Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur (anafahamika zaidi kwa jina lake la kisanii kama 2Pac; mara nyingi aliitwa tu Pac, Makaveli na mwenyewe akajiita The Don Kiluminati; 16 Juni 1971 - 13 Septemba 1996) alikuwa mwigizaji, mwanaharakati wa haki za binadamu, na mwanamuziki maarufu wa muziki wa hip hop kutoka nchini Marekani. Ni mmoja kati ya wasanii wa hip hop waliouza rekodi nyingi za muziki duniani.

Tupac Shakur
Jina la kuzaliwa	Tupac Amaru Shakur
Pia anajulikana kama	2Pac, Pac, Makaveli, MC New York
Amezaliwa	(1971-06-16)Juni 16, 1971 East Harlem, Manhattan New York City, New York, U.S.
Amekufa	13 Septemba 1996 (umri 25) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Kazi yake	Rapper, mwigizaji, mtayarishaji wa rekodi, mshairi, mwandishi-skrini, mwanaharakati, mtunzi
Miaka ya kazi	1988–1996
Studio	Death Row, Interscope
Ameshirikiana na	Outlawz, Thug Life, Danny Boy, Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, Johnny "J",Ice Cube, Nate Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg
Wavuti	www.2Pac.com

Tupac Shakur

Alikuwa mtoto wa Afeni Shakur, mwanachama wa chama cha Black Panther Party. Mama yake Tupac alitolewa jela mwezi mmoja kabla ya kumzaa Tupac. Tupac alikariki baada ya kupigwa risasi akiwa anaendesha gari mjini Las Vegas, Nevada, siku saba kabla ya kifo chake.

Tupac aliwahi kuishikilia Guinness World Record kwa kuwa na mauzo ya juu sana kwa msanii wa muziki wa rap/hip hop. Alipata mauzo takriban milioni 74 kwa hesabu ya dunia nzima na milioni 44 kwa mauzo ya Marekani pekee.

Muziki

Diskografia

Makala kuu: Diskografia ya Tupac Shakur

Studio albamu zake

Mwaka	Albamu	Nafasi iliyoshika [1][2][3][4][5]		Matunukio [6][7][8]
		US	US R&B	US	CAN
1991	2Pacalypse Now	64	13	Gold
1993	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.	24	4	Platinum
1995	Me Against the World	1	1	2× Platinum
1996	All Eyez on Me	1	1	9× Platinum	Platinum
1996	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory	1	1	4× Platinum	Gold

Albamu Zilizotolewa Akiwa Kafa

Mwaka	Albamu	Nafasi iliyoshika [9][10][5]		Certifications [6][6][8]
		US	US R&B	US	CAN
1997	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)	2	1	4× Platinum
2001	Until the End of Time	1	1	3× Platinum	2× Platinum
2002	Better Dayz	5	1	2× Platinum	3× Platinum
2004	Loyal to the Game	1	1	Platinum
2006	Pac's Life	9	3
2010	Shakurspeare[11]

Filamu

Mwaka	Jina la filamu	Jina alilotumia	Maelezo mengine
1991	Nothing But Trouble	Himself	(Brief appearance)
1992	Juice	Bishop	First starring role
1992	Drexell's Class	Himself	Season 1: "Cruisin'"
1993	A Different World	Piccolo	Season 6: "Homie, Don't You Know Me?"
1993	Poetic Justice	Lucky	Co-starred with Janet Jackson
1993	In Living Color	Himself	Season 5: "Ike Turner and Hooch"
1994	Above the Rim	Birdie	Co-starred with Duane Martin
1995	Murder Was the Case: The Movie	Himself	(Uncredited)
1996	Bullet	Tank	Released one month after Shakur's death
1997	Gridlock'd	Ezekiel 'Spoon' Whitmore	Released several months after Shakur's death
1997	Gang Related	Detective Rodríguez	Shakur's last performance in a film
2003	Tupac: Resurrection	Himself	Official documentary film
2008	Live 2 Tell	Himself	Expected in 2008
2009	Notorious	Himself (archive footage)	Portrayed by Anthony Mackie
2009	Untitled Tupac Shakur Biopic	Himself	(Announced)[12]