Biography
Tupac Amaru Shakur was the son of two Black Panthers members, who split before his birth. Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, called him Lesane Parish Crooks at birth, concealing their kin in fear for his life, as Black Panthers had many foes. Only at the age of three months the boy was called by his real name in honor of Indian Tupac Amaru II, who lead the riot of Inks against Spanish invaders and was later convinced to death. Tupac's childhood consisted of constant travels along the USA; his family had problems with the law and lived in poverty. Being a teenager, Shakur managed to enter the prestigious Baltimore School For The Arts, where he studied jazz, ballet and acting, performing in Shakespeare's plays. However, Tupac did not finish the school as he had to move again with the family because of his mother's drug-addiction. So he came to Marin City, California. There he went to the Tamaplais High School, but dropped out. In 1990, Shakur got acquainted with the members of the rap band Digital Underground, becoming their back-up dancer.
Soon Tupac not only danced, but also rapped with the Digital Underground on their disc, composing his own debut work in spare time. It was titled 2Pacalypse Now and saw light in 1992, making a lot of noise with the single Brenda's Got A Baby. Many public faces criticized sharply his edgy and colorful texts. At the same time Shakur proved to be an extremely gifted actor, making his debut appearance in Juice picture by Ernest Dickerson. His second full-length Striclty 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. followed soon and rocketed with the hits I Get Around and Keep Ya Head Up. Around the same time Tupac got serious problems with the law. For the beginning, he was accused of a murder. The reason was that Shakur and his friends were attacked, they started shooting with the attackers and as a result, a child-bystander was killed. Shakur was found not guilty. In the summer of 1993, Tupac was sentenced to 15 days in jail for assaulting the director during film shooting. At the end of 1993, the rapper organized the Thug Life band out of his friends, with whom he managed to record only one album Thug Life Vol. 1. Later he was accused of attacking two police officers, but again found not guilty.
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However, soon he was accused of a sexual abuse and sentenced to 4 years and a half in jail. Tupac listened to the verdict, sitting in a wheel chair, as he did not heal yet after the recent armed robbery. The artist was attacked at the studio lobby and shot five times – twice in his head. Being in a prison, Shakur released his third disc Me Against The World, which became the first album in the world that became the chart leader, while its author served his prison sentence. In his prison cell Shakur read a lot, including Machiavelli, Sun Tsu and other political philosophers, writing his own film script. Being in jail, he also married to his long-time girlfriend Keisha Morris, but this marriage was annulated later. After 7 months of imprisonment, the Death Row Records director put a bail for Shakur, agreeing with the rapper that he would make a contract with the studio for three discs in return. Tupac gathered a new band Outlawz, with which he recorded the first double album in rap history All Eyes On Me. The disc titled The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory became the darkest work ever by Tupac and was issued after his murder. The artist died of the wounds in the hospital. His killers were never found. As the singer worked hard in the studio, many of his unreleased songs later entered his posthumous albums.
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Compilation albums
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Lives
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This week sees the DVD release of Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me; the true and previously untold story of the prolific rapper, actor, poet, activist and hip-hop gamechanger.
The film stars Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac, who, in this exclusive clip below, reveals that he never intended to audition for the film despite his looks baring a strong resemblance to the star. Watch below:
'I don't know who, I just remember in High School, that's when I was getting called Pac every day,' he said.
'I didn't even want to audition for the role back in 2011, but [his friend] was adamant that I should do it. I waited until the last day and then did my audition.'
21 years after Tupac's untimely death at the age of 25, five albums of the singer's work have been released posthumously, plus countless compilations and collaborative collections, including 2001's Until The End Of Time and 1998 retrospective Greatest Hits.
MORE: See where all of Tupac's singles and albums charted in the UK
To mark the film's home entertainment release, here's a look back at Tupac's biggest selling singles on the Official UK Chart - and which songs continue to make an impact in the downloading and streaming eras.
California Love
Tupac's collaboration with Dr Dre was released as his comeback single following his release from prison in 1995. California Love has his big commercial breakthrough hit, spending two weeks at Number 1 in America and becoming his first Top 10 hit in the UK, where it reached Number 6. The track served as the lead single from his fourth album and last in his lifetime All Eyez On Me.
California Love was nominated for a posthumous Grammy Award in 1997 as a Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. It finishes as his third biggest single on the Official Chart with 319,000 combined sales, including 6.4 million streams.
Ghetto Gospel
Originally released as the second single on his posthumous 2004 album Loyal to the Game, Ghetto Gospel samples Elton John's 1971 track Indian Sunset and was produced by Eminem.
The track spent three weeks at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart in 2005 and has shifted 560,000 in the UK, including 229,000 physical singles, 221,000 downloads and 11 million streams.
Changes
Released posthumously on his Greatest Hits album in 1998, Changes is Tupac's biggest selling single in the UK. The song, which interprets the 1986 hit The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range - talks about racism, police brutality, drugs and gang violence.
The song refers to the possibility of a black president of the United States, claiming 'we ain't ready', while the last verse refers to Tupac's premonition about being shot.
Changes peaked at Number 3 on the Official Chart and it has sold 597,000 in the UK, split between 284,000 copies from its physical release, plus 180,000 downloads and 13.3 million streams since 2014.
When it comes to albums, Tupac's 1998 Greatest Hits album finishes top of the pile, logging 619,000 sales despite is Number 17 peak, while All Eyez On Me is second with 338,000 sales.
Tupac's Official Top 10 biggest singles on the Official Chart
POS | TITLE | ARTIST | PEAK | YEAR |
1 | CHANGES | 2PAC FT TALENT | 3 | 1999 |
2 | GHETTO GOSPEL | 2PAC FT ELTON JOHN | 1 | 2005 |
3 | CALIFORNIA LOVE | 2PAC FT DR DRE | 6 | 1996 |
4 | UNTIL THE END OF TIME | 2PAC | 4 | 2001 |
5 | I AIN'T MAD AT CHA | 2PAC FT DANNY BOY | 13 | 1996 |
6 | DEAR MAMA | 2PAC | 27 | 1999 |
7 | DO FOR LOVE | 2PAC | 12 | 1998 |
8 | AMBITIONZ AZ A RIDAH | 2PAC | N/A | YEAR |
9 | HOW DO U WANT IT | 2PAC FT K-CI & JOJO | 17 | 1996 |
10 | LETTER 2 MY UNBORN | 2PAC | 21 | 2001 |
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