did tupac change his name
Tupac was born in 1971 were his name at birth was Lesane Crooks. It was later changed to Tupac Amaru Shakur once his mother became involved in The Black Panther Party. In Incan Tupac Amaru means, Shining Serpant,while Shakur means, Thankful towards God,. Tupac grew up on the streets of New York and Califonia were he got involved in street gangs and selling drugs.