The Game Don't Change

by Mazaradi Fox

Overview

The posthumous novel from legendary Queens rapper Mazaradi Fox, who was once a member of 50 Cent's G-Unit crew.

“A gripping, gritty, riveting read from cover to cover . . . Highly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review

Mazaradi Fox wrote this novel in 2013 during his incarceration at the Orleans Correctional Facility. The Game Don’t Change opens when DeMarco Jones escapes from a juvenile detention center. Successfully evading the law, DeMarco builds his reputation on the streets of Queens as a fearless and charismatic drug hustler. Though he is only sixteen, women of all ages can’t get enough of him. He quickly finds, however, that he must battle ferociously to maintain his new kingpin status.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617754821
Publisher:	Akashic Books, Ltd.
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	665,867
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Mazaradi Fox (1971–2014), born Jamal Green, was a rap star who grew up in South Jamaica, Queens. Like childhood friend 50 Cent, Fox was on the streets from an early age—a situation that led him to make numerous trips to prison. It was during an eight-year stint on heinous charges that Fox made the decision to focus on his music. Upon Fox's release, 50 Cent brought him over to his label, G-Unit Records. In January 2014, Fox was killed when a gunman in a black ski mask opened fire on an SUV he was in on Farmers Boulevard in Queens.

Editorial Reviews

10/10/2016
At the start of this paean to hip-hop life in Queens from Fox, the pseudonym of the rapper Jamal Green (1971–2014), 16-year-old DeMarco Jones escapes from a New York juvenile detention facility, aided by guard Mrs. B, an older woman with whom he has an affair. Back home in Queens, DeMarco hooks into the drug trade with his cousin Steph and is surprised how quickly and easily his money grows. Meanwhile, he performs sexual gymnastics with a variety of girls singly, doubly, and triply. As free with his money and drugs as he is with his sexual favors, DeMarco becomes immensely popular as he engages in an endless round of partying. He must also fend off competitors trying to horn in on his territory. DeMarco’s rise is meteoric, and his fall as fast and inevitable, in this tragic tale filled with street talk (“Just ’cause you from the city, that don’t mean shit to me”). (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

"The Game Don’t Change is a story from the streets, where life and death are closer than you think. Mazaradi Fox knew how to play the game better than most, and his life and experience shine through every page of this tough and unsentimental book. An instant classic of NYC thug life."

Prodigy of Mobb Deep