‘Everything in Our Lives Was Traumatic’: Tupac Shakur’s Early Years in Baltimore

In an excerpt from the new biography Only God Can Judge Me, friends and family of the slain rapper detail the pain, poverty, ...

Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice

Like many of them, he draws from multiple cultures and traditions—Spanish and Quechua speaking, global and local, ancient and modern. And with his fellow artists, he’s creating something entirely new: ...

7 things to know about Tupac Shakur’s life in Baltimore from new book

“Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur” ($29.99, Mariner Books) consists of 464 pages crammed with nearly 700 ...

A Tupac Shakur Biographer Goes Looking For Brenda's Baby

Jeff Pearlman's forthcoming book Only God Can Judge Me, the product of “obsessive” reporting and over 650 interviews, sheds ...
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From security officer to rising star: 21mics inspires with new Hip Hop hit

Twenty-three-year-old Aobakwe Senokwanyana, best known as 21mics (moneyiscomingsoon), has released his latest song as he continues his climb toward Hip Hop success.