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{{quote|''"We shouldn't ask why does a rose that grew from the concrete have damaged petals, instead we should all celebrate its tenacity, we should all love its will to reach the sun, well, we are the roses, this is the concrete and these are my damaged petals, don't ask me why, thank god, and ask me how?"''|'''Tupac Shakur''' }}▼
{{quote|"A lot of people think that it was about [[The Notorious B.I.G.|Biggie]] on the East Coast and 2Pac on the West Coast. It wasn't like that. Big ran New York. 2Pac ran ''America''" |'''Cormega'''}}▼
▲{{quote|We shouldn't ask why does a rose that grew from the concrete have damaged petals, instead we should all celebrate its tenacity, we should all love its will to reach the sun, well, we are the roses, this is the concrete and these are my damaged petals, don't ask me why, thank god, and ask me how?|'''Tupac Shakur''' }}
'''Tupac Amaru Shakur''' (June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names '''2Pac''' (or simply '''Pac''') and '''Makaveli''', was an American rapper. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor, a poet and a social activist. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. Shakur's work is known for advocating political, economic, social and racial equality. Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip hop group [[Digital Underground]], before forming his own group Thug Life then going solo.<ref>this hasn't stopped people on [[YouTube]] from re-labeling Digital Underground songs as "Digital Underground featuring 2Pac", even if he didn't actually appear in the song.</ref>▼
▲{{quote|"A lot of people think that it was about [[The Notorious B.I.G.|Biggie]] on the East Coast and 2Pac on the West Coast. It wasn't like that. Big ran New York. 2Pac ran ''America''" |''Cormega''}}
Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal problems. He was later shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a recording studio in New York City. Following the event, Shakur grew suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge of the incident and did not warn him; the controversy helped spark the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur was later convicted as a sex offender, guilty of sexual abuse.
After serving eleven months of his sentence he was released from prison on an appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records. In exchange for Suge's assistance, Shakur agreed to release three albums under the Death Row label. The first of such was ''All Eyez on Me'', considered one of the best hip-hop albums of all time.
▲Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor, a poet and a social activist. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. Shakur's work is known for advocating political, economic, social and racial equality. Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip hop group [[Digital Underground]], before forming his own group Thug Life then going solo.<ref>this hasn't stopped people on [[YouTube]] from re-labeling Digital Underground songs as "Digital Underground featuring 2Pac", even if he didn't actually appear in the song.</ref>
In addition to his music, Shakur was also one of the first rappers to have a successful acting career. What separates him from the others, however, is that he actually had lifelong training. As a child, he studied the arts extensively and played Travis in ''[[A Raisin in
▲Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal problems. He was later shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a recording studio in New York City. Following the event, Shakur grew suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge of the incident and did not warn him; the controversy helped spark the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur was later convicted as a sex offender, guilty of sexual abuse.
On the night of September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest at the University Medical Center. For a few years, Tupac was just as prolific in death as in life. [[Fan Dumb|Rabid]] fans and conspiracy theorists have speculated that he staged his murder to escape his enemies, though this urban myth has largely died down.
▲After serving eleven months of his sentence he was released from prison on an appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records. In exchange for Suge's assistance, Shakur agreed to release three albums under the Death Row label. The first of such was ''All Eyez on Me'', considered one of the best hip-hop albums of all time.
▲In addition to his music, Shakur was also one of the first rappers to have a successful acting career. What separates him from the others, however, is that he actually had lifelong training. As a child, he studied the arts extensively and played Travis in ''[[A Raisin in The Sun]]'' during a run at the Apollo Theater. As an adult, his best-known movies include ''[[Poetic Justice]]'' and ''[[Above The Rim]].''
▲On the night of September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest at the University Medical Center. For a few years, Tupac was just as prolific in death as in life. [[Fan Dumb|Rabid]] fans and conspiracy theorists have speculated that he staged his murder to escape his enemies, though this urban myth has largely died down.
Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide. A wealth of posthumous material continues to be released as of 2010, but cynical listeners have always seen it as a way of cashing in on his legacy, especially since most of the songs were remixed with current musical trends and artists, which sometimes clash with Shakur's style. Nonetheless, he was one of the defining musicians of [[The Nineties]].
=== Songs of note: ===▼
* “Keep Ya Head Up”
* “I Get Around”
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* “Definition of a Thug Nigga”
* “Pain”
* “Loyal To The Game”
* “Toss it Up” (as Makaveli)
* “How Long Will They Mourn Me?” (with Thug Life)
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* "Lost Souls"
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* 1991 ''2Pacalypse Now''
* 1993 ''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.''
* 1995 ''Me Against the World''
* 1996 ''All Eyez on Me''
'''Released Posthumously:'''▼
▲Released Posthumously:
* 1996 ''The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory'' (the last with his creative input)
* 1997 ''R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'', Probably the most popular of the posthumous releases.
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* 2006 ''Pac's Life''
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▲* [[Animated Music Video]]: "Do For Love".
* [[The Apunkalypse]]: The first half of the "California Love" video.
* [[Attack Backfire]]: As he pointed out in ''Rebel Of The Underground,'' not only did the people who kicked up a fuss over his earlier albums help draw attention to them, they also inadvertently gave him ideas for material to use in future albums.
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I guess they're scared of the rebel; the [[Title Drop|rebel of the underground]]!<br />
But I never let it get me.<br />
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* [[Badass Family]]: Afeni Shakur, Assata Shakur, Mutulu Shakur, Geronimo Pratt, The latter being a highly decorated Vietnam vet.
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: Tupac's ''The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory'' album.
* [[Damn, It Feels Good to Be
* [[Dead Artists Are Better]]: In a rather blatant example, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' revisited ''All Eyez on Me'' in 2004 and gave it five stars, as opposed to the three it received in 1996.
* [[Deal
* [[Doing It for
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* [[Downer Ending]]: "Ghetto Gospel", thanks to the flashbacks of the day. It doesn't get better knowing how it ended.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: The man was a former dancer, so his ripped and often [[Shirtless Scene|displayed]] physique is justified.
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: "Dear Mama"
* [[Fat and Skinny]]: Him and B.I.G. when they were still friends.
* [[Fun
** Also "Thug Life"= '''T'''he '''H'''ate '''U''' '''G'''ive '''L'''ittle '''I'''nfants '''F'''ucks '''E'''verybody.
* [[Gangsta Rap]]: One of the greats. In case you didn't notice.
* [[Hardcore Hip Hop]]
* [[I Call It Vera]]: "Me And My Girlfriend", which is often misinterpreted as a romanticized outlaw tale ala ''[[
** The misinterpretation has been aided in no small part by [[Jay
* [[Justified Criminal]]: His songs overlap with this a lot and occasionally so did his life. In one notable incident, he avoided charges in Atlanta for [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|shooting two off-duty cops in the asses after seeing them harass a black driver.]]
* [[Minimalism]]: The beat to "Hail Mary".
* [[Mob War]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: His first and middle names are the full name of the last Inca emperor, who was caught and killed after leading a resistance against the Spanish decades after the initial conquest in Peru. This is reflective of his family's Black Panther background.
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: According to the ''[[Behind
* [[Political Rap]]: Especially before his Death Row stuff. His debut album ''2Pacalypse Now'' is quite a bit different than ''All Eyez on Me'' in terms of subject matter.
* [[Properly Paranoid]]: After he got shot the first time...
* [[Short
* [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]]: "Changes" a posthumous remake of Bruce Hornsby's "The Way It Is" and many many more...
** "Ghetto Gospel" wouldn't be so good if it wasn't for this.
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** [[LL Cool J]]
** Even Dr. Dre on his last album, after Dre had left Death Row. Pac mistakenly thought Dre had abandoned him in prison, when he'd really just realized that Suge Knight was a godawful manager. Obviously Tupac wasn't going to feel the same way about the man who'd just bailed him out of jail.
* [[True Companions]]: [[A Good Name for
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]
* [[Warrior Poet]]: An iconic example.
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[[Category:Murder victims]]
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