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    Tupac Shakur was born June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York City. His parents were Black Panther Party members Billy Garland and Afeni Shakur who was in prison for bombing charges while Afeni was pregnant with him. He was named Tupac Amaru, for an Incan chief whose name that means "shining serpent." When Shakur was 13, he spent his earliest years in the Bronx and Harlem where he made his acting debut in a production of A Raisin in the Sun at the Apollo theatre benefit for Jesse Jackson's 1984

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    mortal men like us and every one of us can be like them. I don’t want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is who I am, this is what I do. I say what’s on my mind.” --Tupac Amaru Shakur (T.I.P). This quote was spoken by one of hip-hop’s most legendary idols, Tupac Shakur. Tupac has become an integral icon of the hip-hop culture and will live on eternally through his dynamic lyrics and poems. Most of Tupac’s raps concerned growing up around violence and hardships in

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    Hello guys, today I will tell you all about Tupac was also known as Tupac Amaru Shakur, Makaveli, Lesane Parish Crooks, and 2pac. Tupac was born on June 16, 1971, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. and died on September 13, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada U.S. at the age of twenty-five. Tupac’s original name was Lesane Parish Crooks, but was renamed after Túpac Amaru II during 1972. Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur and his father Billy Garland were members of the Black Panther Party which were in New York, it was

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    Tupac Accomplishments

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    year (Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel). From 1992-1994 Tupac Shakur advanced from Rapper to Actor. In 1992 his debut on the big screen in Juice as Bishop broke through the barriers forming him into a household name (Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel). The year after the release of Juice and two years after his first album release, 2pac delivered again on his second platinum selling album “Strictly for my N.I.G.G.A.Z”. That same year he starred in Poetic Justice alongside Janet Jackson (Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel)

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    Tupac Changes Symbolism

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    Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996) was a highly influential, best-selling American hip hop artist, considered by many to be one of the greatest and most legendary rappers of all time. Throughout his work, Tupac Shakur consistently uses repetition, symbolism and rhythm to express what he wants the world to know about society; what's going on also about kids been on drugs and gangs etc. In tupac's song, Changes he uses repetition and repeats “I see no changes” to show what things

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    Tupac Themes

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    Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur had a lot to live for. His devoted fans, his fiancée Kidada Jones, and a dream to help children from a background like his own. And yet, he still belonged to a violent world. Tupac Amaru Shakur, or Lesane Parish Crooks, was born in East Harlem NYC June 16, 1971. His mother Afeni Skakur, and his father Billy Garland were active members in the Black Panther Party. Tupac was named after the South American Revolutionary Tupac Amaru. Before he started his music career, Tupac

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    Tupac Shakur was born Lasane Parish Crooks on June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York. In 1972 his mother changed his name to Tupac Amaru Shakur after the 18th century Peruvian revolutionary Tupac Amaru Shakur who led indigenous acts under Spanish rule. During Tupac childhood his mother was a Black Panther Party, a United States militant group which was a party to espouse violent revolution against local police. Tupac’s mother was jailed while she was pregnant with him. She was found not guilty and

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    Tupac Amaru Shakur was a very influential person who overcame many difficulties. Tupac was a rapper of truth that spoke about the things that go on in the “Hood” and the unjust police. He was treated differently because he was black and was even arrested for jaywalking. After he was arrested he was beaten by the cops who wanted him to “learn his place”(Joseph 29). This shows how bad Tupac had it because he was African American. Tupac died an early death at 25 because of a brewing rivalry between

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    Essay On Tupac

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    to school party to extend an instrumental and start “MCing” or rapping over the music. (PBS) This genre like many before it produced controversy that skyrocketed it into fame and popularity. No artist experienced the rap life more than Tupac “2Pac” Shakur. Tupac a seven time Grammy nominee among 12 other nominations for major awards along with 5 awards won including an American Music Award in 1997 for Favorite Rap/ Hip hop artist. Along with the awards Tupac won he ran the charts producing multiple

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    Why Is Tupac Important

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    It’s been announced that the most influential rapper of all time Tupac Amaru Shakur soon will have a museum exhibit dedicated entirely to him. Tupac whom was born June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, was an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best selling albums in the United

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