2Pac‘s classic song “Brenda’s Got a Baby” was inspired by a true story — and the story continues. The rapper wrote the song addressing teen pregnancy in America’s ghettos while he was filming his star ...

A $10,000 hit allegation, a stolen gun, and an unsolved murder still hang over Soulja Slim’s legacy. Fans are still wondering ...

The woman who voiced a gun on 2Pac’s “Me and My Girlfriend” revealed how the collaboration came to be. An X user with the handle @Evolving_Eric — who claims his father is Eric of Eric B and Rakim — ...

On this day in 1991, one of hip hop’s most revolutionary voices, Tupac Amaru Shakur, delivered his debut studio album, 2Pacalypse Now. Released through Interscope Records, the project didn’t dominate ...

“I lived 32 years without knowing,” Davonn Hodge says of the revelation. The subject behind one of 2Pac’s most iconic songs is telling his story. Author Jeff Pearlman, whose upcoming biography about ...

Rap star Soulja Boy appeared to be all smiles — and some song — as he celebrated the latest update in his recent weapons possession case in Los Angeles. The 35-year-old “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” ...

Suge Knight recalled his final moments by 2Pac’s side in September 1996 while chatting from behind bars with People in a story published Tuesday (July 1). The Death Row honcho’s life was forever ...

In a remarkable twist of fate, Tupac Shakur's 1991 track Brenda's Got a Baby has led to the reunion of a mother and son, 30 years after they were separated. What began as a story inspired by tragedy ...

Soulja Boy faces a fresh round of legal woes, months after he was found liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant. Los Angeles police arrested the ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...