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2Pac vs Biggie

Jeff Weiss,Evan McGarvey
2Pac vs Biggie Book PDF

Author : Jeff Weiss,Evan McGarvey
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781610587938

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2Pac vs Biggie by Jeff Weiss,Evan McGarvey Pdf

Hip hop icons and rap innovators, the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur continue to influence, define, and change the genre years after their deaths. Despite the controversies surrounding the murders of Tupac and Biggie, ultimately it’s their art that remains their biggest legacy. The music of Biggie Smalls and 2Pac has inspired the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and more. The legacies of Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace—a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G. —live on. So does their rivalry, one of the greatest in music history. In 2pac vs. Biggie, hip hop experts Jeff Weiss and Evan McGarvey take an entirely new approach to investigation of that rivalry. Rather than focus on the countless conspiracy theories, they study the artist as artists, dissecting the lyrics of their hits (“California Love,” “All Eyez on Me,” “Changes” for 2pac, “Mo Money Mo Problems,” “Hypnotize,” “Big Poppa” for Biggie) and lesser-known works, performance and rhythmic styles, aesthetic appearances and what those meant, rises to power, and of course, their lives after death. The feud between 2pac and Biggie is broken down and looked at from all new angles, bringing to light little-known and surprising sides to each rapper’s persona and inner world. Illustrated throughout with photographs, memorabilia, and artwork inspired by Tupac and Biggie, and with insert “versus” pages dissecting topics such as each artist’s presence in movies, critical reception, and literary influences, this book is a must-have for all rap and hip hop fans.

Murder Rap

Greg Kading
Murder Rap Book PDF

Author : Greg Kading
Publisher : One Time Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 0983955484

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Murder Rap by Greg Kading Pdf

An account of how a police detective lead the task force that exposed the facts behind the deaths of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur.

Tupac Biggie

Dana Lixenberg
Tupac Biggie Book PDF

Author : Dana Lixenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Artists' books
ISBN : 9492811324

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Tupac Biggie by Dana Lixenberg Pdf

Tupac Biggie presents a visual history of Dana Lixenberg's iconic photographs of the legendary artists Tupac and Biggie, considered by many the best rappers of their time. These photographs, commissioned by VIBE magazine in 1993 and 1996, have been appropriated over the years by innumerable admirers around the world. The book shows for the first time both shoots in their entirety and retraces the unforeseen trajectory and ubiquity of these images. The publication is accompanied by an essay written by Robert Kenner and a poem by Kevin Powell, both renowned contributors of VIBE magazine.

LAbyrinth

Randall Sullivan
LAbyrinth Book PDF

Author : Randall Sullivan
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Music
ISBN : 080213971X

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LAbyrinth by Randall Sullivan Pdf

Offers an exposé of the link between the LAPD Rampart scandal and gang violence and controversial rap celebrities, describing how members of the LAPD became involved in criminal activities and how high-level officials covered it up.

Compton Street Legend

Duane 'Keefe D' Davis,Yusuf Jah
Compton Street Legend Book PDF

Author : Duane 'Keefe D' Davis,Yusuf Jah
Publisher : KingDoMedia
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-05
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Compton Street Legend by Duane 'Keefe D' Davis,Yusuf Jah Pdf

The infamous Suge Knight, former Death Row Records CEO, and Keffe D are the only living eyewitnesses to the deadly confrontation on the Las Vegas strip between the occupants of our two vehicles. A violent confrontation that led to the deaths of two of Hip-Hop's biggest stars (Tupac Shakur & Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace) and changed Hip-Hop history forever. There's a strict code on the streets. One that real street players live, kill, and die by. Compton Street Legend reveals the street-level code violations and the explosive consequences when the powerful worlds of the streets, entertainment, and corrupt law enforcement collide. More than twenty years after the premature deaths of Tupac and Biggie there have been numerous TV specials, documentaries, books, magazine and newspaper, and social media dedicated to the subject. But at the end of the day, none of the private investigators, retired police officers, informants, Hip-Hop heads, actors, or academics that have weighed in on the topic truly know what happened and the reasons behind it, because none of them were there. Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, a native of Compton, California, admittedly lived most of his life as a gangster; a real gangster that did the shit that real gangsters do. He rose up the gang-banging ranks to become a shot-caller for the notorious Southside Compton Crips, while running a multi-million dollar, multi-state drug empire. Keffe D has been a central figure in both the Tupac Shakur and Biggie murders for the past 20 years. COMPTON STREET LEGEND will add valuable information about two of the biggest "unsolved" crimes in American history. It will serve as the missing piece of the puzzle that Hip-Hop Fans have been waiting for. On the surface, COMPTON STREET LEGEND will look like a story based on violence and hate, it is actually a story about Love, Family, Brotherhood, Loyalty, Trust, and Honor. It's time to set the story straight. Fasten your seatbelts.

