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'{{short description|American rapper}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mopreme Komani Shakur | background = solo_singer | image = | caption = Mopreme in 1994 | birth_name = Maurice Harding | alias = Mo' Komani, Wycked, Mocedes, Mopreme | origin = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|8|16}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]}} | occupation = [[Rapper]] | years_active = 1989–present | label = {{flatlist| * [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] * [[Jive Records|Jive]] * Out da Gutta * [[Death Row Records|Death Row]] }} | past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Thug Life (band)|Thug Life]]|[[Outlawz]]}} }} '''Maurice Shakur''' ([[Birth name|né]] '''Harding'''; August 16, 1967), better known by his stage name '''Mopreme Shakur''', originally known as '''Wycked''', is an American rapper. He was a member of the hip-hop group [[Thug Life (band)|Thug Life]] and is the stepbrother of rapper [[Tupac Shakur]]. He was also a member of the [[Outlawz]] (under the name '''Komani'''), but later dropped out because of a financial disagreement with [[Death Row Records]]. ==Career== Mopreme made his recording debut as Mocedes on [[Tony Toni Toné]]'s 1990 single "Feels Good".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Tony-toni-tone-feels-good-12-party-mix-lyrics|title=Feels Good (12" Party Mix)|website=Genius}}</ref> He appeared with his stepbrother Tupac on "[[Papa'z Song]]", a single from the 1993 album ''[[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.]]'', credited as 'Wycked'. Mopreme and Tupac formed the group [[Thug Life (band)|Thug Life]] in 1993, with Big Syke, Macadoshis, and Rated R.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/lists/tupac-family-tree-facts/step-brother-mopreme-shakur/ |title=Mopreme 'Komani' Shakur is Pac's stepbrother|website=Capital XTRA |access-date= December 24, 2022}}</ref> The group released one album, ''[[Thug Life: Volume 1]]'' (1994), which went gold.<ref name="riaa">{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Thug+Life|title=Thug Life|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date= August 14, 2021}}</ref> Mopreme wrote many of the songs on this album.<ref name="ASCAP Records">{{cite web|title=ACE Repertory: Writer=Maurice Harding |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/writer/Maurice%20Harding?page=1|publisher=ASCAP|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> He was also an original member of [[Outlawz]], but dropped out of the group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/07/where-are-the-outlawz-2pac-now|title=Where Are 2Pac's Outlawz Now?|website=[[Complex Networks]] |access-date= September 18, 2015}}</ref> In 2007, he released a mixtape with [[DJ King Assassin|Assassin]], "[[Black & Brown Pride]]". He performed on the soundtrack for the feature film ''Intoxicating'', starring [[Kirk Harris]], [[John Savage (actor)|John Savage]], and [[Eric Roberts]].<ref>{{cite web|title=INTOXICATING |url=http://www.americanworldpictures.com/films/intoxicating.htm|website=American World Pictures|access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2008, Mopreme was a consulting producer for an episode about his father on the BET series ''[[American Gangster (TV series)|American Gangster]]''.<ref>[https://thuglifearmy.com/index.php/tupac-news/2273-dr-mutulu-shakur-and-shakur-legacy-profiled-on-bet-tonight.html Dr Mutulu Shakur and Shakur Legacy Profiled on BET Tonight], thuglifearmy.com; accessed July 27, 2018.</ref>. In 2024 it was announched that Mopreme is Executive Producing the upcoming biopic ''"Van Gogh"'', an artist who was a source of inspiration for his brother Tupac.The script was written by Kira Madallo Sesay, who is also a producer on the film. <ref>https://www.thelifeofluxury.com/tupac-shakurs-brother-mopreme-shakur-has-joined-the-van-gogh-biopic-as-executive-producer/</ref> ==Media Appearances== In October 2024, Shakur appeared on ''[[Piers Morgan Uncensored]]'' to discuss his family's renewed investigation into the murder of [[Tupac]] in 1996. In the interview, Morgan continually pressed Shakur on whether there was credibility in the widely held belief that [[Sean Combs]], aka "P. Diddy" - arrested in September 2024 for racketeering and sex trafficking - was "involved" in his brother's high-profile murder in New York. Shakur neither affirmed or denied the allegations, acknowledging that the Shakur family had "recently" hired lawyer [[Alex Spiro]], who has represented clients like [[Elon Musk]] and [[Jay-Z]].