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 enlarge | Author: Vibe Magazine
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 263528
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Pbk. Ed
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Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0609802178
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421649092
EAN: 9780609802175
ASIN: 0609802178
Publication Date: September 29, 1998
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Life of a Legend November 30, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great book about THE greatest rapper. I found some facts in the book that I didn't know about Pac. Highly reccommended for all. The diehard Pac fan must have this.
A TRUE LEGEND NEVER DIES October 21, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I would just like to say that Tupac was a mentor to a alot of young people like myself. I have read every book that Tupac has written or an auto-biography.The words out of Tupac's mouth were definitely felt by all of his fans and successors. He had so much to say about alot of sensitive subjects that rarely ever get recognized... Therefore I am giving this and all his material five stars.
Tupac at his best!! September 21, 2001
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Someone once said that "Vibe magazine is one some love s###." No, I disagree. Tupac has graced the cover of Vibe no less that 4? times before his untimely death. No one in the rap game (then or now) affected us the way Tupac did. The mystery that still surrounds his death still haunts most of his fans. Tupac became larger than life in death. He released more albums in death than in life. He has easily become the Black Elvis. The book gives you a timeline from the beginning to his tragic end. The questions still linger on. Who? What? When? Where? Most of these questions will never be answered. One man who was going to come forward with information was killed, execution-style. Suge (at the time) was in prison. Other people are either too scared to talk, are in prison, dead or cannot be located. There are lots of theories that Tupac is still alive as he may have insinuated in his music: post-humous album Makaveli: The 7 Day Theory. We even get to hear Tupac's side of the story for the woman who accused him of rape. {He was never convicted of rape, but of sexual abuse.}as well as the story of the first attempt on his life. This is an excellent book!
Pictorial Life of Tupac Shakur August 25, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Through a collection of Vibe Magazine articles through out and after 2pac's life, one is able to piece 2pac's life by chronicles of events and interviews. While this may not be the most complete biography (159 pages, nearly half of which contain photos), it'll leave fans more than just satisfied. The book remains compelling from start finish, from articles written back when 'Pac was alive adding to its authenticity, exclusive interviews and brillant photos. There are so many large glossy photos, to the point that the book could double as a coffee table book for the curious to thumb through. Another enjoyable facet of this book, is even though it is a collection of articles and such rather than one continuous biography, it allows the reader to save analysis for themselves. Rather than offering answers, this compilation will only arise more questions on the two sidedness of Tupac and his often contridictory personality. Only complaint is this book can be easily read in a matter of a night, but worth reading and browsing by fans and the curious in hopes to understand Tupac.
An excellent biography July 10, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
"There is nothing more tragic than a life cut short-one that has not been allowed to bloom to its fullest potential. The tragedy of Tupac is thats his untimely passing is respresentative of too many young black men in this country. Two and a half decades, 25 years of age...that is how old Tupac was when we lost him. Who knows what he could have gone on to? If we had lost Oprah Winfrey at 25, we would have lost a relatively unknown, local market TV anchorwoman. If we had lost Malcom X at 25, we would have lost a hustler nicknamed Detroit Red. And if I had left the world at 25, we would have lost a big-band trumpet player and aspiring composer-just a sliver of my eventual life potential." - From the Foreword of Quincy Jonesthese 160 pages revealing the life and death of the late rapper/actor tupac amaru shakur changed my view completely about the man. "live by the gun, die by the gun" was exactly what he did. whether he was rapping about his mama or making xxx music videos, you had to love him. there was something about his booming personality, large brown eyes, distinct voice, and smooth yet anxious flow that made you want to search for the real him. this book, loaded with information and photos, reveals the tupac that you are searching for. a DEFINITE get for true 'pac fans. "I believe that everything you do bad comes back to you. So everything that I do that's bad, I'm going to suffer for it. But in my heart, I believe what I'm doing is right. So I feel like I'm going to heaven." - Tupac RIP nigga 1971-1996
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