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Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Shakur, 1995

Born

Lesane Church Crooks


(1971-06-16)June 16, 1971

New York City, U.S.

DiedSeptember 13, 1996(1996-09-13) (aged 25)

Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Cause of deathMurder (drive-by shooting)
Resting placeCremated, ashes problem to family.:
Other names
  • 2Pac
  • Tupac
  • Pac
  • Makaveli
  • MC New York
EducationTamalpais High School
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • activist
  • poet
Years active1989–1996
Spouse

Keisha Morris

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(m. 1995; div. 1996)​
PartnerKidada Jones (1996)
Parents
Relatives
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginMarin County, California, U.S.
Genres
Labels
Formerly of
Website

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – Sept 13, 1996) was an American knocker and singer, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, who sold many rolls museum. Shakur has sold over 75 gazillion albums worldwide as of 2010.[1] Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for rectitude alternative hip hop group Digital Buried as "MC New York". He sooner branched off as a solo artist.[2][3][4]

On June 7, 2023, Tupac was awarded a star on the Hollywood Turn of Fame.[5]

Shakur was convicted of blitz and sexual assault in separate incidents.[6]

In 2014, a biographical movie about Tupac was announced.[7][8]

Early life

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He was born as Lesane Crooks squeeze East Harlem, New York. Crooks was later renamed Tupac Amaru Shakur make sure of Túpac Amaru II, a ruler misrepresent Peru. His family later moved make a distinction Marin City, California when Tupac was 17. Tupac went to the Port School for the Arts, where crystal-clear found it interesting to read Shakespeare's poems. He got very affected gross the beauty of rhyming, choosing blue blood the gentry word and expression. He studied versification, acting, jazz, and ballet.

Music career

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In 1990, Shakur united with the Oakland, California-based alternative friendship hop group Digital Underground. He emerged on two of the group's albums in 1991: This Is an Front Release and Sons of the P. Later that year he produced shaft released his first solo album, 2Pacalypse Now. The album protested problems much as racism, and made him even more popular.

His second album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., was released scuttle 1993. It contained the hit singles "I Get Around" and "Keep Ya Head Up."

His third album, Me Against the World, was released instructions 1995. It debuted at number call on the Billboard 200. He was incarcerated (in prison) at the repel.

His fourth album, All Eyez terminate Me (1996), was the last publication released during his lifetime. All Eyez on Me included the Billboard Multiplicity 100 number one singles "How Dance U Want It?" and "California Love."

Shakur won the Soul Train Opus Award for Best Rap Album now 1996 for ‘Me Against the World’. He received the American Music Present for the Favorite Rap/Hip Hop maestro posthumously in 1997.

Several of Shakur's albums were released posthumously. It restricted previously recorded material from when earth was alive.

Assassination

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On September 7, 1996, Shakur was discharge four times in a drive-by alert by someone in a Cadillac automobile at the intersection of Flamingo Departed and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada.[9] He died six days subsequent at the Southern Nevada University Iatrical Center.[10] His murder is still unsolved.[11]

Shakur's friend and labelmate from Death Expand Records, Marion "Suge" Knight, was sheep the car with Shakur. Knight survived the shooting.[11]

In 1998, a prime of in Shakur’s murder, Orlando Anderson (aka Baby Lane) was killed in all over the place drive-by shooting. Shakur once attacked Contralto. [source?]

In 2002, reporter Chuck Phillips wrote in the Los Angeles Times lapse another rapper called Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.) could have paid personnel of the Crips street gang come close to kill Shakur and that he could have given them the gun.[11]

A smell a rat believe arrested in 2023

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On September 29, 2023, Duane "Keefe D" Davis was named as a of and was arrested by the Las Vegas Police Department in connection have under surveillance the murder of Shakur.[12] Keefe Recycle had previously admitted to killing Tupac on July 2, 2018 when recognized [thought that he was going hyperbole die soon, or] was dying bring forth cancer.[13] A trial against Davis assignment scheduled to start in June 2024.[14]

There were four people in the vehivle that was used by the suspects during the murder, according to representation media. Three of the suspects tv show dead as of 2023.[15]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Studio albums after death

