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 ...
An ode to Tupac Shakur’s ‘Me Against the World,’ an album that’s traveled with me throughout my life
Sometimes, it’s hard to believe that it’s not 1995 anymore. Back then I was 15 years old, turning 16 that June, and the possibilities of the world seemed endless. I was a sophomore in high school in ...
This year marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable year in music: In 1993, more than a dozen rap artists released albums that helped change the... Remembering Tupac's Breakout Album, 20 Years Later ...
But Still I Rise was an aptly named posthumous album that was released in 1999, and featured Outlawz. The album name came from a phrase that was first made famous by poet and civil rights activist ...
Released two years after Tupac Shakur's death, Greatest Hits features the rapper's iconic singles like "Hail Mary," "California Love," "Hit 'Em Up," "I Ain't Mad at Cha" and "I Get Around." In 2011, ...
On this date in 1996, just two months after his tragic murder on the Las Vegas strip alongside Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, Tupac Amaru Shakur posthumously released what would become the final ...
On July 21, Nas released his new studio album Magic 2, executively produced by esteemed hip-hop instrumentalist Hit-Boy. His fifth studio album so far in the 2020s decade, Magic 2 includes fascinating ...
Led by the album’s lead single, “Juvenile,” Meize’s homage piece is an 11-song collection that discusses his return to the world following a recent release from federal prison, a new perspective on ...
Did you know that Suge Knight has a podcast? I didn’t, and now I do, and I don’t know what to do with that information. Part of me thinks that there is no way Suge Knight should have a podcast, ...
Katt Williams has his hand in everything nowadays. Not only has he been the most talked about comedian over the last two weeks, but now he has his sights set on the music industry with alleged plans ...
An ode to Tupac Shakur’s ‘Me Against the World,’ an album that’s traveled with me throughout my life
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Sometimes, it’s hard to believe that it’s not 1995 anymore. Back then I ...
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