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ABOUT MOPREME SHAKUR

THIS THUG’S LIFE

An Unapologetically Black Story

My Life at the Intersection of a Black Liberation Legend and the Greatest Rapper of All Time

MAURICE “MOPREME” SHAKUR

For the first time, hip-hop legend Mopreme Shakur tells his revelatory story of a life lived as the son of one the most pivotal activists of the Black liberation movement, and brother of Tupac, the rap superstar you only think you know.

Maurice. Little Mutulu. Mogie. Mocedes. ’Preme. Wycked. Mopreme Shakur has been known by many names. Fitting for a multi-hyphenate like Mo: hip hop artist and sole surviving member of T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. and Outlaw Immortalz, soldier, writer, husband and father, filmmaker, record producer, and the big brother of, and co-collaborator with, the legendary Tupac Shakur, the greatest rapper of all time. The one thing Mo hasn’t done—until now—is to tell his story, one of complex family relationships, fame, tragedy, politics, musical innovation, and brotherly love.

Born in Flushing, New York, in 1967 and raised in South Jamica, Queens, Mo got an early education in what it meant to be a man of righteous New Afrikan values imparted by his activist and healer father, Mutulu. The son of revolutionary, Mo’s childhood was rife with upheavals, inspiration, dramatic highs and lows, and unbreakable bonds of love. None stronger than when he met his new baby brother, Tupac. Mutulu said, “This is your brother. Hold his hand.” Over the more than two decades that followed, Mopreme never let go. As Tupac rose to transcendent heights in the industry, Mo was on Pac’s team as writer and collaborator, producer, stagehand, and sibling confidante. Everything Pac did, Mo was there—right up until the day Pac’s life was cut short in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

In his memoir, Mo shares not just an intimately personal story of family, but also one of resilience, a quest for racial justice informed by decades of struggle for Black liberation long before the Black Lives Matter movement, and of two brothers who rose from the streets to become icons. It’s insightful, inspirational, powerful, and authentically and unapologetically Black. As Mo himself would say: dig that!

Maurice “Mopreme” Shakur is a solo rapper and member of T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. and Outlaw Immortalz. He is also a writer, producer, and performer who played a crucial role in the production, recording, and release of Tupac Shakur’s albums body of work, both during his life and posthumously. Mopreme is currently producing a feature documentary about the influence of T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. in music, popular culture, politics, and beyond; as well as developing a video game and producing a scripted series and three feature films. He resides in Los Angeles, California.

ABOUT THIS THUGS LIFE

The First-Ever Insider Account of The Shakur Family, the Iconic Hip Hop Group THUG LIFE, and The Life and Death Tupac Shakur – Written by Mopreme Shakur, the Legendary Rapper’s Big Brother and Eldest Son of Black Liberation Activist Mutulu Shakur.

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This powerful and profound memoir is a beautiful letter and labor of love sent by the inimitable Mopreme Shakur to all of us who cherish Truth and Justice! He comes from a revolutionary Black family of nobility that includes his little brother Tupac Shakur who forever changed global youth culture with his artistic genius. This book is an instant classic!

I have known Mo for years, and his memoir captures exactly what it's like to sit down and listen to the man tell stories: he really brings us back to the '90s — and to Tupac -- in full color. His voice is authentic, honest and uniquely his. I learned new things about Mo, Pac, and the Shakurs, but most of all I loved being brought back to that unique and beautiful time in our lives." — JADA PINKETT SMITH

Oscar- and Emmy-Award winning actress, director and producer This Thug’s Life is both testimony and tribute. A son’s remembrance, a brother’s reflection, and a man’s reckoning with legacy. Mopreme Shakur shares a deeply personal look at love, and survival from inside the Shakur family. This Thug’s Life reminds us that truth, like art, always finds its way home.

Grammy-nominated poet and author “THIS THUG'S LIFE, the autobiography of Mopreme Shakur, big brother to Tupac Shakur and a rap pioneer in his own right, is the most important book to date about the Shakur family. Written with beautiful honesty and unapologetic passion, it is the story we have been waiting for, about Tupac, about Mopreme's own incredible journey, about American and hip-hop history, about the movements for change, then and now. Any current or previous book that claims to tell this whole story is inauthentic. Mopreme has gifted us with raw truths, because he was fully there, because he fully lived it. That is why THIS THUG’S LIFE is a book for the ages, one that will be read and studied and passed around for years to come. It is that timely and that timeless, and an instant classic.

Film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and activist. I've known Mopreme for 35 years. He has always been someone to go to when you wanna cut through the bullshit and find out what's really going on. No exaggerations. No self-aggrandizement. He's always solid. Plus he's an amazing story teller- which can be hard when you're limited by those principles. If you wanna know Tupac's story, the best way would be to listen to Tupac tell it. The second best way is through his brother Mo.

Guitarist, Porno for Pyros, The Psychedelic Furs and Lance Herbstrong Mopreme Shakur — and his memoir THIS THUG'S LIFE — have it all: smooth, sincere, and above all substantive. This is an intimate look at the zenith of hip-hop that only a true insider can provide. Anyone who's interested in music, politics, and the vital intersection between the two should read this book. It's an up-close look at the making of legends and brothers in music.