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News 2021

17 news items from 2021, in chronological order, each with a source.

January 2021

  1. Tupac vs. Biggie: Swizz Beatz Dreams of a Verzuz BattleTupac vs. The Notorious B.I.G.: Swizz Beatz wants to bring the battle to Verzuz. A set format is still missing, but Timbaland already has an idea.

March 2021

  1. 30 Years of Death Row: Two Tupac Albums Back on CassetteFor the label's 30th anniversary, Tapehead City brings 'All Eyez On Me' and 'The Don Killuminati' back on cassette, in red, gold, and as a 'Prison Tape'.

April 2021

  1. Shock G: Tupac's First Mentor Is DeadHe brought 19-year-old Tupac on tour as a roadie and dancer: Digital Underground founder Shock G died on April 22, 2021, at age 57 in Tampa.
  2. Death Row Catalog Moves to Blackstone with eOneHasbro sells eOne Music to Blackstone for $385 million. The package includes Death Row-and with it, Tupac's 1996 albums.

May 2021

  1. Photographer Chi Modu has diedChi Modu died at 54. His photos of Tupac, shirtless and wearing a bandana, shaped the rapper's image in the public memory.

June 2021

  1. Oral History “Changes”: Tupac's Life in Other VoicesNo archival material, barely his own words: Sheldon Pearce recounts Tupac's life through companions, teachers, and observers-critics were divided.
  2. Tupac Would Be 50: Jada Pinkett Smith Reads an Unpublished PoemFor his 50th birthday on June 16, 2021, Jada Pinkett Smith shared the poem 'Lost Soulz,' while SiriusXM launched a limited-run Tupac channel.
  3. "Last Man Standing": Nick Broomfield Delivers SequelIn 2021, Nick Broomfield targeted Suge Knight again: His doc 'Last Man Standing' arrived as a sequel to 'Biggie and Tupac' in theaters and on television.

July 2021

  1. “Real N***as”: Unreleased Nas Song Aimed at Tupac SurfacesAn unreleased song from around It Was Written (1996): on “Real N***as,” Nas targets Tupac-even though their feud was settled before Tupac’s death.

September 2021

  1. 25th Anniversary of Death: A Quarter Century Without ChargesFour hits, six days until death, and 25 years without a verdict: when Tupac's death marked 25 years in 2021, still no one had been charged in the murder.

October 2021

  1. The Outlawz re-record Tupac's unfinished project "One Nation"E.D.I. Mean and Young Noble carry on Tupac's “One Nation” project 25 years after his death-with guests like Chuck D, but without Tupac's unreleased originals.

November 2021

  1. "Wake Me When I'm Free": Estate Announces Immersive ExhibitionFrom handwritten notes to 'Dear Mama': The estate announces 'Wake Me When I'm Free,' an immersive show opening January 2022 in Los Angeles.
  2. Will Smith's Jealousy of Tupac: 'He Was Pac! And I Was Me'“He was Pac! And I was me.” In “Will,” Will Smith describes how Jada Pinkett's bond with Tupac tormented him-even though the two were never a couple.
  3. The 2Pacalypse Now Release Party: 18 Photos as NFTsWith a disposable camera, Lawrence Dotson captured Tupac's first album party in 1992. Nearly 30 years later, he offered the images as NFTs.

December 2021

  1. Hard Drive from Tupac's Bodyguard Goes Under the Hammer83 gigabytes from bodyguard Frank Alexander: Gotta Have Rock and Roll auctions photos, documents, and an unreleased song snippet.
  2. First Official Tupac NFTs: The “Immortal Collection”From the 2Pac ring to the medallion: On December 15, 2021, the estate released its first official NFT series with the “Immortal Collection”.
  3. $95,000 for a Handwritten Tupac Poem from 1995$95,000 for a poem from prison: According to the dealer, "All Eye Was Lookin 4" is the origin of All Eyez On Me. That is unproven.

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