As the Tupac murder trial continues, a look back at the cultural moment

NPR | By Jeffrey Pierre,

Juana Summers, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published August 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM MST

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Joel Anderson, a host of the podcast Slow Burn, about the Tupac Shakur murder trial and the cultural moment around his murder.

Jeffrey Pierre

Jeffrey Pierre is an editor and producer on the Education Desk.

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Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

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