query: where was tupac born?

title: Tupac Shakur

text: having sold over 75 million records worldwide. Much of Shakur's work has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of resistance and activism against inequities. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971, into an African-American family in the East Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City. His birth name was Lesane Parish Crooks. The following year, he was renamed after Túpac Amaru II, the 18th-century Peruvian revolutionary who was executed after leading an indigenous uprising against Spanish rule. His parents, Afeni Shakur (born Alice Faye Williams in

title: Tupac A. Hunter

text: Tupac A. Hunter Tupac Amaru Hunter (born July 25, 1973) is an American politician who is a former member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 5th District which encompasses northwest Detroit, Dearborn Heights and Inkster. He served as the Minority Floor Leader. Tupac A. Hunter was born and raised in Detroit. He graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy in 1991. In 1995, he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Urban Studies and Public Policy from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He also holds a Master of Public Administration Degree from Oakland University. In November

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: originally released as a single release. It was released by Mill Creek in a double "boxed set" with a slightly modified version of "Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge" (Known for legal reasons as the "Director's Cut" of part one.) Where "Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge" gave a sniper sight into witnesses into the Shakur murder never interviewed by Las Vegas Police and a guide to a "by the moment" look the mechanics of the Shakur killing, "Tupac Assassination II: Reckoning" stopped to consider the human impact of the loss of the rapper to his closest family and friends. Those who

title: Tupac Shakur

text: Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest hip hop artists of all time. Shakur was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City but relocated to Los Angeles in 1988. When he released his debut album "2Pacalypse Now" in 1991, he became a central figure in West Coast hip hop, introducing social issues in the genre at a time when gangsta rap was dominant

title: Tupac Shakur Legacy

text: written plans, along with directions to where Tupac's ashes were said to be spread. Tupac Shakur Legacy Tupac Shakur Legacy is an official interactive biography of Tupac Shakur released on August 16, 2006. The author of the book is Jamal Joseph, a friend of the Shakur family and a former Black Panther Party member. The book is published by Atria Books a division of Simon & Schuster. It features unseen family photographs, intimate stories, and over 20 removable reproductions of his handwritten song lyrics, contracts, scripts, poetry, and other personal papers. The book includes a 60-minute interview CD with Tupac

title: Tupac Shakur

text: several documentaries, each trying to capture the many different events during his short lifetime, most notably the Academy Award-nominated "", released in 2003. Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest hip hop artists of all time. Shakur was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City but relocated to Los Angeles in 1988. When he released his debut album "2Pacalypse Now" in 1991, he

title: Tupac: Resurrection

text: album was released, although it only contained nine songs that featured in the movie. The following tracks, listed alphabetically by title, are written and/or performed by Tupac and feature in the film: The following tracks, which Tupac had no input on, are also featured in the film: Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Resurrection is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The film, directed by Lauren Lazin and released by Paramount Pictures, is narrated by Tupac Shakur himself. The film was in theaters from November 16, 2003 to December 21, 2003. As of July 1,

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: either of the first two movies. "Tupac Assassination III: Battle for Compton" was released in March 2017. To be clear, the majority of the changes to the pictures themselves came as new information was learned. However, a viewing of the 2007 release of "Tupac Assassination I" and a viewing of "Tupac: Conspiracy" will clearly evidence that little to no story elements were changed and the underlying themes have remained. Even less so for "Tupac Assassination II" and "Tupac: Aftermath." The producers of the films RJ Bond and Frank Alexander, and recently Michael Douglas Carlin have never strayed from their original

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: Shakur Riker's Island Prison Interview (with Timecode). This footage was given to the production team but legal clearance to incorporate the footage into the Assassination II movie was problematic. Instead the third disc was given as a bonus along with a Certificate of Authenticity, and sold exclusively through EBay. "Tupac: Conspiracy" and "Tupac: Aftermath" were released in the summer of 2013 by MVD Home Entertainment. "Tupac: Conspiracy" was a re-edit and reconstruction of "Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge"; some interview footage was removed and replaced, to continue to be true to the continued flow of new information that was coming

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: to former bodyguards who heard this altercation between Tupac and Suge, they did not realize at the time what Reggie Wright Jr. was planning even when he was demanding that all bodyguards leave their weapons, now reassigning normal Tupac bodyguards elsewhere (leaving Tupac with only Frank) and taking their communication devices, although this is contradicted by bodyguard Frank Alexander's previous statements that he did have his gun in his car. However, Alexander was not driving his own car that night. He had left his vehicle in the MGM parking lot. According to Alexander, Tupac asked Alexander to drive the "lil

title: Tupac: Resurrection

text: Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Resurrection is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The film, directed by Lauren Lazin and released by Paramount Pictures, is narrated by Tupac Shakur himself. The film was in theaters from November 16, 2003 to December 21, 2003. As of July 1, 2008 it had earned over $7.8 million, making it the 21st-highest-grossing documentary film in the United States - (in nominal dollars, from 1982 to the present). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 77th Academy Awards. An official 14-track soundtrack

title: Biggie & Tupac

text: Biggie & Tupac Biggie & Tupac is a 2002 feature-length documentary film about murdered rappers Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace and Tupac "2Pac" Shakur by Nick Broomfield. Broomfield suggests the two murders were planned by Suge Knight, head of Death Row Records. Collusion by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is also implied. While the film remains inconclusive, when asked "Who killed Tupac?" in a BBC Radio interview dated March 7, 2005, Broomfield stated (quoting Snoop Dogg) "The big guy next to him in the car... Suge Knight." The film alleges that Knight had Tupac killed before he could part ways

title: Biggie & Tupac

text: the Crip whom Shakur had attacked, fired the fatal shots. Las Vegas police discounted Anderson as a suspect and interviewed him only once, briefly. He was later killed in an unrelated gang shooting.” Biggie & Tupac Biggie & Tupac is a 2002 feature-length documentary film about murdered rappers Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace and Tupac "2Pac" Shakur by Nick Broomfield. Broomfield suggests the two murders were planned by Suge Knight, head of Death Row Records. Collusion by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is also implied. While the film remains inconclusive, when asked "Who killed Tupac?" in a BBC Radio interview

title: Tupac Mantilla

text: Selene Muñoz, Ulita Knaus, Opus 4, Sofia Rei, Edmar Castañeda, Juanito Pascual, Tia Fuller, Julian Lage and the Bogotá's Philharmonic Orchestra's. Mantilla is the founder, CEO and artistic director of the Global Percussion Network PERCUACTION, with which he leads several educational and social projects and initiatives worldwide. He is the artistic director of Colombia's experimental Percussion Group TEKEYÉ and devotes much of his time to work on his SOLO PERCUSSION project. Tupac Mantilla Tupac Mantilla is a Grammy-nominated percussionist from Bogotá, Colombia (born October 21, 1978 – Age 40). He is the founder and director of the Global Percussion Network

