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| Kurupt's upcoming album | | Posted Saturday, September 30, 2000 by Chris | | Kurupt's
upcoming album is set to be released by ANTRA Music in February. Guest
appearances of the album will include Dr. Dre, Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg and Fred
Durst. |
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| Crashin' The Boards | | Posted Saturday, September 30, 2000 by Chris | | Kurupt
will have a role in the upcoming basketball and chess movie, Crashin' The
Boards. |
Source: RedBone2000.com |
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| Eminem and DMX ? | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Jon | Apparently
DMX is scheduled to appear alongside Eminem, Limp Bizkit, Xzibit and Papa Roach
for a few stops of the Anger Management Tour.
Is it me, or does
this seem odd. I've heard several songs in which Eminem and DMX take shots at
each other.
On the title song of Eminem's Marshal Mathers LP he says:
Yo, you might see me
joggin, you might see me walkin
You might see me walkin a dead rottweiler dog
with
it's head chopped off in the park with a spiked collar
hollerin at him cause
the son of a bitch won't quit barkin(grrrr, ARF ARF)
and in DMX's song Party Up he says:
And I don't know who the fuck you
think you talkin to
but I'm not him, aight slim? So watch what you do
Or
you gon' find yourself, buried next to someone else |
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| Message Board fixed | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Jon | | The Message Board problem has been fixed. |
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| Reason "Friends" was remixed | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Chris | | I'm not
sure, but from what I've heard the reason that Big Hutch remixed
"Friends" is because Death Row Records couldn't get clearance to use
the Whodini sample that the original version is using, if that's true then fuck
Whodini! Big Hutch is a great producer and hopefully he can come up with some
tight beats for "Friends." |
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| Xzibit to attend "Anger Management" | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Rukas | Xzibit, Eminem, Limp Bizkit and Papa
Roach are set to kick off their "Anger Management Tour" on October
19th. Here is the current tour plan:
10/19 - East Rutherford, NJ -
Continental Airlines Arena
10/21 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
10/23 -
Worcester, MA - Centrum Center
10/24 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
10/26 -
Toronto, ON - SkyTent
10/27 - Montreal, QC - Molson Centre
10/29 - Auburn
Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
10/30 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
10/31
- Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
11/2 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
11/3
- Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
11/5 - Moline, IL - Mark Of The Quad
Cities
11/6 - St. Louis, MO - Kiel Center
11/8 - Minneapolis, MN - Target
Center
11/10 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
11/13 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
11/14
- Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
11/15 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors
Place |
Source: Tha Xzibit WebSite (Xzibit.ws) |
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| Tha Xzibit WebSite | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Rukas |  I would just like to announce the opening of a new site
which I have made, Xzibit.ws.
Please visit and email me any comments
or suggestions. |
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| Message Board Bug | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Rukas | | The
message board seems to be experiencing some bugs due to the server transfer. If
you are having difficulties accessing the board from the link above or from
HitEmUp.com/board or http://forum.hitemup.com, then use http:/http://forum.hitemup.com.hitemup.com
as it seems to be working fine. The bug will be worked out and fixed as soon as
possible. |
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| Snoop and Daz disses on Too Gangsta | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Jon | I got an
email from Joseph Santos who told
me he got an advance copy of the DR's Too Gangsta for Radio. He mentioned some
harsh disses to both Snoop and Daz in the CD's insert. I don't have any
confirmation on whether this is true or not, but here's what he had to say.
On
the insert is a copy of written letter from Snoop to Suge and a typed letter
from Daz to Suge. Snoop says that he has no beef with him and he wanted it
resolved peacefully. He stated that its DRE and Daz that has beef with him and
that the long beach crips are just his groupies that smoke and get high. I dont
believe it either... i was trippin' when i read it. Daz was almost begging for
his life... apologizing and looking for a peaceful resolution. Saying that he
can work while getting death threats or what not"
Damn, that's
harsh. |
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| Tupac mentioned on new Jay-Z song | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Jon | | Jay-Z has
a new song called "Give it 2 me" where he says "Ladies love me
long time like Pac's soul" |
Source:
Bloodshed
from forum.hitemup.com |
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| New server finally switched over | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2000 by Jon | | The new
server is finally switched over, dns and content wise. There may be a few
problems or bugs in the transfer, please let me know if you have any problems. |
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| Method Man on Hot 104 | | Posted Thursday, September 28, 2000 by Chris | This is
what Method Man said on Hot 104 a couple of days ago:
"All these
people running around with bandanas trying to be like Tupac. Hip-hop was based
on originality. The power is in the words, not the image." |
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| Two double CDs instead of The Safe | | Posted Thursday, September 28, 2000 by Chris | | Amaru
Entertainment didn't like the idea with releasing a Tupac four disc box set like
Death Row Records wanted. They didn't think it was fair that the fans would have
to pay the money that a four disc box set would cost. Instead they decided that
they'll be releasing two double albums at different times next year. Good
decision! |
Source: Makaveli4ever.com |
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| "Friends" remixed? | | Posted Thursday, September 28, 2000 by Chris | | Whoever
said that Death Row Records don't change unreleased Tupac's songs? Well, that's
bullshit. Death Row Records rapper and producer Big Hutch have remixed
"Friends" - one of the best Tupac songs of all time. Once again Death
Row Records fuck up Tupac's work. I don't have anything against Big Hutch, he's
both a great rapper and producer, but the production of "Friends" was
as good as it could be. |
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| Expect The Safe to be 2 discs | | Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2000 by Jon | | By now
most people have heard Deathrow's plan to release the majority, if not all
remains of Tupac's work, in an album titled The Safe. I've heard from
several sources that the album is going to be a double cd, not a 4 disc box set
as was planned. |
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| Pre Order new Tupac CD | | Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2000 by Jon | | You can
now pre-order the album Rose that Grew from Concrete from CdNow.com. |
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| EMP (Experience Music Project) | | Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2000 by Jon | | Tupac
articles are on display at the EMP (Experience Music Project) in Seattle right
now. Click here to read
about the display. |
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| Domain move completed | | Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2000 by Jon | The move
to a new server has been completed, however all the bugs are going to have to be
worked out. The message board right now remains on it's own server, this will
change shortly and the main page will return to it's previous look.
If
there is ANYTHING wrong with the homepage, please let me know at jon@hitemup.com.
Thanks. |
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| The Rose That Grew From Concrete | | Posted Tuesday, September 26, 2000 by Chris | The
Rose That Grew From Concrete is set to be released on October 17 by Amaru
Entertainment. The EP consists of people reading and singing poems from the book
The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac. Here's the tracklist.
01.
The Fear In The Heart Of A Man - Q-Tip
02. Can U C The Pride In The Panther -
Mos Def
03. In The Event Of My Demise - Outlawz and Geronimo Pratt
04. U R
Ripping Us Apart!!! - Dead Prez
05. What Of A Love Unspoken - Tre
06. Wife
4 Life - K-Ci & JoJo and 4th Avenue Jones
07. Wake Me Up When I'm Free -
Babatunde Olatunge
I'm not sure how, but Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons,
Sonya Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni and Danny Glover is also somehow involved in this
project. |
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| Tupac in Brooklyn Museum Display | | Posted Monday, September 25, 2000 by Jon | Hip-Hop
Nation: Roots, Rhymes and Rage at the Brooklyn Museum of art has several Tupac
items on display. They include:
1) Tupac's lyric notebook
2) The event of
my demise poem hand written on paper
3) Me Against the World and Brenda's got
a baby hand written
4) Black leather outfit Pac wore in the All About U Video
5)
Diamond and Gold wring Tupac had in the insert of the R U Still Down album. |
Source: Jim |
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| Ride Wit' Us Or Colide Wit' Us | | Posted Monday, September 25, 2000 by Chris | | The
Outlawz's album Ride Wit' Us Or Colide Wit' Us is set to be released on
November 7 by Outlaw Recordz. |
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| Flesh-N-Bone Sentenced to 11 Years | | Posted Friday, September 22, 2000 by Rukas | In June,
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Flesh-N-Bone aka Stanley Howse was found guilty of
assault with a deadly weapon and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon
after threatening someone with an AK-47 last December. On Friday the 2nd of
September, Flesh-N-Bone was sentenced to 11 years in a California state prison
for the crime.
