Juny 09, 1987, Tupac & Friends, Baltimore School Of The Arts, Lunch Crowd

Материалът 1987-06-09 / Tupac & Friends, Lunch Crowd е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On April 23, 1996, Tupac attend at Sunset Park Premiere.

Sunset Park Premiere

1 of 4

Tracks:
High ‘Til I Die – 2Pac
Motherless Child – Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon
Just Doggin’ – Tha Dogg Pound
Back at You – Mobb Deep
Are You Ready – Aaliyah
It’s Alright – Groove Theory
Elements I’m Among – Queen Latifah
Keep on, Keepin’ On – MC Lyte feat. Xscape
Hoop N Yo Face – 69 Boyz feat. Quad City DJ’s
For the Funk – Adina Howard
We Don’t Need It – Junior M.A.F.I.A.
All Uv It – Big Mike
Thangz Changed – Onyx
Shorty’s Game [*] – Miles Goodman

Материалът 1996-04-23 / Sunset Park Premiere е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

April 24, 1996, Tupac in the studio. This day he recorded these songs:

Last Nigga Left
This Life I Lead
U Can Be Touched
World Wide Mob Figgaz

Материалът 1994-04-24 / Tupac In Studio е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

Although Tupac wasn’t originally from Oakland, he often paid tribute and declared his love for the Bay Area city. He once said, “…I give all my love to Oakland, if I’ma claim somewhere I’ma claim Oakland.”

City of Oakland

Mayor’s Proclamation

IN HONOR

OF

TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR

WHEREAS, the life of American hip-hop artist, actor, writer, and humanist Tupac Shakur

will be internationally observed and celebrated by millions on his birthday June 16; and

WHEREAS, although Tupac was born in Harlem, New York City in 1971, later lived in Baltimore,

Maryland, and in Marin City, California, he cherished his time in Oakland as his home, stating that he

got his ‘Game’ from Oakland. Tupac once said: “…I give all my love to Oakland, if I’ma claim

somewhere I’ma claim Oakland”; and

WHEREAS, connecting with Oakland-based hip-hop group Digital Underground launched

Tupac’s career, paying his dues as a roadie, and a backup dancer, before rapping on

records; and

WHEREAS, Tupac became one of the most talented and thought provoking hip-hop

Master of Ceremony’s (M.C.), releasing several albums, and to date selling over 75 million

albums worldwide; and

WHEREAS, the life of Tupac was an outlet for original artistic expression, as shown in his

poem “The Rose That Grew from Concrete,” songs such as “Changes,” “Keep Ya Head Up,” and

“Dear Mama” dedicated to his mother, Afeni Shakur, and all Mothers, “Only God Can Judge Me,”

and “California Love” where he said: “from Oakland to Sacktown/The Bay Area and back

down/Cali is where they put they Mack down/Give me love!”; and

WHEREAS, his birth date serves to remind us of his contributions to our communities

through the celebration of art and culture as an awakening tool towards changes in

society; and

NOW THERFORE, Be It Resolved, that I, Libby Schaaf, Mayor of the City of Oakland hereby

proclaim June 16, 2016 as:

“TUPAC SHAKUR DAY”

In the City of Oakland and encourage its recognition of remembrance by all its citizens.

THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the office of the Mayor to

be affixed.

______________________________________________

MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF

Материалът June 16 is officially “Tupac Shakur Day” in Oakland е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On April 30, 1996, Oakland city officials turn down a permit for Tupac to perform a concert in Oakland. 5,000 tickets were sold.

Official article: sfgate.com

Материалът 1996-04-20 / Oakland Did Not Give Permission For Tupac Concert е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On May 02, 1996, How Do You Want It? (Official Music Video) was released.

