What do you think?
Rate this book
How Long Will They Mourn Me?: The Life and Legacy of Tupac Shakur
“Buried as a g while tha whole world remembers me”
–Tupac Shakur, from “Until the End of Time”
Tupac Shakur was larger than life. A gifted rapper, actor, and poet, he was fearless, prolific, and controversial–and often said that he never expected to live past the age of thirty. He was right. On September 13, 1996, he died of gunshot wounds at age twenty-five. But even ten years after Tupac’s tragic passing, the impact of his life and talent continues to flourish. Lauded as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time, Tupac has sold more than sixty-seven million records worldwide, making him the top-selling rapper ever.
How Long Will They Mourn Me? celebrates Tupac’s unforgettable life–his rise to fame; his tumultuous dark side marked by sex, drugs, and violence; and the indelible legacy he left behind. Although Tupac’s murder remains unsolved, the spirit of this legendary artist is far from forgotten. How long will we mourn him? Fans worldwide will grieve his untimely death for a long time to come.
–Tupac Shakur, from “Until the End of Time”
Tupac Shakur was larger than life. A gifted rapper, actor, and poet, he was fearless, prolific, and controversial–and often said that he never expected to live past the age of thirty. He was right. On September 13, 1996, he died of gunshot wounds at age twenty-five. But even ten years after Tupac’s tragic passing, the impact of his life and talent continues to flourish. Lauded as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time, Tupac has sold more than sixty-seven million records worldwide, making him the top-selling rapper ever.
How Long Will They Mourn Me? celebrates Tupac’s unforgettable life–his rise to fame; his tumultuous dark side marked by sex, drugs, and violence; and the indelible legacy he left behind. Although Tupac’s murder remains unsolved, the spirit of this legendary artist is far from forgotten. How long will we mourn him? Fans worldwide will grieve his untimely death for a long time to come.
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 29, 2006
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
March 3, 2017
I don't read about entertainers often, so when I do it's because I'm really interested in or like that celebrity.
Tupac Shakur is one of my exceptions. He is the only rapper whose voice and music I really liked and appreciated. I even bought a CD set of his greatest hits and was willing to overlook the profanity because within the sometimes irascible language were stories of the ghetto. I didn't grow up in the ghetto. However, I went to school with peers who did. From Tupac's songs I not only enjoyed the beat but I was also educated about a world I didn't grow up in even though I'm a person of African ancestry born in America. Unlike Tupac, I grew up at home with both my biological parents. I had it easy compared to the majority of my black peers in school and to Tupac. Tupac's raps had meaning to me. They weren't all vapid and vulgar nonsense. I was attracted to his manly voice, and after his death I was aware that he was one of the last true storytellers in the music industry.
I like this book, and I remember a great deal of some of the events recounted here of the latter part of Tupac Shakur's life. He was a man of a dual, complicated personality who wanted to be of help to his people, but he was also devastatingly flawed and reckless. I can relate to Tupac in one particular way in that both he and I have a love for language.
Besides a timeline, sources, and bibliography, How Long Will They Mourn Me? includes a list of Tupac's favorite books.
My brief review of a collection of poems written by Tupac; some of his poetry can be found online:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tupac Shakur is one of my exceptions. He is the only rapper whose voice and music I really liked and appreciated. I even bought a CD set of his greatest hits and was willing to overlook the profanity because within the sometimes irascible language were stories of the ghetto. I didn't grow up in the ghetto. However, I went to school with peers who did. From Tupac's songs I not only enjoyed the beat but I was also educated about a world I didn't grow up in even though I'm a person of African ancestry born in America. Unlike Tupac, I grew up at home with both my biological parents. I had it easy compared to the majority of my black peers in school and to Tupac. Tupac's raps had meaning to me. They weren't all vapid and vulgar nonsense. I was attracted to his manly voice, and after his death I was aware that he was one of the last true storytellers in the music industry.
I like this book, and I remember a great deal of some of the events recounted here of the latter part of Tupac Shakur's life. He was a man of a dual, complicated personality who wanted to be of help to his people, but he was also devastatingly flawed and reckless. I can relate to Tupac in one particular way in that both he and I have a love for language.
Besides a timeline, sources, and bibliography, How Long Will They Mourn Me? includes a list of Tupac's favorite books.
My brief review of a collection of poems written by Tupac; some of his poetry can be found online:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
June 26, 2008
i have learn from reading this book about the most famous and bestest rapper hip hop will ever have. Tupac's life as a boy growing in such horrible ways. He had grown to be the famous man in the world with his taste of words and his sensitivity growing into strength made me respect his ways of letting out the truth.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews