About this episode

Mopreme Shakur shares his story as 2Pac's half-brother and discusses his new book about brotherhood and activism.

Mopreme Shakur is 2Pac's half-brother, a rapper, filmmaker, and record producer living at the intersection of revolutionary politics and hip-hop. He's one of the only surviving members of Thug Life and Outlawz, raised alongside 2Pac in the tradition of Black liberation activism. And now, for the first time, he's telling his own story. His new book, This Thug's Life , is a book about brotherhood, survival, movement building, and the making of a legend. On today's episode Justin Richmond talks to Mopreme about growing up in a family steeped in activism, how he started his rap career with a classic appearance on "Feels Good" by Tony! Toni! Toné!, and what it was like to witness the evolution of 2Pac's career. You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite songs from Mopreme Shakur HERE . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Justin Richmond

Guest: Mopreme Shakur

Topics covered

• hip-hop
• activism
• brotherhood
• music career
• 2Pac
• revolutionary politics

Keywords

• Mopreme Shakur
• 2Pac
• Thug Life
• Outlawz
• hip-hop
• activism
• This Thug's Life
• music career
• Tony! Toni! Toné!

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thug Life, Outlawz, Tony! Toni! Toné!

Books & works: This Thug's Life, Feels Good

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