Thursday, June 16 marked what would have been Tupac Shakur‘s (also known as 2Pac) 51st birthday. Though he left the world early, at the age of 25 in 1996, he gifted us a legacy of hip-hop music and ...

On September 13, 1996 Tupac Shakur died tragically at the age of 25, but his musical legacy has only grown since then. In our recent interviews with performers and producers who knew Tupac, multiple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, March 1994. (Credit: Raymond ...

Tupac Shakur, when he was in his most celebrated conscious mind, was a sublime poet and master of conscious streams of thought. His song, “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” from the 1993 Strictly 4 My ...

Though he’s been dead since 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur may still be one of the most important, significant and influential people in the hip-hop genre. His force of will, biting lyrics, and scathing ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Numerous tribute songs have been written over the years, but few might be as honest and emotionally raw ...

Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...