Year 201916 items
News 2019
16 news items from 2019, in chronological order, each with a source.
January 2019
- Matoma Gives Away Remix of “So Many Tears”A text message was all it took: Ahead of his 2019 tour, Norwegian producer Matoma gave away a bootleg remix of Tupac's “So Many Tears”.
- More Than $21,000 for Tupac's Prison DrawingLove mail from Dannemora: How an erotic drawing and letter from 1995 went under the hammer at Steiner Auction for more than $21,000.
April 2019
- Tupac's Estate Honors Nipsey HussleOn March 31, 2019, Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed. A day later, Tupac's estate spoke out on Instagram: a champion had been lost.
- A Poem for Tupac: Estate Calls for Poetry MonthOriginal verses for a fan bundle: In April 2019, the estate issued a call for US Poetry Month and released a collection based on Tupac's poems.
- Director John Singleton Dies at 51He made Tupac postal worker Lucky and made Oscar history: Director John Singleton died on April 29, 2019, after a stroke.
May 2019
June 2019
- Tupac's killer unmasked after 22 years? What was known in 2019, and what followed in 2026In 2019, Keffe D spoke publicly about the shots fired at Tupac. What many thought was time-barred ended in court in 2026 with a guilty verdict.
- Tupac Estate Sues Universal Music with SoundgardenUp to 500,000 titles destroyed: Why Tupac's estate went to court against Universal Music with Soundgarden in 2019 and what became of the master tapes.
July 2019
- Tupac's Letter to Madonna Goes to AuctionMadonna lost in court, and now the letter went to auction: Gotta Have Rock and Roll set a $100,000 starting bid for Tupac's lines from prison.
- Iowa: Agency Head Sent Tupac Emails, Then Stepped DownCookies with “Thug Life” and Tupac quotes to 4,300 employees: How Iowa agency head Jerry Foxhoven drew notice-and had to step down in June 2019.
- "2Pac Must Die": Glasses Malone Recounts Tupac's Death from Orlando Anderson's PerspectiveThe night of September 7, 1996 from the suspect's perspective: In "2Pac Must Die," Glasses Malone stages the events of Tupac's murder as a music video.
- $30,000 for Tupac's Prison IDStarting bid $2,000, hammer price $30,000: Tupac's 1995 prison ID fetched a record price for Tupac memorabilia at Heritage Auctions.
August 2019
- FX Orders Tupac Series “Outlaw” from Allen HughesFive parts on Tupac and Afeni Shakur: US network FX announces the docuseries by Allen Hughes-the project was ultimately released in 2023 as “Dear Mama”.
- Universal: Tupac's Master Tapes Were Not DestroyedNo damage, no standing: According to Universal, Tupac, Tom Petty and Steve Earle lost no irreplaceable original tapes in the 2008 fire.
November 2019
- "Slow Burn": Season 3 on the Murders of Tupac and BiggieAfter Watergate and Clinton: In November 2019, Slate's podcast "Slow Burn" with host Joel Anderson examined the murders of Tupac and Biggie.
- Ex-Detective Kading Calls for Arrest of "Keffe D"Protected in interrogation, confessing on camera: Why ex-detective Greg Kading demanded the arrest of Duane "Keffe D" Davis in 2019 for Tupac's murder.