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14 unusual facts about Tupac Shakur


Baracka Flacka Flames

On January 26, 2011, the channel released Hit 'em Up, a parody of Tupac Shakur's Hit 'Em Up. On December 21, 2011, I Run the Military was released.

Barbara Justice

She has treated such celebrities as Stokely Carmichael, who she diagnosed with cancer, and was the attending physician at Tupac Shakur’s first shooting.

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The feud was characterized by Snacky Chan and El Gambina of Organic Thoughts comment on artists in Korea, and EXP's reply on "Shoot II Kill" over Tupac Shakur's Ride on My Enemies instrumental.

Franklin Martin

Martin started his film career as an actor taking roles in a number of films and TV series under the name Frank Martin, notably in Above the Rim where he befirended Tupac Shakur.

Grassy Park

Tupac Shakur features strongly in exhibits of the Hard Livings gang due to his rap lyrics glorifying gangsterism and a life of crime.

Marin City, California

Tupac Shakur After being born and living his early life in East Harlem, Tupac and his family relocated to Marin City in 1988.

PatchWerk Recording Studios

The walls in the hallways are decorated in Gold and Platinum plaques from the likes of Ras Kass, OutKast, Goodie Mob, TLC, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Missy Elliott, Beyoncé, Madonna, Too $hort, Lil Jon, Ludacris, T.I., Young Jeezy, Birdman and Lil Wayne, to name a few.

Ride West

This was their most controversial album and least selling album to date.Its singles was "Xcstasy" that features Tupac Shakur and Flossy P. and "Play Remix" that features Jennifer Lopez.

Shawn Michael Howard

He worked in character roles on episodic television in New York, and his first film role came opposite Tupac Shakur in Above the Rim.

Speedy Noriega

2008 has seen Speedy producing Late Night Call for Soulja Boy Tell 'Em isouljaboytellem CD, Future tracks for BoZ, Donnie Klang and more tracks for The Tupac Shakur album "The Way He Wanted It Vol 4"

Following positive reviews on the site, Speedy was then contacted by Tupac Shakur producer and DJ "Assassin" and DJ Hackavelli to produce for a in an upcoming Tupac Shakur, CD "The Way He Wanted It Vol 2" At the same time he was sought out by Jive records to produce for platinum rap group UGK.

Tupac

Tupac Shakur (1971–1996), African-American rapper known as "2Pac"

West Side Boys

The group was influenced to some extent by American rap and gangsta rap music, especially Tupac Shakur, and the "gangsta" culture portrayed therein.

Yas

Yas, who raps in Persian, states he was heavily influenced as a young man by Tupac Shakur albums brought back to Iran by his father, as well as Iran's culture of poetry.


Bishop Nehru

He chose the his stage name from a combination of Tupac's character in the movie Juice, noting that the character of Bishop inspires him "to go out and get mine, you've got to earn respect" and Nehru is taken from the former prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who worked closely with legendary peacemaker Gandhi.

Death of Latasha Harlins

Hip hop artist Tupac Shakur also took particular note of Harlins' death and in 1993, released a song entitled "Keep Ya Head Up" which was dedicated to Latasha Harlins.

Def Jef

Since the 1990s, he has produced, written, arranged and remixed artists including Nas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kimberley Locke, Maxwell, Avant, Tupac Shakur, and Shaquille O'Neal.

DJ Reach

DJ Reach began his music career as a disc jockey at the age of 13 after receiving inspiration from the movie Juice starring Omar Epps and the late hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur.

DPG Eulogy

Snoop Dogg goes off on Suge Knight, his relationship with Tupac and Kurupt, as well as appearing in a live performance.

East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry

On September 13, 1996, Tupac Shakur died after being shot multiple times six days earlier in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

I Gotta Be Me

I Gotta Be Me was an album that explored Johnny J's lyrical skills and abilities as well as his experiences in life, love, sex, relationships, and music, and was also the first appearance of the gangsta-themed female Hip-Hop/R&B quartet Y?N-Vee, who soon after recorded with Johnny J's friend 2Pac and his affiliate group, Thug Life, and released their one and only album for PMP Records, the same label that launched the career of R&B star Montell Jordan a year later.

Murder of Tupac Shakur

On the night of September 7, 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting that led to his death six days later on September 13, 1996.

One Million Strong

One Million Strong is a 1995 compilation of hip hop music released by SOLAR Records to commemorate the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C. The compilation was released on November 7, 1995 and featured some of hip hop's biggest names, including the song "Runnin' (From tha Police)", which was one of the few collaborations between Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. The album peaked at 36 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Pabst Brewing Company

Ice Cube, 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Scarface, The Notorious B.I.G., and Method Man & Redman were a few of the rappers who endorsed the brand.

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss

The message made fun of then Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, ex-producer of Snoop Dogg and in jail at the time for the MGM arena mayhem, supporting Snoop Dogg in the rivalry between him and Knight.

Put You on the Game

The Game refers to a number of artists, songs and albums in "Put You on The Game", including The Chronic, N.W.A., Makaveli, The Notorious B.I.G., Public Enemy, Flavor Flav, G-Unit, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre and his song "Let Me Ride", Eve, and Snoop Dogg.

Stephen T. Owens

He represented Afeni Shakur, the mother of Tupac Shakur, and the Estate of Tupac Shakur in a racketeering (civil RICO) lawsuit against Marion "Suge" Knight, Death Row Records and their attorney, David Kenner, which resulted in the Estate's recovery of the unreleased master tapes recorded by Tupac prior to his murder in 1996.

The Big Shot-Caller

She directed over 40 videos including "It's All About You" for Tupac Shakur and "Fuck Me Pumps" for Amy Winehouse.

The Return of the Space Cowboy

A similar occurrence occurred with "Manifest Destiny", sampled in "Who Do U Believe In", a track by Tupac Shakur from his album Better Dayz.

Thug Life

Thug Life was an American hip-hop group that consisted of 2Pac, Big Syke, Stretch, Mopreme Shakur, The Rated R, Macadoshis, and Kato.

Tony Pizarro

Making Tupac Shakur the 3rd American rapper to have a song honored in the National Recording Registry.