Tupac Shakur Biography
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Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971 in New York City. As a rapper and actor Tupac Shakur became legendary for his
talent, violent behavior and his harsh death. Tupac’s mother was a Black Panther activist and he moved from place to
place growing up. As a teen, 2pac enrolled in the Baltimore School for the arts and took classes for dance and acting.
After discovering rap he began to perform in New York as an MC. Tupac Shakur moved to California in the late 80’s and joined
hip hop group Digital Underground. Later in 1991 2pac finally went solo and began using the stage name 2Pac. Tupac’s
first album was called 2Pacalypse Now and from this album his single “Brenda’s Got a Baby” reached number three on the
rap singles Billboard chart. Which singles such as “I Get Around” and “Keep Ya Head Up,” Tupac Shakur crossed over to the
pop realm. Tupac’s second album entitled Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. went plantinum and sold over a million copies.
At this time Tupac was experiencing nothing but success and he also appeared in a few movies such as Poetic Justice.
Many of Tupac’s music was about gang activity and sex and he was known for his explicit and violent
material. Tupac Shakur seemed to be living out his gangster rap role when he was arrested several times for violence. He
was incarcerated in 1994 for some days for assaulting Allen Hughes who was a director and was also later convicted
of a sexual assault. The tables were turned when Shakur became a victim and was shot 5 times during a mugging.
In 1995 Tupac Shakur was sentenced to a little over four years in jail due to the sexual assault case. However, his album
entitled Me Against the World stille found success and reached number one on Billboard charts.
In 1996 Tupac Shakur released his album All Eyez on Me after Suge Knight posted bond of over $1 million.
Following his release his songs “California Love” and “How Do You Want It” continued Shakur’s success. However,
amongst the success, Tupac was emerged in a beef that existed between the East and West Coast rappers on the time.
He insulted enemies in his music and the feud ultimately led to his death. Tupac Shakur was in Las Vegas for a boxing
match with Suge Knight when he was shot while riding in a car on September 7, 1996. Six days after the incident
Tupac Shakur died on September 13 as a result of the gunshot injuries. Tupac Shakur’s murder is still a mystery until
this day and the true shooter was never revealed. Even though Tupac Shakur has been gone for several years his albums
have still been selling millions of copies since his death and much more of his unreleased work has been released.
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