Afeni Shakur

Lesane Parish Crooks, we all know him as the great Tupac Amaru Shakur. He was born on June 16, 1971 in Harlem New York. He lived with his mother and his sister who was only two years younger than him. His mother, Afeni Shakur who was born as Alice Faye Williams, raised Tupac and his sister on her own. She was a member of the Black Panther Party and was arrested for causing the start of a riot, she battled with drug abuse for a long time and was always in and out of jail. Tupac probably would have been born in jail but Afeni was acquitted. They moved homes a lot and sometimes stayed in shelters. Tupac attended the Baltimore School of the Arts at the age 17 and later had to drop out when his mom got evicted from her apartment and they moved to…

The book I’m doing my book report on is called Tupac Shakur: “The Life and Times of an American Icon,” this book talks all about Tupac’s life from beginning to end. Formally known as Tupac Shakur born on June 16 1971 in New York City, birth name was Lesane parish Crooks his mother Afeni Shakur, renamed him Tupac Amaru Shakur a little under a year after Tupac was born, he was named after the South American revolutionary Tupac Amaru. Afeni Shakur was a member of the Black Panther party she was…

Born on June 16, 1971, 2pac becomes the most legendary rappers of all time. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born in East Harlem, New York. Shakur’s birth name was actually Lesane Parish Crooks, but him and his family changed their names after the last Incan Emperor. Shakur’s parents, Afeni Shakur (mother) and Billy Garland,(father) were active members of the Black Panther Party in the late 60s and early 70s. The Black Panther Party was a self defense, black nationalist and socialist organization.…

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…

Tupac Shakur also known as 2Pac was born June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York and died on September 13, 1996. Tupac was known for his talent of rapping and his ability to create controversial lyrics. Tupac won 2 awards out of 3 nominations on Soul Train and nominated in many other award shows. Tupac created a song named "Changes", which is very popular in today's society. In this song 2Pac is suggesting that people should make changes within their lives. 2Pac feels poverty,…

The primary obstacle to the well-being of children in African-American communities in urban areas stemmed from dysfunctional families. Being sexually abused, not having a job, and not having a father figure in the home are leading factors to a dysfunctional family. Tupac Shakur is known for using his songs to advocate for social and political change, challenging the system, and using his music videos to portray the reality of injustices, poverty, and many other issues that occur in the…

On September 29, 2015, I visited the Tupac Shakur painting at Robert W. Woodruff library. Tupac was a legend and still is even after being desist for over eighteen years. Tupac was born in June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York. He was not just a rapper but also a poet, one of his most popular poem is “The rose that grew from concrete.” Pac wrote the poem before he was famous, the poem is about how he came from nothing and sees himself as something beautiful that can succeed from a turbulent and…

Lyrical mind thinker Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage name 2Pac, was an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Shakur was one of the most dynamic most influential and self-destructive rap stars in the 90’s. Shakur was the son of Black Panther Party members Afeni Shakur Tupac’s mother; she was in jail on charges while pregnant with Tupac. Tupac spent his earliest years in the Bronx and Harlem. At the age 13 he made his acting…

to do things for them, to have answers” (Tupac Shakur). Despite his extraordinary fame, Tupac Shakur always realized that he was a voice of something more important than himself. From birth to his unfortunate death, Tupac was part of the African American community. His upbringing in the community played a large role in his popular songs and often sparked controversy. Shakur never hesitated to mention the hard conditions that he and people close to him experienced in his music, and through his…

He was a good student winning prizes in english. Wallace began selling drugs at the age of twelve and eventually dropped out of school at the age of seventeen. Wallace’s father walked out on him and his mother when he was two years old. He was arrested in 1989 for carrying an unregistered firearm. Wallace came out on the rap scene on September 13, 1994. He went by the name Notorious B.I.G or Biggie Smalls. He was named rap artist of the year in 1995. His success on the rap scene sparked a…