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August 21, 2003 - JR of the SF Bay View caught up with Tupac Shakur's brother Mopreme for a Q&A. Asked how he copes with his brother's death seeing people wearing his shirts and listening to his music on the radio all the time, Mopreme admitted, "Especially with me, I had to develop a tough skin. I got to be reminded of it everyday. If I don’t see a video, I hear a song. They are always playing him on the radio, so it became a form of comfort rather than a form of sadness. At least I know that he is always with me. Niggaz respected him. He went out like a soldier, the way that he wanted to go out. You know, so it just became a form of comfort knowing that his spirit is still here." Read more.

August 21, 2003 - chickenlegsss writes "After appearing on a song together, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Tupac Shakur are now the focus of Born Gangsta -- a newly released book on the ever growing "gangsta" rap phenomenon. The 50 and Tupac book isn't simply documenting two of today's most worshiped figures, but takes an in depth look at "gangsta" rap and arguably its two most authentic rappers. From the troubled childhood and gunshot wounds to the controversial personas meteorically rising at the top of Billboard, the unauthorized double biography draws a parallel between 50 and Pac's eerily similar lives. Read more."

August 19, 2003 - RollingStone.com reports Tha Row will issue 'Death Row Presents 2Pac Nu-Mixx Klazzics' on October 7th, which will include ten songs. Read more.

August 4, 2003 - MVRemix.com caught up with Daz on Monday for a extensive interview, where he talked about Mystikal getting attacked, what's up with his new deal on So So Def, plans for a new book, his thoughts on who killed Tupac Shakur and Biggee Smalls, what the situation is with Crooked I at Death Row, and more. Asked who he thought killed Pac, Daz responded, "I say Suge Knight's bitch ass... Who else has got the money and the power to do some sh** like that? Ain't nobody else in the world feuding but him. If you look at that Biggie & Tupac tape, that'd tell you all. Got that little fat white man in the chair snitching his fu**in' heart out." Read more.

August 1, 2003 - "The idea and motivation for making Beef came from being close with Tupac," Quincy Jones tells Rolling Stone. "[We] did a lot of music together, and when we lost him, I was impacted heavily. That loss inspired me to analyze other beefs in hip-hop to show the very real effect these beefs have on the lives of the artists as well as their families." Read more.

July 25, 2003 - SOHH.com has learned of a new young men's line called 'Makaveli' that is currently in production and expected to hit stores before late 2003. The new Makaveli label is the result of a partnership between the late rapper Tupac Shakur's estate and an as yet undisclosed apparel manufacturer. It will consist of denim, t-shirts, and athletic pieces inspired by Tupac's poetry and featuring Tupac's imagery. Read more.

July 25, 2003 - Tupac Shakur's video 'Thugz Mansion' featuring Nas has received a nomination for Best Rap Video this year's Video Music Awards. Check out all the nominations here.

July 18, 2003 - Ananova.com reports Sylvester Stallone is working on a film about the deaths of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur provisionally calling 'Thugz Lives'. "The hip-hop soundtrack would push the story along also," Stallone revealed. "It's gonna conjure up memories, because we have to use Tupac, Biggie, you have to use music from that era, and then kind of segue into new stuff, but it's got to have the feel of stuff from '97, so it's more old skool." Read more.

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