Flesh is also waiting to be sentence from another ongoing
case in which he was convicted of possession of a dangerous weapon. This comes
from another incident in which Los Angeles police found the rapper carrying a
loaded, sawed-off shotgun at the home of one of his relatives. Flesh-N-Bone will
be sentenced for this on October 24th, he is facing a further three years in
jail, which would make the total 14.
Meanwhile his solo album, 5th Dog
Let Loose is set to drop in October.
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| Interview with Fatal | | Posted Friday, September 22, 2000 by Chris | Fatal
recently did an interview with AllHipHop.com.
Click here to read the
interview. |
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| Bootlegs & Bay Shit: The Resume | | Posted Friday, September 22, 2000 by Chris | | R.B.L.
Posse's double LP Bootlegs & Bay Shit: The Resume is set to be
released on September 26 by Right Way Records. Guest appearances of the double
LP includes MC Eiht, Richie Rich, Spice 1, Rappin' 4-Tay, Suga-T, T.Q. and Guce. |
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| Interview with the Shakur estate | | Posted Friday, September 22, 2000 by Chris | | Makaveli4ever.com have interviewed the Shakur
estate for a second time. Click here to view the interview. |
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| Vote for Pac on MTV | | Posted Friday, September 22, 2000 by Jon | | Click here to vote
for Tupac on MTV. He's up against Biggie and Snoop. |
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| Loyalty & Betrayal | | Posted Thursday, September 21, 2000 by Chris | E-40's LP Loyalty
& Betrayal is set to be released on October 10. The first single of the
LP is "Nah, Nah..." which feature Nate Dogg and is produced by
Battlecat. On "To Whom It May Concern" E-40 says "Damn right,
ever since Tupac passed away the West Coast ain't been eatin' right, if he was
alive I'd ask him for his opinionation, and if he was me what would he do in
this sort of situation, would he take off on these journalists, tell me what you
think, by assassinatin' mothafuckas characters with all that bad ink."
Here's the tracklist.
01. Loyalty & Betrayal
02. Lace Me Up -
(featuring Suga T)
03. Ya Blind - (featuring Eightball and Jazzy Phae)
04.
Sinister Mob - (featuring Nate Dogg)
05. Behind Gates - (featuring Ice Cube)
06.
Nigga Shit - (featuring The Click, Mack 10 and Levitti)
07. Nah, Nah... -
(featuring Nate Dogg)
08. To Whom It May Concern
09. Ham Samiches &
Coup DeVilles - (featuring Outkast and Big Gipp)
10. It's Like A Jungle -
(featuring Young Mugzi)
11. F.O.M.H. - (featuring B-Legit)
12. Kandyman
13.
Clown Wit It - (featuring Mystikal)
14. It's Pimpin
15. Doin A Fool -
(featuring Too $hort and UGK)
16. Pop Your Collar - (featuring The Click)
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| RIAA closes Texas Bootleggers | | Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2000 by Jon | The
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) helped put an end to two more
pirating operations last week in Garland, Texas. On September 14, members of the
Texas Department of Public Safety, with assistance from the RIAA¹s Anti-Piracy
Unit in Texas, executed a search warrant at Kode Red, a retail outlet located at
3460 W. Walnut, #E-2 in Garland, TX. According to a press statement released by
the RIAA, among the items seized were three CD-R towers, containing a total of
12 eight-speed CD-R burners, 329 blank CD-Rs, 528 jewel cases, 898 pirate CD-R
labels, and 373 completed alleged pirate CD-Rs. The CD-R burners had the
capability to produce up to 720 pirate/counterfeit CD-Rs per eight-hour day, the
amount of time the burners were in operation daily, which translates into a
potential annual loss to the industry of close to $4 million dollars.
The
RIAA and Texas Department of Public Safety also obtained consent to search Ikon
Records, which is located within the International Plaza in Garland, TX. Four
hundred six alleged pirate CD-Rs and 179 alleged counterfeit CD-Rs were seized
at this location.
The confiscated CD-R¹s included such artists as
Scarface, Eminem, the Big Tymers, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Sade, Keith Sweat.
Charges against the Kode Red storeowner are pending while charges against the
owner of Ikon Records have yet to be filed. |
Source:
Vibe |
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| Eminem mentions Pac inspiration | | Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2000 by Jon | Eminem
talked about Pac in the 2000 issue of Request Magazine published buy Sam Goody.
"I
like Eddie Murphy. I like George Carlin. But comedians didn't really inspire me.
If there was one artist who inspired me more than anyone, it was Tupac. Not just
his music, but his life in general. He had that kinda fuck the world
attitude."
"I love Biggie for an emcee. He was probably one of
the greatest. But Tupac was the greatest songwriter that ever lived and probably
ever will live. The more he went through his personal problems, the more you
could relate to him and know that his music was true. And I think my music is
becoming truer by the minute, the more shit that I go through in my personal
life. Not saying that I'm trying to be like Tupac, but he definitely inspired me
as a songwritter." |
Source: Amber |
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| Tupac mentioned on Oh Boy | | Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2000 by Chris | Tupac is
mentioned on Don Cisco's LP Oh Boy. On "Long Range Pimpin'" he
says:
"High speed, full throttle, 'cause like Pac I'm a rider"
"Went
against all odds like Pac in Vegas"
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Source: Jamie F. Benavides |
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| Website | | Posted
Tuesday, September 19, 2000 by Chris | | Check out DPGC 2000 - an excellent website if you're looking for West
Coast news and audio! |
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| One or two Tupac albums? | | Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2000 by Chris | | I might
have been wrong when I said that there's two Tupac albums set to be released in
October by Amaru Entertainment. I wrote that the titles is Spoken Words
and The Rose That Grew From Concrete, it might just be one album titled Spoken
Words - The Rose That Grew From Concrete. |
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| Dead Man Walkin' | | Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2000 by Chris |  Snoop Dogg's Dead Man Walkin' is set to be released on
Halloween, October 31 by Death Row Records. The first single of the LP is
"Head Doctor" which features Swoop G. Here's the tracklist.
01.
May I
02. C-Walkin'
03. Head Doctor - (featuring Swoop G)
04. Hit Rocks
05.
Tommy Boy - (featuring Daz Dillinger)
06. Change Gone Come
07. Too Black
08.
Gangsta Walk - (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)
09. County Blues
10. I Will
Survive
11. My Favorite Color
12. Me And My Doggs
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| Too Gangsta For Radio delayed | | Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2000 by Chris | | Too
Gangsta For Radio
have been delayed and is now set to be released on October 3. |
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| Two Tupac albums in one month! | | Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 by Chris | | The
Rose That Grew From Concrete and Spoken Words is the title of two Tupac albums
which will both be released in October by Amaru Entertainment! |
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| Fan party and talent search | | Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 by Chris | A Tupac
fan party and talent search will be held in Atlanta on September 30. Here's the
address:
The House Of PAC
5809, Memorial Drive Stone Mountain, GA,
30083
For more information, call (404) 508-0901. |
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| Mauseburg's upcoming album | | Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 by Chris | | Mauseberg's
Non Fiction is set to be released on October 17. |
Source: DeathRow2K.com |
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| Royal Impression | | Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 by Chris | Won-G's Royal
Impression is set to be released on September 26 by Beyond Records. The LP
will feature guest appearances from the Outlawz, Yukmouth, Lazy Bone and Silk E.
