Description A legend after a bullet killed him at the age of twenty-five, Tupac Shakur was the most riveting rap musician of his day. Far from being the insolent "gangsta" the press put forth, Shakur was fiercely intelligent, fearless, and determined to make a mark. Darrin Bastfield grew up with him in a rough Baltimore neighborhood. In this vivid memoir, Bastfield reveals Tupac Shakur as the teenager he really was: bound for greatness. In tight, edgy prose, Bastfield recalls seven years of friendship. Shakur, new in town, a skinny thirteen-year-old in shabby clothes, may have looked uncool, but he blew the school away at a talent show, an electrifying performance. It was at the Baltimore School for the Arts, however, where things really started to happen-an encounter with Salt-N-Pepa, the wild night of the 1988 senior prom. Shakur and Bastfield lived through it together, and in this memoir, it all comes alive again.
Darrin Keith Bastfield is the founder/CEO of Born Busy Productions. He lives in Baltimore.
"More than just Bastfield's reminiscences, though, Back in the Day is about overcoming poverty and overtaking the music world, and a man who became a cultural icon tamped out by the very culture he glorified." "Informative and intrinsically fascinating...A straightforward yet emotional remembrance of a young black man destined to make his mark." "Back in the Day offers more than the usual pat analysis...Packed with entertaining tales…A richly detailed biography." "A refreshing look at 2Pac that clearly sets itself apart...A genuinely inspiring and telling read for nearly anyone." "In his vivid recollections, Bastfield talks about the young Tupac's artistic dreams, before he became a celebrity." "Darrin's book is the book to read if you want a fresh perspective on Tupac?Bastfield does an excellent job." |
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