Jeenyuhs Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 Musician Name: Tupac Shakur Birthday / Location: June 16, 1971, New York City, U.S. Main instrument: Vocal Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations: Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, Top Soundtrack Song of the Year, Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Album, Best Video, R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year. Best Performance: “To Live & Die in L.A.” Other Information: born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), better known by his stage name 2Pac and, later, by his alias Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Much of Shakur's music has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of activism against inequality. Shakur was born in Manhattan, New York City, but relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in 1984 and then the San Francisco Bay Area in 1988. He moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to further pursue his music career. By the time he released his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991, he had become a central figure in West Coast hip hop, introducing social issues to the genre at a time when gangsta rap was dominant in the mainstream. Shakur achieved further critical and commercial success with his follow-up albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993) and Me Against the World (1995).
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