Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur (/ˈtuːpɑːk ʃəˈkʊər/ ⓘ; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), dem sanso know am by ein stage names 2Pac den Makaveli, na he be an American rapper den actor, dem regard am as one of de greatest den most influential rappers of all time. Academics regard am as one of de most influential music artists of de 20th century den a prominent political activist give Black America.      For addition to ein music career, na Shakur sanso wrep poetry wey he star insyd films. He be among de best-selling music artists, na he sell more dan 75 million records worldwide. Na dem note ein lyrical content e dey address social injustice, political issues, den de marginalization of oda African-Americans, buh na he sanso synonymous dey plus gangsta rap den violent lyrics.

Na dem born Shakur insyd New York City to parents wey na dem both be political activists den Black Panther Party members. Na he be raised by ein mommie, Afeni Shakur, na he relocate to Baltimore insyd 1984 den to de San Francisco Bay Area insyd 1988. Plus de release of ein debut album 2Pacalypse Now insyd 1991, na he cam turn a central figure insyd West Coast hip-hop for ein conscious rap den political rap lyrics. Na Shakur achieve further critical den commercial multi-platinum success plus ein follow-up albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993) den Me Against the World (1995). Na ein Diamond certified album All Eyez on Me (1996), de first double-length album insyd hip-hop history, abandon ein introspective lyrics for volatile gangsta rap.Huey, Steve (n.d.). "2Pac – All Eyez on Me". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2010. In addition to ein music career, na Shakur star roles insyd Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), Above the Rim (1994), Bullet (1996), Gridlock'd (1997), den Gang Related (1997). Na Shakur ein most notable songs dey include "California Love", "Changes", "Dear Mama", "Hail Mary", "Keep Ya Head Up", "Hit 'Em Up", "Ambitionz az a Ridah", "All Eyez on Me", "Ghetto Gospel", "Do for Love", "So Many Tears", "To Live & Die in L.A.", "How Do U Want It", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Brenda's Got a Baby" den "I Get Around". Alongside ein solo career, ba Shakur be part of de group Thug Life wey na he collaborate plus artists like Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, den Outlawz. 

During de later part of ein career, na dem shoot Shakur five times insyd de lobby of a New York recording studio wey na he experience legal troubles, wey dey include incarceration. Na he serve eight months insyd prison on sexual abuse charges, buh na dem release am dey pend an appeal of ein conviction insyd 1995.Golus, Carrie (August 1, 2010). Tupac Shakur: Hip-Hop Idol. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 978-0-7613-5473-4. Dey follow ein release, na he sign to Marion "Suge" Knight ein label Death Row Records wey na he cam be heavily involved insyd de growing East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry. For September 7, 1996, na dem shoot Shakur four times by an unidentified assailant insyd a drive-by shooting insyd Paradise, Nevada; he die six days later. Dey follow ein murder, na dem first consider Notorious B.I.G. a suspect secof dema public feud; na he sanso be murdered insyd anoda drive-by shooting six months later insyd March 1997, while he dey visit Los Angeles. On September 22, 1996, na dem convene a peace summit for Mosque Maryam by Louis Farrakhan in response to ein assassination.

Na Shakur ein double-length posthumous album Greatest Hits (1998) be one of ein two releases—den one of nine hip-hop albums per—wey na be certified Diamond insyd de United States. Na dem release five more albums since Shakur ein death, wey dey include ein critically acclaimed posthumous album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) under ein stage name Makaveli, all of wich be certified multi-platinum insyd de United States. Insyd 2002, na dem induct Shakur into de Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. Insyd 2017, na dem induct am into de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame insyd ein first year of eligibility. Na Rolling Stone rank Shakur among de 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Insyd 2023, na dem award am a posthumous star on de Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ein influence insyd music, activism, songwriting, den oda areas of culture be de subject of academic studies.

 Music career 

 MC New York 

 Digital Underground 

 2Pacalypse Now 

 Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... 

 Thug Life 

 The Notorious B.I.G. and Junior M.A.F.I.A. 

 Me Against the World 

 All Eyez on Me 

 Posthumous albums 
Later posthumous albums be archival productions, dese albums be:

 R U Still Down? (1997)
 Greatest Hits (1998)
 Still I Rise (1999)
 Until the End of Time (2001)
 Better Dayz (2002)
 Loyal to the Game (2004)
 Pac's Life (2006)The 2008 fire sustained by University Music Group lost, among archives of hundreds of other artists, some of Tupac's [Jody Rosen, "Here are hundreds more artists whose tapes were destroyed in the UMG fire" Archived November 23, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, June 25, 2019].

