Tupac Shakur
NV
Height: 5'10 Weight: 168 Mother:
Afeni Shakur Father: William Garland Step
Father: Jeral Wayne Williams
a/k/a Mutula Shakur Half Sister: Sekyiwa Shakur
Half Brother: Maurice
Harding (Mopreme of Thug Life) Godfather: Elmer "Geronimo"
Pratt Music
Groups: One Nation Emcees, Two From The Crew, Strictly Dope,
Digital
Underground, Thug Life, Outlaw Immortalz/Outlawz Aliases: MC New
York, 2Pac,
Makaveli (the don) Marital Status: Divorced (Keisha Morris)
& Engaged (Kidida
Jones) Tupac Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks
in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. While
still a small child, his mother changed his
name to Tupac Amaru after an Inca
Indian revolutionary, "Tupac Amaru",
meaning "Shining Serpant".
"Shakur" means "Thankful To God" in Arabic. By the
age of
twelve, Tupac had discovered his loves for acting, writing love songs
and
poetry. As a young teen, his family moved to Baltimore , MD, where he
attended
The Baltimore School for the Performing Arts studying acting and
ballet. At this
school, Tupac left a lasting impression on his teachers and
was showing
tremendous potential. Unfortunately, Tupac was unable to continue
his training.
He moved to Oakland, California with the rest of his
family. That's when Tupac
began to, as he called it, "Hang with the wrong
crowd." Not held back
by his lack of formal education, Tupac joined the Rap
group Digital Underground
as a dancer. Not long before the group achieved
award winning success, Tupac
released his own album "2Pacalypse Now", which
was also a success. The
hit single "Brenda's Got A Baby" launched Tupac's
career like a
rocket. His stunning talent also got him a role in the motion
picture,
"Juice". Tupac eventually released a second album "Strictly
for
my N.I.G.G.A.Z.," which was an even bigger success and introduced
Tupac's
music onto the pop charts. The highlight of Tupac's acting career
came when he
appeared in "Poetic Justice" besides Janet Jackson. The role
made
Tupac a household name and showed the world that music may not be
Tupac's #1
attribute. In the midst of a role in the movie "Above the Rim" and
a
Platinum album "Me against the world," Tupac's rising career
was
snagged. He was brought up on sexual assault charges by a woman he met at
a
nightclub. Hours before Tupac would be found guilty, Tupac was robbed at
gun
point by men whose intent and purpose is still uncertain. Tupac was
eventually
released at over $1 Million in bail. After his release, Tupac
answered his
critics by releasing his best album, "All Eyes On Me." "All
Eyes
On Me" has currently sold over 6 million copies, which is
revolutionary for
a double cd, especially in Hip Hop music. Tupac also had
co-starring roles in
three other films, "Gridlock'd", "Bullet", and
"Gang
Related." While on his way to do charity work, Tupac Shakur was
shot by
unknown gunmen and died on September 13, 1996.