On April 7, 2017, Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Shakur is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, and he has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of any genre by many publications, including Rolling Stone, which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

His double-disc albums All Eyez on Me (1996) and his Greatest Hits (1998) are among the best-selling albums in the United States. Shakur sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Tupac Amaru Shakur (born Lesane Parish Crooks JSeptember 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Unfortunately, he was murdered during a drive-by shooting outside a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel a few months before its release. This was especially true in Gridlock'd (1997) which proved that the versatile young artist had the makings of being a major star. Shakur had a certain charisma that always made him stand out in his films. He made his feature film debut in 1992 with the film Juice (1992) and followed it up, co-starring with Janet Jackson, in Poetic Justice (1993) in 1993. Shakur began his acting career in the late 1980s with an appearance on the television series A Different World (1987). Later that year, he released a solo album, '2Pacalypse Now.' Filled with violent lyrics that promoted cop killing and misogyny, it earned both notoriety and acclaim for fans of the genre. In 1988 his family moved to Oakland, California, where he first gained notice as an MC in 1991 with the group Digital Underground. Shakur spent much of his youth in Harlem, then Baltimore, Maryland.

He was born in New York City and his mother, Afeni Shakur, was a member of the Black Panther Party. Notorious 25-year-old gangsta MC and actor Tupac Shakur was shot and killed before he had a chance to fulfill the promise of a successful career in both fields.

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