2pac 40th Birthday Celebration Concert
. The star-studded event will feature a headlining appearance by Grammy award-winning artist Erykah Badu, as well as performances by legendary soul artists Roy Ayers and Eric Roberson, and hip-hop heavyweights Too $hort, Bun B, and 8 Ball and MJG. Proceeds from the event benefit the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation. �I am deeply honored to have been invited by Afeni Shakur to celebrate her son�s remarkable life,� says Badu. �I don�t take this distinction for granted.� The event was organized by Afeni Shakur and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation. Since 2009, presenters, Mike Epps and Afeni Shakur have drawn thousands of 2Pac fans from around the globe to Atlanta for an annual day of music, art and culture in recognition of the icon�s lasting impact and influence. The event aims to not only revive Tupac�s spirit through art, but offer a prophetic representation of the late artist at age 40 � complete with a musical soundtrack that spans the soulful jazz sounds of Roy Ayers and to West Coast rap contemporaries such as Too $hort.
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