Tupac Took Inspectah Deck's Verse Off "Got My Mind Made Up" & Redman Never Got Paid For His Feature

HipHopDX interviewed Redman recently and asked him about his song on "All Eyez On Me" with Tupac, Method Man, Kurupt & Daz titled "Got My Mind Made Up" which he never received any publishing for or a plaque. Here's a fun fact.. Lady Of Rage And Inspectah Deck were both originally featured on the song as well but Tupac rapped over Lady Of Rage's part and cut out Inspectah Deck's verse at the end. We also dive into the origins of how this song came to be. Enjoy! 

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Method Man On Disrespecting Tupac

Method Man speaks on respecting OG's in new interview.

Method Man and the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan have been around for long enough that they could conceivably be considered OG's by this point. That being said, he still feels the need to show his respect for those who came before him, and he has some thoughts about new rappers who fail to show reverence to their forebearers. 

In a new interview with The Daily Beast, Meth speaks on his status as the only rapper to ever make tracks with both Biggie and Tupac, and who he thinks was the culprit in Tupac and Biggie's murders (Orlando Anderson and Wardell "Poochie" Fouse, respectively). Eventually the topic turns to Lil Xan, who has experienced an extreme amount of animosity for his dismissive comments about Tupac's music. Meth clearly doesn't agree with Xan's comments, saying that, "people were tryin’ to say, 'So what if he’s not rockin’ with Tupac? He has a right to say that,' and it’s like, no, he don’t got a right to say that. The only reason he has a right to say that is because Pac did that shit first. Pac walked so they could run."

His anger isn't directed at Xan, specifically, but rather at those who are unable to honor the hardships older rappers went through in order for others to succeed. He followed up by explaining, "That’s like me tryin’ to shit on N.W.A. It’s because of N.W.A that I don’t got a sense of my fuckin’ curse words on my records and I can say 'fuck the police' and get away with that shit if I wanted to."

He goes on in the full interview to speak on Cardi B, Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, U-God's memoirs, and how Atlanta is the new New York.

[via Hot New HipHop]

U-GOD says Tupac helped RZA get his chain back in Vegas

20th Anniversary of Tupac’s death

September 13th marks the 20th anniversary of Tupac’s death. His albums are still regarded as some of the most political to date, with themes revolved around gang violence, hardship in inner cities and racism. Tupac was at the centre of the East Coast Vs. West Coast hip hop war, which was ultimately responsible for his death aged just 25. View some unreleased photos here.

Kevin Durant Gets Tupac Leg Tattoo

But what's up with that Wu-Tang Tattoo? Suuuuu!

U-God Talks Biggie; Tupac; Why Wu-Tang is So Respected on TI50

Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Wu-Tang's own U-God for an exclusive interview.

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2Pac Hologram at Coachella 2012 Gets Reaction from Wu-Tang's Raekwon

The recent 2Pac hologram at the Coachella 2012 concert continues to bring in fans and critics sounding off about the idea of the technology, or simply the amazing nature of the performance. Recently, Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon shared his thoughts in a YouTube video clip.

Recently, the Tupac hologram performance was praised by Nas. Now it's getting praise from one of the Wu-Tang Clan's master emcees. A VIBE interviewer told Raekwon about his experience at Coachella seeing the holographic image up close. He tells the Wu-Tang rapper, "it looked like he was just there," drawing a comment of "that's incredible" from Rae. He also added in his interview:

It's beautiful, b. All I can say that it's live. It's wild when you see it. It looked like his spirit. That was brilliant. I tip my hat to Dre because it really shows the sense of love he had for Pac. Just to see someone do it for the first time ever. We only seen sh*t like that on TV.

Of course, the idea of resurrecting other deceased rap stars has come up now after Tupac's hologram performed Sunday night at Coachella. One name previously mentioned was Notorious B.I.G., and now another one brought up was the late Wu-Tang rapper, Ol' Dirty Bastard. Raekwon said he could see that happening but under one condition:

I would definitely have to have an understanding with his moms. I think it all starts with [her] respect level. If [she] want us to do it and they feel like it's cool, that's when we would continue to move on and do that. I wouldn't jump up out of the blue and just say, "yo, I want to reincarnate your son this way." I think it's important that you give mom's respect for her son.

It looks like plenty of rap stars admire what Dr. Dre did here, bringing Tupac Shakur back to the stage. It's also clear that this new technology may just be getting started. For all hip hop fans know, there might be a concert full of holograms performing on stage, with ODB, B.I.G., and the 2Pac hologram headlining a show. Other acts might include Big Pun, Big L, Guru, Heavy D, and the late Jam Master Jay of RUN-DMC.

So what do you think Wudisciples? Do you think having more holograms of deceased musicians will happen in the future, or should this trend not continue? Would you like to see an ODB Hologram?