Original Gangstas

Ben Westhoff
Original Gangstas Book PDF

Author : Ben Westhoff
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780316344869

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Original Gangstas by Ben Westhoff Pdf

"Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era." -- Kirkus, starred review A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur. Amid rising gang violence, the crack epidemic, and police brutality, a group of unlikely voices cut through the chaos of late 1980s Los Angeles: N.W.A. Led by a drug dealer, a glammed-up producer, and a high school kid, N.W.A gave voice to disenfranchised African Americans across the country. And they quickly redefined pop culture across the world. Their names remain as popular as ever -- Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. Dre soon joined forces with Suge Knight to create the combustible Death Row Records, which in turn transformed Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur into superstars. Ben Westhoff explores how this group of artists shifted the balance of hip-hop from New York to Los Angeles. He shows how N.W.A.'s shocking success lead to rivalries between members, record labels, and eventually a war between East Coast and West Coast factions. In the process, hip-hop burst into mainstream America at a time of immense social change, and became the most dominant musical movement of the last thirty years. At gangsta rap's peak, two of its biggest names -- Tupac and Biggie Smalls -- were murdered, leaving the surviving artists to forge peace before the genre annihilated itself. Featuring extensive investigative reporting, interviews with the principal players, and dozens of never-before-told stories, Original Gangstas is a groundbreaking addition to the history of popular music.

Notorious C.O.P.

Derrick Parker,Matt Diehl
Notorious C O P Book PDF

Author : Derrick Parker,Matt Diehl
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429907781

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Notorious C.O.P. by Derrick Parker,Matt Diehl Pdf

Throughout his career, Derrick Parker worked on some of the biggest criminal cases in rap history, from the shooting at Club New York, where Derrick personally escorted Jennifer Lopez to police headquarters, to the first shooting of Tupac Shakur. Always straddling the fence between "po-po" and NYPD outsider, Derrick threatened police tradition to try to get the cases solved. He was the first detective to interview an informant offering a detailed account of Biggie Smalls's murder. He protected one of the only surviving eyewitnesses to the Jam Master Jay murder and knows the identity of the killers as well as the motivation behind the shooting. Notorious C.O.P. reveals hip-hop crimes that never made the paper—like the robbing of Foxy Brown and the first Hot 97 shooting—and answers some lingering questions about murders that have remained unsolved. The book that both the NYPD and the hip-hop community don't want you to read, Notorious C.O.P. is the first insider look at the real links between crime and hip-hop and the inefficiencies that have left some of the most widely publicized murders in entertainment history unsolved.

The Killing of Tuapc Shakur–Third Edition

Cathy Scott
The Killing of Tuapc Shakur Third Edition Book PDF

Author : Cathy Scott
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781935396543

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The Killing of Tuapc Shakur–Third Edition by Cathy Scott Pdf

It's been almost 20 years since poet, revolutionary, convict, and movie star, Tupac Amaru Shakur (a.k.a 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply 'pac), was gunned down at age 25 while he sat in traffic with Suge Knight near the Las Vegas Strip following a Mike Tyson fight at MGM Grand. In the new updated and expanded third edition of this acclaimed biography, Las Vegas crime writer Cathy Scott has finally been able to include the previously unpublished chapter featuring the account of that last fateful night from "Big Frank," the rapper's now-deceased personal bodyguard. The raw no-holds-barred narrative, which includes exclusive photo evidence (including of Tupac's autopsy), is the definitive account of the unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur: the many possible motives, the failed investigation, the rap wars, the killing of Biggie Smalls, the Bloods-Crips connection, the Suge Knight and Death Row Records association, and the subsequent fate of numerous principals involved in the aftermath. It is also a sensitive, candid, and insightful account of the contradictory icon who remains not only one of the most influential rappers ever but, with more than 75 million records sold worldwide, he's also one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The music of Tupac Shakur is the legacy of his life. The Killing of Tupac Shakur is the legacy of his death.

Have Gun Will Travel

Ronin Ro
Have Gun Will Travel Book PDF

Author : Ronin Ro
Publisher : Main Street Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Popular culture
ISBN : UOM:39015042952328

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Have Gun Will Travel by Ronin Ro Pdf

Preeminent rap journalist Ronin Ro exposes Death Row Records: an empire built on greed, corruption, murder, and exploitation. 16 photos.

