in 2006. Since that first release, DJ Khaled has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop, making a name for himself as an artist and helping to further popularize the art form. DJ...
11) John Legend
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A biography of American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist, John Legend.
12) Nicki Minaj
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Presents the life and career of Nicki Minaj and her success as a rapper, actor, businesswoman, model, screenwriter, philanthropist, and fashion icon.
13) Lil Wayne
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Presents the life and career of Lil Wayne and his success as a rapper, an actor, entrepreneur, model, voiceover artist, philanthropist, and fashion designer.