King of the Dancehall: A Novel

by Nick Cannon

Overview

A heartpounding, exhilarating novel based on the hot new movie from Nick Cannon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250113245
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/17/2018
Edition description:	Media Tie
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Nick Cannon is a successful, multi-faceted entertainer: comedian, TV executive producer and host, film star/director, entrepreneur, philanthropist and children’s book author. He was cited by People Magazine as one of the “Top 10 Most Successful Young People in Hollywood.” Presently he is host of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” which just began their 10th season in May. Through his highly successful multi-media company NCredible Entertainment, Cannon produces TV and film projects, including Nickelodeon’s Make It Pop (which recently got re-newed for a 2nd season), HALO Awards, and TeenNick Top 10, React To That. On the film side, Cannon made his first appearance on the big screen alongside Will Smith in Men in Black II. Other television credits include the classic feature film Drumline. He also starred as one of the lead character roles in Spike Lee’s controversial movie Chi’Raq. Noted by the New York Times as “one of the most recognizable personalities in teen media,” Cannon also actively serves as the CEO of the teen magazine Celebrity High, as well as Chairman of TeenNick, Nickelodeon’s television network aimed at the teen audience.

Editorial Reviews

04/15/2018
Released from prison after completing a five-year term, 23-year-old Tarzan Brixton finds his Brooklyn neighborhood changed. His mother now has outrageous medical bills and Tameka, his supposedly ride-or-die chick, is playing house with another guy. In a jealous rage and desperate for cash, Tarzan pistol-whips and robs Tameka's boyfriend, then hops a plane to Kingston, Jamaica. In this island paradise he meets up with his cousin Toasta, a DJ for the Jungle, where the culture, rhythm, and soul of Dancehall (a genre of Jamaican popular music) explodes each night. Tarzan meets Maya, one of the club's hottest dancers, and is determined to have her, yet he needs cash fast and starts dealing huge amounts of marijuana. Dancehall soon becomes a dangerous place when the area's gangster boss Dada tries to stop Tarzan's rise to the top by any means necessary. VERDICT Cannon's novelization of his 2016 film of the same name is a rags-to-riches tale that features sexy dance moves swirling around a criminal lifestyle packed with deceit. Famous for his marriage to Mariah Carey and for hosting America's Got Talent, Cannon will have an audience for this title, which will also appeal to enthusiastic street lit fans.—Rollie Welch, Lehigh Acres, FL

Library Journal

"A rags-to-riches tale that features sexy dance moves swirling around a criminal lifestyle packed with deceit. [...] Will also appeal to enthusiastic street lit fans." - Library Journal

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