Tupac Amaru Shakur was an American rapper, born in East Harlem (NYC) on June 16 1971. He had a mother who was named Afeni Shakur and a father named Billy Garland, his mother was part of the black panther party. The black panther party was a organization found by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. This organization challenged police brutality against African American people. Tupac had 8 siblings (5 brothers and 3 sisters). One of Tupac's brothers was named Billy Garland just like his father. Tupac was also known by his stage names 2pac and Makaveli. His partner was Kidada Jones, and his former spouses name was Keisha Morris. Tupac was good friends with Notorious B.I.G.. Tupac's real name is Lesane Parish Crooks.
In 1990 Tupac started his career as a backup dancer for a hip hop group called The Digital Underground. Tupac auditioned for a role in the movie Forrest Gump but, he didn’t get the role. Tupac was supposed to play a lead role in a movie called Menace II Society, the co director replaced him with Larenz Tate. Tupac adored listening to English and Irish pop musicians like U2. Tupac was arrested for abusing a fan as punishment he went to prison and while he was there he was enormously influenced by
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Last year there was a movie dedicated to Tupac's life. It was named the same name as one of his album called All Eyez On Me, and Demetrius Shipp Jr. was casted as Tupac Shakur. This movie was a biography made 21 years after Tupac's tragic death. Tupac has many inspirational quotes such as “Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real”. “For every dark night, there's a brighter day”. “You know it's funny when it rains it pours They got money for wars, but can't feed the
Tupac made albums/singles talking about real life problems such as teen pregnancy, police brutality, and drug abuse (Marcovitz 26). Tupac was born in 1971 (Marcovitz 4). Tupac was a very talented artist that many people looked up to because he wrote lyrics about hard lifestyle and many people could relate to what he sing about.
copies, and I want that so badly, but I can't do that. I would be wrong to do that, knowing what I know and having the brain that I have, for me to even go and write some simple *censored* would be wrong even though I would get paid and I would get more people's money." (Patrick, Tony, n.p.) This means that Tupac has a strong will and values. He resisted the temptation to write some easy rhyming words and get peoples money. He instead followed his values and worked
Tupac Shakur could possibly be the most effective and irresistible of all rappers. What made Tupac (aka 2Pac, or Makaveli) so distinguished and legends was his abundance of talent, his spotlight amiable appearance, and the feeling that he was “real” and expressed himself freely, while backing it up with his actions. But Tupac just didn’t rap he was also a poet which set him apart from other artists and made his life much more than just rap and music. He was a person fighting for change; from having a revolutionary mother, breaking away from poverty through poetry, and even though he was “fed up” he kept his “head up.” Tupac did not whatsoever
Tupac was writing poetry, and convinced her to become his manager. Steinberg was able to get Tupac in front of a music manager Atron Gregory, who was able to get him a gig for a roadie and a dancer for the hip hop
Tupac and Biggie’s relationship began as friends, but ended in death due to Biggie’s ego and Tupac’s pride. Tupac and Biggie met at a club in New York, they were very good friends and hung out a lot. One day at a studio in a hotel in New York, Tupac was recording a song and Biggie was about to show up before Tupac went down stairs and got shot and mugged. Tupac got paranoid and thought the thugs that mugged him were sent by Biggie, that’s when the beef started between them both and where arch rivals since, until Tupac’s death in 1996. Their music told their stories and really impacted every rap artist today.
When most people hear the name Tupac, they think of a tattooed thug, a gangsta rapper killed in a tragic shooting who only got what was coming to him, a man who lived by the gun, and who died by the gun. However, those people probably have never taken a chance to look beyond what their eyes tell them, past the ignorance and into the depths of the man who really was Tupac.
