Customer Reviews

Shady Bizzness: Life as Marshall Mathers' Body guard in an Industry of Paper Gangsters

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I enjoyed this book very much. It was both interesting and exciting. Interesting because Byron and Eminem have very different perspectives on life. Exciting because you get a glimpse of what an Eminem tour is realy like. Its like having a backstage pass. You get to know all the people involved, and what the fans are like. Anyone who wants to know what Eminem is really like should read this book. Its like meeting the REAL Slim Shady. But, behind the rap persona is Marshall Mathers. This book gives you an insight into the clash of the two coming together. i'm a big Eminem fan and the book was great to see what Em is really like. Alot has been written about Eminem and his lyrics, this book gives you a look at the man behind the songs. A must read for REAL Slim Shady fans! You can't help but to love him and hate him at the same time!

I am a huge Eminem fan, so I thought I would buy this book to get the real picture. I was disappointed after spending around $20 on a book that had grammar errors, spelling errors, and extra-large text. It seemed more like a diary to me, but sometimes even out of chronological order. Some of the stuff was interesting to me, but for the most part the author just complained about not getting paid enough money. If I was going to write a book about my experiences, I would have it edited in order to make the flow of the book tell a story, not just a series of events. The author claimed to be such a "business man", but I have a question "If you were in Slim and Paul's place, wouldn't you have tried to keep expenses down if you could get away with it?" That's what business is about...minimizing your cost and increasing productivity.

I do respect the author for being a religious man, but the words used throughout the book didn't mix well with quoted verses from the Bible. Also, the book is used to pitch the author's rap group.

I believe that most of the stuff was true in the book, but I still love Eminem.

This book is just great, its a rush right from the start. i brought this book hoping to find out more about the rap superstar Marshall Mathers (eminem) and that was exactly what i got. Byron gives an honest opinion throughout the book on the life that Eminem leads(which is off the hook). Eminem is a true superstar, he lives life with no regard to anyone. The stories that are told in this book are told with great detail and some of them are totally shocking, from Ems drug abuse to his fascination with groupies to the trouble that Em found himself in with death row. I would recommend this book to every fan of Eminem because it gives a great insight to how life is on the road with the most talented rapper ever. This book also tells of how bad management can ruin what the star has, Byron tells it how it is on the subject of Paul Rosenburg (Ems manager) who will eventually be the downfall of one of the rap industries greatest talent. So to put this to an end if you wanna know about Eminem buy this book.

This is an interesting book because of all the juicy details. It has some great pics that are just as juicy. The problem is that this Byron guy just whines throughout the whole book. He just got ran over by everyone in Eminem's crew, but sure stuck around for a long time! I mean, GET OVER IT! It's actually really funny how he complains throughout the whole thing. Anyone who is a true Eminem fan would like this book because of how much information you get. Keep in mind that the BIG BABY BYRON is probably exaggerating and making up half of the stuff, but the detail is awesome!!! I read the book in 1 day b/c I just wanted to know more and more! Buy this book despite the whiney, author who obviously sits around trying to get famous off of Eminem!

This book really upsets me. Byron Williams is not a professional body guard. He cannot call himself a friend of Eminem. Save your money.

it's hard to belive anything that's in this book. Most of it is sounds true but seems like it has added things to sell or to make Eminem seem like a bad person.

This book could have been good, but it definately needs editing.
I believe Byron was trying to be friends with MM, but griping
constantly behind his back about money ended any chance of that.
Byson tries to portray a religious man, but says that he lied to
his regular job about why he took leave (to work on the tour). I lost respect for him with that. Good luck though, Byron, just be straight with people, backstabbing will get you every time.

I'm sure what Byron says on this book is true, I did think that he should have had it edited by someone, because at times he said the same thing four times in one paragraph. I didn't really believe how he said that Kim hits Marshall but Marshall never hits Kim.....I also don't know if I believe that Byron never took any groupies up on their offers to him.

ok ive just ordered this book and i feel that if you like this book or just want to know more about the music game, then youll love "confessions of a record producer." that is the realest book youll ever read. if your thinkin about joing the music game or just want to know what really goes on i suggest you get and READ this book, your bound to love it for sure.

I am 22 years old from Detroit Michigan, and I just wan't to say that the book is aiight, but I feel that Byron Williams is dillusional, I mean he is a bodyguard for cryin out loud, he acts like he deserves star treatment. As far as making money off of other peoples lives, I think that he deserves for people to hear his side of the story, but then again who cares about worthless body guard? I would never tell this to the authors face cause I seen him in person and he would squash me like a ant.