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The Real Hip Hop: September 2007skip to main | skip to sidebar The Real Hip HopThis is the place you find real hip hop`s videos,lyrics,bios and info aboutbeefsSaturday, September 29, 2007Tupac Amaru Shakur Biography Tupac Amaru Shakur, aka 2Pac, aka Makaveli was born as Lesane Parish Crooks.Many might don't know, but he was born on the east side in New York city on 16thJune 1971.His parents were political activists members of "The Black PantherParty".Pac's mother Afeni Shakur was pregnant with Tupac while she was in jail onbombing harges and she might not known who his father was at that time.2Pacthought in his early years that a man named "Legs" was his father.That manintroduced his mother to crack.He was a very small child when his mother changedhis name to Tupac Amaru Shakur after Inca Indian revoliutionary.The new nameTupac Amaru means "Shining serpent" and Shakur means "Thankful to God" translatefrom Arabic.It's known that everybody called Tupac "The Black Prince".When 2Pacwas two years old his sister Sekyiwa Shakur was born.This child's father mightbe Mutulu Shakur.He also was a black panther, an activist who few months beforethe birth of his child was sentenced for a fatal amoured-car robbery,which tookplace in 1981.Hard times expect the family with Mutulu away.They moved to Bronx,Harlem and homeless shelters.Later Tupac said "I remember crying all the time.Mymajor thing growin' up was that i couldn't fit in.I have no buddies that i grewup with."Beceuse of that instability Tupac grew up a troublesome child.When 2Pac was 10his mother moved to Baltimore in the hope to give his little boy a chance inlife.He began to study in "Baltimore School of Arts".In his early years heshowed a lot of talent.Everybody understood at some point that this kid wasspecial.In that school he wrote his first rap under ti alias "MC New York" inJune 1986.Despite the happiness in Baltimore his mother moved again, this timeaway from the east side to Marine City in California-America's westside.Like allof you know both America's side would become the biggest factor of Tupac's lifeand death.The feud between gang members and rappers on East and West side willescalate out of control with Pac's help and will become legendary.After leavingBaltimore 2Pac said "leaving this school affected me so much I see that as apoint where I got of track".Shortly after moving Tupac moves in badneighbourhood and began to slang drugs.2Pac's hood can be called anyway but notnormal.Pac was ever in struggle even in his earliest memories.That affected hislife and later his songs global.Many people don't understand Tupac and they'redissing him.But they don't know what he's been through and what he saw in theghetto.Very few people realize what kind of man you have to be to elevate to thetop of that ghetto shit that's surrounding you and became the greatest rapper ofall time.You need a lot a character and you have to be blessed.2Pac had twosides as a personal and as a rapper.A brutal side that made him do very badthings.And a good side that many don't know.If people knew Tupac, meet him or listen to him before he became a gangster andthug they will understand that he had another side.In 1991 when he was with hisfirst tour with Digital Underground 2Pac talk about how he wants to turneverything bad to good and change the world.He proclaims with enthusiasm ofyouth who wants to accomplish everything at once.That was before he became agangster and thug.2Pac tended to draw a lot a attention when he speak because he make people laughbut also listen to him.It was hard not to like him because he looked well anddressed well.But the things he saw in his life before affected him so much.Laterin his career he showed more of his dark side.But still in his songs if we lookdeeper we can see the good side of him.Through all the struggles 2Pac and his

homies had to get over he still told them "Keep Ya Head Up".He inspire manypeople.But his dark side also affect many people in bad ways.Tupac seemed toconstantly strugle with his both sides.He seemed like he can decide what to be-agang member and a thug or a "revolutionary".In 1990 Tupac entered rap group named Digital Underground as a rapper/singer andwent on a tour with them.By this time he was arrested 8 times.Once again he wasshowing both sides of his soul.He was even a subject of two dead cases.One ofthem involved a six year old kid killed in a gunfire between 2Pac's gang and arival gang.while he was on the tour with his group Tupac learned that his motherAfeni is doing crack.That affects him a lot and also affects his songs at thattime.A time which he said was the baddest time in his life so far.But yet 2pacwas in the group trying to get on his own one day.And on 3rd January 1991 Tupacmade his recording debut on Digital Underground's Same Song.In 1991 Pac enteredhis best years.He broke free from Digital Underground and on November 12th 1991he releases his debut solo album "2PACALYPSE NOW".The album was hot at that timeand eventually was going to be gold with the help of his singles releases suchas "Brenda's got a baby".However shortly after his release he had problems withthe law again.In the same year 2Pac made his film debut in Erick Dickinson'sfilm named "Juice".The film had a success in Hollywood and earnt Tupac a praisefor his character "Bishop".May be he was best remembered for the line "I'm crazyand I don't give a fuck!"On April 11th 1992 Ronald Ray Howard aged 19 shoots a Texas trooper.The attorneyof the youngster claim that Tupac lyrics from the his debut album incited thekid to kill the trooper.That had a very bad effect on Pac`s life and career.Hisproblems with the law and his lifestyle from now on came on closer scrunity.Theonly thing that helped 2Pac at the time was that his audiences believed hisgangster lyrics to be truthful and most importantly not fake.In 1993 Tupac releases his second album named "STRICTLY 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z" whichbecame a platinum.In the same year he participate in the movie "Poetic