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December 27, 2004 - Tupac Shakur grabs his third posthumous Billboard 200 chart-topper as 'Loyal to the Game' enters the Billboard album chart at No. 1. The set, which sold 330,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, becomes the late rapper's fifth No. 1 on the tally. Last week's No. 1, Ludacris' 'Red Light District' suffered a 34% sales decline to 214,000 and plummets to No. 12 on the chart. Read more.

December 6, 2004 - The new Tupac Shakur track produced by Eminem and featuring Elton John is now on AOL Music's 'First Listen'. Listen to 'Ghetto Gospel' online at Netscape.com.

November 29, 2004 - Despite his death in 1996, Tupac Shakur's songs just keep on coming. Check out his latest single 'Thugs Get Lonely Too', featuring Nate Dogg and produced by Eminem, from Real.com.

November 15, 2004 - Elton John was Chris Moyles' very special guest on Monday morning on his Radio 1 program. As well as giving a preview of an Eminem-produced Tupac Shakur track featuring Elton John, he talked about the truth about those engagement rumours to boyfriend David Furnish, his new album 'Peachtree Road', and threw in a few explitives much to Moyles' discomfort. Listen to the interview and the Tupac clip 'Ghetto Gospel' at BBC.co.uk.

July 2, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Mopreme Shakur is the newest member of Mob Life Records." Readmore.

June 21, 2004 - Anonymous writes "'Tupac: Resurrection' arrived in stores in DVD and VHS on June 15th. The film, which was released in theaters last year, did very well as did the soundtrack. Read more."

February 19, 2004 - Ratethemusic.com reports Snoop Dogg credits the late Tupac Shakur for saving his marriage to wife Shantay Taylor. After hitting fame in the early '90s, he considered breaking up with his then girlfriend Taylor, but Tupac stepped in. "That's your son's mother," Snoop says Pac told him. "You love her - she's the only one who's gonna love you." The couple, who now have three children, subsequently married in 1997 - almost a year after Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas.

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