About this title: When Tupac Shakur died in September 1996, he was a star, if a controversial one. Following his death, he has become something else entirely. His posthumously released recordings, films, and books have all been widely successful, but more importantly, he has attained the level of cultural hero. In this study, author Dyson explores how and why this came about.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
Date Published: 2002-11
ISBN-13:9780465017560ISBN:0465017568
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
Date Published: 2002-11
ISBN-13:9780465017560ISBN:0465017568
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780465017560ISBN:0465017568
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"one of the worst books i have ever wasted my time on. first of all, barely about tupac. if michael dyson could create more nuanced and intelligent arguments, still could have been interesting."
"The chapter I'm in the middle of is Tupac's "good reads" page. Dyson is pretty much listing all the books Tupac loved, and its impressive. I'm less impressed when Dyson glorifies Tupac, but his arguments about how putting down Tupac for his violence, mysoginy, and self-destruction are disingenuous at best and probably racist, are great. We have never expected our poets or novelists to be great people (and they haven't been), so why do we expect more from our rappers. And it is far beyond time for the literate among us to admit the linguistic genius in so much hip hop."
"so the first thing i would like to say about this review is to completely ignore my rating. i say this because i have a passion for everything Tupac and that he is also one of my heros. this book is a biography about Tupac's life and everything he did leading up to his death in 1996. i read this book many years ago and as a result, i do not remember much of the book. i do remember how much i enjoyed reading Tupac's story and how fast i finished the book. i would not recommend this book to anyone who believes Rap/Hip-hop is not an art form and that it is not music."
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