By Alesia Stanford for Dailymail.Com 7:09 p.m. November 13, 2023, updated 7:27 p.m. November 13, 2023
Tupac Shakur could make Grammy history almost 30 years after his untimely death.
The late rapper, who Jada Pinkett Smith calls a “soulmate” in her new memoir, picked up a nod in the Best Musical Film category when nominations were announced last week.
The hitmaker’s music appears in Dear Mama, a documentary titled after the name of one of his biggest hits.
The five-part FX/Hulu show focuses on the relationship between the Changes artist and his mother, Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur, who died in 2016.
If he wins, it would be Tupac’s first Grammy award.
History: Tupac Shakur could make Grammy history almost 30 years after his untimely death. The late rapper was nominated in the Best Musical Film category (pictured in Chicago in March 1994)
He’s not the only artist to be nominated posthumously.
David Bowie, whose music was featured in the documentary “Moonage Daydream,” and Little Richard, who was the focus of “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” were also nominated.
Bowie died after a long battle with cancer in 2016 and Little Richard died of cancer in 2020.
Rounding out the remaining nominees in this category are Lewis Capaldi for “How I’m Feeling Now” and Kendrick Lamar for “Live From Paris, the Big Steppers Tour.”
The best music film category is “for concert/performance films or music documentaries”. Award for the artist, video director and video producer,” according to the Recording Academy.
The winner will be announced at the Grammy ceremony on February 5, 2024.
The nomination comes at a time of renewed attention on the Tupac Shakur murder case.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested for Tupac’s murder in September 1996.
Dear Mama: Tupac was murdered in 1996 at the age of 25. His groundbreaking music was used in the documentary Dear Mama, named after the song he wrote about his relationship with his mother, Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur. Posthumous: David Bowie and Little Richard also received posthumous nominations. Bowie’s music was used in the documentary Moonage Daydream. Posthumously: Little Richards was included in the documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything
Investigators say the self-proclaimed gangster did not pull the trigger on the gun that killed the 25-year-old rapper.
Behind bars: Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested for orchestrating the murder of Tupac in September 1996. He is being held without bail in Las Vegas until his trial begins in June 2024 (pictured in Las Vegas on November 7).
Prosecutors allege he staged the hit in Las Vegas after Hit Em Up and that producer Suge Knight, 58, clashed with members of his crew after the fight with Mike Tyson.
Davis has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges, although he admitted his involvement in the murder in his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend.
A grand jury voted to charge him with murder with a deadly weapon, adding a sentencing enhancement to the gang activity murder charge that could add up to 20 more years if convicted.
Davis will remain behind bars until his trial, which is scheduled to begin June 3, 2024.