Biography
For fans of hip-hop, his name has become a legend. Tupac Amar Shakur, 2Pac, Makaveli - under these stage names, he became famous and recorded albums, of which two were "platinum". More than 70 million executors' discs were sold. Tupak Shakur hit the hundred best selling and popular musicians of all time.
Lisan Parish Circles - So the name of Hip-hop star sounds, was born in the summer of 1971 in Harlem. The name Tupak boy received when baptized. So called the descendant of the Indian leader, boring for freedom to Peru. And the surname Shakur went to the boy from the stepfather. The native father left the family, without waiting for his son.
Mother often moved from place to place. Afrai Shakur was an activist movement, which defended the rights of blacks. To the organization "Black Panther" later joined Tupak.
The initial formation of Tupak Shakur received in Baltimore, at school School for the Arts. Here, the boy studied the Ase of acting skills, learned to dance and received a music certificate. The list of subjects studied was poetry, jazz and ballet. In the youthful age, Shakur performed in performances on the plays of William Shakespeare. Tupaku got even the role of the king of mice in the ballet Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker". In Baltimore, the boy also became interested in rap and gradually became the best rapper at school. Together with Shakur, Jade Pinkett studied in a school.
In 1988, 17-year-old Tupak, together with his family, moved to the west of the United States, in the town of Marin City, where Tamalpay's secondary school visited. Since by this time Shakur was already interested in acting art, the young man managed to captivate them and fellow students. Under the leadership of Tupaka at school, a number of performances were put. In Marin City, the young man had the opportunity to visit the poetic courses who led the teacher and the poetess Leila Steinberg.
After 3 years, the creative biography of Tupak Shakura began. The musician began to perform in the California Group Digital Underground. The track called Same Song is called the debut in the career of the famous hip-hopper.
Music
Next year Tupak Shakur made the first independent steps in the world of music. The singer debuted with a solo disk - 2 Pacalypse Now, putting the basis of the title with the "Apocalypse Today" ribbon. In the texts of many compositions there was an obscene vocabulary and sharp criticism of the authorities. Nevertheless, the album soon became "gold".
And in 1992, Rapper Cinema took place. Tupak starred in the film "Authority", where he got the image of a Harlem teenager, leading a gangster lifestyle. They say the role played with a decisive influence on the full life of the singer. Allegedly a young man "burned" to her that he moved. In the story, the hero Tupaka Bishop participates in the persecution and murder of members of other criminal groups. At the end of the film, Bishop dies in a fight, falling from the roof. Later, the artist performed an episodic role in the comedy TV series "Other World".
From time to time, Shakur fell behind the bars. He led a criminal lifestyle and did not hide it. But the creativity has always remained for the musician the main business of life.
Second Studio Album Tupak Shakura called Strictly 4 My N.I.g.G.A.Z. Released in 1993. More than a million copies were sold, which made exactly the second disk breaking for a career musician. The popularity of Keep Ya Head Up and I Get Around.
Rapper finally turned into a star. In the same year, Shakur starred in the cult picture "Poetic Justice". The musician appeared on the screen with Janet Jackson. Another film that is considered to cult basketball players and fans of this sport, got the name "above the ring." According to the plot, Shakur fulfilled the role of criminal authority. The film was published in 1994.
It was a triumphal and at the same time a difficult period for Tupak Shakura. The musician managed to achieve star heights, the work of the singer and actor was at the peak of development, but the problems with the law did not allow moving on. In 1993, Shakura was accused of rape. Even before the court's decision, the young man managed to organize a rap group "Thug Life", which recorded several compositions for the next album. The group has created only one album that I remember the fans of the Bury Me A G Tracks, Cradle to the Grave, Pour Out a Little Liquor, Howl Long Will The Mourn Me?
In February 1995, Tupac Shakur received a sentence of 4.5 years. And in March of this year, Raper fans met the third album ME AGAINST The World, whose single Dear Mama took the first position in the rap-song chart. In the clip on this song, Mom Tupaka Afony Shakur starred. No less famous became the second single album, which appeared a little later than the first one - So Many Tears.
