Holler If You Hear Me Searching for Tupac Shakur |
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Author:
| Dyson, Michael Eric |
ISBN: | 978-0-465-01728-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
Publisher: | Basic Books
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Imprint: | Civitas Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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With a new preface by the author. Ten years after his murder, Tupac Shakur is even more loved, contested, and celebrated than he was in life. His posthumously released albums, poetry, and motion pictures have catapulted him into the upper echelon of American cultural icons. In Holler If You Hear Me , hip-hop intellectual" Michael Eric Dyson, acclaimed author of the bestselling Is Bill Cosby Right? , offers a wholly original way of looking at Tupac that will thrill those who already...
More DescriptionWith a new preface by the author. Ten years after his murder, Tupac Shakur is even more loved, contested, and celebrated than he was in life. His posthumously released albums, poetry, and motion pictures have catapulted him into the upper echelon of American cultural icons. In Holler If You Hear Me , hip-hop intellectual" Michael Eric Dyson, acclaimed author of the bestselling Is Bill Cosby Right? , offers a wholly original way of looking at Tupac that will thrill those who already love the artist and enlighten those who want to understand him.