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The Voice of NY Tells All - My Voice, the anticipated memoir by one of hip hop's most notorious figures, Angie Martinez, reveals new things about hip-hop’s story. The memoir does read like an intimate history lesson. If you lived during the time of many of the events she touches upon, you get a new angle on those events that transpired. If you didn’t, you’re privileged to get an incredible initial perspective on undocumented moments. All in all, we get to see a new side to Angie Martinez, a figure that very much bridges the gap between hip-hop of yesterday with the hip-hop of today. — Jon Reyes (Photo: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)

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Angie’s past shaky relationship with Puffy was largely in part due to Shyne’s incarceration, since she would visit the young rapper periodically at Rikers and Clinton Correctional Facility. - (Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)

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Jay Z was in the studio while Angie announced that Nas’s “Ether” won the Battle of the Beats over Jay’s “Supa Ugly.” Eek. - (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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At the peak of the crack epidemic, Angie accidentally smoked crack not knowing what it was. - (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

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For the MTV VMA performance of “Ladies Night,” June Ambrose styled the female rap collective and paid very little attention to Angie. It turns out that those ugly black shoes she wore for the performance were given to her by one of the stylist’s assistants. - (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Ride of Fame)

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Wendy Williams picked up a mop to try to defend herself after Angie pushed her outside of a Hot 97 bathroom. Angie thought it was funny. - (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

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At Biggie’s funeral, Angie quoted a line from Steel Magnolias while trying to console Lil' Kim. - (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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As a memento, after her interview with Tupac in Los Angeles, Angie kept a pack of Newports with four cigarettes left in it. - (Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2015)

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During a time when Angie was evicted from her apartment, Mary J. Blige and Angie Martinez rode around in New York City looking for an open Check Cashing place so that she could borrow money from her friend. - (Photo: Carley Margolis/FilmMagic)

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The DJ hated every moment of shooting the reality show This Is Hot 97, citing that one of her major gripes was the exclusion of Hot 97 legends like Mister Cee, DJ Enuf and DJ Camilo and the placement of Old Man Ebro as the star. - (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

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Emmis Radio, the company who owns Hot 97, actually let Angie’s contract expire without contacting the DJ for a renegotiation. When Angie broke the news to Ricky Cummings, the VP of Programing, of her move to Power 105 his response was, “Wow, we really messed up there, huh?” - (Photo: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)