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Topsites List updated - includes banners |
| Posted Sunday, September 30, 2001 by Jon |
| "The Chrome 45" topsites list has been updated with a new layout and now includes banners for the top 10 sites on the list. Members can login and edit your account to include your banner. |
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Exclusive interview with Flawless |
| Posted Sunday, September 30, 2001 by Jon |
 Flawless, owner of Flawless Music Entertainment, has been in the rap game for a long time, both producing and rapping. In this interview he talks about the new company, upcoming projects including Contraversy's debut LP, and latino rap. As well as what it was like to work with the Outlawz and what he thinks of Tupac's posthumerous production. Read the text interview
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Letter 2 My Unborn released |
| Posted Sunday, September 30, 2001 by Jon |
| The video for "Letter 2 My Unborn" was played on "The BOX" in the UK. |
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Official ThugLine Records Site |
| Posted Saturday, September 29, 2001 by Rukas |
| The official ThugLine Records website is now up and running, go to www.ThugLineRecords.com to check it out. |
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Erick Sermon in stable condition |
| Posted Friday, September 28, 2001 by Jon |
| Erick Sermon is in a New Jersey hospital after a car accident last Tuesday. He was driving home late at night and crashed into a wall after falling asleep at the wheel. He broke his jaw, his leg and received head injuries but is currently in stable condition and should be ok. |
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Music & Me tracklist |
| Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2001 by Chris |
Below is the tracklist for Nate Dogg's second album, Music & Me, due out December 4, 2001:
01. I Got Love
Produced by: Bink
02. G.A.N.G.S.T.A. - (featuring Lil' Mo and Xzibit)
Produced by: MegaHertz
03. Back Door
Produced by: Bink
04. I Pledge Allegiance - (featuring Pharoahe Monch)
Produced by: Mel-Man
05. Can't Nobody - (featuring Kurupt)
Produced by: MegaHertz
06. Another Short Story
Produced by: Mike City
07. Music And Me
Produced by: Damizza
08. Rin The Alarm - (featuring Jermaine Dupri)
Produced by: Jermaine Dupri
09. Concrete Streets
Produced by: Battlecat
10. Real Pimp - (featuring Ludacris)
Produced by: Battlecat
11. Dum Ditty Ho - (featuring Tha Eastsidaz)
Produced by: Fredwreck
12. Your Wife - (featuring Dr. Dre)
Produced by: Dr. Dre
13. I Got Love (remix) - (featuring Brett, Fabolous and Kurupt)
Produced by: Bink
14. Untitled - (featuring Kurupt and Roscoe)
Produced by: Fredwreck |
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Dollars & Sins |
| Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2001 by Chris |
Ghetto World Records is scheduled to release Lil' C.S.'s second LP, Dollars & Sins, in late October or early November, 2001. The tracklist is below:
01. Lil' C.S. Street History Lesson
02. Bang This Shit - (featuring Mic Loc)
03. Niggaz Theme Music - (featuring Bay Loc and Jayo Felony)
04. The Turf - (featuring Cricet, Cyco and Ecay Uno)
05. P-I-M-P Means Puttit In My Pocket
06. Killa Spits - (featuring Bad Azz, Brotha Lynch Hung, Midwest M.A.F.I.A. and The Mobstaz)
07. Sic Wit' This
08. The Pussy's On Lease
09. 1-Hun Phone Call
10. Faded & X-Rated - (featuring The Mobstaz)
11. Homey Haters
12. Gangsta Stories
13. Federal Niggaz - (featuring Mac Dre)
14. Thug Pussy
15. The Fat Albert Gang (Ghetto version)
16. Make It Crack
17. Thug Tears
18. Lyrics |
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Big Syke Daddy out now! |
| Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2001 by Chris |
Big Syke's second solo LP, Big Syke Daddy, is out now! Make sure you swoop it up.
You should also check out Guru's fourth solo LP, Baldhead Slick & Da Click, featuring "Grease" featuring New Child and "War Tactics" featuring Fatal and New Child. You can listen to "War Tactics" at ThaOutlawz.com. |
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Quote from Tupac |
| Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2001 by Jon |
I was going through articles tonight and I came across something Tupac said in his early days that I thought I would share. I think it really captures the persona of Tupac.
"You're gonna read this one day and you'll understand that I'm only here temporarily and my work is big." |
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Suge says material for 8 more albums |
| Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2001 by Jon |
| Recently Suge Knight told Phatmag.com they still have 8 albums worth of Tupac material. |
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Fatal Interview link corrected |
| Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2001 by Jon |
| The link to the Fatal Interview has been updated. You can listen to or read the interview by clicking the link to the right of the page. |
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Xzibit's 'Get Your Walk On' video clip |
| Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2001 by Rukas |
The third single off the Restless album is 'Get Your Walk On' and its a very dope film clip. Click the links below to view the video.
