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Tupac Shakur
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Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipUnited States Edit
Name in native languageTupac Shakur Edit
Birth nameLesane Parish Crooks Edit
Name wey dem give amTupac Edit
Family nameShakur Edit
Pseudonym2Pac, Makaveli, MC New York Edit
Ein date of birth16 June 1971 Edit
Place dem born amEast Harlem Edit
Date wey edie13 September 1996 Edit
Place wey edieUniversity Medical Center of Southern Nevada Edit
Manner of deathhomicide Edit
Cause of deathdrive-by shooting Edit
Place wey dem bury am Edit
Ein poppieBilly Garland, Mutulu Shakur Edit
MummieAfeni Shakur Edit
SiblingMopreme Shakur, Sekyiwa Shakur, Takerra Allen Edit
SpouseKeisha Morris Edit
Unmarried partnerMadonna, Kidada Jones Edit
RelativeKastro, Geronimo Pratt, Assata Shakur Edit
Native languageEnglish Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Writing languageEnglish Edit
Place of detentionClinton Correctional Facility Edit
Convicted ofsexual abuse, assault Edit
Educate forPaul Laurence Dunbar High School, Tamalpais High School, Baltimore School for the Arts Edit
Work period (start)1989 Edit
Work period (end)1996 Edit
Ethnic groupAfrican Americans Edit
Instrumentvoice Edit
DiscographyTupac Shakur discography Edit
Dem name afterTúpac Amaru II Edit
Member ofDigital Underground, Thug Life, Outlawz Edit
Record labelDeath Row Records, Interscope Records, Amaru Entertainment Edit
Award e receiveSoul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album, American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, MOBO Awards for Best Video, Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.2pac.com Edit
Copyright representativeAmerican Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit
Alternative nameTupac Amaru Shakur Edit

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.[1] 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.[2] Na dem note ein lyrical content e dey address social injustice, political issues, den de marginalization of oda African-Americans,[3][4] buh na he sanso synonymous dey plus gangsta rap den violent lyrics.[5]

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.[6] 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).[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] On September 22, 1996, na dem convene a peace summit for Mosque Maryam by Louis Farrakhan in response to ein assassination.[12]

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.[13] 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)[14] under ein stage name Makaveli, all of wich be certified multi-platinum insyd de United States.[15] Insyd 2002, na dem induct Shakur into de Hip-Hop Hall of Fame.[16] Insyd 2017, na dem induct am into de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame insyd ein first year of eligibility.[17] Na Rolling Stone rank Shakur among de 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[18] Insyd 2023, na dem award am a posthumous star on de Hollywood Walk of Fame.[19] Ein influence insyd music, activism, songwriting, den oda areas of culture be de subject of academic studies.[20][21]

Music career

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MC New York

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Digital Underground

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2Pacalypse Now

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

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Thug Life

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

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Me Against the World

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All Eyez on Me

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Posthumous albums

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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)[22]

Poetry collection

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Before den during ein hip-hop career, na Shakur wrep dozens of poems.[23][24] 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.[25][26][27]

Discography

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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) (as Makaveli)
  • 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

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Nothing but Trouble Einself (insyd a fictional context) Brief appearance as part of de group Digital Underground
1992 Juice Roland Bishop First starring role
1993 Poetic Justice Lucky Na he co-star plus Janet Jackson
1993 A Different World Piccolo Episode: Homie Don't Ya Know Me?
1993 In Living Color Einself Season 5, Episode: 3
1994 Above the Rim Birdie Na he co-star plus Duane Martin. Final film release during ein lifetime
1995 Murder Was the Case: The Movie Sniper Uncredited; segment: "Natural Born Killaz"
1996 Saturday Night Special Einself (guest host) 1 episode
1996 Saturday Night Live Einself (musical guest) Episode: "Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur"
1996 Bullet Tank Dem release am one month after Shakur ein death
1997 Gridlock'd Ezekiel "Spoon" Whitmore Dem release am four months after Shakur ein death
1997 Gang Related Detective Jake Rodriguez Shakur ein last performance insyd a film
2001 Baby Boy Einself Archive footage
2003 Tupac: Resurrection Einself Archive footage
2009 Notorious Einself Archive footage
2015 Straight Outta Compton Einself Archive footage
2017 All Eyez on Me Einself Archive footage
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Einself Archive footage

Portrayals insyd film

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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[28] 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.[29] Biographical film about Tupac Shakur[30]
2018 Unsolved Marcc Rose TV series about de murders of Tupac Shakur den de Notorious B.I.G.

