Though he’s been dead since 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur may still be one of the most important, significant and influential people in the hip-hop genre. His force of will, biting lyrics, and scathing ...
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 ...
OPINION: In recognition of the 30th anniversary of 2Pac’s sophomore release, theGrio examines how the contradicting themes of the album’s biggest singles,”Keep Ya Head Up,” and “I Get Around,” ...
The last Tupac verse hip-hop heads heard was an AI-generated release during Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s monumental rap beef. Every so often, whispers that unreleased music from the late icon is on the ...
In a recording career that spanned barely five years, 2Pac released four solo albums that made him an icon of the burgeoning West Coast rap scene, topping the charts in a blur of controversies, court ...