Year 201318 items
News 2013
18 news items from 2013, in chronological order, each with a source.
January 2013
February 2013
- Recordings for "One Nation": Video from Tupac's Final WeekIn the studio with Duck Down: Director Gobi M. Rahimi posted footage from Tupac's final week of life for the East-West project "One Nation".
- Estate Moves to Jampol: Afeni Wants to Release the "Entire Body of Work"Alongside the Doors, now Tupac: Jeffrey Jampol takes over the estate, and Afeni Shakur wants to make the entire body of work accessible to fans.
March 2013
- Biopic Director Antoine Fuqua: Deal in Place, Script MissingContract signed, script unfinished: why director Antoine Fuqua put the brakes on the Tupac biopic in 2013 and which writers were in talks.
- Ten Weeks for Coachella: Digital Domain Looks Back at the Tupac ProjectionTen weeks instead of over a year: At SXSW, Ed Ulbrich explained how the Coachella figure was created. A year later, The Source asks about the ethics.
- Tupac's Hat from "California Love" Under the HammerThe Biltmore hat from the "California Love" video was up for auction in March 2013-consigned by the ex-wife of Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil.
April 2013
- Tyga Releases "Hit 'Em Up" with Tupac Samples and JadakissNot a cover, but a vocal puzzle: How Tyga brought together old Tupac lines and Jadakiss on "Hit 'Em Up" for "Hotel California" in 2013.
- Tupac's Former Bodyguard Frank Alexander Is DeadOn the night of the 1996 murder, he was Tupac's only bodyguard: AllHipHop reported Frank Alexander's death on April 30, 2013. Circumstances remained unclear.
May 2013
- Assata Shakur on the FBI Terrorist ListTwo million dollar bounty: The FBI places Tupac's godmother Assata Shakur on its list of most wanted terrorists as the first woman.
- After Tupac: Eazy-E and ODB to Appear as HologramsFollowing Tupac's Coachella performance, Rock the Bells brings Eazy-E and Ol' Dirty Bastard to the stage virtually-with their families' blessing.
June 2013
- Hollywood Walk of Fame: Star Announced for TupacAnnounced for the Walk of Fame in 2013, unveiled in 2023: Tupac's star on Hollywood Boulevard was nearly ten years in the making.
- Tupac Musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me" Set for BroadwayTupac's songs on Broadway, but without him as a character on stage: Kenny Leon plans the musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me" for the 2013-14 season.
July 2013
August 2013
September 2013
- Tupac Biopic: Morgan Creek and Emmett/Furla Plan Shoot for 2014Following years of legal disputes, Morgan Creek and Emmett/Furla announce the Tupac biopic: filming begins in 2014 in Atlanta, Afeni Shakur co-produces.
- Afeni Shakur Sues Entertainment One: Dispute over Royalties and Master TapesMore than $1.1 million and unreleased master recordings: Tupac's estate takes Entertainment One to Los Angeles Superior Court.