Earlier this week, Oakland city renamed a section of MacArthur Boulevard to Tupac Shakur Way, in memory of the late rapper who lived in the area during the 1990s. The unveiling ceremony was attended by local hip hop legends such as E-40, MC Hammer, and Too $hort, who paid tribute to Tupac along with his family members. Tupac’s sister, Sekyiwa Shakur, toasted to his legacy: “let his spirit live on the rest of these years in these streets and in your hearts.”
MC Hammer declared Tupac the “greatest rapper ever”, and E-40 celebrated his versatility in film, rap, poetry, and ultimately “everything”. Councilwoman Carrol Fife, who was instrumental in the push to rename the street, honored the rapper’s “legacy and contribution to Oakland California”, stating that “Tupac will be remembered as one of the greatest of all time by his family and fans”.
The city council voted unanimously to rename the street after Fife introduced legislation to rename MacArthur Boulevard between Grand and Van Buren Avenue as Tupac Shakur Way in May. With the new street name, Oakland commemorates the legacy of the rap icon who touched countless lives of people all over the world, spanning several decades. The hypocrisy of the “American exceptionalism” also highlighted by the Black Panther Party Cub rapper has not been forgotten
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