RELEASE DATE
December 7, 2010

WHERE TO BUY
Everywhere books are sold (see below for links)

WEBSITES
www.dancharnas.com OR
www.bigpaybackbook.com

FACEBOOK/TWITTER
www.facebook.com/bigpaybackbook
www.twitter.com/dancharnas

UPCOMING EVENTS
Borders — Columbus Circle — Manhattan December 9, 2010 | 7:00 PM
BORDERS PANEL: “How ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Changed America” featuring Ed Lover, Pete Dougherty, Cory Robbins, Sway, Fab 5 Freddy and special guests.

Studio Museum of Harlem — Manhattan December 12, 2010 | 3:00 PM

For complete info, click here

UPCOMING MEDIA
Sirius Satellite Radio – Shade 45’s Morning Show with host Elliott Wilson, Channel 45 – December 6 at 9:30 ET

NPR – Fresh Air w/ Terry Gross – TBD (likely 12/7/2010)

The Takeaway — Radio Stations Nationwide December 9, 2010 | 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM ET

WNYC — Soundcheck — Manhattan December 9, 2010 | 2:00 PM and 10:00 PM

REVIEWS & ACCOLADES

• Four-star review in Rolling Stone (“a classic of music business dirt-digging… a pulp epic”)
• Details’s Five Things We Emphatically Endorse (“focuses not on the beefs you know but on the back-room battles you don’t.”)
• Great review in the NY Daily News (“as gripping and dense as a prime Jay-Z rhyme”)
• Spin hails “Pultzer-level reporting”

VIRAL VIDEO SERIES

Why I Wrote “The Big Payback”
5 Hip-Hop Myths, Debunked! (premiered on TheUrbanDaily!)

…seven more videos to roll out over the coming weeks

AND, YES, IT’S A BIG BOOK

“Nearly as long as Moby Dick” –Rolling Stone
“A Notorious B.I.G.-sized, 638-page tome” –NY Daily News
“I’m sending you my chiropractic bill” –Dan’s agent
“[Not a stocking stuffer, but] a mantle toppler is more like it.  I’m doing curls with it now!” –Fab 5 Freddy