What Tupac Told Kevin Powell

At his Wednesday night fund-raiser, Kevin Powell--who Gawker recently christened “(D-Pop Culture)--”explained that drawing celebrities into his campaign is not just about self-promotion. It's also his way of generating excitement about the race and driving voters, particularly young people, to the polls and into the political process.

Powell says he was inspired to reach young people by slain rapper Tupac Shakur.