I know absolutely nothing about 2pac except that he had been shot. He was shot in September of 1996.
I took a look at his website - it says new site coming soon. I clicked on the management link and jam inc manages Michael through the estate:
http://wemanagelegends.com/manager-bios/
"This company develops, preserves, extends and enhances artist legacies," says Jeff Jampol, President of Jampol Artist Management, Inc. (JAM, Inc.). "We're dealing with very important art, creation, and artists, and our job is to maintain, build, market, promote and oversee these artists' legacies or, if you will, their brands. However, we are very careful and judicious in employing the terms 'brand' and 'branding,' as a lot of damage can be done in the name of commerce, and applying business terms to art can often sully art's purity. On the other hand, when you bring that pure art to the marketplace, branding is a fundamental part of the mix, and when that foundation, or 'brand,' is a legacy beloved by generations of fans, you have to be extremely thoughtful about every single move you make. These iconic artists embody fundamental worldwide significance, not just musically and artistically, but also culturally, politically, socially and historically."
As the founder and head of JAM Inc., which manages rock legends The Doors, Ramones, Tupac Shakur, and the Estates of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Peter Tosh and Rick James, Jampol has had ample opportunity to consider such issues. Indeed, he and his team are fond of citing the "Hippocratic Oath of Rock" as a guiding principle: First, do no harm to the artist's legacy. But Jampol doesn't view himself merely as a curator of classic catalogues. "The goal is to extend the reach of the artist and their work, using new distribution channels, new technology and other emerging resources, to place timeless art into a modern context."
To that end, Jampol produced, with Dick Wolf, the 2009 Doors theatrical documentary film, When You're Strange, narrated by Johnny Depp, for which Jampol and Wolf won the 2011 Grammy® Award, and were nominated for a 2010 Emmy® Award. Jampol also helped conceive, create and is a producer of the hit Broadway musical, A Night With Janis Joplin, which after touring the US for two years, premiered on Broadway in September 2013. Additionally, Jampol has produced musical and theatrical works, overseen deluxe reissues of classic albums; overseen large-format art books (The Doors by The Doors and Jim Morrison: Treasures); enlisted cutting-edge artists like Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant, the Obama "Hope" poster) to create new graphics; authorized remixes by top DJs; vigorously pursued film, TV and game placements targeting young audiences; rebooted merchandising initiatives; developed content-rich web destinations designed to serve longtime fans and new seekers simultaneously; and considerably more.
http://wemanagelegends.com/estate-of-michael-jackson/
The Estate of Michael Jackson
JAM, Inc, serves as a consultant to the Estate of Michael Jackson.
Our primary services are communication with fans and fan websites, including social media messaging, and providing advice to the Estate on digital/viral marketing and other related issues.
BIO
Michael Jackson, one of the most widely beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time, leaves an indelible imprint on popular music and culture.
Five of Jackson's solo albums – "Off the Wall," "Thriller," "Bad," "Dangerous" and "HIStory," all with Epic Records – are among the top-sellers of all time and "Thriller"holds the distinction as the largest selling album worldwide in the history of the recording industry with more than 70 million units sold. Additionally, singles released from the Thriller album sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, another all time record.
During his extraordinary career, he sold an estimated 750 million records worldwide, released 13 No.1 singles and became one of a handful of artists to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Jackson as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time and "Thriller" as the Biggest Selling Album of All Time. Jackson won 13 Grammy Awards and received the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award.
Michael Jackson started in the music business at the age of 11 with his brothers as a member of the Jackson 5. In the early 1980s, he defined the art form of music video with such ground-breaking videos as "Billie Jean," "Beat It" and the epic "Thriller." Jackson's sound, style and dance moves inspired subsequent generations of pop, soul, R&B and hip-hop artists.
As an FYI Jeff Jampol is part of the MJonlineteam who distributes press releases from the estate and who will answer questions from Michael's fans.
I googled 2pac and found out where he had been shot. He was shot on Flamingo Road in Las Vegas. Murrays office was on Flamingo Road in Vegas. Coincidence?
I do find it odd that 2pacs website in August said 'coming soon' and it is now December and it still says the same thing. I don't know if the pic of the guy on the website is of 2pac or just someone who represents him (can't see the face which I find odd).
Love you Michael!