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Tupac Shakur fans with an appetite for food — and his legacy — can satisfy their hunger, courtesy of the late rapper's estate.The late rapper's family opened a pop-up restaurant at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles that's set to run until June 30.

Snoop Dogg wasn’t expecting to see Tupac Shakur in such terrible shape when his fellow rapper was in the hospital after his 1996 shooting in Las Vegas.

Jada Pinkett Smith says behind some seemingly strong women hides a «terrified little girl,» and that's her.The 50-year-old actress revealed as much in the latest episode of  with her co-hosts, Willow Smith and Adrienne «Gammy» Banfield-Norris. In the episode — titled «How Destructive Mothers Damage Their Daughters: Could This Be You?» — the three panelists are joined by author Kelly McDaniel as they sort out mother-daughter issues, and it's during this conversation when Jada grows emotional after revealing that growing up fast and dealing with adversity so young is what has led her to feel like a «terrified little girl» is hiding underneath.«So, I had to, like, deal with a lot of stressful adult things at a young age,» Jada explained.

Kendrick Lamar is literally kicking back after releasing his first album in five years.

Dear Mama, which centres around 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) and his mother Afeni, has been released by FX – watch below.The brief teaser for the five-part docuseries was released to coincide with Mother’s Day in the US. It shows images of Shakur, with a voiceover from Afeni describing a lesson she taught her son.“It was my responsibility to teach 2Pac how to survive his reality,” Afeni Shakur says in the clip.

You know the story of Tupac Shakur, the now-legendary hip hop icon: uber-prolific, courting fame, controversy, and a rock n’ roll lifestyle of superstardom, Shakur’s hip hop reign was all too brief and he was gunned down by rivals when his career was still ascending. What’s lesser-known to many is the story of Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur, an American political activist and former member of the Black Panther Party, their love, their sometimes strained relationship, but also the way her political defiance influenced the music of her son.

Kodak moment. As a tsunami wave of controversy continues to plague the “Girls Trip” star and husband Will Smith, 53, in the wake of the latter’s career-threatening Oscars 2022 slap, rapper Kodak Black, 24, is weighing in on their marital mayhem with a both a reprimand and a proposal for Pinkett Smith, 50. In doing so, the always controversial Kodak also managed to take a bombshell swipe at the street cred of late hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, TMZ first reported.“Jada Pinkett, baby you is out of pocket,” Kodak chastised Saturday during a foul-mouthed Instagram Live, which is now going viral on Twitter.“Come f–k with Kodak. That’s what you need to do, because you’re on some bulls–t,” he added.

Deadline, with John Davis and Catherine Davis through their Davis Entertainment production company.While the project is still in the very early stages, the filmmakers are still focusing on trying to secure the life rights of Clinton before they start writing the script and casting the movie in its entirety. The film will follow Clinton, 80, and his childhood in North Carolina in the 1940s to the creations of his legendary collective Parliament-Funkadelic.The biopic will also chronicle his influence on singers of the hip-hop generation including Tupac Shakur, Dr.

Angelique Jackson Academy Award-nominee Eddie Murphy is in talks to play funk legend and Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic.Dubbed the Godfather of Funk, Clinton is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and widely regarded as one of the most important innovators of the musical genre, along with James Brown and Sly Stone.The developing project is said to chronicle Clinton’s life and legacy, from his childhood in 1940s North Carolina, to the formation of his groundbreaking bands Parliament and Funkadelic in the late 1960s. The movie will also explore Clinton and the bands’ impact of the future of hip-hop and artists like Tupac Shakur, Dr.

EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Murphy is in early talks to play Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton. Murphy will also serve as producer with John Davis and Catherine Davis through their Davis Entertainment banner. They are tying down rights with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and they will then set writers and shop the project. Murphy has a three-picture deal with Amazon that came after the success of Coming 2 America. This is a passion project for Murphy.

Tupac Shakur’s childhood poetry book is currently up for auction at Sotheby’s.The previously unpublished book features haiku poems written by a young Tupac aged 11, as well as illustrations.Sotheby’s describe it as “an unpublished booklet of haikus written and illustrated by Tupac Shakur when he was just 11 years old, on offer from his godfather, Jamal Joseph, a Black Panther activist who was gifted the booklet by Tupac 40 years ago while incarcerated with fellow Panthers at Leavenworth Prison.” You can see a video of Joseph discussing the poems below.The collection of items for the late rapper also includes a “selection of love letters from Tupac to a cherished sweetheart” written at the age of 17 before his career began.The public can bid on the piece here as part of an auction dedicated to hip hop until March 30.

“Life After Death” — his second and final studio album — the rapper was making plans to hypnotize London in support of the ambitious double LP. And while the bottles were popping at Vibe magazine’s post-Soul Train Awards party in Los Angeles, he was trying to convince DJ Clark Kent to be his spinning sidekick across the pond.“He was like, ‘Yo, you gotta go on the road with me. We gonna go to London for this new album,’ ” Kent — who at the time was senior vice president of A&R at Motown Records — told The Post.

Naman Ramachandran Premium documentary titles featuring iconic musicians including John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Tupac Shakur and Amy Winehouse have sold widely for BBC Studios.Rogan productions’ feature-length documentary for BBC Two, “Freddie Mercury: The Final Act,” charts the final chapter of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s life story. International sales include the U.S.

