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| Song: Uppercut |
| Artist: Tupac ft Outlawz |
| Album: Loyal to the Game |
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| Happy Birthday to Rah Dib |
| Posted by on Saturday, April 26 2003 |
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HitEmUp.com wants to congradulate Rah Dib on his 26th birthday!
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| Pharoahe Monch dates |
| Posted by on Friday, April 25 2003 |
Pharoahe Monch will be performing in both May and July. Dates and location are below:
May 9 Providence, RI Lupo's
May 10 Amherst, MA Pearl Street
May 11 Washington, DC Nation
May 12 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
May 13 Boston, MA Berkeley College of Music
He's be performing at Lollapalooza on:
July 3 Grand Rapids, Ionia County Fairgrounds
July 4 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 6 Minneapolis, Target Center
July 8 Kansas City, Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 9 St. Louis, UMB Bank Pavillion
July 11 Milwaukee, Marcus Amphitheatre
July 12 Chicago, Tweeter Center
July 13 Columbus, Germain Amphitheatre
July 16 Cincinnati, Riverbend Music Center
July 18 Detroit, DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 19 Pittsburgh, Post-Gazette Pavillion
July 20 Cleveland, Blossom Music Center
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| Talib Kweli joining the Coachella Music Festival and visits schools |
| Posted by on Friday, April 25 2003 |
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Talib Kweli will be performing at the Coachella Music Festival tomorrow, April 26th, 2003! The festival has a huge line-up of artists. Visit www.Goldenvoice.com/coachella for more information.
Talib will also be visited colleges and universities across the USA. The dates, location and artists are below:
-April 28 Atlanta, GA - Moorehouse College (Talib) - Village only
-April 29 Greensville, NC - East Carolina University (Talib) - Village only
-April 30 Auburn, AL - Auburn University (Fabolous & Talib - Club date & Village
-May 2 Brockport, NY - SUNY Brockport (Talib) - Village only (tentative)
-May 3 Towson, MD - Towson University (Finch & The Used) Club date & Village
-May 4 Albany, NY - SUNY Albany (Finch & The Used) - Club date & Village
-May 8 Los Angeles, CA - Cal State: Dominquez Hills (Talib) - Village only
-May 10 Redland, CA - University of Redlands (Talib) - Village only
-May 12 Long Beach, CA - Long Beach State University (Talib) - Village only
-May 13 Pomona, CA - Cal State Pomona (Talib) - Village only
-May 14 Davis, CA - Davis University of California (Talib) - Village only
Visit the official Talib Kweli site: www.TalibKweli.com
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| Mad Skillz ain't mad no more |
| Posted by on Friday, April 25 2003 |
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Virginia grown rapper Skillz, formerly known as Mad Skillz, is set to release his newest album I Ain't Mad No More in the summer of 2003 on Rawkus Records/MCA Records. Set guest appearances are Missy Elliot, Musiq, Cee-Lo and Kandi Burruss.
The first single of the album is "Crew Deep". You can listen to the track and view the video at www.OkayPlayer.com.
More information when available.
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| Part 2 of the Napoleon interview available in text |
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| 50 Cent talks about new album, G-Unit, Ja Rule and shelves book |
| Posted by on Wednesday, April 23 2003 |
 While originally planned for a late 2003 release date, 50 Cent told MTV in a recent interview that the album will now see release in 2004.
"I was thinking [this] November, but I'm gonna wait," 50 Cent said last Monday. "[Get Rich or Die Tryin'] — I don't think it will be over by then. I still got records I could shoot visuals for. I don't want to get ahead of myself."
While fans will have to wait a little longer for his next solo project, they can look forward to a G-Unit album in the coming months, titled Lock and Load.
"[It will come out in] late September, early October," said a smiling 50. "The G-Unit album [will include] me, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck". All of whom have featured with 50 Cent on past mixtapes and his solo album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
When asked by MTV about about Ja Rule and his recent disses aimed at the whole Shady/Aftermath camp, 50 said "Right now he's desperate, he should be talking about me, [not Eminem and Dre and] everybody else... He'll lose, he knows that. The route that he has to take is the 'I'm a mad gangsta' hardcore route, and ain't nobody gonna believe him."
In other 50 Cent news, you may or may not have heard talk of a tell all book planned by 50 Cent about his life. While this seemed like a good way to cash in on his current buzz, 50 Cent has changed his mind about the project, shelving the idea for a later date, reportedly worried too much 50 may make his fans bored of him.
50 Cent's current solo album Get Rich or Die Tryin', and his DVD The New Breed, are on sale now.
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| Tupac's friends speak in three new interviews |
| Posted by on Wednesday, April 23 2003 |
HitEmUp.com has conducted three interviews in the past week with people who shared a close relationship with Tupac Shakur.
The first interview is with Rah Dib, Co-CEO of Jerzey Mob records and the late Kadafi's cousin. Kadafi was a founding member of Tha Outlawz to which Tupac belonged. The interview discusses Kadafi's life and death, Rah Dib's time spent with Kadafi and Tupac, Jerzey Mob's future and Fatal Hussein, also a founding Outlaw.
Napoleon, also formally of Tha Outlawz, was interviewed second about this reason he left the Outlawz, Tupac, and his future.
The last of the recent interviews is with Hassachi Ryda, who while not having a familiar name, has seen the days of Tupac through Thug Life and the Outlawz.
