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"Booklist", 2/15/2010
"The Shakur who emerges here is no illiterate gangster-turned-gangsta but, rather, a bright, artistic, driven man whose life and career continue to inspire many people."
"Library Journal", 1/29/10
"Original...As much a biography of Shakur as a history of racial struggle in America...Those looking for a compelling, no-holds-barred biography and an education regarding significant historical events should seek out this book."
"Buffalo News", 1/31/10
"Fine writing and deft analysis."
PublishersWeekly.com, 2/22/10
"Exhaustively researched and contextualized...Insightful, enjoyable and expansive...This undeniably solid biography will deepen anyone's appreciation of the hip-hop legend."
"The Source", March 2010 "An in-depth and chilling analysis of the rap icon."
"The Shakur who emerges here is no illiterate gangster-turned-gangsta but, rather, a bright, artistic, driven man whose life and career continue to inspire many people."
"Library Journal", 1/29/10
"Original...As much a biography of Shakur as a history of racial struggle in America...Those looking for a compelling, no-holds-barred biography and an education regarding significant historical events should seek out this book."
"Buffalo News", 1/31/10
"Fine writing and deft analysis."
PublishersWeekly.com, 2/22/10
"Exhaustively researched and contextualized...Insightful, enjoyable and expansive...This undeniably solid biography will deepen anyone's appreciation of the hip-hop legend."
"The Source", March 2010 "An in-depth and chilling analysis of the rap icon."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a big fan of Tupac and have been fascinated with his life since I was 14 when I first heard of his death in 1996. I didn't know who he was at the time, I heard Tim Westwood dedicating one of his shows to the death of Tupac and thinking back now it was a very sad show. This book is a good introduction for anyone who has not read anything about Tupac and would like to get a picture about his life. It is a fairly easy read and tells the rags to riches life of Tupac Shakur who had packed more into 25 years than most people do in a life time.
This book is well written but somewhat lacks feeling as it is a fairly objective account of the rap star, there is not mant exagerations or expansion on who Tupac really was as a person. All the information is taken from interviews from other books as well as videos from documentarys as well as short clips pf him that available to watch on youtube. However, it is definately worth reading for anybody who is new to Tupac and are looking to understand more about his life.
The bad point of this book is that some chapters start off talking about Tupac but go off the subject and get lost in sociological issues such as chapter seven in which talks about historical issues such as Presidents like Nixon and Lyndon B Johnson. Chapter Eleven also spends 5 pages talking about the social issues of Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter which are obviously wriiten to give us a bit of background and depth to the life and times Tupac grew up in but I found myself somewhat saying "C'mon, I want to read more about Pac! What did he think about all this?' But the author just ends the chapter without making it relevant to Tupac's philosphy and I have seen atleast one interview of him critizing Reagan amongst other politicians as he was very politically aware.
This book is still worth reading, but bare in mind it is very basic, the chapters are very short and it is only 249 pages, but like I said it is still worth a read if you have just discovered him. I found that the best book about Tupac was written by his body guard Frank Alexander, it's called 'Got Your Back', make sure you read that, I highly recommend it.
This book is well written but somewhat lacks feeling as it is a fairly objective account of the rap star, there is not mant exagerations or expansion on who Tupac really was as a person. All the information is taken from interviews from other books as well as videos from documentarys as well as short clips pf him that available to watch on youtube. However, it is definately worth reading for anybody who is new to Tupac and are looking to understand more about his life.
The bad point of this book is that some chapters start off talking about Tupac but go off the subject and get lost in sociological issues such as chapter seven in which talks about historical issues such as Presidents like Nixon and Lyndon B Johnson. Chapter Eleven also spends 5 pages talking about the social issues of Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter which are obviously wriiten to give us a bit of background and depth to the life and times Tupac grew up in but I found myself somewhat saying "C'mon, I want to read more about Pac! What did he think about all this?' But the author just ends the chapter without making it relevant to Tupac's philosphy and I have seen atleast one interview of him critizing Reagan amongst other politicians as he was very politically aware.
This book is still worth reading, but bare in mind it is very basic, the chapters are very short and it is only 249 pages, but like I said it is still worth a read if you have just discovered him. I found that the best book about Tupac was written by his body guard Frank Alexander, it's called 'Got Your Back', make sure you read that, I highly recommend it.
