Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon

by Tayannah Lee McQuillar and Fred L. Johnson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568583877
• ISBN13: 9781568583877
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Couldn't put it down..

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.