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Ia dilahirkan di [[New York City]] namun pindah ke California pada [[1988]]. Pada 1990, ia direkrut menjadi backup dancer untuk kelompok [[Digital Underground]]. Album pertamanya, ''[[2Pacalypse Now]]'', mendapat pujian dan kecaman karena liriknya yang kontroversial. Pada 1993 ia dituduh memperkosa seorang wanita dan diadili. Sehari sebelum keputusan dibacakan, ia ditembak 5 kali di Manhattan dan terluka berat. Shakur mencurigai beberapa orang dalam industri musik rap dan hal ini mengawali [[East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry|East Coast-West Coast]] feud. Setelah menjalani hukuman selama 11 bulan, Shakur dibebaskan dari penjara dengan denda yang dibayar oleh [[Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]], [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] dari [[Death Row Records]]. Sebagai imbalannya Shakur harus merilis 3 album dari label tersebut, dengan album kelimanya, ''[[All Eyez on Me]]'', dihitung sebagai 2 album. Pada [[September 7]] [[1996]], Shakur ditembak 4 kali dalam sebuah [[drive-by shooting]] di [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. Pada [[September 13]] [[1996]], enam hari sesudah ditembak, Shakur tewas karena respiratory failure dan [[cardiac arrest]] di [[University Medical Center, Las Vegas]].
== Diskografi ==
Tupac's music addresses such topics as the hardships of growing up around violence in [[Ghetto#Ghettos in the United States|United States ghettos]], [[poverty]], [[racism]], and his [[hip hop rivalries|feuds with fellow rappers]]. He is known for the messages of political, economic, and [[racial equality]] that pervade his work as well as the "[[Thug Life]]" that he raps about living in. His music has attracted a large amount of controversy and was showcased in the media a number of times. Shakur gained a large amount of publicity for being one of the main figures in the [[East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry|East Coast vs. West Coast feud]] between his Death Row Records label and [[Bad Boy Records]]. During his lifetime, Tupac released five albums and played roles in several films. Many posthumous albums have been released under Shakur's name.
==Biography==
=== Early life ===
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Tupac Amaru Shakur was born in the [[Spanish Harlem|East Harlem]] section of [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]].<ref>''Tupac:Resurrection'', published by Atria Books, 2003, ISBN 0-7434-7434-1</ref> He was named after [[Túpac Amaru II]], an [[Inca Empire|Incan]] revolutionary who led a Peruvian uprising against Spain and was subsequently sentenced to death. His last name Shakur comes from the Arabic word ''thankful'' (to God). Out of fear of someone hurting her son, Afeni Shakur put the name Parish Lesane Crooks on the birth certificate, but changed his name one year later.<ref>Joseph, J. ''Tupac Shakur Legacy''. Atria Books. 2006.</ref> Shakur's mother [[Afeni Shakur|Afeni]] was an active member of the [[Black Panther Party]] in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s; Shakur was born just one month after his mother's acquittal on more than 100 charges of ''"conspiracy against the [[United States]] government and New York landmarks"'' in the New York [[Panther 21]] court case.<ref>[http://www.2paclegacy.com/images/assets/bio_afeni_shakur/afeni_shakur_biography.pdf ''Afeni Shakur''], brief biography in PDF format, published 2002 by Amaru Entertainment</ref>
Shakur's godfather, [[Geronimo Pratt|Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt]], was convicted of murdering a schoolteacher during a 1968 robbery. His stepfather, [[Mutulu Shakur]], spent four years at large on the [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1980s|FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives]] list beginning in 1982, when Tupac was a pre-teen. Mutulu was wanted in part for having aided his sister [[Assata Shakur]], Tupac's godmother, to escape from prison in [[New Jersey]], where she had been incarcerated for the murder and wounding of two [[State police|state trooper]]s in 1973. Mutulu was caught in 1986 and imprisoned after being found guilty of the attempted robbery of a [[Brinks]] armored car in which two police officers and a guard were killed.<ref>''LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and [[Biggie Smalls]], the Implication of Death Row Records' [[Suge Knight]], and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal'' by Randall Sullivan, Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002. ISBN 0-87113-838-7 pg 76</ref> Tupac has a half-sister, Sekyiwa, two years his junior, and an older step-brother, [[Mopreme]] "Komani" Shakur, who appeared on many of his recordings.
