Dr. Dre Says No Hologram Tour

Dr. Dre has shut down any lingering speculation that he had any intentions of taking the infamous 2Pac hologram on a tour. While thanking fans for their enthusiastic reaction to his performance at Coachella and the hologram, Dre said that a tour just won't be happening.

"What up, it's Doc Dre, backstage, Coachella, 2012 and I want to thank everybody out there for all the love and support," Dre said in an interview. "As you know, we had a hologram of Tupac Shakur show up as a part of our show. I want to thank a couple of companies out there that made my idea come to life. I want to say what's up to AV Concepts which actually projected the hologram. I want to say what's up to Digital Domain for actually putting the image together. They did an incredible job -- it was strictly for Coachella, get it right. I want to get rid of all the rumors out there. This was not done for a tour. If a tour happens, we'll see. This was done strictly for Coachella 2012, baby, just for you."

Iggy Azalea's 2Pac Connection

With 2Pac on the minds of seemingly everyone in hip hop right now due to his now-infamous 'appearance' at the 2012 Coachella Festival, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea discussed the fallen icon's influence on her music and career during an appearance on MTV2.

"I had two friends that lived down the road from me. They were older boys...and the older kids have the big music collection; they know what's cool," said Azalea. "They played a Tupac song, 'Baby Don't Cry,' with the Outlawz."

"I just loved that song. I don't know what it was. ...That's when I knew I liked rap. I knew that I loved rap music, I knew that I loved to sing along to the words," she says. "It takes a while before you have the guts to put yourself in their shoes and thing this is something I could actually do."

From there, Iggy joined a girl group. "I ended up being in this little...not really a group, but these other girls that lived down the street, they wanted to sing...and I could not sing," she shares. " I was like, I could be the rapper. This could be like TLC. I'll be Left Eye."

"They didn't take it serious; it was fun for them. I take everything I do serious," she added. "I'm too competitive."

Suge Knight Threatens Rick Ross?

Suge Knight blasted Rick Ross in a recently-released interview with 93.5's Tattoo and Cee Cee because of Ross' track "Tupac Back." Knight says that for Ross to release a song referencing Tupac while maintaining ties to Diddy, Knight's long-time nemesis and a man Knight has implicated in the death of Tupac, is a slap in the face.

"I can't sit up here and say I'm bitter to Rick Ross, 'cus like anybody else, we don't know Rick Ross," Suge said. "That's a guy who uses somebody else's name. This guy comes from being a correctional officer. I don't got nothing negative [against him] personally, I just feel like he do do good music, and you can't take that from him. That boy got bars, he's gonna write…at the same time, I feel like there's a line you cross, and Rick Ross crossed that line. If you're gonna be with a guy [Diddy] who killed Tupac, you can't go turn around and do a record [called] 'Tupac Back'…Rick Ross is a grown ass n***a. I'll beat the dog sh*t out of Rick Ross for manipulating these people out here."

Jeezy Discusses 2Pac's Influence

Young Jeezy's latest album,TM103: Hustlerz Ambition is expected to debut strong next week on the charts, and the rapper took some time to reflect on the artists that influenced his career thus far. While name-dropping southern rap legends that paved the way, Jeezy revealed that the music of hip hop icon 2Pac has had a tremendous effect on his work.

"Definitely UGK, 8Ball, MJG. I think one of my biggest inspirations was Tupac Shakur," Jeezy says. "He didn't give a f*ck and believed in what he believed in. I'm like that at times. I'm in my own world. I could give a f*ck about what anybody else has going on. I'm gonna make sure mine is straight. Every day I get up, I could care less about what's going on the world as far as the world. I care about what's going on in my world. I think that's how he was. He was just like 'F*ck it! This is my movement and I don't care about nothing else. I live and I die for this sh*t' and that's how I feel. I'll live and I'll die for this sh*t. Tomorrow is cool. Let's do it. I'm cool with that."

Geronimo Pratt Dies In Tanzania

Former Black Panther Elmer G. “Geronimo” Pratt died in Tanzania late Thursday (June 3rd) night. Pratt was the former Minister of Defense for the Black Panther Party, and in 1972 was unjustly prosecuted and eventually served 27 years in prison for a murder. Pratt came to epitomize the oppression suffered by many left-wing activists from the 60s and 70s at the hands of the C.I.A. and American Justice system. It was proven that he was a victim of former CIA head J. Edgar Hoover's CointelPro movement that targeted prominent civil rights, anti-war, and community leaders.

Pratt was also the godfather of Tupac Shakur, and the rapper mentioned his infamous godfather on his album Don Killuminati: the 7-Day Theory.

Geronimo Pratt was 63 when he died from a heart attack.

Lil Wayne Explains "How To Love"

Lil Wayne recently revealed his creative approach to his single "How To Love." The guitar-driven song is unusual for most mainstream Weezy singles--Rebirth notwithstanding--and he knows fans may have been surprised by it. But for Wayne, it's all about pushing himself creativity and challenging hip hop's typical conventions. [video here]

"I can tell you that I’ve never had a single like it, and it’s an amazing song. It’s an amazing song.[...]When I listen to it I get goose bumps and I feel like the song is gonna take me somewhere that I’ve never been musically.”