<ref name="Mopreme on Piers">{{cite news|title=Diddy's Tupac Link |url=https://www.the-sun.com/news/12658614/diddy-connected-tupacs-murder-probe-brother-mopreme/ |publisher=The US Sun |date=October 12, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Shakur Family Hires Lawyer">{{cite news|title='I Don't Think He'll Come Clean' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8G-iISiNl0&t=747s |publisher=Piers Morgan Uncensored (YouTube) |date=October 11, 2024}}</ref> ==Discography== ===Collaboration albums=== * ''[[Thug Life: Volume 1]]'' <small>(with [[Thug Life (band)|Thug Life]])</small> (1994) **Chart position: #6 [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B/Hip-Hop]],<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-11-30/r-b-hip-hop-albums ''Volume 1'' (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart)], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', November 30, 1996.</ref> #42 [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-10-19/billboard-200 ''Volume 1'' (Billboard 200 chart)], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', October 19, 1996.</ref> **[[RIAA certification]]: Gold<ref name="riaa"/> ===Compilation album=== *''Black & Brown Pride'' <small>(with [[DJ King Assassin|Assassin]])</small> (2007) ===Mixtapes=== *''Thug Life: Demo Tape'' <small>(with Thug Life)</small> (1994) *''Evolution of a Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 1.1'' (2005) *''Evolution of a Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 1.2'' (2005) ==Guest appearances== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |- !scope="row"|"[[Feels Good]]" |1990 |[[Tony! Toni! Toné!]] |''[[The Revival (Tony! Toni! Toné! album)|The Revival]]'' |- !scope="row"|"[[Papa'z Song]]" |1993 |[[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] |''[[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.]]'' |- !scope="row"|"Stormy Weather" |1995 |[[Ray Luv]] |''Forever Hustlin''' |- !scope="row"|"When We Ride" |rowspan="2"|1996 |2Pac, [[Hussein Fatal]], [[Napoleon (rapper)|Napoleon]], [[Big Syke]], [[Kastro (Outlawz)|Kastro]], [[E.D.I.]], [[Yaki Kadafi]] |''[[All Eyez on Me]]'' |- !scope="row"|"Ain't No Love " |Big Syke, G-Money |''[[Be Yo' Self]]'' |- !scope="row"|"Thug Thang" |2000 |[[Little Bruce]], Big Syke, Kastro |''Give It To Me Baby!'' |- !scope="row"|"M.O.B." |rowspan="5"|2001 |2Pac, Hussein Fatal, E.D.I., Big Syke |''[[Until the End of Time (Tupac Shakur album)|Until the End of Time]]'' |- !scope="row"|"Who You Trust" |Big Syke, E.D.I., Kastro |rowspan="4"|''[[Thug Law: Thug Life Outlawz Chapter 1]]'' |- !scope="row"|"I Need A..." |[[Mac Mall]], Sundae, Big Syke |- !scope="row"|"Do That" |Swerv, Big Syke |- !scope="row"|"Thug Cycosis" |The Rated R, Macadoshis, Big Syke |- !scope="row"|"2 Places" |2006 |Taje, Kwest |''Hot Box: Vol. 1'' |- !scope="row"|"Another Time" |rowspan="4"|2007 |Kyle Rifkin |''Hell Up in Harlem'' |- !scope="row"|"When I Close My Eyes" |Macadoshis, Noni Spitz, Taje |rowspan="2"|''Tha Come Up'' |- !scope="row"|"Everyday Iz A Struggle" |Macadoshis, G-Money, Big Syke |- !scope="row"|"Win or Lose" |Taje |Hot Box 2: The Second Hit |- !scope="row"|"Death Before Dishonor" |rowspan="2"|2008 |[[Bishop Lamont]], Taje, Indef |''[[Tupac: Assassination|Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge]]'' |- !scope="row"|"Haven't Seen U Smile" |Imaan Faith Big Syke |{{n/a}} |- !scope="row"|"Poppin' Tops" |2009 |Taje |Hot Box 3: Hold Ya Breath |- !scope="row"|"Svarta Pengar" |rowspan="2"|2012 |Emilush & Caustic, Alibi |{{n/a}} |- !scope="row"|"Don't Stop" |[[Bishop Lamont]] |The Layover |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120501200049/http://www.mopremeshakur.com/ Official Website] * {{Discogs artist | artist = Mopreme | name = Mopreme}} * {{IMDb name|id=1241878|name=Mopreme Shakur}} {{Mopreme Shakur}} {{Tupac Shakur}} {{Outlawz}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shakur, Mopreme}} [[Category:Outlawz members]] [[Category:Rappers from New York City]] [[Category:African-American male rappers]] [[Category:American male rappers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Shakur family]] [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Gangsta rappers]] [[Category:21st-century American rappers]]'