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Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Atria hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 285 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This powerful memoir by writer and activist Kevin Powell vividly recounts the horrific poverty of his youth, his struggles to overcome a legacy of anger, violence, and self-hatred, and his journey to be a man and a voice for others. Driven by his single mother's dreams for his survival and success, Kevin Powell became the first in his family to attend a university, where he became a student leader keenly aware of widespread social injustice. But...
Publisher
Flatiron Film Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 44 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A 1995 interview with Tupac Shakur at the Clinton Correctional Facility that presents a raw look into Tupac's world, as the rapper riffs on topics ranging from his involvement with gang life to prisons in America to his relationship with his mother.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (105 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
LAST MAN STANDING takes at look at Death Row Records and how L.A.'s street gang culture had come to dominate its business workings, as well as an association with corrupt L.A. Police Officers who were also gang affiliated. It would be this world of gang rivalry and dirty cops that would later claim the lives of the world's two greatest rappers: Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (114 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The true story behind two of the most notorious unsolved cases in the history of American crime - the murders of renowned rap stars Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.
48) Dope is Death
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
DOPE IS DEATH is the story of how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America in 1973 - a visionary project eventually deemed too dangerous to exist in America.
50) All eyez on me
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Shakur rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
51) Warrior Life
Author
Language
English
Description
After having a physiological transformation in the desert, where he believes the soul of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur entered his body, G-Money has a mission: to bring down senseless crime and bring gangs together to focus their energies toward the real enemy, Big Brother.
He follows the words of Shakur's music like gospel and begins a movement using technology to spread his mission statement on message boards and with Tupac fans. He creates an army...
Author
Language
English
Description
Focusing on the artists Ice Cube, Dr Dre, the Geto Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, Quinn explores the origins, development, and immense popularity of gangsta rap. Including detailed readings in urban geography, neoconservative politics, subcultural formations, black cultural debates, and music industry conditions, this book explains how and why this music genre emerged.
53) Worthy
Author
Language
English
Description
"A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman's right and saving grace. An...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Newbery Honor Book
The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend’s lives, the world opens up for them. Suddenly they’re keenly aware of things beyond their block in Queens, things that are happening in the world—like the shooting of Tupac Shakur—and in search of their Big Purpose in life. When—all too soon—D’s mom swoops in to reclaim her, and Tupac dies, they are left with...
Author
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Order Of Controversy Written from the perspective of the Author Katherine Betham, The Order of Controversy was created and inspired by the Authors love of Hip Hop, Rhythm & Blues and Reggae Music. Encapsulated within Abstract, Illustration and Photographic Art created in the remembrance of the late Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) by various artist inspired by the late Picasso. A rhythmic Journey within a jungle of issues Controversy unravels subliminal...
58) Dope Is Death
Author
Language
English
Description
Official selection, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, DOC NYC, True/False. DOPE IS DEATH is a remarkable collection of interviews and archival footage of the Bronx in the early 1970s, when Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shakur, and a coalition of left-wing activists from the Young Lords and Black Panthers, combined community health with radical politics to create Lincoln Detox - the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. Dope is Death presents...
Author
Language
English
Description
Danny Clinch has established himself as a premier photographer of the popular music scene, photographing a wide range of artists from Johnny Cash and Tupac Shakur to Björk and Dave Matthews. His photos have appeared on hundreds of album covers, as well as in publications such as Vanity Fair, Spin, Rolling Stone, and the New Yorker, and his ad campaigns for John Varvatos have adorned city streets and billboards.
This lavish monograph chronicles Danny...
Author
Language
English
Description
Nearly thirty years ago, Ernie Paniccioli, considered by many to be the James Van Der Zee of the hip-hop generation, began photographing graffiti art throughout New York City as well as the young people creating it. Armed with a 35-millimeter camera, Paniccioli literally recorded the beginning salvos of hip-hop, today the most dominant youth culture on the planet. Be it Grandmaster Flash at the Roxy, a summer block party in the Bronx, the fresh faces...
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