Gregory Edward Jacobs
25.08.1963 – 23.04.2021
Digital Underground
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February 24, 2021
GIL SCOTT-HERON
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Brother
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February 24, 2021
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
Christopher Wallace initially adopted the stage name “Biggie Smalls” after a character in the 1975 movie Let’s Do It Again. Due to legal issues with the name, he later adopted a second stage name “The Notorious B.I.G.”
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February 23, 2021
TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR
On September 7, 1996, shortly after attending the Mike Tyson–Bruce Seldon boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tupac was wounded in a drive-by shooting and succumbed to his wounds six days later on September 13, 1996 at the age of 25.
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September 16, 2020
TUPAC SHAKUR
Both 1996’s All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits collection have been certified diamond, surpassing the ten-million mark and placing them among the top-selling albums of all time.
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September 16, 2020
ERNEST DICKERSON
In 1992, Dickerson made his directorial debut with Juice, which he co-wrote with Gerard Brown, who wrote the screenplay.