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By 1994, Tupac Shakur, age 23, was already a prominent and controversial rapper.His second album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), entered the top 25 on the Billboard 200, and yielded two Gold-certified top 15 singles: "I Get Around" and "Keep Ya Head Up".
The idea for "Temptations" began in late 1993 when record producer Easy Mo Bee came to Shakur while he was on the set of Above the Rim (1994). At Rucker Park in New York City, Mo Bee approached Shakur with several different songs they could sample for the Me Against the World album.
Easy Mo Bee "Tattoo Tears" 1999 Still I Rise: Young Noble, Napoleon, Yaki Kadafi, Kastro: Kurupt, E.D.I. Mean "Teardrops and Closed Caskets" 1999 Still I Rise: Outlawz, Nate Dogg: QDIII "Temptations" 1995 Me Against the World — Easy Mo Bee "There U Go" 2002 Better Dayz: Big Syke, Outlawz: Johnny "J" "They Don't Give a Fuck" 2004 Son Rize Vol. 1
On April 15, 2012, 2Pac made his debut appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. At this point, it had been 16 years since Tupac Amaru Shakur had been murdered on the streets of ...
The song is a remake of an Easy Mo Bee-produced song called "Runnin' from tha Police", recorded by Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. in 1994. Easy Mo Bee subsequently received songwriting credits on "Runnin' (Dying To Live)". The chorus is from Edgar Winter's song "Dying to Live" (from the album Edgar Winter's White Trash). "Dying to Live" was ...
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.
One Million Strong is a 1995 compilation of hip hop music released by Mergela Records/SOLAR to commemorate the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C. The compilation was released on November 7, 1995 and featured some of hip hop's biggest names, including the song "Runnin'", which was one of the few collaborations between 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G.
Tupac died in hospital six days later at the age of 25. His death has sparked multiple conspiracy theories, one of which involves his friend-turned-rival, Notorious B.I.G., with whom Tupac had a ...