Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...
Amaru Entertainment has announced the official release of two new posthumous CD s from slain rapper Tupac Shakur. The best of 2Pac – Part 1: Thug and The Best of 2Pac – Part 2: Life are two separate ...
Conceptually, lyrically and musically, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly is miles ahead of most every hip-hop record from the past decade. It's been an absolute critical and commercial blockbuster.
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Rappers Eminem and Tupac Shakur came from different places and had different approaches to hip-hop. But Tupac is regarded by many as one of the greatest rappers who ever lived — including by Eminem ...
Reconciling who Tupac was is never easy given how complex his character was. His career went through so many phases and shifts, he could be a passionate man of the people in one instance, then turn ...
Well, now to a more recent moment in history, a year that helped change the sound of America, 1993. The Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and more than a dozen other rap ...
Imagine creating a work of art -- something that will truly stand the test the time -- but not being able to present your masterpiece to the public once it debuted. That is what Tupac Shakur faced ...
Sometimes, it’s hard to believe that it’s not 1995 anymore. Back then I was 15 years old, turning 16 that June, and the possibilities of the world seemed endless. I was a sophomore in high school in ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Got any favorite Tupac lines? “They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor”; “Do ...
Tupac and Biggie were killed in drive-by shootings in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Here's everything to know about why Diddy ...
This year marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable year in music: In 1993, more than a dozen rap artists released albums that helped change the sound of America. Among them was Tupac Shakur, who at ...