All these interviews are presented in MP3 format, the largest being 8MB and range between 30 and 70 minutes long.
Head over to HitEmUp.com to check them out.
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| Suge talks on autobiography and use of Tupac's music |
| Posted by on Wednesday, April 23 2003 |
Innuendo, speculation, rumors Suge Knight says he's going to squash them all and tell the real story of his life and his relationship with Tupac Shakur when he puts out his autobiography in November.
"I got a book coming out, which is called 'American Dream or American Knightmare,' he disclosed a week ago in New York. "I wasn't pumped up to do a book. I felt that most people who do books are in desperate need to grab a few dollars. That wasn't the case with me. I felt there was so many books out speaking on me, speaking on Pac, speaking on Death Row. There's a lot of question marks I need to put periods [on]. It will be aggressive, plus there will be some educational things for the kids."
Knight also said that some MCs should educate themselves on Shakur's history before thinking about using his music. He praised Jay-Z for sampling Tupac's "Me and My Girlfriend," was disappointed by Nas' participation in last year's "Thugz Mansion" and had disdain for Daz because he gave out some unreleased Pac vocals to be used on the street smash "The Realest Killas" with 50 Cent.
"Pac can go hard in the paint on anybody when he wanted to and I'm gonna ride with him regardless, but I know Pac didn't have a real disliking for Jay," Knight said of some of the old disses Shakur levied at Young Hova on the Makaveli album. "[Pac] didn't have a disliking to him where if he saw [Jay] he wanted to try and take his head off.
"I think it was a situation that we get older, we grow," Knight explained signing off on Jay-Z's use of the music from "Me and My Girlfriend." "If Jay wanted to do something that he felt great about, if he wants to do something that's positive and is also not being disrespectful to Pac, why not? Sometimes we gotta be able to open our eyes up."
Knight raised an eyebrow when he heard the Tupac/ Nas collaboration "Thugz Mansion" last year. Although Nas was asked to participate in the project by Shakur's estate, Suge said if it were up to him, the two MCs' vocals would have never been on the same track.
"I think it's real disrespectful to Pac," he lamented. "You gotta put a price on fame; it can't be to the point where you'll do anything for a hit. Be a man and have respect. If you can't respect nobody else, respect yourself. Don't go [do a song] knowing a certain individual didn't care for you. I could see Jay-Z doing what he did more than Nas on the same song with Pac, because Nas and Pac is from two different worlds."
Obviously, Dogg Pound gangsta Daz and Tupac were from same world: They were signed to the same label, hung in the same circles and made several recordings together. Still, Knight admitted anger at Daz's use of the Tupac vocals, some of which he independently sold, others he simply gave away. An unreleased Tupac verse has appeared on the song "The Realest Killas," which was produced by Red Spyda and features 50 Cent.
"That's bootleg stuff," Knight calmly iterated. "Anything that Daz did, that's bootleg stuff. It's only obvious anything that 50 Cent do on [a mixtape] with Pac, it's bootleg. You gotta look at the respect level of it."
Knight is planning to release his own Tupac music in conjunction with Shakur's mother, Afeni. He does not know exactly when those songs will see the light of day.
"We still have some stuff on him that is great, but at the same time, it's not about just doing anything on Pac," the label executive clarified.
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| The official Jerzey Mob Recordz website up again |
| Posted by on Tuesday, April 22 2003 |
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The official Jerzey Mob Recordz website is up again. Check it out here. It's still under construction so be sure to visit it frequently for updates.
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| Suge talks on autobiography and use of Tupac's music |
| Posted by Jon on Monday, April 21 2003 |
Innuendo, speculation, rumors Suge Knight says he's going to squash them all and tell the real story of his life and his relationship with Tupac Shakur when he puts out his autobiography in November.
"I got a book coming out, which is called 'American Dream or American Knightmare,' he disclosed a week ago in New York. "I wasn't pumped up to do a book. I felt that most people who do books are in desperate need to grab a few dollars. That wasn't the case with me. I felt there was so many books out speaking on me, speaking on Pac, speaking on Death Row. There's a lot of question marks I need to put periods [on]. It will be aggressive, plus there will be some educational things for the kids."
Knight also said that some MCs should educate themselves on Shakur's history before thinking about using his music. He praised Jay-Z for sampling Tupac's "Me and My Girlfriend," was disappointed by Nas' participation in last year's "Thugz Mansion" and had disdain for Daz because he gave out some unreleased Pac vocals to be used on the street smash "The Realest Killas" with 50 Cent.
"Pac can go hard in the paint on anybody when he wanted to and I'm gonna ride with him regardless, but I know Pac didn't have a real disliking for Jay," Knight said of some of the old disses Shakur levied at Young Hova on the Makaveli album. "[Pac] didn't have a disliking to him where if he saw [Jay] he wanted to try and take his head off.
"I think it was a situation that we get older, we grow," Knight explained signing off on Jay-Z's use of the music from "Me and My Girlfriend." "If Jay wanted to do something that he felt great about, if he wants to do something that's positive and is also not being disrespectful to Pac, why not? Sometimes we gotta be able to open our eyes up."
Knight raised an eyebrow when he heard the Tupac/ Nas collaboration "Thugz Mansion" last year. Although Nas was asked to participate in the project by Shakur's estate, Suge said if it were up to him, the two MCs' vocals would have never been on the same track.
