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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. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.
Tupac’s mother Afeni was born Alice Fay Williams on Jan. 10, 1947, in Lumberton, N.C. When she was 9 years old, Afeni’s mother, Rose, left her husband and moved Afeni and her older sister to ...
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.
Tupac Shakur attended the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match with Marion "Suge" Knight, the head of Death Row Records, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.After leaving the match, one of Knight's associates, Trevon "Tre" Lane, a member of the M.O.B. Pirus gang based in Compton, California, spotted Orlando Anderson, from the rival South Side Compton Crips gang, in the MGM Grand lobby. [6]
On April 15, 2012, 2Pac made his debut appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. At this point, it had been 16 years since Tupac Amaru Shakur had been murdered on the streets of ...
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 ...
The peace garden was designed as a tribute to Tupac Shakur as well as others who have died. In 2006, the music video for the single Pac's Life, from Tupac's eponymous album was shot on location. [6] Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur also went to Africa in 2006 and fostered a relationship between the Center and the Nelson Mandela Foundation. [7]
The ex-gang leader charged with killing hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur is facing new battery charges for a caught-on-camera prison brawl with a fellow inmate. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 61, was being ...