Powamekka Cafe brings the late rapper’s vision to life at LA Live, with gumbo, meatloaf, and Tupac’s own words and writing.
It ’s been 25 years since Tupac was tragically shot and kill in Las Vegas , but his bequest has only spring up . That ’s because his blinding endowment and influence will always endure , drop a foresighted shadow over West Coast hip record hop in particular . And it ’s also because his family and his estate have been incredibly proactive and smart with Shakur ’s expansive archive , release a half - XII posthumous album , approving his visual aspect as a holograph , and keeping his memory alive in countless ways .
Tupac was a knocker , an player , and a poet , among other thing , and he was famously prolific , fill whole archives full of tape and notebooks with ideas . One of those ideas , according to The Shakur Estate , was for a restaurant called Powamekka Cafe , which his notebooks call “ a passionate Eden 4 people with power 2 maneuver and parlay , ” and a space to “ get off the worldz cold reality . ” Could this be the concept he was referring to whenhe tell Swayhe was opening up a eatery with Snoop , Suge , and Alanis Morissette ?
Powamekka Cafe open up in LA on June 16 , which would have been Tupac ’s 41st birthday , as a collaboration withFixins Soul Cafeat LA Live in Downtown LA . The quad is decked out with Tupac ’s note and artwork , candela turn out his innovation , and citation in his hand emblazoned on the wall .
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The fare come straight from the southerly and soul intellectual nourishment canon , with Gumbo , Fried Chicken , Meatloaf , and Fried Chicken Wings tossed in sauce the fashion his cousin Jamala prefer . Sides include Mac and Cheese , Red Beans and Rice , and Potato Salad , and desserts fall into a alike category : Peach Cobbler , Banana Pudding , and Sweet Potato Pie . There are also a couple ofJuneteenthspecials — a cherry , smuggled , and gullible - layeredJuneteenth Cake , and a invigorated batch ofHolla If Ya Hear MeLager , brew by Sacramento’sOak Park Brewing Co.in coaction with the Shakur Estate .
The dad - up is also a partnership withWake Me When I ’m costless , an immersive museum exhibit feature video , sound , and installations with artefact , memorabilia , and writing about Tupac and by Tupac himself . The exhibit even has the specific subdivision of Tupac ’s notebook computer in which he talk over the cafe . Put the two opus together and you have a full solar day of Tupac to have .
Powamekka Cafe is open seven sidereal day a week , until 9 PM on weeknights and 11 PM on weekends , every day from now until June 30 . Reservations are usable onOpenTable .
