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Customer Review #1:
The Best Book Ever
Although I Havent read alot of books this is definetly the best book i have ever read. I enjoy how the author talks about his times growing up with him because there is a lot of stuff I have never heard about. I definetly recommend you read this book if you are a big Pac fan or if your just interested in reading about someone who has changed lives everywhere.
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Customer Review #2:
A Fresh Perspective
Tupac Shakur has always been interesting to me. A fellow book club member read, reviewed and praised this book, so immediately I was intrigued. Throughout the years I have read snippets of Tupacs life that also piqued my curiosity. Much of what was written and portrayed prior to his death was the life of a thug rapper and little was written about his intelligence, his mind and his childhood. Darrin Bastfields book, Back In the Day: My Life and Times With Tupac Shakur is the book to read if you want a fresh perspective on Tupac, the child and the man he became.Bastfield does an excellent job of portraying his life with Tupac and other friends during their days at the Baltimore School for the Performing Arts. Through his portrayal we see a child raised in poverty literally; a child raised by a mother both weak and strong and a child forced to become a man much too soon. Bastfield is mesmerized by Tupacs intelligence and his excellent skill at acting and so was I. He is surprised at Tupacs love of Shakespeare and so was I.
There is one additional book written about Tupac Shakur by a writer that I highly respect but Back In the Day is the beginning and is necessary because it sets the stage for all others to come. Who better to write about Tupacs childhood than a childhood friend? One more note: this brother can write!
Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves
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Customer Review #3:
Missing You Tupac
"Back in the Day" is a must read for friend or foe of Tupac. Prior to my reading the first page Tupac held a special place in my heart I reserve for celebrities. Upon turning the last page and digesting Darrin Keith Bastfields words, Tupac Amaru Shakur became my friend and brother. A loss that was magnified ten times after finishing the book.The author takes us on a trip down memory lane of his school days and neighborhood times in Baltimore with Tupac, with mentions of Jada Pinkett now Jada Pinkett Smith and Dana M. Smith a.ka. Mouse the human beatbox. In the prologue Darrin Keith Bastfield says "And it is my intention that all of you have this firsthand experience, and be duly affected by it." I can attest that I have been affected and will remain so for a long time.
I want to thank the author for validating my thoughts regarding Tupacs personality. Behind his eyes I knew lived a beautiful genius who purred like a cat, but the media promoted him as a untamed bear. We miss you Tupac and again thank you Mr. Bastfield.
Reviewed by Missy
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