"I think it's real disrespectful to Pac," he lamented. "You gotta put a price on fame; it can't be to the point where you'll do anything for a hit. Be a man and have respect. If you can't respect nobody else, respect yourself. Don't go [do a song] knowing a certain individual didn't care for you. I could see Jay-Z doing what he did more than Nas on the same song with Pac, because Nas and Pac is from two different worlds."
Obviously, Dogg Pound gangsta Daz and Tupac were from same world: They were signed to the same label, hung in the same circles and made several recordings together. Still, Knight admitted anger at Daz's use of the Tupac vocals, some of which he independently sold, others he simply gave away. An unreleased Tupac verse has appeared on the song "The Realest Killas," which was produced by Red Spyda and features 50 Cent.
"That's bootleg stuff," Knight calmly iterated. "Anything that Daz did, that's bootleg stuff. It's only obvious anything that 50 Cent do on [a mixtape] with Pac, it's bootleg. You gotta look at the respect level of it."
Knight is planning to release his own Tupac music in conjunction with Shakur's mother, Afeni. He does not know exactly when those songs will see the light of day.
"We still have some stuff on him that is great, but at the same time, it's not about just doing anything on Pac," the label executive clarified.
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| Pac and Dre ranked MuchMusic's #1 hookup |
| Posted by Jon on Sunday, April 20 2003 |
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The collaboration of Tupac and Dr. Dre for "California Love" was ranked number one on the MuchMusic special Top Hip-Hop Hookups.
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| He's Keith Murray |
| Posted by on Sunday, April 20 2003 |
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Def Jam is set to release Keith Murray's new album He's Keith Murray on April 29th, 2003. The album includes production by Erick Sermon, Just Blaze and Pete Rock. The tracklisting is below: 01. Da Intro (skit)
02. Carnage, The - featuring Joe Hooker
03. Oh, My Goodness
04. Yeah Yeah U Know It - featuring Def Squad
05. Star (skit)
06. Candi Bar
07. Christina
08. Sucka Free (skit) - featuring Jamie Foxx
09. Sucka Free
10. Say Whaatt - featuring Redman
11. Da Ba Dunk Song
12. B.C. (skit) - featuring Jamie Foxx
13. Swagger Back
14. On Smash - featuring Busta Rhymes and Kell Vicious
15. Say Goodnite (skit)
16. Say Goodnite
17. Child Of The Streets (Man Child)
Visit the official Keith Murray website: KeithMurray.com
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| Interview with Hassachi Ryda |
| Posted by Jon on Sunday, April 20 2003 |
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We recently sat down with Hassachi Ryda to discuss his background, time spent with Thuglife and Tupac, his relationship with the Outlawz, current projects with Napoleon, Muszamil and Syke, his upcoming solo project and more.  Download the Interview (4MB)
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| Happy Easter |
| Posted by on Sunday, April 20 2003 |
HitEmUp.com would like to wish all our visitors a happy and safe Easter and holiday season.
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| Part 1 of the Napoleon Interview is available in Text |
| Posted by Jon on Friday, April 18 2003 |
The Napoleon interview is currently being transcribed to text for those who had difficulty with the audio. Part 1 is completed and available, part 2 will be available shortly. The interview is a must read for all Outlawz fans.
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| Interview with Kadafi's cousin, CEO of Jerzey Mob Recordz |
| Posted by on Friday, April 18 2003 |
HitEmUp.com sat down with Rah Dib, the late Kadafi's cousin, and CEO of Jerzey Mob Recordz to discuss Kadafi, Jerzey Mob and their relationship with Tupac. Rah Dib and I discuss Kadafi's life and murder, Tha Outlawz, and the time they shared with Tupac including the infamous confrontation with Nas at the 1996 MTV Awards. Rah Dib tells us the truth about that night, and also discusses rumors about Fatal and Murder Inc, and Jerzey Mob's feelings on Tupac's biters and their plans for the future, plus lots, lots more.
Click here to download the interview in MP3 format, including an unreleased exclusive track. (8MB)
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| Lil' Mo doesn't want beef with Ja Rule |
| Posted by on Thursday, April 17 2003 |
In a recent interview with MTV News, Lil' Mo said that having a family helped her understand that she doesn't want to have any kind of beef with Ja Rule.
"Two hit record smashes," she said refering to Ja Rule's hit singles "I Cry" and "Put It On Me" which she guest appeared on. "Those two records ruled 2001. The whole world knows that. After those records, Jay-Z started calling, I did a Tupac record. If I speak the truth, I can't apologize. I helped that brother sell three million records, and I don't have a plaque [for Rule 3:36]. I did 'Parking Lot Pimpin'' and Jay-Z sent me a plaque for every song he's done, a thank you card and a bottle of Cris."
Despite the fact that Ja Rule called out Lil' Mo on wax along with 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Chris Lightly, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jimmy Iovine and Truth Hurts on "Lose Change, she won't reply.
"I'll let them do them, and all I can say is God bless, 'cause I know that [Ja Rule] has a family," she said. "Timeout from being a thug. Let's just all be about family. I don't want to be so deep in this 'keeping it gangsta' that my daughter grows up without a parent. It's getting out of hand. I can't be around bad company. I have a daughter, I have a husband, I have better things to do."
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| Mike Bibby says Tupac is his pregame music |
| Posted by on Thursday, April 17 2003 |
Below is an excerpt from a recent interview with Sacramento Kings player Mike Bibby:
ESPN.com: Do you have any pregame rituals or routines?
