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Everythin u needed to know about the life and works of Tupac Amaru Shakur
Includes pics, biography, discography, filmography, poetry, theories over his death and latest news!
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Biography
TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. Early in his life, he moved to Baltimore , MD, where he attended The Baltimore School for the Performing Arts. At this school, Tupac left a lasting impression on his teachers and was showing tremendous potential. Unfortunately, Tupac was unable to continue his training. He moved to Oakland, California with the rest of his family. That's when Tupac began to, as he called it, "Hang with the wrong crowd." Not held back by his lack of formal education, Tupac joined the Rap group Digital Underground as a dancer. Not long befort the group achieved award winning success, Tupac released his own album "2pacallyps Now", which was also a success. The hit single "Brenda's Got A Baby" launched Tupac's career like a rocket. His stunning talent also got him a role in the motion picture, "Juice". Tupac eventually released a second album "Strictly for my Niggaz," which was an even bigger success. The highlight of Tupac's acting career came when he appeared in "Poetic Justice" besides Janet Jackson. The role made Tupac a household name and showed the world that music may not be Tupac's #1 attribute.
In the midst of a role in the movie "Above the Rim" and a Platnum album "Me against the world," Tupac's rising career was snagged. He was brought up on sexual assault charges by a woman he met at a nightclub. Hours before Tupac would be found guilty, Tupac was robbed at gun point by men whose intent and purpose is still uncertain. Tupac was eventually released at over $1 Million in bail.
After his release, Tupac answered his critics by releasing his best album, "All eyes on me." "All eyes on me" has currently sold around 6 million copies, which is revolutionary for a double cd. Especially in Hip Hop music. As the album climbed the charts, Tupac also completed work on two films, one entitled "Gridlock'd." While on his way to do charity work, Tupac Shakur was assassinated by the bullets of unknown gunmen on September 13, 1996.
2pac's music lives on though with release coming out such as "Still I Rise" with the Outlawz and he also wrote and produced much of then songs on the Outlawz own album, "Ride Wit Uz or Collide Wit Uz". In 2001, 2pac's third double album was released titled "Until the End of Time". And the release of this album just showed how much loves the artist still receieves, as the album reached the number 1 spot in the US with little to no promotion. The album which consisted of old tracks and remixes showed Pac's talents, as the songs which he discarded many of artists can only dream about makin. And more of the same is set as yet another double album should be released durin Autumn 2002. Even though his body has passed, we will never forget this street poet who educating us in thug life. Tupac Amaru Shakur R.I.P.
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Discography
2pacalypse Now - Released November 12, 1991 Trapped
Soulja's Story
I Don't Give A F-ck
Violent
Words Of Wisdom
Something Wicked
Crooked Ass Nigga
If My Homie Calls
Brenda's Got A Baby
Tha' Lunatic
Rebel Of The Underground
Part Time Mutha
Strictly for My N.I.G.G.A.Z. - Released February 1, 1993
Holla If Ya Hear Me
Pac's Theme (Interlude)
Point The Finga
Something 2 Die 4 (Interlude)
Last Wordz
Souljah's Revenge
Peep Game
Strugglin'
Guess Who's Back
Representin' 93
Keep Ya Head Up
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
The Streetz R Deathrow
I Get Around
Papa'z Song
5 Deadly Venomz
Thug Life Volume 1 - Released September 26, 1994
Bury Me A G
Don't Get It Twisted
Shit Don't Stop
Pour Out A Little Liquor
Stay True
How Long will they Mourn Me
Under Pressure
Street Fame
Cradle To The Grave
Str8 Ballin'
Me Against the World - Released February 27, 1995
Intro
If I Die 2Nite
Me Against The World
So Many Tears
Temptations
Young Niggaz
Heavy In The Game
Lord Knows
Dear Mama
It Ain't Easy
Can U Get Away
Old School
F-ck The World
Death Around The Corner
Outlaw
All Eyez On Me - Released February 13, 1996
Book One:
Ambitionz Az A Ridah
All Bout U
Skandalouz
Got My Mind Made Up
How Do U Want It
2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted
No More Pain
Heartz Of Men
Life Goes On
Only God Can Judge Me
Tradin War Stories
California Love (remix)
I Ain't Mad At Cha
What'z Ya Phone #
Book Two:
Can't C Me
Shorty Wanna Be A Thug
Holla At Me
Wonda Why They Call U Bytch
When We Ride
Thug Passion
Picture Me Rollin'
Check Out Time
Ratha Be Ya Nigga
All Eyez On Me
Run Tha Streetz
Ain't Hard 2 Find
Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find
Makaveli Don Killuminati The 7 Day Theory - Released Novenber 5, 1996
Intro- Bomb First (My Second Reply)
Hail Mary
Toss It Up
To Live & Die In L.A.
Blasphemy
Life Of An Outlaw
Just Like Daddy
Krazy
White Man'z World
Me and My Girlfriend
Hold Ya Head
Against All Odds
R U Still Down? (Remember Me) - Released December 16 1997
Disc One:
Redemption
Open Fire
R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
Hellrazor
Thug Style
Where Do We Go From Here (interlude)
I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto
Nothing To Lose
I'm Gettin' Money
Life To Kick It
Fuck All Y'all
Let Them Thangs Go
Definition Of A Thug Nigga
Disc Two:
Ready 4 Whatever
When I Get Free
Hold On Be Strong
I'm Losin It
Fake Ass Bitches
Do For Love
Enemies With Me
Nothin But Love
16 On Death Row
I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto (hip-hop version)
When I Get Free II
Black Starry Night (interlude)
Only Fear Of Death
Greatest Hits - Released November 24, 1998
Disc 1:
Keep Ya Head Up
2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted
Temptations
God Bless The Dead
Hail Mary
Me Against The World
How Do U Want It
So Many Tears
Unconditional Love
Trapped
Life Goes On
Hit 'em Up
Disc 2:
Troublesome 96'
Brenda's Got A Baby
I Ain't Mad At Cha
I Get Around
Changes
California Love (Original Version)
Picture Me Rollin'
How Long Will They Mourn Me
Toss It Up
Dear Mama
All About U
To Live & Die In L.A.
Heartz Of Men
Still I Rise (with Outlawz) - Released December 21, 1999
Letter to the President
Still I Rise
Secretz of War
Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)
As the World Turns
Black Jesuz
Homeboyz
Hell 4 a Hustler
High Speed
The Good Die Young
Killuminati
Tear Drops and Closed Caskets
Tattoo Tears
U Can Be Touched
Y'all Don't Know Us
Until the End of Time Released March 2001
Disc One:
Ballad of a Dead Soulja
Fuck Friendz
Lil' Homies
Let Em Have It
Good Life
Letter 2 My Unborn
Breathin
Happy Home
All Out
Fuckin Wit the Wrong Nigga
Thug N U Thug N Me Remix
Everything They Owe
Until the End of Time
M.O.B.
