Year 201421 items
News 2014
21 news items from 2014, in chronological order, each with a source.
January 2014
- Tupac as a Jedi: The Alleged Audition for "Star Wars"In 2014, a former Death Row sound engineer claimed Tupac was to audition for Mace Windu. Beyond this account, there is no evidence.
- "Holler If Ya Hear Me": Broadway Opening DateAn $8 million budget and the Palace Theatre: The producers of "Holler If Ya Hear Me" announced their Broadway dates on January 8, 2014.
February 2014
March 2014
- Jada Pinkett Smith Calls Tupac a Father FigureOn "The Arsenio Hall Show" in 2014, Jada Pinkett Smith spoke about her youth and explained why Tupac became a father figure to her.
- Tupac Biopic: Suge Knight Named on Producer List and RemovedMishap on the Tupac biopic: Suge Knight was listed as a producer. Morgan Creek requested his removal, stating Knight was never involved in the project.
- Kickstarter for Documentary “Justice for Tupac and Biggie”Crowdfunding for a doc: In 2014, Lloyd Lake and Reggie Wright claimed authorities looked the other way because Suge Knight was an informant.
April 2014
May 2014
- Kendrick Lamar Covers "California Love" at the iHeartRadio AwardsAs an eight-year-old he watched the video shoot: in 2014, Kendrick Lamar covered Tupac and Dr. Dre's "California Love" at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.
- Afeni Shakur at the "Circle of Mothers"At the "Circle of Mothers" in Miami, Afeni Shakur spoke to grieving mothers: let go of anger and honor the deceased through actions for the community.
- "Fuck you": A Police Officer on Tupac's Last WordsA retired sergeant recalls the night of September 7, 1996, and the rapper's terse answer when asked who shot him.
- Audio Samples Ahead of Previews: How the Tupac Musical SoundsChoir and slam poetry instead of sirens and grit: First songs from "Holler If Ya Hear Me" are online and sound noticeably smoother than Tupac's originals.
June 2014
- Accidentally Recorded: The Phone Call with Sanyika Shakur (1995)In October 1995, Tupac and Sanyika Shakur speak by phone. An answering machine accidentally records the call. In 2014, the recording is released.
- "Holler If Ya Hear Me" Premieres on BroadwayAn $8 million budget and Tupac's verses on Broadway: On June 19, "Holler If Ya Hear Me" premiered at the Palace Theatre.
- Mail from the Cell: Tupac's Letter to Chuck DThanks for support and plans for an album called 'Euthanasia': What Tupac wrote to Chuck D from prison in September 1995.
July 2014
- National Geographic Looks Back at Tupac's DeathThe 2014 documentary "The '90s: The Last Great Decade?" has eyewitnesses like Gobi Rahimi look back on the shooting and the anxious hospital vigil.
- CIA Tweet: "We Don't Know Where Tupac Is"Marking its first month on Twitter, the CIA shared humorous replies-and inadvertently fueled the rumor mill with a tweet about Tupac.
- After Just a Few Weeks: Tupac Musical Closes on BroadwayEmpty rows and weak box office: After just one month on Broadway, the Tupac musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me" closes on July 20.
August 2014
October 2014
- Jada Pinkett Smith on Tupac and the Violence of Her YouthAn old photo with Tupac and Maxine: How Jada Pinkett Smith wrote on Facebook in 2014 about loss, violence, and surviving a 'war zone'.
- Three Poems by 17-Year-Old TupacHandwritten verses on love and heartbreak: In 2014, Leila Steinberg made public three poems Tupac had written at age 17.