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Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur was one of the most influential artist of our last decade. He not only made several albums, but was also a large role in many films and a poet. Millions of people bought and still buy his albums. He was a pioneer to gangster rap, and he sang about things that mattered. Although, he was a role model and was admired by many, he also had a lot of enemies, and in the end, his enemies over powered his fans by taking his life. Some say that he may still be alive, but no one really knows.

Tupac Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks in Brooklyn, NY, on June 16, 1971. His mother Afen Shakur changed his name when he was a small child to Tupac Amura after an Inca-Indian revolutionary, "Tupac Amura," meaning "Shining Serpant." His last name came from his step father, Jeral Wayne Williams, or Mutula Shakur, which means, "thankful to God" in Arabic.

During Tupac's childhood, he was known as the "Black Prince," for misbehaving. When Tupac was two his sister, Sekyiwa, was born. A few months before she was born, her father, Mutula, had been sentenced to 60 years for a fataled armed car robbery. Without his step father the family went through hard times. Tupac was very distressed, because they moved to the Bronx, Harlem, and homeless shelters. Tupac stated that he cried all of the time. He couldn't fit in because he was from everywhere, and didn't have any buddies to grow up with.

At the age of 12, Tupac had moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended the Baltimore School For Performing Arts, where he studied acting and ballet. Around this time in his life he discovered his love for acting, writing love songs, and poetry. At this school, he left a lasting impression on his teachers and showed ...

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...ne’s death in order to escape one’s enemies in order to gain power. In Tupac’s new album "Machiavelli A.K.A. The Seven Day Theory," relates to how he was shot on the seventh day of September and died seven days later. Also, in this album, he states, "I’ve been shot and murdered, can’t tell you how it happened word for word, but best believe that niggas’ gonna get what they deserve." The cross that Tupac has on his back says, "Exodus 16:31." The line above this one in the bible states, "So the people rested on the seventh day." In essence, Exodus 16 is about the seven days.

The sketchy part about the whole story is that he was cremated immediately after he died, the next day. Why would they cremate a murder victim the day after the murder? That is a question that remains to be unanswered. The memorial services were canceled in both Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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