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Suge Knight has commented on Drake using A.I. to get Tupac and Snoop Dogg to feature on his ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ diss track.Last weekend, Drake uploaded ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ online, marking the second time the Canadian has thrown jabs at Kendrick Lamar.

Drake has removed his diss track ‘Taylor Made Freestyle‘ after Tupac’s estate threatened a lawsuit over AI-generated vocals.The ‘Headlines’ rapper was hit with a cease-and-desist letter (per Billboard) and was told by litigator Howard King that his diss track must be taken down in less than 24 hours. If not, Tupac’s estate would go ahead and “pursue all of its legal remedies” against him.The letter – penned by King – read: “The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality.

Tupac Shakur’s estate have threatened to sue Drake over the use of AI-generated vocals to replicate the late rapper’s voice on his diss track.According to a cease-and-desist letter (per Billboard), the ‘Headlines’ rapper was told by litigator Howard King that his track ‘Taylor Made Freestyle‘ must to be taken down in less than 24 hours. If not, Tupac’s estate would go ahead and “pursue all of its legal remedies” against him.The letter – penned by King – read: “The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality.

Tupac Shakur‘s murder suspect has been set at $750,000 (£590,000) after being charged for the late rapper’s murder.The legendary west-coast rapper was murdered in 1996 at the age of 25 after being shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested in Nevada and charged with ordering Tupac’s murder last September, marking a major breakthrough in the case which had remained unsolved for 27 years.Davis, a former gang leader, pleaded not guilty to the charge of open murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement and claimed that his past comments regarding the shooting were simply “entertainment”.Along with his hefty bail, a judge has said that he can be released on house arrest before his trial, which is set for June 3, 2024 (per BBC).During a hearing on Tuesday (January 9), in which Davis was in attendance, his lawyers argued that he should be released due to him being a grandfather, adding that the 60-year-old is not dangerous and would not flee to avoid trial if freed from jail (per KLEW).His attorneys – who were court appointed – also asked that his bail be set at roughly $100,000 (£78,641).

Tupac Shakur has claimed that his past comments regarding the shooting were simply “entertainment”.Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was charged with the murder of the legendary hip-hop artist this September – 27 years after Shakur was fatally wounded from a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.A Nevada judge set a June 3, 2024 date for the trial last month. It came shortly after Davis pleaded not guilty to the charge of open murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement.As The Guardian reports, Davis – who has been denied bail since he was first arrested – has asked a judge to put him on house arrest ahead of his trial.

Tupac‘s ‘Dear Mama’.Terrence Thomas, a New York City bus driver and musician who used to DJ and produce under the name Master Tee, claimed he played an important role in the creation of the late rapper’s 1995 track. His lawsuit cites various interviews with Tupac himself as well as the handwritten credits the late rapper wrote which names Thomas as the creator of the song’s original beat.Though Thomas was credited as a co-producer on ‘Dear Mama’, court documents obtained by Music Business Worldwide show Thomas claimed he was “never properly and fully credited for his publishing copyright.”He alleged that producer Tony D.

Tupac Shakur has been set, nearly 30 years after the rapper was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.Per AP, a Nevada judge has set a June 3, 2024 date for the trial, which sees Duane “Keffe D” Davis charged with involvement in Shakur’s 1996 murder. Last week Davis pleaded not guilty to the charge of open murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement.Davis, a former member of the gang Compton Crips, is the uncle of the late Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson who’d previously been identified as a suspect in Shakur’s murder but was never charged with any crimes.

READ MORE: Who killed Tupac? Everything we know about hip-hop’s greatest mystery The road in question forms a section of the MacArthur Boulevard in the city, close to where Tupac lived in the 1990s. An official renaming ceremony was held at the site, attended by members of Shakur’s family as well as a number of Bay Area hip-hop legends, including MC Hammer, E-40, Money-B and Too Short. “Let his spirit live on the rest of these years in these streets and in your hearts,” said Tupac’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, to the gathered crowd.

