Though his recording career lasted just five years, tupac amaru shakur (1971-1996) is one of the most popular artists in history, with over 75 million records sold worldwide. Tupac amaru shakur, known by his stage names 2pac and makaveli, was an actor and a highly influential rapper who is considered by many to be the greatest of all time due to the revolutionary Amaru shakur, better known as 2pac, remains one of the most influential figures in the history of hip-hop.

In 1984, his family moved to baltimore, maryland where he became good friends with jada pinkett smith. His family moved again in 1988 to oakland, california. His first breakthrough in music came in … In 2017, tupac became the first solo hip-hop artist inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame. He also starred in juice, poetic justice, above the rim, gridlock’d, and gang related.

He also starred in juice, poetic justice, above the rim, gridlock’d, and gang related.