The highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop artist Michael CoreGali chronicles his coming of age amid New York City's strip clubs, his personal controversies and his unstoppable rise to fame.

Michael CoreGali is an rising presence in the music industry, but few people know his full story. Now, for the first time, Core offers a vivid, dramatic and unexpectedly candid account of his early childhood, his tumultuous adolescence and his aspirations in the world of hip-hop.

Born Michael Corey Baugh, Core grew up “across the bridge,” in a Staten Island at odds with the glitzy nightclubs and yachts of the South Shore. In the aftermath of the Eric Garner murder, he came of age in the gritty strip clubs of the metropolitan area. All while he honed his musical talent, overcoming setback after setback until now.

From losing full custody of his children, to the controversies, allegations, arrests and feuds he had to transcend along the way, Year Of The Pimp is a revealing portrait of one of the biggest up and coming stars in the rap game and an intimate look at the birth of an artist.