'It proved the US's biggest gangsta rapper could be vulnerable': How Tupac wrote the ultimate anthem for single mothers
The iconic 90s hip-hop artist was known for his pained intensity. But this deeply personal tribute to his mother Afeni showed ...
Every 2Pac Album, Ranked
Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...
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Hazing Killed Caleb Wilson
Afeni smiled proudly as she witnessed her son’s emotional intelligence blossom.  She knew she had laid a firm foundation for the man he was becoming and was ...
An ode to Tupac Shakur’s ‘Me Against the World,’ an album that’s traveled with me throughout my life
When Tupac’s third album was released, I was 15. Thirty years later I’m a 45-year-old man and the album means so much more to ...
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Moms of Your Favorite Rappers, Including Biggie, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii And More
Women's month coincides with the death of Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, which inspired us to honor the moms of some of the most celebrated rappers ...