title: Tupac Mantilla

text: Tupac Mantilla Tupac Mantilla is a Grammy-nominated percussionist from Bogotá, Colombia (born October 21, 1978 – Age 40). He is the founder and director of the Global Percussion Network PERCUACTION and the director of the percussion group Tekeyé. His eclectic work as a percussionist ranges from his "Solo Percussion" Project to collaborations with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Esperanza Spalding, Zakir Hussain, Bill Cosby, Danilo Perez, Julian Lage, Medeski, Martin and Wood and Bob Moses. As a scholar, Mantilla is associated with institutions such as Stanford University through the Stanford Jazz Workshop, Berklee College of Music through the Berklee Global

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: in, as well as recreation footage with Frank Alexander (and actor Josh Harroway as Tupac). "Tupac: Aftermath" was a much less altered cut of "Tupac Assassination II: Reckoning" than the "Conspiracy" cut. But some re-framing of titles and redesigned "explainer cards" gave the movie a fresh look. Both titles were supervised in the fall of 2012 and re-edited while RJ Bond was completing post production of the movie "Static" (An unreleased and aborted Digital Underground Project) and had practically completed locking the pictures by the time of Frank Alexander's death in April 2013. This was the last major re-edit for

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: 2017. Tupac: Assassination Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge is a documentary film about the unsolved murder of rapper Tupac Shakur produced by Frank Alexander, a Shakur bodyguard who was with the rapper at the time of the shooting, produced and directed by Richard Bond. The film is a series of interviews with key players and witnesses, as well as what the producer told "Rolling Stone" magazine were experts in the fields of law enforcement and rap. Suge Knight owed artists over $104 million and Shakur was threatening to take his masters and leave Death Row after the last album, "".

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: Tupac: Assassination Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge is a documentary film about the unsolved murder of rapper Tupac Shakur produced by Frank Alexander, a Shakur bodyguard who was with the rapper at the time of the shooting, produced and directed by Richard Bond. The film is a series of interviews with key players and witnesses, as well as what the producer told "Rolling Stone" magazine were experts in the fields of law enforcement and rap. Suge Knight owed artists over $104 million and Shakur was threatening to take his masters and leave Death Row after the last album, "". According

title: Operation Tupac

text: Operation Tupac Operation Tupac is the existing codename of an ongoing cold war military intelligence contingency program run by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, active since the 1980s. The program has a three-part action plan for covert support of militancy and terrorism in Indian-held Kashmir. It was authorized and initiated by order of the President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1988, after the failure of "Operation Gibraltar" to gain control of the territory. The designation is derived from Tupac Amaru II, the 18th-century revolutionary who led the war of liberation in Peru against the Spanish rule. The program is

title: Tupac A. Hunter

text: criminal justice, economic development, education, ethics in government, and health care insurance reform. His legislative agenda has produced 27 Public Acts and one constitutional amendment to date. He sponsored legislation to encourage financial literacy and fair lending practices; fought for the passage of Michigan's law mandating smoke-free workplaces; and advocated for policies relating to children's health, including legislation that would require insurance companies to cover treatments for children with autism spectrum disorders. Tupac A. Hunter Tupac Amaru Hunter (born July 25, 1973) is an American politician who is a former member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 5th District which

title: Tupac Shakur Legacy

text: Tupac Shakur Legacy Tupac Shakur Legacy is an official interactive biography of Tupac Shakur released on August 16, 2006. The author of the book is Jamal Joseph, a friend of the Shakur family and a former Black Panther Party member. The book is published by Atria Books a division of Simon & Schuster. It features unseen family photographs, intimate stories, and over 20 removable reproductions of his handwritten song lyrics, contracts, scripts, poetry, and other personal papers. The book includes a 60-minute interview CD with Tupac along with many reproductions. The reproductions include replicas of Tupac's personal notebooks, letters and

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: taking my weapon away for no one!" Shortly after bodyguard Moore left Tupac in the Vegas hotel, Tupac got into a car driven by Suge Knight (which they said he never does) and while waiting at a light (boxed in at the left by Trevon Lane, boxed in the back by Frank's car and to the right by the killers car) the killer(s) shot him. The cast includes Cathy Scott, author of "The Killing of Tupac Shakur", Mopreme Shakur, Tupac's stepbrother, bodyguard Michael Moore, Brent Becker, a Las Vegas police detective, and Donald Erath Jr., a Los Angeles Police Department

title: Tupac: A Thug Life

text: New Books" column for "readers looking for more in-depth biographical information" about the late rapper. The hip-hop news site ThugLifeArmy.com wrote that "every aspect of Tupac's condensed life and career is explored in a new book entitled "Tupac: A Thug Life"." Rap News Network wrote, "Through interviews, articles, reviews, dozens of photos, and essays, Sam Brown the editor looks into the life of the late rap icon." Tupac: A Thug Life Tupac: A Thug Life is an anthology and collection of writings on the rapper Tupac Shakur released in 2005 by Plexus Publishing in the UK. The book was edited

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: Video. "Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge" was released October 27, 2007. It was a "no frills" DVD release. It was not released digitally. It was released through Fontana/Universal under the Eyecon Enterprises label. "Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge" (Platinum Edition) was a 25,000 copy release created exclusively for the Wal Mart chain on or about March 13, 2008. It was composed of two discs: Disc 1 was the feature and Disc 2 was had three "bonus features"; a) the Kevin Hackie Interview, b) the Mopreme Shakur Interview and c) the Assassination I screening in Los Angeles Q and A session.

title: Tupac Shakur

text: of Tupac Shakur." In late 2003, the Makaveli Branded Clothing line was launched by Afeni. In 2005, Death Row released "". The DVD was the final recorded performance of Shakur's career, which took place on July 4, 1996, and features a large number of Death Row artists. In August 2006, "Tupac Shakur Legacy" was released. The interactive biography was written by Jamal Joseph. It features unseen family photographs, intimate stories, and over 20 removable reproductions of his handwritten song lyrics, contracts, scripts, poetry, and other personal papers. Shakur's sixth posthumous studio album, "Pac's Life", was released on November 21, 2006.

