Part 2

As mentioned last week, we are paying tribute to the Greatest Rapper ever to Live and that is Tupac Shakur who died 13 years ago yesterday. Last week was part one of this tribute and since we have heaps of his music we decided that we are doing a second week of the special.

As we know Tupac was a workaholic. He left us with material that was recorded during his time on earth as well as material that was left to us that was released after his death. So much tallent that really was only scratching the surface, he had so much to offer. It raises the question over what he would be doing if he was alive today. Producing? Recording? World tour?

There were people who were obviously jealous of his tallent and what he meant to the rap industry. His music was old school with a new school feel and people were threatened by what he would do and what he could become. It's amazing that the ones that are tragically taken away in this industry have been ones that people would be threatened by! Including Tupac, there was Notorious BIG, Jam Master Jay, Proof even Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes if you want to read into that more. This is really the first time that we have expressed this view but at the end of the day the Tall Poppy Syndrome rears its ugly head.

Still this is not to take anything away from the Great man that was Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tune in for the second part of the tribute because there is heaps more music that makes the man, the life, the legacy.

That's Phat Music this Friday 18th September 2009 between 10pm to 12am on Geelong's 94.7 The Pulse.

Until Next week
Stay Phat!!