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Blender: Tupac is the Most Overrated Artist Ever
Published 9/4/2008 by eskay at Nah Right
Oh man, I hope Blender’s irate hip-hop fan terrorism insurance is all paid up. Because ‘Pac stans are going to pillage and burn that building when they hear about this shit. Reuters reports: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dead rapper Tupac “2Pac” Shakur, the hip-hop icon who sold more records after he was murdered than during his brief career, is the most overrated person in music, according to music magazine Blender. Shakur tops a tongue-in-cheek list that also includes “places, trends and other junk in ...

Midday Update
Published 9/4/2008 at Pollstar
... Blender rates Tupac Shakur #1 on its "most overrated person in music" chart. Music you loved as a teen ranks 23 on the list - Reuters Don't they know how to count CD sales in France? Last month the label for France's first lady Carla Bruni said her CD sold 165,000 copies in France. Now it says the figure is 80,000. Go figure - ...

Is 2Pac the most overrated artist evar?
Published 9/4/2008 by Bol at ByronCrawford.com
... salt on the guy's grave the way that they are if 2Pac's mom, and whoever else has a stake in the matter, hadn't done as much damage as they've done to the guy's legacy over the years? I seriously doubt it. Calling 2Pac the most overrated artist in music, at this point, would be weak even if it's true. But I'm pretty sure I could make an even stronger case that Kanye West is the most overrated artist in music. I doubt Blender would print it though. Checkit: Dead rapper 2Pac tops "overrated" music list [Reuters] ...