At age 12, Shakur was enrolled in [[Harlem]]'s famous "[[127th Street Ensemble]]". His first major role with this acting troupe was as Travis in the play ''[[A Raisin in the Sun]]''.<!--expand if possible--> In 1984, his family relocated to the [[Roland Park, Baltimore, Maryland|Roland Park]] section of [[Baltimore]] where he befriended noise artist "Panda Bear" (now a member of the musical group [[Animal Collective]]) who grew up in the neighbourhood just 1 block away from Shakurs.<ref>''Tupac:Resurrection'', published by Atria Books, 2003, ISBN 0-7434-7434-1' Pg 17</ref> After his [[sophomore]] year he transferred from Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School to the [[Baltimore School for the Arts]]. At the School for the Arts, he studied [[acting]], [[poetry]], and [[jazz]], and performed in [[Shakespeare]] plays and landing the role of the [[Mouse King]] in ''[[The Nutcracker]]''.<ref>''LAbyrinth'', pg 77</ref> One friend of Tupac, Dana "Mouse" Smith, was Tupac's [[beatbox]] in the many rap competitions that Tupac participated in. Shakur won the majority of the competitions he was in and was considered to be the best rapper in his school.<ref>Back in the Day: My Life and Times with Tupac Shakur</ref> Despite his lack of trendy clothing he was one of the most popular kids in his school because of his sense of humor and superior rapping skills, he mixed in with all crowds.<ref>Back in the Day: My Life and Times with Tupac Shakur</ref> He also befriended a young [[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett]] (later Jada Pinkett Smith). The two developed a close friendship. In one interview that appears on the documentary [[Tupac: Resurrection]], Shakur says, "Jada is my heart. She will be my friend for my whole life." Also in this documentary, Smith calls Shakur "one of my best friends. He was like a brother. It was beyond friendship for us. The type of relationship we had, you only get that once in a lifetime." In Tupac's book, ''The Rose That Grew From Concrete'', there is a poem written by Shakur titled "Jada" including another one titled "The Tears in Cupid's Eyes" which is dedicated to her. The two remained close friends until Shakur's death in 1996.
In June 1988, he and his family moved once again, this time to [[Marin City, California]], where he attended [[Tamalpais High School]] and was a member of Ensemble Theater Company (ETC) and where Shakur continued to pursue his career in entertainment. Due to his mother's crack addiction Shakur moved into Leila Steinberg's home with his friend [[Ray Luv]] at the age of 17. Leila Steinberg acted as a literary mentor to Shakur, who was an avid reader at the time. Steinberg has kept copies of the books that Tupac read, which include [[J.D. Salinger]]'s [[Catcher in the Rye]], [[Jamaica Kincaid]]'s At the Bottom of the River, [[Herman Melville]]'s [[Moby Dick]], [[Eileen Southern]]'s Music of Black Americans, and the feminist writings of [[Alice Walker]] and [[Robin Morgan]] .<ref>Tupac's Book Shelf: "All Eyez on Me: Tupac Shakur and the Search for a Modern Folk Hero," W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, Harvard University, April 17, 2003</ref>. Most of which were read before the age of 20.<ref>Tupac's Book Shelf: "All Eyez on Me: Tupac Shakur and the Search for a Modern Folk Hero," W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, Harvard University, April 17, 2003</ref> It has been claimed that Shakur was in fact more well-read, and intellectually well-rounded at that age than the average student in the first year class of most Ivy League institutions.<ref>Tupac's Book Shelf,Mark Anthony Neal</ref>. In 1989 Leila Steinberg organized a concert with Tupac's group, Strictly Dope, the concert lead to him to being signed with Atron Gregory who set him up with [[Digital Underground]]. In 1990 he was hired as a back-up dancer and roadie for up-and-coming rap group [[Digital Underground]].<ref>''Thug Angel''</ref>
=== Early career ===
[[Image:2pacalypse_now.schmiddy.jpg|200px|right|thumb|''[[2Pacalypse Now]]'']]
Shakur's professional entertainment career began in early 1991, when he debuted his rap skills on the single "Same Song" from the [[Digital Underground]] album ''This is an EP Release''. Also in 1991, he appeared in the [[music video]] for "Same Song" and made a brief appearance as himself in the movie ''[[Nothing But Trouble]]''. In late 1991, after his rap debut, Tupac Shakur performed with Digital Underground again on the album ''[[Sons Of The P]]''. Later that year, he released his first solo album, ''[[2Pacalypse Now]]''. Initially he had trouble marketing his solo debut, but [[Interscope Records]] executives [[Ted Field]] and Tom Whalley eventually agreed to distribute the record.
Shakur claimed his first album was aimed at the problems facing young black males, but it was publicly criticized for its graphic language and images of violence by and against police.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topalbums.asp|title=Top 100 Albums|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|date=[[2006-03-08]]|accessdate=2006-04-20}}</ref> In one incident, a young man claimed his killing of a Texas trooper was inspired by the album. Former Vice President [[Dan Quayle]] publicly denounced the album as having "no place in our society". ''[[2Pacalypse Now]]'' did not do as well on the charts as future albums, spawning no top ten hits. His second album, ''[[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.]]'', was released in 1993. Heavily produced by [[Stretch (rapper)|Stretch]] and the [[Live Squad]], the album generated two hits, ''[[Keep Ya Head Up]]'' and ''[[I Get Around (2Pac song)|I Get Around]]'', the latter featuring guest appearances by other members of the Digital Underground crew. His [[sophomore album]] did better than his first, eventually going platinum.
=== Acting career ===
In addition to rapping, Shakur began acting in films. His first starring role was in the 1992 movie ''[[Juice (film)|Juice]]'' as [[Bishop (character)|Bishop]] a trigger happy teen, in which he was hailed by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s [[Peter Travers]] as "the film's most magnetic figure." He went on to star in ''[[Poetic Justice]]'' (with [[Janet Jackson]]), ''[[Above the Rim]]'', ''[[Gridlock'd]]'' (with [[Tim Roth]]), ''[[Bullet (film)|Bullet]]'', and ''[[Gang Related (film)|Gang Related]]''. He had also been slated to star in the [[Hughes Brothers|Hughes brothers]]' ''[[Menace II Society]]'' but was replaced by [[Larenz Tate]] after assaulting the directors. Director [[John Singleton]] claimed that he wrote the film ''[[Baby Boy (film)|Baby Boy]]'' with Shakur in mind for the leading role.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0255819/trivia Baby Boy Trivia] IMDB. URL last accessed [[May 17]], [[2006]].</ref> It was eventually filmed with [[Tyrese Gibson]] in his place and released in 2001, five years after Shakur's death. The movie features a mural of Shakur in the protagonist's bedroom as well as featuring "Hail Mary" in the movie's score.