 Poetry collection 
Before den during ein hip-hop career, na Shakur wrep dozens of poems. Sam of de most notable be "Can U C The Pride in The Panther", "If I fail", "Family Tree", den "The Rose that grew from the concrete". Insyd 1993 na Tupac play a character dem name "Lucky" insyd de film dem title Poetic Justice alongside Janet Jackson. Poet den activist Maya Angelou, wey na she work plus Martin Luther King Jr. den Malcolm X during de civil rights movement, wrep de poems dem use insyd de 1993 film.

Discography
Studio albums
 2Pacalypse Now (1991)
 Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993)
 Me Against the World (1995)
 All Eyez on Me (1996)
Posthumous studio albums
 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) 
 R U Still Down? (Remember Me) (1997)
 Until the End of Time (2001)
 Better Dayz (2002)
 Loyal to the Game (2004)
 Pac's Life (2006)

Collaboration albums
 Thug Life, Volume I plus Thug Life (1994)

Posthumous collaboration album
 Still I Rise plus Outlawz (1999)
Filmography
 Year  Title  Role  Notes1991  Nothing but Trouble  Einself (insyd a fictional context)  Brief appearance as part of de group Digital Underground1992  Juice  Roland Bishop  First starring role1993  Poetic Justice  Lucky  Na he co-star plus Janet Jackson1993  A Different World  Piccolo  Episode: Homie Don't Ya Know Me?1993  In Living Color  Einself  Season 5, Episode: 31994  Above the Rim  Birdie  Na he co-star plus Duane Martin. Final film release during ein lifetime1995  Murder Was the Case: The Movie  Sniper  Uncredited; segment: "Natural Born Killaz"1996  Saturday Night Special  Einself (guest host)  1 episode1996  Saturday Night Live  Einself (musical guest) Episode: "Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur"1996  Bullet  Tank  Dem release am one month after Shakur ein death1997  Gridlock'd  Ezekiel "Spoon" Whitmore  Dem release am four months after Shakur ein death1997  Gang Related  Detective Jake Rodriguez  Shakur ein last performance insyd a film2001  Baby Boy  Einself  Archive footage2003  Tupac: Resurrection  Einself  Archive footage2009  Notorious  Einself  Archive footage2015  Straight Outta Compton  Einself  Archive footage2017  All Eyez on Me  Einself  Archive footage2023  Transformers: Rise of the Beasts  Einself  Archive footage
Portrayals insyd film
 Year  Title  Portrayed by  Notes 2001  Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story  Lamont Bentley  Biographical film about MC Hammer 2009  Notorious  Anthony Mackie  Biographical film about de Notorious B.I.G. 2015  Straight Outta Compton  Marcc Rose  Biographical film about N.W.A 2016  Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le  Adrian Arthur  Biographical film about Michel'le 2017  All Eyez on Me  Demetrius Shipp, Jr.  Biographical film about Tupac Shakur 2018  Unsolved  Marcc Rose  TV series about de murders of Tupac Shakur den de Notorious B.I.G.

 Documentaries 
Na dem explore Shakur ein life insyd chaw documentaries, most notably de Academy Award-nominated Tupac: Resurrection (2003).

 1997: Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal
 1997: Tupac Shakur: Words Never Die (TV)
 2001: Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake...
 2001: Welcome to Deathrow
 2002: Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel
 2002: Biggie & Tupac
 2002: Tha Westside
 2003: 2Pac 4 Ever
 2003: Tupac: Resurrection
 2004: Tupac vs.
 2004: Tupac: The Hip Hop Genius (TV)
 2006: So Many Years, So Many Tears
 2015: Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders
 2017: Who killed Tupac?
 2017: Who Shot Biggie & Tupac?
 2018: Unsolved: Murders of Biggie and Tupac?
 2021: The Life & Death of Tupac Shakur
 2023: Dear Mama

 References 

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 External links 

 Official website
 Amaru Shakur Foundation for the Arts at the Wayback Machine (archived September 4, 2023)
 "Expressing Myself, Silencing the Demons" (Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine), interview with Chuck Philips
 Tupac Shakur at IMDb
 FBI Records: The Vault – Tupac Shakur at FBI.gov


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