Tupac Remembered: Bearing Witness To A Life & Legacy
by Edited by Molly Monjauze with Gloria Cox & Staci Robinson

A kaleidoscope of remembrances

Edited by Tupac’s friends Molly Monjauze, Staci Robinson and his aunt Gloria Cox (sister of mother Afeni Shakur), by virtue of its format and the people charged with its creation, Tupac Remembered offers a fresh and previously unheard perspective on an iconic figure whose life and infamy have already been more than well documented.

Rather than going down the tired and well-trodden path of routine star biographies, Tupac Remembered flips the script, with the words this time coming from the personal testimonies of a diverse assortment of relatives, friends, managers, publicists, producers, the odd poet, NBA basketball player, US congresswoman and fellow artistes, including Mos Def, Quincy Jones, Shock G, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Common and Eminem. Read one after the other, these reflections and remembrances add up to a succession of contrasting points of view and insights on Tupac the rapper, poet, actor, activist and party-head; who he was and what really lay behind the hype and his infamous bad boy reputation. In other words, this will be an essential addition to any Tupac reference library.

ISBN 9781932855760

Reviewed by Grahame Bent
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