Tag: Tupac
Celebrating what would be Tupac’s 50th birthday
Rapper, actor, and icon, Tupac Shakur would have turned 50 years old Wednesday, June 16. The prolific rapper has a legacy that is linked...
Retro spin: Vitamin String Quartet salutes Tupac
In 2007, the collective known as the Vitamin String Quartet, released a salute to rapper Tupac 10 years after his murder. Titled "String Quartet...
Ice Cube’s latest single, “Arrest the President” is angry and articulate
In recent weeks, there has been a great deal of coverage about rappers and their thoughts about the president, or their thoughts and connections...
Dio hologram tour will honor legacy of late metal singer
Singer Ronnie James Dio was known for his huge voice and small stature. When he died of stomach cancer in 2010, metal fans and...
Tupac’s and Biggie Smalls’ lives share connections onscreen, in recordings
In retrospect, Biggie Smalls' famous (infamous) declaration, "You're nobody/til somebody/kills you"("You're Nobody") seems too foreboding and eerie to think about. But the rapper's ability...
“Who Killed Tupac?” continues to probe for answers
"Who Killed Tupac?" is a six-hour limited series that treats the death of the celebrated rapper to the kind of analysis usually reserved for...
Tupac Letter to Madonna Up for Auction
Because private celebrity information is never actually private, especially after you're gone, a 1995 prison letter from Tupac to Madonna is up for auction....
New Tupac Shakur biopic lends a Shakespearean twist to rapper’s legend
The newly releasedĀ film, "All Eyez on Me" shows rapper Tupac Shakur's Shakespearean qualities. The film's themes match those of the Bard's best known works:...
Happy Birthday Tupac
Tupac Amaru Shakur would have been 46 years old today. If you believe some of the conspiracy theories he might still be around...possibly in...
Rock ‘n’ Roll Recap | This Year’s Hall of Fame Induction...
On Friday, April 7, the Rock andĀ Roll Hall of Fame held their 32nd annual induction ceremony where legends received the recognition they have long...