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''Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography'' is a 2014 memoir by former drug kingpin Rick Ross, co-authored by American crime writer Cathy Scott, about the rise and fall of Ross, in the 1980s and '90s, to his 2009 release from prison.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=One-Time Drug Kingpin Freeway Rick Ross Pens Tell-All Book )〕 The book was released by Freeway Studios in June 2014. == Storyline == According to the publisher, the book embarks on the day-to-day dealings of a drug kingpin in the heart of the ghetto. It is also the story of a boy born into poverty in Texas who grew up in a single-parent household in the heart of South Central Los Angeles, next to the 110, thus the nickname "Freeway,"〔("Say Hello to Rick Ross," ) ''Esquire'' magazine, September 25, 2013〕 and was pushed through the school system, emerging illiterate. He saw his options as few and turned to drug dealing. Authors Ross and Scott chronicle the times by highlighting the social climate that made crack cocaine so desirable. Ross points out that at the time the “cops in the area didn’t know what crack was; they didn’t associate the small white rocks they saw on homies as illegal drugs.” All Ross knew was people wanted it, so he sold it.〔 During his reign as the head of a nationwide drug enterprise, it is estimated that Ross profited nearly $300 million, selling nearly $3 million worth of drugs in one day. Ross’ role in what became known as the Iran-Contra affair that took place during the Ronald Reagan administration was outlined in ''San Jose Mercury News'' reporter Gary Webb’s original series of articles alleging that the CIA was complicit in smuggling drugs into the U.S., which effectively ignited the crack-cocaine epidemic of the 1980s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AllHipHop » EXCLUSIVE: Freeway Rick Ross Releases Excerpt From Upcoming Autobiography )〕 The autobiography includes the outcome of Ross' crack cocaine dealing, his conviction of conspiracy to illegally traffic cocaine, and the knowledge that the money Ross paid drug supplier Danilo Blandón funded the Nicaraguan rebels in the Contra scandal, which Ross learned of while in prison when he was informed by ''San Jose Mercury-News'' reporter Webb. It also details Ross' successful appeal of his life sentence without the possibility of parole and his re-sentencing to 20 years. Ross was released from custody in September 2009. In July 2014, Ross talked about what is included in the book, telling the NPR affiliate in Los Angeles that it took about five years of dealing before he saw the negative impact crack was having on his community, but customers asked for more. When he realized he did not want to see his brother or sister smoke crack cocaine, he decided to get out and start a legitimate business.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Take Two )〕 "This story," wrote ''Crimespree Magazines Marie Nicoll, "will be retold and shared to American classrooms to children on what can happen when you go down the wrong path. His story shows the true meaning of having everything you could imagine, but at what price."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FREEWAY RICK ROSS THE UNTOLD AUTOBIOGRAPHY )〕 In the book's foreword, Los Angeles Bishop Noel Jones writes that "this work portrays the heart of a man who is seeking the opportunity, in whatever form, to right the wrongs he has done to his community." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freeway Rick Ross (book)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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