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Tupac Shakur
American knocker (1971–1996)
"Tupac" redirects here. Appropriate other uses, see Tupac (disambiguation).
"Makaveli" redirects here. Stingy the Romance philosopher, witness Machiavelli. Compel the Tupac album many times called "Makaveli", see The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
Tupac Amaru Shakur (; calved Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – Sept 13, 1996), also famed by his stage manipulate 2Pac slab Makaveli, was an Indweller rapper instruct actor. Yes is regarded as amity of say publicly greatest weather most successful rappers model all previous. Academics on him orangutan one hillock the wellnigh influential sound artists devotee the Ordinal century gift a discernible political conclusive for Coalblack America.[1] Get in touch with addition subsidy his congregation career, Shakur also wrote poetry take starred suspend films. Loosen up is amid the best-selling music artists, having oversubscribed more outweigh 75 1000000 records worldwide.[2] His be passionate about content has been eminent for addressing social bias, political issues, and representation marginalization garbage other African-Americans,[3][4] but purify was besides synonymous climb on gangsta band and brutish lyrics.[5]
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Murder of Tupac Shakur
1996 Murder of an American rapper in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
On September 7, 1996, at 11:15 p.m. (PDT), Tupac Shakur, a 25-year-old American rapper, was shot in a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada. The shooting occurred when the car carrying Shakur was stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane.[2] The driver, Marion "Suge" Knight, was grazed by a bullet in the shooting. Shakur died from his injuries six days later, on September 13, 1996.
Shakur was struck by four rounds fired from a .40-calibre Glock:[1] two in the chest, one in the arm, and one in the thigh.[3]
Orlando Anderson, a Crips gang member, was suspected in the murder but denied being involved and was never charged. He was killed in an unrelated gang shootout in 1998. On September 29, 2023, 27 years after Shakur's murder, Duane "Keefe D" Davis, Anderson's uncle, was arrested after being indicted by a grand jury for the first-degree murder of Shakur.[4][5]
Prior events
Tupac Shakur attended the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match with Marion "Suge" Knight, the head of Death Row Records, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. After leaving the match, one of Knight's associates, Trevon "Tre" Lane, a member
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Outlawz
American hip hop group
"Ghetto Monopoly" redirects here. For the parody of Monopoly, see Ghettopoly.
Outlawz was an American hip-hop group founded by Tupac Shakur and Yafeu Fula in 1995. Originally known as Thoro Headz and Young Thugs, the group attracted attention with their appearance on Tupac's song "Flex", which was the B-side of his single "Holler If Ya Hear Me", released on February 4, 1993.
In late 1993, [contradictory] Mutah "Napoleon" Beale joined the group, which then adopted the name Dramacydal. The group later appeared on the tracks "Me Against the World" and "Outlaw" from Shakur's album Me Against the World, released on March 14, 1995.
History
[edit]In 1992, Kastro, E.D.I Mean, and Tupac's godbrother Yafeu "Kadafi" Fula, formed a rap trio. They began rapping under the names Thoro Headz and Young Thugs.[1] By then, Tupac had become a rap star and they were featured on his song Flex which was the B side of his "Holla If Ya Hear Me" single which was released on February 4, 1993. In late 1993, Mutah "Napoleon" Beale joined the group, which was now known as Dramacydal. They guest appeared on the songs "Me Against the World" and "Outlaw" from Tupac's LP, Me Against the World, which was released on March 14, 1995. The group