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Mopreme Shakur

Mopreme Shakur

American rapper

Maurice Shakur (né Harding; August 16, 1967), better known by his stage name Mopreme Shakur, originally known as Wycked, is an American rapper. He was a member of the hip-hop group Thug Life and is the stepbrother of rapper Tupac Shakur. He was also a member of the Outlawz (under the name Komani), but later dropped out because of a financial disagreement with Death Row Records.

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Career

Mopreme made his recording debut as Mocedes on Tony Toni Toné's 1990 single "Feels Good".[1] He appeared with his stepbrother Tupac on "Papa'z Song", a single from the 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., credited as 'Wycked'.

Mopreme and Tupac formed the group Thug Life in 1993, with Big Syke, Macadoshis, and Rated R.[2] The group released one album, Thug Life: Volume 1 (1994), which went gold.[3] Mopreme wrote many of the songs on this album.[4] He was also an original member of Outlawz, but dropped out of the group.[5]

In 2007, he released a mixtape with Assassin, "Black & Brown Pride". He performed on the soundtrack for the feature film Intoxicating, starring Kirk Harris, John Savage, and Eric Roberts.[6] In 2008, Mopreme was a consulting producer for an episode about his father on the BET series American Gangster.[7]

Discography

Collaboration albums

Compilation album

  • Black & Brown Pride (with Assassin) (2007)

Mixtapes

  • Thug Life: Demo Tape (with Thug Life) (1994)
  • Evolution of a Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 1.1 (2005)
  • Evolution of a Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 1.2 (2005)

Guest appearances

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References

  1. [1]
    "Feels Good (12" Party Mix)". Genius.
  2. [2]
    "Mopreme 'Komani' Shakur is Pac's stepbrother". Capital XTRA. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Thug Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "ACE Repertory: Writer=Maurice Harding". ASCAP. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Where Are 2Pac's Outlawz Now?". Complex Networks. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  6. [6]
    "INTOXICATING". American World Pictures. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. [7]
    Mopreme Shakur Helps Produce 'American Gangster' Episode About His Father Mutulu, BallerStatus.com; accessed July 27, 2018.
  8. [8]
    Volume 1 (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, November 30, 1996.
  9. [9]
    Volume 1 (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, October 19, 1996.
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