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Tupac Shakur's life bio
Tupac Amaru Shakur was born June 16,1971 in Brooklyn, NY. He was born with
the name Lesane Parish Crooks, but while still a small child his mother, Afeni
Shakur, changed his name to Tupac Amaru. The name is from an Inca Indian tribe
and means “shining serpent”, and his last name, Shakur, means “thankful
to God”. Tupac has one half sister. Her name is Sekyiwa Shakur. He also has
one half brother. His name is Maurice Harding and he is in the Mopreme of Thug
Life. Tupac was born at Lesane Parish Cooks.
Although his father was never much in his life, his step father was. His step
father is Jeral Wayne Williams AKA Mutula Shakur. His real father is William Garland.
While a young child, Tupac discovered his love for dance and music. His mother
was very supportive along the way. As a young teen his family moved to Baltimore,
MD.While living there Tupac attending “The Baltimore School for the Performing
Arts, studying acting and ballet. He left a lasting impression on his teachers
after leaving the school, all knowing he had great promise in the arts.
Tupac had many hit records, but the one that put him on the chart was “All
Eyes On Me” and it came out for release in 1996. That album sold over 6 million
copies, which is revolutionary for a double CD, especially in Hip Hop music. Although
there was a dark side to it all: Shortly before this album was released, Shakur
was charged and found guilty on sexual assault charges brought by a women he met
at a night club. Just hours before he was found guilty, he was robbed at gun point
by men whose intent and purpose is still unknown. Later Tupac got out on bail
set at 1 million dollars.
On the night of September 13, 1996, Tupac Amaru Shakur was shot and killed while
in his car. The gunmen is still so far unknown, but it is believed that it was
a gang related shooting. It was told that Tupac was on his way to a charity function
when he was murdered. It has also been told though that Tupac was last seen leaving
a notorious night club after picking a fight with some men. Those men however
were never found or their idenity was never revealed to public sources. Some say
the brawl that night in the club is what caused his death. Still others say it
was related to the East Coast/West Coast gang bang fighting. Whatever the case
Tupac's death was a great loss. We as people lost a great entertainer.
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