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HitEmUp.com is the premier source for Tupac news and information in the world. Well respected among peers as well as
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| News Archives |
| April 2001 |
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UTEOT goes platinum |
| Posted Sunday, April 29, 2001 by Jon |
| Until the End of Time has been certified platinum. |
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KRS1 refers to Tupac on "Attendance" |
| Posted Sunday, April 29, 2001 by Jon |
KRS1 mentions Tupac in a verse in the song "Attendance" from his album Sneak Attack. He states:
"I'm not your girl, all that ice and thug life thats not my
world, I'm the teacher, but you still can't speak, because while you
respected Tupac, Tupac respected me."
 Listen to Attendance by KRS1 |
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Tupac in XXL Magazine |
| Posted Sunday, April 29, 2001 by Jon |
| The XXL magazine with Shyne on the cover does a review of Until the End of Time. They rate it an L out of XXL and stated that the beats didn't measure up to the fiery vocals. |
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Comic |
| Posted Sunday, April 29, 2001 by Jon |
Here is a hillarious cartoon from ucomics.com brought to our attention by dalootdawg. Check it out. |
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Tribute to Pac in France |
| Posted Sunday, April 29, 2001 by Jon |
Here's something our visitors from France will be interested in. MTVF will be showing "Ultrasound, Tribute to Tupac Shakur. The Rose That Grew From Concrete", Sunday at 1h30 pm.
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Tupac articles |
| Posted Sunday, April 29, 2001 by Jon |
| Click here to view two 2Pac articles, the first is from The Guardian the second is from The Observer. |
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Death Row night |
| Posted Sunday, April 29, 2001 by Chris |
It's Death Row night on MTV on May 2, 2001.
07:00 P.M.: Diary - Snoop Dogg biography
07:30 P.M.: Biorhytm - Tupac biography
09:00 P.M.: Journey of Dr. Dre - Dr. Dre biography
10:00 P.M.: Ultra Sound - Life On Death Row
11:00 P.M.: All Access - Behind The Up In Smoke Tour |
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Tupac mentioned on BBC |
| Posted Saturday, April 28, 2001 by EDI |
Recently, Antonio “Huggy Bear” Fargus appeared on a program called RDA on BBC Choice (UK).
At the end of the interview, the presenter asked a member
of the audience what he thought of Starsky and Hutch.
He replied:
"We was born in the 70s so we don't know any of that
stuff. From that point of view it was kinda boring"
Antonio Fargus: "What's your problem? What is your
problem?"
Audience guy: "I wanna know about your dope and menace
days, y'know, stuff that we've seen. Starsky and Hutch
is nothing man, we don't appreciate it"
Fargus: "Television was just born when you were born,
that's why it looks bad. Look, it don't matter - if
it's Tupac or any of the guys, or any of the rappers
you listen to - the guys who know the most are the
guys who know their history. That's why you buying the
records instead of producing them"
Antonio Fargus then got up and left.
Thanks to Krazy K for those news |
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Bad Azz and Ras Kass performance |
| Posted Saturday, April 28, 2001 by Chris |
| Bad Azz and Ras Kass is scheduled to perform at the Palooka Ville Theatre in Santa Cruz, CA at 1133 Pacific Avenue on 11:00 P.M., P.S.T., May 4, 2001. |
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Outlaw Recordz Release Dates |
| Posted Saturday, April 28, 2001 by Rukas |
Here is the Outlaw Recordz release schedule for the next year:
June 5
Outlawz Present: Jersey Mob Compilation (featuring Tha Outlawz, Hot Boyz, Bad Azz, Lil Zane, Yukmouth, Fredro Star, Big Syke from Thug Life, MC Breed, Rock from Helther Skelther and more.)
