Afeni Shakur Davis, mother of late rap legend Tupac Shakur who was the subject of one of his most iconic songs and who oversaw his posthumous legacy, has died. She was 69 years old. Marin County deputies responded to Shakur’s home in Sausalito, Calif., Monday night after she suffered a possible cardiac arrest, the sheriff’s…
Category: Tupac
ME AGAINST THE WORLD by Tupac
In 1995, Tupac’s released his follow up to 1993’s STRICTLY 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. on Interscope Records. 1/”If I Die 2Nite” Mid-tempo track reflecting about the consequences of living the Gangsta lifestyle. Pretty good way to open the album. 2/”Me Against the World” (featuring Dramacydal) Another reflective track about life, rapped over a smooth R&B beat.…
STRICTLY 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. by Tupac
Released in 1993 on Interscope Records, this was Tupac 2nd album. Does it live up to the potential that was shown on his first album, 2pacalypse Now? 1/”Holler If Ya Hear Me” A powerful beat, with Tupac rapping a virtual call to arms for his brothers to rise up. A perfect street anthem. 2/”Point the…
2PACALYPSE NOW by Tupac
This was Tupac’s first album, released in 1991 on Interscope Records, when he was just 20 years old. It featured 13 tracks. I bought this album when it came out, due to having been a fan of Digital Underground, the group that showcased Tupac’s first record appearance on “Same Song”. How does it stack up…
GRIDLOCK’D
This is the first of three movies that Tupac filmed before he was killed, but that wasn’t released until after his death. Written and directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tupac played a musician who went by the name of “Spoon” (no real name ever given). He played bass in a spoken-word band called 8 Mile Road…
GANG RELATED
Written and directed by Jim Kouf, this was the last film starring Tupac that was completed before Tupac was killed, and released afterward. This was his first real “grown-up” role, in my opinion. He pays Jake Rodriquez, a police detective who, along with his partner Frank Divinci (played by Jim Belushi) is corrupt and engages…
POETIC JUSTICE
This was the second film to feature Tupac in a starring role. This romantic/coming of age film was written and directed by John Singleton, who reportedly wrote the role with Tupac in mind. Tupac plays “Lucky”, a young postal worker and aspiring rapper, who is also trying to raise his daughter as a single father.…
JUICE
Directed by Ernest Dickerson, who also co-wrote it with Gerard Brown, and released in 1992, this is the first movie that featured Tupac in a starring role. He played Bishop, a teenager in New York who, in the beginning of the film, spends most of his days ditching school and hanging out with his best…
SENATOR MARCO RUBIO THINKS TUPAC WAS A BETTER RAPPER THAN BIGGIE…
…and I agree with him! Y’know, I haven’t voted for a Republican since the 2000 Presidential election (when I voted for John McCain in the primary), but if this guy runs in 2016, he’s got my vote now. 🙂 Leave it to a U.S. senator to resurrect the East Coast-West Coast hip hop debate.…
