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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Throughout his career and posthumously, Shakur sold more than 75 million records worldwide. [1] He has scored 5 No. 1 albums on Billboard 200 and 8 No. 1 albums on Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums. [2] Shakur began his music career in the early 1990s, initially gaining attention as a member of the hip-hop group Digital Underground.
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.
"Ghetto Gospel" was the only song on Loyal to the Game with an accompanying YouTube music video. [7] The music video showcases the last day of a man's life before he is fatally shot in the evening. Neither 2Pac nor Elton John physically appeared in the video - though clips of 2Pac are shown on a television.
It includes several previously released 2Pac recordings, including "Death Around the Corner" from Me Against the World, "Secretz of War" from Still I Rise, "Holler If Ya Hear Me" from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... and "Rebel of the Underground" from 2Pacalypse Now; and unreleased 2Pac verses re-constructed into new tracks such as "Ghost", "One Day at a Time", and "Runnin (Dying to Live)".
Tupac: Resurrection is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The film, directed by Lauren Lazin and released by Paramount Pictures, is narrated by Shakur himself. The film was in theaters from November 14, 2003, to December 21, 2003.