Tupac Shakur

At 25 years old, Tupac Shakur has this physical status:

Music career

In 1989, Shakur performed under the stage name MC New York. He began attending Leila Steinberg's poetry lessons, and she soon became his boss. Shakur and his rap group Strictly Dope appeared at a concert arranged by Steinberg. Steinberg was able to get Shakur signed by Atron Gregory, the manager of the hip hop group Digital Underground, who is also a scientist. Gregory introduced him as a roadie and back-up dancer on the Underground in 1990.

On January 1991, Shakur debuted on Digital Underground under the stage name 2Pac, the group's first record label, Interscope Records, on the group's January 1991 single "Same Song." The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1991 film Nothing But Trouble starring Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Chevy Chase, and Demi Moore. This Is an EP Release, the band's first EP titled This Is an EP was released in January 1991, although Shakur appeared in the music video.

Shakur's early days with Digital Underground made him acquainted with Randy "Stretch" Walker, who, along with his brother, dubbed Majesty, and a friend debuted with an EP as a rap group and production team in the Queens, New York. Stretch was featured on a track from the Digital Underground's 1991 album Sons of the P. Shakur and Stretch were among Becoming fast friends, who performed and performed together often.

Shakur's debut album, 2Pacalypse Now, alluding to the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, will have three singles. Nas, Eminem, Game, and Talib Kweli are among the famous rappers who have praised it. Apart from "If My Homie Calls," the singles "Trapped" and "Brenda's Got a Baby" poetically depict individual struggles in the face of socioeconomic hardship.

"There's no reason for a record like this to be released," US Vice President Dan Quayle said partially. It has no place in our culture." In part, Tupac said he was misunderstood; in part, he explained.

In any case, 2Pacalypse Now was awarded Gold, with half a million copies selling. The album addresses urban Black issues that are still relevant to the present day.

Strictly 4 My N.I.G.A.Z., Shakur's second album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.A.Z., was released in February 1993. It debuted at No. 102, marking a critical and commercial advance. The Billboard 200, which is 24 on the pop charts, debuts on the pop charts. It emphasizes Tupac's socioeconomic views and has a metallic production quality, making it an overall hardercore album. Ice Cube, co-writer of N.W.A's "Fuck tha Police" who had just gone militantly political in his own solo albums, and gangsta rapper Ice-T, who, in June 1992, sparked controversy with his band Body Count's track "Cop Killer" caused controversy.

Side A, tracks 1 to 8, is branded "Black Side," while side B, tracks 9 to 16, is the "Dark Side." Nevertheless, the album features "I Get Around," a party anthem starring Shock G and Money-B, which would bring Shakur's famous breakthrough to No. 1. Billboard Hot 100, 11 on the pop singles chart, ranked 11th on the Billboard Hot 100. It's also carried the hope of another hit, "Keep Ya Head Up," a feminist anthem. This album will be rated Platinum, with a million copies sold. Strictly 4 My N.G.A.Z. was the 10th in sales at 1,366,000 copies as of 2004, despite being a part of posthumous and compilation albums.

Shakur formed Thug Life in late 1993, with Tyrus "Big Syke" Himes, Diron "Macadoshis" Rivers, his stepbrother Mopreme Shakur, and Walter "Rated R" Burns. On October 11, 1994, Thug Life's first album, Thug Life: Volume 1, was released. It is a Gold mark. It features Johnny "J" Jackson's album "Pour Out a Little Liquor," which will later produce a significant portion of Shakur's album All Eyez on Me. Thug Life was typically performed live without Tupac.

The song appears on the soundtrack of 1994's Above the Rim's. The album's original version was scrapped, and the album redone with mostly new tracks was due to heavy resistance at the time. Nevertheless, Tupac will perform "Out on Bail," the first planned single at the 1994 Source Awards, alongside Stretch.

The Notorious B.I.G. was on display in Los Angeles in 1993 while visiting Los Angeles. A local drug store welcomed him to Shakur, and the two became fast friends. When Shakur went to New York or Biggie to Los Angeles, the two will socialize. Shakur will call Biggie to rap with him and Stretch during this time, at his own live shows. They recorded "Runnin' from tha Police" and "House of Pain" together.

Biggie begged Shakur to look after him, but Puffy will make him a star, according to rumors. In the meantime, Shakur's life was remarkably lavish to Biggie, who hadn't established himself. Shakur welcomed Biggie to join his Thug Life, but he'd rather develop his own group, the Junior M.A.F.I.A., with his Brooklyn friends Lil' Cease and Lil' Kim. Since being shot at Quad Studios in 1994, Shakur had a falling out with Biggie.

Me Against the World, Shakur's third album, was released in March 1995 while incarcerated. It has been praised as his magnum opus and often ranks among the top, most influential rap albums. The album debuted at No. 1 on the charts. In its first week, 1 on the Billboard 200 reached 240,000 copies in its first week, breaking a new record for first-week sales for a solo male rapper.

The lead single, "Dear Mama," was released on the B-side in February 1995. It's the album's most popular single, topping the Hot Rap Singles chart and peaking at No. 58. The Billboard Hot 100 hits 9 out of 10 places. It was classified Platinum in July. It was ranked No. 1 on the charts. On the year-end charts, there are 51. In June 1995, "So Many Tears" was the second single, earning No. 2nd place. The Hot Rap Singles chart ranks 6 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and No. 67 is No. 59. 44 on the Hot 100. "Temptations" was the last single to be released in August 1995. It's now No. 62. No. 68 on the Hot 100: No. 68. & No. 35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, with No. 35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. On the Hot Rap Singles, 13 is number 13. Several celebrities expressed their love for Shakur by appearing in the music video for "Temptations."

At the 1996 Soul Train Music Awards, Shakur received the best rap album. With around 3 million copies sold in the United States, it ranked fourth in terms of total albums in 2001.

Though Shakur was detained in 1995, his mother was about to lose her house. In Los Angeles, Shakur's wife Keisha Morris reached Death Row Records founder Suge Knight. According to reports, Shakur's mother received $15,000. Knight traveled southward to New York City to attend the 2nd Annual Source Awards ceremony after a visit to the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York state in August. In the meantime, a hip hop feud between Death Row and Bad Boy Records was brewing between Death Row and Bad Boy Records. In October 1995, Knight visited Shakur once more and received a $1.4 million bond. Shakur returned to Los Angeles and joined Death Row with the appeal of his December 1994 conviction pending.

All Eyez on Me, Shakur's fourth album, debuted on February 13, 1996. It was rap's first double album—meeting two of the three albums due to Shakur's deal with Death Row—and releasing five singles. Shakur appears on the album rapping about the gangsta lifestyle, leaving aside his earlier political statements. The album has more party tracks and often a triumphant tone, with standout performances. Shakur became more violent after being released from jail, according to music journalist Kevin Powell, who described him as "completely transformed."

Shakur's second album to debut at No. 1 is her second. Both the Top R&B/Hip Albums chart and the pop album chart, the Billboard 200, sold 56,000 copies in its first week and was certified 5 Multi-Platinum in April. The singles "How Does It" and "California Love" reached No. 1 at No. 3. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. "How Do U Want It" on Shakur's "Hit 'Em Up" as the non-album B-side to "How Does One Want It." The narrator's venomous tirade threatens violent payback on all things Bad Boy—Biggie, Puffy, Junior M.A.F.I.A. — and every one of New York's rap scene, such as rapper Mobb Deep and rapper Chino XL, who had reportedly screamed against Shakur.

At the 1997 Soul Train Music Awards, All Eyez on Me received R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year. Shakur was named Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist at the 1997 American Music Awards. In June 1998, the album was rated 9M Multi-Platinum, and 10 in July 2014.

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, the fifth and final solo album, was already completed at the time of his death. It had been recorded in a week in August 1996 and a year before that. The songs were written and recorded in three days, and mixing took another four days. MTV.com ranked The 7 Day Theory at No. 10 in 2005. 9 is one of hip hop's greatest albums ever, and by 2006, it's a classic album. Many followers identify with it's singular poignance, which has wounded and anger, reflection, and vendetta.

The album was supposed to be "underground" and not intended to be released before the artist was murdered, according to George "Papa G" Pryce, then director of public relations at Death Row Records. It reached No. 1 on the charts. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and on the Billboard 200, with the second-most debut-week sales total of any album this year. It was rated 4 Multi-Platinum on June 15, 1999.

These albums are from the archival period, and they are: Earlier posthumous albums are archival works.

Film career

Shakur's first film appearance was in 1991's Nothing but Trouble, a Digital Underground cameo. In 1992, he appeared in Juice, where he portrays Roland Bishop, a violent and haunting figure. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone calls him "the film's most magnetic figure."

Shakur appeared in John Singleton's romance film, Poetic Justice, in 1993. Shakur was dropped from the 1995 film Higher Learning because the studio couldn't afford the film after his detention. Singleton had Shakur in mind when he played him in the forthcoming 2001 film Baby Boy, a role played by Tyrese Gibson. In the end, the set design includes a Shakur mural in the protagonist's bedroom, and Shakur's "Hail Mary" is included in the film's score.

Shakur appeared in the 1993 film Menace II Society as Sharif, but the director lost him on set after Shakur assaulted him due to a continuity in the script. Nevertheless, Hughes expects that Shakur would have outshone the other actors "because he was bigger than the movie."

In the 1994 film Above the Rim, Shakur played a gangster, the fictional Birdie. Birdie, the role played by Shakur in the 1994 film Above the Rim, had been modeled after former New York drug dealer Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant, who managed and promoted rappers, on several counts. Shakur was first introduced to him at a Queens nightclub. Biggie, according to reports, told Shakur that he should not worry about him, but Shakur dismissed the warning. Shakur met James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond, a drug dealer who doubled as music manager, through Haitian Jack.

Three more films starring Shakur were released shortly after he died, Bullet (1996), Gridlock'd (1997), and Gang Related (1997).

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