Client: MoblifeRecords.com
Project: Rap Artist Bio
Contact: Dina"AT"Wordfeeder.com

Mopreme Being.

If talent is inherited, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Mopreme Shakur follows close behind his late brother Tupac’s path to mega-stardom. In June of 2004, Thug Life and Outlawz member Mopreme signed on with Moblife Records. Since then he’s been laying the tracks of his personal legacy with footing as swift and sure as that of the Inca tribesmen from whence he descends.

Born in South Jamaica, Queens, Mopreme was raised by Black Panther activists Dr. Mutulu Shakur and his wife Atheni Shakur, who is Mopreme’s stepmother. His talent began to manifest itself in early childhood, where he could be found rapping on the streets of Queens with his brother. Still in his youth, Mopreme endured a brief separation from Tupac when the family was split due to an FBI expose that forced his father into hiding. Despite his brother’s absence, Mopreme continued to hone his gifts of rhythm, rhyme and rhetoric. This inborn talent plus the knowledge-is-power parenting philosophy of his historically-influential mother and father, would seal his fate in becoming the rap legend and urban prophet he is today.

In his adult years, Mopreme served in the military for a time before moving to Oakland, CA in 1990 where he hooked up with Tony! Toni! Tone! His original claim to fame is the trademark line “Tony! Toni! Tone! has done it again” as it’s heard in the then-popular hit “Feels Good” off their album The Revival. At that time Mopreme was operating under the alias “Mocedes.”

Mopreme was an original member of the group Thug Life, the “code of conduct” for which was developed in part by his father Mutulu, who is Mopreme’s greatest influence and inspiration. Thug Life consisted of Tupac, Mopreme, Big Syke, Macadoshis and The Rated R. Their first album, Thug Life Volume 1, was released in 1994 and reached Billboard Gold in a matter of weeks, eventually going Platinum. Mopreme was featured in 6 out of 10 of the songs including “Bury Me a G” and “Cradle to the Grave.”

Next on Mopreme’s rap resume comes the multi-platinum All Eyez On Me project, which showcased Mopreme’s skills on “When We Ride”; followed by Outlawz Immortalz, which included Tupac (Makavelli), Big Syke (Mussolini), Yaki (Kadafi), Fatal (Hussein), Katari (Kastro), Edi, Napoleon, and Mopreme as Komeni. Mopreme contined to perform with his brother until Tupac’s death in 1996, after which he went into an extended period of mourning.

Mopreme reemerged on the rap front in 2000 to kick off the Thug Law project with Big Syke. He has appeared in two DVDs chronicling his brother’s life and is currently working on his first solo album which will release sometime this year. Stay tuned to www.mobliferecords.com for future updates on Mopreme who continues to blaze a trail as one of the most gifted and influential rappers of our time.

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