Ben Ehrenreich

Upon first glance, Jamal Joseph's Tupac Shakur biography Legacy looks like a masterpiece.  Legacy is much bigger than the average novel, and includes numerous cutouts and inserts reminiscent of an exciting children’s book. There are very few MCs who have the type of “legacy” Tupac has left behind, which makes his story that much more intriguing. I am a huge Tupac fan and was eager to see the method behind those introspective lyrics. But instead of receiving insight into the recording process of one of hip-hop’s greats, Legacy instead focuses on the life of Tupac’s mother and Tupac’s extracurricular activities outside of…