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Tupac Amaru Shakur (Lesane Parish Crooks) 1971-1996????

Date of Birth: June 16, 1971-Brooklyn, NY
Date of Death: September 13, 1996-Las Vegas, NV
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 168 pounds
Mother: Afeni Shakur
Father: William Garland
Step Father: Jeral Wayne Williams AKA Mutula Shakur
Half Sister: Sekyiwa Shakur
Half Brother: Maurice Harding
Godfather: Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt
Music Groups: One Nation Emcees, Two From the Crew, Strictly Dope, Digital Underground, Thug Life, Outlaw Immortalz/ Outlawz
Aliases: MC New York, 2pac, Makaveli the Don
Marital Status: Divorced (Keisha Morris) & Engaged (Kidada Jones)

Tupac Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. While still a small child, his mother changed his name to Tupac Amaru after an Inca Indian revolutionary, "Tupac Amaru", meaning "Shining Serpent". "Shakur" means "Thankful To God" in Arabic. By the age of twelve, Tupac had discovered his loves for acting, writing love songs and poetry. As a young teen, his family moved to Baltimore , MD, where he attended The Baltimore School for the Performing Arts studying acting and ballet. At this school, Tupac left a lasting impression on his teachers and was showing tremendous potential. 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." Tuapc also started a rap career know as "MC New York".

Not held back by his lack of formal education, Tupac joined the Rap group Digital Underground as a dancer. Not long before the group achieved award winning success, Tupac released his own album "2Pacalypse Now", which was also a success. The hit single "Brenda's Got A Baby" launched Tupac's career like a rocket. His stunning talent also got him a role in the motion picture, "Juice". Tupac eventually released a second album "Strictly for my N.I.G.G.A.Z.," which was an even bigger success and introduced Tupac's music onto the pop charts.

The highlight of Tupac's acting career came when he appeared in "Poetic Justice" besides Janet Jackson. The role made Tupac a household name and showed the world that music may not be Tupac's #1 attribute. In the midst of a role in the movie "Above the Rim" and a Platinum 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 and shot 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 over 6 million copies, which is revolutionary for a double CD, especially in Hip Hop music. Tupac also had costarring roles in three other films, "Gridlock'd", "Bullet", and "Gang Rel! ated."

Unfortunately, this story would soon come to an end. On September 7, 1996, Tupac would attend a Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. While in the lobby, Tupac would get into a fight with a man, Orlando Anderson. Many would later believe this man to be associated with a local gang and Tupac's eventual killer.

After the fight, while on his way to do charity work with Suge, Tupac Shakur was shot by unknown gunmen and past on September 13, 1996.

Much of what happened on this night remains a mystery to this very day.

On November 13, 1996, Tupac's album, "The Don Killuminati: The Seven Day Theory" was released under the alias "Makaveli". This album offers a deep insight into Tupac and is home to the majority of the "alive rumors". It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Charts.

September 13, 2003 will mark the seventh anniversary of Tupac's passing, and the possible return of him, most fans hope, according to "The Seven Day Theory".

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