Dear Mama Books

Michael Eric Dyson, Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur (2006)

Dyson argues for elevating Tupac to the status of ghetto angel, or even Black Jesus, and makes many interesting and nuanced points along the way.

Jamal Joseph, Tupac Shakur: Legacy (2006)

An amazing compilation of biography, interviews, and artifacts from Tupac’s life, including letters, drafts of poetry, and business memos.

Tayannah Lee McQuillar and Fred L. Johnson, Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of An American Icon (2010)

This biography delves into the legacy of Tupac and focuses on the theology surrounding his mysterious death.

Tupac Shakur, The Rose that Grew from Concrete (2009)

Here's Pac's poetry from 1989–1991, before he became famous.

Allen Sitomer and Michael Cirelli, Hip-Hop Poetry and the Classics (2004)

This is a great interactive book about reading hip-hop lyrics alongside classic literature.