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Birth of Tupac
Tupac Shakur is born -
Tupac's family moves to Maryland
His family relocated to Baltimore, Maryland. -
Tupac moves to Baltimore School for the Arts
Tupac moved from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School to Baltimore School for the Arts, where he studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet. -
2Pac's family moved to Marin City, California
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Tupac gets signed to Digital Underground
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Tupac releases first solo album
2Pacalypse Now is the debut studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur. -
Tupac releases Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
His second record, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. -
2Pax releases Thug Life: Volume 1
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November 1994 shooting
Shakur was shot five times and robbed after entering the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan by two armed men in army fatigues. He would later accuse Sean Combs, Andre Harrell, and Biggie Smalls—whom he saw after the shooting—of setting him up. -
Prison sentence
While he was in prison, Shakur read many books by Niccolò Machiavelli, Sun Tzu's The Art of War and other works of political philosophy and strategy. -
Tupac releases, Me Against the World
Tupac releases his third album -
Tupac releases All Eyez on Me
His following album, All Eyez on Me, was Tupac's biggest commercial success. The album debuted at number 1 and has sold 9 million copies to date and is considered among the best rap albums of all time. -
Makaveli releases The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
While incarcerated in Clinton Correctional Facility, Shakur read and studied Niccolò Machiavelli and other published works, which inspired his pseudonym "Makaveli" under which he released the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. The album 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. -
September 1996 shooting and death of Shakur
At approximately 11:15 pm, a white, four-door, late-model Cadillac pulled up to the sedan's right side and rapidly fired a volley of gunshots at Shakur; bullets hit him in the chest, pelvis, and his right hand and thigh. -
Shakur is inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame
