'It proved the US's biggest gangsta rapper could be vulnerable': How Tupac wrote the ultimate anthem for single mothers
The iconic 90s hip-hop artist was known for his pained intensity. But Dear Mama, a tribute to his mother Afeni, showed off ...
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Afeni Shakur’s Story Comes to Life: Devin Kessler on ‘Godfather of Harlem’ Season 4 | EURexclusiveWATCH
This season also introduces Frank Lucas (Rome Flynn) and explores the rise of the Black Panther Party, a movement that brings Afeni Shakur, played by Devin Kessler, into the story. Afeni Shakur ...
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Afeni and Tupac Shakur Remembered by XXL Ahead of Dear Mama Doc See a special tribute hub dedicated to Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni in support of FX's Dear Mama docuseries. Afeni Shakur Set ...
An ode to Tupac Shakur’s ‘Me Against the World,’ an album that’s traveled with me throughout my life
When Tupac’s third album was released, I was 15. Thirty years later I’m a 45-year-old man and the album means so much more to ...
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The Notorious B.I.G.’s mom Voletta Wallace dead at 78
Following their children’s tragic murders, Wallace and Tupac’s mom, Afeni Shakur, showed solidarity at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. Both women took the stage and embraced in front of the ...
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Voletta Wallace, mother of rapper Notorious B.I.G. and steward of his legacy, dies at 78
Two years later, she and Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, put on a united front at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards to "stand united as mothers preserving their [sons'] legacies. "The fact that we ...
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Tupac wrote the ultimate anthem for single mothers
“A lot of people’s mothers died way too early… and I think Tupac Shakur understood that well,” the producer continues. “He ...
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'It proved the US's biggest gangsta rapper could be vulnerable': How Tupac wrote the ultimate anthem for single mothers
Born in North Carolina in 1947, Afeni Shakur (whose birth name was Alice Faye Williams) was confronted with racism from the start. This was a time where Jim Crow laws around racial segregation ...
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Voletta Wallace, mom of The Notorious B.I.G, dies at 78
At the 1999 Video Music Awards, Wallace made headlines when she hugged the mom of her son's rap rival, Afeni Shakur, on stage at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City after being ...