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Tupac Shakur was born
Tupac was born in Harlem, New York to his mother Afeni Faye Shakur and his father who left when he was just 5 years old, Billy Garland. His sister, Sekiya, was born 2 years after his birth.
(http://www.thecoli.com/threads/which-celebrity-baby-pic-do-you-like-the-most.376106/) -
Tupac Moved to Baltimore, Maryland
Tupac moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he began school at Baltimore School for the Arts. He studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet. There, he won many rap competitions and was considered the best in the school.
(https://www.baltimoreculture.org/users/baltimore-school-arts#.Wl-I1qinFdg) -
Tupac Moved to Marin City, California
Tupac moved to Marin City, California to get away from the increase of crime in Baltimore. The city was not much better and Tupac became involved in gang type activity.
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Tupac met his first manager.
He met Leila Steinberg at a park and they had a conversation about Winnie Mandela. At the time Tupac obsessively wrote poetry and convinced her to be his manager.
(https://mag.citizensofhumanity.com/blog/2015/12/10/leila-steinberg/) -
Tupac got his first gig.
Steinberg got Tupac in front of Atron Gregory, a music manager, who got him a gig as a dancer for the group Digital Underground.
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Tupac is beaten by police officers.
In Oakland, California Tupac was stopped by two officers for allegedly jaywalking. There was a confrontation and he was choked, beaten, and had his head smashed on the pavement. He raised a ten million dollar lawsuit against the Oakland police department, which was eventually settled for $42,000.
(https://2paclegacy.net/1991-10-17-tupac-was-brutally-assulted-by-a-police-officers/) -
Tupac released his first album.
His album, 2Pacalypse Now, consisted of content on racism, poverty, violence, and teenage pregnancy. It created lots of controversy, and made him very popular.
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Tupac starred in a film.
Tupac starred in the film, "Juice", playing the role of Bishop, a violent member of the Wrecking Crew. Rolling Stone referred to him as "the film's most magnetic figure"
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Tupac shot two off-duty police officers.
Tupac saw two off-duty police officers harassing a black motorist on the side of the road in Atlanta, Georgia. He got into a fight with them and shot both officers (one in the leg, one in the buttocks). He was not charged though because both officers were intoxicated during the incident and were using weapons stolen out of an evidence locker. -
Tupac was arrested.
Tupac was charged with sexually assaulting a women, which he denied. Tupac was found guilty of the crime and was sentenced to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years. He later appealed his case and was released on October 12, 1995.
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Tupac was shot.
Tupac was confronted by two men with handguns demanding his jewelry, Tupac refused and was shot in the leg once. He was then shot four more times in different areas and robbed for his jewelry. Despite severe injury, Tupac survived this confrontation. -
Tupac was murdered.
Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting. His murder has never been solved but it is believed that Biggie Smalls was involved.
(http://www.90s411.com/tupac-shakur.html) -
Tupac quote.
"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender." -
Tupac quote.
"Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real"
