LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records' Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal Paperback – January 3, 2003

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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Overall, I enjoyed reading Labyrinth by Randall Sullivan. This book followed Detective Poole on his various investigations. These investigations include the cop-on-cop shooting of Frank Lyga, and the highly controversial murders of Tupac and The Notorious BIG. The subject was interesting to me because I am a huge fan of hip-hop music. Also, the crime, corruption, and investigations in this book kept me entertained. Sullivan keeps the reader in the know, by giving out necessary background history, as it comes up in the investigations. This was great because I was not very familiar with the incidents that lead to these murders. He is able to do all of this this all while giving an in depth review of Poole’s discoveries. This gave me a good sense of how the characters were connected, what they were feeling, and why they did the things they did. Sullivan also, does a great job of conveying Detective Poole’s thoughts and frustrations, while maintaining an objective viewpoint. This book gives history on many incidents regarding gang violence, the hip-hop community, and police corruption. Specifically, this book does a great job focusing on the events leading to the murders of Tupac and Notorious BIG. It captures the emotions of everyone involved and draws conclusions based on the evidence uncovered by Poole. I am happy I read this book because of all the information I have gained from it. It was also entertaining and kept me interested. Sullivan was extremely convincing, and he appears to have done extensive research in order to pick out the facts. The one downside to this book was that all the different crimes were a lot to keep track of. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to gain insights into the truth behind the murders of Tupac and Notorious BIG. Also, this book is for anyone who wants to learn about general gang violence, police corruption, and racial tensions in LA. This book is one of the few reliable sources of information regarding the highly controversial murders of Tupac and The Notorious BIG. It should be the first choice for anyone looking to learn more on the subject.

This summer I spent my time watching the movie based on this book on streaming service. They mentioned that Mr. Pooh had written a book about everything that happened. Why I had to find it and read it. The beginning honestly was a little slow because it was what I had already seen in the movie. However, I pushed past that and I’ve got to read more about the fight between east and west coast rappers, and how silly it was really how it was made up and pushed by the press and now how 2Pac and Bi biggie lost their lives because they got entangled in that whole Sad craziness.

Wer die Filme über Biggie und Tupac gesehen hat, sowie die Dokumentation zur Auflösung der Tode von den beiden Legenden wird an diesem Buch hängen.Das Buch ist auf englisch geschrieben, wer Kein ausgeprägtes Englisch hat wird hier teilweise Schwierigkeiten mit dem Buch haben.Trotz dessen ist das Buch spannend und mitreißend, realitätsnah geschrieben.

Great book!!! Especially if you always ask yourself what really happened to 2pac and Biggie. The 90‘s were filled with racism and fear...

I bought this after watching the film city of lies as wanted to read more into the investigation the synopsis said you would be hooked they were not wrong

This is shocking

Loved this book!! Couldn't put it down!!