1. Tupac Shakur is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.
79 Facts About Tupac Shakur
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Tupac Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
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Tupac Shakur was born in New York City to parents who were both political activists and Black Panther Party members.
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Tupac Shakur's Diamond certified album All Eyez on Me, the first double-length album in hip-hop history, abandoned his introspective lyrics for volatile gangsta rap.
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Alongside his solo career, Tupac Shakur was part of the group Thug Life and collaborated with artists like Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, and Outlawz.
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On September 7,1996, Tupac Shakur was shot four times by an unidentified assailant in a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada; he died six days later.
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Five more albums have been released since Tupac Shakur's death, including his critically acclaimed posthumous album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory under his stage name Makaveli, all of which have been certified multi-platinum in the United States.
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In 2002, Tupac Shakur was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame.
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Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16,1971, in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City to Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland.
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Tupac Shakur was named after Tupac Amaru II, a descendant of the last Incan ruler, who was executed in Peru in 1781 after his revolt against Spanish rule.
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Mutulu Tupac Shakur was apprehended in 1986 and subsequently convicted for a 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored truck, during which police officers and a guard were killed.
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Tupac Shakur's godmother, Assata Tupac Shakur, is a former member of the Black Liberation Army who was convicted in 1977 of the first-degree murder of a New Jersey State Trooper.
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The home was a two-story rowhouse that had been subdivided into two separate rental units; the Tupac Shakur family lived on the first floor.
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Tupac Shakur transferred to the Baltimore School for the Arts in the tenth grade, where he studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet.
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At the Baltimore School for the Arts, Tupac Shakur befriended actress Jada Pinkett, who became the subject of some of his poems.
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Tupac Shakur listened to a diverse range of music that included Kate Bush, Culture Club, Sinead O'Connor, and U2.
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In 1988, Tupac Shakur moved to Marin City, California, an impoverished community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Tupac Shakur did not graduate from high school, but later earned his GED.
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Tupac Shakur began recording under the stage name MC New York in 1988.
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Steinberg managed to get Tupac Shakur signed by Atron Gregory, manager of the rap group Digital Underground.
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Tupac Shakur debuted under the stage name 2Pac on Digital Underground, under a new record label, Interscope Records, on the group's January 1991 single "Same Song".
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The song opened the group's January 1991 EP titled This Is an EP Release, while Tupac Shakur appeared in the music video.
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The album carries the single "I Get Around", a party anthem featuring Digital Underground's Shock G and Money-B, which became Tupac Shakur's breakthrough, reaching No 11 on the pop singles chart, the Billboard Hot 100.
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Still, along with Stretch, Tupac Shakur would perform the first planned single, "Out on Bail", which was never released, at the 1994 Source Awards.
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Several celebrities showed their support for Tupac Shakur by appearing in the music video for "Temptations".
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Tupac Shakur won best rap album at the 1996 Soul Train Music Awards.
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Tupac Shakur had his wife Keisha Morris contact Death Row Records founder Suge Knight in Los Angeles.
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Tupac Shakur returned to Los Angeles and joined Death Row with the appeal of his December 1994 conviction pending.
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The album shows Tupac Shakur rapping about the gangsta lifestyle, leaving behind his previous political messages.
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Music journalist Kevin Powell noted that Tupac Shakur, once released from prison, became more aggressive, and "seemed like a completely transformed person".
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In 1993 Tupac Shakur played a character named "Lucky" in the film titled Poetic Justice alongside Janet Jackson.
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In 1993, Tupac Shakur starred alongside Janet Jackson in John Singleton's romance film, Poetic Justice.
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Nonetheless, in 2013, Hughes appraises that Tupac Shakur would have outshone the other actors "because he was bigger than the movie".
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Tupac Shakur played a gangster called Birdie in the 1994 film Above the Rim.
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Tupac Shakur became close friends with Jada Pinkett while attending the Baltimore School for the Arts.
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Tupac Shakur helped Pinkett land her first movie role in the film Menace II Society.
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Tupac Shakur appeared in his music videos "Keep Ya Head Up" and "Temptations".
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Tupac Shakur came up with the concept for his "California Love" music video and had intended to direct it, but removed herself from the project.