In the same fashion that Elvis defined Rock ‘n’ Roll; Tupac Shakur defined the hip-hop music scene, as we know it today. What made Tupac (also known as 2Pac, or Makaveli) so special were his enormous talent, his on screen friendly looks, and the sense that he was “real” and talked the talk, while walking the walk. Tupac was born on June 16, 1971, Tupac Amaru Shakur. He was named after Tupac Amaru, the Inca Indian that was sentenced to death by the Spaniards. He was originally from Brooklyn, New York. Tupac spent a lot of time moving around as he was growing up. He was the son of a Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland. Tupac moved from Harlem, to Baltimore, to Oakland. The constant moving caused Tupac to fit into his new
Shakur was an amazing artist of his time and still is. There are an exceeded amount of reasons why I decided to write about Tupac Shakur. He’s had a crazy life and I can’t imagine living the life he’s lived. He’s a very interesting person to research about. There are a lot of different stories, theories, experiences and lessons you can learn by learning about one person. He has a unique life nobody could ever relive. He started from the bottom and lived life like nobody else. Shakur can show you how you can start with a life with nothing, but work your way up to the top. This is just a couple of the reason’s why I chose to read, research and learn about a rap legend. Tupac Shakur had a wild life and a one you can really learn from. It’s really interest me about him, just how he’s lived. Shakur is my most favorite rapper. Everything about him, his music, his life is so unbelieveable. You really can’t even think about a type of life
Tupac knew that Death Row would hire people to watch and secure him so he went. That night his sister and him went gambling where a little later he got in a fight. That night after the fight Tupac met with Suge, to go to the Death Rows club 662 in Las Vegas. As they were driving to the club Suge had just got Tupac to calm down and they started jamming out to music. Suge brought up his future and how he could make Millions if he stayed with Death Row.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was a very influential person who overcame many difficulties. Tupac was a rapper of truth that spoke about the things that go on in the “Hood” and the unjust police. He was treated differently because he was black and was even arrested for jaywalking. After he was arrested he was beaten by the cops who wanted him to “learn his place”(Joseph 29). This shows how bad Tupac had it because he was African American. Tupac died an early death at 25 because of a brewing rivalry between the East and West Coast rappers. Shakur was a person who would stand up for what he believed in no matter the cost and died fighting for that. He never let anyone win a battle that he was determined to win and always knew what he was fighting for. His mother was the same, as a loyal member of the Black Panther Party, a group that protected all African Americans from police brutality. Tupac was literally born to be a fighter and carried on his mother's legacy. Despite his rough life, Tupac Shakur became one of the most influential rappers of all time.
Tupac Shakur is one of the most legendary and popular poetic/rap artists to this day. He is considered to be one of the most influential people of his time, influencing every African-American citizen in North America. Thought of as the creator of rap, Tupac has sold over seventy-five million albums worldwide although his career ended as quickly as it started. Six, is the number of years Tupac spent making rap professionally. Thirteen is the number of years Tupac spent writing poetry and rap lyrics. Twenty-five is how old Tupac was when he received four bullets to his chest causing him to pass away. In those twenty-five years, Tupac has influenced millions of people and artists
That's when Tupac began to hang out with the wrong crowd. When he turned 15, he fell into rap, and started writing lyrics, forming his New York background for all it was worth. He called himself Mc New York and made people believe he was a tough guy. By the time Tupac was 20 he had been arrested eight times, and served eight months in prison, after being convicted of sexual abuse.
In all 3 synoptic gospels, Simon was the one to carry Jesus’ cross to his crucifixion. Now, Suge Knight was the producer of Tupac’s final album, “Makaveli the Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. However, it says that Simon produced the album. Simon and Jesus’ relationship is directly paralleled to Suge and Tupac’s relationship where Suge is Simon and Tupac is Jesus.
Tupac’s influence extends beyond professional hip-hop artists. His lyrics have inspired everyone! Tupac’s music articulated a set of experiences that a lot of people around the world, mainly in Africa.
Even though Tupac is not alive today his music still carries throughout this generation. His music talks about topics that most people are too scared to talk about. He gave people a voice that were not confident enough. He related problems to his real life. He stood up for himself through music and expressed himself through it.