Have Gun Will Travel Book Summary

By Ronin Ro

Published: 1999

Book Review of Have Gun Will Travel

Preeminent rap journalist Ronin Ro exposes Death Row Records: an empire built on greed, corruption, murder, and exploitation. 16 photos.

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