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Tupac Shakur befriended Treach when they were both roadies on Public Enemy's tour in 1990.
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Tupac Shakur made a cameo in Naughty by Nature's music video "Uptown Anthem" in 1992.
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Tupac Shakur had friendships with other celebrities, including Mike Tyson Chuck D, Jim Carrey, and Alanis Morissette.
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Tupac Shakur later apologized to her sister Kidada Jones, whom he began dating in 1996.
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Tupac Shakur was charged with illegal possession of a firearm as two guns were found in the hotel room.
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Tupac Shakur was unable to post the $3 million bond to keep himself free until sentencing so he surrendered himself to authorities at the Bellevue Hospital Jail Ward in New York City on December 23,1994.
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In January 1995, Tupac Shakur was moved to the North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island in the Bronx.
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In March 1995, Tupac Shakur was transferred to Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.
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Tupac Shakur was visited by Al Sharpton, who helped Shakur get released from solitary confinement.
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On October 31,1993, Tupac Shakur was arrested in Atlanta for shooting two off-duty police officers, brothers Mark Whitwell and Scott Whitwell.
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On November 30,1994, while in New York recording verses for a mixtape of Ron G, Tupac Shakur was repeatedly distracted by his beeper.
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Tupac Shakur was unsure, but agreed to the session as he needed the cash to offset legal costs.
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Tupac Shakur arrived with Stretch and one or two others.
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Against medical advice, Tupac Shakur checked out of Metropolitan Hospital Center a few hours after surgery and secretly went to the house of the actress Jasmine Guy to recuperate.
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Tupac Shakur spent the next few weeks being cared for by his mother and a private doctor at Guy's home.
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Tupac Shakur claimed the bat was a part of his show, that he never swung it, and that there was no criminal intent.
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Nonetheless, on September 14,1994, Tupac Shakur pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, twenty of them suspended on condition that he complete 35 hours of community service.
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In early 1994, Tupac Shakur served 15 days in jail after being found guilty of the assault.
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In 1994, Tupac Shakur was arrested in Los Angeles, when he was stopped by police on suspicion of speeding.
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Tupac Shakur claimed that someone with him then picked it up when it accidentally discharged.
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In 1995, Qa'id's mother filed a wrongful death suit against Tupac Shakur, which was settled for about $300,000 to $500,000.
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Tupac Shakur soon stopped by his hotel room and then headed with Knight to his Death Row nightclub, Club 662, in a black BMW 750iL sedan, part of a larger convoy.
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Tupac Shakur was struck four times: once in the arm, once in the thigh, and twice in the chest with one bullet entering his right lung.
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Frank Alexander, Tupac Shakur's bodyguard, was not in the car at the time.
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Tupac Shakur was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada where he was heavily sedated and put on life support.
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Tupac Shakur described All Eyez on Me as a celebration of life, and the album achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success.
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Tupac Shakur was known for his technique of stacking or layering vocals, adding depth and rawness to his voice.
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Tupac Shakur is considered one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.
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Tupac Shakur was listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone.
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Tupac Shakur is widely credited as an important figure in hip-hop culture, and his prominence in pop culture in general has been noted.
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Tupac Shakur was described as one of the top two American rappers in the 1990s, along with Snoop Dogg.
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Tupac Shakur emerged as a celebrated artist, earning recognition for his astonishingly prolific output and unwavering commitment to his craft.
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In 2021, Saweetie told Complex that Tupac Shakur was "the greatest rapper that ever lived".
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Quite simply, no other rapper has captured the world's attention the way Tupac Shakur did and still does.
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In 2006, on the 10th anniversary of Tupac Shakur's passing, his ashes were laid to rest in Soweto.
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Tupac Shakur has become an icon with saint status far beyond his fans.
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The documentary film Tupac Shakur: Resurrection was released in November 2003.
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In 2014, the play Holler If Ya Hear Me, based on Tupac Shakur's lyrics, played on Broadway, but, among Broadway's worst-selling musicals in recent years, ran only six weeks.
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In 2002, Tupac Shakur was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame.
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In 2004, Tupac Shakur was among the honorees at the first Hip Hop Honors.
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On June 7,2023, Tupac Shakur received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.