Today would’ve been Tupac Shakur’s 51st birthday. Although his life was cut short at the tender age of 25, his legacy continues to live on.
While the iconic actor, rapper and prolific poet accomplished many things in his short lifetime, he still had countless aspirations that he didn’t live to see come to fruition — opening a restaurant was one of them. That’s why the Tupac Shakur Estate is making it their business to carry out some of the late artist’s dreams.
In honor of his birthday, they just opened a limited-edition Los Angeles location of Tupac’s Powamekka Café, his original restaurant concept in partnership with Fixins Soul Kitchen located across from the “Wake Me When I’m Free” museum at LA Live, which I had the pleasure of visiting earlier this year.
A quarter of a century has passed since Tupac conceptualized Powamekka Café. A place for all to “play and parlay,” the Powamekka Café, representing the finest in “down home Southern,” was to serve as a place for friends and family to get together and “escape the worldz cold reality.”
His vision first came to life in 2018 in New York’s Lower East Side, with Powamekka Café taking over John Seymour and Nas’ Sweet Chick restaurant on Ludlow Street for two days. Now, Powamekka Café, Los Angeles, will once again give Tupac’s friends, family and fans a chance to revisit his vision.
Straight from the handwritten pages of one of his many notebooks, currently on display at the exhibit, Tupac’s concept is brought to life by including his favorite items from the menu he created including meatloaf, gumbo and his cousin Jamala’s fried chicken wings. These sure-to-be delectable offerings will be a nice complement to the restaurant’s premium soul food menu.
Many of Tupac’s notebooks filled with concepts, scripts, video treatments, poems, raps and more are on display at the “Wake Me When I’m Free” museum at L.A Live in Los Angeles.
The Powamekka Café pop-up will be located at 800 W Olympic Blvd A150 in Los Angeles for two weeks from June 16 – June 30th.
Monday – Thursday : 11:00AM – 9:00PM
Fridays: 11:00AM – 11:00PM
Saturdays: 10:00AM – 11:00PM
Sunday: 10:00AM – 9:00PM
Reservations will be available via OpenTable.
Which of the menu items would you order from the Powamekka Café?
I cant believe it’s been that long since his murder! I still get sad thinking about it! It’s so nice that one of his dreams is living on!!! Thanks for sharing!
It’s so hard to believe, right? It is awesome that they’re bringing one of his dreams to life! Thanks so much for your comment.