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News 2000
19 news items from 2000, in chronological order, each with a source.
January 2000
February 2000
March 2000
April 2000
- The Outlawz Sue Death Row and Suge Knight for 4.5 Million DollarsIn April 2000, Tupac's associates went to court: The Outlawz sued Death Row, Interscope, and imprisoned Suge Knight for 4.5 million dollars.
- "Static": Chopmaster J Recounts Tupac's Time with Digital UndergroundIn April 2000, Chopmaster J's book "Static: My Tupac Shakur Story" hit US stores, the first 10,000 copies with a CD of early basement recordings.
May 2000
June 2000
- From Olatunji to Mos Def: Tupac's Poems Set to MusicOn June 13, 2000, MTV News reported a spoken-word album of Tupac's poems. Leila Steinberg gave first names; Babatunde Olatunji had already recorded.
- Second Tupac Conference in Oakland Shows Video of 17-Year-OldIn late June 2000, fans, former Black Panthers and companions met at an Oakland school for the second Tupac Amaru Shakur One Nation Conference.
July 2000
August 2000
- Big L's Album "The Big Picture" Released with a Contribution from TupacOn August 1, 2000, "The Big Picture" by rapper Big L, killed in Harlem, was released. Among the guests: Tupac, posthumously like Big L himself.
- Tupac's Estate Settles Legal Dispute with Orlando Anderson's HeirsIn late July 2000, Tupac's estate and Orlando Anderson's heirs reached an out-of-court settlement. No financial details were disclosed.
September 2000
- FBI Files: Investigation into Extortion of Tupac and Eazy-EIn September 2000, it emerged: The FBI probed for years whether people around the Jewish Defense League extorted Tupac and Eazy-E with death threats.
- "Hip-Hop Nation" at the Brooklyn Museum Shows Items from Tupac’s EstateFrom September 22, 2000, the Brooklyn Museum showed "Hip-Hop Nation" with over 400 items, including Tupac’s personal belongings.
October 2000
- Film Rights Sold: Cathy Scott's Books Slated to Become "Record Wars"In October 2000, reporter Cathy Scott sold the film rights to her books on the Tupac and Biggie cases. "Record Wars" was planned.
- Former Detective Russell Poole: Police Leadership Slowed Down the Investigation in the Biggie CaseIn October 2000, former LAPD investigator Russell Poole accused his superiors of blocking leads to police officers in the Biggie case.
- "Too Gangsta for Radio": Two New Tupac Songs on a Bitter Death Row SamplerIn fall 2000, Death Row released "Too Gangsta for Radio" with unreleased Tupac songs "Friends" and "Thug Nature", targeting Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
November 2000
- Tupac.com Remains Fan Site: Estate Loses Dispute Over Internet AddressesIn the fall of 2000, Tupac's estate lost the dispute over Tupac.com and Tupac.net. A WIPO arbitration left the addresses with the fan site operator.
- The Outlawz Release Their First Album Under Their Own NameOn November 7, 2000, Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us was released, the Outlawz' first album under their own name. It reached 95 on the Billboard 200.
- "The Rose That Grew from Concrete": Artists Read Tupac's PoemsIn November 2000, an album was released on which musicians and actors perform Tupac's early poems, from Mos Def to Danny Glover.