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July 16, 2002 - The League of Revolutionaries for a New America put out a press release Monday celebrating Tupac Shakur and his representing the spirit of the LA Rebellion (aka 1992's LA Riots) and he spread that spirit throughout society. Part of the press release writes, "Ten years after the LA Rebellion and nearly six years after Tupac's murder, millions more Americans from every walk of life now live in poverty. Tupac's challenge to turn them into a political force is still before us. With the help of culture, the people who've been cast aside are the ones who can carry a vision of a new world to the rest of society." Read more.

May 31, 2002 - Quincy Jones III (aka QD3) tells Hollywood gossip maven Marilyn Beck that fans can look forward to more material from the late Tupac Shakur. 'Tthere are about 215 laid tracks in his mother's library," he revealed. "And I'm sure there will be more new music from Tupac to be released.''

May 14, 2002 - Before her death, TLC's Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes talked about her relationship with the late 2pac Shakur to a fan on her official website. "Listen," wrote Left-eye, "I used to feel the same way about Tupac. That man had my mind all twisted up. I did some of the stupidest things I did in his presence and couldn't imagine it was too late. Fear that I wasn't good enough. Fear that he was too good. Fear that we might not share the rest of our lives together. Was I way ahead of the ballgame or what?"

May 12, 2002 - "Tupac was trying to start a new Black Panther movement," says veteran Los Angeles journalist Paul Young in his book 'LA Exposed,' He added that the FBI often used illegal tactics to thwart the Panthers in the 1960s. "The FBI was on the scene for both murders because both of their record labels were under FBI surveillance at the time of both shootings."

May 12, 2002 - The Scotsman spoke to Nick Broomfield, the documentary-maker, whose latest project focuses on the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. 'Biggie & Tupac' took a year and a half for Broomfield to complete, a time he called "very stressful" but rewarding. "I don’t come up with an absolute conclusion," he said. "But maybe I’ve helped push things along. Voletta Wallace has now brought her own lawsuit against the LAPD." Read more.

May 7, 2002 - Renee Graham of the Boston Globe looked at the people writing about and investigating the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G, a.k.a. Biggie Smalls. Read more.

May 2, 2002 - Launch.com spoke with Cam'ron who revealed his plans on using Tupac Shakur's 'Ambitionz Az A Ridaz' for his 'Leave Me Alone' release on his upcoming album, 'Come Home With Me', which is due to drop May 14. "Like over here, that's like the biggest Tupac record of all time, you know what I'm saying. And I always loved the beat, and I'm a big fan of 'Pac. I felt like right now I'm making a comeback sorta like he did. And I just wanted to use the beat, and thought it was hot," he said. Read more.

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