Some rare Tupac collectibles are now for sale, TMZ reports. A never-before-seen booking photo and a prison ID from the rapper’s time at New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility are available for purchase online at MomentsInTime.com.

Tupac “considered” signing to Bad Boy Records before his deal with the infamous Death Row Records.The beef between Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. is one of the most infamous conflicts in rap history. This week, Mopreme revealed that the rivals were nearly labelmates, telling The Art Of Dialogue that, before Tupac signed to Death Row, he was “considering” joining Diddy’s iconic label.He said: “There was a point ‘Pac was considering going to Bad Boy before his relationship with Death Row.

Dear Mama, a new five-part docuseries on the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, is unlike any other deep dive on the legendary artist, says director Allen Hughes.The Disney+ series, which focuses on Tupac and his late mother, Afeni Shakur, tells his story through the lens of her activism and struggles, providing a more rounded exploration of Tupac as opposed to a one-sided portrait of the artist.“I wanted people to know when they saw the title, oh yeah, this ain’t gonna be no typical hip-hop shit,” Hughes told NME over a Zoom call. “If you’re gonna name something with Tupac Dear Mama, you know what you’re getting yourself into.”Hughes, the director of 2017 Netflix series The Defiant Ones, which charts the rise and success of Dr Dre and Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine, began working on the series after being approached by the estate of the Shakur family.

Jada Pinkett-Smith has reflected on the time Tupac Shakur tried to propose to her when he was imprisoned in Rikers Island.The actress and musician is currently promoting her upcoming memoir Worthy, which will be released next week (October 17). In it, she speaks in-depth about her friendship with the Death Row rapper, including when he proposed to her while in prison for sexual abuse charges in 1995.In a recent appearance on the All The Smoke podcast, Pinkett-Smith said talking about Tupac in Rikers Island was “one of the most painful parts” for her while writing the book.

Tupac Shakur’s unsolved murder is one of history’s highest-profile cold cases. Despite the mountains of evidence uncovered by independent investigations, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department failed to make a single arrest directly related to the case for 27 years.

Tupac: The Legend will be released in the UK this week.The 40-page limited edition book is comprised of never-before-seen black and white photos of Tupac, shot by world-renowned photographer Michel Haddi in 1993 – three years before the rapper died. Launched in September this year, honouring the anniversary of the late rapper’s death, there are only 500 copies of Tupac: The Legend worldwide.“The sad thing is, in my lab in New York City, all my archives got stolen,” said Haddi.

Tupac Shakur‘s brother, Mopreme Shakur, has claimed that the rapper’s killing remained unsolved for 27 years due to his race.The iconic rapper was murdered in 1996 after being shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Last week, Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested in Nevada and charged with ordering Tupac’s murder in 1996, marking a major breakthrough in the case.In an interview with Sky News, the rapper’s brother said that he believes that had Tupac been white, his murder would have not gone unsolved for so long.

Tupac Shakur – has resurfaced, showing the murder suspect recalling the night that the rapper was killed.The footage was filmed in 2019 for VladTv, the YouTube channel of DJ Vlad, and sees Davis opening up about the night that Tupac died while promoting a tell-all book.Now, four years after it was initially released, the clip came back to light last week (September 29), after news broke that Davis had been arrested as a murder suspect for Tupac’s death, and subsequently charged in Nevada.“We was coming up Flamingo, got to the light,” he is heard saying in the footage, recalling the final few moments before the rapper was shot and killed back in 1996. “We was just going to drink, smoke some weed.”“He happened to be hanging out the window,” he added.

Tupac‘s brother Mopreme Shakur has shared his thoughts on the recent arrest made in the late rapper’s murder investigation.Following Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ arrest last week 27 years after Tupac was fatally wounded from a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Mopreme Shakur spoke of his thoughts on the case’s development.Speaking to TMZ, Mopreme said: “It’s bittersweet for a number of reasons – the time, of course, 27 years. It didn’t have to be this way, it didn’t have to happen at all.

