Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16,1971,

also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli. He was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best-selling albums in United States.He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines

Career(1991-93)

Shakur began his career as a roadie,backup dancer and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground , eventually branching off as a solo artist.

The themes of most of Shakur's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism and other social problems. Both of his parents and several other of his family were members of the Black Panther Party.

During The Latter Part Of His Career

Shakur was a vocal participant in the so-called East Coast-West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers, producers and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and the label Bad Boy Records.

Death

On September 7,1996; Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas,Nevada.He was taken to the University Medical Centre of Southern Nevada,where he died six days later.

Tupac Shakur

Shakur performing in Los Angeles, California, July 4, 1996

Background information Birth name: Lesane Parish Crooks Also known as : 2Pac, Pac , Makaveli Born: June 16, 1971 (New York City) Origin: Bay Area Died: September 13, 1996 (aged 25) Las Vegas , NevadaGenres: Hip hop, gangsta rap Occupation(s):Rapper, actor, poet, activistYears active: 1988-1996 Labels: Death Row, Interscope, Jive Records, Amaru Associated acts : Outlawz, Thug Life, Danny Boy, Digital Underground, Dr.Dre, Jhonny ‘’ J ‘’, Ice Cube, Nate Dogg , Snoop Dogg, Stretch, B.I.G. ,Suge Knight

Discography Studio albums• 1991:2Pacalypse Now• 1993:Strictly 4 My

N.I.G.G.A.Z…• 1994:Thug Life• 1995:Me Against the World• 1996:All Eyez on Me• 1996:The Don Killuminati

Posthumous studio albums • 1996:The Don Killuminati• 1997:R U Still Down?• 1999:Still I Rise• 2001:Until the End of Time• 2002:Better Dayz• 2004:Loyal to the Game• 2006:Pac’s Life

ALBUMS

2Pacalypse Now (November,12 1991)Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…(February 16, 1993)

Me Against the World(March,14 1995) All Eyez on Me(February 13, 1996)

R U Still Down ?(November 25, 1997) Still I Rise(December 14, 1999)

Until the End of Time (March 27, 2001) Better Dayz(November 26, 2002)

Loyal to the Game(Dezember 14, 2004) Pac’s Life(November 21 , 2006)

Filmography

YEAR TITLE ROLE1991 Nothing But Trouble Himself

1992 Juice Roland Bishop

1993 Poetic Justice Lucky

1994 Above the Rim Birdie

1995 Murder Was the Case Sniper

1996 Bullet Tank

1997 Gridlock’d Ezekiel “Spoon” Whitmore

1997 Gang Related Detective Jake Rodriguez

Worlds

• Briefly:Kısaca• Worldwide:Dünyanın her

yerinde• Rank:Sıralamak• Eventually:İleride• Branching:İkiye ayrılma• Hardship:Sıkıntı,üzüntü• Violence:şiddet• Participant:Katılımcı• So-Called:Olacak• Associated acts:Ortak yapımlar• Strictly:Tamamen,mutlaka

• Involved:İlgili• Conflict:Uyuşmamak• Staff:Personel• Member:Üye• Drive-by shooting:Sürücü atış• Intersection:Kavşak• Birth name:Doğum adı• Origin:Başlangıç noktası• Genre:Tarz• Occupation:meslek• Label:Etiket• Posthumous:Ölüm sonrası