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and is the stepbrother of

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. He was also a member of

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(under the name Komani), but later dropped out because of a financial disagreement with

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Career

Mopreme's first recorded as Mocedes on

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's 1990 single "Feels Good". He first collaborated with his brother Tupac on "

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", a single from the 1993 album '' Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.'', credited as 'Wycked'. In 1993 Mopreme and Tupac formed the group

with Big Syke, Macadoshis, and Rated R. The group released one album, '' Thug Life: Volume 1'' (1994), which went gold.https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Thug+Life RIAA certification database] Mopreme wrote many of the songs on this album. He was also an original member of

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, but dropped out of the group. In 2007 he released a mixtape with

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, "

Black & Brown Pride Maurice Harding (born 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 and is the stepbrother of Tupac Shakur. He was also a member o ...

". He performed on the soundtrack for the feature film ''Intoxicating'', starring Kirk Harris, John Savage, and

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. In 2008 was a consulting producer for an episode about his father on the BET series '' American Gangster''.

Discography

Collaboration albums

* '' Thug Life: Volume 1'' with Thug Life (1994) **Chart position: #6 R&B/Hip-Hop, #42 ''Billboard'' 200''Volume 1'' (Billboard 200 chart)
''

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'', October 19, 1996. ** RIAA certification: Gold

Compilation album

*''Black & Brown Pride'' with

(2007)

Mixtapes

*''Thug Life: Demo Tape'' with Thug Life (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

References

External links

Official Website
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