2Pac's Mom Responds To Inclusion On The Vatican's Playlist
Posted by Mitch Michaels on 12.09.2009
"Changes" gets 3 million listens on MySpace since last Thursday...
As we reported earlier this week, Tupac Shakur's 1998 hit "Changes" was selected by the Vatican as one of its "12 Favorite Songs" as part of a playlist for MySpace Music. It's actually the first time the Catholic Church has officially recognized the work of any popular American artist. Fleet Foxes was also on the list, along with Muse and several classical selections.
"Changes" has received nearly 3 million plays since it was included on the Vatican playlist last Thursday.
"This came as such an amazing surprise – it's not something I would have ever thought possible," says Tupac's mom Afeni Shakur. "I give thanks every day, knowing Tupac's words and music continue to have such an incredible effect on people worldwide. My son was always striving to reach out to as many people as he could, and he changed the world in doing so."
"It's a testament to Tupac's genius that his music can have this kind of impact more than ten years after the fact," says Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine. "This is an unprecedented honor to his legacy, as well as for those who had the privilege of working with him during his lifetime."
In other Tupac news, in September it was announced that Tupac's private writings would be added to Atlanta University Center's Robert Woodruff Library – an institution that also houses Martin Luther King's papers – to be made available for scholarly research. The collection features Shakur's handwritten lyrics and track listings, personal notes, video and film concepts, fan correspondence, promotion materials and other items.
