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Tupac Shakur
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Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur is an American rapper who is known to be one of the most iconic rappers of all time. He died at the age of 25 in a drive-by shooting in 1996. He was born Lesane Parish Crooks but his mother later changed his name to Tupac Amaru after joining the Black Panther Party. The name hails from a Peruvian revolutionary. Tupac released 11 platinum albums. Four were released during his career and seven were released posthumously. Tupac has sold more than 75 million records around the globe, to date.
- Full name: Tupac Amaru Shakur
- Stage name: 2Pac
- Age: 25 years old (Born on June 16, 1971)
- Death: September 13, 1996, at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV
- Net worth: $200,000 at time of death
- Record label: Death Row Records, Interscope Records, Jive Records, Amaru Entertainment, Out Da Gutta Records, Makaveli Records
- Genre: Rap, Hip-Hop
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4 years ago
The Bizarre Story Behind Tupac Shakur’s 1994 Assault Conviction
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4 years ago
Tupac Shakur Wanted to Play a White Dude in This Classic Music Video, According to Allen Hughes
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3 years ago
Will Smith’s New Memoir Details Him Being ‘Tormented’ by Jada Pinkett Smith’s Friendship With Tupac Shakur
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4 years ago
Tupac Shakur’s Claim That Janet Jackson Demanded He Take an AIDS Test for a Love Scene in ‘Poetic Justice’ Was a PR Stunt
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2 years ago
Tupac Shakur Was Obsessed With the Afterlife and Predicted His Death

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