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Tupac Shakur

  • 25 years old
  • Male
  • Born Jun 16, 1971
  • Died Sep 13, 1996
  • United States
Rapper, actor, producer, poet, screenwriter, activist

 

Tupac Amaru Shakur also known by his stage names: 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. He is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best selling hip-hop artist, with over seventy-five million albums sold worldwide including over fifty million in the United States alone. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up around violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society, and sometimes qualms with other fellow rappers. Shakur's work is known for advocating political, economic, social, and racial equality as well as his raw descriptions of violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and conflicts with the law. Many fans, critics, and industry insiders rank him as the greatest rapper ever.

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Andy Vang May 19, 2011

RIP PAC WE ALL MISS U BROTHER

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Yasmin Apr 10, 2011

An artist that died fighting for what he believed in, you were a blessing on this Earth. Your music will live on forever more.

My memory Sonya Adams!! 22-09-2010

sonya adams Sep 21, 2010

To Think We Lost Our Beautiful Brother To The Heavens 14 years ago still pains my heart in so many ways~~~For it seems Our Brother is with us more than we relize for he's angelic pressence is felt by us all on each new day!! we choose to be open to the unknown world we do not see but one that we do hear, so to all my brother an sisters may our hearts not be filled with pain an sorrow , But of happiness an innerpeace that we all were so fortunate to have known someone so BEAUTIFUL :) LOVING YOU FOREVER MORE xoxoxox

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Christo Mixon Sep 13, 2010

In honor of your death day, I'm using you to introduce my seniors to Hamlet. I have only time for two songs, so I will do Dear Mama and Mama's just a Little Girl. Hopefully this will give them a sense of the depth your music contains.

Rest in Peace.

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