Tupac

A painting available at Heritage Auctions was used for the album cover art for Tupac Shakur's last album.

"I feel like this is one of my greatest works," Brent said. "You know, I presented this painting to him and he was shot the next day," Brent said. He now lives in North Texas. "I never thought that I would ever see my work being auctioned at this magnitude right now."

The influential rapper-actor would've been 51 on Thursday. Celebrate his legacy at an immersive exhibit and his Powamekka Café pop-up eatery.

This isn’t the first time that Tupac’s estate has brought his Powamekka Café to life. It’s the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat after walking through the 60-90-minute experience. The pop-up restaurant, which debuted on Tupac’s birthday, will be open through Thursday, June 30. We want as many people as possible to know the incredible life Tupac lived.” More than 150,000 have visited the presentation so far. Fifty Los Angeles schools and youth groups have visited the exhibition through the new program known as the Los Angeles Unified Cultural Arts Passport, which aims to provide students with “access to arts and cultural enrichment,” Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, said in a statement.

Art installations symbolic of Pac's upbringing, which would later be instrumental in his artistry, and remnants of poems he wrote in his youth are displayed ...

“To celebrate while educating audiences on the significance of Tupac Shakur could not have been done without looking at his mother, Afeni Shakur. Behind every strong man is a woman,” Onwusa said, speaking about the significance of Afeni’s inclusion in the Wake When I’m Free exhibit as another layer of Pac’s life. “They were both ‘hell raisers’ in their unique ways, and this exhibit is impactful for Tupac fans and music enthusiasts alike. In addition, Black Power fist statues, pictures of Black Panther revolutionary Huey Newton, and the Pan-African flag adorn a striking Black room, with Afeni Shakur’s We Will Win poem proudly coating the exhibit’s wall. https://t.co/wIxvJoRGKx Displaying important artifacts like haikus, play production bills, and other items, the Wake Me When I’m Free exhibit offers attendees a chance to better understand the life of the late-rapper. The latest venture comes from L.A. Live and their Wake Me Up When I’m Free exhibit, which opened its doors on January 21, 2022, and, due to critical acclaim, has been extended through the summer.

Tupac Shakur would have turned 51 on Thursday (June 16) had he not been gunned down at a Las Vegas intersection in 1996.

Check out reactions from E-40, MC Hammer, The Outlawz and more below. Democracy and inequality cannot coexist.” “It explains so much of how congress works, and how America functions. “I see no changes, wake up in the morning and I ask myself,” Bowman raps in the clip. First ship ’em dope and let ’em deal to brothers/Give ’em guns, step back, watch ’em kill each other.” The lyrics are still painfully relevant today.