Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur was a famous rapper during the 1990’s. His unique voice and lyrics made a huge impact on the hip hop industry. Tupac became a tragic hero after he got shot and killed on September 13, 1976 in Los Angeles. This affected the hip hop industry more than ever.
Tupac started showing off his talents at age twelve, when he discovered his interests in acting and writing love songs. After Tupac attended the Baltimore School for the Performing Arts, a lasting impression of him was left on his teachers because of the amounts of potential he showed. When he moved to Oakland, California with his family, he started to hang with the “wrong crowd,” as he would call it. At age fifteen, he fell into rap by writing lyrics and acting like a gangster. Tupac joined the rap group Digital Underground as a dancer. Thereafter, he produced many albums that were heard throughout the country. Tupac’s stunning talent also got him a role in the motion picture,...