Today, June 16th 2010, would have been Tupac Amaru Shakur’s 39th birthday. Before losing his life on September 13, 1996 the West Coast emcee spanned a career that brought together poetic wordplay and a knack for storytelling to Hip-Hop music. With over 75 million albums sold worldwide, a penchant for acting and the arts and […]

On what would’ve been his 39th birthday, Tupac is set to be “reunited” with his former rival Biggie—in wax at least. Famed wax museum Madame Tussauds is announcing plans to bring the replicas of the Hip-Hop legends together to celebrate the life of the late Tupac Shakur at their Washington, D.C. Museum. Tupac’s wax figure […]

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As the birthday of rap legend Tupac quickly approaches, a number of artists are uniting to perform in his honor. The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts is bringing together Bun B, Rick Ross and Too Short to commemorate the rapper who would’ve been 39 this year. The second-annual birthday celebration and benefit concert […]