A New York Times Bestseller

Carmen Bryan is no stranger to the rap world. Not only did she work at Def Jam and Capitol Records, but she shares a daughter with hip-hop superstar Nas – a relationship made extremely public through Nas’s celebrity status, rap lyrics, and the ever present media. Now, a strong, resilient Carmen bares all, telling her side of the story and leaving no detail unturned – with the true candor and raw emotion of someone who has been there, done that, and survived.

From a clandestine relationship with Nas’s biggest rival, Jay-Z, that stirred up the biggest feud in hip-hop history, to seeing her reputation in tatters and a once loving relationship with Nas fall apart, Carmen depicts her trying journey to become the strong woman and mother she is today, and sets the record straight.