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Author : Tupac Shakur
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780671028459
A collection of verse by the late hip-hop star Tupac Shakur includes more than one hundred poems confronting such wide-ranging topics as poverty, motherhood, Van Gogh, and Mandela.
Author : Angie Thomas
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062846754
International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book! If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison. Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control. Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father. Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he’s different. When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.
Author : Angela Ardis
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780758295187
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.
Author : Tayannah Lee McQuillar,Fred L. Johnson
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786745937
A passionate, critically incisive cultural biography of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur and an examination of the forces that shaped him. In 1996 Tupac Shakur, one of the most talented artists of his time, was murdered by an unknown gunman. Fred L. Johnson and Tayannah Lee McQuillar examine the theories surrounding his death and the story of Tupac's lost legacy in this definitive biography. For millions, Shakur gave voice to their stories, but there was also another side to him, revealed as his life spun out of control, as the whispered warnings from friends went unheeded and the denunciations of critics grew louder. Disturbingly, he sang and wrote about his impending death. When it came, it brought the music industry to its knees and ended an era when American rappers were leaders in using their art to speak the truth to corporate, government, and judicial power.
Author : r.h. Sin,Robert M. Drake
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781524875824
From the authors of The New York Times bestsellers Empty Bottles Full of Stories and Falling Toward the Moon comes a brand-new collection of compelling poetry and prose. There's a harshness in the air; the season is changing its colors. The rain is chilled, icy to the touch, and the sky, filled with melancholy. Your search for warmth has brought you here; you starve for something profound. You require something that will resonate with your soul. Despite how cold, you're determined to grow. And with these words, you bloom, a winter rose.
Author : Jamal Joseph
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Rap musicians
ISBN : 0743286111
From the packagers behind DYLAN SCRAPBOOK and SINATRA TREASURES, comes a unique celebration of the life of one of the greatest rap artists in the world, Tupac Shakur.
Author : Sheldon Pearce
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982170486
A New Yorker writer’s intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakur’s life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death. In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur’s single “Changes” became an anthem for the worldwide protests against the murder of George Floyd. The song became so popular, in fact, it was vaulted back onto the iTunes charts more than twenty years after its release—making it clear that Tupac’s music and the way it addresses systemic racism, police brutality, mass incarceration, income inequality, and a failing education system is just as important now as it was back then. In Changes, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Tupac’s birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death, Sheldon Pearce offers one of the most thoughtful and comprehensive accounts yet of the artist’s life and legacy. Pearce, an editor and writer at The New Yorker, interviews dozens who knew Tupac throughout various phases of his life. While there are plenty of bold-faced names, the book focuses on the individuals who are lesser known and offer fresh stories and rare insight. Among these are the actor who costarred with him in a Harlem production of A Raisin in the Sun when he was twelve years old, the high school drama teacher who recognized and nurtured his talent, the music industry veteran who helped him develop a nonprofit devoted to helping young artists, the Death Row Records executive who has never before spoken on the record, and dozens of others. Meticulously woven together by Pearce, their voices combine to portray Tupac in all his complexity and contradiction. This remarkable book illustrates not only how he changed during his brief twenty-five years on this planet, but how he forever changed the world.
Author : Mem Fox
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481479295
"Hattie the Hen spots the danger--but no none seems to care!"--Pg 4 of cover.
