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Bodyguard frank alexander now tells the story of his close friendship with the musician. Life as tupacs bodyguard in the hardcore world of gangsta rap main market by alexander, frank isbn. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap by frank alexander, cuda alexander, heidi siegmund cuda online at alibris. Rolling stone ranked him 86th on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. A proceed from your purchase of got your back goes to the tupac amaru shakur foundation. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition. The two books that did tupac any justice are the rose that grew from concrete by tupac, and got your back by frank alexander. And coauthor of the book about tupac shakur, got your back along with heidi siegmund cuda. Apr 28, 20 frank alexander, affectionately known as big frank was found dead on sunday april 28, 20. Being a big hip hop fan, ive always been intruiged by the biggie and tupac shooting story.
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He gives a side of pac that the media very rarely shows. And i think if your a huge tupac fan, this book is for you. Tupac amaru shakur, known as 2pac or pac, was an american rapper, record producer, actor, and poet. The drugs, the women, the violence, the moneyall provided fuel to the fire that was tupac s life. I had read franks book he wrote in 1998 got your back about frank being tupac shakurs personal body guard and picked by 2pac himself. Complete with exclusive new interview material with tupac s mother, afeni, got your back provides an insiders view of a life gone awry. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap written by frank alexander, tupac shakurs personal bodyguard. Only frank alexander, tupacs bodyguard druing the last year of his life, knows the real story. Got your back is a book that gives great details of one of the most famous rappers of all time. Got your back is the most explicit, intimate account of tupac shakurs last year of life and is by his bodyguard, frank alexander.
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Tupac shakurs former bodyguard found dead in murrieta home. I had this little black book that was nearly full of names of his women, and i knew all his business, and handled it. Very interested in getting as much new information about tupac as you can, this book offers nothing new. Much of shakurs work has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner. His time with pac takes up the majority of the book including his own detailed account of the night that shakur was murdered. Adshare for a third party on behalf of atlantic black music. After shakurs death, alexander coauthored the book, got your back, about his relationship with the hiphop star. Apr 01, 1998 tupacs bodyguard frank alexander, knows the real story of his death. The life of tupac shakur by trey jackson read free book.
But after reading this book i not only understood tupac better, but i got to know the real tupac, the person. Sometimes you walk away and you can feel the eyeroll in the back of your head. However, in alexanders book got your back, alexander said the bodyguards were told not to have their guns only at club 662 in fear the authorities might shut. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap can give more knowledge and information about everything you want. The aura surrounding tupacs life and death seems to grow every year. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap 9781461040125. Gangster admits i killed tupac shakur and boasts it was. On september 7th, 1996, shakur was fatally shot in a.
How an extraordinary coincidence inspired lois lowrys new book about world war ii. It contains neverbeforeseen footage of tupac, including instudio footage during the recording of until the end of time. So while im here, i might as well make the most of it. Ebook download close combat 3 official strategies and secrets book. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we. So why must we leave a very important thing like a book got your back. In his book, got your back, frank alexander says, i began keeping a tape recorder next to the phone. Only frank alexander, tupac s bodyguard druing the last year of his life, knows the real story. The tupac who showed love to all his fans, and just a plain down to earth dude that had a loving heart. On september, 1996, tupac shakur was shot and killed in las vegas. Conspiracy or revenge is a documentary film about the unsolved murder of rapper tupac shakur produced by frank alexander, a shakur bodyguard who was with the rapper at the time of the shooting, produced and directed by richard bond. Frank alexander, affectionately known as big frank was found dead on sunday april 28, 20.
Got your back details the exploits of one of the most famous rappers of all time. Cmrra, warner chappell, ascap, bmi broadcast music inc. Tupac shakurs former bodyguard found dead in murrieta. The book is too weighed down with guilt over alexanders inability to prevent shakurs death, a theme endlessly repeated in the closing pages. His records have sold over 75 million copies worldwide. The person finally got ahold of tupac and said, hey, i paged you, and some chick answered the page. Tupac s bodyguard frank alexander, knows the real story of his death. Selfdevelopment and his music go hand in hand, and eminems lyric quotes have given much hope and inspiration to people who dont feel like they have anything to live for. Im already convicted my whole life has been turned around i lost every job, i lost everything, every opportunity i can get cant get, buy cars, cant get rent, cant get. Life as tupacs bodyguard in the hardcore world of gangsta rap frank alexander. I related to all his lyrics, coming from the projects of nyc. On september 7th, 1996, shakur was fatally shot in a driveby shooting at. The aura that surrounds tupac shakurs life and death grows stronger with each passing year. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap 9780312242992 by alexander, frank.
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The rose that grew from concrete by tupac shakur, inside a thugs heart by angela ardis, got your back. Also free tupacs last album makaveli cover poster free with your paper back purchase of got your back. Protecting communities in the path of aviation expansion ebook. As his platinumselling, posthumously released albums prove, tupac lives on through his music. Pals of keffe told the sun he is hoping to have his life story turned into a film. Now, frank alexander, the bodyguard for tupac shakur in the last year of his life, tells his agonizing tale of guns, drugs, and, ultimately, death. In the book, keffe wrote about how he helped secure a gun to murder. He is considered by many as one of the most significant rappers of all time. Protecting tupac in the world of gangsta rap by frank alexander. Complete with exclusive new interview material with tupacs mother, afeni, got your back provides an insiders view of a life gone awry. I first got the idea for the book after the shooting. You can now read two books, the killing of tupac shakur by cathy scott and got your back by frank alexander online.
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