Georgia Comes Alive for Hip Hop Icon Tupac Shakur 2Pac
| Georgia Comes Alive for Hip Hop Icon Tupac Shakur 2Pac |
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| Written by Robert ID3114 |
| Friday, 10 November 2006 11:36 |
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The foundation named after the late hip hop icon Tupac (2Pac) – The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation (TASF) - was founded by the mother of the hip hop icon, Afeni Shakur, to provide training and support to artists who aspire to enhance their creative talents. TASF fosters an environment that encourages freedom of expression, serves as a resource for the arts, and empowers through education. To date, more than 600 students have benefited from the program with a broad range of training available via the Annual Performing Arts Day Camp held at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (home of the Foundation in Stone Mountain, Georgia). The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation celebrates the release of the new 2Pac CD by giving fans several unique opportunities to hear the album before it hits the streets in November 21st. Pac’s Life, which is scheduled for release by Amaru/Interscope Records in two weeks features contributions from hip hop and rap artists including Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Keyshia Cole, T.I., Ashanti, Young Buck, Lil Scrappy, Carl Thomas, Outlawz, Bone Thugs-N- Harmony, Big Syke, Papoose, with production provided by top hip hop producers LT Hutton, Sha Money XL, Swizz Beatz and more. In expectation of the album’s release, the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation kicks off a week of events. Here are the details: On Saturday November 11: ALL EYEZ ON ME: HIP HOP’S LEGENDARY PERFORMERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS Vaknin Gallery 905 Juniper St., Suite 109 Atlanta, GA 30309 404-513-0169 7:00PM to 10:00PM RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it See – full article with details on this here - http://www.thuglifearmy.com/news/?id=3111 On Tuesday November 14: VIP PAC’s Live CD Preview Party Vaknin Gallery 905 Juniper St. Suite 109 Atlanta, GA 30309 7:00PM-10:00PM RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it On Wednesday November 15: Bring A Coat Drive Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts 5616 Memorial Drive Stone Mountain, GA Everyone who brings a warm winter coat will receive 2 admissions tickets to Pac's Life Album Release Party 6:00PM to 8:00PM On Friday November 17: Bring A Coat Drive continues at TASCA 6:00PM to 8:00PM On Monday November 20: Pac's Life Teen Art competition at TASCA Children ages 13-17 will compete in an art exhibit contest and all art will be posted in the Center for the month of December. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. 6:00PM to 8:30PM On Tuesday November 21: Pac's Life Album Release Party Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts 5616 Memorial Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30083 9:00PM to 1:00AM This week the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts was also the setting for the new video for the single Pac’s Life featuring hip hop artists T.I. and Ashanti. Since 2Pac’s (Tupac) tragic death ten years ago, his spirit has been kept alive thanks to the extraordinary body of work he left behind, and the commitment his mother Afeni Shakur, has made to continue to get his complete body of work out; work considered even more astonishing given that he was only 25 years old when he was murdered in September 1996. Throughout his life and in the decade since his untimely passing, Tupac has become a role model and inspiration for generations of aspiring artists the world over. To this day, 2PAC remains the greatest hip hop artist of all time. Make sure to pick up the album November 21st. And visit the Official Tupac web site at http://www.2paclegacy.com |