title: After Tupac and D Foster

text: After Tupac and D Foster After Tupac And D Foster (2008) is a novel written by Jacqueline Woodson. The novel received a Newbery Medal Honor in 2009 and won the American Library Association Award and the 2009 Josette Frank Award. "After Tupac And D Foster" is based on three girls: two black eleven year old girls, Neeka and the anonymous narrator, and D Foster, who was of mixed race and had just moved into Neeka and the narrator's neighborhood in Queens, New York. This story also contains a backdrop of the late artist, Tupac Shakur, describing events and experiences in

title: Tupac Back

text: Tupac Back "Tupac Back" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill, released as his debut single and the lead single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, "Self Made Vol. 1". The song features MMG label boss and fellow rapper Rick Ross, and peaked at #31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Rick Ross said that, in making the song, they were “paying homage to the fallen icon.” The official music video was released on June 17, 2011. makes an appearance in the video and is directed by Mr. Boomtown. The video was shot on Grape Street

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: involved the East Coast and rival gangs. It is entirely compatible that Knight could have been a target in Las Vegas and that he could have ordered the hit on Wallace. In all the producers have gone to great lengths and battles to keep their story in the public eye, and hope that this "liner note" will help to underscore that effort. "Tupac: Assassination II: Reckoning" was released on January 27, 2009. The film features Gloria Cox, Shakur's Aunt, Leila Steinberg, Shakur's manager, and Tracey Robinson, his video producer. "Tupac: Assassination III: Battle for Compton" was released on March 10,

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: All of Disc two was produced and collated by Eyecon Enterprises, our distributor and we had no say in the production of that content whatsoever. The masters of the interviews were turned over to us in a lawsuit settlement with Eyecon, over unpaid royalties. "Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge" (Deluxe Edition) was a planned release by Eyecon/Fontana/Universal that was advertised but aborted before its run due to the pending litigation between Frank and RJ and Eyecon/Fontana/Universal "Tupac Assassination II: Reckoning" was released January 27, 2009 by Mill Creek Entertainment. Because of the lawsuit filed against Eyecon Enterprises by Step N'

title: Tupac: A Thug Life

text: Tupac: A Thug Life Tupac: A Thug Life is an anthology and collection of writings on the rapper Tupac Shakur released in 2005 by Plexus Publishing in the UK. The book was edited by Sam Brown with a foreword by music journalist Kris Ex. The title was taken from a quote by Shakur, who once said, "I didn't choose the thug life; the thug life chose me." The book is divided into five sections to illustrate the rap artist's troubled childhood living in housing projects in Oakland, California and his relationship with his mother Afeni Shakur, his recording and film

title: Biggie & Tupac

text: Biggie's murder represented in the film. In contrast to Broomfield's implication of Suge Knight in the death of Tupac, a 2002 two-part series by reporter Chuck Philips with the "Times", titled “Who Killed Tupac Shakur?” based on a year-long investigation, reconstructing the events leading up to Shakur's murder including police affidavits, court documents and interviews with investigators, supposed witnesses to the crime and members of the Southside Crips claimed that “the shooting was carried out by a Compton gang called the Southside Crips to avenge the beating of one of its members by Shakur a few hours earlier. Orlando Anderson,

title: Tupac Shakur

text: the mythical status about Shakur's life and death. He addressed the symbolism and mythology surrounding Shakur's death in his talk entitled "Tupac Shakur: O.G. (Ostensibly Gone)". Among his findings were that Shakur's fans have "succeeded in resurrecting Tupac as an ethereal life force." In "From Thug Life to Legend: Realization of a Black Folk Hero", Professor of Music at Northeastern University, Emmett Price, compared Shakur's public image to that of the trickster figures of African-American folklore which gave rise to the urban "bad-man" persona of the post-slavery period. He ultimately described Shakur as a "prolific artist" who was "driven by

title: Tupac Shakur

text: Bishop Lamont (Philip Martin) notes that Shakur "mastered every element, every aspect" of rapping and Fredro Starr (Fred Scruggs) of Onyx says Shakur "was a master of the flow." "Every rapper who grew up in the Nineties owes something to Tupac," wrote 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson). "He didn't sound like anyone who came before him." About.com, for their part, named Shakur the most influential rapper ever. Chuck Philips writes that "the slaying [of Tupac Shakur] silenced one of modern music's most eloquent voices—a ghetto poet whose tales of urban alienation captivated young people of all races and backgrounds. The 25-year-old

title: Tupac Back

text: has sold 176,000 copies in the United States. Tupac Back "Tupac Back" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill, released as his debut single and the lead single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, "Self Made Vol. 1". The song features MMG label boss and fellow rapper Rick Ross, and peaked at #31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Rick Ross said that, in making the song, they were “paying homage to the fallen icon.” The official music video was released on June 17, 2011. makes an appearance in the video and is directed by Mr.

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: care to know will learn that less than 25% of "Reckoning" was "recycled" (or re-used to bring the audience who had not seen "TA: I" enough information to restate the beliefs of the first movie to understand the context of the interviews of Part II. Tupac's former manager Leila Steinberg, Tupac business partner and video producer Tracy Robinson and Tupac's aunt Gloria Cox (who rarely give interviews of any kind to the media) were interviewed by the production team. Additional interviews with Frank Alexander were shot at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation with the blessing of the Shakur Estate- a

title: Operation Tupac

text: this program, the ISI helped create 6 militant groups in Kashmir including Lashkar-e-Taiba. American Intelligence officials believe ISI continues to provide protection and share intelligence with Lashkar-e-Taiba. Operation Tupac Operation Tupac is the existing codename of an ongoing cold war military intelligence contingency program run by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, active since the 1980s. The program has a three-part action plan for covert support of militancy and terrorism in Indian-held Kashmir. It was authorized and initiated by order of the President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1988, after the failure of "Operation Gibraltar" to gain control of the