World Wide Mob Figgaz
Disc Two:
Big Syke Interlude
My Closest Roaddogz
Niggaz Nature Remix
When Thugz Cry
U Don't Have 2 Worry
This Ain't Livin
Why U Turn On Me
Lastonesleft
Thug N U Thug N Me
Words 2 My First Born
Let Em Have It Remix
Runnin On E
When I Get Free
Until the End of Time RP Remix
1. Intro
2. Still Ballin - (nitty remix, featuring Trick Daddy)
3. When We Ride On Our Enemies - (Briss remix)
4. Changed Man - (Jazze Pha remix, featuring Jazze Pha/T.I./Johnta' Austin)
5. F*** Em All - (featuring The Outlawz)
6. Never B Peace - (Nitty remix, featuring E.D.I./Kasbro)
7. Mama's Just A Little Girl - (featuring Kimmy Hill)
8. Street Fame - (Briss remix)
9. Whatcha Gonna Do - (featuring Kasbro/Young Noble)
10. Fair Xchange - (Jazze Pha remix, featuring Jazze Pha)
11. Late Night - (from "Chronic 2000 Still Smokin")
12. Ghetto Star - (featuring Nutso)
13. Thugz Mansion - (Nas acoustic, featuring Nas/J Phoenix)
DISC 2:
1. My Block - (Nitty remix, featuring Tyrese)
2. Thugz Mansion - (7 remix, featuring Anthony Hamilton)
3. Never Call U B**** Again - (featuring Tyrese)
4. Better Dayz - (featuring Mr. Biggs)
5. U Can Call - (Jazze Pha remix, featuring Jazze Pha)
6. Military Minds - (from "The One Nation Album", featuring Coco Brothers/Buckshot)
7. Fame - (featuring Kadafi/Kasbro/Napoleon/Young Noble)
8. Fair Xchange - (Mya remix, featuring Mya)
9. Catchin Feelins - (featuring Mussamill/E.D.I./Napoleon/Young Noble)
10. There U Go - (featuring Kadafi/E.D.I/Kasbro/Napoleon/Big Syke/Jazze Pha)
11. This Life I Lead - (featuring The Outlawz)
12. Who Do You Believe In - (from "Chronic 2000 Still Smokin", featuring Kadafi)
13. They Don't Give A F*** About Us - (featuring The Outlawz)
14. Untitled - (hidden track)
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Filmography
Nothing But Trouble (1991)
A financier [Chevy Chase] meets a spurned lover [Demi Moore] and agrees to take her to a business meeting. On the way there, they run a stop sign in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. They are arrested and taken to the local court. But all is not as it seems: the courthouse and the "prison" are a maze of zany booby- traps and deadly contraptions. The antics of the captured couple as they try to escape from the mad judge and his bizarre family make up the rest of this unusual film. Tupac Shakur appears in a cameo as a member of Digital Underground.
Juice (1992)
Best friends Q, Bishop (played by Tupac Shakur), Raheem, and Stell live in a world where fun and danger exist side-by-side, and violence is powerfully seductive. These four Harlem friends take on the neighborhood - and each other - to get the power and respect they call Juice.
Poetic Justice (1993)
After witnessing the murder of her first and only boyfriend, young Justice decides to forget about college and become a South Central Los Angeles hairdresser. Avoiding friends, the only way for her to cope with her depression is by composing beautiful poetry. On her way to a convention in Oakland, she is forced to ride with an independent-minded postal worker whom she has not gotten along with in the past. After various arguments between them and their friends, they start to discover that their thoughts on violence, socially and domestically, are the same. Justice may finally feel that she is not as alone as before. Movie stars Janet Jackson as Justice and Tupac Shakur as Lucky.
Above The Rim (1994)
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with his two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a basketball star now employed as a security guard. Tupac Shakur stars as Birdie.
Bullet (1996)
In this gangland action thriller, a pair of urban underworld thugs struggle to come to terms with both their intense, violent rivalry and their grudging respect for one another. A small role for Tupac (playing Tank).
Gridlock'd (1997)
After a friend overdoses, Spoon (played by Tupac Shakur) and Stretch (Tim Roth) decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.
Gang Related (1997)
Two cops, played by Tupac Shakur and James Belushi, kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep their desperate scheme from unraveling.
A second version of the film was released which now features the last ever interview with Tupac on set to the film
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His Poetry
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The Event of his Demise
Whilst i'd rather remember 'Pac thru his films, music and poetry, his death is a subject which can get any school arguing. And whether you believe he is still with us physically or spiritually, there are some quite interesting facts and theories. There are quite a lot of them two, so it will take up some of your time readin them all, but i guarantee they will make all of at least a lil suspicious....
The day of his death was Friday 13th.
In the song "Life Goes On", Tupac raps about his own funeral.
The driver of the car in which Tupac was riding, Suge Knight (the executive producer of Death Row Records), didn't show up for questioning about the shooting.
