2Pac's “How Do U Want It” with K-Ci and JoJo reaches the top 10 on a pair of Billboard charts this week, adding to the late rapper's legacy. Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film 'Gridlock'd', 1997.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 2Pac’s single "How Do U Want It" is a hit all over again in America ...

Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...

In a recording career that spanned barely five years, 2Pac released four solo albums that made him an icon of the burgeoning West Coast rap scene, topping the charts in a blur of controversies, court ...