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: was told they could have their guns in their hotel rooms or cars. Alexander said in an interview with HitEmUp.com in January 2002, "We were told to either leave them in our room or leave them in our car. And me, knowing I was going to the club, stuck my gun in my car up under the seat 'cause that's where I was gonna go and park my car in the front." "I think they removed me [from guarding Tupac] because I wouldn't let them take away my weapon", Moore said about why on the day of Tupac's murder he

title: Biggie & Tupac

text: with Knight's Death Row label and conspired to kill Biggie to divert attention from himself in the Tupac murder. Broomfield's documentary is based on the theory and interviews of ex-detective Russell Poole. Poole claimed that the L.A.P.D. conspired to cover up Suge Knight's conspiracy to kill Tupac and Biggie. The documentary shows Poole to have been forced out of his position as an L.A.P.D. detective for independently pursuing a theory considered threadbare by his colleagues and superiors. Russell Poole suspected ex-cop David Mack, and Amir Muhammed to have worked with Suge Knight to kill Biggie. A key source for Poole's

title: Tupac Shakur

text: Shakur had helped elevate rap from a crude street fad to a complex art form, setting the stage for the current global hip-hop phenomenon". To preserve Shakur's legacy, his mother founded the Shakur Family Foundation (later renamed the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation or TASF) in 1997. The TASF's stated mission is to "provide training and support for students who aspire to enhance their creative talents." The TASF sponsors essay contests, charity events, a performing arts day camp for teenagers and undergraduate scholarships. The Foundation officially opened the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: home, but also allowed Mill Creek to "sell off" the other 30,000 copies of the inferior product at a wholesale rate. As a result, there are Mill Creek double sets on eBay for 1 and 2 dollars. However, collectors will note that the Mill Creek "Reckoning" has a unique trait no other Assassination film has; the Mill Creek release has footage removed from later versions of "Reckoning"; there were about 20 minutes of Tupac behind the scenes footage from "Hit Em Up" and other b-roll of Tupac that were cut out of later versions of the movie over a controversy

title: The Killing of Tupac Shakur

text: catapulted the book onto the "Los Angeles Times" bestseller list. New editions of the book were released in 2002 and 2014. Cathy Scott was employed as a reporter at the "Las Vegas Sun" when Tupac was gunned down on September 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. She covered the case from the start and turned it into a book. The shooting occurred a few hours after the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon match, which Tupac and his music producer, Suge Knight, were in Las Vegas to attend. Tupac died from his injuries six days later. The killer

title: The Killing of Tupac Shakur

text: The Killing of Tupac Shakur The Killing of Tupac Shakur is a biographical, true crime account by American journalist and author Cathy Scott of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The book made news upon its September 1997 release, on the first anniversary of Shakur's death, because of an autopsy photo included in its pages. It was the first book to be released covering the rapper's death. The book was reprinted in the UK by Plexus Publishing and in Poland by Kagra. Coverage of the autopsy photo, taken of Shakur's body on a gurney in the coroner's examining room,

title: Tupac Shakur discography

text: Tupac Shakur discography The discography of Tupac Shakur, an American rapper, consists of ten studio albums. Four were released before Shakur's death on September 13, 1996 and six were posthumously released, the first being "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory" released on November 5, 1996 (although the album was finished before Shakur's death). As of June 2014, he was the second best-selling rap or hip-hop artist of the Nielsen Soundscan era in the United States with 29,235,000 albums sold. The RIAA has certified Shakur's album tally at 42.5 million copies sold, which includes The Don Killuminatti album which was

title: Tupac Shakur discography

text: released under Shakur's new alias Makaveli. Tupac Shakur discography The discography of Tupac Shakur, an American rapper, consists of ten studio albums. Four were released before Shakur's death on September 13, 1996 and six were posthumously released, the first being "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory" released on November 5, 1996 (although the album was finished before Shakur's death). As of June 2014, he was the second best-selling rap or hip-hop artist of the Nielsen Soundscan era in the United States with 29,235,000 albums sold. The RIAA has certified Shakur's album tally at 42.5 million copies sold, which includes

title: Unconditional Love (Tupac Shakur song)

text: stood for. We know that our Bible says that God's love is unconditional. Thank you Tupac for this beautiful, spiritual song." Hammer would later go on to mention his friendship with Tupac and the gift of this song to him in a TBN interview. A video for "Unconditional Love" was filmed between January 11–12, 1999. It features Tha Realest (looking and sounding like 2Pac) recording this song in the studio. Unconditional Love (Tupac Shakur song) "Unconditional Love" is a song by 2Pac featuring Nanci Fletcher, released as the second posthumous single from his "Greatest Hits" album. The CD single is

title: The Killing of Tupac Shakur

text: no idea it would take her on a fast-track trip into the world of rap music, blind witnesses and too many coincidences." TruTV's "Crime Library" quoted the book as saying that, because of unreleased music potentially worth millions, Shakur "was worth more dead than alive." "True Crime Zine" in July 2012 gave the book a five-star review. "The Murder of Biggie Smalls" The Killing of Tupac Shakur The Killing of Tupac Shakur is a biographical, true crime account by American journalist and author Cathy Scott of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The book made news upon its September

title: Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)

text: Song of the Year award at the 2005 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The album features The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, 50 Cent, Outlawz, and Digital Underground. "Intro", "Ghost", "Death Around The Corner", "Bury Me A G" and "Str8 Ballin'" do not actually feature in the movie, but appear on the album. The album went platinum selling more than 420,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 1,666,335 copies in the United States as of 2011. Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack) Tupac: Resurrection was released by Amaru Entertainment as the soundtrack for the Academy Award-nominated 2003 documentary, "". It includes several

title: Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)

text: Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack) Tupac: Resurrection was released by Amaru Entertainment as the soundtrack for the Academy Award-nominated 2003 documentary, "". It includes several previously released 2Pac recordings, including "Death Around the Corner" from "Me Against the World", "Secretz of War" from "Still I Rise", "Holler If Ya Hear Me" from "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z." and "Rebel of the Underground" from "2Pacalypse Now"; and unreleased 2Pac verses re-constructed into new tracks such as "Ghost", "One Day at a Time", and "Runnin (Dying to Live)". Eminem produced major parts of this album. The song "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" won the Top Soundtrack

title: Murder of Tupac Shakur

text: Wallace was recording a song in a New York City recording studio the night Shakur was shot. Wallace's manager, Wayne Barrow, and rapper Lil' Cease publicly denied that Wallace had a role in the crime and said they were with him in the studio the night of the shooting. Six months later, Wallace himself was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting by an unknown assailant on March 9, 1997, and died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Murder of Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur, a highly successful American hip hop artist, was fatally shot on September 7th, 1996, in

title: Murder of Tupac Shakur

text: Murder of Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur, a highly successful American hip hop artist, was fatally shot on September 7th, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 25 years old. The shooting occurred at 11:15 p.m. Pacific time when the car carrying Shakur was stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. Shakur was struck by four .40 caliber rounds fired from a Glock: two in the chest, one in the arm, and one in the thigh. He died from his wounds six days later. Davis, a Crips gang leader in California, declined

