On June 16, 1971, a hip-hop legend was born, by the name of Tupac Shakur. Tupac was born in the ghetto of East Harlem, and later he moved to Baltimore, Maryland when he was 14. Besides being an actor, author and a poet, Tupac was a rap god, arguably the best rapper who ever lived. He sang about his life struggles, passion and pains, and his “Thug Life”, and represented the “West Side”. Tupac had many rivalries with rappers, producers, and record label companies. Most notably with Biggie Smalls (a.k.a “The Notorious B.I.G”) and “Bad Boy Records”. Unfortunately, the honoured and superior rap god, Tupac Shakur, was fatally shot during a drive by shooting in Las Vegas on September 13, 1996. By 2007, Tupac has sold over 75 million of his albums
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Unfortunately, Tupac’s step dad, Mutulu Shakur, was sentenced to 60 years of prison after the horrendous and infamous incident of an armored car bank robbery. Tupac had a very tough childhood, growing up in the ghetto, and dealing with poverty and violence. Things changed in 1984, when he turned twelve, and got enrolled in Harlem’s 127th Street Repertory ensemble, and was drafted as the “Travis Young” character in the play “ A Raisin In The Sun”. Shakur soon later soaked up in dance, and learned many forms of it, but then he discovered rap. In 1986, his family moved to Baltimore. Tupac won many rap competitions accompanied by his close friend Dana “Mouse” Smith, who beatboxed, which took place in the Baltimore School For The Arts, where he studied poetry, acting, ballet and jazz. Tupac went to two different high-schools before Baltimore, Paul Laurence Dunbar high-school, and Tomalpais high-school. Tupac was considered the best rapper in all of his schools and got a-lot of publicity from them. He became very popular because of his devastating and superior rap skills, and he had the ability to mix and connect with many crowds of people. Shakur also had passion for life with an excellent sense of …show more content…
Tupac is remembered because of his intelligent mind, controversial lyrics and his world class acting skills. He didn’t just use rap to gain the mainstream audience, he used raw material for his rap, and used true emotion with passion and pain as it wasn’t just a facade of how he really felt. He used rap to express himself and connect with people, not just to get money or fame. Tupac was also a voracious reader, and some people call him a genius. He changed many people’s perspective about rap, so I guess you can say, “He changed the
Unfortunately, Tupac’s step dad, Mutulu Shakur, was sentenced to 60 years of prison after the horrendous and infamous incident of an armored car bank robbery. Tupac had a very tough childhood, growing up in the ghetto, and dealing with poverty and violence. Things changed in 1984, when he turned twelve, and got enrolled in Harlem’s 127th Street Repertory ensemble, and was drafted as the “Travis Young” character in the play “ A Raisin In The Sun”. Shakur soon later soaked up in dance, and learned many forms of it, but then he discovered rap. In 1986, his family moved to Baltimore. Tupac won many rap competitions accompanied by his close friend Dana “Mouse” Smith, who beatboxed, which took place in the Baltimore School For The Arts, where he studied poetry, acting, ballet and jazz. Tupac went to two different high-schools before Baltimore, Paul Laurence Dunbar high-school, and Tomalpais high-school. Tupac was considered the best rapper in all of his schools and got a-lot of publicity from them. He became very popular because of his devastating and superior rap skills, and he had the ability to mix and connect with many crowds of people. Shakur also had passion for life with an excellent sense of …show more content…
Tupac is remembered because of his intelligent mind, controversial lyrics and his world class acting skills. He didn’t just use rap to gain the mainstream audience, he used raw material for his rap, and used true emotion with passion and pain as it wasn’t just a facade of how he really felt. He used rap to express himself and connect with people, not just to get money or fame. Tupac was also a voracious reader, and some people call him a genius. He changed many people’s perspective about rap, so I guess you can say, “He changed the