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Before podcasts gave artists endless places to tell their stories, there was Angie Martinez and a microphone.
Known as the “Voice of New York,” Angie Martinez takes readers behind the scenes of a career that placed her in the room for some of hip-hop’s biggest moments. Starting as a young radio intern, she rose to become one of the most influential voices in urban radio, spending nearly two decades at Hot 97 before making her headline-making move to Power 105.1.
Angie shares stories from interviews and relationships with some of music’s biggest names, but one moment stands apart: her legendary 1996 interview with Tupac Shakur during the height of the East Coast–West Coast conflict. Only a small portion of the lengthy interview was originally aired, and in My Voice, Angie finally opens up about what happened and the decisions she made afterward.
But this isn't just hip-hop history. Angie also tells her story: growing up in New York, being raised by a single mother, finding her identity, navigating motherhood and relationships, building a career in a male-dominated industry, and becoming an important voice within both hip-hop and the Latino community.
Warm, candid, and filled with stories from an era that changed music forever, My Voice is about hip-hop, New York, Puerto Rican identity, ambition, motherhood, loyalty, and a woman learning that her greatest power was exactly what the title promises: her voice.
Before podcasts gave artists endless places to tell their stories, there was Angie Martinez and a microphone.
Known as the “Voice of New York,” Angie Martinez takes readers behind the scenes of a career that placed her in the room for some of hip-hop’s biggest moments. Starting as a young radio intern, she rose to become one of the most influential voices in urban radio, spending nearly two decades at Hot 97 before making her headline-making move to Power 105.1.
Angie shares stories from interviews and relationships with some of music’s biggest names, but one moment stands apart: her legendary 1996 interview with Tupac Shakur during the height of the East Coast–West Coast conflict. Only a small portion of the lengthy interview was originally aired, and in My Voice, Angie finally opens up about what happened and the decisions she made afterward.
But this isn't just hip-hop history. Angie also tells her story: growing up in New York, being raised by a single mother, finding her identity, navigating motherhood and relationships, building a career in a male-dominated industry, and becoming an important voice within both hip-hop and the Latino community.
Warm, candid, and filled with stories from an era that changed music forever, My Voice is about hip-hop, New York, Puerto Rican identity, ambition, motherhood, loyalty, and a woman learning that her greatest power was exactly what the title promises: her voice.