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Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Shakur,

Born

Lesane Parish Crooks


()June 16,

New York City, U.S.

DiedSeptember 13, () (aged&#;25)

Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

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

Keisha Morris

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

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, – September 13, ) was an American rapper and singer, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, who sold many records. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of [1] Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground as "MC New York". He eventually branched off as a solo artist.[2][3][4]

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

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

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

Early life

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He was born as Lesane Crooks in East Harlem, New York. Crooks was later renamed Tupac Amaru Shakur after Túpac Amaru II, a ruler in Peru. His family later moved to Marin City, California when Tupac was Tupac went to the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he found it interesting to read Shakespeare's poems. He got very affected by the beauty of rhyming, choosing the word and expression. He studied poetry, acting, jazz, and ballet.

Music career

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In , Shakur joined with the Oakland, California-based alternative hip hop group Digital Underground. He appeared on two of the group's albums in This Is an EP Release and Sons of the P. Later that year he produced and released his first solo album, 2Pacalypse Now. The album protested problems such as racism, and made him much more popular.

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

His third album, Me Against the World, was released in It debuted at number one on the Billboard He was incarcerated (in prison) at the time.

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

Shakur won the Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album in for ‘Me Against the World’. He received the American Music Award for the Favorite Rap/Hip Hop artist posthumously in

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

Assassination

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On September 7, , Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting by someone in a Cadillac car at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada.[9] He died six days later at the Southern Nevada University Medical Center.[10] His murder is still unsolved.[11]

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

In , a prime suspect in Shakur’s murder, Orlando Anderson (aka Baby Lane) was killed in another drive-by shooting. Shakur once attacked Anderson. [source?]

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

A suspect arrested in

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On September 29, , Duane "Keefe D" Davis was named as a suspect and was arrested by the Las Vegas Police Department in connection with the murder of Shakur.[12] Keefe D had previously admitted to killing Tupac on July 2, when he [thought that he was going to die soon, or] was dying from cancer.[13] A trial against Davis is scheduled to start in June [14]

There were four people in the car that was used by the suspects during the murder, according to the media. Three of the suspects are dead as of [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 US R&BUSCAN
November 24, Greatest Hits3 1 10x Diamond. Million copies sold Worldwide Platinum
October 17, The Rose That Grew from Concrete89 28
The Prophet: The Best of the Works
October 7, Nu-Mixx Klazzics15 5
August 6, 2Pac Live54 16
September 20, The Rose, Vol. 2
October 3, Live at the House of Blues 48
June 12, Beginnings: The Lost Tapes
August 14, Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 245 8
December 4, Best of 2Pac65 13

Soundtrack appearances

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Released Album Chart position RIAA Certification[28][29][30][31][32]Songs
June 29, Poetic Justice23 Gold "Definition of a Thug Nigga"
March 22, Above the Rim1 2× Multi-Platinum "Pour out a Little Liquor", "Pain"
August 15, The Show: The Soundtrack4 Platinum "My Block"
November 7, One Million Strong4 "Runnin'"
April 23, Sunset Park (soundtrack)1 "High 'Til I Die "
January 17, 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, Gang Related soundtrack1 2× Multi-Platinum "Life So Hard", "Starin' Through My Rear View", "Made Niggaz", "Lost Souls"
November 11, Tupac: Resurrection2 Platinum "Runnin' (Dying to Live)", "One Day at a Time", "Ghost", "The Realist Killaz"

Singles

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  • ADid not chart on the Hot or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peak listed here represents Hot 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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  1. ↑O'Malley, Zack (November 1, ). "Tupac Shakur's Ghastly Halloween". Forbes. Retrieved December 15,
  2. ↑Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw).
  3. ↑"Tupac Shakur". Retrieved January 7,
  4. ↑Edwards, Paul, , How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p.
  5. ↑"Tupac Shakur posthumously receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame". CBS News. Retrieved September 29,
  6. ↑"Bio". Archived from the original on April 26, Retrieved September 8,
  7. ↑"Tupac Biopic Set to Roll Film in Spring ". Billboard.
  8. ↑"Tupac Shakur biopic to be filmed in ". Entertainment Weekly. September 20, Archived from the original on October 14, Retrieved January 20,
  9. ↑Antonio Planas (April 7, ). "FBI outlines parallels in Notorious B.I.G., Tupac slayings". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 19,
  10. ↑Tupac Shakur's death certificate detailsArchived at reported by Cathy Scott. Retrieved
  11. ↑ "Famous Unsolved Crimes: The death of Tupac Shakur". CBS. Retrieved October 23,
  12. ↑"Man Tied to Suspected Shooter in Tupac Shakur's Killing Arrested in Las Vegas, AP Sources Say". Associated Press. Retrieved September 29,
  13. ↑"The 'Keffe D' Tapes: 10 Highlights of Confession From Gangster Who Says Sean Combs Hired Him to Kill Tupac". LA Weekly. Retrieved September 29,
  14. ↑ Retrieved
  15. ↑ Retrieved
  16. ↑"Discography entry for 2Pacalypse Now at ". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 7, Retrieved September 6,
  17. ↑"Discography entry for Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. at ". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 7, Retrieved September 6,
  18. ↑"Discotraphy entry for Me Against the World at ". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 7, Retrieved September 6,
  19. ↑"Discography entry for All Eyez on Me at ". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 7, Retrieved September 6,
  20. ↑ allmusic (((2Pac > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums))). Allmusic. Accessed May 11,
  21. ↑ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Tupac Shakur". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on March 2, Retrieved August 31,
  22. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Makaveli". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, Retrieved August 31,
  23. ↑ "CRIA Gold and Platinum database". Archived from the original on January 11, Retrieved September 6,
  24. ↑ at the Wayback Machine (The official legal documents)
  25. ↑"Discography entry for RU Still Down? (Remember Me) at ". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 7, Retrieved September 6,
  26. ↑"Discography entry for Until the End of Time at ". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 7, Retrieved September 6,
  27. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Thug Life". Recording Industry Association of America.[permanent dead link]
  28. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums titled Poetic Justice". Recording Industry Association of America.[permanent dead link]
  29. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums titled Above the Rim". Recording Industry Association of America.[permanent dead link]
  30. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums titles The Show". Recording Industry Association of America.[permanent dead link]
  31. ↑"RIAA Gold and Platinum Search 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 Association of America.[permanent dead link]
  33. ↑Artist Chart HistoryArchived at the Wayback Machine. Billboard. Accessed September 26,
  34. ↑alex (April 21, ). "Billboard biz". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 6, Retrieved February 11,

Other websites

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