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Jewell Caples Dead At 53
Jewell Caples has died.The singer - who was once known as Death Row Records' 'First Lady' - passed away around 5am on Friday (06.05.22) at the age of 53, the record label's former head of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 May 2022
Snoop Dogg Explains Decision To Pull Death Row Catalogue From Streaming Platforms
Snoop Dogg has removed the Death Row catalogue from streaming platforms because they "don't pay".The 50-year-old hip hop legend bought Death Row Records - which was founded by Suge Knight, Dr. Dre and Michael 'Harry...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 April 2022
The Mother's Day Playlist: The Best Songs Devoted To The Mothers Of The World
Give your mother something else to think about during these troubling times with our heartfelt Mother's Day playlist. Get her flowers as well though - we imagine she's expecting more than a few nice songs....
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 22 March 2020
Jada Pinkett Smith Was A Drug Dealer When She Met Tupac
Jada Pinkett Smith has dropped quite the bombshell about her life before she and her husband Will Smith became the ultimate Hollywood power couple. Most of us know that she was close to Tupac Shakur...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 July 2017
Madonna Blocks Auction Of Tupac Shakur Letter With Court Order
Madonna has blocked the auctioning of personal items, including a letter sent to her from prison by the later rapper Tupac Shakur and a pair of worn underwear, after winning an emergency court order in...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19 July 2017
Jenners Respond To T-shirt Lawsuit
It's the story that keeps on giving. After weeks of controversy over those t-shirts, the latest development in the ever-expanding case is that the lawsuit inflicted upon the two Jenner sisters is "baseless" according to...
By John Tindale in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 July 2017
Tupac Broke Up With Madonna Because She Was "Too White"
An emotional letter written from rapper Tupac to a young Madonna reveals the star broke up with the singer because she was “white”, it has been claimed. The pair dated in the 1990s when Tupac...
By Charlotte Court in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 July 2017
Prison Letter Reveals Tupac Shakur Broke Up With Madonna Because Of Her Race
Madonna grabbed headlines by revealing back in 2015 that she had briefly dated Tupac Shakur – but a new letter written by the late rapper shows that things were a lot deeper between them than...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 July 2017
Demetrius Shipp Jr. Felt Engulfed By Tupac
For his first acting role, 28-year-old Demetrius Shipp Jr. is playing Tupac Shakur in the biopic All Eyez on Me. And he thinks he was born to play the role, because when he was working...
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 June 2017
Steve Mcqueen To Tell 'Unvarnished' Story Of Tupac Shakur
It looks like we're finally going to get to see an official documentary on the life, career and untimely death of rapper Tupac Shakur as its announced that director Steve McQueen is on board to...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 10 May 2017
The Truth Behind Reports That Suge Knight Has Named Tupac's Killers
Rumours have recently emerged that Suge Knight has finally opened up about who he believed was responsible for the killing of his friend Tupac Shakur in 1996, apparently blaming both his ex-wife Sharitha and Death...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 April 2017
Tupac Shakur To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame In 2017
The late rap icon Tupac Shakur will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year as part of the class of 2017, along with the likes of Pearl Jam, Journey, Electric...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 20 December 2016
Johnny Depp To Star In Biggie And Tupac Film 'Labyrinth'
Johnny Depp is to take on his first post-divorce movie project by starring in the forthcoming Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. as a police detective who investigated the unsolved murders of the two rap stars.The Hollywood...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 September 2016
Dubious 'Selfie' Means Tupac Shakur Is Still Alive, According To Some Fans
The late hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur is actually alive and well… if a new fan theory that has swooped upon a dubious ‘selfie’ circulating the internet is to be believed, that is.The image comes from...
