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Tupac Biography | ||
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Alternate Name-born: Tupac Amaru Shakur Date of Birth: June 16, 1971 Birth Place: New York, N.Y. Height: 5'8" Weight: 165 pounds Marital Status: Divorced(Keisha Morris), and engaged(Kidida Jones) Occupation: Rapper, actor, and poet Career Break: He made his acting debut at the age of 13, when he appeared in a New York theatre production of "A Raisin in the Sun", where he then enrolled into Baltimore high School of Performing Arts, where he studied theatre and music. Date of Death: September 13, 1996(Friday the 13th) Location of Death: Las Vegas, Nevada Time of Death: 4:03 P.M. Pacific Time |
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<------ Tupac's Life | ||
![]() 1971 Tupac Amaru Shakur was born in New York. His mother, Afeni Shakur, who was a member of The Black Panthers Party, while pregnant was in jail. Tupac Amaru in Inca's language Inków means 'shining serpent', while Shakur - 'thankful to God'. 1983 Tupac's acting debut in "Risin' in the Sun" 1986 Tupac, together with his mom, moved to Baltimore, where he attended to Acting High School. That's where he played in small roles and wrote his first song under the alias MC New York. 1988 Tupac moves to Marin City in California. There he becomes a drug dealer and is thrown out of school. Tupac's step father, Mutulu Shakur, is sentenced to 60 years in prison. 1990 Tupac enters the group Digital Underground as a dancer and rapper. 1991 Music debut with '2Pacalypse Now' including hits 'Trapped' i 'Brenda's Got A Baby'. Tupac was nominated to Grammy Award together with Digital Underground. He also acted in 'Angel Town 2: Juice'. 1993 Tupac released the new album 'Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...' and acted in 'Poetic Justice' with Janet Jackson. He was also nominated to American Music Award in 'Best Hiphop Performer' category. In november he was arrested for rape. 1994 Tupac survived an attempt on his life at Manhattan by the recording studio. He was shot 5 times, including twice in his head. The court sentenced him for rape in 1993: 1,5 to 4,5 year in jail, he sat 8 months. During that time he had a permission to play in 'Above The Rim' and to record 'Thug Life Vol. 1'. 1995 'Me Against The World' released. Tupac was married with Keisha Morris. He was released from jail on bail (1,4 mln USD), which Suge Knight payed. 1996 'All Eyez On Me' was released (in over 6 million copies), no 1 on charts , including hits 'California Love', 'How Do You Want It', '2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted'. Tupac also played in 'Gang Related'. 7 september he was shot in Las Vegas after Tyson - Seldon fight, in his way to Knight's club 662. 13 september at 4.03 p.m. he died in Las Vegas. His body was lately cremated. 'Makaveli - The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory' released, another hit. 1997 Two movies introduced: "Bullet" with Shakur and Mickey Rourke and "Grid Lock'd" with Tim Roth. 1998 'R U Still Down' and 'In His Own Wordz' released. |