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Also know as
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2Pac, 2 PAC, Tupac Amaru Shakur, 2 Pac Fe. Dr. Dre, TuPac, Lesane Parish Crooks, Makaveli, 2pac (Makaveli the Don), 2 Pac Shakur, Pac, ЛеÑÑйн ПÑриш КрукÑ, توباك أمارو شاكور, توباك, Tupac Amaru Shakur, 2Pac, Makaveli, Pac, 2 Pac Shakur, Lesane Parish Crooks, Tupac Amaru Shakur, 2Pac, Makaveli, Pac, טופ×ק ×מ×רו ש×קור, מקי×וולי, Lesane Parish Crooks, Tupac Amaru Shakur, 2pac, Pac, Makaveli, 2pac, Tupac (2Pac) Amaru Shakur, Lesane Parish Crooks, Makaveli, Pac
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Profession
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Record producer, Poet, Songwriter, Social activist, Rapper, Actor, Dancer, Screenwriter, Writer
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Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. MTV ranked him at number two on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time and Rolling Stone named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time. His double disc album All Eyez on Me is one of the best selling hip hop albums of all time.
Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist. The themes of most of Shakur's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism and other social problems. Both of his parents and several other of his family were members of the Black Panther Party, whose ideals were reflected in his songs.
During the latter part of his career, Shakur was a vocal participant in the so-called East Coast – West Coast hip hop rivalry, becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers, producers and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and his label Bad Boy Records.
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