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Tupac Shakur
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Tupac Shakur | Tupac performing Live at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 1996. | Background information | Birth name | Tupac Amaru Shakur | Also known as | 2Pac, Makaveli, MC New York | Born | June 16, 1971
New York, New York, U.S. | Origin | Marin City, California, U.S. | Died | September 13, 1996 (aged 25)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Genres | Hip hop | Occupations | Rapper, actor, record producer, poet, screenwriter, activist, writer | Years active | 1991–1996 | Labels | Interscope (1991-1996)
Death Row (1995-1996) | Associated acts | Outlawz, Johnny "J", Snoop Dogg, Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, Danny Boy, Big Syke, E-40,Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg,Young Noble, MC Breed, Above the Law, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, The Notorious B.I.G. | Website | www.2pac.com |
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.[1]Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010,[2] making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Rolling Stone Magazinenamed him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time.[3] The themes of most of Tupac 's songs are the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism, socialproblems, and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground.[4][5][6]
Both of his parents and several other of his family members were members of the Black Panther Party. Shakur was involved in an East Coast–West Coast rivalry after a major feud with East Coast rappers, producers and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and Bad Boy Records.[7]
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to the
Tupac Shakur
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tupac Shakur | Tupac performing Live at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 1996. | Background information | Birth name | Tupac Amaru Shakur | Also known as | 2Pac, Makaveli, MC New York | Born | June 16, 1971
New York, New York, U.S. | Origin | Marin City, California, U.S. | Died | September 13, 1996 (aged 25)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Genres | Hip hop | Occupations | Rapper, actor, record producer, poet, screenwriter, activist, writer | Years active | 1991–1996 | Labels | Interscope (1991-1996)
Death Row (1995-1996) | Associated acts | Outlawz, Johnny "J", Snoop Dogg, Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, Danny Boy, Big Syke, E-40,Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg,Young Noble, MC Breed, Above the Law, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, The Notorious B.I.G. | Website | www.2pac.com |
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.[1]Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010,[2] making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Rolling Stone Magazinenamed him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time.[3] The themes of most of Tupac 's songs are the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism, socialproblems, and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground.[4][5][6]
Both of his parents and several other of his family members were members of the Black Panther Party. Shakur was involved in an East Coast–West Coast rivalry after a major feud with East Coast rappers, producers and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and Bad Boy Records.[7]
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to the
References: 1995: Prison sentence, Me Against the World and bail Shakur began serving his prison sentence at Clinton Correctional Facility on February 14, 1995