In sad news for the hip hop community, it has been confirmed that the mother of infamous rapper Tupac Shakur died in California last night aged just 69. Music producer, businesswoman and political activist, Afeni Shakur was pronounced dead by the Marin County Sheriff’s Department in California (in North San Francisco Bay Area), but the cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Tupac himself died in a tragic shooting in 1996, and his mother took over his estate after his death. The late rapper’s estate, which reportedly earns about $900,000 each year, is not the only income Afeni had, however. In 2014, Shakur co-produced Holler If Ya Here Me, a Broadway musical featuring her son’s music. She also released a memoir, Evolution Of A Revolutionary, with Jasmine Guy in 2004.
With a background in hip hop music production and political activism, Afeni Skahur had not always had an easy life. Born Alice Faye Williams in Lumberton, North Carolina in 1947, she changed her name to Afeni Shakur when she joined the Black Panther movement. Flick over to the next page to hear more about Afeni’s early days, and to hear the song Tupac dedicated to his mother.
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