The video "I ain't Mad at Cha" was released only a few days after his death. "I ain't Mad at Cha" is track 13 on the album All Eyes On Me. The video shows Tupac as an angel in heaven. In the video, Tupac was shot after leaving a theater with a friend, which is very similar to how he was shot in real life.
Interestingly, Tupac dies in his last video released under the name "2Pac". His new video "Toss It Up" from the new album was released under the name "Makaveli". The second video to be released by the name Makaveli is "To Live and Die in L.A." But how could they shoot the second video when he is "dead". Was the video really shot 4 months before his death, back in August of '96?
In the video "Hail Mary" released under the name Makaveli, there is a gravestone that says Makaveli. But the gravestone is cracked and there is a hole right in front of it, inferring that Makaveli rose from the dead.
A shooting involving Snoop Doggy Dogg occured close to the release of his album Doggystyle. The shooting made Snoop appear more "real" and showed his fans that he really was a gangsta. The shooting gave him respect because everyone that bought his album believed what he was talking about. Within one week of its release, Doggystyle went platnium. Snoop was signed to the same label as Tupac which is Death Row Records.
In December '96, Tupac's new album went platinum. In interviews prior to the shooting, Tupac talked about how he wanted to stop rapping and being a gangsta and get out of the limelight. What is the only way Tupac could completly escape the media spotlight ??? (Answer: if the public thought he was dead.)
Press wasn't going to be allowed at the funeral, but then the funeral was cancelled for unknown reasons.
Tupac always wore a bulletproof vest, no matter where he went. Why did he remove it at a very public event like a Tyson fight?
In most of his songs he talks about being buried, so why was he allegedly cremated the day after he "died"? And since when do they cremate someone the day after death in a murder case?
There is nothing in the new album that says TUPAC RIP 1971-1996. Wouldn't it make sense to include something like that in the first album after his "death"? The only thing mentioned is "EXIT TUPAC ENTER MAKAVELI".
The executive producer of The 7 Day Theory , as listed in the CD booklet of the album, is Simon (who is an otherwise unknown producer in the rap music industry). In the bible, Simon was an apostle of Jesus. Simon was one of the first witnesses of the Resurrection listed by Saint Paul (I Cor. 15: 5). The Outlawz have confirmed Simon is a reference to Suge Knight who was with Tupac the night of the shooting.
The executive producer of The 7 Day Theory , as listed in the CD booklet of the album, is Simon (who is a previously unknown producer in the rap music industry). In the bible, Simon was an apostle of Jesus. Simon was one of the first witnesses of the Resurrection listed by Saint Paul (I Cor. 15: 5). The Outlawz have confirmed Simon is a reference to Suge Knight who was with Tupac the night of the shooting.
In Richie Rich's album Seasoned Veteran, which was released on the same day as The 7 Day Theory, on the song "N*ggas Done Changed" which is a duet with Tupac, Tupac says the following lyrics: "I've been shot and murdered, can't tell you how it happened word for word / but best believe that n*ggas' gonna get what they deserve." This phrase implies that Tupac knows he will be dead when Richie Rich's album is released.
In Makaveli's (Tupac's) song "White Man's World" on album The 7 Day Theory, he says "We ain't never gonna walk off this planet unless ya'll choose to." Did he choose to walk off the planet by faking his death?
In Tupac's song "Ambitionz az a Ridah" on the album All Eyes On Me, he says "Blast me but they didn't finish, didn't diminish my powers so now I'm back to be a muthaf*ckin' menace, they cowards thats why they tried to set me up, had b*tch *ss n*ggas on my team so indeed they wet me up, BUT I'M BACK REINCARNATED." This implies that Tupac is reincarnated as Makaveli.
Tupac "died" in Las Vegas which is a payoff city, meaning all sorts of folks have been known to be on the take. That means doctors, press, lawyers, etc.
The white Cadillac containing the assailants was never found... How could this be when Vegas is in the middle of a desert?
There's a small Black community on the North side of town.. This strip is only about 8 blocks long.. If the attackers were Black.. Where did they go? Where did they hide?
