Tupac Remembered: Bearing Witness to a Life and Legacy

Releasing later this month is the fourth book released under the Amaru Company, and spearheaded by hip hop icon Tupac Shakur’s (2Pac) mother Afeni Shakur.

The book “Tupac Remembered: Bearing Witness to a Life and Legacy”, Was Authored and Edited by Molly Monjauze with Gloria Cox and Staci Robinson.

“Tupac Remembered: Bearing Witness to a Life and Legacy” will be hitting stores later this month, (February of 2008).

‘Tupac Remembered: Bearing Witness to a Life and Legacy’ features the most candid interviews from those who have the most cherished memories of the hip hop icon "Pac", in their own words.

Personal snapshots and remembrances shed light on the many personas of Tupac (2Pac), who even a decade after his death remains one of the hip hop and rap industry's most complicated and enduring artists.

Contributors to this project include many hip hop and rap notables such as Jada Pinkett-Smith (with whom Tupac went to Baltimore School for the Arts), Jasmine Guy, Dr. Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Big Syke, Shock G, Russell Simmons, Sekyiwa, Mutulu Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Outlawz, Kevin Powell, Common, E40, Talib Kweli, Baron Davis, Eminem, Treach, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Andre Benjamin and Big Boi of Outkast and many others.

What is the name of ‘The Artistic Birthplace’ where Leila Steinberg planted seeds that helped mold Legendary hip hop icon Tupac Shakur (2Pac)?

A little about the authors:

Molly Monjauze worked closely with Tupac Shakur (2Pac) during his lifetime, and since his death has assisted the Shakur family with compiling unreleased Tupac materials. Molly Monjauze has also been the project Director/Supervisor on some of the past Tupac album projects including ‘Better Dayz’ and ‘Until the End of Time’. She also did the A&R for Tupac’s ‘The Rose’ and ‘Pac’s Life’ albums. She was a good friend of Tupac, later she was his personal assistant and worked with him at Tupac’s Euphanasia Company. She lives in Los Angeles.

Staci (Robinson) Peterson is an author. Staci met Tupac through friends at Tamalpais High School. Staci has worked on several projects for the Estate of Tupac Shakur and has conducted over fifty interviews about Tupac since he was murdered. In 2003 she accepted an offer to research and conduct interviews for the upcoming Official Tupac Shakur biography. Her first novel ‘Interceptions’ is also out now. Currently she is editing her second novel ‘Letter’s from Heaven’ and is writing her third novel titled ‘Beneath the Redwoods’. Please visit her web site at www.StaciRobinson.com

Gloria Cox is Afeni Shakur's sister and Tupac's (2Pac) aunt. She was a great influence throughout Tupac's life. She has consulted on countless Tupac projects throughout his posthumous career, including the Academy Award nominated Tupac: Resurrection.

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About TASF

The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation (TASF) was founded by Afeni Shakur to provide training and support to artists who aspire to enhance their creative talents. TASF fosters an environment that encourages freedom of expression, serves as a resource for the arts, and empowers through education. To date, more than 700 students have benefited from the program with a broad range of training available via the Annual Performing Arts Day Camp held at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (home of the Foundation in Stone Mountain, Georgia).



A portion of the profits will go to The Tupac Amauru Shakur Foundation for the Arts.



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