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The Killing of Tupac Shakur

The Killing of Tupac ShakurAuthor: Cathy Scott
Publisher: Huntington Press
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 64 reviews
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Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 235
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7

ISBN: 092971220X
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.152309793135
EAN: 9780929712208
ASIN: 092971220X

Publication Date: October 1, 2002
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Who did it and why? Poet, movie star, revolutionary -- Tupac Amaru Shakur was the most popular rapper in the world. No one symbolized the violence at the heart of gangsta rap more than Tupac, and he ultimately fell victim to that violence, gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas at the age of 25. This raw, no-holds-barred account discloses new information, including exclusive photo evidence, about the unsolved murder of Tupac: the failed investigation, the rap wars, the killing of Biggie Smalls, the Bloods-Crips connection, and the many possible motives leading to the murder that rocked the music world.


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5 out of 5 stars Captivating read   July 14, 2009
Matthew O'Brien (Las Vegas)
This book, written by longtime Las Vegas journalist Cathy Scott, is packed with information on the case, Tupac Shakur, and Suge Knight. If you're interested in the case, Tupac or Suge - or crime stories in general - you should definitely read it. It's a quick read, complemented by rare (and, in some cases, shocking) photos. Overall, it's a captivating book.


1 out of 5 stars This author is a journalist?   February 29, 2008
Thom Mcclorey
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I find it hard to believe this author managed to get a book published. She describes the BMW as a $47,000 V8....wrong. '96 750's were V12, and more like $90,000. Difficult to put much faith in whatever else is written when basic facts cannot be nailed down. Scott also describes Run DMC as 'a rapper', good god. One plus, the book is easy to read, because it's written at about a 3rd grade level.


1 out of 5 stars The Killing of Tupac over again   November 20, 2007
Charity Johnson (Los Angeles, CA USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

There aren't many actual facts in this book and honestly, this is slipshod work at best. I am very knowledgeable about Tupac Shakur and truthfully, I would have written a better book. The autopsy photo disturbed me greatly and who took that photo anyway? Whoever took the autopsy photo should be shot! I was not at all impressed by Ms. Scott's conjectures that she tried to pass off as facts. This book is a waste of time and money if you're really interested in the death of Mr. Shakur. I wouldn't recommend this book to my neighbor's dog.


5 out of 5 stars The Death Of An Angel   May 22, 2004
Karla (Cluj,ROMANIA)
17 out of 20 found this review helpful

2PAC...was,is,and will be forever in our hearts.
I really don't know what to believe:is he death or not...because here,in romania a lot of magazines keep saying that he is not death...why?Just becaue they wanna be close to him,or what?
suspicious events:13th is a day which usually doesn't bring us good news.Interesting is that there weren't any pictures with PAC bleeding.In his song "Life Goes On"he is talking about his own death . The driver of the car,SUGE KNIGHT hasn't been present at the inquiry of the event."i'm not paid to solve murders"said him
The white cadillac in which where the assasins,just after the murder ,passed near PAC's car,but nobody tdyed to stop theme.
His video,"I Ain't Mad At Cha"was released rigt after the shoots.
in that video,2pac was an angel in Heaven...and there are a lot of theories like these...anyway,his lucky number seems to be 7...
Even if they say yhat he isn't death,I think that we should respect him,even in his death!
Keep ya head up and folllow your dreams!
Peace,love and respect for this ANGEL!



5 out of 5 stars Tupac Shakur: A Revolutionary & A Revelation   March 19, 2004
George Annessa (England)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

With so much controversy about his death, I decided to get the facts from this shocking, yet very informative book from acclaimed journalist Cathy Scott.

While also telling you about the man himself, Scott reveals the many flaws in the investigation of the shooting that took place on the night of September 7th, 1996 - the scene of the crime not being secured quick enough, the fatal release of key witness Yafeu Fula, Suge Knight's attorney playing hard to get with Les Vegas Police and the confusion of other witnesses Frank Alexander and Malcolm Greenridge - which makes you wonder just how much effort did police put into this case?

Not just providing the facts, Scott also presents the many possible motives and turns heads to several known suspects. An interesting read, showing you not only a violent, but tragic story about a young man who lived hard and fast all the way to the end. With information on Tupac's background and other events related to him and his murder, you get to know about the man as well as the musician, with additional comments made by various writers - Kevin Powell, Michael Eric Dyson - and those who knew him well - Jasmine Guy, Suge Knight, a moving letter from his Godfather and a final comment from his mother, Afeni Shakur. The book even uncovers the rapper's mystique - his obsession with death, the alive theories and many other strange coincidences.

'The Killing Of Tupac Shakur' is a revelation that will both shock and fascinate you in more ways then one. A must have for Tupac fans.

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