Tupac Shakur, 27 years after the rapper was fatally wounded from a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.The identity of the rapper’s killer has remained a mystery for nearly three decades.Shakur died at the age of 25 on September 13, 1996, several days after he was shot on September 7. He was targeted in Las Vegas as he was leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand and was en route to a nightclub with Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight.A white Cadillac pulled up next to the pair’s vehicle on the passenger side and an unidentified gunman fired 14 shots.

Tupac Shakur in 1996.The rapper was killed at the age of 25 in a drive-by shooting and the identity of his killer has remained a mystery ever since.AP reports that the man arrested early this morning (September 29) was Duane “Keffe D” Davis, but the exact charge or charges were not immediately clear, according to two officials with first-hand knowledge of the arrest. They were not authorised to speak publicly prior to the indictment, which is expected later today.Davis has been known to investigators for some time and has admitted both in interviews and his 2019 memoir Compton Street Legend that he was in the Cadillac from which the shots were fired 27 years ago.

An arrest has been made in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, the Associated Press reports. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a California-born member of the South Side Compton Crips, was arrested on Friday morning in Las Vegas; specific charges were not available as of press time.

Drake has worn an iconic ring belonging to Tupac Shakur at auction for $1million (£780,000).The ring, featuring gold, diamond, and ruby, was worn during the late rapper’s final public appearance in 1996.It was put up for auction by Sotheby’s as part of a sale relating to the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, and was expected to fetch around $200,000.Drake ended up paying five times that to secure the item, which you can see here.The ring was designed by Tupac himself and worn to his last public performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1996.See Drake’s Instagram Story confirming the purchase below.Drake Reveals he Won the Auction for Tupac’s Ring pic.twitter.com/VKmR0CPHr4— Shtreetwear (@Shtreetwear) July 28, 2023This week, Drake also teased a new album ‘For All The Dogs’ and confirmed that the forthcoming LP will arrive “in like two weeks”.At the rapper’s latest ‘It’s All a Blur Tour’ show in New York City’s Madison Square Garden this week (July 26), Drake shared a new update with the crowd about his upcoming album.“Make new friends. If you drink, drink some liquor.

Tupac Shakur.Police searched a house in the Henderson suburb – the same area where the rapper was gunned down in September 1996. The home belongs to 60-year-old Duane Keith Davis, who has publicly said he was in the car with the gunman who killed Shakur.According to BBC News, the search warrant showed that police were looking for “notes, writings, ledgers, and other handwritten or typed documents concerning television shows, documentaries, YouTube episodes, book manuscripts, and movies concerning the murder of Tupac Shakur”.The warrant was approved by Clark County Judge Jacqueline M.

A ring designed by Tupac Shakur, and worn by the late rapper in his final public appearance, is up for auction, as Pitchfork reports. The gold, ruby, and diamond piece, inscribed “Pac & Dada 1996” in honor of Shakur’s engagement to Kidada Jones, is expected to sell for between $200,000 and $300,000, per Sotheby’s.

Tupac‘s biological father, Billy Garland, has revealed his disappointment in the recent Hulu docu-series, Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni & Tupac Shakur.In March, a trailer was released for the upcoming documentary, revealing its premise of exploring the relationship between the Death Row rapper and his mother Afeni, who was a Black Panther.Earlier this month, in a clip from a The Art Of Dialogue interview, Garland revealed that he was somewhat “disappointed” when he saw the Dear Mama docu-series. He recounted how the interview he was filmed for came about, and how if he knew how they would edit it then wouldn’t have taken part.“Allen Hughes [director] asked me to do an interview,” said Garland.

Tupac’s sister has responded to the recent comments comparing Tupac to Donald Trump, describing the statement as “blasphemous”.The initial comments were made yesterday (April 3) by Trump’s attorney Alina Habba, who said the former president being indicted in New York City puts him on par with Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.Habba drew the comparison on The Benny Show podcast, and claimed that the legal battles faced by Trump will only help boost his profile – similar to how other celebrities became more popular after facing jail time.“​​Donald Trump is Tupac. Donald Trump is Biggie Smalls,” she told host, Benny Johnson.

