Subject:

Tupac Shakur

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Throwback Thursday: TLC

    Tupac's hologram appearance at Coachella sparked all sorts of buzz, from the Hologram Tupac Twitter to the exclusive all-hologram Coachella line-up. And sure, it would be pretty rad to see Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, and Bob Marley & the Wailers on the same bill, but Golden ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Happy Mother's Day: Here Are 10 Excellent Mother's Day Jams

    See also: Five Bands/Arists Your Mom Really Doesn't Want You Listening To All right, suckers -- this is it. Mother's Day is Sunday, and there you are, short on cash, unable to buy flowers, unable to take her out to dinner, utterly and completely unprepared to show fitting tribute to the woman who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Mathmadix Get Sexy and Discuss Tupac's Hologram Ghost

    School is almost out for summer but for the Mathmadix crew, class will still be in session when their long-awaited album, In a Class of our Own, finally drops on April 20. "We've been trying to drop this album for a couple years now and it's been difficult because of real-life-stuff, you know," ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    The Future of Holograms at Concerts

    See also: Coachella: The Best of Sunday, April 15Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg closed out weekend one of Coachella with a performance that was unquestionably legen-- wait for it --dary. While both rappers and the slew of guest stars were all fantastic, Tupac's hologram stole the show.Chances are that when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Wait a Minute Mr. Postman: 10 Songs About the Mail

    ​By now it's news to no one that the United States Postal Service is in trouble. As detailed by Nick Greene earlier this month at Village Voice's Running Scared, this means print media is in for a punch (you know, while it's down and everything), your bills are going to show up later than they ... More >>

  • Music

    September 29, 2011

    Phoenix Rapper MegaRan Creates 8-Bit Hip-Hop

    ​By now it's news to no one that the United States Postal Service is in trouble. As detailed by Nick Greene earlier this month at Village Voice's Running Scared, this means print media is in for a punch (you know, while it's down and everything), your bills are going to show up later than they ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    The Gang’s All Here

    ​By now it's news to no one that the United States Postal Service is in trouble. As detailed by Nick Greene earlier this month at Village Voice's Running Scared, this means print media is in for a punch (you know, while it's down and everything), your bills are going to show up later than they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    The Ten Best Posthumous Albums

    ​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Tupac Shooter Allegedly Confesses

    ​The man that shot rapper Tupac Shakur in a 1994 shooting has allegedly come forward, according to Consequence of Sound.Dexter Isaac, who is already an inmate, confessed to the shooting. Isaac's shooting took place two years prior to Tupac's death. Isaac has claimed that he was hired to shoot Tupa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    PBS Website Hacked, Fake Tupac Story Posted

    ​One of the most awesome, hilarious, ridiculous hacking pranks has gone down. A group of hackers recently got into PBS' web system and posted an unusual story about deceased rapper Tupac Shakur, according to Yahoo News.The hacker group, which calls itself Lulzsec and the Lulz Boat, posted a fake s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    June 1 In Blogs: Lili Gomez, What Laura Says, Fattoush, and Joe Arpaio

    ​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Beyonce and Sleigh Bells Collaborate in the Studio

    ​Diplo says noise pop duo Sleigh Bells have been hitting the studio with Beyonce, according to NME.The producer recently blogged about being in the studio together with the three musicians. Sleigh Bells' album Treats was played for the good people who work for Beyonce, and now they're working on s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Cornel West Addresses Hundreds of Pinkos and Hippies at Anti-SB1070 Rally in Phoenix

    Elaine MulliganPrinceton professor and lauded lefty author Cornel West brings the funk to North High School on Saturday, October 2.​We're not the only ones to have noticed that progressives, Democrats, and their ilk don't currently have a central charismatic leader whose every utterance is sociopo ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2009

    Brother Ali

    Elaine MulliganPrinceton professor and lauded lefty author Cornel West brings the funk to North High School on Saturday, October 2.​We're not the only ones to have noticed that progressives, Democrats, and their ilk don't currently have a central charismatic leader whose every utterance is sociopo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    Classic Animation Gets the Big Screen Treatment in Chandler

    The original pinupImagine a rap war, ala Biggie and Tupac. But it takes place in the 1930s. And instead of being rappers, the two men involved are kiddie film animators. And instead of shooting at each other, they just say mean things about each other behind the other's back.A little less sexy than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    "Suge" Knight, Famed Rap Producer, Hurt After Scuffle at Scottsdale's W Hotel

      Famed gangsta rap producer "Suge" Knight (right) sure knows how to keep it real. The founder of Death Row Records, former home to legendary rappers Tupac and Snoop Dogg, used his face as a battering ram against another man's fists early this morning during a fight at the W Scottsdale Hot ... More >>

  • Film

    January 15, 2009

    Notorious Makes B.I.G. Just B.L.A.N.D.