August 7
Young Noble: Noble Justice
October 2
Napoleon: Bonapartes
December 4
Outlawz: Untitled
Coming in 2002
EDI & Kastro: Blood Brothers |
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X.O Experience Review |
| Posted Saturday, April 28, 2001 by Rukas |
| The Source has reviewed Tha Liks new album, X.O Experience giving it 4 mics. The album features Xzibit, Defari and Kurupt. Click here to read the review. |
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Tupac biorhytm |
| Posted Saturday, April 28, 2001 by Chris |
| MTV is scheduled to air a Tupac biorhytm 07:30 P.M., May 2 2001. |
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The Mighty Quinn |
| Posted Saturday, April 28, 2001 by Chris |
| Gonzoe is featured on San Quinn's album, The Mighty Quinn (formerly Disturbing The Peace), due out June 24, 2001. |
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2Pac In New Source |
| Posted Friday, April 27, 2001 by Rukas |
| The new Source magazine with Foxy Brown on the cover has a review of Until The End Of Time in it. The Source gave the album 4 mics and 2Pac's last verse on 'Letter To My Unborn' is the Hip-Hop Quotable Of The Month. |
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Charles Barkley mentions Tupac |
| Posted Friday, April 27, 2001 by Jon |
| Charles Barkley reportedly mentioned Tupac on the NBA on TNT postgame show. He said that Tracy McGrady is just the like that song by 2Pac... He's "Me Against the World." Then he said that he saw Pac had a new album out and said he must be alive, then laughed. |
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Tupac article on College Club |
| Posted Friday, April 27, 2001 by Jon |
| College Club has an interesting article on Tupac you can check out by clicking here. |
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Until The End Of Time on the charts |
| Posted Friday, April 27, 2001 by Chris |
| Until The End Of Time remained number two on the Billboard 200 and number one on the R&B charts this week. |
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Bay Area Bosses' album release date |
| Posted Thursday, April 26, 2001 by Chris |
| Get Low Recordz is scheduled to release Bay Area Bosses' album on June 2, 2001. Incase you didn't know Bay Area Bosses consists of Guce, JT The Bigga Figga, Keak Da Sneak, Killa Tay, Mac Mall, Messy Marv and San Quinn. |
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Jon B mentions Tupac on Heart and Soul tour |
| Posted Thursday, April 26, 2001 by Jon |
| Jon B mentioned Tupac in his performance on the Heart and Soul Tour. He started off his performance with an intro and ran it into the song with Nas #2 off his album and blended that in with Are You Still down with Tupac. He also did a small tribute to Tupac. He sang some other songs from his album as well as some old ones, including ‘They Don’t Know’. He also did a break of ‘Oohie Wally’ and ’Fiesta Remix’. He ended his performance with ‘Don’t Talk’. |
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Until The End Of Time On Australian Radio |
| Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2001 by Rukas |
| Last night the Australian radio station 107.1 had Until The End Of Time requested twice in a row, by two different callers. Apparently this hardly ever happens. Good to see the single getting play time in Australia. Both the callers said they loved "2Pack" and Until The End Of Time. |
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Suge and Tupac mentioned on EOnline |
| Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2001 by Jon |
EOnline has reported on Suge Knights release from prison. He will spend another 2 months or so in a half way house before being official released.
Click here to read the article |
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Shyne labels Puffy a rat |
| Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2001 by Jon |
| Puffy and Shyne were mentioned in my local newspaper today. The article mentioned a new article in the May issue of XXL magazine where Shyne talks about how Puffy sacrificed him to get off the hook in their recent trial. Shyne said Puffy put people up on the stand knowing that the people were lying. Apparently Shyne said that Puffy was a snitch, and a rat, and said that something bad could possibly happen to Puffy. |
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Suge Shot me Theory counterproof |
| Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2001 by EDI |
| All of you know the notorious line on Tupac's posthumous album The Don Killuminati - The 7 Day Theory under his synonym Makaveli. A lot of people claimed that someone says Suge Shot me in the first seconds of the intro. This lead to the conclusion that Suge was a suspect in the murder of Tupac in Las Vegas. But in fact, the intro was taken from the movie titled Best of the best II which was released in 1993. Since this was a vehemently discussed subject, It is good that it was finally put to rest. Props to Bug |
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World Order |
| Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2001 by Chris |
| Click here to listen to listen to "World Order" by Chip Banks featuring E.D.I., Napoleon and Young Noble. It'll be on Chip Banks' upcoming album. |
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Pepsi Live Host Disrespects Tupac |
| Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by Rukas |
| The host of a show called Pepsi Live on Sunday had some very disrespectful things to say about Tupac. When commenting on the news about Until The End Of Time's success on the charts, he said "Unfortunately '2pack' was unavailable for comment, but we plan on digging up some dirt on it". |
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Suge Knight News May Be Wrong |
| Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by Rukas |
| Just a warning that the Suge Knight news may be wrong. Various sources in the past have said that after being released from prison Knight will need to spend a further 80 days in a half way house. I am unsure if this is where he is now. |
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Suge Knight in the news |
| Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by Jon |
BBC Entertainment News in the UK has reported on Suge Knight.
Multimillionaire rap Mogul Marion Suge Knight is out of prison after serving half of a nine-year term for violating probation on assault charges.The co-founder of rap music label Death Row Records has been parolled five days earlier than expected. In a recent interview prior to parole Knight said he hopes to persuade young people not to follow in his path. "I had everything I could possibly have, I had 6 of the best lawyers and I still got nine years." Knight said.
Suge Knight Interview
The Suge Knight interview mentioned above was on TV last night at 11pm on Channel 10 KVIE in the Sacramento area. He mentioned that jail has taught him a lot and showed him to realize who was his real friends are and aren't. |
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Suge free from prison |
| Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by Jon |
| Suge Knight has been released from prison on parole 5 days earlier than expected. |
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Tupac on MTVe |
| Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by Jon |
| MTVe (Music Television Europe) aired a show dedicated to the Music "Legends" and last Saturday they talked about Tupac. They had interviews with Afeni, Stic from Dead Prez, Nate Dogg, Aaliayah, Snoop, Mos Def, Outlawz, Dr. Dre and others. They showed a few interviews from Tupac, some videos, talked about his acting and theater experiences and the shooting in 1996. |
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The Alchemist sold the same beat twice |
| Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by Chris |
In a recent interview with MTV Ras Kass accused producer the Alchemist for selling the same beat twice. Ras said he bought the beat and used it for "Home Sweet Home," a song which was scheduled to appear on Ras' third album, Van Gogh. The Alchemist later sold the beat to Jadakiss who used to it for "We Gon' Make It," a song which is scheduled to appear on Jadakiss' debut solo album, Game Goodbye, due out June 12, 2001.
