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.

Career

Mopreme made his recording debut as Mocedes on Tony Toni Toné's 1990 single "Feels Good".^[1] 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.^[2] The group released one album, Thug Life: Volume 1 (1994), which went gold.^[3] Mopreme wrote many of the songs on this album.^[4] He was also an original member of Outlawz, but dropped out of the group.^[5]

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.^[6] In 2008, Mopreme was a consulting producer for an episode about his father on the BET series American Gangster.^[7]

Discography

Collaboration albums

• Thug Life: Volume 1 (with Thug Life) (1994)
  • Chart position: #6 R&B/Hip-Hop,^[8] #42 Billboard 200^[9]
  • RIAA certification: Gold^[3]

Compilation album

• Black & Brown Pride (with Assassin) (2007)

Mixtapes

• Thug Life: Demo Tape (with Thug Life) (1994)
• Evolution of a Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 1.1 (2005)
• Evolution of a Thug Life N.I.G.G.A. Vol. 1.2 (2005)

Guest appearances