From one of the biggest names in rap, the first memoir of the golden era of hip-hop, revealing a hidden side of today's biggest rappers and industry executives as well as shocking allegations of police misconduct in the New York City Police Department. Currently serving a three-year prison sentence in what is widely believed to be an unlawful arrest, Prodigy is one half of Mobb Deep, one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time. In My Infamous Life, Prodigy speaks for the first time about growing up in his illustrious family and his parents' tragic end, his struggles with drugs, and his life-long battle with sickle-cell anemia and unremitting hospitalizations. Through Prodigy's eyes, we watch the birth of today's most influential musical genres and subcultures: He provides an unblinking account of his wild life with Mobb Deep, who alongside New York rappers Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Jay-Z, and Wu-Tang Clan, changed the musical landscape with their unapologetic street stories. My Infamous Life also provides inside scoop about the dark side of the entertainment business, the back stories on legendary rap beefs and the East Coast vs. West Coast war, the intimate details about record labels, and encounters with several very recognizable women. Considered one of the seminal influences in hip-hop, Prodigy has sold millions of records and continues to thrill fans, who are eagerly awaiting his life story--and his release from prison in March 2011.k City, My Infamous Life is written by a man who was on the front line of the last great moment in hip hop history and who is still fighting to achieve his very own American Dream.