Album: All Eyez On Me
Label: Death Row Records
Released: 02 May, 1996
Director: Tupac Shakur/Ron Hightower
Producer: Tracy D. Robinson
Executive Producer: Suge Knight

2Pac – How Do You Want It? (Adult Version) (1996)
2Pac – How Do You Want It? (Deathrow Uncut Adult Version)
2Pac – How Do U Want It? (Stage Version)

Материалът 1996-05-02 / Released: How Do You Want It? (Official Music Video) е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On May 04, 1995, Tupac is a guest on the FOX show Saturday Night Special. He and Ice-T sing a duet cover of Barbara Streisand’s „You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.“ Tupac perform “Only God Can Judge Me“.

The Fugees, The Verve Pipe and Rosie Perez are guests as well, and Rosanne hosts the show. Snoop was originally going to be the guest with Tupac, but failed to appear during rehearsals.

Материалът 1996-05-04 / Tupac & Ice-T At Saturday Night Special е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On May 06, 1996, Tupac appears in court to answer for his April 29, 1994 arrest. He pleads guilty and promises the judge that he will organize a benefit concert with Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, Danny Boy and E-40 for underprivileged children. His sentencing date is set for September 12, 1996.

Материалът 1996-05-06 / Tupac In The Court (Hollywood Case) е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On May 12, 1996, Tupac attends Death Row’s annual Mother’s Day luncheon with his mother. He performs „Dear Mama“ for the small crowd. Other performers were MC Hammer, Danny Boy, and K-Ci and Jojo.

Материалът 1996-05-12 / Tupac – Dear Mama (Mother’s Day) Live е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On June 07, 1996, Tupac attended at the John Muir HS Prom in Pasadena with Tashaunna Howard (Tupac’s godsister and the stepdaughter of close friend KATO).

Tashaunna Howard – “I had wrote a letter saying how much I loved his music to his fan club. At the end I made a joke saying that if he ever read this letter to please take me to my prom since my boyfriend had just broken up with me. About a month later there was a knock at my door and it was him! He was by himself. No reporters no homies just 2pac Shakur at my doorstep. He came in and talked to me and my mom and my brother for about fifteen minutes and asked me if I had gotten a dress yet. I said no and he said he would take care of it and gave me $1500 in all hundred dollar bills and told me to get something pretty. Prom day came and he called and said to be ready. A limo showed up with 2pac in it and went straight to my prom. Everyone was going crazy taking pictures but we hung out there for about thirty minutes. We danced to about five songs then he said he had business to take care of kissed me on the cheek and left. I think the world lost a great person when 2pac was killed and I will always remember his kindness.”

On prom is also Tupac’s goddaughter Nahshon Dion Anderson. Nahshon inquired about working in Hollywood, and Tupac directed her to contact Look Here Productions which was producing his music videos at the time. Upon taking rapper Tupac’s advice in the summer of 1996, Nahshon started off as an intern at Look Hear Productions with Tracy D. Robinson and Gobi M. Rahimi. While attending California State University Los Angeles for two semesters after reading Black Talent News, Nahshon started working at The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show as a production assistant in 1997. After a few months on the new job Nahshon became Executive Producer Michael Davies personal assistant and began working at Buena Vista Television in the development department

Материалът 1996-06-07 / Tupac Attended at The John Muir HS Prom With Tashaunna Howard and Nahshon Dion Anderson е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

JUNE 10, 1996

Tupac and Lemika Early (niece of bodyguard Frank Alexander) on the set of “Gridlock’d.” In 1995, Lemika was in a terrible car accident that left her confined to a wheelchair and paralyzed from the waist down. When Tupac found out about Lemika’s story, he invited her out to California to meet him. Over the course of 2 days, Lemika and her family hung out with Tupac on the set of “Gridlock’d” and in the studio during a recording session.

Tupac in the studo / „Reincarnation“ session.

