After the Tupac conference, Charlie Braxton, Al Kapone, the other panelists and I gathered across the street from the Jackson State University campus at the new Penguin Bar and Grill for a dinner and round table discussion.
Jackson State University
The R U Still Down Conference: The Career and Impact of Tupac Shakur was held on the campus of Jackson State University on Thursday, February 16. It was organized in part by noted Mississippi poet and activist Charlie Braxton, and featured a number of panelists, including myself, Memphis rapper Al Kapone, and Mississippi artists and DJs, including Skipp Coon, Kamikaze and DJ Phingaprint.
The R U Still Down Conference: The Career and Impact of Tupac Shakur was held on the campus of Jackson State University on Thursday, February 16. It was organized in part by noted Mississippi poet and activist Charlie Braxton, and featured a number of panelists, including myself, Memphis rapper Al Kapone, and Mississippi artists and DJs, including Skipp Coon, Kamikaze and DJ Phingaprint.
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