Rapper T.I., real name Clifford Harris Jr., has partnered with VH1 and the United Negro College Fund to launch the Precious Chapman Scholarship Fund, which is named after his sister Antoinette Precious Harris Chapman. During VH1’s annual “Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mama” ceremony which is an event to honor mothers. Harris said that his sister was […]
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 […]
Racism reared its ugly head at an Alabama high school recently. A White teacher actually told a Black student to “turn the N-word tunes off,” referring to Tupac‘s “Dear Mama” song that the child was playing in class at a school in Hoover, a Birmingham suburb, on Friday. Students are typically allowed to play music […]
Two new clips have been released from “All Eyez On Me” in honor of Mother’s Day. The clips portray the unbreakable bond Tupac and his mother Afeni Shakur shared throughout his livelihood. In the first clip, you can see a festive Christmas for young Tupac. Afeni, played by Danai Gurira, gifts her son with a […]
With the Tupac Shakur biopic on its way in the summer, 2Pac memorabilia is making an expensive comeback in 2017. It has been reported that the handwritten lyrics of ‘Pac’s emotional smash hit “Dear Mama” is being put up for auction and is yielding an astounding $75K for the three sheets of paper, according to […]
In honor of Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday [May 8] we’ve compiled a list of lyrical tributes rappers have shown to the women that brought them into this world. To all the moms out there, in the words of the late, great Tupac, “you are appreciated.” “There are no words that can express how […]
Yesterday [Tuesday, May 3] VH1 taped their first Mother’s Day special event titled Dear Mama at St. Bart’s Church in New York City. Named after Tupac Shakur’s legendary tribute song to his mother Afeni Shakur [who tragically passed away on Monday], this is VH1’s first annual Mother’s Day tribute, shedding light on the mothers who […]