Mike Bibby: I try to do the same stuff every time. I put my shoes on from left to right. I get taped from left to right. Do everything from left to right. I don't know why, it's just something that I do.
What's the pregame music in your headphones?
I've got a few friends that rap... Tha Realest from Texas is one. Tupac, Biggie, Jay-Z, I like all of that. After the games, with my kids -- my son and my nephew usually ride with me to and from the games, and they like to listen to Tupac.
Click here to read to the full interview.
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| Shock G on the making of "I Get Around" |
| Posted by Jon on Thursday, April 17 2003 |
AC: Do you do a lot of your work at home? After you record it, do you mix it digitally there, or do you go to the studio?
Shock-G: No. Once it gets to the studio, it stays in professional hands. Usually, it gets mastered, you know, mixed, mastered and everything... pressed, final EQs. All that's from the studio. All the pre-production is done at the crib. We always have four-tracks of the completed songs before we went in the studio and actually did the "keeper" vocal.
We used to ride around listening to "The Humpty Dance," you know, all that, two weeks before we made it. The whole summer of '92 we used to drive around -- everybody in the group had a copy of the "I Get Around" beat -- before we wound up giving that to Tupac. That was supposed to be Digital Underground featuring Tupac for the Poetic Justice soundtrack. 'Cause 'Pac was working on that movie.
But, we make the beats at home, you know, and then we got at least DAT machines at home. We mix them down to DAT, and then bump 'em, and "I Get Around..." Whooo! The way we made it at home, it didn't need a studio. We wanted to take the two track digital audio tape down, and just add vocals to it, for fear that we would lose...
AC: The quality?
SG: Yeah, but we remade it in the studio anyway. And it did lose a little of the crispness. Something about that first take we used to ride around and listen to was crisper and brighter. It wasn't as dull. It was still chunky, but it was more like Timbaland, like digitally crisp, tinny, like metallic. And when we got it in the Starlight Sound in Richmond (CA) it dulled it a little bit... but it was still chunky. You know, people still felt it.
AC: Oh yeah. People still feel it today.
SG: We wound up missing that sound track. 'Cause John Singleton, the director, said he got enough stuff, and we missed the deadline. So then here it is now, like August, 'Pac's album was slated to come out in September. The next Digital Underground album, which was going to be called The Body Hat Syndrome wasn't due 'til January. We knew we had a beat that was hot, we wanted it out.
So we took the two... it used to go my verse, 'Pac's verse, Money-B's verse. And that was it. Three separate verses. We condensed me and Money-B's verse into one verse and let 'Pac add another verse, and we let 'Pac put it on his album. Smartest thing we ever did. Because it solidified our relationship and image with Tupac.
Back then it used to feel like we were helpin' you out if we did a beat for you. 'Cause we had hits, you know. "Kiss You Back," "Same Song," we were hot, "Humpty Dance." So, I just remember the feeling, that you know, 'Pac thought, "Shock was stopping what he was doing to help me out. He gave me a shining beat."
But in the end, it is true, that saying "if you give openly and unconditionally, it comes back to you." Because to this day, if that song had been a Digital Underground song... whatever. It just would have been about me and Money-B rhyming about chicks on it again. But the fact that that was a Tupac record...
AC: Well, right when he was really hittin' too. Right when everything was blowing up for him.
SG: That was his first hit single. His first platinum... gold or platinum selling single. In the end what I am trying to say is that it felt like to 'Pac, to me, to the record company, we all knew Digital had blessed a Tupac record. So far, the biggest things that he had was a 300,000 copy selling album, if that much. "Brenda's Got a Baby" did mildly well on the radio. Yeah, he's got a movie coming out. You know, he's doing a movie with Janet (Jackson). But his music thing hasn't been validated yet.
So, when "I Get Around" paved the way, then "Keep Ya Head Up" and all that. So it all felt like we was pluggin' 'Pac. But, as history played itself out it was one of the biggest... it was much more of a help to our career than it was his career. If you take "I Get Around" out of his thing, he's still got umpteen hits. He's still solidified as an icon. You take "I Get Around" out of our thing, and it doesn't leave us with much. You know, we've got the Digital hits, but then the association with 'Pac gave us longevity that we wouldn't have had. It gave us street credibility that we wouldn't have had. You know, it gave us a lot of love with 'Pac's fans especially.
AC: Do you think it also played... 'cauase you said that with Digital you wanted to infuse some humor, you know, into Hip Hop... which is much needed, definitely. Do you think that... I think that with a lot of your music you try to tell people there's balance. You need humor, and you're gonna be aggressive. You know, you need anger and you need love. You need all of that. So maybe that lent itself to...
SG: The serious side of us.
AC: Even though it was a funny track, you know, doing it with 'Pac...
SG: Yeah, 'Pac's edge and the fact that I was sayin', I was talkin' real stuff, not just fantasizing some story about some chick. You know, it was real... You can tell by the every day fits, I ain't rich, cease, desist with them tricks. Being in the studio with 'Pac made you get serious.
But, what was funny was that after I laid the music... to be honest. To tell the complete and utter truth is that I was exhausted, and wanted to go home and come back and work on vocals the next day. 'Pac was like, "No, I gotta get this done now if it's gonna make my album." I was like, "Man I don't really have no lyrics yet." And he was like "here" and he just grabbed a piece of paper, was walking around the studio, and was like, "Say this." He gave me at least 70% of what I wound up saying. You know, and I just fixed it to fit me a little bit. But basically, I feel like 'Pac wrote that song. Money-B wrote his own verse. 'Pac wrote most of the rest of it.
