Whether Snoop Dogg‘s “Murder Was The Case” or Biggie‘s “Juicy,” one of rap music’s status symbols has long been buying mama a house of her own. Putting a roof over your own head, or at least finding a good mortgage or line of credit to do so is hard enough these days. Luckily, the Hip Hop Generation has resources like Leonard Person, Jr. and his book Hood Estate.
Person and his book have a greater purpose than a few bills for a paperback. As this tri-state real estate investor and true Brooklyn success story tells HipHopDX, the books fights the advantages of race, education and predatory loans that banks and lenders might not want you to know. The author is unabashed about his social views and the true climate of 2008’s market, but this interview alone unwraps a few steps towards writing your own “Juicy” in years to come.
HipHopDX: As a real estate expert, what makes you so accessible to the Hip Hop Community?
Leonard Person, Jr.: First of all, I