The white Cadillac containing the gunmen passes a entourage of Tupac's boys, many of them body guards... No one gives chase and there are no witnesses...There were no witnesses on the street... How come? Why not, especially right after a heavyweight fight?
The cover of Tupac's album Makaveli has him looking like Jesus Christ... Could he be planning a resurrection?
Las Vegas is in the middle of the desert. How come there was no helicopter chase? If some one were to rob a casino, the LVPD would've chased you down with some helicopters.. . How come this didn't happen with the Tupac shooting?
There were no ballistic tests in the murder case... At least we haven't heard about them....
Tupac's vehicle got shot 12 times and Suge didn't get hit once.. He was 'grazed' by a bullet.. Why did Tupac get shot all those times and Suge not get hit?
Suge said he drove Tupac to the hospital and they had a coherent conversation? How bad was Tupac hit?
Tupac had completed 2 movies and 3 LP’s that have were to be released.. With so many people upset about Tupac's death, literally anything connected with him is bound to net a whole lot of cash...
There is a 72 million dollar life insurance policy on him which has yet to be cashed. No legal actions could be taken against him as long as it isn’t cashed.
The memorial services that were open to the public were canceled in both Los Angeles and Atlanta...
In addition to number 19, Tupac said in his song "Life goes on" from his "All Eyez on Me" CD, that when he died he wanted "every rapper" to rap at his funeral, etc. Why didn't Death Row fulfill his death wish?
In a 1994 interview with Tupac, he said before he went to prison that if he was ever sent to prison when he came out he would be worse than before. He was. He also said when he came out it would be like he was reborn. Was he speaking literally? He already died and he was worse when he came out of jail, plus Tupac switched his rapping name from 2 Pac to Makaveli, that could be considered a rebirth, all that's left is a physical rebirth (A sighting) and so far he's already completed more than half of this prophecy.
Suge Knight and Tupac are the only two music industry people on that high a profile with enough balls to pull off a stunt like faking death...
People close to Death Row and relatives of other famous rappers have speculated to me and others about the shooting being staged.
Why wouldn’t a company as powerful and rich as Death Row Records not put up a reward to find the killers?
The cover of Makaveli DK 7 Day Theory holds many hidden icons, and references Marketing Hype
The only witness who was going to step up and I.D. the shooter was Kadafi (Yafeu Fula) but he was shot a few months after Tupac.
In the first few seconds of the Makaveli song INTRO/BOMB FIRST, you can hear who is claimed to be Kadafi saying "Suge Shot Me"
In the song, " Life of An Outlaw," an Outlaw says, "All For the street fame on how to be managed, to plan shit six months in advane to what we plotted, approved to go on swole, and now I got it..."
In the song, "Made Niggas," on the, "Gang Related," and, "Supercop," soundtracks, Tupac says, "Fuck 'em all who can't understand my plot to get richer...Outlaw to the grave, a muthafuckin' made nigga..."
In E-40's duet with Tupac called,"Million Dollar Spot," Tupac states, "Fans can't understand my ghetto slang, so I evade and plot and plan a life of better things..."
In the song, "Ain't Hard 2 Find," Tupac says, "I heard rumors that I died, murdered in cold blood, tramatized pictures of me in my final states, you know mama cried, but that was fiction, some coward got the story twisted..."
In Tupac's song, "No More Pain," he says, "A heart of a soldier with the brains to teach a whole nation..." Is he referring to Jesus or Machiavelli?
In the,"Smile," video with Scarface, Tupac is crucified...Later he falls and stands up and it appears to be a double. Still, is this another image of resurection? Why make people so suspicious? Marketing Hype
"Ambitionz as a Ridah," Verse 1: " Now these money hungry bitches gettin' suspicious, started plott'n and planin' on schemes..."
"Ambitionz as a Ridah," Verse 3: "payoff tha block, evade tha cops, 'cause I know they comin' for me, I been hesitant to reappear been away for years now I'm back...my adversaries been reduced to tears...
