News of June 19, 1998
Birthday Celebration Near Atlanta: Afeni Shakur Plans to Publish Tupac's Poetry
Tupac would have turned 27: In June 1998, his mother hosted a celebration in Georgia and announced plans to release his poetry as a book and album.
On June 16, 1998, Tupac Shakur would have turned 27 years old. The weekend before, his mother Afeni Shakur hosted a birthday celebration in his memory outside Atlanta. MTV reporter Chris Connelly spoke with her there; MTV News reported on June 19.
“We’re Praying That It Works”
Afeni Shakur said she was particularly excited about something that was still unreleased: his poetry. The hope was to release it as a spoken studio album, together with the written word. She said she had heard that a company familiar to MTV viewers was interested in the project. People should keep their fingers crossed.
What became of the project is shown on the pages Poems and The Rose That Grew from Concrete.