Before his untimely and tragic death in 1996, Tupac dreamed of opening a restaurant and 21 years later it’s finally coming true. The restaurant, Powamekka Café, will come to NYC for this weekend only. From April 7th-9th, you can enjoy some of the late rappers favorite food which included gumbo, meatloaf, fried chicken wings made by his cousin, Jamala. According to Tupac’s estate, guests who visits the pop-up restaurant during the three day weekend will see a lot of memorabilia of the Rapper such as pictures of his childhood, poems written by him, his classic music and more. The restaurant took over the exact same spot where Sweet Chick used to be at in the Lower East Side. Powamekka’s Café will be at 178 Ludlow Street. Stop by, enjoy the food and celebrate and remember the life of Tupac Shakur.
Tag: hip-hop
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Tupac’s Dream Restaurant is Coming to Life.
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Chance the Rapper is Looking for an Intern!
Chance the Rapper is keeping his word on helping fix the problem within the inner-city neighborhoods of Chicago. The Chicago native has promised to donate $1 million to the city’s public school system, he’s started a campaign back in 2014 via social media to help combat the violence in Chicago, he’s put together bi-monthly Open Mike Nights, where teens are free with valid id and more. The list of accolades for Chance the Rapper is ongoing, with one more added to it. Chance is now looking for an intern to work for him. The Grammy award winner took to Twitter to drop the big news. 
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Discovering Dopeness: DJ Taela Naomi
Today was an experience like no other. Attending the Poetic Justice: Speaking Their Name, at the Brooklyn Museum, in honor of the late, great Dr. Maya Angelou, you would expect a show full of poets speaking the utmost set of powerful words that resonates with the audience in more ways than one. Essentially, that’s what happened, but it wasn’t just the poets who captivated the audience, it was also the guest DJ of the night; Taela Naomi.
Being that this is a site that covers all aspects of music, DJing is an aspect that should not be forgotten about and witnessing Taela Naomi tonight brought that perspective to the light. The award winning DJ had the crowd rocking out to all kinds of songs, songs that you won’t hear most DJs play in their regular. From mixing in between James Brown, Beyonce, and Solange to switching to afrobeat then on to the politically charged songs like Public Enemy’s Fight the Power, Michael Jackson’s They Don’t Really Care About Us, and more. There was not one person sitting still in tonight’s event. The event alone was something powerful, unmatched and just something that you had witnessed in person, but the music was the thing that stood out the most. It was stated at the event by Debra Pointer, the founder of Def Poetry Jam, that DJ Taela Naomi had one request before going to it, which was she wanted to get crazy, and that she did. Naomi not only brought her talent to this epic event but also her art and passion that is DJing. Find out what other events DJ Taela Naomi will be at right here, it will be something you wouldn’t want to miss.
