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Mopreme Shakur on the star ceremony the place Tupac Shakur is honored with a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame on June 7, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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Key Takeaways:
- Mopreme Shakur criticized Drake for getting a Loss of life Row chain allegedly linked to Tupac, saying it needs to be with the household.
- Suge Knight disputed the chain’s authenticity, claiming it was by no means Tupac’s.
- Drake’s buy provides to his rising assortment of Tupac memorabilia, together with a $1 million crown ring.
Add Tupac Shakur’s brother Mopreme to the record of individuals questioning Drake’s newest strikes. The Toronto rapper lately bought what’s alleged to be a bit of knickknack as soon as belonging to the late rapper, and Mopreme made it clear he’s not a fan of the gesture.
Saturday (Aug. 23), the 6 God posted what’s believed to be Pac’s Loss of life Row Information pendant on Instagram. It was later revealed that Drizzy purchased the historic piece of knickknack from collector Alexander Bitar for an undisclosed however presumably exorbitant worth.
Mopreme Shakur is Tupac’s stepbrother. The rapper was a member of the Hip Hop group Thug Life and was additionally an authentic member of the Outlawz beneath the moniker Komani. He lately appeared on Loren Lorosa’s “The Newest” podcast and, when requested about Drake’s new chain, he was candid — additionally tying it to a different controversial assertion from the “Hotline Bling” rapper.
“My man have to suppose extra about his strikes,” mentioned Mopreme Shakur. “As a result of I simply noticed… in London, speaking about, ‘London bought the perfect rappers. London rappers are higher than American rappers.’ So why are you so searching for after the king of raps’ jewels, literal jewels? […] If England has the perfect rappers, why are you doing this? So I don’t know. […] I feel the household ought to have all of ‘Pac’s issues, personally. However issues don’t at all times work out that manner. My private opinion, that’s what I really feel.”
As for the chain, its authenticity was rapidly disputed. Presently incarcerated Loss of life Row Information co-founder Suge Knight insisted in an The Artwork Of Dialogue interview: “That is not 2Pac’s chain. It is not a Loss of life Row chain. Whoever bought you that chain, Drake, it is advisable go beat his motherf**king **s.”
We wouldn’t recommend Drake put fingers on anybody, but it surely is perhaps value double-checking the provenance of dear collector’s gadgets.
The chain isn’t the one piece from the late rapper memorabilia in Drake’s assortment. In 2023, he reportedly paid north of $1 million at a Sotheby’s public sale for Pac’s crown ring — the identical one Kendrick Lamar referenced in his 2024 The Pop Out live performance when he rapped, “Give me Tupac ring again and I’d provide you with just a little respect.”