Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on the East Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City. He was named after Túpac Amaru II, a Peruvian revolutionary who led an indigenous uprising against Spain and was subsequently executed. Shakur’s professional entertainment career began in the early 1990s, when he debuted his rapping skills in a vocal […]

Female rapper Iggy Azalea has been attracting attention from music fans since she released her Ignorant Art mixtape last year, and a respected music exec has even referred to her as “the next 2Pac.” After being courted by major labels, Iggy Azalea has signed with Interscope Records, and Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine made the comparison […]

The murders of 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. are top of mind when it comes to unsolved murders in hip-hop, but sadly, they’re not the only ones whose murderers have never been brought to justice. Jam Master Jay’s murder is still unsolved, and all of these cases seem to be cold. Find out who else […]

A five-minute sex tape that shows Tupac receiving oral sex while rapping and dancing has surfaced after 15 years.Tupac who died 15 years ago is shown at a house party with with a bunch of groupies in a living room during a house party according to TMZ who saw the tape. Tupac walks into the […]

2Pac has been dead for 15 years, but a sex tape starring him has been released. TMZ staffers have seen the clip from 1991 that lasts five minutes, and involves groupies at a house party. ‘Pac receives certain oral pleasures while rapping and dancing, and you can get more details about this sex tape at TMZ.com. […]

Kim Kardashian seems to know something about 2Pac and his music, so she’s remembering him on Twitter. She tweeted, “#TupacTuesday! RIP. I’m gonna tweet random lyrics all day! Guess what songs they are!” Take a look at the tweets Kim K. has sent out so far… RELATED POSTS: Jada Pinkett Smith, Snoop Dogg & More […]

Six days after being shot in Las Vegas, Tupac (2Pac) Shakur passed away on Friday, September 13th from the wounds he incurred. Hip-hop fans around the world were devastated by this loss, and even though he’s gone, Pac’s music and memory has endured. Where were you when 2Pac died? What do you miss most about him? […]

Skillz presents: Hip-Hop Confessions ep. 9 — Ladies First from Visually Inklined on Vimeo. In his next episode of “True Hip-Hop Confessions” Skillz gets MC Lyte and Salt & Pepa to spill their guts on some back-in-the-day hip-hop trivia. MC Lyte confesses that the Porsche she sported on her album over was not hers, and […]

Maino and Mickey Rourke were having a deep conversation about Tupac Shakur.  2Pac and Rourke starred in the movie “Bullet” together and word is the two connected as friends while shooting the film. They say Mickey Rourke was drunk in the the photo to the right  and I wonder what was Maino thinking while standing […]

Yesterday Dexter Isaac wrote a formal letter to all who would listen claiming that he was the shooter in Tupac Shakur’s robbery at Quad Studios in New York City in 1994. He states: I want to apologize to his family [Tupac Shakur] and for the mistake I did for that sucker [Jimmy Henchman]….. I am […]

Tupac Shakur’s life was tragically ended in 1996 after being gunned down. Today he would have been 40 years old and although he is no longer living we celebrate the birthday of a wise man who was clearly ahead of his time! Twitter has been flooded with #iftupacwerealive tweets and I have a feeling that […]

This time we asked you: which dead artist would you like to bring back to life? This is by far the biggest poll ever and you all had a lot to say in your votes! The Black Music Poll is apart of TheUrbanDaily’s celebration for Black Music Month. It’s All Black Music  is the destination […]