[ Low Quality | High Quality ]
Click here to discuss your opinion on the video clip.
Source: Xzibit Xposed
(www.Xzibit.ws) |
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E-40 and Limp Bizkit collaboration |
| Posted Monday, September 24, 2001 by Chris |
According to senatorOFdaYAE at BART, E-40 and Limp Bizkit were recently in a studio in Los Angeles, California recording a collaboration for Limp Bizkit's next album. Apparently, Durst has been trying to hook up with E-40 for a while.
Andre, you shouldn't jack all that news and call it exclusive. Kinda hypocritical consindering what you accused us for. Oh well. |
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David Beckham listens to Tupac |
| Posted Monday, September 24, 2001 by Chris |
| On Saturday, there was an interview with David and Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham on BBC. When they talked about her solo album, he said it has managed to get in his car. The host Michael Parkinson asked what competition it got and he named a few artists including
Tupac. |
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Chairmen Of The Boards |
| Posted Monday, September 24, 2001 by Chris |
In August, Timbaland told MTV that he'd like to do a major collaboration with Dr. Dre.
"I want to a Dr. Dre/Timbaland album," he said. "We've been talking about that. We're trying to do something real crazy."
On Thursday, Timbaland announced that the album will become reality. He says his label, Beat Club's, artists and Dre's label, Aftermath Entertainment's, artists will be featured on the album.
"[We've] been talking about doing an album called Chairmen Of The Boards," Timbaland said in a recent interview on MTV. "You're the first person who I talked to about it. Dre has kept it under wraps, I kept it under wraps. He was going to get a couple of other [producers] like [Jermaine Dupri], but I really think it should be me and him. We've been talking about it for the last two months. We'll pick artists we feel like we should do the beats for and put it out and promote it." |
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Dj Quik to release Safe + Sound 2 |
| Posted Monday, September 24, 2001 by Jon |
| DJ Quick will be releasing a sequel to his 1995 classic album Safe + Sound. The album will be titled Safe + Sound 2 and is tentatively scheduled for a release in January. Dre, who recently appeared with Quik on the Training Day soundtrack, is rumored to be doing a lot of the production. |
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Tupac in Sources 20 years ago |
| Posted Monday, September 24, 2001 by Jon |
In the October issue of Source Magazine Tupac is referenced in the column 5TenFifteen20. It stated that 20 years ago October 1981, The Tom Tom club released the hit single "Genius Of Love." The single was later remade by Grandmaster Flash and several rap artists including 2Pac.
Tupac sampled a bit from the beginning of the song on the chorus of "High Speed, which was released in Still I Rise. |
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ThaOutlawz.com Reopens |
| Posted Monday, September 24, 2001 by Jon |
| ThaOutlawz.com has reopened. It will be undergoing changes and updates over the next period of time. |
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Tupac on cover of MixMag |
| Posted Saturday, September 22, 2001 by Jon |
 Tupac is on the cover of this months issue of MixMag. For more information about the issue visit MaxMags official website at MixMag.net |
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Moved to a new server |
| Posted Saturday, September 22, 2001 by Jon |
| The site has been moved to a new server, since your reading this it means everything has gone smoothly. |
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Tupac Amaru Shakur Center blueprints |
| Posted Saturday, September 22, 2001 by Chris |
Below are two blueprints of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center For The Arts courtesy of AllHipHop.com.
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Snoop shares |
| Posted Saturday, September 22, 2001 by Chris |
Snoop Dogg is donating $2 from each ticket sold at Puff Puff Pass tour to the American Red Cross. Below are the dates and location for the Puff Puff Pass tour:
9/22 - Houston, TX @ Aerial Theatre at Bayou Palace
9/23 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheatre
9/24 - McAllen, TX @ Villa Real Convention Center
9/25 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre
9/26 - Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Convention Center
9/27 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
9/28 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
9/29 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
9/30 - Tampa, FL @ USF Sun Dome
10/2 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
10/3 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/4 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/5 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena
10/6 - New Haven, CT @ New Haven Coliseum
10/7 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena
10/8 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
10/10 - Toronto, ON @ Sears Theatre
10/11 - Montreal, QC @ Molson Centre
10/12 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
10/13 - Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
10/14 - Cleveland, OH @ CSU Convocation Center
10/17 - Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena
10/18 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
10/19 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
10/20 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom |
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Treach confronts KayGee |
| Posted Saturday, September 22, 2001 by Chris |
| Recently at the Shark Bar in Manhattan, New York, Treach confronted his former friend and Naughty By Nature member KayGee. He felt KayGee who recently left the group abandoned them midway through their new album. The details are sketchy, but apparently one of KayGee's friends hit Treach who threw a chair which hit basketball player Chris Webber who then started fighting
Treach. |
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More people aid Relief Fund |
| Posted Thursday, September 20, 2001 by Rukas |
On top of the $1 million Dr. Dre donated to the Relief Fund for the recent attacks on America, the Arsonists, who recently released their new album, have pledged to donate half of their total profits from their album to the fund.
