Tupac Shakur

Date of Birth: June 16, 1971
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Tupac Shakur mini-bio: Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996) was an American rap artist, actor, activist, and poet. He is also referred to as: 2Pac, Makaveli and 'Pac. He is known in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's most successful rapper, as he is the best-selling rap/hip-hop artist ever, having sold over 73 million albums worldwide.

In addition to rapping, Shakur began acting in films. His first starring role was in the 1992 movie Juice as Bishop a trigger happy teen, in which he was hailed by Rolling Stone's Peter Travers as "the film's most magnetic figure." He went on to star in Poetic Justice (with Janet Jackson), Above the Rim, Gridlock'd (with Tim Roth), Bullet, and Gang Related. He had also been slated to star in the Hughes brothers' Menace II Society but was replaced by Larenz Tate after assaulting the directors. Director John Singleton claimed that he wrote the film Baby Boy with Shakur in mind for the leading role. It was eventually filmed with Tyrese Gibson in his place and released in 2001, five years after Shakur's death. The movie features a mural of Shakur in the protagonist's bedroom as well as featuring "Hail Mary" in the movie's score.

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jedigon

tupac will always be in our hearts no matter what we do his fans love him thugs for life ande we all miss u pac

posted 82 days ago
sawerlehdjama

I know that tupac stiil alive I miss him more than evry thing me and my homeboys we cellebrat every year but snoop dog forget pac thug life 4 life

posted 85 days ago
longbeach022

MUCH RESPECT FOE YAH_ THUGG TILL WE DIE_

posted 284 days ago
xUnderwearxModelx

Pac is the greatest rapper ever. Screw MTV and their top 10 MC's. Pac's #1. And it pisses me off how "rappers" today say the stupidest stuff like "money grows like chi-pet"...WTF is that. "We bust on bad boys n***** f*** for life" Westside!!!Thug Life!!!

posted 308 days ago
JATbobDYLAN93

His Music still lives, and no one beats 2pac, the Hip-Hop Music was mutch better before, when they made lyrics about the streets. and now its only the party lives that matters. but now we only have that stupid 50 cent and Akon. R.I.P

posted 359 days ago
allentilley

tupac s the leagand and will always be the leagand that will never change no matter who will become a great rapper

posted 615 days ago
amandahotgirl

I LOVE YOU TUPAC. REST IN PEACE:)

posted 621 days ago
ndgirl1oflac

your music is UHAHUU!

posted 622 days ago
eltexasboy

tupac is still the greatest raper ever to pick up da mic..nobody has sold as many albums or done all the things he has accomplished even after his death..jayz should never compare himself to tupac or B.I.G. they were the best..much love pac

posted 623 days ago
samanthajones67

UMMM...WHERE 2 START...WELL TUPAC U ARE THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE AND DEAD...AND U ARE MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIMES AND I STILL MISS U....I LOVE U TUPAC...

posted 697 days ago

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Tupac Shakur Movies

Tupac - Resurrection (R, 2003)
Beef (R, 2003)
Biggie and Tupac (R, 2002)
Welcome to Death Row (Unrated, 2001)
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (Unrated, 2000)
Dead Homiez (Unrated, 1999)
Gang Related (R, 1997)
Gridlock'd (R, 1997)
Bullet (R, 1996)
Above the Rim (R, 1994)

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