AFENI SHAKUR PASSES AWAY AT 69

Afeni Shakur was much more than just the mother of Tupac Shakur. The Black Panther and political activist instilled her son with an outlook on life, civil rights and social consciousness that would permeate into his music and help him become one of the most iconic figures in all of music.

Unfortunately, Ms. Shakur passed away on Monday night after going into cardiac arrest.

With her passing, we celebrate her life with this interview from 1991 where she discusses details about her son.

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ANDERSON .PAAK TO EMBARK ON MALIBU TOUR

In support of his excellent Malibu album, Anderson .Paak is set to hit the road and perform with The Free Nationals. Check out the dates and head to Ticketmaster and get your tix for the show.

05/06 Durham, NC – Art of Cool Fest
05/13 Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
05/14 Orlando, FL – Amway Center
05/29 Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fairgrounds
06/03 Toronto, Ontario – TD Echo Beach
06/04 Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing
06/12 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrews Hall
06/17 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
06/18 Forest Hills, NY – Wild Life Festival
06/21 Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
06/22 Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
06/27 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
07/09 Rotterdam, Netherlands – North Sea Jazz
07/-12 Grimstad, Norway – Skral Festival
07/16 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07/21 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
07/22 Toronto, Ontario – The Phoenix Concert Theatre
07/29 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
08/01 Ventura, CA – The Majestic Ventura Theater
08/02 Phoenix, AZ – Livewire
08/03 San Diego, CA – House of Blues

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SEAN PRICE RAP CLINIC PART 2 FEAT. R.A. THE RUGGED MAN [VIDEO]

R.A. The Rugged Man was indirectly, directly responsible for why Sean Price was forced to start a rap clinic. R.A. leaped from a stage at a show Sean was attending; landing on him and damaging his vocal chords. Forced to stop rapping, Sean turned to a new source of income, as the owner and teacher of a rap clinic.

With Sean’s tragic death last year, students of the clinic were sad to lose their mentor. Several of the students had pre-paid credits for the class. To prevent refunds, R.A. The Rugged Man felt it was only right to step up and honor the legacy of Sean Price by assuming the new role of teacher for the clinic.

Although he claimed to take a more professional and patient approach to the teachings…things didn’t unfold that way during his lessons. The only bright spot of the day seemed to come from his star pupil, A.F.R.O. Watch the drama unfold in Rap Clinic Part 2!