Source: ‘Got Your Back’ by Frank Alexander
Typed by: Hellrazor

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Lemika Early

My niece, Lemika Early, had one idol in her life. Like a lot of young black girls, her idol was Janet Jackson..
She had Janet’s pictures on her walls, all of Janet’s records, and even a scrapbook filled with Janet memorabilia.
She loved and admired her completely. My niece was also in a wheelchair. In 1995, she and two of her friends were
in a terrible car accident, and from the age of fourteen on, Lemika was paralyzed from the waist down. At the hospital,
she learned about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and she got the opportunity to make a wish.
The Foundation arranged everything. Lemika and her entire family were invited to come to Los Angeles in June of 1996.
The plans included the chance to spend a half hour with Janet and a trip to Disneyland for the whole family.
I can’t tell you how excited everybody was. It’s all they could talk about. My niece had never been outside of Chicago and
she was getting the chance to spend four nights and five days in L.A. My sister Beverly called me up and told me
the news. She’d gone out and bought the family new clothes and everybody was just waiting for the designated day
when they were gonna got on that plane.
I’ll let Beverly and Lemika tell you what happened.

„At the last minute, they called and said Janet Jackson wanted to change the plans,“
said Beverly.

„I couldn’t believe it. They told us we were going to New York instead.“
„I said, ‘New York? What are we gonna do in New York?’ The kids already had their hearts set on California.
I’d already spent money on clothes, and with four kids, that’s a lot of money.“
Lemika was gonna be crushed. It’s bad enough she’s had to go through the accident, and lose the use of her legs,
spending the better part of two years in physical therapy. Now her wish didn’t look like it was going to come through, either.

„The lady told me, ‘Well, you can visit the Statue of Liberty,'“
said Beverly.
„I said, ‘Hell no, we ain’t going to no
New York to visit no Statue of Liberty.’ We can read about it in a social-studies book. Janet Jackson pissed me
off. They said something about Janet had a favorite candy store in New York we could go to, I didn’t know what the fuck
they were talking about. All I know is, I have a five-year-old daughter , too, who had her heart set on going to
Disneyland, and it was turning into a big mess. This all came down at the last minute.“
„I was so disappointed,“
says Lemika.
„I was her number one fan, and it meant a lot to be granted that wish.“
Working with Pac, I understand a celebrity’s busy schedule, but if you’re not game to do something, don’t say you’re
gonna do it. Simple as that.
Beverly told the lady she was going to talk to Lemika when she came home from school.
Lemika had to make the decision. All we knew for sure was, Janet Jackson might spend anywhere from fifteen minutes to an
hour with her, and was it still worth it to her?
She decided no, it wasn’t worth it. When the lady called back, Lemika told her she wanted to go to California.
That’s when they called me. I was working on the set of Gridlock’d, and Beverly filled me in on everything that happened.
When I went to work the next day, I told Pac the story. I’d never told him anything personal about my family before, and I shared
with him everything that had happened to Lemika. Then I told him about Janet Jackson’s actions.
We were inside the trailer, and I’ll never forget what he said.

„I hate that shit,“
were his exact words.
„What can I do?“
I hadn’t even asked him to help out yet, because they were still going to be able to go to Disneyland, and I knew he was busy.
But just like Pac, he was ready to take on more.
I said,
„Maybe we can just call my sister and my niece and you can talk to them.“
That alone would have been a nice gesture.
He said,
„Go ahead. Make the call.“
He handed me his cell phone.
I called Beverly, and told her Pac wanted to talk to Lemika.

„She wasn’t home from school yet, and I asked him if he could call back in twenty minutes,“
says Beverly.

„He called back exactly twenty minutes later.““I was shocked,“
says Lemika.
„I didn’t think I’d get to talk to Tupac, but Uncle Frank had pub.“
Everybody in the house was crying. I could hear it in the background. Lemika had been having a really hard time, and he
made her feel so much better.

