E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX
by Dmx, Smokey D. Fontaine
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Book Reviews of E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX
Book Review: The Gor-Don's Magical Book Review
Summary: 4 Stars
The book E.A.R.L. is an autobiography and it takes you through the life of Earl Simmons a.k.a. DMX. It starts off when he was a kid and it describes what it was like growing up. Then it slowly progresses into him as a teenager and now an adult.Earl Simmons a.k.a. DMX was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1970. He didn?t live there very long. Shortly after coming to this world he moved to Yonkers and that is where he spent most of his life. He had 5 sisters and 2 brothers. His mom wasn?t always there for him so he relied on his Grandmother when he needed help. His Grandmother was his role model in his life and the inspiration to him writing music. He started to get really into rap music in the 1990?s. Since being signed to a record label he has released 5 CDs'?.
This book was very entertaining to read. Leaning about someone else?s past and present is very interesting to me. The issues that the book brings up are how bad some areas in the inner city actually are. It explains what really happens and the struggle that he had to go through.
I highly recommend reading this book. It was very good and easy to read. It gave you an actual visual idea of what was really going on in his life.
By: ML
Book Review: Crazy Earl
Summary: 5 Stars
I could not put this book down until i got to the last page...i felt what he was going though. I recommend Peopl read this book to fully understand what is going on in this great man's mind. After reading this book i see how much of a spirtual person he is and i understand him a little more. Must Read!!!Book Review: E.A.R.L.- Ever Always Real Life
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was one of the best books that I have ever read, and I am a very avid reader. Most autobiographies read like television documentaries and tend to leave out a lot of stuff. DMX keeps it as raw as could be. Starting out talking about how he constantly still has nightmares,Earl takes us on a journey through Yonkers where he grew up without a father and a mother who didn't care. Growing up people always referred to him as Crazy Earl and problem child, and he made it true for them. Resorting to robbing and stealing, Earl began his incarceration at the age of 10. Going from groups homes to the hole, he found lyrics to help ease all of the pain that he suffered. The only solace in his life came when he found his wife, Tashera, and then he was shown unconditional love. She stuck by his side through his drug addiction and was there for him when he got beaten up so badly his jaws were wired shut for four months. This book is a must read for young boys who think that they want to live a street life. This could also be an eye-opener for a lot of adults who don't understand rappers and "hoodlems. Most of these people don't chose this lifestyle, it chooses them and they have to live with it. In the words of DMX,
"To live is to suffer, but to survive, well, that's to find meaning in the suffering".
Book Review: Surprised!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book really surprised me. I like DMX as a performer, but my admiration for him subsided when I read an article about him in Vibe magazine. I read how foul he is to his wife, by cheating on her with several different women; I guess that comes with the lifestyle, but whatever. After that I really didn't listen to his records that much because they seemed to have been getting corny, I think his first album was the best.Then I read this book and I was shocked to and intrigued when I read about his life, from a toddler to who he is today. I respect the way he talks about his wife now and his kids and how much he loves them and that they are his life. I didn't not know that he had a drug problem, for some reason that really surprised me.
I was also surprised to find out that he was the one who came up with the "spelling" style of rap, that K-Solo bit off of him, for some reason I found that hard to believe.
I didn't like when he said that he was going to teach his son how to smoke his first blunt and that he was his dog first and his father second. When I read that I felt sorry for his son, because that means he is taking that dog stuff to seriously. He also bragged about giving his brother his first blunt and got him hook on weed. I wasn't too crazy about that but I guess that was the realness of the book.
Overall, the story was very interesting and I like to see autobiographies from my generation, especially those who game straight from the ghetto, like me.
Later!!!
Book Review: E.A.R.L.-DMX the GREAT
Summary: 5 Stars
This autobiography is well written with a sense that he is there talking to you, telling you his story. Very detailed and descriptive writing. The very best I have read in a long time. COP THIS BOOK!