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Tupac Amaru Shakur (/ ˈ t uː p ɑː k ʃ ə ˈ k ʊər / ⓘ; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.
Mopreme Shakur: Thug Music "Still Ballin' " 2002 Better Dayz: Trick Daddy: Nitty "Still I Rise" 1999 Still I Rise: Kastro, Ta'He, Yaki Kadafi, Napoleon, Young Noble: Johnny "J" "Stop the Gunfight" 1997 Stop the Gunfight: Trapp, The Notorious B.I.G. "Stop the Music" 2007 Startin' from Scratch: How a Thug Was Born: Layzie Bone, Thin C "Street ...
Tupac's music career begins when he joins Digital Underground for their hit "Same Song". Under manager Atron Gregory, he begins to have hip-hop albums produced. Although his music becomes popular, some songs' controversial lyrics cause tensions between him and his record producers. Tupac begins acting in movies such as Juice, as well as ...
Shakur began his music career in the early 1990s, initially gaining attention as a member of the hip-hop group Digital Underground. Shakur released his debut studio album, 2Pacalypse Now, in November 1991. The album peaked at number 64 on the United States Billboard 200 and has since been recognized as a groundbreaking work of the hip-hop genre.
A music video was made for the single. The song peaked at number twenty four on the US Hot Rap Songs chart, number eighty two on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number eighty seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song features Mopreme Shakur under the stage name Wycked in the song, Shakur's older stepbrother and son of Mutulu Shakur.
Greatest Hits is a posthumous double-disc greatest hits album by American rapper 2Pac, released by Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records, Interscope Records, and Jive Records on November 24, 1998.
It's hard to believe that it has been 19 years that famed rapper, Tupac Shakur, passed away after being fatally shot in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The album poetically addresses black urban concerns relevant to the present day. Although a relatively tame album compared to Shakur's later works, 2Pacalypse Now was known for its violent lyrics aimed at police officers and the government in the songs "Trapped", "I Don't Give a Fuck" and "Soulja's Story". [3] [4]