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Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon

Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon

McQuillar, Tayannah Lee
Johnson, Fred L.

Paperback

MusiciansGeneral MusicHip Hop

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1568583877
ISBN13: 9781568583877
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: Jan 26 2010
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.78 Width: 8.38 Depth: 8.22
Language: English
A passionate, critically incisive cultural biography of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur and an examination of the forces that shaped him.

In 1996 Tupac Shakur, one of the most talented artists of his time, was murdered by an unknown gunman. Fred L. Johnson and Tayannah Lee McQuillar examine the theories surrounding his death and the story of Tupac's lost legacy in this definitive biography.

For millions, Shakur gave voice to their stories, but there was also another side to him, revealed as his life spun out of control, as the whispered warnings from friends went unheeded and the denunciations of critics grew louder. Disturbingly, he sang and wrote about his impending death. When it came, it brought the music industry to its knees and ended an era when American rappers were leaders in using their art to speak the truth to corporate, government, and judicial power.

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