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Автор: Will Castro
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      Praise for Unique Hustle

      “Will’s always taken care of me with the best whips in the world. When I was a kid, we used to play a game called Bingo, and when you shouted ‘Bingo’ that was the car you wanted. Now kids do that with my cars. I give Will full responsibility to do his thing, and he always does a great job.”

      —LeBron James

      Los Angeles Lakers

      “Will Castro is an artist. He sees things with a deep vision where others may see nothing.”

      —Erik McMillan

      Former all-pro NFL safety

      “Will Castro is my brother. He’s all heart, a true friend. He’s always there for me and my family.”

      —Fat Joe

      Hip-hop artist and actor

      “Will Castro is one of the best people I have met in show business. And the fact that he’s also Puerto Rican doesn’t hurt. He’s one of the most knowledgeable people in regard to the repair, renovation, and restoration of vehicles. His story is amazing. You have to read this book. I love the guy.”

      —Geraldo Rivera

      Journalist, reporter, author

      “Will’s craftsmanship is impeccable. For him to take regular cars off the street and add style, luxury, and street flavor…I’m blown away by it.”

      —Sean “P. Diddy” Combs

      Entertainment mogul

      My Drive to Be the Best Car Customizer in Hip-Hop and Sports

      Will Castro

      With Mark Finkelpearl

      Mango Publishing

      Coral Gables

      All rights reserved. No reproduction, even in part, without the written permission of the publisher.

      Copyright © 2019 by Will Castro with Mark Finkelpearl

      Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.

      Front and back cover courtesy of Johnny Paul Melendez, Lebron James, and Will Castro; courtesy of Nat Newsome

      All other photos courtesy of The Will Castro Archives

      Photographers: Jim Bibbee, Troy Parasio, and Steven McMahon

      Graffiti art courtesy of Keith (Reme) Rowland

      Layout Design: Jermaine Lau

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      Unique Hustle: My Drive to Be the Best Car Customizer in Hip Hop and Sports

      Library of Congress Cataloging

      ISBN:(p) 978-1-63353-889-4 (e) 978-1-63353-890-0

      Library of Congress Control Number: 20199932087

      BISAC category code: BIO002030—BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Hispanic & Latino

      Printed in the United States of America

      THIS IS DEDICATED TO my grandfather Bonfacio.

      He believed in me, kept me focused, and engrained in me my work ethic.

      I love you endless papi.

      Table of Contents

       Foreword

       Preface

       Chapter One

       The End of the Beginning

       Chapter Two

       The Lower East Side

       Chapter Four

       Customizing and the Explosion of New York Hip-Hop

       Chapter Five

       Tuning into Television

       Chapter Six

       The Three Kings

       Chapter Seven

       Busted (and Miami)

       Chapter Eight

       Major Setback, Epic Comeback

       Epilogue

       The Long Yellow Line

       Acknowledgments

       About the Authors

       Unique life scrapbook

      This book is amazing. When I was coming up in the game, if you were into cars, flyness, and taking it to the next level and you did not know Will Castro, you were going to hear about him soon; his work speaks very loudly. It inspires me. He’s part of hip-hop culture. Just start with all the whips he did with Busta Rhymes. I remember once seeing an eighteen-wheeler filled with Busta’s amazing cars, and they were all Will Castro builds. Eventually, Will and I connected through Fat Joe. All the cars that Will built for Joe thrilled me. Will started by putting rims on my Escalade. Then, from there, we upgraded to foreign cars—we started getting into the Rolls-Royce world, the Bentley world, the Phantom world. And I found as we were doing all this together that his customer service was unbelievable. He’ll get on an airplane and fly to you just to have a conversation. Will Castro was born