=== Thug Life ===
In late 1993, Shakur formed the group [[Thug Life]] with a few of his friends, including [[Big Syke]], Macadoshis, his step-brother Mopreme Shakur, and Rated R. The group released their first and only album ''[[Thug Life: Thug Life Vol. 1]]'' on [[September 26]], 1994. The group usually did their concerts without Shakur.<ref>Tupac: A Thug Life</ref>
=== Legal issues ===
Even as he garnered fame as a rapper and actor, Shakur gained notoriety for his conflicts with the law. On October of 1991 he filed a $10 million [[lawsuit]] against the Oakland Police Department, alleging they brutally beat him over a jaywalking incident. The suit was later settled for $42,000.<ref>Jones, J., "Tupac Comes to Life for Bay Area Teens". Northgate News Online, U.C.-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Nov. 18, 2003. Retrieved from http://journalism.berkeley.edu/ngno/stories/001588.html on Apr. 9, 2006.</ref><ref>D., Davey. "Tupac Shakur: Online With Tupac" (Interview). nd. Retrieved from http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=587 on Apr. 9, 2006.</ref>
In October 1993, in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], Shakur shot two off-duty police officers (one in the leg, one in the buttocks) that were harassing a black motorist. Charges against Shakur were dismissed when it was discovered that both officers were intoxicated and were in possession of stolen weapons from an evidence locker during the incident.<ref>Smothers, R. "Rapper Charged in Shootings of Off-Duty Officers". New York Times. Nov. 2, 1993</ref>
In December 1993, Shakur was charged with [[sexual abuse|sexually abusing]] a woman in his hotel room. According to the complaint, Shakur [[Sodomy|sodomized]] the woman and then encouraged his friends to sexually abuse her. Shakur vehemently denied the charges. He had prior relations days earlier with the woman who was pressing the charges against him. She performed oral sex on him on a club dance floor and the two later had sex in his hotel room. The allegations were made after she revisited his hotel room for the second time where she engaged in sexual activity with his friends and claimed Tupac's entourage had gang-raped her, saying to him while leaving, "How could you do this to me?" Tupac states he had fallen asleep shortly after she arrived and later awoke to her accusations and legal threats. He later said he felt guilty for leaving her alone, and did not want anyone else to go to jail, but at the same time did not want to go to jail for a crime he didn't commit. Shakur was convicted of "sexual abuse (forcibly touching the buttocks)". In sentencing Shakur to one-and-a-half years in prison, the judge described the crime as "an act of brutal violence against a helpless woman."<ref>James, George, "Rapper Faces Prison Term For Sex Abuse", New York Times, B1 (February 8, 1995); ''also'' Olen, Helaine, "Rapper Shakur Gets Prison for Assault", Los Angeles Times, A4 (February 8, 1995); Romano, Lois, "The Reliable Source", Washington Post, B3 (February 8, 1995)</ref>
In 1994, he was convicted of attacking a former employer while on a music video set. He was sentenced to 15 days in jail with additional days on a highway work crew, community service, and a $2000 fine. In 1995, a wrongful death lawsuit was brought against Shakur in the 1992 shooting of six-year-old Qa'id Walker-Teal of Marin City, California. The child had been the victim of a stray bullet in a shootout between Tupac's entourage and a rival group, though the bullet was not from Tupac's gun. Criminal charges were not sought, and Shakur settled with the family for an amount estimated between $300,000 and $500,000.<ref>"Marin slaying case against rapper opens", San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 3, 1995</ref><ref>"Settlement in Rapper's Trial for Boy's Death". San Francisco Chronicle. [[November 8]], [[1995]].</ref> After serving part of his sentence on the sexual abuse conviction, he was released on bail pending his appeal. On April 5, 1996, a judge sentenced him to serve 120 days in jail for violating terms of probation.<ref>"Rapper Is Sentenced To 120 Days in Jail". New York Times. April 5, 1996.</ref>
=== The November 1994 shooting ===
On the night of [[November 30]], [[1994]], the day before the verdict in his sexual abuse trial was to be announced, Shakur was shot five times in the lobby of the Quad Recording Studios in [[Manhattan, New York|Manhattan]] by two black men in an apparent robbery attempt. He would later accuse [[Puff Daddy]] and [[Notorious B.I.G.]] — whom he saw after the shooting — of setting him up. According to the doctors at Bellevue Hospital, where he was admitted immediately following the incident, Shakur was shot five times, twice in the head, twice in the groin and once through the arm and thigh. He checked out of the hospital, against doctor's orders, three hours after surgery. The day following the incident, [[December 1]], [[1994]], Shakur entered the courthouse in a wheelchair and was found guilty of three counts of sexual abuse, but innocent of six others, including [[sodomy]].