Michael Jackson is putting together a track with all the leading pop singers on it and all money from the sale of the single will be donated to the relief fund as well. |
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The Shakur Thing (washingtonpost.com) |
| Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2001 by Jon |
An article about Tupac was published in the September 19th issue of the Washington Post. The article is so unbelievably bias that it leans more towards hate speech than journalism. The author attempts to critique the new Tupac Book, "Holler If Ya Hear Me". What the author, who states "specializing in criticism of West Coast hip-hop", does, is critique the life of Tupac from a bias and closed mind. It makes you wonder why he would bother writing the column at all; but I guess he's not the only person in life who makes a living shooting down other people.
Real the article here
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Music & Me |
| Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2001 by Chris |
| Elektra Records is scheduled to release Nate Dogg's second album, Music & Me, on December 4, 2001. It features guest appearances by Dr. Dre, Jermaine Dupri, Kurupt, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch and Snoop Dogg and production by Battlecat, Bink, Dr. Dre, Fredwreck, Megahertz, Mel-Man and Mike City. The first single is "I Got Love." |
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The Source All Access's top five rappers |
| Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2001 by Chris |
Recently, The Source All Access listed their top five rap artists of all time. Below is the list:
1. Tupac
2. Dr. Dre
3. LL Cool J
4. The Notorious B.I.G.
5. Snoop Dogg |
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Dr. Dre donates $1 million |
| Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2001 by Chris |
| This weekend, Dr. Dre donated $1 million to the Knowledge Is Power Relief Fund sponsored by Power 106. They're asking their listeners to donate $1 each and show the people behind the terrorist attacks the power of the dollar. Dre is not the only celebrity who has donated money, others include DJ Clue, Irv Gotti, Jay-Z, Mack 10, P. Diddy, Shaquille O'Neal, Snoop Dogg and Warren G. For more information visit Power 106's website, Power106.com. |
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Mack 10 don't wanna fly no more |
| Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2001 by Chris |
| In a recent interview with MTV, Mack 10 said that he will never fly again and is buying a tour bus due to the terrorist attacks last Tuesday. He was scheduled to fly to New York today, but is now stranded in California. |
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Rapper's terrorist attack statements |
| Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2001 by Chris |
Below is statements from several rappers about the terrorist attack on World Trade Center:
?uestlove: I pray that all of you are truly enjoying life. If you learn nothing at all, learn this: TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED. For real. NOTHING. So what lies ahead for us? I dunno. I find it strange that they have covered the identity of the men who were down with this mission in Boston. Makes me think that America will find what they want to. I'm sure the parents of Chandra Levy wished the government could act just as swift and intense in the search for their daughter. Or what about the so called Atlanta Olympic bomber?
Bad Azz: I'm like this man, it's bigger than us. It's out of our control, we gonna let God handle it and if we end up going to war and man kills some more man then its in God's hands. This life is something bigger than us, so we got to let go and let God handle it. It's like kids fight in the sandbox, grown men fight in the world. It's different beliefs; it's different views that people got, financial situations that people fight over. I don't feel that war is right but I don't feel like a person should get hit and not fight back. So it's a catch 22 right now, somebody done got hit and a decision must be made. It's just in God's hands now.
Daz Dillinger: It was terrible disaster and like Bush said those who are responsible is gonna get their motherfuckin' jaw knocked off! We all gotta stand as a people, do what we have to do, continue to pray for the victims, as well as ourselves and the enemy. America God bless!
DJ Evil Dee: R.I.P. to all of the people who lost their lives in this tragedy. My prayers go out to all the people who lost love ones at this time.
Kurupt: Yeah, we gonna whoop their ass, they better stay off the fuckin' streets and go home! And to the victims and their families, ya'll keep ya head up, we all ridin' with ya'll, it's gonna get handled. But there isn't really anything positive to say about this situation.