Fine. Here's the tracklist
01. We Got What You Want
02. If Ya Wanna
Ride
03. Every Man Has A Woman
04. 2000
05. The Way I Feel
06. West
Coast Party
07. Best Friend's Girlfriend
08. Street Life
09. We Want
Your Body
10. Mee Gee
11. Why U Wanna Test Me
12. Don't Stop
13. Sun
Is Shining
14. Haiti Boy
15. I Miss You
16. Habibi
17. Haitian
People Flu
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| Mack 10 chat | | Posted
Monday, September 18, 2000 by Chris | | Don't forget to check on the chat with Mack 10 at SOHH.com at 9PM EST Tonight! |
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| Tupac on The Simpsons | | Posted Monday, September 18, 2000 by Jon | | Tupac was
mentioned on The Simpsons tonight, although it was a re-run. Ned's wife was
killed and Homer said "Come on, there's lots of great bachelors in heaven,
John Wayne, Tupac Shakur, Sherlock Holmes ..." |
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| Tupac on KC and Jojo album | | Posted Sunday, September 17, 2000 by Jon | Once
again, sorry about the current server problems, transfer to a new server should
start this week.
Tupac fans may not have purchased a Kci and JoJo album
in the past, but I'm sure everyone is familiar with their Tupac colaborations
'Toss It Up' and 'How Do U Want It' released on Tupac's albums. Now Tupac will
appear on Kci and JoJo's upcoming album X. Although the title of the song
is currently unknown, I'm assuming the song is going to be ' Play
your cards right', which is extremely hard to find in CD quality. The album
has a December 5th release date. |
Source:
KciandJoJo.com |
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| Too Gangsta for Radio Preview | | Posted Sunday, September 17, 2000 by Jon | Looking
for a preview of Deathrow's upcoming release Too Gangsta for Radio ?
Check out Doc Da Vinci's latest work as he breaks it down for you.
[ Click
to read ] |
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| Outlawz and Shyne Beef | | Posted Sunday, September 17, 2000 by Jon | | BadBoy
artist Shyne was on Rap City's Tha Bassment on September 15th. When asked about
the incident at The Source Awards involving himself and The Outlawz in which
somebody was spat on, he smirked at the camera and said "leave that to the
streets, its all about the music right now go pick up my album". If anybody
has any details on the source awards incident can you please post it on the Message Board. |
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| Celebrity Beat Downs | | Posted Saturday, September 16, 2000 by Rukas | Death Row
will be releasing another home video, this time called Death Row Celebrity
Beat Downs Volume One. Look for a preview on the upcoming Too Gangsta For
Radio which will be an Enhanced CD and feature clips for the video among
other things.
Too Gangsta is set to be released on the 26th of
September but I think Death Row will delay it as usual.
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| Problems with the server | | Posted Saturday, September 16, 2000 by Jon | | HitEmUp
has been having some problems with the server, we've maxed it out so
occassionally people are unable to connect, and are receiving No Data or Unable
to connect errors. If this happens, keep trying and it will connect. We're
hoping to have this fixed soon, sorry for any problems. |
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| Clips From The Source Awards Fight | | Posted Friday, September 15, 2000 by Rukas | TheSource.Com
has posted video clips from the Source Awards fights. Click on the links below
to watch the movies, Real Player
is required.
Got Beef? Low
| High
The
After Beef... Low | High |
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| E-40 Speaks About Source Fight | | Posted Friday, September 15, 2000 by Rukas | Below is
an open letter from E-40 to thesource.com, describing his experiences of that
night and his relationship with Mack Minister.
E-40 writes...
On
Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at The Source Awards, while I was visiting a member of
the Cash Money Millionaires, I was verbally assaulted and physically attacked by
a person known as Andre Dow, a.k.a. Mack Minister.
Andre Dow has, over
the last four years, followed and stalked me. He has shown up uninvited to
numerous events, at which I am scheduled to appear, and events that I have
arranged and sponsored. Four years ago when no one would give Andre Dow a break
in the business I gave him an opportunity to appear on my album, Hall Of Game.
Andre Dow was paid for his services under his contract. Since his appearance on
my album, he has used his association with that to make people believe that he
is a part of my crew. Because of his failures outside of the opportunities I
have given him, Andre Dow has taken a personal belief that I owe him for my
success. Andre Dow has the same birthday as mine. He has gone as far as showing
up at my birthday party representing that it is his party and thanking everyone
for coming. He has appeared, uninvited, at events representing that he is
appearing on behalf of me and my company. He is not an employee of mine, and
outside of working, under contract, on Hall Of Game, he has no association with
me or Sic Wid It Records.
On August 22, 2000, at the Source Awards, all
persons receiving awards, performing, and people who were VIPs, were assigned
seating in the front row area of the stage. Andre Dow did not have an assigned
seat but was in the front row area changing seats, as seats became open, as
groups and individuals would go backstage to perform and leave their seats
empty.
At the break, just prior to the confrontation, Andre Dow
approached me and began to rant and rave in an incoherent voice. He began to
spit and cuss at me stating I owed him. Myself and others asked him to calm
down. I tried to take a non-aggressive role. At the same point, he began to
approach me spitting, cussing, and threatening to do me. He began to reach out
at me, grabbing my necklace and pendant, and I went to push him back away from
me. The next thing I know, I am being grabbed at and taken out of the Arena by
my body guard. When I got outside, I noticed that my $30,000 necklace/pendant
and $40,000 bracelet had been taken.
I never saw Andre Dow again that
night or since. No criminal charges were brought against me by the Pasadena
District Attorney's Office and I fully cooperated with the Pasadena Police
investigation.
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Source: The Source |
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| Suge Free or Not? | | Posted Thursday, September 14, 2000 by Rukas | | There's
been a lot of speculation over whether or not Suge is out of jail, some sources
say he is, some say he isn't. Ch 11 news reported today that he is out.
Suge said in his last interview in the Source that when he gets released, he
isn't going to tell many people because he wants to stay out of the media. And
as for the argument that the Official Death Row site would post the news as soon
as he got out, I doubt the first thing on Suge's mind would be to e-mail DR
webmasters and tell them he's free. |
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| A Poets dedication | | Posted Thursday, September 14, 2000 by Jon | The Good
Die Young
Dedicated to Tupac A. Shakur
Isnt it Tragic that the Good
Die young/the people who in essence should outlive everyone/The ones with the
most to say, but only a short time to express it/and it is not until there gone
that most people digest it/The lessons that they teach becomes evident
suddenly/And the words they left us with become philosophies to study/Usually
sent as an example to for others 2 see/If u make
the most of your life, your
remembered eternally/Inspire us through there constant perseverence/There legacy
carried on by there followers occupies a new appearence/Living 4 a reason, Dying
for Principle/Proving bodies maybe vulnerable, but strong spirits are
invinceable/So many you touched in such a short time/The way you saw this world
expressed in poem or a rhyme/The voice with the answer regardless the
question/Not one emotion 4gotten, nor 1 dream unmetioned/Such a great impact on
a man u never met/yet in two different worlds the same tears we shed/To conquer
adversity I learned watching u live/and appreacative for it, its thanks that i
give/A rose that learned to grow in the harshest of conditions/Turned the
world's plight and adversity into his own ambition
R.I.P. Tupac Amaru
Shakur 1971-1996
- Vincent Corley |
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| Tupac in the UK | | Posted Thursday, September 14, 2000 by Jon | | On Channel
4 in the UK there was an interview with MC Neat of the 'Rap on 4" show. He
said his favorite rappers of all time were 2Pac and Method Man, and said his
favorite albums were 'All Eyez On Me' and 'Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z' |
Source: C Pozzi |
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| HitEmUp to switch servers again | | Posted Thursday, September 14, 2000 by Jon | | HitEmUp
has been forced to switch hosting again. We've maxed out the shared virtual
server we were using and are now going to have to switch to a dedicated machine.
