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ʃ əˈ kʊər/ TOO-pahk shə-KOOR;[1] born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 –
September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names Tupac, 2Pac and Makaveli,
was an American rapper and actor.[2] Shakur sold over 75 million records
worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[3] His
double-disc albums All Eyez on Me (1996) and his Greatest Hits (1998) are
among the best-selling albums in the United States.[4] Shakur is consistently
ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time,[5] and he has
been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of any genre by many
publications, including Rolling Stone, which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100
Greatest Artists of All Time.[6] On April 7, 2017, Shakur was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.[7]

Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer and MC for the alternative hip
hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist.[8][9][10]
Most of the themes in Shakur's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in
inner cities, racism, and other social issues. Both of his parents and several other
people in his family were members of the Black Panther Party, whose ideals were
reflected in his songs. During the latter part of his career, Shakur was a vocal
participant during the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry, becoming involved
in conflicts with other rappers, producers, and record-label staff members, most
notably The Notorious B.I.G. and his label, Bad Boy Records.[11] Aside from his
career in music, Shakur was also an actor, starring in six films and one TV show in
the 1990s, including Poetic Justice (1993), Gang Related (1997) and Gridlock'd
(1997).

On September 7, 1996, Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting at the

intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada.[12] He was
taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, by Suge Knight; he died
from his injuries six days later.[13]