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Tupac Shakur

1) Rakim 
This living legend helped usher in hip-hop'd golden age with his incredible pipes and is still universally known as one of the greatest MC’s to rock the mic.  As one half of the duo Eric B. & Rakim, this microphone fiend is a lyricist who not only created great imagery but had a contemporary style that went far beyond the classic 16 bars.

Top 10 greatest voices in hip-hop

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SLIDESHOW - Whether they have a signature bark or rapid-fire flow these rappers have gained popularity by standing out among their fellow artists...
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Ol Dirty Bastard (left) and Eazy-E (right) (File Photos)

Holy hologram! RIP rappers making a comeback

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Shakur's surprise 'resurrection' launched a frenzy surrounding what many saw as the start of a new trend in the music industry...
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Marco Rubio may be part of bipartisan immigration reform talks but he will not budge on this issue. Lil Wayne is no Tupac. (Courtesy Getty Images)

Rubio: Lil Wayne isn’t on Tupac’s level

Adrian Carrasquillo, NBC Latino
NBC LATINO - Listen up, Lil Wayne. Florida Senator Marco Rubio has some thoughts on how you stack up compared to legendary West coast rapper Tupac...
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Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Django Unchained'

Quentin Tarantino unveils official 'Django Unchained' tracklist

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - The music that surrounds Quentin Tarantino's films is usually top notch and with Django Unchained around the corner, the legendary Pulp Fiction director has unveiled the track listing for his revenge pic...
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at a combination fundraiser and birthday party for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, on November 17, 2012 in Altoona, Iowa. (Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images)

Marco Rubio outs himself as a Tupac Shakur, N.W.A. fan

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theGRIO REPORT - The 41-year-old senator professes his love for hip-hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, N.W.A., Tupac Shakur, and most surprisingly, because of his conservative politics, Public Enemy...
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Dylan Brown, left, founder of The Yard Entertainment, and Philip Atwell, owner of Geronimo Films, pose with models of the Tupac Shakur hologram at the Subtractive Studio in Santa Monica, Calif. When Tupac Shakur rose from the stage in the California desert earlier this year, it was not only a jaw-dropping resurrection, but also the beginning of a new form of live entertainment. Stars wield extensive control over how their names, voices and images are used after they die through likeness, trademark and copyright protections, and now holograms offer them yet another consideration. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Tupac hologram creators go bankrupt

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - Less than a year after going public, the digital production company founded by director James Cameron has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and agreed to sell the core of its business to a private investment firm for $15 million...
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A young Jada Pinkett Smith and Tupac Shakur pose in an old school photo.

Jada Pinkett Smith reveals rare photos on Instagram

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Jada Pinkett Smith recently revealed intimate photos of her family and friends on Instagram....
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Dylan Brown, left, founder of The Yard Entertainment, and Philip Atwell, owner of Geronimo Films, pose with models of the Tupac Shakur hologram at the Subtractive Studio in Santa Monica, Calif. When Tupac Shakur rose from the stage in the California desert earlier this year, it was not only a jaw-dropping resurrection, but also the beginning of a new form of live entertainment. Stars wield extensive control over how their names, voices and images are used after they die through likeness, trademark and copyright protections, and now holograms offer them yet another consideration. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

From Tupac to Elvis: Holograms present celebs with new afterlife

Anthony McCarthy, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Tupac Shakur rose from the stage in the California desert earlier this year, it was not only a jaw-dropping resurrection, but also th

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SANTA MONICA, CA - APRIL 22: Actress Willow Smith attends the Premiere Of Sundance Selects' 'First Position' at Aero Theatre on April 22, 2012 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

Willow Smith letter: 'Dear Tupac, I know you are alive'

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - Willow Smith recently posted an Instagram letter she wrote a few years ago, to a legend who died before she was even born: Tupac Shakur...
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Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg in 'Celeste and Jesse Forever'. Photo by David Lanzenberg, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Rashida Jones doesn't have any issues with her identity

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - The 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' star, Rashida Jones, talks love, identity, and the date-gone-bad she’s lived to write about...
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