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To invoke
Public Enemy, when it comes to Tupac Shakur's life,
'Don't believe the hype.' Read the book."
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A
fascinating view of a vibrant and deeply disturbing
part of popular culture. Shakur's fans will find
the book a useful overview of a short, intensely
controversial, and ultimately self-destructive life
and career." |
Tupac Shakur was one of music's most successful, controversial, and enigmatic artists. His untimely passing, however, left many questions unanswered about his life; the line between the image and the reality of his "thug" lifestyle remains blurred at best to this day. Yet, the mark that Shakur left on hip-hop culture is indelible, and the popularity among his fans is unquestionable.
From the editors of
VIBE magazine comes Tupac Shakur a compelling tribute to one of music's most
profound talents. Published 
in time to commemorate the anniversary of
Shakur's death (September 13, 1996), Tupac Shakur traces the pivotal moments in the
artist's short but brilliant life from his tough-love
upbringing as the son of a former Black Panther and
introduction to rap as a backup dancer and roadie, to his
meteoric rise to the top of the rap world and a turbulent
movie career.
Told through
VIBE'S most poignant and often prophetic articles
on and interviews with Tupac along with more than 100
full-color photographs, Tupac Shakur is a telling portrait of Shakur's mercurial
life. In the book, readers will find extensive interviews
with Tupac following his arrests 
in New
York and Atlanta in 1994; a world-exclusive interview from
Rikers Island in April 1995; another after his release from
prison and being signed to Death Row Records in February
1996; and a final conversation conducted just two weeks
before his death in September 1996. Also published for the
first time, is an extremely candid interview VIBEonline conducted with Shakur in June
1996. With an introduction by Editor-in-Chief, Danyel Smith,
memorial tributes from directors John Singleton and Ernest
Dickerson, and rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy, and a
foreword by Quincy Jones, Tupac Shakur offers an insider's perspective on one of
music's most mythological talents from many in the
entertainment industry who knew him the best.
Tupac
Shakur is a
lasting testament to the many faces of this young artist a
man who was built, even in death, to last.
Photo: Michael Miller