"I paid [the Alchemist] for the track and picked the track," said Ras. "I don't know what the circumstances were, but he ends up trying to sell it to Ruff Ryders and Jadakiss specifically and tries to play like he didn't do it."
"Dude cashed the check and now he's playing stupid," Ras said. "After we try to resolve the situation, they take it to [New York radio station] Hot 97 and try to blast off on the shit and give it to [radio personality and mix tape king] DJ Clue. That's some foul shit. Alchemist needs to step up and be a man. For him to sell them the same beat, that's his wrong. At the same time, I don't know what the conversation was for them [Jadakiss' people] to go and take it to Hot 97 when we've been trying to deal with this for the past two weeks with our lawyers."
Ras is currently working on the 4 Horsemen and Golden State Project's albums. Don't expect any songs produced by the Alchemist on neither.
"I definitely wouldn't want to work with the cat," Ras said. |
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Outlawz/Gonzoe beef |
| Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by Chris |
| I recently spoke to a producer who has worked with both the Outlawz and Gonzoe, he told me they had beef. I don't know why they're beefing, but I'll try to find out. |
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That's Life |
| Posted Sunday, April 22, 2001 by Chris |
| Click here to listen to "That's Life" by Fatal and Napoleon. Napoleon is dissing Mobb Deep and Nas in the end of the song. |
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Gonzoe guest appearances |
| Posted Sunday, April 22, 2001 by Chris |
| Gonzoe is scheduled to guest appear on Justu's self-titled album, San Quinn's Disturbing The Peace, Vital's Vital Signs and on two songs on Champelation Vol. 1, "Livin' And Drama" and "Unsolved Mysteries." They're all scheduled to be released by Champeli Entertainment soon. |
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Chasin' The Sun 2000 cover |
| Posted Sunday, April 22, 2001 by Chris |
To the left is the cover for Chasin' The Sun 2000. |
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Former Outlaw member Gonzoe |
| Posted Sunday, April 22, 2001 by EDI |
Gonzoe aka Young Ritzy who was a former member of the Outlawz and Ice Cube's group Kausion will have a new album coming out soon, titled Chase the Sun 2000
After the trouble he went through with his old record label, Menes Records, he can finally release an album under Champeli Entertainment
We will keep you updated if any exact dates are released
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L-Burna suffers eye damage |
| Posted Saturday, April 21, 2001 by Chris |
Last Thursday, L-Burna suffered a quarter-inch scratch on his right eye during the shooting for his video, "Listen." One make-up artist sprayed him with a mixture of baby oil and water to make it look like sweat. Some of the liquid accidently came in contact with L-Burna's right eye.
"I was complaining right after it happened, 'cause it hurt so bad, but I didn't want to sound like I was complaining too much," L-Burna said in a recent interview with MTV. "So I thought it out until Friday. I got the video done. The thing that was most frustrating was that nobody gave a shit about me. The production crew just wanted to finish the video. I won't be working with them no more."
Paramedics were called to the shooting and they treated L-Burna's right eye with distilled water. On Monday, he visited an eye specialist who explained for him how serious the injury was and that he might be forced to wear permanent corrective lenses.
"I was real bummed out," L-Burna said. "You know thugs don't wear no glasses. But my spirits are better today." |
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Black Trash |
| Posted Saturday, April 21, 2001 by Chris |
Sticky Fingaz's debut solo LP, Black Trash: The Autobiography Of Kirk Jones, is scheduled to be released by Universal Records on May 22, 2001. It features production by himself, Damon Elliot, Dr. Dre, Prophency Entertainment, Punch, Rockwilder, Self Service and The Teamsters.
"I told Dr. Dre that they had pushed my album back four times," said Sticky in a recent interview with MTV. "He was like, 'Stick, man, they pushed my album back like six times. Don't even worry about that. If they don't push it back, that means that you don't have a hot album.' It's cool that they pushed the album back. Besides, it was pushed back because my album was bootlegged in the streets and I wanted to do a new song with Dre."
"I looked at the world and the marketplace, and we're living in the future," Sticky said. "This is the Jetson age. But everybody's still doing pre-historic, basic songs and rhymes. I wanted to make it more creative and imaginative."
"The album was going through stages," Sticky said. "October 31 was the original release date. In October, people were coming up to me, asking me about Onyx. By December, people knew that I was going solo. In January, people knew the name of the album. In February, they knew that I played a character in the movie. In March, they knew me as Kirk Jones. They hadn't gotten the picture yet. They're putting the puzzle together now."