Jise One: Today I'm at a loss of words to even start trying to express how I feel about what has happened in New York. Until [Tuesday] morning on the date of September 11, I was only filled with such an anticipation, going about my day, giving praise that The Arsonists are finally releasing Date Of Birth. No more than 35 minutes later, I hear that the first plane crashed into the first tower. I immediately turn the television on, and bam! I see this plane come out of nowhere and rams right into the second tower. People jumping out of windows, was at that moment, the most horrible thing I've could've seen in my life and bam! I start seeing the first tower collapse! Then bam! The second tower goes down. My life, whether I like it or not, will never be the same after seeing such a thing. Growing up in the neighborhood, seeing drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, young kids dying couldn't compare to what I've seen on the date of September 11. I could get a little more detailed when I've really thought this through with some rest cause I haven't been sleeping that well. My condolences to the victim's families and the families of those who survived this tragic event. Peace!
RBX: I think it was a complete travesty, man. So many innocent lives were lost. I know there's a lot of political things going of right now that the public don't know about, but as far as I know that was wrong and it shouldn't have been done. You've got problems; you take it up with the person you got problems with. That all I got to say.
Sir Jinx: The scariest thing about that whole situation on Tuesday is I was in New York and I saw it, straight up Like, if you look at the footage and you see the debris falling out, them is people jumping to their death, man! That was a real traumatic experience for me! By me doing my DJ thing, and living my life, your life can come to a screeching halt by some other person's negligence, nahmean. It's kind of wild, and it hit me hard man. See, I'm a producer and I produce my music and that's definitely a mood changer, like that can make me make music about that environment. That environment is so dark and unknown; you don't know where it came from. So it's a definitely a vibe, and it was really hard for me.
Wordsworth: I'm mad shocked! I used to work there last year! The U.S. got caught sleeping, what happened to airport security? My condolences to all the victims and their families.
Q-Unique: The day started with high anticipation because my [Arsonists'] new album was dropping...we were also scheduled to do an in-store at fat beats...I was excited...anyway, I was chillin with my son about to drop him off with my mom, all of a sudden my phone rang...my mom had said that a plane had crashed into the twin towers...so I'm thinking no fucking way...my mom must be bugging...sure enough I turned on the TV and I see the second plane hit the other tower...my jaw dropped...all of a sudden...my LP didn't matter...I held on to my son in fright and automatically knew this was more than just an accident...so I started callin loved ones that I knew worked in the area...particularly my father who works in the building next door.. I didn't get an answer, so now I'm full of panic...Eclipse from fat beats calls and says, "I don't think ya in-store is happenin" in my way this is eclipse just showin concern, he was just as confused as I was...we hung up, then my family members started callin one by one askin..."Where's ya father"? So now I'm nervous...my son's mother called. She was okay thank God...she had to make her way towards the Bronx; everything down town was shut down. So I tried callin my fathers cell phone, the phone picked up and all I heard was screaming, so now I'm really buggin the fuck out, yelling hello, hello! The phone disconnects. Again at this point, the LP doesn't matter...it's interesting how one thing can change the state of people in a matter of seconds...eventually after hours of just staying still in my living room, watching the disaster on the news, my father calls me...he is safe, and tells me he witnessed the whole thing...the planes, the people jumping to their deaths, the fires, the smoke, debris, and glass all over the place...and how he had to walk almost to the Bronx from there...which is and incredible journey...what does this experience tell me...well, the first thing that comes to mind is the song by Dead Prez, which keeps on going over in my head..."it's bigger than Hip Hop"...it also definitely shows you that you cant sleep on nobody...for real...now I do feel anger, sadness, grief, and confusion...why pick on people that have nothing to do with government politricks...these are innocent people...and all races where involved...lots of people worked in those buildings...black, white, Latino, Asian, including people of Arabian decent...plus the people on the planes that where killed, including the children...and if you're a father like myself, and many other Hip Hop parents...let's just say its not something you want to even fathom...this is a tragedy...and before I go on...we just cannot go around thinking that all arabians (muslims) are to blame...so we can not just go up to any Muslim in the street and harm them...this is not the answer...we must wait until we have proof beyond reasonable doubt as to who these people are that could've thought this disaster, apprehend them, and punish them...right now, the weather is beautiful in NY, and yet, its cold and grim...and just think we [The Arsonists'] had an album coming out, that same day...and for some reason...it just doesn't matter as much...I talked to Swel and Jise and we came to a conclusion...50% of our share, of the earnings of this album [Date Of Birth], will be giving to any support group towards this disaster, this is a way for hip hoppers to give in a time of need to a real cause...life...peace and God bless... |
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Contraversy's debut album Inner Conflicts |
| Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2001 by Jon |
Contraversy's debut album Inner Conflicts will be in stores October 16th. The first single is "Hey Momi." Here's the tracklist:
01. F.M.E. feat. Pinokit
02. Make It Hot
03. Summertime feat. Diamonique
04. Get Props feat. Kam
05. Ghetto Love
06. Car Jack
07. Do You Really
08. Dear Lord
09. Roach's Interlude
10. Hey Momi
11. Better Days
12. I Get Around
13. God's Gift
14. Street Life feat. Jacken of Psycho Realm
15. Flawless Poem
16. See You When I Get There feat. Janet Harmon'e Jefferson
17. The Message
18. We Flawless feat. Phame & Crow
Also on their official page they have a game called "Who wants to be flawless", which is similar to "Who wants to be a Millionaire." This months prize is a free pair of Dada shoes.
