UNCUT Magazine.net

According to reports, Veteran hip-hop writer Kevin Powell has landed a deal with publisher Simon & Schuster to write the official biography on the great late Tupac Shakur.

Powell was given the go ahead by Madame Afeni Shakur, mother to the lost Icon, to narrate her son's biography, which will be titled Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography.



"Kevin Powell is doing this Tupac Shakur biography with my full blessings," Afeni said in a statement. "I trust him and his history of documenting my son's life, and I know he will do the book from his heart."

Powell echoed those feelings in a statement, explaining that he understands the importance of the book, not only for the rapper's fans but also for pop culture.

"It is an honor to write what will be the definitive biography on the life and times of Tupac Shakur, one of the greatest icons in hip-hop and pop culture history," Powell said.

At press time, there was no date revealed for the book's release.