Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...
Tupac Shakur's earliest demo tape and handwritten lyrics from his Born Busy days are now up for auction thanks to longtime friend and collaborator Ge-ology.
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Ghostface Killah crowns best storytelling rap song | Complex Brackets

Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah breaks down classic storytelling rap songs and crowns the greatest of them all - from Tupac "Brenda's Got A Baby" vs. Biggie "I Got A Story To Tell" to Eminem "Stan" vs ...
In a recording career that spanned barely five years, 2Pac released four solo albums that made him an icon of the burgeoning West Coast rap scene, topping the charts in a blur of controversies, court ...