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"An easy, entertaining read... a cautionary tale that contains a timeless message to a new generation of women."----South Florida Sun Sentinel
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Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry--from the physical and emotional abuse that's rampant in the industry, and which marked her own life--to the excessive use of drugs, sex and bling.
Once the sought-after video girl, this sexy siren has helped multi-platinum artists, such as Jay-Z, R. Kelly and LL Cool J, sell millions of albums with her sensual dancing. In a word, Karrine was H-O-T. So hot that she made as much as $2500 a day in videos and was selected by well-known film director F. Gary Gray to co-star in his film, A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel. But the film and music video sets, swanky Hollywood and New York restaurants and trysts with the celebrities featured in the pages of People and In Touch magazines only touches the surface of Karrine Steffans' life.
Her journey is filled with physical abuse, rape, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness and single motherhood--all by the age of 26. By sharing her story, Steffans hopes to shed light on an otherwise romanticised industry and help young women avoid the same pitfalls she encountered. If they're already in danger, she hopes to inspire them to find a way to dig themselves out of what she knows first-hand
to be a cycle of hopelessness and despair.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If ever there was a book that epitomised the contrasting contradiction that is America, it is this one. This is not a feel good book with a Hollywood style happy ending. It is more an ode to self delusion, self hatred, self pity and a testimony to the futility of the worship of Mammon. It is a stuttering rollercoaster ride into the bowels of a hell adorned with the false image of celebrity.
Prior to reading this ‘book’ my initial sympathies lay firmly with the author. I was aware of the family hardship that she suffered at the hands of her promiscuous and emotionally flawed mother and the stifling, paranoid, and violent behaviour of her husband, Kool G Rap. Upon reading the first few chapters it became clear that the author was still in denial as to who and what she had deliberately become whilst seeking to blame everyone for her self inflicted predicament.
This so called book is nothing more than National Enquirer type drivel in hardback. The writing style is Barbara Cartland as a drugged out hoe meets hip hop royalty in a club, then back to the hotel. In an era of utter shamelessness the author proves once again that lack of talent is not a barrier to so called celebrity.
The one person that I have the utmost sympathy for in this book is her son, Naiim. For the author to dedicate this mishmash of a book to her son is a cruelty beyond her comprehension. This is the final confirmation that she really has lost contact with reality.
This book should be read though. It is a stark warning of the intoxicating nature of pop culture and strips bear the illusion that this genre has any respect for women. It is a warning that there are two Americas and that you should choose carefully which one you wish to participate in.
This book has been packaged as that of a triumphant, strong black woman overcoming the odds and emerging victorious at the end. With respect, I beg to differ.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Don't get me wrong, I am deeply sorry for what she has gone through, in terms of the childhood rape she has suffered, as well as the destructive relationship she has with her mother, but she uses it as an excuse for her apalling behaviour constantly. For someone, who has apparently learned the error of her ways, she never takes responsibility for her own disgusting actions. She constantly insists that her behaviour is the result of all the people (mainly rappers she has had sex with) that have done her wrong in her life, not reflecting on the fact that she has done many people wrong, for example, I can't think of a single man she slept with in this book, that wasn't married. HELLO?! What about their wives? At times, I had to remind myself that what she was saying was 'factual'. I get the feeling, that she wanted to be the most respected and desired video girl, so she did whatever it took. Whilst all it took her to was a place of self destruction, and she didn't get the crown she was so looking for. The book is basically an A - Z of who she has slept with in the industry. If you want entertainment value, read this book, as some of the stuff she reveals is in fact funny, whilst others are pathetic. At the end of the book, you will not see the point of view, she seems to be so desparate to get across in her t.v interviews and this book, you will only come to the conclusion that she is a pathetic ho!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had heard all about this book on the radio and television but had no real desire to read it but after a friend lent it to my husband and he read it in one sitting I decided to see what all the hype was about and I was hooked after the first page. Don't get me wrong this was not necessarily what I would call a good book, in fact it was difficult for me to decide how many stars to give it because it was more like reading a gossip magazine than a book and therefore hard to judge on the usual 5 star rating system. However, I settled on three stars because though it was horribly written and I felt a little bit dumber for having read it...it was a page turner, girl. Every time I wanted to put it down Kerrine Steffans aka Superhead talked of something more scandalous than the last scandalous thing she did and it kept you wanting to read more! Sure had she not be talking about people we know of this book would have been a bore but that is the thing about tell alls, they are not to be confused with any type of literature.
While `CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN' did hold my interest for a day, I didn't really walk away knowing a whole lot more about the music industry or Hollywood or its inhabitants. Nor did I feel as though this book should serve as a warning to young girls headed down the same path that Kerrine went down, as she suggests was her purpose for writing it in the introduction. Kerrine's story did very little to deter like minded young girls from this life style other than to warn them of the hazards of drug use. She tended to glamorize everything else by telling of how easily everything came to her (supposedly) and what great people all of these men who treated her like dirt actually were. Moreover since her lifestyle seems to have changed only minimally I didn't walk away from reading this with a feeling of "oh well at least everything worked out for her in the end". She seems very content to be doing the same things but on "her terms". Overall "CONFESSIONS' was a quick read best left to those mature enough to already know that all that glitters....
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exciting and exhilarating
Interesting incite of the hip hop industry behavior. This was an eye opener. I found it great to go behind the scenes.
Published 27 days ago by ladyj
Boringly Average.
What I thought would be at least somewhat entertaining and a gripping story, turned out to be a boring even predictable story, I found myself reading pages without really taking... Read more
Published 8 months ago by WizHanifa
People need to stop hatin on Karrine
I LOVED THIS BOOK! I DO blame her mother, yes it was her mother's fault, she showed her nothing but hatred, so Karrine turned to men to try and replace the love she never had; so... Read more
Published on 16 April 2009 by Mz Licious
Quit your self pity Karrine
I've wanted to get this book for a while now and on Christmas morning '07, there it was in my stocking (I know, I have a christmas stocking still). Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2008 by CuttheCrap
Not a Great Read
When i intially heard of this book i truly thought it would dish the dirt
on the famous hip hop and r'n'b stars that we know and some of us love.. Read more
on the famous hip hop and r'n'b stars that we know and some of us love.. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2007 by jade
A trollop is as a trollop does...
This is a very sad story of someone who never got their
life together. Life is not one big continuous party and it's
unfortunate that Supahead probably still... Read more
life together. Life is not one big continuous party and it's
unfortunate that Supahead probably still... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2007 by Euftis Emery author of Off the Chain
Misunderstood
When I first heard about the book, I thought what everyone else thought, she just being a skank hoe. Then I started reading the book and could not put it down. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2006 by tashacee
Must Read For Young Girls
This book should be a required part of any curriculum for young African American girls coming of age. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2006 by Taidow
A Survivors Story
Unlike other readers I absolutely admire the courage of Karrine Steffans and thank her for writing this book. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2006
Forgot it was an autobiography
I read this book in one day, this may signify that I loved every inch of it, but that was not the case. I continued reading because I could not grasp on the truth of the matter. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2006 by Elegantmiss
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