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2Pac’s Ring sold For $1 Million Making it the Most Expensive Hip Hop Artifact

A crown ring that belonged to 2Pac in 1996 sold for a seven-figure price during a Sotheby’s auction. CBS News reported that the coveted jewelry sold for a handsome amount of money that surpassed Sotheby’s estimate of $200,000 to $300,000. This happened in Tuesday this week (July 25). The purpose of doing the auction was to celebrate Hip Hop's half a century existence. Other valuable items that were auctioned included […]

July 26, 2023

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame Finally Honours 2Pac with a honorary Star

(GEMS RADIO)- Finally, 2Pac received recognition with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. At an event hosted by renowned radio presenter Big Boy, the late artist's sister, Sekyiwa Shakur, accepted the honorary award. Friends, family, and admirers of the late rap icon attended the celebration. 2 Pac's Sister Heart-Warming Speech Before her moving statement, 2Pac's younger sister Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur received a resolution from the City of Los Angeles honoring […]

June 8, 2023

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BIG GIPP CLAIMS 2PAC WOULD HAVE WON JAY-Z’s TITLE HAD HE BEEN AROUND TODAY

Big Gipp has aired his opinion about the Vibe’s and Billboard’s list of Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time. He suggested that had 2Pac been alive today, he would have been a better lyricist than JayZ. Queen Bey The Only Reason Jayz is Best Rapper While doing The Art of Dialogue interview, the rapper said that 2Pac should have been named the best rapper on the list instead of […]

February 13, 2023

HipHop

2Pac’s Estate to Release Four Posthumous Tracks

(GEMS RADIO)---2Pac's Estate is ready to release four new songs from the late rapper. In a podcast interview, 2Pac associate E-Love confirmed that new Pac songs were in the vault and will be released sometime in 2023. Shakur's estate settled a lawsuit with Death Row records stating that they owed him royalties. Pac was shot killed in Las Vegas in 1996 and his murder still goes unsolved. Expect new music […]

February 11, 2023

HipHop

Kanye West, The Weeknd, And Drake Are A Few Of Spotify’s Most Streamed Artists Of 2022

(GEMS RADIO)- Drake, Kanye West, and The Weeknd are a few big names who made Spotify's list of the top American artists streamed in 2022. Lil Baby, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Future, and YoungBoy round up the remaining five positions. The Most Streamed Artists 2022 Drake takes the top place, followed by Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Ye, and The Weeknd. The list of Spotify’s most-streamed male artists has Bad Bunny, […]

December 2, 2022

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Mutulu Shakur 2Pacs Stepfather Compassionate Release Denied

(GEM RADIO)- Mr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather to the late American rapper 2Pac was denied a compassionate release from the federal prison. This was even after the evidence provided in Court and acknowledged by the judge was clear that his health was deteriorating. Reportedly, On Tuesday (September 13), In an 11-page document, U.S . Senior District Judge Charles S. Haight stated that the First Step Act, which Shakur's attorney cited to […]

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Snoop Dogg Reveals That He Fainted After Seeing 2pac’s State In Hospital Following Las Vegas Shooting

(GEMS RADIO) – Snoop Dogg has revealed that he fainted when he saw 2Pac's state after being shot in Las Vegas. The Doggfather disclosed that seeing Pac in that state caused him to lose consciousness. He was speaking in an interview on Logan Paul's podcast Impaulsive. It's no secret that Pac and Snoop were terrific friends back in the day. But that was until rumors started circulating of a friction […]

May 26, 2022 1

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Diddy Argues That Jay-Z Is The Only Rapper Who Has Filled 2Pac And Biggie’s Shoe

(GEMS RADIO) – In a recent Twitter space conversation on The Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th Birthday, Diddy is arguing that the only rapper that managed to step into Biggie’s and 2Pac’s shoes and fill them is JAY-Z. 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. are arguably hip hop’s most prolific rappers. The two rappers were murdered less than a year apart, with Pac meeting his demise in Las Vegas in September 1996, while […]

May 23, 2022

HipHop

How DJ Quik’s Mother Stopped Him from Joining Suge Knight The Night 2Pac Was Shot

(GEMS RADIO)–DJ Quik, one of the legendary rappers from the 90s, says his mother stopped him from joining Suge Knight the day 2Pac was shot. DJ Quik revealed this in a rare interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Tuesday, March 15th. The magazine interviewed him on his hip-hop career and his upcoming album David VS Goliath. His Mother Threatened To Shoot Suge The rapper reflected on the night […]

March 17, 2022