Death Rap Tupac Shakur

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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: Death Rap 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.SELLING POINTS: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.AUTHOR INFORMATION:Writer Barnaby Legg has been creating graphic novels and assorted fictions inside his head since early childhood.Writer Jim McCarthy is a widely published illustrator and comic strip artist and has created for Britain's bestselling comic 2000 AD. Artist Flameboy has a website www.flameboycomics.com

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