{"product_id":"changes-an-oral-history-of-tupac-shakur-9781982170479","title":"Changes: An Oral History of Tupac Shakur","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer's intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakur's life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur's single \"Changes\" became an anthem for the worldwide protests against the murder of George Floyd. The song became so popular, in fact, it was vaulted back onto the iTunes charts more than twenty years after its release--making it clear that Tupac's music and the way it addresses systemic racism, police brutality, mass incarceration, income inequality, and a failing education system is just as important now as it was back then. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChanges\u003c\/i\u003e, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Tupac's birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death, Sheldon Pearce offers one of the most thoughtful and comprehensive accounts yet of the artist's life and legacy. Pearce, an editor and writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, interviews dozens who knew Tupac throughout various phases of his life. While there are plenty of bold-faced names, the book focuses on the individuals who are lesser known and offer fresh stories and rare insight. Among these are the actor who costarred with him in a Harlem production of \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun \u003c\/i\u003ewhen he was twelve years old, the high school drama teacher who recognized and nurtured his talent, the music industry veteran who helped him develop a nonprofit devoted to helping young artists, the Death Row Records executive who has never before spoken on the record, and dozens of others. Meticulously woven together by Pearce, their voices combine to portray Tupac in all his complexity and contradiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis remarkable book illustrates not only how he changed during his brief twenty-five years on this planet, but how he forever changed the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982170479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.72d","brand":"Sheldon Pearce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42059356635317,"sku":"9781982170479","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b18d4796-97f8-4f15-a475-d948fb6e5fbb.jpg?v=1650342774","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/changes-an-oral-history-of-tupac-shakur-9781982170479","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}