Mopreme Komani Shakur | |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Name: | Maurice Harding |
Alias: | Mo' Komani, Wycked, Mocedes, Mopreme |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1967 |
Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Occupation: | Rapper |
Years Active: | 1989–present |
Maurice Shakur (né Harding; 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 rapper Tupac Shakur. He was also a member of the Outlawz (under the name Komani), but later dropped out because of a financial disagreement with Death Row Records.
Mopreme made his recording debut as Mocedes on Tony Toni Toné's 1990 single "Feels Good".[1] He appeared with his stepbrother Tupac on "Papa'z Song", a single from the 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., credited as 'Wycked'.
Mopreme and Tupac formed the group Thug Life in 1993, with Big Syke, Macadoshis, and Rated R.[2] The group released one album, (1994), which went gold.[3] Mopreme wrote many of the songs on this album.[4] He was also an original member of Outlawz, but dropped out of the group.[5]
In 2007, he released a mixtape with Assassin, "Black & Brown Pride". He performed on the soundtrack for the feature film Intoxicating, starring Kirk Harris, John Savage, and Eric Roberts.[6] In 2008, Mopreme was a consulting producer for an episode about his father on the BET series American Gangster.[7]
Gold[3]
Year | Artist(s) | Album | |
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"Feels Good" | 1990 | Tony! Toni! Toné! | The Revival |
"Papa'z Song" | 1993 | 2Pac | Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. |
"Stormy Weather" | 1995 | Ray Luv | Forever Hustlin |
"When We Ride" | 1996 | 2Pac, Hussein Fatal, Napoleon, Big Syke, Kastro, E.D.I., Yaki Kadafi | All Eyez on Me |
"Ain't No Love " | Big Syke, G-Money | Be Yo' Self | |
"Thug Thang" | 2000 | Little Bruce, Big Syke, Kastro | Give It To Me Baby! |
"M.O.B." | 2001 | 2Pac, Hussein Fatal, E.D.I., Big Syke | Until the End of Time |
"Who You Trust" | Big Syke, E.D.I., Kastro | ||
"I Need A..." | Mac Mall, Sundae, Big Syke | ||
"Do That" | Swerv, Big Syke | ||
"Thug Cycosis" | The Rated R, Macadoshis, Big Syke | ||
"2 Places" | 2006 | Taje, Kwest | Hot Box: Vol. 1 |
"Another Time" | 2007 | Kyle Rifkin | Hell Up in Harlem |
"When I Close My Eyes" | Macadoshis, Noni Spitz, Taje | Tha Come Up | |
"Everyday Iz A Struggle" | Macadoshis, G-Money, Big Syke | ||
"Win or Lose" | Taje | Hot Box 2: The Second Hit | |
"Death Before Dishonor" | 2008 | Bishop Lamont, Taje, Indef | Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge |
"Haven't Seen U Smile" | Imaan Faith Big Syke | ||
"Poppin' Tops" | 2009 | Taje | Hot Box 3: Hold Ya Breath |
"Svarta Pengar" | 2012 | Emilush & Caustic, Alibi | |
"Don't Stop" | Bishop Lamont | The Layover | |