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When did Mopreme Shakur's first album release?

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Mopreme Shakur's first album Evolution of a Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 1.2 released on January 19, 2005.


Mopreme, birth name Maurice Harding, is a rapper. He became Maurice Shakur when his father, Mutulu Shakur, changed their family name. He did so after he married Afeni, who took on the last name Shakur along with her son, Tupac.

Mopreme was also 2Pac’s body guard – he was quoted as saying “2Pac’s security detail failed the night ‘Pac was killed”... Read More
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