This will take place over the next while, hopefully no problems or downtime will
occur but it's really hard to say. For people with hitemup.com email accounts,
your mail will always be accessible from here, so bookmark it
necessary. |
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| 94.9 gives HitEmUp.com radio props | | Posted Thursday, September 14, 2000 by Jon | | KYLD 94.9
in San Francisco represented for Pac with a 4 hour Tupac Tribute, including
mixes and some unreleased cuts. At the end of the show they gave HitEmUp.com and
a couple other fan sites a shout out. It's nice to see fan sites (the real
sites), creeping into the mainstream. |
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| Interview with the Shakur Estate | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Chris | Here's an
interview with the Shakur Estate made by Makaveli4Ever.com.
Makaveli4ever.com: What is Mr.
Farber's role with the estate?
Shakur Estate: Mr. Farber is one of
the attorneys dealing with the intellectual property issues involving the
Estate.
What could happen to sites who do not cooperate with the
redirection?
This is not a question of "redirection." The
Estate intends to reclaim all of those domain names that infringe on its
trademarks.
What is the reasoning behind the redirection?
What
it is is an attempt to stop those who are utilizing Tupac's name recognition to
line their own pockets at the expense of the Estate. Virtually every one of
these so-called "fan" sites have something for sale. For example, the
TupacShakur site, which is not affiliated in any way with the Estate, is selling
a book and jewelry. None of this is authorized. Moreover, again virtually
everyone of these sites have bootlegged music posted on them. The posting of
that music is plain stealing. It steals from the fans because they get an
inferior product that was never meant to be released in that form. It steals
from Afeni because she isn't compensated for her son's work in producing that
music. Legitimate "fan" sites are not a concern. The concern are those
who seek to make money or cheat Afeni - something Tupac would never have
permitted.
Why has Afeni waited up until now to take action?
The
fact is that the Estate has not "waited." Rather, we have attempted to
deal first with the most egregious violators and we have attempted to do that by
negotiation and litigation.
Is the estate planning on making current
updates to the site (tupacshakur.com) with the latest information like fanbased
sites have been?
I think you misunderstand. I have no idea where you
got the idea that the TupacShakur site was an official site. It is not. The
Estate has started its own site (2paclegacy.com) and will update it regularly.
Can
you give a few names that are also owned by the Shakur estate, ex.. 2pac,
Thugnation?
The Estate as a number of trademarks, including by the
way, Makaveli. If you are interested in them I will have them sent to you.
Some
people are taking this as an attack, when they might not know the full story,
how do you feel about them and what do you really want them to understand about
the redirection?
What I want people to understand is that theft is
theft. You can try and justify it by saying you are a "fan," but in
the end you are just a thief if you take something that belongs to someone else
and don't pay for it. If you are really a fan of Tupac's, you will not support
those that show him this disrespect - but who wouldn't have dared to do so if he
were alive and here to defend himself.
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| The Covert Against Rock | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Chris |  The Covert Against Rock by Alex Constantine was
released on April 28. On the cover it says "What you don't know about the
deaths of Jim Morrison, Tupac Shakur, Michael Hutchence, Brian Jones, Jimi
Hendrix, Phil Ochs, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, John Lennon and The Notorious B.I.G."
Might be worth checking out. |
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| Game For Sale | | Posted
Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Chris | | The Outlawz, C-Bo, Yukmouth, 3X Krazy and Killa Tay will
make guest appearances on Daz Dillinger and JT The Bigga Figga's upcoming album Game
For Sale. |
Source: DeathRow2K.com |
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| Young Noble in "Nah Nah..." video? | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Chris | | I don't
know if it's true, but I've heard that Young Noble is in the video for "Nah
Nah..." by E-40 featuring Nate Dogg. If anyone can confirm this please e-mail me, I'd appreciate it. |
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| Tupac on MsnBc | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Jon | | I've been
told there was a show on about a town hall meeting which dealt with race issues,
and showed Tupac as a black icon along with Dr. King and Malcolm X. |
| |
| The Source Tribute | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Jon | | Source
magazine did a really nice tribute on Tupac this month. They did an interview
with Keisha Morris, Richie Rich and Tha Outlawz. Check it out. |
| |
| Cathy Scott writes on Biggie | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Jon | | Cathy
Scott, who wrote The Killing of Tupac Shakur, has written another book
called The Murder of Biggie Smalls. The majority of the information she
uses is from newspaper articles, videos and other research methods. |
| |
| Problem | | Posted
Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Chris | | We have a little problem at forum.hitemup.com. A bunch of
homosexuals A.K.A fans of No Limit Records have been floading the board. They're
disrespecting Tupac on his four years death anniversary and (some of y'all might
care) Death Row Records. Feel free to do the same on their board located at http://www.bikinibabezone.com/cgi-bin/ubb/Ultimate.cgi. |
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| R.I.P. | | Posted
Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Chris |
Tupac Amaru Shakur
June
16, 1971 - September 13, 1996
Rest In Peace
"Still
Mournin', Still Mournin', Knowing Life Goes On, We Stay Strong All Along"
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| Rest In Peace Tupac Shakur | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2000 by Rukas |   Well, 4 years fly by in a blink of an eye don't
they? Pac, we still miss ya man. Even now, listening to How Long Will They
Mourn Me? I still can believe you're gone. Thank you for your music and
teachings.
Rest In Peace.
I'd like everyone to join me in
remembering Pac, pour out a little liquor, turn up the music, watch a movie, and
just remember the way he lived.
Thug In Peace. |
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| RIP Tupac ... we're still mourning | | Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2000 by Jon |   Countless times Tupac asked, "And when I'm gone, how long
will they mourn me ?" Well it's been 4 years, damn, it doesn't seem like
that long. I, and I'm sure all of you are still missing Tupac. Everybody sit
back and chill with some friends, pour out a little liquor, throw on some Pac
and reminisce. |
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| 2Pac Special on Channel [V] | | Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2000 by Rukas | | Channel
[V] (Australian Cable) will feature a Tupac special to mark the 4th anniversary
of his death. The special will be on PM at 7.30 PM EST on the 13th. |
| |
| Eazy and Pac extortion victims ? | | Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2000 by Jon | | Were Eazy
E and 2Pac victims of Domestic terrorist threats and extortion? According to
recently released FBI documents there was strong enough belief that the FBI
launched an extensive investigation .. The SmokingGun.com website has unearthed
some unsettling FBI documents through the Freedom of Information Act which shows
that there was a major investigation into this matter. The FBI launched an
extensive criminal investigation in October 1996 after receiving tips that the
Jewish Defense League [JDL} was extorting money from rap stars in LA.. According
to the FBI papers the case was closed in May 1999 with the agency unable to
corroborate the claims.. For more information on this check out the Smoking Gun site. |
Source: DaveyD |
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| Mack 10 chat | | Posted
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 by Chris | | There'll be a chat with Mack 10 at SOHH.com at 9PM EST, September
18. |
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| Read Tha Outlawz Source Interview | | Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2000 by Rukas | | Tha
Outlawz were recently interviewed by Source Magazine. Click here to read the full interview. |
Source: JMALL2000 (forum.hitemup.com Member) |
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| Suge Free | | Posted
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 by Rukas | I just heard from various sources that Suge Knight is free.