„She was walking on clouds,“
says Beverly.
As soon as Tupac hung up the phone with her, he asked me what size clothes she wore. I told him I didn’t know, and he told
me to call Yaasmyn at his office, and give her my sister’s phone number and have them send Lemika anything and everything
that she wants.
Mind you, he’d never met her, it was the first time they had spoken, and he was doing this out of the kindness of his heart.
My family was floored. But it gets better.
My family flew into California, and Tupac invited them, to the set of Gridlock’d. He told them to take all the pictures they wanted,
and he gave Lemika a blanket that belonged to him. He used that blanket every day on the set and she clung to it.

„I nearly caught hell when I washed it,“
says Beverly.

„She had spilled something on it , and I put it in the washing machine. I thought she was never gonna forgive me.“
There was a whole crew of people. The kids each had a friend along, and her husband brought a buddy of his. Pac was so cool.
He wasn’t bothered at all. He even invited them to a barbecue at his house, and when he found out my brother-in-law, William,
played basketball, he ordered an entire basketball court down to the set. They took a million pictures. Believe it or not, it gets even better.
Tupac invited them all down to the studio the next day. He had some recording to do. At the studio, they got to meet Snoop Dogg,
Danny Boy, Kurupt, and everybody who was working for Death Row that day.

„It was my husband’s friend’s birthday,“
says Beverly.

„And Tupac told us to order anything we wanted to eat, have whatever we wanted to drink, anything we wanted.“
Pac ordered about ten pizzas.
I have most of the time we spent in the studio on videotape, and every now and then, i watch the tape again. Pac’s got a joint dangling
from his lips most of the time, dressed casually in a button-down silk shirt and white pants. To watch him is to remember how damn
funny he was.
At one point, one of the runners, James, walked in wearing a tank-top jersey, and Pac starts clowning him about a Chinese-looking
tatto he’s got on his arm.

„Nigga’s gettin’ Chinese letters like he’s been somewhere, shit, you ain’t never left the block.“
Pac points to the tattoo and looks dead in the camera.
„You know what this says? ‘Two egg rolls with hot sauce, to go.'“
Everybody in the studio started cracking up, and you can hear my voice saying,
„Pac, you missed your calling. Shoulda been a comedian.“
A couple minutes later Pac hears Lemika calling me „Frankie,“ and he starts clwoning me.

„Frank-E, Frank-E Knuckles. I’m gonna call him Frank-E, now, cuz the ‘E’ is for Extra Sexy!“
He starts singing to the tune of the Right Said Fred song, called „Catwalk.“

„Frank-E’s too sexy for some sleeves, too sexy for some pants…“
Man, he was funny that day, and everybody had a great time. He even put Lemika’s voice on one of the tracks.

„She gave Hanover Park, the area where she’s from, a shout-out,“
says Beverly.
„We all couldn’t believe it. When it was time to leave,
he came outside with us and gave us all hugs, like we were family.“
Before they left, Tupac gave Lemika his driver’s license. It was just about to expire, his birthday is June 16, and he wanted to give her
something special. I didn’t know about this until about a year later, but before they all left the studio that day, Tupac told William I was
like a brother to him, and my family was his family.

„Everything he did for us came out of a love for Frankie,“
says William.

„He told me when we were at the studio, that him and Frankie were like brothers, and the love he had for Frank flowed over to us.“
I cried when I heard that, because I always felt like he had a special place in his heart for me, but until William told me what Pac said,
I didn’t know he ever voiced how he felt. Pac wasn’t that kind of man, and neither am I.
I still get choked up thinking about the love he showed my family. For everything you read about Pac in the tabloids, he had a beautiful heart
and he shared it with those he loved.

„This man was nothing like they say he was,“
says Beverly.
„He couldn’t do enough for us. He had plans to donate a stereo system
to Lemika’s high school. He told her he was going to bring something back from Italy, and he told her just to hang in there and be strong,
that he’d never forget about her. He even said he was going to put her in his next video, and that it was going to be a children’s video.
I believe he meant it.“
Everything had worked out better than they could have hoped for.

