“Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur"

Michael Eric Dyson is a known hip hop intellectual as well as religion as a Baptist minister. He obtained his Ph D. in religion at Princeton University. Being a professor he has taught at some of the locations; Brown University, DePaul University, and also University of Pennsylvania. He then settles at Georgetown University teaching English, Theology, and African American studies. Dyson hosted a radio program during January 2006 to February 2007, The Michael Eric Dyson Show, as well as speaking on CNN, National Public Radio, and the HBO television show, Real Time with Bill Maher. He is well educated on the culture of hip-hop music and the roots of African and African-American cultures as long with the American cultures. Michael wrote “Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur” The reason why I choose this author and his book is because I have always liked to listen to Tupac Shakur’s music, even though what he raps about is something I really cannot relate to in a somewhat degree, it is because of his points he is trying to get out to the audience and I really adore his inspiration. He also did not care what the media thought of him and what the public said about his music as a menace and such. I believe this is his words of reality coming from the hood. Michael writes about Tupac Shakur in this book. He begins with the struggles of Tupac’s life growing up with a mother that helped black militancy through social rebellions with force and the president of one of the infamous street gang, Disciple Debs. He lived in a constant struggle between poverty and turning to the streets for a way to make money to survive. What he learned on the streets to all his life experiences along with his family encouraged him to rap in his songs. Since Michael Eric Dyson is well educated professor, wrote many books that influence the African-American culture is well qualified to write about Tupac Shakur.