Keep ya head up: There’s an official exhibition dedicated to the late, iconic West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur in L.A.
The Shakur Estate-sanctioned “Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free,” debuted in Downtown L.A. this past January for what was supposed to be a limited time before a multi-city tour, but it’s since been extended through the summer.
“WMWIF” describes itself as “part museum, part art installation, part sensory experience.” Music, of course, factors heavily into the experience, but so too does Shakur’s activism and art. The exhibition also tells a parallel story of his mother, Afeni Shakur, a Black Panther who played a massive role in shaping her son’s outlook on life and art.
You’ll find the 20,000-square-foot space at the Canvas at L.A. Live (944 Georgia St). If, like us, you’ve never heard of it until now, you’ll find it off Olympic on Georgia Street, across from the JW Marriott.