Sticky is filming a film to accompany his LP. The film star Fredro Starr, Michael Rapaport, Omar Epps and Treach. Sticky is also scheduled to star in the upcoming films, Lift and MacArthur Park. He and Nelly is also scheduled to do a college tour which starts with SUNY Geneseo in Geneseo, New York on April 17, 2001. |
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UTEOT Video Clip Australian Premier |
| Posted Friday, April 20, 2001 by Rukas |
| Rage on the ABC network will premier Until The End Of Time between 12:00am and 12:30am tonight. This is the Australian Premier of the video clip. |
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BET to talk with Suge Knight |
| Posted Friday, April 20, 2001 by Jon |
| Next Tuesday, Rap City on BET will talk to Suge Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records & Suge Knight Films. The interview was conducted from Mule Creek Prison near Sacremento. Suge will discuss the company, his life, and his future plans when he gets out. Be sure to tune in next Tuesday (check your local listings for time), April 24 on BET. |
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BBC Entertainment reports on Suge Knight |
| Posted Friday, April 20, 2001 by Jon |
Controversial Rap tycoon Marion "Suge" Knight is to be released from a US prison next week after more than four years in jail. Knight had been serving time as part of a nine-year sentence on assault related charges. He is scheduled to spend up to two months on a work release program.
It mentioned Suge Knight being co-founder/owner of one-time successfull record label Death Row Records and the article also commented on Death Row having recent success with Tupac Shakur's posthumous "Until The End Of Time." |
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Just Trying To Live |
| Posted Thursday, April 19, 2001 by Chris |
| Devin The Dude's second album, Just Trying To Live, is scheduled to be released by Rap-A-Lot Records on August 4, 2001. The album is mostly produced by Dr. Dre. |
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Until The End Of Time on the charts |
| Posted Thursday, April 19, 2001 by Chris |
| Until The End Of Time held its second position on the Billboard 200 and first on the R&B charts this week. |
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Vote for Tupac at Yahoo.com |
| Posted Thursday, April 19, 2001 by Chris |
| Yahoo.com got an poll up in which they're asking which rapper is the best actor. Click here to vote. Tupac is currently number three, Will Smith is number one and Ice Cube is number two. Let's vote and make Tupac number one! |
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Concerning Niggaz Nature - Update |
| Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2001 by EDI |
According to other listener of 106, Lil Mo said that she wants Niggaz Nature to be the next single and she is really trying but it is not confirmed.
Props to Crackhead_Craig
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Australian Herald Sun's UTEOT Review |
| Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2001 by Rukas |
The Australian Herald Sun has reviewed Until The End Of Time giving it 2.5 out of 5. This coming from a newspaper that has repeatedly and unfairly put hip-hop down, and from what I'm told, they have even said kids should listen to Marilyn Manson before listening to hip-hop. Also, its pretty funny considering they gave Born Again more then 2.5 which, in my opinion, was total shit compared to UTEOT. Here is the review:
2Pac
Until The End Of Time (Universal)
'Herald Sun' April 12, 2001
Author - Cyclone Wehner
The late Tupac Shakur (or 2Pac) has spawned an industry, with this double-album the latest in a never ending series of posthumous works. Until The End Of Time (A US No.1) features out-takes from the rapper's volatile Makaveli phase. the problem is that Shakur's vocals are not complemented by strong backing tracks -- the R&B-styled post production sounds monotonous and inappropriate. The title-track is based on Mr Mister's 80's hit Broken Wings at a time when obvious samples are played out. Shakur's material would benefit from cutting-edge beats by The RZA or DJ Premier - or even, for something different, Roni Size.
The verdict - two and a half stars
In a word - B-grade |
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Niggaz Nature Next Single |
| Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2001 by EDI |
Female Singer Lil Mo, who is featured on Tupac's new album Until the End of Time recently confirmed on 106 that Niggaz Nature is goin to be the next single off of Until the End of Time.
It is still disputed what they are going to do with the name since it would be censored at any music channel. She said everyone loved this track so it was chosen.
Discuss the decision here |
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Suge Knight Article |
| Posted Monday, April 16, 2001 by Rukas |
Click here to read an article about Suge Knight, its by Newsweek. It contains a picture of Tupac that I have never seen before.
Posted by Euphanasia on forum.hitemup.com. |
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Puffy arrested off his scooter |
| Posted Monday, April 16, 2001 by Jon |
 MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Rapper Sean Combs was arrested Saturday and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled him over while he was riding a scooter along Ocean Drive, a South Beach strip. Police pulled Combs over about 6 p.m. for making an illegal lane change, said Miami Beach Police Sgt. Peter Bitume.
A driver's license check showed Combs' license was suspended, so he was arrested and released 20 minutes later after he signed a promise to appear in court, Bitume said.
The charge is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 and possibly jail time, Bitume said.
Combs was acquitted last month of bribery and weapons charges stemming from a shooting at a New York nightclub in which three people were injured. A member of his entourage was convicted of first-degree assault and is scheduled to be sentenced Monday.
Posted by PimpDaddyKane at forum.hitemup.com
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Help Ras Kass |
| Posted Monday, April 16, 2001 by Chris |
Ras Kass' third album, Van Gogh, probably won't be released. Priority Records won't to give him budget money to complete it properly nor release him from his contract so he can sign with another label and let them release it. Below is a list of e-mail addresses to executives at Priority Records, e-mail them and tell them what you think about this:
dan.smalls@priorityrecords.com
david.ehrlich@priorityrecords.com
tom.maffei@priorityrecords.com
Note: If you're a webmaster feel free to post this on your website. |
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Vote for HitEmUp.com |
| Posted Monday, April 16, 2001 by Jon |
Please visit ThugSpot.com and vote in their weekly poll or vote directly below.