===Prison sentence===
[[Image:Tupac-mugshot.jpg<!-- FAIR USE of Tupac-mugshot.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tupac-mugshot.jpg for rationale -->|right|thumb|Tupac in a police [[mug shot|mugshot]] ([[March 8]], [[1995]])]]
Shakur began serving his [[prison]] sentence at [[Clinton Correctional Facility]] in February 1995. Shortly afterwards, he released his multi-platinum album ''[[Me Against the World]]''. Shakur is the only artist ever to have an album at number one on the charts while serving a prison sentence. The album debuted at number-one and stayed there for five weeks and first week sales of 240,000 copies which was the record for highest first week sales for a solo male rap artist at the time.<ref>"Timeline: 25 Years of Rap Records". BBC News. Oct. 11, 2004. Retrieved on Apr. 10, 2006, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3734910.stm</ref> He married his long-time girlfriend, [[Keisha Morris]], while serving his sentence. This marriage was later [[annulment|annulled]]. While in prison Tupac read many books by [[Niccolo Machiavelli]], [[Sun Tzu]]'s ''[[The Art of War]]'' and other works of [[political philosophy]] and [[strategy]].<ref>Au, W. J. "Yo, Niccolo!". [[December 11]], [[1996]]. Salon.com. Retrieved on [[April 10]], [[2006]], from http://archive.salon.com/media/media2961211.html</ref>
He also wrote a [[screenplay]] titled ''[[Live 2 Tell]]'' while incarcerated.
In October 1995, Shakur's case got an appeal but due to all of Shakur's legal fees he could not raise the $1.4 million bail. After serving eleven months of his one and a half year to four and a half year sentence,<ref>Info from StreetGangs.com, from http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/tupac/091496passes.html</ref> Shakur was released from prison, due in large part to the help and influence of Marion "Suge" Knight, CEO of Death Row Records. Knight posted $1.4 million bail pending appeal of the conviction, in exchange for which Shakur was obligated to release three albums for the Death Row label.<ref>"Biography: Suge Knight". AOL Music. nd. Retrieved on [[April 10]], [[2006]], from http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?tab=bio&artistid=279843&albumid=0</ref>
===Life on Death Row===
[[Image:Pacsnoopsuge.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Image of Tupac, [[Snoop Doggy Dogg]], and [[Suge Knight]] during Tupac's tenure on Death Row Records. (1996)]]
After his release from prison, Shakur immediately went back to work recording. He began a new group, [[The Outlawz]], and with them released the notorious "diss" track "[[Hit 'Em Up]]", a scathing lyrical attack on the Notorious B.I.G (Christopher Wallace) and others associated with him. In the track, Shakur claims to have had sex with [[Faith Evans]], Wallace's wife at the time, and attacks his street cred. Though there is no hard evidence suggesting that they did, Tupac was convinced that Wallace and Sean "Puffy" Combs had known about the shooting beforehand based on their behavior that night and what his sources told him.
Shakur aligned himself with Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, who was already bitter toward Combs and his successful [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]] label; this added fuel to the building East-West feud. Wallace and Shakur would remain bitter enemies until Shakur's death.
In February [[1996]], Shakur released his fourth solo album, ''[[All Eyez on Me]]''. This double album was the first and second of his three-album commitment to Death Row Records. It sold over 9 million copies.<ref>http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_sold_albums.html</ref> The album was a general departure from the introspective subject matter of ''Me Against the World'', being more oriented toward a thug and gangsta mentality. Shakur continued his recordings despite increasing problems at the Death Row label. [[Dr. Dre]] left his post as house producer to form his own label, [[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]]. CEO Suge Knight was under investigation for illegal and unethical activities and business practices. Despite these problems, Shakur produced hundreds of tracks during his time at Death Row, most of which would be released on posthumous albums such as ''[[Better Dayz]]'' and ''[[Until the End of Time]]''. He also began the process of recording an album with the [[Boot Camp Clik]] and their label Duck Down Records, both New York-based, entitled ''One Nation''. The goal of this project was to bring closure to the East Coast-West Coast feud by bringing together what Shakur thought were the best rappers from both coasts. This project remains unreleased, though some of Tupac's contributions to the album have been used in various other posthumous releases.
By the end of his life, Tupac was in the middle of starting his film development company [[Euphanasia]], and was going to start writing and directing films. Tupac wanted to host concerts that would be free for students who get a C or above, and wanted to build community centers and start baseball and football leagues for inner-city children. Tupac and [[Johnny "J"]] were starting up [[24/7 Productions]] and Tupac was starting up [[Non-Stop Productions]]. [[Thug Passion]] was a drink that Tupac was planning on bottling and selling; the song "Thug Passion" was made to be a theme song for the drink. Tupac was going to step back from rapping by releasing albums every five years or so on his new record label, [[Makaveli Records]], which would have been distributed by Death Row Records. Tupac and Suge Knight were in the process of expanding Death Row to the East, establishing a Death Row East. Tupac died before this could be fulfilled.
====Makaveli====
[[Image:2Pac Makaveli-The Don Killuminati front.jpg|200px|right|thumb|''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]'']]
While in prison Shakur read and studied [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and his works, which inspired his pseudonym "Makaveli" under which he released the album ''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]''. ''The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory'' presents a stark contrast to previous works. Throughout the album, Shakur continues to focus on the themes of pain and aggression, making this album one of the emotionally darker works of his career. Shakur wrote and recorded all the lyrics in only three days and the production took another four days, combining for a total of seven days to complete the album (hence the name). The album was completely finished before Shakur died and Shakur had complete creative input on the album from the name of the album to the cover which Shakur chose to symbolize how the media has crucified him. The album debuted at #1 and sold 663,000 copies in the first week.<ref>XXL Magazine October 2006</ref> Tupac had plans of starting Makaveli Records which would have included the [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[The Outlawz]], [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Big Syke]], and [[Gang Starr]].
