Kameron Backie Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur was born in New York on June 16, 1971 to Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland. His mom was in jail for doing drugs and his father had nothing to do with him until he was an adult. Tupac went to the Baltimore School for the Arts. Tupac took ballet and dance classes. Tupac did not go to college. He had a son name Jean Michaels. He lived in Los Angeles. Tupac became a legend in hip-hop and rap. He was a actor and rapper. Tupac became a rapper and began performing as an MC in New York. He emerged as a solo artist. Tupac scored a hit song called “The Humpty Dance”. He sold 75 million albums. Tupac moved to Oakland, California for hip-hop. Tupac had three awards for Soul Train. Tupac made his film