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Tupac takes the lead at rollingstone.com |
| Posted Monday, April 16, 2001 by Jon |
| When I first originally posted about Tupac at Rollingstone.com he was losing to Jim Morrison 70%-30%. He's now taken the lead with over 60% of the votes. It's a good indication about how supportive Tupac fans are. Keep the votes going. |
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Makaveli mentioned by Big Pun |
| Posted Sunday, April 15, 2001 by Jon |
One of the most talented lyricists, Big Pun, mentioned Makaveli in the song "How We Roll" saying:
Lookin fat in Marc and Pelle leather like Fonzarelli/Sparkin Phillies with the Gods like Makaveli
Listen to How We Roll by Big Pun |
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Vote for Tupac at RollingStone.com |
| Posted Sunday, April 15, 2001 by Jon |
Tupac is up against Jim Morrison in Battle of the Bands at RollingStone.com's website. It's a touch match and Tupac is currently losing. Please take the time to vote, the poll is right on the main page.
Click here to vote |
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New www.Xzibit.ws Layout |
| Posted Saturday, April 14, 2001 by Rukas |
| Xzibit.ws has a new layout and new sections, check it out. |
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CBC Evening News |
| Posted Saturday, April 14, 2001 by Jon |
On the CBS Evening News they had a segment about a Cop shooting a black kid who was unarmed in Cincinnati. They showed footage of the riots that took place earlier today and Ballad of A Dead Souljah was bein played extremely loud in the streets.
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Daz on the Baka Boyz |
| Posted Saturday, April 14, 2001 by Chris |
| Daz Dillinger was recently on the Baka Boyz radio morning show. Kurupt called in and they played a few songs from D.P.G.'s second album, Dillinger & Young Gotti, due out May 1, 2001. They also played a customized song he did for the show which took him an hour to do. Daz said it took them almost three years to finish the album and he confirmed that his third solo album will be released by Roc-A-Fella Records. He also said that Kurupt has started filming a film titled Plague Season in which he and Kurt Russel star. |
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King T signs with Ruthless Records |
| Posted Saturday, April 14, 2001 by Chris |
| King T recently signed with Ruthless Records. His album is scheduled to be released summer, 2001. |
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Thug Religion |
| Posted Saturday, April 14, 2001 by Chris |
Killa Tay's fifth LP, Thug Religion, is scheduled to be released by Blue Print/Real Life Records on April 17, 2001. The LP is produced by B.C. The tracklist is below:
01. The Real Truth (featuring Amos Carter)
02. Mob Life/Made Livin' - (featuring A.K. and Dukeewater)
03. Thug World
04. The Big Paybacc - (featuring Luni Coleone)
05. Shade Game - (featuring K9 and Luni Coleone)
06. Revelations - (featuring Dukeewater, Sony and Teleone)
07. Under Pressure - (featuring K9)
08. Military Mind
09. 1 Enemy At A Time)
10. Luv 4 My - (featuring Teleone)
11. Second Coming
12. Ghetto Heaven
13. Brand New Day - (featuring Amos Carter and Teleone)
14. All In Your Brain |
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Tupac Debut at #28 |
| Posted Friday, April 13, 2001 by EDI |
| Tupac's Until the End of time debuted at number 28 of the German Album Charts which is pretty good since there was no advertising in any form. |
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Australia's Premier Mentions UTEOT |
| Posted Friday, April 13, 2001 by Rukas |
| The show Premier on Australia's Foxtel Cable mentioned "2Pack's" new album last night, and how Until The End Of Time debuted at number 1 on the billboard charts. |
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Watch "Coastin'" |
| Posted Friday, April 13, 2001 by Chris |
| WestsideRadio.com recently put up the video for "Coastin'" by D.P.G. Click here to watch it! |
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The Billboard charts |
| Posted Friday, April 13, 2001 by Chris |
| Until The End Of Time fell down from the number one position to the second on the Billboard charts this week. |
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Outlawz don't dis Thugline Records |
| Posted Thursday, April 12, 2001 by Jon |
| When people heard the song "Breathin" by 2pac and Outlawz, many people believed that the Outlawz dissed Thugline because at the end of EDI's verse, he said "Style-bitin THUGLINE niggaz give it up, we hit 'em up." To clear things up, EDI did not diss Thugline and in fact said "Thug lyin'" in stead of "Thugline." To confirm this, Thugline Records producer Super Sako said that the Outlawz often stop by the Thugline studios to visit Asu (who used to roll with 2pac and the Outlawz and was one of the artists that were signed with Makaveli Records) and Krayzie Bone and get drunk off Sin (the video footage will be featured on "Thugline Uncut" later this year). Also, the Outlawz will be featured on Thugline's album, which is slated for a September 2001 release. Also, Super Sako's compilation album will feature 2pac, Bone Thugs, Thugline, Phace Phore, Jay-Z and more. No word on Super Sako's compilation album release date. |
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Vote for favorite on Until The End Of Time |
| Posted Thursday, April 12, 2001 by Chris |
| Click here to vote for your favorite song on "Until The End Of Time" at Interscope Records' official website, Interscope.com. |
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Tupac Chat |
| Posted Thursday, April 12, 2001 by Jon |
| There's a new HitEmUp Chat room where you can chat with other Tupac fans from across the globe. You can join at /chat/ or join #hitemupcom on mirc server dal.net |
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Daz might record solo album for Roc-A-Fella |
| Posted Thursday, April 12, 2001 by Chris |
In a recent interview with MTV Daz Dillinger said that he might record a solo album for Roc-A-Fella Records. Daz appear on "Change The Game (remix)" with Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z and Kurupt on DJ Clue?'s LP, The Professional 2, which was released by Roc-A-Fella Records on February 27, 2001. He's also scheduled to guest appear on Beanie Sigel's album, The Reason, due out June 12, 2001. |
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Daz discuss Dillinger & Young Gotti |
| Posted Thursday, April 12, 2001 by Chris |
D.P.G.'s second album, Dillinger & Young Gotti, is scheduled to be released by D.P.G. Records/Southwest Records on May 1, 2001. The album features songs including the first single and video is "Coastin,'" "Gangsta Like" featuring Xzibit, "Gitta Strippin'" and "My Heart Don't Pump No Fear." The album features guest appearances by Beanie Sigel, RBX and Slip Capone and production by Daz Dillinger and Kurupt.
