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2Pac albums get reissue treatment

Tupac Amaru Shakur would have celebrated his 40th birthday June 16 and to commemorate the occasion, Universal Music announced it would release five 2Pac albums digitally this year. Tupac Amaru Shakur would have celebrated his 40th birthday June 16 and to commemorate the occasion, Universal Music announced it would release five 2Pac albums digitally this year.

Briefly: Bruce Springsteen, Tupac Shakur, Staind, John Lennon

The hardcover book "Greetings from E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band," by Robert Santelli, landed in stores this week.

Briefly: 2Pac, Country Thunder, Fiona Apple, Snoop Dogg

2Pac's "Loyal to the Game" was the top-selling album in the U.S. over the last week, marking the late rapper's third posthumous No. 1 album.

Briefly: 2Pac, Ben Folds, Simon and Garfunkel, Poco

In order to "avoid continued massive bootlegging," the release date for 2Pac's "Live" has been moved up four days to Friday (8/6), according to Death Row Records.

Briefly: Rage Against the Machine, Napster, 3 Doors Down, Tupac Shakur

Rage Against the Machine's final shows--which took place at Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sept. 18 and 19, 2000--are set for release on CD and DVD in the coming weeks.

Briefly: Clay Aiken, Tupac Shakur, Ringo Starr, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz

"Measure of a Man," the debut album from "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken, sold 613,000 copies during its first week in stores, and will debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart, according to industry sources.

Death Row's production team remixes 2Pac for new album

Suge Knight's Death Row Records is readying " 2Pac Nu-Mix Klazzics," a remix album that tackles 10 of the late rapper Tupac Shakur's better-known tracks.