Check them out at http://www.flawlessmusic.com
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R. Kelly's Tribute |
| Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2001 by Jon |
Last friday, Friday September 14, R. Kelly held a concert in Ahoy, Rotterdam. After a changing period R. Kelly came back on stage and said that he was going to do the most important song of that evening. He then showed very large pictures of Tupac (the one off the back of UTEOT), the Notorious B.I.G. and his Mother. He dedicated the song "I Wish" to them, and "I Believe I Can Fly" to the people of New York.
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Purchase Tupac Doll Online |
| Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2001 by Jon |
| We have had numerous requests to purchase the Tupac Doll we mentioned earlier in the news. The companies official website is http://www.ae-i.com/ and their contact information is: Tel. 909 620-1579 Fax: 909 620-5259 Email: info@ae-i.com |
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Chat with Tupac fans |
| Posted Sunday, September 16, 2001 by Jon |
| We now have a chat you can use at /chat/ to chat live with fans world wide. |
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Columns on attack of America |
| Posted Sunday, September 16, 2001 by Jon |
Rap and The Aftermath
By AlafinO
On behalf of the author, this articles DOES NOT in anyway reflect the views of Hitemup.Com or it’s webmasters. Any comments should be directed to alafino@hotmail.com.
After the tragic events on September 11, 2001, most of the world was deeply saddened. America, even as it’s blend of complex figures, came together in a vow to rid themselves of the unseen enemy killing its people. As minorities, and the main groups that compose the color of hip hop and rap music, we must be saddened; not only from the fact that our people were also killed, but by the fact that innocent people were killed in general.
Death is no laughing matter. We can watch shows and hear people joke about war and its all fun and games, but when the audience are the casualties, the laughter turns to jeers and violence.
At this time, it is not right to say what we do next, but as a hip hop, rap and Tupac fan, I can’t help but to think what I should think about all of this. I can’t cheer, because death is wrong and none of this should be happening. I also can’t cheer because regular people, the ones who I don’t have beef, the ones who didn’t make society this way were killed. I also can’t be supportive towards the government, even if lives were taken because in my opinion it was their fault the people were killed.
I think rap music and hip hop as a whole, needs to come together and say what they really think. By saying this, I mean past the condolences and past the tears of sorrow and mourning, and address where we go from here.
After watching the pictures from TV, I saw Americans coming together. Now even as I do mourn, I can’t help but to be patriotic. In rap music, we criticize politicians and leaders all the time. I believe we should mourn, but supporting these same leaders who inflicted this pain on the world isn’t the necessary option.
As Tupac said, in ‘Letter To The President,’ “That blind b**ch ain’t never did s**t for me, my history full of caskets and war, my whole black nation at war, whole family behind bars.”
To be honest, our leaders have killed tens of thousands, if not millions, of people worldwide, not to mention their contributions to the death toll at home. For centuries my people and people fighting our rights were killed here. Therefore, I, myself, will never fight for America, but I will try to lead America into the right mind.
Hip hop, rap and Tupac did not support these terrorists or terrorism, but remember that whatever you as a person does about these tragic events, always have a critical mind. These leaders who we are blindly backing put this strain on us because they weren’t doing their job right. Don’t be all that mad at the thief, be mad at the person who left the window open.
As a rap fan and someone who knows about the government, I am not prepared to go to war and kill more lives over this; because if I do, there will be another young man out there saying this same type of thing somewhere in the world because I was fighting for people I’ve never met.
Death is sad, but the lives can never be taken back. In the aftermath, all I can do is relieve the pain through my music. If you’re a hip hop and Tupac fan, or just a human being, look past the surface and look at the situation critically. If you have any comments, please email me at alafino@hotmail.com.
(This article was written on a very sensitive issue, in no way is it intended to stray people off the point that the death of innocent lives witnessed in the last week was an inhumane and barbaric act which is unacceptable and cannot be condoned or justified.)
UNITY & CARING
By: Jayel
What occurred this past Tuesday is still somewhat surreal to me. Everyone knows that this was a horrible day that not one of us would wish upon our greatest enemy. The pictures of the World Trade Center in ruins and the dead Americans lying along the streets depressed me to such a degree that I can only watch the news for a very short time before I feel sick.
