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{{Infobox person
| name = Tupac Shakur
| image =
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| caption = Shakur, 1996
| birth_name = Lesane Parish Crooks
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1971|6|16}}
| birth_place = [[New York]] City, U.S.
| death_date = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|1996|
| death_place = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], U.S.
| death_cause = [[Murder]] (drive-by shooting)
| education = [[Tamalpais High School]]
| resting_place = [[Cremated]], ashes given to family{{Flag|South Africa}}.:
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|actor
| alias = {{hlist|2Pac|Tupac|Pac|Makaveli|MC New York}}
| years_active = 1989–1996<!--He began recording as MC New York in 1989. -->
| spouse = {{marriage|Keisha Morris|1995|1996|end=divorced}}
| partner =
| children =
| parents = {{hlist|[[Afeni Shakur]]|Billy Garland}}
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| origin = [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[
| label = {{hlist|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|[[
| website = {{Official URL}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Digital Underground]]|[[Thug Life]]|[[Outlawz]]}}
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'''Tupac Amaru Shakur''' (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996) was an American rapper and singer, also known as '''2Pac''' and '''Makaveli''', who sold many [[vinyl record|records]]. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2010/11/01/tupac-shakur-2pac-ghastly-halloween-haloween-dead-celebs/|title=Tupac Shakur's Ghastly Halloween|first=Zack|last=O'Malley|work=[[Forbes]]|date=November 1, 2010|accessdate=2011-12-15}}</ref> Shakur began his career as a [[Road crew|roadie]], [[backup dancer]], and MC for the [[alternative hip hop]] group [[Digital Underground]] as "MC New York". He eventually branched off as a solo artist.<ref name="TSTA">{{cite video|title=Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw)|date=2002}}</ref><ref name="TSHSD">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotshotdigital.com/tribute/TupacShakur.html|title=Tupac Shakur|publisher=Hotshotdigital.com |accessdate=2012-01-07}}</ref><ref name="HTP-330">Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 330.</ref> He became a [[West Coast hip hop]] icon after the release of his first album, ''[[2Pacalypse Now]]'', in 1991.
He was born in East Harlem, New York. Tupac moved to [[Baltimore]] in 1984. Then, he moved to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in 1988. When he was in high school, he was a student at the [[Baltimore School for the Arts]]. Later in his music career, this experience in school becomes his personality of his own music style. He was the son of [[Afeni Shakur]] and Billy Garland, who were members of the [[Black Panther Party]]. His family was struggling with poverty. They moved homes often, and even had to stay in [[Homeless shelter|shelters]].
Tupac was involved in the [[East Coast hip hop|East Coast]]–[[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] hip hop feud. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times by an unknown assailant in a [[drive-by shooting]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. He died six days later from [[respiratory failure]] and [[cardiopulmonary arrest]] during his operation. Since Shakur's death, seven more [[Album|albums]] have been released. They have all been [[RIAA certification|certified platinum]].
Shakur acted in eight [[movie]]s.
He holds the Guinness World Record for the highest selling rap/hip hop artist, selling 165 million worldwide and 43 million in the US alone. He was even listed as 13th of the top 50 poets of all time (by poetry soup) and the 83rd Greatest artist of all time (by [[Rolling Stone]]).{{fact|date=June 2013}} On June 7, 2023, Tupac was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tupac-shakur-posthumously-receives-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|accessdate=September 29, 2023|title=Tupac Shakur posthumously receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
Shakur was convicted of [[assault]] and [[sexual assault]] in separate incidents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/tupac-shakur.html |title=Bio |access-date=2012-09-08 |archive-date=2012-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426203653/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/tupac-shakur.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
His work of music had very big influences on the Hip-hop/rap industry in the US.
In 2014, a biographical movie about Tupac was announced.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5785889/tupac-biopic-set-to-roll-film-in-spring-2014 | title=Tupac Biopic Set to Roll Film in Spring 2014 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/09/20/tupac-shakur-biopic/|title=Tupac Shakur biopic to be filmed in 2014|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=2013-09-20|accessdate=2014-01-20|archive-date=2013-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014192813/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/09/20/tupac-shakur-biopic/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The movie, titled ''All Eyez on Me'', was released on June 16, 2017.
== Early life ==
He was born as '''Lesane Crooks''' in East Harlem, New York. Crooks was later renamed '''Tupac Amaru Shakur''' after Túpac Amaru II, a ruler in [[Peru]]. His family later moved to Marin City, California when Tupac was 17. Tupac went to the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he found it interesting to read Shakespeare's poems. He got very affected by the beauty of rhyming, choosing the word and expression. He studied [[poetry]], [[acting]], [[jazz]], and [[ballet]].
