Books - Written by The Source on Monday, December 8, 2008 18:57 - 23 Comments

Books: How To Survive Puberty At 25

Journalist Nina Bhadreshwar’s book How to Survive Puberty at 25 is a memoir, a diary and a piece of Hip-Hop history. Nina B tells her whole story, from her childhood struggles with family and anorexia in England, to her crazy years living in a gang neighborhood in South Central, LA while she worked for Suge Knight and Death Row Records. There, she became part of the Death Row Family of artists and executives, including Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur, even corresponding with Pac (that’s a letter from him pictured) when he was in jail. Sensing that shit was about to hit the fan, Nina left Death Row in 1996, just months before Tupac’s murder.

“While I was in the USA, a lot of the gangsters and Death Row ‘inmates’ kept saying I should write about my life and what was going on,” said Nina in an interview to The Source. But after narrowly escaping with her life, she thought it best to keep silent until she started working on the book 2003.
It was worth the wait. Abstract but incredibly detailed and brutally honest, you haven’t read something like this before. “It’s not a journalistic exposé, not a kiss and tell,” said Nina. “It’s realer than that. It’s about the chaos of puberty, the magic of music and art and family.”

– William Marshall

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MonaLisa88
Dec 9, 2008 11:23

I wonder if they have that book in the NYPL, cause I would just borrow it temporarily

Soooo Brooklyn Renee Jennings
Dec 9, 2008 12:27

I would certainly read this book!

harlemprincess
Dec 9, 2008 14:37

The title of the book sounds good. I’ll consider reading this.

kiki
Dec 9, 2008 16:43

I would read this book just to see what she writes about being in death row records and what was going on there, other wise the title is not very catchy to me.

gEtLiKeMe
Dec 10, 2008 10:53

Yo I love Death Row, I don’t know about snitching on what went down, but i’ll read the book. I just hope it ain’t one of those “ghetto hood books” bout girls doing wild things to make it out the hood, but it should work, hopefully

SugamamaIcez
Dec 10, 2008 12:23

As long as she aint publicing her sexual escapades in the book like other women, then i guess it’s cool

DgEEkSqUaD
Dec 11, 2008 12:16

That book sound ill…ill cop it, for real, no doubt

Nina b
Dec 19, 2008 13:41

I response to the above comment: I was still a virgin when I left Los Angeles so no - no sexual exploits and I was not born and raised in ‘the hood’. Death Row was a lot crazier, more dangerous and more fun than any of the silly media stories. I only write about what I had experience of.

tik tok
Dec 19, 2008 15:17

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

paul
Jan 22, 2009 5:41

Nina, i had know idea you went through all that stuff. look forward to reading your book; hope it is a success.

Dave
Feb 9, 2009 8:30

Hi Nina, how could one contact you personally? Do you have a blog site or any such like?

Dave.

Skore TRC
Mar 3, 2009 6:20

Hi Nina. I look forward to reading the book….

I remember I did all the graphic design for you for Deathrow Uncut, and then right when I was gonna get paid for it all, Suge Knight went to jail, the whole thing went under and it didn’t happen. Oh well…. That’s life. Anyway I hope you are well…

Skore (London)

natasha paladini
Mar 16, 2009 15:00

shes my english teacher lol….

Charmaine Taylor
Mar 16, 2009 15:04

MY ENGLISH TEACHERR ;):L

nina b
Mar 31, 2009 15:23

yes i am indeed. Oh dear. Skore contact me via the website http://www.therealstate.co.uk or therealstate@hotmail.co.uk. I am sorry all your pix got taken away too. They were irreplaceable.

peace.

Hannah Ferrie
Jun 16, 2009 16:59

OMG thatss my english teacher! seriouslyyyyyy! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Alanna
Jun 18, 2009 11:06

my english teacher too hahaa

jack
Sep 7, 2009 15:24

fucking hell same.

Connor
Oct 11, 2009 14:52

Lol same

God. F. Jones
Nov 3, 2009 10:07

LOLOLOL M1N3 2 OMFG I LUV U SRSLY

FML

Harry
Nov 3, 2009 10:12

Lol the game.

Harry
Nov 3, 2009 10:13

lol, the game.

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Nov 3, 2009 10:17

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