NEWS: #2pac Estate Begins Total Reset of His Legacy Through Unreleased Work

It’s crazy to think that even after the handful of posthumous albums and material released since Tupac Shakur‘s death,

there is still more in the vault waiting to be heard. Afeni Shakur has been quietly working on making some of it public, with the help of Jeff Jampol and Tom Whalley (who signed ‘Pac to Interscope in 1991) to re-imagine his legacy and release what’s in the vault in proper fashion. 

The first piece of work the company has managed to put together is the Derrick Rose POWERADE commercial with Shakur’s vocals from his poem “Mama’s Just a Little Girl.” Even more recently, 2pac’s vocals showed up on Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp A Butterfly album on the outro titled “Mortal Man” where Kendrick can be heard having a conversation with him. 

With the 20th anniversary of his death nearing, you will start seeing more and more trickling out, including a biography, original demos, writing and apparel.

“Some of [the material] is in bits and pieces, some of it is complete; some of it is good, some of it needs work,” says Whalley, who has explored much of the archive. “But I think the work that is left can be completed, and is worth his fans hearing.”

We’re still a year away from his anniversary, but his mother and her associates are making sure his legacy lives on through this new generation like it did when he was alive. 

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