Tupac Amaru Shakur (Inglis pronunciation: ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, 16 Juin 1971 – deed 13 September 1996), kent bi his stage names 2Pac an briefly as Makaveli an aw, wis a American rapper an actor.
Shakur haes sauld ower 75 million albums warldwide as o 2010, makkin him ane o the best-sellin muisic airtists in the warld. MTV rankit him at nummer twa on thair eet o The Greatest MCs of All Time an Rolling Stone namit him the 86t Greatest Artist of All Time. His dooble disc album All Eyez on Me is ane o the best sellin hip hop albums o aw time.
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Born | 16 Juin 1971 East Harlem, Manhattan New York Ceety, New York, U.S. |
Dee'd | 13 September 1996 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 25)
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Years active | 1988–1996 |
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Wabsteid | www.2Pac.com |
Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, an MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branchin aff as a solo airtist. The themes o maist o Shakur's sangs revolvit aroond the violence an hardship in inner ceeties, racism an ither social problems. Baith o his parents an several ither o his faimily wur members o the Black Panther Pairty, whose ideals wur reflectit in his sangs.
Durin the latter pairt o his career, Shakur wis a vocal participant in the sae-cried East Coast–Wast Coast hip hop rivalry, becomin involvit in conflicts wi ither rappers, producers an record-label staff members, maist notably The Notorious B.I.G. an his label Bad Boy Records.
On 7 September 1996, Shakur wis shot multiple times in a drive-by shuitin at the intersection o Flamingo Road an Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada. He wis taken tae the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, whaur he dee'd sax days later.
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