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Tupac Amaru Shakur ( / ˈtuːpɑːk ʃəˈkʊər / ⓘ TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Considered to be one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, [ 1][ 2][ 3] academics regard him as one of ...
Singer. Years active. 1991–2022. Labels. Death Row. Jewell Caples (June 12, 1968 – May 6, 2022), better known as Jewell ( jew-ELL ), [ 1] was an American contemporary R&B singer best known for her work with Death Row Records in the early 1990s. She was called the "First Lady of Death Row Records". [ 2][ 3][ 4]
On September 7, 1996, at 11:15 p.m. ( PDT ), Tupac Shakur, a 25-year-old American rapper, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooting occurred when the car carrying Shakur was stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. [ 2] Shakur was in Marion "Suge" Knight 's car, who was also injured in the ...
Jesse Itzler. Jesse Itzler (born August 22, 1968) is an American entrepreneur, author, and rapper. [ 3] He is the co-founder of Marquis Jet, one of the largest private jet card companies in the world, a partner in Zico Coconut Water, the founder of The 100 Mile Group and one of the owners of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. [ 4][ 5]
Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, and actress.She has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award.
Hip hop. Occupation (s) Rapper. songwriter. Years active. 2019–2023. Cadarrius Pride (born March 15, 2002), better known as Superstar Pride, is an American rapper. His single "Painting Pictures" reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [ 1][ 2][ 3]
This is a list of notable rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987. Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of half of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age. Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to ...
Afeni Shakur. Afeni Shakur Davis (born Alice Faye Williams; January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016) was an American political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. [ 1] Shakur was the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur and the executor of his estate. She founded the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and also served as the CEO of Amaru Entertainment ...