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Suge Knight: I Think Tupac’s Still Alive

EJ Greig — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:05:12 +0000

Suge Knight thinks Tupac’s still alive. No, he’s not talking about the hologram shown at Coachella. He really believes Tupac is living and breathing on this earth. During a radio show interview, Suge was giving his explanation to why he thinks Tupac is still alive,

“Maybe the question is … Pac’s not really dead … pac’s somewhere else. Nobody seen Tupac dead. The person who supposedly cremated Tupac got about 3 million dollars, personally from me. Next thing I know I never heard from the guy or seen him again … he retired and left.”

Do you believe Suge Knight’s story? Let us know by posting your comments below.

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Celebrity WWE: “Suge Knight & Rick Ross Smack Down Coming Soon?”

Jade West — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:12:50 +0000

Suge Knight blasts Rick Rozay in a recent released interview because of Ross’ 2Pac track “2Pac’s back.” According to Suge, for Ross to release a song referencing Pac while maintaining ties to Diddy is a slap in the face. Suge actually threatened to beat the dog ish out of the Teflon Don. We think they should get inside the ring and duke it out! But as of right now there will be no Celebrity WWE “Smackdown” between Suge and Ricky.

Suge had a lot to say to interviewers also stating “if you’re going to be with a guy, Diddy who promotes that he killed Tupac. He says you can’t go out and turn around and do a record called 2Pac’s back.” Ross has yet to respond. Suge went even further to express his disgust with the guile of the 2pac hologram during the Coachella performance. Saying he thinks that 2Pac should have been wearing the “Death Row” emblem.

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Tupac’s Hologram Cost $10 Million To Create!

EJ Greig — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:22:59 +0000

CNN is reporting that the Tupac hologram showcased at this year’s Coachella Music Festival cost a whopping $10 Million to create!

On another note, can someone please tell Soledad O’Brien how to pronounce Tupac?! Full report HERE.

Also, Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakir, told TMZ that she was “thrilled” that her son made a digital appearance on the stage. While Afeni did not attend to concert, she watched it over the Internet. She also gave Dre approval to go forward with the hologram. SOURCE

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Why And How Was Tupac Performing “Live” At Coachella? [VIDEO]

Jade West — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:39:30 +0000

Via The Russ Parr Morning Show: Tupac was resurrected this weekend for a Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre performance at this year’s Coachella Music Festival. Tupac appeared in hologram form and performed “Hail Mary” and “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted.”

There was a lot of talk of a Nate Dogg hologram, wonder what happened?

Who will they resurrect next? Biggie? Bob Marley? Jam Master Jay? This is sure to be a technique used far and wide from hip hop to pop and back again.

Check out the performance below.

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Our History Makers: Quincy Jones

101.1 The WIZ — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:26:48 +0000

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Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer and musician. He’s also a conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations,[2] 27 Grammys,[2] including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991.

He is particularly recognized as the producer of the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which has sold more than 110 million copies worldwide,[3] and as the producer and conductor of the charity song “We Are the World”. Source

We have compiled some of the biggest songs and jazz compositions that Quincy Jones has produced and/or recorded in his career. Check them out and see if you remember these.

Killer Joe (released in 1970)

Razzmattazz ft. Patti Austin (1981)

Sanford and Son Theme Song

We Are The World (1985)

Thriller (1982)

The Secret Garden ft. Barry White, James Ingram, Al B. Sure, and El Debarge (1990)

Quincy Jones Pics and Albums

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Is Iggy Azalea The Female 2Pac?

101.1 The WIZ — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:40:41 +0000

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 to 2Pac.

Iggy Azalea’s Motherland

That may sound heavy to most, but 2Pac spent his career on Interscope Records. Maybe Jimmy Iovine is right?

Find out more about Iggy Azalea’s new deal right here. And check out the links below to get familiar with her.

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Top 5 Hottest Male Artists With Their Shirts Off!

Nyketa Gaffney — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:51:03 +0000

There’s nothing like some good eye candy. Every now and then we want our favorite artists to take it off and show us a little bit to feed our imaginations. Shout out to the woman who invented the camera (joke)!

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Mind you, it wasn’t easy coming up with a top 5. Many artists over the years, in both Hip Hop and R&B worlds, have blessed us with the removal of the shirt. If I had to choose, the list would probably look something like this:

Top 5 Shirtless Male Artists

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101.1 The WIZ — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:31:12 +0000

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.

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Nnete’s That’s What’s Up: Tupac’s Million Dollar Offer?

101.1 The WIZ — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:44:12 +0000

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Money B “Not Surprised” By Explicit Tupac Tape

101.1 The WIZ — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:32:58 +0000

Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur may be lawyering up to prevent he sale of a sex tape starring her son, but Pac’s “I Get Around” co-star Money B is not surprised by the tape’s existence at all.

“I do remember doing a tape, I knew eventually it would come out,” he told a TMZ reporter in Hollywood. “I didn’t know who had it, but I knew it was out there. I’m not surprised. I knew eventually that one would surface.”

Money B, a member of Digital Underground, has no idea what the unreleased Tupac track playing on the tape might be but joked that he wouldn’t mind “getting some money” from the sale since he appears on it.

To watch the interview with Money B go to TMZ.com.

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