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. 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. 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)

## 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

### Portrayals insyd film

### 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
*  at IMDb
* FBI Records: The Vault – Tupac Shakur at FBI.gov