Justice"with Janet Jackson.But because of his reputation with women, Janet requested himto have a HIV test before she do any kissing scenes with him.Despite his successand rising fame 2Pac still had problems with the law that included a violentattack on a police officer.Because of his "anti-police" and "agressive" lyricsthe Vice President of USA declare that Tupac's lyrics "promote gang violence andhave no place in society".But that declaration made him more popular.And a lot apeople start to see him as a True Thug.However 2pac's life was put in doubt inNovember 30th 1994 when he was shot 5 times and also robbed in the lobby of QuadStudies in New York's Time Square.The thieves made of with 40,000$jewellery.Later Tupac said that rapper named Biggie aka Notorious B.I.G wasinvolved in the shooting.That made tension between East and West coast and gotthem into a beef.Tupac and Biggie began to lyrically attack each other as theywere each from opposite coasts.The two rappers used to be a friends before andused to work together earlier in their carriers.But because of many public feudslike:Biggie stole lyrics from 2Pac whilst he was in jail,Biggie and Bad BoysRecords supposed act of betrayal in Tupac's attempted assassination,the factthat 2Pac switch sides and go from Baltimore to California on the west coast,andthat Tupac claimed that he slept with Biggie's wife Faith Evans,the beef betweenthese two became worse.Tupac got out of the hospital just 3 hours after the surgery and recovered torecord some of his most popular songs.But there was another problem on his wayto his dream.He was sentenced to 4 and a half years in jail in New York becauseof his convention of weapons and sexual assault.The legendary "Me Against TheWorld" was released whilst his sentence.But despite that the song debuted as N1in the USA "Billboard Chart".While 2Pac was in jail the president of biggest andpowerful hip hop label Death Row ,Marion "Suge" Knight had arranged parole for

Tupac who only served 8 months of his sentence and posted $1.4 million bail.Thedeal was that 2Pac was signed by Death Row Records and had to release 3 albumsunder that label.Few months later he released his third album named "All eyez onme".The album became very popular and became over 9 times platinum after selling6 million copies in it's first year.The album featured the song "CaliforniaLove" featuring rap legend Dr.Dre.Tupac earned worldwide success and was thebiggest influence on the youth since the legendary N.W.A..In the same year Tupacreceive many offers by producers.He concentrate on his acting and participate in2 films-"GRIDLOCKD" and "BULLET".But Tupac couldn't escape his dark side as he continued to get in trouble withthe police and other people.He also continued East coast vs West coast beef withthe song "2 of Amerikaz most Wanted"(featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg).In the videocaricatures of Biggie and Puffy are punished for setting him up.Tupac continueto attack with his song "Hit em up" which is a brutal diatribe against Biggie,Bad Boy, Mobb Deep, Jay Z and others.This beef was getting more serious everysingle day and the possibility to end with brutal violence was bigger thanever.2Pac continued to get himself into trouble.On September 4th he went back toEast coast and especially New York for MTV music awards.Then he got intoscuffle.Just three days later on September 7th for reasons still not known tothe police he got into a scuffle at the "Mike Tyson vs Bruce Seldon" fight inLas Vegas.After leaving the fight with Death Row CEO Suge Knight in his carTupac was shot 4 times by an assailant in white cadillac in drive by style.SugeKnight could escape with minor injury.Tupac is rushed to University MedicalCenter and undergoes a surgery.The issue - 2Pac's right lung was removed.OnSeptember 11th a Compton man was is shot.The police associated him with LA CripsGang.He was shot while sitting in his car.This is the first of many murdersafter Tupac was shot few days later.Six days later Tupac passed away at 4:03 pmfive days after the shooting took place at young age 25.Tupac said it too oftenthat he didn't believe he will live more than 30 years.That may be because ofhis lifestyle.He changed his alias to Makaveli reffering to the italianpolitician Machiavelli who wrote about cheating death.The main suspect of Pac'smurder Orlando Anderson was also shot death.Close friend of Tupac and member ofhis group "The Outlawz" Yafeu Fula aka Kadaffi was also killed.After Tupac's dead his mother Afeni Shakur filed a lawsuit against Death Row.Shewanted all of her sons' material to be passed on to herself.She said that Tupacwas making plans to leave Death Row and start his own company.Later Amaru set up"Amaru Records".Many raised from releases would go to good cause."TASF" akaTupac Amaru Shakur Foundation would help many kids from poor area to have achance in life.2Pac's first album after his death was released on November 5,1996 and was named"Makaveli: The 7 Day Theory" the last album on Death Row Records.His next albumwas released more than a year later on November 27,1997 and was named "R U StillDown (remember me).He was released on Amaru/Jive records and was certifiedplatinum on December 15 ,1997.Tupac next album was double CD named "GreatestHits" released on November 24,1998.It is collection of his best songs.That albumis maybe his most popular one and reached platinum level 9 times.That shows onceagain that 2Pac is still popular and maybe more popular after his dead.OnDecember 14, 1999 was released his next album named "Still I Rise".He became 2Xplatinum.The next one "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" was released onNovember 21,2000.After half year on March 27,2001 was released his next albumnamed "Until The End Of Time".He became 2X platinum.Most memorable hits fromthat one are "Until the end of time" the remix of the song "Broken wings' and"Letter to my unbourn".By this point every fan of Tupac is shocked because of the simple fact that 5years after his death his newest albums feature new songs as good if not better