Death Rap: Tupac Shakur - A Life

by Jim McCarthy and Barnaby Legg

"Flameboy" (Illustrator)

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From the creators of Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic and Eminem: In My Skin comes an explosive new graphic novel, tracing the events leading up to the death of one of modern music's most charismatic performers. Tupac: One Nation Under a Gun chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of the notorious hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur, the figurehead of a musical movement that came to define black culture in America and beyond. Exploring the recesses of a racist, damaged country, the book takes the reader on a self-destructive ride through the violence and corruption and greed of Los Angeles. The marriage of Barnaby Legg and Jim McCarthy's incendiary writing with Flameboy's potent, gritty visuals produces a new perspective on the controversial events surrounding the rise of Death Row Records, the brutality of street gang warfare and murder. From the hazy skies of Los Angeles to the back streets of New York, this tells the story of a unique talent cut down at just 25 years of age.
  • ISBN10 1844497275
  • ISBN13 9781844497270
  • Publish Date 10 October 2005
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 13 January 2012
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Omnibus Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 96
  • Language English