Who better to tell the story of tupac shakurs last year alive and on death row records than his personal bodyguard and best friend. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap paperback large print, april 22, 2011 by frank alexander author. Theres tupacs name, and tupacs toned, heavily tattooed torso on the coverbut if got your back purports, by its design, to shed light on the last days of shakur, its important to point out that this aint no biography of the late, great west coast rapper. Got your back this is the greatest of the pac books i have read.
The fbi war on tupac shakur and black leaders audio book. Developing friendships at work make employees seven times more likely to be engaged in their jobs and employee satisfaction increases by 50 percent. Frank was also the highly successful owner of his own personal training business prior to becoming tupac shakurs handpicked, personal bodyguard during the last year of tupacs life. Associates share story behind late rappers unreleased album. Buy got you back 1st paperback edition by fallon, jane isbn.
On september, 1996, tupac shakur was shot and killed in las vegas. Hit em up is a diss song by hip hop artist 2pac featuring the outlawz, a group associated with him. I think frank alexander along with 2pac himself are 2 inspirational people with what they went through and what made it harder for both of them was. Got your back details the exploits of one of the most famous. The list is apparently taken from the thug angel documentary. Reckoning was released january 27, 2009 by mill creek entertainment. Cultural criticism and familial observations on the life and death of tupac shakur. Conspiracy or revenge deluxe edition was a planned release by eyeconfontanauniversal that was advertised but aborted before its run due to the pending litigation between frank and rj and eyeconfontanauniversal tupac assassination ii. So once again, big thanks to as well as for the information. Pac was excited as hell to get into the studio with him two days before he got. Popular tupac books share book recommendations with your. Got your back details the exploits of one of the most famous rappers of all time.
The life of a bodyguard in the hardcore world of gangsta rap. Pdf download got your back protecting tupac in the. Life as tupacs bodyguard in the hardcore world of gangsta rap main market by alexander, frank isbn. The life of a bodyguard in the hardcore world of gangsta rap 9780312181116. Things got even bigger in 1996 with all eyez on me, tupacs bestselling album, which spawned five singles, including two number one hits, california love and how do u want it. Hachette books presents ben westhoff original gangstas. Ok on the first song turn up the volume real high so you can hear it good,put your hear right next to the speaker and press play, and youll hear 2pac say shug shot me. I hung back in the suburban with big syke, and watched them have fun. I have also read many books about his life and i chose this one as probably one of the best. I mean nobody should be hitting a lot of 30 six million and. And coauthor of the book about tupac shakur, got your back along with heidi siegmund cuda. I got this back when it was released in 99 only to find out that every curse word in. As his platinumselling, posthumously released albums prove, tupac lives on through his music. It is the bside to the single how do u want it, released on june 4, 1996.
The songs lyrics contain vicious insults to several east coast rappers, chief among them, shakurs formerfriendturnedrival, the notorious b. The aura that surrounds tupac shakurs life and death grows stronger with each passing year. A consummate actor, he also appeared in six major motion pictures, including poetic justice, juice, gridlockd, and gang related. Still i rise edited version be aware of this version. Got your back and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. New theories and old theories of him faking his death continue to be supported while 2017 marked his induction into the rock n. As soon as they got bored with basketball, the next thing they wanted to do was go shoot paint guns. Emilys coping with the fact that jaggers a vampire, and especially with how jagger is so longing. We got people starving in the streets that is not idealistic. His time with pac takes up the majority of the book including his own detailed account of the night that shakur was murdered.
Got your back is an excellent read for any fan of tupac or death row records. The rose that grew from concrete by tupac shakur, inside a thugs heart by angela ardis, got your back. A collection of stories, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes by backpack books and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This memoir of the last year in rapper tupac shakurs life tries to give the inside story but is hampered by the writers falling into the very trap they set out to disarm. Who used to write books and divide them into book a. We found this place, way off the ventura freeway, and they all went out and shot at each other with paint balls. Joshua torres was an 11yearold kid, and avid tupac fan, who was dying from complications of muscular dystrophy. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap 9781461040125.
My life and times with tupac shakur the killing of tupac shakur72 jesus and the hiphop prophets. Drop the drums, here it comes, only got two minutes to bounce, and every second counts better press rec on your deck here we go, set. The life of a bodyguard in the hardcore world of gangsta rap frank alexander, author, heidi siegmund cuda, joint author. The drugs, the women, the violence, the moneyall provided. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap paperback large print, april 22. Rare footage of 2pac rapping keep ya head up in a class room. Reading these books, it is clear how they molded 2pacs thinking and language. Before the year ended, he got his first verse rapping and his first role in a movie. Remember 2pac bodyguard frank alexanders tales of pac getting greeting kisses from gianni versace in got your back finished with alexanders comedy disclaimer, i dont play that shit even with versace. That tupac shakur musical is getting a second shot. The aura surrounding tupacs life and death seems to grow every year.
The story behind the final photograph of 2pac complex. Thats what you gotta pick your own car and thats when god made you god places because i feel like you know its too much money here. Whether your dream is to lead a company, be a top producer in your field, overcome the selfdestructive habits that hold you back, lose weight, or make a difference in the larger world, whos got your back will give you the roadmap youve been looking for. The more trouble tupac got into with the law, the more credibility he gained on the streetand. What i liked most about the book was that it was written from a person who knew tupac on a personal level. How to find the 2pac tells who shot him easter egg in makaveli 2pac. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Thanks for checking out the 2pac aka makaveli page. I have listened to him ever since i heard the cd me against the world. Spiritual insights from lauryn hill and tupac shakur how long will they mourn me the life and legacy of tupac shakur holler if you hear me dear 2pac. About me its like if you plant something in the concrete and if it grow and the rose petal got all kinda scratches and marks, you aint gonna say damn, look at all the scratches and marks on the rose that grew from the concrete you gonna be like damn. Tupac shakur recorded twelve landmark albums nine of which went either platinum or gold. When 2pac got the first verse of his own on a rap song. Life as tupac shakurs bodyguard in the hardcore world of gangsta rap.
The picture in the thumbnail is tupac with his mom afeni shakur she also died on may 2 2016 link s. Only frank alexander, tupacs bodyguard druing the last year of his life, knows the real story. On the back, you see the album got divided into two colums. Got your back is a book that gives great details of one of the most famous rappers of all time. You can now read two books, the killing of tupac shakur by cathy scott and got your back by frank alexander online. Tupacs bodyguard frank alexander, knows the real story of his death. The life of a bodyguard in the hardcore world of gangsta rap back in the day. Couple that with the fact that several of the cultures pioneers were gay or on occasion, gay for pay. I get around and around back to get wrecked, all respect to those who break their neck to keep their hoes in check cause, oh, they sweat a brother majorly. He gives a side of pac that the media very rarely shows.
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