“You know that if you come to a Lil Wayne show two years from now, you already know that ‘I’m gonna get rap — some of the best rap — I’m gonna get some guitar, I’m gonna get some singin’, I’m gonna get some dancin’, I’m gonna get some old-school music, and I’m goin’ to a show tonight,’" he added. "And I think that’s where this song is directing me to.[...]I am a musician, and a few years back, I noticed that I wasn’t just a rapper. And Inoticed that I didn’t want to do this just to rap. I do want to go down as one of the greatest rappers of all time, but I also want to go down as one of the greatest musicians of all time."

“When you think about it, Tupac is just known as a great rapper; Biggie is just known as a great rapper, Jay-Z — just known as a great rapper," continued Wayne. "I want to be known as that rapper that turned it all the way up and became the face of the music. When they make a billboard and put whoever they gonna put up there to define the word ‘music,’ I wanna be there.”

2Pac Screenplay Hitting the Screen

The only screenplay written by rapper/actor Tupac Shakur is currently being developed for the big screen. Pac's original script, called Live 2 Tell, will go into production in 2012.

Afeni Shakur, along with Preston Holmes and Ivan Juzang's NStar Studios, are spearheading the project. They also worked together to produce the acclaimed 2003 documentary Tupac: Resurrection.

"[Tupac] was a genius, and the net of it is, he was from this community, he knew the struggles these young people were dealing with," Juzang told Variety. "And he's able to talk to young people in 2011, 2012, the same way he was able to talk to young people in 1995."

The film tells the story of a drug dealer looking to abandon his life of crime.

Am I Too Old for this Generation of Hip Hop?

Am I Too Old for this Generation of Hip Hop?

Say I’m a dog but I don’t even bark/Got em biting this swag like a shark - YC

“Racks on Racks” by YC is ruining my life!  Its one of the worst songs I have heard played on the radio in a while.  What disturbs me even more is the fact that I dance to it when I hear it in the club; as much as I try not its like I really can’t help myself. That fact alone says something about it but what?  That it’s actually a good song that I like deep down or it’s just catchy? I pick the latter.  From YG to Travis Porter to Lil B I can’t relate to their music.  So am I just too old to appreciate today’s young hip hop generation?

In the past few years hip hop has definitely shifted and I can’t say that I like the way its going.  Songs that I believe would have never seen the light of day before are now radio hits.  Did they really play a song called “You’re a Jerk” and showcased a video that had young MEN in the video dancing with jeans on as tight as mine?!!! BBM confused face!  This cant be life or at least hip hop life…

I subjected myself to listen to ONE Lil B song…I can never get that 2 minutes and 42 seconds of my life back!  It was terrible there was nothing good about it, not the lyrics, the beat or the artist. He wasn’t even on beat.  I can however appreciate the hustle of Lil B.  Even though, I believe that people who enjoy his music snort coke and are likely to commit a crime while high on said drug.  He did it has way.  No major label backing, no million dollar budget, just him, his team and the music he loves.  Which is what hip hop is is all about but I can’t appreciate anything about his music. Maybe I’m just spoiled.  I came up on Big, Pac, Jay, Nas and Snoop.  Classic records back then were coming out back to back.  Today if we get just a good record we’re extra excited.  Like “Yo did he hear that new (insert artist here) record?!!! Its really good, u need it!” Its like we take whatever we can get nowadays.  

I was talking to my homie Rap the other day and he said “You would think that this generation of rap would be great because they are artistic and free but instead they are just reckless, rebellious and crazy with it.”  I think he’s right! I understand that diversity is needed in all genres of music but come on, how much of THIS do we really need?!!!  You guys can’t really think this stuff is good.  Catchy? YES! Danceable? Kinda! Good? NOOOO!  And I believe you need all of those elements to make a hit/good song.  OK! OK! OK! We can let one or two bad song thru as a hit every once in a while but WHO IN THE HELL LEFT THE GATE OPEN?!!!

By Steph https://twitter.com/thinmint215

Suge Knight Not Arrested in Tupac Shakur Killing

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A fake “video” claims Suge Knight killed Tupac Shakur and that Suge Knight has been arrested tonight December 29, 2010. Unless you watch carefully, you may miss that the “video” is a fake.

Twitter tonight is heating up with a video that is going to fume Fox 11 News Los Angeles and KTLA News Los Angeles station managers. Why? Some person has taken old TV news footage of two different reports, from two different news channels, and put them together into one video. The purpose is to make it appear as though Knight has been arrested inthe killing of Tupac Shakur.

How did this all start?

A video circulating on YouTube (see below) begins with footage from an Fox 11 News Los Angeles evening news broadcast. The TV anchor is well known to LA residents as evening news anchor. In the video, an interview is conducted about an “October” documentary regarding the death of Tupac Shakur.

Then, suddenly the video cuts to KTLA’s Morning News. If you look, you can even see the time stamp on the broadcast as shortly after 8 am PST. That KTLA news clip shows Knight being arrested. But the viewer is not told that the arrest is for a different matter unrelated to Shakur.

The video is a fake. Knight has not been arrested for the murder ofTupac.

The greater question is whether this video will start a new trend for fake celebrity reports – the manipulation of old broadcast video footage, and then viral posting of the video on social networking sites.

People should play with people lives like this. 

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