=== Fatal September 1996 shooting ===
[[Image:tupac4.jpg|frame|The famous photo of Tupac and Suge Knight just moments before the shooting.]]
On [[September 7]], [[1996]], Shakur attended the [[Mike Tyson]] - [[Bruce Seldon]] [[boxing]] match at the [[MGM Grand]] in Las Vegas. After the boxing match, Shakur spotted 21 year-old [[Orlando Anderson|Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson]], a member of the [[Crips|Southside Crips]] in the MGM Grand lobby. Shakur rushed him and knocked Anderson down, and Shakur's entourage beat him. The incident was captured on the hotel's video surveillance. Anderson and a group of Crips had beaten up a member of Death Row's entourage in a [[Foot Locker]] a few weeks earlier, precipitating Shakur's attack. After the fight with Anderson, Shakur met up with Suge Knight to go to Death Row-owned Club 662 (now known as restaurant/club Seven). Shakur rode with Knight in Knight's 1996 black [[BMW E38|BMW 750i]] sedan,<ref>[http://users.pandora.be/md-11/tupac/images/text/beamershots.jpg Shakur riding in BMW on [[September 7]], [[1996]], 1]</ref><ref>[http://www.rts.sn/2pac/Tupac_meurtre.jpg Shakur riding in BMW, 2]</ref> as part of a larger convoy of cars including some of Shakur's friends, [[The Outlawz]], and bodyguards.
At approximately 11:15 PM, while stopped at the intersection of East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, Shakur was shot in a [[drive-by shooting]]. Shakur was hit four times, twice in the chest, and once each in his arm and thigh, while Knight was scratched in the head by a piece of flying glass.
At the time of the shooting, Shakur was riding alongside with Suge Knight, with his bodyguard following behind in a vehicle belonging to [[Kidada Jones]], Shakur's then-fiancée. The bodyguard, Frank Alexander, stated that while he was about to ride along with the rapper in Suge Knight's car, Shakur asked him to drive Kidada Jones' car in case they were too drunk and needed additional vehicles from Club 662 back to the hotel. Shortly after the shootings, the bodyguard reported in his documentary, ''Before I Wake'', that one of the convoy's cars drove off after the assailant but he never heard back from the occupants.
After arriving on the scene, police and paramedics took Shakur and Knight to the [[University Medical Center, Las Vegas|University Medical Center]]. Shakur was placed on [[life support]] until his death six days later, on [[September 13]], [[1996]], at 4:03 PM [[Pacific Time Zone|PDT]] at the age of 25. The official cause of death was [[respiratory failure]] and [[cardiac arrest]]. After his death, Shakur's body was [[cremate]]d. His ashes were spread over Los Angeles, the Pacific Ocean, Shakur's aunt's land and his mother's land in [[North Carolina]], and some has been mixed with marijuana and smoked by The [[Outlawz]].<ref>Tupac Shakur Legacy</ref> Family and friends plan to spread the remaining ashes during a ceremony in [[Soweto]], [[South Africa]]. The ceremony has been delayed from [[September 13]], [[2006]], to [[June 16]], [[2007]], which would have been Shakur's 36th birthday.<ref>http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6135 Tupac's life after death
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==== Theories of the crime ====
Although no one has ever been formally charged, nor publicly identified by the police as a suspect, police sources have indicated they believe that Anderson (who has since been murdered himself) was the killer. Officers in the Compton, California Police Department Gang Unit claimed in a leaked report the Crips were bragging about the killing soon after Anderson returned from Las Vegas. Officers further indicated they were disappointed with the lack of initiative shown by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in pursuing Shakur's killer(s).
Due largely to the perceived lack of progress on the case by law enforcement, many independent investigations and theories of the crime have emerged. Because of the acrimony between Christopher Wallace (aka [[Notorious B.I.G.]]) and Shakur, there was speculation about the possibility of Wallace's involvement in the murder from the outset. Wallace vehemently denied involvement. However, in a notable (but highly disputed) 2002 investigation by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', writer Chuck Phillips claimed to have uncovered evidence implicating Wallace in the murder.<ref>"Paper investigates rapper murder". [[BBC News]]. Sep. 6, 2002. Retrieved on Apr. 10, 2006, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2240857.stm</ref> In the article, Phillips quoted unnamed gang-member sources who claimed Wallace had ties to the Crips, often hiring them for security during West Coast appearances. Phillips' informants also state that Wallace gave the gang members one of his own guns for use in the attack on Shakur, and that he put out a $1 million contract on Tupac's life. By the time Phillips' specific allegations were published, however, Wallace himself had been murdered.<ref>"Fresh probe over rapper's murder". BBC News. [[March 18]], [[2006]]. Retrieved on [[April 10]] [[2006]], from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4820224.stm</ref>
Wallace's family and associates have vehemently denied Wallace's involvement in Shakur's death.<ref>"Rapper's family denies murder theory". BBC News. [[September 9]], [[2002]]. Retrieved on [[April 10]], [[2006]], from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2246862.stm</ref> In support of their claims, Wallace's family submitted documentation to [[MTV]] indicating that Wallace was working in a New York recording studio the night of Shakur's murder. Wallace's manager Wayne Barrow and rapper James "Lil' Cease" Lloyd made public announcements denying Wallace's involvement in the murder and claiming further that they were both with Wallace in the recording studio the night of the shooting.
