Tupac Remembered, Ten Years Later

On the tenth anniversary of Tupac Shakur's death, we look back at how Spin eulogized the rapper in December 1996.

The following ran in the December 1996 issue of Spin.

ALL EYES ON HIM

Tupac Shakur was more then just another million-selling gangsta rapper. He polarized the races like few pop stars, in death as in life. 

"...You've got to hide your love away"

When Elliott Smith played Los Angeles in the fall of 2002, after

Ryan Adams, 'Rock N Roll' (Lost Highway)

Alt-country phenom does the Stroke.

Supposedly true thing about Tom Cruise: When he enters a roomful of strangers, he slinks around, scopes out the most charismatic person, and starts copying his or her traits. Whether this means that Cruise has no personality of his own or that he’s just a brilliant mimic, who can say?

Spiritualized, 'Amazing Grace' (Spaceman/Sanctuary)

Garage rock from Mars.

Recently released census figures indicate that Detroit has lost some 26,219 citizens since 2000. However, that loss is more than made up for by all the bands around the world who have set themselves up as honorary Rock City residents.

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