"We're going to work this independent like a major," Daz said in a recent interview with MTV. "We're trying to show these big labels we can move something small and make it big. We own this record, and this is what everybody's been waiting for for like five, six years."
"Whatever came across when we put up the beat is what we rapped about, said Daz. "The songs just came automatically. We've got 41 songs that didn't get on the album. I just put the hard ones on there."
"I'm independent, so I'm using all of this to my advantage, said Daz. "I'm using all of these tactics for the street, independent hustle and making it large."
Daz is currently in the studio working on his third solo album, This Is The Life I Lead, Kurupt's third solo album, Space Boogie and the a host of "D.P.G. America" albums. D.P.G. are already planing their third album, The Gangsta Shit. He's also planing to tap into the New Orleans rap game and release rock music.
"I'm going from state to state and messing with the local tycoons that's rapping," Daz said. "I've got a distribution deal where I can come out with a record every Tuesday as long as I get it ready." "I'm going to do a D.P.G. Texas, a D.P.G. Colorado."
"How Dr. Dre and Snoop have their chemistry, we can do the same thing," Daz said. "Their fans are our fans. We're going to pick up the trails they did. It's just two dogs sniffing, finding their way back home." |
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Tupac in Newsweek |
| Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2001 by Jon |
Dead Man Rises to No. 1
The only things missing in Tupac Shakur's Elvis-like posthumous career are the Vegas impersonators. Shakur hit No. 1 last week with a new double album, "Until the End of Time," while the people who brought you "Rent" launched "Up Against the Wind," an off-Broadway play based on the rapper's life. It's not like fans have beem starved for material since Shakur was murdered five years ago. "Time" brings his postmortem catalog to five albums, with another double CD coming this fall. He's also had a book of poetry published and starred in a movie since 1996. "He's more alive than he was when he walked the earth," says Michael Eric Dyson, whose book "Holler If You Hear Me: My Search for Tupac" hits stores in September. And with nearly 200 more unreleased tracks still in the vaults, Tupac will be hollering back for a while. |
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Death Row Re-Releases |
| Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2001 by Rukas |
Death Row is re-releasing its best selling albums May 22nd, re-mastered and in some cases including extras. Click here for a list of the re-released albums and their features.
Click here to view the catalog. |
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UTEOT debuts on Australian charts |
| Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2001 by Jon |
| Until the End of Time debuted #37 on the Australian music charts. |
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Jayo Felony speaks on his beef with Jay-Z |
| Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2001 by Chris |
"Jay-Z snitched to Def Jam head Lyor Cohen and tried to keep the song from being put out," Jayo Felony said in a recent interview with MTV about "True'd Up (The Crip Anthem)." "We got calls from Lyor and everybody about not putting this record out. I feel like this: If we're on the streets, keep it on the streets. Don't go to the higher-ups."
"They're trying to say it's a East Coast/West Coast thing, and it's not," Jayo said who's from California and also has a dis toward Snoop Dogg on his album, Crip Hop, due out June, 2001. "'True'd Up' is coming out on an East Coast record label; it was recorded on the East Coast, and an East Coast producer made the track. They can't make this no East Coast/West Coast shit, 'cause I got too much love out there."
"My thing was, how's a nigga gonna make a song like 'Change The Game' where he talks about 'I wear more bling to The Source and Soul Trains, more chains than rings, niggas won't do a thing' Jayo said. "He knows it ain't going down like that."
"True'd Up (The Crip Anthem)" will be on Jayo's fourth album, Crip Hop, and Bullet Proof Vol. 1 which is scheduled to be released by Henchmen Entertainment on June 5, 2001 as well.
"It's like [Jay-Z] called the police on me," Henchmen Entertainment CEO Jimmy Henchmen said. "I couldn't understand why he felt so strong about the record. Rap was built on dis records. He dissed niggas on records before, talking about [how] he's 'the one' and all this. He can't feel he's untouchable."
