Tag Archives: Tupac Shakur

Lupe Fiasco and the Radical Messiness of Black Male Feeling

My thoughts on Lupe Fiasco’s MTV interview where he breaks down into tears.
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Imitating Life

My thoughts on Antoine Fuqua’s decision to cast his Tupac biopic with unknowns.
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Hip-Hop Dopeness: LL Cool J on Keith Murray’s Incredible

Before Tupac and Lord Jamar, LL Cool J was the emcee I wanted to be like.  I went through a stupid number of cassette tapes of Bigger and Deffer before I finally got a CD and treated it like the … Continue reading

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Biggie Biggie Biggie…

I was never a fan of Biggie (yes, since before the East Coast-West Coast media war).  I saw him at the Tunnel as a kid in NY right around the time Juicy dropped.  He was slovenly, rude, and could barely … Continue reading

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Tupac Overrated?

In Blender’s list of the most overrated “People, Places, Trends and Other Junk in Rock” Tupac Shakur takes the top slot. I sometimes think stuff like this has more to do with the frustration that often happens with popularity than it does … Continue reading

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