Tupac

So they rolled up his ashes and lit the spliff like smoking Shakur Diesel was an everyday occurrence?…Ok. I don’t think I want that high but to each his own.

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During a recent trip to NYC Kendrick Lamar talks to HipHopBeef about his “Tupac Dream,” working closely with Dr. Dre and his style of music. Section.80 is available now. Woopty woop.

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As Tupac’s 40th Birthday rolls around I guess the shooter had some things he could no longer keep to himself. The shooter not only claims responsibility for the shooting, but says Jimmy Henchmen (Game’s manager) put him up to it. remember the line off Tupac’s “Against All Odd’s when he said, “promise the payback Jimmy Henchmen”? Well I guess ‘Pac had some foresight. Check it out.

(AllHipHop News) A man has admitted to shooting rap star Tupac Shakur in 1994 after being paid $2,500 dollars by James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond in inside Manhattan’s Quad Studios in November of 1994.

Dexter Isaac, a former friend of Rosemond, is an inmate currently serving life in prison for murder, robbery and other offenses.

Isaac came forward Wednesday (June 15th) with the information on the eve of what would be Tupac’s 40th birthday.

He confessed to his involvement in the November 30th, 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur to AllHipHop.com, after Jimmy Henchman identified him in a statement, relating to Henchman’s indictment for dealing numerous kilos of cocaine.

“I want to apologize to his family [Tupac Shakur] and for the mistake I did for that sucker [Jimmy Henchman],” Dexter Isaac told AllHipHop.com from prison. “I am trying to clean it up to give [Tupac and Biggie's] mothers some closure.”

Henchmen, who is currently on the run from Federal officials, claimed that Dexter Isaac, along with other incarcerated inmates were cooperating with the government in an investigation of his alleged drug dealing activities.

“If the government is relying on informants like Winston “Winnie” Harris, a convicted drug dealer and Jamaican deportee, who came to me and motioned via hand signal that he was forced to wear a wire and begged me to skip town or Dexter Isaac who is serving life in prison plus 30 years, then I’m sure I will not be offered a fair trial,” Henchman said in a statement released to AllHipHop.com in May of 2011.

Dexter Isaac told AllHipHop.com that he decided to confess to the robberies to prove Jimmy Henchman’s involvement, in addition to clearing his conscious for the shooting.

Isaac said he was comfortable going on record relating to the robbery and shooting, since the statute of limitations had expired. Legally, no one can be prosecuted for the assault at this time.

Isaac was a lifelong friend of Jimmy Henchmen, who helped the former mogul set up his first company, Henchman Entertainment, in 1989.

Isaac claims he never cooperated with the government in any investigation, and Jimmy Henchman’s allegations infuriated him.

Isaac, who is also from Brooklyn has long been suspected of being involved in the Quad shooting of Tupac Shakur, along with an associate name Spencer “Scooter” Bowens, who is also serving a life sentence.

According to the confession below, Dexter Isaac not only knows what happened to Tupac Shakur’s jewelry, but he claims he is also in possession of the Hip-Hop star’s chain that was taken during the altercation on that infamous night on November 7, 1994.

The shooting on November 30th, was the start of a deadly feud that resulted in the murders of both Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.

Their murders have never been solved.

Isaac was indicted by the government in 1998 and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison for murder, robbery, fraud and witness intimidation charges.

-AHH

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On June 16, 2011 at the Symphony Hall in Atlanta Afeni Shakur will have a concert for her son the legend Tupac Shakur. The event will be hosted by Mike Epps and Afeni Shakur, with performances by Grammy Award winning artist Erykah Badu, Roy Ayers, and Eric Roberson. Also performing at the event will be Too Short, Bun B, 8 ball & MJG, and Meek Millz paying tribute with his hit song “Tupac Back”. Long time friend and actress Jasmine Guy will present a special video presentation. All proceeds will go to the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation for the arts.

Tupac Back? Not quite but this lost clip from Shakur’s stint at Clinton Correctional has made its way back into circulation. The conversation pertains to Pac’s world and not his trial or appeals of the present time. In part 1 Pac talks about the shock he felt at the attempt on his life as well as how he passes the time while locked up and the effects of jail on his creativity. He also comments on politicians trying to bury his image and more. Diggin’ in the crates usually results in something great and this is no exception. Part 2 and 3 await after the jump.
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I was going through my ‘Pac archive and stumbled across the original version of the “Hit ‘Em Up” record. I’m pretty sure you all never heard this, so take a gem out of my library and enjoy!

In the year 2020, we will probably still get unreleased music from 2pac. Now hit the jump and get your downloads poppin’. Thank god for the internet.

The portion that I highlighted is something that just stood out to me while listening to this song on the train. It’s crazy how you can listen to a ‘Pac record a million times and manage to always get something new from the record every time. I just wanted to share this wit’ ya’ll, I thought the passage was really deep.

Listen to and download new music from the O.G. Bun B entitled “Right Now” off his new album “Trill O.G.” dropping next Tuesday. I encourage all of you to cop this!

“Born rough and rugged, addressing the mass public my attitude is fuck it, cause muthafuckas love it” -Tupac

It’s a well known fact that Tupac came in and turned the Hip-Hop world upside down in the 90’s, but have you ever really thought about what emceeing, a fundamental pillar of the Hip Hop culture, would be without Tupac for the 2nd generations of rappers to model themselves after? Do you think artists would still apply the same level of passion and aggression into their verses like T.I. and Lil Boosie have done time and time again? Would artists like Lil Wayne and Jay Electronica still be spitting clever lines and ensuring a certain level of lyrical content into their rhymes? Tupac was such an important emcee because he showed that contradictions were okay. You could be the artist screaming “Thug Life” and in the same breath be telling young black women to keep their heads up. Even though Tupac is well known for both of these things, his name has become synonymous with the words “Hip-Hop beef.” While there were beefs long before Tupac ever put pen to paper, and there will be beefs way after, Tupac’s beef was the beef to end all beefs. Or maybe it was the beef to start all beefs. Maybe I’m buggin, but it seems like beef has become just as important in an artist’s marketing plan as their image or their made-for-the-masses single. What do ya’ll think?

Rappers saw record sales skyrocket and media attention come at them like a speeding bullet after the Tupac and Biggie feud. I feel a lot of artists began to incorporate this tactic into their marketing strategies to sell records, but you can’t knock the hustle. This is especially evident in 50 Cent’s body of work—everything this dude has released has some level of controversy in a successful attempt to increase record sales. Rivalry between emcees and crews were prevalent prior to Tupac of course, but the popularity in Hip-Hop beefs definitely increased after his passing. Beefs in Hip-Hop started out as a non-violent way to express yourself, but the Tupac and Biggie feud showed that though not intentional, this can actually be successful in increasing record sales. So let’s just imagine for a second that Tupac quit emceeing after Poetic Justice and just decided to pursue acting full time and leave rap alone. No more records, no beef. Do you think there would have ever been a Nas and Jay-Z clash, or that it would be so popular? Or what about the beef between T.I. and Shawty Lo, was their confrontation inevitable or would there have been other things to do if the Tupac and Biggie beef had not made it so popular?

-Punch