Tastey
02-07-2002, 05:14 PM
(FROM THE EUR) Los Angeles ---- Tupac Shakur was hip-hop's most notorious and controversial icon. He sold over 33 million albums. His untimely death at the age of 25 sent shockwaves through the music world. In the documentary " Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake", the events of his final tumultuous year, and his murder, are told through the eyes of the man who saw it all: Tupac's personal bodyguard, Frank Alexander.
Now in nationwide video retail release since January 15, "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake" is selling like hotcakes. Many video retailers nationwide are reporting that they underbought units of the title, and can't keep it on the shelves. The results speak for themselves: "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake" shipped platinum and debuted at # 10 on the Billboard VHS Sales Chart. In the last two weeks "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake" has held steady at #8 at Blockbuster and # 2 at Tower.
In "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake" Tupac's hand picked bodyguard Frank Alexander through his production company Step N' Up Enterprises along with Sepiatone Entertainment and Xenon Pictures sets the record straight on the last year and still unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur. with never-before-seen in-studio footage of Tupac and photos from Frank Alexander's personal collection, Tupac fans can see and hear for the first time, a bird's-eye-view of what happened in the days leading up to that tragic night in Las Vegas.
Now in nationwide video retail release since January 15, "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake" is selling like hotcakes. Many video retailers nationwide are reporting that they underbought units of the title, and can't keep it on the shelves. The results speak for themselves: "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake" shipped platinum and debuted at # 10 on the Billboard VHS Sales Chart. In the last two weeks "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake" has held steady at #8 at Blockbuster and # 2 at Tower.
In "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake" Tupac's hand picked bodyguard Frank Alexander through his production company Step N' Up Enterprises along with Sepiatone Entertainment and Xenon Pictures sets the record straight on the last year and still unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur. with never-before-seen in-studio footage of Tupac and photos from Frank Alexander's personal collection, Tupac fans can see and hear for the first time, a bird's-eye-view of what happened in the days leading up to that tragic night in Las Vegas.