In this throwback video of Tupac Shakur, the rapper strolls the Venice Beach Boardwalk while being interviewed by MTV News Tabitha Soren who seemed lost and out of touch. This classic video from 1995 gives us a glimpse into the heart of Tupac who dropped tons of jewels in between the horrible invading questions. As […]
On this day in Hip-Hop History, the late Tupac Shakur released his third studio LP, Me Against the World. This album came at one of the most pivotal times in ‘Pac’s life and career. Recorded shortly after his near-fatal assassination attempt in New York and released while he was in prison, this album marked a […]
On this date in 1993, Tupac Shakur released his second full-length studio album Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z… on Jive Records and T.N.T. Recordings. With the ‘N’ word always having a negative connotation, ‘Pac flipped it to an acronym, meaning Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished with the “Z” in the title making it plural. This album continued on the […]
If there’s one person who some of Hip-Hop’s most legendary MCs would trust with their secrets stories to the game, it’d 100% be Angie Martinez. That’s why it comes as no surprise that the first episode of her new WE tv series Untold Stories Of Hip Hop would give us more than a few crazy […]
Today marks 23 years since the tragic and senseless loss of Tupac Amaru Shakur, known to the masses simply as 2Pac. While it can sometimes feel like he’s still here with us, be it a biopic, a documentary, a miniseries or most importantly a music project, the sad reality is that we’ve been without his […]
This year marks 23 years since we lost Hip-Hop icon Tupac Shakur, but his memory is far from being forgotten. Whether it’s through items from his time in prison going to auction, particularly his I.D. card and love letter to Madonna, or clothing collabs featuring rare pics of the MC, everyone seems to want a […]
Tupac Shakur and Madonna shared a lot in common on both a professional and personal level (see: “Madonna MC: 10 Times Madame X Flexed Her Hip-Hop Cred“), so much so that Pac was driven to write a letter to Madonna during his highly-publicized stint in prison back in 1995. Now, following the pop queen’s failed […]
With almost four decades down as the inarguable and undisputed Queen of Pop, Madonna is still at the top of her game — her latest album, Madame X, recently became her ninth LP to go No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Throughout the theatrics of her longstanding career, amidst the many controversial moments and […]
The original report detailing the 2008 fire at Universal Studios that ruined some of the “most historically significant material owned by UMG,” according to The New York Times, has rocked the music industry for weeks now. In a developing update, it looks like estates and attorneys for many artists under Universal Music Group, one in […]
The estate of Tupac Shakur is celebrating National Poetry Month with a competition that requests fans to submit poetry detailing the inspiration of the late rapper. Submissions are required to be in English and be free from any derogatory statement and profanity, along with the promotion of illegal practices. If you enter the competition and […]
Yung Joc is back with a new hairstyle, and Hip Hop fans may enjoy this one. The Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta star got a 3-D haircut of Tupac Shakur’s character, Bishop, from the cult classic, Juice. Joc showed off the impressive hairstyle on Instagram on Sunday evening. The portrait of Pac is very detailed […]
On this day in Hip-Hop History, the late Tupac Shakur released his third studio LP, Me Against the World. This album came at one of the most pivotal times in ‘Pac’s life and career. Recorded shortly after his near-fatal assassination attempt in New York and released while he was in prison, this album marked a […]
No one expected this type of result from a Tupac debate. According to WFLA 8, a heated fight over the legendary rapper, Tupac Shakur, went left. The Clearwater, FL Police Department received a number of late-night calls about the incident. When the policed arrived on the scene, one of the men had endured gruesome facial […]
The Source has been profiling Black History Icons for the entire month of February, ranging from heavy-hitters in sports like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Muhammad Ali, to the beautiful and wise Maya Angelou who blessed us with her activism as much as she did with her poetry. Today, we look at one that holds a special […]
Today in Hip Hop history 25 years ago, February 16, 1993, the legendary pop culture icon Tupac Shakur released his second studio LP entitled ‘Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.’. 2Pac created the acronym “N.I.G.G.A.” stands for “Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished.” It showed the political stance of Pac with a message that was clear and in […]
KITH is taking its Monday Program, which gave us a dope Tommy Hilfiger x Timberland collab last week, in a new movie-themed direction, starting with a small capsule offering in tribute to the 1993 film Poetic Justice starring dearly missed rap legend Tupac Shakur. View this post on Instagram Movies are one of my biggest […]
Words by: Rashad Grove Tupac Shakur is one of the most influential artists of all-time. Even in death, his legend still looms larger and cast a shadow over the music scene. His legacy is permanently embedded in the culture. It’s been 20 years since the release of his posthumous album, Greatest Hits. To commemorate this […]
On this day in 1991, one of Hip-Hop’s brightest stars, Tupac Shakur, released his first studio album 2Pacalypse Now. Although it didn’t take the Billboard charts by storm upon its original release, it was the first of many albums that hold a place in the hearts of almost all fans of Hip Hop across the […]
On this date in 1996, Tupac Amaru Shakur posthumously released the final album of his illustrious career. 19 years ago today, just two months after the untimely murder of Tupac on the Las Vegas strip alongside Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, the fifth and final album, Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, was released. […]
What’s beef? Well, it’s one of the most synonymous occurrences in Hip-Hop that, regardless of how much people try to protest it, gets factored into the culture on a level of near entertainment. Basically, we really can’t just all get along. Sometimes though, rap wars can get a little scary. Some of you may be […]