The artist died of the wounds in the hospital. The disc titled The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory became the darkest work ever by Tupac and was issued after his murder. Tupac gathered a new band Outlawz, with which he recorded the first double album in rap history All Eyes On Me. 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. Being in jail, he also married to his long-time girlfriend Keisha Morris, but this marriage was annulated later. In his prison cell Shakur read a lot, including Machiavelli, Sun Tsu and other political philosophers, writing his own film script. 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. The artist was attacked at the studio lobby and shot five times – twice in his head. Tupac listened to the verdict, sitting in a wheel chair, as he did not heal yet after the recent armed robbery. However, soon he was accused of a sexual abuse and sentenced to 4 years and a half in jail. Later he was accused of attacking two police officers, but again found not guilty. 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. In the summer of 1993, Tupac was sentenced to 15 days in jail for assaulting the director during film shooting. 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. For the beginning, he was accused of a murder. Around the same time Tupac got serious problems with the law. followed soon and rocketed with the hits I Get Around and Keep Ya Head Up. His second full-length Striclty 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. At the same time Shakur proved to be an extremely gifted actor, making his debut appearance in Juice picture by Ernest Dickerson. Many public faces criticized sharply his edgy and colorful texts. It was titled 2Pacalypse Now and saw light in 1992, making a lot of noise with the single Brenda's Got A Baby. Soon Tupac not only danced, but also rapped with the Digital Underground on their disc, composing his own debut work in spare time. In 1990, Shakur got acquainted with the members of the rap band Digital Underground, becoming their back-up dancer. There he went to the Tamaplais High School, but dropped out. However, Tupac did not finish the school as he had to move again with the family because of his mother's drug-addiction. 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.
Tupac's childhood consisted of constant travels along the USA his family had problems with the law and lived in poverty. 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. Released under the new stage name Makaveli and almost two months after. 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. sometimes called Makaveli) is the fifth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur. The album was certified 3x platinum in April 1997 and then 4x Platinum on June 15, 1999. As of 2004, the album has sold more than 5 million copies in the United States which makes it one of the highest-selling Hip Hop albums of all time.Tupac Amaru Shakur was the son of two Black Panthers members, who split before his birth. In the second week of its release, it dropped to the number two spot, selling a strong 250,000 units. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200. The album generated the second-highest debut-week sales total of any album that year, selling 664,000 within its first week in stores. Dre & Nas.Īlthough Shakur insulted rapper Nas on “Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply)” and “Against All Odds”, rapper Young Noble, who appeared on several songs on The 7 Day Theory, stated in an interview that the Nas song “I Gave You Power” served as a main inspiration for Shakur’s “Me and My Girlfriend” Rappers insulted on the album include The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Jay-Z, Mobb Deep, Q-Tip, De La Soul, Dr. Some songs on the album contain both subtle and direct insults to Shakur’s rivals at the height of the East Coast – West Coast feud. Shakur’s style of rapping is still emotional, but is intensified throughout this album. While All Eyez on Me was considered by Shakur “a celebration of life”, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is a much darker album.