One wonders sometimes how 50 Cent keeps up with all of his feuds (seriously, finish reading this, then Google “Uproxx 50 Cent trolls” to see just how often we have had to write those exact words). He’s currently juggling a few, but in recent months, he’s put Ja Rule and Rick Ross on the backburner to focus pretty heavily on rival mogul Diddy.
Most recently, he again invoked Tupac, this time with a bizarre AI photo of himself hanging out in the studio with the deceased rapper. In the caption, he wrote: “Karma is a mother fvcker brother love, brother love, brother love,” — a reference to Diddy’s 2017 announcement he was again changing his name to “Brother Love.” While that didn’t pan out, of course 50 Cent, who’s got the memory of an elephant, would recall it and use it against him. While the trip to the uncanny valley probably wasn’t completely necessary, it shows just how hard he works on his beef.
In a recent BET Talks interview, Rick Ross didn’t hold back. He addressed Jada Pinkett Smith’s recent comments about 2Pac’s battle with Alopecia, a condition she also shares. Ricky Rozay himself humorously put Smith on blast, emphasizing the need to let the rap legend rest in peace. Ross, while expressing his frustration with a touch of humor, struggled with the pronunciation of “Alopecia.” He made light of the situation by continuing his remarks: “At the end of the day, come on man, come on Jada. Let 2Pac rest in peace. Appaleesha — what did she say he got?”
Upon a correction from the host, Ross continued with a light-hearted tone, “Tell me what this is? But we ain’t need to know that. Dawg a legend. He been dead 30 years. Apaleesha? Alopecia.” In addition to his humorous take on the situation, the MMG mogul offered his own suggestion for Smith’s revelations, saying, “She should’ve told us a Will [Smith] story. Talk about your husband, baby. You married him. Tell us how you fell walking down the carpet one time and we ain’t know you ain’t have on no panties or something.”
Ross’s comments reflect a sentiment shared by many fans and fellow artists who believe that certain details about 2Pac’s personal life should be left in the past to honor his legacy. As the debate around the appropriate boundaries of discussing departed icons continues, Rick Ross adds his voice to those advocating for preserving the memory of the legendary rapper without unnecessary details. Moreover this isn’t the first time he’s said something about wanting Jada to remain quiet.
In an interview last month with Rolling Stone, the rapper didn’t hold back. He expressed sentiments about Jada’s book tour, and how he disapproved. “I don’t think I agree with Jada Pinkett,” he said. “To me, she’s psychologically lost and needs some counseling. Jesus! What are you going to tell us next? When you tell us you haven’t been together in six years, you haven’t had sex in this many years, you don’t have a prenuptial agreement — OK, what’s next?” Do you agree with Rick Ross on this subject? Let us know on HNHH!
Rapper Vanilla Ice opened up about his past friendship with late rapper, Tupac Shakur. In an interview with VladTV, the “Ice Ice Baby” hitmaker recalled ‘Pac fondly, reminiscing over their friendship, and how he offered him solid advice when he was coming up.
He goes, ‘I want you to know, you’re one of the great ones, you’re dope, you’re going to leave your mark, your legacy,’ and this is before it happened,” Ice said. “He knew it, this guy had a crystal ball he saw things bro, and it makes me get goosebumps.”
But at some point, the interview took a rather somber turn. Ice later revealed that Tupac was involved in two other shootings outside of the Quad Recording Studios shooting in 1993 and the Las Vegas drive-by in 1996. While these shootings weren’t life-threatening, very few people knew about these shootings, according to Ice.
Ice also said that he has to be mindful of the details he shares about Tupac’s death, as he knows more than others.
“How can a guy have all these bullets flying at him and still, you know what I’m saying? It’s a crazy story, and I got to really watch what I say on all this because I do know too much,” Ice said. “I’m not going to elaborate fair enough, so I let that unfold, and I’m glad it’s unfolding, and I’m glad that some justice may be getting done, but it ain’t going to bring him back, bro, and we lost a great person because of greed, money, power. We lost a great poet.”
Too Short worked with Tupac Shakur often throughout his career, so there are few that witnessed the greatness of his pen and performance prowess. Moreover, he recently spoke to HipHopDX at the OneMusic Fest in Atlanta last month about ‘Pac’s writing process. According to the Bay Area native, he had a unique skill of barely having to prepare before going into the booth and spitting a killer verse. Such praise also falls on rappers like Jay-Z, who are well-known for their off-top freestyles that end up being studio quality. But with Death Row’s leading star, Short maintains, there was just a special fire.
“I know you’ve heard from a million people about Tupac, man,” Too Short began his praise. “He wrote rhymes as fast as he could write words. Like, I write a rhyme- I think about it, write it down. Think about it, write something that rhyme with it. Think about it, you know, I’m writing a story, telling something, and I’m writing. But he just goes [mimics writing on paper] and he’ll go, ‘Alright, I’m ready to go in the booth.’ Like what? He can’t be ready. And it’s just dope as f**k. So I don’t how his mind was working to be able to make such prolific statements in a rhyme and then go in and put a pattern to it. And it really wasn’t like he was going in the booth and f***ing up. He’d just go in there and spit it.
