The Short Life Of Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. Early in his life, he moved to Baltimore , MD, where he attended The Baltimore School for the Performing Arts. At this school, Tupac left a lasting impression on his teachers and was showing tremendous po tential. Unfortunately, Tupac was unable to continue his training. He moved to Oakland, California with the rest of his family. That's when Tupac began to, as he called it, "Hang with the wrong crowd." Not held back by his lack of formal education, Tupac joined the Rap group Digital Underground as a dancer. Not long befort the group achieved award winning success, Tupac released his own album "2pacalypse Now", which was also a success. The ...
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and a Platnum album "Me against the world," Tupac's rising career was snagged. He was brought up on sexual assault charges by a woman he met at a nightclub. Hours before Tupac would be found guilty, Tupac was robbed at gun point by men whose intent and purpose is still uncertain. Tupac was eventually released at over $1 Million in bail.
After his release, Tupac answered his critics by releasing his best album, "All eyes on me." "All eyes on me" has currently sold around 6 million copies, which is revolutionary for a double cd. Especially in Hip Hop music. As the album climbed the charts, Tupac also completed work on two films, one entitled "Gridlock." While on his way to do charity work, Tupac Shakur was assassinated by the bullets of unknown gunmen on September 13, 1996.
LAS VEGAS SUN REPORTS: LIFE AND DEATH OF TUPAC SHAKUR
"Gangsta" rapper Tupac Shakur died Friday from wounds suffered six days ago in a car-to-car shooting on a busy street a few blocks off the Las Vegas Strip. ...
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said. Manning said today he had no new information.
Marcos, when asked if the assailants would eventually leak information that they shot Shakur, said, "They already have."
He declined to say where the purported suspects live, only that "they're not from Las Vegas."
George Pryce, Death Row Records spokesman, said they were preparing a statement. "Give people a moment to get over the shock," he said.
Shaneeka Jackson, 22, said she came down to see if any celebrities would come to the hospital.
"Some friends said they saw M.C. Hammer but I haven't seen him," Jackson said.
It was the second time Shakur had been gunned down in less than two years. In November 1994 he was shot ...
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