He told me he wanted some Round and round, round we go. He didn't have a melody that's all he would say, Round and round, round we go. I was like, "OK." I went into the booth and the music dictated the "Round and round, round we go." And I was like, "Like that?" And I remember 'Pac pressing the button and looking through the glass going, "Nigga, do you know how good that fuckin' shit sounds!? Yeah, yeah, like that! Keep that! Do it on the next hook to!" 'Cause everyone in the booth was saying it was starting to sound good. I wasn't trippin'.
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| Tupac Amaru Foundation fund Rosa Bell Williams scholarship |
| Posted by Jon on Thursday, April 17 2003 |
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Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, presented a $10,000 check this week to Robeson Community College in Lumberton, North Carolina, to establish the Tupac Amaru Foundation's first annual Rosa Bell Williams scholarship, which is named after Pac's grandmother.
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| Upcoming TV show Platinum uses Pac to advertise |
| Posted by Jon on Thursday, April 17 2003 |
The following is the TV Guide advertisement for the upcoming show Platinum:
"Hip-hop is big business, but it's dangerous business, too. We've heard about the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls in an alleged East Coast-West Coast rap feud. We've heard gangsta rappers bragging about their thug lives and followed Sean Combs's trial on charges he was involved in a shooting at a nightclub. But while most of us are familiar with this world from the outside looking in, UPN's gritty new series Platinum takes viewers inside the hip-hop industry, which turns out to be a terrific setting for drama and intrigue."
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| E-40 speaks on Tupac |
| Posted by on Wednesday, April 16 2003 |
Below is an excerpt from an interview with E-40 by StreetLow magazine:
Jay Tee: I know that you and Tupac were good friends. Can you tell us something about him that we probably never read or heard before? A different side that we don't know about.
E-40: One of the different sides of Tupac, as gangster as he might have been, and don't get it twisted, the boy was a gangster, but, he was never a trouble maker. You would have really had to push his button for him to flash on you. Another thang about that cat that a lot of people don't know, I mean they can probably tell, was that he loved the kids. I seen crowds of people around him and he'd make sure that he took pictures and signed autographs with all the kids before he'd leave. That boy loved the kids. And I gotta say that's the way I am. Smell me? Dude had a good heart. And on the other side of the pillow, he would go in the studio and just knock shit out. The man would knock out a verse in five minutes. He would do a whole song in an hour and a half. He had great work ethic.
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| New Interview with Napoleon |
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| Outlawz to work with Ja Rule? |
| Posted by on Sunday, April 13 2003 |
Ever since HitEmUp.com's report that that Napoleon had left the Outlawz, and the official announcement confirming the rumor days later, mystery and rumors have surrounded the decision.
One of the leading rumors, stemming from an interview HitEmUp.com did with Outlaw producer Quim, suggests that the Outlawz have not been getting along for some time and Napoleon finally deciding to call it quits; the final straw being Napoleon backing out of studio sessions for religious reasons.
Now a new rumor has surfaced on various message boards around the Internet, blaming Napoleon's split from the Outlawz on their decision to work with Ja Rule on an upcoming project.
This rumor has not been confirmed at all, and hence should only be treated as one possible reason. The rumor suggests that Fatal Hussein, who has been touring with Murder Inc and been on some underground releases with them, has convinced the Outlawz to do the same and work with Murder Inc on their next group album. The rumor has Napoleon being upset at this, and choosing to leave instead of working with the known Pac biter.
One thing that may conflict with this possible situation, is that Napoleon has gone on record saying that he has no beef with Ja Rule.
Many Tupac fans do not like Ja Rule, and by choosing to work with him, the Outlawz run the risk of losing fans who feel he is a biter. As Tupac fans, HitEmUp.com certainly hopes that the Outlawz have not decided to work with Ja Rule, as this may severely tarnish their reputation with some Tupac fans who do not support Ja. As fans who want to see the Outlawz succeed while staying true to Tupac and his beliefs, we certainly hope this rumor is not true as it may harm their career more then it benefits it.
Once again we would like to stress that this is just a rumor, and is hopefully false. While we agree and hope that the Outlawz make some major moves, hopefully these moves do not compromise Tupac’s beliefs to the extent that one of the members would leave rather then participate in them.