title: Tupac A. Hunter

text: 2010, Tupac A. Hunter was re-elected to a second term in the Michigan Senate representing the citizens of the 5th District, which comprises northwest Detroit, Dearborn Heights, and Inkster. He was unanimously elected by his colleagues to serve as the Minority Floor Leader for the 2011-14 legislative session. He previously served as the Assistant Minority Leader during his first term in the Michigan Senate (2007–2010). Prior to being elected to the Michigan Senate, he served in the Michigan House of Representatives (2003–2006) where he was the Minority Whip (2005–2006). Senator Hunter's legislative interests covered banking and financial services, consumer protection,

title: Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)

text: corner he would rather die than live life in a cell. The song samples "Holy Ghost" by Bar-Kays and "The Spank" by James Brown. "Trapped" was featured on 2Pac's "Greatest Hits" album in 1998. The music video features Shock G singing part of the song's chorus and depicts 2Pac in jail. It appeared as a bonus on the DVD for "". Around the time the music video was debuting, Tupac was assaulted by the Oakland Police Department after he cursed at them for demeaning his name and prolonging the issuing of a ticket sustained during a jaywalking incident. Trapped (Tupac

title: Changes (Tupac Shakur song)

text: is an interpretation of the 1986 hit "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Bay Area rapper E-40 had interpreted the song already on his track, "Things'll Never Change", for his album "Tha Hall of Game". The Tupac "Changes" instrumental was used by Insane Clown Posse in "Mom Song", a Mother's Day song. Nas also sampled the song for his song "Black President". The song was the #1 hit in Norway and the Netherlands and reached the top ten in the singles charts of several other countries, including #3 in the United Kingdom, which gained Tupac a

title: Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts

text: Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia, was a performing arts center supported through the Shakur Family Foundation. The Shakur Center's mission was to provide opportunities for young people through the arts, and offers programs such as drama, dance, and creative writing classes. The organization also ran a Performing Arts Day Camp for youth ages twelve to eighteen. The center, located off of Memorial Drive was named in honor of the late American Hip Hop artist Tupac Amaru Shakur, and was founded by his mother Afeni Shakur.

title: Changes (Tupac Shakur song)

text: incarceration rates for African-Americans. The Chris Hafner-directed music video is a compilation of a number of previous music videos Tupac released in addition to home videos and never-before-seen pictures, similar to the format of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Dead Wrong", also released in 1999. "Changes" was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2000 and remains the only posthumous song to be nominated in this category. It was also nominated at the MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing in a Video & Best Rap Video in 1999. Changes (Tupac Shakur song) "Changes" is a hip hop

title: Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts

text: centre was opened. The peace garden was designed as a tribute to Tupac Shakur as well as others who have died. In 2006 the music video for the single Pac's Life for the self-titled album was shot at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur also went to Africa in 2006 and fostered a relationship between The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts and The Nelson Mendela foundation. After 2006 the foundation showed signs of growth as many additional programs were created such as after school programs, dance classes and cultural exchange programs. Fees

title: Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts

text: for these program resemble prices similar to those of joining a local sports league. The foundation has also held Tupac birthday concert celebrations since 2009. The foundation offered acting, after school and dancing classes. In addition, they offer yearly leadership and arts programs. They had also set up cross cultural exchanges with Japan and South Africa. Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia, was a performing arts center supported through the Shakur Family Foundation. The Shakur Center's mission was to provide opportunities for young people through the

title: Where I Was From

text: herself, someone who is even now, arguably, a great American writer." Some sections of "Where I Was From" appeared previously in "The New York Review of Books", "Esquire", and "The New Yorker". Where I Was From Where I Was From is a 2003 collection of essays by Joan Didion. It concerns the history and culture of California, where Didion was born and spent much of her life. "Where I Was From" combines aspects of historical writing, journalism, and memoir to present a history of California as well as Didion's own experiences in that state. The book attempts to understand the

title: Where I Was From

text: Where I Was From Where I Was From is a 2003 collection of essays by Joan Didion. It concerns the history and culture of California, where Didion was born and spent much of her life. "Where I Was From" combines aspects of historical writing, journalism, and memoir to present a history of California as well as Didion's own experiences in that state. The book attempts to understand the differences between California's factual history and its perceived reputation. According to Didion, "This book represents an exploration into my own confusions about the place and the way in which I grew up

title: Unconditional Love (Tupac Shakur song)

text: Unconditional Love (Tupac Shakur song) "Unconditional Love" is a song by 2Pac featuring Nanci Fletcher, released as the second posthumous single from his "Greatest Hits" album. The CD single is rare and was never officially released in an uncensored version. The single peaked at number 73 in the airplay chart. The song was originally written for M.C. Hammer by his friend and fellow rapper Tupac Shakur to revitalize his image when he signed to Death Row Records. However, Shakur recorded a demo of it himself before giving the song to Hammer to record. Hammer's version was first released on "Family

title: Murder of Tupac Shakur

text: asked Tupac if he saw the person or people who shot him, Shakur responded by saying, "Fuck you" to the officer as his last words. Paramedics and other officers present at the scene did not report hearing Tupac say those words, nor did Knight or bodyguard Frank Alexander, who were also present. One year after the shooting, Sgt. Kevin Manning, who headed the investigation, told "Las Vegas Sun" investigative reporter Cathy Scott that Shakur's murder "may never be solved". The case slowed early in the investigation, he said, as few new clues came in and witnesses clammed up. He stated

title: Murder of Tupac Shakur

text: to name the shooter because of the "street code". Tupac Shakur attended the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match with Suge Knight, the head of Death Row Records, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After leaving the match, one of Suge Knight's associates, Travon "Tray" Lane (A Mob Pirus Bloods) spotted Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, a Crips gang member, from Compton, California, in the MGM Grand lobby. Earlier that year, in May 1996, Anderson and a group of Southside Crips had robbed Lane in a Foot Locker store. Lane told Tupac, and Shakur attacked Orlando Anderson. Shakur asked

title: The Killing of Tupac Shakur

text: participate in, ended 30 days later with no results. MTV News reported, the week of the book's release, that Tupac is dead, and publicized his "autopsy photo that should end all speculation as to whether the late rapper might still be alive," alluding to rumors that the star rapper and actor had faked his own death. Two years after the murder, "Los Angeles Magazine" featured a story by writer Heidi Seigmund Cuda focusing on rumors about Tupac "still living large" and described the autopsy photo as a "gruesome shot." As much as $100,000 was offered for the photo by tabloids.

