Power 106 Legend Big Boy Premieres First Book

Cash Money Content & Atria Books PresentAN XL LIFE: STAYING BIG AT HALF THE SIZEby legendary radio personalityBIG BOYIn stores December 27″His story is an inspiration to anyone looking, not merely to overcome obstacles, but to absorb, process and actually utilize adversity to their advantage.”– Will SmithNew York, NY ““ November 1, 2011 ““ On December 27, 2011 Cash Money Content, the book publishing arm of the iconic record label Cash Money Records, will release An XL Life: Staying Big at Half the Size, from nationally-known radio personality, Big Boy. Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander is the No. 1 Los Angeles radio host, ten-years running, and one of the most widely known hip-hop music radio DJs, heard in syndication in on 30 Radio Stations around the country. But Big is known just as much for his wise-cracking on-air antics as he is for his once, 500 pound frame.In An XL Life: Staying Big at Half the Size (CMC/Atria), Big Boy shares his tough journey from an overweight homeless teen, who overcame guns, gangs and dealing, to become a morbidly obese radio funny-guy sparring regularly with superstars like Will Smith, Barack Obama, Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson. He tells an inspirational behind-the-scenes tale of how he fought the battle of his life, finding himself near death more than once, all the while still entertaining Los Angeles daily with his hit radio show, “Big Boy‘s Neighborhood.”With An XL Life, fans of Big Boy who have watched him shrink and gain and shrink again, will hear Big’s battle told in detail in his own words for the first time. He also shares the many lessons he has learned along the way, as well as the mindset which got him to 500lbs and how changing his way of thinking was the hardest challenge of all.In August of 2002, Big Boy weighed in at 511 pounds. The death of Big Pun, a conversation with Fat Joe, (who tipped the scale at 350 pounds, and was working hard to