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| Aftermath and Shady Records release mixtape dissing Murder Inc., Royce 5'9 |
| Posted by on Sunday, April 13 2003 |
The remake of "Hail Mary" by Eminem featuring 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes was only the start, Shady/Aftermath Entertainment is releasing the mixtape Invasion Part II: Conspiracy Theory featuring disses towards Murder Inc. and Royce 5'9. The tracklist is below:
01. Intro
02. Realest Killaz - 2PAC featuring 50 Cent*
03. Bitch Ass 5'9 - D-12**
04. Hail Mary - Eminem featuring 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes*
05. We All Die Someday - Eminem, G-Unit and Obie Trice
06. Oh No U Didn't - Eminem*
07. Respect In Da Game - Dr. Dre*
08. Let It Reign - G-Unit*
09. Freestyle - Young Buck
10. Fuck You Royce - Proof**
11. Freestyle - Obie Trice
12. Time's Up - Joe Beast featuring Brooklyn
13. Shady Records Is The Illest - G-Unit featuring D-12
14. Interview (interlude) - 50 Cent
15. What Up Wankstas - 50 Cent*
16. Squash 'Em - 50 Cent featuring Xzibit
17. It Ain't Over - Obie Trice featuring Eminem
18. Exclusive Freestyle - 50 Cent
19. Brooklyn's Ugliest - Jay-Z featuring 50 Cent
20. Outro
*Murder Inc. dis
**Royce 5'9 dis
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| Outlawz to work with QD3 |
| Posted by on Saturday, April 12 2003 |
Young Noble from Tha Outlawz, which now consists of Young Noble, EDI and Kastro, has met with producer QD3 to discuss doing an album together. QD3 produced for Tupac and made the hit DVD "Thug Angel" as well as the soundtrack for the DVD.
No deal has been struck yet, but both parties are excited about working with one another in the future and hope a deal can be met soon.
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| Killah Priest's Black August |
| Posted by on Saturday, April 12 2003 |
Artemis Records is set to release Killah Priest's new album Black August on April 22nd, 2003. The album includes production by Kallisto, Goddie, E Roc, Jahson, General Dee, G-13. Tiny and Javon. The tracklisting is below:
01. Intro
02. Black August
03. Excalibur
04. When I'm Writing
05. Time
06. Robbery
07. Come With Me
08. Musifiction
09. Big World
10. The Rain - featuring Main Flow
11. Deja Vu
12. Rush
13. Goodbye - featuring Solstice
14. Do You Want It - (Bonus track)
15. Breathe (Remix) - (Bonus track)
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| Law-N-Orda have a Criminal Intent |
| Posted by on Saturday, April 12 2003 |
Law-N-Orda have a new mixtape out entitled Criminal Intent. The tracklisting is below:
01. Criminal Intent Intro
02. What Happened To That Boy Freestyle
03. Bang For The West, Ride For The East
04. B.R. Right Freestyle
05. Feel Me Freestyle
06. One For Peedi Crack Freestyle
07. We Gone Ride
08. Big Business (Remix) Freestyle
09. Real Dirty Freestyle - featuring Murder One
10. Dirty Ryders/Wild Out Freestyle
11. Round Up Freestyle
12. Benzed Up
13. Damn Freestyle
14. Walk With Me
15. Yae Yo Freestyle - featuring Killa Sha
16. No One Does It Better Freestyle
To preview the mixtape click here.
Visit SandBoxAutomatic.com for mixtape orders. If you wish to order Law-N-Orda's mixtape for 10$US, simply look for the link and check the box next to it. Then press "+ Add To Cart" at the top of the page.
HitEmUp.com does not guarantee the success of an order.
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| Tupac & Crooked I track played during movie credits |
| Posted by on Saturday, April 12 2003 |
Death Row Records is releasing the soundtrack to the movie, "Dyfunktional Family" on April 22nd, but the movie starring Eddie Griffin has already hit cinemas around America.
When the soundtrack was first announced by Death Row, it was advertised that 2Pac would feature on the soundtrack. A latter announcement confirmed HitEmUp.com's report that the track was a remix of 2Pac's hit single, "2 of America's Most Wanted" now featuring current Death Row front man, Crooked I in place of Snoop Dogg.
As anticipation built for the track, all mention of 2Pac's name was dropped from any advertisement to do with the soundtrack, and it was announced that the song would no longer feature on the project. Rumors surrounding a legal dispute between Death Row, Afeni and possibly Snoop Dogg soon surfaced, but none were confirmed, leaving many 2Pac and Crooked I fans disappointed.
Now to everyones surprise, the song has finally surfaced. While it will still not appear on the official soundtrack, the song is played over the end credits of the movie itself, which is in theaters now. It appears that this may be a promotional move on the part of the film makers, as many 2Pac and Crooked I fans who have wanted to hear the track will hurry to the theaters to see the movie and its credits.
It is expected that the song will leak to the Internet shortly, but if you can't wait, go see the movie. Either way, there is no doubt that this movie will be one of the few movies where a lot of people actually sit through all the credits.
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| "He's still alive" according to UPN's "The Parkers" |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
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In a recent episode of UPN's "The Parkers", while talking about a deceased person, Kim asked if she was able to see Tupac. To which someone replied, "Girl, he's still alive".
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Source: MaKaVeli7
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| Tupac on French TV |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
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Stills from the video for Tupac's smash hit, "How Do U Want It", were shown during a music show on French television about the future of rap and the hip-hop industry.
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Source: Xavier
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| Treach puts it down for Pac in PA |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
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A HitEmUp.com reader, Colin, was recently at the Naughty By Nature show in Pennsylvania and was lucky enough to meet Treach. Treach explained that while Tupac and himself were both roadies together, before becoming famous, they promised each other that if either of them left this world early, the other would keep his name alive. Treach represented for his deceased friend and put it down for Tupac during the show, as he always does.
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| Portland needs a "Thugz Mansion" according to NBA commentator |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
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During the halftime show last in last week's Celtics and Kings basketball game on TNT, the recent problems in the Portland Trailblazers organization was being discussed. Commentator Kenny Smith said, "It's like Tupac's Thugz Mansion, these players up in Portland just need a place go where they can chill and not be violent", in reference to a recent incident when Portland's Zach Randolph punched a member of his own team.