The high profile nature of the killing and ensuing gang violence caught the attention of British filmmaker [[Nick Broomfield]] who made the documentary ''[[Biggie & Tupac]]'', which examines the lack of progress in the case by speaking to those close to Wallace, Shakur, and the investigation. Shakur's close childhood friend and member of the [[Outlawz]], [[Yaki Kadafi|Yafeu "Yaki Kadafi" Fula]], was in the convoy when the shooting happened and indicated to police that he might be able to identify the assailants. He was killed shortly thereafter in a housing project in [[Irvington, New Jersey]].<ref>Jones, S. "The Truth is Being Covered Up". Philadelphia Weekly. [[September 18]], [[2002]].</ref>
It was believed by many listeners that in the first few seconds of the song "Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply) on the album ''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]'', a muffled Shakur can be heard saying but multiple audio tests and confirmation from a member of The Outlawz proved that it was indeed "Shoulda shot me".<ref>MTV's Big Urban Myths</ref><ref>October 2006 XXL Magazine</ref> Many theorist mistook the statement as "Suge shot me" or "Suge shot 'em". This, along with reports of [[Suge Knight|Knight]]'s strong-arm tactics with artists and other illegal business tactics including involvement with the Mob Piru Bloods street gang gave rise to a theory that Knight was complicit in Shakur's murder, as it was reported that Suge Knight owed Tupac up to seventeen million dollars in back royalties, but no evidence has been provided to support this theory.
Other theories have been put forth, including a theory that Shakur is alive and well, but in hiding. Many supporters of these theories point to the symbolism in Shakur's ''The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory'' album and in the video for the single "I Ain't Mad at Cha". In 2005 a book entitled ''[[2Pac Lives The Death of Makaveli / The Resurrection of Tupac Amaru (Volume 1)]]'' was released which claims that Shakur is still alive.
==Style and influences==
[[Image:TupacShakurAllEyezonMe.jpg|100px|left|frame|''[[All Eyez on Me]],'' Shakur's classic 1996 album]]
Shakur's first album, ''[[2Pacalypse Now]],'' revealed the socially conscious side of Tupac. On this album Shakur attacked social injustice, poverty and police brutality on songs "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Trapped" and "Part Time Mutha." His style on this album was heavily influenced by the social consciousness and Afrocentrism pervading hip-hop in the late 1980's and early 1990's. On this initial release, Shakur helped extend the legacy of such rap groups as [[Boogie Down Productions]], [[Public Enemy]], [[X-Clan]], and even [[Grandmaster Flash]], as he became one of the first major socially conscious rappers from the West Coast.
On his second album, Shakur continued to rap about the social ills facing African-Americans, with songs like "The Streetz R Deathrow" and "Last Wordz." He also showed his compassionate side with the inspirational anthem "Keep Ya Head Up", while simultaneously putting his legendary aggressiveness on display with the title track from the album, ''[[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.]]'' He even added a salute to his former group [[Digital Underground]] by including them on the playful track "I Get Around." Throughout his career, an increasingly aggressive attitude can be seen pervading Shakur's subsequent albums.
The contradictory themes of social inequality and injustice, unbridled aggression, compassion, playfulness, and hope all continued to shape Shakur's work, as witnessed with the release of his incendiary 1995 album ''[[Me Against the World]].'' In 1996 Shakur released ''[[All Eyez on Me]]''. With many tracks on the album considered to be classics, including "Ambitionz Az a Ridah", "[[I Ain't Mad at Cha]]", "[[California Love]] (RMX) [Remix]", "Life Goes On" and "Picture Me Rollin'", many critics consider this album to be a classic. ''All Eyez on Me'' was a change of style from his earlier works. While still containing conscious songs and themes, Shakur's album was heavily influenced by party tracks and tended to have a more "feel good" vibe than his earlier albums. Shakur described it as a celebration of life. Nonetheless, the album was critically and commercially successful.
Shakur's work has influenced many modern rap artists, including [[Eminem]],<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/t/tupac/news_feature_102703/ ''MTV''], Eminem: Reconstructing Tupac </ref> [[Nas]],<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2006/emcees/index15.jhtml ''MTV''], They Told Us </ref> [[Lloyd Banks]],<ref>[http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/04646557/lloyd_banks_the_savior.html ''Crave Music''] Lloyd Banks: The Savior </ref> [[Rick Ross]],<ref>http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1526</ref> [[Ja Rule]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], and [[50 Cent]]<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7249932/86_tupac_shakur/ ''Rolling Stone''], Tupac Shakur by 50 Cent</ref> all acknowledge his influence on their work. The likes of [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Diddy]], [[Pharrell]], [[Ghostface Killa]], [[Lil' Jon]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]], [[Big Boi]], [[Andre 3000]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[WC]], [[Sean Paul]], [[Ice Cube]], [[Missy Elliot]], [[Mike Tyson]] and [[Nelly]] have all named songs by Shakur that they personally enjoyed.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/bands/t/tupac/news_feature_102703_3/ All Ears On Me: Essential Tupac</ref>
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==Legacy==
Tupac Shakur has perhaps one of the largest personal legacies of any hip hop artist in history. The music and messages in his work pervaded the styles of the following generations and his music had great impact all over the nation and world. At a Mobb Deep concert following the death of the famed icon and release of his '7 day theory' album, [[Cormega]] recalled in an interview that the fans were all shouting 'Makaveli'<ref>http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1532</ref>, and emphasised the influence of Tupac even in New York at the height of the media-dubbed 'Inter-coastal rivalry'.
