Tupac Shakur: The Life Of Tuupac's Life

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My mama always told me, if you can’t find something to live for, you best to find something to die for.” Death is a hard pill to swallow and that swallow happened in 1996 when Lesane Parish Crooks died. He was a man of many names. Some people known him as Tupac Amaru Shakur. Many people known him as 2Pac but he called himself Makaveli. Makaveli was a man that touches many souls. In 1996 when he lost his soul countless people felt pain.
Tupac Shakur was a Rapper and Actor. People known him for mostly rapping. He was a hip-hop legend with controversial and explicit lyrics. He was never afraid to speak the truth or what was on was his mind. He has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide. This made him one of the best-selling music artist in the world.
During Tupac’s career he got into a lot of legal issues such as being charged with one count of felonious assault, shooting off duty police officers, and sexual assault charges. The list goes on. He also got into a huge feud with The Notorious B.I.G better known as Biggie a.k.a. Biggie Smalls. Allegedly the feud started when Tupac got robbed and shot. On November 30, 1994. According to the New York Times, “Rap Artist Tupac Shakur Shit in Robbery” it states, “ Mr. Shakur, 23, and the other men, who were not identified, were walking …show more content…

He was shot four times, twice in the chest. Once in the arm, and once in the thigh.” As stated by MTV News Staff, September 13, 1996 Rapper Tupac Shakur Gunned Down, MTV news staff says, “The drive by shooting had taken place Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooting occurred when the car stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. Tupac was hit with a 40- caliber glock several times. Shakur spent weeks I the hospital on respirator in critical condition. Six days later passing

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