Author: Armond White
publisher name: Quartet Books
ISBN: 9780704380493
This first full-length biography of Tupac Shakur details each step in Shakur's development, from his early exposure to racism and political activism to his studies of drama to his move from New York to the West Coast and his innovative work with early hip-hop culture and music. Armond White's understanding of Tupac's art will uncork the bottled-up rage and confusion that attends the way hip-hop culture is produced and received. The ever-controversial Shakur offers a great occasion for a close, passionate reading of rap and ghetto culture.
