Tupac

Rapper/Actor/Activist Tupac Amaru Shakur (aka 2Pac) was born in Harlem, the son of two active members of the Black Panther Party. After a brief stay in Baltimore, Maryland, his family relocated to California when he was 16. Shakur began his rap career as a roadie and dancer with Oakland hip hop group Digital Underground. After the 1991 release of his debut album, 2Pacalypse Now, the sensitive provocateur’s rap career skyrocketed. He also garnered critical acclaim for riveting performances in films like Juice and Poetic Justice, in which he played a romantic lead opposite Janet Jackson. Despite repeated arrests, shootings and a prison sentence, Shakur was in the process of turning his life around when was killed at age 25 in a still-unsolved Las Vegas shooting. His legacy as a hip hop legend lives on.
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17 years after his death in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Tupac is still a global icon today. Thanks to his poetic mix of street rage, player's cool and emotional vulnerability on landmark, blockbuster records like Me Against the World and All...

R. Kelly Makes Surprise Appearance at Coachella

Kells remixes "Ignition" with French indie rock band Phoenix.

2Pac, "Hit 'Em Up"

On "Hit Em Up," a landmark in the world of low-down-dirty diss tracks, 'Pac claimed he slept with Biggie's wife, Faith Evans. Doesn't get much meaner than that. (Photo: Death Row Records)

"Hit Em Up" feat. Jadakiss and Tupac

This song has an interesting backstory: It was originally released on Youtube, and featured a third verse consisting of  Tyga trading lines with unreleased vocals from Tupac himself. Musically, it was well-executed and brought the song's energy up...

Resurrection: Songs That Sample Tupac

Tyga’s new album, Hotel California (out next Tuesday, April 9), has the biggest of big-name guests: Tupac. Unreleased vocals from the late, great rap legend appear on Tyga’s “Hit ‘Em Up” (featuring Jadakiss), which also borrows its name and inspir...

Tyga Explains New Single Featuring Tupac

Young Money rapper says his "Hit 'Em Up" isn't a cover of the late legend's classic.
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