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March 29, 2003 - 'The Realest Killas', a long-awaited track combining the vocals of Tupac Shakur and 50 Cent has leaked to the streets early, DJ Whoo Kid told MTV News on Thursday. In New York on Wednesday night, Miami producer Red Spyda, who made the beat for the track, recalled how the song came together. "We was in [the studio] in Miami and 50 was eating chicken. He heard the beat [and] when he heard Tupac's part, he dropped his fork and was like, 'Is the mic on?' and went right in." You can download the track at KaZaA, and read more on the story, including comments from Donald David, the mother of 2pac's mother, at MTV.com.

March 18, 2003 - In Blender magazine's 500 CD's You Must Own feature in the April issue, 50 Cent offers his pick - Tupac Shakur's 'Makaveli: The Don Killuminati'. "There are a lot of Tupac records I like," he said. "But this is consistent all the way through. You could put this on and clean your whole house."

March 15, 2003 - Voletta Wallace decided to follow that example by honoring the mothers of other musicians who died untimely deaths Aaliyah, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, Tupac Shakur, Jam Master Jay, Big Pun, Big L and Freaky Tah at 'B.I.G. Night Out,' a benefit for the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation. "Over the years, they've encountered one of the worst tragedies a mother can ever face, and I'm hoping not to put closure to their loss but just to share a little warmth with them," Wallace told the Associated Press. Read more.

March 15, 2003 - forever-madd writes "There is an upcoming movie titled 'Hollywood Homicide', which has parallels to the theory that Suge Knight was involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur. Cast credits include Harrison Ford, Josh Harnett, Master P, and Kurupt. Check out a plot summary here."

March 7, 2003 - MuchMusic.com reports the mothers of late hip hop and R&B stars Tupac Shakur, Aaliyah, Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes of TLC, and Big Pun among others will be honored at a black tie gala next week hosted by the late Notorious B.I.G.'s charity foundation. Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Faith Evans and the remaining members of Run-DMC will appear at the event dubbed The B.I.G. Night Out. The event will mark the six-year anniversary of the shooting death of Biggie. Dr. Dre will host the event.

March 1, 2003 - Ali G. weighed in on the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie. On 2pac, he scoffed at the though he was dead: "Well, firstly, you can't be thick, right? He ain't dead. I mean, the proof is, if you rearrange the letters of Tupac Shakur, you get U Trap Cak Sh. There's a spare U, which refers to the CIA, obviously. As if that ain't enough proof, my man Jezzy F., check this, right? He saw him in Woolworths in Langley Village, buying a mini stepladder. Probably because he's got some shelves up high where he's got all the evidence about him being alive." As for Biggie, "Yeah, he's dead." He added, "'Cause I've asked around. No one has seen him for ages. Plus, he's a big man, so he's well easy to see, ain't he? You can't hide him." Read more.

January 29, 2003 - On 'In Da Club,' 50 Cent rhymes about wanting the fans to love him like "they love Pac," and pretty soon, everyone will get to hear a dream pairing of the two headline magnets. MTV News reprots a yet-to-be-titled collaboration between Queens' king of the streets and Tupac will be hitting the mixtape circuit in a couple of weeks, courtesy of DJ Whoo Kid. Read more.

January 12, 2003 - Jamie Foster Brown of Sister2Sister phoned into the Tom Joyner show Thursday morning to talk about the upcoming Tupac Shakur movie 'Tupac: Resurrection'. Jamie talked about how people still think he's alive, and in the movie, he basically is narrating his live, and death. Listen to the clip here.

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