This unspeakable catastrophe did however bring about the best in (most) people. I can recall my father telling me of the “old days” when people would help one another. When you’re car broke down on the highway someone would pull over to lend a hand. Now you’re stuck there as people wiz by in their cars not even giving any thought to you. I suppose it’s somewhat sad that it takes something so evil to show that people still care. At any rate it makes me smile, it shows that people are not entirely self-centered and that maybe the next time you break down someone will pull over and lend a hand.
It was beautiful to see Black and White working amongst one another almost as if they don’t notice a difference. This is on another level. This is about helping your fellow man or woman regardless of whether you like them or not. This is larger than the silly beef’s that people have. This is about caring.
If you would like to have a column published on HitEmUp.com send it to jon@hitemup.com and we may choose to post it.
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With regard to Tuesday's attack |
| Posted Saturday, September 15, 2001 by Jon |
 I have received numerous accounts from people covering all aspects of the world with regard to the recent attack in America. One thing that has been commented on many times, and something I am very sad to see, is that some people are deciding who the enemy is based on racial ties. People are being beaten, sometimes even killed, and children are being tormented, simply because they share the faith or resemble the people who are being accused of the terrorist attack on the United States. I hope to encourage people to see past racial ties and stay united in defiance of the terror these terrorists hoped to create.
It was more than a tragedy/emotions be grabbing me/planes fell from the sky/we tryin' to figure what happened - Tupac "The Good Die Young" |
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Tupac - Sexiest male rapper |
| Posted Thursday, September 13, 2001 by Jon |
| MSN Music recently listed the top 10 sexiest male rappers which listed Tupac #1 for "Temptations." |
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R.I.P Tupac |
| Posted Thursday, September 13, 2001 by Rukas |
On behalf of HitEmUp.com I'd like to say Rest In Peace Tupac. Today is the five year anniversary of his death and we still miss him, his music continues to touch us and influence our lives.
How long will we mourn you? Until the end of time!
The Good Die Young
R.I.P Tupac Amaru Shakur
1971 - 1996 |
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Report from the Liks concert |
| Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2001 by Rukas |
| On Tuesday September 11th I was lucky enough to be at the Liks concert and kicked it with them backstage. I havn't slept in 4 days so Im off now, but I will post a report and photos of the Liks concert in a few days. Check out Xzibit Xposed's News section for a longer post explaining what went down that day. |
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Novakane delayed |
| Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2001 by Chris |
| The Outlawz's third LP, Novakane, has been delayed until November 6, 2001. |
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R.I.P. |
| Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2001 by Chris |
| HitEmUp.com would like to say rest in peace to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks yesterday. Our prayers go out to their family and friends. R.I.P. |
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Power 106 plays Novakane's first single |
| Posted Tuesday, September 11, 2001 by Chris |
| Yesterday, Power 106 played the "World Wide Mob Figgaz (remix)," the first single of the Outlawz's third LP, Novakane, due out October 23, 2001. |
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Novakane partial tracklist |
| Posted Monday, September 10, 2001 by Chris |
Below is the partial tracklist for the Outlawz's third LP, Novakane, due out October 23, 2001:
01. History - (featuring Seal)
02. Stories
03. World Wide Mob Figgaz (remix) - (featuring Tupac)
04. Loyalty
05. Die If You Wanna (Napoleon solo)
06. Box Spring (Young Noble solo)
07. Second Hand Smoke
08. Red Bull & Vodka
09. You All Can Do
10. Ghetto Gutta
11. Rise - (featuring Big Syke)
12. This Is |
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RawMusicTV with Goldie Loc |
| Posted Monday, September 10, 2001 by Jon |
| Raw Music TV's recent show features Goldie Loc. Click here to watch the show. |
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Jerzey Mob to be released in January |
| Posted Sunday, September 9, 2001 by Chris |
| After being delayed for almost a year, Jerzey Mob will finally be released in January, 2002. |
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X.O. The Movie Experience promo |
| Posted Sunday, September 9, 2001 by Chris |
| Click here to watch a promo video for Tha Liks' film, X.O. The Movie Experience, due out October 30, 2001. |
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Purchase the Tupac Doll |
| Posted Saturday, September 8, 2001 by Jon |
| Earlier in the news we mentioned a Tupac Doll. The doll is availalbe at "Sam Goody" and runs about $14.99. |
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UK Memorial Update |
| Posted Saturday, September 8, 2001 by Jon |
| We've had some conflicting stories about the UK Memorial Night, looks like it will be Thursday Sept 13th. It will be at Evolution Leeds so if your in the area you should look into it for more details. |
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Letter 2 my Unborn video |
| Posted Saturday, September 8, 2001 by Jon |
| A video for Letter to my Unborn will be released soon, rumor is it will hit all media outlets October 16th and the single will of course drop around the same time. |
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Suge interview with BBC |
| Posted Saturday, September 8, 2001 by Jon |
| Click here to view/listen to an interview should did with BBC. |
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5 years ago today (Sept. 7th) |
| Posted Friday, September 7, 2001 by Rukas |
| 5 years ago today, after leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas in Suge's car, Tupac was shot four times in the chest by an assailant in a white Cadillac. Pac was rushed to University Medical Center, where he underwent surgery, including the removal of his right lung. |
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Tupac - Number one male rapper |
| Posted Friday, September 7, 2001 by Chris |
| We already know he is, but there was a program about the top 10 male rappers on MTV yesterday. Of course Tupac had the number one spot. |
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Jerzey Mob update |
| Posted Friday, September 7, 2001 by Chris |
The reason Jerzey Mob is being delayed is because Bayside Entertainment Distribution is waiting for Koch Records to release the Outlawz's third album, Novakane, due out October 23, 2001. |
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Afeni Shakur contacts Snoop |
| Posted Friday, September 7, 2001 by Chris |
In a recent interview with a radio station in Phoenix, Snoop Dogg said that Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, contacted him about a possibility to release the unreleased songs that he and Tupac recorded together on the upcoming Tupac double album.
