Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 2Pac and K-Ci & JoJo's “How Do U Want It” debuts on a Billboard ...

2Pac's “How Do U Want It” with K-Ci and JoJo reaches the top 10 on a pair of Billboard charts this week, adding to the late rapper's legacy. Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film 'Gridlock'd', 1997.

Tupac had absorbed endless hours of music, but never before had he been in the presence of a peer who could create so many beeps, blurps, and murmurs. The boys bonded quickly (Mouse wisely insisted ...

Tupac Shakur wasn't always the cool, stylish and tough figure who came to define 1990s hip-hop. As a teenager, he was awkward and eccentric. He wore braces over his gapped, slightly brown teeth and ...