The disk came out when the author was already behind the bars. Nevertheless, the album became the leader of all sorts of charts and received the status of "platinum". Fans and musical critics called disk the best among all the works of the musician. Over time, the album came to the "Hall of Glory Rock and Roll".
Tupak Shakur was released without even a year behind bars. This happened thanks to the head of the record studio "Death Row" of a key to the size of almost $ 1.5 million Schug Knight, the head of the label, put the Contractor to the condition: he enters freedom in return for a signed contract, according to which Tupac Shakur is obliged to release 3 new albums.
After 4 months, the rapper presented a double disc All Eyez on ME, which was recognized as the best in the Hip Hop genre and 9 times received the status of "platinum". An unprecedented number of copies were sold: 8.2 million. Later in many songs, the fans of Tupak Shakura found prophetic words about emergency care. HOW DO U Want IT and California Love hits were greatly popular, they were on the first lines of Billboard Hot 100 for a long time.
In the 1996th, the musician and the actor starred in two pictures - "in a dead end" with a Tim Mouth and Pulet. In the last project, the artist was a brilliant tandem Mickey Rouro.
The fifth studio drive, which released the rapper, was called The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day theory. Music and words were recorded in a record short term - in just three days, four more occupied the arrangement and minimize songs at the studio. The album Musician created already under the pseudonym Makaveli.
In recent years of life, the musician became interested in the works of Philosopher Niccolo Makiavelli, who had a huge impact on his worldview. But the release of the album Raper Makaveli did not wait.
Later, the album was on the list of "best hip-hop albums in the entire history" according to MTV. The last clip, shot by Tupac, was the video for the song Hit Em Up.
The last years of his life Tupac was involved in the war of two coasts, which entailed hostility between black performers of hip-hop, as well as producers supporting different groups.
Personal life
Rapper married in 1995, when he served a sentence in prison. With actress Kayesh Morris, a young man met a few months to prison. But the couple broke up in the same year, sowing to keep friendly relations.
Personal life Tupak Shakura is a lot of novels. Listed most of them do not make sense due to their frivolousness and fleeting. It is saying that even Madonna was even Madonna in romantic communications.
Death
Rapper's star went out in September 1996. The artist and singer died in Las Vegas, where he arrived at the BMW black car in the company of the head of the recording label Shuga Knight. Tupak Shakur arrived in Las Vegas to support Tyson's Mike, who had a fight with Bruce Seldon.
Tyson won. In the excellent location of the Spirit, Rapper, along with Knight, went to one of the nightclubs. But on the way the car was shot. Knight received fragmentation injuries, and 5 bullets fell into Tupaka.
In the hospital after surgery, the artist came to himself and even once tried to get up several times, but Tupaka's body could not stand the big blood loss. The singer fell into a comatose state, he was connected to the device of artificial ventilation of the lungs. Shakura's death came on September 13th. The singer died, not coming into consciousness. The body of the musician was cremated. Representatives of the Eastern Coast grouping were alleged customers and performers.
In memory of the son of Afony created the Foundation for the support of young talented performers. In 2012, an unprecedented action took place at the Coachella festival: the hologram recreated photo was performed along with the performers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre hits Hail Mary and 2 Americaz Most Wanted.
Discography
- 1991 - 2 Pacalypse Now
- 1993 - Strictly 4 My n.i.g.g.a.z.
- 1995 - ME AGAINST THE WORLD
- 1996 - All Eyez on ME
- 1996 - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Filmography
- 1991 - "Some troubles"
- 1992 - "Authority"
- 1993 - "Other World"
- 1993 - "Poetic Justice"
- 1993 - "In Bright Paint"
- 1994 - "Over Ring"
- 1996 - "bullet"
- 1997 - "In a dead end"
- 2003 - "Tupac: Resurrection"