"If their artist would've never said that funny shit out his mouth, I wouldn't have never have to say anything about Jay-Z," Jayo said. "I don't need Def Jam. I made my own name." |
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New 2PacLegacy Intro |
| Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2001 by Rukas |
| 2PacLegacy.com has a new flash intro, make sure to check it out. It has a (correct me if I'm wrong) never before seen photo of Pac holding a red rose and also says that Until The End Of Time has sold 700000 copies so far. It also plays a sample of 'Good Life' in the background. I hope that this means 'Good Life' will be the next single, this is one of my favorite tracks on the album and would do really well as a single. Another interesting thing is that it uses 2Pac's old logo, something Afeni hasn't done in a while. |
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Master P talking shit |
| Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Today Lil' Romeo and Master P was on 106th And Park on BET. When they introduced "Until The End Of Time"--which was number three--they asked, "P, you did a song with Pac, right?" and P answered, "Yeah, with Pac and Scarface (Homies & Thuggs)." What he "forgot" to mention is that Tupac's verse was taken from a freestyle which was edited into the song. He also said that Tupac got him and C-Murder started and that they used to tour back in the day. He lied about the first thing so he might as well been lying the second. |
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Tupac article in Time |
| Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2001 by Chris |
Here's an article about Tupac from the latest issue of Time:
When hundreds of fans take to the internet and radio hot lines daily to swear they glimpsed you dancing in a nightclub or slipping out of a recording studio--five years after you were laid to rest--it's a sure sign something special is going on. So it goes with the firebrand rapper Tupac Shakur, whose celebrity has swelled into a mystique of near Elvis-like intensity since his death in a Las Vegas drive-by in 1996 at age 25. Shakur was an electrifying rapper whose flashes of gangsta bravado (like the petulant song "Hit 'Em Up") were counterbalanced by a gentle sweetness (the tender ode "Dear Mama"). This seesaw battle--played out in his music and his life--made him a fascinatingly complicated figure, and the urge to hold on to him is understandable.
Yet the cult of Shakur consists of much more than imaginary sightings. It has quickly become a commercially potent multimedia phenomenon spinning off millions of dollars and working its way into the cultural mainstream along paths not usually traveled by hip-hop artists. Last week Shakur's new double CD, Until The End Of Time (Amaru/Death Row), debuted at the top of the charts. It is his fifth posthumous recording, and the second to hit No. 1. Meanwhile, the New York Theatre Workshop--whose past hits include Rent--has just unveiled a play about him that could spark even more interest. Up Against The Wind dramatizes the turbulent final years of Shakur's life--his increasingly sharp verbal skills, his growing attraction to gangsta rap and his fateful signing with Death Row Records. Shakur is turning up in bookstores too: a collection of his poems--The Rose That Grew from Concrete--published last year by Simon & Schuster, drew enthusiastic reader reviews. And it won't be long before a Shakur bio plays on the screen; MTV and several film companies are kicking around scripts. "He is a pop-culture icon," says Michael Develle Winn, the playwright behind Up Against The Wind. "People say he's alive because they can't bear the thought that he died so senselessly."
At the center of all things Tupac is his mother Afeni Shakur, 54, a former imprisoned Black Panther who has transformed herself into hard-nosed keeper of the flame, hiring advisers to watch over her son's legacy but calling the shots herself. After a court battle, Afeni won control of Tupac's master tapes, worth millions of dollars. (The court also ruled that Death Row--the label to which Tupac was signed at his death--is entitled to a cut of the proceeds from recordings he made under contract.)
Afeni, who admits to having struggled with crack as Shakur's career blossomed, has devoted herself to the business of turning her son's death into a message of redemption. She has plenty of material to work with. Shakur was a prolific artist who in life released four albums, made six films and wrote more than 100 poems. He also left behind hours of unreleased tapes. Using earnings from his earlier albums, Afeni created a new record label--Amaru (Tupac Amaru is an Incan name meaning Shining Serpent)--endowed a foundation and opened a performing-arts camp in Stone Mountain, Ga., like the one her son attended as a child. "The arts saved Tupac," says Afeni.
Until The End Of Time, drawn from a fertile period of Shakur's life--1995 and early 1996--shows that his mother knows how to choose wisely. The CDs are packed with his resonant, staccato rapping and poignant subject matter. "Letter 2 My Unborn" (Shakur left no children), eerie in its prescience about dying childless, is the sort of work that will nourish his mystique. Says poet Nikki Giovanni, who has studied Shakur extensively: "There's an old Nigerian proverb: You're not dead until you're forgotten." By that measure, Tupac lives. |
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Jayo Felony/Jay-Z beef |
| Posted Monday, April 9, 2001 by Chris |
Jayo Felony's fourth album, Crip Hop, is scheduled to be released by Bayside Entertainment Distribution in July, 2001. It'll feature guest appearances by the Outlawz, Dulo Gang, Ja Rule, Rockwilder, Spice 1 and Snoop Dogg. Click here to listen to "Trued Up" which will be on the album.
