Tupac Shakur: A Brief Biography

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Tupac Shakur was born on June 19, 1971 in East Harlem, New York. Tupac was an American rapper and actor. He was one of the best-selling music artist of all time. Tupac was included in the Rock in Roll Hall of Fame his first year of eligibility. At the age of 25, on September 13, 1996 Tupac Shakur died six days after a drive-by at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas. Tupac was born in East Harlem, New York. His birth name was Lesane Parish Crooks, but in 1972 was renamed after Túpac Amaru II, the 18 century Peruvian revolutionary who was executed after leading an indigenous uprising against Spanish rule. His mother Afeni Shakur and father Billy Garland were active members of the Black Panther Party in New York in the late