Late rapper Tupac Shakur is to be honoured with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce introduced on Wednesday that the long-lasting rapper can be honoured on the famed landmark greater than 26 years after his loss of life.
His sister, Sekyiwa ‘Set’ Shakur, will settle for the honour on behalf of the hip-hop star’s household throughout an unveiling ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on 7 June.
“Tupac Shakur was a rapper, actor, activist, poet, and revolutionary. This iconic artist has continued to be a part of the zeitgeist for many years after his passing and can proceed to be an essential cultural determine for a few years to return,” stated Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Stroll of Fame, in an announcement. “Absolutely, as one among L.A.’s personal, Tupac’s star might be added to the checklist of most visited stars.”
Jamal Joseph, a pal of the Shakur household and Tupac’s godfather, will communicate on the occasion, in addition to filmmaker Allen Hughes, director of the 2023 docuseries Pricey Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur.
The All Eyez on Me hitmaker might be immortalised with the two,758th star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame within the class of Recording.
He was killed in a drive-by capturing in Las Vegas in 1996 on the age of 25.
