2Pac was the stage name of Tupac Shakur (born June 16, 1971, East Harlem, New York, USA - died September 13, 1996, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) an American rapper and actor. He started out as a roadie for the group Digital Underground and was signed by Interscope Records in 1990. He added a record deal with Death Row Records (2) onto the Interscope deal in 1995. He also pursued a career in acting, starring in movies such as Juice (1992) and Above The Rim (1994). On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada and died six days later as a result of his injuries.
discogsTupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996) was an American hip hop artist, poet and actor. He stands as the highest selling rap/hip hop artist ever, having sold 67 million albums worldwide. Shaped in the genre of Rap, most of Shakur's songs are about growing up around violence and hardships in United States ghettos, racism, and sometimes his feuds with fellow rappers. Tupac is known for the political, economic, and racial equality messages in some of his work.
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