title: After Tupac and D Foster

text: a lasting friendship. Later in their teens, Foster opens up to her two close friends about her alcoholic mother who had abandoned her as a child, leaving her in the care of constantly changing foster homes. She also shares with them the news of her biological Mother now wanting her back. However, relating her relationship with her Mother to that of Tupac's and his Mother, Foster realizes that even through the conflicting relationship, there is still love. After Tupac and D Foster After Tupac And D Foster (2008) is a novel written by Jacqueline Woodson. The novel received a Newbery

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: Up and RJ Bond, prohibited Fontana and Universal (co-defendants) the right to distribute the movie. "Reckoning" was produced very quickly with two driving concerns: First, there was concern that "Tupac Assassination I" was going to be tied up in litigation with Eyecon and removed from distribution. Too much work and information was put out to the public to risk its removal, lest certain opposing parties (deferential to the politics of the "Assassination" movie) trumpet the removal as a "sign" that it was the message, not the distribution issues, that cause the disappearance of the first movie. "Assassination II" was never

title: Tupac Shakur

text: including "All Eyez On Me" (2,000; up 95%) and "Me Against the World" (1,000; up 53%). His singles also saw a boost in sales. His biggest seller of the week was "Hail Mary"—the song his projection opened with at Coachella. His second biggest seller was his No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "California Love" (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman), shifting 11,000 downloads (119% increase). His third best-seller was the second Tupac song that was performed at Coachella – "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (with Snoop). It sold 9,000 (up 881%). "Holler If Ya Hear Me" (2014), was a Broadway

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: Entertainment before the movie was released and never told the producers. Eyecon and its founder Stephanie "Bright" Riley also took $135,000 from Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop Jimmy Rollins for what he was told was "production costs" related to Tupac Assassination. Rollins received a $200,000 court judgment against Riley and Eyecon and the distribution agreement was voided by the court. The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. Camelot Entertainment and Incentive Capital released assumed claims of movie license. However the producers of the movie still maintain copyright and currently have a digital distribution deal with Cinedigm, formerly New

title: Tupac Shakur

text: body was cremated the next day. Some of his ashes were purportedly later mixed with marijuana and smoked by members of the Outlawz. However, E.D.I. Mean claimed in a 2014 interview that the ashes did not belong to Shakur. His fifth album, "", was released two months later, and numerous other posthumous albums followed. In 2002, the "Los Angeles Times" published a two-part story by investigative reporter Chuck Philips, titled "Who Killed Tupac Shakur?", based on yearlong research that reconstructed the crime and the events leading up to it. Information gathered by the paper indicated that: "the shooting was carried

title: Tupac Shakur

text: chase after her and kill her husband so he can take over the country. After he commits the murder, the dude starts having delusions just like in a Scarface song. I mean the king's wife just screws this guy's whole life up for nothing [...]. In an interview in Spain, American music journalist Chuck Philips said that what impressed him the most about Shakur was that he was a poet. Philips said, "I like sacred texts, myths, proverbs, and scriptures. [...] When Tupac came along, I thought he was quite the poet [...] It wasn't just how cleverly they rhymed.

title: Tupac Shakur

text: written and recorded in three days and mixing took an additional four days. In 2005, MTV.com ranked "The 7 Day Theory" at #9 on their greatest hip hop albums of all-time list and, in 2006, recognized it as a classic. The emotion and anger showcased on the album have been admired by a large part of the hip hop community. George "Papa G" Pryce, former Head of Publicity for Death Row, claimed that ""Makaveli", which we did was sort of tongue-in-cheek and it was not really to come out and after Tupac was murdered, it did come out. But before

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: that spring up (again) this time between Gobi Rahimi (Tupac's photographer and videographer behind the scenes) and Tracy Robinson over who had the legal right to license the footage used in the movie. In settling the dispute, the footage was edited out and replaced, never to appear again in later versions of the movie. "Tupac Assassination" 3 Disc (Autographed) Set was a limited set of the Mill creek DVD's that were from RJ Bond's personal stock. They were numbered and released January 27, 2009 by RJ Bond for Christmas 2009. The third disc was the raw footage of the never-before-seen

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: was reassigned to Club 662. "I told Tupac…and walked him to his room. I didn't want to leave him (I was the only one with a weapon) and at first I was going to stay, but the club kept calling me. I said, 'its 8 p.m. and I'm not due until 11 p.m. don't call me no more. Then Reggie [head of Wrightway Protective Services] called, so I went." In the film, Michael Moore expressed his frustration at the time, saying, "Why would I leave my weapon and I'm guarding the biggest rapper in the world.' I said, 'I'm not

title: Tupac Shakur

text: play based on the lyrics of Tupac. The production lasted 6 weeks before it folded due to being one of Broadway's worst-selling musicals in recent years. It was announced in January 2015 the following month would see an exhibit dedicated to Shakur opened at the Grammy Museum. Executive director Robert Santelli praised Shakur as "one of the most original and important of all hip hop artists", adding that his writings were "both powerful and provocative". During a panel for the exhibit, attended by his mother Afeni, cousins and various members of his extended family, rapper YG said that he was

title: Tupac Shakur

text: June 11, 2005. On November 14, 2003, a documentary about Shakur entitled "" was released under the supervision of his mother and narrated entirely in his voice. It was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2005 Academy Awards. Proceeds will go to a charity set up by Shakur's mother Afeni. On April 17, 2003, Harvard University co-sponsored an academic symposium entitled "All Eyez on Me: Tupac Shakur and the Search for the Modern Folk Hero". The speakers discussed a wide range of topics dealing with Shakur's impact on everything from entertainment to sociology. Many of the speakers discussed Shakur's status

title: Tupac Shakur

text: It wasn't just the rhythm or the cadence. I liked their attitude. It was protest music in a way nobody had ever thought about before. [...]These artists were brave, wise and smart – wickedly smart. Tupac had so many sides. He was unafraid to write about his vulnerabilities." Shakur's debut album, "2Pacalypse Now" (1991), revealed his socially conscious side. On this album, Shakur attacked social injustice, poverty, and police brutality in "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Trapped", and "Part Time Mutha". On this initial release, Shakur helped extend the success of such rap groups as Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, X-Clan,

title: Tupac Back

text: Joe also released his own freestyle over the beat titled "Dirty Diana." Tupac's protégé's The Outlawz also recorded a remix which had an official video shot with archive footage of Tupac which the video was directed by Iamhaym & Young Noble. Swizz Beatz released the official remix for his series #MonsterMondays on his website, called "Reebok Back". It features the producer/rapper himself, along with the two original artists on the record. Only the clean version was released. The song peaked on 31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 22 on the Hot Rap Songs. As of August 2013, the song

