$2,500.

According to AHH, the small amount above is what Dexter Isaac, an associate of Jimmy Henchmen, claims he was paid to shoot Tupac at Quad City in 1994. Read the rest of this entry »

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MTV’s only offering up a quick tease but take a quick listen to Wayne’s latest and greatest, “Nightmares Of The Bottom,” a song slated for Tha Carter IV. Wayne explained to Sway as “Everybody says it’s lonely at the top. It is lonely, so I dream, Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve already shared that Weezy’s Unplugged performance will air on Sunday but prepare yourself. He’s going to perform Pac’s “Hail Mary.” Read the rest of this entry »

Well, Jeezy did say “All I need is Trap Life across my belly, I’m Makaveli” on the intro to his latest tape, The Real Is Back. For the motion picture of his Weezy-assisted single “Ballin’,” Young appears to be donning Tupac’s role of “Birdie” from Above The Rim. Read the rest of this entry »

We may not talk as much as we did when his father and my mother were married, but I credit a large part of my infatuation with Hip-Hop to my older stepbrother, Ryan. Being four years older, he was already heavily invested in the culture and did his best to ensure I followed suit. Back then, CD’s were still catching on, so what he did for me was make actual “mixtapes.” One of them housed the now legendary Madison Square Garden freestyle with Big Daddy Kane, Shyheim, Scoob, The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Read the rest of this entry »

Allow me to start by saying I personally can’t play the song at hand. Figuring you’d rather not read about Chris Brown’s “Forever” or “Chopsticks,” I opted instead to share a quick story about an old friend of mine and the way he picked up girls with 2Pac. Read the rest of this entry »

– In news that flew under the radar, some guy named Osama Bin Laden was killed.

– Tins took us on a trip down memory lane, showing us five of Pac’s most memorable interviews and reminding us of a playoff series for the ages. Read the rest of this entry »

Graphics: Talia

“What can I say, even the realest n*ggas quote Pac…” – Young Jeezy

Probably more than any rapper, sensitive moments and ignorant outbursts equating to enigmatic openness defines Tupac Shakur. Credit such a veil to his Gemini personality, or better yet, through the various experiences his brief, but fast paced life afforded him. Either way, properly describing Pac is a task which is still incomplete even as we creep towards what would have been his 40th birthday. Read the rest of this entry »

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– The Beastie Boys did what the Knicks couldn’t – take over Madison Square Garden.

– Thanks to a mixtape and a haircut, Soulja Boy will now be paying homage to the late Tupac Shakur by reviving the role of Bishop. Yep, that Bishop. Read the rest of this entry »

Somebody’s head just exploded upon reading that headline.

A few days ago several people on my Twitter timeline began venting their frustrations in reference to Soulja Boy playing the role of Bishop in what was billed as the sequel to Juice.

All I could do was shake my head. Read the rest of this entry »

Juliet Cabrera

Whoopi Goldberg Explodes At Donald Trump About Obama’s Birth Certificate On ‘The View’ [HuffPo]

Tupac Shakur: Rapper, Actor, Hennessy Spokesman [HHIR]

What Amber Rose & Lil’ Duval’s Twitter Convo Says About Male-Female Friendships [Clutch Mag]

What B.o.B learned From Lupe Fiasco, Bruno Mars and T.I. [Vibe] Read the rest of this entry »

After posting about how SKULLebrities creeped me out at the grocery store a few weeks ago, the eccentric graphic company whose tag-line is “Rest In Parody” sent me their extremely dry rendition of Afeni’s son. Despite it’s solid neckhole and overall dope design, I’m still at odds as to whether or not I’d get side-eyed wearing it in public. Read the rest of this entry »

You only get one chance to make a good first impression. Attention spans are as fleeting as ever in this world of instant gratification and 140 character limits. A rapper can gain or lose fans in just a few seconds, which is why it’s so important to hitthe track hard. Over the course of Hip-Hop’s history, a few songs have become iconic based solely on the opening lines. Read the rest of this entry »

Given Lil Kim’s short fuse these days, I halfway expect Cease to be found tied up in a Brooklyn basement by tomorrow for adding his own flavor to Nicki and Drake’s time capsule of a record, “Moment 4 Life.” What this means for any future projects may be prematurely jumping the gun, but any publicity is good publicity these days. Still, that is not the only storyline hovering around this track. Read the rest of this entry »

Masika Kalysha

Nick Van Exel’s Son Charged With Murder [The Source]

The Top Ten Top Ten Lists Of 2010 [Uproxx]

Chuck Liddell Has Called It Quits [With Leather]

Four Reasons Tupac Wouldn’t Want to See the Year 2011 [Black Voices] Read the rest of this entry »