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Source: Dank
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| Tupac mentioned in interview with golfer Charles Howell III |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
Golfer Charles Howell III was interviewed in the March 17 issue of ESPN The Magazine by SportsCenter anchor Dan Partick. During the interview, which appeared on page 88 of the magazine, Tupac was mentioned. Here is that part of the interview:
DP: Your actual nickname sounds like a rapper's; CH3.
CH: Actually, now that you say it, it does.
DP: Do you like rap?
CH: At Oklahoma State I had a poster of Tupac and one of Augusta National. They were on opposite sides of the room.
DP: You think Tupac's dead?
CH: No. I have my theories. I was in Vegas for a tounament, and I had a cabbie take me to where Tupac was shot.
DP: What did you see?
CH: A gas station, a broken headlight and some asphalt.
DP: Not exactly a great memorial. I'm more Biggie than Tupac.
CH: Then I guess I have to hate you.
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Source: Jerry Contreras
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| Snoop Dogg shot at |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
The following article comes from Fox News. It is interesting to note how the main stream media automatically assumes and tries to pin the blame on Suge Knight and his Hip-Hop fued with Snoop.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A shooting in Los Angeles Thursday night struck a convoy of cars, one of which was carrying rapper Snoop Dogg.
Authorities said one of the musician's bodyguards was injured. Snoop Dogg was not hurt.
Police said up to five cars were traveling through the Mid-City area when the shooting happened at about 9 p.m. (PST). The rap star's entourage included seven bodyguards -- five were from the Inglewood school district and two were state parole officers.
Another car pulled alongside the convoy and three men with guns opened fire, said police Officer Don Cox, a police spokesman. Bullets hit two of the vehicles.
The wounded man, an off-duty police officer with the Inglewood Unified School District, was shot in the back, police Sgt. Brian Owen said. The man, whose identity was not immediately available, was taken to a hospital and released early Friday, Owen said. It was unclear whether he was in the same vehicle as Snoop Dogg.
Owen said it appears that one of the shooters wanted to speak with the rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus. Words were exchanged, followed by gunfire. It wasn't immediately known what was said.
No arrests have been made. Police questioned Snoop Dogg, the bodyguards and other people who were with him. Owen said he didn't expect them to be booked for a crime.
So far there are no reported suspects, however street sources claim Death Row Records CEO and founder Suge Knight was involved.
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| Tupac Amaru Foundation Establishes Scholarship |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
Here is an article from AllHipHop.com about the Tupac Amaru Foundation:
Afeni Shakur, mother of slain rapper Tupac, donated $10,000 dollars to a community college in North Carolina to establish a scholarship in his grandmother's name
The Rosa Bell Williams scholarship was given to Robeson Community College on behalf of the Tupac Amaru Foundation.
The check was presented yesterday (April 8) after Afeni Shakur was interviewed on the college's cable television program.
"This scholarship will honor my mother's desire to help her kids and her desire to make our lives better,'' Shakur told they Fayetteville Observer. "I am a big fan of community colleges, and not everyone can afford to go to a big university. The community college is a step toward getting that education. This is a great way to help."
The scholarship will be given once a year to a Robeson County resident.
Shakur's family is originally from Lumberton, North Carolina.
Shakur also hosts the annual James "Head" Lassiter Swing for Kids Charity Golf Tournament in Lumberton. The event takes place in November of each year.
This years proceeds from the golf tournament will benefit local Lumberton military families.
-- Nolan Strong
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| Outlawz: "Fuck Bush" |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
E.D.I. and Young Noble of the Outlawz have recorded the song "Fuck Bush" dedicated to George W. Bush, President of the United States. Young Noble's chorus goes, "Fuck Bush. America, can you hear me? Fuck Bush. I know my ghetto people feel me. Fuck Bush. 'Cause he's fucking up the economy, so fuck Bush."
Head over to Outlaw Recordz's official website, OutlawRecordz.net and check out the song. The Outlawz are considering including it on their next album. But it's up to you. They're letting their fans vote either yes or not to putting it on their album.
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| 50 Cent, Busta and Eminem respond to Ja Rule over "Hail Mary" beat |
| Posted by on Friday, April 11 2003 |
Hot 97 recently premiered 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Eminem's response to Ja Rule's "Loose Change." The song samples Tupac's "Hail Mary" and doesn't only diss Ja, but Black Child, Caddillac Tah and Irv Gotti as well. 50 Cent and Eminem's lyrics are below:
Intro - Eminem:
Makaveli, rest in peace
Irv Gotti, too much bacardi in his body
Blows like a 12 guage shotty
Feel me
And this bitch said he should be
The lost forgotten seed of Tupac
To lead this industry into the way of the man
[???]
Chorus - Eminem:
Come get me, motherfucker
If you want Shady, if Pac was still here now
He would never ride with Ja
Na na na na na na na na
Verse 1 - Eminem:
You ain't no killer, you a pussy
That ecstasy done got you all emotional and mushy
Bitches wearin rags in photos, Ja's words being quoted
In The Source stealing Pac's shit like he just wrote it
You loudmouth, pray to God hoping no one's listening
See 50 coming for me, oh my God ma, my position
No one'll pay attention to me, please Gotti
Here I go, give me this pill
Ecstasy done got me feelin so intensive [???]