title: Tupac: Assassination

text: claim no other Tupac Documentary can assert. Again, it is about collecting relevant interviews with reach to those who matter. This has always been the hallmark of the "Assassination" movies. With original music ("Crooked") and an expanded look at the Las Vegas Police and City Corruption, "Reckoning" is a fine standalone piece in the series. Sadly, it was intended by Frank and RJ that "Reckoning" was to be released as a single by Mill Creek, and by 2010 it had only been a part of the "two pack" released by Mill Creek. Worse, Mill Creek as the production teams newly

title: Operation Tupac

text: thought to be remain active as the ISI is currently engaged in covertly supporting the Kashmiri militants, Islamists and terrorists in their fight against the Indian authorities in Kashmir. The objectives of Operation Tupac were; a) to disintegrate India; b) to utilize the spy network to act as an instrument of sabotage; c) to exploit porous borders with Nepal and Bangladesh to set up bases and conduct operations. ISI was reported to have spent ₨. 2.4 crore per month to sponsor its activities in Kashmir. Though all the militant groups received funding the Pro Pakistani groups were reportedly favored. Under

title: Tupac Shakur

text: a terrible sense of urgency" in a quest to "unify mind, body, and spirit". In "Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur", Michael Eric Dyson indicated that Shakur "spoke with brilliance and insight as someone who bears witness to the pain of those who would never have his platform. He told the truth, even as he struggled with the fragments of his identity." At one Harvard Conference the theme was Shakur's impact on entertainment, race relations, politics and the "hero/martyr". In late 1997, the University of California, Berkeley offered a student-led course entitled "History 98: Poetry and History

title: Tupac Shakur

text: and public persona, including State University of New York at Buffalo English professor Mark Anthony Neal who gave the talk "Thug Nigga Intellectual: Tupac as Celebrity Gramscian" in which he argued that Shakur was an example of the "organic intellectual" expressing the concerns of a larger group. Professor Neal has also indicated in his writings that the death of Shakur has left a "leadership void amongst hip-hop artists." Neal further describes him as a "walking contradiction", a status that allowed him to "make being an intellectual accessible to ordinary people." Professor of Communications Murray Forman, of Northeastern University, spoke of

title: Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts

text: The center was founded in 1997 by Tupac Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur in the interest of preserving her son's legacy. It is designed to bring quality arts training to young people including some students that face many social-economic issues such as poverty. Many students have enriched their artistic abilities through this center and some have even received part-time jobs. In July 1999 the foundation began its first annual summer session of PA camps with twenty campers. The camp continued to grow throughout the years. On June 11, 2005 The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts Peace Garden and visitor

title: Tupac Shakur

text: Wayne, newcomers like Freddie Gibbs and even his friend-turned-rival Biggie, it's easy to see that Pac is the most copied MC of all time. There are murals bearing his likeness in New York, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Bulgaria and countless other places; he even has statues in Atlanta and Germany. Quite simply, no other rapper has captured the world's attention the way Tupac did and still does." On April 15, 2012, a "hologram" of Shakur (technically a 2-D video projection) performed his songs "Hail Mary" and "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" with Snoop Dogg at the Coachella Music Festival. The effect

title: Tupac Mantilla

text: Jazz Institute (BGJI) and Harvard University, and continuously gives workshops and lectures and runs rhythm/percussion oriented programs worldwide, through PERCUACTION's Global Rhythm Institute (GRI). Colombian percussionist Tupac Mantilla has been regarded as one of the most versatile and creative upcoming artists of his generation. His work as a performer, educator, producer and clinician and has been highly recognized worldwide and includes appearances in major festivals, institutions and venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Harvard University, Stanford University, The New England Conservatory, Kennedy Center, Berklee College of Music, London's Barbican, Tanglewood, The Montreal, North Sea, Perugia, Montreux, Gent, Nice, Newport Jazz

title: Until the End of Time (Tupac Shakur album)

text: Silver (60,000) by BPI. On May 24, 2001 it was certified 2x platinum (200,000 units) in Canada. BET put it number 3 on their list of 'The 25 Best Posthumous Albums of All Time'. Until the End of Time (Tupac Shakur album) Until the End of Time is the seventh studio album, third posthumous album by rapper Tupac Shakur which is certified 4x platinum by RIAA. It follows his previous posthumous albums "R U Still Down? (Remember Me)" and "Still I Rise". The album consists of material recorded while the rapper was on Death Row Records toward the later end

text: Until the End of Time (Tupac Shakur album) Until the End of Time is the seventh studio album, third posthumous album by rapper Tupac Shakur which is certified 4x platinum by RIAA. It follows his previous posthumous albums "R U Still Down? (Remember Me)" and "Still I Rise". The album consists of material recorded while the rapper was on Death Row Records toward the later end of 1996. A majority of the music compositions were remixed from their original state. "Until the End of Time" was very highly anticipated and ended up being one of the best selling hip hop

title: Live at the House of Blues (Tupac Shakur album)

text: extras including five full-length music videos for "California Love", "To Live & Die in LA", "Hit 'Em Up", "How Do You Want It" and "I Ain't Mad at Cha". Live at the House of Blues (Tupac Shakur album) Tupac: Live at the House of Blues was 2Pac's last recorded performance. The album was recorded on July 4, 1996 and then released in 2005, 9 years after his death. It includes hit singles to date such as "Hit 'Em Up", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" and "So Many Tears". Since its release it has sold over a million copies and is

text: Live at the House of Blues (Tupac Shakur album) Tupac: Live at the House of Blues was 2Pac's last recorded performance. The album was recorded on July 4, 1996 and then released in 2005, 9 years after his death. It includes hit singles to date such as "Hit 'Em Up", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" and "So Many Tears". Since its release it has sold over a million copies and is certified Platinum. It also features artists such as Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, Jodeci and Outlawz. A DVD edition is also available, containing the whole concert and

title: Where Was Spring?

text: by Bron and Fortune (hardcover with illustrating photographs, Oct 1972). Where Was Spring? Where Was Spring? is a British television sketch comedy programme, which was first aired by the BBC in 1969-70 over six episodes. The cast consisted of Eleanor Bron and John Fortune, two stalwarts of the British satire scene in the 1960s. The show consisted of a series of two-handed sketches performed by Bron and Fortune, mostly playing married or romantic couples though often not seen romantically. The sketches were performed in a television studio setting which reinforced the sophistication of the scripts. There were also animated sequences

title: Where Was Spring?

