Tupac Shakur Books

Dieses Buch erlaubt einen intimen Blick auf einen der einflussreichsten, vielschichtigsten und faszinierendsten Künstler der HipHop-Szene: auf den 1996 verstorbenen Rapper Tupac Shakur. Von seiner Mutter Afeni Shakur autorisiert, enthält es Auszüge aus Tupacs Gedichten, Tagebüchern und Briefen, dazu Drehbuchskizzen und Songtexte. Tupac schreibt in eigenen Worten über sein Leben und seine Vorbilder. Mit zahlreichen Fotos aus dem Fundus von Afeni Shakur ist dieses Buch die opulente Begleitlektüre zum Dokumentarfilm Tupac: Resurrection, der Leben und Werk von Tupac Shakur vorstellt. In vielerlei Hinsicht ist Resurrection / Auferstehung die Autobiographie, die Tupac Shakur nicht mehr schreiben konnte. Hier werden die Komplikationen und die Getriebenheit in seinem Leben deutlich, aber auch seine hemmungslose Leidenschaft, seine bedingungslose Ehrlichkeit und seine verblüffende Intelligenz. So bildet der Fotoband das unauslöschliche Vermächtnis eines aussergewöhnlichen Künstlers, der noch acht Jahre nach seinem Tod geradezu kultische Verehrung geniesst.

For the first time in paperback comes this stunning collection of poems from one of the world's most revered rap artists. His talent was unbounded. His death was tragic. His legacy is indomitable. Here are Tupac's private thoughts, conveyed through the pure art of poetry and offers a glimpse into his enigmatic life and its intense contradictions. Written in his own hand at the age of 19 these poems embrace and express his spirit, passion, energy and intelligence.

Tupac Shakur remains one of the most popular and influential rap musicians in the USA, even seven years after his death. His illustrated biography is based on material he wrote himself.

UPDATED 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Offering an intimate and indispensable window onto the gifted and impassioned, yet vulnerable and uncertain human behind the hip-hop legend of Tupac Shakur, this collection of original poems, letters, and conversations from his time spent incarcerated in 1995 reveals the artist and activist as never seen before. With a new introduction and closing note from Angela Ardis, as well as a foreword by writer, activist and television personality Kevin Powell. In 1995, one year before Tupac Shakur was shot dead in Las Vegas, he was jailed for two months inside New York City’s notorious Rikers Island. While there, he received a letter from a stranger—Angela Ardis, acting on a casual bet with her friends. She included her photo and phone number . . . and soon found herself answering a call from Tupac himself. Remarkably, their near-daily contact grew into a complex kinship of souls that neither could define—and touched both in unexpected ways. Alive in letters and original poems—some available nowhere else—Tupac’s ever-relevant heart beats within these pages. Playful, sensual, and serious, he gives insightful observations on music, prison, and life’s uncertainties—and his dreams for a future that would soon be tragically cut short. In this moving, one-of-a-kind tribute, generations of fans can experience a profound connection to the mind and unbroken spirit of a passionate, unpredictable musical icon.