All a sudden I'm a fucking mad man who screams like I'm Pac
But I'm not, enemies, hennessy
Acting like I'm great, but I'm fake, I'm crazy
Sweat drip get me off this trip someone stop this train
Some say my brain is all corrupted [???]
I suck, I'm addicted to these drugs I'ma quit
Saying motherfuckers names before somebody fucks me up
Ain't no pussies over here partner, see you in hell
Chorus - Eminem:
Come get me, motherfucker
If you want Shady, if Pac was still here now
He would never ride with Ja
Na na na na na na na na
Get off that E
'Fore you try to come and fuck Shady
It's Aftermath getting down, Shady Records got it locked
La la la la la la la la
Verse 2 - 50 Cent:
Penitentiaries is packed wit promise makers
Never realize the precious time that bitch niggas is wasting
Institutionalized my bitches bring me product by the bundle
Hustle hard for my sale, G-Unit motherfucker, we balling
Catch me counting cheese and when I'm callin, do you accept my calls?
Still let me sip on hennessy, can I sip some more?
Hell, I done been to jail, I ain't scared
Mama checking in my bedroom, I ain't there
I got a head with no screws in it
Motherfuckers thinking they can stop 50
They losing it
Little nigga named Ja
Think he live like me
Talking about he left the hospital took nine like me
You live in fantasies nigga
I been checking your deposit
When your little sweet ass gonna come out of the closet?
Now he wonderin why DMX blowed him out
Next time grown folks talking
Bitch, close your mouth
[???] I take this war shit deeply
Done seen too many real niggas ball to let these bitch niggas beat me
Black Child, you's a motherfucking punk and you'll see me with gloves
Quit scaring them fucking kids with your ugly ass mug
And you can tell them niggas you roll wit whatever you want
But you and I know what's going on
Nigga payback
Tah, I know your bitch ass from way back
Witness me strap the mac
Knew I don't play that
All these old rappers trying to advance
It's all over now take it like a man [laughs]
Irv looking like Larry Holmes, flabby and sick
Trying to playa hate on my shit
Eat a fat dick
Loving this shit, that's how you made me
Feeling like I got you niggas crazy
Uh huh, against all odds
Hoping my thug motherfuckers know
This be the realest shit I ever wrote
Against all odds
Click here to download the song in MP3-format.
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Source: Jark, forum.hitemup.com
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| New Jerzey Mob track featuring Fatal Hussein |
| Posted by on Thursday, April 10 2003 |
Check out our new featured audio, a new track from the Jerzey Mob featuring Fatal Hussein. The song is called "U Aint A Souljah" and borrows Eminem's "Soldier" beat.
The track is off the Jerzey Mov Mixtape Vol.2, which will be out on the streets soon.
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| Napoleon confirms he left the Outlawz |
| Posted by on Sunday, April 6 2003 |
Click here to listen to a clip of Napoleon saying he's no longer a member of the Outlawz, courtesy of WCKillaz.net. This is what he says:
"Yeah, what's going on? This is Napoleon from the Outlawz, better yet, former member of the Outlawz, doing my thing down here with Mike Dean. www.deanslist.net. Out here, out here dropping fire for the solo album coming to take you hard. Scriptures From A Thug's Point Of View. Holler at your boy solo, Napoleon."
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| Napoleon leaves Tha Outlawz |
| Posted by on Saturday, April 5 2003 |
According to Rap-A-Lot/DPG Producer Mike Dean, Napoleon has left Tha Outlawz and is working on a solo project, which Dean is producing on.
Nothing official has been announced yet, but rumors concerning a rocky relationship between the group members have circulated for sometime now. One of the harshest rumors, which was never confirmed, even went as far as saying that the Outlawz were barely on speaking terms unless it was in the studio.
Napoleon has recently been concentrating on his Muslim faith, traveling to Mecca and squashing all his beefs. Whether this new found directing was a cause for the split is unconfirmed. HitEmUp.com will keep you updated as the story unfolds.
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| Inspectah Deck's Movement |
| Posted by on Saturday, April 5 2003 |
 In The Paint Records/Koch Records is set to release Inspectah Deck's new album The Movement on May 20th, 2003. The tracklisting is below:
01. City High
02. Get Right
03. You Wanna Be
04. That Shit
05. Who Got It
06. Shorty Right There
07. Stereotype
08. It's Like That
09. He's A Rebel
10. Vendetta
11. Action
12. Bump And Grindin
13. That Nigga
14. Big City
15. Cradle
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| Tech N9ne single changes |
| Posted by on Friday, April 4 2003 |
The second single of Tech N9ne's album Absolute Power was supposed to be "I'm A Playa". However, it has now been changed to the song "Imma Tell".
Listen to it here
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| Ja Rule throws disses at 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Eminem and others |
| Posted by on Friday, April 4 2003 |
On Black Child's new mixtape, A Warrior's Words, Ja Rule finally drops his silence and replies to 50 Cent's many disses himself, instead of having his labelmates reply for him like they've been doing so far. On the song, "Loose Change," he starts off with dissing 50 Cent, still pretending the already proved false order of protection is real, but the beefs quickly spills over to other targets such as Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jimmy Iovine, Lil' Mo and Truth Hurts.
Ja calls Eminem "Feminem" through out the song, like Insane Clown Posse did years before | | | | | | |
Napoleon discusses leaving the Outlawz, his faith, the direction of his music and career, upcoming solo album, the handling of Tupac's music and more... 