L.A. Times - Entertainment — Producers are looking for individuals who think they exemplify 2Pac to upload their five-minute video auditions online by April 30. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Calling all Tupac Shakur doppelgangers –- with acting chops. Morgan Creek Productions along with Skee.TV and Karmaloop.TV have teamed together to launch an online casting call to fill the shoes of the slain polarizing rapper in the anticipated (and... more info

Guardian Music — Singer's hooks helped popularise 'G-funk' and gangsta rapNate Dogg, the American singer whose golden voice graced many well-known rap tracks, has died aged 41 of complications from multiple strokes. He was best known as a "hook singer", performing a ... more info

Guardian Music — Friend of Snoop Dogg who featured on hit record Regulate was recovering from two strokes he had suffered in recent yearsHip-hop star Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, known by his stage name Nate Dogg, has died aged 41. The cause of his death is unclear but the... more info

ContactMusic — Tupac Shakur's mother will have to wait another three months before facing court over a drug possession charge - the case has been delayed for a third time. Afeni Shakur, who oversees her dead son's estate, was arrested in April, 2010 in North Car... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For two years, it seemed the biopic of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, a.k.a. 2Pac, had met a similarly untimely death. more info

ContactMusic — Rapper/actor BOW WOW is campaigning for a role in the new TUPAC SHAKUR biopic.The young star has taken to Twitter.com to beg director Antoine Fuqua for a part in the upcoming film. He writes, "I want to play Shock G or be one of the Outlawz in the Ne... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) R&B singer Bobby V. has enlisted the help of rapper Plies and producer Jazze Pha for his fourth album Fly on the Wall. The first single from Fly on the Wall is the Jazze Pha-produced tracked, titled "Phone #." The singer hopes the ne... more info

ContactMusic — Moviemaker ANTOINE FUQUA is on the hunt for talented unknowns to portray JADA PINKETT and QUINCY JONES' daughter KIDADA as he attempts to put slain rapper TUPAC SHAKUR's life on the big screen.Insiders close to the top secret production claim the two... more info

Guardian Music — This hip-hop duo's crunk noir is a beautifully intimate affair, like hearing pillow talk between gangstas and their girlsHometown: Huntsville, Alabama.The lineup: Stephen Harris and David Williams.The background: Can we talk about albums of the year ... more info