Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Baltimore School for the Arts. 712 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5298 When: June 25, 1986 What: In 1986, Afeni Shakur relocated her daughter and son Tupac from Harlem to Baltimore. After two years at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, the late rapper transferred to the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he got an education in acting, poetry and dance. He also became close friends with classmate Jada Pinkett . « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music Moments , sponsored by Southwest Airlines . Each Black Music Moment is associated with an actual place that you can visit. During the month of June, check in to at least three of these places on Foursquare to unlock TheUrbanDaily’s exclusive “It’s All Black Music” Badge . Check out the locations and details on our Foursquare page !
‘Afeni Shakur she was loving the song,’ Meek Mill tells MTV News after performing ‘Tupac Back’ with Ross. By Rob Markman Meek Mill and Rick Ross perform at Tupac’s 40th birthday party Photo: Dennis Byron Tupac’s spirit lived on Thursday night at the Atlanta Symphony Hall, as family, friends and fans celebrated him on what would have been the late rapper/actor’s 40th birthday . Rick Ross, Erykah Badu, Bun B, 8Ball & MJG and comedian Mike Epps all attended the event, raising money for the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, which helps students develop their skills in the creative arts. The crowd stood and applauded when Epps, host of the event, presented ‘Pac’s mother, Afeni, with a $10,000 donation, The Associated Press reported. Ross then took the stage with his new Maybach Music signee Meek Mill to perform their homage-paying single “Tupac Back.” Not only did the crowd approve but Meek told MTV News he noticed the reaction of one special partygoer in particular. “I was just representing for Tupac and we performed it out here in front of his mom. His mom was loving it; Afeni Shakur she was loving the song,” he said backstage after the show. Mill admitted that he expected to draw some criticism for comparing himself to the revered Shakur on “Tupac Back,” but said he first found inspiration to rap in Shakur’s rebellious attitude. “I knew it was going to be a lot of talk behind it, people sayin’, like, me thinkin’ I’m Tupac or whatever, but we represent the same thing,” the Philly rapper said. ” ‘Pac, he don’t care what he say, he gonna give you rawness, and that’s what I always felt. That’s the biggest message he gave to me: always give out rawness and the things you want to say, say it.” The party was held a day after AllHipHop.com obtained a letter from Dexter Isaac claiming to be involved in the 1994 robbery and shooting of Shakur at Quad Studios in Manhattan. ‘Pac, who was shot five times in that incident, survived, but began serving a prison sentence for a sexual assault charge in February 1995. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot in Las Vegas and died in the hospital six days later. Related Artists Tupac Erykah Badu Rick Ross (Hip-Hop)
Iconic rapper would have turned 40 years old on Thursday. By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by MTV News Tupac Shakur in 1992 Photo: Amalgam Digital Had he lived, Tupac Shakur would have turned 40 years old on Thursday (June 16). The sometimes enigmatic, always fiery rapper would have been a grizzled veteran looking back with nostalgia at the exploits that made him the model of hip-hop machismo and passion. But in an interview with MTV News in 1992, the late rapper expressed eloquently why he wanted no part of the “role model” title he was destined to be tagged with. “I say I don’t want to be a role model in the song, because if I let somebody put the role-model label on me, that limits me,” Tupac explained, referring to his song “Ghetto Gospel.” “Because look at those words, ‘role’ and ‘model.’ Both of those are fake words, to play a role and to model, that’s fake. I’m real. Being real, I drink, I hang out, I party — I do things that a 21-year-old does. And even worse, because I didn’t have a childhood, I’m reliving my childhood. I live life to its fullest, I make mistakes, but I do some stuff that some college kids wouldn’t do, because I live from my heart. I have fun. I don’t want to be a role model, I just want to be real.” If Tupac was anything, it was real. He openly admitted his flaws in interviews and his rhymes, and was known for being fiercely loyal, almost to a fault. The “California Love” rapper never wanted his success to prevent him from being relatable to his friends in the “outer city.” (“It’s the outer city because we’re always left out,” he said.) Never forgetting where he came from was a theme heard throughout ‘Pac’s music and was a trait inherent in people he saw as heroes. ” ‘Role model,’ that’s the word that they make. In the outer city, we don’t have it,” Tupac said. “We had [Mike] Tyson, Tyson