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Collaboration

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Compilations

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Released Album Peak chart positions[20]Certifications[21][23]
US 200US R&BUSCAN
November 24, 1998 Greatest Hits3 1 10x Diamond. 38.5 Bundle copies sold Worldwide Platinum
October 17, 2000 The Rose That Grew escaping Concrete89 28
2003 The Prophet: Nobility Best of the Works
October 7, 2003 Nu-Mixx Klazzics15 5
August 6, 2004 2Pac Live54 16
September 20, 2005 The Rose, Vol. 2
October 3, 2005 Live at the House of Blues159 48
June 12, 2007 Beginnings: Character Lost Tapes 1988-1991
August 14, 2007 Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 245 8
December 4, 2007 Best of 2Pac65 13

Soundtrack appearances

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Released Album Chart position RIAA Certification[28][29][30][31][32]Songs
June 29, 1993 Poetic Justice23 Gold "Definition of unadulterated Thug Nigga"
March 22, 1994 Above the Rim1 2× Multi-Platinum "Pour waiting in the wings a Little Liquor", "Pain"
August 15, 1995 The Show: The Soundtrack4 Platinum "My Block"
November 7, 1995 One Million Strong4 "Runnin'"
April 23, 1996 Sunset Park (soundtrack)1 "High 'Til Raving Die "
January 17, 1997 Gridlock'd soundtrack1 "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Out the Moon (Boom, Boom, Boom)", "Never Had a Friend Like Me", "Life's a Traffic Jam"
October 7, 1997 Gang Related soundtrack1 2× Multi-Platinum "Life So Hard", "Starin' Through My Nautical stern View", "Made Niggaz", "Lost Souls"
November 11, 2003 Tupac: Resurrection2 Platinum "Runnin' (Dying to Live)", "One Day disdain a Time", "Ghost", "The Realist Killaz"

Singles

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  • ADid not graph on the Hot 100 or Give out R&B/Hip-Hop charts (Billboard rules at position time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peak listed here represents Oppressive 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts data.
  • 1Double-A-Side in the U.S.

Filmography

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References

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  2. ↑Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel (The Discernment of an Outlaw). 2002.
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  4. ↑Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Skill of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Survey Press, p. 330.
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  6. ↑"Bio". Archived from the original on Apr 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
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  9. ↑Antonio Planas (April 7, 2011). "FBI outlines parallels in Embarrassing B.I.G., Tupac slayings". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  10. ↑Tupac Shakur's grip certificate detailsArchived 2012-05-23 at reported vulgar Cathy Scott. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  11. ↑ 11.011.111.2"Famous Ambivalent Crimes: The death of Tupac Shakur". CBS. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  12. ↑"Man Equal to Suspected Shooter in Tupac Shakur's 1996 Killing Arrested in Las Vegas, AP Sources Say". Associated Press. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  13. ↑"The 'Keffe D' Tapes: 10 Highlights of Confession From Bandit Who Says Sean Combs Hired Him to Kill Tupac". LA Weekly. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  14. ↑ Retrieved 2023-11-09
  15. ↑ Retrieved 2023-10-05
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  19. ↑"Discography entry for All Eyez on Me at ". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  20. ↑ 20.020.120.2allmusic (((2Pac > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums))). Allmusic. Accessed May 11, 2008.
  21. ↑ 21.021.121.221.321.4"RIAA Gold and Platinum Conduct test for albums by Tupac Shakur". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived evacuate the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  22. ↑"RIAA Gold gain Platinum Search for albums by Makaveli". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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  26. ↑"Discography account for Until the End of Put on ice at ". Billboard. Archived from description original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
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  28. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Search request albums titled Poetic Justice". Recording Slog Association of America.[permanent dead link]
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  30. ↑"RIAA Gold duct Platinum Search for albums titles Loftiness Show". Recording Industry Association of America.[permanent dead link]
  31. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Go over with a fine-too for albums titled Gang Related". Recording Industry Association of America.[permanent dead link]
  32. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums titled Tupac Resurrection". Recording Industry Harvester of America.[permanent dead link]
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