Tupac Shakur, has been announced.Peace, Love & Respect; the Afeni Shakur/Panther 21 story will follow a crucial two years in her life between 1969 and 1971, and her involvement in the Black Panther Party.Afeni, who passed away in 2016, was a prominent member of the organisation. She joined in 1968 and was arrested as a part of the ‘Panther 21’, who were put on trial accused of organising bomb attacks in New York before they were acquitted.The new biopic is set to be executive produced by Jasmine Guy and Jamal Joseph, while Dina LaPolt is producing.

Suge Knight, the D.O.C. and Dick Griffey in the immediate aftermath of the breakup of N.W.A.David Kestnbaum, a senior managing director at Blackstone, said he’s looking forward to seeing Snoop Dogg at the helm of Death Row.“We are excited to put the Death Row Records brand back in the hands of a legend like Snoop Dogg,” Kestnbaum said.

Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and John Salley, musicians like Prince, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, and celebrities like Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Mike Tyson. In ET's exclusive clip, Torry details his move from St. Louis to Los Angeles, and how he immediately spied a need for somewhere for Black comedians to flaunt their talent. The comedian explains how Black comics were suffering from the still-rising tensions rippling through the city after the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. Agents and executives were wary of traveling «in the hood» for fear of their own safety, which limited opportunities for Black talent to be seen.

Over 20 years after his murder, fans will get the chance to explore Tupac Shakur's life and legacy with an immersive museum experience.

Los Angeles will be home in January to a limited-run immersive museum exploring the life, music and legacy of the late rapper Tupac Shakur. It was created in collaboration with Shakur’s estate. Additional North American cities and dates will be announced later, according to the exhibit’s website.

Shanna Moakler is going silent in the wake of her ex-husband's engagement to Kourtney Kardashian. The model announced her intention to take a break from Instagram. "Temporarily closed for spiritual maintenance," she posted on her Instagram Story, according to People magazine.

Michael K. Williams was celebrating his 25th birthday left him with a fearsome scar down his face — and proved a turning point in his career.The 54-year-old actor, who was found dead of a suspected heroin overdose on Monday, told National Public Radio that he sustained the gruesome injury when he went outside to get some air during a “popping party” at a bar in Queens.“I saw that two of my other friends were being surrounded by some dudes who I didn’t know.

Tupac in celebration of the late rapper’s 50th birthday.Tupac would have turned 50 yesterday (June 16), and Smith chose to share the poem, titled ‘Lost Soulz’, that he wrote while he was incarcerated via a video on Instagram.“As we prepare to celebrate his legacy,” Pinkett Smith wrote about her longtime friend in a caption on Instagram, “let’s remember him for that which we loved most … his way with words.“Here are a few you may have never heard before✨ Happy ‘you goin’n to be 50 at midnight’

Jada Pinkett Smith is sharing a relic that is near and dear to her heart – a never-before-seen poem written to Pinkett-Smith by her late friend Tupac Shakur. The 49-year-old "Set It Off" actress, who has previously professed the unconditional love she shares for Shakur, posted the handwritten memento on what would have been the rapper and actor’s 50th birthday.

posted a clip of her reading on social media Tuesday, a day before the deceased hip-hopper’s birthday. “As many of you know, today is Pac’s birthday — he would have been 50 this year,” announced Pinkett Smith, 49, who was reportedly good friends with the “Changes” singer when they attended Maryland’s Baltimore School for the Arts together in the 1980s, People reported.

“Will Smith is a multimillionaire still losing the affection of his wife to a man who died 25 years ago,” tweeted one fan shortly after Jada Pinkett Smith shared a never-before-seen poem written by her close friend, the late Tupac Shakur, on June 15. “Tupac Amaru Shakur would have been 50 midnight tonight!” Jada captioned the Instagram video showing the unreleased work.

Jada Pinkett Smith is sharing a never-before-seen poem from Tupac Shakur. Jada took to Instagram ahead of what would have been the music legend's 50th birthday, and shared a poem she says, «You may have never heard before.»«Tupac Amaru Shakur would have been 50 midnight tonight!,» Jada shared in an Instagram video, showing off the handwritten poem by her longtime friend, who died in 1996.

personal life went on trial in an ugly court battle with his ex Amber Heard. A trailer for the troubled film dropped Wednesday night.

Black History Month, a time to pause and appreciate the undeniable impact Black people have had on the history of the United States and the world. We acknowledge the struggle, yes, and all of the things Black people have overcome — but we also celebrate life, love and Black joy.

The courtroom drama Foster Boy, starring Matthew Modine, Louis Gossett Jr. and Danny Glover, is set to open the virtual Toronto Black Film Festival on Feb.

Nelly is putting it down for Californ-i-a!During ' Icons Night on Monday, the 46-year-old rapper and his pro partner, Daniella Karagach, paid tribute to Tupac Shakur by performing a jazz to the late legend's classic hit, «California Love.» Nelly wore a leather top, black pants and white bandana, while Daniella complemented his look in a sporty two-piece and beige jacket.«He was multi-talented,» Nelly said of his adoration for 2Pac in a video that played before the performance.