Yet to be released songs recorded by Tupac and Snoop includes "Just Watching," "Street Life" and "World Wide Dime Piece." |
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Tha Liks go independent |
| Posted Friday, September 7, 2001 by Chris |
| Tha Liks' film, X.O. The Movie Experience, is scheduled to be released on October 30, 2001. Instead of letting Loud/Columbia release it, they're releasing it independent through Southwest Wholesale. The DV is over 80 minutes long and the VHS is 72 minutes. Both feature never before seen footage including backstage, drinking, groupie, kicking it and smoking footage, scenes from the House Of Blues and Puff Puff Pass tours. |
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Tha Liks preforming in Australia |
| Posted Thursday, September 6, 2001 by Rukas |
For all of those in Melbourne Australia, tha Liks will be performing at Billboard this coming Tuesday, September 11th!
Tickets are available at Central Station, Obese Records and Collectors Corner. If you're in Melbourne make sure to come check it out! |
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Cougnut and D-Mac R.I.P. |
| Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2001 by Chris |
| Yesterday at 12:30 A.M., Cougnut, D-Mac and a friend of them died in a car accident. They were heading east at a high speed on Camino Diablo east of Vasco Road in their silver-coloured Chevy Impala 2002. The driver over-corrected back to the left and lost control of it and it flipped several times before stopping at a field. They had been drinking alchohol and only one of them was wearing seatbelt. Our prayers goes out to their family and friends. May they rest in peace. |
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C-BO raps about his life as a rider |
| Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2001 by Chris |
West Coast Mafia/Warlock Records is scheduled to release C-BO's 11th LP, Life As A Rider, on October 23, 2001. It features guest appearances by the Outlawz, Layzie Bone, Scarface and Yukmouth. The tracklist is below:
01. Cowboy
02. Party Tonight
03. G's & Hustlas
04. What You Know 'Bout
05. Cali
06. Who Got Flows
07. Creep
08. How You Want It
09. Never Turn Yo Back
10. Thug Lords
11. West Coast
12. Money Makes The World
13. Revenge
14. Illiterate Doe
15. Head On Freeway
16. G-Shit
Click here to pre-order Life As A Rider! |
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Tha Eastsidaz join Puff Puff Pass tour |
| Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2001 by Chris |
| Tha Eastsidaz recently joined the Puff Puff Pass tour which also features Butch Cassidy, DJ Jam, Doggy's Angels, D.P.G., Snoop Dogg, Soopafly and Tha Liks. |
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Before The Dawn |
| Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2001 by Chris |
| Dues Records is scheduled to release the Before The Dawn soundtrack soon. It features the Outlawz, Big Syke, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Brian McKnight, DMX, Ja Rule, Kurupt, LaReece, London Jones, Nate Dogg, Shade Sheist, Thugline and Young Dre and production by Battlecat, DJ U-Neek, Fredwreck, Johnny J, Super Sako and Stevie J. |
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Pre-Order Links |
| Posted Tuesday, September 4, 2001 by Rukas |
I have gotten a lot of emails from people wanting to know where to pre-order the upcoming albums from the Outlawz and others, below are some links.
