L.A. Times - Entertainment — In the hours after Kendrick Lamar’s new album “To Pimp a Butterfly” was released a week early, one track, “Mortal Man,” started getting traction. more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Anyone longing to get an up-close-and-personal look at the Versace suit that rapper Tupac Shakur wore to the 1996 Grammy Awards ceremony, or to inspect the tape box and studio notes from the first recording session that Shakur did after being release... more info
TMZ — Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins played the friendly thieving sidekick Steel -- opposite Tupac Shakur, Omar Epps and Khalil Kain -- in the 1992 hood thriller "Juice." Guess what he looks like now!
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The Daily Mail — Alongside that of The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac, the feud between Jay Z and Nas will forever be marked down in the history of hip hop as one of the greatest rap beefs. more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — After struggling to find an audience on Broadway, the musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me" will close Sunday at the Palace Theatre in New York after running for less than two months. more info