I was told it was reported on the news in California, if anyone has seen it, can
you please e-mail me.
As far as
I know, we are the first site to post this news/rumor. |
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| Tha Last Meal | | Posted
Monday, September 11, 2000 by Chris |  Here's the cover and a rumored tracklist for Snoop Dogg's upcoming
album Tha Last Meal.
01. All In My Gun
02. No Backtrackin' -
(featuring George Clinton and Bridges Of Funkenstein)
03. Head Doctor
04.
Father's Day - (featuring Xzibit)
05. Sunshine
06. Heavy On My Mind -
(featuring Sylk-E-Fine)
07. Heard It Through The Eastide
08. Raindrops -
(featuring Kokane)
09. Y'all Gon' Miss Me
10. Pop Ya Coller - (featuring
Kokane)
11. Hot Persuit
12. We Can Get Crazy - (featuring Eve)
13. Paid
In Full
14. Everywhere I Go
15. When I Wake Up
16. Pump Your Breaker
17.
West Coast Goin' Still Flow
18. I Luv U
19. Inside Of You
20. Inside Of
You
21. Money Weak
22. Changed The Game
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| More Tupac influences in football | | Posted Monday, September 11, 2000 by Jon | Interview
with Duce Staley Eagles RB
The mere notion he could be chillin' while his
slashing running style was killin' off would-be tacklers is indeed like music to
Staley. The tailback does not condone the violence of Tupac's words, nor is he a
thug, but he does connect to much of what the rapper authored before his death.
Click here to read the
interview
Thanks to Demetriusmc@aol.com for making me aware of the
interview. |
Source: CBSSportsline.com |
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| Outlaw Recordz goin' independent? | | Posted Monday, September 11, 2000 by Chris | | It's
rumored that Outlaw Recordz is close to sign a distribution deal with Bayside.
Hopefully this is not true, because that'd mean that all Outlaw Recordz releases
would be independent and almost impossible to find outside the US. Anyway, if
this is true the Outlawz's Ride Wit' Us Or Collide Wit' Us will be
released on October 31, Halloween. Guest appearances include Tupac, Bad Azz and
TQ and it's produced by E.D.I, Femi and Mr. Lee. |
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| Another Dr. Dre solo album? | | Posted Monday, September 11, 2000 by Chris | | After the
huge success behind of the Up In Smoke tour on which 521,000 ticket were
sold for a gross of more than $24 million Dr. Dre is consindering about
recording another solo album. "Now I'm thinking about it. Being on tour has
motivated me enough to make me want to go back in the studio," Dre says.
But he also says that if he decide to record another solo album, it'll be
different than The Chronic and Dr. Dre 2001. "I can't come
back with The Chronic 3 or something like that," he says. "It'll
definitely be something totally different. I have an idea what I want to do.
It's going to be a concept album. The music will sound like a mixture between
Kraftwerk and George Clinton." Dre is also consindering about releasing a Up
In Smoke tour live album. |
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| Kurupt's next single | | Posted Monday, September 11, 2000 by Chris | | "Represent
That G.C." is the next single to be released from Kurupt's LP Tha
Streetz Iz A Mutah. |
Source: DPGC 2000 |
| |
| Loyalty & Betrayal | | Posted Monday, September 11, 2000 by Chris | Here's the
tracklist for E-40's upcoming LP Loyalty & Betrayal which is set to
be released on October 10.
01. Loyalty & Betrayal
02. Lace Me Up -
(featuring Suga T)
03. Ya Blind - (featuring Eightball and Jazzy Phae)
04.
Sinister Mob
05. Behind Gates - (featuring Ice Cube)
06. Nigga Shit -
(featuring The Click, Mack 10 and Levitti)
07. Nah Nah...
08. To Whom It
May Concern
09. Ham Samiches & Coup DeVilles (featuring Outkast & Big
Gipp)
10. It's Like A Jungle (featuring Mugzi)
11. F.O.M.H. (featuring
B-Legit)
12. Kandyman
13. Clown Wit It (featuring Mystikal)
14. It's
Pimpin'
15. Doin A Fool (featuring Too $hort & Pimp C)
16. Pop Your
Collar (featuring The Click)
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| C-Murder: The Ripper strikes again | | Posted Monday, September 11, 2000 by Jon | The No Limit biters are
at it again. C-Murder has a song on his new album Trapped in Crime called
'Forever Tru' which sounds like a slightly modified beat from the unreleased
Tupac and Outlawz Track 'Runnin on E aka BadBoy Killaz'. He even calls the song
"The truest sh*t he ever said". Of course 'Against All Odds' was The
truest sh*t Pac ever spoke.
| Forever Tru
| Bad Boy
Killaz | |
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| Please vote for site of the year | | Posted Sunday, September 10, 2000 by Jon | | If you
like the site please vote for us as site of the year at WsRidahs. It's
greatly appreciated and only takes a second. Thanks. |
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| Tupac Topsites | | Posted Sunday, September 10, 2000 by Jon |  Tupac Topsites
has been officially launched. The ranking system is based on both hits in, and
score given to your website by your visitors. Unlike certain topsite lists which
reward only sites that send them mass traffic, so in return they can gain mass
advertising revenue from that sites exposure, we plan to become home of the
realest Tupac sites on the planet. Tupac webmasters can sign up here. The list is for Tupac
websites only. Non Tupac sites please join the Thug100 |
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| Mp3.com ordered to pay up | | Posted Sunday, September 10, 2000 by Jon | | Mp3.com
got hit up by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff. He ruled that they were in
violation of copyright laws and forced them to pay up at a cost of $118 million.
In lue of other suits against Mp3.com, they could end up owing over $3.5
billion. Mp3.com plans to appeal. |
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| HH Nation: Roots, Rhymes, and Rage | | Posted Sunday, September 10, 2000 by Jon | Hip-Hop
Nation, a Hip Hop Exhibit will be running at the Brooklyn Museum from September
21 to December 31, 2000. It will explore 25 years of hip hop and will of course
include Tupac Shakur. For details on the exhibit visit Brooklynart.org.
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| Richie Rich album pushed back | | Posted Sunday, September 10, 2000 by Jon | | Richie
Rich's album The Game, has been pushed back until October 2nd. |
| |
| MTV Video Music Award Results | | Posted Sunday, September 10, 2000 by Rukas | Some
results from the MTV Video Music Awards:
Best Male Video
Eminem,
"The Real Slim Shady"
Best Hip Hop Video
Sisqo,
"Thong Song"
Best Rap Video
Dr. Dre f/ Eminem,
"Forgot About Dre"
Best R&B Video
Destiny's
Child, "Say My Name"
Video Of The Year
Eminem,
"The Real Slim Shady" |
Source:
MTV.com |
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| Suge speaks on NWA and Pac | | Posted Saturday, September 9, 2000 by Jon | | Suge
Knight recently did an interview in Hip Hop magazine. He said that a new NWA cd
won't come out because he owns the name. He also said that he won't put out any
Tupac track, that Tupac wouldn't have wanted out, because some of them were
studio scraps. |
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| The Restless LP delayed | | Posted
Saturday, September 9, 2000 by Chris | Xzibit's upcoming LP titled The Restless LP have
been delayed and is now set to be released on December 12. Here's the tentative
tracklist.