By Ed Biggs in Bizarre / Weird Wonderful on 28 August 2016
First Trailer For Tupac Shakur Biopic 'All Eyez On Me' Released
A new teaser trailer for the upcoming Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me has been released, on the same day that would have been the late rapper’s 45th birthday.The tense clip, which was uploaded...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 June 2016
Tim Roth Helped Pay For Tupac Shakur's Funeral
The British actor became friends with the rapper when he appeared opposite him in 1997 movie Gridlock'd, but the hip-hop star died the year before its release when he was gunned down in...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 December 2015
Tupac Biopic At Centre Of New Lawsuit
A film about the late rapper was originally due to start shooting in 2011, but it was repeatedly delayed due to a court fight between Shakur's mother Afeni and production company Morgan Creek....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 October 2015
Andy Kaufman Coming Back From The Dead For Hologram Show
The comics' families have agreed terms with Hologram USA officials to create a stage show based on their classic routines. "Who knew that the persistent rumours that Andy Kaufman would return from...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 October 2015
Tupac Shakur's Prison Letter Up For Sale
The rapper wrote the note while he was in jail serving a sentence stemming from a sexual assault conviction a year before his death in 1996. It was addressed to his friend...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2015
Tupac Shakur's Letter Selling For 225k
A handwritten letter by Tupac Shakur is going up for sale for $225,000.The 'Dear Mama' rapper penned the note to Nina Bhadresher, who worked for Death Row Records, while in jail on sexual assault charges...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 October 2015
Missy Elliott Pays Tribute To Late Stars At Festival
During her set, which included a cameo from rap newcomer Sharaya J, the Work It hitmaker asked fans to hold up the light on their cell phones for a special tribute. Before...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2015
Kendrick Lamar Inspired By Tupac
Kendrick Lamar was inspired by Tupac.The 'Art of Peer Pressure' rapper has left a touching tribute to the 'California Love' hitmaker on the 19th anniversary of his death yesterday (13.09.15).He wrote: ''I was 8 yrs...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2015
Kendrick Lamar Pens Tribute To Tupac Shakur On Anniversary Of His Death
The Swimming Pools (Drank) hitmaker has long counted the music icon as one of his influences, and on Sunday (13Sep15), Lamar wrote a touching missive on the official Tupac website honouring his mentor....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2015
Tha Dogg Pound Biopic Cast Head To The Recording Studio
Following the success of N.W.A. movie Straight Outta Compton, Dillinger, the cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg, announced plans to create his own film about Tha Dogg Pound collective, which also included Warren G...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 September 2015
Snoop Dogg And Tupac Shakur Biopic Going Ahead
The film about the 1980s rap group smashed box office predictions and shot straight to the top of the U.S. chart with takings of $56.1 million (£35 million) on its opening weekend (13-16Aug15)....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 August 2015
Jay Z Shelved 2pac Song Attack After Death
The late MC famously took aim at a young Jay Z on the song Bomb First (My Second Reply), which featured on The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory album in 1996, and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2015
Gwyneth Paltrow Launches Range Of Rapper-inspired Bags
Gwyneth Paltrow has launched a range of rap-themed clutch bags.The 42-year-old actress' two Edie Parker-designed bags - which also have a mirror inside - cost $1695 and are inscribed with the nicknames 'Hov' and 'Shady'...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 29 July 2015
Eminem Writes Note To Tupac Shakur's Mother
The Without Me hitmaker, who has always spoken highly of Shakur and his influence on hip-hop, once wrote to Shakur's mother Afeni about her son, who was killed in 1996. In...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 July 2015
Hussein Fatal's Girlfriend Facing Dui And Vehicular Homicide Charges Over Deadly Crash
The Tupac Shakur collaborator, real name Bruce Washington, was a passenger in a car that crashed on Interstate 85 early on Friday (10Jul15), throwing him from the vehicle. He was declared dead...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 July 2015
The Outlawz Rapper Killed In Car Crash
The death of Fatal, 38, real name Bruce Washington, was confirmed by fellow group members EDI and Mutah 'Napoleon' Beale via their Facebook.com accounts, but no further details have been made public....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 July 2015
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