"Trued Up" is dissing Jay-Z. Jayo is tired of West Coast rappers who let Jay-Z get away with talking about bloods and crips in his songs. That's one reason they've got beef, another is because Jayo recorded a song titled "One Shot Kills" for Hotter Than Fish Grease which was never released due to Jayo leaving Def Jam Recordings. Jay-Z who also is signed with Def Jam heard the song and in "Change The Game" he says, "One shot killing you." |
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C-BO's Best Appearances '91-'99 |
| Posted Monday, April 9, 2001 by Chris |
C-BO's former recordlabel, Awol Records, is scheduled to release "his" ninth album, C-BO's Best Appearances '91-'99, on April 10, 2001. The tracklist is below:
01. Die Niggaz
02. Deadly Weapon - (featuring Marvaless)
03. What's Going Down - (featuring Gelo)
04. The Funk Is On - (featuring Lunasicc and Marvaless)
05. Niggaz Get They Wig Split - (featuring B-Legit and Celly Cel)
06. That's How We Break Bread - (featuring King George and Master P)
07. Ride 4 Me - (featuring Rod-Dee and Spice 1)
08. Garden Block
09. Riders
10. Danger Zone - (featuring Laroo and Mississippi)
11. Rillas In Tha Game - (featuring LeMay and Marv Mitch)
12. Mafia Life - (featuring Lunasicc and Mississippi)
13. It's On On Sight - (featuring E-40)
14. Big Dawgs - (featuring J-Dubbs, Killa Tay and O-Fed)
15. Straight Gz - (featuring Pizzo)
16. Player To Player - (featuring Allie Baba and Mo-Jay) |
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DMC and Limp Bizkit mention Tupac |
| Posted Saturday, April 7, 2001 by Chris |
| Tupac is mentioned twice "Them Girls" by Run DMC featuring Limp Bizkit. DMC says, "Seen this girl on the block by the boon dock, on the spot she was down for the boot knocks, drop-top, she was rockin to Tupac, said 'Yo D, not me, what you got?'" and Limp Bizkit says, "This girl, who crusies to Tupac." |
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What do you think of Tupac's legacy? |
| Posted Friday, April 6, 2001 by Chris |
| MTV.com has a poll up asking what you think of Tupac's legacy. Click here to vote. |
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Hip-Hop As A Movement |
| Posted Friday, April 6, 2001 by Chris |
The second annual Hip-Hop As A Movement conference is scheduled to be held from April 20 to April 22, 2001 on the University Of Wisconsin Campus in Madison, Wisconsin. It'll focus on the role of youth and elders in the social justice movement, the worldwide influence of hip-hop and youth activism.
At 07:00 P.M., April 22, Afeni Shakur will deliver the keynote address titled The Living Legacy Of Tupac Shakur. She is also scheduled to meet high school students from Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago.
For more information about The Living Legacy Of Tupac Shakur contact Eric Salisbury a (608) 262-7754. For more information about Hip-Hop As A Movement visit HipHopGeneration.org. |
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Afeni finishing film Tupac wrote |
| Posted Friday, April 6, 2001 by Chris |
At 04:00 P.M. today, Afeni Shakur was on Access Hollywood. She talked about Until The End Of Time being number one on the Billboard charts and that the next Tupac double album is scheduled to be released in November, 2001.
They showed an interview with Tupac in which he said he was tired of rapping because it surrounds him with controversy and it's boring to him, he said he thought acting was fun, though. They also showed some clips from Up Against The Wind.
Afeni later said that Tupac wrote a film while he was serving time on Riker's Island. She said that she hopes to bring it to the big screen. It's rumored that the film is titled Live 2 Tell. |
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Vote for "Until The End Of Time" by phone |
| Posted Friday, April 6, 2001 by Chris |
| Call Total Request Live at 1-888-311-4343 and tell them you want them to play "Until The End Of Time." One phone call is worth 10 online votes. |
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Suge Knight To Serve More Time |
| Posted Thursday, April 5, 2001 by Rukas |
Suge Knight, who was expected to be released this month will need to serve an additional 3 months behind bars. Suge will complete his state probation-violation term in three weeks, but he still owes between 70 and 100 days on the federal violation.
He will be transferred April 22 from Mule Creek State Prison near Sacramento to an undisclosed federal facility to serve the additional time. |
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Tupac: The Legacy Grows |
| Posted Thursday, April 5, 2001 by Chris |
| Click here to read an article about Tupac and Until The End Of Time by MTV. |
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Dr. Jeckel And Mr. Kane |
| Posted Thursday, April 5, 2001 by Chris |
Mr. Kane's (formerly Kokane) fourth album, Dr. Jeckel And Mr. Kane, is scheduled to be released by Doggystyle/Aftermath Entertainment in September. It'll feature guest appearances by Cee-Lo, D'Angelo, Macy Gray, Mystikal and Toejam and production by himself, Cee-Lo, Dr. Dre and Swizz Beatz.
Kane is currently in New York working with Jadakiss. He has also begun working with Dre on his upcoming album, Detox. He has recorded seven yet to be released songs with Tha Eastsidaz, five with Mobb Deep and is scheduled to record with Jay-Z soon.
"It's beautiful," Kane said. "All the haters are in jail. I'm out here just letting my hair down. All the Berlin Walls have been knocked down."
Kane is also hoping to release an album with Pimpin' Young and Suga Free in the future.
"We're bringing back that old '70s soul-funk and flipping it," Kane said. |
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Until the End of Time debuts at #1 |
| Posted Thursday, April 5, 2001 by EDI |
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