Melle Mel has commented on the late DMX and 2Pac, saying that they were both “better actors than rappers”.The legend from Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five said in a recent interview with The Art Of Dialogue that in order to be a good rapper, you have to adopt a persona – and that’s the same factor is needed to be a good actor.He doubled down on his point, saying that some rap legends were better actors than they were lyricists.“I thought 2Pac was a better actor than he was a rapper,” he said of the late Californian known for his lead roles in cult classics Juice and Poetic Justice. “I thought he was a hell of an actor than a rapper.” He also commented on the late Yonkers-born DMX, who famously made his acting debut in Hype Williams-directed Belly alongside Nas.“I thought DMX was a better actor than he was a rapper,” said Mel.

Snoop Dogg has brought the Death Row Records catalog back to streaming services.The ‘Gin And Juice’ rapper had promised to bring the iconic rap catalog back to traditional streaming services and apps last month. And on Thursday (March 9), Snoop stuck to his word, announcing the release of the catalog on his Twitter.“Yessir.

Snoop Dogg has opened up about seeing Tupac during his last moments in a new interview.Speaking during a recent appearance on Impaulsive, which you can watch below, Snoop recalled visiting Tupac in the hospital soon after the incident in which he was shot along with Suge Knight in 1996.“[Suge] got shot in the head, but he [was] sitting up here talkin’ to us,” Snoop recalled in the interview. “When we drive to Vegas to see Pac, we got to Suge house first, so we haven’t even seen Pac.

Tupac Shakur, has been announced.Peace, Love & Respect; the Afeni Shakur/Panther 21 story will follow a crucial two years in her life between 1969 and 1971, and her involvement in the Black Panther Party.Afeni, who passed away in 2016, was a prominent member of the organisation. She joined in 1968 and was arrested as a part of the ‘Panther 21’, who were put on trial accused of organising bomb attacks in New York before they were acquitted.The new biopic is set to be executive produced by Jasmine Guy and Jamal Joseph, while Dina LaPolt is producing.

2Pac and photographs of the late rapper have gone on auction for an expected sell price of up to $1million (£753,405).The documents, stored on a hard drive belonging to Tupac Shakur’s old bodyguard and friend, Frank Alexander, who has since passed away, are on auction by Gotta Have Rock and Roll.

Tupac Shakur photographs are being released as an NFT (non-fungible token).As Rolling Stone reports, the previously unpublished images were taken during a release party for the late rapper’s debut album ‘2Pacalypse Now’ in 1992. They are being sold by hip-hop journalist/photographer Lawrence “Loupy D” Dotson on the NFT platform Open Sea.Fans can bid on 18 black-and-white pictures of 2pac on the site.

The estate of Tupac Shakur has revealed a new museum exhibition chronicling the artist's life titled Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free. Billed as "part museum, part art installation, part sensory experience" in a press release," Wake Me When I'm Free will premiere at L.A.

Ice Cube and Tupac, has been shot and killed in Seattle.The shooting took place last Thursday evening (July 29), according to Metro. Gonzoe was taken to Harborview Medical Centre with life-threatening injuries, with a King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson confirming that he died overnight, aged 45.

Tupac in celebration of the late rapper’s 50th birthday.Tupac would have turned 50 yesterday (June 16), and Smith chose to share the poem, titled ‘Lost Soulz’, that he wrote while he was incarcerated via a video on Instagram.“As we prepare to celebrate his legacy,” Pinkett Smith wrote about her longtime friend in a caption on Instagram, “let’s remember him for that which we loved most … his way with words.“Here are a few you may have never heard before✨ Happy ‘you goin’n to be 50 at midnight’

The Tupac Estate and Soundgarden have pulled out of a lawsuit against Universal Music Group that was filed by five artists last year over damage the artists’ musical recordings suffered in a 2008 fire that destroyed many assets in the company’s vaults.