1996: You Ain’t Killing 2Pac Softly Afro Pop Remix

Topics: Tupac death, Fugees, Set It Off, Moesha (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound)
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1996 Snapshots

1.    President: Bill Clinton

2.    Jan - Whitewater scandal: U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton testifies before a grand jury.

3.    Feb - Daniel Green is convicted of the murder of James Jordan, the father of basketball star Michael Jordan.

4.    Mar - Lyle and Erik Menendez are found guilty of first-degree murder for the shotgun killing of their parents.

5.    Apr - Chicago Bulls set a new NBA record for the most wins in a season, 70.

6.    May -?

7.    Jun - The Colorado Avalanche wins their first Stanley Cup in their first season based out of Denver and The Chicago Bulls win their fourth NBA Championship by defeating the Seattle Supersonics.

8.    July - The Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics kills 2 and injures 111.

9.    Aug - Tiger Woods makes his professional PGA Tour debut.

10.    Sep - Tupac Shakur dies.

11.    Oct - The Fox News Channel is launched.

12.    Nov - Bill Clinton defeats Republican challenger Bob Dole to win his second term.

13.    Dec - Death of JonBenét Ramsey: A six-year-old beauty queen is beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado; her body is found the following day.

14.    Open Comments:

15.    Music Snapshots

16.    #1 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix), Los del Río

17.    #2 One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

18.    #3 Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion

19.    Record of the Year: Change the World – Eric Clapton

20.    Album of the Year: Falling Into You – Celine Dion

21.    Song of the Year: Change the World

22.    Best New Artist: LeAnn Rimes

23.    Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: You're Makin' Me High – Toni Braxton

24.    Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Your Secret Love – Luther Vandross

25.    Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Killing Me Softly – Fugees

26.    Best R&B Song: Exhale (Shoop Shoop), Babyface, songwriter (Whitney Houston)

27.    Best R&B Album: Words – The Tony Rich Project

28.    Best Rap Solo Performance: Hey Lover – LL Cool J

29.    Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Tha Crossroads – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

30.    Best Rap Album: The Score – Fugees

31.    Movie Snapshots

32.    #1 Independence Day

33.    #2 Twister

34.    #3 Mission: Impossible

35.    Notables: Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, The Birdcage, Fargo, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, The Nutty Professor, Kazaam, Set It Off, Space Jam, Jerry Maguire.

36.    TV Snapshots

37.    #1 - ER

38.    #2 - Seinfeld

39.    #3 - Suddenly Susan

40.    Debuts: Moesha, The Daily Show, Kenan & Kel, The Steve Harvey Show, In The House, Malcolm & Eddie, Homeboys in Outer Space, The Jamie Foxx Show

41.    Economic Snapshots

42.    Income = 36.3k (Previously 36K)

43.    House = 118.2K (113)

44.    Car = 16.3k (15.5)

45.    Rent = 554(550)

46.    Harvard = 27.5k (26k)

47.    Movie = 4.42 (4.35)

48.    Gas = 1.22 (1.12)

49.    Stamp = .32 (-)

50.    Social Scene: Tupac Killed

51.    Childhood: Tupac Shakur, born Parish Crooks, was born on June 16, 1971, to Black Panther activist parents in New York City. Thirteen days later, his mother, Alice Faye Walker (Afeni Shakur), changed his name. The parents wanted to avoid him being targeted by Black Panther-affiliated enemies. His mother was imprisoned while she was pregnant with him. Tupac's father, Billy Garland, was also a Panther but lost contact with Afeni when Tupac was five years old. The rapper would not see his father again until he was 23 - I thought my father was dead all my life.

52.    Early Life: He had a difficult childhood, as he grew up in the company of