A New Yorker writer's intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakur's life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death. In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur's single "Changes" became an anthem for the world-wide protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd. The song became so popular, in fact, it was vaulted onto the iTunes charts more than twenty years after its release-proving that Tupac's music and the way it addresses systemic racism, police brutality, mass incarceration, income inequality, and a failing education system is just as important now as ever. In Changes, Sheldon Pearce interviews dozens of individuals about the various phases of Tupac's life. Among them are a childhood family friend; an actor who costarred with him in a Harlem production of A Raisin in the Sun when he was twelve years old; a high school drama teacher who recognized and nurtured his talent; a casting director who helped launch his film career; technicians, producers, and artists with whom he collaborated; a surgeon involved in the treatment for his 1994 shooting; and a juror on his sexual abuse trial that same year. Meticulously woven together by Pearce, their voices combine to portray Tupac in all his complexity and contradiction. This remarkable book illustrates not only how Tupac changed during his brief twenty-five years on this planet but how he forever changed the world.