Kim Osorio had a front-row seat for the biggest beefs; battles; and blow-ups in hip-hop. As the first female editor-in-chief of The Source; she had come up. From her corner office; Kim got the goods on hip-hops hottest names: Jay-Z; Nas; 50 Cent; Lil Kim. She developed close -- sometimes intimate -- relationships with the artists she exposed to the public. But The Source couldnt hide its own dirty laundry for long. Behind the scenes; the magazines volatile owners puppeteered every issue -- even coveted honors like the 5-mic album rating and the Power 30 list of industry heavy-hitters. Then The Source declared war on Eminem and began the notorious assault that would send the magazine into swift decline. In a culture dominated by men; Kim rose to the top; and after years in the magazines pressure cooker; she hit "send" on a two-sentence e-mail that would thrust her from the sidelines of the scandalous world she reported on to the center of one of the most explosive scandals in hip-hop history. Straight From the Source is the Book of Kim; the tell-all memoir only she could write about her influential years at the Bible of Hip-Hop.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The author began collecting vintage photos and historical information in the 1970s when she was editor of The Georgetown GazetteBy Midwest Book ReviewA top pick is Sheryl Rambeaus GEORGETOWN; a fine survey of a town that survived despite fires; economic slumps; and more. Set in Northern California Sierra Nevada foothills; Georgetown features a historic main street and has been rebuilt. The author began collecting vintage photos and historical information in the 1970s when she was editor of The Georgetown Gazette; and her holdings and story celebrate the towns history.
