[UPDATE] LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Thursday sentenced former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight to 28 years in prison for the 2015 death of man he ran over outside a Compton burger stand. Knight listened without reaction as members of the dead man’s family addressed the court, describing 55-year-old Terry Carter as […]
Twenty-two years ago today hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur passed away after he was shot multiple times while at a red light in Las Vegas. Shakur was 25-years-old when he died. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM
People have been buzzing since news broke that Aretha Franklin left her $80 million estate without a will. Financial expert, Rob Wilson says she’s not the only one, Prince, James Brown, Tupac, and Martin Luther King, didn’t leave wills either. Financial expert Rob Wilson says the main reasons people don’t leave a will is “procrastination” […]
Some Celebs are so famous, fine and fabulous that we know exactly who they are just by their first name. Here are just a few famous folks whose last names aren’t really a requirement.
NEW YORK (AP) — Pop star Madonna has lost her battle to prevent an auction of her personal items, including a love letter from her ex-boyfriend, the late rapper Tupac Shakur, a pair of worn panties and a hairbrush containing her hair. Last year, a judge ordered Gotta Have It! Collectibles to pull the items […]
09/20/17- Adding to the list of celebrities he has tattooed on his body, Drake now has Denzel Washington. Bill talked with Denzel about the issue and apparently according to Denzel you can’t have a tattoo of another man on your body. The only man you can have on your body is your dad or Tupac! […]
While incarcerated in 1995, the iconic rapper explained that dating the pop star would "let down" too many people in his life.
Earlier this year it was announced that Tupac Shakur’s trust filed three suits in California state court against the legendary late rapper’s aunt, a memorabilia dealer and a documentary filmmaker, seeking to prevent commercial exploitation of photographs, video footage and personal items, including Tupac’s passport, per law360.com. The suit against Gobi M. Rahimi, a documentary […]
The Black elite of music brought down the house for the "I Ain't Mad at Cha" rapper.
USA Network has found its Tupac and Biggie for the upcoming pilot “Unsolved,” a true crime series that will chronicle the two major police investigations into the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Marcc Rose will play Tupac and newcomer Wavyy Jonez will play Biggie, according to Variety. Rose also played ‘Pac in […]
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 […]
