Killing of Tupac Shakur

George Magazine
Cathy Scott investigates why the police have no real suspects and no leads despite the presence of hundreds of witnesses.


Las Vegas Sun, September 4, 1997
Only Scott could have written this definitive account of the slaying in Las Vegas.


St. Louis Dispatch
"Packed with little known facts."


Rap.About.com
This raw, no-holds-barred account discloses new information, including exclusive photo evidence, about the unsolved murder.


Pulse Magazine (UK)
... exciting, fast paced and fairly easy to read ... extremely well-researched. ...


Kurt Loder, MTV-News
An autopsy photo should end all speculation as to whether the late rapper might still be alive.


XXL Magazine, October 2000
Scott is the only journalist who's done any serious work in attempting to solve the murder of 2Pac.


North County Times
"The book reveals a subculture filled with money, power, violence, loyalty, and treachery."


Book Description
Tupac Shakur was the most popular and the best selling rap musician of all time. He represented the political, rallying voice of urban black youth. Tupac pushed his life to the extremes of social convention and he predicted it would end abruptly -- it was just a matter of when. This account discloses new information about the unsolved murder of Tupac: the rap wars, the killing of Biggie Smalls and the Blood-Crips connection.


From the Publisher
In this expanded 2nd edition, Cathy Scott's raw, no-holds-barred account discloses new information, including exclusive photo evidence, about the unsolved murder of Tupac: the failed investigation, the rap wars, the killing of Biggie Smalls, the Bloods-Crips connection, and the many possible motives leading to the murder that rocked the mafia of the hip hop world. No one symbolised the violence at the heart of gangsta rap more than Tupac, and he ultimately fell victim to that violence, gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.


From the Inside Flap
Poet, movie star, revolutionary -- Tupac Amaru Shakur was the most popular rapper in the world. No one symbolized the violence at the heart of gangsta rap more than Tupac, and he ultimately fell victim to that violence, gunned down in a dirve-by shooting in Las Vegas at age 25. This ra, no-holds-barred account discloses new information, includng exclusive photo evidence, about the unsolved murder of Tupac: the failed investigation, the rap wars, the killing of Biggie Smalls, the Bloods-Crips connection, and the many possible motives leading to the murder that rocked the music world. Featured on MTV.


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