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Sanyika Shakur

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born

January 01, 1963 in The United States

gender

male

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Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction

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Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Scott), also known by his former street moniker Monster, is a former member of the Los Angeles gang the Eight-Tray Gangster Crips. He got his nickname as a 13-year-old gang member when he beat and stomped a robbery victim into a coma. Shakur claimed to have reformed in prison, joined the Republic of New Afrika movement, and wrote an acclaimed autobiography called Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, which was first published in 1993.

Monster describes how Shakur was drawn into gang life, his experiences as a gangster both on the street and in prisons, and eventually his transformation into a Black nationalist.

Shakur spent 36 months at San Quentin State Prison and five years at Pelican Bay State Prison,...more

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Books by Sanyika Shakur

Average rating: 3.83 · 1,447 ratings · 228 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member 3.85 avg rating — 1,426 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	My rating:
	T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. 3.12 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Can't Stop, Won't Stop 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	My rating: