The Grammy Museum exhibit honoring Tupac Shakur opened last night (February 2). Michael Namikas attended the opening of “All Eyez on Me: The Writings of Tupac Shakur” and shared his experience in reddit’s Hip Hop Heads forum. According to Namikas, in attendance were the late rapper’s family and friends including his mother Afeni Shakur, his stepbrother, his sister and members of the Outlawz Kastro and E.D.I. Mean.
The event included a panel that featured Mean, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, skateboarder Paul Rodriguez, Digital Underground’s Money B, Poetic Justice director John Singleton, Compton, California rapper YG and others who knew Tupac well.
“It was a very interesting discussion that really highlighted Tupac’s spirit and the experiences members of the panel had with him,” Namikas says. “You really got a sense of what Tupac was like as a person from the stories they related.”
The museum itself is described as “small, but it’s pretty well-rounded.” Artifacts include some of Tupac’s outfits to various award shows and handwritten lyrics. All the memorabilia was provided by the Tupac Shakur estate, which is run by his mother.
The exhibit is open to the public until April 22.
Photographs by Michael Namikas.
For additional Tupac coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story failed to credit reddit user, Michael Namikas for sharing his images and commentary on “All Eyez on Me: The Writings of Tupac Shakur.” The story has since been corrected. We apologize for any and all confusion we’ve caused.
2pac will forever be the GOAT! The most well rounded individual in the music business that has ever existed. #RIP
is this just in california or is it goin to be presented in every city?
Please take down the photos of mine that you used without my permission.
Poor journalism lifting content directly from a Reddit thread without permission.
Really hhdx? Going on reddit and taking someone else’s work? You suck Victoria!
Bunch of snakes working at HHDX. What ever happened to journalistic integrity, Victoria?
Good job stealing content from reddit.
Lazy ass ‘journalism’. Stolen from a reddit user.
COME ON HIP HOP DX, WHY YOU STEALING CONTENT FROM A REAL FAN?
HOW ABOUT AT LEAST GIVING CREDIT SINCE YOU DIDN’T ASK PERSMISSION
THIS IS THE ONLY CLICK YOUR SITE IS EVER GOING TO GET FROM THIS IP BECAUSE YOU STEAL. WHEN YOUR AD REVENUE GOES DOWN MAYBE IT’LL MAKE YOU POST ORIGINAL CONTENT.
JESUS CHRIST
Didn’t even try to mask how stolen this was. Literally just outright plucked someone else’s content. Unreal. FUCK HHDX
STOP STEALING SHIT
FOH HHDX Y’ALL BE MAD SHADY WITH DIS ONE
Cmon FAM dont play reddit/hiphopheads like dat
Your shitty sight stay stealing from others and not giving credit.
Not cool to steal off of r/hhh like that. Next time ask, this shows bad journalism
PlagiarismDX
This is why women shouldn’t be allowed to write.
tupac seems nice on the mic. he just might be good enough to open for me and be a backup dancer
Fucking plagiarism. Straight up. Fuck this website.
We now have the credit to Michael Namikas for the photos. I would like to apologize to Michael for not properly crediting him the first time. This story was my first time citing Reddit and I honestly did not know how to cite it, so I thought that crediting Hip Hop Heads was enough, which it wasn’t. Lesson learned. Thank you, Michael for still allowing us to use the photos. It sounds like you had a fantastic time at the opening and we appreciate you sharing your experience with us.
You read reddit all day and at the last second copy paste someone elses work, then come here crying with an apology about “I didn’t know how to do my job!! waahhh!!” fuck outta here. HHDX is off my bookmarks for GOOD.
HHDX is off my bookmarks for GOOD. So you browse hip hop heads all day and at the last second copy someone elses work, then come crying about how you don’t know how to do your job? FOH with this foul woman.
Nice to see you’ll only give credit once you’re fucking called out on it. Might be fine if this was the first time you blatantly stole off r/hiphopheads but since it’s not this is ridiculous. Not hard t give credit, just lazy and piss poor journalism to steal it. Fuck off
Way to completely plagiarise. Did you learn nothing in high school english, victoria?? You need to site your fucking sources. You are the reason hip hop journalism is at an all time low. Fucking worthless. At least credit the person who put in the work to put all this shit together. What a joke.
LMAO DX stays getting called out!
Basic bloggers need to go to school man
Last time ever visiting this website. I do not support websites that plagiarize work.
I see now that you added a reference. Still hesitant.
reddit op mad af!!! lol!! anyways im goin!! 2pac the GOAT!!!
I’m never visiting this sorry website EVER again. So you browse hip hop heads all day and at the last second copy someone elses work, then come crying about how you don’t know how to do your job? FOH with this foul woman.
put it in my ass you fucking retards
Upvoted it already on Reddit now you want me to share it from your website? Figure it the fuck out
Ya fuckin hacks. Stop stealing shit Victoria you little cunt.
If you want to really hurt HHDX, attack their ad sponsors. Hit ’em up! In their pockets.
c’mon now you really thought you could just jack someone’s work like that? psh no more HHDX for me
Have some integrity.
Victoria Hernandez prolly sucked a lotta dick to get where she is cuz it damn sure aint talent
Vicky, I know it’s hard to write your own articles when you have so many dicks in your hands and mouth, but this plagiarism is outrageous.
This entire article is plagiarized. Victoria should be ashamed of herself. Did this bitch ever take an ethics class?
OOhhh controversial let me grab my seat
don’t forget the tip b
Somebody needs to pull a Darren Rovell and email this girl’s professor. The University of Miami Journalism department shouldn’t give people like this degrees.
Write your own articles. Its disgusting that someone would steal 100% of another persons work. at least credit the fucking guy you asshole.
HHDX used to be my main bitch. Not no more..
Remember Kato/Johnny J
Pac live onnnnn
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Hi. This is the reddit user that she stole the images and content from. I just came here to say she sucked me off good and nasty, so now as far as I’m concerned — the images that I wasn’t even supposed to take anyway (blatant no photography sign) are officially her property. Delete my comment again you suckers.
No, it is not you lying asshole.
^^^^^^^^^^^^ All the way up!
Russell Building Case involving Pac, big and Sean Combs, requires the attention of Probate, urgently. I am the Premier and his Bloodbrother.
Also, removal of all Tupac images with Christopher Wallace is urgent.
Kevin Denis Chamberlain