Tupac Shakur was many things. He was a supremely talented MC and was wildly charismatic in front of the camera. He was also violent, angry and completely unable to keep himself out of trouble. Part one of his story traces his rise through the radical influence of his Black Panther lineage, the deadly violence that seemed to follow him wherever he went, and the inevitability of both prison and superstardom.
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Robert Johnson: Voodoo, Delta Blues, Cursing God, and a Crossroads
Chris Brown: Police Standoffs, Rejection from Rehab, and America’s Most Hated Pop Star
Ringo Starr: Busted by Mexican Federales, Threatened by French-Canadian Separatists, and the King of Feel
Jennifer Hudson: An American Idol, a Triple Homicide, and Undying Faith
The Sex Pistols (Pt. 2): Crashing the Queen’s Jubilee, Shocking America, and Leaving a Trail of Blood, Spit, and Junk
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Pink Floyd: Acid Overload, a Psychotic Breakdown, and a Crazy Diamond
Britney Spears (Pt. 2): Lithium, Las Vegas, and a Long-Awaited Emancipation
Britney Spears (Pt. 1): Family Trauma, Predatory Paparazzi, and Mrs-Extra-Extra-This-Just-In
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The Temptations: Fame, Drugs, and Paranoia
Miles Davis Pt. 2: Mountains of Pills, Bitches Brew, and the Reinvention of the Original Motherf#%*er
Miles Davis Pt. 1: Blasting Bebop, Blasting Racism, and a Devastating Heroin Habit
Juice WRLD: Percocets, Lucid Dreams and a Whole Lotta Lean
Billie Holiday: Heroin Hounds, ‘Whorehouse Music,’ and the Queen of Jazz
The Eagles Pt. 2: Death, a Plane Crash, and Innocence Lost at What Cost
The Eagles Pt. 1: International Drug Smuggling, Endless Cocaine, and California Excess
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