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The Notorious B.I.G.’s Juicy Powers The Beasts With A New ‘Transformers’ Trailer

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The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic “Juicy”, soundtracks the first trailer for the upcoming film   Transformers: Rise of the Beasts . The trailer was released on Thursday, December 1, and features Anthony Ramos (  in The Heights ), as well as everyone’s favorite Transformers Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and them fighting previously-hidden robots that are disguised as beastly creatures from the jungle. The film will be in theaters June 9, 2023. It is directed by Steven Caple Jr.,  Creed I  director. Pete Davidson will star as the Autobot Mirage. Although it’s been almost 30 years since the release of “Juicy”, in August 1994, its relevance has not diminished. The song was 6x platinum certified by the Recording Industry of America in May of this year. Snoop dogg is right to believe that Biggie and 2Pac could be as successful if they were still around today. “Look at your peers.  Biggie and Tupac are among the peers of JAY-Z and Nas . “...

2pac’s “Greatest Hits” Becomes 4th-longest Charting Album

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2Pac’s 1998  Greatest Hits  album is currently the fourth-longest charting album in the Billboard 200. The announcement was confirmed by the form of a tweet posted by the official account on Twitter of Billboard the previous Monday (November 28) which revealed that the chart has been viewed by more than 450 weeks in the chart since its launch just 24 years back. It’s ranked at number. This week, it’s only ahead of Drake’s 2011 album ,” Take Care in the 508th week. Kendrick Lamar’s album Good kid m.A.A.d city, at 526 weeks, and Eminem’s 2005 most popular songs compilation Curtain Call at 607 weeks. The Greatest Hits  was released two years after Pac’s death. It features famous songs like “Keep Ya Head Up,” “Hail Mary,” Hit ‘Em Up” and “I Get Around ,” among others. This album has been recognized as a Diamond by the Recording Association of America (RIAA) in 2011. In addition to being among the most successful musicians ever, 2pac was a...

2pac Would Still Be Alive If He’d Signed With J. Prince Outlawz Rapper Napoleon Suggests

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According to former Outlawz rapper Napoleon , 2Pac would most likely be alive today if he had signed with J. Prince and Rap-A-Lot Records instead. Napoleon was questioned about Prince’s desire to sign the late Hip Hop icon to his Houston-based company while he was still in prison and how Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight beat him to it during a recent interview with The Art of Dialogue. After that, he talked about the tragic day in Las Vegas when 2Pac got into a fight with the would-be assassin Orlando Anderson just hours before being shot. Napoleon thinks 2Pac would have responded differently if he had been signed to Rap-A-Lot. He continued, “Imaginarily, let’s pretend the circumstance was different. To be really honest, I believe that wouldn’t have happened if Pac had been signed with J. Prince. Pac would not have escaped. Knowing J. Prince’s mentality and having been around him, I don’t believe he would permit ‘Pac to just go out and take off on someone. “Even though ‘Pac was...