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Tupac Amaru Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks in East Harlem, New York on June 06th. 1971.
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In November 1993 , Shakur and others were charged in New York with sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room.
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He had a rivalry with Bad Boy, especially with Biggie and Puff Daddy, even speculating that they had to see in his death.
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Shakur was robbed and shot five times by three men in the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan.
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In October 1995, Shakur joined the Death Row label, under which he released the single "California Love".
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In 1995, Shakur became the first artist to have an album at No.1 on the Billboard 200 while serving his time in the prision.
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"Me Against the World" was released in 1995.
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In 1996, Tupac was nominated for two Grammys for best rap album and best rap song.
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On September 13, 1996, Tupac died because of an internal bleeding, in the intensive care unit.
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Rolling Stone named him the greatest rapper of all time.
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In 1999, the "MTV: 100 Greatest Videos of All Time" included the video for "California Love" at number 9.
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In 2002, it was introduced to "Hip Hop Hall of Fame".
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Tupac entered the Guinness Book of Records, imposing the record for most albums sold, by an artist of his gender in the history.
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In 2005 Rolling Stones magazine vote, Shakur wa named No. 86 of the "100 Inmortal Artists of All Time".
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In 2005, the album "Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory" was voted in the top 10 best rap albums in the the history by MTV.
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Their albums "All Eyez On Me" and "Greatest Hits" were certified as Diamond Disc by the RIAA.
