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Writer tells how teenage boxer turned hip hop star survived the tough street of New York in new book
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A Paisley author has penned a book telling the amazing true story of a Scots boxer turned hip hop star dubbed The Brooklyn Scotsman
Stevie Creed was a teenager he left home and survived living in some of the toughest neighbourhoods of Brooklyn, New York.
The book – The Brooklyn Scotsman – written by Norman Macdonald – tells how Stevie went to America to train as a professional boxer, but ended up a hip-hop artist headlining shows, recording albums, and filming music videos on both sides of the Atlantic.
And how it’s thanks to the help and kindness he received from the Black community, in Brooklyn – who befriended and adopted him as one of their own – that Stevie triumphed over the adversity he faced on his coming-of-age odyssey to become The Brooklyn Scotsman, as his new-found friends named him.
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Now Stevie, from Edinburgh is telling this compelling story in his new autobiography that reveals –
* he had an Uzi machine pistol held to his head by one of the Crips gangsters and witnessed shoot-outs and murders on the streets;
* a ‘Scottish Survival Kit’ of his accent that got Stevie noticed and opened doors for him along with his Scots bravado, which saved his skin on many occasions;
* to fool robbers that would confront him, he would carry a wallet full of Monopoly money to hand over and he once pretended to be a drugs detective from the UK to get himself out of a sticky situation with a group of gang members;
* how he became poverty-stricken after a music business deal went wrong; an apartment he stayed in turned out to be a crack den and when he became homeless, he slept rough on a subway platform living on one cream cheese bagel a day;
* and amongst all the drama, he bluffed his way to being hired as a male model during New York Fashion Week.
Celebrated Scots author, Sir Ian Rankin has read Stevie’s story and says: “It reads like fiction, but it actually happened. A hugely enjoyable book. Bravo!”
And actress Linda Lusardi adds: “What an adventure. This is an incredible read – it’s a must!”
Stevie Creed said: “It’s amazing how reading the manuscript made me realise just how much of a risk I took going to live in some of the toughest neighbourhoods in New York on my own at such a young age.
“But it also made me appreciate the help I received from the Black community in Brooklyn and how they helped me survive and make me what I am today – The Brooklyn Scotsman.”
Norman Macdonald said: “It’s fair to say in journalistic terms I’ve been round the block more than a few times having spent years as a newspaper reporter, PR consultant and now an author.
“I’ve covered a right few big stories in my career and when I heard what Stevie had got up to in America, I knew right away he had a fantastic tale to tell.
“Now all these amazing stories are in his autobiography, everybody can read about how he became The Brooklyn Scotsman.”
Get your copy of The Brooklyn Scotsman published by Macdonald Media Publishing for only £12.99 from www.thebrooklynscotsmanbook.com.
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Book pic: Cover of The Brooklyn Scotsman autobiography.
Author pic: Author Norman Macdonald, right, with Stevie Creed – The Brooklyn Scotsman
Ballerina: Stevie Creed films music video in New York for his Ballerina track.
Boxer: Stevie Creed first went to Brooklyn to become a boxer.
Flatbush Junction pic: Stevie Creed in his old stomping ground of Flatbush Junction, in Brooklyn.
Friends in Brooklyn pic: : Stevie Creed and his friends who helped him survive his time in Brooklyn. From left, Kevin Wallace, Karl Louinis, Stevie Creed, Mayor Louinis, Cass Louinis and Ricky B.
On stage pic: Back home in Edinburgh Stevie Creed puts on a show in one of his many gigs.
Stevie Creed tattoo pic: Stevie Creed had this amazing tattoo done on his back in honour of his time in America.
Video shoot Times Square pic: Stevie Creed attracts a fair bit of attention in Times Square, Manhattan during the Feeing Alive track video shoot.
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