Confessions of a video vixen: a cautionary tale of life in the fast lane

Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry—from the physical and emotional abuse that's rampant in the industry, and which marked her own life—to the excessive use of drugs, sex and bling.Once the sought-after video girl, this sexy siren has helped multi-platinum artists, such as Jay-Z, R. Kelly and LL Cool J, sell millions of albums with her sensual dancing. In a word, Karrine was H-O-T. So hot that she made as much as $2500 a day in videos and was selected by well-known film director F. Gary Gray to co-star in his film, A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel. But the film and music video sets, swanky Hollywood and New York restaurants and trysts with the celebrities featured in the pages of People and In Touch magazines only touches the surface of Karrine Steffans' life.Her journey is filled with physical abuse, rape, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness and single motherhood—all by the age of 26. By sharing her story, Steffans hopes to shed light on an otherwise romanticised industry and help young women avoid the same pitfalls she encountered. If they're already in danger, she hopes to inspire them to find a way to dig themselves out of what she knows first-hand to be a cycle of hopelessness and despair. This Is The Memoir Of The Once Sought-after Sexy Siren Who Appeared In Hip-hop Music Videos. Karrine Transitioned To Film When Director F. Gary Gray Picked Her To Costar In His Film A Man Apart, Starring Vin Diesel. But The Movie And Music Video Sets, Swanky Miami And New York Restaurants, And Trysts With Celebrities Featured In Celebrity Magazines Only Skim The Surface Of Karrine's Life. This Memoir--part Tell-all, Part Cautionary Tale--shows How She Came To Be The Confidante Of So Many, Why She Kept Their Secrets, And How She Found Herself In Hollywood After A Life Marked By Physical Abuse, Rape, And Drugs--all Before She Was Twenty-six. By Sharing Her Story, She Hopes To Shed Light On An Otherwise Romanticized Industry.--from Publisher Description. Death And Life -- The Sins Of The Mother -- Flowers Off The Bloom -- On The Run -- The Great Escape -- The Beginning Of The End -- Breaking Away -- Fire And Ice -- Pain Is Love -- Around The Block -- Video Girl -- A Man Apart -- Mister Big -- Miami Advice -- I Choose Life -- Dog-eat-dog World -- Superhead (tm) -- Ushering In. Karrine Steffans. An instant bestseller upon publication, Confessions of a Video Vixen is the page-turning memoir of Karrine Steffans: dancer, actress, and companion to many a celebrity. But more than a glimpse at what happens in the boardrooms and bedrooms of hip hop's A list, Confessions of a Video Vixen is also the first true account of how women are treated in the music industry, and its honest, direct revelations have generated debates and controversy across the country.By sharing her story, Steffans hopes to shed light on an otherwise romanticized industry and help young women avoid the same pitfalls she encountered—and if they're already in danger, she hopes to inspire them to find a way to pull themselves out of what she knows firsthand to be a cycle of hopelessness and despair.