As the Internet was getting the attention of the media as the new technology of the future, it was decided that this could be one of the best ways to show a dedication to the world of 2Pac fans.

Using the free hosting service Hypermart, the site started with the URL tupac-online.hypermart.net.

Febuary 1999

After numerous requests for a domain name, the money for a domain name was reached with the help of advertising funds.

June 1999

The partnership with the MP3 site KrazyMP3z was established and traffic increased with the exposure from the visitors referred from the KrazyMP3z Web site.

July 2000

With the steep downfall of online advertising, main accounts were closed and funds where cut off abruptly and a few site features had to be cut.

November 2000

DSL service was installed in the site owners site and hosting was provided by his personal machine running Windows 2000 Advanced Server. SQL Server 2000 was installed and powered many of the site database driven features.

April 2001

Quality hosting was a concern, and the search began for a quality host that specialized in Windows 2000 hosting.

A qualified Windows 2000 hosting service was found and contacted and web hosting and services were setup. Hosting service provider is located at http://www.rjsnetworks.com.

November 2001

More network sites were added including D's Hip Hop Lyrics Search and D's Hip Hop Central.