      Famed gangsta rap producer "Suge" Knight (right) sure knows how to keep it real. The founder of Death Row Records, former home to legendary rappers Tupac and Snoop Dogg, used his face as a battering ram against another man's fists early this morning during a fight at the W Scottsdale Hot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    The Wisdom of the Metal Gods Vs. The Meditations of Hip-Hop MCs

    I just received a book titled Time Flies When You're In a Coma: The Wisdom of the Metal Gods (A Plume Book), a funny little tome filled with lyrical adages from the world of heavy metal music. Edited by Mike Daly (formerly of alt. country band Whiskeytown), the book is divided into four sections: Me ... More >>

  • News

    January 31, 2008

    Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

    I just received a book titled Time Flies When You're In a Coma: The Wisdom of the Metal Gods (A Plume Book), a funny little tome filled with lyrical adages from the world of heavy metal music. Edited by Mike Daly (formerly of alt. country band Whiskeytown), the book is divided into four sections: Me ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    The Magnificent Sevens

    Lisa Sette gets lucky

  • News

    January 18, 2007

    Brown Power

    Say it loud! You're intact and you're proud!

  • Home Entertainment

    October 12, 2006

    New Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 10

    Say it loud! You're intact and you're proud!

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Live After Death

    The posthumous Tupac projects keep on comin'

  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    Boxin' the '90s

    Collections set it up

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Buckshot & 9th Wonder

    Chemistry
    (Duck Down)

  • Music

    March 3, 2005

    Xiu Xiu

    Moody in a good way

  • Music

    September 2, 2004

    Nick Drake

    Made to Love Magic
    (Island/Universal)

  • Dining

    July 8, 2004

    Mariachi Mamas

    Mariachi Pasión breaks the mold

  • News

    December 18, 2003

    Letters

    Letters from the week of December 18, 2003

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Letters

    Letters from the week of December 4, 2003

  • Music

    November 20, 2003

    Holy Crap

    Rapper, actor, deity: The life and times of Tupac Shakur

  • Music

    February 27, 2003

    50 Cent

    Rapper's celebrity is criminal

  • Music

    January 9, 2003

    Nas

    God's Son (Columbia)

  • Music

    January 2, 2003

    Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

    2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

  • Music

    December 26, 2002

    Rock Crock

    One man travels through the best of what American music magazines offer -- and needs a shower

  • Music

    October 24, 2002

    Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas

    Songs to No One, 1991-1992 (Knitting Factory/Evolver)

  • Music

    June 27, 2002

    Various Artists

    Constant Elevation (Astralwerks)

  • Film

    October 25, 2001

    Tales From the Crips

    Bones goes to the 'hood and digs up every horror cliché it can find

  • Music

    January 6, 2000

    Ice-T

    Bones goes to the 'hood and digs up every horror cliché it can find

  • Music

    August 6, 1998

    Poetic Justice

    After a decade on hip-hop's front lines, Gang Starr is finally reaping the rewards

  • Music

    March 27, 1997

    Who's the Man?

    With Suge Knight in prison, onetime receptionist Norris Anderson is now the big man on Death Row

  • Film

    January 30, 1997

    The OD Couple

    Gridlock'd's Shakur and Roth kick detox thriller into high gear

  • Music

    November 28, 1996

    Reeling and Dealing

    "Suge" Knight is behind bars, Tha Doggfather is on the shelves, and the future of Death Row Records hangs in the balance

  • Music

    October 31, 1996

    Here's Another Letter to the Big 5 Click (et al.):

    "Suge" Knight is behind bars, Tha Doggfather is on the shelves, and the future of Death Row Records hangs in the balance

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Letters

    "Suge" Knight is behind bars, Tha Doggfather is on the shelves, and the future of Death Row Records hangs in the balance

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    Live by the Gun . . .

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    Flashes

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

  • Music

    June 1, 1995

    HIP-HOP SITCOM BOOM? BAH!

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

  • News

    December 30, 1992

    A YEAR INSIDE THE MOTOROLA MESSSINNERS AND VICTIMS--WARRIORS AND REGULATORS

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

  • News

    December 2, 1992

    TAKING DEQ TO THE CLEANERSMINORITIES GET STATE'S EAR, DEMAND "ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE"

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

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