The Murders of Tupac and Biggie

Sue Bradford Edwards
The Murders of Tupac and Biggie Book PDF

Author : Sue Bradford Edwards
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781532175978

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The Murders of Tupac and Biggie by Sue Bradford Edwards Pdf

The Murders of Tupac and Biggieexplores all sides of the unsolved murders of two famous rappers. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, the history behind the two rappers' impactful careers and rivalry, and more. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

It Was All a Dream

Justin Tinsley
It Was All a Dream Book PDF

Author : Justin Tinsley
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781647001049

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It Was All a Dream by Justin Tinsley Pdf

From a talented young journalist on the rise, a deeply reported, timely new biography of the Notorious B.I.G., publishing for what would have been his 50th birthday The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s. Born Christopher Wallace and raised in Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, Biggie lived an almost archetypal rap life: young trouble, drug dealing, guns, prison, a giant hit record, the wealth and international superstardom that came with it, then an early violent death. Biggie released his first record, Ready to Die, in 1994, when he was only 22. Less than three years later, he was killed just days before the planned release of his second record Life After Death. Journalist Justin Tinsley’s It Was All a Dream is a fresh, insightful telling of the life beyond the legend. It is based on extensive interviews with those who knew and loved Biggie, including neighbors, friends, DJs, party promoters, and journalists. And it places Biggie’s life in context, both within the history of rap but also the wider cultural and political forces that shaped him, including Caribbean immigration, the Reagan era disinvestment in public education, street life, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and the booming, creative, and influential 1990s music industry. This is the story of where Biggie came from, the forces that shaped him, and the legacy he has left behind.

Unbelievable

Cheo Hodari Coker
Unbelievable Book PDF

Author : Cheo Hodari Coker
Publisher : VIBE Lifestyyle Books
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1935883615

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Unbelievable by Cheo Hodari Coker Pdf

In this riveting account of Biggie's remarkable life, hip hop journalist Cheo Hodari Coker tells the story you've never heard about the dramatic, tension-filled world of Biggie, Tupac, Puff Daddy, and Suge Knight, tracing their friendships and feuds from the beginning to the bitter end. Despite the clash of personalities and styles, all four were key players in a volatile and creative era of hip hop, a time when gangsta rap became popular music. Before he rocketed to fame as Biggie, Christopher Wallace was a young black man growing up in Brooklyn with a loving single mother. An honors student who dropped out of school to sell drugs, Biggie soon discovered that he had a gift for rocking the mike. Coker's narrative is based on exclusive interviews with Biggie's family and friends, some of whom have never spoken publicly about Biggie before. Compellingly written and brilliantly illustrated, with rare color and black-and-white photographs from VIBE's archives and Biggie's family, this is an in-depth look at the life and afterlife of an icon whose music is as powerful and prevalent as ever. A virtuoso of flow as well as a master storyteller, Biggie was arguably the greatest rapper of all time. We've heard a lot of speculation about Biggie's death. Now it's time to remember his life and celebrate his work.

Bad Boy

Ronin Ro
Bad Boy Book PDF

Author : Ronin Ro
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743428231

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Bad Boy by Ronin Ro Pdf

A look at Sean "Puffy" Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment provides an indictment of the man and his work and addresses such issues as the rap industry's glorification of criminal activities.

Dead Wrong

Randall Sullivan
Dead Wrong Book PDF

Author : Randall Sullivan
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780802147004

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Dead Wrong by Randall Sullivan Pdf

The author of LAbyrinth exposes the cover-up surrounding Biggie Smalls’ murder with exclusive material from the FBI and his estate’s wrongful death suit. In his 2002 book LAbyrinth, acclaimed music journalist Randall Sullivan revealed the story of “gangsta cops” tied to Marion “Suge” Knight’s rap label, Death Row Records—and allegedly to the murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Now in Dead Wrong, Sullivan chronicles more than a decade in the B.I.G. investigations, and uncovers the conspiracy of silence blocking the wrongful death suit against the City. In 2001, an eyewitness identified the man who shot Biggie as Amir Muhammad, a former college roommate of LAPD officer, Death Row associate, and convicted bank robber David Mack. Yet LAPD Detective Russell Poole found his investigation repeatedly directed away from Mack and Muhammad. Biggie’s estate then sued the city to find out why. But instead, investigators encountered a disturbing pattern of selective investigation, hidden evidence, and possible witness tampering. Exclusive interviews with the FBI’s lead investigator of the Biggie murder demonstrate a conspiracy that went to the top, and which implicates some of the most powerful men in law enforcement nationally. Dead Wrong is a gripping investigation into murder, police corruption, and the corridors of power in Los Angeles.

Imperial Courts, 1993-2015

Anonim
Imperial Courts 1993 2015 Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9491843427

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Imperial Courts, 1993-2015 by Anonim Pdf

In 1992, Dana Lixenberg travelled to South Central Los Angeles for a magazine story on the riots that erupted following the verdict in the Rodney King trial. What she encountered inspired her to revisit the area, and led her to the community of the Imperial Courts housing project in Watts. Returning countless times over the following twenty-two years, Lixenberg gradually created a collaborative portrait of the changing face of this community. Over the years, some in the community were killed, while others disappeared or went to jail, and others, once children in early photographs, grew up and had children of their own. In this way, Imperial Courts constitutes a complex and evocative record of the passage of time in an underserved community.