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Shakur’s exposure to violence and the arts at an early age helped him to become a successful rapper following a prison term. Pac released an album called “All Eyez On Me” while imprisoned. It later became the best album of that time. After releasing that album it impacted Shakur to make more music to fulfill his dreams as the 90’s best rapper.
Born to Black Panther activist parents in New York City on June 16th, 1971. Originally Shakur was named Lesane Parish Crooks. Pac was named after Tupac Amaru II. He was of African-American, European, and Tureg descent. He had a difficult childhood spent in the company of people who had been convicted of serious crimes and had been imprisoned. Shakur had been exposed to violence from an early age. He …show more content…

The hip-hop icons Tupac and Biggie met in 1993. Tupac, though only a year older than Biggie, was something of a mentor to him. Tupac often gave Biggie career advice since he had a couple years more experience, and was more well-known when they met. Then a violent rivalry started. By the mid-1990s, the West Coast had proved itself in the hip-hop world with Death Row Records, the label that included Tupac and a few other hip hop artist. After the rivalry had started, Tupac and his fans interpreted one of Biggie’s 1994 song “Who Shot Ya?“ as a diss track because he had been robbed and shot two months before the song's release. The track's lyrics described a situation very similar to what happened to Tupac. In 1996 the song "Hit 'Em Up," Tupac struck back at Biggie. He alluded to having an affair with Biggie's wife, Faith Evans. Later that year, Tupac and Suge Knight (the founder of Death Row Records) were driving to a party around 11:15 p.m., after watching a Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas. When they stopped their car at a red light waiting for it to change, a white Cadillac pulled up next to them. Fourteen shots were fired, six of them hitting Tupac, who was in the passenger’s seat. One shot punctured his lung. Tupac died six days later, at only 25 years old. The date of his death being September 7th, 1996. After Tupac had passed on, Biggie became paranoid and feared for his own life. That’s why some people thought and still think that Biggie planned Pac’s murder. He was scared because earlier in that time his name had been brought up with Tupac’s before his murder. Less than 6 months later, Biggie was shot and killed. Biggie was hit four times and the shooter fled the scene. Biggie died later that night. There were many theories on whom may have killed either rapper. Orlando Anderson being one of them after him and Shakur had gotten into a fight

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