Cyrus Langhorne
Days after the passing of political activist Afeni Shakur, late music icon 2Pac’s original “Dear Mama” song has surfaced online.
The unexpected audio gem premiered online Thursday (May 5) evening.
Tupac’s 1995 single “Dear Mama” is one of the most important songs in his entire discography. But it turns out that the version fans all know and love is not the original. DJ King Assassin, who was Tupac’s DJ and part of the Me Against the World recording sessions, revealed that the world had not yet heard the original version of “Dear Mama.” (XXL Mag)
West Coast rapper Game released his “Mama” tribute to Afeni this week.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFAG6VWmolS/
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/262522503″ params=”color=ff5500″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Hollywood actress Jada Pinkett Smith reflected on Afeni and her close-knit relationship to 2Pac on Facebook this week.
Music stars Game, iLoveMakonnen and Uncle Luke paid homage to Afeni on social media.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BE8_cKeGonE/?taken-by=losangelesconfidential
R.I.P a great mother and women Afeni Shakur https://t.co/IFbsVgMYh5
— Luther Luke Campbell (@unclelukereal1) May 3, 2016
RIP Afeni Shakur …..2 Pac finally has his mom back
— Skrizzy (@youngscrap) May 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/iLoveMakonnen5D/status/727468996719685633
https://twitter.com/iLoveMakonnen5D/status/727512349335232513
2Pac is right up there with Michael Jackson and Muhammad Ali for most famous person on the planet. Everyone who knows him, knows his Mom.
— Brother Ali (@BrotherAli) May 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/JusticeLeague/status/727489278683561984
