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Tupac Amaru Shakur (/ ˈ t uː p ɑː k ʃ ə ˈ k ʊər / ⓘ; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.
By 1994, New York-born, California-based rapper and actor Tupac "2Pac" Shakur had released two successful albums and starred in three movies. However, at the same time, his career was in jeopardy as he was low on money and standing trial in New York City on charges of sexual abuse, sodomy, and weapons possession. [17]
Tupac did make peace with Nas in New York's Bryant Park on 4 September 1996, and even listened to It Was Written - featuring the Live Squad productions "Take It In Blood" and "Silent Murder" - as he made his fateful trip to Las Vegas for the Tyson-Seldon fight three days later.
I photographed Tupac in 1993, at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, in L.A. It was for a magazine, I forget which now, tied to the John Singleton movie, Poetic Justice, that he was in with Janet ...
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Tupac came onto the rap scene in 1991 with his debut album, "2Pacalypse Now." Known for songs "Hit ’Em Up," "California Love" and "All Eyez on Me," he died on Sept. 13, 1996 , after he was shot ...
Afeni Shakur Davis (born Alice Faye Williams; January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016) was an American political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. [1] Shakur was the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur and the executor of his estate.
[46] [57] In August and September, in New York to rap, Tupac visited Biggie in Brooklyn, and they rapped shows together in Manhattan. [67] [57] Biggie joined Tupac and Randy "Stretch" Walker—of the Live Squad rap/production team from Queens, New York—yielding a new trio of running, rapping, and recording mates.