LAbyrinth is a intense non-fiction novel written by Randall Sullivan that follows the deaths of the rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. as well as the criminal involvement of the infamous producer Suge Knight. Personally, I thought this book was fantastic. I have been a fan of both of their music as long as I can remember but being just over a year old when B.I.G. was killed I knew nothing of them in the media, just their music. By the time I was old enough to comprehend their entire story they were old news and left me to do my own research, information that was belittled by what I got from this book. This book gives you every ounce of information their stories had to offer while still managing to keep the reader captivated.
The novel has first person accounts to incidents that occurred through the rappers’ lifetime. It contains interviews from people of all sorts of affiliation, such as family, friends, coworkers, and victims. By involving the vast amount of resources he did, Sullivan is seemingly trustworthy in his writing. However, through his work he does display a bias against Suge Knight. To be fair though there really is no benefit of the doubt with Knight, which is a point Sullivan conveys through his writing. This is done by the multiple times Sullivan sarcastically mentions that both Suge’s accusers and opposers in varying circumstances suddenly recant their position and are silent.
Being born in 1996 I was never too knowledgeable of gangster rap of the 80s and 90s, as I mentioned previously I was just too young when this was “current” news. I always thought Tupac didn’t like Biggie because he was from the East coast and visa versa, which isn’t the case. This book does an excellent job from telling the story from start to finish, and by start I mean every single character of involvements upbringing. The book is extremely informative in that nature. I learned that is was much more than just two rappers, there was involvement by kingpin producers, famous rappers like Snoop Dog, Eazy-E and others, and to my shock LAPD.
As direct and resourceful as this book is, it does have an underlying implication of dirty police. It doesn’t intend to turn the anti-police officer but it does explain exactly why these people were getting away with what they did. It is important to know that corruption was running rampant. Suge was undoubtedly a kingpin linked to deaths, murders, and other crime. He dirty police working for him both in secret and in plain sight. This came to light after the death of Kevin Gaines.
I 100% would recommend this book to a friend and already have. Despite the intense amount of information it never becomes overwhelming and remains to be an easy read. It is evident Randall Sullivan put an extreme amount of effort into this book and it shows. This book would be perfect for not only any rap fan out there but those who are interested in crime as well, it follows the case thoroughly and never just reveals anything out of the timeline. Great for a coffee table read or a large investment of your day, you will not be disappointed!
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