01. Get Your Walk On
02. I Got To Have It
03 Loud &
Clear
04. Take Your Stripes (featuring Dr. Dre)
05. Take Me There
(featuring Tray Deee and Ms. Roq)
06. You Know (featuring Dr. Dre)
07.
Step Up
08. Fuckin' You Right
09. Sorry I'm Away So Long
10. DNA
(featuring Snoop Dogg)
11. Shroomz Pt. 2 (featuring Eminem)
12. We Can Get
Crazy (featuring Method Man)
|
Source:
West Coast 2K |
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| Outlawz and Pras | | Posted Saturday, September 9, 2000 by Chris | | Some of
y'all might remember that Tupac and The Fugees used to have a beef, but it seems
like it's squashed now since Tupac's dead and his group the Outlawz appears on
The Fugees member Pras' upcoming album titled Eyes On The Pras. "The
name of the album is Eyes On The Pras. I've got maybe two or three guest
appearances. I've got my man R. Kelly on it, Scarface, the Outlawz, and my man
Warren G" Pras says. |
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| Tupac was the most successful | | Posted Saturday, September 9, 2000 by Chris | Here's the
sales of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.'s records in the states and proof that
Tupac was the most successful.
Tupac record sales
Albums:
- 2Pacalypse Now - Gold
- Strictly 4 My
N.I.G.G.A.Z... - Platinum
- Thug Life Volume 1 -
Gold
- Me Against The World -
2X Platinum
- All Eyez On Me - 9X
Platinum
- Makaveli The Don
Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory - 4X Platinum
- R U Still Down?
(Remember Me) - 4X Platinum
- Greatest Hits - 6X
Platinum
- Still I Rise - 2X
Platinum
Singles:
- I Get Around - Gold
- Keep Ya Head Up - Gold
- Dear Mama - Platinum
- How Do U Want It - 2X
Platinum
- Do For Love - Gold
=
33.5 million records sold
The Notorious B.I.G. record sales
Albums:
- Ready To Die - 4X
Platinum
- Life After Death -
Diamond
- Born Again - 2X Platinum
Singles:
- Juicy - Gold
- Big Poppa/Warning -
Platinum
- One More Chance - Gold
- Hypnotize - Platinum
- Mo' Money Mo' Problems -
Platinum
- Sky's The Limit - Gold
=
20.5 million records sold
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| Contact Us form working again | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Jon | | The Contact Us form was not working
due to a problem with sendmail on our new server. If you used the form to submit
us comments or questions and didn't receive a response chances are we didn't
receive your mail. The problem has been fixed so please resubmit your
information. Thanks. |
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| Tupac tribute in Source Magazine | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Jon | | The new
Source Magazine should be hitting shelves in your area about now. It's got a
tribute to Pac so make sure to pick it up. I'll report some info on the tribute
when I pick the mag up later today. |
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| Site Information | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Jon | HitEmUp is
now up at the 2.5 million mark which we're extremely happy to say, four years
ago I would have never thought it. School's back in and I've got a large course
load this symester, but Chris, Rukas, and I will attempt to keep the site
updated as often as possible.
Look for HitEmUp to start it's own topsites
list this Sunday. With the list we tend to reward sites that have a nice medium
of both good traffic, as well as quality, with good exposure. Unlike certain
topsite lists which reward only sites that send them mass traffic, so in return
they can gain mass advertising revenue from that sites exposure, we plan to
become home of the realest Tupac sites on the planet. |
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| Pac Style Takers Updated | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Jon | | The Pac Style Takers section
has been updated and now includes Tha Realest, Crazy, and No Limit Records. Soon
to be added are Blac Haze, Lil' Zane and Ja Rule. If you have any information
you think is missing from the current artists, or things you want to make sure
are mentioned with the upcoming artists, please email me and let me know. (jon@hitemup.com) I want to make sure they're
exposed to the fullest. |
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| Upcoming book about Tupac | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris | | Another
book about Tupac titled Tupac Shakur (They Died Too Young) by Heather
Forkos is set to be released in December. |
| |
| Friends Single | | Posted
Friday, September 8, 2000 by Rukas | | Death Row will release Friends as a single from Too
Gangsta For Radio. The single will have both the original and remixed
version on it. I think this means one will have the unreleased beat and one will
have a new beat. No word on which will be seen on the actual album. |
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| DJ Quik in motorcycle accident | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris | | DJ Quik
was recently in a motorcycle accident that almost made him miss his part of a
Back To School rap show sponsored by KPWR 105.9. The show which took place at
Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim also featured Kurupt, Xzibit, SugaFree, Tha Alkaholiks
and Eminem. Quik missed his slot when it came time for him to perform midway
through the night. With the exception of Eminem, every act when on prior to Quik
taking the stage. He limped onto the stage around midnight, ripped off part of
his leg brace, and proceeded to perform many of his best cuts. |
Source: AllHipHop.com |
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| Tupac replaced by The Notorious B.I.G.? | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris |  In Guinness Of World Records 2000 it said that
Tupac was the most successful gangsta rapper. However in Guinness Of World
Records 2001 it says that The Notorious B.I.G. is the most successful
gangsta rapper just because Life After Death have been certified Diamond.
I think this is bullshit, because Tupac's albums together have sold more that
The Notorious B.I.G.'s albums together. Also, if Death Row Records just got off
their ass and updated the sales of All Eyez On Me it would have probably
been certified more than Diamond long before Life After Death was. Also,
Puff Daddy was mentioned as the most successful gangsta rap producer which is
also bullshit. First off, he's not a producer, he got others doing the job.
Second, his name shouldn't be mentioned together with gangsta rap, neither rap.
Third, he's not the most successful producer, Dr. Dre's even more successful. |
| |
| The Game delayed | | Posted
Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris | | Richie Rich's upcoming album titled The Game have
been delayed and is now set to be released on October 2. |
| |
| Young Assassins | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris | | It's
rumored that Roscoe's debut album will be released on Halloween. His group the
Young Assassins is in the process of signing a recorddeal with Priority Records.
Besides Roscoe who goes under the alias Roscoe Dasoda the Young Assassins
consists of Kurupt who goes under the alias Young Gotti Valintino, Shorty-O, Ice
Mike and Norebanga. KG Dasoda also used to be a member of the group but he died,
I don't know how. Check out their official website here! |
Source: DPGC 2000 |
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| Tha Eastsidaz | | Posted
Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris |  Tha Eastsidaz movie was released on VHS on August 29.
Here's a list of some other movies coming soon by Tha Eastasidaz.
- Doggy's Angels
- Duces And Trays
Starring: Tray Deee and Goldie
Loc
Written By: Tray Deee
- Blue Magic
Starring: Snoop Dogg and Lil'
½ Dead
Written By: Tray Deee
- Mac Minister - Enemy
Of The State
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| Last Of A Dying Breed | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris | Rap-A-Lot
Records is set to release Scarface's upcoming LP titled Last Of A Dying Breed
on October 3. This is Scarface's last album. After it's been released he'll
retire as a rapper, leave Rap-A-Lot Records and become President of Def Jam
South. Here's the tracklist for the Last Of A Dying Breed.
01.
110970 Intro
02. Last Of A Dying Breed
03. Look Into My Eyes
04. It
Ain't Shit To Me
05. Down With Us (featuring UGK)
06. Sorry 4 What
07.
