Tupac Amaru Shakur And Christopher Wallace - 1321 Words

Tupac Amaru Shakur and Christopher Wallace also knows as â€Å"Biggie Smalls† are both male rappers who lived a pretty short but famous mid 90’s career in the music industry. Tupac and Biggie were able to escape the streets therefore, many people claim that it was the industry that killed them. Tupac and Biggie are both famously known for their rapping careers even though Tupac was more an activist and Biggie rapper. Tupac Amaru Shakur who was born Lesane Parish Cooks was an American actor and rapper. He was born June 16, 1971 to Alicia Faye Williams also known as Afeni in Harlem, New York who was the daughter of a maid and high school dropout that became involved with the Black Panther Party. Tupac’s father Billy Garland†¦show more content†¦In 1991 he released his first solo album. At first his album did not sell well because of marketing issues until Interscope Records sold his record. As fame came so did trouble , in 1991 Tupac tried to file a ten million dollar civil suit against Oakland Police Department . He claimed that he was brutally beaten for jaywalking. In 1994 Tupac and friends were charged with sexual assault to a woman in a hotel room. He was soon convicted of sexual abuse and sentenced to a year and a half in jail. Once he got out he wrote in his songs that he was never a rapist. A little before the verdict in his case was announced Tupac was robbed and shot in the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in manhattan. Tupac later accused Biggie Smalls, Sean Combs, Andre Harrell and one of his close associates Randy Walker for the shooting which sparked the West Coast East Coast Rivalry. During his prison sentence he released his album Me Against The World and it became multi-platinum. Tupac is the first and only artist to have an album go number one on the Billboard 200 while being in prison. Tupac was released in October of 1995 mainly due to Suge Knights influence who was the CEO of Death Row Records. Knight made a deal with Pac to release three albums under the Death Row Label and posted his 1.4 million dollar bail in exchange. Tupac’s life was soon to be ending On the night ofShow MoreRelatedTupac Shakur - Turning Struggles Into Success1646 Words   |  7 PagesTupac Shakur – Turning Struggles into Success Violent lyrics, a bad-boy image, and a long criminal record are what attracted and connected millions of young adults to the now legendary rapper Tupac Shakur. Tupac was a man of contradictions; for example, his music degraded and also praised strong women. Tupac Shakur rapped about problems that inner-city black Americans could relate to, along with his legal and personal drama; you could not get away from Tupac in the 1990’s. From the womb to the