One year after Tupac’s debut album, Los Angeles was forever changed. In 1992, the City of Angels witnessed the revolution Shakur warned about as the weeklong riots devastated the city. It was an uprising of a people fed up with their local police department and the governmental structures designed to protect that department instead of … Continue reading Damaged Petals: Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.

Tupac Shakur earned his stripes as a roadie and dancer for Digitial Underground. He got his first big break as a rapper with the group on the single, “Same Song.” While this was all happening, Shakur was working behind the scenes to get a solo deal and eventually secured an agreement with Jive Records. His … Continue reading Damaged Petals: 2Pacalypse Now

“You wouldn’t ask why the rose that grew from the concrete had damaged petals. On the contrary, we would all celebrate its tenacity. We would all love its will to reach the sun. Well, we are the roses. This is the concrete. And these are my damaged petals.” – Tupac Amaru Shakur Twenty-one years ago … Continue reading Damaged Petals: Introduction