Year 202219 items
News 2022
19 news items from 2022, in chronological order, each with a source.
January 2022
- Dispute Over Afeni's Estate: Tupac's Sister Sues Trustee Tom WhalleyMore than $5.5 million and personal heirlooms: Tupac's sister Sekyiwa sues trustee Tom Whalley. Nothing has been decided in court.
- "Wake Me When I'm Free" Opens in Los AngelesFrom a prison letter to a Versace suit: On January 21, 2022, the "Wake Me When I'm Free" exhibition opened at The Canvas at L.A. Live.
February 2022
- Snoop Dogg buys Death Row RecordsOn February 9, 2022, Snoop Dogg took over the Death Row brand from Blackstone's MNRK. Tupac's 1996 albums, however, were left out of the sale.
- Super Bowl LVI: Homage to Tupac Without a HologramNo hologram, just the music: how Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg remembered Tupac at Super Bowl LVI with two classics.
- Biopic About Afeni Shakur AnnouncedFrom the Panther 21 to the birth of Tupac: Amaru Entertainment and the estate bring Afeni Shakur's life to the screen as a feature film.
- Snoop Dogg's Death Row Deal Without Tupac's AlbumsSnoop Dogg takes over Death Row, but Tupac's classics are missing from the catalog: The 1996 albums sit with Interscope. Now Snoop hopes for a deal.
March 2022
- Death Row Albums Disappear from Streaming, Tupac's RemainSnoop Dogg pulls Death Row classics from streaming. Only Tupac's albums stay online-because they were not included in the label purchase.
- Sotheby's auctions Tupac's childhood haikus and love lettersA haiku booklet by the eleven-year-old and love letters from 1988: In March 2022, Sotheby's auctioned two early writings by Tupac Shakur.
May 2022
June 2022
- Powamekka Café: Tupac's Restaurant Idea as a Pop-Up in Los AngelesFor Tupac's 51st birthday, his estate brought the Powamekka Café to Los Angeles: a pop-up restaurant based on Tupac's own sketches.
- Chi Modu's Estate Sues Universal Over a Tupac PhotoUniversal cited only its own archive as the source: Why the estate of photographer Chi Modu is suing the music corporation over a Tupac portrait.
July 2022
- "Wake Me When I'm Free" Closes on September 5 in Los AngelesExtended twice, over 50 school groups hosted: On September 5, 2022, the Tupac show in Los Angeles closes-afterward, it moves to other cities.
- Estate dispute: Sekyiwa Shakur demands an independent auditJewelry worth $217,700 with no list: Sekyiwa Shakur's lawyers challenge Whalley's accounting and demand a court audit of the estate.
September 2022
- Tupac Murder Case: Two Podcasters Offer $100,000 RewardOn the 26th anniversary of his death, David Kohlmeier and Jon Orlando want to get witnesses talking: a $100,000 private reward for leads in Tupac's murder.
- Coolio Is Dead: The Bellhop from the "Temptations" VideoWhen Tupac was in prison in 1995, Coolio stepped in for the "Temptations" video. On September 28, 2022, the "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper died at 59.
October 2022
November 2022
- Mutulu Shakur: Release Granted on Medical GroundsOn November 10, 2022, the U.S. Parole Commission granted the release of Tupac's stepfather Mutulu Shakur. The 72-year-old suffers from bone marrow cancer.
- Tupac's "Greatest Hits": 450 Weeks on the Billboard 200450 weeks on the Billboard 200: Only three rap albums have spent longer on the charts than Tupac's 1998 double album.