Outlawz: Novakane (Release Date: October 23, 2001)
Big Syke: Big Syke Daddy (Release Date: September 25, 2001)
Thug Law: Chapter 1 - Thug Life & Outlawz (Release Date: October 23, 2001)
For some weird reason, you can not pre-order Jerzey Mob online anymore. |
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Tupac Doll |
| Posted Sunday, September 2, 2001 by Rukas |
 For all of you who ever wanted a Tupac doll, you can now buy one! The figures cost between $13.00 to $15.00 and appear very life like. Pac is wearing his now trademark bandana and has all his tattoos. Click on the image to see a larger version. |
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"Meet The Living Dead" article a diss to Pac |
| Posted Sunday, September 2, 2001 by Rukas |
In a UK magazine called "News Of The World" there was a two page section called "Meet The Living Dead". The section was all about how people think various dead celebraties are alive, Elvis, John Lennon, and Tupac, just to name a few.
Here is what the author had to say about Tupac:
"Rapper Tupac Shakur had good reason to want out. He had built a career on lyrics inviting his many enemies to come and have a go, and in 96 someone did. Despite autopsy pics on the net, fans beleive Tupac is biding his time for a safe return. And dead or alive, new Tupac singles keep coming - under the name Makaveli (after Machiavelli, a philosopher who encouraged deception). Tupac's taste, however, has been mortally wounded - he can't stop rapping over terrible Mister Mister ballads."
I think this is a diss from someone who obviously doesnt know much about Tupac. Whens the last time a single came out under the alias Makaveli, and other then Until The End Of Time, when has Pac rapped over a Mister Mister sample.
Click here to discuss the article. |
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Money & Muscle |
| Posted Sunday, September 2, 2001 by Chris |
BMG/Jive/Silvertone Recirds is scheduled to release The Click's fourth album, Money & Muscle, on September 25, 2001. It features guest appearances by Baby and WC and production by Bosko, DJ Fingers, Ric Roc, Studio Tone and Tone Capone. The tracklist is below:
01. Say Dat Den
02. What Cha Gonna Do?
03. Num Num Juice
04. Gimmie Dat
05. Hector Dat Ho Protector
06. Money Love Us
07. Family
08. Blowing Hot Air
09. What Is It
10. It's All The Same
11. Victor Baron
12. Do The Damn Thing
13. The Dope Track
14. Money On My Mind |
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Makaveli & Dillinger will be released says Daz |
| Posted Saturday, September 1, 2001 by Rukas |
| Despite the lawsuit by Afeni, Daz has said that he will release the Makaveli & Dillinger album as expected and promised. |
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UK Tupac Memorial Night |
| Posted Saturday, September 1, 2001 by Jon |
| In the UK there will be a Tupac Memorial Night held Tuesday September 3, at Evolution Leeds. The DJ will be Tim Westwood. |
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Big Syke Daddy tracklist |
| Posted Saturday, September 1, 2001 by Chris |
Below is the tracklist for Big Syke's second solo LP, Big Syke Daddy, due out September 25, 2001:
01. Hey
02. R.M.F.N.
03. L.A., L.A.
04. Time Iz Money - (featuring E-40 and DJ Quik)
05. Big Syke Daddy
06. Come Wit Me
07. My Block
08. At Your Convenience
09. Problemz
10. Why?
11. I Got Keyz
12. On My Way Out
13. Good Timez
14. Past Future
15. Enjoy 'N Life
16. Ride On Um |
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Tupac: "I'm coming back, expect me" |
| Posted Saturday, September 1, 2001 by Jon |
With all the remixes and editing being done with Tupac's music it's sometimes hard to distinguish between what Tupac wanted to get across and what the industry wants to do to sell records.
Tupac will appear on the song "Untouchable" which will be released by Left Eye on here debut solo LP, Supernova, which will be released this fall. This song is bound to fuel alive theories as at the very end of the song Tupac says "Expect me ni**a like you expect Jesus to come back, expect me ni**a, I'm coming ..."
In a recent interview Left Eye refused to answer whether or not she recorded the song with Tupac.
 Listen to the clip "I'm coming back" |
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Ras Kass mentions Tupac |
| Posted Saturday, September 1, 2001 by Chris |
| Ras Kass mentions Tupac on "Van Gogh" on his third LP, Van Gogh, due out October 23, 2001. He says, "But it's all love, Ice Cube did it, Tupac did it and no matter what I'ma die shitting." |
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CDNow.com interviews Kurupt |
| Posted Saturday, September 1, 2001 by Chris |
| Click here to read an interview with Kurupt by CDNow.com. |
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Left Eye talks about "Untouchable" |
| Posted Saturday, September 1, 2001 by Chris |
Yesterday, Left Eye was on Select on MTV Italy. She talked about "Untouchable" and said if she didn't record it with Tupac, his spirit was with her when she recorded it. |
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