{"product_id":"tupac-amaru-shakur-19711996","title":"Tupac Amaru Shakur: 1971-1996","description":"\u003cp\u003eTupac Shakur was one of musics most successful  controversial  and enigmatic artists. His untimely passing  however  left many questions unanswered about his life; the line between the image and the reality of his \"thug\" lifestyle remains blurred at best to this day. Yet  the mark that Shakur left on hip-hop culture is indelible  and the popularity among his fans is unquestionable.  From the editors of VIBE magazine comes Tupac Shakura compelling tribute to one of musics most profound talents. Published in time to commemorate the anniversary of Shakurs death (September 13  1996)  Tupac Shakurtraces the pivotal moments in the artists short but brilliant life from his tough-love upbringing as the son of a former Black Panther and introduction to rap as a backup dancer and roadie  to his meteoric rise to the top of the rap world and a turbulent movie career.  Told through VIBES most poignant and often prophetic articles on and interviews with Tupac along with more than 100 full-color photographs  Tupac Shakur is a telling portrait of Shakurs mercurial life. In the book  readers will find extensive interviews with Tupac following his arrests in New York and Atlanta in 1994; a world-exclusive interview from Rikers Island in April 1995; another after his release from prison and being signed to Death Row Records in February 1996; and a final conversation conducted just two weeks before his death in September 1996. Also published for the first time  is an extremely candid interview VIBEonline conducted with Shakur in June 1996. With an introduction by Editor-in-Chief  Danyel Smith  memorial tributes from directors John Singleton and Ernest Dickerson  and rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy  and a foreword by Quincy Jones  Tupac Shakur offers an insiders perspective on one of musics most mythological talents from many in the entertainment industry who knew him the best. Tupac Shakur is a lasting testament to the many faces of this young artist a man who was built  even in death  to last.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946847334453,"sku":"ByrdShop_0609600729","price":61.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780609600726_9a40312b-a53a-4246-ae2b-cebfedad450a.jpg?v=1770164709","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tupac-amaru-shakur-19711996","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}