O.G. To Me (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)
08. The Gangsta Shit
09. Watch Ya
Step
10. Get Out
11. In & Out
12. And Yo (featuring Young Noble and
Redman)
13. In My Time
14. Outro
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| Flesh-N-Bone lets lose on October 10 | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris | Mo' Thugs
Records is set to release Flesh-N-Bone's upcoming album titled Fifth Dog Lets
Loose on October 10. Here's the tracklist.
01. The Last Tru Souljahs
Intro
02. Hero
03. Word To The Wise
04. The Master
05. If You Could
See
06. Havin' A Ball
07. He's So Deadly
08. Book Of Thugs
09.
Armeggedon
10. Say A Little Prayer
11. Say Amen
12. If I Could Go Back
13.
Come Fuck With Me
14. No Other Like My Kind
15. Too Greedy
16. Kurupted
Flesh (featuring Kurupt) |
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| The Outlawz on The World Ain't Enuff? | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris | It's
possible that the Outlawz appears on Tela's upcoming LP titled The World
Ain't Enuff since they're on most releases of Rap-A-Lot Records. Here's the
tracklist for The World Ain't Enuff.
01. Intro
02. Tela
03.
Can't Stop Me
04. Throat On A Boat
05. Bye! Bye! Hater
06. Let's Be
Friends
07. Playboy
08. The Med
09. Drugs
10. Sho Nuff 2000
11.
Table Dance (Millennium Mix)
12. Hell Naw
13. Set Me Free
14. The World
Ain't Enuff
The World Ain't Enuff is set to be released on
September 19. |
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| Jennifer Lopez and Puff Daddy breaking up | | Posted Friday, September 8, 2000 by Chris | | From what
I've heard it was said on TV that Jennifer Lopez and Puff Daddy have broken up.
I don't know if it's true or not since it's been reported that they've broken up
several times earlier, but hopefully it is. |
| |
| Birthdayz | | Posted
Thursday, September 7, 2000 by Rukas | Happy Birthday to Eric "Eazy-E" Wright who would
have become 27 today!
Rest In Peace.
Thanks to Chris for telling
me this, he would of posted it if he could.
On a side note, its my
birthday tommorow, 8th of September (its actually the 8th here already so its my
b'day now). |
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| 7th Of September 1996 | | Posted Thursday, September 7, 2000 by Rukas | | Today is
the anniversary of 2Pac's shooting in 1996 which later proved to be fatal. |
| |
| 2Pac Special on Channel [V] | | Posted Thursday, September 7, 2000 by Rukas | | Channel
[V] (Australian Cable) is currently thinking about whether or not to show a 2Pac
special for the anniversary of his death. All Aussies should email Channel [V]
and tell them that you want to see this! |
| |
| Updated Too Gangsta for Radio Tracklist | | Posted Thursday, September 7, 2000 by Jon | 01.
Friends - 2pac
02. Gangsta Rap - Treach, Scarface, & Crooked I
03. I
Ain't Fuckin With U - Cj Mac
04. Everywhere We Go - Above The Law
05. Fuck
Hollywood - Tha Realest
06. Murda For Life - Ja Rule
07. Way Too Often -
Soopafly & Kurupt
08. In Too Deep - Ruff Ryders with The Lox
09. Fuck
Dre - Tha Realest, Lil Cstyle, Swoop G, & Twist
10. Thug Nature - 2pac
11.
Death Rizo - Crooked I
12. Projects - Swoop G featuring Keitarock & Juice
13.
Gangstad Out - K-9
14. Give It Up 4 Compton - Dre'sta
15. Real Type
Gangsta - Mac-Shawn
16. This Is The Thanks You Get - Mac-Shawn
17. Too
Gangsta - Dre'sta featuring The Young Hogs |
Source:
Deathrow Records |
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| Too Gangsta for Radio Tracklist | | Posted Thursday, September 7, 2000 by Jon |  I've been informed that the following is the tracklisting
to Deathrows upcoming compilation Too Gangsta for Radio. However, the
tracklisting is currently down at their official page, so adjustments may be
taking place. A noticeable absense on the current tracklist is Top Dogg, however
it's likely the two Pac tracks will remain 'Friends' and 'Thug Nature'.
01.
Friends - 2pac
02. Gangsta Rap - Treach, Crooked I, Scarface
03. I Ain't
Fuckin With U - Cj Mac
04. Everywhere We Go - Above The Law
05. Fuck
Hollywood - Tha Realest
06. Gangstad Out - K-9
07. Way Too Often -
Soopafly & Kurupt
08. Thug Nature - 2pac
09. Death Rizo - Crooked I
10.
Give It Up 4 Compton - Dre'sta
11. Fuck Dre - Tha Realest, Lil Cstyle, Swoop
G, & Twist
12. Murda For Life - Ja Rule
13. Projects - Swoop G
featuring Keitarock & Juice
14. Lite Weight Pimpin - Doobie
15. In Too
Deep - Ruff Ryders with The Lox
16. Too Gangsta - Dre'sta featuring The Young
Hogs
17. This Is The Thanks You Get - Mac-Shawn
Click here to post
your thoughts on the Tupac tracks, the presense of Ja Rule, The Ruff Ryders and
The Lox, and the rest of the soundtrack on forum.hitemup.com.
Check
out the official Deathrow
Homepage for more information.
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| De La Soul gives Pac Props | | Posted Wednesday, September 6, 2000 by Jon | De La Soul
recently performed live at the Notting Hill festival. They played the song 'Keep
Ya Head Up' and also performed 'Changes' after saying "this ones for the
fallen".
|
Source: cpozzi |
| |
| New Section: Pac Style Takers | | Posted Monday, September 4, 2000 by Jon | | There's a
new section added to the site called Pac Style Takers. It's
devoted to all the rappers who have similar styles to Tupac. Not necessarily
biters, but you can decide that for yourself. Tha Realest is the first to be
added to this section, but look for it to expand quickly. Check it out. |
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| Power 106 concert | | Posted Sunday, September 3, 2000 by Jon | Here's an
email I received about the Power 106 concert.
I went to the power 106
concert last night in anaheim cali. 2pac was getting love the whole night, from
jay z, but especially TQ, he even performed a couple of pacs tracks,whenever the
crowd heard a pac track they went crazy.
Kurupt was there with shade
sheist and at the end of there set kurupt squashed all the beef between him and
ja rule and introduced ja rule as his east coast homie. Well there was a lot of
other $hit goin on but that was some of the notables. |
Source: $am |
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| Tupac mentioned in Rolling Stone | | Posted Sunday, September 3, 2000 by Jon | In the
recent issue of Rolling Stone there is an interview with Nelly in which he lists
his top 5 favorite albums. Number 2 was Makaveli: The Don Killuminati. He said
"Pac had a whole nation lingering on whatever the f*ck he said. What makes
a performer, what makes an icon an icon, he had it."
His top 5
albums were:
1.) LL Cool J - Bigger and Deffer
2.) Makaveli - The Don
Killuminati
3.) N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
4.) Goodie Mob - Still
Standing
5.) Dr. Dre - The Chronic |
Source:
Budha |
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| Column Section has been redone | | Posted Sunday, September 3, 2000 by Jon | The column
section In Our Own Words has been
redone with a more practical layout. It's also been done so that each columnist
has a web login to post his or her columns. If your a columnist without a login,
let me know.
