Author Topic: Dr. Mutulu Shakur Presents A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle (Read 385 times)

mauzip · « **on:** July 21, 2006, 03:30:55 AM »

http://www.daretostruggle.org/musiccd.html

Does anybody have a hard copy of this cd? I'd like to know what's in the booklet exactly before I decide to buy it

Dr. Mutulu Shakur Presents A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle

Las Vegas/Toronto – May 20, 2006 – Incarcerated Freedom Fighter Dr. Mutulu Shakur will be releasing a CD entitled "A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle" on June 16, commemorating the 35th birthday of his son Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac is the best-selling rap musician of all time and arguably the most influential artist in the genre.

Dr. Mutulu Shakur has been imprisoned in US penitentiaries the past 19 years for activities in support of the Black Liberation Movement. "A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle" is the first ever compilation to feature incarcerated rappers alongside hip-hop heavyweights. Such a project was actually conceived by Tupac and his brother Mopreme during their prison meetings with Mutulu, when they wrote the 'Thug Code' constitution to help decrease gang violence. Their peace-making efforts were cut short when Tupac was killed in Las Vegas on September 13, 1996.

The tribute CD will feature a 16-page booklet which includes a printing of the 'Thug Code.’ Half the album’s proceeds will be used towards Dr. Mutulu Shakur's inner city health and education initiatives, as an attempt to pick up where his sons’ efforts left off.

"A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle" also breaks new ground in the growing urban publishing industry, by including an exclusive preview chapter of Dr. Mutulu Shakur's new historical fiction novel about Tupac entitled "N 2 Da Gutter." The album features new music by Tupac's family, including Mopreme, Nzingha and the Outlawz, alongside contemporary musician admirers TQ, Slick, Imaan Faith, and T-Jay, among others.

The tribute CD is Executive Produced by Dr. Mutulu Shakur and Canadian hip-hop activist Raoul Juneja (a.k.a. Deejay Ra). It is being released by KENT Entertainment and their rap imprint FIRST KUT (Las Vegas), in association with Juneja's Lyrical Knockout Entertainment (Toronto).

[CD Track-Listing]

1. Dr. Mutulu Shakur - PSA
2. Mopreme Shakur - Straight Ahead
3. Outlawz - Blessings
4. Slick - Since You've Been Gone
5. S.C.U. f/ Dr. Shakur - Enemies of the State
6. Legacy - Never Give Up
7. Strap f/ Imaan Faith - The Truth
8. S.C.U. f/ Dr. Shakur - Thug Code
9. T-Jay f/ Johnny 'J' - Still
10. S.C.U. f/ Nzingha Shakur - The First Teardrop
11. TQ - Listen
12. P.O.W. - The Struggle
13. S.C.U. - Missing In Action
14. Dr. Shakur f/ Nzingha - For Tupac Amaru

Antonio_ · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2006, 07:19:29 AM »

It's 90% Mutulu talking about Pac.
I have it somewhere.

P.S. It's old. Like 3-4 years old.

mauzip · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2006, 10:43:24 AM »

Quote from: Antonio on July 21, 2006, 07:19:29 AM

It's 90% Mutulu talking about Pac.
I have it somewhere.

P.S. It's old. Like 3-4 years old.

Some of the songs on there weren't released more than 2 years ago

But in the booklet they don't let the artists talk about 2Pac or have anecdotes or something?

djkoast · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2006, 11:15:37 AM »

Quote from: Antonio on July 21, 2006, 07:19:29 AM

It's 90% Mutulu talking about Pac.
I have it somewhere.

P.S. It's old. Like 3-4 years old.

I was going to say TQ - Listen is an old ass track. Uses the same sample the Talib Kweli song 'Get By' does

mauzip · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2006, 03:11:09 AM »

Quote from: djkoast on July 21, 2006, 11:15:37 AM

Quote from: Antonio on July 21, 2006, 07:19:29 AM
It's 90% Mutulu talking about Pac.
I have it somewhere.

P.S. It's old. Like 3-4 years old.

I was going to say TQ - Listen is an old ass track. Uses the same sample the Talib Kweli song 'Get By' does

That came out in 2004.