
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 — September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a successful film actor and a prominent social activist. He is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-selling rap artist, with over seventy five million albums sold worldwide, including over fifty million in the United States. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other 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.
Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground. Shakur's debut album, 2Pacalypse Now, gained critical recognition and backlash for its controversial lyrics. Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal problems. Later, he was shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a recording studio in New York City. Following the event, Shakur grew suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge of the incident and did not warn him; the controversy helped spark the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. After serving eleven months of his sentence for sexual abuse, Shakur was released from prison on an appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records. In exchange for Suge's assistance, Shakur agreed to release three albums under the Death Row label. Shakur's fifth album, the first double album release in hip hop history All Eyez on Me, was counted as two albums.
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, and died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest at the University Medical Center. (More)
Aktywne dyskusje
|
"Favorite Tupac Track" (208) 2 godziny temu |
|
"Life of an Outlaw - take a peek" Grudzień 2011 |
|
"Best Album Of 2Pac" (108) Październik 2011 |
|
"Downloading Music" (20) Czerwiec 2011 |
|
"Your favorite 2pac verse/part :)" (5) Maj 2011 |
Ostatnie dzienniki
-
Download '13 Chambers' from WuGazi.
przez zaebatsu |
29 I 2012
-
R. Kelly sings Sam Cooke (DOWNLOAD MP3 LINK)
przez CRiiSs7 |
27 XII 2011
-
Preview : Outlawz - Perfect Timing (Sample)
przez 2EV |
31 VIII 2011
Wykonawcy tygodnia
Powiązani wykonawcy
-
2Pac
-
Dave Hollister
-
Outlawz
-
Notorious B.I.G.
-
Boot Camp Clik
-
Johnny "J"
-
Nate Dogg
-
Richie Rich
-
Snoop Dogg
-
Dr. Dre
-
Kurupt
-
Tha Dogg Pound
Shoutbox
2Pac - radio grupowe
Najnowsi członkowie (1910)
-
lawtuh
3 godziny temu
-
bittermirabelle
wczoraj po południu
-
icecube75
Czwartek rano
-
Cmurda2011
11 dni temu
-
Cresis_One
11 dni temu
-
DhaunJavahna
13 dni temu
Ostatnia aktywność
-
lawtuh dołączyła do grupy. 3 godziny temu
-
brownsugarbr opuścił grupę. wczoraj wieczorem
-
bittermirabelle dołączyła do grupy. wczoraj po południu
-
brownsugarbr dołączył do grupy. wczoraj rano
-
icecube75 dołączyła do grupy. Czwartek rano
-
UFAMAN opuścił grupę. w zeszłym tygodniu
-
Cmurda2011 dołączył do grupy. 11 dni temu
-
Cresis_One dołączył do grupy. 11 dni temu
-
DhaunJavahna dołączyła do grupy. 13 dni temu
-
mcteethinator opuścił grupę. 14 dni temu