I'm still looking for more people to join the site as
columnists, so if you have a strong interest in writing and stuff you want to
say, please let me know and send me some examples of your work. |
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| Eminem Book: Angry Blonde | | Posted Sunday, September 3, 2000 by Jon | | Eminem has
plans to release a book titled Angry Blonde, distributed by ReganBooks,
an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. It has a November 7th release date. |
Source: Manhunt |
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| Snoop to appear on MAD TV | | Posted Sunday, September 3, 2000 by Jon | | Snoop Dogg
will appear as the first musical guest to appear on Mad TV this year. He should
have a busy fall with an album (The Last Meal) and a movie (Bones)
both scheduled for release in October. |
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| Naughty By Nature Represent for Pac | | Posted Saturday, September 2, 2000 by Rukas | | Naughty
By Nature were
interviewed on Channel [V] (Australian Cable Music Channel) on Friday night.
When asked what film clip they would like to play first, Treach said it
would have to be 'Dear Mamma' by 2Pac. They also requested California
Love later in the show and mentioned 'Pac throughout the interview. Treach
mentioned that he is currently working on a solo album along with a new Naughty
By Nature album. |
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| XO | | Posted
Saturday, September 2, 2000 by Chris | | Loud Records is set to release Tha Alkaholiks' upcoming
album titled XO in February. |
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| Wu-Tang Clan's upcoming album | | Posted Saturday, September 2, 2000 by Chris | | Loud
Records is set to release the Wu-Tang Clan's upcoming album titled The W
on November 21. They will shoot the video for the album's first single
"Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)" and second single "Gravel
Pit" from September 12 to 14. After that The W have been released
the Wu-Tang Clan is planing a big tour. |
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| Another Update to Picture Gallery | | Posted Saturday, September 2, 2000 by Jon |  The picture gallery has received another big update, now
with 4 different Galleries. Be sure to checkout the Fx44 gallery, it's full of
custom pictures exclusive to HitEmUp.
Tupac (14 pages)
Fx44 (4 pages)
Covers (3 pages)
Outlawz (5 pages) |
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| Tupacs Influence in Football | | Posted Saturday, September 2, 2000 by Jon | Beckett's Football monthly did a rookie photo shoot and
asked the players a seris of questions. One question was...."What CD/Music
do you listen to before a game?" Tupac was mentioned several times.
Bubba
Franks TE Packers - "I put my Pac on."
Joe Hamilton QB Bucs -
"Tupac Shakur. Any one of his CD's. He's just my man. That's it. Those get
me in the right mood and the right mind to go out there and do the best I can
do."
Jamal Lewis RB Ravens- "Tupac Shakur."
Tee Martin QB
Steelers - "Tupac..."
Dennis Northcutt WR Browns - "...I'm a
big time West coast fan. Snoop Dogg, Tupac..."
R. Jay Soward Jaguars -
"...I would listen to some Tupac."
Brian Urlacher LB Bears -
"...sometimes I listen to rap, Tupac." |
Source: Demetrius McClure |
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| Official Realest Site | | Posted Saturday, September 2, 2000 by Rukas | | The people
that bought you the Official
Death Row website have just opened up a new site, its the official site for Tha Realest. It features
a bio on the rapper, audio, and a large picture gallery. |
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| The Outlawz dissing Eminem | | Posted Friday, September 1, 2000 by Chris | 
Here's a part of the Outlawz interview which is in the latest issue of XXL.
"Message
to Eminem," the Outlawz's E.D.I. explodes, "cut that shit out."
E.D.I.
(pronounced EE dee) and partners Napoleon, Kastro and Young 
Noble are situated in a lounge at Burbank, California's Enterprise Studios. The
2Pac protégés are explaining why they've got problems with Detroit's most
famous rapper. The slightly pudgy E.D.I. sits between the bald-headed Kastro and
the svelte Young Noble on a U-shaped couch, while the baby-faced Napoleon posts
up across the room on a stiff-backed chair. But the crew might as well be in a
boxing ring the way verbal jabs are being thrown around. "You can talk
about Christina Aguilera and all of them," E.D.I. continues angrily,
"but keep 'Pac's name out of your mouth, because that's dangerous to your
health."
 See,
the Outlawz didn't appreciate Eminem saying that he likes to, "Pop the same
shit that got 2Pac killed," on "Busa Rhyme," from Missy
"Misdemeanor" Elliott's 1999 album, Da Real World. And they
certainly didn't appreciate "Marshall Mathers," the title cut from
Eminem's new LP, where he says he's, "Leaning out a window with a cocked
shotgun/Driving up the block in the car that they shot 'Pac in."
"He
says some shit that makes me think he's gay, because every time I hear him, he
has 'Pac's name in his mouth," Napoleon adds heatedly. "We feel like
he's on some disrespectful shit, because we don't hear him doing that shit about
Biggie." |
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| Did Napoleon's cousin kill Kadafi? | | Posted Friday, September 1, 2000 by Chris | | There's a
Tupac tribute in the latest issue of The Source. It got interviews with
the Outlawz and Tupac's ex-wife Keisha Morris. I don't have it yet, but from
what I've heard Napoleon says that it was his cousin that killed Kadafi. They
were drinking and got tipsy, his gun shot off hitting Kadafi in the face and
killed him. Napoleon said that it was him that got his cousin to turn himself
in. I'll post more information when I get it. |
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| Either Ride Wit Uz Or Collide Wit Uz | | Posted Friday, September 1, 2000 by Chris | | Either
Ride Wit Uz Or Collide Wit Uz is the title of the upcoming the Outlawz album which will
be released by Outlaw Recordz in October. The main members of the Outlawz is
Kastro, Napoleon, Fatal, E.D.I and Young Noble. Guest appearances on the album
include Outlaw Recordz artists Kamillion, Akwylah, Lil' D, the Corsican
Brothers, Smooth-Imperial S1 and Dirty Bert. E.D.I and Quimmy Quim & Reef is
the producers of the album. |
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| Outlawz interview | | Posted Friday, September 1, 2000 by Chris | Here's
some stuff that the Outlawz talk about in the latest issue of XXL (with
the Wu-Tang Clan on the cover).
They said that Fatal is still a member of
the Outlawz, he's still in jail though. He'll be together with the rest of the
Outlawz on their upcoming album on Outlaw Recordz and the Outlawz will be on his
upcoming solo album on Rap-A-Lot Records. E.D.I said that Fatal is a grown man
who wanted to go solo and they aren't gonna stop him. "The core of the
family is still strong" E.D.I says. The Outlawz upcoming album will be
released sometime in October and it won't feature Tupac. "We need to
establish our own identity" Kastro says. "Too much shit though that
I'm too lazy to summarize it all" Napoleon says when they was asked about
them leaving and suing Death Row Records. "We have nothing personal against
Suge. We respect him but wanted our own label. How can you do business with some
who is locked up?" They says that all the goodwill that Nas put forth in
"We Will Survive" was completely erased when Nas said "Thug Life
is mine" on Mobb Deep's "It's Mine". "Master P, he could've
stole a Pac rap book from 1984 and could of kicked 30 of them raps. His brother
C-Murder, he took a song that was not even released, remade it on his last album
and then dedicated it to Pac. He was like, 'I'm going to steal your song, but
I'm gonna dedicate it to you.' Ja Rule, he don't know who he wants to be. Ja
will give it up and say, Pac influenced me but Master P and, C-Murder, they act
like it's their own style. They've got Krazy, another fake Pac. Mobb Deep has
problems cause they don't wanna holler us." Also, they're mad at Eminem
because of his constant reference of Tupac in his songs. They feel that it's
disrespectful and wonder how come doesn't do the same with The Notorious B.I.G.
They want Eminem to holla back at them about this situation. I'll post the whole
interview when I get it. |
Source: Markko Outlaw and ThE
rEaLeSt fOo |
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| Divine Mill | | Posted
Friday, September 1, 2000 by Chris | | Click here
to visit Kay Gee's label Divine Mill's official website. |
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