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Afeni Shakur (born January 10, 1947) is the mother of world famous slain American rapper Tupac Shakur, and was an important member of the Black Panther Party. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. ...
The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African American organization founded to promote civil rights and self-defense with a mission of domination in the United States. ...
Shakur was born Alice Faye Williams in Lumberton, North Carolina to Rosa Belle and Walter Williams, Jr.[1] She led a series of chapters during the "break down" of the Black Panther party. Her intellect and ability enabled her to edit and write columns for the Panther Post with such strategic craftiness that it misled the FBI to believe that the Black Panther Party was no longer in existence, while in fact they were multiplying rapidly. Lumberton is a city located in Robeson County, North Carolina. ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. ...
While pregnant with her son, Afeni Shakur was incarcerated for withholding information that could have led to the arrest of leading members of "Panther 21". While in prison, Afeni Shakur reportedly obtained a court order to have one boiled egg per day because the food within the jail was unfit for an expecting mother.[2] She defended herself in court during a bomb conspiracy trial and was acquitted of 156 counts against her and other members of the Black Panther Party. No evidence was found to support the charges. After her son was born, she married Mutulu Shakur (who later became her son's step-father) and converted to Islam. Mutulu Shakur (born August 8, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland as Jeral Wayne Williams and is also known as Dr. Mutulu Shakur) was a member of the Republic of New Africa and a close friend of Geronimo Pratt . ...
For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...
Since her son's death, Afeni Shakur oversaw Tupac's unreleased material. By bringing in the best producers to work with her son's unreleased material Afeni allowed Tupac to sell millions of albums. Afeni is largely credited for her ability to sell Tupac's work and to add to his legacy. A year after Tupac's death, Afeni founded the Georgia-based Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, which provides art programs for young people. She has also since launched a fashion clothing line, Makaveli Branded; all proceeds go to his charity, the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation. The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia, is a performing arts center supported through the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation. ...
Makaveli Branded logo. ...
Injunction
2Pac’s mother, Afeni Shakur was reportedly in Federal Court on July 20th, to file an injunction to prevent Death Row Records from selling any unreleased material from 2Pac after DRR failed to prove that the unreleased songs were not part of DRR’s bankruptcy settlement. The courts are going to decide over the next month, if it will allow Death Row Records to release an album with 2Pac’s unreleased tracks to pay off its major debts. Years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. ...
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Death Row Records is a record label that was founded in 1992 by Suge Knight and Dr. Dre, and was once home to some of raps biggest names, including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Tha Dogg Pound (Kurupt and Daz). ...
An unreleased stop or plosive is a plosive consonant without an audible release burst. ...
Death Row Records is a record label that was founded in 1992 by Suge Knight and Dr. Dre, and was once home to some of raps biggest names, including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Tha Dogg Pound (Kurupt and Daz). ...
Sidenote - Tupac once said that because of his mother's ties with the Black Panthers, the FBI was always after him and his family.
- Tupac is quoted saying, "My Mama used to tell me if you can't find something to live for, you best find something to die for" on the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..
- Recently on July 9th 2007, Afeni's house burnt down. Later it was found that the house was a guest house not her actual house.
- Afeni has revealed in July of 2007 2Pac recorded 152 songs[verification needed] when he was assigned to Death Row Records.
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. is a 1993 album released by rapper Tupac Shakur. ...
Alice Faye, from her official Website, http://www. ...
Death Row Records is a record label that was founded in 1992 by Suge Knight and Dr. Dre, and was once home to some of raps biggest names, including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Tha Dogg Pound (Kurupt and Daz). ...
Notes and references Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actress. ...
External links - Tupac Legacy, biography of Tupac Shakur
- QD3 broadband player featuring Tupac clips (QD3, QDIII or Quincy Jones III, producer of Tupac incl. "To Live & Die In LA", "Lost Souls", "Letter To The President", "Teardrops & Closed Caskets", "Soon As I Get Home", "Thug Nature" and the Thug Angel DVD etc.)
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