Product Description

In the world of hip-hop Lamont Jackson is a major player. He's CEO of Triple Large Entertainment and he's won his considerable reputation by signing some of the most successful and controversial young rappers in the business. But now he needs to find an R 'n' B crossover artist to prove to himself and his paymasters that he should succeed his mentor, Irv Greene, as head of Augusta Music. He thinks he's found it with half-Haitian, half-Italian Marie-Jean Castiglione. Stunningly beautiful, with a voice to match, Lamont intends to mould his discovery into the perfect ghetto fabulous superstar. Before long Mimi, as she's now to be known, is seduced by the clothes, the fame, the sophisticated lifestyle she could only dream of as a naive young girl growing up in Toledo. But as her career gathers momentum, she finds herself losing control of her life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #594659 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

In Style
‘Five hundred pages of ghetto-fabulous glamour, Erica Kennedy’s Bling is sure to be a big hit'

Observer Music Monthly
‘Fresh, funny and ghetto fabulous.’

Red
‘Terrific fun.’

Customer Reviews

hilarious, sexy, fun!
I loved this book! It's the story of Mimi, a young singer who gets discovered by a rap mogul. I was rooting for Mimi the whole time but the other side characters were just as interesting -- Vanessa de la Cruz, the supermodel, was the character I loved to hate and Lena, the poor little rich girl was too, too funny!

The hip-hop lifestyle is just bizarre and that's why reading this was so fun. It's the kind of world that I would never be allowed to see in such close detail. This is a thick book but I breezed through it in 2 days because I couldn't put it down.

bling - you can judge a book by its' cover!
For only those that enjoy black comedy, hip hop culture and sista/bredren style dialogue then you will love this. I was on holiday and was completely hooked, finishing it in less than 2 days. Great book to read if you dont want anything too serious, but yet enjoyable. You expect it to be a ghetto and it is.
If you are not into black culture, dont even go there because you wont enjoy it and you will have too much criticism.
You can envisage the movie in its making.....it just makes you realise who the book is based on and how true all the facets might be. Anyway, I look forward to Erica's next book.

Bling: A Novel
While I did enjoy `BLING' by Erica Kennedy, I think that I was expecting something a little bit different. Everyone kept comparing Erica Kennedy's `BLING' to a Jackie Collins novel, however it was lacking some of the drama and a lot of the scandal of a novel by Collins. The story of Mimi Jean's rise to the top of the music industry and going from a small town girl from Toledo, to a Beyonnce-esque R & B star WAS a modern day Cinderella story...sort of, however, instead of turning into the bell of the ball, Mimi turned into a ghetto fabulous princess who diverted almost completely from her former dirty-backpacker self. I loved reading about Mimi's shopping sprees, photo shoots, club going antics and her wild friends. The ending was a little cutesy for me; I wished that Kennedy had taken it all the way, maybe even left us hanging a little in hopes of a sequel but despite all this I liked this book which is why in the end I decided to give it four stars. `BLING' is a great debut by Kennedy and I definitely plan to pick up her next novel!