Only God can judge me : the many lives of Tupac Shakur / Jeff Pearlman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearlman, Jeff, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakur, Tupac, 1971-1996.

Shakur, Tupac.

Rap musicians--United States--Biography.

Rap musicians.

African American musicians--Biography.

African American musicians.

Biography.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Biographies

Physical Description:

xviii, 446 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Boston : Mariner Books, [2025]

Summary:

"Scrutinized in life, mythologized in death, Tupac Shakur remains a subject of immense cultural significance and speculation nearly thirty years after his murder. Despite a multitude of books, documentaries, and even a feature film, much about Tupac's story remains shrouded and misunderstood. Like many icons who died tragically young, Tupac the man has long been obscured--his edges sanded down, his complexity numbed--by the competing agendas that surround his legacy. In ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME, accomplished biographer and cultural historian Jeff Pearlman tackles his most nuanced subject, telling the definitive story of Tupac Shakur in unprecedented depth. In this authoritative look at Tupac's life, Pearlman skillfully recreates West Coast hip hop in all its glory, going inside Death Row Records and on the sets of movies like Juice and Poetic Justice to offer the most clear-eyed rendering to date of the man who still casts a shadow over modern hip hop. But more than just a biography of a complicated figure, ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME also captures the time and place in which Tupac rose, a singular moment in music history when West Coast hip hop became a phenomenon and transformed popular music. Featuring nearly seven hundred original interviews and never-before-published details from every corner of Tupac's life, the result offers a truly singular portrait of one of modern pop culture's most towering figures. Guided by the voices of those who knew and lived life alongside him, ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME captures the layers of a man who, even thirty years after his death, remains as elusive as ever" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Panther

Lesane

Rapture

Coming to Baltimore

School for the Arts

Mary, Mary

The transition happened in Marin City

Tam

A chicken named Red

Digital

Juiced

The scraps

A one-take motherfucker

The most intelligent stupid dude

Rebound

All praise belongs to Allah

Image award

The shot me in my balls

Prison changes everything [Aka don't fumble my hos]

Out on bail

Just me and you and the bitches

Vegas

Thug angel

Epilogue: Aftermath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-433) and index.

Other Format:

Online version Pearlman, Jeff Only God can judge me

ISBN:

9780063304574

0063304570

OCLC:

1490364754

Publisher Number:

CIPO000281201