Tupac Shakur could also dance
Tupac Shakur took ballet classes as a student at the Baltimore School of Arts.
‘Billie Jean’ made history on MTV
Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’ was the first music video by a Black artist to appear on MTV.
Aretha Franklin was scared of flying
Aretha Franklin was so scared of flying that she refused to attend her own Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony!
Kendrick Lamar is a Pulitzer Prize winner
Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for his studio album “DAMN” — he’s the first pop musician to win the Pulitzer.
James Brown pioneered funk music
James Brown came up with funk music in the last few years of the 1950s — he would also go on to become one of the most sampled artists of all time.