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Tupac Amaru Shakur's Life

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Tupac Amaru Shakur was born June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York City. His birth name was Lesane Parish Crooks and his stage names were Tupac, 2Pac and Makaveli. He had an intense childhood, seeing as most of his family were criminals. His parents were named Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland. Only a month after Shakur was born, his mother was declared innocent of over 150 charges from the Panther 21 trial. She wasn’t the only one in Tupac’s family who was declared a criminal, his stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List for many years. He was sentenced to prison in 1986 for a robbery, while also trying to help Tupac’s grandmother escape from a penitentiary for killing a state trooper. There was a lot of crime …show more content…

He had his new hip-hop group “Outlawz” debuting on the album, so it was a perfect depiction of the thug life lifestyle. Dr Dre produced the album's first single "California Love," which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains Tupac's best-known song to this day. Only 2 months after the album’s release, it became certified five-times double-platinum and would eventually become diamond certified. This was Shakur’s second album to hit number one on both the Billboard 200, and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. In the first week it was released, it sold 566,000 copies and by the end of 1996, the album had sold 5 million copies. Tupac then won the award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards, his album winning the 1997 Soul Train R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award. All Eyez on Me is recognized as one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap …show more content…

He was much more than just a rapper, Tupac was a leader who influenced the world with his music. Shakur’s fifth album “Don Killuminati: The Seven Day Theory” was released only eight weeks after his death, also reaching number one in the charts. 4 more albums were released after his death that had been recorded while he was still alive. Tupac made 9 platinum albums, produced 713 songs altogether and sold over 75 million albums, all by the age of 25. Shakur was an amazing artist who made a change in the world with his music. He fought for his people and always stood for what he believed in. Tupac started out with so little but he worked hard and proved that anything is possible when you set your mind to it. Shakur’s music will continue to influence people for years to come, and his legacy will live

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