Documentaries

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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[31]
  • 2023: Dear Mama

References

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  1. ↑ "Hip-hop | Definition, History, Dance, Rap, Music, Culture, & Facts | Britannica". Okwerekwu, Ike (May 5, 2019). "Tupac: The Greatest Inspirational Hip Hop Artist". Music For Inspiration. Retrieved March 9, 2022. "8 Ways Tupac Shakur Changed the World". Rolling Stone. September 13, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2022. "Tupac Shakur: The story of a rapper 'always meant for something great'". Sky News (in English). Retrieved 2024-07-30. Ogbar, Jeffrey O. G. (2017-06-16). "In Tupac's life, the struggles and triumphs of a generation". The Conversation. Retrieved 2024-05-17. Chhabra, Sameer (June 18, 2021). "Unpacking Tupac's complicated legacy, on what would have been his 50th birthday".
  2. ↑ "Tupac blamed race in Madonna breakup letter". BBC News. July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Why Tupac is an Iconic Figure of Hip Hop Culture". gradozerobeats.com (in American English). 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Tupac Was Always Political". GQ (in American English). 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  5. ↑ Bruck, Connie (June 29, 1997). "The Takedown of Tupac". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ Alexander, Leslie M.; Rucker, Walter C., eds. (February 28, 2010). Encyclopedia of African American History. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. pp. 254–257. ISBN 9781851097692.
  7. ↑ Edwards, Paul (2009). How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC. Chicago Review Press. p. 330.
  8. ↑ Huey, Steve (n.d.). "2Pac – All Eyez on Me". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  9. ↑ Golus, Carrie (August 1, 2010). Tupac Shakur: Hip-Hop Idol. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 978-0-7613-5473-4.
  10. ↑ Jay-Z (2011). Bailey, Julius (ed.). Essays on Hip Hop's Philosopher King. McFarland & Company. p. 55. ISBN 978-0786463299.
  11. ↑ Planas, Antonio (April 7, 2011). "FBI outlines parallels in Notorious B.I.G., Tupac slayings". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  12. ↑ Marriott, Michel (1996-09-23). "At a Ceremony for Shakur, Appeals for Peace". The New York Times (in American English). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  13. ↑ "2Pac's 'Greatest Hits' album certified Diamond". HYPEBEAST. July 8, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  14. ↑ "No Blasphemy: Why 2Pac's "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory" Is Rap's Greatest Album". HipHopDX. November 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ "The Best Selling Tupac Albums of All Time". 2PacLegacy.net (in American English). August 4, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur To Be Inducted Into Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame". BET. December 30, 2006. Archived from the original on December 30, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame taps Tupac, Journey, Pearl Jam". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  18. ↑ "100 Greatest Artists". Rolling Stone. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Tupac Shakur posthumously receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame". cbsnews.com (in American English). June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  20. ↑ "KULH1111 – Tupac, hiphop og kulturhistorie" [KULH1111 – Tupac, hip hop and cultural history]. uio.no (in Norwegian).
  21. ↑ "2003: "All Eyez on Me: Tupac Shakur and the Search for the Modern Folk Hero"". folkmyth.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  22. ↑ 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].
  23. ↑ "Tupac Shakur Poems > My poetic side". mypoeticside.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  24. ↑ "Tupac Shakur Poems". Poem Analysis (in American English). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  25. ↑ staff (2021-06-17). "Happy Birthday 2Pac! A Look Back At His Classic Poems". HOT 97 (in American English). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  26. ↑ "BBC Arts - BBC Arts - 'Its name was freedom': Maya Angelou's political awakening by Martin Luther King". BBC (in British English). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  27. ↑ "Maya Angelou's Crowning Achievements". Biography (in American English). 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  28. ↑ Bansky (June 19, 2015). "This Is The Guy Who's Playing Tupac In The N.W.A. Movie". Uproxx.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Tupac Biopic Taps Newcomer Demetrius Shipp, Jr. For Lead Role". Billboard. December 24, 2015. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Tupac Shakur Biopic 'All Eyez on Me' Casts a Lead". The New York Times. December 25, 2015. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015.
  31. ↑ Stein, Frankie (October 27, 2021). "Remembering a legend: 'The Life and Death of Tupac Shakur'". Film Daily (in American English). Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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