Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 — September 13, 1996), also known by
his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. In addition
to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a
successful film actor and a prominent social activist. He is recognized
in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-selling rap
artist, with over seventy five million albums sold worldwide, including
over fifty million in the United States. Most of Shakur's songs are
about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism,
problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. Shakur's work is
known for advocating political, economic, social and racial equality,
as well as his raw descriptions of violence, drug and alcohol abuse and
conflicts with the law.
Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip
hop group Digital Underground.Shakur's debut album, 2Pacalypse Now,
gained critical recognition and backlash for its controversial lyrics.
Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal
problems. Later, he was shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a
recording studio in New York City. Following the event, Shakur grew
suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge
of the incident and did not warn him; the controversy helped spark the
East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. After serving eleven months of
his sentence for sexual abuse, Shakur was released from prison on an
appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records.
In exchange for Suge's assistance, Shakur agreed to release three
albums under the Death Row label. Shakur's fifth album, the first
double album release in hip hop history All Eyez on Me, was counted as
two albums.
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting
in Las Vegas, and died six days later of respiratory failure and
cardiac arrest at the University Medical Center.
Studio albums
* 1991 - 2Pacalypse Now
* 1993 - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
* 1994 - Thug Life: Volume 1
* 1995 - Me Against the World
* 1996 - All Eyez on Me
Posthumous albums
* 1996 - Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory
* 1997 - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
* 1999 - Still I Rise
* 2000 - The Rose that Grew from Concrete
* 2002 - Better Dayz
* 2002 - Maximum
* 2003 - Tupac Resurrection OST
* 2004 - Loyal to the Game
* 2005 - The passion of Tupac
* 2006 - Pac's Life
* 2007 - Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988-1991
Collection albums
* 1998 - Greatest Hits
* 2001 - Until the End of Time
2Pac Tupac - Complete Discography
his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. In addition
to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a
successful film actor and a prominent social activist. He is recognized
in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-selling rap
artist, with over seventy five million albums sold worldwide, including
over fifty million in the United States. Most of Shakur's songs are
about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism,
problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. Shakur's work is
known for advocating political, economic, social and racial equality,
as well as his raw descriptions of violence, drug and alcohol abuse and
conflicts with the law.
Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip
hop group Digital Underground.Shakur's debut album, 2Pacalypse Now,
gained critical recognition and backlash for its controversial lyrics.
Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal
problems. Later, he was shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a
recording studio in New York City. Following the event, Shakur grew
suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge
of the incident and did not warn him; the controversy helped spark the
East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. After serving eleven months of
his sentence for sexual abuse, Shakur was released from prison on an
appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records.
In exchange for Suge's assistance, Shakur agreed to release three
albums under the Death Row label. Shakur's fifth album, the first
double album release in hip hop history All Eyez on Me, was counted as
two albums.
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting
in Las Vegas, and died six days later of respiratory failure and
cardiac arrest at the University Medical Center.
Studio albums
* 1991 - 2Pacalypse Now
* 1993 - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
* 1994 - Thug Life: Volume 1
* 1995 - Me Against the World
* 1996 - All Eyez on Me
Posthumous albums
* 1996 - Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory
* 1997 - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
* 1999 - Still I Rise
* 2000 - The Rose that Grew from Concrete
* 2002 - Better Dayz
* 2002 - Maximum
* 2003 - Tupac Resurrection OST
* 2004 - Loyal to the Game
* 2005 - The passion of Tupac
* 2006 - Pac's Life
* 2007 - Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988-1991
Collection albums
* 1998 - Greatest Hits
* 2001 - Until the End of Time
2Pac Tupac - Complete Discography