“So I don’t know, some people have the gift, you know?” Too Short continued. “I saw my man Erick Sermon so many times like put on the beat, the beat bumping and he like, ‘Let me in the booth.’ Like you ain’t got a pen, paper, nothing. And he’d get in there and say some funky-a** s**t and I’m like, he just got it. Some people just got it.” Earlier this year, he shared another story of his relationship with Tupac to the 85 South Show. “I’ve been platinum before most n***as,” the 57-year-old recalled. “Shock G was the leader of Digital Underground, but Tupac was the little homie in the crew. But Tupac started coming of age and I looked at him, I liked the n***a. But I’m an East Oakland n***a, right?
“And I seen him, he used to always keep his little thing, he was not a punk,” he concluded. “He was ready for whatever. He was a real one. But I was like, ‘I cannot bring this n***a around my homies ‘cause it’s going to be like oil and fire.’ When Tupac got to L.A., he went 10,000 mph. I knew it! I was like, ‘I cannot bring this n***a around my homies.’ So I literally made a conscious effort to not ever bring Tupac to- he found his way to Richie Rich; he gave ‘Pac the town. I said I wouldn’t do it ‘cause I wouldn’t want that guilt. I can’t bring ’em around them n***as ‘cause the kind of n***as I was running with the time, they would have been like, ‘Oh you wanna be a G? Come on n-gga, let’s go be a G.’” For more news and updates on Tupac and Too Short, log back into HNHH.
Recently, Suge Knight started a new podcast called Collect Call With Suge Knight. Though the show has only had two episodes, Suge clearly has a lot to comment on and both episodes have come with tons of compelling revelations. He’s already refuted Warren G’s comments about his own role in getting Tupac free from jail. In fact, Suge went as far as to say Pac and Warren never liked each other in the first place.
Suge Knight also claimed that Deion Sanders was once secretly part of Death Row Records. The revelation comes at a time when a massive amount of news has followed Sanders for months following his hiring to coach the University of Colorado football team. He also recently revealed the role he played in Snoop Dogg’s notorious murder trial. He claimed to take a behind-the-scenes approach to helping free the rap legend. Suge even went as far as to claim that without him Snoop would have faced life in prison. Check out the newest episode of his podcast below.
In the newest episode, Suge Knight discusses a woman who played a key role in reaching out to him to free Tupac from prison. “Only person [who] made it happen, to let me know to get ’Pac out of prison was a girl named Keisha. That is the baddest b*tch in the world. If it weren’t for Keisha, you guys wouldn’t have heard All Eyez On Me or all the other hits he did,” Suge explains.
He details Keisha calling his office almost every day trying to get the label exec’s help freeing Tupac. Eventually he caved and talked to her, which ultimately led to him visiting Tupac and beginning their legendary journey together. “Keisha made that happen,” Suge concluded at the end of the segment. What do you think of Suge Knight revealing information on the woman who helped free Tupac? Let us know in the comment section below.
Cam’ron and Mase recently appeared on the Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast, where they were asked, “Who was better: DMX or Tupac?”
Despite seeing the bait for what it was, both Cam and Mase dove in with thoughtful answers as both agreed that DMX was better.
However, rather than being driven by East/West Coast rivalries or their personal feelings about either man, Cam said his decision was based on getting to see X’s come up personally. As he put it, “I got see… from when he was in the tenement rappin’ to sellin’ ten, twenty, however millions of records he sold.”
Meanwhile, Mase pointed to how whole arenas would recite DMX’s lyrics, noting, “I think a lot of times, because you learn the flaws of n****s, you forget how great n****s really were.” You can check out a clip of them talking about the debate below.
Cam’ron chooses DMX over Tupac and Mase says DMX is a better rapper than Tupac.
Ever since Cam and Mase squashed their long-running feud last year, the two Harlem natives have proven to be utterly captivating podcast partners, whether on their own show talking about NBA rumors, or as guests on other shows addressing their long and storied careers. It was Cam’ron who first broke the news that Mase had gotten his publishing from Diddy, and they’ve teased new music to come.
It took authorities long enough to take someone into custody for the murder of Tupac Shakur, but now, the ball is finally rolling regarding his murder investigation. Duane Keith “Keefe D” Davis was finally taken in by police as a suspect earlier this year. This sent shock waves through both the hip-hop and true crime communities. Some suggest that the opportunity to catch the 60-year-old was there long ago. Others, such as Boosie Badazz, expressed surprise at the news.
On Tuesday (November 7), Davis was back in court with his new public attorney. The Compton native is reportedly unable to afford a lawyer of his choosing but still seems confident moving forward with a not-guilty plea. Las Vegas Judge Carli Kierney scheduled Keefe D’s trial to begin on June 3, 2024, giving both the prosecution and defence plenty of time to organize their arguments while Tupac’s accused murderer waits out his fate behind bars.
The video above shows a relatively calm scene in Nevada this morning, with Keefe D dressed in his inmate scrubs. His grey beard has grown out to cover most of his neck, and small patches of hair appear to be coming through on his mostly bald head. As VladTV reports, this is likely the last time we’ll see Davis in court until the new year. He’s due back on January 9, 2024, after spending his first Christmas in the slammer.
Keefe D is under a lot of pressure at this time, though he maintains his innocence in the untimely death of Tupac. When it was announced that the alleged killer would be relying on the help of a public defender earlier this month, industry titan 50 Cent couldn’t resist trolling him (and bringing Diddy into the joke at the same time). Read all about that at the link below, and let us know what predictions you have for the outcome of Keefe’s trial next summer in the comments.
A section of MacArthur Boulevand where Tupac Shakur lived in Oakland has been renamed Tupac Shakur Way. Attending the street naming was his family and friend MC Hammer. Additional speakers at the event included Too Short and Money-B.
“Let his spirit live on the rest of these years in these streets and in your hearts,” said Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur during the ceremony.
Tupac Shakur’s music career began in Oakland, Calif. with the group Digital Underground — and now the city has named a street after the rap star, who died in 1996. Sway Calloway led the ceremony. pic.twitter.com/PJlDrW2aHZ
Oakland has renamed MacArthur Boulevard to Tupac Shakur Way in honor of the late rapper. The new signs were unveiled on Friday and commemorate the rapper amidst a period of heightened attention as a man goes on trial for his murder. The street, located between Van Buren and Grand Avenue, was formerly named for General Douglas MacArthur. The Oakland City Council initially voted to make the name change back in May of this year.
Tupac had a conflicted history with the California city. In 1991, Pac sued the police department for police brutality. Pac was allegedly thrown to the ground and choked by two officers after being stopped for jaywalking. In response, Pac filed a lawsuit for $10 million. However, the case was eventually settled for $43,000. Furthermore, this incident was later revealed to be the trigger for Pac’s auto-immune alopecia. This led to 2Pac shaving his head for the rest of his life to combat the hair loss.
In other Pac news, Never-before-seen mugshots of 2Pac and Biggie will be sold at auction next month. The incredibly rare images. along with pristine footage of Biggie’s final concert, are being sold by GottaHaveRockAndRoll. The footage, from the Sting Festival in Jamaica, is said to be clear and beyond any similar footage circulating online. Furthermore, the seller says that the buyer will own the copyright to the footage. Additionally, they will also receive a copy of Biggie’s festival agreement with Sting.
The festival footage is expected to sell for anywhere between one and two million dollars. Meanwhile, the mugshot polaroids are each expected to fetch as much as $40K. Biggie’s mugshot also comes with a thank you note that the rapper wrote in jail. The auction is set to run from October 25 to November 10. This concides with the ongoing murder trial of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, whose trial is expected to begin later this month. Davis is being tried for his role in 2Pac’s murder.
Boosie Badazz is a very outspoken figure; is anyone surprised he’s got something to say about the Jada Pinkett Smith and Tupac drama? Moreover, he recently sat down with DJ Vlad of VladTV for an interview, and they eventually discussed all the stories that the actress has been so keen to tell about the legendary rapper. However, the Baton Rouge MC didn’t really roast her in these remarks; rather, he cracked jokes with Vlad and made some hefty accusations. One of these was that ‘Pac actually took Jada’s virginity, a romantic bond that she’s denied, and both men were pretty clear that this is just speculation and their own wild theories.
Furthermore, Boosie and Vlad spoke on the various claims that the Baltimore native’s made about the West Coast hip-hop icon. These include his alopecia condition, his proposal to her, and a whole lot more. In fact, the “Wipe Em Down” hitmaker confessed that he loved Jada Pinkett Smith- and still does, to a degree, as she still arouses him. “The Internet is undefeated,” he conceded when talking about the variety of memes that propped up as a result of these bombshell statements.
Boosie Speaks On Tupac & Jada Pinkett Smith’s Relationship
Regardless of these jokes, Boosie stood by his belief that Jada and Tupac had some sort of bond that went further than a friendship. He remarked on the many years that they spent together, their rough lives in Baltimore, and how devoted they both were to each other. Of course, there’s a gaggle of fans, social media users, and regular folk that are pushing these very same ideas. In regard to these theories and the 40-year-old’s own speculation, he had this to say: “The questions be complicated, but the answer is simple.”
Meanwhile, he also has some thoughts on another ‘Pac story these days: the arrest of his alleged murderer, Keefe D. That’s another tale with a lot of conspiracies and differing views on it, one that will hopefully be more clarified in court. We’ll have to wait and see what happens, and just how much truth there is behind celebrities’ assumptions on the whole ordeal. For more news on Boosie, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tupac Shakur, check back in with HNHH.