Format:Paperback
i was expecting to find more about pac's life in this book. there is too much reading about things such as presidents, or mutulu shakur's life and so on. most the things about tupac i watched in different dvd's.so in my oppinion ts better to buy 2pac's poetry book or smthin. however its good to have 2pac's biography in paper, for your collection. 4 stars.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Couldn't put it down..
6 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback
Let me start off by saying that I'm a HUGE Tupac fan, throughout the good bad and the ugly. I've studied his work, and other books based on his life. None of them touch this one. Even as a fan that's read up on the man, this book gives you so much more. I read it within 3 days and at it's end i wanted more. There so much background and detail to paint the imperfect image of Tupac Shakur that you feel like you're meeting him for the first time. What I loved most is that the book isn't glorifying Tupac as some kind of saint, but more touching on his successes and failures as a man and an artist.
If you're a fan or just interested in why he impacted both Hip-Hop and American as a whole, it's a must read.
If you're a fan or just interested in why he impacted both Hip-Hop and American as a whole, it's a must read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Eh...
26 Sep 2011
Format:Paperback
I've read a lot of books about Tupac and 1990s rap music. This era is what defined the boundaries of rap music and if you listen to what rappers were rapping back then, you realize whats being said today was already said, and that all the rappers of today are profiting off of what Bigge and Pac made possible. As you can tell I take the life and times of Tupac Shakur very seriously and because of that this book offends my soul.
If you are looking for a very general and easy to read adventure through Pac's life then look no further, the authors write very short chapters, the shootings that Pac endures take up no more than ten pages, which is ridiculous to me (Although that could be because I read a book called "LAbyrinth" that is entirely dedicated to researching just those two incidents). The authors have a PHD and will often interject long and and unnecessary backgrounds of people and places to give the impression that they are putting Tupac in context but judging from the way they talk about the music it is clear they have no idea what they are dealing with. For the most part they get a lot of stuff right, but they leave out IMMENSE amounts of information. For example, the movie Gang Related and Bullet were completely ignored (possibly because they were released after his death, i'm not sure). They also referred to Mickey Rourke as being a part of the movie Juice, and that's just wrong and bad research. It implies that they haven't seen Juice, which was Tupac's most famous performance!
It's not a bad book, you will enjoy a lot of it if you like Tupac but if you are VERY interested in getting as much new information about Tupac as you can, this book offers nothing new. It takes its best parts from other books already written. The best book it uses is called "Got Your Back" and its written by Pac's close friend and personal bodyguard at Death Row. It is worth a whole lot more than this book because it gives you a clear sense of the man and not just a run-though of all the publicized events that defined him.
If you are looking for a very general and easy to read adventure through Pac's life then look no further, the authors write very short chapters, the shootings that Pac endures take up no more than ten pages, which is ridiculous to me (Although that could be because I read a book called "LAbyrinth" that is entirely dedicated to researching just those two incidents). The authors have a PHD and will often interject long and and unnecessary backgrounds of people and places to give the impression that they are putting Tupac in context but judging from the way they talk about the music it is clear they have no idea what they are dealing with. For the most part they get a lot of stuff right, but they leave out IMMENSE amounts of information. For example, the movie Gang Related and Bullet were completely ignored (possibly because they were released after his death, i'm not sure). They also referred to Mickey Rourke as being a part of the movie Juice, and that's just wrong and bad research. It implies that they haven't seen Juice, which was Tupac's most famous performance!
It's not a bad book, you will enjoy a lot of it if you like Tupac but if you are VERY interested in getting as much new information about Tupac as you can, this book offers nothing new. It takes its best parts from other books already written. The best book it uses is called "Got Your Back" and its written by Pac's close friend and personal bodyguard at Death Row. It is worth a whole lot more than this book because it gives you a clear sense of the man and not just a run-though of all the publicized events that defined him.
ITS WHAT MADE AN ICON
21 Jan 2012
Format:Paperback
ITS STARTS THE WHOLE FACTS OF WHY LIFE IS WHAT OT IS TODAY. HE CAME ALONG WAY AND MADE IT LOOK SO EASY ON THE DOWNLOAD. JUST KNOW WE MAKE LIFE WHAT IT IS TODAY WITH OUR MIND SET...
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