According to Eater LA, the idea for the restaurant began when Tupac was alive.

After notes were retrieved from the rapper following his passing, the family learned he had plans to create an establishment for customers to “play and parlay.” The launch will keep Shakur’s wishes alive and his essence will be represented through images and memorabilia from Tupac’s career, including notebooks revealing the idea for Powamekka Café.

While the restaurant is now making its way to the west coast, it previously joined forces with Universal Music Group’s merchandise company Bravado to create a Powamekka Café in 2017. Back then, it was located in New York at Nas and John Seymour’s restaurant Sweet Chick.

“Tupac’s creative vision was limitless,” Tom Whalley, Shakur’s estate’s trustee said in 2017, according to AllHipHop. “He was constantly working on ideas and plans that reached far beyond music and film. One of the things he was extremely passionate about was opening a restaurant; he even sketched out plans and a concept for a menu. We are proud to bring Tupac’s Powamekka Café to life.”

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