Tupac Shakur : The Life and Times of an American Icon

A passionate, critically incisive biography of one of the most influential rappers of all time, Tupac Shakur, and how he came to dominate hip-hop in the 1990s Title PagePraise part one - SAVIORone - THE BOY FROM NOWHEREtwo - LUMBERTONthree - ALICEfour - THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOR SELF-DEFENSEfive - LESANE GETS A NAME CHANGE part two - SURVIVORsix - WHO PLANS A MOTHERLESS CHILD?seven - NONVIOLENCE IS A DEAD PHILOSOPHYeight - THE NEW STARTnine - BALTIMORE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSten - THE BAKKE DECISIONeleven - YEARS OF LEAN AND PLENTY OF MEANtwelve - JADA AND JOHNthirteen - THE JUNGLEfourteen - LEILAfifteen - SHOCK G part three - STARsixteen - INTERSCOPEseventeen - 2PACALYPSE NOWeighteen - JUICEnineteen - T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.twenty - THE WOMENtwenty-one - STRICTLY 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z.twenty-two - POETIC JUSTICEtwenty-three - PUFFYtwenty-four - BIGGIEtwenty-five - A SHOOTING IN ATLANTAtwenty-six - NEW FRIENDStwenty-seven - THE BEGINNING OF THE ENDtwenty-eight - ABOVE THE RIMtwenty-nine - KEISHA MORRISthirty - THE FIRST SHOOTINGthirty-one - WHAT HAPPENED UPSTAIRS?thirty-two - WHERE THE REAL GANGSTAS LIVEthirty-three - ME AGAINST THE WORLDthirty-four - THE SHOGUN OF DEATH ROWSNOOP DOGGWARREN GRIFFINKURUPTLADY OF RAGEthirty-five - INMATE NO.95-A-1140 part four - AVENGERthirty-six - THE MAN WHO WALKED OUT OF PRISONthirty-seen - A PROBLEM BETWEEN TWO RAPPERSthirty-eight - CRUSADERthirty-nine - PIGGIE AND BUFFYforty - THE SECOND SHOOTINGforty-one - BLACK ROYALTY AND BIG PLANSforty-two - THE NOTORIOUS P.I.S.S.E.D.forty-three - THE THIRD SHOOTING part five - BELOVEDforty-four - TOO HARD TO BELIEVEforty-five - GOODBYE Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY DISCOGRAPHY FILMOGRAPHY INDEXCopyright Page 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. "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."--Publisher's website