Mopreme Shakur

Rapper

Popular As Mo' Komani, Wycked, Mocedes, Mopreme

Birth Year 1967

Birthplace New York City, U.S.

Age 57 years old

Nationality United States

#23107 Most Popular

1967

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.

1990

Mopreme made his recording debut as Mocedes on Tony Toni Toné's 1990 single "Feels Good".

1993

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. The group released one album, Thug Life: Volume 1 (1994), which went gold.

Mopreme wrote many of the songs on this album.

He was also an original member of Outlawz, but dropped out of the group.

2007

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.

2008

In 2008, Mopreme was a consulting producer for an episode about his father on the BET series American Gangster.