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August 31, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports the new book by William Bastone, with Daniel Green, the guys behind The Smoking Gun website, will include an evidence that  Marion Knight bought Tupac Shakur a $4,900, 18-carat pavé diamond Rolex ring at a jewelry store in Los Angeles before his murder.

August 31, 2001 - The mother of the late Tupac Shakur, Afeni Shakur,has filed a trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit against rapper Daz Dillinger and his DPG Records for the label's planned, Makaveli & Dillinger: Don't Go 2 Sleep. DPG was gearing up to release the EP, which is said to feature previously unreleased songs by Shakur and Dillinger, this Dec. 25. Read more.

August 21, 2001 - Construction began over the weekend in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on an arts center honoring Tupac Shakur. Read more.

August 18, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports there is a sign erected at 5616 Memorial Drive, announcing that the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts will be built there, just minutes away from where Shakur's family resides.

August 10, 2001 - MTV's Chris Connelly asked Suge Knight the question on everybody's mind;
Connelly: Do you know who killed Tupac? 
Knight: No. I do not know who killed Tupac. The thing about it is, everybody asks that question, and [it doesn't] bother me, because they know I love 'Pac. [I] still got love for 'Pac, and I represent 'Pac better than anybody who was ever close to him.
Connelly: A lot of people think Orlando Anderson killed Tupac.
Knight: OK. If a lot of you people thought that, that means the authorities knew that. So ... [Holds arms open wide] what's the problem?
Connelly: Do you believe that?
Knight: What I believe is not important. I doubt that, but I'll tell you this: Even if I did think that about anybody, it ain't my job to snitch. I would never snitch on nobody. You have all these people that call themselves Christians, godly people, and they support telling. ... If you're not man enough to believe in an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, then you're ratting on them. I would never tell on nobody.
Connelly: But you would get vengeance somehow?
Knight: I think you put that in God's hands. Wouldn't you?
Connelly: I don't know. It's more, what would you do?
Knight: Like I said, I would put it in God's hands.
Connelly: So, it's out of your hands? Somebody will settle it?
Knight: If anybody does anything, you have to realize one thing: It's up to God to make those decisions. God made us. He's the Father. It's not up to me, it's not up to you. We're not supposed to take the law into our own hands, right? 
Check out the full interview here.

August 8, 2001 - Suge Knight talked to the LA Times after being released Monday morning from a Portland Oregon prison. Read more.

August 4, 2001 - The New York Post reports The Outlawz caused commotion at rehearsals for the MTV 20th Birthday Bash by starting trouble with Puffy. Read more.

August 2, 2001 - Funkmaster Flex gave props to Tupac at the MTV 20th Birthday Bash last night saying, "Tupac reppin' the west coast, you know what I mean? Without them we'd have nothin'."

July 29, 2001 - Vibe listed Tupac amongst it's Most Valuable Players in the Vibe 100 issue for September saying, "Poet, actor, and superthug. Even in death, Tupac still battles Biggie for a claim to the throne."

July 29, 2001 - An autographed photo of Tupac Shakur is up for bids on ebay. The 8x10 photo, item 1450851905, is unbid at $49.99 and the auction ends August 6th.

July 15, 2001 - Janet Jackson's concert tour includes video images of Tupac Shakur with Janet in the 1993 flick "Poetic Justice", followed by a moment of silence. Read more.

July 15, 2001 - Tupac Shakur is featured in an autographed photo auction on ebay. The photo, item 1446708213, is bid at $101 and the auction ends July 23rd.

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