Hip Hop

Tupac Amaru Shakur born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper, record producer and actor. As of 2007, Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide. His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best selling albums in the United States. He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines, including Rolling Stone which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers ever, as well as one of the most influential rappers of all time.

Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist. The themes of most of Shakur's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism, and other social problems. Both of his parents and several other people in his family were members of the Black Panther Party, whose ideals were reflected in his songs. During the latter part of his career, Shakur was a vocal participant during the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry, becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers, producers, and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and the label Bad Boy Records.

On September 7, 1996, Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died six days later.


Discography:
Year Name Ref
1991 2Pacalypse Now
1993 Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
1995 Me Against the World
1996 All Eyez on Me
Posthumous studio albums
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1996 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
1997 R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
2001 Until the End of Time
2002 Better Dayz
2004 Loyal to the Game
2006 Pac's Life
Collaboration album
Year Ref
1994 Thug Life: Volume 1 (with Thug Life)
Posthumous collaboration album
Year Ref
1999 Still I Rise (with Outlawz)
Compilation albums
Year Ref
1998 Greatest Hits
2000 The Lost Tapes
2000 The Rose That Grew from Concrete
2001 Makaveli & Dillinger Don't Go 2 Sleep
2003 The Prophet: The Best of the Works
2003 Nu-Mixx Klazzics
2003 Tupac: Resurrection
2004 2Pac Live
2005 The Rose, Vol. 2
2005 Live at the House of Blues
2005 The Prophet Returns
2007 Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2
2007 Best of 2Pac, Part 1: Thug
2007 Best of 2Pac, Part 2: Life