By Mike Winslow
Amaru Entertainment has announced the official release of two new posthumous CD’s from slain rapper Tupac Shakur.
The best of 2Pac - Part 1: Thug and The Best of 2Pac - Part 2: Life are two separate retrospective CD’s that will land in stores this December.
Each album was assembled by Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur and contains one unreleased song, one new remix and nine classic tracks from Tupac, who is the best selling rapper of all time.
Both CD’s showcase different phases of Tupac’s evolution and are available in explicit and edited versions.
The Best of 2Pac - Part 1: Thug and The Best of 2Pac - Part 2: Life lands in stores December 4.
In related news, the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Performing Arts Center will host a rededication ceremony for the Peace Garden in the facility, located in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
A statue of Shakur and the façade of the building were damaged by acts of vandalism, which resulted in the arrest of Kenneth Anthony Wilson , a 43-year-old African American who was charged with second degree criminal damage to property, which is a felony.
Afeni Shakur will lead a ceremony will start with a drumline procession into the Peace Garden and will be followed with a performance by PAC’s Kids, a group of students in the Performing Arts’ outreach program.
The event is free and open to the general public. For more information log on: www.2PAClegacy.com www.tasf.org