That's why you need to be at the UDS Promo's 2nd Annual Tupac Birthday Celebration on June 16 at Endo Exo. It's been 14 years since Tupac's life was tragically cut short, but his legacy lives on through the vast catalog of work that he put out, including music, movies, interviews, and poetry.
Local musicians and artists will be on hand paying tribute to Pac by performing some of his best known songs and poems from his book of poetry, The Rose that Grew from Concrete. The Prolegend Movement, Hann from Vendetta, and VIP Squad are among the musical acts performing, and local spoken word artists, including yours truly, will be reciting poems such as "Liberty Needs Glasses" and "Can U See the Pride in the Panther". We will also be remembering Tupac's critically acclaimed acting talents with showings of Juice and Poetic Justice.
The event begins at 7 p.m. and admission is free until 8. After that, the price is $10, however ladies wearing a Tupac shirt get in half price, as well as college students with ID. For those looking to get their drink on, there will be $5 Thug Passion, 2 for 1 Wells, $5 Hennessey and Coke, and $5 Goose and Cran.
As a special incentive, Dream Works and Stone Grfx will be giving out artist discounts on photography and video services. It's not too late to sign up to perform, either. Just send an email to udsentertainment@gmail.com. We would love to see many more performers come out to pay tribute to one of the giants of hip-hop. Part of one of my favorite quotes says, "what is true of an individual without memory is also true of a people without history: they cannot become wiser or better" (I.L. Peretz). So, hip-hop nation, let's come out and honor a part of our history and celebrate the life of Tupac Amaru Shakur.
UDS Promo's 2nd Annual Tupac Birthday Celebration
Endo Exo, 1224 Kings Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32207
7 p.m. until
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