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News: Dubious dishonour: Tupac Shakur’s aunt is…

May 05, 2013

Tupac Shakur's aunt has made history by being the first woman on the Federal…

Tupac Shakur's Godmother Added to FBI Most-Wanted…

May 03, 2013

Tupac Shakur 's godmother has been placed on the FBI's Most-Wanted Terrorists…

Jadakiss playing DJ Doo Wop's 20th anniversary…

Apr 01, 2013

Jadakiss is teaming up with Nas collaborator AZ and Smif-N-Wessun as part of an…

Tyga Ft. 2Pac & Jadakiss – “Hit Em Up”

Apr 01, 2013

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2Pac Biography

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Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), best known by his stage names 2Pac (or Pac for short) and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. MTV ranked him at number two on their list of ''The Greatest MCs of All Time'' and ''Rolling Stone'' named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time. His double disc album ''All Eyez On Me'' is one of the best selling hip hop albums of all time. 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, whose ideals were reflected in his songs. 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 his label Bad Boy Records. 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 Southern Nevada University Medical Center, where he died six days later.

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