{"product_id":"9781416553403","title":"Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--From Music to Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If you love \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, then you must read Terrance Dean’s memoir \u003ci\u003eHiding in Hip Hop\u003c\/i\u003e. This is the real story of what it means to be black and gay in Hollywood and the music industry.”—Tananarive Due, American Book Award winner, author of \u003ci\u003eJoplin’s Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If you enjoy \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, then you must read Terrance Dean’s entertaining, yet, enlightening memoir, \u003ci\u003eHiding in Hip Hop.\u003c\/i\u003e This is a real insiders look at the secret lives of Hollywood’s and the music industry’s elite.” —Travis Hunter, filmmaker and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hearts of Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMarried But Still Looking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003eCelebrated blogger and former MTV insider Terrance Dean reveals a hidden side of Hollywood and hip hop in this explosive and illuminating memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 façade that is kept, that for men, promotes machismo and hetero-normative behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48311981637872,"sku":"9781416553403","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416553403_p0.jpg?v=1764101108","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416553403","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}