Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996),known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. Shakur had sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. In the United States alone he has sold 37.5 million records. Rolling Stone Magazine named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time.
In addition to his career as a rap artist, he was also an actor.The themes of most of Tupac's songs are the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism, other social problems, and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast – West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur began his career as a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground.
On September 7,1996, Shakur was shot four times in the Las Vegas metropolitan area of Nevada. He was taken to the University Medical Center, where he died 6 days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest.
1991 2Pacalypse Now - Gold
1993 Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. - 4x Platinum
1994 Thug Life: Volume 1 (with Thug Life) - Gold
1995 Me Against the World - 2x Platinum
1996 All Eyez on Me - 9x Platinum
1996 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory - 4.5x Platinum
1996 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory - 4.5 x Platinum
1997 R U Still Down? (Remember Me)- 4x Platinum
1998 Greatest Hits - 9x Platinum
1999 Still I Rise (with the Outlawz) - 2.5x Platinum
2001 Until the End of Time - 3x Platinum
2002 Better Dayz - 5x Platinum
2003 Tupac Resurrection - 3x Platinum
2004 Loyal to the Game - 1 Platinum
2006 Pac's Life
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