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 enlarge | Author: Darrin Keith Bastfield
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 127766
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 216
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0306812959
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421649092
EAN: 9780306812958
ASIN: 0306812959
Publication Date: September 17, 2003
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A straightforward yet emotional remembrance February 9, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Back In The Day is author Darren Keith Bastfield's informative and intrinsically fascinating memoir of the time he spent with controversial rap musician Tupac Shakur, before Shakur was murdered at the age of twenty-five. Recalling seven years of friendship; touching upon Shakur's incredible demonstration of talent; a wild senior prom; Shakur's surprising love of Shakespeare; the Baltimore neighborhood in which he grew up, and so much more, Back In The Day is a straightforward yet emotional remembrance of a young black man destined to make his mark before meeting a tragic and untimely end.
 DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT December 12, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THIS IS IN NO WAY A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE GREAT 2PAC. THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN BY DARRIN KEITH BASTFIELD, A GUY THAT WENT TO SCHOOL WITH PAC DURING THE YEARS THAT PAC WAS LIVING IN BALTIMORE. THE BOOK REALLY EXPLORES THE FRIENDSHIP THAT DARRIN HAD WITH PAC BEFORE HE SKYROCKETED TO FAME. THE BOOK IS PRETTY GOOD. THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT YOU GET TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW 2PAC HAD GOT INTO ACTING. THIS IS DEFINITELY WORTH READING. JUST GIVE IT A CHANCE.
The Best Book Ever May 20, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although I Havent read alot of books this is definetly the best book i have ever read. I enjoy how the author talks about his times growing up with him because there is a lot of stuff I have never heard about. I definetly recommend you read this book if you are a big Pac fan or if your just interested in reading about someone who has changed lives everywhere.
A Fresh Perspective June 7, 2002
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Tupac Shakur has always been interesting to me. A fellow book club member read, reviewed and praised this book, so immediately I was intrigued. Throughout the years I have read snippets of Tupac's life that also piqued my curiosity. Much of what was written and portrayed prior to his death was the life of a thug rapper and little was written about his intelligence, his mind and his childhood. Darrin Bastfield's book, Back In the Day: My Life and Times With Tupac Shakur is the book to read if you want a fresh perspective on Tupac, the child and the man he became.Bastfield does an excellent job of portraying his life with Tupac and other friends during their days at the Baltimore School for the Performing Arts. Through his portrayal we see a child raised in poverty literally; a child raised by a mother both weak and strong and a child forced to become a man much too soon. Bastfield is mesmerized by Tupac's intelligence and his excellent skill at acting and so was I. He is surprised at Tupac's love of Shakespeare and so was I. There is one additional book written about Tupac Shakur by a writer that I highly respect but Back In the Day is the beginning and is necessary because it sets the stage for all others to come. Who better to write about Tupac's childhood than a childhood friend? One more note: this brother can write! Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves
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Missing You Tupac May 30, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
"Back in the Day" is a must read for friend or foe of Tupac. Prior to my reading the first page Tupac held a special place in my heart I reserve for celebrities. Upon turning the last page and digesting Darrin Keith Bastfields' words, Tupac Amaru Shakur became my friend and brother. A loss that was magnified ten times after finishing the book.The author takes us on a trip down memory lane of his school days and neighborhood times in Baltimore with Tupac, with mentions of Jada Pinkett now Jada Pinkett Smith and Dana M. Smith a.ka. Mouse the human beatbox. In the prologue Darrin Keith Bastfield says "And it is my intention that all of you have this firsthand experience, and be duly affected by it." I can attest that I have been affected and will remain so for a long time. I want to thank the author for validating my thoughts regarding Tupacs' personality. Behind his eyes I knew lived a beautiful genius who purred like a cat, but the media promoted him as a untamed bear. We miss you Tupac and again thank you Mr. Bastfield. Reviewed by Missy
APOOO Bookclub
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