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Got Your Back: Protecting Tupac in the World of Gangsta Rap (Paperback)

by Frank Alexander (Author), Heidi Siegmund Cuda (Author) "I was born in the city of Chicago thirty-eight years ago, one of nine kids, the fifth child, and one of seven sons ..." (more)
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"The insights Alexander offers are those of a levelheaded insider...He conveys an evenhanded, endearing honesty, and an appreciation for the randomness of fate." --The New York Press


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On September 13, 1996, Tupac Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas. Millions of fans wept, while many critics claimed it was the inevitable result of a thugged-out lifestyle. The mystery surrounding the shooting-a suspect has yet to be named-has increased, and rumors of gang wars, disloyalty, and government conspiracies continue to linger. Only Frank Alexander, Tupac's bodyguard druing the last year of his life, knows the real story. Got Your Back details the exploits of one of the most famous rappers of all time. The drugs, the women, the violence, the money-all provided fuel to the fire that was Tupac's life. As his platinum-selling, posthumously released albums prove, Tupac lives on through his music. Complete with exclusive new interview material with Tupac's mother, Afeni, Got Your Back provides an insider's view of a life gone awry.
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!! What a book!, April 1 2004
By Alex Chernavsky (Beverly Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is one of my all time favorite. It gives a real clear inside on his life through the eyes of his bodyguard. If you are a fan of tupac and love him as much as we all do. This book is a must get. I recommend this book not only to tupac fans but also to the public and the people who just didn't understand him. Alghough the end was really sad and made me feel like i was there, I am very glad i took my time to read it! BUY IT NOW!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read from a unique point of view..., Oct 4 2003
By B. McNeil (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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You cannot get much closer to the real thing, as the "real thing's bodyguard." This book is interesting because it chronicles a portion of Pac's life from a different angle. Throughout Pac's life, people tried to destroy him; whether it was mentally, psyhically, or psychologically. Alexander, in "Got Your Back," shares his experience with Pac as the one who was to ultimately protect and maintain him, his bodyguard. Although Pac had a far more profound impact on hip-hop than this book's setting of one year, it chronicles a set of interesting and unique happenings, all of which transpire within an intersting web of unbelief at the end. Read it. It is a good book. RIP
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book., Jan 31 2003
By miketw (Pittsburgh PA) - See all my reviews
This is definetly one of my favorite books in my collection. It is written from the point of view of Pac's bodyguard in the later years of his life. You will be taken inside deathrow and learn of many details of Pac's life. This is an excellently written book, and if you are a Tupac fan it would be an excellent addition to your collection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, must read.
I think this book, while partly biased, tells a good account of what really went down on that sad night in Vegas. Read more
Published on April 25 2002 by johnhoenig

5.0 out of 5 stars Tupac- A Tragic and Painfilled Death
You will be missed for the rest of time!
Published on Aug 29 2001 by Steve

5.0 out of 5 stars life and death
i think that this is a great book and that there was nothing that he could do for tupac and that all the people that say that this was for money are just mad. Read more
Published on Mar 1 2001 by justin

5.0 out of 5 stars Tupac Shakur, The Person
I've always been a Tupac fan. I've always enjoyed listening to his music. I always related to his lyrics, coming from the projects of NYC. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2000 by Bryan Moscoso

1.0 out of 5 stars Liar 2
I don't believe anything that was written in this book. I do understand why he would write this book, but I also know that this was the man who was in the car behind Pac and... Read more
Published on Jul 21 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lowdown on Pac
I found this book to be very entertaining, interesting, and helpful in learning more about Pac. Although some of the book may not be exactly true, I found it to be very close to... Read more
Published on April 29 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Liar
It is ashamed that you sit up and here and think you can write about a man that you truly did not know anything about. Read more
Published on Mar 2 2000

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