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Tupac Amaru Shakur was born, June 16, 1971. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to his mother Afeni Shakur who was a member of the activist group Black panther.
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His first acting part was with the group Harlem’s 127th Street Repertory Ensemble when he performed in the play ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ at the Apollo Theater.
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The family relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in hopes of escaping the hardships of New York.
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Tupac’s family moved to Marin City, California. Located a few miles north of San Francisco, Marin City consisted of mainly low-income project housing. This is where Tupac would attend Tamalpais High school
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Tupac get signed to Digital Underground, and he acted as a roadie and backup dancer with the young rap group Digital Underground in 1990.
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Tupac claimed he was brutally beaten by the Oakland Police department for jaywalking and filed a 10 million dollars lawsuit.
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Tupac released “2Pacalypse now”. This album was highly controversial at the time because it addressed racism, police brutality, poverty, and teenage pregnancy, some issues giving a lyrical glimpse into life for a person of color.
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When performing at an outdoor concert in Marin City, Tupac was confronted by someone because of earlier comments he had made about the city. This led to a shoot-out and a bullet discharged from a rival's gunshot and killed a 6-year-old child. Tupac was not charged as the bullet wasn't from him or his group.
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This was his second record and it debuted 24 on the billboard 200
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Women at a party alleged Tupac had raped her. Tupac claimed he woke up to the women accusing and threatening him with sexual assault charges. He was convicted.
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Tupac formed a group with his friends and stepbrother called the Thug Life. The group released their only album Thug Life: Volume 1. This album went gold and featured hits like, “Pour Out a Little Liquor”
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Tupac Shakur was shot five times and robbed after entering the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan by two armed men. He later accuses Biggie and his group of this act.
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A wrongful death lawsuit was brought up by the mother of the boy who was killed a few years back, ballistic reports showed it was not fired from Tupac’s or his group's gun.
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Tupac began serving his prison sentence at Clinton Correctional Facility
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This album charted top of the Billboard 200 and sold two million copies
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The album debuted at number 1 and has sold 9 million copies to date and is considered among the best rap albums of all time
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This track was a lyrical assault on Newyork rapper Biggie and anyone affiliated with him. Tupac believed they were responsible for his shooting back in 1994.
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This album was inspired by Tupac’s reading of Niccolò Machiavelli. This album focuses on his inner struggles and pain
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While returning from Tyson vs Seldon boxing match Tupac in the car driven by Suge, who was the CEO of the record label company was shot several times. The killer remains unknown to this day. After spending 6 days in hospital he passed away due to cardiac arrest.
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Tupac was inducted into the Hip-hop hall of fame
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Tupac was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry.