2Pac

Because it's on sale. If we all owned 2pac Shakur's master recordings, we could stop those god awful remix albums from coming out. a judge has ordered that all assets for Death Row be auctioned off to the highest bidder on June 24. That's some serious stuff, as it includes the rights to all the recordings of Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre. The minimum starting bid is a measly $24 mil. I assume they meant all of the records of Pac, Dre, and Snoop up until 1997 ... MORE

Kenneth Anthony Wilson, the guy who faces jail time for vandilizing a statue of 2pac in Stone Mountain, Georgia released a manifesto explaining his actions. Not only does Wilson feel no remorse for his actions, he thinks he was completely justified on "moral grounds". Wilson refers to himself as a  writer, activist, and "supa hero", and has launched an intellectual war on the gangsta rap community. This guy is a certified nutjob, and proved through his letter that doesn't... MORE

In Lucy O'Brien's new book Madonna: Like An Icon which details the life of the pop queen, she reveals that Madonna and the late Tupac Shakur almost had a child. According to O'brien says Madonna, in her mid-30s, “desperately wanted children and had various relationships with unlikely men.” Modonna's friend Alison Clarkson recalls her dating 2pac at least one year before his death in 1996.

“She was going out with him … but homegirls were saying to him, ‘I can’t beli... MORE

It looks like my efforts to buy the Death Row catalog were utterly fruitless. The company was snatched from the hands of Suge Knight and auctioned off today. Susan Berg, on the behalf of Global Music Group, are now proud owners of the label's holdings in exchange for $24 million dollars. Included in the deal were 20 unreleased songs from 2pac Shakur, which will surely be released on a new album some time in the future. But nevermind those, the master recordings to Dr. Dre... MORE

Jimmy Rosemond, who manages The Game, is calling for Chuck Phillips of the LA Times to lose his job. Phillips wrote a controversial piece implicating Rosemond as a central figure in the robbery of 2pac in 1994. Chuck also claimed that Diddy knew details of the attack before it happened. Thesmokinggun.com debunked Phillips' story after they learned that his article was based on false FBI documents. Phillips and the LA Times issued an apology yesterday morning, but Rosemond ... MORE

A report published in today's LA Times alleges that Sean "Diddy" Combs and the Notorious B.I.G. had prior knowledge to 2pac's 1994 robbery before it took place. As we all know, 2pac's robbery in NY's Quad Studio ended with him being shot five times. He survived his wounds, but that attack triggered his rivalry with biggie, and ultimately led to both men losing their lives. The author Chuck Phillips does not accuse Combs and Biggie of being a part of the attack, or knowing ... MORE

So by now everyone knows about Chuck Phillips, the LA Times writer who has had two major stories debunked due to faulty sources. In 2007 he claimed Biggie supplied the gun used to kill 2pac Shakur. Also, last month he claimed Diddy had prior knowledge to 2pac's robbery in New York City. Hip hop video blogger Jay Smooth put together this 2 minute video as a plea for Chuck Phillips to retire from the world of investigative hip hop journalism, it's definitely worth a look.
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The seventh annual top earning dead celebrities list was released by Forbes magazine, and as usual musicians riddled the chart. Elvis and John Lennon took the top two spots, which is of no surprise. George Harrison and Tupac Shakur held down spots 4 and 8 respectively. The last two musicians were held by James Brown and Bob Marley, who filled spots 11 and 12.
1. Elvis Presley2. John Lennon3. Charles Schulz4. George Harrison5. Albert Einstein6. Andy Warhol7. Dr. Seuss (Theo... MORE

I never know whether to celebrate his birthay, or to celebrate on the day he died, but this seems a little bit more "jovial". I couldn't let the day pass by without giving Pac a proper tribute post. People will always have rankings, lists, and debates about who the greatest rapper of all time is. As time passes by, and more artists are introduced to the world, 2pac will inevitably slide down in the rankings. But luckily for Pac... he transcended music and was MUCH more th... MORE

Mr. Frost recently reported in MOG news that 2Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur, made a deal to share his publishing catalog including a plethora of unreleased songs and poems. Afeni said she would continue working closely with the publisher, but "after 10 years, I have done as much as I can on my own to further the creative aspect of Tupac’s music." The fruits from that deal are already well underway and today we received news of a new 2Pac release. According to a press relea... MORE

A forty three year old man has been arrested and charged in connection with defacing a statue of Tupac Shakur at the Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Kenneth Anthony Wilson was charged with second degree criminal damage to property, which is a felony.

The vandalism included the statue being riddled with hateful comments about rappers, hurricane katrina and a noose hung around the neck. In an odd twist to this situation, Wilson happens to be an African ... MORE

Alright this is a good one. Not because the song sampled is vague, but because the sample doesn't dominate the beat. You have to listen for it. It's so quick, that I don't know if Pac even had to pay for this one.

If you're missing it, listen especially to the short harmonica part at the hook, and the first couple notes following it.
Points: msquared64 - 5 points for original artist and song!

The statue of legendary rapper 2pac was vandalized twice in the last week, once with a noose hung around its neck. The statue, located at Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia was also defaced with hateful comments. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is being held in custody. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is investigating this as a hate crime.

"We thank everyone for their prayers and support," Afeni Shakur, Tupac's... MORE