Thursday, June 16 marked what would have been Tupac Shakur‘s (also known as 2Pac) 51st birthday. Though he left the world early, at the age of 25 in 1996, he gifted us a legacy of hip-hop music and ...
It's pretty well-known at this point that Tupac Shakur was more than just a rapper, he was a complete artist, able to act, dance, and write relatable songs with heavy emotion. And if you didn't know ...
Two decades after his death, Tupac Shakur is still the headline-generating, record-selling, contentious figure that he was in life. From DJ Funkmaster Flex’s recent tearful Tupac rant to the fresh ...
Earlier this week, rapper Kendrick Lamar visited a New Jersey high school English class that used his To Pimp a Butterfly album to learn poetry in English. Lamar listened to the students’ original ...
In the spirit of celebrating the arts in its myriad forms, here are four songs you may not have known were adapted from poems ...
T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. can be seen in big powerful ways like in book/movie like The Hate U Give or in soft ways like his own poem “Sometimes I Cry.” (AllHipHop News) While Tupac Amaru Shakur was a rapper ...
It's being called part museum, part art installation and part sensory experience and even features never-before-seen artifacts. Monday, January 24, 2022 DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new ...
Sotheby’s is auctioning off an unpublished booklet of poetry written and illustrated by a young 2Pac. According to the auction house, the late rapper created the book at just 11 years old, making it ...
NPR Music hip-hop reporter Rodney Carmichael talks with Ben Westhoff, author of Original Gangstas, about the enduring legacy and influence of... Two decades after his death, Tupac Shakur is still the ...