The significance of 2Pac's visit to Milan and his encounter with Gianni Versace will forever be etched in the annals of Hip Hop history
The story begins on June 29, 1996, the day 2Pac arrived in Milan with his girlfriend Kidada Jones, daughter of Quincy Jones, and two bodyguards. “The music was pounding, lights were flashing and the rapper 2Pac was flexing his tattoos as he strutted Gianni Versace’s leather and lace stuff high on a platform in the palazzo gardens. The bad-boy star of ‘Juice’ was only one attraction at the show, which detonated the Italian menswear fashion season for summer 1997.” (Suzy Menkes, 1996 In the summer of 1996, the Italian fashion capital Milan became the stage for an unexpected encounter between two icons from different realms - the legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, famously known as 2Pac, and the renowned fashion designer Gianni Versace. This meeting of minds between the Hip Hop world and high fashion scene left a lasting impact on both industries and created a moment that will forever be etched in the memories of those who witnessed it. 2Pac's visit to Milan was not just about music, but ...