Dante Ross discusses & signs SON OF THE CITY at B&N The Grove

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Join on June 6, 2023, as we welcome American music industry executive, A&R man, and esteemed record producer to the store to discuss and sign . In this highly entertaining memoir, Ross pulls no punches as he details his chaotic childhood, his life in hip-hop, and all the hard lessons he learned growing up in New York as a true son of the city.

Dante will be in conversation with from the hip hop group Cypress Hill.

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