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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Storm. Outlawz are an American hip hop group. The group founded by rapper 2Pac In 1992, along with his cousin Kastro, childhood friend E.D.I. Mean, and godbrother Yafeu "Kadafi" Fula, the group went under the names Thoro Headz and Young Thugs. By then, 2Pac had become a rap star and they were featured on his song Flex which was the B-side of ...
"Ain't Hard 2 Find" 1996 All Eyez on Me: E-40, B-Legit, C-Bo, Richie Rich: Mike Mosley, Rick Rock Cassius Roman Tikhon Shepelev Tyler Metzger "All Bout U" 1996 All Eyez on Me: Dru Down, Hussein Fatal, Yaki Kadafi, Nate Dogg, Snoop Doggy Dogg: Johnny "J", 2Pac Cassius Roman "All Bout U (Remix)" 1998 Greatest Hits
Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper. [ 1] Emerging from Harlem in New York City in 1992, Big L became known among underground hip-hop fans for his freestyling ability. He was eventually signed to Columbia Records, where, in 1995, he released his debut album, Lifestylez ov da ...
Wreckshop. Patrick Lamark Hawkins (December 4, 1970 – February 3, 1998), better known by his stage name Fat Pat (also known as Mr. Fat Pat ), was an American rapper from Houston, Texas, who was a member of DEA (Dead End Alliance) with his brother John "Big Hawk" Hawkins, DJ Screw, and Kay-K, all original members of the Screwed Up Click (S.U.C ...
Napoleon was a member of the Outlawz (originally "Dramacydal", subsequently "tha Outlaw Immortalz"), a hip hop group founded by rapper Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. [ 5] Collectively, they were best known for their association with Shakur, coming to prominence by appearing on his Makaveli album. [ 6]