This book is an intimate and personal look at one of the entertainment industry's most complex, influential and intriguing artists of all time - Tupac Shakur. The film which has inspired this publication will be created with Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother and will include never-before-seen Tupac concert, home movie, and video footage; rare photos donated by his family, close friends, and the MTV archives, and exclusive excerpts from his poetry, journals and personal letters. Entirely in his own words, the book will closely mirror this astonishing documentary, which will feature unreleased songs that will bring a whole new range of fans to this complex, haunting and brilliant artist.