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Il giornalista newyorkese Anthony Bozza tratteggia la storia di Eminem, il rapper nativo di Detroit che è sorprendentemente riuscito a diventare uno degli artisti più venduti, discussi ed enigmatici di questo secolo. Attraverso interviste ad amici e collaboratori quali Royce, LL Cool J, Mr Porter, Paul Rosenberg e molti altri, “Not Afraid” è il resoconto definitivo di una storia al limite, un ritratto intimo e certamente unico di un uomo incredibilmente riservato che, partendo da una realtà famigliare disastrata, è riuscito con le sue sole forze a diventare il più grande rapper vivente.

Eminem is currently the world’s biggest and most controversial music star. He has been blasted for what many of his critics regard as overtly homophobic and misogynistic lyrics, and resented both for his record-breaking commercial success and being a white man in a black genre. But Eminem’s sheer talent has transcended such condemnation and established him as the most important figure to come out of popular music since Kurt Cobain. Whatever You Say I Am – based on exclusive interviews with members of Eminem’s family, key figures in the music business, sociologists and reviewers and featuring previously unpublished photographs – is the first book to reveal the man behind the controversy. Most crucially, Anthony Bozza’s unprecedented access to Eminem himself makes him uniquely qualified to answer the big question – why does Eminem matter? The answer is found in Eminem’s unlikely life story, in his extraordinary ascent to super-stardom and in an analysis of his music and lyrics. Whatever You Say I Am will keep Eminem’s legions of fans riveted, and will enlighten his critics.

Featuring an introductory interview with LL Cool J and epilogue from Paul Rosenberg, Eminem’s manager In 1999, a former dishwasher from Detroit became the most influential music artist in the world. Eminem’s dexterity, wit and honesty turned him into one of the biggest-selling artists of all time and changed the landscape of music and pop culture as we know it. Then, in 2006, at the height of his fame, he all but disappeared. Beset by non-stop controversies, bewildering fame, a debilitating drug problem and personal tragedies, he withdrew from the world. Over the next decade, he struggled and suffered through what he would call his “wilderness years” but eventually managed to get sober, get clean and get, triumphantly, back to the top. Not Afraid is the definitive account of that story. In this revelatory book, which follows on directly from the bestselling Whatever You Say I Am, rock journalist Anthony Bozza chronicles the personal and spiritual growth of one of music’s most enduring and enigmatic artists through the insights of those closest to him, including Royce da 5’9″, LL Cool J, Mr Porter, Paul Rosenberg and other friends and associates. Capturing Eminem’s toughest years in his own words, Not Afraid is a uniquely intimate portrait of an incredibly private man known by many to be the greatest rapper alive.