CNN Showbiz — The long-gestating Tupac Shakur movie may finally begin production this November, now that director Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day") has brought on Oscar-nominated screenwriters Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson to pen a new script.
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Oscar-nominated team of Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson will team up with director Antoine Fuqua, with production reportedly to begin mid-November.
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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Unlike the title of his George Clinton collaboration, you apparently will be able to see Tupac Shakur on the silver screen, with New York Magazine's Vulture blog reporting that screenwriters have been drafted to pen a long-gestating biopic on the... more info
MTV.com News — Veteran journalist Dream Hampton spotlights benefit concert for political prisoners.By Jayson Rodriguez
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NEW YORK — Chris Rock, Talib Kweli and Dead Prez's M-1 were among the attendees of vete... more info
ContactMusic — Tupac Shakur's biopic will be written by Oscar-nominated scriptwriters. The movie - which is being directed by 'Training Day' filmmaker Antoine Fuqua - will be... more info
Guardian Music — America dominates this week's list, but there's room for the rest of the world to mourn the untimely deaths of heroes everywhereWhile staying in an Edinburgh B&B, I got talking to a fellow guest over breakfast. He was an Ivy League-educated executive... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Ask Freddie Gibbs what’s on his iPod, and he’ll inevitably tell you the same thing: early Scarface, Geto Boys and Ice Cube. Occasionally, he’ll mix in some old-school R&B or some 2Pac. But 2Pac’s favorite record was the Geto Boys'... more info
TMZ — Filed under: Treach, Beauty, Memba Them
With '90s hits like " O.P.P. ", " Everything's Gonna Be Alright ," and " Hip Hop Hooray ," Treach (seen here with Tupac Shakur ) became famous as the lead singer of the hi... more info
MTV.com News — The Trill O.G.'s hometown album release party set included UGK classics and a Pimp C tribute.By Cynithia Allen
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HOUSTON — The Trill Bun B put on a memorable show for his fellow Houstonians on the heels of the r... more info