== Music career ==
In 1990, Shakur joined with the [[Oakland, California]]-based [[alternative hip hop]] group Digital Underground. He appeared on two of the group's albums in 1991: ''This Is an EP Release'' and ''Sons of the P''. Later that year he produced and released his first solo album, ''[[2Pacalypse Now]]''. The album protested problems such as [[racism]], and made him much more popular.
His second album, ''[[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.]],'' was released in 1993. It contained the hit singles "[[I Get Around]]" and "[[Keep Ya Head Up]]."
His third album, ''[[Me Against the World]],'' was released in 1995. It debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200]]. He was [[incarcerated]] (in prison) at the time.
His fourth album, ''[[All Eyez on Me]]'' (1996), was the last album released during his lifetime. All Eyez on Me included the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number one [[Single (music)|singles]] "[[How Do U Want It?]]" and "[[California Love]]."
Shakur won the [[Soul Train Music Award]] for Best Rap Album in 1996 for ‘Me Against the World’. He received the [[American Music Award]] for the Favorite Rap/Hip Hop artist posthumously in 1997.
Several of Shakur's albums were released posthumously. It contained previously recorded material from when he was alive.
==Assassination==
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a [[drive-by shooting]] by someone in a [[Cadillac]] car at the intersection of [[Flamingo Road (Las Vegas)|Flamingo Road]] and Koval Lane in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite news |title=FBI outlines parallels in Notorious B.I.G., Tupac slayings |author=Antonio Planas |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/fbi-outlines-parallels-in-notorious-b-i-g-tupac-slayings-119389104.html |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date=April 7, 2011 |accessdate=February 19, 2013}}</ref> He died six days later at the [[University Medical Center of Southern Nevada|Southern Nevada University Medical Center]].<ref name="TSDCD">[http://www.numberonestars.com/tupacshakur/tupacdeathcertificatedetails.htm Tupac Shakur's death certificate details] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120523233842/http://www.numberonestars.com/tupacshakur/tupacdeathcertificatedetails.htm|date=2012-05-23}} reported by [[Cathy Scott]]. Retrieved 2007-10-05.</ref> His murder is still unsolved.<ref name=CBS>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/famous-unsolved-crimes/7/|access-date=October 23, 2020|publisher=CBS|title=Famous Unsolved Crimes: The death of Tupac Shakur}}</ref>
Shakur's friend and labelmate from Death Row Records, [[Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]], was in the car with Shakur. Knight survived the shooting.<ref name=CBS/>
In 1998, a [[prime suspect]] in Shakur’s murder, Orlando Anderson (aka Baby Lane) was killed in another drive-by shooting. Shakur once attacked Anderson. {{Citation needed|date=}}
In 2002, reporter Chuck Phillips wrote in the ''Los Angeles Times'' that another rapper called [[Biggie Smalls]] (The Notorious B.I.G.) could have paid members of the [[Crips]] street gang to kill Shakur and that he could have given them the gun.<ref name=CBS/>
===A suspect arrested in 2023===
On September 29, 2023, Duane "Keefe D" Davis was named as a suspect and was arrested by the Las Vegas Police Department in connection with the murder of Shakur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-09-29/man-connected-to-suspected-shooter-in-tupac-shakurs-1996-killing-arrested-in-las-vegas|accessdate=September 29, 2023|title=Man Tied to Suspected Shooter in Tupac Shakur's 1996 Killing Arrested in Las Vegas, AP Sources Say|publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Keefe D had previously admitted to killing Tupac on July 2, 2018 when he [thought that he was going to die soon, or] was dying from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/news/the-keffe-d-tapes-10-highlights-of-confession-from-gangster-who-says-sean-combs-hired-him-to-kill-tupac-2395421|accessdate=September 29, 2023|title=The 'Keffe D' Tapes: 10 Highlights of Confession From Gangster Who Says Sean Combs Hired Him to Kill Tupac|publisher=[[LA Weekly]]}}</ref> A trial against Davis is scheduled to start in June 2024.<ref>https://pitchfork.com/news/trial-date-set-in-tupac-shakur-murder-case/. Retrieved 2023-11-09</ref>
There were four people in the car that was used by the suspects during the murder, according to the media. Three of the suspects are dead as of 2023.<ref>https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/wAGqbL/tupac-siktet-i-retten-for-drap-var-shotcalleren. VG.no. Retrieved 2023-10-05</ref>
==Legacy==
There are [[mural]]s of Shakur in North America ([[New York City|New York]]), South America ([[Brazil]]), Africa ([[Sierra Leone]]), and Europe ([[Bulgaria]]). There are also [[statue]]s of him in [[Atlanta]] and [[Germany]].
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
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