was the perfect outer-city hero because he was always on the edge, they always wanted to make him a different type of person. But he would never be that, he would always be on the edge, and they hated him for that. They punished him because he never legitimized himself. He hung in clubs. He was the only person I knew that had millions that hung around with rappers. The only black person I know that made it to that millionaire status and then treated rappers with dignity.” ‘Pac continued, “Every entertainment person who has money looks at rappers as ignorant people with mics, holding our jocks, wearing Kangols and big gold chains. Mike Tyson was the only person I can remember being a millionaire and a real brother. And he was my hero, and I want to be like that. And I want more people like that.” Tragically and ironically, Tupac would be shot multiple times on September 7, 1996, after attending the Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon boxing match at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Although one of hip-hop’s most recognizable stars would succumb to his injuries about a week later, his legend has only risen since his sudden death nearly 15 years ago. Share your memories of Tupac in the comments below. Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ With Juelz Santana Related Artists Tupac
We’ve just about had it with these sick f*cks today!!! A Florida man is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a pet Chihuahua while drunk. Tomas Bautista (corr), 40, is charged with animal cruelty for allegedly penetrating Mimi the Chihuahua mix with his finger. Booking photo provided by Broward Sheriff’s Office. SplashNews
because so many of you loved the first “Memory Lane” post of baby faced MCs before their star rose, we bring to you part 2 of that list with some new pics and new artists. Enjoy!
Releases by Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, B.o.B, Bruno Mars also recognized by recording-industry organization RIAA. By James Montgomery Justin Bieber Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ Getty Images On Wednesday, the Recording Industry Association of America handed out their latest round of gold and platinum certifications … and if your name was Ke$ha or Justin Bieber, well, then it was a very good day for you. Ke$ha’s Animal was certified gold (meaning it passed the 500,000-sales mark) and a spate of her digital singles went multiplatinum, with “Tik Tok” being downloaded more than 5 million times and “Your Love Is My Drug” racking up another 2 million. “Blah Blah Blah” and “Take It Off” both were certified gold, meaning that, all told, she’s sold more than 8.5 million downloads to date. Bieber earned his first-ever multiplatinum award, as the RIAA certified sales of his My World 2.0 album at more than 2 million copies. “Baby,” his team-up with Ludacris, also was certified as double platinum. Wednesday also was a great day to be the Black Eyed Peas, as their massive tune “I Gotta Feeling” was certified 6-times platinum (that’s more than 6 million downloads) — making it the RIAA’s highest-ever digital-song certification. Following (somewhat) close behind the Peas were the likes of Katy Perry, B.o.B, Taio Cruz and Rihanna, who had their respective mega singles “California Gurls,” “Airplanes,” “Break Your Heart” and “Don’t Stop the Music” certified as triple platinum. Perry and Rihanna also each picked up a double-platinum certification — for “Teenage Dream” and “Rude Boy,” respectively — bringing their total hauls to more than 5 million units sold. The Bruno Mars track “Just the Way You Are” was certified platinum, giving the crooner his very first solo plaque. B.o.B’s “Magic” and former “American Idol” champ Kris Allen’s “Live Like We’re Dying” also picked up platinum certifications. Related Artists Justin Bieber Ke$ha Katy Perry
Rapper chided veteran talk-show host for mispronouncing Tupac’s name. By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images BROOKLYN — Jay-Z’s new book, “Decoded,” may be about translating the lyrics in his songs, but when the iconic MC sat down with talk-show host Charlie Rose, he promised to “decode” everything. Rose interviewed the rapper on Thursday before an audience at the Brooklyn Museum for a future episode of his PBS program, and the pair touched on much more than music. With Beyonc
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Many of the best music video directors and artists borrow their concepts from films, and they’re geniuses to do it. Shrinking a classic cinematic treasure to three minutes and imbuing it with pop urgency creates a whole new experience, one that reaffirms and adds to our appreciation of the original film. Now, Movieline revisits ten videos that rejiggered moments from film history to staggering effect. Do you want stark Orson Welles shoutouts? What about two movie-lovin’ videos from the greatest music video artist of all time? All that and more await you.