„We weren’t even guaranteed a half hour with Janet Jackson, and Tupac spent two days with us, that we’ll never forget,“
says Beverly.
I remember Beverly telling me that Lemika once spent an afternoon crying when she found out Janet Jackson collapsed onstage somewhere.
Before the Make-A-Wish incident, her fondness for Janet was deep. Now, the pictures she has on her wall have been replaced with pictures of Tupac.
Till this day, Lemika gets so mad when she hears something negative about Pac.

„Television only shows the bad side of him,“
she says.
„That’s not the Tupac I met. I got to know him as a person, and he was a beautiful person.“
Now, she has one final wish.

„I wish I could talk to him in heaven right now,“
she says.
„I’d tell him I love him, and I want to thank him for all the
kindness he showed me and my family.“
After they left to go back to Chicago, I realized if everyone on this earth had the chance to spend a couple days with him and see that side of him,
the public perception of Pac would have changed considerably. To be sure, he was complicated, but he was essentially a good person.
Now it’s too late…

Материалът 1996-06-10 / Tupac with Lemika Early & Recording „Reincarnation“ Song е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

Tupac flies in Greg Nice, Buckshot, Cocoa Brovas, Asu, and others to begin working on „One Nation“ a compilation between Eastcoast and Westcoast artists. The project is never completed.

On the first day in the studio were recorded these songs: “Basket Case (’96 Sho Shot)“ with Greg Nice & “Ya Own Style“ with Greg Nice, E.D.I Mean, Young Noble.

Материалът 1996-06-14 / Day 1 – “One Nation“ Project Started е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On June 15, 1996, the started the day before recording the “One Nation“ project still in full force. In the second day they were recorded these songs:

Brothaz In Arms feat. Buckshot, Cocoa Brovaz

World Wide Dime Piece feat. Queen, Capital LS, Greg Nice, Asu, Snoop Doggy Dogg

Материалът 1996-06-15 / Day 2 – “One Nation“ Project е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

Материалът 1996-06-16 / Tupac Celebrated His Last Birthday е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

Yesterday Tupac was celebrating his last day with friends. On this day (June 17), Tupac returns to the studio and continue recording for “One Nation“ project.

Recorded songs:

Tattoo Tears feat. Young Noble, Napoleon, Yaki Kadafi, Kastro

Trump Tight feat. Capital LS, Asu, Greg Nice

Материалът 1996-06-17 / Day 3 – “One Nation“ Project е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

June 18, 1996, Day 4 of the “One Nation“ project.

Recorded songs:

Military Minds feat. Cocoa Brovas, Buckshot

Set It Off (One Nation) feat. Jewell, Asu, Tek, Capital LS, Greg Nice, Buckshot

Материалът 1996-06-18 / Day 4 – “One Nation“ Project е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On June 26, 1996, Tupac finished filming a “Gridlock’d“ movie.

Материалът 1996-06-26 / “Gridlock’d“ Movie Ends Filming е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On June 28, 1996, Tupac and Kidada Jones at the airport in New York to fly to Milan (Italy) for a tour of fashion shows.

Материалът 1996-06-28 / Tupac & Kidada Jones At The Airport in New York е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On June 29, 1996, Tupac arrives in Milan, Italy for a tour of fashion shows. He spends his time in Milan at the Hotel Principe di Savoia and attends Donatalla Versace’s fashion show that evening with Kidada Jones, at which he performs „California Love.“ After the show, Tupac parties at Club Hollywood in Milan, where he does an impromptu performance of „How Do U Want It?.“

Материалът 1996-06-29 / Tupac & Kidada / First day in Italy е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.

On June 30, 1996, Tupac attends Gianfranco Ferre’s fashion show in the morning and Valentino’s show in the evening.

Материалът 1996-06-30 / Tupac Attends Gianfranco Ferre’s Fashion Show & Versace Fashion Show е публикуван за пръв път на 2Pac Legacy.