Tupac’s Jewelry and Handwritten Notes On Display
If you need to know more and understand the late hip-hop super star Tupac, you can do so by visiting Temple University’s latest attraction. The section of the school where the genre’s history is on display expanded its collection with a dozen items owned by Tupac Shakur.
The “California Love” rapper’s belongings were donated by an auction house and are housed at the school’s main campus. The famed rapper’s items fall under the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection that outlines “the global black experience.”
Aaron Smith, a professor of Africology and African American Studies, teaches a Shakur-focused class at Temple. While speaking with The Philadelphia Inquirer, Smith said, “For a hip-hop head, this is truly a dream come true. Just 20 years ago, they were saying [hip-hop] was a pariah in society. Here, we have legitimization from the academic community on the highest level.”