Author : Michael Eric Dyson
Publisher : Civitas Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786735488
Acclaimed for his writings on Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as his passionate defense of black youth culture, Michael Eric Dyson has emerged as the leading African American intellectual of his generation. Now Dyson turns his attention to one of the most enigmatic figures of the past decade: the slain hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. Five years after his murder, Tupac remains a widely celebrated, deeply loved, and profoundly controversial icon among black youth. Viewed by many as a "black James Dean," he has attained cult status partly due to the posthumous release of several albums, three movies, and a collection of poetry. But Tupac endures primarily because of the devotion of his loyal followers, who have immortalized him through tributes, letters, songs, and celebrations, many in cyberspace. Dyson helps us to understand why a twenty-five-year-old rapper, activist, poet, actor, and alleged sex offender looms even larger in death than he did in life. With his trademark skills of critical thinking and storytelling, Dyson examines Tupac's hold on black youth, assessing the ways in which different elements of his persona-thug, confused prophet, fatherless child-are both vital and destructive. At once deeply personal and sharply analytical, Dyson's book offers a wholly original way of looking at Tupac Shakur that will thrill those who already love the artist and enlighten those who want to understand him. "In the tradition of jazz saxophonists John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, Dyson riffs with speed, eloquence, bawdy humor, and startling truths that have the effect of hitting you like a Mack truck."-San Francisco Examiner "Such is the genius of Dyson. He flows freely from the profound to the profane, from popular culture to classical literature." -- Washington Postbr Philadelphia Inquirer "Among the young black intellectuals to emerge since the demise of the civil rights movement" -- undoubtedly the most insightful and thought-provoking is Michael Eric Dyson." -- Manning Marable, Director of African American Studies, Columbia University
Author : Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781612438269
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo has developed and refined a method of emoting through writing. 2Fish is a collection of intimate poems (and a few short stories) written by Chilombo from adolescence to adulthood, in no particular order. The book details Chilombo's thoughts in their most raw and honest form taken directly from a collection of notebooks she has kept since age 12.
Author : Angela Cervantes
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338159332
A new novel from Angela Cervantes that uses the story of Frida Kahlo to help readers discover the true power of heritage, art, and family. A room locked for fifty years.A valuable peacock ring.A mysterious brother-sister duo.Paloma Marquez is traveling to Mexico City, birthplace of her deceased father, for the very first time. She's hoping that spending time in Mexico will help her unlock memories of the too-brief time they spent together. While in Mexico, Paloma meets Lizzie and Gael, who present her with an irresistible challenge: The siblings want her to help them find a valuable ring that once belonged to beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Finding the ring means a big reward -- and the thanks of all Mexico. What better way to honor her father than returning a priceless piece of jewelry that once belonged to his favorite artist! But the brother and sister have a secret. Do they really want to return the ring, or are they after something else entirely?
Author : Jacob Hoye,Karolyn Ali,Tupac Shakur,Afeni Shakur
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1439558590
A lavishly illustrated companion to the documentary from MTV films chronicles the life and career of the rapper Tupac Shakur, offering a collection of previously unpublished interviews, writings, and private photographs that provide a stunning portrait of the influential late performing artist. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.
Author : Molly Monjauze,Gloria Cox,Staci Robinson
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1932855769
Ten years after his tragic, untimely death, Tupac Shakur remains just as--if not more--popular with fans. He is among the top 40 best-selling artists ever and the best-selling rap artist, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. His six posthumous albums have all gone platinum. Tupac Remembered is an intimate collection of personal snapshots and memories from those who knew him best: from the Blank Panthers he grew up with to Quincy Jones, from his close-knit family to those affected by his legacy. Interviews from influential people include rappers Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent.
Author : Jasmine Guy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439117965
Afeni Shakur, one of the most visible figures in both the hip-hop and civil rights movements, reveals her moral and spiritual development in an innovative memoir spanning four decades. Before becoming one of the most well-known members of the Black Power movement, Alice Faye Williams was not unlike any other poor, African American girl growing up in the impoverished South. But when her family moved to New York during the radical sixties, she became intoxicated by the promise of social change. By the time she turned twenty-one, Alice had a new name—Afeni Shakur, derived from the Yoruba term for "lover of people"—and a new vision for the future. The rest is history. In 1969, Afeni was arrested along with other members of the Black Panther party on 189 felony charges that included 30 counts of conspiracy. Though she was eventually acquitted of the charges, Afeni spent eleven months in jail before being released. Once on bail, she became pregnant with a son: Tupac Amaru Shakur, a rap megastar until his tragic death in 1996. In this searing work, renowned actress and Afeni's trusted friend Jasmine Guy reveals the evolution of a woman through a series of intimate conversations on themes such as love, death, race, drugs, politics, music, and, of course, her son. Filled with startling revelations and heartbreaking truths, Afeni's memoir is a powerful testament to the human spirit and the perseverance of the African American people.
Author : Nikki Giovanni,Tony Medina,Willie Perdomo,Michele Scott
Publisher : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:39076002842149
More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat.