Tupac Shakur
16 June 1971 – 13 September 1996
Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor whose albums, among them Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me, made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 1990s. He also appeared in films including Juice and Poetic Justice, and was shot in Las Vegas in September 1996, dying six days later at the age of 25.
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Life events
Born Lesane Parish Crooks and later renamed after the Inca ruler Tupac Amaru.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgStudied acting, poetry and dance after his family moved to Baltimore.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRelocated with his family to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWorked as a roadie and dancer before appearing on the group's recordings.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first solo record appeared on Interscope Records.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPlayed Bishop in his first major film role.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgConvicted following a trial in Manhattan and later sentenced to prison.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe album reached number one on the Billboard chart while he was serving his sentence.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgReleased the double album after leaving prison on bail posted by the label.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied of his injuries six days after being shot in a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
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