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Mopreme Shakur, (born 1969 [citation needed] in New York as Maurice Harding) originally known as Wycked, is a West Coast rapper. He is the older step-brother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur and son of Mutulu Shakur. In 1982, while Maurice was still a pre-teen, his father Mutulu became a fugitive wanted by the FBI, charged in part with having aided Maurice's aunt, Assata Shakur, to escape from prison in New Jersey, where she had been incarcerated for the murder and wounding of two state troopers. As a result, Mutulu was imprisoned in 1986 after spending four years at large on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
Mopreme's first appearance on wax, under the alias Mocedes, was on Tony Toni Toné's hit single "Feel's Good" in the year 1990. His first collaboration with his brother was on the single and video "Papaz Song", from the 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. He was an original member of both his Thug Life group, as well as a premier member of Outlawz. Mopreme dropped out of the group, but contrary to rumors, was never signed to Death Row Records; he also claimed that Suge Knight prevented him from seeing his brother.[citation needed] He can be seen being interviewed in the documentary "Biggie & Tupac".
Mopreme has recently dropped the mixtape "Assassin & Mopreme Shakur Present: Black & Brown Pride", as a predlude to his album which is now due for release early 2007. The mixtape is available from rapbay.com and information is available here at StreetHop.com. [1]
Mopreme was recently featured on the soundtrack for the feature film "Intoxicating" starring Kirk Harris, John Savage and Eric Roberts. [2]
In June 2008, Mopreme revealed that he had signed on as a consulting producer for the upcoming episode of BET's series, "American Gangster," titled "Mutulu Shakur and The Republic of New Afrika." The show will feature his incarcerated father Dr. Mutulu Shakur, an important leader the Republic of New Afrika in the 60s and 70s. The episode is set to air in the fall, where he provides insight, direction, subject matter for interviews and acting as a liaison between the show and his father. [3]
Discography
- 1994: Thug Life Vol. 1
- 2005: Evolution Of A Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 1.1
- 2005: Evolution Of A Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 2
- 2007: Black & Brown Pride
- Heart of a Soulja (shelved)trigga man was also an upcoming rapper along with the ag goon squad souwoup
References
- ^ [http://www.streethop.com/forum/article171207.html StreetHop.com
- ^ [http://imdb.com/title/tt0326976/ IMDB.com.
- ^ Mopreme Shakur Helps Produce 'American Gangster' Episode About His Father Mutulu BallerStatus.com.
External links
- Mopreme Shakur at MySpace
- Mopreme discography at Discogs
- Mob Life Records
- Mopreme Shakur at IMDb