To preserve Shakur's legacy, his mother founded the Shakur Family Foundation (later re-named the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation or TASF) in 1997. The TASF's stated mission is to "provide training and support for students who aspire to enhance their creative talents." The TASF sponsors essay contests, [[Charitable organization|charity]] events, a [[performing arts]] day camp for teenagers and undergraduate scholarships. The Foundation officially opened the [[Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts]] (TASCA) in [[Stone Mountain, Georgia]] on [[June 11]], [[2005]].
On [[November 14]], [[2003]], a documentary about Shakur entitled ''[[Tupac: Resurrection]]'', was released under the supervision of his mother and narrated entirely in his voice. The movie was nominated for "[[Academy Award for Documentary Feature|Best Documentary]]" in the [[2005 Academy Awards]]. Proceeds will go to a charity set up by Afeni Shakur.
On [[April 17]], [[2003]], [[Harvard University]] co-sponsored an academic symposium entitled "All Eyez on Me: Tupac Shakur and the Search for the Modern Folk Hero." The speakers discussed a wide range of topics dealing with Shakur's impact on everything from entertainment to sociology.<ref>Gewertz, K. "Symposium analyzes, celebrates 'Thug'". Harvard University Gazette. April 24, 2003. Retrieved from http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/04.24/11-hiphop.html on [[April 16]], [[2006]].</ref>
Many of the speakers discussed Shakur's status and public persona, including [[State University of New York]] English professor Mark Anthony Neal, who gave the talk "Thug Nigga Intellectual: Tupac as Celebrity Gramscian" in which he argued that Shakur was an example of the "organic intellectual" expressing the concerns of a larger group.<ref>Neal, M. "Thug Nigga Intellectual: Tupac as Celebrity Gramscian". Harvard University. 2003.</ref> Professor Neal has also indicated in his writings that the death of Shakur has left a "leadership void amongst hip-hop artists."<ref>Neal, M. "New Black Man". Retrieved on ppApril 16]], [[2006]], from http://newblackman.blogspot.com/2005/09/race-ing-katrina.html</ref> Neal further describes Tupac as a "walking contradiction", a status that allowed him to "make being an intellectual accessible to ordinary people."
Professor of Communications Murray Forman, of [[Northeastern University, Boston|Northeastern University]], spoke of the [[mythology|mythical]] status surrounding Shakur's life and death. He addressed the [[symbolism]] and mythology surrounding Shakur's death in his talk entitled "Tupac Shakur: O.G. (Ostensibly Gone)". Among his findings were that Shakur's fans have "succeeded in resurrecting Tupac as an ethereal life force."<ref>Forman, M. "Tupac Shakur: O.G. (Ostensibly Gone)". Harvard University. 2003.</ref> In "From Thug Life to Legend: Realization of a Black Folk Hero", Professor of Music at Northeastern University, Emmett Price, compared Shakur's public image to that of the trickster-figures of African-American folklore which gave rise to the urban "bad-man" persona of the post-slavery period. He ultimately described Shakur as a "prolific artist" who was "driven by a terrible sense of urgency" in a quest to "unify mind, body, and spirit."<ref>Price, E. "From Thug Life to Legend: Realization of a Black Folk Hero". Harvard University. 2003.</ref>
Michael Dyson, University of Pennsylvania Avalon Professor of Humanities and African American Studies and author of the book ''Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur''<ref name="m dyson holler">Dyson, M. ''Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur''. BasicCivitas Books. 2001.,</ref> indicated that Shakur "spoke with brilliance and insight as someone who bears witness to the pain of those who would never have his platform. He told the truth, even as he struggled with the fragments of his identity."<ref name="m dyson holler">Dyson, M. "Holler If You Hear Me". Harvard University. 2003.</ref> At one Harvard Conference the theme was Shakur's impact on entertainment, race relations, politics and the "hero/martyr".<ref>[http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/04.24/11-hiphop.html Harvard Gazette] [[May 1]], [[2003]] edition, writer Ken Gewertz</ref> In late 1997, the [[University of California, Berkeley]] offered a student-led course entitled "History 98: Poetry and History of Tupac Shakur."<ref>"Berkeley University Offers Class On Tupac". VH1.com. Sep. 10, 1997. Retrieved on [[July 26]], [[2006]], from http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1171/09101997/2pac.jhtml</ref>
In August 2006 ''[[Tupac Shakur Legacy]]'' was released. The interactive biography was written by [[Jamal Joseph]]. It features unseen family photographs, intimate stories, and over 20 removable reproductions of his handwritten song lyrics, contracts, scripts, poetry, and other personal papers.
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shakur's death, Shakur's next posthumous album ''[[Pac's Life]]'' has been set for a [[November 21]], [[2006]] release. It is the 6th studio album to be created after Shakur's death.
