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Trailer Released For USA Network’s “Unsolved: The Murders Of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G.” [WATCH]

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The murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. remain unsolved after years of investigation. These cold cases will be the focus of USA Network’s upcoming murder drama, “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G.”

Directed by Anthony Hemingway, who worked on “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” the series roster will include Marcc Rose as Tupac Shakur and Wavyy Jonez as Biggie Smalls. Josh Duhamel (Transformers), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), and Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo) will also appear as officers of the LAPD.

“Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G.” will air on USA Network in 2018, but you can check out the first trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=59&v=t9q9KMJcae4

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Tupac Shakur’s Mom Committed To Sharing His ‘Entire Body Of Work’ (News)

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In statement released to Billboard, Tupac’s mom, Afeni Shakur, vowed to continue her son’s legacy by sharing his “entire body of work,” including the unfinished ideas.

Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur, head of his estate and founder of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, said in a statement, “I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that Tupac’s entire body of work is made available for his fans. My son left many incomplete pieces and even more unfinished ideas. Using the blueprints he gave us, I am committed to fulfilling this duty.”

I should add that Jampol Artist Management is in charge of “Tupac’s estate.”

“It’s our responsibility — and our privilege — to ensure that new generations of fans experience the power of Tupac’s music, his ideas and his storytelling,” Jampol said in a statement.

Afeni Shakur noted Jampol “will find innovative ways to continue to keep his music, his message, and his legacy alive.

In my opinion, Tupac’s legacy is already larger than life. He was even brought back as a hologram for a brief moment to share the stage again with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre at Coachella. If that’s not keeping a legacy alive, I don’t know what is. It’s understandable to want to share the music that people haven’t heard yet but is it the same if the rapper isn’t releasing the records himself? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Video: Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Live At Coachella 2012 (Full Set)

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg closed out the first weekend of Coachella 2012 with a legendary performance. The West coast legends also brought out some special guests including Eminem, 50 Cent, Kurupt, Warren G, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar and Tupac. Yep, Tupac. The good Doc brought Pac back to life on stage with an incredibly chilling lifelike hologram of the deceased rapper. There was a rumor going around that the hologram was going to be of Nate Dogg. Either way, one West coast great was brought back from the dead even if it was for a few songs.

Watch the intro above and the rest of the performance after the jump. Seems like the West ruled Coachella this year.

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Video: Rare Tupac Footage – 1996 Photoshoot W/ David LaChapelle

Not even gonna lie, I got a little emo watching this… Above is 15 minutes of rare Tupac footage that was taken at his “Becoming Clean” bathtub photo shoot with David LaChapelle, shortly after being released from prison. Below are the photographer’s comments on the shoot.

DM: I feel that a lot of your work emphasises on beauty in people, regardless of colour or size. One of my favourite pieces of your work is “Becoming Clean” with Tupac Shakur amongst others. How was it like work with him?

DL: Tupac was great, he was very sensitive and is truly a good person. I wrote to his mum when he died and she sent me flowers and gave me his last song, “Ghetto Gospel.” When we did the shoot, he had just come out of prison and every shot has a reason, it’s never random, so this was the idea of the photo shoot, him becoming clean. He had given this interview when he was still in prison and he really opened up and was so honest. I had read it and thought it was so truthful so for the work I did with him, there was this idea of washing away and rebirth. And we did another shoot where he posed as a slave on a cotton field. They traced rapping and rhyming to “call and repeat” during slavery time in sugar cane and cotton fields to pass the time. It’s on the Hotel Lachapelle book. Tupac came to the shoot 2 hours early, which was very unusual for a rapper. So I wasn’t ready for the shoot and he didn’t care. He reminded me of my black friends whom I went to art schools with, he was so cool, open-minded and chill. He wasn’t judgemental. Then later on, I found out that he had gone to an art school. He left behind a big bag of socks and underwear because he had just come out from prison and never picked it up. He died shortly after. I still wear his socks sometimes (laughs).

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