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    Tupac Shakur was born in 1971 in New York City and raised by his mother, a Black Panther activist. He began his rap career in the early 1990s and became renowned for his hard-hitting, socially conscious lyrics. Tupac released several multi-platinum albums and won an American Music Award for favorite rap artist in 1997. However, his career and life were cut short when he was fatally shot at age 25 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996, with his killer never being found. Tupac remains an iconic figure in hip hop who continues to influence music and culture with his legacy.

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    Tupac Shakur was born in 1971 in New York City and raised by his mother, a Black Panther activist. He began his rap career in the early 1990s and became renowned for his hard-hitting, socially conscious lyrics. Tupac released several multi-platinum albums and won an American Music Award for favorite rap artist in 1997. However, his career and life were cut short when he was fatally shot at age 25 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996, with his killer never being found. Tupac remains an iconic figure in hip hop who continues to influence music and culture with his legacy.

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    The Life and Legacy of Tupac Shakur

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    Tupac Shakur was born in 1971 in New York City and raised by his mother, a Black Panther activist. He began his rap career in the early 1990s and became renowned for his hard-hitting, socially conscious lyrics. Tupac released several multi-platinum albums and won an American Music Award for favorite rap artist in 1997. However, his career and life were cut short when he was fatally shot at age 25 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996, with his killer never being found. Tupac remains an iconic figure in hip hop who continues to influence music and culture with his legacy.

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    The Life and Legacy of

    Tupac Shakur
    Beginnings/Early Life
    - Born June 16, 1971 in New York City
    - Originally named Lesane Parish Crooks
    - Changed to Tupac Amaru- shining serpent
    - Mother was Black Panther Activist
    - Tough childhood
    Making of a Legend
    -Tupac moved out west with his family in the 1980s

    -joined Digital Underground

    -solo career began 1991- 2Pacalypse Now

    -his first album went platinum


    Rap Career
    - hard, violent, tough, explicit music

    -rapped of real-life scenarios and social problems

    - Me Against the World- platinum and best rap album award

    - All Eyez on Me-multi platinum, best selling

    -American Music Award in 1997:favorite rap artist


    Acting Career
    -127th Street Ensemble- Harlem based theatre company

    -Baltimore School for the Arts

    -Juice, Poetic Justice, Above the Rim, Gang Related

    -Co-stars: Wood Harris, Duane Martin, Marlon Wayans, Bernie Mac, Omar Epps,
    Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, Dennis Quaid, Janet Jackson

    -7 movies total
    Controversy/Legal troubles
    -1992:inciting police shootings

    -1993: shot two off duty cops

    -1994-assaulted director Allen Hughes

    -1994:shot 5 times in recording studio

    -1995:convicted of sexual assault


    Death
    -Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by shooting September 7, 1996

    -Died in the hospital six days later in Las Vegas, Nevada

    -only 25 years old

    -killer never caught

    -last words: F**ck you


    Conspiracy Theories
    -some believe alive, living in Cuba

    -Don Killuminati:seven day theory

    -rapped of his own death in songs

    -Resurrection, coming back like Jesus

    -other stage name, Makaveli


    2 Songs
    - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nkJA6SYwa94
    - https://m.youtube.com/results?q=tupac%20changes&sm=3

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