==Awards==
Since his death, Tupac's body of work remains highly regarded by his fans and entertainment industry insiders alike. Here are some of the industry and fan awards Tupac has received for his work:
*Tupac was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame in 2002.<ref>[http://www.bet.com/Music/Archives/BET.com+-+Notorious+B.I.G._+Tupac+Shakur+To+Be+Inducted+Into+Hip-Hop+Hall+Of+Fame+152.htm BET.com - Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur To Be Inducted Into Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame]</ref>
*In 2003, MTV's "22 Greatest MCs" countdown listed Tupac as the "number 1 MC", as voted by the viewers.<ref>MTV2 Presents: 22 Greatest MC's broadcast July 2003</ref>
*In 2004, at the [[VH1]] [[Hip Hop Honors]] Tupac was honored along with DJ Hollywood, Kool Herc, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Run-DMC, Rock Steady Crew, and Sugarhill Gang.<ref>http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/hip_hop_honors/2006/honorees_archive.jhtml?year=2004</ref>
*In 2004, a [[VIBE]] magazine poll rated Tupac "the greatest [[rapper]] of all time" as voted by fans.
*In 2005, Top Soundtrack Song of the Year: "Runnin' (Dying To Live)" from [[Tupac: Resurrection]] by Tupac featuring The Notorious B.I.G. at the 18th Annual [SCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards].
*Also in 2005, MTV listed Tupac's ''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]'' (released under the pseudonym "Makaveli") as one of the "Top 10 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time."
== Discography ==
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===Albums===
==== Studio albums ====
*1991 - ''[[2Pacalypse Now]]'' (Gold)
*1993 - ''[[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.]]'' (Platinum)
*1995 - ''[[Me Against the World]]'' (2x Platinum)
*1996 - ''[[All Eyez on Me]]'' (9x Platinum)
*1996 - ''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]'' (7x Platinum) (28 million worldwide)<ref>[http://www.hitemup.com/tupac/lawsuit-agnant.html Jacques Agnant vs Estate of Tupac Shakur (Compl. P 15)]</ref>
==== Posthumous created studio albums====
*1997 - ''[[R U Still Down? (Remember Me)]]'' (5x Platinum)
*1999 - ''[[Still I Rise]]'' (2x Platinum)
*2006 - ''[[Pac's Life]]'' ([[November 21]], [[2006]])
== Film dokumentasi ==
===Other albums===
*1998 - ''[[Greatest Hits (2Pac album)|Greatest Hits]]'' (9x Platinum)
*2003 - ''[[Tupac: Resurrection (Original Soundtrack)]]'' (Platinum)
*2006 - ''[[2Face (2pac+Scarface Album)|2Face]] '' (expected late 2006, an album of collaborations between 2Pac and rapper, [[Scarface]])<ref>October 2006 issue of XXL: Hip-Hop On A Higher Level, Page 122, Article July</ref>
==Filmography==
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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|rowspan="1"| [[1991 in film|1991]] || ''[[Nothing But Trouble]]'' || Himself || (Brief appearance)
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|rowspan="1"| [[1992 in film|1992]] || ''[[Juice (film)|Juice]]'' || Bishop || First starring role
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|rowspan="1"| [[1993 in film|1993]] || ''[[Poetic Justice]]'' || Lucky || Co-starred with Janet Jackson
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|rowspan="1"| [[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[Above the Rim]]'' || Birdie ||
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|rowspan="1"| [[1996 in film|1996]] || ''[[Bullet (film)|Bullet]]'' || Tank ||
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|rowspan="1"| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[Gridlock'd]]'' || Ezekiel 'Spoon' Whitmore ||
|-
|rowspan="1"| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[Gang Related (film)|Gang Related]]'' || Detective Rodríguez ||
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|rowspan="1"| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Tupac: Resurrection]]'' || Himself || Official documentary
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|rowspan="1"| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[Live 2 Tell]]'' || (Screenwriter) || Expected 2007
|-
|}
==Documentaries==
*''[[Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw]]'' (2001) documentary
*''[[Biggie & Tupac]]'' (2002) documentary
*''[[Tupac: Resurrection]] (2003) Academy Award nominated documentary about his life
== Buku biografi ==
==Biographical books==
*''[[Tupac Shakur Legacy]]'' (2006) ISBN 074329260X
*''Tupac: Resurrection'' (2003) ISBN 074347435X
==Poetry booksBuku sajak ==
*''The Rose That Grew From Concrete'' (1999) ISBN 0-671-02844-8
*''Inside a Thug's Heart'' (2004) ISBN 0-7582-0789-1
==See alsoPranala luar ==
*[[Tupac Shakur Timeline]]
*[[Outlawz]]
*[[Thug Life]]
*[[Afeni Shakur]] (Tupac's mother)
*[[Assata Shakur]] (Tupac's aunt/godmother in exile in Cuba)
*[[Best selling music artists]]
*[[Seven Day Theory]]
*[[Tupac Shakur feuds]]
==Notes and references==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.2paclegacy.com 2Pac Legacy] (Official website)
* [http://www.tasf.org Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation for the Arts]
* {{imdb namenama|id=0000637|namenama= Tupac Shakur}}
* [http://billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?&cr=artist&or=ASCENDING&sf=length&pid=37157&kw=2pac 2Pac] at [[Billboard magazine|billboard]].com
* [http://www.daveyd.com/pacwestin.html Interview]
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