[6] Music journalist Kevin Powell noted that Shakur, once released from prison, became more aggressive, and "seemed like a completely transformed person". Raised by his mother, Afeni Shakur, he relocated to Baltimore in 1984 and to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1988. He was released from the high-security Dannemora facility in New York in October 1995. Shakur's life has been explored in several documentaries, most notably the Academy Award-nominated Tupac: Resurrection (2003). In early 2018, BET aired an episode of Death Row Chronicles in which former Crips member Duane "Keffe D" Keith Davis admitted that he was riding in the car with the man who killed Tupac; he declined to identify the shooter in the interview, revealing only that the shots "came from the back seat," though he had earlier told federal investigators that the gun was in the hands of his nephew Orlando Anderson (now deceased). Much of Shakur's music has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of activism against inequality. His mother, Afeni, was raising two children on her own and struggled for money. Afeni was acquitted the following year after successfully defending herself in court, displaying a gift for oration that her son would inherit. Tupac duly signed. [48], On April 5, 1993, charged with felonious assault, Shakur allegedly threw a microphone and swung a baseball bat at rapper Chauncey Wynn, of the group M.A.D., at a concert at Michigan State University. Dright recalls that Shakur didnt work well as part of a group, and added, this guy was on a mission. They had met at a club when Tupac apologized for insulting her father, Quincy Jones, for only dating white women. [71][72], The lead single, "Dear Mama", was released in February 1995 with "Old School" as the B-side. In the lobby, three men robbed and beat him at gunpoint; Shakur resisted and was shot. Philips's 2002 article also alleges the involvement of Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." [239], In 2002, Shakur was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. 86 among the "100 greatest artists", New York rapper 50 Cent appraised; "Every rapper who grew up in the Nineties owes something to Tupac. Tupac met actress Jada Pinkett-Smith in high school at the Baltimore School for the Arts in Maryland. It has no place in our society." "Everything in life is not all beautiful," he told journalist Chuck Phillips. He studied geology at The Ohio State University, specializing in the study of Earth composition.
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