Director Benny Boom has opened up for the first time publicly about director John Singleton’s unsavory remarks about the upcoming Tupac biopic, All Eyez On Me. The film chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom, as well as his imprisonment and controversial time at Death Row Records. Titled after Shakur’s […]
The Tupac biopic All Eyez On Me is set to hit theaters on the late rapper’s birthday on June 16. Up-and-coming actor Demetrius Shipp called into the TJMS to talk about his role, his striking resemblance (sorry, Anthony Mackie) and his father’s connection to the musical icon. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Award-winner Steve McQueen is set to direct a documentary about Tupac Shakur. Shakur Estate trustee Tom Whalley and Amaru Entertainment said Tuesday that the film is fully sanctioned by the late hip-hop artist’s estate. McQueen is best known for directing “12 Years a Slave” which won the best picture Oscar […]
The late, great Tupac Shakur will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in an April 7th ceremony in Brooklyn. Rolling Stone has confirmed that Snoop Dogg will be the master of ceremonies, and that rumors have been floating that Snoop and Dr. Dre will perform a three-song musical tribute to Shakur […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The car in which rapper Tupac Shakur was fatally shot is for sale, with an asking price of $1.5 million. California memorabilia dealer Moments in Time has listed the 1996 BMW 750iL that once belonged to Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight on its website . Shakur was riding with Knight […]
Members of a church in Sri Lankan were recently shocked during a Christmas Carol service on Dec. 11 when they received booklets with explicit lyrics from Tupac Shakur's "Hail Mary" rap song instead of words to the common Christian prayer of the same name.
NEW YORK (AP) — The late rapper Tupac Shakur and Seattle-based rockers Pearl Jam lead a class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees that also include folkie Joan Baez and 1970s favorites Journey, Yes and Electric Light Orchestra. The rock hall also said Tuesday it would give a special award to Nile Rodgers, […]
Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker has joined Johnny Depp in the upcoming thriller, “LAbyrinth,” which centers around the investigations into the murders of rap icons The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Whitaker is tapped to play investigative journalist Randall Sullivan, while Depp plays now deceased LAPD detective Russell Poole, who was assigned to Biggie’s murder. […]
Nine of the 19 acts nominated are on the ballot for the first time, with Tupac Shakur and Pearl Jam in their first year of eligibility. More than 800 artists, historians and music-industry officials vote, with results announced in December and induction next April. Nominations were announced Tuesday. The prolific Shakur was shot and killed […]
Tupac Shakur was completely baffled by the thought of millionaires and billionaires sleeping well at night while fellow citizens are homeless and starving. MTV released an unaired interview from 1992 that shows the late rapper speaking passionately about greed and income inequality in the United States, using Donald Trump as a benchmark. “Everybody’s taught that. […]
