Having grown up on the streets of South Jamaica, Queens, Fox wrote this
first novel in 2013 while incarcerated at the Orleans Correctional
Facility. After moving to rap music as a pal of artist 50 Cent, in 2014
the author unfortunately was gunned down by a killer in a black ski
mask. Here, Teen DeMarco Jones finds himself in a correctional center to
do a bid for 18 months. By luck he breaks out and returns to the streets
and starts dealing.
--Library Journal
[A] paean to hip-hop life in Queens . . . [Protagonist] DeMarco's
rise is meteoric, and his fall as fast and inevitable, in this tragic
tale filled with street talk.
--Publishers Weekly
The only novel from deceased legendary Queens rapper Mazaradi Fox, a
member of 50 Cent's G-Unit crew.
--Publishers Weekly, Fall 2016 Announcements
A gripping, gritty, riveting read from cover to cover...Highly
recommended.
--Midwest Book Review
As gritty as they come.
--Ozzie's Book Blog
The Game Don't Change is a story from the streets, where life and
death are closer than you think. Mazaradi Fox knew how to play the game
better than most, and his life and experience shine through every page
of this tough and unsentimental book. An instant classic of NYC thug
life.
--Prodigy of Mobb Deep
Mazaradi Fox wrote this novel in 2013 during his incarceration at the
Orleans Correctional Facility. The Game Don't Change opens when
DeMarco Jones escapes from a juvenile detention center. Successfully
evading the law, DeMarco builds his reputation on the streets of Queens
as a fearless and charismatic drug hustler. Though he is only sixteen,
women of all ages can't get enough of him. He quickly finds, however,
that he must battle ferociously to maintain his new kingpin status.
