Death Around the Corner
Corey Miller, a.k.a. C-Murder, grew up in New Orleans' Third  Ward in the notorious Calliope Housing Projects and went on to turn his  pain into music. C-Murder made his rap debut in 1995 as part of the group  TRU, along with his brothers Percy and Vyshonne, a.k.a. Master P and Silkk  the Shocker.The Miller brothers went on to form No Limit Records.  Together they became the most powerful force to put southern hip hop on the  map during the mid 1990s. TRU's albumTRU 2 Da Gamewas certified  platinum in 1997. C-Murder has been featured on numerous No Limit albums  and movie soundtracks and has released six solo albums to date, includingLife or Death,certified platinum in 1999, and Bossalini certified  gold the same year. He appeared in the classic straight-to-video movieI'm Bout Itand the hood comedyI Got The Hook Up.C-Murder  went on to establish TRU Records in 2001, continuing the family tradition  of self-reliance and entrepreneurial spirit. Plans for TRU Gear, a  sportswear line, are also in the works. His last album debuted at #1 on  Billboard's independent chart in 2005. His highly anticipated comeback  album will be released on Priority Records in 2007.His debut novel,Death Around The Corner,is a work of fiction that brings to life a  world destroyed by Hurricane Katrina: when New Orleans was America's murder  capital and the Calliope Projects was the hardest place in the big easy.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.