Posts about 2Pac

This was actually released before the ODB/Wu Tang one [click here], but I just found it and it’s too good not to post. Fredro Starr talks about being offered a record deal with Death Row Records after Suge Knight and Tupac went to the Sunset Park premier, and how ‘Pac and others reacted to the offer.

For the record, the ‘Pac song on the Sunset Park soundtrack that ‘Dro mentions is the amazing classic “Pain” that was later bastardized by Ja Rule on his album Pain Is Love.

UPDATE: Thanks to Jon Peters below for pointing out my mistake, the song on the Sunset Park soundtrack was actually “High ‘Til I Die.” “Pain” was released on the soundtrack of another basketball movie, Above The Rim, in which Tupac also stared. My comments on Ja Rule’s version of “Pain” still stand though. Terrible.

2Pac is coming back this Halloween on a free mixtape from DJ Whoo Kid produced by Cookin’ Soul. Soul has sampled horror movie themes to create new beats for 10 ‘Pac tracks, and it sounds real good too!

SmokingSection caught up with J. Cole in a dark alley and asked him about how he makes his music and who his influences are (”Pac was always my favorite…”). Cole also says that he believes that The Blueprint 3 is on par with The Black Album. And while a lot of you, and B.Dot, may agree, I have to voice my disagreement and disappointment in the BP3. I’m still waiting for The Blacker Album.

If Cole is listening a lot to Makaveli while in album mode, I’m looking forward to what he comes out with. Makaveli. Best album ever.

Devi Dev talks about Tupac Shakur with Quincy Jones, Quincy Jones III (QD3), Tyrese Gibson, Andrew Young, Jeff Johnson and John Hope Bryant.

Sadly, this is the final clip from Vibe of 2Pac’s unreleased interview. I’ve come to really look forward to these being released, but we all knew it had to end sooner than later.

Part 6 has ‘Pac talking about his movie Gridlock’d, meeting his father for the first time, and his views on God and religion. Rest In Peace Tupac. If you’ve missed the others, or want to see what other 2Pac news we post, you can check out our 2Pac artist page by selecting him from the artist drop down all the way to the right or simply clicking here.

Mr Magic, real name John Rivas, has died today of a heart attack. He was an important figure in the rap game. It was confirmed by DJ Premier this morning. He hosted an on-air radio show called Rap Attack. It was the first rap radio show to air. He was New York resident and worked along side artists such as Rakim, Nas, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G and the list goes on.He also had a rivalry with Kool DJ Red Alert. From all of us here at Street Hop, rest in peace Magic.

Here’s what DJ Premier had to say:

I WANT TO SEND OUT THE UTMOST RESPECT AND CONDOLENCES TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN RIVAS—-aka MR. MAGIC

HE PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING OF A HEART ATTACK…..

TRUE HIP HOP HEADS KNOW THAT HIS HISTORY IS SO LONG
DUE TO HIM BEING THE FIRST RAP MIXSHOW TO EVER BE ON COMMERCIAL RADIO ON NEW YORK’S WBLS–(107.5) WITH MARLEY MARL AND FLY TY IN 1982-1984…….THEN WENT ON TO WHBI IN OCTOBER OF 1984 AND THEN
BACK TO WBLS in 1985 and WDAS in Philly SIMULTANEOUSLY

HE PAVED THE WAY FOR ALL RADIO STATIONS THAT EVER DID MIXSHOWS AND ALSO SPARKED THE CAREER OF BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS DUE TO THE DISS HE SHOWED WHEN THEY CAME TO SHOP THEIR DEMO TO HIM AND WAS TURNED AWAY WHICH THEN SPARKED “SOUTH BRONX” AND “THE BRIDGE IS OVER”…….

HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS DIRECT AND SARCASTIC ATTITUDE ON THE AIR AND EVERY ARTIST WANTED HIS APPROVAL WHEN IT CAME TO BREAKING NEW RECORDS……..HE EVEN HAD SONGS DEDICATED TO HIM BY THE LEGENDARY WHODINI–(”MR. MAGIC’S WAND”) WHICH WAS SURPRISINGLY PRODUCED BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS THOMAS DOLBY…….

SHOUTS OUT TO MARLEY MARL AND FLY TY FOR THE CORRECT INFORMATION ON THIS……

REST IN PEACE MR. MAGIC………….DJ PREMIER

This one is really interesting in a reality TV invasion of privacy sort of way. Between interview questions 2Pac was on the phone with Suge Knight, and Vibe kept filming…

Oh and if you were wondering who the “lil homie” was, it was Napoleon of The Outlawz.

Snoop Dogg talks about how Big Pun’s legacy hasn’t been as exploited as 2Pac and BIG’s.

J. Cole talks about his music and who influences him.

Is there a rapper in the world not influenced by ‘Pac, Nas and Jay-Z? No shots, just saying.

Vibe drops the forth part to their unreleased 2Pac video interview. ‘Pac talks about The Outlawz, books he reads, Bill Clinton, relationships and love.

2Pac goes in on Bad Boy in part 3 of Vibe’s unreleased interview and talks about his shooting, jail time, and what he did when he came out.

Here’s Part 1 and Part 2 incase you missed it.

Hip-hop singer-songwriter Joseph “The Governor” Flowers claims Interscope Records used his tune, “Po’ Nigga Bluez,” as the basis of a remix on the late Tupac Shakur posthumous album Loyal to the Game.

Flowers says he wrote “Po’ Nigga Bluez” in 1990 and included it on his 1995 album, Floss Mode, with Shakur performing in the background.

Shakur’s version is called “Po’ Nigga Blues-Scott Storch Remix” featuring Ron Isley. Flowers says he became aware of it in March 2008, nearly four years after its release. He demands statutory and punitive damages from Interscope Records and Universal Music, and wants their version taken off the market.

If you missed part one click here. Otherwise Vibe has released the second part of their unreleased Tupac Shakur video interview. ‘Pac talks about his situation with Biggie and why he did what he did and the East Coast.

2Pac was the man.

Hahaha… R.A. the Rugged Man makes a joke out of Joe Budden’s misfortune based on his own comments on Eminem not being the best rapper alive… Plus more laughs and name droping… Lil Wayne, Obama, 2Pac… R.A. has been in the game for a minute it’s dope to see him being successful with it and having a good time.

On the 13 year anniversary of his death, VIBE has released previously unreleased footage of Tupac Shakur talking about where he’d like to be in 2016.

It’s been 13 years since 2Pac died on the 13th day of September 1996, yet the void he left in hip-hop–let alone black culture–is gaping, For his anniversary, VIBE revives the fallen icon, if just for a couple minutes, with the first in a series of previously unreleased interview footage from May ‘96. As he discusses a unified rap nation and where he’d be in 2016, ‘Pac is everything we remember: Candid, passionate, prophetic. Rest in peace, Tupac Amaru Shakur