"White Man's World," 3rd verse:"Time so tell me why, you changed choosing new direction, in a blink of an eye, my time away just made perfection... Did you think I'd die, not gonna cry ..."
"Life of an Outlaw", Verse 2:"Who should I call when I'm shot and bleedin, indeed the possibility has part a chase in cream, dope got me hatin' fiends. Scheme wit my team, just a chosen few."
"Blasphemy", Verse 2:"I'm contemplating plots, wondering which door to go, brotha getting shot, coming back resurrected, it's just that raw shit, nigga check it..."
Did Bone Thugs N Harmony play a role in helping Tupac fake his death? In the, "Thug Luv," song, right before Tupac starts rapping, Bizzy can be heard in the background saying, "He's alive, he's alive, he's alive..." Marketing Hype
Machiavelli's book, "the Art of War," is also the name of Bone's new album. Marketing Hype
The song in which Tupac says he's alive, "Hold Ya Head," on the Makaveli CD, before Tupac begins rapping, a voice says, "Can you see him?" Another voice replies, "I see him." Then Tupac softly says, "I'm alive..."
Why have Suge Knight and the rest of his entourage been so uncooperative with police in solving the murder?
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Other Theories
Some rather strong and odd 'coincidences' about 2pac's death include the number 7 and 16th century greek philosopher Machiavelli....
MAKAVELI
Tupac's alias is Makaveli. Though the spelling is different, Machiavelli was a 16th century italian philosopher who advocated the staging of one's death in order to evade one's enemies and gain power. In Machiavelli's book Discourses Upon the First Ten Books of Titus Livy, in Book 2 Chapter XIII he says "a prince who wishes to achieve great things must learn to deceive". This is Machiavelli's main idea and is the connection between Tupac and the writings of Machiavelli.
Tupac studied Machiavelli in depth while in prision was a fan and had read his books several times. Perhaps Tupac is taking his advice. Machiaveli wrote two books before his death. Look at what the All Eyez on Me disks are called.. Machiavelli's books were called, "Book 1," and, "Book 2." The CD's of, "All Eyez On Me," are entitled the same
One of Machiavelli's books is, "Discourses Upon The First Ten Books Of Titus Livy," which it's claimed Tupac read in jail. In Book 2, Chapter XIII He says, "a prince who wishes to achieve great things must learn to decieve..." This is very similar to verses in some of Tupac's songs.
Some say that Tupac modified the Machiavelli name because if you rearrange the letters, they spell, "Am Alive," or, "I Am Alive."
THE NUMBER 7
The title of the new album by Makaveli (Tupac) is The 7 Day Theory. He was shot on September 7th; and survived on the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and"died" the 13th. Hence the title The 7 Day Theory.
Tupac's album All Eyes on Me was released on Feb.13, 1996. Tupac "died" on Sept.13, 1996. It is quite a coincidence that the two dates are exactly 7 months apart.
Tupac officially died at 4:03 PM. 4+3 = 7 Also he "died" at an age of 25 years. 2+5 = 7.
In the movie, "Gridlock'd," when Tupac and Roth are in the diner and they glance up at the menu, all the L's are upside down 7's.
In the movie, "Gang Related," Tupac and Belushi wait in room 7, and Tupac's badge number is 115; 1+1+5=7.
The cross on Tupac's back says, "Exodus 16:31." , The verse itself seems to have little meaning, but read this verse, found right above it:, "So the people rested on the seventh day." All of Exodus 16 deals with the 7 Dayz.
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Latest News
'Loyal 2 The Game', the posthumous release produced entirely by Eminem and featuring the single 'Ghetto Gospel' sold 330,000 in its first week and debuted at number on the US charts despite protests from a number of hardcore 2pac fans outraged and the excessive altering of Pac's music. Previous posthumous releases found the late emcee's vocals placed over new beats, but this time around, even his own vocals have been chopped to make him sound like at point he shouts out "G-Unit!"
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