text: Where Was Spring? Where Was Spring? is a British television sketch comedy programme, which was first aired by the BBC in 1969-70 over six episodes. The cast consisted of Eleanor Bron and John Fortune, two stalwarts of the British satire scene in the 1960s. The show consisted of a series of two-handed sketches performed by Bron and Fortune, mostly playing married or romantic couples though often not seen romantically. The sketches were performed in a television studio setting which reinforced the sophistication of the scripts. There were also animated sequences supplied by Klaus Voormann, designer of the cover for the

title: Where-to-be-born Index

text: and future, allowing for comparison over time as well across countries. The independent variables in the estimating equation for 2006 include: The original Where-to-be-born Index was released in 1988. However, this index was a little less serious than 2013 one, as it included a "philistine factor" for a lack of culture and a "yawn index" which measured how boring a country might be despite all its other advantages. Where-to-be-born Index The Economist Intelligence Unit’s where-to-be-born index (previously called the quality-of-life index, abbreviated QLI) attempts to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life

title: Untouchable (Tupac Shakur song)

text: However, the version with 2Pac can be found online. The song was re-mixed with "The Payback" by James Brown and was played during the final shoot-out in Calvin Candie's house. Portions of the song and its lyrics were used as part of the music of the two trailers used to promote the film "Pacific Rim Uprising", with the music for the first trailer being remixed with the Vince Staples song "War Ready". Untouchable (Tupac Shakur song) "Untouchable" is a posthumous single by 2Pac, featuring Krayzie Bone, from the album "Pac's Life". Remixed by Swizz Beatz, it was the street-single released

title: Changes (Tupac Shakur song)

text: re-uses lines from "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" which was recorded during the same year. The song samples the 1986 hit "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The chorus of "The Way It Is" was re-sung by Talent and was used for this song. At times Tupac re-used lines from other unreleased songs because he planned to make an updated version at a later date. However, since his death many of the unreleased and unmastered songs have been officially released. The remixed version released in 1998 has notably different percussion, and a few minor

title: Changes (Tupac Shakur song)

text: Changes (Tupac Shakur song) "Changes" is a hip hop song by 2Pac featuring Talent. The song makes references to the war on drugs, the treatment of black people by the police at the time, racism (explicitly the reconciliation between the black and white races in America), the perpetuation of poverty and its accompanying vicious-cycle value system in urban African American culture, and the difficulties of life in the ghetto. The song was originally recorded during his tenure at Interscope records in 1992 and was produced by Big D The Impossible (Deon Evans). "Changes" was later remixed during 1997-1998. The song

title: Murder of Tupac Shakur

text: the investigation was at a standstill. E.D.I. Mean, a collaborator of Shakur's and a member of Outlawz, said he was positive law enforcement knew "what happened" and added, "This is America. We found bin Laden." In 2002, the "Los Angeles Times" published a two-part story by Chuck Philips, titled "Who Killed Tupac Shakur?" based on a year-long investigation. Philips reported that "the shooting was carried out by a Compton gang called the Southside Crips to avenge the beating of one of its members by Shakur a few hours earlier. Orlando Anderson, the Crip whom Shakur had attacked, fired the fatal

title: Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)

text: Trapped (Tupac Shakur song) "Trapped" is a song by 2Pac that deals with police brutality. It was a single from his debut album, "2Pacalypse Now". The first verse tells a story of 2Pac being harassed by the police, one even shooting at him. He then fires back and says he did it because he was tired of constantly being profiled and abused by police officers. 2Pac then depicts the police chasing after him and eventually cornering him. He then ends the song with the line "I'd rather die than be trapped in the living hell", implying if forced into a

title: Untouchable (Tupac Shakur song)

text: Untouchable (Tupac Shakur song) "Untouchable" is a posthumous single by 2Pac, featuring Krayzie Bone, from the album "Pac's Life". Remixed by Swizz Beatz, it was the street-single released opposite the lead-single, "Pac's Life". The single debuted at number 111 in billboard 200 and number #91 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and #21 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles sales on the December 2, 2006 issue of Billboard magazine. The record contains lyrics similar to other 2Pac songs, such as: "Untouchable freestyle", "Killuminati" and "War Gamez". "Killuminati" was recorded on 8 July 1996 for "", but didn't make the final cut,

title: Where Was Spring?

text: Beatles' "Revolver" album. These were accompanied by songs specially commissioned from Ray Davies of the Kinks. One of these, Where Did My Spring Go?, echoed the series title. One other distinctive feature of the show's style were stylised photographs of both Bron and Fortune shown between sketches where the couple are dressed as Graeco-Roman Gods (Jupiter/Venus), perhaps illustrative of the perfection or imperfection of classic male-female relationships. Recordings of the show are believed to have been wiped by the BBC as part of an economy measure. Many of the sketches were reproduced in the book Is Your Marriage Really Necessary?

title: Unconditional Love (Tupac Shakur song)

text: Affair" in 1998. Hammer would later dance and read the lyrics to this song on the first "Vh1 Hip Hop Honors" in 2004. According to the "Family Affair" album insert/bio, "Unconditional Love" lyrics were written and arranged by Shakur (and Johnny Jackson on M.C. Hammer's version). Hammer wrote this about the song: "This song was given to me as a gift from the late Tupac Shakur. He told me this was a song about how true love is unconditional. He wanted me to rap it because it reflected what I stand for. The secret is this is also what he

title: The Killing of Tupac Shakur

text: Scott has not revealed her source. In May 2014, a Wyclef Jean YouTube music video, titled "April Showers", reignited the autopsy photo controversy when Scott lodged a copyright infringement complaint with YouTube because an image in the video was similar to the autopsy photo released in her book. YouTube banned the video. TMZ, which broke the story, reported that the video director, Hezues R', and Scott had settled the matter and agreed that Hezues R' would include a screen credit to the book at the end of the video. A second updated edition of "The Killing of Tupac Shakur" was

title: The Killing of Tupac Shakur

text: Department declined to be at the studio to field calls and participate when the show aired, saying the publicity would not help their investigation. "People" magazine covered the case in 2007 as one of "six haunting mysteries that continue to confound police." The article quotes Scott as saying, "The case is cold. The Crips (street gang) shot Tupac, but who was behind it?" Upon the book's release, the internal affairs bureau of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department launched an investigation into how the autopsy photo was released to the author. The investigation, which Scott has reported she did not