Classic Tupac Albums to be Available in Digital Form

Yesterday, Tupac Amaru Shakur, the biggest selling rap/hip-hop artist in history with more than 75 million albums sold worldwide would have celebrated his 40th birthday. On 5th July, five 2Pac albums including his first three solo albums will be issued in digital format for the first time.

Journalist  Sal Manna interviewed 2Pac and wrote the press biographies for many of his albums during his lifetime. Sal penned the following tribute which until today was unpublished:

"Tupac never strayed from one message: Be somebody. No matter the obstacles, be somebody and be proud. It was a message that 2Pac represented for everyone, no matter their race, creed or colour ... In the end, too much has been made of his dying and not enough of his living. His death was the tragedy, not his life. Today, it is in his work, in his art, that 2Pac still lives."

2010 was the first year that 2Pac failed to make it onto Forbes’ list of hip-hop’s living Cash Kings. His estate also just missed earning enough to feature on Forbes’ list of top-earning dead celebs (winner was Michael Jackson who made a ridiculous $275 million last year!)

Although 2Pac sold over 75 million albums worldwide,
7 of his 11 platinum albums were released after his death and despite having over 150 unreleased songs in his arsenal, time has caught up with him and there’s not much fresh material left. That said, his estate made over
$3 million last year and the digital re-release of these classic Pac albums should boost his earnings and up his rank on Forbes’ list for next year. Life after death indeed.